Podcast appearances and mentions of Dan Rather

In which cartoonist and writer Emily Flake discusses chance encounters with Dan Rather, being denied entry to Turks and Caicos, and the namesake of Emily's St. Nell's Humor Writing Residency for Ladies. Certificate #863.

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The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Ultra-pompous Texas native, a Dan Rather clone, Scott Pelley fired by CBS News. He and his forerunner Rather embody most everything that has gone wrong with the legacy news media. I recommend these stories: '60 Minutes' star Scott Pelley fired from CBS News after blasting Bari Weiss in heated showdown Scott Pelley's Departing Statement Contains the Most Cringe-Inducing Quote Ever From a Lib ‘Journalist' – Twitchy CBS Fires Professional Prevaricator Scott Pelley – PJ Media Scott Pelley's out at CBS News. His historic career started in Lubbock Exclusive | What CBS staffers are really saying about Scott Pelley's brazen attack on new ‘60 Minutes' boss Terry Moran Crashes Out Defending Scott Pelley … Demands Martyrdom for the Idiot Who Got Himself Fired Related: CBS's Margaret Brennan Tries to Paint America as a Nation in “Darkness” — Medal of Honor Heroes Shut Down the Narrative with Powerful Defense of American Greatness Nolte: Bari Weiss Accused of Killing '60 Minutes' After Pelley Firing (Let's Hope So) Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Texas has the most Fortune 500 company headquarters of any state in the new list.Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson Stepping Down After Three and a Half Years as Head of the Agency.Paxton at the White House with Dan Patrick and President Trump last night.National Democrats target Texas House seats but not enough to gain a majority.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates, www.PrattonTexas.com

Author, Documentary Filmmaker and SilverVox Film + Music Festival judge Michael Streissguth discusses the complex process behind long-form narrative documentaries like his new film Tiananmen Tonight. A powerful drama about Dan Rather and the CBS Evening News team's courageous reporting during the 1989 student uprising, Tiananmen Tonight screens Friday, June 19th at New Spire Arts.

The couple's view of life has plenty to share in the latest sunny episode. Mother's Day thoughts, travel plans, documentaries, music, and more featuring David Byrne, Martin Short, CBS Radio news, "That's Dancing", The Crumpletons, "Virgin River", weddings, and other fun topics. Come on along!

CBS News veteran Dan Rather talks with Mo Rocca about the impact that the heralded CBS Radio News had on him – as a child growing up in Texas, and as a young journalist learning by the example of "Murrow's Boys." He also discusses CBS Radio News' role in the evolution of broadcast journalism. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich from Myrtle Beach, SC, calls Mark to ask whether billionaire Ken Griffin could take legal action against Mamdani for slander over a commercial criticizing him on taxes. Neil from Brooklyn, NY, calls in to point out that broadcaster Dan Rather appeared to benefit from the media frenzy surrounding Congressman Gary Condit back in 2001, suggesting that controversy in the media world often ends up boosting the very figures at the center of it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rich from Myrtle Beach, SC, calls Mark to ask whether billionaire Ken Griffin could take legal action against Mamdani for slander over a commercial criticizing him on taxes. Neil from Brooklyn, NY, calls in to point out that broadcaster Dan Rather appeared to benefit from the media frenzy surrounding Congressman Gary Condit back in 2001, suggesting that controversy in the media world often ends up boosting the very figures at the center of it.

1. Invocation of the Defense Production Act (DPA) Donald Trump is invoking the Defense Production Act to rapidly boost U.S. oil production. The DPA is an emergency, wartime-style authority historically used for national crises (World War II, COVID-19). Energy production is presented as a national security and economic emergency, not just an energy policy choice. 2. Purpose: Energy Independence and Cost Reduction The stated goal is to increase domestic oil supply quickly and at scale. Expected outcomes include: Lower gas and energy prices Reduced price volatility Increased economic stability for American households Rising fuel prices are illustrated through personal anecdotes to emphasize urgency. 3. Mechanisms Enabled by the DPA The Act is described as allowing the federal government to: Prioritize oil-related contracts Redirect resources (steel, labor, infrastructure) to energy production Bypass or accelerate regulatory and permitting delays Provide financial incentives or guarantees to producers This is putting U.S. energy production on a “wartime footing.” 4. Geopolitical and National Security Framing Increased oil production is framed as a way to: Reduce dependence on foreign producers (OPEC, Russia, Iran) Protect the U.S. from geopolitical energy shocks Strengthen America’s leverage on the global stage Energy dominance is portrayed as synonymous with global influence and negotiating power. 5. Broader Economic Impact Lower fuel costs are linked to: Reduced shipping and transportation costs Lower inflation Cheaper consumer goods (groceries, online purchases) The policy is benefiting not just drivers, but the entire economy. 6. Criticism and Environmental Concerns Critics are acknowledged, particularly those arguing: Environmental harm Market distortion from government intervention These criticisms are dismissed as secondary to national security and economic relief. 7. Political Accusations Against Democrats Democrats oppose lower gas prices for political reasons. High energy costs are being used intentionally to: Create economic pain before elections Push consumers toward electric vehicles 8. Media Critique and Allegations of Bias Journalists The White House Correspondents’ Dinner Dan Rather and over 200 reporters The media is: Coordinated Activist-driven rather than objective Losing public trust Journalism is having evolved into political advocacy rather than neutral reporting. Please Hit Subscribe to this podcast Right Now. Also Please Subscribe to the The Ben Ferguson Show Podcast and Verdict with Ted Cruz Wherever You get You're Podcasts. And don't forget to follow the show on Social Media so you never miss a moment! Thanks for Listening X: https://x.com/benfergusonshowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Completely Machinima, Phil, Tracy, and Damien dive into “Wallace Breen's Day Off” — a chaotic, meme-filled Garry's Mod machinima that embraces absurdity, cartoon violence, and old-school Source Engine humor.From immature internet antics to Robot Chicken-style sketch comedy, the team explores how this short transforms one of Half-Life's most sinister villains into a hilariously pathetic bureaucrat just trying to enjoy his day off.Along the way, they unpack its Sopranos-inspired ending, hidden easter eggs, and how it reflects both the roots and evolution of machinima as a creative medium.⏱️ Timestamps00:00 – Intro & classic “Completely Machinima” opening chaos 01:00 – Episode setup & why Phil picked this film 02:00 – What is Wallace Breen's Day Off? (context + premise) 04:00 – Absurd humor & Breen's bizarre “day off” activities 06:30 – Favorite scenes (slot machine, fast food chaos, bowling alley) 08:30 – The Sopranos homage ending explained 11:10 – Robot Chicken comparisons & sketch comedy structure 13:30 – Why it works without knowing Half-Life 14:15 – Old-school machinima vibes & Source Engine humor 16:00 – Workplace satire & character inversion (Breen as a fool) 18:00 – Is it all a dream? Sopranos-style ambiguity discussion 19:30 – Sketch format vs narrative storytelling 21:30 – Comparisons to classic machinima (Red vs Blue, etc.) 24:15 – Cameos & cross-game references (G-Man, TF2, GTA IV) 25:00 – Hidden easter eggs (Dan Rather & George W. Bush parody) 27:30 – Why creators love hiding secrets in machinima 29:00 – Classic game easter eggs (Doom, John Romero) 30:00 – Final thoughts & audience discussion prompt

Omar Ford, Editor in Chief of MD+DI, shares his journey from small-town print journalism to covering medtech, and the steep learning curve that taught him how to find the real story behind press releases, FDA pathways, and industry trends. Omar explains how thinking like a “contemporary medtech historian” helps connect past events to present innovations, and why curiosity—and an unusually open, helpful industry—accelerated his growth. He reflects on defining leadership moments, imposter syndrome, and the mentors who shaped his style, plus memorable conversations from his Let's Talk Medtech podcast.   Guest links: omar.ford@informa.com | https://www.mddionline.com/  Charity supported: March of Dimes Interested in being a guest on the show or have feedback to share? Email us at theleadingdifference@velentium.com.  PRODUCTION CREDITS Host & Editor: Lindsey Dinneen Producer: Velentium Medical   EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Episode 078 - Omar Ford [00:00:00] Lindsey Dinneen: Hi, I'm Lindsey and I'm talking with MedTech industry leaders on how they change lives for a better world. [00:00:09] Diane Bouis: The inventions and technologies are fascinating and so are the people who work with them. [00:00:15] Frank Jaskulke: There was a period of time where I realized, fundamentally, my job was to go hang out with really smart people that are saving lives and then do work that would help them save more lives. [00:00:28] Diane Bouis: I got into the business to save lives and it is incredibly motivating to work with people who are in that same business, saving or improving lives. [00:00:38] Duane Mancini: What better industry than where I get to wake up every day and just save people's lives. [00:00:42] Lindsey Dinneen: These are extraordinary people doing extraordinary work, and this is The Leading Difference. Hello and welcome back to another episode of The Leading Difference podcast. I'm your host, Lindsey, and today I'm delighted to welcome as my guest Omar Ford. Omar is an experienced Editor in Chief, currently at MD+DI, with a demonstrated history of working in the medical device industry. Skilled in medical devices, technical writing, marketing, strategic planning, and marketing strategy, he also has a strong media and communication professional background with a bachelor's degree focused in journalism from the University of South Carolina, Columbia. Well, hello, welcome. I'm so excited to have you here today. Thank you for being here, Omar. [00:01:28] Omar Ford: Lindsey, I'm excited to be here as well. You know, I have been prepping for this all week, and then all the little notes and all the things I took down, I said, "You know what? I wanna give her the original experience," so I'm gonna chuck 'em to the side and we're just gonna do this off the top of my head. How's that? [00:01:43] Lindsey Dinneen: That's perfect. My favorite. [00:01:46] Omar Ford: Awesome. Awesome. [00:01:48] Lindsey Dinneen: That's how conversations work in real life. I feel like this shouldn't be any different, so, great. [00:01:53] Omar Ford: Agree. Agreed. [00:01:54] Lindsey Dinneen: Love it. All right, so would you mind starting off by telling us just a little bit about yourself, your background, and what led you to medtech specifically? [00:02:02] Omar Ford: Oh wow. So that is an interesting story what led me to medtech. But a little bit about myself first. So, I graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2001 as a print journalism major. And, my goal was to go into newspapers, you know, I wanted to go into-- I wanted to be that next print journalist 'cause I had a face for radio, right? I had a face for print, you know, wasn't the, the, the broadcast type. And so I, I did small newspapers for a few years and then this magical thing called marriage happened. And, I was looking at the salary that I made as a print journalist, and it just, it, it just wasn't enough to sustain a family. So, was looking at branching into something else. And back then, we had the, the, the classified ads in the newspaper where they would actually advertise jobs, and I and my wife pointed this one out to me and it was a, a job about it was a job for a company called AHC Media and they had a publication called Medical Device Daily, and that was around, I wanna say 2007. And she said, "Why don't you try it? You know it the pay--" 'cause they advertised the pay there too back, back then-- she said, "The pay is much more than, you know, being, you know, a newspaper reporter. You can, you can leave that, that's something that you could do to, to support the family." And I said, "Yeah, yeah, why don't I try it?" And a lot, there were a lot of adjacencies, so I jumped on it and, you know, got hired and left the newspaper behind. And that was in 2007 and I've been with medtech ever since, so it's been an incredible journey. It's been one that you kinda, you know, once you jump in, there's like a, a steep learning curve, but if you manage to stay in for a few years, you can, you can really learn a lot about the industry. [00:03:53] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Okay. Excellent. Lots of questions. I'll start with that learning curve because I was just thinking about this. [00:04:00] Omar Ford: Yes. Yes. Go ahead. [00:04:01] Lindsey Dinneen: So, okay. So you go from, I might imagine a more generalist approach to all sorts of different topics, to... [00:04:09] Omar Ford: mm-hmm. [00:04:10] Lindsey Dinneen: ...a really crazy niche industry where somebody can say a full sentence and. If you're not from the industry, you're like, "Mm-hmm." [00:04:18] Omar Ford: Yes. [00:04:19] Lindsey Dinneen: So what was that like for you and how did you, how did you navigate that, that steep learning curve and your own personal growth so that you could, you know, really speak to the industry? [00:04:32] Omar Ford: So going back to the head nod, "Um, mm-hmm," a lot of my interviews were like that at the very beginning. But I remember the Editor in Chief of, of Medical Device Daily. He's now deceased-- Don Long-- he pulled me to the side one day and he said, "Omar, each of these companies has a story. You want to be able to tell that story." You know, you look at it from a business sense, and then you drill down into the innovations. You know, when you get a press release from a company such as a Boston Scientific or an Abbott Laboratories, or a Medtronic, you wanna drill down in the press release and look at what the news is. But you also wanna look at the story that they've been telling up until now about that product or about that sector that they're in. You know, if they're looking to get approval for a device, you know, was it easy for them to go through clinical trials? Was this something that bombed a couple times or that was rejected by FDA? Each company has a story about their innovation, right? And you look at the company as your sources, like your, like they're your county commissioners or they're your --I'm going back to my newspaper days-- or they're your board of education members. You know, each company has a personality like that. And you try to hone in on that and you look for those adjacencies and then you kinda fill things in as you go along. The other thing that helps is traveling to some of the trade shows and talking to the people and meeting them face to face, because back when I started, we had this wonderful thing called a landline, a telephone, and we could call people and get messages, right? There were no teams calls or no Skype or anything like that, or, or Zoom. And in fact, I don't think they're Skype anymore. But you know, you didn't have that, so you just heard a person's voice, but when you met them face to face, when you talked about some of these innovations, when you saw how passionate they were or when you could read some of their body language or when you could say, "Hey, can you kind of take the time and talk to me about this," and make that personal connection, it helps you understand the science a little bit more. It helps you understand what they're trying to communicate a whole lot more. And that kind of rounded out that steep learning curve. But I like to tell people all the time, when I first started, I didn't know a 510K from a PMA. You know, I struggled to explain that one time to our, our sales manager back when I was with AHC Media and Medical Device Daily. But if you can stay in this industry long enough and if you can you know, just focus long enough on the content material and have an understanding of the companies that you're, you're talking to and see them each having an individual story, you know, and, and also finding the conflict that the companies might have too, that helps round that, that, that steep learning curve down out a a whole lot. A whole lot. [00:07:44] Lindsey Dinneen: I love that. That's, that's great advice. And also something I was thinking about is the more that you get into the industry too, you know, curiosity solves so much, right? [00:07:59] Omar Ford: Yes. [00:07:59] Lindsey Dinneen: The more that you can just be curious and ask questions. And I've found-- and I'd be curious about your own experience with this-- but I found that this industry is extremely helpful. Like if you go with a genuine desire to learn and grow, people are like, "Great, how can I help you?" [00:08:17] Omar Ford: Now, that is one thing that I will testify to and I will say was different from reporting, doing beat reporting because when I was working with the small newspapers, it was all about holding back information. It was all about, "I don't wanna talk to you about this." But this industry, when you talk to people, when you show a level of interest and the ability to understand, they will talk to you for days and they are very, very helpful. So that is ano--, I'm, I'm glad you brought that up because that is a, a another level that really, really helps to understand this industry a lot. Yeah. [00:08:55] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. I love what you were talking about in regards to storytelling. You were talking about you know, sometimes I feel like press releases can, they're getting out information. There's obviously a really important point to them, but it sometimes can feel very dry and slightly just inhuman, I suppose. [00:09:15] Omar Ford: Mm-hmm. [00:09:15] Lindsey Dinneen: I love the fact that you were able to take what you saw, read a little bit between the lines and go, "Okay, I know there's a story here." Like you said, "What did you overcome? What are the challenges you're still facing?" Yeah. I'd just love if you speak a little bit more to that, that fine art of digging through and finding the gems. [00:09:35] Omar Ford: A lot of that is being a contemporary MedTech historian and realizing that everything builds on something else, right? That there are different layers. I'll give you an example of this. Back in 2018, Boston Scientific was acquiring a lot of companies. I think they acquired like 10. That was the trend. And they bought a lot of different companies in a lot of different areas and the easy story was, "Boston Scientific is on a spending spree. Look at what they're doing, look at what they're doing." And that was the easy part of it. But what happened to Boston Scientific before? What happened to them when they acquired Guided back in 2006 and that was heralded as one of the worst acquisitions ever. You, as a writer, as a reporter, as a journalist, when all of this is happening in 2018, I'm able to go back and say, "Wait a minute, this is a far cry from where the company was a few years ago," because there wasn't as much information. You know, they weren't as talkative as they used to be, as they are now. You know, a lot wasn't communicated, but when you go back and, and, and you, you look at where they were and then you look at where they are now. That is a great story and that's how you can read between the lines. And you can see those connections. Okay. They're really, they're really building up their electrophysiology space, right? You know, they're building up their cardiovascular offerings. This is something that was perhaps heard or tainted during the acquisition in the fallout from it. So let me draw back from those past stories, make some connections, see the adjacencies, see the parallels, create a new piece of content from that, that really communicates the story of what's really going on with Boston Scientific. So it's being able to look to the past, realizing that things don't happen in a vacuum, and also to, to work on the trends, to look ahead at how the trends will develop and are developing. [00:11:51] Lindsey Dinneen: I love that, and especially love the term contemporary historian. I was just giggling to myself about how wonderful that is. Okay, so I'm all right. So going back to when you were growing up, could you have imagined yourself where you are now? Would, were you always interested in writing and journalism? [00:12:11] Omar Ford: Oh gosh, you, you're gonna ask me about growing up? Oh God. Oh. So I, I, I, to answer your question, no. No. I am very blessed to be in this position. I never imagined myself here. I was a poor kid growing up in rural South Carolina. My mom was a teacher. My dad was a Vietnam veteran who became an educator. I'm saying that for a reason. Read between the lines. He was, he was tough. And, but my mom always wanted something better for me, right? And my dad, he was just sports and the news. He didn't watch any movie, I don't think, for as long as he lived. I think the only movie we saw together was "Lean On Me" with Morgan Freeman is is Joe Clark. That's the only movie that my whole family watched. He was just. That's all he, he did. And I wanted to impress him, and I wanted to be able to you know, he, he wanted an athlete and that's clearly not what I was back then. But he I, I just wanted to impress him. And I remember he would sit down, he would watch "Crossfire." It was, that came on, I believe, 7:30 on CNN. Pat Buchanan, he was a host, I can't remember the other host, and he would watch "60 Minutes" and then he'd watch the local news with Dan Rather on CBS, that that's all he watched. And he would read the newspaper. It'd come out Mondays and Thursdays. And so I, I wanted to be a journalist to impress him. So I got on the school newspaper, you know, I found out that I had a gift of not necessarily talking, but I had a gift of listening to people and being able to, to kind of relate to, to relate their stories of what they were telling me in writing. So I was able to, to write down what people told me in a sense. And, so if you would've asked me, would I be editor in chief of MD+DI or, or anything like that growing up, no. That wasn't my intention. I just wanted to be, I just wanted to impress my dad. I just wanted to be a a, you know, a good reporter and thankfully he, while he didn't live to see me be Editor in Chief, he did see me become Managing Editor of MD+DI, and my mom actually lived to see me become Editor in Chief and, you know, she was I remember when I told her and she was like, super, super proud. So, yeah, yeah. But no, I couldn't have imagined that me a kid growing up in a, in a, in rural South Carolina in a trailer? No, no, no. [00:14:56] Lindsey Dinneen: Wow. Thank you for sharing that story. That's really powerful. And I actually love how inspirational it is too. You know, you, of course you have to start somewhere and you're working your way up and look where you are now. It's incredible. And now you, you have been there now eight years, is that correct? [00:15:13] Omar Ford: Yes, I've been with in, with MD+DI for eight years now. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm going back. Well, yes, I'm thinking back. Yeah. Yeah. I have to think about that. And I've been Editor, Editor in Chief, I think I took over in of 2022. Yeah. April of 2022. Yeah. So yeah. Wow. My hair was a whole lot darker; it didn't have gray streaks when I started. [00:15:40] Lindsey Dinneen: What a journey. Oh, that's so cool. Congrats. Yeah, so as you've been a journalist, but maybe specifically within medical device, what are some interviews that kind of really stand out that you just for their impact or how they touched you or how they touched others? [00:16:00] Omar Ford: I would say some of my best interviews I did on the podcast, Let's Talk Medtech, because I could finally kinda let-- I could let my hair down and my guests could let their hair down as well, and we could just, we could just talk and just, it, it would it, we could just be open and transparent. And sometimes that doesn't always happen when you're doing an interview. Sometimes some people are reading from the script. Sometimes people are guarded. Sometimes people like to use the old, "Okay, I know I said that, but. That was off the record. Please don't use it." You know, sometimes that happens, but to answer your question, some of my best interviews have been with Marissa Fayer. She is CEO of DeepLook Medical and HERhealthEQ. In fact, we just did a podcast with her. It, it's not even fair to call that an interview because it's just like two old friends talking and our banter is going back and forth and I'm like, "Yeah, I saw some pictures of you, you know, on Facebook. You were on this trip. You were on this trip." You said, "Oh, Facebook is still a thing. I just put everything in Instagram so it funnels out. What you trying to call me old? Marissa, are you trying to say that that old, old people use Facebook?" "No, no, no. I'm not saying that." And, and just that. And then we leap into AI and how AI is really helping the cause of women's health right now and how it's helping with imaging and how it won't replace the radiologist or the physician, but it will give them an extra tool. But you see how comfortable that transition is. We're able to have those talks. We're able to have those conversations. And it's not stiff, you know, it's, it's just like. It's not like we're reading from a paper or we are just trying to be super, super guarded. So Marissa's a good person that I that I talked to. Chris Toth-- he's the CEO of Vantive-- and he had the most energy and enthusiasm about, about his job and his position, and it was just smooth and we, we interviewed him for an episode of Let's Talk Medtech, and it was just incredible. He, he, he really opened up about the company. He talked about some of the goals and it was refreshing to see a CEO, you know, have that type of discussion you know, have those discussion points. So those were some of the most memorable interviews that I've had in, in recent, in recent months. [00:18:29] Lindsey Dinneen: Awesome. Thank you for sharing those. That's, that's fun. Now I'm gonna have to go and listen to them. Marissa was one of my first guests, and I couldn't agree more that the conversation was so just easy and natural and she's got such cool things to talk about. [00:18:43] Omar Ford: Yes, yes. [00:18:45] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. So one thing I noticed about your LinkedIn was it seems like you are very fond of learning because you are continually taking courses, maybe on and off LinkedIn, but I was looking through the laundry list of, of amazing courses you've taken, and I was like, "That is impressive." So I'm curious if you could talk about that. [00:19:06] Omar Ford: Oh gosh. Well, I look at some of the, the most interesting courses that I can find. And one of the things that I've been looking at is just artificial intelligence and generative AI. How to best use that, how to best write prompts, what are some of the pitfalls? Just how to, for lack of a better term, master it or understand it a little bit more because I understand that content is changing and generative AI is a huge driver of that. I don't fear change. I want to change. It's just, I don't know where change is going to, to, I, I don't know what that looks like now because we're in the middle of it, you know? Something similarly happened to me back in 2006, I wanna say, when Google kind of came on the scene and was taking newspapers and, and publishing the entire newspaper online, and you could look at it for free. And I was like, "This isn't a sustainable model. I need to get out of this and I'm barely making, I'm barely making enough to get by. I need to leave, but what do I need to to go to?" And that was the B2B experience that was in medtech. And that was where it was more focused. It was more targeted. There was a paywall. The, the sales metrics were a whole lot different. It wasn't necessarily about buying an ad because someone is looking at the at the site or looking at your story or the ad impressions, but it was more, "Who's going to buy in for this gated content or this content behind a paywall that specifically talks to them, not everybody." I think that's an issue that newspapers had back then. They tried to be something for, for everyone and I don't think that turned out to, to work too well for them. But I just totally went off the cuff and went off line and just talked about everything except answering your question, so. [00:21:03] Lindsey Dinneen: That is, it's not, you're awesome. I absolutely love it. Okay, so, oh, this is what I wanted to ask. So as you have-- especially with the medical device side of things-- as you have grown in your journalist career, are there any moments that really stand out to you as just affirming to you that, "Wow, I am in the right place at the right time?" [00:21:32] Omar Ford: Yeah. Yeah. And one happened fairly recently and it happened at West. I was coming out of, from the, the showroom floor at, in the Anaheim Conference Center and I had my Informa name tag on and I had my suit and one of the, the guys at the door-- he was a, a, a young person of color-- and he came up to me and he said, "Man, I want to be just like you when I grow up." And I, I brought him in and I gave him a hug and I couldn't say anything and. I walked up those winding stairs. I didn't take the escalator. You, you know what I'm talking about. I didn't take the, I walked up those winding stairs and by the time I got upstairs, I was in tears. And that was validation that, "Hey, you're supposed to be here." If you know, if not, for just that one moment where that young man was able to see me and make a connection. And that was really, that was really emotional for me. And, again, I grew up with a dad that was a Vietnam veteran. Emotions weren't allowed, so you had to hold it in, but that was a point I just, I, that was just an emotional moment for me, and it said, "Yeah, you're, you're supposed to be here. You're all right, Omar. You're supposed to be here." Because I think when you're in leadership, I think you struggle with that, especially coming into it, right? You, you have, well, for me, I had imposter syndrome. I, I just, I, "Why does anybody wanna follow me? Am I doing this right? Am I doing this wrong?" Oh my gosh. And, and also I, I wanted to be the person that always got all the accolades or that, because I thought that that was doing a good job. And that's not what leadership is. You, you will get some of those accolades, but your accolades are to build someone else up so that they can get, so that they can get the spotlight and so that they can become leaders in their own right. So you wanna grow your professionals that are under you. That was the challenge for me at first because I was a great soldier and I was a great person who could roll up their sleeves and I would jump headfirst into it and I would, I would work and knock out and tackle the problem, but asking someone else to do it-- you know, coming up with a strategy to do it was easy too, but just enforcing it, having someone else to do it, that was the tough part for me. That's what I struggled with. And so bringing back to when you, when you were talking about that defining moment, that moment when that young man, you know, when I embraced that young man, when I hugged him, that was saying, "Omar, you're supposed to be here." And that meant a lot to me, so, yeah. [00:24:29] Lindsey Dinneen: That's a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing that. Oh, I, yes, I understand the imposter syndrome for sure. And, you know, and, and you know, I recently, as you know, had the opportunity to host the Leadership Summit at MD&M West, which was really an amazing experience. And there were moments-- I remember I was, I was checking out the space ahead of time, you know, looking to see what it's all gonna be set up as. And I had this moment of like, "You don't, you don't deserve to be here." And like that just very intrusive thought, just came into my head and I just said, "No, that's not true. That's, it's, it's not true. I've worked hard to be where I am apparently some people care what I have to say." Not everyone, I'm sure, that's a thousand percent fine, but it was just such an interesting, it, it, it's just you keep having to have these moments, I feel like, of sometimes, sometimes outside validation from somebody who looks up to you like that, that young man, and just to say, "Yeah, I'm, I'm okay to be here. In fact, I'm, I deserve to be here. I'm supposed to be here. I make a difference. I, at least I try." [00:25:40] Omar Ford: Yes, it, it's hard because you're, you know, you're trying to be humble, but you're also coming against all of these different, these different things in your role. You know, you have people above you, you have people below you. You're kinda like the sandwich generation when it comes to, to, to leadership in your professional career. And you're not necessarily-- I don't wanna say fighting against them. I don't want to say that-- but you're, you're giving up. You're giving down at the same time, you know, you, you're, you know, you're talking to, to your management team, to your managers, and you're giving them information and you're serving their needs, but you're also serving the needs of, of the people that work under you. You're giving them support And so, if you don't have anything to constantly fill you up, it can be it, I don't wanna say draining, that's not the word, but it can take a lot out of you. So you, you, you sometimes don't see the role that you play because you're, you're giving both ways and, you know, I was I, I'll, I'll tell you, I had an amazing leader. She was a great leader, because when I look at bosses, I look at people who tell you, "Okay, I want you to do this. I want you to do this, I want you to do that." All they wanna do is get the task done and go home. That's what I see as a boss. But a leader will actually sow into you, will actually nurture you, will actually tell you right from wrong and will feel like they have a personal responsibility or stake, or stake, I'd say in your growth, right. And that person for me was Daphne Allen. She was my predecessor. She's now Editor in Chief of Design News. It's a sister publication to MD+DI. And I can always remember she was firm and assertive and, but in a almost nurturing way. And if you came up with an idea that didn't quite jive right, she would talk to you, she would say, "Well, maybe we could look at it this way." It would validate the idea, but tell you you're not quite on the right path, but show that she's willing to help you get on the right path all in one blow. And that was so incredible. And I can remember at West, I, I, I pulled her aside, 'cause every time I see her, I talk to her and I tell her, "You've been such a great inspiration for me, you've, I, I'm. I'm forever thankful for you. I'd say the only bad thing is that you're, you're no longer my manager. That's the only bad thing that I have to say." But she just taught me a leadership style. You don't have to yell and scream to get your point across. You don't have to be nasty. You can be assertive and you can give support while being assertive. I think that's something that is missed in in a lot of roles. Just, "Hey, Omar, you, you might've done this a way that we didn't need to do it. But here's how we get back on track to do it, and I want you to think about what you did over here and how we can improve, improve upon it." So it, it was just, it, it, it's just those conversations that I had with her that were, you know, I mean, she really stands out to me as, as one of the best leaders that I've had. And there, there are quite a few more that I could mention. But definitely Daphne Allen. I owe her so much and I'm so thankful to have met her. She's just an amazing person. [00:29:25] Lindsey Dinneen: Well, shout out to Daphne. [00:29:27] Omar Ford: Yes, yes, yes. [00:29:30] Lindsey Dinneen: Excellent. Oh, that's, that's wonderful. I love hearing stories of really great leaders who make an impact because it does matter so much in your experience at work just as a whole, but just also your personal and professional growth. So yeah, thank you for sharing that. So, all right, pivoting the conversation a little bit just for fun. [00:29:51] Omar Ford: Sure. Sure. [00:29:52] Lindsey Dinneen: Imagine you are to be offered a million dollars to teach a masterclass on anything you want. It can be within your industry, but it doesn't have to be. What would you teach? [00:30:03] Omar Ford: Hmm. A million dollars to teach anything. Oh gosh. I, you know what? I would teach really common sense, old school journalism. I would do that. I think that there are a lot of things that have been lost in journalism over the years and that is one thing that I would teach, not necessarily the writing aspect of it but just how to relate to people, how to talk to people you know, how to just be in a position where you can have discussions with, with a person. We have so many people nowadays that don't even know how to talk on a telephone. They don't know how to have a phone conversation. And I think that that is one of the basics for journalism, right? You gotta be able to pick up that phone or hop on that Teams call and have a conversation with someone. I, I remember a few years ago we had a, a journalist and this person was, this person struggled with talking to people on the phone or doing those cold calls. And I said, "You know, you gotta be able to breach that and you gotta be able to, to, to try and at least make that connection." And there are tips that you can do to, to really get that information out there to, to really make connections with people, you know, you can-- subtle things that you can do, but if you gave me a million dollars, I would yeah, that's what I would do. I would teach just common core principles of journalism. [00:31:39] Lindsey Dinneen: I love it. Sounds like a great course. All right. How do you wish to be remembered after you leave this world? [00:31:48] Omar Ford: Oh gosh. I would say as a good husband and a good father. Those are two things that are really important to me, but I would love to be just a go out as a good husband and a good father. That's, that's ultimately what I wanna be. [00:32:04] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah. Wonderful. All right, and then final question. What is one thing that makes you smile every time you see or think about it? [00:32:14] Omar Ford: Oh goodness. What's one thing that makes me smile or, oh gosh. I will say this. My youngest daughter, my youngest daughter, Emily, and she, we named her after my mom. She was a total surprise to us. We're in, well, I will tell my age. I am 47 years old and she is now two. So do the math. My other children are like in their teens. And Emily makes me smile because, you know, we didn't know that my wife was pregnant at the time. We just, and then when we found out she was pregnant at 21 weeks-- yeah. Yeah. Yes, yes. When we found out she was pregnant, we didn't even want to we didn't know if Emily would survive. We, we didn't. She spent like 10 weeks in the NICU and now she is a big, healthy toddler who has caused a lot of this to turn a lot grayer, but she makes me smile each time I see her. You know, she reminds me of her grandmother, my mom, and she reminds me that miracles can happen. So, yes. [00:33:29] Lindsey Dinneen: Oh, I love that. What a beautiful answer. Well, Omar, this has been an absolutely amazing interview and I am so very thankful for your time. Thanks for just sharing a little bit of your afternoon with me, and thank you so much for everything you're doing to change lives for a better world. Really appreciate it. [00:33:48] Omar Ford: Thank you. Thank you, and thanks for having me on and we've gotta have you on Let's Talk Medtech. [00:33:52] Lindsey Dinneen: Yeah, let's do it. I would love that. [00:33:55] Omar Ford: Awesome. [00:33:56] Lindsey Dinneen: Well, thanks again. [00:33:59] Dan Purvis: The Leading Difference is brought to you by Velentium Medical. Velentium Medical is a full service CDMO, serving medtech clients worldwide to securely design, manufacture, and test class two and class three medical devices. 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The day this episode comes out, March 26 2026, is the 115th birthday of renowned playwright Tennessee Williams. And to mark the occasion, we're heading into the Sewers archives to hear my 2020 interview with writer William V. Madison, whose career was inspired in part by a moving experience in college involving a Streetcar Named Desire. That brought William to a series of adventurous jobs, from working on Broadway shows to producing the news alongside Dan Rather, singing to Angela Lansbury, earning a nickname from Fidel Castro, and writing a biography of Madeline Kahn.

WABC Radio Host Brian Kilmeade joins Sid to discuss the death of WABC personality and veteran TV anchor Ernie Anastos, who died at 82, praising his authenticity, positivity, and straightforward delivery of news, including his "Positively Ernie" podcast. Sid and Brian contrast Anastos and earlier network anchors with today's opinion-driven media, citing examples like Dan Rather and Katie Couric showing strong partisan views after leaving network roles. The conversation then shifts to New York City politics: Sid criticizes City Council Speaker Julie Menin for publicly calling him Islamophobic while he supports Councilmember Vicki Paladino, noting attorney Jim Walden represents her amid a censure effort. They discuss allegations about Mayor Mamdani's wife's social media activity and anti-Israel work, and Kilmeade urges ongoing exposure while expressing support for Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's campaign against Governor Hochul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My conversation with Jonathan starts at about  42 minutes and Chris and I get started at 1:23 in to today's show after headlines and clips Join us in Vegas for Podjam 3! Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete From Jonathan Larsen Substack If you haven't heard of me, it's because I've spent most of my career behind the scenes writing and producing for Dan Rather, Keith Olbermann, Chris Hayes, Lawrence O'Donnell, Rachel Maddow, Anderson Cooper, Marc Maron, and a ton of other folks. Even when it wasn't part of my job, I've always broken news, breaking stories about the powerful and how the system is rigged against the powerless. Without trafficking in speculation or outrage-bait. Far too much of our journalism — from fringe to mainstream — is focused on feeding us info-bits that feel like they mean something (about what's going to happen, or who someone really is) but don't actually have any bearing on the material lives of everyday people. Until I was laid off in January 2024, I oversaw the original reporting of The Young Turks. Since then, I've been counting on reader support to continue breaking news here on Substack. (I also do an NSFW weekday-morning newsletter full of the kind of unabashed opinion-having that I make sure not to indulge in the reporting here on this Substack, because impartial journalism doesn't mean not having opinions it means being professional enough to ensure my reporting is intellectual honest.) Here's what one well-known political scientist has to say about my work: "Jonathan Larsen is a first rate investigative reporter … He just started a Substack. Subscribe! I did." — Norm Ornstein And here's Mr. Rather: "Jonathan is a first-rate, world-class professional… As a reporter, he's a deep-digger with an unrelenting dedication to fairness and accuracy." I'm obviously extremely lucky to have worked with the people I have. My ethos for journalism is that "evil" is a poor explanation for human behavior. That applies to everyone from muggers and presidents. I tend to reject simple and simplistic explanations for…why things are happening. People aren't perfectly logical, but anyone telling you that people are doing bad things because they're crazy or evil is selling you something you shouldn't be buying. A lot of big accounts out there rile everyone up and rack up likes by calling out people for being evil. My moral high ground isn't enough for me to make that my calling. So I focus on revealing destructive forces at work and crappy systems. And, yes, exposing the people responsible. It's my belief that elevation and illumination are how we get to a better place. I appreciate your support for these aspirations. And if that's too earnest and saccharine for you, you should probably subscribe to The Fucking News! I'm Chris Jones, and I'm running for Congress in Arkansas's 2nd District. I grew up in Pine Bluff, where my story began in a community that taught me the values of faith, family, and hard work. Arkansas shaped who I am, and it continues to guide my vision for the future. I grew up in Pine Bluff, where my story began in a community that taught me the values of faith, family, and hard work. Arkansas shaped who I am, and it continues to guide my vision for the future. My path took me into science and technology, and through that work I've always kept Arkansas at the center. My life's work is about building bridges — between faith and science, between rural towns and urban centers, across generations. Wherever I've gone, I've carried Arkansas with me, and I've always come home. I am a builder focused on opening doors and expanding opportunity and prosperity brick by brick, so every Arkansan has a seat at the table. I am a fighter who stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the people of this state. And I am a visionary who believes in the next Arkansas: a future shaped by a strong economy, democracy, growth, and entrepreneurship. The table we are building rests on four legs: justice that treats every Arkansan with dignity, an economy that allows people to prosper, a democracy that reflects the will of the people, and innovation that prepares us for the challenges ahead. I believe we can create good jobs and keep hospitals open. We can support families with access to health care and food security. We can invest in schools, teachers, and apprenticeships that prepare people for the jobs of tomorrow. And we can strengthen trust in government with fair maps, just rules, and effective leaders that listen to the people, not billionaires. Donate to Chris! Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift Send Pete $ Directly on Venmo All things Jon Carroll  Buy Ava's Art    Subscribe to Piano Tuner Paul Paul Wesley on Substack Listen to Barry and Abigail Hummel Podcast Listen to Matty C Podcast and Substack Follow and Support Pete Coe Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing  

Kick-off those worn-out shoes, let your hair down and pour yourself some lite roast, because the Bo-Hosts welcome you to: Sammy Sunday Mornings! The "BONUS OTIS" mini-episodes are bite-size and focus on the mellower side of the RedRocker's catalog!This time, we feature the acoustic lullaby "Inner Child",  a track Sammy first revealed during a live solo performance on Dan Rather's AXS TV program, The Big Interview, in February 2016.  Sammy wrote the song following a family retreat where he gained deep insights into how his children viewed their parents.  It's a hidden gem that's hard to find as it was only released as a digital single on Feb. 25 2016 and has since vanished. Sammy describes the track as "very deep," dealing with his own upbringing, his children, and his grandchildren. Enjoy a lazy, hazy Sammy Sunday!All songs available for purchase on iTunes! We bought it- so should you!"What is understood...NEED be discussed"Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085582159917Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebogusotisshow/?hl=enConnect with the Bo-Hosts:bogusotisshow@gmail.com

For our latest game of Would You Rather?, we asked past guests, friends, and listeners to challenge us with brand-new TV-related scenarios. They came through with some of the craziest conundrums we've ever contemplated. Listen to find out how sick they, and we, actually are!TOPICSLead Topic:

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured  In this segment, Chris breaks down Donald Trump's massive $5 billion lawsuit against the BBC, sparked by what the network calls “regrettable editing” and what critics call deliberate narrative-shaping. From accusations of activist gatekeeping inside the BBC, to Europe's cultural unraveling, to the long history of American media scandals—from Dan Rather's “fake but accurate” fiasco to Stephen Glass's fabricated reporting—the episode explores how legacy outlets bend reality, protect their own, and rebuild disgraced figures. With detours through C.S. Lewis, Christmas market unrest, and the modern newsroom's ethical shortcuts, this commentary pulls back the curtain on the media fraternity that always seems to land on its feet.

Americans' trust in the mass media is at its lowest point inmore than five decades.About two-thirds of Americans in the 1970s trusted the “massmedia -- such as newspapers, TV and radio” either “a great deal” or “a fairamount” to “[report] the news fully, accurately and fairly.” By the nextmeasurement in 1997, confidence had fallen to 53%, and it has gradually trendeddownward since 2003. Americans are now divided into rough thirds, with 31% trusting themedia a great deal or a fair amount, 33% saying they do “not [trust it] verymuch,” and 36%, up from 6% in 1972, saying they have no trust at all in it. GeneJankowski is the former president of the CBS Broadcast Group. Born in 1934 inBuffalo, New York, he graduated from Canisius College, served in the US Navy,and received his master's degree from Michigan State University. Jankowskibegan his career with the CBS Corporation in 1961 and served as president andchairman from 1977 to 1989.Jankowski's new memoir, Behind the Eye: My Life in Media, isthe lively story of how a little boy from Buffalo, enchanted with movingpictures, rose to become president and chairman of CBS Broadcasting duringtelevision's Golden Age in the 1970s and 1980s. Ever the optimist, dealmaker,and creative mind, Gene Jankowski was largely responsible for CBS's meteoricrise to the coveted position of number-one network—and for keeping it there.Jankowski tells the stories behind the headlines about such bold-faced names asWalter Cronkite, Dan Rather, William S. Paley, Martha Stewart, Ted Turner,Donald Trump, and other newsmakers.  HeJoined me this week this week to tell me more.  For more information: https://www.genejankowski.com/

¿Qué ocurre cuando una agresión aparentemente sin sentido a un famoso periodista se convierte en una canción icónica de REM? Óscar Fábrega nos desentraña la historia real detrás de "What's the Frequency, Kenneth", uno de los temas más enigmáticos de la banda. Todo comienza en 1986, cuando Dan Rather, legendario presentador de la CBS, fue atacado en plena calle por un desconocido que no paraba de repetir esa extraña pregunta. Diez años después, el caso se reabre con un giro inesperado: un asesinato, un esquizofrénico paranoide y una confesión que involucra viajes en el tiempo, implantes cerebrales y un gobierno dictatorial del año 2265. Una historia que mezcla el periodismo, el rock alternativo y la locura más absoluta. Porque, amigos, vivimos tiempos extraños... pero el pasado tampoco se quedaba corto. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers,China's spacefaring ambitions pose tough competition for America. With a focused, centralized program, Beijing seems likely to land taikonauts on the moon before another American flag is planted. Meanwhile, NASA faces budget cuts, leadership gaps, and technical setbacks. In his new book, journalist Christian Davenport chronicles the fierce rivalry between American firms, mainly SpaceX and Blue Origin. It's a contest that, despite the challenges, promises to propel humanity to the moon, Mars, and maybe beyond.Davenport is an author and a reporter for the Washington Post, where he covers NASA and the space industry. His new book, Rocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos, and the Inside Story of the New, Trillion-Dollar Space Race, is out now.In This Episode* Check-in on NASA (1:28)* Losing the Space Race (5:49)* A fatal flaw (9:31)* State of play (13:33)* The long-term vision (18:37)* The pace of progress (22:50)* Friendly competition (24:53)Below is a lightly edited transcript of our conversation. Check-in on NASA (1:28)The Chinese tend to do what they say they're going to do on the timeline that they say they're going to do it. That said, they haven't gone to the moon . . . It's really hard.Pethokoukis: As someone — and I'm speaking about myself — who wants to get America back to the moon as soon as possible, get cooking on getting humans to Mars for the first time, what should I make of what's happening at NASA right now?They don't have a lander. I'm not sure the rocket itself is ready to go all the way, we'll find out some more fairly soon with Artemis II. We have flux with leadership, maybe it's going to not be an independent-like agency anymore, it's going to join the Department of Transportation.It all seems a little chaotic. I'm a little worried. Should I be?Davenport: Yes, I think you should be. And I think a lot of the American public isn't paying attention and they're going to see the Artemis II mission, which you mentioned, and that's that mission to send a crew of astronauts around the moon. It won't land on the moon, but it'll go around, and I think if that goes well, NASA's going to take a victory leap. But as you correctly point out, that is a far cry from getting astronauts back on the lunar surface.The lander isn't ready. SpaceX, as acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy just said, is far behind, reversing himself from like a month earlier when he said no, they appear to be on track, but everybody knew that they were well behind because they've had 11 test flights, and they still haven't made it to orbit with their Starship rocket.The rocket itself that's going to launch them into the vicinity of the moon, the SLS, launches about once every two years. It's incredibly expensive, it's not reusable, and there are problems within the agency itself. There are deep cuts to it. A lot of expertise is taking early retirements. It doesn't have a full-time leader. It hasn't had a full-time leader since Trump won the election. At the same time, they're sort of beating the drum saying we're going to beat the Chinese back to the lunar surface, but I think a lot of people are increasingly looking at that with some serious concern and doubt.For what it's worth, when I looked at the betting markets, it gave the Chinese a two-to-one edge. It said that it was about a 65 percent chance they were going to get there first. Does that sound about right to you?I'm not much of a betting man, but I do think there's a very good chance. The Chinese tend to do what they say they're going to do on the timeline that they say they're going to do it. That said, they haven't gone to the moon, they haven't done this. It's really hard. They're much more secretive, if they have setbacks and delays, we don't necessarily know about them. But they've shown over the last 10, 20 years how capable they are. They have a space station in low earth orbit. They've operated a rover on Mars. They've gone to the far side of the moon twice, which nobody has done, and brought back a sample return. They've shown the ability to keep people alive in space for extended periods of times on the space station.The moon seems within their capabilities and they're saying they're going to do it by 2030, and they don't have the nettlesome problem of democracy where you've got one party come in and changing the budget, changing the direction for NASA, changing leadership. They've just set the moon — and, by the way, the south pole of the moon, which is where we want to go as well — as the destination and have been beating a path toward that for several years now.Is there anyone for merging NASA into the Department of Transportation? Is there a hidden reservoir? Is that an idea people have been talking about now that's suddenly emerged to the surface?It's not something that I particularly heard. The FAA is going to regulate the launches, and they coordinate with the airspace and make sure that the air traffic goes around it, but I think NASA has a particular expertise. Rocket science is rocket science — it's really difficult. This isn't for the faint of heart.I think a lot of people look at human space flight and it's romanticized. It's romanticized in books and movies and in popular culture, but the fact of the matter is it's really, really hard, it's really dangerous, every time a human being gets on one of those rockets, there's a chance of an explosion, of something really, really bad happening, because a million things have to go right in order for them to have a successful flight. The FAA does a wonderful job managing — or, depending on your point of view, some people don't think they do such a great job, but I think space is a whole different realm, for sure.Losing the Space Race (5:49). . . the American flags that the Apollo astronauts planted, they're basically no longer there anymore. . . There are, however, two Chinese flags on the moonHave you thought about what it will look like the day after, in this country, if China gets to the moon first and we have not returned there yet?Actually, that's a scenario I kind of paint out. I've got this new book called Rocket Dreams and we talk about the geopolitical tensions in there. Not to give too much of a spoiler, but NASA has said that the first person to return to the moon, for the US, is going to be a woman. And there's a lot of people thinking, who could that be? It could be Jessica Meir, who is a mother and posted a picture of herself pregnant and saying, “This is what an astronaut looks like.” But it could very well be someone like Wang Yaping, who's also a mother, and she came back from one of her stays on the International Space Station and had a message for her daughter that said, “I come back bringing all the stars for you.” So I think that I could see China doing it and sending a woman, and that moment where that would be a huge coup for them, and that would obviously be symbolic.But when you're talking about space as a tool of soft power and diplomacy, I think it would attract a lot of other nations to their side who are sort of waiting on the sidelines or who frankly aren't on the sidelines, who have signed on to go to the United States, but are going to say, “Well, they're there and you're not, so that's who we're going to go with.”I think about the wonderful alt-history show For All Mankind, which begins with the Soviets beating the US to the moon, and instead of Neil Armstrong giving the “one small step for man,” basically the Russian cosmonaut gives, “Its one small step for Marxism-Leninism,” and it was a bummer. And I really imagine that day, if China beats us, it is going to be not just, “Oh, I guess now we have to share the moon with someone else,” but it's going to cause some national soul searching.And there are clues to this, and actually I detail these two anecdotes in the book, that all of the flags, the American flags that the Apollo astronauts planted, they're basically no longer there anymore. We know from Buzz Aldrin‘s memoir that the flag that he and Neil Armstrong planted in the lunar soil in 1969, Buzz said that he saw it get knocked over by the thrust in the exhaust of the module lifting off from the lunar surface. Even if that hadn't happened, just the radiation environment would've bleached the flag white, as scientists believe it has to all the other flags that are on there. So there are essentially really no trace of the Apollo flags.There are, however, two Chinese flags on the moon, and the first one, which was planted a couple of years ago, or unveiled a couple of years ago, was made not of cloth, but their scientists and engineers spent a year building a composite material flag designed specifically to withstand the harsh environment of the moon. When they went back last summer for their farside sample return mission, they built a flag, — and this is pretty amazing — out of basalt, like volcanic rock, which you find on Earth. And they use basalt from earth, but of course basalt is common on the moon. They were able to take the rock, turn it into lava, extract threads from the lava and weave this flag, which is now near the south pole of the moon. The significance of that is they are showing that they can use the resources of the moon, the basalt, to build flags. It's called ISR: in situ resource utilization. So to me, nothing symbolizes their intentions more than that.A fatal flaw (9:31). . . I tend to think if it's a NASA launch . . . and there's an explosion . . . I still think there are going to be investigations, congressional reports, I do think things would slow down dramatically.In the book, you really suggest a new sort of golden age of space. We have multiple countries launching. We seem to have reusable rockets here in the United States. A lot of plans to go to the moon. How sustainable is this economically? And I also wonder what happens if we have another fatal accident in this country? Is there so much to be gained — whether it's economically, or national security, or national pride in space — that this return to space by humanity will just go forward almost no matter what?I think so. I think you've seen a dramatic reduction in the cost of launch. SpaceX and the Falcon 9, the reusable rocket, has dropped launches down. It used to be if you got 10, 12 orbital rocket launches in a year, that was a good year. SpaceX is launching about every 48 hours now. It's unprecedented what they've done. You're seeing a lot of new players — Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, others — driving down the cost of launch.That said, the main anchor tenant customer, the force driving all of this is still the government, it's still NASA, it's still the Pentagon. There is not a self-sustaining space economy that exists in addition or above and beyond the government. You're starting to see bits of that, but really it's the government that's driving it.When you talk about the movie For All Mankind, you sort of wonder if at one point, what happened in that movie is there was a huge investment into NASA by the government, and you're seeing that to some extent today, not so much with NASA, but actually on the national security side and the creation of the Space Force and the increases, just recently, in the Space Force's budget. I mean, my gosh, if you have $25 billion for this year alone for Golden Dome, the Missile Defense Shield, that's the equivalent of NASA's entire budget. That's the sort of funding that helps build those capabilities going forward.And if we should, God forbid, have a fatal accident, you think we'll just say that's the cost of human exploration and forward we go?I think a lot about this, and the answer is, I don't know. When we had Challenger and we had Columbia, the world stopped, and the Space Shuttle was grounded for months if not a year at a time, and the world just came to an end. And you wonder now if it's becoming more routine and what happens? Do we just sort of carry on in that way?It's not a perfect analogy, but when you talk about commercial astronauts, these rich people are paying a lot of money to go, and if there's an accident there, what would happen? I think about that, and you think about Mount Everest. The people climbing Mount Everest today, those mountain tourists are literally stepping over dead bodies as they're going up to the summit, and nobody's shutting down Mount Everest, they're just saying, well, if you want to climb Mount Everest, that's the risk you take. I do wonder if we're going to get that to that point in space flight, but I tend to think if it's a NASA launch, and it's NASA astronauts, and there's an explosion, and there's a very bad day, I still think there are going to be investigations, congressional reports, I do think things would slow down dramatically.The thing is, if it's SpaceX, they have had accidents. They've had multiple accidents — not with people, thank goodness — and they have been grounded.It is part of the model.It's part of the model, and they have shown how they can find out what went wrong, fix it, and return to flight, and they know their rocket so well because they fly it so frequently. They know it that well, and NASA, despite what you think about Elon, NASA really, really trusts SpaceX and they get along really well.State of play (13:33)[Blue Origin is] way behind for myriad reasons. They sat out while SpaceX is launching the Falcon 9 every couple of days . . . Blue Origin, meanwhile, has flown its New Glenn rocket one time.I was under the impression that Blue Origin was way behind SpaceX. Are they catching up?This is one of the themes of the book. They are way behind for myriad reasons. They sat out while SpaceX is launching the Falcon 9 every couple of days, they're pushing ahead with Starship, their next generation rocket would be fully reusable, twice the thrust and power of the Saturn V rocket that flew the Apollo astronauts to the Moon. Blue Origin, meanwhile, has flown its New Glenn rocket one time. They might be launching again soon within the coming weeks or months, hopefully by the end of the year, but that's two. They are so far behind, but you do hear Jeff Bezos being much more tuned into the company. He has a new CEO — a newish CEO — plucked from the ranks of Amazon, Dave Limp, and you do sort of see them charging, and now that the acting NASA administrator has sort of opened up the competition to go to the moon, I don't know that Blue Origin beats SpaceX to do it, but it gives them some incentive to move fast, which I think they really need.I know it's only a guess and it's only speculation, but when we return to the moon, which company will have built that lander?At this point, you have to put your money on SpaceX just because they're further along in their development. They've flown humans before. They know how to keep people alive in space. In their Dragon capsule, they have the rendezvous and proximity operations, they know how to dock. That's it.Blue Origin has their uncrewed lander, the Mark 1 version that they hope to land on the moon next year, so it's entirely possible that Blue Origin actually lands a spacecraft on the lunar surface before SpaceX, and that would be a big deal. I don't know that they're able to return humans there, however, before SpaceX.Do you think there's any regrets by Jeff Bezos about how Blue Origin has gone about its business here? Because obviously it really seems like it's a very different approach, and maybe the Blue Origin approach, if we look back 10 years, will seem to have been the better approach, but given where we are now and what you just described, would you guess that he's deeply disappointed with the kind of progress they made via SpaceX?Yeah, and he's been frustrated. Actually, the opening scene of the book is Jeff being upset that SpaceX is so far ahead and having pursued a partnership with NASA to fly cargo and supply to the International Space Station and then to fly astronauts to the International Space Station, and Blue Origin essentially sat out those competitions. And he turns to his team — this was early on in 2016 — and said, “From here on out, we go after everything that SpaceX goes after, we're going to compete with them. We're going to try to keep up.” And that's where they went, and sort of went all in early in the first Trump administration when it was clear that they wanted to go back to the moon, to position Blue Origin to say, “We can help you go back to the moon.”But yes, I think there's enormous frustration there. And I know, if not regret on Jeff's part, but certainly among some of his senior leadership, because I've talked to them about it.What is the war for talent between those two companies? Because if you're a hotshot engineer out of MIT, I'd guess you'd probably want to go to SpaceX. What is that talent war like, if you have any idea?It's fascinating. Just think a generation ago, you're a hot MIT engineer coming out of grad school, chances are you're going to go to NASA or one of the primes, right? Lockheed, or Boeing, or Air Jet, something like that. Now you've got SpaceX and Blue Origin, but you've got all kinds of other options too: Stoke Space, Rocket Lab, you've got Axiom, you've got companies building commercial space stations, commercial companies building space suits, commercial companies building rovers for the moon, a company called Astro Lab.I think what you hear is people want to go to SpaceX because they're doing things: they're flying rockets, they're flying people, you're actually accomplishing something. That said, the culture's rough, and you're working all the time, and the burnout rate is high. Blue Origin more has a tradition of people getting frustrated that yeah, the work-life balance is better — although I hear that's changing, actually, that it's driving much, much harder — but it's like, when are we launching? What are we doing here?And so the fascinating thing is actually, I call it SpaceX and Blue Origin University, where so many of the engineers go out and either do their own things or go to work for other companies doing things because they've had that experience in the commercial sector.The long-term vision (18:37)That's the interesting thing, that while they compete . . . at a base level, Elon and Jeff and SpaceX and Blue Origin want to accomplish the same things and have a lot in common . . .At a talk recently, Bezos was talking about space stations in orbit and there being like a million people in space in 20 years doing economically valuable things of some sort. How seriously should I take that kind of prediction?Well, I think a million people in 20 years is not feasible, but I think that's ultimately what is his goal. His goal is, as he says, he founded Amazon, the infrastructure was there: the phone companies had laid down the cables for the internet, the post office was there to deliver the books, there was an invention called the credit card, he could take people's money. That infrastructure for space isn't there, and he wants to sort of help with Elon and SpaceX. That's their goal.That's the interesting thing, that while they compete, while they poke each other on Twitter and kind of have this rivalry, at a base level, Elon and Jeff and SpaceX and Blue Origin want to accomplish the same things and have a lot in common, and that's lower the cost of access to space and make it more accessible so that you can build this economy on top of it and have more people living in space. That's Elon's dream, and the reason he founded SpaceX is to build a city on Mars, right? Something's going to happen to Earth at some point we should have a backup plan.Jeff's goal from the beginning was to say, you don't really want to inhabit another planet or celestial body. You're better off in these giant space stations envisioned by a Princeton physics professor named Gerard O'Neill, who Jeff Bezos read his book The High Frontier and became an acolyte of Gerard O'Neill from when he was a kid, and that's sort of his vision, that you don't have to go to a planet, you can just be on a Star Trekkian sort of spacecraft in orbit around the earth, and then earth is preserved as this national park. If you want to return to Earth, you can, but you get all the resources from space. In 500 years is that feasible? Yeah, probably, but that's not going to be in our lives, or our kids' lives, or our grandkids' lives.For that vision — anything like that vision — to happen, it seems to me that the economics needs to be there, and the economics just can't be national security and national prestige. We need to be doing things in space, in orbit, on the moon that have economic value on their own. Do we know what that would look like, or is it like you've got to build the infrastructure first and then let the entrepreneurs do their thing and see what happens?I would say the answer is “yes,” meaning it's both. And Jeff even says it, that some of the things that will be built, we do not know. When you had the creation of the internet, no one was envisioning Snapchat or TikTok. Those applications come later. But we do know that there are resources in space. We know there's a plentiful helium three, for example, on the surface of the moon, which it could be vital for, say, quantum computing, and there's not a lot of it on earth, and that could be incredibly valuable. We know that asteroids have precious metals in large quantities. So if you can reduce the cost of accessing them and getting there, then I think you could open up some of those economies. If you just talk about solar rays in space, you don't have day and night, you don't have cloud cover, you don't have an atmosphere, you're just pure sunlight. If you could harness that energy and bring it back to earth, that could be valuable.The problem is the cost of entry is so high and it's so difficult to get there, but if you have a vehicle like Starship that does what Elon envisions and it launches multiple times a day like an airline, all you're really doing is paying for the fuel to launch it, and it goes up and comes right back down, it can carry enormous amounts of mass, you can begin to get a glimmer of how this potentially could work years from now.The pace of progress (22:50)People talk about US-China, but clearly Russia has been a long-time player. India, now, has made extraordinary advancements. Of course, Europe, Japan, and all those countries are going to want to have a foothold in space . . .How would you characterize the progress now than when you wrote your first book?So much has happened that the first book, The Space Barons was published in 2018, and I thought, yeah, there'll be enough material here for another one in maybe 10 years or so, and here we are, what, seven years later, and the book is already out because commercial companies are now flying people. You've got a growth of the space ecosystem beyond just the Space Barons, beyond just the billionaires.You've got multiple players in the rocket launch market, and really, I think a lot of what's driving it isn't just the rivalries between the commercial companies in the United States, but the geopolitical space race between the United States and China, too that's really driving a lot of this, and the technological change that we've seen has moved very fast. Again, how fast SpaceX is launching, Blue Origin coming online, new launch vehicles, potentially new commercial space stations, and a broadening of the space ecosystem, it's moving fast. Does that mean it's perfect? No, companies start, they fail, they have setbacks, they go out of business, but hey, that's capitalism.Ten years from now, how many space stations are going to be in orbit around the earth?I think we'll have at least one or two commercial space stations for the United States, I think China. Is it possible you've got the US space stations, does that satisfy the demand? People talk about US-China, but clearly Russia has been a long-time player. India, now, has made extraordinary advancements. Of course, Europe, Japan, and all those countries are going to want to have a foothold in space for their scientists, for their engineers, for their pharmaceutical companies that want to do research in a zero-G environment. I think it's possible that there are, within 10 years, three, maybe even four space stations. Yeah, I think that's possible.Friendly competition (24:53)I honestly believe [Elon] . . . wants Blue to be better than they are.Do you think Musk thinks a lot about Blue Origin, or do you think he thinks, “I'm so far ahead, we're just competing against our own goals”?I've talked to him about this. He wishes they were better. He wishes they were further along. He said to me years ago, “Jeff needs to focus on Blue Origin.” This is back when Jeff was still CEO of Amazon, saying he should focus more on Blue Origin. And he said that one of the reasons why he was goading him and needling him as he has over the years was an attempt to kind of shame him and to get him to focus on Blue, because as he said, for Blue to be successful, he really needs to be dialed in on it.So earlier this year, when New Glenn, Blue Origin's big rocket, made it to orbit, that was a moment where Elon came forward and was like, respect. That is hard to do, to build a rocket to go to orbit, have a successful flight, and there was sort of a public high five in the moment, and now I think he thinks, keep going. I honestly believe he wants Blue to be better than they are.There's a lot of Elon Musk skeptics out there. They view him either as the guy who makes too big a prediction about Tesla and self-driving cars, or he's a troll on Twitter, but when it comes to space and wanting humanity to have a self-sustaining place somewhere else — on Mars — is he for real?Yeah, I do believe that's the goal. That's why he founded SpaceX in the first place, to do that. But the bottom line is, that's really expensive. When you talk about how do you do that, what are the economic ways to do it, I think the way he's funding that is obviously through Starlink and the Starlink system. But I do believe he wants humanity to get to Mars.The problem with this now is that there hasn't been enough competition. Blue Origin hasn't given SpaceX competition. We saw all the problems that Boeing has had with their program, and so much of the national space enterprise is now in his hands. And if you remember when he had that fight and the breakup with Donald Trump, Elon, in a moment of peak, threatened to take away the Dragon spacecraft, which is the only way NASA can fly its astronauts anywhere to space, to the International Space Station. I think that was reckless and dangerous and that he regretted it, but yes, the goal to get to Mars is real, and whatever you think about Elon — and he certainly courts a controversy — SpaceX is really, really good at what they do, and what they've done is really unprecedented from an American industrial perspective.My earliest and clearest memory of America and space was the landing on Mars. I remember seeing the first pictures probably on CBS news, I think it was Dan Rather saying, “Here are the first pictures of the Martian landscape,” 1976, and if you would've asked me as a child then, I would've been like, “Yeah, so we're going to be walking on Mars,” but I was definitely hooked and I've been interested in space, but are you a space guy? How'd you end up on this beat, which I think is a fantastic beat? You've written two books about it. How did this happen?I did not grow up a space nerd, so I was born in 1973 —Christian, I said “space guy.” I didn't say “space nerd,” but yeah, that is exactly right.My first memory of space is actually the Challenger shuttle exploding. That was my memory. As a journalist, I was covering the military. I'd been embedded in Iraq, and my first book was an Iraq War book about the national guard's role in Iraq, and was covering the military. And then this guy, this was 10 years ago, 12 years ago, at this point, Elon holds a press conference at the National Press Club where SpaceX was suing the Pentagon for the right to compete for national security launch contracts, and he starts off the press conference not talking about the lawsuit, but talking about the attempts. This was early days of trying to land the Falcon 9 rocket and reuse it, and I didn't know what he was talking about. And I was like, what? And then I did some research and I was like, “He's trying to land and reuse the rockets? What?” Nobody was really covering it, so I started spending more time, and then it's the old adage, right? Follow the money. And if the richest guys in the world — Bezos Blue Origin, at the time, Richard Branson, Paul Allen had a space company — if they're investing large amounts of their own personal fortune into that, maybe we should be paying attention, and look at where we are now.On sale everywhere The Conservative Futurist: How To Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised Faster, Please! is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit fasterplease.substack.com/subscribe

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Title: Nordic Angels, Exit Points, and the Divine Blueprint — A Conversation with Peter AnthonyIn this soul-stirring episode of The Consciousness Dialogues, Grant Cameron and co-host Cindy Voll welcome Peter Anthony—TV producer, psychic detective, numerologist, and near-death experiencer—for a riveting exploration of life beyond the veil. What begins as a recounting of Peter's extraordinary journey quickly unfolds into a multidimensional transmission on synchronicity, divine intervention, and the architecture of consciousness itself.Peter's story defies conventional boundaries. From a career launched by a chance TV appearance to his work alongside Dan Rather and Diane Sawyer, his life was already steeped in synchronicity before a near-death experience in 1987 radically altered his trajectory. That event not only stripped away his artistic talents but replaced them with mathematical downloads—Pythagorean codes and repeating number sequences like 1111, 222, and 333—that would become the foundation of his spiritual work.But what truly sets Peter apart is his encounters with what he calls “Nordic Angels”—tall, androgynous, blue-eyed beings who appear at moments of crisis, often during what he terms “exit points.” These are not full-blown NDEs, but critical junctures—car crashes, mountain falls, shark attacks—where death brushes close but doesn't claim. In these moments, Peter describes being physically saved by these luminous beings, who vanish as mysteriously as they arrive.The conversation dives deep into the metaphysics of these encounters. Are these angels? ETs? As Peter shares, their presence is unmistakably divine, yet their origins defy easy categorization. He recounts telepathic exchanges, the inability to retain their names, and the overwhelming sense of peace and purpose they impart. Grant draws parallels to the “Third Man Effect,” a phenomenon documented in survival literature where unseen presences guide individuals through life-threatening situations.Cindy adds her own resonance, having received a numerology reading from Peter that profoundly impacted her path. She also shares insights from Jim Semivan and Dr. Eben Alexander, suggesting that near-death experiences may be gateways to contact with non-human intelligence. The trio explores how experiencers often return with heightened psychic abilities, a sense of mission, and a deepened connection to universal consciousness.Throughout the episode, themes of gratitude, faith, and surrender emerge as central pillars. Peter describes his annual 11:11 ritual—traveling to global vortexes like Sedona and Stonehenge, offering himself as a vessel for divine service, and recording synchronicities in a gratitude journal. He emphasizes that the more we live in gratitude, the more grace flows into our lives.This episode is not just a conversation—it's a transmission. It invites listeners to reconsider the nature of reality, the role of trauma in awakening, and the possibility that we are guided by unseen hands. Whether you're a seasoned experiencer or newly curious about the intersection of consciousness, numerology, and the paranormal, Peter's story will leave you inspired, expanded, and perhaps even activated.Tune in for a journey through the veil—and discover why Peter Anthony believes we are all part of a divine blueprint, unfolding one synchronicity at a time

Eli Zaret joins us after the worst sports weekend, GMA's breast reduction “trend”, Bill Burr thinks we're dumb, Mark Sanchez's ex makes herself known by trashing him, and Bhad Bhabie is a mess. We're LIVE on YouTube as Eli Zaret drops by to recap the Detroit Lions 17-30 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Along the way we discuss JuJu Smith-Schuster vs Brian Branch, the heavy breathing of Eric Woodyard during a locker room interview, the insufferable Jackson Mahomes, Eli's anger at marijuana taxes, Joe Flacco's new gig with the Cincinnati Bengals, Penn State blows out head coach James Franklin, Bill Belichick's horrible start at UNC, mediocre Michigan, MSU's demise, Indiana's rise, an autopsy on the Detroit Tigers season, Tarik Skubal's future, Scott Harris straining to do explaining, LeBron James vs a fan, Allen Iverson's comeback and much more. GMA featured a story on the most selfish topic in history: breast reduction surgery. Donald Trump is taking a victory lap over the Israel/Hamas peace deal. Turns out SOME people actually willingly go to Presidential libraries and museums. Bill Burr is getting us some views. Blind Mike Geary is finally turning on Burr. Bill is still trying to weasel his way out of Riyadh Comedy Festival backlash. We were so sad about the passing of Sammy Mazawey that we edited out some Tom Mazawey criticism in last week's Bonerline. Drew does not quite understand Theo Von. Bella Hadid opens up about her mental health for click and comments. Mark Sanchez held an impromptu presser. His smoking hot baby mama, Bobby T, isn't surprised of his actions. Carole Bayer Sager pops off on ‘friend' Diane Keaton. Chrissy Teigen comes out to defend Meghan Markle, but still won't have a play date. The View's Whoopi Goldberg can't afford to retire. Dan Rather is not a fan of Bari Weiss and her new gig at CBS News. Benny Johnson is getting death threats. Get yourself some Mando and use promo code DREW. If you'd like to help support the show… consider subscribing to our YouTube Channel, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew Lane, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels, Jim Bentley and BranDon).

On the October 4 edition of the Music History Today podcast, Janis Joplin passes away, Dan Rather finds out what the frequency is, & two legends do something for the first time. Also, happy birthday to Jon Secada.For more music history, subscribe to my Spotify Channel or subscribe to the audio version of my music history podcasts, wherever you get your podcasts fromALL MUSIC HISTORY TODAY PODCAST NETWORK LINKS - https://allmylinks.com/musichistorytoday

This episode explores the bizarre case of William Tager, the man who fatally shot a stagehand outside the NBC studios in 1994. The true crime story is infamous for Tager's confession to also being the attacker who assaulted CBS anchor Dan Rather in 1986, repeatedly asking: "Kenneth, what is the frequency?" We detail Tager's mental delusions—including his claims of being a time traveler—and his subsequent conviction, examining how his violent acts connected two major media incidents and became a lasting cultural phenomenon. --For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  Larry Crafard - The Leads the Warren Commission Lost Part 1 & 2 at Kennedys & King Larry sparked John's interest as it seems he was sort of pushed out of the Warren Commission. Crafard testified before the Warren Commission over the course of three days. Leads were not followed up on. People feel Crafard has some similarities with Oswald. Was he an Oswald imposter? Crafard was tracked down to his sister's in Michigan after JFK and Lee were murdered. Robert Kermit Patterson went to Naval Intelligence in Dallas He reported that he'd seen Oswald in his club but it was Crafard. Waitress Mary Lawrence said she saw Ruby and Crafard together at the B&B Cafe the morning of the assassination. Gloria Fillman confirmed that she went to the B&B Restaurant with Crafard and Ruby. Washburn sat down and plotted out Crafard's timeline after Crafard left Dallas. Earl Ruby described getting a telephone call telling him that Oswald had been shot. When the FBI visited the Carousel Club, Andy Armstrong supplied the FBI with Crafard's mail and notebook. John felt that the FBI was very efficient in trying to find information on Crafard. They did not want to probe Ruby. The American public had to be convinced that the government, police and Warren Commission had things under control. The aim of the Warren Commission was to determine that Oswald was the lone shooter. Crafard's FBI testimony on Thanksgiving Day to the FBI was pretty thorough. Crafard's alibi for 11/22/63 is questionable. Crafard stated in 1st interview that Armstrong had woken him up at the Carousel Club. Incredibly, Crafard undermines his testimony from 1st statement, changed times he had interacted with Armstrong. Armstrong didn't give Crafard an alibi until January of 1964. This alibi didn't match Crafard's testimony. Was Crafard on a bus, headed out of Dealey Plaza, in order to confuse people? Ruby was at the Dallas Morning News at the time of JFK's assassination. Ruby could see Dealey Plaza from the office window. Detective Jim Leavelle arrived at the Tippit murder scene approximately about 1:30 PM. Did Leavelle deal with the 2nd wallet? After Dan Rather saw the Zapruder film, he tried to mislead the public, lying and stating Jack's head shot forward. Was Mary Bledsoe on the bus with Oswald? Did Oswald and a blonde woman get off Mary's bus? Did police board the bus? Was Crafard taken off Mary Beldsoe's bus to help take care of Office Tippit? Was he at the scene when Tippit was shot? Warren Commission's Leon Hubert and Burt Griffin did not feel that Crafard was a shooter. Officer Kenneth Croy arrived on the Tippit scene at the same time as Officer Hill. Bill DeMar testified that he felt he saw Lee Harvey Oswald in the Carousel Club. Could it have been Larry Crafard that he saw? Dan Rather's testimony actually destroys the "Magic Bullet Theory". Did Ruby think there was a plot to murder John Connelly? Was he surprised when he found out JFK had been murdered instead? The Warren Commission requested a search on Crafard's social security number to see where he had been employed. A Carousel Club stripper said that Crafard had a police badge and was impersonating being a police officer. What was hanging up in Tippit's car? Was it a shirt? Was it a jacket? Leavelle stated he didn't realize there was a connection between JFK’s murder and Tippit's murder. Len and John discuss Crafard's timeline into Michigan. Who would he need to see in Chicago?Ray McGinnis @ 1:04:39 April 3, 2025 verdict in Trial of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber: View Here Ray's analysis of the April 3rd verdict: View Here Anna Farrow's August 3rd article in The Rewrite: View Here Editorial Board, "The Crown versus The Truckers," Wall Street Journal, July 24, 2025: View Here Tristin Hopper, "From killings to rape, the heinous crimes that could get you less jail time than a Freedom...

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Stu Burguiere looks at the bizarre case of a bunch of Texas Democrats fleeing the state to avoid a vote on redistricting. Such courage from the Left down South! Then, CBN's Dan Andros joins to talk about the REAL starvation happening in Gaza, not just the mainstream media's bad-faith efforts. And Stu looks at a stunningly prescient prediction from Dan Rather 43 years ago. TODAY'S SPONSORS   RAYCON Go to http://www.buyraycon.com/STU to get 20% off the fan favorite Everyday Earbuds Classic   CBDISTILLERY Try CBD from http://www.cbdistillery.com and use the promo code ‘STU' for 25% off your entire purchase. Specific product availability depends on individual state regulations   BLUECHEW Just use promo code “STU” at checkout and pay five bucks for shipping for your first month free at http://www.bluechew.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim talks with Chris Colin about his recent Atlantic article "That Dropped Call with Customer Service? It Was on Purpose." They discuss customer service hell & Chris's personal story with Ford, the concept of sludge, intentional friction in customer service systems, call center operations & tactics, high-quality customer service approaches, the impact of short-term CEO tenures on service quality, the Biden administration's attempts to address bureaucratic time tax, political implications of poor government services, administrative burden, coping mechanisms, consumer action possibilities, the psychological toll of dealing with poor service, Cory Doctorow's concept of "enshittification," responses to Chris's article, and much more. Episode Transcript Chris Colin's website "That Dropped Call with Customer Service? It Was on Purpose," by Chris Colin in The Atlantic (June 29, 2025) Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein Chris Colin has written about problematic billionaires, contentious river law, Barack Obama's Irish roots, COVID memorialization efforts, Japanese rent-a-friends, endangered pasta and more for the New York Times, the Atlantic, NewYorker.com, Pop-Up Magazine, 99% Invisible, Outside and Wired. His work has been featured in Best American Science & Nature Writing, and he created José Andrés's podcast. In 2020 he launched Six Feet of Separation, a free pandemic newspaper by and for kids — “a virtual newspaper for our troubled times,” Dan Rather called it.

In this episode of Parenting is a Joke, host Ophira Eisenberg sits down with comedian, writer, and podcast host Chris Duffy to unpack the joys and absurdities of raising a toddler while maintaining a creative career. Chris shares how his “fun mom energy” has defined him since high school, his past life as a babysitter and fifth-grade teacher, and the surreal experience of writing jokes for Dan Rather during his first TV writing job. He reflects on the lack of nuanced parenting books for dads and explains why most advice boils down to: “Are you willing to let the baby cry?” Ophira and Chris swap stories about parenting-induced identity crises, obsessive marker-capping, and the complicated trade-offs between artistic ambition and hands-on parenting. Chris also reveals the emotional reason he starts his popular Brightspots newsletter with a disclaimer, and explains how his podcast How to Be a Better Human tries to offer comfort, not homework. The episode ends with Chris' hard-won realization: he's basically just a large baby with a beard.

Daytime Emmy winner and TV legend, producer Amy Rosenblum, joins us. Hear about Amy's fascinating career and the A-listers she worked with. How did Amy score a major scoop for Dan Rather and mine ratings gold for her best friend, Joan Rivers, and Sally Jessie Raphael? Amy was the force behind the Maury Povich show, and she was the visionary matchmaker who paired Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford. You won't want to miss this fascinating episode!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/crazy-rich-neighbors--5053120/support.

Donald Trump is already backing away from an exposé in the Wall Street Journal detailing his bestie relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The WSJ report includes a birthday note Trump reportedly wrote for Epstein that includes a drawing of a naked lady and ominous words about them having so much in common and wishes for ongoing secrets. Trump says it's not his letter, but after slamming closed the Epstein investigation and releasing none of the promised files, that's a pretty tough claim to believe. CBS appears to still be running scared of Trump and his threats of lawsuits and FCC retaliation. The cancellation of Stephen Colbert‘s late night show, which was highly critical of Trump, seems like the latest capitulation to the President. It's a fail for the network of Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather. We'll talk about all of it with journalist Anthony Davis. The political conversation continuous with This Week in Politics featuring Jim Avila and possibly Michael Shure, who might be outside the studio picketing instead due to lack of a Mark Thompson Show coffee mug.

Hey there! Welcome to another side-splitting episode of True Crimes Against Wine. Today, we're diving headfirst into the juicy details of the Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry saga. Ever wondered about their on-and-off romance? Or the story behind THAT paddleboard picture that Topher just can't get enough of? Well, look no further! Expect a rollercoaster of laughs as we veer off into hilarious tangents, from the mysterious mechanics of water sports to imagining the couple's daughter's accent. Topher spills the tea, or should we say, mineral water, all while keeping us on our toes. Plus, a cheeky look at celeb life, engagement ring drama, and Katy's quirky journey from California Girls to space explorer. Join us for a light-hearted and unfiltered chat that might just have you raising a glass to some "hard-hitting" news—Dan Rather style. Whether you're sipping mineral water or something stronger, this episode promises to entertain and maybe even make you blush a little. Cheers to that, and enjoy the ride!

When the Entrepreneur finds an old west play set in the middle of the Delphic Expanse, the away team raids the costume drawer and heads down just in time to see a maybe alien get lynched. But after they learn the history of the humans and the Skagarans on this planet, Captain Archer encourages the Sheriff to make some new laws before they pick them back up. Why is Marc Maron actually retiring? What's the best kind of homework? How is Glenn Morshower like Dan Rather? It's the episode with a lot of flesh on the video feed.Support the production of The Greatest GenerationGet a thing at podshop.biz!Sign up for our mailing list!Follow The Game of Buttholes: The Will of the Riker - Quantum LeapThe Greatest Generation is produced by Wynde PriddySocial media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill TilleyMusic by Adam Ragusea & Dark MateriaFriends of DeSoto for: Labor | Democracy | JusticeDiscuss the show using the hashtag #GreatestGen and find us on social media:YouTube | Facebook | X | Instagram | TikTok | Mastodon | Bluesky | ThreadsAnd check out these online communities run by FODs: Reddit | USS Hood Discord | Facebook group | Wikia | FriendsOfDeSoto.social

This is a preview — for the full episode, subscribe: https://newmodels.io https://patreon.com/newmodels https://newmodels.substack.com Our guest is American media theorist Douglas Rushkoff. He is the author of such seminal books on digital culture and networked communication as Cyberia (1994), Media Virus (1995), and Coercion (1999); and numerous further titles including, Program or Be Programmed (2010/2025) and Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires (2022). He is also the host of Team Human and a professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics as CUNY/Queens. On this episode, Doug speaks with us about the evolution (and devolution) of digital culture across web 1, 2, 3, and beyond via a synthesis of media theory, psychedelic thinking, and practical wisdom for navigating our contemporary networks. Names cited: Adam Curtis, Alex Garland, Allan Kaprow, Amazon, Art Bell, AT&T, Bernie Madoff, CNN, Cyberia, CVS, Dan Rather, Daniel Dennett, David Bowie, David Hershkovitz, David Lynch, Donna Haraway, Douglas Rushkoff, Elon Musk, Emmanuel Levinas, Francis Bacon, Genesis P-Orridge, Jake Tapper, Jeff Bezos, Jeffrey Epstein, Jesse Armstrong, Joe Rogan, John Brockman, John Perry Barlow, Joseph Chaikin, Kamala Harris, Lauren Sanchez, Louis Rossetto, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Madonna, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Marshall McLuhan, Martin Buber, Martin Heidegger, Media Virus, Michael Jackson, Milton Friedman, Naomi Klein, Naomi Wolf, Neil Simon, New Models, New York Times, Norbert Wiener, Orit Halpern, Paper Magazine, Peter Thiel, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Present Shock, Ray Kurzweil, Richard Dawkins, Robert Anton Wilson, Ross Douthat, Skinny Puppy, Spinoza, Star Trek, Team Human, Temple of Psychic Youth, The Long Boom, The Process Church, The Simpsons, Vanessa Machado de Oliveira, Walter Benjamin, William S. Burroughs, Wired Magazine

Knicks enter free agency coachless. We discuss the NHL draft, a top LI football recruit, and the REM song "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?", Dan Rather, and Tom Brokaw. Could the Knicks get LeBron? Is Jerry a 'father figure' to Rutgers draftees? Mets swept by Pirates; Lindor explains. Judge's two homers lead Yankees over A's. Moment of the Day: Eddie's Poop Cruise insulin sacrifice. Wing Bowl returns in February.

Positivity is at the heart of any kind of success. A desire to succeed, paired with a positive mindset, good friends, and hard work, can create momentum and growth in any direction you choose. On this episode of The Unfinished Print, a Mokuhanga Podcast, I speak with Michael Verne, a gallerist specializing in Japanese prints and paintings. Michael shares his approach to success, the power of positivity in business, and how he navigates the ups and downs of running a small, focused gallery. Through rich stories, both his own and those of the artists he represents, Michael offers insight into how storytelling shapes his business, sustains its growth, and supports educating people about mokuhanga and Japanese art. Please follow The Unfinished Print and my own mokuhanga work on Instagram @andrezadoroznyprints or email me theunfinishedprint@gmail.com Notes: may contain a hyperlink. Simply click on the highlighted word or phrase. Artists works follow after the note if available. Pieces are mokuhanga unless otherwise noted. Dimensions are given if known. Print publishers are given if known. Michael Verne and The Verne Collection - website The Metropolitan Museum of Art - is the largest art museum in North and South America. It began to be assembled by John Jay (1817-1894) in the late 19th century. Incorporated in 1870, the museum has collected many essential pieces, such as the works of Henri Matisse (1869-1954) and Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919). For more information about the MET, you can find it here. Daniel Kelly - is a visual artist and printmaker based in Kyoto, Japan. Daniel Kelly has shown all over the world, and is many museum collections as well. More information can be found, here.   Morning Calm (1983) 14.5" x 20.5" Tomikichirō Tokuriki (1902-2000) - was a Kyoto based mokuhanga printmaker and teacher. His work touched on many themes and styles. From “creative prints” or sōsaku hanga in Japanese, and his publisher/printer prints, or shin hanga prints of traditional Japanese landscapes.  Dance of Shimazu (1950's)  Sanford Smith and Works On Paper Exhibit - Sanford Smith (1939-2024) was one of the more important New York City art promoters of his time. Founding Sanford L. Smith + Associates, Sanford Smith created many art fairs such as the Works On Paper show, now known as Art On Paper which focused on works on paper such as prints, watercolours and photographs. More information can be found, here.   Willy Loman - is a fictional character in the novel Death of as Salesman by Arthur Miller, first published in 1949. Sadao Watanabe (1913-1996) - was a stencil and dyeing printmaker (katazome 型染め) from Japan. His works were specifically Biblical in nature. His work was also in stained glass which can be found in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.  Eve (1965)  John Carroll University - is a private Jesuit University located in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, USA and founded in 1886.  New Heights Podcast - is a podcast hosted by American football players Jason and Travis Kelce. It is produced by Michael Verne's son Brian Verne who is the CEO of Wave Sports and Entertainment. The Armoury Show - is an annual international art fair held in New York City, primarily focusing on contemporary art by living artists, but also featuring works by 20th-century masters. Pace Gallery -  is a gallery located in New York City and founded in 1960. Today the gallery is a leader in exhibiting some of the top artists in their media. There are galleries in London, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Seoul, Geneva and East Hampton. More information can be found, here. Joel Stewart - is an American visual artist based in Kyoto, Japan.  Joel works in ceramics, installation, printmaking and mixed media. More information about Joel can be found, here.  Karatsu (2016) watercolour on paper 30" x 22" Quiet Elegance - is a book published by the Charles E. Tuttle Company in 1997 written by Betsy Franco and Michael Verne. The Charles E. Tuttle Company is now called simply Tuttle.  Dan Rather - is an American journalist who was the head anchor of the CBC Evening News from 1981 - 2005.  Joshua Rome -  is an American mokuhanga printmaker based Vermont after spending many years in Japan. His themes are of landscapes and the human condition. More information can be found, here.  Mixing Hours (1998) shibui (渋い) - is a Japanese concept that refers to a subtle, simple, and refined beauty. Yuko Kimura - is a contemporary printmaker based in California who used etching, aquatint, monotype, indigo dye, and cyanotype on pleated, stitched or twisted paper for her works. Yuko creates process videos on her website so you can see her process of her complex works. More information can be found, here.   Fusion no. 22 2010 etching and enamel on copper in abaca handmade paper 8" x 6"  wabi sabi - is a traditional Japanese aesthetic concept that embraces the beauty of imperfection, impermanence, and simplicity. Rooted in Zen Buddhism, it values natural materials, asymmetry. Takauchi Seihō (1864 - 1942)-  was a painter of Nihonga. His paintings were famous because of his travels to the West and the influences gathered from that. More information can be found, here.  Spring and Autumn (left screen) c 1889 Allen Memorial Art Museum - is an art museum located in Oberlin, Ohio and was founded in 1917.  Katustori Hamanishi -  is a mezzotint artist known for his diptychs , triptychs and quadtychs. More information can be found, here.  Cosmos Field (2022) 23.75" x 17.75" mezzotint Shigeki Kuroda - is a visual artist who works in aquatint, mezzotint, drypoint, and etching. For more information about his work can be found, here.  Mild Breeze (1953) 25.1" x 18.1" etching and aquatint Clifton Karhu (1927-2007) -  was a mokuhanga printmaker based in Japan. Karhu lived in Japan for most of his life after studying with Tetsuo Yamada and Stanton Macdonald-Wright. HIs themes were of his home city of Kyoto, Japan. More information can be found, here.  Katsura Moonlight (1982) 15.75" x 11./81" Tollman Collection  - is a well known Japanese art gallery located in Daimon, Tokyo, Japan. More information can be found, here.  Toko Shinoda (1913-2021) - was a Japanese visual artist who was made famous for her works in Sumi ink paintings and prints. More information can be found, here.  Winter Green (1990) ink on paper Hideo Takeda -  is a Tokyo based graphic illustrator, mokuhanga printmaker, and all around artist who challenges what it means to be an artist in this modern world. More information can be found, here.   Green (2009) Painting 13" x 9.5" Sarah Brayer - is a visual artist who is based in Kyoto, Japan. Her works are predominantly poured Japanese paper (washi). Sarah was the first Western artist to work at the Taki paper mill in Echizen. This is where she currently make her paperworks. Sarah have worked continuously in Echizen since 1986 as the only Western artist to do so. Sarah Brayer has also produced mokuhanga in her career. More information can be found, here.  ' Sea Meets Sky (Japan Blue Series) woodblock monotype, chine colle, 16" x 14" Cameron Bailey - is a mokuhanga printmaker based in Queens, New York. His mokuhanga technique is in reduction where Cameron creates beautiful and powerful landscapes. More information can be found, here.  Tempest (2025) 16" x 24"  Shirō Kasamatsu (1898–1991) was a mokuhanga print designer during the shin-hanga movement of the early 20th century, and later focused on his own mokuhanga printmaking during the sōsaku-hanga period of the 1950's. More information can be found, here.  Co Corridor (1960's/1970's) oban 10"x 15" Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950) - a watercolorist, oil painter, and woodblock printmaker. Is associated with the resurgence of the woodblock print in Japan, and in the West. It was his early relationship with Watanabe Shōzaburō, having his first seven prints printed by the Shōzaburō atelier. This experience made Hiroshi believe that he could hire his own carvers and printers and produce woodblock prints, which he did in 1925.  The Acropolis At Night (1925) 10.13" x 16.5" Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), a designer of more than six hundred woodblock prints, is one of the most famous artists of the shin-hanga movement of the early twentieth century. Hasui began his career under the guidance of Kaburaki Kiyokata (1878-1971), joining several artistic societies early on. However, it wasn't until he joined the Watanabe atelier in 1918 that he began to gain significant recognition. Watanabe Shōzaburō (1885-1962) commissioned Hasui to design landscapes of the Japanese countryside, small towns, and scenes of everyday life. Hasui also worked closely with the carvers and printers to achieve the precise quality he envisioned for his prints. Mishima River, Mutsu (1919) 14" 9"  Shibata Zeshin (1807 - 1891) - was a laquer ware painter and print designer during the 19th Century.  Album of Lacquer Pictures by the Venerable Zeshin (1887) 6.5" x 7"  Kiyoshi Saitō (1907-1997) - was a Japanese woodblock printmaker and artist who worked in the sōsaku hanga style of mokuhanga. HIs fame outside of Japan was fairly comprehensive with his peak fame being in the 1950's and 1960's. For a comprehensive book on his life and times, Saitō Kiyoshi: Graphic Awakening published by The John & Mable Ringling Museum is an excellent source. Can be found, here. Lecture by Dr. Paget about Saitō can be found, here. My interview with Professor Paget can be found, here.  Otaru, Hokkaido (1948) 18" x 24" Munakata Shikō (1903-1975) - arguably one of the most famous modern printmakers; Shikō is renowned for his prints of women, animals, the supernatural and Buddhist deities. He made his prints with an esoteric fervour where his philosophies about mokuhanga were just as interesting as his print work.  Princess Showing Upper Arm (1958) 9" x 7.5" Sekino Jun'ichirō (1914-1988) - was a mokuhanga printmaker who helped establish the sōsaku hanga, creative print movement in Japan. His themes were of landscapes, animals and the abstract. Sekino exhibited and became a member with Nihon Hanga Kyōkai and studied with Ōnchi Kōshirō (1891-1955) and Maekawa Senpan (1888-1960).  Cats and There Kittens (1960) 18" x 13" Katsuyuki Nishijima - is a contemporary mokuhanga printmaker based in Japan who carves and prints his own work. His prints are colourful and focused on the Japanese landscape. More information can be found, here.  Moon Over Lake 10.25" x 14.75" Mayumi Oda - is a Buddhist teacher and artist based in Hawai'i. Her artwork has gained international recognition, having traveled worldwide. In addition to her artistic pursuits, Mayumi is an environmental activist and resides and works at Ginger Hill Farm, an eco-retreat on the Big Island of Hawai'i. Explore more about Mayumi Oda's work, here. Bell Telephone (1976)  21" x 15" colour screen print  Nicholas Cladis - is an artist and paper historian who teaches and lives in Iowa. He lived in Echizen from 2014-2020 where he studied how to make washi, taught at the Fukui Prefectural University, as well as being the International liaison for the paper making union. More info can be found on his website, here. You can find Nicholas' episode with The Unfinished Print, here.  Craig Anczelowtiz - is a mixed media collage artist who splits his time between New York and Japan. Craig's works focus on Japenese themes and nostalgia. More information can be found, here.  Meiji Beauty #8 (2025) vintage Japanese papers, gouache, plexi, gold leaf, and ink on thick washi 20" x 28"  © Popular Wheat Productions Opening and closing musical credit -Next Journey by Robomoque (2023) on Gunn-R-Rotation Records  logo designed and produced by Douglas Batchelor and André Zadorozny  Disclaimer: Please do not reproduce or use anything from this podcast without shooting me an email and getting my express written or verbal consent. I'm friendly :)  Слава Українi If you find any issue with something in the show notes please let me know. ***The opinions expressed by guests in The Unfinished Print podcast are not necessarily those of André Zadorozny and of Popular Wheat Productions.***    

After a heroic trifle with the evil Kutchek, the boys are once again hurled into the throes of space and time. On this episode, T-Bone and Ty Fighter land in Daytona Beach Florida in the midst of a Michelob Light Wet T-Shirt Contest. Who will win? The results may surprise you. Topic Discussed:Bobby Sands begins his hunger strikeMiracle on Ice T.V. Movie debutsHoward Stern makes his first broadcast in Washington D.C.The Star Wars radio drama releasedPope Assassinated?!Which Happy Days cast member gets SHOT!!??Timex releases an early home PCWalter Cronkite resignsthe shame of DORF on Golf John Hinkley Sr. tells his son he's on his ownMurder at DisneylandAchievements in SURGERY! First heart and lung transplant Dan Rather takes over the worldBette Davis Eyes goes straight to the topThe Atlanta Child MurdersThe World's Largest Sun Dial is unleashed upon the worldThe first Rubiks Cube speed championship occursBruce Springsteen sings about the mafiaThe Ropers leave Three's Companya Masonic Lodge tries to overthrow ItalyThe Greatest American Hero debutsArkansas adopts creationism in public schoolsRemember the Titans captain passes awayLast reported lynching by the ku klux klanThe first Mongolian in spaceGod Bless John McClainNazi Hunts continueUltraman 80 endsOzzy Osbourne bites the head off a doveRonald Reagan assassination attemptAunt Jemima passesChariots of Fire released in the UKthe First Annual Golden Raspberry Awards were handed out

From the JFK assassination to Vietnam to the Nixon White House and beyond, Bob Schieffer of CBS has covered it all. in this 2004 interview Schieffer tells stories from his rich journalism experience.Get your copy of This Just In by Bob SchiefferAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Dan Rather and Sam Donaldson For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. and now on

Ben Sherwood '81 is the publisher, CEO, and co-owner of the digital news platform The Daily Beast, a position Ben assumed in 2024 after a long and illustrious career as a media executive. For example, Ben has served as Executive Producer of Good Morning America, President of ABC News, and most recently led the entire Disney ABC Television Group globally. If that isn't enough, Ben is also an accomplished novelist, entrepreneur, and Rhodes Scholar. In this episode, Ben speaks about the principles behind covering the news with integrity and diligence during a time of rapid political change. Ben references journalist Tom Johnson, broadcasters Bill Moyers and Dan Rather, media executive Bob Iger, and various Harvard School teachers as profound influences on his life and career.

On this week's trip through the Mind of the Meanie, The Blue Meanie and Adam Barnard remember Mr. McCusker and Father Sully, McCusker's and The Clubhouse, CM Punk's main event, and Gio the Podcaster's promo on John Cena. A full Ask Meanie Anythhing is coming your way next week!Support our wonderful network by going to OneTrueSport.com and picking up some incredible t-shirts, and checking out the other amazing shows!Mind of the Meanie is an official Brand Partner of WWE Shop! Click this link here to shop WWE Shop and support your favorite WWE Superstar today: https://wwe-shop.sjv.io/eK26drGet 25% OFF your entire order using promo code MEANIE at GreenRoads.com - Own The Day with Green Roads CBD and Wellness Products!For more information and exclusive updates, follow Mind of the Meanie on Social Media.Website | Facebook | Twitter | InstagramBECOME AN OFFICIAL POD SQUAD MEMBER: www.Patreon.com/mindofthemeanie About The Blue Meanie:Since 1994, Brian Heffron, known to wrestling fans as "The Blue Meanie", has been one of the most fun loving and mischievous characters in wrestling. He's been in ECW, WWE, various independent wrestling promotions and several independent films. He is perhaps best known for his comedy and wrestling parodies with the bWo, KISS, Col. DeMeanie, Sir Meanie, The Fabulous Ones and BlueDust. Now, he meaniesaults into the world of streaming audio, sharing his experiences in and out of the ring as well as his views on the world of professional wrestling and anything else he is passionate about.About Adam Barnard:Adam Barnard is a photographer, podcaster, and an award winning writer from Downingtown, PA. Since 2019, he has hosted Foundation Radio, a weekly podcast series with new episodes every Tuesday, focusing on in depth conversations and interviews. Now, Adam brings his unique perspective and incredibly dry sense of humor to Mind of the Meanie each week.Hosts/Executive Producers: The Blue Meanie and Adam BarnardEngineer: Carl PannellExecutive Voice: Sam KreppsIntro music: Swamp CandlesOutro music: ChikaraMusical Accompaniment: EnrichmentA Butts Carlton Media Production. Butts Carlton, Proprietor.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mind-of-the-meanie--6219755/support.

The Dean's List with Host Dean Bowen – Once upon a time CBS feigned embarrassment over fake news stories. They even “fired” Dan Rather because of it. Those days are gone. CBS News is not a news outlet. While we've known this for a while, someone may be learning it for the first time. Henrik Isben stated that the pillars of society are the “spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom.” CBS News stands for neither...

For decades Charles Osgood was a fixture on CBS television and radio. In this 1991 interview Osgood talks about His unique journalism style.Get your copy of The Osgood Files by Charles OsgoodAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Dan Rather and PJ O'RourkeFor more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. and now on YouTube#journalism #news #CBS

Megyn Kelly begins the show by calling out the "moron" Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass over her stumbles after returning from Ghana, reading the letters "URL" instead of a website to help with the deadly wildfires, the incompetence of Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom, the embarrassing moment when ABC host David Muir was caught trying to make himself look more svelte on camera while covering the wildfires, his vanity as an actor playing dress up, a flashback to an hilarious Dan Rather vain moment, and more. Then legendary actor James Woods joins to discuss his personal story of evacuating from the LA wildfires, putting the incredible devastation into perspective, the incompetent leadership in the city and state and mismanagement that led to the terrible damage, setting politics aside and the humanity he's seen during this trying time in LA, the terrible leaders in the city who must be held accountable, what lack of preparation caused this devastation, and more. Then Adam Carolla, host of The Adam Carolla Show, to talk about his personal story of evacuating from the LA wildfires, the pragmatic way he plans to go about rebuilding from the devastation, the consequences of a focus on diversity by the LA Fire Department leadership, the incompetent leadership in LA and California, the challenge of rebuilding with all the red tape and bureaucracy, the billions California wasted on a failed high speed rail system, and more. Finally Megyn reflects on the devastation of the LA wildfires, the policies that led us to this moment, the need for liberals in the city and state to see this as a wake-up call, and the importance of perspective in trying moments like this.Woods-  https://www.jameswoods.com/Carolla- https://adamcarolla.com/XX-XY Athletics: Go to https://TheTruthFits.com | Code MK20Ground News: Use the link https://groundnews.com/megyn for 40% off the Vantage subscription to see through mainstream media narratives. Grand Canyon University: https://GCU.eduFollow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKellyTwitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShowInstagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShowFacebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow Find out more information at: https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow

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One of the biggest stories in sports may be happening off the field – and on betting apps. As 60 Minutes correspondent Jon Wertheim reported earlier this year, what was once done in the shadows is now as much a part of the spectator experience as hot dogs and foam fingers. Placing wagers on everything from point spreads to the color of gatorade bottles is now fully legal in most states. But the popularization of sports betting has brought a new wave of concern over gambling addiction – a condition that 60 Minutes has been covering since before it was officially recognized by the DSM. As we grapple with this new normal, we remember a series of stories from the from the 1970s and 80s – when Dan Rather and Harry Reasoner met an extreme compulsive gambler named Irving North whose addiction was destroying his family. We meet his son Larry today as he relives his experience with his father and their time with 60 Minutes. And Wertheim joins us to consider what the past might say about the future.For more episodes like this one, search for "60 Minutes: A Second Look" and follow the show, wherever you get your podcasts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, QVC host Shawn Killinger joins us to tell it like it is about pursuing your dreams, no matter your age. We discuss how to become your most authentic self, how life's challenges can help you grow stronger, and how to maintain a positive outlook after 50, 60 and beyond. Shawn emphasizes that some of your most meaningful achievements can happen later in life. Her inspiring message reminds us that it's always the right time to follow your dreams, embrace your authenticity, and celebrate your Age of Possibility! In this episode: How Shawn's career started from local news reporter to being fired from The Apprentice How to embrace your authentic self Shawn's infertility and adoption journeys How to make your dreams a reality How to maintain a positive outlook after turning 50 Shawn takes on our selling challenge! Shawn Killinger is an accomplished TV host with a career that began by working behind the scenes for Dan Rather and David Letterman. Since 1995, she has anchored news, shared laughs with celebrities, and gained recognition for her engaging style on QVC since 2007. Shawn is a fashion, beauty, and lifestyle authority, collaborating with top brands and hosting events like red carpet coverage. Known for her candid writing, she shares personal experiences through her blog and has built a strong social media following. A travel enthusiast, Shawn's honest reviews help others plan their adventures. Here is my favorite quote from this episode: "It's so funny. Even though I'm super authentic and I know who I am and I know who I'm not. I just feel so much more at peace and at ease, like, letting it all hang out here." - Shawn Killinger Do you want to hear your voice on the show? Call me and leave me a voicemail at 404-913-6460 and let me know why you love who you are!   There is BONUS CONTENT in our free newsletter so make sure to subscribe at https://www.kimgravelshow.com Collecting Confidence, my best-selling book is now available in paperback with a brand new discussion guide! Click this link to buy it now. Join my Love Who You Are movement at https://lwya.com Connect with Me: YouTube Facebook Instagram TikTok                                          Website Connect with Shawn Killinger: Facebook Instagram 50+ & Unfiltered LinkedIn New episodes of The Kim Gravel Show drop every Wednesday at 6pm EST. Support our show by supporting our Sponsors: QVC The Age of Possibility QVC's Age of Possibility celebrates women 50 and over, making us feel seen and supported. I'm thrilled to be part of it! Join our Q50 community and embrace this new chapter. QVC offers curated products to meet our changing needs. Get involved by joining the Facebook group and tuning into the shows. Visit https://www.qvc.com/kimshow to discover how you can be supported and celebrated this holiday season and beyond! AquaTru Want cleaner, safer water? AquaTru removes over 80 harmful contaminants, including chlorine and lead. With easy-to-use filters lasting up to two years, it tastes 15 times better than regular pitchers. Plus, it's backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee! Get 20% off any purifier at https://aquatru.com/ with promo code KIM. Enjoy healthier water today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, QVC host Shawn Killinger joins us to tell it like it is about pursuing your dreams, no matter your age. We discuss how to become your most authentic self, how life's challenges can help you grow stronger, and how to maintain a positive outlook after 50, 60 and beyond.Shawn emphasizes that some of your most meaningful achievements can happen later in life. Her inspiring message reminds us that it's always the right time to follow your dreams, embrace your authenticity, and celebrate your Age of Possibility!In this episode: How Shawn's career started from local news reporter to being fired from The Apprentice How to embrace your authentic self Shawn's infertility and adoption journeys How to make your dreams a reality How to maintain a positive outlook after turning 50 Shawn takes on our selling challenge! Shawn Killinger is an accomplished TV host with a career that began by working behind the scenes for Dan Rather and David Letterman. Since 1995, she has anchored news, shared laughs with celebrities, and gained recognition for her engaging style on QVC since 2007. Shawn is a fashion, beauty, and lifestyle authority, collaborating with top brands and hosting events like red carpet coverage. Known for her candid writing, she shares personal experiences through her blog and has built a strong social media following. A travel enthusiast, Shawn's honest reviews help others plan their adventures.Here is my favorite quote from this episode:"It's so funny. Even though I'm super authentic and I know who I am and I know who I'm not. I just feel so much more at peace and at ease, like, letting it all hang out here."- Shawn KillingerDo you want to hear your voice on the show?Call me and leave me a voicemail at 404-913-6460 and let me know why you love who you are! There is BONUS CONTENT in our free newsletter so make sure to subscribe at https://www.kimgravelshow.comCollecting Confidence, my best-selling book is now available in paperback with a brand new discussion guide!Click this link to buy it now.Join my Love Who You Are movement at https://lwya.comConnect with Me:YouTubeFacebookInstagramTikTok                                         WebsiteConnect with Shawn Killinger:FacebookInstagram50+ & UnfilteredLinkedInNew episodes of The Kim Gravel Show drop every Wednesday at 6pm EST.Support our show by supporting our Sponsors:QVC The Age of PossibilityQVC's Age of Possibility celebrates women 50 and over, making us feel seen and supported. I'm thrilled to be part of it! Join our Q50 community and embrace this new chapter.QVC offers curated products to meet our changing needs. Get involved by joining the Facebook group and tuning into the shows.Visit https://www.qvc.com/kimshow to discover how you can be supported and celebrated this holiday season and beyond!AquaTruWant cleaner, safer water? AquaTru removes over 80 harmful contaminants, including chlorine and lead. With easy-to-use filters lasting up to two years, it tastes 15 times better than regular pitchers. Plus, it's backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee!Get 20% off any purifier at https://aquatru.com/ with promo code KIM. Enjoy healthier water today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thursday, October 3rd, 2024Today, Judge Chutkan has published Jack Smith's lightly redacted immunity brief on the DC docket; Tim walz edged out Vance in the Vice presidential debate; The reason Trump backed out of his 60 minutes interview is because they were going to fact check him in real time; North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson didn't vote on the state's Hurricane Helene emergency declaration; Dan Rather slams CBS's refusal to fact check candidates during the debate; a new forecast shows that Ted Cruz could be in bigger trouble than previously thought; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Take control over your data and keep your private life private by signing up for DeleteMe. Go to JOINdeleteme.com/Dailybeans and use promo code Dailybeans for 20% off.Stories:CBS says Trump backed out of ‘60 Minutes' interview (Washington Post)NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson didn't vote on state's Helene emergency declaration, records show (WRAL News)Ex-CBS Anchor Dan Rather Slams Network for ‘Pathetic' Fact-Checking Move (Daily Beast)New Forecast for Texas Senate Race Is Bad News for Ted Cruz (Daily Beast)Harris Social Media Toolkit Harris Campaign Social Media Toolkit (kamalaharris.com)Give to the Kamala Harris Presidential Campaign Kamala Harris — Donate via ActBlue (MSW Media's Donation Link)See What's On Your Ballot, Check Your Voter Registration, Find Your Polling Place, Discover Upcoming Debates In Your Area, And Much More! Vote411.org Check out other MSW Media podcastshttps://mswmedia.com/shows/Subscribe for free to MuellerSheWrote on Substackhttps://muellershewrote.substack.comCheck out the first 2 episodes of Trump's Project 2025: Up Close and Personal.https://trumpsproject2025pod.com/A Special Excel Training From Generation Data for Daily Beans Listeners!Saturday, October 12 · 10am - 1pm PDTgenerationdata.org/daily-beansCheck Your Voter Registration!vote.orgThere is a new “Harris For President” Patreon tier:https://www.patreon.com/muellershewrote/membershipHave some good news; a confession; or a correction to share?Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beanshttps://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/From The Good NewsVoters Affected by Helene (North Carolina Board of Elections) (ncbe.gov)Email - elections.sboe@ncsbe.govPhone - (919) 814-0700 Check out other MSW Media podcastshttps://mswmedia.com/shows/Subscribe for free to MuellerSheWrote on Substackhttps://muellershewrote.substack.com Follow AG and Dana on Social MediaDr. Allison Gill https://muellershewrote.substack.comhttps://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrotehttps://www.threads.net/@muellershewrotehttps://www.tiktok.com/@muellershewrotehttps://instagram.com/muellershewroteDana Goldberghttps://twitter.com/DGComedyhttps://www.instagram.com/dgcomedyhttps://www.facebook.com/dgcomedyhttps://danagoldberg.comHave some good news; a confession; or a correction to share?Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beanshttps://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/ Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:The Daily Beans on Apple PodcastsWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?Supercasthttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/OrPatreon https://patreon.com/thedailybeansOr subscribe on Apple Podcasts with our affiliate linkThe Daily Beans on Apple Podcasts

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