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Paul Roth of Big 7 Kits (formerly JeepCables.com) is back on the Jeep Talk Show talking rebranding, premium battery cable kits, and why better cables solve starting problems, Christmas tree dash lights, and weak grounds on XJs, TJs, JLs, JTs and beyond. From his still-running 1999 Cherokee shop truck to Stellantis white-gloving it for a special event, Paul shares how quality oxygen-free copper kits and proper grounds keep older and newer rigs running strong while expanding into Ford, Dodge, and diesel platforms. Timestamps 00:00 – From DIY Fix to Global Jeep Cable Business 01:35 – Rebranding from Jeep Cables to Big Seven Kits 02:54 – Stellantis Collaboration and Jeep Showcase Highlights 06:43 – Jeep Design Features and Upcoming Scrambler Plans 08:56 – IFS Debate and Off‑Road Performance Challenges 12:29 – Community Help and Introducing the Product Line 16:51 – Overview of Jeep Cables and Big Seven Kits Offerings 23:57 – Basic Cable Kit Components and Alternator Placement 25:31 – Alternator Installation Concerns and Partnerships 27:52 – Headlight Systems, DRL Issues, and Market Expansion 33:58 – OEM Cable Design Choices and Cost Considerations 36:07 – Wire Materials: Aluminum vs Oxygen‑Free Copper 38:18 – Product Line Expansion: Diesel Kits and Headlight Harnesses 41:14 – Choosing Between XJ and Gladiator: Engine and Performance Considerations 44:26 – Cam and Oil System Issues, Baxter Performance Solutions 47:24 – Product Focus, Diesel Expansion, and Tesla 48V Insights 49:05 – EV Wiring and Tesla's Over‑Engineered Design 50:50 – Social Media Presence and Contact Information 51:38 – Closing Remarks and Legal Disclaimer Key Highlights Why the switch from JeepCables to Big 7 Kits and how it better serves Jeep, Ford, and Dodge owners The full story of Paul's 99 Cherokee getting the white-glove Stellantis treatment and meeting design leadership How factory cables corrode, cause voltage issues, and why pure copper Big 7 kits outperform OEM Headlight relay harnesses, extra grounds, and real-world electrical troubleshooting (including radiator-as-ground failures) Expanding into Powerstroke, Cummins, and Duramax diesel cable kits plus why high-output alternators demand better wiring If you liked this chat with Paul, hit like, drop a comment about your own cable or Christmas-tree-dash stories, subscribe for more Jeep Talk Show episodes, and check out big7kits.com (or jeepcables.com) while you're listening. Support the Show & Shop Jeep Gear Thank you for watching and listening! If you enjoyed the conversation with Paul Roth, consider checking out some of the great products and upgrades we discussed. Big 7 Battery Cable Kits (XJ, TJ, JK, JL, JT and more) https://www.big7kits.com/ Daylight Headlight Relay Harness https://www.jeepcables.com/ Diesel Big 7 Kits (Powerstroke, Cummins, Duramax) https://www.big7kits.com/ Supporting the show through our Amazon links helps keep the interviews, trail talk, and wrenching content coming. Shop everyday gear and parts at jeeptalkshow.com/amazon.
In this episode of John Solomon Reports, host John Solomon welcomes former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who shares his experiences as a target of liberal lawfare and the challenges he faced during the John Doe grand jury investigation. Walker discusses his journey from surviving political attacks to thriving as a leader at the Young Americas Foundation, where he engages with young conservatives and addresses the rising allure of socialism among youth. Solomon and Walker delve into actionable strategies to combat these trends and outline the critical issues at stake in the upcoming elections.In the second segment, Solomon is joined by Bud Cummins, a former U.S. Attorney from Little Rock, who offers his legal perspective on the FBI's conduct and the ongoing discussions surrounding the Round River operation. Cummins provides clarity on the implications of these revelations and what they mean for accountability within government.Finally, Solomon shares a personal health journey, discussing how he has successfully managed his blood pressure through a super fruit drink called 120Life. He highlights the benefits he's experienced and encourages listeners to consider natural alternatives to medication for health management.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
After the humiliation of Darwin, Corbin & Ed have lots to chat about including the how, the why and the where to next. There's questions around selection, preparation, psychology and strategy and whether this is a blip or an early warning sign.There's not much time to waste either with Mackay starting on Saturday, so do the Aussies make changes or give those in the hot seat another shot to make amends? The biggest upset in test history needs a big debrief from your boys and they don't hold back.To get in touch, email Corbin & Ed at abccricketpodcast@abc.net.auABC Grandstand cricket commentator Corbin Middlemas is joined by Ed Cowan to bring you all the highlights and match analysis to keep you up to speed. The pair discuss the key players and big issues that are dominating the cricket agenda, the latest in live fixtures with a hit of cricket banter.Catch every episode of ‘The ABC Cricket Podcast,' hosted by Corbin Middlemas on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport This podcast was formerly known as ‘The Grandstand Cricket Podcast'
Welcome to the Sports Today update. A snapshot of the latest sport stories from the Tapt Media team including: Dragons go back to back for first time this season Blues secure top 10 finish, Swans top 2 Arsenal wins first piece of silverware ahead of new EPL season The biggest sport stories in less than 5 minutes delivered twice a day. Subscribe now to make it part of your daily news diet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to the Sports Today update. A snapshot of the latest sport stories from the Tapt Media team including: Dragons go back to back for first time this season Blues secure top 10 finish, Swans top 2 Arsenal wins first piece of silverware ahead of new EPL season The biggest sport stories in less than 5 minutes delivered twice a day. Subscribe now to make it part of your daily news diet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to the Sports Today update. A snapshot of the latest sport stories from the Tapt Media team including: Dragons go back to back for first time this season Blues secure top 10 finish, Swans top 2 Arsenal wins first piece of silverware ahead of new EPL season The biggest sport stories in less than 5 minutes delivered twice a day. Subscribe now to make it part of your daily news diet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Diesel injector sizing can get confusing fast. Percent over, hole size, liters per minute (LPM)—what do these ratings actually tell you, and how do you know which injectors are right for your build? Lenny Reed from Dynomite Diesel Products joins us to break down the different ways diesel injectors are rated and why comparing injectors isn't always as straightforward as the numbers make it seem. We talk about what “percent over” actually means, flow ratings, injector sizing, and why choosing the right injector needs to match the horsepower goals and overall setup of your truck. Whether you're building a Cummins, Duramax, or Power Stroke, understanding injector sizing can help you make better decisions before spending money on your fuel system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Modern diesel engines generate a lot of heat, and keeping that heat under control puts a huge demand on the cooling system. But how often should you actually change your coolant, and what happens when you leave it in too long? Rislone joins us to talk about diesel cooling systems, proper coolant maintenance, and some of the common mistakes truck owners make. We discuss corrosion and contaminants that can build up over time, how coolant condition can affect heat transfer, best practices when changing coolant, and why maintaining the cooling system is so important on modern Cummins, Duramax, and Power Stroke engines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
*This episode discusses drug and alcohol use, addiction and rehabilitation. It also explores people pleasing, mental health and the role music can play in healing and recovery. If these topics are challenging for you, please take care while listening or come back another time.Mark “Meggs” Enright shares an honest and open conversation about his love of music and the powerful role it has played throughout his life. From using music as a form of therapy and connection, to navigating people pleasing, drug and alcohol use and rehabilitation, Meggs reflects on some of the experiences that have shaped him.This is a conversation about finding healthy ways to express yourself, understanding who you are beneath the need to please others, and discovering the things that can help you through difficult times. At the heart of it all is music, something that has offered Meggs a way to connect, process, heal and find his way forward.If you are concerned about someone who is struggling and finding it difficult to see their way out of mental challenges then we highly recommend Question. Persuade. Refer. QPR training, which Emma and Lain talked about in the first episode of Season 1. You can access the training Type in the code CSA to take the training free of cost. This training is funded by Country SA PHN. We thank them for their support in the Suicide Prevention space- an area we believe is important to put energy towards.We hope you enjoy this episode. Remember to subscribe so you don't miss any of the future MFEP+ME episodes!*MFEP+ME is a project created within the program Mentally Fit EP (MFEP). MFEP aims to empower people to take charge of their lives and to build mentally fit, connected communities. We believe mental health is everyone's business!Thank you to our NFP organisation, West Coast Youth and Community Support, for making MFEP a possibility! A rock star organisation with rock star staff!Thank you to our Season 4 Sponsor, Impact100 SA, for supporting Mentally Fit EP through their community giving initiative. The incredible community of members from SA, whose collective generosity helps so many initiatives across the state, is the reason we are able to continue sharing stories that strengthen mental wellbeing across the Eyre Peninsula.A big thank you to the Cummins and Port Lincoln Community Banks for supporting Mentally Fit EP through their grant programs. Wow, where would we be without these incredible banks?! Definitely not where we are, that is for sure!Helpline Numbers and EP Counselling services are pinned to the top of the Mentally Fit EP Facebook pageLifeline 131 114Suicide Call Back 1300 659 467
Michele Cummins is back with another Real Estate Stats Show, breaking down what's happening in the Fraser Valley market right now.
Two conversations that connect the fights of the past to the fights happening right now — one tracking the policy battles shaping transportation workers today and one tracing the 200-year labor history that explains why those battles keep coming. Transportation Trades Department President Greg Regan discusses the TTD's concerns about newly confirmed TSA Administrator David Cummins, who has said collective bargaining inhibits airport security workers and plans to expand privatized screening from approximately 20 airports to 200. Regan also addresses a bipartisan bill to fix the Railroad Retirement Board's ability to pay out earned benefits to railroaders who have contributed to one of the world's healthiest pension systems and a September 30 surface transportation funding cliff that would simultaneously cut off roads, bridges, Amtrak, commuter rail and public transit funding — at a moment when Amtrak is posting record ridership and revenue as proof that infrastructure investment works. Then, Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga traces Ohio's labor history through his own family story — a grandfather who survived the 1940 Willow Grove Mine explosion in Belmont County, a father who served as president of a United Steelworkers local in the 1960s and a debt he said his family owes entirely to the United Mine Workers of America and the United Steelworkers. He covers the 1890 founding of the UMWA in Columbus, William Green's authorship of Ohio's workers' compensation law and the defeat of Senate Bill 5 in 2011 by the same 62-to-38 margin that defeated right-to-work in Ohio in 1958. He closes with what the current organizing surge among young workers means for the movement's future and why getting from a successful union vote to a first contract remains the most urgent labor law reform priority. Visit ttd.org for more from the Transportation Trades Department and ohioaflcio.org for more from the Ohio AFL-CIO.
The first of potentially 21 tests in 12 months starts this week in Darwin and Corbin and Ed debate whose place in the team is most at stake, what we can expect from the Marrara pitch and how the Bangladesh team might go. It's everything you need to know ahead of the Top End series to kick start a mammoth year of test cricket.The guys also dip into a low key Allan Border Medal night, that Ben Stokes interview and the BBL's potential lessons from The Hundred. Plus, which of the XI in Darwin will make it to the 5th Ashes test in July 2027?To get in touch, email Corbin & Ed at abccricketpodcast@abc.net.auABC Grandstand cricket commentator Corbin Middlemas is joined by Ed Cowan to bring you all the highlights and match analysis to keep you up to speed. The pair discuss the key players and big issues that are dominating the cricket agenda, the latest in live fixtures with a hit of cricket banter.Catch every episode of ‘The ABC Cricket Podcast,' hosted by Corbin Middlemas on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport This podcast was formerly known as ‘The Grandstand Cricket Podcast'
Influence without a foundation eventually becomes chaos. Through the story of Absalom, we discover that a following is not a foundation—and that being seen, liked, or followed means nothing without a heart surrendered to God. But where Absalom stole hearts to build something for himself, Jesus gave His heart to save us. Real leadership isn't about getting people to follow you; it's about becoming someone who is fully surrendered to Jesus.
Influence without a foundation eventually becomes chaos. Through the story of Absalom, we discover that a following is not a foundation—and that being seen, liked, or followed means nothing without a heart surrendered to God. But where Absalom stole hearts to build something for himself, Jesus gave His heart to save us. Real leadership isn't about getting people to follow you; it's about becoming someone who is fully surrendered to Jesus.
Dupree Financial Group Blog & Podcast The Tom Dupree Show The Financial Hour · Hour 2 · August 8, 2026 Is the AI Rally a Bubble? What Retirees Should Watch For The Tom Dupree Show | Dupree Financial Group | dupreefinancial.com | 859-233-0400 By Tom Dupree, Founder, Dupree Financial Group III Ii I iiI. Is this AI Rally Built to Last? Turn on any market report lately, and you’ll hear the same story: a handful of AI-linked names are doing most of the heavy lifting. On this week’s Financial Hour, Tom sat down with analyst James Dupree and market analyst Michael Dawahare to talk through what’s actually driving that rally — and it’s a more complicated story than “AI stocks are up.” The conversation opened with reshoring: American companies bringing manufacturing back from overseas, and the market slowly absorbing the idea that this makes more sense than the offshoring wave of the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. From there it moved into the AI infrastructure buildout, the old industrial companies suddenly catching a second wind because of it, and a cautionary tale about a leveraged AI hedge fund that lost 78% of its value in three weeks. Tom, James, and Michael walked through the Gold Rush and dot-com parallels, why diversification matters more than ever in a fast-moving sector, and where Dupree Financial Group is finding value right now — financials, insurance, mortgage REITs, and energy. The short version: something real is happening in AI and in American manufacturing. But a real trend and a sure thing are two very different things, and knowing the difference is the whole job. “There’s gonna be people riding high on AI right now who in four years may not be. Don’t just focus on the new technology — ask what are the derivative trades, what can go wrong. Because something will.” — Tom Dupree Topics Covered Why the market is absorbing the reshoring of U.S. manufacturing — and why that’s different from a tariff headline The AI infrastructure buildout, and which “old economy” companies (Johnson Controls, Cummins) are catching a second wind from it The Leopold Aschenbrenner story: how a 4x-leveraged AI fund went from $45 billion to a forced $10 billion sale in about three weeks Gold Rush and dot-com parallels — and who actually made the money when a boom goes bust Regional mall traffic and the return of in-person, live entertainment spending as a signal worth watching Why financials, insurance, and mortgage REITs are on Dupree Financial Group’s radar right now The capital gains tax cost of trying to “sell at the top” and buy back in lower Why a “set it and forget it” approach is especially risky in a fast-moving sector like AI Security concerns as new AI models test the limits of their own guardrails Key Takeaways Reshoring is showing up in the data, not just the headlines. Manufacturing activity has expanded for several consecutive months, and reshoring initiatives have driven a meaningful number of announced U.S. manufacturing jobs since 2010 — a trend the show connected directly to the “picks and shovels” companies benefiting from it. AI infrastructure spending is running far ahead of AI revenue. The largest tech companies are on pace to spend hundreds of billions on AI infrastructure this year alone — spending that, by some estimates, is outpacing the revenue AI products are currently generating. That gap is exactly what Tom, James, and Michael were pointing to when they said “something will go wrong.” Leverage turns a good idea into a forced sale. The Leopold Aschenbrenner fund didn’t lose money because AI was a bad bet — it lost money because a 4x-leveraged position can only absorb so much of a pullback before it’s liquidated. That’s a lesson about position sizing, not about AI. History says the “picks and shovels” companies often outlast the flashiest players. Tom’s Levi Strauss story from the Gold Rush isn’t just a fun aside — it’s the show’s real thesis. When a boom happens, the companies supplying the boom sometimes outlast the speculative names chasing it. Diversification is what protects you when some AI names don’t make it. Nobody on the show argued AI is fake. The argument was that not every AI company will succeed, and a portfolio built around five or ten concentrated bets is a very different risk profile than one spread across sectors. Trying to time a pullback can trigger its own tax bill. Selling a highly appreciated position to avoid a possible drop means paying capital gains tax on the gain — which, as James pointed out, can functionally act like selling at the top even if the stock never actually drops that far. Dividend-paying sectors remain the core of the plan, regardless of what AI does next. Financials, insurance, mortgage REITs, and energy were named as areas of current focus — companies tied to real, ongoing economic activity rather than to a single technology cycle. “Set it and forget it” is the riskiest approach in a fast-moving sector. The show’s closing message: stay alert, stay informed, and know what you own — because in a sector that can move 10-15% in a day, being asleep at the wheel is exactly when it costs you. The Reframe: What This Means for Your Portfolio Here’s where we’d push the conversation a step further than the show had time for. The AI story and the reshoring story aren’t really two separate topics — they’re the same story told twice. Both are examples of real, durable economic activity attracting an amount of capital that may or may not be justified by what it produces. The five largest U.S. tech companies are on pace to spend somewhere in the range of $660–690 billion on AI infrastructure this year alone, nearly double the year before, according to industry analysis from Futurum Group. Other estimates put the ratio of AI infrastructure spending to AI software revenue at close to eighteen-to-one, per S&P Global research reported by ETF Trends. That doesn’t mean the technology is fake — it means the payoff isn’t set to arrive on the same timeline as the spending, and it may not arrive on that timeline at all. The Bank for International Settlements — essentially the central bank for the world’s central banks — has already flagged the scale of this spending as a risk worth watching, noting that combined AI capital expenditure across 2025 and 2026 is outpacing the free cash flow of the companies funding it, per Fortune’s reporting. Fidelity’s own research team has taken a more measured view, noting that as of early 2026 they aren’t yet seeing some of the classic bubble warning signs, like shrinking free cash flow among the AI leaders — but they’re watching closely, and so should you (Fidelity). Both things can be true at once, which is exactly what Tom, James, and Michael said on air. This is precisely the environment dividend-focused, diversified investing was built for. Research from Hartford Funds, using data going back to 1973, has found that companies that grew or initiated a dividend have historically delivered higher returns than the broader market with meaningfully less volatility than non-dividend payers (Hartford Funds). That’s the case for owning financials, insurance, and energy alongside — not instead of — exposure to the AI and reshoring trends. You get to participate in the buildout without betting the whole plan on any single piece of it working out on schedule. Related Reading Listen to this episode and browse past shows on the Podcasts page Learn more about our approach and team on the About Us page Schedule your own complimentary portfolio review from the DFG homepage About The Tom Dupree Show The Tom Dupree Show is hosted by Tom Dupree, founder of Dupree Financial Group and a 48-year veteran of the investment business. Each episode covers the financial topics that matter most to retirees and those approaching retirement — in plain English, without the Wall Street spin. Dupree Financial Group is a fee-only, fiduciary Registered Investment Advisory firm based in Lexington, Kentucky. The firm manages separately managed accounts focused on income-generating, dividend-paying portfolios — no products sold, no commissions, no conflicts of interest. Past episodes are available at dupreefinancial.com under the Podcast tab. TD Tom Dupree Founder of Dupree Financial Group and host of The Tom Dupree Show. Tom started in the investment business in 1978 as a municipal bond salesman, and has spent 47 years building an income-first, fee-only approach to retirement investing in Lexington, Kentucky. Schedule a Complimentary Portfolio Review If you’re not sure whether you know what’s actually driving your portfolio’s gains right now — and whether it could unwind as fast as it built — we’ll take a look. No charge. No pressure. Just an honest conversation about what you own and whether it’s working for you. Call: 859-233-0400 | Visit: dupreefinancial.com { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "PodcastEpisode", "name": "Is the AI Rally a Bubble? 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Der Sommer neigt sich schon langsam wieder dem Ende zu und das Studio B Kollektiv ist aus dem Urlaub zurück, den ich für meinen Teil dazu genutzt habe, endlich eine lang geplante Reise zu unternehmen. Das Ziel: die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Vor nunmehr fast drei Jahren entschlossen sich zwei mir sehr lieb gewonnene Menschen, Deutschland den Rücken zu kehren und ihr Leben in den USA fortzusetzen. Damit stand für mich schnell fest, dass ich sie eines Tages dort besuchen würde und so begann ich – mit den ersten fünf Dollar, die ich als Trinkgeld bekam – meine Spardose allmählich zu füllen, um mir diesen Traum zu verwirklichen. Schon längst hätte ich bzw. hätten wir diese Reise angetreten, wenn nicht äußere Umstände dies immer wieder verzögert hätten. Doch Anfang August war es endlich soweit und die Frage nach der Urlaubslektüre war ebenfalls so gesetzt wie das Reiseziel. Heiko Schramm, auch bekannt als Hesh, geschätzter Freund und ehemaliges Studio B Mitglied empfahl nicht nur mir, sondern auch Irmgard Lumpini und Herrn Falschgold, einen Roman der Autorin Jeanine Cummins und ich dachte mir, was könnte passender sein, als nach Amerika zu reisen und ein Buch mit dem Titel American Dirt zu lesen.Im Jahr 2020 erschien Jeanine Cummins Roman American Dirt sowohl im englischen Original als auch in deutscher Übersetzung im Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag. Während ich in den Flieger steige und es mir bequem mache, mir noch einen Schal und eine Strickjacke aus dem Handgepäck zurecht lege, damit ich während des Fluges nicht friere und dem Beginn einer komfortablen Reise entgegenblicke, beginnt für die Protagonisten in Cummins' Roman ein Albtraum, der ihr Leben komplett verändern und sie ebenfalls auf eine Art Reise schicken wird, die sich grundlegend von der meinigen unterscheidet, bis auf die Tatsache, dass unser Ziel das Selbe ist: Amerika.Die Reise der Protagonisten Lydia und ihres 8-jährigen Sohnes Luca beginnt in Acapulco, Mexiko. Unvermittelt befinden sich Cummins' Leserinnen und Leser in einem Kugelhagel, ausgelöst durch ein mexikanisches Kartell, dass während eines Grillnachmittags innerhalb kürzester Zeit Lydias und Lucas Familie auslöscht, genauer gesagt 16 Angehörige, darunter auch Lydias Mann Sebastián und ihre Mutter, während sie es schafft, sich und Luca im Bad vor den Killern zu verstecken und somit ihr Leben zu retten. Nachdem sich die Mörder zurückgezogen haben und das ganze Ausmaß des Schreckens deutlich wird, wird Lydia aber auch schnell bewusst, dass ihr Sohn und sie fliehen müssen, da sie von der Polizei – die ohnehin korrupt ist – keine Hilfe zu erwarten haben und das Kartell so lange nach ihnen suchen wird, bis sie auch sie getötet haben. Während Lydia ihre Flucht organisiert, weiß sie nicht, wie knapp sie dem Kartell entgeht, bevor sie sich mit ihrem Sohn Luca auf den Weg nach el norte macht, wie der Norden im Roman genannt wird.Wir sind inzwischen im Bundesstaat Washington angekommen, der als Evergreen State seinem Namen alle Ehre macht und mit seinem vielen Grün, den Wäldern, den Bergen, aber auch dem Meer ideal ist, um viel Zeit in der Natur zu verbringen. Auch der kleine Ort, in dem meine Freunde leben, hat es mir angetan und könnte mit seiner Beschaulichkeit und seinen kleinen Häuschen glatt einer amerikanischen Serie entsprungen sein.Auch Lydias Leben ist einmal beschaulich gewesen. Sie führte einen kleinen Buchladen in Acapulco durch den sie auch Javier Crespo Fuentes kennenlernt, mit dem sie sich anfreundet und von dem sie zunächst nicht weiß, dass er der Chef des Los Jardineros Kartells ist. Er ist kultiviert und über seine regelmäßigen Besuche, gemeinsame literarische Vorlieben und Gespräche, entwickelt sich eine Freundschaft zwischen den beiden. Problem ist nur, dass Lydias Mann Sebastián Journalist ist, dessen Steckenpferd es ist, über Kartelle zu berichten und der eine große Story über Javier und Los Jardineros zu veröffentlichen plant. Was er schließlich auch tut und damit eine Reihe von Ereignissen in Gang setzt, die letztlich dazu führen, dass er selbst tot in seinem Garten liegt und seine Frau und sein Sohn auf der Flucht sind.Im weiteren Verlauf des Romans wird Lydias und Lucas beschwerliche Reise beschrieben, deren Ziel es ist, dem langen Arm des Kartells zu entkommen und sich gezwungenermaßen in den Strom anderer Flüchtlinge einzureihen. Dabei lernen sie die beiden Schwestern Rebeca und Soledad aus Honduras kennen, die ihnen auch dabei helfen, die Fahrten auf dem berüchtigten Todeszug La Bestia – langen Güterzügen, die das Land durchqueren – zu überstehen. Denn sie sind die einzige Möglichkeit, den langen Weg von Mexiko in die USA nicht zu Fuß bestreiten zu müssen. Doch das Aufspringen auf die Züge ist gefährlich und auf ihnen tummeln sich meist schon viele Migranten. Daher versuchen sie stets so unauffällig wie möglich zu bleiben, denn jeder Mitreisende könnte ein Gesandter des Kartells sein, der nach ihrem Leben trachtet. Und auch die spontanen Einsätze der Polizei sind ein Faktor, der die Flucht jederzeit in Gefahr bringen und scheitern lassen kann.Wir sind mittlerweile in San Diego angekommen und Dank eines Mietwagens können wir nicht nur problemlos die Stadt und das dazugehörige Umland, wie die wunderschöne Coronado-Halbinsel erkunden, sondern finden auch einen höher gelegenen und beliebten Aussichtspunkt rund um einen alten Leuchtturm, von dem aus man bei guter Sicht bis nach Mexiko blicken kann. An diesem Tag herrscht leichter Nebel, doch ich blicke in die Richtung, in der Mexiko liegt und denke unwillkürlich an das von mir gelesene American Dirt und bin mir dessen bewusst, dass ich mich gerade an einem Ort befinde, der das Ziel von vielen ist.Während des Lesens wird man immer wieder Zeuge unfassbarer Gewalt und Grausamkeiten die den Migranten, die meist ohnehin schon traumatisiert sind, angetan werden und die alles über sich ergehen lassen, wenn sie nur überleben und damit ihrem Ziel – ein besseres Leben zu führen – etwas näher kommen. Wir lesen aber auch von Momenten der Nächstenliebe durch beispielsweise Außenstehende, die den Migranten Wasser und Essen zur Verfügung stellen und der gegenseitigen Hilfe der Migranten untereinander, ohne die es vermutlich ein aussichtsloses Unterfangen wäre.Schließlich führt der unbändige Wunsch, dass alles bisher Geschehene nicht sinnlos war, das Gefühl seinem Ziel näher und näher zu kommen und die Hoffnung auf ein Leben in Sicherheit und ohne Angst, einen Teil der Menschen, deren Geschichte Jeanine Cummins erzählt, auf die letzte Etappe einer beschwerlichen Reise. Es ist der Weg durch die Wüste, den die Migranten mittels eines Cojoten zurücklegen und der sie all ihre Ersparnisse und Kraft kostet.Während wir selbst, auf unserem Weg von San Diego zum Grand Canyon, in einer 9-stündigen Autofahrt die Wüste und ständig wechselnde Landschaften durchqueren, muss ich oft an American Dirt denken. Ich hoffe die ganze Zeit, dass wir mit dem Mietwagen nicht mitten im Nirgendwo liegen bleiben – obwohl die Landschaften beeindruckend sind – und gleichfalls hoffe ich, dass die Klimaanlage nicht ausfällt, denn die Außentemperaturen liegen wahrscheinlich bei 45 Grad. Ich frage mich, wie es Menschen möglich ist, solch höllische Torturen auf sich zu nehmen. Frage mich, wie groß deren Leidensdruck oder deren Angst ist und wie es der menschliche Körper schaffen kann, solche Strapazen zu überstehen, was ebenfalls bedeuten muss, dass es Menschen möglich ist, ein unbändiges Maß an Hoffnung zu empfinden, das sie weitergehen lässt.Auch wenn Jeanine Cummins Roman eine fiktive Geschichte ist, ist es doch sehr real, dass täglich Menschen aus verschiedenen Ländern flüchten, dass sie Unglaubliches auf sich nehmen und viele von ihnen dabei sterben oder einfach spurlos verschwinden. Wie sie selbst in ihrem Nachwort erwähnt, gibt es dazu kaum belastbare Statistiken. Was Cummins' mit ihrem Roman für mich schafft ist, dass sie mich als Leserin unvermittelt in ihre Geschichte zieht, deren Tempo äußerst rasant ist und einem genauso wenig Zeit gibt zu überlegen, wie der Protagonistin selbst, die einfach nur handelt, um das Leben ihres Sohnes und ihr eigenes zu retten. Bis dato hatte Lydia kein schlechtes Leben geführt, im Gegenteil, und nun zeigt uns Cummins, auch anhand der vielen anderen Figuren in ihrem Roman, wie unterschiedlich die Beweggründe sein können, dass Menschen sich solcher Gefahren aussetzen, in der Hoffnung auf ein besseres Leben. Damit nehmen wir sie nicht nur als gesichtslose Masse von Migranten wahr, sondern bekommen die Möglichkeit, unsere eigenen Ressentiments zu erkennen, zu überdenken und in ihnen die Individuen zu sehen, die sie sind. In meinem Fall ist Jeanine Cummins das sehr wohl gelungen und für mich besticht ihr Roman neben allem Schrecken auch durch sein Mitgefühl und den Wunsch, den Menschen gerecht zu werden und stellvertretend für die zu stehen, die ihre Geschichte nicht selbst erzählen können. Eine Reise geht zu Ende. Für mich war es eine wunderbare Reise, auf der ich so viel Schönes erleben und entdecken konnte, auch deshalb, weil ich den richtigen Pass und das nötige Kleingeld hatte. Auf der mir aber auch die Schattenseiten des Landes, der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten nicht entgangen sind. Für Lydia und Luca endet eine Tortur, aber zumindest lässt uns Jeanine Cummins hoffen, dass sie nun ein friedlicheres Leben führen können. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lobundverriss.substack.com
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Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society. In this episode, Justin interviews Colette Cummins, Chief Risk Officer of Inland Fisheries Ireland and a RIMS-CRMP Commissioner, on what it's like to be a CRO in an organization whose mission is protecting a national natural resource. Justin invites Colette to share her career journey, and she tells how she developed in credit risk management, audit, and enterprise risk management, and how she landed in the public sector, protecting the environment while guiding Inland Fisheries Ireland toward building a solid risk framework. Colette speaks of the surprises she found in the public sector, and the impressive risk mindset and commitment she finds at IFI. Listen for principles of building out risk registers and a risk framework, whether in the private sector or a public sector agency. Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMS and RIMScast. [:16] About this episode of RIMScast. Our guest today is Collete Cummins. She is the Chief Risk Officer for Inland Fisheries Ireland and a RIMS-CRMP Commissioner. We're going to have a great dialog. But first… [:42] RIMS-CRMP Workshop. We are delighted to announce that on August 27th and 28th, RIMS President Manny Padilla will be leading the two-day in-person workshop at St. John's University at 101 Astor Place in New York City. A link to the registration is in this episode's show notes. [1:02] RIMS-CRMP Virtual Workshops. RIMS will partner with PARIMA for the RIMS-CRMP Exam Prep on September 1st and 2nd. Registration links are in this episode's show notes. [1:12] On the webinars page, you will see a two-part series hosted by the RIMS Membership Department. The "Classroom to Career" webinar series highlights how RIMS equips students with the knowledge, skills, and connections needed to thrive in risk management careers. [1:28] Participants will gain insights into industry trends, career pathways, and practical tools that help them confidently step into the evolving world of risk management after graduation. These sessions will be hosted on September 1st and 9th. [1:41] These sessions are member exclusives and are complimentary for RIMS members, of course. So, if you are interested in becoming a member, this would be the time. Visit RIMS.org/membership. [1:51] RIMS is back on YouTube. Our handle is @RIMSOfficialChannel. We've got plenty of videos there, including RIMScast, RIMScast Canada video podcasts, and other informative and entertaining content from RIMS. Subscribe to the channel today! [2:08] On with the Show! Our guest today is Colette Cummins. She is the Chief Risk Officer for Inland Fisheries Ireland. The IFI is the dedicated state agency for protecting, managing, and conserving Ireland's inland fisheries and sea angling resources. [2:26] Colette is the agency's first CRO, but she's not new to risk management. We're going to hear about her career journey and why she feels that this position was custom-made for her, combining her love for environmental awareness with her risk management knowledge. [2:42] Colette is also a RIMS-CRMP Commissioner, and on September 24th, you can hear from her directly, along with Elliott Long, another RIMS-CRMP Commissioner, in the informational session, "A Conversation with RIMS-CRMP Commissioners Who Hold the Credential." [2:58] That's a free informational session. Visit RIMS.org/CertificationWeek for more information. A link is in this episode's show notes. But we're here to talk with Colette about her fascinating career and risk philosophies. Let's get to it! [3:13] Interview! Colette Cummins, Welcome to RIMScast! [3:28] Colette was told once that she is excessively optimistic. She's very positive. She took it as a compliment. [4:18] Colette started fresh out of university in credit analysis and credit risk management. She worked in a few financial services organizations. It gave her a taste for risk management at a high level. It was around portfolio analysis and the credit history of customers. [4:51] The role Colette was in wound down, and she was looking to move into a different area in the company, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, in the financial services subsidiary. An opportunity came up to work in internal audit. She decided to try it for a year. She stayed in it for 15 years. [5:32] In the middle of those 15 years, Colette had an interim stint in Operational Risk Management for a year and a half, and she loved it. [5:47] Colette says, in Operational Risk, you're seeing down at a tactical level how to manage and monitor risk. It was very much around risk monitoring. [6:01] Colette explains why she stayed in internal audit for 15 years. Ten years were spent in various internal audit management roles in the financial services subsidiary. It was a tough time for HPE in terms of meeting the new regulatory challenges in Ireland and Europe for financial services. [6:41] Colette was asked to take on the Head of Internal Audit role. She did that for five years. She went into Internal Audit for one year in 2008. In 2015, she worked in Operational Risk. In 2017, she was asked to come back to take over as Head of Internal Audit. [7:11] It was a challenging situation because new EU regulations were coming in for banks and financial services businesses. It was a lot of pressure to meet these. There was a lot of scrutiny from Irish regulators. It was a challenging environment for Internal Audit. [7:53] When Colette moved in as Head of Internal Audit, it was a pivotal role in terms of steering the organization through that regulatory time. It was a great learning experience and very helpful now that she's in a public sector role. [8:09] Colette says, the whole time she was Head of Internal Audit, she was thinking, "How do I get back to Risk? How do I get out of here?" She loved Operational Risk. [8:27] Colette networked heavily within the organization. She got the opportunity to move out of Financial Services up into the global HPE organization as an Enterprise Risk Manager. She got that role through networking. She enjoyed that ERM role and did it for about five years. [9:26] Colette says it was a strategic role. She was working with the heads of each business unit, reviewing their risks. It had a very heavy emphasis on reporting to the audit committee and the board on what was happening in risk management in the business units. [9:58] Colette didn't feel as if she was effecting change or driving new strategies within the organization, but she learned a huge amount about negotiating with senior management and a lot about the fundamentals of risk management. [10:18] For the last year or two of her role, Colette wondered what she was doing there. She had a sense of wanting to stay in risk management but wanting to do something different, maybe something more value-add and less commercially driven. [10:39] Colette says towards the end of 2025, HPE announced it was cutting resources and implementing cost-cutting initiatives. As part of that, her role was made redundant. At first, it was a big upheaval and quite a shock after 22 years with the organization. [11:03] Colette says that upheaval turned into a great opportunity. It was the push she needed to ask herself where she wanted to go and what she wanted to do. It was an opportunity to try something completely different. [11:28] Colette says she didn't know anybody in the public sector. She had no contacts. But in Ireland, you cannot in any way canvass for jobs in the public sector. Everything is heavily regulated with very strict anti-corruption regulations. [11:54] Colette says she had no knowledge of the organization. She had no intention of applying for a role for at least six months. But she started looking at what was out there. She was going to put some time into development and building out her CV and getting some qualifications. [12:33] Colette says she had been thinking she would like to do something in the public sector; something more meaningful and less commercially-driven. She wanted to do something with more autonomy, more impact, and more control over risk at the organisation. [12:54] Colette says, one Wednesday afternoon, she was looking, and she saw this job that had just come up. It's in exactly the right location, it's public sector, and it's IFI, an environmental body. Colette said, "Wow! This is it!" Forgetting her six months off, she had to go for it. [13:19] Colette interviewed for the job when she hadn't yet finished her old role at HPE. She was hugely busy, trying to wrap up her role and interviewing. The interview process for the public sector in Ireland is extremely rigorous and tough. She was successful in the role. [13:43] Colette says she just had a couple of weeks off and then went straight into it in March of 2026. She has been CRO at Inland Fisheries Ireland for four months now. [14:06] Colette says IFI is the state organization that is responsible for protecting the fish stock in Ireland. Ireland is a country with a lot of waterways. IFI is responsible for protecting the fish in 45,000 miles of rivers, 128,000 hectares of lakes, and 3,500 miles of shoreline. [14:43] It's doing everything to protect and restore the fish stock in those areas. Historically, the organization was very much about protection, preventing fishermen from overfishing and from fishing illegally, especially protected species. IFI has a substantial staff who patrol the rivers. [15:17] Now IFI is working on pollution, reacting to any pollution episodes and ensuring that they're investigated and stopped. Colette says that prevention measures sit with a different state body. The Environmental Protection Agency works on the prevention of pollution. [15:41] Colette says because the IFI has staff on the ground, it will see pollution coming in, react to it, and get in touch with the EPA to say, We've seen something coming into this river at this location. We need your team out here to source and stop it. [16:08] The IFI staff on the ground takes samples of the water and has them ready for when the EPA team comes to look at it. Another huge element of what the IFI does is restoring the habitat and creating the perfect environment for the fish. They research how the stock is developing. [16:35] The IFI research teams go out and do things like electrofishing, where they stun the fish for a few seconds to take a scale from the fish, test it, and work out the genetic trail of the fish and where they've come from. There's a huge amount of information they take from that. [16:58] The IFI works on the rivers, as well. Salmon, in particular, always go back to where they spawned. You need to keep that route open for them. If a barrier, like a dam, has been built, the IFI team works with construction companies to remove those. [17:19] The IFI has a wide series of activities: patrolling, protection, pollution, habitat restoration, and research. Colette is sure risk professionals hearing this are saying, That's a lot of risks! [17:37] Justin points out that the IFI covers thousands of miles. It's not just the particulars of the job but also the volume and area it has to cover. [18:03] Colette says the other element is that fishing or angling is part of Ireland's tourist industry. The IFI promotes fishing, without overfishing, obviously, and supports and partners with the local fishing organizations. [18:28] A Quick Break! Many fantastic RIMS events are coming up in 2026. You can register now for the Second Annual RIMS Texas Regional Conference, which will be held from August 10th through the 12th at the Grand Hyatt on the San Antonio River Walk. [18:44] Visit RIMS.org/Events for registration information. The hotel cutoff date was July 10th. Reservations may still be made after the hotel cutoff date, subject to availability; however, the negotiated group rate is no longer guaranteed, so reserve now. [19:00] The 11th Annual Chicagoland Risk Forum will return to the Old Post Office on Thursday, September 24th, 2026. Visit ChicagolandRiskForum.org for more information. [19:11] The RIMS Western Regional Conference will be held from October 4th through the 7th in Seattle, Washington. The agenda is live, and registration is open. Visit RIMSWesternRegional.com and the link in this episode's show notes for more information. [19:28] Save the dates: October 18th through the 21st. We will be in Quebec City to celebrate the 50th Live RIMS Canada Conference. Booth sales are open, and sponsorship opportunities are still available. Advance registration is open now. [19:44] Visit RIMSCanadaConference.ca for more information. Also, remember to check out RIMS.org/Canada for our spinoff show, RIMScast Canada, hosted by National Conference Committee Chair, Aaron Lukoni. [19:59] The RIMS ERM Conference 2026 will be held on November 19th and 20th in Columbus, Ohio. Registration is now open. [20:08] An announcement seeking nominations for the RIMS Global ERM Award of Distinction will be made public in July. Visit RIMS.org/ERM2026. [20:19] We're already looking to RISKWORLD 2027, which will be held over four days in New Orleans, Louisiana, from April 18th through the 21st! The call for session proposals is now live and will stay active through August 21st. [20:34] RIMS members can exclusively register by September 4th for the best rate. And get first access to the hotel block. Hotel reservations open on October 28th, ahead of public registration. Sitting this out is the real risk! The link to registration is in this episode's show notes. [20:54] Let's Return to Our Interview with Inland Fisheries CRO and RIMS-CRMP Commissioner Colette Cummins! [21:05] Justin comments that fish is a critical food source, so IFI has to make sure that they're clean, healthy, and they keep repopulating. Colette agrees but says that it's less about food and more about environmental protection. [21:23] Colette says some species have been reduced a huge amount in the last number of years because of things like pollution, habitat destruction, etc. It's really about environmental protection, restoring that stock, and bringing it back to where it should be for a natural balance. [21:42] Colette says her CRO role is new at IFI. That's what made it even more exciting for her. She says, when she came in, it was basically a blank sheet. IFI had dealt with risk by using a third party to give them a risk management model and some training. [22:10] Colette says the IFI was trying to work with that in-house, without any risk management expertise. It brought in a bit of a risk mindset, but essentially, Colette had a clean sheet to start with. She came in in March, and now she's building out the risk register. [22:36] Colette's first task was to design the risk framework. Colette loves risk management and has done lots of various elements of it, but she's never had complete autonomy, where she was driving change in the organization. [22:55] By full autonomy, Colette means she owns everything. Anything that happens to do with risk comes to her. [23:01] Up until now, Colette's role has been designing the framework: establishing how the organization is going to manage risk, building that out, getting people on board with that framework. It's split into six departments within the organization. [23:29] Each head of that department, or ELT member, will own their risk register, or their list of risks. Colette is working closely with them to ensure they have all their risks listed within that register and that they fully understand them. [23:48] Colette is looking at their controls and helping them devise new controls, looking at how the risk matches the risk appetite of the organization, and working with the next level of management beneath them to help them develop their risk registers to report up to the ELT. [24:40] Colette says IFI had been trying to recruit a CRO for some time. She wishes she had known! She would have applied last year. She just happened to see it. The existing model wasn't working. There was a real need. [25:00] The audit committee and board were saying they weren't happy. They said they needed to see risk management alive in the organization. Colette had to dive straight in, hit the ground running, and start building it out straightaway. It was exactly the challenge she was looking for. [25:18] Colette says it's so good to have that autonomy and responsibility, but also accountability. She is completely accountable for everything that happens with risk. Colette gets each member of the ELT to develop their risk register and report that up to the audit committee. [25:45] If anybody is doing anything where they want to think about risk, they talk to Colette. It's not complicated. They don't go to somebody else. Everybody knows, if it's got the word "risk," they come to Colette. Colette says the full visibility of everything is great. [26:19] Colette says she's starting with a very simplistic model to build the registers. She says it's drawn more from ISO, but it's a very simplistic model to get the organization started. Colette moved from a private-sector global IT company to the public sector. [26:56] The one thing that is challenging is that things move much slower in government. It moves much slower, and that's probably even more so in Ireland than in Europe and maybe than in the U.S. [27:16] You could come in and see this is the change that is needed, and think you could go ahead and effect that change within a couple of weeks? Oh, no you don't! You need to take everything slowly and get the right approvals and authorizations, etc. [27:29] Colette says she is starting with a really simplistic model: set out your risks, set out your controls, set out your mitigating actions, and then, we're going to get the organization working on that with that framework. [27:43] Colette hopes to do it within six months, but knowing the public sector, it could be a year. Then start building in other elements to it to make it a more mature and sophisticated framework. [28:19] Every change has to be approved by the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC). If Colette wants to make a small tweak in the existing framework, it goes back to the Audit and Risk Committee, which meets every three months. [28:51] Colette presented to the ARC in June. She presented how she wanted to move forward. There was no question. She knew they were going to approve it. She couldn't just go ahead and put the framework in place. [29:08] It needs to go through the protocols and have the conversation with the ARC and just take it nice and slow to effect any change. That is one challenge that's different for Colette. But otherwise, she can bring all of her experience from different areas and use every bit of it. [29:37] One More Quick Break! RIMS has launched RIMS, The Foundation for Risk ManagementTM. The Foundation is dedicated to shaping the future of the profession. Contribute to strengthen the global risk management community and invest in the future of the industry. [29:57] The Foundation also supports the Spencer Educational Foundation but has a different mission. The Foundation focuses on providing opportunities for those professionals who have already decided to enter risk management and are just getting started. [30:11] You can learn more about the Foundation by visiting RIMS.org/FRM. While you're there, be sure to check out information about the Susan Meltzer Scholarship Fund, which was established to honor Ms. Meltzer, who was RIMS President in 1999 and 2000. [30:30] Susan Meltzer was a cherished RIMS President and contributed so much to RIMS and the greater risk community. Learn more at RIMS.org/FRM. [30:39] Let's Return to Our Interview with Colette Cummins! [30:53] Colette Cummins is speaking with us today from County Kildare, about 30 miles outside Dublin, Ireland. The IFI offices are on the edge of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. Colette says the land is actually greener and more beautiful than the travel brochures could describe. [31:30] Colette says Ireland is full of rich waterways, which keeps her in a job. She lives near Dublin but is originally from the Southwest of Ireland, which is by far the most beautiful. The coastline is stunning. It's where most Irish go on holidays. It's gorgeous. [32:00] Colette says the accent in the Southwest of Ireland is different. Colette's husband from the middle of Ireland requests subtitles when he visits her family in the Southwest. Colette describes the difference between the accents in the South and North of Ireland. [33:05] Colette says the IFI Corporate Risk Register has generic risks around AI, cyber, training, and resources. [33:33] One of their biggest risks is health and safety. Staff are going out and patrolling rivers. They will sometimes come across fishermen who are happily overfishing and not keen to meet a patrolling officer who tells them they shouldn't be taking all this fish and depleting the stocks. [34:08] There is a health and safety risk with the patrolling officer being out on a river on boats. There is a health and safety risk in meeting an acrimonious and adversarial fisherman. [34:28] Because IFI does research, they have staff in labs, using high-tech equipment, with a health and safety risk. They have engineers looking at the rivers and habitats and maybe some constructions in the rivers that need to be removed. They have a health and safety risk. [34:37] These are new risks and things for Colette to get her head around. How do we do this? How do we manage that? And the other side is regulation. There are a lot of different regulations that impact IFI. [35:22] Colette says, In the public sector, your reputation is critically important, because you're the face of the state. Reputation is an impact factor you need to build into every risk. If IFI does something wrong, it could end up in the national media the day after. IFI uses taxpayers' money. [36:15] Colette says another huge category of risk for IFI is procurement, ensuring they are using taxpayers' money in the right way and not misusing it. [36:50] Colette says that prioritizing risks comes back to the goals. In procurement, there is the risk of spending money in a way that's not compliant. There is also the risk that there are too many procurement controls and the business can't move fast enough or do what it needs to do. [37:24] Colette says it comes to the organizational goals. What is the impact on the organizational goals? Which risk is going to have a greater detrimental impact on the organization's mission? One caveat: the health and well-being of the staff override everything. [37:55] Health and safety risk trumps everything. IFI would be completely averse to any risk that will impact the health and safety of the staff. Health and safety trumps every other risk. [38:16] Justin says he and Colette met recently for the RIMS-CRMP series where everyone can see her on September 24th. Justin says Colette is very positive and upbeat and speaks about her role with a lot of enthusiasm and joviality. [38:39] Colette says there are 330 people in IFI. It's not commercially driven, so a lot of people are at IFI because they love the work. For some people Colette works with, it's a vocation. They would nearly do the same job without being paid because they have such passion for it. [39:11] Colette met with the research team on site at the rivers to get a better understanding and just to see the passion they have for the job. Using her risk knowledge to help them do their jobs better and to help them protect themselves from risks was rewarding and enjoyable to Colette. [39:45] Colette says being able to use her experience across the organization is just fantastic. Colette has a lot of different experience, and to bring it all together and use it every day when she is challenged with a new task is fantastic and very rewarding. [40:27] Colette says this is the field staff's very busy time because this is when all the fishing is happening, this is when pollution is more likely to happen, and when the temperatures go up, the fish are under pressure, so you have to try and protect the waters. [40:42] Colette says the research staff was delighted to hear that someone was coming down from the head office to go out and make the time to really understand the organization. They were very anxious to show her everything. There is such pride in the organization. [41:!5] Justin says a lot of the risk professionals listening are in the private sector, and he asks Colette what would most surprise them about risk management in a public environmental organization. [41:40] Colette says a lot of the differences in the public sector are what you would expect: things move slower, and the protocols. [41:49] What surprised Colette the most is what a strong risk mindset they have. There's a good understanding of risk already, even through the layers of management. They can look at what's going on, the processes, and the activities and ask, "What are the risks here?" [42:16] There is also a commitment to risk that Colette was not expecting. She was expecting to meet a research manager who wanted to research and leave risks to Colette. She hasn't had that anywhere. They all ask her to talk with them about their risks. "Am I managing them right?" [42:39] Colette says there is knowledge and commitment, and that has been the biggest surprise for her. It obviously makes her job a lot easier. [42:48] Justin says this is excellent. It has been such a pleasure to meet you these last couple of days. We're going to see you during RIMS Certification week on September 24th. [42:57] Justin says, You will be co-hosting the informational session, "A Conversation with RIMS-CRMP Commissioners Who Hold the Credential." You're such a breath of fresh air. We really appreciate your contributions, and I learned a lot speaking with you today and yesterday. [41:12] Justin says, You have a fascinating job, and I hope that you have a chance to attend a RIMS event, maybe lead a session, and connect with our live audiences, as well. Colette says she would love to at some stage in the future. [43:32] Special thanks again to Colette Cummins of Inland Fisheries Ireland for joining us here on RIMScast. [43:38] You can hear Colette again on September 24th during RIMS Certification Week for the special informational session, "A Conversation with RIMS-CRMP Commissioners Who Hold the Credential." [43:49] That session will be held at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Visit RIMS.org/CertificationWeek. 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Telling the Story: Part 3 Acts 7:35-53 by William Klock “Made by hand.” When we see that, it usually means something good, doesn't it? Someone careful hand crafted this thing. Carefully stitched it together. Put care into baking it. You can probably trust it, because it was well made. And, of course, it was made with love. But if we went all the way back to ancient Israel, “Made by hand” had a very different meaning and connotation. For us it (usually) signals something good; for them it signalled idolatry. “Made by hand” said that this thing was not made by God or that God had not commanded it to be made, but wicked humans made it anyway. And when it came to things involved in worship, it meant idolatry. This idea has come into our language too. You'll sometimes hear Christians—usually on the Puritan end of the spectrum—talk about this or that thing in worship or this or that doctrine being “man-made”. The Puritans called it the “Regulative Principle” and the idea was that everything Christians do in worship should either be something God explicitly commanded (like reading the Bible or singing or preaching) or something that good and necessary consequence demands. We Anglicans follow what's called the “Normative Principle”, which means that we have freedom in our worship, as long as what we do is not forbidden by scripture or goes against biblical principles. But you'll often hear folks who follow the Regulative Principle say things like, “Your liturgy or your hymns are ‘man-made'” or “Your traditions of using musical instruments or observing Easter, Christmas, and other holy days are ‘man-made'” and by that they mean that they're unbiblical and wrong. Some would go so far as to call these things “idolatry”. The “RP” isn't our tradition, I think more than anything else in Protestantism it has led to sinful, ungodly, and unwarranted schisms, but I do respect the fact that it grew out of a commitment to take worship very seriously. People who follow it understand that how we worship God is serious business, not something frivolous. I think most Christians today err in taking zero care in how they worship God. But you can't read the New Testament and you certainly can't read the Old Testament without realising that how we worship is serious business. God takes it seriously and so should we. I'll come back to this, but keep it in the back of your mind as we work through the end of Stephen's speech. I want to pick up where we left off in Acts 7. We've been making our way through Stephen's speech before the Sanhedrin—the body of Jewish elders. He's been accused of blasphemy and of speaking against torah and the temple and Moses. And instead of defending himself, what he's done is to tell the story of Israel and Israel's God. He's telling it in a such way that they should—hopefully—see that he's not speaking against any of those things that defined them as Jews. He's telling the story in such a way that they'll see—hopefully—that the gospel is not a departure from Israel's story, but rather the very culmination of it—the very thing that torah and temple and Moses were pointing toward all along. And so he began with Abraham and the call of Israel, and then Joseph, and then Moses. And as he's telling not just the story, but their story, he's highlighting its themes of forgiveness and grace and also that when God acts, when God does new things, it's almost never what anyone expected—but afterward you can always see that, in fact, the signposts had always been pointing to that new thing. Like I said last week, the figure of Moses towers over the story of Israel and Stephen knew that. But he also knew, as Moses towered over the story, he did so like a signpost, with his arm outstretched, pointing the people straight to Jesus. He knew, you can't use Moses to argue against the gospel. So let's pick up at Acts 7:35 where we left off. [Page 1087 in the pew Bibles, way down in the very bottom right corner of the page.] “So,” Stephen continued, “this same Moses—the one they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler or judge?'—this is the man God sent as ruler and redeemer, by the hand of the angel who had appeared to him in the bush. He did signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and led them out, through the Red Sea and for forty years in the wilderness. This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, ‘God will raise up a prophet like me from among your brothers.' And this is the one who was in the assembly in the desert with the angel who had spoken to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors; and he received living words to give to us.” Stephen's continuing the story of Moses he began in last week's text. Moses was rejected by his own people—at least at first. And there was nothing controversial in telling this part of the story. And there's nothing controversial in his reminding the Sanhedrin that despite that early rejection, Moses was indeed the ruler and redeemer the Lord had sent to his people. Moses did signs and wonders in both Egypt and in the wilderness. He's the one who parted the Red Sea. He's the one who met God on the mountain and came down with God's living words, with the torah and with the instructions for the tabernacle. And—Stephen makes a really important point here—Moses was also the one who told the Israelites that he was not the end-all-be-all of rulers, redeemers, or messiahs, because one day the Lord would raise up a “prophet” from amongst them—a prophet in comparison to whom Moses would pale. The Sanhedrin knew he was talking about Jesus. The people had already suspect that Jesus was this greater prophet whom Moses had prophesied. More than once he was asked, “Are you the prophet who is to come?” So Stephen's making it clear, just as Moses had been rejected by the Israelites of his day, so Jesus was rejected by the Israelites of his. We've touched on this last week. But now Stephen takes it a step further. Look at verse 39. It's not just that Moses was rejected by his people in the days before he was actually called by God. The more embarrassing thing for Israel was that they'd rejected Moses after he'd been called, after they'd been through the Red Sea, after they'd seen the signs and wonders and had the torah and the tabernacle. Stephen goes on: “This is the one whom our fathers had not wanted to obey, but instead rejected him and turned back in their hearts to Egypt, by saying to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us; for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt—we don't know what has become of him!' They made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to an idol. They celebrated things their own hands had made.” Remember what happened in Exodus? Moses went up the mountain to meet God. And he was up there for forty days and nights receiving the law. And the people became afraid. They thought that Moses surely must have died on the mountain, so they gave Aaron their gold and implored him to make a golden calf, an idol, so that they could have a god who would protect them. It was a shameful moment for Israel. They'd just received the Ten Commandments. They'd just been told by God: You shall have no other gods. You shall not make a carved image. And Moses had asked them, “Will you do all these things? Will you give yourself to the worship and service of the God of your fathers, the God who has saved you from Egypt? The God who has decalared, ‘I will be your God and you will be my people?” And the people had enthusiastically declared, “We will! All this we will do!” And just days later, they didn't. As eating the forbidden fruit was the primal sin of the human race, idolatry was the primal sin of Israel: worshipping something as if it were God when it wasn't. Aaron had tried to explain to Moses that he'd merely thrown the gold into the fire and that the calf had formed and jumped out of its own accord, but everyone knew that's not how it works. Idols are made by human hands and the prophets drove that point home over and over down through Israel's history. To worship an idol was absurd. The pagans were fools for doing so. First, you create a god with your own hands and then you worship it. “How stupid is that?” the prophets asked. And yet the golden calf wasn't the last time Israel would worship an idol. That primal sin came back over and over and over. When Jeroboam rebelled and led ten of the tribes of Israel to form their own nation, he set up two golden calves, one at Bethel and one at Dan to discourage his people from going to the temple in Jerusalem. No matter how devoutly Israel worshipped the Lord, idolatry was never far off. Look at verse 42: “Then God turned and handed them over to worship the host of heaven, as it stands written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring sacrifices and offerings to me in those forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? You took up the tent of Moloch, and the star of your god Rhephan, the carved images you made to worship! I will remove you beyond Babylon!'” Stephen quotes Amos 5. Even during Israel's honeymoon period with the Lord, Amos condemned them. Even then, while they brought their sacrifices to the Lord, they were worshiping pagan gods like Moloch and Rhephan and all the “host of heaven”. So the Jewish priests and rulers have charged Stephen with blasphemy and now he turns the tables. He never actually defends himself. Instead, he retells the story of Israel from the beginning and shows how it leads straight to Jesus and now, again, he turns the tables on them. He accuses them of the very thing they've charged him with. Just as Israel had rejected Moses, so Israel's priests and rulers have rejected Jesus. And—since their most significant charge seems to have been that he was speaking against the temple—and that was precisely the same charge on which Jesus was arrested and crucified—Stephen makes his second point or his second charge against them. Verse 44: “Our ancestors had the ‘tent of meeting' in the desert. [That's another name for the tabernacle.] God had commanded Moses to make it according to the pattern which he had seen. Our ancestors in their turn brought it in when, with Joshua, [meaning they brought it with them into Canaan, the promised land] they dispossessed the nations whom God drove out before our ancestors, and it was there until the time of David. David found favour with God, and requested permission to establish a Tabernacle for the house of Jacob. But it was Solomon who built him a house. [Stephen is referring to the permanent temple in Jerusalem.] Now his key point: “The Most High, however, does not live in shrines made by human hands. The prophet put it like this: ‘Heaven is my throne, and earth my footstool! What sort of house will you build me, says the Lord, Or what place will you give me to rest in? My own hand made all these, did it not?' Yes, David planned the temple. Solomon built it with the Lord's blessing. But Stephen quotes Isaiah 66. The Prophet Isaiah had rebuked the people using the very words that Solomon had prayed at the dedication of the temple. It is God who has made all things. The idea that human beings can make anything—even the temple—that can contain God, well, that's the real blasphemy. Solomon knew that with this glorious temple on the mountain top, that with God's presence manifest in a cloud of glory, that Israel—always prone to idolatry—would start to think that they had God in a box—to put as we might put it. Solomon warned them. Isaiah warned them. And now Stephen is pointing his finger at the Sanhedrin and is saying, “When Jesus said he'd tear this building down and rebuild it in three days, he wasn't blaspheming it. When I said that this is precisely what Jesus has done and when I say that Jesus has, indeed, built a new temple by purifying a new people and filling them with God's own Spirit, I'm not the one blaspheming the temple. No! You're the one's blaspheming God! You think you've got God in a box. You're thinking like the pagans. You've gone back to our people's primal sin! Heaven is God's throne and earth his footstool. The entire cosmos he's made cannot contain him. What fools you are to think your puny temple can contain him! The temple was the signpost pointing the way to what God's done in Jesus and the Spirit. It was the signpost telling us all along that God's plan was one day to enter this world as one of us, as the Righteous One, so that he could rescue us—from sin, from death, from the idolatry that has plagued us from the beginning—by filling us with his Spirit and turning our hearts of stone into hearts of flesh. By filling his people, not so we can guard it a box of stone, but so we can carry his presence to the ends of the earth. But just like our ancestors, you refused God's redeemer because you couldn't let go of your building, your box made by hands.” You can almost imagine Stephen standing there in front of the Sanhedrin and with him stand Moses and Isaiah and Amos and all the other prophets nodding at his words. He closes his speech in verses 51-53: “You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are uncircumcised! You always resist the holy spirit, just as your ancestors did before you! Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? And you killed those who announced in advance the coming of the Righteous One—and now you have betrayed him and murdered him. You received the law at the command of angels, but you didn't keep it!” They were the people God had chosen to steward his glory. They were the keepers of the great story of God and his redemptive plan. They, of all people, should have known better, but when the story came to its climax, they refused to listen. They'd stried to slam the book shut. It's not just that they rejected the Messiah and handed him over to the pagan Romans to be crucified. Stephen's point is that they were doing what idolatrous Isreal had always done. Even though the kind of obvious idolatry that had got them exiled to Babylon had been rooted out since their return to Judaea, they were still at heart idolators. As Stephen recounts the story of Israel, what we find is that it's not just a story of redemption. It's also a story of rebellion that reminds us how desperately humanity needs God's redemption. Even the people with the law and the temple, even the people with Moses and the Prophets suffered from the same rebellious attitude that infects the human race. As Calvin once put it, the rebellious human heart is a factory of idols. We can take even the good things of God and turn them into idols as the Jews had done. Stephen takes the high ground. He stands with Abraham and Moses, with Solomon and David, with Isaiah and Amos. The Sanhedrin, for all their moral posturing and charges of blasphemy, Stephen opens the book they'd slammed shut and shows that in reality they stand with Joseph's wicked brothers, with the Israelites who rejected Moses, with the Israelites who had given their gold to Aaron to cast a golden calf, with Jeroboam and all the others who had set up idols throughout the land. The temple was good, but it was made with hands. God had promised through the Prophets that one day he would make another, a better temple—and it would be better precisely because it wasn't made by human hands. Brothers and Sisters, that's us. And as I was thinking and meditating on this over the last few weeks, I was wondering what this means for us. I think the biggest takeaway from Stephen's speech—at least this part of it—is simply to hear him proclaim the glory of the God who has become present with us in Jesus, the Righteous One. Jesus has, like a greater Moses, delivered us from our bondage to sin and death. I don't think it's likely that we're going to end up like the Sanhedrin, rejecting Jesus and the Spirit in favour of the temple and the torah. But, I do think there's a warning here, even if it's a little oblique. Brothers and Sisters, it can be very easy for us to make idols out of otherwise good—and even essential—things. In an age of apostasy—and especially for those of us who came out of the battles for orthodoxy within Anglicanism, it can be very easy to make an idol of our theology and of our orthodoxy. We can make idols of the traditional Prayer Book, of the old hymnals, of our classical Protestant worship. Good things. Orthodoxy—right doctrine, right theology, right understanding of God and of ourselves—is absolutely essential. But Brothers and Sisters, none of these things stand in place of Jesus; none of them stands in the place of the Spirit; none of them stands in place of the Triune God. None of them ought to undermine the unity that Jesus and the Spirit have given us with other believers. Bp. Cummins understood this and it's why the Reformed Episcopal Church exists: because Bp. Cummins knew that Christian unity is rooted not in bishops or in sacraments, but in Jesus the Messiah. It's good to be right in our doctrine and practise. We should take theology and worship seriously, but we should also be humble about them. We should acknowledge that despite our best efforts, none of us will ever—at least not this side of eternity—have a perfect theology or perfect worship. And we ought always to guard against pride, because being proud in our imperfect theologies and imperfect worship inevitably causes us to treat them as idols. We lose our focus on Jesus. And no matter how right we may be, we lose our witness and cease to give glory to God. So let Stephen be a reminder to us to keep Jesus at the centre of our being and of our life together, at the centre of our church. Let our good doctrine and our good worship be the things that keep him there. But let him always be our God, let him always be the one we worship and glorify. And, I think, if are faithful in that, we will be faithful in giving glory, not to ourselves, not to our theology, not to our Prayer Book, not to anything made with hands, but to the God of glory. Let's pray: God of glory, as we hear your word, as we learn the story of redemption, teach us to see and to keep Jesus, the Righteous One, always at its centre. Give us the grace and wisdom necessary for sound doctrine and worship, not that we be “right”, but that we might always keep Jesus at the centre of our life together, that we might worship you and faithfully make your glory known to the ends of the earth. Amen.
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This week's guest shares his journey from working on diesel vehicles in the military to finally purchasing the Cummins truck he'd always wanted. We talk about why he chose a Cummins, the upgrades that transformed it into a dependable 500-horsepower daily driver, the parts he recommends, what he'd do differently, and the future plans he has for the truck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Presidential Pardon closed one chapter—but according to today's guest, the conversation about diesel emissions enforcement is far from over. On this episode of The Diesel Podcast, I sit down with Jon Achtemeier who was convicted of Clean Air Act violations, served four months in federal prison, and was granted a Presidential Pardon this July. Whether you own a Cummins, Duramax, Powerstroke, operate a diesel repair shop, or simply want to understand how federal emissions enforcement has affected the diesel industry, this episode provides a firsthand perspective from someone who lived through it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After a short break due to busy calendars, we are back to discuss the role automation and artificial intelligence can play in science. Is AI evil, or does it just amplify the problems that were already present in science? Can automated AI driven checks help scientists to improve the way they work? If so, where are these tools helpful, and when? Enjoy. The Babbage quote is from Babbage in November 1839, recalling events in 1821; quoted in Harry Wilmot Buxton and Anthony Hyman (1988), Memoir of the Life and Labours of the Late Charles Babbage. Alfred Whitehead: An Introduction to Mathematics (1911) Blog about AI references: Evaluating Dr. Cuddy's Claim that the Debunking of Power Posing is a Myth. https://daniellakens.blogspot.com/2026/05/evaluating-dr-cuddys-claim-that.html Metacheck: DeBruine L, Mesquida C, Werner J, Lakens D (2026). metacheck: Check Research Outputs for Best Practices. doi:10.5281/zenodo.20704754, R package version 0.1.0, https://scienceverse.org/metacheck Cummins, J., Clarke, B., Hussey, I., & Elson, M. (2026). RegCheck: A tool for structured comparisons between study registrations and papers (arXiv:2601.13330). arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2601.13330
Nicole Wheeldon, North American general manager of buses for Cummins, and Matt McGinn, senior director of e-mobility sales for Accelera by Cummins, examine exciting product innovations and meeting customer needs amid school bus energy options, rising costs and tightened budgets. Enterprise Account Manager Chase Cloyd shares how Netradyne's AI-driven cameras and technology take a proactive approach to school bus driver coaching, safety around the bus and incident review. Co-founder Michael Tinter reviews how the universal, easily installed Magnetic Mic radio mounts, which got their start in law enforcement applications, can help reduce school bus driver distractions and equipment damage while increasing student safety. Multiple industry studies reveal that driver shortages and student behavior are top concerns for student transporters. Sam Freshner, dean of transportation for North Clackamas School District in Oregon, explains how a unique pilot program supports effective student discipline and enhances school bus driver retention. Read more STN EXPO West coverage. Episode sponsors: Transfinder, IC Bus, School Radio.
If you own a 6.7L Cummins, this is an issue you need to know about. In this episode of The Diesel Podcast, we talk with a professional diesel shop owner about the Cummins grid heater bolt failure, why it happens, what damage it can cause, the warning signs to watch for, and the repair options available before it becomes a catastrophic engine failure. ➨ BECOME A PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thedieselpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What if obedience isn't about giving something up, but stepping into everything God has prepared for you? Pastor Lori Cummins shares how true obedience is not about restriction, but about walking in God's love, protection, and blessing. Through the story of Jonah, we learn that obedience requires more than actions—it requires a surrendered heart. This message challenges us to examine our heart posture and follow God with willing obedience.
The Tom & Mick Show is back, and so is repeat guest Jeremy Cummins.Two years after first joining the show, Jeremy returns to share how his cattle feeding business has grown from around 4,000 head on feed to more than 22,000 across multiple locations.The conversation also dives into the current cattle market, seasonal conditions, feedlot demand and how Jeremy is positioning his business as the industry navigates another changing cycle.In this episode:Growing the businessWhat's changed since Jeremy's first appearance on the showRebuilding and expanding the Mirambee FeedlotGrowing from 4,000 to more than 22,000 head on feedBuilding a team and bringing experienced people into the businessThe role mentors and advisors continue to playFeedlot strategyWhy Jeremy operates across multiple feedlot locationsDiversifying supply, customers and seasonal riskHow different feeding programs fit different marketsWhy flexibility is becoming a competitive advantageReading today's cattle marketJeremy's outlook on current cattle pricesThe impact of seasonal conditions across AustraliaWhy supply and demand still drive his decision makingHow international markets influence, but don't dictate, his businessManaging riskWhy Jeremy focuses on margins instead of trying to predict the marketMatching purchases to forward salesLessons learned from previous market correctionsWhy understanding your costs matters more than guessing where prices are headingGrowth mindsetWhy Jeremy never planned to grow as quickly as he hasBacking opportunities when they make senseScaling a business without chasing growth for growth's sakeHis philosophy: know your numbers, back yourself and don't be afraid to do moreLooking aheadJeremy's thoughts on the future of feedlottingThe potential of covered feedlotsWhy Wagyu isn't part of his current strategyWhat the next decade could look like for the businessKey takeawaysBusiness growth often comes from recognising opportunities rather than following a rigid plan.Knowing your costs and protecting your margins is more important than trying to pick the market.Diversification across locations, customers and feeding programs helps manage risk.Seasonal conditions will continue to play a major role in shaping Australia's cattle market.The best opportunities often come to those prepared to act with confidence when the numbers stack up.Whether you're involved in cattle production, feedlotting, livestock trading or simply interested in how successful agribusinesses make decisions, this episode offers practical insights into growth, risk management and navigating today's cattle market.
Industrial Talk is onsite at PowerGen and talking to Meghan Eyvindsson and Robert Reinius from STAMFORD | AvK, (a part of Cummins, Inc) about "Alternator Solutions". Overview Robert Reinius and Meghan Eyvindsson discussed their roles at STAMFORD | AvK, an alternator supplier, at the PowerGen event in San Antonio, Texas. Robert, with nearly 20 years at STAMFORD | AvK, highlighted the company's focus on data centers, oil and gas, and marine markets. Meghan, the general manager for the Americas region, emphasized the importance of maintaining quality and reliability while expanding capacity. They explained that alternators convert mechanical energy into electricity, crucial for power generation. The conversation also touched on the impact of AI and digitalization in enhancing their products and services, and the challenges of meeting market demand amidst supply chain issues. Outline Introduction and Welcome to Industrial Talk Scott introduces the episode of Industrial Talk, sponsored by the Propane Education and Research Council, highlighting their commitment to safety training and innovative propane power technology.Scott welcomes listeners to the podcast, celebrating industry professionals and their contributions to solving global problems.Scott introduces the guests, Robert and Meghan, and expresses high hopes for the conversation. Initial Impressions and Show Experience Robert shares his positive experience at the show, mentioning the opportunity to meet customers and understand their needs for the year.Scott asks if Robert has attended the show before, to which he responds that he attended before Covid and has been there every year post-Covid.Scott inquires if Meghan has attended before, and she confirms it is her first year.Scott and Robert discuss the size and attendance of the show, with Robert noting the show is bigger this year due to the big ideas and data center demand. Meghan's Background and Role at STAMFORD | AvK Scott asks Meghan to introduce herself, and she explains her role as the general manager for the Americas region at STAMFORD | AvK, starting in July of the previous year.Meghan shares her experience in the power generation industry since 2012, including roles in parts, service, and sales.Scott and Meghan discuss the global nature of their company, with Meghan mentioning the team's efforts to meet customers and build relationships.Scott inquires about Robert's background, and he explains his nearly 2000 days with STAMFORD | AvK and over 10 years in the power generation business with ABB. Understanding Alternators and Their Role Scott asks for a general explanation of what STAMFORD | AvK does, and Meghan explains they are an alternator supplier.Scott expresses confusion about alternators, and Robert explains their role in converting mechanical energy into electricity.Scott and Robert discuss the difference between generators and alternators, with Robert clarifying that alternators are essential components of generator packages.Scott and Meghan discuss the measurement of alternators, with Meghan explaining that output is typically measured in torque. Market Trends and Company Response Scott asks about the impact of the data center market on their business, and Meghan explains their focus on oil and gas, marine markets, and maintaining quality and reliability.Scott inquires about the company's vertical integration and ability to scale production to meet market demand.Robert explains their ability to scale production and the importance of digitalization and industrialization in supporting their customers.Scott and Meghan discuss the challenges of maintaining quality and reliability while expanding capacity to meet market demand. Digitalization and AI in Alternator Technology Scott asks about the company's approach to digitalization and AI, and Robert explains their focus on providing data for AI data set builders.Meghan discusses the importance of intentional data collection and critical thinking in leveraging AI for useful information.Scott inquires about the company's use of AI for analyzing data and making tactical decisions, with Robert explaining their role in providing the data for others to analyze.Scott and Meghan discuss the potential of AI in the power generation industry and the importance of smart people in addressing industry challenges. Future Outlook and Company Strategy Scott asks Meghan about the future outlook for the company, and she expresses confidence in their ability to maintain quality and reliability while expanding capacity.Scott and Robert discuss the challenges of scaling production and the importance of understanding the sustainability of the data center market.Scott inquires about the potential for a market bubble, and Meghan and Robert discuss the importance of staying calm and understanding the underlying forces driving market demand.Scott and Meghan discuss the importance of smart people and strategic planning in addressing industry challenges and opportunities. Conclusion and Contact Information Scott thanks Meghan and Robert for the conversation and expresses his appreciation for their insights.Scott provides contact information for Meghan and Robert, encouraging listeners to reach out to them for further discussions.Scott wraps up the podcast, emphasizing the importance of telling one's story and the role of Industrial Talk in promoting industry professionals and their innovations.Scott encourages listeners to attend the PowerGen event and stay tuned for future conversations on Industrial Talk. If interested in being on the Industrial Talk show, simply contact us and let's have a quick conversation. Finally, get your exclusive free access to the Industrial Academy and a series on “Why You Need To Podcast” for Greater Success in 2026. All links designed for keeping you current in this rapidly changing Industrial Market. Learn! Grow! Enjoy! 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ScheduleTuesday June 30, 20265:00 PM - 7:00 PM7:00 PM - 11:00 PM OPEN FORUM SESSIONING8:00 PM - 9:30 PM HOUDINI SÉANCE HISTORY, DISCUSSION and METHODSFeaturing Dorothy Deitrich and Bruce KalverWednesday July 1, 202610:00 AM- 1:00 PM YOUTH ACADEMYYouth-focused lectures, workshops and group events for SAMY members ages 7-1712:00 PM- 5:00 PM DEALERS ROOM OPEN10:00 AM S.A.M. LEADERSHIP TRAININGwith Past National President Joel Zaritsky10:00 AM CLOSE-UP CONTEST BRIEFING / TECH REHEARSAL1:00 PM LECTURE - CHRISTOPHER HART - MOVIE MAGIC2:30 PM LECTURE - SHAWN FARQUHAR4:00 PM HARRY AND BESS HOUDINI WELCOME PARTY7:00 PM HER SHOWFeaturing Lyn Dillies, Tiffany Sauvage, Alyx Hilshey, Julia Dryas and Cydney Kaplan9:30 PM SCREENING OF THE LOST HOUDINI FILM: THE GRIM GAMEHosted by Dorothy Dietrich. Live musical accompaniment by S.A.M. Past President View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize I will give you the time stamps of who spoke when after I get some sleep. SAM 2026 Convention Report Days One and Two Scott Wells with DeSouza, Randall, Cummins, Rodriguez, Hardeen, Sands, and Draper Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.
Scott interviews attorney Bud Cummins about Bryan Malinowski, a man who was killed by ATF agents in a poorly planned and entirely unnecessary pre-dawn raid in 2024. Two years later, no government officials have been held accountable, or have even adequately explained what happened. Cummins is representing Malinowski's wife in a lawsuit that seeks to change that. Bud Cummins is an American attorney, businessman and politician. He served as United States Attorney with five years of service from 2001 to 2006 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Sign up for the Scott Horton Academy of Foreign Policy and Freedom at scotthortonacademy.com For more on Scott's work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott's other show, Provoked, with Darryl Cooper https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Read Scott's books: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/43D82oY (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com) Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/4eMQblu Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/4a5fKvx Follow Scott on X @scotthortonshow And check out Scott's full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tax Attorney Matt Sercely https://agoristtaxadvice.com; Moon Does Artisan Coffee https://scotthorton.org/coffee; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom https://www.libertyclassroom.com/dap/a/?a=1616 and Dissident Media https://dissidentmedia.com; Expat Money https://expatmoney.com/scott; and Crowdhealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ (use promocode Horton) You can also support Scott's work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/https://scotthortonshow.com or https://patreon.com/scotthortonshow Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth app: https://podsworth.com Use code HORTON50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Scott Horton Show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Download Audio. Scott interviews attorney Bud Cummins about Bryan Malinowski, a man who was killed by ATF agents in a poorly planned and entirely unnecessary pre-dawn raid in 2024. Two years later, no government officials have been held accountable, or have even adequately explained what happened. Cummins is representing Malinowski's wife in a lawsuit that seeks to change that. Bud Cummins is an American attorney, businessman and politician. He served as United States Attorney with five years of service from 2001 to 2006 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Sign up for the Scott Horton Academy of Foreign Policy and Freedom at scotthortonacademy.com For more on Scott’s work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott’s other show, Provoked, with Darryl Cooper https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Read Scott’s books: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/43D82oY (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com) Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/4eMQblu Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/4a5fKvx Follow Scott on X @scotthortonshow And check out Scott's full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tax Attorney Matt Sercely https://agoristtaxadvice.com; Moon Does Artisan Coffee https://scotthorton.org/coffee; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom https://www.libertyclassroom.com/dap/a/?a=1616 and Dissident Media https://dissidentmedia.com; Expat Money https://expatmoney.com/scott; and Crowdhealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ (use promocode Horton) You can also support Scott's work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/https://scotthortonshow.com or https://patreon.com/scotthortonshow Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth app: https://podsworth.com Use code HORTON50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Scott Horton Show!
The 68RFE has been one of the most debated transmissions in the diesel truck world. Some owners have had great luck with them, while others start looking for alternatives as power levels increase or reliability becomes a concern. In this episode, we talk with a diesel shop owner about the ATS Allison transmission conversion for Ram Cummins trucks. We discuss why some owners are making the switch, how the Allison integrates with the Cummins platform, what the installation process looks like, and how it compares to the factory 68RFE and older 48RE transmissions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Maer Malinowski Is Suing The Feds and Law Enforcement Officers For Wrongful Death In The #ATF Shooting Of Her Husband, Little Rock Airport Director Bryan Malinowski! Hear Her Attorney Bud Cummins Answer Questions No One Has Ever Asked!!! 06252026
This is a short recording that describes our ministry, Whirlwind Missions, with the international population in Atlanta, Georgia. It isn't a typical Verbal Surgery episode. Maximum love to y'all!
Read Cameron's article in Libcurrents here: https://liberalcurrents.substack.com/.../the-interracial... The right is obsessed with cuckolding because they may all be addicted to a certain type of cucking.. We'll discuss. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop READ THE WEEKLY TIR NEWSLETTER HERE: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1853497 Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!) THANKS Y'ALL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3egFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/Twitter: @TIRShowOaklandInstagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland Substack: https://jmylesoftir.substack.com/.../the-money-will-roll... Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro...Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazinehttps://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/Read Jason in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine
Hey BillOReilly.com Premium and Concierge Members, welcome to the No Spin News for Monday, June 15, 2026. Stand Up for Your Country. Talking Points Memo: After months of tension, Trump says the U.S. and Iran have reached an agreement to reopen the strait of Hormuz and end fighting. World Leaders including President Trump gather at the G7 summit which is expected to focus on the middle east. Bud Cummins, Former United States Attorney, weighs in on California's election fraud accusations. Celebratory chaos turns into violence following the New York Knicks' NBA championship win. Final Thought: Jane Fonda leads counter demonstration during Trump's Freedom 250 UFC fights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Richard Cummins This is part two of a two part interview with Richard Cummins, a native of Ireland who worked as a lighthouse keeper in that country for a decade. This is an edited version of a conversation first heard on the podcast in 2020. Richard spent time as a keeper at the very famous Fastnet Rock Lighthouse; at Hook Head, one of the oldest operating lighthouses in the world; and some other well known light stations – more than 20 in all. One of Richard’s ships in a bottle In this part of the interview we talk about what it was like to live at isolated lighthouses, and also about Richard's more recent career as a photographer and an acclaimed builder of ships in bottles.
This week: a major suspension recall affects more than 11,000 RVs, fuel prices finally give travelers a little relief, Cummins unveils a gasoline engine that thinks it's a diesel, and the RV industry's outlook just got a little more pessimistic. Plus, a popular Zion National Park campground is back open after renovations, and more. Get your free quote at https://wholesalewarranties.com *Support RV Miles and independent RV journalism
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