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Hosts of The Aged Out Podcast, Michael Fantini and Evan Worrell, discuss the current state of the DCI percussion judging system and use data to make an argument as to why its broken.

In today's Cloud Wars AI Minute, I break down the rapid rise of forward deployment engineering and why getting AI into production is becoming the next competitive advantage. Highlights 00:10 — Today, the topic is going to be why we're seeing AI move to forward deployment engineering type of scenarios, and this industry trend has actually increased in just year-over-year growth of forward deployment engineering job postings in just the first half of 2026, increasing by 1,000%. 01:29 — You actually have to get to deployment, and the big problem there is that between 88 to 95% of all AI pilots that are being built today are actually never actually getting to production. So we have a whole lot of interest in the market and a lot of stuff that's being really cool and is being done, but we're not actually seeing it get to production. Hence the need for FDE, or forward deployment engineers. 02:04 — Two, you actually have embedded engineers to go help a client to be able to get up and get going. And just to give you guys a typical situation here, now we're starting to see a lot of the pay for these type of roles. They're getting very, very valuable in this market space. 03:04 — So this is a major, major shift in what we're seeing, and it's also why even in DCI and our training offering, I'm looking at building out how to be able to move toward an FDE-type approach engagement, specifically for partners, because you're gonna really have to think about how you move to AI being able to get about 99% code coverage in order to be able to play in this space and be able to have fixed-fee, high-quality implementations that actually drive into production implementations. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.A Podcast for Marching Arts Enthusiasts — On the Field, In the Stands & Behind the Scenes.DCI Finances: Jeff Gill on Drum Corps Costs, Dues & Sustainability | Quick SipCan drum corps keep increasing spending without making the activity less sustainable or less accessible?Trish O'Shea and Ricardo Robinson-Shinall sit down with Jeff Gill, former Cavaliers board member and treasurer, to discuss his “Follow the Money” analysis of publicly available Form 990 filings from DCI corps.Jeff walks through what he believes the data suggests about spending and competitive placement, rising operating costs, member dues, reserves, and the different revenue models behind today's organizations. He also explains the limits of the available tax data and why it cannot tell us whether props, uniforms, staff, or touring are specifically driving the increase.IN THIS QUICK SIP• Why Jeff started studying drum corps finances• Spending and competitive placement• Rising costs and a shorter DCI tour• Corps with outside revenue engines vs. corps depending more heavily on dues and reserves• Affordability and socioeconomic barriers for performers• Standardized financial reporting and DCI governance• A possible premier/elite-class model• Four reasons the sustainability issue is difficult to addressFEATUREDTrish O'Shea — @trishdish1102Ricardo Robinson-Shinall — @ricardorrobinsonJeff Gill — Instagram @jeff.sfo | Facebook jeff.gill.sfoREAD JEFF'S ANALYSISFollow the Money — Part 4: Nobody Owns This ProblemListen everywhere: https://plinkhq.com/i/1653637341?to=pageWebsite: https://www.onawaterbreak.comFollow @onawaterbreak.00:00 Quick Sip Intro00:23 Meet Jeff Gill + Ricardo Robinson-Shinall01:12 Jeff Gill's 32 Count Life Story02:49 Why Drum Corps Sustainability Matters04:48 Jeff's “Follow the Money” Series05:24 Does Spending Predict DCI Placement?08:46 Are Props and Uniforms Really the Problem?12:19 Should DCI Standardize Financial Reporting?14:58 Why Jeff Won't Use 2026 Results Yet17:18 Two Very Different Drum Corps Financial Models19:15 Are Member Dues Pricing Performers Out?21:10 What Happens Next?23:48 Four Reasons the Problem Doesn't Get Fixed27:11 Final Takeaways27:55 Where to Find Jeff Gill28:24 Quick Sip Closing

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.A Podcast for Marching Arts Enthusiasts — On the Field, In the Stands & Behind the Scenes.DCI 2026 Finals Week is here. Chris Rutt, Whitney Stone and Jeremy Svoboda from Drum Corps Today break down the final stretch of the drum corps season after DCI East, including Bluecoats tying the Allentown stadium record, the fight for Saturday night, Open Class in Dayton and Phantom Regiment's 70th Anniversary Alumni Corps.The episode also moves beyond scores: allegations involving the Denver School of the Arts band program lead to a conversation about student safety and rehearsal culture; Music for All names Anne Fennell Senior Director of Education; and WGI's July Board meeting brings changes for the 2027 Color Guard, Percussion and Winds seasons.In this episode:• Bluecoats ties the DCI East/J. Birney Crum Stadium record at 96.825• Blue Stars, Madison Scouts, Pacific Crest and the fight around the Top 12• Student safety and allegations involving Denver School of the Arts band• Anne Fennell joins Music for All as Senior Director of Education• WGI 2027 proposal and championship updates• The Battalion, Gold and Blue Devils B after Open Class Prelims in Dayton• DCI housing sites, rehearsal limits and the All-Age championship schedule• Govenaires prepares for its 100th anniversary in 2027• Water breaks, heat safety and long walks from warmup lots• Why color guard phrases need more choreography and less trick-to-trick staging• Phantom Regiment's 70th Anniversary Alumni CorpsPanel:Chris Rutt — @wildhornbrass1Whitney Stone — @dancerwhitJeremy Svoboda / Drum Corps Today — @drumcorpstodayPresented by Guard ClosetUniforms, flags, costumes, consignment and design services for the marching arts.GuardCloset.com | @guardclosetFind On A Water Break:Website: onawaterbreak.comListen everywhere: plinkhq.com/i/1653637341?to=pageYouTube: @OnAWaterBreakInstagram, Facebook & TikTok: @onawaterbreakBe a guest: onawaterbreakpodcast@gmail.comTIMESTAMPS00:00 DCI East, Bluecoats, Crown & the Fight for Finals09:58 Welcome to On A Water Break11:51 Denver School of the Arts Band Director Allegations17:00 Music for All Names Anne Fennell Senior Director of Education20:42 WGI Announces 2027 Rules & Championship Changes23:54 Bluecoats Tie the Allentown Stadium Record30:21 Water We Doing?!30:54 DCI Championship Housing & Rehearsal Problems32:48 Jeremy Svoboda on the Govenaires35:23 Govenaires Prepare for Their 100th Anniversary37:13 Give Performers More Water Breaks38:08 Why Are Warmups So Far From the Stadium?41:50 Color Guard Needs Complete Choreography Again44:29 Gush & Go44:44 DCI Open Class, The Battalion & SCV49:13 Getting Ready for DCI Finals Weekend50:14 Phantom Regiment's 70th Anniversary Alumni Corps51:55 Closing

Hosts of The Aged Out Podcast, Michael Fantini and Evan Worrell, discuss their finals predictions for the DCI 2026 competitive season.

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.A Podcast for Marching Arts Enthusiasts — On the Field, In the Stands & Behind the Scenes.FloMarching camera angles, college marching bands, DCI drum corps and Santa Clara Vanguard's jump-rope choreography are on the sidelines this week.Whitney Stone, Ricardo Robinson-Shinall and Sadie Wallace discuss how drum corps broadcasts can better capture the moments designers intend audiences to see. Producer Jeremy Williams joins the conversation with a practical solution: better communication with design teams, show-specific production rundowns and directors who know when the major visual moments are coming.In this episode:• FloMarching camera angles and drum corps broadcast direction• USA TODAY's Best College Marching Band vote• SCV working with 31-time jump-rope world champion Tori Boggs• J. Birney Crum Stadium expansion funding• Sadie's original 1982 Garfield Cadets instructor jacket• Why Florida still needs a DCI Tour event• Boston Crusaders' Building A Champion documentary• Carolina Crown, band camp and the final DCI pushThis week's panel:Whitney Stone — @dancerwhitRicardo Robinson-Shinall — @ricardorrobinsonSadie Wallace — @m.sadiewallaceChapters:00:00 – Welcome to On A Water Break00:58 – Meet Whitney, Ricardo and Sadie06:28 – Previous episode and Blue Devils bus fire recap08:03 – Marching arts news08:21 – Best College Marching Band vote11:23 – J. Birney Crum Stadium funding15:27 – SCV jump rope with Tori Boggs20:39 – 60 Second Tech Block22:56 – Sadie's 1982 Garfield Cadets jacket28:05 – Water We Doing?!28:27 – Stadium logos and field presentation35:21 – Why Florida needs a DCI event37:40 – FloMarching camera angles39:02 – A production-rundown solution43:51 – Gush & Go44:09 – Building A Champion46:00 – The final DCI push and band camp47:14 – Carolina Crown48:23 – Behind-the-scenes OAWB shoutout49:32 – Submission callout51:19 – Closing rehearsalNews & resources:Best College Marching Band voteJ. Birney Crum Stadium fundingSCV and Tori BoggsBuilding A ChampionPresented by Guard ClosetUniforms, flags, costumes, consignment and design services for the marching arts.guardcloset.com | @guardclosetFind On A Water Break:Website | Listen everywhere | YouTube | All links and guest applicationEmail: onawaterbreakpodcast@gmail.com#OnAWaterBreak #MarchingArts #DCI2026 #DrumCorps #ColorGuard #MarchingBand

The crew packs a full room this week: nine days after Madison police killed Corey Ruiz, Rob breaks down the standoff between the Office of the Independent Monitor , Madison Police and the state DCI over evidence access. Plus, we have updates on the La Crosse homicide inquest and Charles Myadze's latest trial delay. The Francesca Hong-led governor's race gets a deep dive on electability, race, and the most recent Marquette poll. Plus: Stoughton kills its Flock camera contract, the CARES team's five-year mental-health-response numbers, an algae-eating boat on Lake Monona, a new mural at Lighthouse Christian School, and Rob's on-site interview with Madison Public Market CEO Keisha Harrison on opening day.

Hosts of The Aged Out Podcast, Michael Fantini and Evan Worrell, discuss DCI 2026 after the first month of competition.

As a nurse with MS, I’m interviewed about AI’s real role in care: pattern recognition, human-in-the-loop skepticism, and the Three T’s and Two C’s framework. Click here to view the printable newsletter. More readable than a transcript. Click here for a verbatim transcript Summary I sit in the guest chair on Practical AI in Healthcare with Steve Labkoff. I walk through my experience feeding my own symptom logs, lab results, and ten years of clinician notes into an AI LLM: a physical therapy referral I needed and hadn’t scheduled, a medication side effect my neurologist later confirmed, and a rating scale buried in my chart that no one had surfaced. I describe the less impressive side: the four-pound box of unsorted paper my primary care practice mailed me and the 296 pages of unsearchable PDFs I got back from another system in fifteen minutes. Along the way, I lay out my framework for judging any digital health tool, the Three T’s and Two C’s: time, trust, talk, control, and connection, and explain why I insist on keeping humans in the loop even though the research on that is more complicated than people assume. This isn’t a pitch for AI in healthcare. It’s a working nurse and patient’s honest field report. What’s your experience been feeding your own health data into an AI LLM? Tell us in the comments. Episode Transcript Proem I usually ask the questions. This time I'm the guest. I met Drs. Steve Labkoff and Leon Rozenblit a couple of years ago at a DCI Network conference. They host Practical AI in Healthcare, a show I've listened to steadily, though it creates more tension for me than any other podcast I keep coming back to. Usually, I jettison podcasts that do that. I stay with this one because I approach AI in healthcare the way I approach best health; I'm an N of one and resist generalizing, while most guests do a fair amount of it. I bristle at most of them, wanting the shades of gray that reflect deep understanding. In four of 33 episodes, the guest has had lived experience: ePatient Dave DeBronkart, Amy Price, Hugo Campos, and me. I invited Steve and Leon to join my virtual Reckoning group, which I've hosted since 2019. We give podcasters warm critiques of selected episodes: the kind of feedback you give when you've made a hundred mistakes yourself, can spot them quickly in someone else's cut, and have endless thoughts about production, audience, dissemination, and life. They took the critique well. When Steve later asked me to come on his show to talk about how I use AI, not the theory but the daily grind, I readily agreed. They let me publish it here unchanged, apart from this Proem and Reflection. I struggled to prepare for this conversation. I wanted to wear all my hats, but had to narrow my focus to two. I chose my lived experience and nurse hats. Underneath it all was the question I keep circling back to. Not a cure. Best health, the most function, and Hello, and welcome to this week’s edition of Practical AI in Healthcare. My name is Dr. Steven Lapcoff, and this week I’m actually on my own because my partner, Dr. Leon Rosenblatt, is actually on spring break with his kids, so I am covering for him and he’ll be back in the next week. This week we have a guest who we met at a conference in Boston a few months ago at the Beth Israel at the DCI network. Steven Labkoff: We have Danny van Leeuwen. Danny is a nurse. He has background in giving actual physical care to patients. He actually runs his own podcast called Health Hats, the Podcast, and he’s been using AI in both his personal life and in his professional life very extensively. Also, Danny has a significant medical condition, and I’ll let him explain that in the course of the discussion because it’s with that lens that we got introduced at our patient-centric AI conference, and that’s why we thought it’d be a good idea to have Danny come and have a chat with us. So welcome to the podcast, Danny. How are you today? Health Hats: I’m good. Thank you. Thanks for having me. I appreciate it. Steven Labkoff: So Danny, as you probably have heard because you’ve helped us with our podcast, and for that I want to say thank you. For those who are listening in, Danny runs actually a group that actually helps folks running podcasts improve their podcasts, and he’s had Leon and I on many times to listen to critiques and feedback, and it’s been very, very helpful. Danny, we often start our podcast with asking for folks’ origin stories, like how did they get their cape and their superhero tights. What did you do to get you to this point in your life? And just tell us the background of what brought you here. Health Hats: Oh, thanks. So I’m a child of Holocaust survivors, and my parents– when I was young, my parents were active in the civil rights and fair housing movement in the ’60s. And when I was 16 and I was thinking about the war in Vietnam and worried about getting drafted, I wanted to learn what I could learn about the draft and how I could protect myself and manage. And I went to a church in downtown Detroit, and I went for a session of draft counseling as, you know, a little precocious at 16, and I found it fascinating, and they found me fascinating, and they encouraged me to become a draft counselor. And so I, uh, I actually took their course and became a draft counselor, and what I learned is that you change systems from the inside, not the outside. And I learned how the sausage was made, and that, uh, really pointed me in a direction. The way I got into nursing is really because I didn’t want to cut my hair I had an opportunity for a job at one point, and I could have read water meters or become an aide at the Detroit Psychiatric Institute. And reading water meters paid more, but I didn’t wanna cut my hair, so I got the job as, as nurse’s aide. And while I was there, they introduced me to the idea of going to nursing school, which was amazing. Steven Labkoff: It was more– You got paid more to read meters, water meters, than you did- Health Hats: Yes. Steven Labkoff: That’s unbelievable. Life gives you some real interesting turns and twists, doesn’t it? Health Hats: It does. And I was really fortunate because my first jobs in nursing were in physical rehabilitation and home care. I just happened to be in a place where the Holyoke Visiting Nurses was dying to hire a guy, and I was a brand-new nurse, and they ended up hiring me. And so my first introduction to nursing was not in acute care. It was in home care, and actually, I was the first male public health nurse in Western Massachusetts in 1976. And really, what I learned there was that most healthcare does not occur in the medical system. It occurs outside the medical system. And so when I ended up getting into medical care, it was always so interesting to me that everybody there thought this is where, you know, health happened, which it doesn’t. So over the 20 years of working as a nurse, I’ve worked in, other than the rehab and home care, I’ve worked in the emergency department, I’ve worked in ICU, I worked in pediatrics, behavioral health. And after about 15, 20 years, I shifted from becoming a student of individual health to a student o- of organizational health. And what I mean by that is I got into performance improvement. I led a couple of electronic health record implementations. I had a couple of gigs in the C-suite. I did some consulting. Now, in 2009, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and when I was diagnosed, I learned that I had had it for 25 years. And since my father died young, he died at 45 when I was 19 of his second heart attack, and so every time I would have some kind of episode, I would get a cardiac workup. And by the time the cardiac workup was done, you know, the episode was over, and this went on two, three, four times a year for a long time. And there was a pattern there, and nobody was connecting the dots for 25 years. That’s very important to me because the pattern of what was going on was in my records for 25 years, but nobody had synthesized it. Steven Labkoff: Yeah, they may have been biased, right? Because of your family history and having these episodes, you know, as a clinician, you get very biased by family history, and that can actually lead you down roads which may not be correct, and it sounds like that’s precisely what happened with you. Health Hats: So I’ve– I wanna bring in the caregiver role because I have been a caregiver for my grandmother, my mother, and a son in their end-of-life journeys. So I’ve been on many sides of very difficult decisions. As you said, that my shtick is health hats, and I’m health hats because I’m a patient, I’m a caregiver, I’m a nurse, I’m an advocate, I’m an informaticist, I’m a podcast host. I wear a lot of hats. And wearing many hats has gotten me a seat at many tables because they can check off boxes. When it was really different to be bringing patients o-on board, I was an easy choice. Uh, I was at the table for technical expert panels at CMS, at National Academy of Medicine, at AHRQ, National Quality Forum, PCORI, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. But really, I wasn’t really there in it for the seat itself. My goal was always to open seats for people who weren’t there yet Now let’s build the bridge, since this is a podcast about AI, let’s build that little bit of that bridge. So my first, like, serious experience with– Well, I don’t know about my first. I was involved in something that you probably are familiar with, which was the Blue Button Plus program, and my goal in that, I was there both as a patient and as somebody who was working with people with disabilities. I, I was VP of quality for an organization that supported about 40,000 people with disabilities. And my goal for that couple of years of weekly or every other week, I can’t remember, calls was, uh, to add a f- a caregiver field to the data set, and to also introduce the idea that what people needed was information that would be able to say what works for me when I’m in pain and what works for me when I’m afraid, which was an issue for me, and it was an issue for the organization that I was working with at the time. Now, I have to say that the caregiver field got added, so I felt some success in that. But as a nurse leader in the informatics group I was part of, really they were only interested in putting a name in the field, not doing anything with that information, which I- Just collecting, so just collecting the data. Steven Labkoff: They didn’t care what the data was used for? Is that what you’re saying? Health Hats: Correct. Yeah. And I couldn’t– got no traction on the pain and fear, which now that I’m older, I understand why, how difficult that is. Nevertheless, it’s something that’s important to patients and caregivers. So I think I would close this section with that I am both an early adopter of technology and a rapid skeptic, that I’m kinda making this number up, but I’ve probably tried over 100 health apps, and I would say that I’ve used five more than three times. And so I think there’s a gap between what’s promised with digital technology and what’s useful for people. So that’s really why I’m here and what’s guiding for me in this. Steven Labkoff: So let’s take it to the next step. In our prequel, I didn’t even know about your personal background to that degree. Mm-hmm. We can take that one offline later about the Holocaust survivor issues. We, we have family, I have family in that same situation, frankly. Let’s change gears and talk about the challenges that you’ve seen. You opened the door a little bit on that a few minutes ago- Yeah … in terms of people wanting to collect data but not necessarily doing much with the data, not being able to understand the true value of the data to some degree. And you said it yourself, people weren’t connecting the dots. Medical records have always been complicated. They’ve always been bulky. They’ve always been full of information, some of which is really relevant, a lot of which is not so relevant, and connecting the dots to making that a, uh, an important information source is not always an obvious task. So what, what was the particular angle on that challenge that you were trying to gun at? Health Hats: Well, I think we have to take a step back- and think about what is– Well, I’m just gonna speak for myself, okay? I know that I often, you know, as I said, I get asked to sit at the table because people can, you know, check boxes, like is that I’m a patient. I wanna be clear that I’m a privileged white old man with MS living in Boston, but I’m an N of one, and I don’t represent other patients. I’m representing myself here and my perspectives. My goal in terms of my health is best health, and what I mean by best health is optimal health and function, physical, mental, spiritual. Not a cure, but best health for where I am, what I have right now. And to get there, I need my own health data, not just what’s in my clinician’s chart, but what I know about myself, my circumstances, my environment, my history, my habits. Not just my medical history, my life history, my treatment responses. And so that’s like patient-reported data, and that’s stuff that’s only exists because I observe it and sometimes I record it And that’s where it falls apart right away. You were just alluding to some of it, that there’s all this medical data and what’s useful about that. I think Dave DeBronkart was a guest on your show. And when he launched his Gimme My Damn Data campaign, I responded to him with, “Watch what you wish for. You’ll be trying to drink dirty water from a fire hose.” And, and that was years ago, and it’s still true. So six months ago, I, I’d been on a mission to gather my medical data, and my– I’d been with my, uh, primary care practice since 2011, and I wanted all that data from 2011 to 2025. This was, like, in December I started on this crusade of trying to get my data. And actually, two months later, I got a box, a four-pound box of paper, and it was paper that was not in chronological order. And it’s just sitting right here. I’ve scanned it in. It’s not, um- Was it in– Steven Labkoff: Was it a printout of Epic or something, or was it actual- Health Hats: It’s a computer printout. It seems like it’s a vendor that they use to- Steven Labkoff: It wasn’t digital. They sent you, literally sent you a box of paper. Health Hats: Yeah, it was a box of paper. Oh. And then I use a lot the, the Beth Israel Lahey Mount Auburn system, and I asked for the last three months of my records, and I got 296 pages of redundant, non-searchable PDFs, and I got that in 15 minutes. Uh, I see a lot of doctors, so maybe I had seen Hmm. I think I had maybe eight or nine visits, and it just happened to be a three-month period that was busy for me, but I got s- 296 pages. And so that really adds to your comment, which is that access to data and access to usable data are really different. Steven Labkoff: Oh, absolutely. And yeah, I’ll tell you, in my world, I think you know that I’ve worked in the life sciences for many, many years, and we are consumers of healthcare data on many levels. We consume medical claims, we consume electronic medical records, and one of the hardest things about using medical records for research or for outcome studies and things like that is the very fact you’re describing, which is the data tends to be sparse, it tends to be poorly organized. It doesn’t always come in an encoded fashion. Thank God most of what we get these days is at least digital. No boxes of paper for us these days, but it wasn’t so long ago that when it was all paper, we couldn’t get that data in the first place. It just wasn’t even gettable. So at least you’ve made some progress. And- Yeah … yeah, I know that you sit on some national level boards, uh, around outcomes, and you can talk about that in a moment. But those are, you know, those boards are trying very hard to come up with outcome studies and ways of– Let me back that up. They’re coming up with ways of using data to perform outcome studies by harmonizing and, and distilling down to usable forms of this EHR data, which is so challenging. Health Hats: I think what’s key, I– like I, I think I w- I’d like to focus on my data. And so what I wanna do is I wanna see patterns. I wanna see patterns that takes my circumstances, my environment, my habits, my treatment over time, and because I think that these patterns are how I formulate the right questions, so the right questions before I go into a clinical encounter. They’re how I track when something is actually working, and it helps me to coordinate across care teams that don’t talk to each other and make decisions that I can live with that help me attain this goal of best health. So that’s the job, formulate better questions, g- seek better answers, make better decisions. And AI is the tool that I try to use to do it. Now, whether it’s up to the task or not is different. I wanna stick in the nursing angle, if you don’t mind- You know, one of the things that I learned the way I got started in nursing is that my goal as a nurse was to put myself out of a job. Steven Labkoff: So that sounds counterintuitive, but what I mean is from minute one with a patient and family, I’m planning my exit. Like, and to do that, I need maximum face time. I need real present, real conversation, real relationships, not less charting. I was gonna say not charting, not documentation, so that’s just ridiculous. Health Hats: But less, you know. The way you do that, I think, is, you know, less charting, less documentation, you know, not hunting through information you can’t find. And that’s where nursing, that’s a genuine promise. So pattern recognition across specific cohorts of patients. So as a nurse, even though I worked a lot of different places, in each place I worked, there was commonalities. In– When I lived in West Virginia and I was an ER nurse in a super rural hospital, if I had had more information about my patients, their families, I could get– an AI could help me surface those patterns that exist for the people that I’m taking care of, I think I could get time back as a nurse. And if the nurse gets time back, then the patient and family gets the presence of the clinician. So that’s the trade that I’m interested in I wanna go back to that thing about pain and fear. I wanna add what I’ve learned working on the blue button, plus I wanna add cognition. So when you think about it, the data almost never captures the variability of pain, fear, and cognition, and those things are really important because pain changes what you can do and what you can decide. Fear closes your heart. It closes your mind. And so when you’re scared in a clinical encounter, you’re not making good decisions. You’re just saying yes to end it. And cognition is, you know, it varies. Like I can absorb better at 10 in the morning on a good day compared to 3:00 in the afternoon when I’m spent. You know, you could extrapolate this to other people. They have their own particular patterns and circumstances. But I think What I’m trying to get at in all of this is it isn’t first about the data, it’s first about what about life and what about the things that are important to people, uh, patients, caregivers, and the clinicians that they partner with, and how can AI help them? Steven Labkoff: So you’ve explained to me in the pre-call that you’re doing some of this work, so maybe you can unpack a little bit about what it is you’re actually doing with it and how it’s helping or, in some cases, not helping those efforts. Health Hats: Well, what have I done? I, I’ve done different things. One of the things that, that I’ve done is to try to build my toolkit. You know? So when I say build my toolkit, I’m a, I’m a, a conglomeration of symptoms. I mean, you know, I’m, I’m not MS, I’m not my symptoms, but they’re big and they’re there, and I feel like I’m trying to, I’m trying to figure out for anything that I have to deal with, whether it’s any of the different kinds of pains I have, my, my anxiety, my bladder, you know, my mobility, I have challenges, and I, I need a toolbox. I need a toolbox, and the way I think is I need at least three things that will work so that when they happen, I got something I can go do, and pretty much the most common thing is drink water. Drink water is by far the most successful intervention across all of my symptoms. It’s kind of amazing. It’s so cheap, so easy. It isn’t the drugs. Okay, but so how do I do that? Well, for me, I’ve done that partially just in my head. Partially I’ve done that by keeping lists. Like, I keep track of the steps I take. I keep track of the amount of time I play music. I keep track of my falls. I keep track of my weight. And so I use digital tools to do that when I can. Steven Labkoff: I also record my clinician visits because- When you say record, do you mean like audio record or dig- Health Hats: Yeah. Yeah, audio record, right. And, uh, until recently I used Abridge, which is a company that, um- Steven Labkoff: How did you get to use Abridge? You– I thought Abridge was only selling basically into doctor’s offices, uh, from the clinician side. Do you- Health Hats: So I was before that. Ah. And they started as a patient-facing product, and actually they sponsored my podcast for three years. So I was pre that. So putting all that together, so I play with, you know, trying to put into Claude There’s nothing magic or special. You know, it’s me playing, just trying stuff. You know, some of it, you know, my wife will say, “Hey,” she sees a pattern. My kids will see a pattern, or I’ll- Steven Labkoff: Give, give, give us an example of what, of what this looks like. I mean, you’re saying you’re giving Claude or another LLM- Yeah … a series of symptoms, or you’re giving it a series of, plus your data. Like, unpack it and let us know. Yeah. What have you did- Okay, so what- … with the system, and how is it working for you? Health Hats: I’ve done a couple of different things. One is, you know, I have a spreadsheet, and I just put the spreadsheet in, you know, as a document or whatever you call it when you have a project and, you know, you load. I load my spreadsheet. I keep a annual summary, and I keep the year that I’m working on. And I will have fits of journaling. You know, I, this is not something that I am, like, super consistent on, but I’ll, especially when I’m struggling with something, if I’m struggling with my blood pressure or I’m struggling with my mood. I have a progressive mobility thing going on, and I’ll put that in and I’ll prompt. I’ll say, “Can you– do you see a pattern in this?” You know, and I’ve gotten, you know, that there’s- Steven Labkoff: Has it given you some insights? Is it… Like, give me an example of some of the insights it’s actually given you that you didn’t see yourself. Health Hats: Well, I’ve gotten, like, uh, it’s kind of humorous. But, but I’ve gotten, like, you know, “Have you thought about seeing a physical therapist?” And I, I have. You know, I have a physical therapist, uh, that I don’t go to very often. You know, my relationship with her is I go for a tune-up. But they’ll– I, I want– It’ll show, like, I’ll do my sort of things are clearly, you know, I’m not walking as far, I’ve fell on a few times, you know, and I’ll get this suggestion, you know. I also– What else have I done? Oh, oh, uh, once I had a medication that I was taking for neuropathy, and I was– my mood had, like, changed considerably and, you know, I got a thing on that might be a side effect. You know, “Have you talked to your doctor about this?” Steven Labkoff: And I- And you got that out of the LLM? You fed that to the LLM? Health Hats: I did. Yeah. Steven Labkoff: And it suggested it was a side effect, which you didn’t figure out. Health Hats: I didn’t. A neurologist said that he thought– He said, “It sounds like you have an allergy to it.” And, you know, he wanted it to be listed as an allergy because he thought it was very possible that he’s had people that have had a problem. Steven Labkoff: When you tell me that you’ve loaded your data, you give the LLM your signs, your symptoms, you give it your labs, you give it what’s in, in the system, and it comes up with a recommendation that you hadn’t thought– Now, you’re a clinician. You’re a nurse. Yeah. You’ve been a nurse for many, many decades. Health Hats: 50 years. Steven Labkoff: 50 years. And does it surprise you that it comes up with stuff that you didn’t see? Health Hats: No. Steven Labkoff: Cause I, to be honest with you- I- … if I, if I did what you just said and it came up with something completely radical that I’d never thought of and it was right- I would be scratching my head and thinking, “Okay, that’s in- that’s beyond interesting. I better pay more attention to this, and maybe I wanna use it differently.” Because not, it’s not just yous using it. Like, people around everywhere are starting to use it for the same, in the same sim- in the same exact way. So that’s the simplification of the medical system, right? Health Hats: It does. I mean, like when I tell my neurologist, he laughs, and he’s like a whatever works kinda guy, you know? That he feels like he doesn’t have all the answers, and that he likes- those stories. I feel like I’ve learned, I think you know Amy Price, right? Steven Labkoff: Yeah, very well. Health Hats: Yeah. We’re buddies. And so one of the things that I’ve learned from her is how to query and how to be skeptical and how to ask questions from different angles, from different perspectives so that you– And that’s why I think that’s where the unexpected comes up. Steven Labkoff: Well, you’re describing something that we did at the conference. I don’t know if you were in the room in the working group that we did this on, but you’re describing, and actually we’re submitting a paper on it very shortly, on AI literacy. Yeah. And you, you didn’t label it as such, but you’re describing yourself as being AI literate and understanding how to use the tools, most importantly, how to be skeptical of the answers, how to interpret the information that’s being presented to you. Health Hats: A- and that, those are all components of literacy, of AI literacy specifically. One of the things I’m finding in my world is that painfully few people are indeed AI literate. Even the folks in IT departments in large life science companies or hospitals who even work in the space and think that they’re good at it and are literate sometimes are not. That has other implications, which are if people are taking on these really impressively powerful tools and they don’t quite know how to use them as well as they should, and if they query them incorrectly, to your point earlier about making good queries, the responses that come out may or may not be the point. And if patients use that information inappropriately because they didn’t know how to ask the right questions to start with, that could have deep implications to the healthcare system. You could say that same thing about doctors. Steven Labkoff: I will say it about doctors. I mean, not about AI, about the advice that doctors give. Health Hats: There’s a, a tremendous variation, and it is very different. When I am feeling good enough to be organized and to be directive in the conversation with a clinician, I get a very different output than when I’m not. And I still have to be skeptical of what doctors tell me, and until I build some trust. And, and then I, you know, then there’s just too many decisions to make when you’re a person with chronic illness. It’s like putting in a kitchen. There’s so many decisions to make, and I’m happy for the doctors that I trust to make the decisions for me. But there are certain decisions I don’t want to give to the doctor or to AI, like I don’t wanna mess with my pathological optimism. I wanna progress as slowly as possible, and I wanna keep playing my horn. These are really important things to me, and I don’t give those decisions that affect that, I don’t give up. But all the rest of it I do, and, and I’ve worked really hard to build the team that I have that appreciates me and my strangeness and my assertiveness, and, you know, they’re not threatened by it. Steven Labkoff: Is your team AI literate? Do they also use the, these same tools in your care? Health Hats: Uh, like I don’t know. I mean, AI literate is like, is huge. You know? I mean, that’s just such a big thing. Do they use AI? Yes. Do I know how they use AI? Well, you know, they use what’s attached to Epic. I know that. Uh, I mean, look, my neurologist, who I just love, he thinks like he uses, he uses the portal well because he takes– he just keeps adding things to the end of the, a note. Yeah. And so he feels like… Well, I don’t find his notes at all useful, and I tell him that. I tell him, “What I really wanna know is, how am I doing? Am I getting better? Am I getting worse? Am I stable? What should I be paying attention to in the next six months till I see you again?” And I can’t find that in his note. That’s true. Yeah. Now, on the other hand, I’ve taken his note and asked Claude and say, “Here’s the note. How am I doing? You know, have I progressed? H-how is he measuring it?” Oh, well, then I find he’s using this scale, right? And it’ll come up with looking through this note, which is like 10 years running, and it’ll find, I can’t remember the name of it, but there’s a scale that he uses. And then we go back and I’ll say to him, “Oh, you’re using this scale.” And he goes, “Yeah.” And I say, “Well, why don’t you like put that at the top of your note?” You know, so that I can find it. You know, so we have that kind of conversation- Yeah … that AI has helped. Steven Labkoff: Well, that’s actually an interesting perspective that AI is helping to reorganize things, ’cause one of the use cases that has been discussed at, at length actually, and it was discussed at our conference, is using AI to digest medical records. Health Hats: And when I say digest, it’s not about like ingesting them, which is slightly different, but digesting, which means find all the different pieces, put them together, come up with a narrative that summarizes perhaps 300 pages of information which may be sparse and may be poorly organized, and bring it all together. And that’s actually a task that AI is actually turning out to be pretty darn good at. And that again changes the nature of the healthcare system and the healthcare journey. You know- And it does a fair job. You say it’s really good at it. So- It’s better than I could do. It’s better than I could do. Well, yes. Well, you’re not– First of all, that’s not your training, and you don’t have the time for it. And you still have to review it. Yeah, of course. Because I have never used AI that gave me a, “Oh, this is great.” I mean, the first time I read it pretty much every time I think it’s amazing. And then, you know, my rule is sleep on it and check it again. And then it’s like, oh my God, this, first of all, it either just said nothing very fancy or it got some very basic things wrong. And then I’ll say, “Oh, you know, you missed this and you missed that.” And it’ll go, “Oh, you’re right, I did.” You know? Steven Labkoff: Well, that also speaks to the concept of keeping a human in the loop- Yeah which is something that you espouse and many folks in the healthcare aisle- I do … espouse. Ironically, you know Adam Rodman, I think. He was at our conference, he spoke. Yeah. Uh, he’s done a study which shows actually having a human in the loop in some cases actually makes the conclusions worse, believe it or not. Ah. Which is w- a non-intuitive finding. You would think that the two together would be better than either one alone, but so that’s, that’s now relatively n- well, it’s not even that new anymore. That information came out about a year ago. So I, we gotta start wrapping up in a few minutes here. Yeah. You know, we didn’t cover the concept around outcomes around your three T’s and two C’s. Maybe we can cover that in the last bit here, and then we can get to closing. Health Hats: Okay. So I feel like one of the questions that you’ve asked is how AI helped, right? And so what I need to tell you is the framework that I’ve developed over the years, which I’ve actually shared in my AI Claude project that’s Danny’s Health, what I call the three T’s and the two C’s, and this is like the framework I use to evaluate any digital health technology. And so they are time, trust, talk, control, and connection. What I mean by that is time is, you know, you need time to learn, to plan, to talk, to build trust. So I say the clock isn’t the enemy, it’s the, the wrong things filling the time, so the, the time. The second is trust. You know, trust can take a really long time. It can happen really quickly. Sometimes you never have it, and you know in your gut when you don’t have it. And most digital health tools, AI, have a trust deficit, I think, not because they’re untru- untrustworthy, which maybe they are, but it’s really because the people who use them, use the tools, don’t, don’t trust them, and I think it’s really important. You c- you can’t shortcut trust in the use of any tool. I think talk is really important. It’s woven through all of it, real conversation. There is nothing like actual conversation that is making decisions together, which is a lot of what healthcare is about, is making decisions. AI can help you prepare for it, and it can help process it. And then control. I trust more when I have power in a situation. So if I’m feeling like an ant ready to be crushed, I’m not making good decisions. And finally, I would say connection is, it’s the human lifeline. You know, when somebody greets you when you cross a threshold, that’s a connection. When someone’s been where you’re going and they can say, “Oh, that helped me.” AI can extend that connection. They can help people find communities that are available at 3:00 in the morning, but you can’t manufacture it. I, I think that connection is really important, so that’s where I g- you know, time, talk, trust, control, and connection, and I use that framework when I’m evaluating. Steven Labkoff: And that framework gives you a better, you know, a how do I say this right? It gives you a, like a rubric, if you will, to go- Yes … through, uh, the information that’s coming out of it. Danny- Yeah … we’re gonna have to wrap up here in a second. Sure. Are there any last comments you wanna make that, that will, you know, help other patients in the, in the space in terms of how they might wanna think about adopting- an AI tool in their world? Health Hats: I think that I would say use it, use AI, keep using it, experiment with it. That, that i- i- just like anything else, it takes time to learn. It takes time to be comfortable with it. Use it. I would say advocate for humans in the loop. I don’t care what the study says. It’s about humans. We are human. Keep it humans in the loop. I would say find a buddy, you know. Do this with somebody else. Find a buddy- That’s good advice … and experiment. I would say, yeah, talk to your clinician about it. It’s a good barometer of a physician. If they don’t wanna talk or blow you off, that tells you something. Absolutely right. And I would say if you’re comfortable with it, mentor. You know- That’s a good idea … be the buddy. And for clinicians and for systems and developers, I would say you need to have patients, caregivers, and practicing partner clinicians in the design. They need to be there from the beginning. And, you know, so i- it solves the problems people have, not the problems that the developers think are there or the venture capitalists thinks are gonna make money. You know, y- and if you have an opportunity, join, you know, participate. Steven Labkoff: All good advice. Well, Danny, I wanna thank you very much for your participation in, in today’s discussion. Hopefully that there are other patients out there who listen to the podcast, they’ll take something away. For the clinicians out there who are listening, you know, you’ve heard it straight out from a patient who happens to be a healthcare provider himself, and he’s got very strong perspectives on how this can be used in a positive and productive way, and I think the framework that he’s put together is very useful. Danny, I wanna just say thank you for all the help that you’ve provided helping this podcast get off the ground. That’s been really incredibly generous of you and your friends who have helped us a lot, and a lot of the things that have happened on our podcast, uh, for improvement’s sake, have come directly from those conversations, so thank you for that. I wanna thank you for being a guest and sharing your journey and sharing your experiences here. And for the rest of us, I’m gonna say thank you for joining us, and we will see you again next time on another episode of Practical AI in Healthcare. Thank you for listening. Thank you for joining us this week on Practical AI in Healthcare. If you’re ready to go beyond buzzwords and hype and explore how AI is truly transforming healthcare, stay tuned for more conversations that get us to what works. Until next time, stay practical Reflection When Steve interviewed me, he didn't know that everything I told him is the origin story of TrustMyOwn.Health. The box of paper. The 296 pages that were technically my data and practically useless. Twenty-five years of a pattern that sat in my chart the whole time, that it took a person, my PCP, a year to put together. Could AI have done it in an afternoon?  I got tired of that being the normal experience instead of the exception. [Add: what specifically prompted starting TMOH, and when.] TMOH starts from a premise I didn't have language for until I said it out loud to Steve: trust isn't a feature you bolt onto a health platform after the engineering is done. It's the whole structure, or the whole thing fails. The three T's and two C's I use to size up any digital health tool turn out to be close to a design spec. Time, because a vault of your whole health history takes patience to build, not a single import. Trust, built into governance rather than promised in marketing; TMOH's Data Sovereignty Covenant binds the board and investors to the same terms as everyone else, which is the only version of trust I believe in. Talk, because the point was never to replace the conversation with my clinician, it was to walk in more prepared for it. Control, because I decide what goes in the vault and who sees it, the same way I decide which of my own decisions I hand to a doctor or an AI and which ones I keep for myself. Connection, which no vault can manufacture, but a good one can make room for. I told Steve that AI found a pattern in my chart that twenty-five years of clinicians missed. That's not really a story about AI being smart. It's a story about who owned the data long enough to ask the question. That's the whole bet behind TMOH: put the owner at the center, and let the rest of the ecosystem, the networks, the vendors, the AI, earn its place around that. See you around the block. Practical AI in Healthcare Episodes https://open.spotify.com/episode/4wA4ltjmZfIZ5VpmTeTTOF?si=KbEvc2_ERNWakJ3JeP2Ddg https://open.spotify.com/episode/0LDetUFJJrSV1cy6LtpGFx?si=qAqoqKBBSNm9PiwPjSIXYA https://open.spotify.com/episode/0wXEm1KnnGorOvTt9GTh7o?si=K_DKXzGyThusBPA6KoVkCg https://open.spotify.com/episode/6krV94ob6Lcv7VNo0qahZ5?si=B6lZDkvsQ9y2Z2FhkXzQGQ Referenced in episode Patient data access history: “Introducing Blue Button Plus: The Next Generation in PHRs” — HealthIT.gov (Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT) — https://www.healthit.gov/blog/consumer/introducing-blue-button/ The “Gimme My Damn Data” campaign Danny references: “Gimme My Damn Data (and Let Patients Help!): The #GimmeMyDamnData Manifesto” — Dave deBronkart, Journal of Medical Internet Research — https://www.jmir.org/2019/11/e17045/ Amy Price, mentioned as a mentor in questioning and skepticism: “Welcoming Dr. Amy Price as Editor-in-Chief” — Society for Participatory Medicine — https://participatorymedicine.org/2024/welcoming-dr-amy-price-dphil-as-the-editor-in-chief-for-the-journal-of-participatory-medicine/ AI literacy for patients, the concept Steve names in the episode: “Critical AI Health Literacy as Liberation Technology: A New Skill for Patient Empowerment” — National Academy of Medicine — https://nam.edu/perspectives/critical-ai-health-literacy-as-liberation-technology-a-new-skill-for-patient-empowerment/ Human-in-the-loop research Danny and Steve discuss (Adam Rodman): “AI and the Evolution of Medical Thought with Dr. Adam Rodman” — NEJM AI Grand Rounds (podcast) — https://ai-podcast.nejm.org/e/ai-and-the-evolution-of-medical-thought-with-dr-adam-rodman/ Abridge, the ambient AI scribe tool Danny mentions using: “Pioneers in Generative AI for Healthcare” — Abridge — https://www.abridge.com/about The DCI Network conference where Danny met the hosts: “About DCI Network” — DCI Network, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — https://www.dcinetwork.org/about-us Please comment and ask questions: at the comment section at the bottom of the show notes on LinkedIn  via email YouTube channel  DM on Instagram, TikTok to @healthhats Substack Patreon Production Team Kayla Nelson: Web and Social Media Coach, Dissemination, Help Desk  Leon van Leeuwen: editing and site management Oscar van Leeuwen: video editing Julia Higgins: Digital marketing therapy Steve Heatherington: Help Desk and podcast production counseling Joey van Leeuwen, Drummer, Composer, and Arranger, provided the music for the intro, outro, proem, and reflection Claude, Perplexity, Auphonic, Descript, Grammarly, DaVinci Resolve, DaVinci AI Art Generator, OpenArt AI Creator Studio Inspired by and Grateful to: Steve Labkoff, Leon Rosenbilt, Amy Price, Leon and Oscar van Leeuwen, Laura Marcial Artificial Intelligence in Podcast Production Health Hats, the Podcast, utilizes AI tools for production tasks such as editing, transcription, and content suggestions. While AI assists with various aspects, including image creation, most AI suggestions are modified. All creative decisions remain my own, with AI sources referenced as usual. Questions are welcome. Creative Commons Licensing CC BY-NC-SA This license enables reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms. CC BY-NC-SA includes the following elements:    BY: credit must be given to the creator.   NC: Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted.    SA: Adaptations must be shared under the same terms. Please let me know. dannyhealthhats@gmail.com  Material on this site created by others is theirs, and use follows their guidelines. 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Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.A Podcast for Marching Arts Enthusiasts — On the Field, In the Stands & Behind the Scenes.This week, Ashlee Amos leads Woody Woodward, Bobbey Biddle, Haley and guest educator Kim through the marching band, color guard, drum corps and baton twirling conversations everyone is having at rehearsal.The panel discusses the detention of a color guard director by ICE at Boston Logan International Airport after she traveled to attend a Noah Kahan concert. The conversation expands to performer safety, the fear experienced by students and families, and the responsibility educators and staff accept when traveling with young performers.Ashlee also takes us inside the busy world of competitive baton twirling as athletes compete at the U.S. National Baton Twirling Championships and America's Youth on Parade. The panel examines national championship logistics, qualifying opportunities for the Nations Cup, World Championships and Inspiration Cup, and what the wider marching arts could learn from the twirling community.In this episode:A color guard director's detention by ICE at Boston Logan AirportProtecting students and performers while travelingNational baton twirling championships and international qualificationWhy late California DCI broadcasts are difficult for East Coast fansBuilding one unified culture across band, percussion and color guardWhy marching arts educators need interests outside the activityThe harm caused by toxic social media criticism of young performers60-Second Tech Block:Kim explains how singing, humming and listening exercises can improve marching band intonation, phrasing and musical awareness. Her advice is simple: if performers cannot hear and sing the phrase, they are unlikely to play it correctly.Water We Doing?!The panel tackles late-night DCI streams, disconnected ensemble cultures, educators who never step away from marching arts, and adults who publicly criticize the bodies, costumes and performances of young drum corps members.Gush & Go:Woody celebrates completing his arranging work, Bobbey reflects on a successful Miss Pennsylvania week, Haley appreciates proper hydration, and Ashlee previews her new production, Joyride.News and resources:Color guard director detained by ICE after traveling to Boston2026 U.S. National Baton Twirling Championships2026 America's Youth on Parade and international qualifying eventsPresented by Guard ClosetYour one-stop shop for color guard, marching band and the marching arts.Visit Guard ClosetFollow @guardclosetFind On A Water Break:WebsiteListen Everywhere and Find All LinksBe a GuestEmail: onawaterbreakpodcast@gmail.comFollow @onawaterbreak on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.

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Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.Blue Devils transportation team member Greg Case gives a firsthand account of the 2026 bus fire, how everyone got to safety, what members lost, and how the Loveland community helped the corps keep moving. Trish O'Shea, Nicole Younger, and Jeremy Williams also cover Brad Furlano's appointment as DCI's next CEO, Denise Bonfiglio becoming WGI Color Guard Chief Judge, and the marching bands that found new stages after America 250 parades were canceled by extreme heat. Then Greg takes the 60 Second Tech Block with a lesson on driving a sleeper bus while an entire support team is trying to sleep.In this episode:The Blue Devils bus fire and community responseDrum corps transportation, tour logistics, and driver responsibilityBrad Furlano's appointment as DCI's next CEODenise Bonfiglio's appointment as WGI Color Guard Chief JudgePhiladelphia and Washington, D.C. parade cancellationsFriends of DCI seating, FloMarching access, and weather backup plans60 Second Tech Block: the art of driving a drum corps sleeper busChapters:00:00 Welcome • 02:07 Meet Greg Case • 04:37 Blue Devils bus fire • 11:51 Brad Furlano and DCI • 15:20 Denise Bonfiglio and WGI • 17:52 America 250 parade cancellations • 25:58 60 Second Tech Block • 31:57 Water We Doing?! • 42:58 Gush & Go • 50:22 ClosingGuest and panel:Greg Case — YouTube @gregcase221 | TikTok @gregcase75Trish O'Shea — @trishdish1102Nicole Younger — @o2binpjsJeremy Williams — @guardclosetNews sources:Blue Devils incident update • 9NEWS community coverage • DCI appoints Brad Furlano • WGI appoints Denise Bonfiglio • Philadelphia parade coverage • Bands perform after the cancellation • Farmington High School finds a new stage • Washington, D.C. parade cancellationRelated episode:OAWB S4EP24: Blue Devils Bus Fire, WGI 2027 Calendar, DCI Houston Move & Marching Band CutsSponsored by Guard Closet:New and consignment color guard, winter guard, and marching band gear at GuardCloset.com and @guardcloset.Find On A Water Break:Website • Listen Everywhere • YouTube • Instagram, Facebook & TikTok: @onawaterbreak • Be a guest • onawaterbreakpodcast@gmail.com

Quantum computing timelines are shrinking faster than most Bitcoiners realize and the latest Google research just made the attack 20x easier. Shinobi sits down with Ethan Heilman, research fellow at MIT's DCI lab, to separate quantum panic from quantum reality. They cover Q-day timelines, why algorithmic breakthroughs are the scariest threat, and how BIP 360 and post-quantum signatures could protect the network. Grab your copy THE 2036 ISSUE

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.A Podcast for Marching Arts Enthusiasts — On the Field, In the Stands & Behind the Scenes.Color guard, winter guard, marching band, drum corps, DCI 2026, and WGI are all on deck this week. Whitney Stone is joined by Sadie Wallace, Jeremy Svoboda from Drum Corps Today, and special guest P.A. Kelly / Patti Ann Rego for a Water Break Weekly episode connecting old-school drum corps history to the 2026 season.P.A. shares stories from the Bronx, Blessed Sacrament, Santa Clara Vanguard, the Blue Devils, rifle lines, inspection lines, the Bottle Dance, Blue Devils “Betties,” and the generational shift from early drum corps to today's DCI and WGI world. The panel also talks Big, Loud & Live, FloMarching, DCI West, River City Rhapsody, the 2026 MLB All-Star Game field cast opportunity in Philadelphia, first DCI scores, ticket prices, the tour model, and the peak Backyard Betty conversation.Segments:Guest Spotlight: P.A. Kelly / Patti Ann Rego on Vanguard, Blue Devils, gold medals, rifle lines, and drum corps historyNews: Walnut Hills practice time, Blue Devils bus incident, DCI Houston relocation, WGI updates, Big Loud & Live, FloMarching, DCI scores, and MLB All-Star field cast opportunityWater We Doing?!: DCI ticket prices, smaller lineups, the tour model, and modern show designGush & Go: Momix, the Human Library, Govenaires, Blue Knights, moving, not moving, vintage rifles, Blue Devil Betties, and Backyard BettysPanel: Whitney Stone @dancerwhit • Sadie Wallace @m.sadiewallace • Jeremy Svoboda / Drum Corps Today @drumcorpstoday • Special Guest: P.A. Kelly / Patti Ann RegoSponsored by: Guard Closet — guardcloset.com — @guardclosetSource Links: Walnut Hills: https://local12.com/news/local/cincinnati-marching-band-miss-season-after-practice-time-cut-walnut-hills-high-school-students-bands-marching-instruments-talent-controversy-controversial-frustrations-state-finals-performances | Blue Devils: https://bluedevils.org/news/article.php?ID=1291 | DCI Houston: https://www.dci.org/news/katy-isds-legacy-stadium-to-host-2026-dci-houston-event/ | WGI proposals: https://www.wgi.org/26adboardresults/ | WGI alumni casting: https://www.wgi.org/wgi-opening-ceremony-alumni-casting-call/ | Big Loud & Live: https://www.dci.org/cinema/ | DCI/FloMarching: https://www.flomarching.com/articles/16020294-subscribe-to-flomarching-to-watch-the-entire-2026-dci-season | DCI scores: https://www.dci.org/scores/ | BD Entertainment: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreBDE/ | MLB All-Star Week: https://www.mlb.com/phillies/fans/all-star-game | MOMIX: https://www.momix.com/ | Human Library: https://humanlibrary.org/Find On A Water Break: Website: onawaterbreak.com | Listen Everywhere: linktr.ee/onawaterbreak | YouTube: @Onawaterbreak | Instagram/Facebook/TikTok: @onawaterbreak | Be a guest: onawaterbreakpodcast@gmail.com

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.Color guard, winter guard, and marching band news are moving fast as DCI 2026 gets rolling and WGI 2027 starts coming into view. Nicole Younger hosts Stephen McCarrick and Jeremy Svoboda for a Water Break Weekly episode covering Walnut Hills High School marching band rehearsal access, the Blue Devils travel incident, DCI Houston's move to Katy ISD's Legacy Stadium, and the newly released WGI 2027 Color Guard, Percussion, and Winds regional calendars.In this episode:Walnut Hills marching band practice-time concerns and why rehearsal access mattersBlue Devils members and staff reported safe after a tire-related bus fireDCI Houston moving to Katy ISD's Legacy Stadium for the 2026 tourWGI 2027 regional calendars for color guard, percussion, and winds60 Second Tech Block: Stephen on training technique through muscle awarenessWater We Doing?!: late DCI show announcements, rehearsal leaks, copyright realities, and respecting admin teamsNicole highlights the African American Legacy Corps and its 2027 DCI plansGush & Go: Eastern University, Phantom Regiment, Colts percussion, Eagles Drumline, and FIFA performance lifeRelated Episodes: S4EP23: Summer Color Guard Training, WGI Rule Changes & DCI Houston Relocation | Color Guard & Marching Band Design Analysis | Pro Tip BestiesThis week's panel: Nicole Younger @o2binpjs • Stephen McCarrick @stephenmccarrick • Jeremy Svoboda / Drum Corps Today @drumcorpstodaySponsored by: Guard Closet.Find On A Water Break: Website | Listen Everywhere | YouTube | Instagram/TikTok/Facebook: @onawaterbreak | Be a guest: onawaterbreakpodcast@gmail.com

Hosts of The Aged Out Podcast, Michael Fantini and Evan Worrell, discuss the upcoming 2026 DCI competitive season with friend of the show, TJ Choquette.

This week on the Boxoffice podcast, presented by HeyLED, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle cover the latest exhibition news from CineEurope 2026 and recap Toy Story 5's record-breaking weekend. Then in the feature segment, Rebecca talks to Kenny Chow, the chief technology officer of Timewaying, to discuss the company's full line of DCI certified LED screens, including their Acoustic Transparent and Front Maintenance series.

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts. A Podcast for Marching Arts Enthusiasts — On the Field, In the Stands & Behind the Scenes.Color guard, winter guard, and marching band summer prep are on deck this week. Grantis Peranda is joined by Jeremy Denzer and Emily Nee for a Water Break Weekly episode covering DCI Houston, major WGI 2026 proposal results, the WGI 2027 Opening Ceremony Alumni Casting Call, Pride Guard season, and practical summer training before band camp.Episode Highlights:DCI Houston relocation and summer tour updatesWGI proposal results, including Scholastic A seeding and scholastic promotionsWGI 2027 Opening Ceremony Alumni Casting Call60 Second Tech Block: summer training that matches your performersWater We Doing?!: spin clinics should build confidence, not confusionSummer opportunities: DCI shows, clinics, local spin days, Pride guards, and parade performanceGush & Go: New England Pride Color Guard, forward-moving parade shows, Taiwan travel, and Seattle solstice creativityPanel: Grantis Peranda (@grantisimo_p), Jeremy Denzer (@jeremydenzer), and Emily Nee (@tch.makes.art).Sponsored by: Guard Closet (@guardcloset).Find On A Water Break: Website | YouTube | Listen Everywhere | All Links | Be a guest: onawaterbreakpodcast@gmail.com

We put something out, so the Boston Crusaders are going to get 13th but also tie with SCV and they'll settle it in the inaugural "Rennick McNutt-Off" on the 50.Go follow us on BlueSky you reprobates.We want to hear YOUR voices - call our submission line at 913-390-3190 and leave your best 2-3 minute take. You can use your real name or a pseudonym, and don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.To join in the Drum Corps AF community, check us out at Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/drumcorpsaf/Instagram: https://instagram.com/drumcorpsafpodcastBlueSky: @drumcorpsafpodcast.bsky.socialDrum Corps AF is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker, and wherever else you get your podcasts.

Hire Better, Sell More & Communicate Better with DISC What if you could instantly understand how someone thinks, communicates, and makes decisions — before you ever pitch them, hire them, or lead them? In this episode, David Hill breaks down the DISC behavioral assessment and how mastering it will transform the way you sell, hire, and connect with everyone around you. David shares his own DISC profile (DCI), walks you through each of the four behavioral styles — Dominant, Influential, Steady, and Compliant — and reveals how recognizing these patterns in others (and yourself) is the single biggest lever you can pull to become more effective in business and life. Episode: Hire Better, Sell More & Communicate Better with DISC Host: David Hill — Maxwell-certified trainer, coach & speaker | 36 years in sales | 20 years studying & teaching DISC What You'll Learn in This Episode: What the DISC assessment is and why it matters in sales, hiring, and leadership The four DISC behavioral profiles: D (Dominant), I (Influential), S (Steady), C (Compliant) How to recognize each style's patterns so you can communicate more effectively Why 85% of your success comes from people skills — not technical skills (Carnegie Institute study) How David went from being a high-D, task-focused top producer to a well-rounded communicator Real-world examples: elevator test, vacation packing, checklists, and more How to use DISC in your hiring process before bringing someone onto your team What Shark Tank's Robert Herjavec revealed about how they choose who to invest in A walkthrough of David's actual DISC assessment results The history of behavioral profiling — from ancient philosophers to William Marston (1940) Key Quotes: "I would rather have the ability to deal with people than any other ability at all." — John D. Rockefeller "9 out of 10 times on Shark Tank, they pick based on the person, not the project." — Robert Herjavec Resources & Links Mentioned:

Episode 499 - Matthew Hinkle Pete's Percussion Podcast No File Recent Master of Music in Percussion Performance graduate from the University of Missouri Matthew Hinkle stops by to talk about his Master's degree recital program (03:35), his graduate assistantship duties in percussion and recording services (11:10), his interactions with the Mizzou faculty, his enjoyment of the grad cohort there, and his future in percussion (29:00), growing up in the St. Louis area, getting into percussion, and his years in DCI and WGI (44:40), his time attending community college while prepping for DCI auditions as well as getting starting working with high school drumlines (01:00:45), his undergrad years at Lindenwood University (MO) (01:07:15), his path to getting to Mizzou and more about his time as a percussion student (01:16:10), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on WGI and DCI and how they supplement the undergrad percussion student, the bad movie Anaconda, cooking, great books, classic video games, and the music of Richard Strauss (01:27:20).Finishing with a Rave on the 2026 film I Love Boosters (01:54:40).Previous Podcast Guests mentioned: Megan Arns in 2016Julia Gaines-Montag in 2016Troy Hall in 2020Clif Walker in 2021Connor Stevens in 2021Other Links:Great Plains International Marimba Competition“Caleidoscopio” - Gene Kosinski“Canaries” - Elliot Carter“The Anvil Chorus” - David Lang“Khan Variations” - Alejandro Viñao“White Pines” - Michael BurrittThe Missouri SymphonyBlue Devils DCIFreedom Percussion WGI2019 Blue Devils showSebastian BuhtsDavid ArnsInterstellar trailerAnaconda trailerThe Percussionist's Art - Steven SchickMeditations - Marcus AureliusGone With the Wind - Margaret MitchellMusashi's DokkodoDOOM trailerDiablo IV trailerImo's PizzaEin Heidenleben - Richard StraussRaves:I Love Boosters trailer

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.A Podcast for Marching Arts Enthusiasts — On the Field, In the Stands & Behind the Scenes.Marching band, color guard, DCI, WGI, BOA Summer Camp, drum corps, rehearsal planning, and Pride Bands are all on deck this week.This week on On A Water Break, Joey Montes III is joined by Dalton Stout and Haley Harrington for a Water Break Weekly episode about training with intention, building better rehearsal schedules, keeping performers safe, and remembering that the marching arts are built by people who show up, ask questions, and keep learning.The panel covers Adams 14 honoring Colorado fallen veterans at the National Memorial Day Parade, WGI event staff opportunities, Bands of America Summer Camp at Ball State, and the Pride Bands Alliance conference in Philadelphia. Then Dalton drops a 60 Second Tech Block on detailed rehearsal schedules before the group gets into trick toss safety, DCI show access, community advocacy, and appreciating how far you've come.Panel:Joey Montes III — @marchingbymontesDalton Stout — @SaltyDaltiHaley Harrington — @h_harrington14Episode Highlights:• Adams 14 honors Colorado fallen veterans• WGI event staff applications and why logistics matter• BOA Summer Camp, Leadership Weekend, and continued learning• Pride Bands Alliance and Philadelphia Freedom Band's 2026 conference concert• Dalton's 60 Second Tech Block on detailed rehearsal schedules• Technique in every rehearsal, training in character, and cleaning transitions• Trick toss safety and DCI show access• Gush & Go: summer reading, DVS beginner courses, and WGI advisory board proposalsRelated Episodes:DCI CEO Departure, $85K Drum Corps Scholarships, WGI Brother Duo & Marching Arts BurnoutBand Censorship, DCI Clinics & AI Uniform DesignDCI 2026 Tickets, WGI Graphic Designer Job + Band Censorship DebateFeatured Links:WGI Event Staff ApplicationBands of America Summer CampPride Bands Alliance 2026Dalton Stout / DVSCincinnati TraditionSponsored by:Guard Closet — @guardclosetPeak Group Travel — @peak.group.travelFind On A Water Break:WebsiteYouTubeListen EverywhereAll LinksBe a guestonawaterbreakpodcast@gmail.comFollow @onawaterbreak on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.Marching band, color guard, DCI, WGI, drum corps, and summer band camp prep are all on deck this week.A Podcast for Marching Arts Enthusiasts — On the Field, In the Stands & Behind the Scenes.This week on On A Water Break, Ashlee Amos leads Bobbey Biddle, Whitney Stone, Hayley Harrington, and Bill “Woody” Woodward through a packed Water Break Weekly episode covering sunscreen safety, Blue Devils International, Pete Emmons' visual design legacy, Leia Klein's inspiring color guard story, the return of WGI Latin America, and the 2026 WGI Future Leaders Program class.Whitney's 60 Second Tech Block is the summer marching band and color guard reality check: train your performers, teach technique, size the cast, order costumes, prep flag designs, get music in students' hands, and make sure the whole staff understands the show before band camp arrives.Episode Highlights:• Sunscreen, hats, hydration, and rehearsal safety• Blue Devils International heading to Europe• Remembering Pete Emmons and asymmetrical drill• WGI Latin America returning in Costa Rica• WGI Future Leaders Program class of 2026• AI-generated design and why real artists still matter• Drum corps costs, tour logistics, and alumni support• Baton music choices, judging standards, and rewarding creativityPanel:Ashlee Amos — @famousamossss_Bobbey Biddle — @bobbeyboy107Whitney Stone — @dancerwhitHayley Harrington — @h_harrington14Bill “Woody” Woodward — @remoking100Sponsored by:Guard Closet — guardcloset.com — @guardclosetPeak Group Travel — peakgrouptravel.com — @peak.group.travelFind On A Water Break:WebsiteYouTubeListen EverywhereSpotifyApple PodcastsAll LinksBe a guest: onawaterbreakpodcast@gmail.comFollow @onawaterbreak on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.

Technology, Equipment, and the Nuts and Bolts of Building Evelina SmilesIn this episode Ashley sits down with Dr. Rich Constantine for a deep dive into every system, tool, and piece of equipment going into Evelina Smiles before the doors open. The decisions nobody tells you about until you are already making them.What You'll Hear in This Episode:05:00 – Practice Management Software Cloud-based vs server-based and why Rich made the choice he did. What to look for in a startup package. Why the software you choose is one of the hardest decisions to ever walk back.12:00 – Phones, Payments, and Patient Communication How Rich is handling incoming calls, patient messaging, and merchant services. Why transparent pricing at checkout eliminates awkward counter conversations. And how he is handling insurance credentialing without doing it alone.20:00 – Insurance Delta Dental, teachers, veterans, and the employers driving his in-network decisions. Why being in-network is marketing in disguise. How Rich thinks about PPOs without turning the practice into a dental mill.28:00 – Equipment: CT, Chairs, and Cabinetry Why Rich visited vendor showrooms in person before committing to anything. DCI chairs over his previous brand for quality at a lower price point. How Design Ergonomics shaped the entire clinical floor plan and why rear delivery and a tub system beat side cabinetry every time.38:00 – AI Tools Worth Knowing About AI-assisted radiograph analysis that patients actually get excited about. Instant chairside smile simulations without sending anything to a lab. After hours and overflow call answering so no patient ever hits a voicemail. And the implant robot neither of them are buying yet but cannot stop talking about.46:00 – Supply Ordering and Equipment Timing Why Rich has not touched his FF&E loan yet. What he ordered early and why. The master supply list mistake that costs new practices money fast. Startup regrets from location one including lab space and cabinetry overspending.52:00 – Construction Update Power is on. Parking lot paved. Landscaping finalized. Custom cabinetry going in this week. Equipment install weeks scheduled for June. Oh and there is a peanut butter conversation that you did not know you needed.Coming Next Episode: More from the build as Evelina Smiles gets closer to opening day.Connect with Ashley: Instagram: @ashleyjovesddsConnect with Rich: Instagram @dr.c_smiles or richconstantinedds@gmail.comThank You to Our PartnersNet32: The dental marketplace that helps practice owners stop overpaying for supplies. Compare and save at net32.com/themakingof.Studio 8E8 — Dentistry's story-driven growth agency for startups. s8e8.com/vslKasper Opportunity Finder: Fill those empty chairs and reclaim lost revenue with one click. Get it free at meetkasper.com/register.Support the showFind Out MoreThank you for listening to The Making Of podcast. If you enjoyed it, please share with anyone you think will gain value from the show by clicking on one of the sharing tabs above.SUBSCRIBE to our NEWSLETTER HEREAlso, please consider leaving an honest review on iTunes. It helps other listeners find the show, and I would be forever grateful.Questions or comments? Feel free to contact us at - themakingofadental@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram or Facebook and improve your dental practice every day!Have you subscribed? Don't miss a single episode!

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.DCI 2026, drum corps scholarships, WGI percussion, marching band burnout, and AI show art all hit the water break this week.Ricardo Robinson-Shinall, Sadie Wallace, and Jeremy Denzer break down Drum Corps International's leadership transition, DCI's 2026 scholarship recipients, the WGI story of Joshua and Jacob Mendiola, and why marching arts educators need to take a real break before the next season takes over.Panel:Ricardo Robinson-Shinall — @ricardorrobinsonSadie Wallace — @m.sadiewallaceJeremy Svboda — @drumcorpstodayChapters:00:00 Cold Open: Welcome to Water Break Weekly00:46 Meet the Panel01:45 Jeremy's Govenaires Update + Drum Corps Season Talk04:05 Last Week Recap + This Week's News Setup05:25 News: DCI Announces Leadership Transition14:47 News: DCI Awards More Than $85K in 2026 Scholarships18:09 News: WGI Brother Duo Shares Medal-Winning Experience22:34 Sponsor Break24:32 60 Second Tech Block: Skipped This Week24:32 Water We Doing?!: Drum Corps Apps, AI Show Art, and Burnout25:14 Sadie: Lot App, Member Tracking, and Tour Privacy30:14 Jeremy: Show Announcements and AI-Generated Design33:05 Ricardo: Educators, Take the Break39:30 Gush and Go39:38 Sadie: Michael Cesario Wedding Dress Story44:05 Jeremy: Returning to Drum Corps with the Govenaires47:09 Ricardo: Philly Pride 365, Patti LaBelle, and Color Guard53:06 Closing: Submit Stories + SubscribeFeatured Links:DCI leadership transitionDCI 2026 scholarship recipientsWGI Mendiola brothers featureRelated Episodes:WGI Housing Policy + AI Show Design DebateMarching Band Protests, Million Dollar Band Record Numbers, Drum Corps Costs & Big Loud LiveSponsored by:Guard Closet — guardcloset.com — @guardclosetPeak Group Travel — peakgrouptravel.com — @peak.group.travelFind On A Water Break:WebsiteYouTubeSpotifyApple PodcastsAll LinksBe a guestonawaterbreakpodcast@gmail.comFollow @onawaterbreak on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.Marching band, DCI 2026, WGI, drum corps, color guard, and music education are all on the table this week.This week on On A Water Break, Joey Montes III, Nicole Younger, and Hayley Harrington break down the Watertown High School band censorship story, DCI Event Day Clinics, Team DCI age-out volunteer opportunities, WGI's Dayton impact, Westfield percussion opening Inside The Sound, and why AI uniform design inspiration still needs real-world production sense.Chapters00:00 – Welcome to Water Break Weekly00:41 – Joey, Nicole, and Hayley check in03:00 – Bonus episode previews04:23 – Watertown band censorship story12:08 – DCI 2026 Event Day Clinics16:09 – Team DCI opportunity for recent age-outs22:08 – WGI's Bart Woodley honored by Destination Dayton24:39 – Westfield Percussion opens Inside The Sound30:29 – 60 Second Tech Block setup33:38 – Nicole Younger: judging effect and design40:17 – Water We Doing?!40:49 – AI uniform inspiration vs. production reality45:03 – Stop gatekeeping marching band show reveals49:06 – Building your name vs. doing the work52:05 – Gush & Go58:19 – ClosingHostsJoey Montes III – @marchingbymontesNicole Younger – @o2bnpjsHayley Harrington – @h_harrington14Links MentionedWatertown / A Mother of A Revolution!DCI Event Day ClinicsTeam DCI Age-Out OpportunityWGI / Bart Woodley Destination Dayton AwardInside The SoundRelated EpisodesDCI 2026 Tickets, WGI Graphic Designer Job + Band Censorship DebateElementary Marching Band, WGI Leadership Applications & Music Rights CostsLegacy Drum & Bugle Corps 2026 Drum MajorsFind On A Water BreakWebsiteListen EverywhereAll LinksBe a guestonawaterbreakpodcast@gmail.comSponsored by Guard Closet: guardcloset.com | @guardcloset

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.A Podcast for Marching Arts Enthusiasts — On the Field, In the Stands & Behind the Scenes.Marching band, DCI 2026, WGI 2026, color guard, drum corps, and music education are all on the table in this Water Break Weekly episode. Ashlee Amos hosts Bobbey Biddle, Bill “Woody” Woodward, Haley Harrington, and guest Deion Curtis for a full sideline conversation about the Watertown band controversy, DCI tour tickets, WGI's graphic designer opportunity, and Homage Independent going inactive for the 2027 winter guard season.In this episode:00:00 – Intro: Water Break Weekly S4EP1901:44 – Guest Intro: Deion Curtis02:11 – 32 Count Life Story04:25 – News: Watertown Band Piece Pulled Over Marsha P. Johnson Dedication09:22 – News: DCI 2026 Tour Tickets15:13 – News: WGI Graphic Designer Opportunity18:12 – News: Homage Independent Going Inactive38:47 – 60 Second Tech Block: Self-Cleaning Before Staff Corrections42:26 – Water We Doing?!: Schedules, DCI Timing + Online Haters01:00:26 – Artistry, Excellence + Marching Arts History01:14:31 – Gush & GoThis week's panel:Ashlee Amos — @famousamossss_Bobbey Biddle — @bobbeyboy107Bill “Woody” Woodward — @remoking100Haley Harrington — @h_harrington14Deion Curtis — Cincinnati Tradition / Fairfield HS / Centerville Junior Guard / Homage IndependentReferenced links:DCI 2026 Tour TicketsWGI Graphic Designer JobWatertown School Board StoryHomage IndependentRelated episodes:OAWB S4EP18Legacy Drum & Bugle Corps 2026 Drum MajorsBlessed Sacrament Viral Show ExplainedSponsored by:Guard Closet — Find On A Water Break:Website: onawaterbreak.comListen Everywhere: plinkhq.com/i/1653637341All Links: linktr.ee/onawaterbreakBe a guest: Guest Application FormEmail: onawaterbreakpodcast@gmail.com#OnAWaterBreak #MarchingArts #DCI2026 #WGI2026 #ColorGuard #DrumCorps #MarchingBand #MusicEducation

New episode out now! We watched the first episode of the atmospheric 2017 miniseries The Loch, or Loch Ness in the US. We talk about trying to keep track of the multitude of characters and their connections in this small tourist town, discuss the many subplots and possible red herrings, wonder just how many secrets are hidden within the community, and enjoyed the working relationship between the DCI and the local DS. We loved the setting on Loch Ness and really enjoyed the vibes, thought the tourist town setting was interesting as it is a place people pass through, debate how to handle releasing info about a possible serial killer to the public, and discuss how it can be difficult to judge a miniseries based on the infodump of a first episode. Katy's daily newspaper is Tumblr, Carrie climbed a mountain and only fell down once, Maddy shares an interesting story about something she encountered at work, and Mack wants to get into HEMA fighting. We also discuss lobotomy techniques, learn fun facts about curling stones, talk a lot about various viscera, and share tips on what media to consume to keep the howling void away. Listen to hear more about Colin Mochrie, thalassophobia, rivalries, Hamnet, geology, news bloopers, duck boat tours, and hot Scots. Enjoy!TW: Lobotomy, homophobia, pedophilia, animal dissection, organ removal, visceraSHOW NOTES:News Reporter Mountain ClimberThe Loch was renamed Loch Ness in the US.

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.A Podcast for Marching Arts Enthusiasts — On the Field, In the Stands & Behind the Scenes.Marching band, WGI, DCI 2026, color guard, drum corps, and music education are on deck in OAWB S4EP18. Ricardo Robinson-Shinall hosts Amari Lewis and Bill “Woody” Woodward for a weekly episode about Nuner Elementary's marching band with color guard, WGI leadership applications, advisory board proposal deadlines, music rights, arrangement costs, and why the activity needs more original show design.In this episode:• Nuner Elementary School and Fine Arts Academy starts a marching band with color guard• WGI Board of Directors and Steering Committee applications are open• WGI 2026 Advisory Board proposal deadlines are here• Woody tackles music rights, arrangement costs, and why old charts keep coming back• Water We Doing?! takes on recycled shows, mismatched media content, and creative silos• Gush & Go celebrates student growth, DCI tour prep, and a Philly Pride finale in the worksChapters:00:00 – Intro: Water Break Weekly S4EP1800:52 – Panel Check-In: Post-Season Recovery + DCI Move-In04:22 – Bonus Content Preview: WGI 2026 + Legacy Drum & Bugle Corps05:15 – News: Elementary Marching Band with Color Guard13:13 – News: WGI Board + Steering Committee Applications14:48 – News: WGI 2026 Advisory Board Proposals19:16 – Sponsor: Guard Closet21:21 – 60 Second Tech Block: Music Arrangement Costs + Performance Rights31:02 – Water We Doing?! Recycled Shows, Media Mistakes + Creative Teams41:55 – Gush & Go: Student Wins, DCI Tour + Philly Pride48:38 – Closing: Subscribe, Review + SharePanel:Ricardo Robinson-Shinall — @ricardorrobinsonAmari Lewis — @_amari.lewis_Bill “Woody” Woodward — @remoking100Referenced Links:Nuner Elementary marching band storyWGI Board + Steering Committee applicationWGI 2026 Advisory Board proposal submissionsWGI 2026 Advisory Board meeting datesRelated Episodes:Why “Believability” Is Winning WGI 2026Legacy Drum & Bugle Corps 2026 Drum MajorsSponsored by Guard Closet:GuardCloset.comInstagram: @guardclosetFind On A Water Break:WebsiteListen EverywhereAll LinksWeekly Episodes PlaylistBonus Episodes + Quick SipsKeywords: marching band, WGI 2026, DCI 2026, color guard, drum corps, music education, indoor percussion, marching arts, show design, music rights, Guard Closet.

California State University – Bakersfield and Bakersfield College Percussion Professor Genevieve Hilburn stops by to talk about her teaching at both schools (04:20), the influence of DCI and WGI on teaching in California schools and the challenges of teaching in the performing arts (15:00), getting into the WGI judging circuit, her work with the Percussive Arts Society and her freelancing career (29:45), growing up in Southern California, her early years in music, and her time in the Girl Scouts (49:40), and her time in undergrad at the CSU – Northridge (01:01:50).Finishing with a Rave on a recent performance with the Missouri Symphony on their “Best of Broadway” concert (01:08:00).Genevieve Hilburn links:Genevieve Hilburn's Bakersfield College pagePrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Britton-René Collins in 2023Brian Zator in 2017Lauren Teel in 2017The Vesna Duo in 2022Louis Raymond-Kolker in 2024Other Links:James Logan Band and Color GuardSandi RennickJeff AusdemoreDavid WalkerJohn Luther AdamsKai StrobelJohn MagnussenAaron SmithRaves:The Missouri Symphony Orchestra

Today's guests are Jeanne Johnson, MHA/INF, BSN, RN, CCDS, system director of DCI and coding at Premier Health, and Kerri Swart, MBA, BSN, RN, director of CDI, interim associate director of utilization management, at SUNY Upstate University Health. Our intro and outro music for the ACDIS Podcast is “medianoche” by Dee Yan-Kay and our ad music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar, both obtained from the Free Music Archive. Have questions about today's show or ideas for a future episode? Contact the ACDIS team at info@acdis.org. Want to submit a question for a future "listener questions" episode? Fill out this brief form!  CEU info: Each ACDIS Podcast episode offers 0.5 ACDIS CEU which can be used toward recertifying your CCDS or CCDS-O credential for those who listen to the show in the first four days from the time of publication. To receive your 0.5 CEU, go to the show page on acdis.org, by clicking on the “ACDIS Podcast” link located under the “Free Resources” tab. To take the evaluation, click the most recent episode from the list on the podcast homepage, view the podcast recording at the bottom of that show page, and click the live link at the very end after the music has ended. Your certificate will be automatically emailed to you upon submitting the brief evaluation. (Note: If you are listening via a podcast app, click this link to go directly to the show page on acdis.org: LINK) Note: To ensure your certificate reaches you and does not get trapped in your organization's spam filters, please use a personal email address when completing the CEU evaluation form. The cut-off for today's episode CEU is Sunday, May 10, at 11:00 p.m. Eastern. After that point, the CEU period will close, and you will not be eligible for the 0.5 CEU for this week's episode. Today's sponsor: Today's show is brought to you by SmarterDx. Learn more at smarterdx.com. ACDIS update: Read the draft ACDIS/AHIMA Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice and submit your comments using the link on that page by June 12! (https://bit.ly/4en4de4) ACDIS members can register for the May 21 Quarterly Member Call now! (https://bit.ly/42csuw3) Apply to serve on an ACDIS committee by May 31! (https://bit.ly/4uhBUSP) Read all the information and submit your speaker application for the 2027 ACDIS conference, ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, or Physician Advisor Forum by August 3! (https://bit.ly/4cTyiiU)

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.Legacy Drum & Bugle Corps is stepping into its first DCI SoundSport season, and this Quick Sip introduces the first leaders on the podium: Kamryn Burns and Corbin Weiss.Trish O'Shea sits down with Kamryn Burns, Corbin Weiss, and Legacy/Dream Performing Arts Executive Director Tom Maiello to talk about building a drum corps from the beginning, what it means to be the first drum majors, how recruiting and travel are shaping the season, and what Legacy is preparing for its 2026 debut.In this episode:00:00 – Quick Sip Intro00:21 – Meet Legacy's First Drum Majors00:52 – 32 Count Life Stories03:04 – Joining Legacy and Starting Something New04:33 – Rehearsals, Camps, and Move-In Plans07:41 – Recruiting, Travel, and First-Year Logistics09:20 – Legacy's 2026 Program Sneak Peek11:58 – What Kamryn and Corbin Are Most Excited About13:42 – Biggest Challenges for a First-Year Corps15:38 – How to March with LegacyFeatured in this Quick Sip:Trish O'Shea — @trishdish1102Kamryn Burns — Head Drum Major, Legacy Drum & Bugle CorpsCorbin Weiss — Assistant Drum Major, Legacy Drum & Bugle CorpsTom Maiello — Executive Director, Dream Performing Arts / Legacy Drum & Bugle CorpsFollow Legacy / Dream Performing Arts:LegacyDBC.orgLegacy InstagramLegacy FacebookDream Performing ArtsDream InstagramSponsored by:Guard Closet — @guardclosetFind On A Water Break:WebsiteLinktreeSpotifyApple PodcastsYouTubeKeywords: DCI SoundSport, Legacy Drum and Bugle Corps, drum corps, drum major, marching band, marching arts, Open Class drum corps, Drum Corps International, 2026 DCI season.

On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with percussionist Jake Nissly, Principal Percussionist of the San Francisco Symphony, for a conversation about what it actually takes to build and sustain a career at the highest level of orchestral playing. Jake's résumé is remarkable, but what stands out even more is the range of hats he wears: orchestral musician, soloist, educator, department chair at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, drum set player, former drum corps kid, and even Little League coach.We spend time unpacking the reality of orchestral auditions, the intense preparation, the psychological pressure of playing behind a screen, and the almost figure-skating-level precision required to compete in that world. Jake walks through his own path: winning the Detroit Symphony job at 26, then later the Cleveland Orchestra, and ultimately facing the difficult experience of not receiving tenure. Rather than ending his trajectory, that moment reshaped it and eventually led him to the San Francisco Symphony.One of my favorite parts of this conversation centers on Jake's concept of feel. He credits much of his orchestral success to his background in drum set and drum corps, where groove, flexibility, and listening are everything. That experience, he says, translates directly into orchestral playing, even in repertoire like Mahler or Ravel's Bolero, where there's still a pocket to find if you're listening closely enough.We also talk about teaching and the changing landscape for young musicians. Jake shares thoughtful insights about how YouTube and digital access have transformed preparation, often producing incredibly polished players who sometimes struggle to develop ownership, personality, and soul in their playing. It's an honest conversation about pedagogy, resilience, and the kind of musicianship that lifts everyone in the room.Key TakeawaysOrchestral auditions demand extraordinary precision — success often comes down to microscopic musical details.Career paths are rarely linear — setbacks can become turning points rather than endings.Groove matters in orchestral music — Jake's drum set and drum corps background inform his orchestral feel.Listening is the core skill — great musicians adjust in real time to the ensemble around them.Technical mastery alone isn't enough — personality and ownership bring music to life.Teaching requires adapting to new generations — digital resources have reshaped how students prepare.Leadership in music is collaborative — the best players elevate the entire ensemble.Music from the EpisodeJohn Adams - City Noir: I. The City and its Double - St. Louis Symphony (David Robertson, conductor) - Jake Nissly - drum setAdam Schoenberg - Losing Earth: Concerto for Percussion & Wind Ensemble - The University of Texas Wind Ensemble (Jerry Junkin, conductor) - Jake Nissly - percussionAbout the PodcastThe Bandwich Tapes is a podcast hosted by Brad Williams, featuring conversations with musicians, composers, producers, and creative thinkers about their musical journeys. Each episode explores the influences, decisions, and experiences that shape a life in music—one conversation at a time.Connect with the ShowEmail: contact@thebandwichtapes.com

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.A Podcast for Marching Arts Enthusiasts — On the Field, In the Stands & Behind the Scenes.Marching band, drum corps, DCI, college marching band, color guard, and music education are all on deck this week.This episode covers marching band protests, Alabama's Million Dollar Band applicant record, Tim Cook's Robertsdale High School band donation, DCI Big Loud & Live returning to theaters, drum corps tuition, alternates, and Phantom Regiment alumni corps updates.Chapters00:00 Welcome + Panel Intro03:57 Marching Band Protest Story05:16 Drumline Political Entrance07:06 Alabama Million Dollar Band Applicant Record08:37 Tim Cook Band Donation11:12 DCI Big Loud & Live Returns15:14 Tony Hall 32 Count Life Story18:16 Water We Doing?! Music Rights, Drum Corps Costs, Alternates + Gym Floors31:29 Gush & Go: Phantom Regiment Alumni Corps, Spectacular Follies, Govies + Bridgeland Auditions39:10 Closing + Support the ActivityPanelWhitney Stone: @dancerwhitSadie Wallace: @m.sadiewallaceJeremy Denzer: @drumcorpstodayTony Hall: @phanynotFeatured LinksMarching band protest storyUniversity of Alabama Million Dollar BandTim Cook Robertsdale High School band donationDrum Corps InternationalPhantom RegimentLot RiotWatch More On A Water BreakWeekly Episodes PlaylistOAWB With Bonus Episodes PlaylistListen EverywhereFollow On A Water BreakInstagramFacebookTikTok

Continua ad impazzare la quantum FUD. Il vincitore del Q-Day Prize ha violato una chiave a curva ellittica a 15 bit. Bitcoin è spacciato? Spolier: no.Inoltre: l'EU prova a mettere una pezza ai bug dell'app per la verifica dell'età con risultati tragicomici, due scritti seri sulla minaccia quantistica arrivano da MIT, perché riutilizzare due volte lo stesso indirizzo Bitcoin è rischioso nell'ipotesi di un attacco quantistico, l'esercito USA dichiara piubblicamente di avere un nodo Bitcoin, e un bellissimo nuovo docufilm si avvicina (forse) alle vere identità di Satoshi Nakamoto.It's showtime!

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.DCI 2026 tour tickets are live, a Minnesota band director is stepping into politics, and summer marching camps are already making noise.This week on On A Water Break, Ashlee Amos, Bobbey Biddle, Bill “Woody” Woodward, and Haley Harrington break down four timely stories from across the activity, then jump into a 60 Second Tech Block that turns into a very real conversation about last-minute packing, freezing bus rides, and surviving tour prep.The panel also unloads in Water We Doing?! with hot takes on winter activities running into May, spring concerts happening way too early, not drinking enough water, and the pressure of cleaning championship performances. Gush and Go closes things out with love for WGI teams, travel wins, live event coverage, and local programs building momentum.Panel:Ashlee Amos — @famousamossss_Bobbey Biddle — @bobbeyboy107Bill “Woody” Woodward — @remoking100Haley Harrington — @h_harrington14In this episode: Band director Christoph Dundas runs for public office DCI 2026 tour tickets go on sale BOA Summer Camp and Director Academy discussion USBands summer clinics conversation 60 Second Tech Block: packing for tour and cold bus rides Water We Doing?! Gush and GoListen everywhere:https://linktr.ee/onawaterbreakhttps://plinkhq.com/i/1653637341?to=pageWatch more:Weekly Episodes PlaylistBonus Episodes PlaylistReferenced in this episode, coming soon:WGI 2026 Color Guard RecapWGI 2026 Percussion Finals PreviewSponsored by Guard Closet:https://www.guardcloset.comSell with Guard ClosetDesign with Guard Closet

Marc Whitlock, veteran band director, adjudicator and DCI program coordinator joins Kyle to discuss ways to ensure your marching band show has an emotional impact on the audience, the performers, and you!⁠How To Craft Emotional Impact For Your Marching Band Show Blog Post⁠ Support the Show HereTo gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of thegrowingbanddirector.comOur mission is to share practical  advice and explore topics that will help every band director, no matter your experience level, as well as music education students who are working to join us in the coming years.Connect with us with comments or ideasFollow the show:Podcast website : Thegrowingbanddirector.comOn Youtube The Growing Band Director Facebook-The Growing Band Director Podcast GroupInstagram @thegrowingbanddirectorTik Tok @thegrowingbanddirectorIf you like what you hear please:Leave a Five Star Review and Share us with another band director!

The landscape for federal contractors has changed overnight. With the revocation of Executive Order 11246, the dramatic restructuring of the OFCCP, and the finalized 2026 federal budget, the “old way” of managing affirmative action is officially obsolete. Is your organization prepared for the new enforcement era? Join Jobsync for an exclusive virtual briefing led by a premier employment law attorney and compliance consultant. We'll cut through the noise of the recent agency downsizing to show you exactly where the Department of Labor is shifting its focus—and where your greatest legal risks now lie. Speakers: Amanda Bowman is Director and Principal Consultant at DCI Consulting Group in the Workforce Analytics and Compliance Strategy team. Amanda joined DCI as an Analyst in September 2010. Amanda provides clients with guidance on EEO and affirmative action statutes and regulations to meet the OFCCP compliance requirements. Amanda's primary focus is to provide support for clients on affirmative action planning, compensation equity analyses, audits, and employment discrimination. She also is involved in testing and selection projects, including job analyses, test validation, and validity generalization research.  Sheila Abron is a partner at Fisher Phillips, LLP. Certified as a Specialist in Employment and Labor Law by the South Carolina Supreme Court, Sheila represents companies and educational institutions—large and small—as they navigate employment issues related to hiring, discipline, investigations, employment discrimination, unemployment, and other related issues. As Chair of the Firm's Government Contracting, Compliance, and Reporting practice group, she has extensive experience providing compliance advice to federal contractors on affirmative action and OFCCP regulations and audits. Sheila also has a wealth of experience working on collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and class actions under wage and hour state laws. She is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.This week on On A Water Break, Ricardo Robinson is joined by Sadie Wallace, Miles Kellett, Kim Webb, and Jeremy Svoboda (@drumcorpstoday) for a full breakdown of the biggest conversations across marching band, drum corps, color guard, WGI, and DCI.We cover major national moments and real-world challenges impacting performers and educators, including the 2027 Rose Parade marching band lineup, a historic FAMU Marching 100 Oscars performance, and new opportunities from DCI and WGI.

Subscribe to the new Macro Musings YouTube Channel! Neha Narula is the director of the Digital Currency Initiative which is based out of the Media Lab at MIT. Anders Brownworth is veteran software engineer in the crypto space and is a Senior Research Advisor at DCI. Daniel Aronoff is Research Affiliate in the MIT Department of Economics and a Collaborator at DCI. Neha, Anders, and Daniel join the show to discuss their work at DCI, the current state of stablecoins, their paper on the hidden plumbing of stablecoins, the basic mechanics of stablecoins, the technical and operational risks of stablecoins, the implications for the treasury market, interoperability between blockchains, and much more.   Check out the transcript for this week's episode, now with links. Recorded on February 27th, 2026 Subscribe to David's Substack: Macroeconomic Policy Nexus Follow David Beckworth on X: @DavidBeckworth Follow Neha Narula on X: @Neha Follow Anders Brownworth on X: @Anders94 Follow Daniel Aronoff on X: @DanAronoff Follow the show on X: @Macro_Musings Check out our Macro Musings merch! Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:41 - Background of the Group 00:03:11 - Digital Currency Initiative 00:05:36 - State of Stablecoins 00:10:42 - Hidden Plumbing of Stablecoins 00:15:42 - Basic Mechanics of Stablecoins 00:26:07 - Technical and Operational Risks of Stablecoins 00:39:09 - Implications for the Treasury Market 00:48:18 - Business Model of Stablecoins 00:49:24 - Interoperability Between Blockchains 00:52:53 - What's the Deal with Tether? 00:56:23 - Outro

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.This week on On A Water Break, main host Bobbey Biddle is joined by Hayley Harrington and Joseph Simons (Jo) for a Weekly episode packed with marching arts headlines, WGI updates, drum corps news, and a thoughtful conversation about AI in the arts.Jo opens with his 32 Count Life Story and shares his path through UCF Pegasus World (2018–2022), Carolina Crown (2021), Mirage (2025), and Tampa Independent World (2026), along with teaching experience at Gaither High School and Bloomingdale High School.In this episode: Homewood Patriot Marching Band becomes the first American marching band invited to perform in Corso Zundert, the world's largest flower parade A story of inspiration featuring Sarah Ferguson 2026 WGI Virtual Solo ratings for color guard, percussion, and winds Darcie Aungst is announced as part of the 2026 WGI Hall of Fame class The panel reflects on March Fourth and the impact of the marching arts DCI's 2026 livestream schedule begins with Drums Along the Rockies on June 2760-Second Tech Block:Jo talks about breathing, breathwork, and how it supports movement, stamina, performance quality, and storytelling.Water We Doing?!Why are we not bringing more guest clinicians into rehearsals? Why are people using AI in the production, promotion, and creation of marching arts programs? And why are artists criticizing other art forms?Gush & Go:Hayley gushes about concert festival season, a guest clinician visit, and Cincinnati Tradition. Jo shares excitement about Tampa Independent World and the energy of the season. Bobbey gushes about teaching, Philly Pride, and sunnier days ahead in Philadelphia.Panel:Bobbey Biddle — @bobbey107Hayley Harrington — @h_harrington14Joseph Simons (Jo) — @josephroman_Sponsors:Guard Closet — guardcloset.comPeak Group Travel — peakgrouptravel.comStory Links:Homewood Patriot BandCorso Zundert / Homewood announcement coverageWGI 2026 Virtual Solo Color Guard RatingsWGI 2026 Hall of Fame RecipientsDCI Drums Along the Rockies 2026Find On A Water Break:WebsiteYouTubeSpotifyApple PodcastsLinktree

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.This week on On A Water Break, Nicole Younger is joined by Dalton Stout, Grantis Peranda, Amari Lewis, and featured guest Chris Green for a Weekly episode packed with DCI ticket news, WGI Hall of Fame recognition, indoor season reality checks, and one of the most memorable behind-the-scenes stories of the season.Chris Green joins the show representing Virtual Assistant Director and Fruhauf Uniforms, where he shares new announcements from Fruhauf including the streamlined Gen5 uniform line and new Hyper Performance tops and bibs for marching band. He also announces that the popular Virtual Assistant Director live conversations will begin crossing over with On A Water Break, opening the door for more shared conversations, casual industry chats, and cross-promotion across the marching arts community. This episode also covers new 2026 DCI ticket releases, the move of Open Class Championships to Dayton, WGI's Hall of Fame honor for Darcie Aungst, Jackson State's Sonic Boom being featured in the Michael campaign, and the African American Legacy Corps' push toward 2027. Plus: Water We Doing?! takes on audience etiquette, helping indoor groups, and why some people still need to read Twirl.Panel this week:Nicole YoungerDalton StoutGrantis PerandaAmari LewisFeatured Guest: Chris GreenFeatured guest:Chris Green – @virtualassistantdirector & @fruhaufuniformsFeatured links:Virtual Assistant Director: https://virtualassistantdirector.comFruhauf Uniforms: https://fruhauf.comStory links:https://www.dci.org/news/new-2026-dci-tour-event-tickets-on-sale-soonhttps://www.dci.org/news/open-class-world-championship-to-relocate-to-daytons-welcome-stadiumhttps://www.wgi.org/26hof-darcieaungst/https://www.wlbt.com/2026/02/27/jsus-sonic-boom-promotes-release-michael-jackson-biopic/https://www.dci.org/news/african-american-legacy-corps-sets-sights-on-2027-world-championship-appearanceListen to more:https://www.onawaterbreak.comhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL600p0k2IuT4vhEIgopl8XDO-pU3YOR77https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL600p0k2IuT5c48Q_cvR1ATvbaQ1QGcN4https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL600p0k2IuT408fWr_3N-lt6eq7MkWwnLSend us your topics:onawaterbreakpodcast@gmail.com

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guests are legendary drummer and returning champion STEVE GADD, and a legend in the Drum Industry, owner and founder of Hudson Music and DCI video and the Godfather of drum instructional videos, ROB WALLIS. After a hilarious entrance from Steve, we do a deep-dive into Steve's NEW book "Steve Gadd Up Close & In Session." Steve and Rob discuss the original "Steve Gadd Up Close" and its impact on drum education, and much more! The new updated and expanded book is available through hudsonmusic.com with a limited number of signed copies! So come along for the ride for Steve Gadd & Rob Wallis! Please subscribe!   Order "Steve Gadd Up Close & In Session": https://hudsonmusic.com/Visit Steve Gadd's website! https://www.drstevegadd.com/Live From My Drum Room T-shirts and Hoodies are now available! 100% of the proceeds go toward my PAS scholarship. Visit https://livefrommydrumroom.com for details! Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed on any shows! Please subscribe!https://livefrommydrumroom.comwww.youtube.com/c/JohnDeChristopherLiveFromMyDrumRoom

SHOW NOTES Episode 072 • March 2, 2026     FIRST/SECOND STRAIN   News ‘n' Notes:   • DCI cuts ties with Marching Health   Marching Health FB post: www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1532356162231361&id=100063709757614   Drum Corps Planet's post about DCI's statement: www.drumcorpsplanet.com/forums/index.php?/topic/183392-dci-ends-agreement-with-marching-health/   Funliner Productions' FB post: www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1252358370415597&id=100069243375802   Funliner Productions' YouTube video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR_tDBcYj88   The Paradox of Tolerance: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance     TRIO   This episode's interview guest: MEGAN KREINER   Megan Kreiner's IMDB page: www.imdb.com/name/nm2042140/   Megan Kreiner's LinkedIn page: www.linkedin.com/in/megankreiner/   Megan Kreiner's animation reels: vimeo.com/1149564151 vimeo.com/906140949 zerply.com/motones   UMass Alumni Association's Facebook post about the marching wildebeests “Zootopia 2”: www.facebook.com/umassalumni/posts/pfbid07WiN2UdBJLscEbrBGU9VmPSrtgBpjkuk35YcAxx1rPFQbZbLcgE5PS5makZhA6djl   Megan Kreiner's crochet design business: www.mkcrochetandknits.com/ www.ravelry.com/designers/megan-kreiner www.facebook.com/motones     DOGFIGHT   Topic: Randall Standridge's Texas All-State Band story   The Standridge post: www.facebook.com/randallstandridgemusic/posts/i-had-to-make-a-really-hard-decision-during-the-texas-all-state-band-clinicmonth/10163764393690546/   The 2026 Texas All-State Band doing its thing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9rCpt8g2C8     FOLLOW US!   BandWagon RSS feed: feed.podbean.com/heyband/feed.xml BandWagon website: heyband.podbean.com BandWagon on Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555170345309 BandWagon on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rhammerton1 BandWagon on BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/heybandwagon.bsky.social Rob (“HammertonMedia”) on Facebook: facebook.com/HammertonMedia   SUBSCRIBE TO BANDWAGON!   www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/eg706GUVzixV   WE GOT MERCH!   Visit www.teepublic.com/user/bandwagon-with-rob-hammerton -or- go to teepublic.com and search “bandwagon”   SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK!   Email: heybandwagon@yahoo.com Voicemail: speakpipe.com/HeyBandWagon

Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.This week on On A Water Break, Whitney Stone, Sadie Wallace, and Jeremy Svoboda (Drum Corps Today) break down major marching arts updates—plus a Water We Doing?! debate that belongs on a medal podium: should color guard be an Olympic sport?PanelWhitney Stone — Instagram (@dancerwhit)Sadie Wallace — Instagram (@m.sadiewallace)Jeremy Svoboda (Drum Corps Today) — Instagram (@drumcorpstoday)Links mentionedWGI Terrace Suites (UD Arena): https://www.wgi.org/suiteexperience/Disney Boo To You Parade Flag Corps info (audition listing coverage): https://blogmickey.com/2026/02/popular-entertainment-returning-for-2026-mickeys-not-so-scary-halloween-party-confirmed/Guard Closet Shout-OutFollow @guardcloset for gear tips and season-ready essentials.Follow OAWBInstagram •TikTok •YouTube00:03 Marching Arts News00:04 DCI x Conn-Selmer00:06 WGI Terrace Suites (UD Arena)00:09 Disney Flag Corps Auditions00:11 60-Second Tech Block00:17 Water We Doing?!00:18 Guard in the Olympics?00:22 Camp Info Posted Late00:26 Audience Etiquette Reset00:31 Gush & Go00:37 Outro + Follow

WGI 2026 + DCI 2026 updates for marching arts fans: open drum corps positions, WGI Silent Auction dates, and a community music story from Minneapolis.Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.WGI season is coming fast — and the calendar is moving even faster than it feels. In this Water Break Weekly, Stephen McCarrick, Anne Turner, and Jeremy Denzer break down the biggest marching arts headlines you actually need right now: DCI's “March Drum Corps” list of open 2026 positions, the official dates for the WGI Sponsor Silent Auction, and a feature on Brass Solidarity in Minneapolis that highlights how music can hold community together.If you're in color guard, indoor percussion, marching band, or drum corps (or you staff, judge, teach, or parent your way through the activity), this episode is a practical check-in for the stretch run toward Dayton: what's happening, where to click, and what it means for performers and programs.What this episode answers:Where can I find open drum corps positions for 2026 auditions right now?What is the “March Drum Corps” initiative and who is it meant to help?When is the 2026 WGI Sponsor Silent Auction (Mar 23–27) and where do I view the items?Why does WGI season feel compressed this year — and how are people adjusting?What does “taking a break” look like when the schedule never stops?How do you keep a show concept clear without writing a whole thesis?Topics we hit (fast + searchable):WGI 2026 timing + regional momentumDrum corps recruiting + open positions for the 2026 summer seasonWGI fundraising + sponsor support (silent auction)Performing arts community support + music in public spacesShow design clarity: concept depth vs. audience connectionStaff life + mental reset when “there's always one more thing”Featured links (from the show):DCI — March Drum Corps open positions (Feb 11, 2026):https://www.dci.org/news/annual-march-drum-corps-initiative-highlights-open-positions-in-corps-across-the-country-2026/WGI — 2026 Sponsor Silent Auction items + dates (Mar 23–27, 2026):https://www.wgi.org/26silentauctionitems/Brass Solidarity in Minneapolis (Guardian feature, Feb 14, 2026):https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/14/minneapolis-brass-solidarity-band-iceQuote moments (from the episode):“I think that we're just through the first two weeks of regionals and WGI is only six weeks away.” — Jeremy Denzer“What are we doing? Not taking a break for ourselves.” — Jeremy Denzer“If you need to write a five page essay to tell me what your show is about, it's too deep.” — Jeremy DenzerFeaturing:Stephen McCarrick — @stephenmccarrick / @yeah_bassAnne Turner — @Anne.saberJeremy Denzer — @jeremydenzerSponsor / support:Guard Closet — @guardclosetFind On A Water Break:Website: https://www.onawaterbreak.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/onawaterbreakYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnAWaterBreakPodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0wgaml1T115IsvvZd0XheTApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-a-water-break/id1653637341Email: onawaterbreakpodcast@gmail.comEnjoying the show? Follow/subscribe, share this episode with your guard/percussion/band group chat, and leave a rating — it helps more marching arts people find us.Search terms:marching arts, winter guard international, WGI 2026, WGI season, WGI percussion, WGI color guard, indoor percussion, color guard, Dayton Ohio, drum corps, DCI 2026, Drum Corps International, drum corps auditions, open drum corps positions, marching band, pageantry arts, show design, band staff, judging, teaching, performing arts community

Roy Vavra was an all-American kind of guy. He hunted. He fished. He ran his dogs, and he even worked horses. But the morning of January 24th when he had plans to meet his friend to run their dogs, he didn't show up--that was 20 years ago. In this episode, I have the opportunity to talk with Roy's twin sister, Anne, and their cousin Rachel, along with Gary Sams, the lead investigator. If you have any information call Campbell County Sheriff at 307-682-7271 or DCI at 307-777-7181.Missing People of Wyoming Facebook Group DCI Unsolved WyomingFamily Picks Up Search For Missing Gillette Cowboy After Nearly 20 Years

Marching band, drum corps, and DCI history—this Black History Month bonus is a “cookout-style” conversation about the African American Legacy Corps and the history it's honoring.Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts.Featuring:Ricardo Robinson-ShinallNicole YoungerErrick Prince (@talldarkandfrozen)Tony Lymon (@tony_lymon)Wayne HarrisHighlights:• Wayne Harris' history focus on Black drum corps roots and how the activity shifted over time• The “why” behind African American Legacy Corps and how the team talks about purpose and participation• Water We Doing + Gush & Go to wrap with real talk and shoutoutsMore info:Instagram: @africanamericanlegacycorps  Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1136665747980471/DCI announcement: https://www.dci.org/news/african-american-legacy-corps-sets-sights-on-2027-world-championship-appearance/  Contact Wayne Harris: https://www.wayneharris.net/  Find On A Water Break:https://www.onawaterbreak.com/https://www.youtube.com/@OnAWaterBreakPodcastonawaterbreakpodcast@gmail.comGuest Form: https://form.jotform.com/253235189587065

In today's episode we'll be talking about if the MCI and DCI are separate events, what vanessa's dreams may mean, SOTM visual storytelling, TADC characters, and Special Delivery!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------To submit questions, theories, and creator collab requests, email at: FreddyFazbearPizzaPodcast@gmail.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Don't forget to use code RYETOAST for 10% off your whole order! https://gamersupps.gg/ryetoast----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Intro/Outro music by: @Miri789 Thumbnail template by BarBADroid!https://barbadroid.carrd.coFreddy Fazbear Pizza Podcast is YOUR premiere FNAF podcast available everywhere!Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlGAFKgA2Ax_6MKnuaq5ApBgC8osKW4Dx&si=jB2ja5c4k_OnCZQQSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1a65iwRRAQylxb9EtRWmsdApple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freddy-fazbear-pizza-podcast/id1705899138Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/4c77d1d8-077d-463d-b48e-21280279e281/freddy-fazbear-pizza-podcast--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wanna get me something? https://throne.com/ryetoastHere are all my socials and ways to support the channel!https://ryetoast.carrd.coJoin our growing community on discord! https://discord.gg/azPjrGGdBY----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Some renders in thumbnail created by Spencer Singer https://linktr.ee/mlspence3d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For Brand Deals and Sponsorships, contact: ryetoast@apollomgmt.co

Are you leaving sponsorship money on the table? Could better sponsorship strategy transform your success?In this episode of The Business OWnership Podcast I interviewed Alex Durant. Alex Durant is truly a force to be reckoned with in the world of festival sponsor management! With over 15 years of experience under her belt, she has honed her skills to perfection and has become renowned for her exceptional concierge service and meticulous attention to detail. It's no wonder she has received nothing but praise from festival clients and sponsors alike!In 2005, Alex founded Durant Consulting Inc. (DCI) with a focus on providing comprehensive auction solutions for non-profit organizations. However, her scope expanded in 2008 to include Sponsor Management services, and since then, DCI has worked with prestigious festivals across the US, overseeing sponsor fulfillment and advancement for over 500 brands. In fact, they have facilitated sponsorship fees exceeding a staggering $21 million!But Alex and her team at DCI don't just stop at managing sponsors - they also work closely with their clients to craft event sponsorship proposals and streamline all sponsor communication. Their dedication to building and nurturing long-term relationships has truly set them apart in the industry. Learn how to get sponsorships. Check this out!Show Links: Website URL: http://www.durantconsulting.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexbashdurant/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriadurantLinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/durant-consulting-incFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DurantConsultingInc/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexbashdurantDiscovery Call: https://durantconsulting.ace.page/meet/30-minute-discovery-callBook a call with Michelle: https://go.appointmentcore.com/book/IcFD4cGJoin our Facebook group for business owners to get help or help other business owners!The Business Ownership Group - Secrets to Scaling: https://www.facebook.com/groups/businessownershipsecretstoscalingLooking to scale your business? Get free gifts here to help you on your way: https://www.awarenessstrategies.com/