Podcasts about Darin

1981 verschwindet in Halle (Saale) ein 7-Jähriger. Zwei Wochen später wird seine Leiche in einem Koffer gefunden. Die einzige Spur: ausgefüllte Kreuzworträtsel. Eine beispiellose Fahndung beginnt. ARD Crime Time rekonstruiert die Ermittlungen in einem der spektakulärsten DDR-Kriminalfälle. Podcast-Host Felix Gebhardt begibt sich mit Autor Nils Werner auf die Spurensuche. Diesen Fall beleuchten wir mit Einschätzungen des früheren Chefs der Morduntersuchungskommission Halle, Siegfried Schwarz, und des Kriminalsoziologen Markus Loichen. Der Koffer mit der Leiche des Kindes wird an einem Bahndamm zwischen Halle und Leipzig entdeckt. Darin befinden sich Zeitungen mit ausgefüllten Kreuzworträtseln. Alle offenbar von derselben Person gelöst. Unter massivem Ermittlungsdruck starten die Mordermittler eine Fahndungsaktion. Denn die Ermittler gehen davon aus, dass der Mörder des Jungen ein Triebtäter ist, der in absehbarer Zeit wieder zuschlägt. Wie gefällt Ihnen dieser Podcast? Machen Sie mit bei der Umfrage zu ARD Crime Time: https://kurz.ard.de/ardcrimetime "Der Kreuzworträtselmord in Halle | Deep Dive mit Kriminalsoziologe Markus Loichen" im YouTube-Kanal von ARD Crime Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGmJuhnyE3Q Über die Kindermorde von Eberswalde sprechen wir in unserer Podcast-Folge „Angst in den Augen“: https://www.ardsounds.de/episode/urn:ard:episode:92cccfd13105e5dfPodcast-Tipp: Die Entscheidung. Politik, die uns bis heute prägt – https://1.ard.de/die_entscheidung_ddr?cp=ct E-Mail: crimetime@mdr.de

Dating apps. Social media. Attachment styles. Pheromones. Love languages. AI. Phones. Trauma. Conflict avoidance. We have more information about relationships than any generation before us, yet all of that information may actually be making relationships harder to navigate. In this return conversation, Darin sits down with psychologist, professor emeritus, and relationship expert Dr. Max Butterfield to cut through the noise surrounding modern love, dating, marriage, parenting, and human connection. Max brings a research-backed perspective to everything from whether pheromones really influence attraction to why physical touch can feel electric, why dating apps cannot fully recreate organic connection, and why we may be overcomplicating relationships that ultimately depend on a few surprisingly simple things. But the conversation goes much deeper than dating. Darin and Max explore why unresolved conflict can quietly erode a relationship, why learning to tolerate discomfort may be one of the most important skills we can develop, and why self-regulation has to come before conflict resolution. They discuss trauma, attachment styles, the danger of turning psychological labels into identities, and why understanding your past matters only if it helps you move forward. They also turn toward the next generation. After two decades in college classrooms, Max shares what he has witnessed as technology and AI rapidly reshape education, attention, independence, and problem-solving. They explore why children need safe opportunities to struggle, why parents can't eliminate every uncomfortable experience, and why changing a child's relationship with technology often requires parents to change their own behavior first. Ultimately, this is a conversation about returning to something increasingly rare: real human connection. Looking someone in the eyes. Having the uncomfortable conversation. Letting children solve problems. Knowing your neighbors. Spending time with people who think differently from you. And remembering that beneath all the algorithms, labels, disagreements, and screens, we may have far more in common than the modern world encourages us to believe. What You'll Learn Why social media has magnified misinformation and confusion around relationships What the research actually suggests about pheromones, attraction, and physical touch The three questions Max uses to simplify romantic relationships Why dating apps can never completely replace real-world connection and accountability Why unresolved conflict can quietly destroy relationships over time How self-regulation changes the way couples navigate difficult conversations Why attachment styles and love languages can become harmful when treated as fixed identities How safe discomfort helps children build confidence, independence, and problem-solving skills Why AI forced Max to radically rethink how he taught college students How rebuilding real-world community could restore trust and genuine human connection Chapters 00:00:03 – Welcome to SuperLife 00:00:34 – Sponsor: Fatty15 00:04:16 – Welcome back to the podcast 00:04:18 – Introducing Dr. Max Butterfield 00:05:42 – Part two begins 00:06:42 – What has become so strange about modern dating? 00:07:10 – How Instagram became a dating app 00:07:30 – Social media's endless stream of relationship misinformation 00:08:18 – When personal experience becomes universal advice 00:09:06 – The problem with turning anecdotes into relationship rules 00:09:27 – What's actually true about pheromones? 00:10:19 – Why the size of an effect matters more than whether it exists 00:10:57 – Max's surprising research into smell and human behavior 00:11:40 – What happens when science corrects itself 00:12:17 – Attraction, smell, physical appearance, and kindness 00:12:50 – What men and women say they want versus who they actually choose 00:13:32 – Why physical touch can feel electric 00:14:25 – Is our response to touch physical or psychological? 00:15:33 – Why everyone experiences touch differently 00:16:20 – How modern life interferes with our instincts 00:17:42 – How do you figure out what you actually need? 00:18:32 – Why relationships need the equivalent of "whole foods" 00:18:51 – We are massively overthinking relationships 00:19:10 – Max's three fundamentals of a relationship 00:19:31 – What gets lost when communication moves onto a screen 00:20:20 – Why emojis can't recreate face-to-face connection 00:20:57 – Are we becoming too interconnected? 00:21:14 – How constant connection fuels overthinking 00:21:40 – What modern relationships lost when community disappeared 00:22:44 – Are dating apps helping or hurting us? 00:23:18 – Dating apps as a modern solution to a modern problem 00:23:38 – Getting back to the "sweet potatoes" of relationships 00:24:09 – Why being introduced by someone you trust feels different 00:25:00 – When algorithms replace your community's matchmaking 00:25:22 – Sponsor: Shakeology 00:27:09 – Why ghosting is easier when there's no accountability 00:27:49 – What healthy relationships do differently with conflict 00:29:06 – The two foundations of a good relationship 00:29:52 – Why cooling down isn't the same as resolving the problem 00:30:13 – You have to become willing to tolerate discomfort 00:31:09 – Discomfort is a skill you can train 00:31:57 – Why Darin chooses to have the conversation he doesn't want to have 00:32:27 – Passive aggression and the hidden conflict underneath it 00:33:20 – Don't assume unresolved problems simply disappear 00:33:59 – The difference between healthy confrontation and being a jerk 00:34:18 – Self-regulation comes before conflict resolution 00:34:43 – Why your partner may not be ready just because you are 00:35:20 – Being married for decades doesn't mean you've learned relationship skills 00:36:08 – Teaching emotional awareness from childhood 00:36:29 – Trauma, triggers, and what we bring into relationships 00:38:22 – Big-T trauma versus everyday emotional wounds 00:39:11 – Why different approaches work for different people 00:39:52 – Darin opens up about his childhood and family 00:41:12 – How childhood abandonment can reappear in adult relationships 00:42:09 – When healing turns into endless rumination 00:42:50 – Stop studying the bus and start healing the broken leg 00:43:31 – What does the science actually say about attachment styles? 00:43:55 – The danger of putting yourself inside a psychological box 00:44:45 – Why labeling your partner "avoidant" can stop self-reflection 00:45:08 – How information overload creates oversimplified answers 00:46:38 – What 25 years of marriage taught Max about relationships 00:47:22 – Growing together instead of expecting perfection 00:47:42 – Why influencer relationship advice can be misleading 00:48:26 – How infinite choices are reshaping our brains 00:49:14 – Why nobody fully knows what technology is doing to the next generation 00:50:01 – Are "digital natives" actually better with technology? 00:50:54 – Max becomes a psychology professor emeritus 00:51:37 – How AI instantly changed the classroom 00:52:21 – The life skills traditional education isn't teaching 00:53:10 – Why young people are struggling with basic social interactions 00:54:09 – Are children reaching independence later than previous generations? 00:54:33 – Why protecting children from discomfort can backfire 00:54:55 – How Max deliberately lets his children struggle 00:55:52 – Safe discomfort and building confidence early 00:56:13 – Why achievement creates self-confidence 00:57:06 – Parents have to tolerate watching their children fail 00:57:51 – Teaching children to make decisions instead of making every decision for them 00:58:27 – What happens when young adults can't resolve simple conflicts 00:59:26 – Frustration isn't always something to escape 00:59:57 – When should children get phones and tablets? 01:00:49 – Teaching healthy technology use instead of pretending it doesn't exist 01:01:41 – Why every child needs a different approach to technology 01:02:23 – What to do when your child is already addicted to their phone 01:03:27 – Why removing technology without replacing it doesn't work 01:04:05 – Finding replacement behaviors your child actually enjoys 01:04:57 – Parents have to model the behavior they expect 01:05:41 – If you want to change your child, change yourself first 01:06:00 – Max's first book and what's coming next 01:06:21 – Why content creation feels like a pie-eating contest 01:06:50 – You won the internet today. Now do it again tomorrow. 01:07:31 – Why Max never wanted to become famous 01:08:20 – Combining education and entertainment 01:09:21 – Bots, online negativity, and the illusion of the internet 01:10:16 – You may be arguing online with a fifth grader 01:11:02 – Max's upcoming book on healthy relationships 01:12:26 – Creating without knowing whether people will love it 01:13:23 – Why education works better when it's entertaining 01:13:50 – The battle for human attention 01:14:30 – How Max learned to keep students engaged 01:15:39 – The sleeping student Max moved an entire classroom away from 01:16:14 – How AI forced Max to completely redesign his classes 01:17:13 – Going backward technologically to move education forward 01:17:44 – Why students performed better when the classroom went low-tech 01:18:06 – Technology as the junk food we struggle to resist 01:18:50 – Why Max still has faith in the next generation 01:19:12 – Trusting people in an age of concentrated technological power 01:19:52 – Happiness, kindness, and the importance of trust 01:21:22 – Why trust in your community matters 01:22:10 – Have we lost part of the fabric of humanity? 01:22:35 – What disappears when accountability disappears 01:22:56 – Being neighbors with someone whose politics you disagree with 01:23:41 – We have more in common than algorithms make us believe 01:24:06 – Disagreement doesn't have to divide us 01:24:29 – Rebuilding "village" communities in modern life 01:25:01 – Are people fundamentally good? 01:25:41 – Why the worst behavior gets the most attention 01:26:12 – What traveling taught Darin about humanity 01:26:44 – Meeting people different from you can change everything 01:27:25 – How travel changed Max's worldview 01:27:47 – Different cultures, common humanity 01:28:16 – Creating without knowing what tomorrow brings 01:28:31 – Closing Thank You to Our Sponsors: Fatty15: Get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/DARIN and using code DARIN at checkout. Shakeology: Get 15% off with code DARINO1BODI at Shakeology.com. Join the SuperLife Community: Get Darin's deeper wellness breakdowns, beyond social media restrictions: Weekly voice notes Ingredient deep dives Wellness challenges Energy + consciousness tools Community accountability Extended episodes Join for $7.49/month → https://patreon.com/darinolien Find More from Dr. Max Butterfield: Instagram: @drmaxbutterfield Website: drmaxwellness.co Download his Long-Distance Relationship Survival Guide Find More From Darin Olien: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien Book: Fatal Conveniences Platform & Products: superlife.com New Show: Roadmap to Happiness Key Takeaway "We have more information about relationships, psychology, parenting, and human behavior than ever before, but information isn't the same thing as wisdom. We can label ourselves avoidant, analyze every text, outsource dating to an algorithm, avoid every uncomfortable conversation, and protect our children from every struggle, but eventually we still have to learn how to be human with each other. Healthy relationships require discomfort. They require self-regulation, accountability, honesty, presence, and the willingness to repair what has been damaged instead of pretending it disappeared. Our children need the freedom to struggle safely enough to discover that they are capable. And all of us need real communities where people know us beyond a profile, a political belief, or an algorithm. Technology can connect us to almost everyone, but the deeper challenge is remembering how to truly connect with the person standing right in front of us."

***  Mein neues Buch „Alles wird gut – aber nicht von alleine" ist da! Darin teile ich meine wichtigsten Erkenntnisse für ein langes, gesundes und selbstbestimmtes Leben. Hier gibt es das Buch: ⁠https://link.stayoung.de/alleswirdgut  *** In dieser Folge spreche ich mit Prof. Dr. Clemens Kaiser, Leiter des Mannheimer MRT-Zentrums für Brustkrebsvorsorge (MMZ) an der Universitätsklinik Mannheim. Er forscht seit 25 Jahren an der Mamma-MRT, sein Vater hat das Verfahren 1984 in Erlangen mit begründet. Knapp 19.000 Frauen sterben in Deutschland jedes Jahr an Brustkrebs, genauso viele wie vor 30 Jahren. Mein Gast ist überzeugt, dass das nicht so sein müsste. Wird ein Tumor unter einem Zentimeter entdeckt, überleben fast 99 % der Frauen. Genau diese kleinen Karzinome findet die Röntgen-Mammografie in einer dichten Brust oft nicht, ihre Trefferquote sinkt dort auf 50 %, in sehr dichtem Drüsengewebe sogar unter 40 %. Betroffen ist die Hälfte aller Frauen, und die meisten erfahren ihre Brustdichte nicht einmal. Wir sprechen über Strahlenbelastung, Kontrastmittel, Kosten und darüber, warum Clemens Kaiser seine eigene Frau nur an vier Zentren in Deutschland schicken würde. Eine Folge über eine Methode, die es längst gibt, und über die Gründe, warum sie bisher kaum eine Frau bekommt. In dieser Folge sprechen wir u.a. über folgende Themen: Warum sucht die Mammografie in einer dichten Brust nach der Schneeflocke in der Schneewolke? Was bedeuten die vier Dichtegrade A, B, C und D für die Aussagekraft einer Mammografie? Wie kommt es, dass in einer sehr dichten Brust 6 von 10 Tumoren übersehen werden? Weshalb erfahren Frauen in den USA seit 2023 ihre Brustdichte, Frauen in Deutschland aber nicht? Warum haben Frauen mit dichtem Drüsengewebe zusätzlich ein erhöhtes Brustkrebsrisiko? Was sagen die Zahlen zur Überlebensrate, wenn ein Tumor unter einem Zentimeter gefunden wird? Wie groß ist der kleinste Krebs, den die Mamma-MRT zuverlässig sichtbar machen kann? Warum ist das Kontrastmittel für die Mamma-MRT nicht wegzudiskutieren, und wie sicher ist Gadolinium? Wie viel Strahlung sammelt sich über 13 bis 20 Mammografien in einem Frauenleben an? Warum sollte die Hormonersatztherapie vor einer Mamma-MRT pausiert werden? Weshalb spart eine Mamma-MRT den Krankenkassen am Ende Geld, obwohl sie vorne teurer ist? Warum würde Clemens Kaiser seine eigene Frau nur an vier Zentren in Deutschland schicken?  Weitere Informationen zu Prof. Dr. Clemens Kaiser findest du hier: https://www.mamma-mrt-screening.de/ma/ Du interessierst dich für Gesunde Langlebigkeit (Longevity) und möchtest ein Leben lang gesund und fit bleiben, dann folge mir auch auf den sozialen Kanälen bei Instagram, TikTok, Facebook oder YouTube. https://www.instagram.com/nina.ruge.official https://www.tiktok.com/@nina.ruge.official https://www.facebook.com/NinaRugeOffiziell https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOe2d1hLARB60z2hg039l9g  Disclaimer: Ich bin keine Ärztin und meine Inhalte ersetzen keine medizinische Beratung. Bei gesundheitlichen Fragen wende dich bitte an deinen Arzt/deine Ärztin. STY-310 

Wellness has become a full-time job. Cold plunges. Red light panels. Supplements. Glucose monitors. Smart rings. Watches. New powders, protocols, influencers, and optimization trends arriving every week. With so much information coming from every direction, getting healthy can start to feel so complicated that people become overwhelmed before they even begin. In this solo episode of the SuperLife Podcast, Darin strips wellness back to the five fundamentals he believes do the most work: sleep, light, movement, real food, and human connection. After decades studying exercise physiology, nutrition, kinesiology, movement, superfoods, and longevity cultures around the world, Darin says his own approach to health has become simpler than ever. The message is simple: supplements, wearables, and biohacking tools can have value, but they aren't the foundation. They're the paint and furniture. Sleep, light, movement, food, and connection are the foundation holding the house up. Darin walks through the research behind each fundamental and, more importantly, gives you something practical you can begin doing tomorrow. From consistent sleep and morning sunlight to one-minute movement bursts, eating recognizable whole foods, and spending actual face-to-face time with people you love, this episode is a recalibration for anyone drowning in wellness advice. You don't need to optimize everything. Start by getting the basics right. What You'll Learn Why wellness has become unnecessarily complicated and anxiety-inducing The five fundamentals Darin believes matter most for long-term health Why sleep consistency may matter as much as how many hours you get How bright days and dark nights help support your body's natural rhythms Why you don't need a gym to meaningfully increase daily movement How small bursts of vigorous activity can add up throughout the day Why ultra-processed food can make it easier to consume more without realizing it How adding more whole plants can naturally crowd out less nutritious foods Why human connection belongs alongside sleep, movement, and nutrition Five simple actions you can begin tomorrow without buying another health gadget The 5 Fundamentals 1. Sleep Darin's first principle is simple: be boring with your sleep. He discusses research suggesting that sleep regularity is meaningfully associated with health outcomes and explains why maintaining a consistent wake time can help reinforce the body's circadian rhythm. SuperLife Upgrade: Pick one wake time and keep it seven days a week. Make your bedroom cool, dark, and quiet, limit late caffeine and large meals, and reduce unnecessary technology around your sleep environment. 2. Light Your biology evolved around bright days and dark nights, but modern life has largely reversed that relationship. Darin discusses research connecting daytime and nighttime light exposure with mental health outcomes and explains why getting outdoors early in the day is one of his foundational practices. SuperLife Upgrade: Get outside within the first hour after waking. Take your morning coffee or tea outside, walk the dog, or simply spend a few minutes under the morning sky before checking your messages. 3. Movement You don't need a perfect workout program to start moving more. Darin discusses research on short bursts of vigorous activity and explains why walking, carrying, climbing, squatting, stretching, and occasionally breathing hard can all be incorporated into normal life. SuperLife Upgrade: Think in terms of "exercise snacks." Take the stairs, walk after eating, stand up regularly, carry something heavy, play hard with your kids or dog, or find a few moments throughout the day to deliberately move. 4. Real Food Darin breaks down research comparing ultra-processed and minimally processed diets and explains why his nutrition philosophy keeps returning to a straightforward principle: eat food your great-grandmother would recognize. SuperLife Upgrade: Make real, minimally processed food the majority of what you eat. Add more vegetables, fruits, beans, nuts, seeds, herbs, and spices, aim for greater plant diversity, and slow down while eating. 5. Connection The final fundamental may be one of the most overlooked. Darin discusses research linking strong social relationships with longevity and argues that human beings can optimize their food, sleep, and training while still being starved for genuine connection. SuperLife Upgrade: Call someone instead of texting them. Share a phone-free meal. Walk with a friend. Join a recurring group. Volunteer. Help someone. Spend time face-to-face with people who matter to you. Chapters 00:00:03 – Welcome to SuperLife 00:00:34 – Sponsor: Alkemis 00:03:26 – The five health fundamentals that do the most work 00:03:50 – Why human connection belongs on the list 00:04:01 – Cold plunges, red light, supplements, wearables, and the basics 00:04:18 – When wellness becomes a full-time job 00:04:46 – How optimization can create anxiety and confusion 00:05:10 – Darin's decades studying health, nutrition, and movement 00:05:26 – Why Darin's own approach has become simpler than ever 00:06:03 – What traveling to more than 30 countries taught Darin about health 00:06:26 – The healthiest people Darin met didn't need gadgets 00:06:43 – The five things most of your health comes down to 00:07:20 – The fatal convenience hiding inside wellness 00:07:50 – Supplements and biohacks are not the foundation 00:08:19 – Why getting the basics right changes everything 00:08:46 – #1: Sleep – be boring with consistency 00:09:06 – Are we asking the wrong question about sleep? 00:09:45 – Why your body wants rhythm 00:10:30 – Are you giving yourself weekend jet lag? 00:10:50 – Make your bedroom a cave 00:11:01 – Caffeine, late meals, phones, and nighttime technology 00:11:22 – The one sleep habit to start tomorrow 00:11:50 – #2: Light – bright days and dark nights 00:12:34 – Daytime light, nighttime light, and mental health 00:13:13 – How modern life flipped our light exposure upside down 00:13:45 – How much morning outdoor light should you get? 00:14:07 – Rebuilding bright days and dark nights 00:14:37 – Let the sky be the first screen you look at 00:15:03 – Sponsor: Manna Vitality 00:16:58 – #3: Movement – you don't need a gym 00:17:14 – The potential power of one-minute bursts of vigorous activity 00:17:34 – The surprising origin of the 10,000-step target 00:18:03 – Four minutes of breathing hard throughout your day 00:18:28 – How modern convenience engineered movement out of life 00:18:50 – Turn movement into "exercise snacks" 00:19:08 – Why Darin walks after eating 00:19:14 – Get up, stand, stretch, and walk 00:19:35 – Carry and lift something heavy 00:19:56 – Darin's unconventional approach to moving his body 00:20:20 – #4: Real food – eat what your great-grandmother would recognize 00:20:54 – What happened when people ate more ultra-processed food 00:21:21 – Why ultra-processed food can push you beyond fullness 00:22:02 – Food built for the shelf instead of your life 00:22:22 – Simplifying your grocery shopping 00:22:37 – Don't start by banning foods 00:22:48 – Eat the rainbow and aim for 30 different plants 00:23:17 – Slow down and actually experience your food 00:23:44 – #5: Connection – the health fundamental we keep forgetting 00:24:13 – The extraordinary relationship between social connection and longevity 00:24:48 – You can optimize everything and still be starving 00:25:18 – Why texting isn't the same as being together 00:25:32 – Build recurring community into your life 00:25:43 – Movement, light, and connection in one habit 00:26:06 – The foundational habits no gadget can replace Your Five Steps for Tomorrow Sleep: Wake up at the same time. Light: Get outside before checking your messages. Movement: Find opportunities to move hard and move often. Food: Make at least half your plate whole plants. Connection: Call, meet, walk with, eat with, or help another person. Thank You to Our Sponsors Alkemis: Go to https://alkemispaint.com/ and use code DARIN10 for 10% off your order. Manna Vitality: Go to mannavitality.com/ and use code DARIN12 for 12% off your order. Join the SuperLife Patreon: This is where Darin now shares the deeper work: - weekly voice notes - ingredient trackers - wellness challenges - extended conversations - community accountability - sovereignty practices Join now for only $7.49/month at https://patreon.com/darinolien Find More from Darin Olien: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien Book: Fatal Conveniences Platform & Products: superlife.com New Show: Roadmap to Happiness Key Takeaway "We've turned health into shopping. There's always another powder, gadget, supplement, wearable, protocol, or person online telling you that you're doing everything wrong. But none of those things can replace the foundation. Sleep. Light. Movement. Real food. Connection. That's the house. Everything else is paint and furniture. If your foundation is cracked, the most expensive optimization in the world isn't going to hold you up. So before you buy another gadget or chase another trend, come back to what your biology has always needed. Sleep consistently. Get outside. Move your body. Eat real food. Spend time with people you love. Health doesn't have to become another full-time job. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is return to the basics." Bibliography/Sources: 1. Sleep Windred, D. P., et al. (2024). Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality risk than sleep duration: A prospective cohort study. Sleep, 47(1), zsad253 . https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/47/1/zsad253/7221302 2. Light Burns, A. C., et al. (2023). Day and night light exposure are associated with psychiatric disorders: An objective light study in >85,000 UK Biobank participants. Nature Mental Health, 1, 853–864 . https://www.nature.com/articles/s44220-023-00135-8 3. Movement Paluch, A. E., et al. (2022). Daily steps and all-cause mortality: A meta-analysis of 15 international cohorts. The Lancet Public Health, 7(3), e219-e228 . https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(21)00302-9/fulltext Stamatakis, E., et al. (2022). Association of wearable device-measured vigorous lifestyle physical activity with mortality. Nature Medicine, 28, 2521–2529 . https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02100-x 4. Real Food Hall, K. D., et al. (2019). Ultra-processed diets cause excess calorie intake and weight gain: An inpatient randomized controlled trial of ad libitum food intake. Cell Metabolism, 30(1), 67-77.e3 . https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(19)30248-7 Lane, M. M., et al. (2024). Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: Umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses. BMJ, 384, e077310 . https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj-2023-077310 McDonald, D., et al. (2018). American Gut: An open platform for citizen science microbiome research. mSystems, 3(3), e00031-18 . https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msystems.00031-18 5. Connection Holt-Lunstad, J., Smith, T. B., & Layton, J. B. (2010). Social relationships and mortality risk: A meta-analytic review. PLoS Medicine, 7(7), e1000316 . https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1000316

This week on the Happy Half Hour, Darin and Kassidy preview Sunday Night Football against the Lions, discuss the Panthers' banged-up secondary and the young players stepping up, and break down Bryce Young's hot start and the need to establish the run game.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zu Hause entdeckt Charlotte ein Paket. Ist es für ihren Geburtstag? Heimlich schaut sie hinein. Darin stecken alte Puppen. Eine fällt heraus. Dabei ist es für die Nachbarin bestimmt. Aus der OHRENBÄR-Hörgeschichte: Die gestohlene Puppe (Folge 1 von 3) von Antje Rittermann. Es liest: Elfriede Irrall. ▶ Mehr Hörgeschichten empfohlen ab 6: https://www.ohrenbaer.de/podcast/empfohlen-ab-6.html ▶ Mehr Infos unter https://www.ohrenbaer.de & ohrenbaer@rbb-online.de

Das Evangelium nach Lukas klingt zunächst befremdlich: Jünger sollen ohne Geldbeutel und Schuhe und ohne zu grüßen aufbrechen, Häuser betreten und dort schlicht sagen: „Friede diesem Haus.“ Für Norbert Bauer, Leiter der Karl Rahner Akademie, steckt darin jedoch eine wichtige Botschaft: „Ihr sollt nicht alleine sein.“ Jesus schickt die Jünger zu zweit los. Christlicher Auftrag ist demnach kein einsamer Weg, sondern gemeinsames Unterwegssein.Zugleich begegnen die Jünger den Menschen mit grundsätzlichem Vertrauen. „Friede diesem Haus“ bedeutet: Ich komme in guter Absicht. Gerade im Umgang mit Fremden könne man daraus heute lernen, so Bauer, zunächst davon auszugehen, dass auch der andere das Gute will.Auch die Aufforderung, unterwegs niemanden zu grüßen, versteht Bauer nicht als Aufruf zur Unhöflichkeit. Vielmehr gehe es darum, sich nicht vom eigenen Auftrag ablenken zu lassen. Jesus spricht dabei durchaus streng: Die Welt ist nicht frei von Gefahren. Dennoch widerspricht Bauer der Vorstellung, die Welt sei grundsätzlich böse. Schließlich habe Gott seinen Sohn gerade in diese Welt gesandt. Darin liege das grundlegende Vertrauen: Diese Welt ist von Gott gewollt – und deshalb lohnt es sich, in ihr Frieden zu bringen.Aus dem Evangelium nach Lukas:In jener Zeit suchte der Herr zweiundsiebzig andere Jünger aus und sandte sie zu zweit vor sich her in alle Städte und Ortschaften, in die er selbst gehen wollte. Er sagte zu ihnen: Die Ernte ist groß, aber es gibt nur wenig Arbeiter. Bittet also den Herrn der Ernte, Arbeiter für seine Ernte auszusenden! Geht! Siehe, ich sende euch wie Schafe mitten unter die Wölfe. Nehmt keinen Geldbeutel mit, keine Vorratstasche und keine Schuhe! Grüßt niemanden auf dem Weg! Wenn ihr in ein Haus kommt, so sagt als Erstes: Friede diesem Haus! Und wenn dort ein Sohn des Friedens wohnt, wird euer Friede auf ihm ruhen; andernfalls wird er zu euch zurückkehren. Bleibt in diesem Haus, esst und trinkt, was man euch anbietet; denn wer arbeitet, ist seines Lohnes wert. Zieht nicht von einem Haus in ein anderes! Wenn ihr in eine Stadt kommt und man euch aufnimmt, so esst, was man euch vorsetzt. Heilt die Kranken, die dort sind, und sagt ihnen: Das Reich Gottes ist euch nahe! Wenn ihr aber in eine Stadt kommt, in der man euch nicht aufnimmt, dann geht auf die Straße hinaus und ruft: Selbst den Staub eurer Stadt, der an unseren Füßen klebt, lassen wir euch zurück; doch das sollt ihr wissen: Das Reich Gottes ist nahe. Ich sage euch: Sodom wird es an jenem Tag erträglicher ergehen als dieser Stadt. (Lk 10,1-12)(© Ständige Kommission für die Herausgabe der gemeinsamen liturgischen Bücher im deutschen Sprachgebiet)

Am 3. Oktober 2026 wird Venus im Skorpion rückläufig und richtet den Blick noch einmal auf unsere Zusagen, auf unsere Werte und auf das, was wir in Beziehungen bisher mitgemacht haben. Dazu kommt der Druck von Mars und Pluto. Was lange unter der Oberfläche geblieben ist, kann dadurch in heftigen Auseinandersetzungen hochkommen.Mit André Wagner spreche ich darüber, warum es im Oktober um weit mehr als einzelne Beziehungsstreitigkeiten geht. Wir schauen auf Lilith und den Widerstand gegen starre Regeln, auf das schwindende Vertrauen in die Politik und auf die Lage in Deutschland. Auch Friedrich Merz und die Entwicklung der AfD betrachten wir aus astrologischer Sicht und mit dem Blick von Human Design.André stellt dazu die Frage: „Wenn du nicht mehr mitmachst, was machst du denn dann?“ Wir sprechen darüber, wie Selbsterkenntnis zu Selbstermächtigung führt und wie du die Herbstzeit nutzen kannst, um in deinem eigenen Alltag etwas zu verändern. Darin liegt die Chance, deine Beziehungen und dein Leben so zu gestalten, dass du dich dafür nicht ständig verbiegen musst.

Elke Schmidt ist durch und durch eine idealisierte Form einer Sommelière der alten Schule mit modernem Geist. Sie ist nicht nur die gute Seele, sondern die Weinseele einer gastronomischen Institution, die die deutsche Restaurant- und Gastronomielandschaft über Jahrzehnte geprägt hat. Unglaublich weinbewandert und -erfahren, mit einer Aufmerksamkeit gegenüber ihren Gästen, aber auch gegenüber ihren Weinen, die ihresgleichen sucht: diskret und mit jener natürlichen Autorität, die niemals laut werden muss. Dabei drängt sie sich nie in den Vordergrund. Ihre Stärke liegt gerade darin, dass vieles durch ihre Anwesenheit leichter wird, ohne dass man immer bemerkt, warum. Elke Schmidt hat ihre neue Weinleidenschaft nach 30 Jahren Dienst am Gast vor allem im Lehren, „Erziehen“ und Betreuen gefunden. Geduldig, aber konsequent; herzlich, aber nicht nachlässig. Sie versteht, dass Weinbildung nicht nur aus reinem Weinwissen besteht, sondern auch aus Aufmerksamkeit und Respekt gegenüber den Winzern und vor allem gegenüber dem Wein. Denn eine Flasche Wein ist für sie niemals nur ein Produkt. Sie erzählt von Herkunft, Handwerk, Tradition und Menschen – und wird im Restaurant gemeinsam mit gutem Essen und dem richtigen Gegenüber zu einem Teil von Genuss, Gefühl und Erinnerung. Dabei ist Elke Schmidt keine „Frau für alles“ im Sinne einer beliebigen Hilfskraft. Sie ist vielmehr die tiefe Seele eines Hauses, das die deutsche Gastronomielandschaft über viele Jahrzehnte geprägt hat. Eine Persönlichkeit, die mitdenkt, vorausschauend handelt und dafür sorgt, dass sich andere ganz auf das Wesentliche konzentrieren können. Sie ist gerade aufgrund ihrer eigenen Größe dafür da, dass andere – Kollegen, Gäste und sogar ihre Winzer mit ihren Weinen – brillieren können. Darin steckt ihre besondere Form von Liebe zum Wein, zum Menschen und zum Handwerk. Und vielleicht auch ihr ganz eigenes Verständnis von Business: Nicht das eigene Ich in den Mittelpunkt zu stellen, sondern einen Ort zu schaffen, an dem Menschen, Wein, Essen und Genuss zusammenfinden. Ihre einzigartige Präsenz verbindet Tradition und Moderne, Erfahrung und Neugier, Disziplin und Herz. Und vielleicht ist genau das die besondere Qualität einer Sommelière wie Elke Schmidt: Sie sorgt nicht dafür, dass man sie wahrnimmt. Sie sorgt dafür, dass man den Wein, das Essen, das Restaurant und den Moment in Erinnerung behält.

Es ist eine besondere Ausnahme im Corona-Geschehen, dass ein Mainstream-Journalist seine Position zur Corona-Politik so drastisch ändert. Volker Rekittke ist so ein Sonderfall. Wie kam es dazu? Volker Rekittke ist ein erfahrener Journalist. Bis 2024 arbeitete er 20 Jahre lang als Lokalredakteur beim Schwäbischen Tagblatt. Nun hat er ein Buch mit dem Titel »Der pandemische Brandbeschleuniger« geschrieben. Darin geht es um seine Zunft und den Umgang mit der Corona-Politik. Der prägnante Untertitel des Buches bringt Rekittkes Erschütterung zum Ausdruck: »Corona und die Krise des Journalismus aus der Sicht eines Zeitungsredakteurs«. Kritik am Corona-Journalismus ist nicht neu. Schon früh wurde die auffällige Einseitigkeit, Unausgewogenheit und Faktenfreiheit der Corona-Berichterstattung in den Leitmedien bemängelt. Doch Rekittkes Buch ist besonders, da er als Lokalredakteur einer in der Region bedeutenden Zeitung den Corona-Maßnahmen anfänglich befürwortend gegenüberstand. Er schrieb über Impfangebote, die wahrgenommen werden sollten, und über das Tragen von Masken. Er ließ sich gegen Covid-19 impfen und empfahl seiner Partnerin sogar, die neuartigen mRNA-Präparate zu nehmen. Doch dann vollzog sich ein bemerkenswerter Wandel. Rekittke hinterfragte die Sinnhaftigkeit der Corona-Politik, nachdem er sich mit Impfschäden durch die modRNA-Impfungen beschäftigt hatte. Er begann zu recherchieren und stieß relativ schnell auf Unstimmigkeiten bezüglich der Corona-Impfkampagne. Anstatt sich an seine eigene Überzeugung zu klammern, war Rekittke bereit, seine Sicht auf die Dinge angesichts neuer Erkenntnisse anzupassen. Ein ganz normaler Vorgang, würde man meinen. Dem ist aber nicht so, denn das Corona-Geschehen war vor allem durch festgefahrenes, renitentes Schubladendenken geprägt. Plötzlich erfuhr Rekittke die sozialen Kosten einer regierungskritischen Berichterstattung und durfte sich, wie damals üblich, als »Rechts« oder sogar »Nazi« bezeichnen lassen. Und das, obwohl er ein politisch links eingestellter Journalist mit einer «ziemlich lupenreinen linken Biografie» ist. Diese Begegnung mit zwei Welten und seine Transformation vom Maßnahmenbefürworter zum -kritiker machen das Gespräch mit Volker Rekittke so besonders. Es ermöglicht ein Verständnis für die Corona-Berichterstattung des Mainstreams, ohne abzusprechen, dass diese laut Rekittkes Buch eine Krise darstellte. Rekittke beendete 2024 seine Arbeit als Redakteur und arbeitete als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter der Bundestagsabgeordneten Jessica Tatti (BSW), die sich für die Aufarbeitung der Corona-Politik einsetzte. Er ist aktuell wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter von Christian Dorst (MdL) und mit zuständig für die Corona-Enquete-Kommission in Brandenburg. Artikel und Video: https://www.barucker.press Weitere Produktionen ermöglichen Produktionskosten: ca. 1700 € Produktion: https://www.screen-talk.de Bastian Barucker, GLS Bank, IBAN: DE02 4306 0967 1115 7847 01, BIC: GENODEM1GLS PayPal: info@bastian-barucker.de (Link) Betreff: Schenkung

Der Bundespräsident hat die politische Konkurrenz als „Vulgärdemokraten“ beschimpft. Damit setzt er einen schlechten Stil fort, der nicht nur spaltet, sondern auch politisch kontraproduktiv ist. Ein Kommentar von Tobias Riegel.Dieser Beitrag ist auch als Audio-Podcast verfügbar. Anlässlich des 75-jährigen Bestehens des Bundesverfassungsgerichts hat Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier am Montag eine Rede in Karlsruhe gehalten. DarinWeiterlesen

Christian Kirsch, Gründer und Geschäftsführer von PASSION4IT sowie Mitgründer von amaiko, spricht mit Norman Müller darüber, wie mittelständische Unternehmen KI unter Kostendruck sinnvoll einsetzen können. Im Mittelpunkt stehen konkrete Entlastung im Arbeitsalltag, der Umgang mit Unternehmenswissen und die Verantwortung der Geschäftsführung. An Beispielen aus seiner Beratungspraxis erklärt Christian, warum der Einstieg selten beim kompliziertesten Prozess beginnen sollte und weshalb gekaufte Lizenzen allein noch keine Veränderung bewirken. Die Folge richtet sich an Entscheiderinnen und Entscheider, die aus KI-Experimenten einen verlässlichen Nutzen für ihr Unternehmen entwickeln wollen.* 00:00 KI im Mittelstand: Nutzen statt Hype* 01:19 Christian Kirsch: Vom beruflichen Rückschlag zur eigenen Firma* 06:21 Was persönliche Krisen und wirtschaftlicher Wandel gemeinsam haben* 09:24 Agieren, reagieren oder abwarten: Die Opossum-Strategie* 11:39 Warum der KI-Einstieg bei alltäglichen Aufgaben beginnen sollte* 15:20 amaiko: Vom Wissensmanagement zum persönlichen KI-Assistenten* 20:30 Daten, Prozesse und Organisation als Grundlage für KI* 23:17 KI-Kompetenz zwischen Experimentierfreude und Überforderung* 25:42 Warum auch erfolgreiche Unternehmen sich verändern müssen* 27:58 Warum gekaufte KI-Lizenzen noch keine Transformation bewirken* 30:09 KI ist eine Führungsaufgabe* 31:07 Der Einstieg: Bestandsaufnahme, Strategie und Kosten* 34:47 Für wen amaiko gedacht ist und wie die Einführung begleitet wird* 38:50 Die nächsten Schritte für amaiko und die Suche nach Investoren* 43:41 AI-Cluster Niederbayern: Austausch und Umsetzung vor Ort* 46:09 Drei No-Gos: Nichtstun, überzogene Erwartungen und frühes Aufgeben* 48:15 Schlussfrage: Bessere KI und ein besseres MiteinanderMehr KI mit Substanz. Jetzt abonnieren!Shownotes* Christian Kirsch auf LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-kirsch/* Website von PASSION4IT:https://passion4it.de/* amaiko:https://amaiko.ai/de* Christians Bücher zu Digitalisierung, Führung und KI:https://passion4it.de/buecher-digital-mindset-building-leaders/* KI-Readiness-Check von PASSION4IT:https://valx1cf71b9.typeform.com/p4itaicheck* Mit Christian über KI, Digitalisierung oder ein Investment in amaiko sprechen:https://news.passion4it.de/meetings/christian-kirsch2* Veranstaltungen von PASSION4IT:https://passion4it.de/veranstaltungen/* Interesse am AI-Cluster Niederbayern:https://news.passion4it.de/meetings/christian-kirsch2Der Mittelstand braucht KI, die den Montagmorgen besser macht.Die Zukunft eines Unternehmens entscheidet sich manchmal an einer ziemlich unspektakulären Frage: Freuen sich die Menschen am Sonntagabend auf den Montagmorgen? Oder denken sie an ungelesene E-Mails, endlose Besprechungen und die Arbeit, die nach den Besprechungen erst beginnt?Christian Christian stellt diese Frage im Venture AI Podcast. Sie klingt zunächst nach Unternehmenskultur. Tatsächlich führt sie mitten in die Debatte über künstliche Intelligenz. Denn wer KI im Mittelstand einführen will, muss erklären können, was sich dadurch im Alltag verbessert. Für die Geschäftsführung. Für die Beschäftigten. Für die Kunden.Christian kennt diese Perspektiven als Gründer von PASSION4IT und Mitgründer von amaiko. Mit seinem Beratungshaus begleitet er Unternehmen bei der Digitalisierung. Mit amaiko entwickelt er selbst einen KI-Assistenten für den Arbeitsalltag. Er spricht deshalb aus praktischer Erfahrung und mit dem wirtschaftlichen Interesse eines Anbieters. Umso interessanter ist der Maßstab, den er an KI anlegt: Sie muss spürbar entlasten.Der Mittelstand braucht keine weitere Demonstration dessen, was eine Maschine theoretisch alles könnte. Er braucht einen nachvollziehbaren Weg von einer konkreten Belastung zu einer besseren Arbeitsweise.Die Opossum-Strategie führt nicht aus der KriseChristian beschreibt drei Reaktionen auf den technologischen Wandel. Manche Unternehmen handeln aus eigener Überzeugung. Andere reagieren, weil der Wettbewerber bereits etwas ausprobiert. Eine dritte Gruppe wartet darauf, dass die Gefahr vorbeizieht. In seinem Buch nennt er das die Opossum-Strategie: sich tot stellen und hoffen.Das Bild trifft einen empfindlichen Punkt. Wer über Jahrzehnte erfolgreich war, hat gute Gründe, seinen Rezepten zu vertrauen. Doch dieser Erfolg beantwortet nicht die Frage, ob dieselben Rezepte auch unter veränderten Bedingungen funktionieren. Neue Wettbewerber interessieren sich wenig dafür, wie lange ein Unternehmen seinen Markt bereits beherrscht.Christian spricht deshalb von kultivierter Unzufriedenheit. Auch das eigene Unternehmen müsse sich regelmäßig fragen, was sein Geschäftsmodell angreifbar macht. Diese Haltung ist keine Aufforderung zum permanenten Aktionismus. Sie verlangt, den bisherigen Erfolg zu prüfen, bevor der Markt es tut.Beim KI-Einsatz wird das sehr konkret. Unternehmen, die ihren Beschäftigten keine geeigneten Werkzeuge anbieten, verhindern damit nicht automatisch deren Nutzung. Christian berichtet von Menschen, die sich selbst behelfen und geschäftliche Unterlagen über private Anwendungen weiterreichen. Hinter solcher Schatten-KI kann der Wunsch stehen, die eigene Arbeit besser zu erledigen. Die Führungsaufgabe besteht darin, dafür einen geeigneten Rahmen zu schaffen: mit freigegebenen Lösungen, verständlichen Regeln und Ansprechpartnern.Der erste Nutzen liegt oft im ganz normalen BüroalltagDer nächste Fehler entsteht am anderen Ende der Skala: Ein Unternehmen entscheidet sich für KI und nimmt sich sofort seinen schwierigsten Prozess vor. Produktionsplanung, komplexe Systemlandschaften, über Jahre gewachsene Sonderfälle. Der Anspruch ist groß, die Voraussetzungen sind es häufig noch nicht.Christian empfiehlt einen Einstieg bei wiederkehrenden Aufgaben der Wissensarbeit. Informationen finden. E-Mails sortieren. Termine vorbereiten. Besprechungen nacharbeiten. Das klingt kleiner als die vollständige Automatisierung eines Geschäftsbereichs. Für die Menschen, die diese Aufgaben täglich erledigen, kann es trotzdem einen erheblichen Unterschied machen.So beschreibt er auch amaiko: als Assistenten, der Kontext aus dem Arbeitsalltag aufnimmt, auf Termine vorbereitet und bei wiederkehrenden Abläufen unterstützt. Die Idee entstand aus einer Erfahrung mit Wissenstransfer. In einem Kundenprojekt half sein Vater mit jahrzehntelanger Industrieerfahrung aus. Das funktionierte. Gleichzeitig stellte sich die Frage, wie dieses Wissen erhalten bleibt, wenn der erfahrene Mensch irgendwann nicht mehr mitarbeitet.Darin steckt ein größerer Punkt. Unternehmenswissen besteht aus mehr als Dokumenten. Es umfasst auch die Gründe für Entscheidungen, Erfahrungen mit Kunden und das Verständnis dafür, weshalb ein bestimmter Weg funktioniert. Dieses Wissen zugänglich zu machen, ist ein anspruchsvolles Ziel. Es lässt sich nicht durch das bloße Sammeln von Dateien erreichen.Christian berichtet, dass ihn sein eigener Assistent täglich um ein bis zwei Stunden entlaste. Das ist seine persönliche Erfahrung in einem dafür geeigneten Arbeitsalltag, keine allgemeine Produktivitätsgarantie. Für andere Unternehmen muss sich der Nutzen an ihren eigenen Aufgaben zeigen. Werden Nacharbeiten kürzer? Finden Beschäftigte Informationen schneller? Entsteht tatsächlich mehr Zeit für Kunden, Entscheidungen und Zusammenarbeit?Eine Lizenz ersetzt keine FührungsentscheidungEin besonders vertrautes Muster schildert Christian beim Einkauf von KI-Lizenzen. Ein Unternehmen stattet seine Mitarbeitenden aus und betrachtet die Einführung damit als erledigt. Anschließend verändert sich an den Arbeitsweisen wenig.Das Problem liegt bereits in der Erwartung. Der Kauf schafft Zugang zu einer Technologie. Damit ist noch nicht geklärt, wofür sie eingesetzt werden soll, welche Informationen sie verwenden darf und wer ihre Ergebnisse beurteilt. Ebenso wenig ist geklärt, wie Menschen lernen, mit ihr sinnvoll zu arbeiten.Deshalb gehört die Geschäftsführung für Christian an den Tisch. Zusammen mit IT, Personalverantwortlichen und Menschen aus den Fachbereichen, die die tatsächlichen Abläufe kennen. Das müssen nicht immer die jeweiligen Abteilungsleitungen sein. Entscheidend ist, wer weiß, wo Arbeit liegen bleibt, Informationen fehlen oder Aufgaben doppelt erledigt werden.Aus dieser Bestandsaufnahme kann eine sinnvolle Reihenfolge entstehen. Zunächst die Grundlagen für den konkreten Anwendungsfall schaffen. Dann passende Unterstützung im Alltag einführen. Danach die spezielleren Anforderungen einzelner Bereiche bearbeiten. Eine Vertriebsaufgabe braucht andere Informationen und Kontrollen als ein Personalprozess.Auch die Datenbasis bleibt entscheidend. Christian beschreibt Unternehmen, bei denen wichtige Dokumente noch auf einem Speicher unter dem Schreibtisch liegen. Hier kann zunächst die Ordnung der digitalen Zusammenarbeit notwendig sein. In anderen Fällen macht der erste KI-Einsatz vorhandene Lücken überhaupt sichtbar. Beides gehört zur Einführung. Ein Assistent übernimmt keine Verantwortung dafür, ob die Organisation ihre eigenen Informationen beherrscht.Dranbleiben gehört zur EinführungDer dritte Fehler folgt häufig auf den ersten Versuch: Die Ergebnisse enttäuschen, also wird das ganze Thema wieder beiseitegelegt. Christian warnt vor diesem frühen Aufgeben. Neue Arbeitsweisen brauchen Übung, Rückmeldungen und Korrekturen. Auch die Verbindung mit bestehenden Systemen gelingt nicht immer auf Anhieb.Das ist kein Freibrief für endlose Pilotprojekte. Unternehmen sollten festlegen, woran sie einen Fortschritt erkennen und welche Probleme noch offen sind. Ein zweiter Versuch ist sinnvoll, wenn aus dem ersten etwas gelernt wurde. Einfach weiter Lizenzen zu bezahlen, ohne Nutzung und Ergebnis zu hinterfragen, wäre das Gegenteil.Wie wertvoll der Austausch darüber sein kann, zeigt der Ausblick auf das AI-Cluster Niederbayern. Christian beschreibt die geplante Initiative mit dem Bundesverband als Ort für persönliche Treffen, konkrete Anwendungsfälle und Erfahrungen aus der Umsetzung. Unternehmen sollen voneinander lernen können, welche Schritte funktionieren und wo Schwierigkeiten auftreten.Am Ende führt das Gespräch zurück zum Montagmorgen. Bessere KI sollte Raum schaffen für das, was Menschen in einer Organisation beitragen: Empathie, Kreativität, Zusammenarbeit und gute Entscheidungen. Christian verbindet den technischen Fortschritt deshalb mit dem Anspruch, auch im menschlichen Miteinander besser zu werden.Für Geschäftsführungen ist das eine brauchbare Prüffrage: Welche Arbeit wird durch KI tatsächlich besser, und was machen wir mit dem gewonnenen Spielraum? Wer darauf eine konkrete Antwort findet, hat mehr erreicht als mit der nächsten beeindruckenden Vorführung.Mehr KI mit Substanz. Jetzt abonnieren!Nicht jeder KI-Dienstleister ist ein Umsetzungspartner.Genau deshalb bauen wir im Bundesverband für KI-Transformation e.V. das Venture AI Execution Partner Programm auf.Wir suchen Unternehmen, Beratungen, Technologieanbieter und Umsetzungspartner, die KI nicht nur erklären, sondern tatsächlich in Organisationen bringen.Mit belastbaren Lösungen. Mit nachweisbarer Kompetenz. Mit dem Anspruch, KI-Transformation messbar voranzubringen.Das Venture AI Execution Partner Programm soll Unternehmen Orientierung geben und gleichzeitig den besten Umsetzungspartnern im Markt mehr Sichtbarkeit, Zugang und Geschäftsmöglichkeiten eröffnen.Als Venture AI Execution Partner profitierst du unter anderem von:* Positionierung als qualifizierter Umsetzungspartner im Netzwerk des Bundesverbandes* Zugang zu Unternehmen mit konkretem Transformationsbedarf* Einbindung in Projekte, Execution Teams und Initiativen* Sichtbarkeit über unsere Plattformen, Veranstaltungen und Formate* Vernetzung mit Entscheidern, Experten, Startups und Technologiepartnern* einem Qualitätsrahmen, der Kompetenz von bloßem KI-Marketing unterscheidetWichtig: Venture AI Execution Partner kann nicht einfach jeder werden.Voraussetzung ist die Mitgliedschaft im Bundesverband für KI-Transformation e.V. sowie die entsprechende Qualifizierung über unseren Venture AI Excellence Award.Wir wollen kein möglichst großes Partnerverzeichnis.Wir wollen ein Netzwerk derjenigen aufbauen, die KI-Transformation in Deutschland wirklich umsetzen können.Dein Unternehmen gehört dazu?Dann findest du auf unser Website weitere Informationen, wie du in das Partnerprogramm aufgenommen werden kannst. Wenn du uns dabei unterstützen möchtest, diesen Podcast zu einer Allianz von Zukunftsarchitekten der KI-Transformation zu machen, in der wir offen über Chancen, Risiken und reale Erfahrungen mit Künstlicher Intelligenz sprechen, dann abonniere uns auf Substack, YouTube, Spotify oder Apple Podcasts. Dein Abonnement kostet dich nichts, hilft uns aber sehr, noch mehr herausragende Persönlichkeiten für tiefgehende und inspirierende Podcast Gespräche zu gewinnen. Vielen Dank für deinen Support.Darüber hinaus laden wir dich ein, Teil der Plattform des Bundesverbands für KI-Transformation e.V. zu werden. Hier vernetzen sich mittelständische Unternehmen, KI Expertinnen und Experten, Startups sowie Vertreterinnen und Vertreter aus Forschung und Wissenschaft, um Wissen zu teilen, Erfahrungen auszutauschen und um an konkreten KI-Projekten zu arbeiten. 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Rund sechs Wochen sind seit den Ausschreitungen im DFB-Pokal gegen Waldhof Mannheim vergangen. In der vergangenen Woche hat sich der 1. FC Kaiserslautern mit einem langen Statement zu Wort gemeldet. Darin künden die Roten Teufel umfangreiche Aufarbeitungen und Maßnahmen an. Derweil läuft beim DFB in Frankfurt die sportgerichtliche Aufarbeitung des Derbys. Die Rheinpfalz-Redakteure Julian Laber und Alexander Müller diskutieren mögliche Konsequenzen und besprechen den Abend in Mannheim.

Send us Fan MailMike and Darin celebrate fall by complaining about it, dive into Fat Bear Week, defend Rush's new drummer, mark U2's 50th anniversary, and reveal questionable plans for retirement. Plus: Emerson Drive, forgotten coffee creamer, bad movies, dancing celebrities, invading mice, and bloopers!It's Fall and the Guys Think It SucksThe Time Darin Worked on a Video for Emerson DriveDarin Forgot Libby's Coffee CreamerFat Bear WeekMove Bitch!They Should Make a Celebrity Version of Dancing With the StarsSomebody Else Picked a Bad Movie This WeekU2's 50th AnniversaryStop Bitching About Rush's New DrummerMike's Plans for After RetirementDarin vs. the MiceBloopers#IrritableDadSyndrome #ComedyPodcast #FatBearWeek #Rush #U2 #DancingWithTheStars #EmersonDrive #PodcastComedySupport the showThank you so much for listening to this episode!  If you like what we do, please check out our other content! Follow our socials for announcements when we go LIVE and to become part of the show!All episode, videos, and more can be found on our website at: https://www.irritabledadsyndrome.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IrritableDadSyndromeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@irritabledadsyndromeTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@irritabledadsyndromeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/irritabledadsyndrome/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@irritabledadsyndromeTwitter / X: https://x.com/DadIrritableTons of bonus and premium content (including archived, uncensored videos of episode recordings, unique merch, and more!) is all on our Patreon page! Join our Patrons today and support our show!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/irritabledadsyndrome

Season 52 of SNL has begun and John and Darin are here for it! With host Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks and musical [...]

Monday, September 28, 2026 Kerby Anderson hosts our Monday show and it's a good one! He opens the show with a recap of the weekend's happenings and then welcomes author, former Special Agent of the United States Secret Service and 9/11 survivor Darin Kinder. Darin brings us his new book, Bury Me in a Dirty […]

Monday, September 28, 2026 In the second hour, Kerby continues his conversation with Darin Kinder. Darin brings us his new book, Bury Me in a Dirty Suit. Kerby will end the show speaking with Alex McFarland about apathy toward Islam is helping fuel antisemitism. Connect with us on Facebook at facebook.com/pointofviewradio and on Twitter @PointofViewRTS […]

This week on The Happy Half Hour, Darin and Kassidy react to Jaycee Horn's injury, Bryce Young's toughness, and the Panthers' costly loss to Cleveland before looking ahead to Sunday Night Football against Detroit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sunday September 27, 2026 Series: A Song For Every Season Passage: Psalm 27

What if being a good dog owner starts with learning to see the world through your dog's eyes? Darin O. Saw-Bellisario, Ph.D., creator of the Good Owners Guide to Dogs, joins me to talk about why he left a successful career in science and management consulting to help dog parents find reliable information. We also talk about the information chaos online, understanding individual dogs and why he created dogGPT to make trustworthy guidance easier to access.Find out more about Good Owners Guide to Dogs here:https://www.goodowners.guide/https://doggpt.com/hello@goodowners.dog

Zu diesem politisch aufgeladenen Spätsommer wollen wir unser Scherflein beitragen und sprechen über die letzte Standalone-Episode der dritten Staffel, "Streik!" Darin geht es nicht nur um ebendiesen, sondern auch um Rassismus, Klassismus, Korruption und politisches Versagen. Uff! Und tatsächlich nimmt BSG den Mund wieder mal ganz schön voll, auch wenn wir den Versuch, sich für eine bessere Welt stark zu machen, zu schätzen wissen. Immerhin bleibt zwischendurch noch Zeit für ein paar verliebte Blicke zwischen Adama Senior und der werten Frau Präsidentin ...

Trudi, Mimi, Mesi und Flo sind in der verdienten Sommerpause. Um uns die Wartezeit auf neue Episoden zu verkürzen, möchten wir Ihnen beliebte Folgen aus der Podcast-Schatzkiste ans Herz legen. Viel Freude beim Zuhören! Gut zu wissen: Den Servus-Hundepodcast gibt es auch live zu sehen und zu hören in „Sitz! Platz! Cockerdoodle – Jetzt übernehmen die Hunde“ Wann? Dienstag, 15. Dezember 2026 Wo? Salzburg, OVAL - Die Bühne im EUROPARK Alle Infos und Tickets: ⁠https://www.servus.com/a/t/sitz-platz-cockerdoodle-hundeflo-buehne-inklusive-live-podcast Kann man jeden Hund glücklich machen? Viele Leute suchen ihren Hund nach der Optik aus. Warum das keine gute Idee ist, klärt Hundeflo Florian Günther beim Spaziergang mit Mesi Tötschinger im Servus-Hundepodcast auf. SITZ. PLATZ. HIER. FUSS. LAUF. Folgen Sie dem etwas anderen Hunde-Podcast, um keine Folge mehr zu verpassen, schreiben Sie einen Kommentar und schenken Sie uns eine 5-Sterne-Bewertung. Wir freuen uns immer über Post, Anregungen und Ideen: team@servus.com Sie hören: Florian Günther, auch bekannt als der „Hundeflo“, beschäftigt sich seit vielen Jahren mit dem richtigen Umgang mit Hunden. Ihm liegt vor allem am Herzen, die Sprache der Hunde zu verstehen und ihr Verhalten richtig zu deuten, damit der Vierbeiner zu einem zuverlässigen Partner im Alltag wird. Er soll schließlich eine Bereicherung und keine Belastung sein. Mesi Tötschinger liebt Hunde. Aber vielleicht geht die Tierliebe manchmal zu weit. Bereits beim Lesen von Flos Buch „Verhundst“ wurden ihr mehrmals die Augen geöffnet. Hier geht es zur Episoden-Website: https://www.servus.com/o/podcast Mehr über den „Hundeflo“ erfahren: https://www.derhundeflo.com/ Werfen Sie einen Blick in das aktuelle Servus-Magazin: https://www.servus.com/aktuelles-servus-magazin Darin finden Sie regelmäßig spannendes Tierwissen. Die aktuelle Ausgabe von Servus in Stadt & Land finden Sie überall, wo es Zeitschriften gibt. Oder lassen Sie es sich bequem als Einzelheft nach Hause schicken: https://www.magazinabo.com/at_servusstadtland/sonderhefte/ Alle Abo-Angebote mit tollen Prämien gibt's hier: https://www.magazinabo.com/at/servusstadtland Illustrationen: Roland Vorlaufer Produktion: Beatrix Hammerschmied Aufnahme & Tonmischung: Tonstudio Soundfeiler

Viele Menschen spüren, dass sie sich von Gott und sich selbst entfremdet haben – durch Ablenkung, Leistungsdruck oder die Flucht vor schwierigen Herausforderungen. Denis Grams zeigt, warum gerade diese ungeliebten Situationen Schlüssel zu einer tieferen Gotteserfahrung sein können. Und genau darüber sprechen wir in dieser Podcast-Folge. „Zurück in seine Nähe“ heißt auch das Buch von Denis Grams. Darin lädt er dazu ein, die lebensspendende, beruhigende und verwandelnde Gegenwart Gottes neu zu entdecken und wieder vertraut zu hören wie die Stimme eines guten Freundes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heute mit Alexandra Wojna aus Salzburg. Sie hat 2014 die Diagnose Zöliakie bekommen und musste ihr Leben komplett umstellen. Dazu gehörten auch glutenfreie Backwaren, die damals kaum essbar waren. Also fing sie neben ihrem Job als biomedizinische Analytikerin an, sich ins glutenfreie Backen einzuarbeiten. Später fand sie einen Bäckermeister, mit dem sie gemeinsam eine glutenfreie Backstube einrichtete. Heute bäckt sie ein paar Tage pro Woche ihre Sauerteigbackwaren aus glutenfreien Zutaten und vertreibt sie in Salzburg und darüber hinaus. Die ganze Geschichte gibt's in dieser Podcastfolge. Darin erklärt Alexandra auch, was es mit ihrem Bäckereinamen "Awunda" auf sich hat. Infos zur Quereinsteiger-Reihe: Wer abseits der ausgetretenen Pfade als Quereinsteiger eine eigene Bäckerei eröffnen möchte, hat es in Deutschland schwer. Um Meisterzwang und das veraltete Ausbildungssystem zu überwinden, braucht es Nerven, Willensstärke und viel Freude am guten Brot. In dieser Reihe nehmen uns Quereinsteiger mit auf ihren Weg.

Bei HBO Max ist vor Kurzem die australische Crime-Serie The Killings at Parrish Station erschienen. Darin stellen grauenvolle Todesfälle auf einer Forschungsstation die Polizei auf zwei Zeitebenen vor ein düsteres Rätsel mit albtraumhaften Ausmaßen. Andrea hat alle sechs Folgen geschaut und erklärt, warum sich die Serie mit ihrem unerwarteten Mix aus Crime-Thriller und kosmischem Horror lohnt und ihr sie direkt auf die Watchlist packen solltet. *** Dieser Podcast wird gesponsert von MagentaTV – dem TV- und Streaming-Angebot der Telekom. Abonniere und bewerte Streamgestöber bei der Podcast-App deines Vertrauens! Wenn du mit deiner Meinung im Podcast landen willst, schick uns eine Sprachnachricht oder einen Kommentar per Mail an podcast@moviepilot.de.

bWhat happens when you stop living the life that looks safe on paper and start following the life that actually feels true to you? In this episode of the SuperLife Podcast, Darin sits down with vegan bodybuilder, entrepreneur, and former engineer Nimai Delgado for a conversation about spirituality, plant-based performance, purpose, community, and having the courage to walk away from a life that no longer aligns with who you are. Nimai's story begins in an unlikely place: a Hare Krishna spiritual community in rural Mississippi. Born to Argentinian parents who devoted themselves to their spiritual practice, Nimai grew up vegetarian, surrounded by community, faith, and a worldview radically different from the culture outside of it. After his family left the community, financial hardship, Hurricane Katrina, and the struggle to survive in the modern world eventually pushed him toward what seemed like the safest possible path: engineering. But despite earning a strong salary in the oil and gas industry, Nimai knew almost immediately that the career wasn't for him. Fitness became an escape, and after transitioning from vegetarian to fully vegan, he entered his first natural bodybuilding competition and won every category he entered. The victory challenged one of bodybuilding's most deeply ingrained assumptions: that building an elite physique requires eating meat. Then one interaction changed everything. After speaking at an event in London, a man approached Nimai in tears and told him that discovering plant-based eating through Nimai had helped his mother regain her health. Days later, Nimai walked out of a meeting, entered his boss's office, and quit his nearly $200,000-a-year engineering career to pursue his purpose full-time. Darin and Nimai go far beyond diet, exploring why money can never replace time, how spiritual intuition can guide decisions that don't make logical sense, why social media is losing its appeal, the growing importance of real human connection, and why Nimai's definition of impact has shifted from reaching millions of strangers toward deeply affecting the people directly in front of him. This is a conversation about questioning the stories you've inherited, becoming an example rather than preaching, and building a life that aligns your actions with your values. What You'll Learn What it was like growing up inside a Hare Krishna spiritual community in Mississippi How Nimai learned to question inherited beliefs and make spirituality his own Why financial instability pushed him toward a career in engineering How bodybuilding became an unexpected escape from a career that felt soul-crushing How Nimai built and competed with a completely vegan physique The encounter that convinced him to walk away from a nearly $200K engineering career Why Nimai believes time is ultimately more valuable than financial security How spiritual intuition has guided some of the biggest decisions of his life Why his definition of impact has shifted from millions of followers toward real-world community How leading by example can open people to plant-based living without dogma or perfectionism Chapters 00:00:02 – Welcome to SuperLife 00:00:32 – Sponsor: MYCO Dog 00:02:03 – Introducing Nimai Delgado 00:03:17 – From spiritual upbringing to bodybuilding and finding his own path 00:03:47 – Growing up with Argentinian parents in rural Mississippi 00:04:31 – Why Nimai's parents renounced their former lives and joined an ashram 00:05:19 – The beauty and challenges of growing up in an unconventional community 00:05:49 – Why outsiders thought Nimai was growing up in a cult 00:06:13 – Standing out in Mississippi wearing traditional spiritual clothing 00:06:49 – Learning to question beliefs instead of blindly inheriting them 00:07:51 – Living between the spiritual world and the "matrix" 00:08:36 – Leaving the community and moving into a trailer park 00:09:31 – "We upgraded from a shack to a trailer park" 00:10:09 – Watching his immigrant parents struggle financially 00:11:25 – Hurricane Katrina wipes out his parents' vegetarian restaurant 00:12:12 – Why financial fear pushed Nimai toward engineering 00:12:55 – Moving away from the South and finally discovering himself 00:13:15 – Learning to openly own being vegetarian 00:14:12 – Realizing immediately that engineering wasn't his path 00:15:04 – The pressure of keeping an oil and gas operation safe 00:16:24 – Six figures of student debt and feeling chained to a soul-crushing career 00:17:15 – How fitness became Nimai's escape 00:17:32 – The breakup that pushed him deeper into training 00:18:31 – Why someone convinced him to enter his first bodybuilding competition 00:19:05 – Going fully vegan while preparing for his first show 00:19:34 – Winning every category he entered 00:20:35 – Why people refused to believe he built his physique without meat 00:20:58 – Showing the bodybuilding world another path was possible 00:22:39 – The breakup that led to another massive leap 00:23:22 – Transferring to Long Beach while still clinging to engineering 00:23:57 – Golden handcuffs, raises, stock options, and financial security 00:24:14 – Becoming a professional vegan bodybuilder 00:24:44 – The stranger whose story completely changed Nimai's life 00:24:59 – "Because of you, I believe you saved my mom's life" 00:25:49 – The flight home where Nimai decided to quit 00:26:10 – Why he almost backed out Monday morning 00:26:34 – The meeting that made staying impossible 00:27:20 – Walking into his boss's office and quitting on the spot 00:27:53 – Leaving an almost $200K salary to become a vegan entrepreneur 00:28:21 – Sponsor: Manna Vitality 00:30:15 – Why sharing your dreams with the wrong people can create doubt 00:30:33 – Paying thousands of dollars just to leave his career 00:31:01 – Money can be replaced; time cannot 00:31:28 – When your impact comes back and changes your own life 00:31:52 – The people you influence without ever realizing it 00:32:13 – Why purpose became more important than security 00:32:49 – You don't get the script, but sometimes you know what you need to do 00:33:57 – Who is Nimai after a decade of bodybuilding and advocacy? 00:35:53 – The spiritual connection that has guided Nimai throughout his life 00:36:14 – Following guidance that doesn't always make logical sense 00:37:30 – Why being an online personality has lost some of its appeal 00:38:15 – Finding a way to make an impact without living completely online 00:39:00 – Social media's endless fight for your time and attention 00:39:25 – Why real human connection will never disappear 00:40:25 – What millions of followers teach you about human interaction 00:41:14 – Nimai's definition of success completely changes 00:41:31 – From changing millions of lives to helping the person beside you 00:42:17 – Why community may be more powerful than any supplement 00:43:31 – Loneliness and the desperate need for face-to-face connection 00:44:18 – Why Nimai treats every conversation as something meaningful 00:44:55 – You never know how simply being yourself could change someone's life 00:45:44 – Presence dissolves status, relevance, and the need to impress 00:46:21 – Returning to the community values Nimai grew up with 00:47:13 – Why privilege creates responsibility 00:47:38 – Using modern abundance to create more compassionate systems 00:48:24 – Inspiring young men to rethink what strength requires 00:49:28 – Plants, performance, and eliminating the middleman 00:50:49 – "I didn't give anything up when I became plant-based" 00:51:17 – Nimai's strategy of "top-of-funnel activism" 00:52:01 – Showing what's possible instead of telling people how to live 00:52:36 – Why no scientific paper can erase Nimai's lived experience 00:53:04 – "I became exceptional" 00:54:18 – The one dietary change Darin believes nearly everyone can make 00:54:43 – Why plant-based living doesn't require perfectionism 00:55:36 – Encouragement works better than preaching 00:56:38 – Compassion, animals, and questioning the stories we use to justify our choices 00:57:07 – Darin and Nimai reflect on their first conversation 00:57:37 – Continue sharing your gifts with the world 00:57:57 – Closing Thank You to Our Sponsors: MycoDog: Go to mycodog.com/ and use code SUPERLIFE for 15% off your order. Manna Vitality: Go to mannavitality.com/ and use code DARIN12 for 12% off your order. Join the SuperLife Community: Get Darin's deeper wellness breakdowns — beyond social media restrictions: Weekly voice notes Ingredient deep dives Wellness challenges Energy + consciousness tools Community accountability Extended episodes Join for $7.49/month → https://patreon.com/darinolien Find More from Nimai Delgado: Private Coaching: Apply Here! Instagram: @nimai_delgado YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NimaiDelgado Find More From Darin Olien: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien Book: Fatal Conveniences Platform & Products: superlife.com New Show: Roadmap to Happiness Key Takeaway "You don't always get a roadmap for the life you're supposed to live. Sometimes you only get a feeling that the life you're living is no longer yours. Nimai spent years pursuing security because instability taught him that money would make him safe, only to discover that no salary could replace the one resource he could never earn back: his time. By following the things that felt alive, bodybuilding, plant-based living, service, spirituality, and eventually community, he created a path that didn't make sense on paper but felt aligned in his soul. And maybe that's the larger lesson: you don't have to convince everyone, preach to everyone, or reach millions of people. Live what you believe. Be present with the person in front of you. Follow what feels true. You may never know whose life your example changes, and sometimes the life it changes most profoundly will be your own.

Diesmal mit Katharina Schipkowski und Susanne Schwarz. Die Bundesregierung hat einen Plan zum Ausstieg aus fossilen Energien vorgestellt. Darin finden sich erstaunliche Erkenntnisse, die sich in der Politik von Schwarz-rot ansonsten kaum spiegeln. In Hamburg haben sich zahlreiche Meteorolog*innen und Klimafachleute auf dem Extremwetterkongress getroffen. Unter anderem wurde der diesjährige Weltrisikobericht vorgestellt. Der zeigt: Stürme sind die teuersten Extremwetterereignisse - und nach Hitze und Erdbeben die tödlichsten. Trotzdem gibt es die größten Katastrophen gar nicht unbedingt in den Ländern, die Stürmen stark ausgesetzt sind. Forschende der Universität Freiburg haben untersucht, wie die Verbreitung von emissionsarmen Technologien mit politischen Entwicklungen zusammenhängt. Ihre Studie zeigt, dass E-Autos und Photovoltaikanlagen in Kommunen mit hoher Unterstützung für die Alternative für Deutschland im Durchschnitt weniger verbreitet sind. Dabei geht es nicht um das politische Programm der Partei - ihre Wähler*innen verzichten aber persönlich oft darauf, von den Vorteilen der Energiewende zu profitieren. - Das klima update° wird jede Woche von Spender:innen unterstützt. Wenn auch du dazu beitragen willst, geht das HIER https://www.verein-klimawissen.de/spenden. Wir danken hier und jetzt - aber auch noch mal namentlich im Podcast (natürlich nur, wenn ihr zustimmt).

What if the device you bought to improve your health is actually teaching you to trust your body less? In this solo episode of the SuperLife Podcast, Darin explores the hidden downside of our obsession with tracking everything: sleep scores, readiness, recovery, steps, heart rate, strain, and countless other metrics. He makes one thing clear from the beginning: he isn't anti-technology or anti-data. Used correctly, health data can be incredibly valuable. The problem begins when the number on the screen becomes more authoritative than the signals coming from your own body. Darin breaks down five traps hiding inside health tracking, including research suggesting that simply being told you slept poorly can affect how tired and alert you feel, the growing phenomenon of obsessing over perfect sleep data, inaccuracies in wearable sleep-stage measurements, anxiety triggered by health alerts, and arbitrary targets that can turn useful information into another source of stress. But this episode isn't about throwing away your smartwatch. It's about changing the relationship you have with it. Darin introduces the body's built-in sensing system, interoception, and lays out a practical seven-step plan to rebuild trust in your own internal signals while still allowing technology to serve you when it answers a meaningful question. The goal isn't to become data-free. It's to become sovereign enough that data informs you without defining you. What You'll Learn How a health score can potentially influence how you actually feel Why more health data doesn't automatically create better health How wearables can weaken trust in your body's internal signals What "orthosomnia" reveals about becoming obsessed with perfect sleep Why sleep-stage measurements from wearables aren't always exact How health alerts can sometimes create additional anxiety The surprising origin of the 10,000-step target What interoception is and why Darin calls it your "original wearable" Seven practical ways to rebuild your ability to listen to your body How to use health technology without allowing a number to control your day Chapters 00:00:02 – Welcome to SuperLife 00:00:32 – Sponsor: MycoDog 00:01:58 – Are we measuring more and feeling worse? 00:02:23 – Can a number on your wrist actually make you tired? 00:02:48 – The experiment where fake sleep feedback changed performance 00:03:15 – Why Darin doesn't wear a smartwatch or health ring 00:03:45 – More health data doesn't automatically mean better health 00:04:05 – Are we becoming data rich and health poor? 00:04:21 – The five traps hiding inside your health data 00:04:37 – Fatal Convenience: outsourcing your body to a number 00:05:01 – Why Darin isn't anti-technology 00:05:26 – When convenience comes at the cost of something deeper 00:05:51 – Are wearables costing us trust in our own bodies? 00:06:15 – How humans recognized stress and recovery before health trackers 00:06:40 – Letting a readiness score decide how your day feels 00:07:10 – Goodhart's Law and what happens when a measure becomes the target 00:07:37 – Darin's larger vision for health and vitality 00:08:12 – Stop chasing scores and start chasing vitality 00:08:35 – Trap #1: When the number becomes the feeling 00:08:58 – The 2014 experiment using fake REM sleep scores 00:09:28 – What happened when people with insomnia received fake sleep feedback 00:09:52 – When the watch doesn't measure how you feel but influences it 00:10:01 – Sponsor: Bite 00:12:15 – Darin's idea for an app that tells you you're going to have an incredible day 00:12:35 – Trap #2: Losing sleep over your sleep score 00:13:09 – Trap #3: Your wearable's number might not be right 00:13:36 – Deep sleep, REM, and the limitations of wearable tracking 00:14:03 – Why you may be worrying about a number that wasn't exact 00:14:39 – Trap #4: When a health alert creates the alarm 00:15:10 – Trap #5: Chasing a target somebody else invented 00:15:37 – The surprising story behind 10,000 steps 00:16:12 – Your body already has an incredibly advanced sensor 00:16:46 – Interoception: your original wearable 00:17:12 – How outsourcing your internal awareness can weaken the signal 00:17:28 – Mindfulness and rebuilding trust in your body's signals 00:17:48 – Your inner sensor isn't broken, it's out of practice 00:18:13 – The 30-day body reboot: seven ways to take back control 00:18:40 – #1: Play "Beat the Ring" 00:19:06 – #2: Stop checking your readiness score every morning 00:19:38 – Why trends are information and one bad night is gossip 00:19:56 – #3: Check in with your body three times a day 00:20:05 – #4: Learn to feel your heartbeat without a device 00:20:29 – #5: Take one completely tracker-free day every week 00:21:02 – #6: Replace arbitrary targets with how your body actually feels 00:21:26 – #7: Make the device serve you 00:21:55 – If the number doesn't change what you do, it's just noise 00:22:18 – Stop waiting for an app to give you permission to trust yourself 00:22:44 – Tomorrow morning, ask yourself one question before checking anything 00:23:05 – Never let a number tell you who you are 00:23:28 – Listening to your body can teach you to hear your heart, dreams, and vision 00:23:47 – Take your sovereignty back   Thank You to Our Sponsors: Bite Toothpaste: Go to trybite.com/DARIN20 or use code DARIN20 for 20% off your first order. MycoDog: Go to mycodog.com/superlife and use code SUPERLIFE for 15% off your order. Join the SuperLife Community: Get Darin's deeper wellness breakdowns, beyond social media restrictions: Weekly voice notes Ingredient deep dives Wellness challenges Energy + consciousness tools Community accountability Extended episodes Join for $7.49/month → https://patreon.com/darinolien Find More from Darin Olien: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien Book: Fatal Conveniences Platform & Products: superlife.com New Show: Roadmap to Happiness Key Takeaway "Your body has been communicating with you every second of your life. Every heartbeat, every breath, every gut feeling, every sensation, every instinct is information. Technology can be useful, but the moment you allow a number on a screen to become more authoritative than your own experience, you begin outsourcing something incredibly powerful. Don't throw away the data. Put it back in its proper place. 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"As I'm doing this I hear the fire commander say, 'Get your gear together boys, we're going back up.' I had no way of knowing, but the men and women I encountered in that hallway on the 30th floor were among the 343 firefighters that lost their lives." - Darin Kinder, survivor & hero.  On the morning of 9/1/2001, Secret Service agent Darin Kinder was near the base of the South Tower when it began to collapse. What followed was a harrowing fight for survival—one that revealed the true meaning of courage, sacrifice, and purpose.       After hours of rendering aid, evacuating the wounded, and fighting fires, he and his teammates were wrecked—bloodied, exhausted, and wearing suits torn to shreds. What happened next revealed to him the unexpected. His book, "Bury Me in a Dirty Suit" is a gripping eyewitness account of 9/11 and a heartfelt exploration of what it means to live with unwavering resolve. He's the founder of "Fierce Faith," an organization dedicated to helping people live with courage and purpose. Find more at darinkinder.com.

This week on The Happy Half Hour, Darin and Kassidy look ahead to the Panthers' Week 3 matchup in Cleveland, discuss Bryce Young's preparation and poise, and break down Carolina's improved depth amid a number of injuries. Plus, they discuss Jonathan Brooks' latest setback, AJ Dillon getting more snaps and what to expect from the Browns' defense.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#369: Vibe coding is great until it isn't, and the until part usually shows up fast. Ten different ways to calculate sales tax. An agent that switches programming languages in the middle of a request. One team on NodeJS, another on Python, and nobody with a rule about either. So who's supposed to stop that? Turns out that's a job now. Somebody has to tell the agents what they can and can't do, encode it, and then prove it held. In this episode, we speak with Dan Fernandez, Vice President of Product for Developer Services at Salesforce, about harness engineering, what actually counts as slop, and why Heroku isn't dead. Disclosure: Salesforce paid for Darin's travel and hotel to attend Dreamforce 2026. They did not review, approve, or influence this episode. The questions, the opinions, and the editing are ours.   Dan's contact information: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danfernandez/   YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/devopsparadox   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast/   Slack: https://www.devopsparadox.com/slack/   Connect with us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact/

Darin Lynch has run Irish Titan for twenty two years, and he does the thing almost nobody in this conversation does. He defines the term. Agentic commerce, to Darin, is three strands, a Celtic knot: data enrichment, discovery and checkout. And he is blunt about how far along it is. It crawled out of the ocean, it is slithering around on the beach, and it does not have legs yet. His evidence that the hard part is genuinely hard is the company with the most resources walking away from it. If OpenAI can jump into the deep end with checkout and then say never mind a few months later, that tells you something. He also has a rule for where a merchant should experiment. Leave the points of trust alone, checkout above all, and go rogue everywhere else to build something that is recognizably yours. And he has a model he is still workshopping for how we got here, from a Neanderthal era of heavy monolithic builds, through an ecosystem era shaped by search, into the conversational era we are in now. Brent Peterson and Scott Ohsman host. In this episode 02:28 Twenty two years of Irish Titan, and why he has not got bored 03:47 What is an agency for when merchants can build it themselves 05:15 Business first, online second, and why merchants still need help 09:09 OpenAI walked away from checkout, and what that proves 11:55 Three strands of a Celtic knot: data enrichment, discovery, checkout 13:03 Still primordial, still no legs 19:07 Where a merchant should go rogue, and where they should not 23:23 Neanderthal to ecosystem to conversational 27:08 Why Irish Titan bet on Shopware Irish Titan: irishtitan.com Darin on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/darinlynch Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/_adI6jG7kOk

Representative Darin LaHood is campaigning for a sixth term representing Illinois' 16th Congressional District. He defends his stance on tariffs and shares his views on what the U.S. has achieved so far in the conflict with Iran and outlines some proposals for legal immigration.

Send us Fan MailMike and Darin tackle toilet-paper pranks, expensive saxophones, Swingline staplers, Stephen Root's Emmy win, Halloween, Whalefall, concert-ticket frustration, neighborhood troublemakers, telemarketers, and one very unhappy diet.Mike Changed His Name to Mickey CricketWas Halloween Really That Great a Movie?Congrats to Stephen Root on His Emmy Win!Darin's on a Diet and Not Happy About ItMike Isn't as Good a Runner as He ThoughtWompers All Beef Foot Long Hot Dogs Has a Brand-New Product!Darin Hates Buying Concert Tickets OnlineOur Saxophone Just Got a Couple Hundred Dollars More ExpensiveWhalefall Looks Like a Great MovieKids in Darin's Neighborhood Got Busted Ding-Dong-Ditching HousesDarin Shares a Legendary Story About Toilet-Papering a House Back in His Punk DaysUDF Employee Who Couldn't Care Less About His JobHow Mike Handles Dealing With Telemarketers#IrritableDadSyndrome #ComedyPodcast #StephenRoot #SwinglineStapler #DoorbellCamera #Whalefall #CollectiveSoulSupport the showThank you so much for listening to this episode!  If you like what we do, please check out our other content! Follow our socials for announcements when we go LIVE and to become part of the show!All episode, videos, and more can be found on our website at: https://www.irritabledadsyndrome.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IrritableDadSyndromeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@irritabledadsyndromeTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@irritabledadsyndromeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/irritabledadsyndrome/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@irritabledadsyndromeTwitter / X: https://x.com/DadIrritableTons of bonus and premium content (including archived, uncensored videos of episode recordings, unique merch, and more!) is all on our Patreon page! Join our Patrons today and support our show!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/irritabledadsyndrome

Darin Kinder was inside the World Trade Center in New York City preparing to go into a meeting when the twin towers were hit by two hijacked jetliners. Amid the chaos and destruction, Darin says he felt God speak to him, assuring him that he was not alone.   In the midst of this harrowing event, he made his way to a phone and left a message for his wife assuring her he was ok and was heading back into the towers where he and some co-workers led others to safety. This traumatic experience would change his life — and set him on a mission to discover God's purpose can come out of pain. He earned the U.S. Secret Service's  highest award for bravery - the Medal of Valor for his heroism that day. Jenny's guest is a Speaker & the Author of "Bury Me In A Dirty Suit," a compelling memoir that explores what it means to lead with integrity, serve others sacrificially, and step into the mess when it matters most.  He's the founder of Fierce Faith, a Christian organization that encourages men to live purposefully serving God. He recently retired as a U.S. special agent after 25 years of service that included protecting U.S. presidents and American interests. Find more on Darin at darinkinder.com.

This week on the Happy Half Hour, Darin and Kassidy recap the Panthers’ dominant 34-3 win over the Falcons. They discuss Bryce Young’s impressive start to the season, Xavier Legette’s breakout performance, the continued emergence of T-Mac and Jalen Coker, and Devin Lloyd’s standout defensive performance, including two interceptions and a pick-six. They also look at how the defense bounced back after Week 1 and what the win means heading into Cleveland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this episode of Beyond Coaching, Rob Ramseyer sits down with Darin Keizer, Athletic Director at Dordt University and Director of Coaching for Transformation, to discuss the challenges of leading college athletics while staying focused on developing coaches and student-athletes.Darin brings more than a decade of experience as a high school athletic director before moving into college athletics. He and Rob discuss the differences between the two environments and why high school coaching can be valuable preparation for college coaches. At the high school level, coaches often have to teach athletes with dramatically different skill levels, forcing them to become better teachers, communicators, and developers of people.The conversation then moves into one of the biggest challenges facing small-college athletics: How do you remain competitive while staying missionally aligned?Darin explains how Dordt approaches hiring, coach retention, fundraising, and decision-making through the lens of its mission. He emphasizes that the goal isn't simply to win at all costs. Instead, Dordt views the development of young men and women toward Christ as the product, with winning as an important byproduct of doing that work well.Rob and Darin also wrestle with an uncomfortable question for athletic directors: How much should winning matter when evaluating a coach?They discuss the tension between competitive expectations and transformational impact, ultimately arguing that winning has to be evaluated within context. A coach's success should be considered in light of the institution's resources, history, expectations, and competitive environment.A major focus of the conversation is coach evaluation.Darin shares his philosophy that an athletic director shouldn't be the ceiling for a coaching staff. Instead, the AD should be the cultivator. His evaluations are designed to identify opportunities for growth rather than simply point out what coaches are doing wrong.At Dordt, coaches are involved in developing their own assessments using "must, should, and wow" goals. Darin also incorporates student-athlete feedback to better understand what coaches are doing well and where they can grow.The episode also explores one of the most important pieces of effective supervision: trust.Rather than waiting until an annual evaluation to give feedback, Darin meets with his coaches monthly to ask what's happening, what challenges they're facing, and how he can support them. That ongoing relationship makes difficult conversations easier because feedback becomes part of an established relationship rather than a once-a-year event.In this episode, we discuss:The transition from high school AD to college ADWhy high school coaching can prepare coaches for college athleticsTeaching athletes with different skill levelsMission alignment in college athleticsHiring coaches for both mission fit and competitive abilityThe financial pressures facing small-college athleticsThe relationship between winning and transformational impactWhy winning must be evaluated within contextThe difference between evaluating and cultivating coachesUsing coach-created goals and assessmentsIncorporating student-athlete feedback into coach evaluationsBuilding trust before difficult conversationsWhy monthly check-ins can be more effective than annual evaluationsFaith integration beyond simply praying before practiceThe role of longevity in building sustainable programsA Framework for Coach DevelopmentOne of the central ideas from the conversation is that athletic directors shouldn't be the ceiling for their coaches. They should be the cultivators.About Darin KeizerDarin Keizer is the Athletic Director at Dordt University in Iowa and serves as Director of Coaching for Transformation through Dordt's Center for the Advancement of Christian Education.His work through Coaching for Transformation focuses on helping schools develop missionally aligned practices in areas including hiring, coach evaluation, and faith integration.Darin can be contacted at:712-301-5077 or Darin.keizer@dordt.eduAbout the Impactful Coaching ProjectThe Impactful Coaching Project (ICP) exists to help coaches become more intentional about the impact they have on the people they lead.The ICP podcast, newsletter, books, and coaching resources explore practical leadership frameworks, research, and ideas that help coaches build sustainable excellence.Read the weekly ICP newsletter:https://impactfulcoachingproject.substack.com/Every Monday, we share practical leadership frameworks, insights, and research for coaches, athletic directors, and leaders who want to build sustainable excellence.

What happens when the most powerful influence in your child's life is no longer their parent, their community, or even another human being, but an algorithm engineered to capture their attention? In this urgent conversation, Darin sits down with clinical psychologist, wisdom teacher, and conscious parenting pioneer Dr. Shefali Tsabary to confront what she sees as a crisis facing modern parents and children. Drawing from her work and her books Raising Conscious Daughters and Raising Conscious Sons, Dr. Shefali explains why connection and attunement between parent and child have become increasingly difficult in a world dominated by smartphones, social media, gaming, endless scrolling, pornography, algorithms, and AI. Dr. Shefali argues that parenting begins with the parent. Children look to their caregivers to understand themselves and regulate their internal worlds, but when adults themselves are distracted, overstimulated, and dysregulated, that connection becomes harder to create. She explains why simply taking a device away isn't enough: parents have to become willing to put down their own devices and replace digital stimulation with actual human presence. The conversation explores the different pressures Dr. Shefali sees affecting boys and girls, from image and self-worth pressures among girls to overstimulation, lack of direction, and questions around masculinity among boys. They also dive into the roots of conscious parenting, why becoming a mother forced Dr. Shefali to confront her own unresolved wounds, the parental ego, Darin's relationship with his father, generational pain, healthy masculinity, and why children need real-world friction to develop resilience and competence. Ultimately, this episode isn't only about changing children's behavior. It's about adults doing the difficult work of becoming more conscious themselves so children can grow up with connection, presence, responsibility, and the freedom to become who they actually are. What You'll Learn Why attachment and genuine connection are the foundation of a parent's influence How parents' own technology habits can affect their ability to be present with their children Why Dr. Shefali believes algorithms affect boys and girls in different ways How social media can distort girls' perceptions of beauty, identity, and self-worth Why boys need real-world movement, risk, purpose, contribution, and healthy models of masculinity Why removing a child's device without changing the family's environment may not solve the deeper problem How becoming a parent can expose unresolved childhood wounds and unconscious patterns Why conscious parenting begins with raising and healing yourself How Darin's relationship with his father shaped his understanding of masculinity and accountability Why children need friction, rejection, responsibility, and real-world experience to develop competence Chapters 00:00:00 – Introducing Dr. Shefali Tsabary 00:01:50 – Sponsor: Shakeology 00:03:37 – The crisis facing modern parenthood 00:04:11 – What has changed since Dr. Shefali began conscious parenting 00:04:42 – Algorithms, AI, gaming, and the fight for childhood 00:05:13 – Why losing attachment means losing influence 00:05:47 – Children need connection, not simply parents who are physically nearby 00:06:21 – When AI becomes more emotionally available than a parent 00:07:19 – Developing brains in an age of constant stimulation 00:07:54 – How a parent's dysregulated nervous system affects the child 00:08:22 – Children discover themselves through the way parents mirror them 00:09:15 – Why real parenting requires attunement and presence 00:09:46 – The uncomfortable truth: parenting can be boring 00:10:07 – Why play is a child's work 00:10:45 – Parenting without the village we were designed to have 00:11:04 – Social media and the pressure facing modern mothers 00:11:25 – Why girls may be especially vulnerable to image pressure 00:12:21 – Growing up inside an impossible digital mirror 00:13:12 – Boys, dopamine, purpose, and the crisis of masculinity 00:13:39 – Where does a boy's aggressive and adventurous energy go? 00:14:01 – The primal desire for freedom, brotherhood, risk, and real experience 00:14:27 – What technology cannot replace in the physical world 00:15:22 – Boys, testosterone, movement, and suppressed energy 00:16:09 – Why Dr. Shefali wrote Raising Conscious Sons 00:16:43 – The red flags parents can still do something about 00:17:23 – How algorithms target girls 00:17:38 – How Dr. Shefali says algorithms target boys differently 00:18:07 – Technology may understand your child's vulnerabilities better than you do 00:18:56 – Why screen boundaries have become a battle 00:19:23 – Why Dr. Shefali warns against abruptly removing an addictive technology 00:20:03 – What Dr. Shefali wishes she knew before giving her daughter a phone 00:20:28 – "By 16, I lost my daughter" 00:21:12 – The neurochemical loop behind compulsive phone checking 00:21:34 – What parents can learn from social media restrictions 00:22:20 – When screens entered the classroom 00:23:00 – Why television looks different compared with infinite scrolling 00:23:42 – Training the brain to constantly demand the next hit 00:24:40 – Don't let your children disappear into the matrix 00:25:40 – Parents must change their own behavior first 00:26:03 – Taking responsibility for your nervous system and your devices 00:26:39 – Sponsor: Fatty15 00:30:19 – What happens when today's screen-addicted generation becomes parents? 00:30:49 – Moodiness, irritability, and the dysregulated child's brain 00:31:12 – Dr. Shefali takes away her daughter's phone 00:31:36 – What happened after the withdrawal passed 00:32:11 – The price parents must pay for genuine connection 00:32:59 – Why Dr. Shefali believes intervention needs to happen now 00:33:45 – How conscious parenting began 00:34:14 – Meditation, psychology, and the false self 00:35:05 – Becoming a mother shattered Dr. Shefali's expectations 00:35:46 – "What happened to your unconditional love?" 00:36:09 – Parenthood exposes the parts of yourself you thought were healed 00:36:34 – The inner toddler and teenager hiding inside the parent 00:36:57 – The unchecked power of the parental ego 00:37:47 – Why parents need to turn the spotlight on themselves 00:38:09 – The foundation of conscious parenting: raise yourself first 00:38:42 – How Oprah helped bring conscious parenting to a wider audience 00:39:27 – Your child becomes a mirror for your ego 00:40:11 – The wounded children hiding inside adults 00:41:01 – Compassion doesn't mean ignoring the consequences of unhealed pain 00:41:27 – The beliefs and prejudices parents unconsciously pass down 00:44:31 – Children's disappearing relationship with the natural world 00:45:01 – Join SuperLife Patreon 00:46:33 – Why protecting children requires adults to step up 00:47:23 – Parenting is presence, attunement, sacrifice, and responsibility 00:48:06 – Why children need abundant presence rather than becoming trophies 00:49:20 – The parental "God complex" 00:50:05 – Dr. Shefali's daughter calls out her projection 00:51:03 – Why boys need conscious models of masculinity 00:51:30 – The missing initiation into manhood 00:51:58 – When social media, gaming, and pornography fill the emotional void 00:52:47 – Why helping boys also matters for the future of girls and women 00:53:19 – Darin reflects on how he developed his own masculinity 00:53:46 – The security Darin received from his mother's love 00:54:10 – Growing up with an alcoholic father 00:54:37 – How Darin's relationship with his father changed during adolescence 00:55:42 – Entitlement, accountability, and being corrected by others 00:56:43 – Protection, contribution, and standing for something beyond yourself 00:57:16 – Dr. Shefali on giving boys meaningful responsibility 00:57:41 – Integrating emotion, strength, and masculinity 00:58:37 – Darin's unresolved need for love from his father 00:59:18 – Taking 100% responsibility for your life 01:00:09 – The energy spent searching outside yourself for soothing 01:00:53 – Darin's emotional release of generational pain 01:01:23 – Realizing you don't have to carry your family's pain forever 01:02:00 – Vulnerability, protection, openness, and healthy masculinity 01:02:59 – Why the beautiful parts of masculinity deserve to be nurtured 01:03:42 – Helping sons discover purpose through contribution 01:04:08 – What writing Raising Conscious Daughters taught Dr. Shefali about her own child 01:04:46 – Understanding girls' emotional sensitivity with greater compassion 01:05:42 – Why adolescence extends much further than we once thought 01:06:11 – Children need healthy separation from their parents 01:06:35 – Stop removing every source of friction from your child's life 01:07:22 – Convenience is changing how young people experience the real world 01:08:01 – Seeing something online is not the same as experiencing it 01:08:28 – What happens when children never learn how to handle rejection 01:09:10 – Why boys need men willing to talk openly about masculinity 01:09:31 – Final thoughts Thank You to Our Sponsors: Fatty15: Get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/DARIN and using code DARIN at checkout. Shakeology: Get 15% off with code DARINO1BODI at Shakeology.com. Join the SuperLife Community: Get Darin's deeper wellness breakdowns — beyond social media restrictions: Weekly voice notes Ingredient deep dives Wellness challenges Energy + consciousness tools Community accountability Extended episodes Join for $7.49/month → https://patreon.com/darinolien Find More from Dr. Shefali Tsabary: Website: drshefali.com Instagram: @doctorshefali Buy Her New Book (for Girl Parents): Raising Conscious Daughters Buy Her New Book (for Boy Parents): Raising Conscious Sons Find More From Darin Olien: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien Book: Fatal Conveniences Platform & Products: superlife.com New Show: Roadmap to Happiness Key Takeaway "The greatest thing you can give your child isn't the perfect school, the newest device, endless opportunities, or a life protected from every disappointment. It's your presence. Your attunement. Your willingness to look at your own wounds before unconsciously handing them to the next generation. Technology can entertain your child, algorithms can learn what captures their attention, and AI can simulate being endlessly available, but none of those things can replace the embodied experience of being deeply seen by another human being. If we want conscious children, we have to become conscious adults. Put down the device. Heal what belongs to you. Let your children experience friction, responsibility, nature, rejection, play, purpose, and real connection. We don't protect the next generation by controlling who they become. We protect them by creating the environment in which they can discover who they already are."

What if the biggest improvements to your health aren't hiding inside another supplement, expensive biohack, or complicated protocol, but in the signals you're sending your body every single day? In this special episode of the SuperLife Podcast, Darin walks through his personal daily routine from the moment he wakes up, explaining not only what he does, but why he does it. From getting outside before touching his phone to morning light, hydration, meditation, breathwork, journaling, cacao, movement, food, and eventually shutting off the breaker to his bedroom at night, Darin breaks down the practices he has built into the rhythm of his life. But this isn't a prescription to copy Darin's routine. It's an invitation to understand the biological signals behind it and build your own. Darin's central idea is simple: food is information, light is information, breath is information. Every input you give your body becomes a set of instructions your cells have to respond to. Drawing from research on circadian biology, hydration, meditation, nervous system regulation, expressive writing, cacao flavanols, resistance training, cardiovascular health, and longevity, Darin explains how simple behaviors compound over decades. The healthiest and longest-lived people he has encountered around the world didn't necessarily follow elaborate protocols. Their health was embedded into a rhythm of light, movement, real food, darkness, and sleep. This is a practical look inside the habits Darin actually uses, and a reminder that your health isn't created by one massive intervention. It's built through the seemingly insignificant decisions you repeat every day. What You'll Learn What Darin does from the moment he wakes up each morning Why he goes outside before looking at his phone How morning light helps synchronize your circadian rhythm and nighttime sleep Why hydration comes before coffee or other stimulants How meditation and conscious breathing can change your relationship with stress Why Darin considers breath one of the fastest ways to influence your nervous system How journaling can help process emotions, gratitude, grief, and mental stress Why cacao has become part of Darin's morning ritual How resistance training and aerobic movement support long-term health Why Darin believes health is ultimately about creating a biological rhythm rather than blindly following someone else's protocol Chapters 00:00:03 – Welcome to SuperLife 00:00:34 – Sponsor: Bite 00:02:49 – What Darin does before touching his phone every morning 00:03:11 – Why your biology is waiting for the signal of morning light 00:03:44 – The purpose behind Darin's daily routine 00:04:12 – Why you shouldn't simply copy someone else's protocol 00:04:37 – Food, light, and breath are information 00:05:06 – How the modern day disrupts your natural biology 00:05:51 – The danger of stacking small "fatal conveniences" for decades 00:06:20 – Why Darin built his life around biological rhythm 00:06:47 – Darin's morning hydration routine 00:07:11 – Why Darin wakes up between 4 and 5 A.M. 00:07:38 – Morning sunlight, no sunglasses, and no screens 00:07:48 – Your body's master circadian clock 00:08:40 – What research says about morning sunlight and sleep 00:09:21 – The cheapest thing you can do tonight for better sleep 00:09:44 – Why Darin drinks water before anything else 00:10:22 – Darin's daily meditation practice 00:10:54 – What research shows about mindfulness, anxiety, depression, and pain 00:11:33 – Sponsor: Fatty15 00:15:14 – Training yourself not to be hijacked by the modern world 00:15:43 – Your breath is the steering wheel of your nervous system 00:16:33 – The five-minute breathing practice that changed mood and respiratory rate 00:17:13 – How conscious breathing can shift your nervous system 00:17:42 – Darin's journaling and gratitude practice 00:18:15 – Journaling through grief after losing his mother 00:18:44 – What expressive writing research reveals about mental health 00:19:17 – Why an unprocessed thought can become physiological stress 00:19:30 – The sequence Darin follows before consuming anything stimulating 00:19:39 – Why cacao is part of Darin's morning ritual 00:20:06 – Darin reveals the cacao project he's developing 00:20:32 – The massive COSMOS cacao study 00:21:36 – Cacao and potential cognitive benefits 00:22:13 – Flavanols, nitric oxide, theobromine, magnesium, and polyphenols 00:22:50 – What to avoid when choosing cacao 00:23:19 – Darin's approach to resistance training 00:23:43 – Why movement doesn't need to be complicated 00:24:19 – Resistance training and longevity 00:24:54 – The powerful combination of strength training and aerobic activity 00:25:17 – Why walking may be one of the simplest longevity tools 00:25:46 – Muscle, blood sugar, myokines, and grip strength 00:26:15 – How injury changed Darin's relationship with training 00:26:51 – Training to experience more of life 00:27:14 – The principle the entire episode builds toward: food is information 00:27:26 – What you've learned from Darin's morning routine 00:27:49 – What Darin eats every day and his nighttime routine 00:28:18 – Continue Darin's complete daily protocol on Patreon Thank You to Our Sponsors: Bite Toothpaste: Go to trybite.com/DARIN20 or use code DARIN20 for 20% off your first order. Fatty15: Get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/DARIN and using code DARIN at checkout. Join the SuperLife Patreon: This is where Darin now shares the deeper work: - weekly voice notes - ingredient trackers - wellness challenges - extended conversations - community accountability - sovereignty practices Join now for only $7.49/month at https://patreon.com/darinolien Connect with Darin Olien: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien Book: Fatal Conveniences Platform & Products: superlife.com New Show: Roadmap to Happiness Key Takeaway "Your health isn't built from one perfect supplement, workout, meal, or morning routine. It's built from the information you repeatedly give your body. Light is information. Breath is information. Food is information. Movement is information. Darkness is information. Every day, your cells are listening to the signals you send them, whether you're consciously choosing those signals or allowing the modern world to choose them for you. You don't need to copy my routine. Understand why these practices matter, listen to your own body, and build a rhythm that works for your life. Because the seemingly insignificant things you do every morning, every afternoon, and every night eventually become your biology." Bibliography/Sources Morning Light Anderson, et al. (2025). Does sunlight exposure predict next-night sleep? A daily diary study among U.S. adults. Journal of Health Psychology . https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39077837/ Silva, et al. (2025). The role of sunlight in sleep regulation: Analysis of morning, evening and late exposure. BMC Public Health . https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-24618-8 Meditation, Breath, Journaling Balban, et al. (2023). Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal. 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This week on The Happy Half Hour, Darin and Kassidy look ahead to the Panthers' matchup with the Falcons, breaking down Atlanta's quarterback uncertainty, the challenge of slowing down Bijan Robinson, and Carolina's need to bounce back defensively. They also discuss Bryce Young's success in Atlanta, the Panthers' offensive potential, and several roster moves heading into Week 2.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Send us Fan MailThis week, Mike and Darin explore topics never before discussed on this podcast—or possibly any podcast. From putting a diaper on a dog and returning an Amazon book to Labor Day massages, disruptive concertgoers, risqué Hanes commercials, Egyptian pyramid theories, fighting chimpanzees, and public restroom etiquette, Episode 326 boldly goes where absolutely no one asked it to go.Mike Feels Like a Karen for Returning a Book to AmazonDarin Got Rubbed a Lot on Labor Day… and Not in a Good WayCan You People Who Yap All the Time Shut the Hell Up During Concerts?Darin's Son Loves What We Do That Separates Us From Other PodcastsHanes Has Gotten a Little Too Risqué With Their CommercialsMike Has Two Theories About Why the Egyptians Built the PyramidsShould a Man Be Allowed to Fight a Chimpanzee?Should a Man Be Allowed to Tell Other Men Which Urinal to Use in a Public Restroom?#IrritableDadSyndrome #ComedyPodcast #DungeonCrawlerCarl #MichaelJackson #Hanes #PyramidTheories #FightingChimps #UrinalsSupport the showThank you so much for listening to this episode!  If you like what we do, please check out our other content! Follow our socials for announcements when we go LIVE and to become part of the show!All episode, videos, and more can be found on our website at: https://www.irritabledadsyndrome.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IrritableDadSyndromeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@irritabledadsyndromeTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@irritabledadsyndromeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/irritabledadsyndrome/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@irritabledadsyndromeTwitter / X: https://x.com/DadIrritableTons of bonus and premium content (including archived, uncensored videos of episode recordings, unique merch, and more!) is all on our Patreon page! Join our Patrons today and support our show!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/irritabledadsyndrome

Today on the Happy Half Hour, Darin and Kassidy break down the Panthers' 59-37 loss to the Bears, discuss the defensive struggles and Bryce Young's strong performance, and look ahead to Sunday's NFC South matchup with the Falcons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if the very habits you believe are making you stronger are actually keeping your nervous system trapped in stress, disconnecting you from your intuition, and preventing you from becoming who you really are? In this deeply personal conversation, Darin sits down with holistic health and movement practitioner, coach, former international fashion model, and new father Jules Horn. After years of pushing his body through grueling workouts, rigid routines, and relentless physical discipline, Jules began questioning whether the modern obsession with hustle, extreme fitness, and constant optimization was actually another socially acceptable form of escape. Together, Darin and Jules explore the difference between working out and working in: constantly spending energy versus learning how to cultivate it. Jules explains how marriage and fatherhood have forced him to reconsider routines that once defined his identity and ask a radically different question: instead of seeing how much his body can endure, how can he create enough energy, presence, and inner peace to give more to the people he loves? The conversation moves far beyond physical fitness into childhood programming, nervous system regulation, addiction, grief, self-love, spirituality, stillness, and the extraordinary difficulty modern humans have simply sitting with themselves. Jules shares how revisiting childhood experiences from a regulated state helped him recognize that much of what we experience in the present is being filtered through memories and emotional programs created years or even decades earlier. Ultimately, this episode challenges one of the dominant messages of modern culture: that becoming better requires doing more. Jules argues that some of the greatest transformations may come from doing less, listening more deeply, cultivating self-love, regulating the nervous system, and realizing that the "inner wealth" we're constantly searching for outside ourselves may already be within us. What You'll Learn Why extreme fitness and hustle culture can become socially acceptable forms of escape The difference between discipline and control Why Jules traded constant physical breakdown for energy cultivation How marriage and fatherhood completely changed his relationship with fitness and routine Why addiction can move from drugs or alcohol into exercise, work, food, or self-improvement How childhood experiences can continue programming our choices decades later Why regulating the nervous system can help us confront unresolved emotional patterns How silence, breathwork, and doing nothing can become powerful tools for self-awareness Why cultivating self-love may allow you to become more present for everyone around you How to stop searching outside yourself and begin developing genuine "inner wealth" Chapters 00:00:03 – Welcome to SuperLife 00:00:32 – Sponsor: Alkemis 00:03:24 – Introducing Jules Horn 00:04:50 – Outwitting the Devil and the systems that keep people trapped 00:06:43 – Fear, control, and how populations become easier to influence 00:07:50 – Free thinking, vision, and purpose as the antidote 00:08:46 – Setting your direction when the world throws obstacles at you 00:09:38 – The traffic lesson: surrendering what you cannot control 00:10:02 – Jules realizes his morning routine has become another prison 00:11:03 – The dangerous line between discipline and control 00:11:57 – Why meaningful creation requires boring consistency 00:13:18 – Fasting, energy cultivation, and questioning conventional wisdom 00:14:13 – Is the human body really designed to be pushed this hard? 00:14:58 – When fitness becomes obsession and escape 00:15:19 – Fatherhood changes Jules' definition of what matters 00:16:00 – Why Jules' body started resisting extreme workouts 00:16:34 – Qigong, Tai Chi, and cultivating rather than spending energy 00:18:03 – Does constantly pushing yourself make you easier to control? 00:18:55 – The insanity of modern hustle culture 00:19:17 – How to cultivate more energy than you expend 00:20:12 – The inner peace Darin sees developing in Jules 00:20:41 – Why everyone you meet can become a mirror 00:22:22 – The question everyone should ask before exercising 00:22:45 – When addiction simply changes its disguise 00:23:27 – Sponsor: Shakeology 00:25:15 – Why the pattern matters more than the substance 00:25:37 – Love, fear, and learning to sit with yourself 00:26:49 – The boxes we're placed inside from childhood 00:28:01 – How early labels can prevent us from reaching our potential 00:28:24 – Wake up, grow up, and clean up emotionally 00:28:54 – Jules revisits a terrifying childhood memory 00:29:35 – Are you experiencing today through the lens of your past? 00:30:33 – Why so many of our choices may be driven by old programming 00:31:37 – The incredibly simple thing almost nobody wants to do 00:32:50 – How unresolved childhood pain can shape adult behavior 00:33:32 – Stop fighting the past and start facing it 00:35:35 – Turning problems into opportunities to create something better 00:35:53 – Why freedom requires taking 100% responsibility 00:36:25 – Grief, death, surrender, and our desire for control 00:38:23 – How tiny daily choices change the trajectory of your life 00:38:47 – Jules' process for regulating the nervous system 00:39:11 – Using breathwork to revisit childhood memories 00:39:53 – Speaking to your inner child from the present moment 00:41:00 – Releasing the emotional baggage you've carried for decades 00:41:55 – Disrupting subconscious automation 00:42:40 – Darin's own journey through pain and unresolved trauma 00:43:43 – The ten-second challenge almost nobody will do 00:44:16 – Turn off your phone and reclaim your attention 00:44:49 – Are you outsourcing your mind to apps and AI? 00:45:29 – Where your energy goes when you wake up reacting to the world 00:45:57 – Why we've become addicted to noise 00:46:38 – What happens when you finally experience emotional lightness 00:47:21 – When healing itself becomes another obsession 00:47:48 – Self-love as the foundation for changing your inner environment 00:48:47 – Becoming a better human for the people around you 00:49:14 – Working in instead of constantly working out 00:50:26 – The ego screams while intuition whispers 00:51:24 – Learning to hear the quiet voice that actually guides you 00:52:37 – Why taking care of yourself allows you to contribute more 00:53:21 – Don't ignore the small fractures in your relationships 00:53:49 – Your stress cup versus your self-love cup 00:54:41 – What if your life was 80% rest-and-digest? 00:55:37 – Why external solutions can't fix an internal problem 00:56:31 – Your body may already be telling you to stop 00:57:18 – Why the simplest practices can produce the biggest changes 00:58:04 – Sovereignty begins with recognizing that you have a choice 00:59:09 – Awareness is what makes choice possible 00:59:29 – Why people spend thousands to avoid something that's free 01:00:16 – What happens when you ignore your body's signals for decades 01:00:58 – The noise that keeps you from hearing the whisper 01:01:20 – What becomes possible when you finally start listening 01:02:01 – The truth behind the "overnight success" 01:02:26 – Five minutes of breathing can change your state 01:03:14 – Stop feeding everything that's wrong with the world 01:03:47 – Self-love as the starting point for helping others 01:04:39 – Presence, nature, sunshine, silence, and the basics we've forgotten 01:05:36 – Darin feels his own energy shift during the conversation 01:06:09 – Why there is no single perfect path for everyone 01:07:38 – Moving beyond health as a purely physical pursuit 01:08:20 – Everything you're looking for outside may actually be within 01:08:46 – Living with an open heart and a clear mind 01:09:28 – Fatherhood teaches Jules that slowing down can be the practice 01:10:21 – Life itself is the practice 01:10:47 – Your path cannot be found outside yourself 01:11:09 – From telling people how to live to leading by example 01:11:34 – The inner wealth successful people are actually searching for 01:11:58 – What happens when you genuinely want to serve others 01:12:34 – Moving from trust into knowing 01:12:59 – The gut instinct almost nobody listens to 01:13:18 – Why difficulty gives meaning to the good 01:13:38 – Closing thoughts Thank You to Our Sponsors Alkemis: Go to AlkemisPaint.com and use code DARIN10 for 10% off your order. Shakeology: Get 15% off with code DARINO1BODI at Shakeology.com. Join the Superlife Community Get Darin's deeper wellness breakdowns — beyond social media restrictions: Weekly voice notes Ingredient deep dives Wellness challenges Energy + consciousness tools Community accountability Extended episodes Join for $7.49/month → https://patreon.com/darinolien Find More from Jules Horn Website: mindfulmovemend.com Instagram: @jules_horn Connect with Darin Olien: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien Book: Fatal Conveniences Platform & Products: superlife.com New Show: Roadmap to Happiness Key Takeaway "We have been conditioned to believe that becoming better means doing more, pushing harder, training longer, waking up earlier, achieving more, and constantly searching outside ourselves for the next answer. But eventually you have to ask whether all that movement is actually growth or whether you're simply running from yourself. The deeper work is quieter. Regulate your nervous system. Sit still. Breathe. Listen. Face the memories and patterns you've been carrying. Cultivate enough love and energy within yourself that you actually have something left to give to the people you love. Your path doesn't come from another workout, another device, another guru, or another voice screaming for your attention. The real work begins when everything gets quiet enough for you to finally hear what's already inside you."

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What if the water coming out of your kitchen faucet contains chemicals specifically engineered not to break down, and the protections designed to remove them are now being rolled back? In this Fatal Conveniences episode, Darin dives into PFAS, the so-called "forever chemicals" used for decades in nonstick cookware, waterproof clothing, food packaging, firefighting foam, and countless everyday products. Their incredibly strong carbon-fluorine bonds make them extraordinarily useful, but also allow them to persist in the environment and human body for years. Darin breaks down the regulatory battle surrounding America's first legally enforceable federal drinking-water standards for several PFAS chemicals. He walks through the original 2024 EPA rule, subsequent efforts to delay or rescind portions of those protections, the court battle surrounding those changes, and why he believes the story represents something much larger than bureaucratic policy. He then traces the history back decades, discussing internal industry documents, early toxicology findings, allegations that companies withheld troubling information, and a 2018 controversy involving a federal PFAS health assessment. For Darin, it's another example of a familiar pattern: dangerous information emerging slowly while the public continues to be exposed. But this episode isn't about becoming afraid of your faucet. It's about understanding the problem so you can take action. Darin's message is simple: don't wait for corporations, regulators, or politicians to protect your health. Understand your exposure, learn what the science says, and take practical steps to protect yourself and your family. What You'll Learn What PFAS "forever chemicals" are and why they persist for so long How PFAS became embedded in everyday products and the environment Why the carbon-fluorine bond makes these chemicals so difficult to break down How PFAS can accumulate in the human body over time What the EPA's original 2024 drinking-water standards attempted to regulate Why parts of those federal PFAS protections became the subject of a regulatory and legal battle How proposed changes could delay compliance and eliminate several PFAS limits What historical internal documents revealed about early industry knowledge of PFAS toxicity Why Darin sees today's regulatory battle as part of a decades-long pattern Why understanding your own exposure and taking action matters regardless of what happens in Washington Chapters 00:00:03 – Welcome to SuperLife 00:00:34 – Sponsor: Bite 00:02:49 – Forever chemicals may already be in your blood 00:03:13 – The federal PFAS drinking-water rule and what happened next 00:03:44 – Why this episode isn't about being afraid of your faucet 00:04:07 – Stop waiting for someone else to protect your health 00:04:30 – PFAS as the ultimate Fatal Convenience 00:05:22 – The nearly unbreakable chemistry behind forever chemicals 00:05:57 – How PFAS entered everyday life 00:06:27 – Why your body struggles to eliminate these chemicals 00:06:57 – How long PFAS can remain in the body 00:07:20 – We built a civilization around a molecule with no exit plan 00:07:46 – PFAS contamination in America's drinking water 00:08:15 – The EPA's historic 2024 drinking-water standards 00:08:48 – How little PFAS it takes to trigger regulatory concern 00:09:56 – The original deadline for water utilities to comply 00:10:54 – Sponsor: Manna Vitality 00:12:49 – The PFAS rollback and what happened behind the scenes 00:13:16 – The attempt to erase standards through the courts 00:13:42 – The Safe Drinking Water Act's anti-backsliding protection 00:14:18 – The court refuses the EPA's request 00:14:49 – The 2026 proposed PFAS rule changes 00:15:33 – Why delaying compliance could affect millions of Americans 00:15:59 – The bigger story behind the PFAS rollback 00:16:35 – What internal DuPont documents revealed 00:17:12 – Toxicity findings, birth defects, and what the public was told 00:17:49 – The historic EPA penalty against DuPont 00:18:24 – The 2018 federal PFAS report controversy 00:19:03 – Why Darin believes the same pattern continues today 00:19:53 – The 60-year history of PFAS exposure 00:20:18 – What are forever chemicals actually doing to your body? 00:20:26 – Cancer risk, immune suppression, and the science coming next 00:20:36 – Can PFAS exposure happen through your shower? 00:20:44 – How to filter your home and protect your family 00:20:50 – Why Darin says we can't wait for government action 00:20:58 – Continue the full PFAS investigation on Patreon 00:21:19 – Take back control of your health Thank You to Our Sponsors Bite Toothpaste: Go to trybite.com/DARIN20 or use code DARIN20 for 20% off your first order Manna Vitality: Go to mannavitality.com/ and use code DARIN12 for 12% off your order. Join the SuperLife Patreon: This is where Darin now shares the deeper work: - weekly voice notes - ingredient trackers - wellness challenges - extended conversations - community accountability - sovereignty practices Join now for only $7.49/month at https://patreon.com/darinolien Find More from Darin Olien: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien Book: Fatal Conveniences Platform & Products: superlife.com New Show: Roadmap to Happiness Key Takeaway "We built an entire civilization around chemicals designed to never break down, and now they're in our water, our environment, and our bodies. But the answer isn't fear. It's awareness followed by action. We cannot control what a chemical company knew decades ago, what regulators decide tomorrow, or how quickly government moves. We can control what we bring into our homes, what we put into our bodies, how we filter our water, and how seriously we take our own health. Don't wait for someone else to save you. Learn what's happening, find the solutions available to you, and take your health back into your own hands." Bibliography/Sources: The 2024 Rule and the Rollback E&E News / POLITICO. (2026, May). EPA to roll back PFAS limits for drinking water . https://www.eenews.net/articles/epa-to-roll-back-pfas-limits-for-drinking-water/ Harvard Law School Environmental & Energy Law Program. (n.d.). EPA issued first national drinking water standard to protect against PFAS exposure . https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/tracker/epa-issued-first-national-drinking-water-standard-to-protect-against-pfas-exposure/ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2024, April 10). Biden-Harris administration finalizes first-ever national drinking water standard to protect 100M people from PFAS pollution [Press release] . https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-finalizes-first-ever-national-drinking-water-standard U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2025, May 14). 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*This episode contains content that may be triggering for some listeners.* This week, as the country remembers the twenty-fifth anniversary of 9/11, we’re talking with Darin Kinder, a retired Secret Service agent who survived the September 11th attacks and was later awarded a Medal of Valor for his actions that day. Kinder recounts the chaos of that morning, from treating the wounded on the street to making the choice to go back into a collapsing tower to help others get out. Later in the episode, we feature Sam Eaton. After enduring years of severe depression, the former music teacher had made plans to take his own life on Christmas Day in 2011. However, a single pivotal question intervened at the final second, steering him toward a new direction and a mission to support others through their own darkest trials. Links, Products, and Resources Mentioned: Jesus Calling Podcast Jesus Calling Jesus Always Jesus Listens Past interview: Jay Lowder Upcoming interview: David Pollack Jesus Listens: Prayers for Every Season Darin Kinder World Trade Center complex www.DarinKinder.com Bury Me in a Dirty Suit Sam Eaton Recklessly Alive You Can Do This Interview Quotes: “The 343 New York City Firefighters who died [on 9/11] answering the call, running to the threat so that others may live, embraced the embodiment of what we all must be as ambassadors of Christ.” - Darin Kinder “We are called to be that man, that woman, standing in the alley, pointing people to the light of life. ‘Those who follow Me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life,’ said Jesus. And that’s our mission as witnesses of Christ, as ambassadors representing Christ—to be the man, to be a woman standing in the alley, pointing people to the light of the world.” - Darin Kinder “Sometimes God creates miracles, but most of the time He creates people. This world is full of problems, and you and I were created to be part of the solution for at least one.” - Darin Kinder “I want to encourage people to get outside of the walls of their church and engage humanity, engage the problem. Bring the love of Christ, bring the light of Christ into the dark places.” - Darin Kinder “I was so angry because so much of the messaging I had heard in my Christian journey was ,’God has great plans for your life.’ We hear that so often. And of course, I believe that. But in moments of extreme pain, when you can’t see hope, I was like, ‘Oh God, wow, if these are the great plans that you have for our lives--so much pain that I’m not even sure I want to be alive--how can you be a good God?’” - Sam Eaton “Have you really given life everything you’ve got? Because I think that’s the life that Jesus calls us to: to be brave and courageous and to give it what we’ve got, no matter how hopeless we might feel.” - Sam Eaton “I was made on purpose for a purpose, and there’s been this good God who’s been this quiet and gentle voice that’s willing to meet us when we make a little time for Him.” - Sam Eaton “We lose almost 50,000 people a year to suicide in the U.S. We just have to be willing to talk about it, to have these hard conversations, and to encourage people to seek the medical help that can help them like it has helped me create a life that they want to live and that they can love.” - Sam Eaton ________________________ Enjoy watching these additional videos from Jesus Calling YouTube channel! Audio Interviews: https://bit.ly/3zvjbK7 Video Interviews: https://bit.ly/4f79RAW Jesus Listens: Stories of Prayer: https://bit.ly/4q5iTCx Scripture Series: https://bit.ly/4wAVGKU Celebrity Readings: https://bit.ly/4bIS5BJ Video Devotionals: https://bit.ly/4fG1kFb Sleep Meditations: https://bit.ly/4w0xu37 Shorts: https://bit.ly/3RHFubh ________________________ Connect with Jesus Calling Instagram Facebook Twitter Pinterest YouTube Website TikTok Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Today's callers: Darin from North Carolina seeks guidance on consumer education as his ghee-based snack brand grows into major retailers. Then Sarah from Massachusetts explores scaling pathways for her ‘never-frozen' gluten-free baked goods. And John from Ohio considers whether online sales can turn around his local food co-op. Plus, Ben comments on the drivers of Olipop's nearly $2 billion valuation, and critiques a common piece of business advice that often holds founders back. Thank you to the founders of Gheelish, Sarah's Gluten Free Goods, and Bexley's Natural Foods for being a part of our show.If you'd like to be featured on a future Advice Line episode—where Guy and former show guests take questions from early-stage founders—leave us a one-minute message that tells us about your business and a specific question you'd like answered. Send a voice memo to hibt@id.wondery.com or call 1-800-433-1298.And be sure to listen to Olipop's founding story as told by Ben in 2024.This episode was produced by Kerry Thompson with music by Ramtin Arablouei. It was edited by John Isabella. Our audio engineers were Cena Loffredo and Robert Rodriguez. You can follow HIBT on X & Instagram and sign up for Guy's free newsletter at guyraz.com or on Substack.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.