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Big things are on the horizon for the Car Mom as a website is in the works! Kelly and Lizz have been spending a lot of time getting ready for the launch and some amazing new features, including an official Car Mom rating system and viewer ratings. Just consider them ladies in tech right now! At home, both families are getting ready for Thanksgiving. There will be one major change to the menu this year as Kelly can no longer have her favorite autumn caesar salad thanks to that pesky anchovy allergy. Will she find a suitable substitute? It's all about car advice questions from the listeners this week. First, a mom needs advice on a new car after a crash left hers totaled. A second mom needs advice on the perfect car for her family after delaying getting an official "mom car." Moving into Industry News, Motortrend has named the SUV of the year. Did they get it right? Then, Kelly and Lizz have a LOT to say about this week's "Dancing with the Star" elimination. They are HEATED!

Can you re-train your brain to make it through illness or injury, and even improve your healing outcomes? Dr. Motley sits down with Ben Ahrens, a brain-retraining educator, to learn how neuroplasticity truly can help those battling chronic illnesses. Ben shares his story of how a debilitating Lyme infection left him bedridden for years, and how a few simple brain tools made a key difference for him, motivating him to help others.  Takeaways: Limbic kindling, the concept of many imperceptible stressors leading to a nervous system crash, may explain why some people are beaten so hard by infections and others aren't.  It's possible to be strengthened by stress if we approach challenges with a sense of safety and a relaxed nervous system.  Breathwork and vision casting, focusing our brains on what brings us joy, made all the difference for Ben. Reading List of Books Mentioned:   Positivity by Barbara Frederickson: https://shorturl.at/z0Zl1 The Brain that Changes Itself and The Brain's Way of Healing by Dr. Norman Doidge: https://shorturl.at/7r5Ho LiveWired by David Eagleman: https://shorturl.at/yVHXd SuperBetter by Jane McGonigal: https://shorturl.at/05mdS The Stress Prescription by Dr. Elissa Eppel: https://tinyurl.com/3wp4uaku Chronic Pain Reset by Dr. Afton Hessett: https://tinyurl.com/avu95ezz Want more of The Ancient Health Podcast? Subscribe to the YouTube channel. ------  Follow Dr. Chris Motley Instagram TikTok Facebook Website Follow Ben Ahrens Website: http://www.re-origin.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reorigin_official  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@re_origin  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahrensben  ------  *If you're a health coach looking to advise parents and families, or even if you're a hardcore health nerd who wants to dive deeper and take advantage of ALL Doctor Motley's clinical experience, he has a membership to help you get the most out of your health and help the people you love. To poke around in there for free for 15 days, check out: https://www.doctormotley.com/15 *If you want to work with Dr. Motley virtually, you can book a discovery call with his team here: https://drmotleyconsulting.com/schedule-1333-7607 *Coffee-lovers unite! Lifeboost Coffee is gentle on the stomach, clean - we're talking third-party tested for mold and other toxins - and won't spike your anxiety. Right now you can get 58% off at lifeboostcoffee.com/DRMOTLEY⁠

MSP 189: A Life in Dance with Amber Sloan Amber Sloan's life in dance has unfolded through curiosity, community, and constant reinvention. Growing up in Virginia, her early exposure to improvisation and composition in high school sparked not just a love of movement but a way of thinking that would shape her future. Her time at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign deepened that foundation and connected her with the people and places that helped her put down artistic roots. From piecing together income through unexpected jobs, to choreographing for the Joyce SoHo and seeking to scale her work in the years leading up to the pandemic, Amber has never shied away from the uncomfortable or the uncertain. She's navigated performance anxiety, surgery and recovery, and the challenge of being involved in many facets of the dance world, from performing with David Parker to presenting work through platforms like Women in Motion. Today, with recent pieces like her show at Kestrels (set to return next year), she continues to build a career that defies the assumptions people often make about a life in dance. At the heart of it all is a simple, lasting dream: to keep exploring alongside the dancers who move her work forward. Thanks for listening. Key Points From This Episode: Amber Sloan's upbringing in Virginia and her introduction to dance.  How early experiences of improv and composition in high school shaped her career. Continuing her dance journey at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. How the connections she made while studying helped her develop roots in dance. Working various jobs to pay the bills, including a role for Harvey Keitel's wife. Choreographing for the Joyce SoHo.  Making an effort to do her work in a bigger way pre-pandemic.  Navigating performance anxiety and doing what is uncomfortable.  Being involved in many different areas of dance.  How a 2015 surgery and recovery impacted Amber's career.  Dancing for David Parker: rehearsals, footwork, and more.  Amber's presenting work, including Women in Motion and more.  Recent work including a show at Kestrels which will show again next year.  Why a life in dance is often not what you might expect.  Her ultimate dream for her work. Amber Sloan is a choreographer, performer, teacher, and producer based in Jersey City and the New York City area. For more on Amber and Show Notes & Links: The Moving Architects Follow the podcast on Instagram & Facebook Check out The Moving Architects on State of the Arts on PBS  

Stephen Mear: Dancing Through Dyslexia and Into the Spotlight

In this playful bonus of The Spark, Katy Cowan welcomes back Zoë Thompson, founder of Sweet Thang and proud zine entrepreneur, for a quick-fire round of joy-filled questions. After sharing her creative journey in Monday's episode, Zoë returns to talk about creative jealousy and how she reframes it with her "love it for you, want it for me" list. She makes a strong case for anti-hustle creativity, too. Sometimes, doing nothing is where good ideas arrive. Zoë shares the small rituals that keep her grounded, including solo dance parties to a playlist that gets her out of her head and back into her body. She goes nostalgic with scents that pull her straight back to her childhood years in Brunei. Think bug spray, sunscreen, and memories of the rainforest. There are fairy folktales, a dream dinner with Ella Fitzgerald, and a defence of Helvetica that will make every designer nod. You also get TikTok envy handled with grace, a love letter to Pinterest, a new font purchase, and a gentle debate on spice levels. It is warm, funny, and honest. Listen if you need a creative lift, a reminder that balance beats hustle, and a nudge to make space for play.

In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Alexandria Agresta about why the workplace needs more fun! Disco balls. DJ decks. Dancing queens. Alexandria Agresta brings it all. As the World's First DJing Speaker, she fuses the insight of a TED Talk with the electricity of a music festival to deliver her groundbreaking keynote, The Business Party. Her mission is simple: to spark the next wave of bold leadership and transform the workplace into a WOWplace, where possibility, creativity, and fun take center stage. Now, let's get this party started! Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!

What if perfection wasn't about behaving flawlessly - but about expressing mercy from who you already are? In this episode of Two Pastors and a Mic, Cory and Channock unpack the eBook How to Be Perfect, and they flip the entire idea of perfection on its head. Instead of moral pressure and performance, they explore Jesus' teaching that perfection looks like mercy, not mastery - and how experiencing God's love transforms the way we express it to others.You'll hear:

POP QUIZ HOTSHOT!There's an episode of Andy Griffith that's actually good and Dan doesn't want to talk about it, but if you don't do a schtick the podcast will explode. What do you do? What do you do?Well in our case you vamp and try to figure out the exact amount of lung damage needed to do a perfect RFK Jr impression.It's Andy Griffith Show Season 6, Episodes 21 and 22 "Aunt Bee Learns to Drive" and "Look Pa, I'm Dancing!"

Dancing until our feet fall off, when you forgive hateful people, happy for no reason, trends are set not followed, the face routine, hair dos and don'ts.   Down cemetery road, stick, where is severance, bad money, will paramount plus get rid of hbo? Sharper, the Spanish prisoner, the lesson.   Cheesy tater tot egg sausage casserole, onion rings pizza style, Tik tok best pasta recipe

7News Sports Reporter Xander McGuire checked in with all the late mail ahead of the AFL draft, how a dancing background helped top prospect Willem Duursma's footy, interest in late bolter Sullivan Robey and plenty more! Catch Mick in the Morning, with Roo, Titus & Rosie LIVE from 6-9am weekdays on 105.1 Triple M Melbourne or via the LiSTNR app. Mick In The Morning Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molloy Triple M Melbourne Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triplemmelb Triple M Melbourne TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@triplemmelbourne Triple M Melbourne Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/triplemmelbourneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Gateway Podcast – Tim Shaw – Sex, Murder, and Witchcraft in Nickel City Date: November 18, 2025 Episode: 103 Discussion: Sex, Murder, and Witchcraft in Nickel City About Tim: Tim Shaw is a lifelong researcher of the paranormal and metaphysical, hailing from Western New York. With a background influenced by both Roman Catholicism and Spiritualism, and a family connection to the Lily Dale Spiritualist Assembly, his interest in mystical fields developed naturally. As a medium, Tim trained with the National Spiritualist Association of Churches, The Omega Institute, and under various instructors. He holds a Master/Teacher level in Usui Reiki, an ART certificate in energy healing, and is currently studying to be a Life Coach. He has also explored Modern Witchcraft, New Orleans Voodoo, and Appalachian Hoodoo. Tim is an accomplished author, lecturer, media personality, and photographer, with notable works including "Ghosts of Buffalo," "The C2D1 Haunting," and "Rev. Zombie's Book of Divination." He has contributed to multiple publications and appeared in films and TV shows such as Discovery Channel's "Ghost Lab," SyFy's "Ghost Hunters," and Travel Channel's "America's Most Terrifying Places." He hosts the podcast "The Black Cat Lounge," which airs on Facebook Live, and volunteers at Lockport Community TV. Tim's varied interests include urban exploration, cryptozoology, historical reenactment, and paranormal investigation. After retiring from the Town of Cheektowaga Highway Department in 2017, Tim continues to pursue new adventures daily with his wife, Nancy, and their dog, Winifred. Host: CL Thomas C.L. Thomas travels widely every year as a fine arts photographer and writer exploring various afterlife research, OBEs, metaphysics, folklore, and lectures at events. C.L. does "Spirit" art on request. She is the author of the haunting memoir "Dancing with Demons" and the acclaimed historical-fiction novel “Speaking to Shadows”. C.L. is the creator and host of The Gateway Podcast & Small Town Tales Podcast. She has written many articles and maintains a blog on legends, folklore magic, and paranormal stories. Currently, she resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with her beloved Golden Retriever and Maine Coon cat. www.clthomas.org Follow CL on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cl.thomas.428549/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_cl_thomas/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@clthomas

Bobby looks back at his Dancing with the Stars run, how the virality around it seems to flare up every year, and what the show really meant to him then and now. He also talks through a recent Tom Bergeron clip that stirred everything back up, how it made him feel, and why it ultimately led to him mailing the mirrorball trophy back. Then the conversation turns to country music history, as Bobby and Eddie break down a list of famous songs that somehow never hit No. 1 and why those misses still don’t make sense. Follow on Instagram: @TheBobbyCast Follow on TikTok: @TheBobbyCast Watch this Episode on YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Jason Blitman sits down with author Olivia Laing (The Lonely City) to talk about their new book, The Silver Book.In this conversation, they dive into:

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill.Coming up today, the latest from the Ireland camp ahead of the huge clash with South Africa this weekend,Gerry Thornley and Liam Toland on whether the new-look Ireland back-three is a runner for the Six Nations,South Africa's coaching ticket claim the team are not treated fairly by the officials after another red card at the weekend,And late, late drama in the battle for the final spot at the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Does Keon Coleman dancing before the game mean anything full 881 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:08:50 +0000 KTfhSNHH0wtmGfBNikSQl0nYjbjigHt1 sports Schopp and Bulldog sports Does Keon Coleman dancing before the game mean anything Sports talk should be entertaining and informative, which is why Schopp and the Bulldog control the WGR 550 airwaves every weekday from 3-7 p.m. Chris "The Bulldog" Parker bleeds Buffalo and is as passionate about the Sabres and Bills as any listener to our radio station. Mike Schopp keeps the callers in line while dishing out his unique perspective and opinions, and creating on-air fantasy drafts of anything from favorite candy and meats, to actors, presidents and bands. Bills reporter Sal Capaccio appears daily on the show covering every move the team makes like nobody else!The top-notch weekly guests include:Mondays (DURING FOOTBALL SEASON) at 4 p.m. - Buffalo Bill, Eric WoodSabres general manager Kevyn Adams (DURING HOCKEY SEASON) - 5:30 p.m.Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. - Sports betting media specialist Evan Abrams from The Action NetworkTogether for 10 years, Schopp and the Bulldog are the No. 1 most listened to talk show in all of Western New York.On Demand Audio is presented by Northwest Bank. For What's Next. © 2025 Audacy, Inc. Sports False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.co

In this episode of the Blonde Highlights Podcast, hosts Kris Yeo & Kyle Hennessy interviews dancer Dayton Bramhall, who shares her journey from childhood dance classes to auditioning for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (DCC) on the Netflix show America's Sweethearts. Dayton discusses her experiences with family expectations, the pressures of auditions, and her personal growth through resilience. She also reflects on her passion for teaching dance to young students and her aspirations to move to London to pursue a career in musical theater. The conversation highlights the importance of following one's own path and the lessons learned from both success and rejection.Follow Dayton on IG @daytonbramhall & TikTok @daytonrae_TakeawaysDayton has been dancing since she was three years old.She initially resisted the idea of auditioning for DCC due to family expectations.The pressure of auditions can be overwhelming, but it's important to focus on personal growth.Dayton found relief in stepping away from DCC to explore other opportunities.Teaching dance has become a passion for Dayton, allowing her to mentor young dancers.She believes in the importance of resilience and adapting to new paths.Dayton aspires to move to London and pursue a career in musical theater.The experience of being on a reality show can be challenging but also enlightening.It's crucial to prioritize one's own desires over family expectations.Dayton encourages listeners to embrace their individuality and pursue their dreams.

Bobby looks back at his Dancing with the Stars run, how the virality around it seems to flare up every year, and what the show really meant to him then and now. He also talks through a recent Tom Bergeron clip that stirred everything back up, how it made him feel, and why it ultimately led to him mailing the mirrorball trophy back. Then the conversation turns to country music history, as Bobby and Eddie break down a list of famous songs that somehow never hit No. 1 and why those misses still don’t make sense. Follow on Instagram: @TheBobbyCast Follow on TikTok: @TheBobbyCast Watch this Episode on YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This week, Anne (https://YourChangeSpeaker.com) takes a quick dive into one of her favorite emotional-intelligence tools for real-world connection: how to approach tough conversations without blowing up the bridge you're trying to build.Drawing on her keynote and workshop material, Anne revisits the cognitive triad—how our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors shape our results—and adds one crucial twist: before you assume someone's being a jerk, ask yourself, “Is that the only explanation?”In this short but mighty episode, you'll learn how curiosity can shift conflict into collaboration and turn awkward moments into opportunities for understanding.You'll hear about:A mindset shift that transforms conflict from toxic to productiveWhy curiosity beats animosity every timeThe magic question that changes everything.If you've ever had a tough conversation go south because you didn't manage your anger, and hope to never do that again, this episode will help you pause, breathe, and get curious, not furious.To listen to episode 319 go here!  https://ignitingyourcourage.com/blog/2025/01/20/master-your-mind-harnessing-the-cognitive-triad-for-positive-change/Anne Bonney, CSP®, was born to talk—just ask any of her childhood teachers who wrote "talks too much" on her report cards! Now, she's turned that chatter into a powerhouse career, jet-setting around the globe to help overwhelmed professionals build resilience in the discomfort of change. A dynamic keynote speaker, energizing conference Emcee, two-time author, and host of the hit podcast Dancing in the Discomfort Zone, Anne lights up both virtual and in-person stages with her high-energy, relatable style. After 20 years of crushing it in corporate and nonprofit leadership positions, she now uses her hard-earned experience and fiery passion to ignite YOUR courage to build resilience in change and challenges, tackle tough conversations, and lead with emotional intelligence.

Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Dancing with Destiny: A Spring Tale of Love & Inspiration Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/es/episode/2025-11-17-23-34-02-es Story Transcript:Es: El sol brillaba intensamente en la Plaza de Mayo de Buenos Aires.En: The sun shone brightly in the Plaza de Mayo of Buenos Aires.Es: Era primavera, y el aire estaba lleno del fresco aroma de los árboles de jacaranda en flor.En: It was spring, and the air was filled with the fresh scent of blooming jacaranda trees.Es: La plaza vibraba con energía.En: The plaza vibrated with energy.Es: Había músicos tocando guitarra, niños corriendo y parejas disfrutando del día.En: There were musicians playing guitar, children running, and couples enjoying the day.Es: Coloridas banderas ondeaban con la brisa, animando el ambiente con su movimiento.En: Colorful flags waved in the breeze, enlivening the atmosphere with their movement.Es: Mateo, un artista joven y de alma sensible, caminaba por la plaza con Javier, su mejor amigo.En: Mateo, a young artist with a sensitive soul, was walking through the plaza with Javier, his best friend.Es: Mateo llevaba semanas buscando inspiración para su próxima pintura, pero se sentía atrapado en un mar de inseguridades y dudas.En: Mateo had been searching for inspiration for his next painting for weeks, but he felt trapped in a sea of insecurities and doubts.Es: Javier, siempre alegre y confiado, intentaba animarlo.En: Javier, always cheerful and confident, was trying to cheer him up.Es: "Amigo, tienes que vivir más.En: "Amigo, you have to live more.Es: Sal de tu estudio y siente la ciudad", le decía Javier, dándole un amistoso golpe en el hombro.En: Get out of your studio and feel the city," Javier said, giving him a friendly pat on the shoulder.Es: Mientras paseaban, un espectáculo de tango callejero comenzó a formar un círculo de espectadores.En: As they strolled, a street tango performance began forming a circle of spectators.Es: La música era intensa y apasionada.En: The music was intense and passionate.Es: Allí, en el centro, bailaba Luciana, una joven de movimientos fluidos y mirada profunda.En: There, in the center, danced Luciana, a young woman with fluid movements and a deep gaze.Es: Recientemente, ella buscaba curar su corazón roto a través del baile, perdiéndose en la música, olvidándose del dolor.En: Recently, she had been trying to heal her broken heart through dance, losing herself in the music, forgetting the pain.Es: Mateo se detuvo, fascinado por la vivacidad de Luciana.En: Mateo stopped, fascinated by Luciana's vivacity.Es: Sintió que nunca había visto algo tan hermoso.En: He felt he had never seen anything so beautiful.Es: Sin embargo, su inseguridad le impedía acercarse.En: However, his insecurity prevented him from approaching her.Es: Su arte requería emoción, pero él temía el rechazo y la vulnerabilidad.En: His art required emotion, but he feared rejection and vulnerability.Es: "Vamos, Mateo.En: "Come on, Mateo.Es: Habla con ella", insistió Javier.En: Talk to her," insisted Javier.Es: "Ella podría ser tu musa."En: "She could be your muse."Es: Mateo respiró hondo.En: Mateo took a deep breath.Es: Se acercó un poco, siguiendo el ritmo de la performance.En: He moved a little closer, following the rhythm of the performance.Es: Al finalizar el baile, los espectadores aplaudieron, y Luciana se retiró a un lado, tomando un respiro.En: When the dance ended, the spectators applauded, and Luciana stepped aside to catch her breath.Es: Tomando coraje, Mateo se acercó.En: Gathering courage, Mateo approached.Es: "Tu baile...", comenzó a decir, "es asombroso."En: "Your dance..." he began to say, "is amazing."Es: Luciana sonrió, agradecida.En: Luciana smiled, grateful.Es: "Me ayuda a olvidar", respondió suavemente.En: "It helps me forget," she responded softly.Es: Sus miradas se encontraron y, por un momento, ambos se perdieron en la conexión que sentían.En: Their eyes met, and for a moment, both were lost in the connection they felt.Es: La música comenzó de nuevo y Luciana tomó la mano de Mateo, invitándolo a bailar.En: The music started again, and Luciana took Mateo's hand, inviting him to dance.Es: Mateo, superando sus miedos, permitió que sus pies siguieran el ritmo de la música.En: Mateo, overcoming his fears, allowed his feet to follow the rhythm of the music.Es: Los dos se movieron con la brisa, creando su propio tango improvisado.En: The two moved with the breeze, creating their own improvised tango.Es: En ese baile, Mateo encontró la inspiración que buscaba.En: In that dance, Mateo found the inspiration he was searching for.Es: Se dio cuenta de que el arte podía surgir de los momentos inesperados de la vida, de las conexiones auténticas que creamos.En: He realized that art could emerge from the unexpected moments of life, from the authentic connections we create.Es: Mientras el sol comenzaba a ponerse, Mateo y Luciana se alejaron un poco del bullicio de la plaza.En: As the sun began to set, Mateo and Luciana moved away slightly from the hustle and bustle of the plaza.Es: Juntos, se sentaron al borde de una fuente, observando cómo los últimos rayos del sol bañaban la ciudad en tonos dorados.En: Together, they sat at the edge of a fountain, watching as the last rays of the sun bathed the city in golden tones.Es: La plaza, que seguía vibrante, ahora parecía serena bajo el cielo rosado.En: The plaza, still vibrant, now seemed serene under the pink sky.Es: "Creo que este es solo el comienzo", dijo Luciana, rompiendo el silencio.En: "I think this is just the beginning," Luciana said, breaking the silence.Es: "Sí", respondió Mateo, sonriendo con confianza.En: "Yes," responded Mateo, smiling with confidence.Es: "Es el comienzo de algo hermoso."En: "It's the beginning of something beautiful."Es: Y así, Mateo comprendió que su verdadera inspiración venía de abrazar lo impredecible de la vida, y en Luciana, había encontrado una fuente de creatividad y compañía que jamás había anticipado.En: And so, Mateo understood that his true inspiration came from embracing the unpredictability of life, and in Luciana, he had found a source of creativity and companionship that he had never anticipated. Vocabulary Words:the scent: el aromathe painting: la pinturathe artist: el artistathe insecurity: la inseguridadthe performance: la actuaciónthe couple: la parejathe gaze: la miradathe heart: el corazónthe rejection: el rechazothe vulnerability: la vulnerabilidadthe breath: el respiropassionate: apasionadaintense: intensathe inspiration: la inspiraciónthe sea: el marto cheer up: animarauthentic: auténticasthe connection: la conexiónunexpected: inesperadosgrateful: agradecidaserene: serenato shine: brillarcheerful: alegreovercoming: superandoto allow: permitirto meet: encontrarsethe muse: la musathe soul: el almato stroll: pasearthe breeze: la brisa

By Walt HickeyWelcome to the Numlock Sunday edition.This week, I spoke to Chris Dalla Riva, author of the new book Uncharted Territory: What Numbers Tell Us about the Biggest Hit Songs and Ourselves. Chris is a fixture here at Numlock, we're big fans of his newsletter Can't Get Much Higher and have been eagerly waiting for this book, which tracks the history of music by coasting along the top of the Billboard Hot 100. The book can be found at Amazon and wherever books are sold, grab a copy!This interview has been condensed and edited. Chris Dalla Riva, it is great to have you back on. Especially great this week, because you are finally out with a book that I know you've been working on for a very long time, Uncharted Territory. Thanks for coming back on.Yeah, thrilled to be back, but also thrilled to have the book come out. The book publishing world is one of the only worlds left in the world that moves slow enough where you're waiting for so long for something to happen.You have guest-written for Numlock before; you have been a staple of the Sunday editions in the past. You are definitely familiar to the audience at this point because you are doing some of the best music data journalism out there. You've been working on this thing for, I feel like, as long as I've known you, and it is just great to have it come out finally, man.Yeah, actually, I met you because I was working on this project. I was trying to track down some data that you'd used at FiveThirtyEight, and you responded to my email with your phone number. You were like, “This is easier to explain over the phone.”Yeah, I remember I had scraped the radio for months at FiveThirtyEight just to see where it went, and you hit me up with that. I think that you focused some of your energies on the newsletter, and that's been so fun to follow, but this is truly what you've been working at. It is great to get you on finally to talk all about it.What would you describe this book as? How would you describe it, either to folks who might be familiar with your newsletter or unfamiliar with your newsletter, about what you're setting out to do with this particular project?The subtitle, I think, is helpful. It's What Numbers Tell Us About the Biggest Hit Songs and Ourselves. My typical pitch is that it's a data-driven history of popular music that I wrote as I spent years listening to every number one hit song in history. You get a balance of music history, data analysis, just random music chart shenanigans. I wrote it over such a very long period of time that you get a little bit of how my life was intersecting with this book over the years as I tried to get it published.I love the angle on the No.1s being a place to go with, because it gives you a pulse on what's popular at the time and not necessarily what's the most influential at the time. You can see there's a lot of stuff that hit number one at one point or another that have no musical legacy whatsoever, but nevertheless are still interesting. It's dipping your toe in the stream, right? You can see that a lot of things that we assume about how the music industry works weren't always the case.You wrote a little bit about the early transition from big bands to singers as the front-facing people in their operation. That was informed in no small part by what was performing on the charts, but also, I think, labor action, right?An under-discussed part of music history in the last 100 years is that when thinking of any band now or any musical artist, you almost certainly think of the front person being the singer. But if you go look back at big bands of the 1930s and 1940s, anyone whose name was attached to the band was often not a singer. Some that come to mind are Glenn Miller, the Glenn Miller band. Glenn Miller was a trombone player. Artie Shaw was a clarinet player. If none of these names are familiar to you, that's okay. But you can ask your grandparents.Why does this transition happen: suddenly, the lead singer is always getting top billing in a band? There are a bunch of things that contributed to this. One thing I talk about pretty extensively is just the advent of better microphones. If a voice cannot be heard over the roar of an orchestra or a big band, you need a choir of people to sing. It makes the singer less identifiable. As we get better amplification, better microphones, you can get a wider range of vocal styles. Those vocalists can now compete with the sound of a ton of instruments.At the same time, something you mentioned that I think is a fun bit of history is how music used to be much better organized. They had better labor organization, the same way that Hollywood has much better labor organization than music these days. There still exists a group called the American Federation of Musicians. For two years, they had a strike for a work stoppage, when no new music was being recorded. This was during World War II. You weren't allowed to strike during World War II.They were frowned upon very much, it seems, yes.Yes, even if you were a musician. People were like, “Come on, why are the musicians striking?” There's a lot of interesting history there. One of the weird loopholes was that singers could not join the American Federation of Musicians. Because of that, some labels would get around the strike by just recording acapella songs or songs with instruments that were not eligible to be membership because they weren't “serious” enough, like the harmonica. There were weird harmonica songs that were popular at this time. By the time the strike ended, by the time World War II ended, suddenly, singers had a much more prominent role because they were the only ones allowed to perform.There is tons of weird stuff about this strike. Like, labels backlogged tons of recordings because they knew the strike was coming. “White Christmas,” maybe the best-selling record of all time, was one of those backlogged recordings — recorded in July of 1942 and put out however many months later.That's fun. That's basically why Tom Cruise is in a union but Bad Bunny isn't?I guess so. Music and labor have a history that I'm not an expert on. For some reason, musicians have had a much more difficult time organizing. It seemed to be a little bit easier back when there were these big bands that needed to be rolled out to perform in movie theaters or local clubs. You needed a tuba player and a trombone player and a sax player. I guess it was easier for those musicians to organize. Whereas now, things are so scattered and productions can be super small, and you could record something in your bedroom. They never got that level of organization. I think it's actually hurt artists to some degree because they don't have the protections that the film industry does.Because you're able to just coast along at the top of the charts throughout basically the century, you're able to get lots of different interweaving stories of labor and also legal disputes/legal outcomes, as well as this technological evolution. What are some of the ways that technology has informed how the music that we listen to changes or evolves over time? Or even some of the litigation that we have seen over the course of the century of musical creation. It just seems like it's a really fun way to track some of these bigger trends that we don't even know are really trends.Yeah, totally. I think one of the key themes of the book is that musical evolution is often downstream from technological innovation, which has a nice little ring to it. But in general, there's this idea that creativity is being struck by the muse, and you create something. Whereas in reality, there are usually physical constraints or technological constraints that shape the art that we make. One of the most basic examples is the length of songs. From the '40s up till the early, mid-60s, the pop song sits around 2.5 to three minutes. The reason for this is that vinyl singles could literally not hold more sound without degrading, which is completely backwards from the idea that there was an artist who chose to write a 2.5-minute song.I was like, “Well, you had to work within the constraint.” Then technology gets better, singles start to get longer. During the disco era, they actually made bigger discs to put out these long dance mixes. The single sat around like 3.5 to 4.5 minutes for decades until about 10 years ago, when it started to shorten again. People typically point to music streaming for this reason, because artists are paid if a song is listened to for more than 30 seconds, so it's really just a volume game. If you have a 14 minute song that someone listens to one time, they get paid once. But if I listen to a two-minute song seven times (which is again, the same amount of time spent listening), I will be paid out seven times. There is this financial incentive to shorten songs.I don't think artists are sitting in the studio thinking about this constantly. But what I see, what I saw again and again, is that artists were rational beings to some degree and would work within the constraints that they were given. They would usually push against those constraints. That's where a lot of great art comes out of.Even new mediums are offering new opportunities. You wrote a little bit about MTV and how that really changed a lot of what was able to be successful at the time. You had new types of acts that were able to really start competing there, and other acts that just weren't. Do you wanna speak a little bit about like what video did?Yeah, video certainly changed the game. There were artists who had visual presences earlier. The Beatles had a very visual presence. I think part of their success is tied to the fact that television was becoming a thing, and mass media was really becoming a thing. However, we associate musicians with visuals so much these days. That really emerged in the 1980s, where you needed your visual concepts to be as strong, if not stronger than, your musical concepts. I think because of that, you start seeing some artists break through who I don't think are considered great musicians.I always sadly point to the song, “Hey Mickey” by Tony Basil. If it's your favorite song, sorry. I don't think it's a masterful musical creation, but it had this fun music video where she's dressed up as a cheerleader. A lot of that song's success was just the fact that MTV was willing to put that in heavy rotation because it was a fun video to watch. We live in the shadow of that era where visuals matter just as much as anything else.When you think about the most popular artists, outside of maybe a handful, you think of their visual concepts. You think of what Beyoncé looks like, what her videos are like, same with Taylor Swift, as much as you think about their music. That really reshaped our relationship with popular music. We expect to know what artists look like. It's odd to think about that; it really wasn't a thing decades before. You could be a fan of an artist and not really know what they look like. How would you know? Maybe you saw them in a magazine. Maybe you caught them on one television show. The idea that we have access to what everyone looks like is a pretty new phenomenon.That's fun. It's just so interesting to see how a simple change, whether it's today an algorithm or then a medium of distribution, can just have material impacts on the popularity of British synth music in America.Yeah, that's the perfect example. There's a great book called I Want My MTV, and it's an oral history of MTV. They talked to one of the founders. Early MTV would play, as you're saying, all these British new wave acts. Think A Flock of Seagulls, Duran Duran or even someone like U2. They asked the founder, “Why were you playing so many British artists on early MTV?” He was like, “For some reason, British artists happened to make music videos. And there were about 200 music videos in existence. We had to fill 24 hours of programming.” A Flock of Seagulls was gonna get played a bunch of times just because they happened to make music videos.It is a weird thing. Why would anyone make a music video if there was nowhere to really play them? I don't know why specifically the British had more videos, but there were occasional times where television shows might show a video.They do love that over there, like Top of the Pops. I can see why.Music and television have always been connected. You even think Saturday Night Live still has musical acts. Back then, say your label didn't wanna send you out to Britain to go on Top of the Pops. Maybe they would send a video of you instead. There were videos that would float around on these variety shows, and some early videos were just concert footage. It was like, it was a chicken or the egg thing. Once some people had success on MTV, everyone started producing videos. MTV somehow pulled off the miracle of convincing labels that they needed to make videos and that they needed to front the cost for that. Then they had to give MTV the video for free. I don't know how MTV managed to do that.Well, all of Gen X can't be wrong. If you do wanna get it out there, you do have to get it out there. One really fun recurring thing in the book — which again, like I really enjoyed. I think it's a phenomenal work. I think it's a great history. I'm telling stories that I learned in your book to everybody. It is a really fun read in that regard, I wanna say.I do love how you occasionally clock a genre that really only exists briefly. There's one that always goes around for like the strangest things to hit number one, like the Ballad of the Green Berets. I think like there's a Star Wars disco track that I definitely have on vinyl at home about that. You wrote a lot about like teen tragedy songs. What are some of the fascinating like brief trends that only made a small splash and that all of us have forgotten ever existed, but nevertheless achieve some measure of immortality?Yeah, the teen tragedy song is a good one. That actually inspired the writing of this whole book because I got 50 No. 1s, and I was like, “Why are there so many number ones about teenagers dying? That's a little weird.” And then I did a little digging and tried to piece together why that was. The teenage tragedy song, late '50s, early '60s, there are all of these songs about two teenagers in love, usually high schoolers. One tragically dies often in a car crash, and the other is very sad and maybe says that they'll reunite again one day in the afterlife. Some of the big ones are “Leader of the Pack” by the Shangri-Las and “Teen Angel” by Mark Dinning.It's a very weird blip in popular music history. I won't say it has cast a long shadow, but there are some occasional people who pull from that tradition. The craziest teen tragedy song ever was “Bat Outta Hell” by Meatloaf, in which Jim Steinman tried to write a nine-minute motorcycle crash song. I think that's a really interesting one.Disco: bizarre in the amount of people that made disco songs. I really came to like disco and the best disco music, I'm like, “These are the greatest sounds that have ever been recorded.” But it got so big and so popular that everyone felt the need to record disco songs.Not everything is “I Feel Love,” right?No, most things are not. It strikes me that this happened with disco, but has not happened with other genres. Frank Sinatra recorded disco songs. Basically, every television theme song got a disco remix. I Love Lucy had a disco remix. The Rocky theme song had a disco remix.What? I'm sorry, Frank Sinatra did a disco song? Is it good?It's not good. It's “Night and Day” over a disco beat. And it's not clear to me if they just remixed it or if he actually recut the vocal because I just cannot imagine him doing that. In the mid-60s, there was a nun who topped the charts, The Singing Nun with a song called “Dominique.” Of course, during the disco era, it was remixed as a disco song. There are examples of this where people went sort of disco. The Rolling Stones record “Miss You” and it has the disco beat, or Pink Floyd does “Another Brick in the Wall” or Queen does “Another One Bites the Dust.”Everyone was gonna give it a try. There was so much money being made in the disco world at the time. You can always find some artists you would never think would do a disco song probably tried. They probably gave it their best.That's great. It's just fun because the things that hit number one for a week don't necessarily have to be good. They just have to be popular for like a week. Even the construction of the Top 40 chart, which you get into in the book, isn't exactly science. A lot of times, it's a little bit of intuition. It's a lot of what's selling and what's selling where specifically. It is a little bit woo woo, right?Yeah, definitely. The goal of this chart is “What's the most popular song in America in a given week?” Back in the day, that meant what were people buying? What were people listening to on the radio? What were people spinning in jukeboxes? Today, most music is done on streaming. It's consumption-based, rather than sales-based. So the chart's the same in name only, but it's really measuring very different things. The equivalent would be if we knew after you purchased your copy of “I Feel Love,” how many times did you actually play it at home? You could have purchased it, went home and never played it again. Something like that would not register on the charts these days.I respect the people at Billboard because they have an impossible task. It's like “We're gonna take all the information and we're going to boil it down into choosing or measuring what the most popular song is.” It's an impossible task to some degree.I have watched the evolution of the chart, and I go back and forth on whether they have given up on actually trying to rank stuff or if they are just ranking things in a different way. I think that the apples-to-apples between the era stuff is just so hard to do.One thing I really enjoyed about your book, in particular, is that it's not a story of why these songs are the best. It's a story of why these songs were popular at the time, just dipping the toe into the river of human sound. One thing that I'll ask as you wrap: as you were going through these eras, who did you hear a lot more of than you thought? Who did you hear a lot less than you expected?I joked with some people that if you just looked at the top of the charts, the greatest rock band of the 1970s is either Grand Funk Railroad or Three Dog Night because they both had three number one hits, and many other bands in the classic rock canon have none. Led Zeppelin does not really exist on the pop chart, the singles chart. Led Zeppelin really only put out albums. The Eagles were also big during the '70s on the music charts. But Three Dog Night, they're the legends.There are tons of people that I didn't realize how much I would see of them. Someone like Lionel Richie and Phil Collins, of course, they're tremendously popular, but they were so popular. Phil Collins was popular at the height of the bald pop star era, which I think is a thing of the past. You had multiple bald men who were regularly topping the charts in the mid-80s. You see a ton of Phil Collins, more than I was expecting, even though I know he's very popular.Who don't you see a ton of? Sometimes you don't see people until a bit later in their careers. This is actually an interesting phenomenon. Artists do not score a number one hit during their most critically acclaimed period, and then a decade later, they do. For example, Cheap Trick. They have a number one hit, but it's at the end of the '80s song called “The Flame.” Whereas if you hear Cheap Trick on the radio, it's probably their live album from the 1970s. This is a phenomenon you see again and again. Some old timer will get their number one much later in their career. Tina Turner gets her number one when she's probably in her 40s. It's always interesting to see that.There are also some artists where I feel like there's a divergence between what their most popular songs are these days and what was topping the charts. Elton John is a good example there. “Benny and the Jets” was a number one hit, still a tremendously popular song. But he's got a lot of weird No. 1s that I don't think have as much street cred these days. He has a song called “Island Girl.” Did not age like fine wine. I don't even think he plays it live anymore because it's considered somewhat racially insensitive. But it was a No. 1 hit at the time. “Philadelphia Freedom” is another one by Elton John. I feel like when people think of the Elton John catalog, it's probably not the first song that comes to mind. But it was a No. 1 hit, huge smash. His cover of “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” was a No. 1. Elton John has been very popular throughout the decades, but I feel like the reasons he's been popular have changed.People have just gravitated towards different songs as time has gone on. You get distortions at the top of the charts. But I think, as you mentioned, it provides a good sample of what was actually popular. You have the good, the bad, and the ugly. Whereas if you look at some other sources, people are just gonna be like, “Oh, listen to these records. These are the best records.” In reality, the bad records are important, too.Yeah, bad records are great. They're at least interesting. I imagine also some of this process must have been missing out on a lot of interesting music because one song was just dominating the charts. Were there any songs in particular that come to mind that wooled the roost for potentially a little bit too long?Yeah, the quintessential example is the “Macarena” in the ‘90s.Oh, no!I think it was No. 1 for 13 weeks.Christ!There's a great clip of people at the Democratic National Convention and '96 dancing the “Macarena.” It's so bad. Yeah, so a very popular song. There are tons of stuff that gets stuck behind it. There's a great No.1 hit in the '90s called “I Love You Always Forever.” It's a very nice song by Donna Lewis. It's stuck at No. 2 because it just happened to be popular during the “Macarena's” very long run. YYour life's work, your greatest accomplishment, being stymied by the “Macarena” feels like a level of creative hell that I have never envisioned before.Yeah, there are other artists who got unlucky. Bruce Springsteen never performed a No. 1 hit. He wrote a No.1 hit for another artist. His closest was “Dancing in the Dark” got to No. 2, but that was also when Prince released “When Doves Cry,” so it's a tough, tough week. Bob Dylan, similar thing. He wrote a No. 1 hit, but he only ever got to No. 2. I think he got to No. 2 twice. Once, he got stuck behind “Help” by the Beatles, and another time he got stuck behind “Monday Monday” by the Mamas and the Papas.This is another thing when I talk about the charts. There could be many fewer units sold in a given week, or there could be many more units sold. There's a lot of luck involved if you're gonna go all the way to No. 1. You could be Bruce Springsteen: you release the biggest record of your life, and Prince also releases the biggest record of his life at the exact same time.Incredible. So again, I have read the book. I really, really like it. People are doubtlessly familiar with the newsletter at this point, but I am also a big fan and booster of that. But I guess I'll just throw it to you. Where can folks find the book, and where can folks find you?Yeah, you can find me, Chris Dalla Riva, basically on every social media platform under cdallarivamusic. I'm most active on TikTok and Instagram. The book, Uncharted Territory: What Numbers Tell Us About the Biggest Hit Songs and Ourselves, should be available from every major retailer online. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Booklist, all that good stuff. Not available physically in stores, so definitely order it online.Like I said, I spent years listening to every No. 1 hit in history, built a giant data set about all those songs and used that to write a data-driven history of popular music from 1958 to basically 2025. So go pick up a copy, buy one for your mother for Christmas. Or your father, I don't discriminate. Yeah, check it out. I'm hoping people enjoy it, and I'm really excited to finally get it out in the world. It's been a long, circuitous journey to get it published.It's a really fun read, and I wish it nothing but the best. And yeah, congrats, thanks for coming on.Yeah, thanks for having me.Edited by Crystal WangIf you have anything you'd like to see in this Sunday special, shoot me an email. Comment below! Thanks for reading, and thanks so much for supporting Numlock.Thank you so much for becoming a paid subscriber! Send links to me on Twitter at @WaltHickey or email me with numbers, tips or feedback at walt@numlock.news. 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Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Dancing Between Memories: Lina's Heartfelt Festival Homecoming Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2025-11-15-23-34-02-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 色とりどりの提灯が揺れる北海度の小さな村、秋祭りの夜。En: A small village in Hokkaido on the night of the autumn festival, where colorful lanterns sway.Ja: 空気は冷たく、焼き栗の香りが漂っている。En: The air is cold, and the scent of roasted chestnuts drifts in the air.Ja: リナは人ごみの中を歩きながら、懐かしい村の光景を思い出していた。En: Lina was walking through the crowd, reminiscing about the nostalgic scenes of her village.Ja: 村を離れてから数年が経ったが、今日のシチゴサンの祭りを機に訪れることにした。En: Several years had passed since she left the village, but she decided to visit today for the Shichigosan festival.Ja: リナは幼い頃からの親友タケシと再会するのを楽しみにしていた。En: Lina was looking forward to reuniting with her childhood friend Takeshi.Ja: タケシは村から一度も離れたことがなく、穏やかな性格で村の生活を楽しんでいた。En: Takeshi had never left the village and enjoyed the peaceful village life.Ja: 「リナ！久しぶりだね」と、タケシの声が聞こえた。En: "Lina! It's been a while," came Takeshi's voice.Ja: 人ごみの中、リナの胸が躍った。En: Among the crowd, Lina's heart leaped.Ja: タケシは、祭りの広場を案内しながら話し続けた。En: Takeshi continued talking while guiding her through the festival plaza.Ja: 「ここ、変わってないね！」と、リナは懐かしそうに呟いた。En: "It hasn't changed here, has it?" Lina murmured nostalgically.Ja: 提灯の下で浮かぶタケシの顔は、昔と変わらない優しさに満ちていた。En: Under the lantern light, Takeshi's face was filled with the same kindness as in the past.Ja: リナは村の温かさを感じながらも、自分の将来について考えていた。En: While feeling the warmth of the village, Lina was also contemplating her future.Ja: 都会の生活は刺激的だが、どこか虚無感もあった。En: Life in the city was exciting, but there was a sense of emptiness as well.Ja: ここでのシンプルな生活は、心の安らぎを与えてくれる。En: The simple life here offered peace of mind.Ja: しかし、再び都会に戻る決断をしたかった。En: However, she wanted to make the decision to return to the city once more.Ja: 日が暮れると、村の人々が集まり、祭りのクライマックスである伝統舞踊が始まった。En: As night fell, the villagers gathered, and the traditional dance, which was the climax of the festival, began.Ja: タケシがリナに手を差し出した。En: Takeshi extended his hand to Lina.Ja: 「一緒に踊ろうよ。」En: "Let's dance together."Ja: リナは迷った。En: Lina hesitated.Ja: ここで踊ることは、彼女の心に過去を取り戻すことを意味する。En: Dancing here meant reclaiming her past in her heart.Ja: しかし、リナは勇気を出してタケシの手を取り、輪の中に入った。En: However, Lina gathered her courage, took Takeshi's hand, and joined the circle.Ja: 村の音楽と共に、一歩一歩軽やかに踊り出した。En: Along with the village music, she started dancing lightly, step by step.Ja: リナの心は穏やかになった。En: Lina's heart became calm.Ja: 彼女は気づいた。過去と今を別々に考える必要はない。En: She realized she didn't need to think of the past and now as separate.Ja: 両方を受け入れ、新しい一歩を踏み出せばいいのだ。En: She could embrace both and take a new step forward.Ja: 祭りの終わりを迎え、リナは微笑んだ。En: As the festival came to an end, Lina smiled.Ja: 村の温もりを胸に抱き、未来を見据えていくことを決心したのだ。En: She had decided to embrace the warmth of the village and look toward the future.Ja: これからは、過去も今も大切にしながら生活をしていこうと、リナは心に誓った。En: Lina vowed to herself to cherish both her past and present as she moves forward in life. Vocabulary Words:lantern: 提灯sway: 揺れるfestival: 祭りdrift: 漂うnostalgic: 懐かしいreminiscing: 思い出していたanticipating: 楽しみにするpeaceful: 穏やかなreuniting: 再会するguiding: 案内murmured: 呟いたcontemplating: 考えるemptiness: 虚無感reclaiming: 取り戻すclimax: クライマックスdance: 舞踊embrace: 抱くchestnuts: 焼き栗decision: 決断hesitated: 迷ったcircle: 輪cherish: 大切にするvowed: 誓ったlightly: 軽やかにgathered: 集まりfuture: 未来nostalgia: 懐かしさkindness: 優しさcalm: 穏やかstep: 一歩

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Floyd Skloot’s newest collection of poetry, "Dancing in the Cosmos, New & Selected Poems, 1973-2024," covers the span of his career, including the best of his previously published poems and a section of new poems about his experience living with Parkinson's disease. We spoke to Skloot along with his daughter, the author Rebecca Skloot, in front of an audience at Powells.

Marking our dance card at the rock and roll hop this week you'll find … … And Then He Kissed Me, I Saw Her Standing There, Springsteen's All The Way Home: songs about the theatre of dancing … is there a more influential sleeve than Patti Smith's Horses? … did Dylan invent the box-set? … records you wish you liked … when the Beach Boys were so off the boil they covered Dylan and three by the Beatles … when did we stop dancing in couples? … Jagger queueing for a sandwich, Beckham in a farm shop, Lady Di in Holland Park and other stars we've spotted … Brown Sugar, All Right Now and the daft etiquette of the late ‘60s dancefloor … Like A Virgin: 42-year-old hears Stairway To Heaven for the first time! … “Are you dancin'? Are you askin'? I'm askin'! I'm dancin'! … plus George Faith, train songs, records you've not played for years, the anthem Zohran Mamdani was stopped from using, and birthday guest Giles Fraser on stars in unusual places.Help us to keep The Longest Conversation In Rock going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marking our dance card at the rock and roll hop this week you'll find … … And Then He Kissed Me, I Saw Her Standing There, Springsteen's All The Way Home: songs about the theatre of dancing … is there a more influential sleeve than Patti Smith's Horses? … did Dylan invent the box-set? … records you wish you liked … when the Beach Boys were so off the boil they covered Dylan and three by the Beatles … when did we stop dancing in couples? … Jagger queueing for a sandwich, Beckham in a farm shop, Lady Di in Holland Park and other stars we've spotted … Brown Sugar, All Right Now and the daft etiquette of the late ‘60s dancefloor … Like A Virgin: 42-year-old hears Stairway To Heaven for the first time! … “Are you dancin'? Are you askin'? I'm askin'! I'm dancin'! … plus George Faith, train songs, records you've not played for years, the anthem Zohran Mamdani was stopped from using, and birthday guest Giles Fraser on stars in unusual places.Help us to keep The Longest Conversation In Rock going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Therapists, helpers, and creatives — you weren't made to burn out.You were made to create from your Zone of Genius.

When the gloves come off in divorce court, Lois Liberman (https://www.blankrome.com/people/lois-j-liberman) brings empathy, grit, and a wicked sense of humor. In this Dancing in the Discomfort Zone episode, the powerhouse attorney with 36 years in matrimonial law spills the truth about what really goes down when love unravels—and how to come out stronger.Always striving to reduce her clients “emotional capital expenditure,” Lois helps clients stop wasting energy on battles that don't matter and start focusing on healing, growth, and what's next. She's part therapist, part strategist, part truth-teller, and yes—she keeps voodoo dolls in her office for comic relief.From high-profile cases to heartbreak over antique mirrors, Lois has seen it all. But behind every fight, she finds humanity, humor, and the possibility of a better future. Her “Look Ahead with Lois Liberman” initiative gives real-world advice on co-parenting with narcissists, rebuilding finances, and rediscovering yourself after divorce.  (find Look Ahead here!  https://www.linkedin.com/in/loisliberman/)In this episode, we talk about:Why fighting over “principle” is the most expensive habit in divorceThe emotional stages of grieving a marriage (and how to move forward)How to tell when control crosses into coercionWhy she believes divorce can be a rebirth, not just an endingIf you've ever faced heartbreak, conflict, or reinvention, this conversation will change how you see endings—and the power that comes after them.Want to internet stalk Lois?  Here are some links!https://www.blankrome.com/people/lois-j-libermanhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/loisliberman/ As an accomplished trial lawyer, artful negotiator, and empathetic yet no-nonsense counselor, Lois Liberman represents high-net-worth individuals, prominent figures, business leaders, and celebrities who turn to her to navigate the sensitive and increasingly complex issues and dynamics facing couples and modern families. 

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In Episode 421 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Burrillville, Rhode Island, to investigate the curious grave of Laura Sherman who was buried in this small family plot back in 1870. Today all of the headstones are gone. They say under a full moon and right conditions, her ghost will appear and talk to you.    See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-421-dancing-with-a-ghost/  Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends  Buy Jeff Belanger's new book Wicked Strange New England on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4lMkM3G  Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! https://shadowzine.com/  Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/ 

Happy Wednesday! While you're listening to this episode, Kelly is out drinking wine and Lizz is bridesmaid dress shopping. But before any of that, Lizz needs to again stop the rumors. She is NOT pregnant despite what the Halloween costume said! Speaking of Halloween, they both have notes from trick-or-treating that needs to be discussed. Why do people have giant decorations and then don't hand out candy? With winter on its way, a listener has written in to get some advice on winter hosting. Since Kelly is fully in her hosting era, this is the perfect topic to bring up. Both she and Lizz have hosting in their future and share some great ideas you're going to want to pay attention to. It's kind of a micro-hobby and speaking of micro-hobbies, it's time for an update on what Kelly and Lizz are working on. Have they made any progress? In Industry News, it's time to discuss GM getting rid of Apple Play. Why are they doing it? Will it be an upgrade or a downgrade? Then in Ditch the Drive-Thru, there are a lot of dishes Kelly and Lizz have to share. First is a delicious lasagna soup, then a dip that made their Halloween night and the beginnings of Novembeef. Before they go, Kelly and Lizz have to make some 'Dancing with the Star' predictions!