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Following up on a story Crime Stories brought you last week. A woman reported missing in Alabama has been found dead, and her husband is now charged with her murder. The brother of the victim is now speaking out. A woman in Florida is sentenced to 35 years in prison after killing her elderly roommate, setting the house on fire, and trying to destroy DNA evidence by pouring Diet Mountain Dew on herself. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
First, Jess Myers joins Steve Thomson to break down today's big Wild comeback win over the Detroit Red Wings. Then, Lindsey shares a familiar method that's helping her break through her paralysis by analysis pattern. Finally, John Millea from the Minnesota High School League stops by to talk about all the great championships going on and his Diet Mountain Dew addiction.
John Millea joins Steve Thomson to talk about the golden time of year where so many Minnesota High School championships are being competed for. Hockey, wrestling, gymnastics… the results matter a little but the athletes' stories getting to this point is truly what it's all about.
When JD Vance used “drinking Diet Mountain Dew” to joke about how liberals are too easily offended and quick to point out what they perceive to be racist behavior, the large campaign event crowd barely applauded. But it wasn't because JD Vance is weird (and clearly not a comedian), the joke went straight over the head of mostly everyone because it was packed with multilayered symbolism. Regardless, it got me thinking about how politics and consumer packaged goods oftentimes get mixed together knowingly (and unknowingly). As an example, did you know conservatives prefer drinking A&W Root Beer compared to liberals with LaCroix? Or that liberals are more likely to eat plant-based meat and conservatives prefer sausage and hot dogs? What do both political parties agree on…that advertisements are a waste of their time!
To gear up for Thanksgiving tomorrow the crew is taking the day off. Enjoy the rest of your week and make sure to get second helpings tomorrow!- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad tells the crew about just how bad the J.J. Mccarthy news is along with how long he could be sidelined from his surgery and whether or not fans can expect to see him on the field again this year. Is pickleball here to stay or is it just a phase? Plus, who are some of the best competitive pricks in tennis history.- KSTP's Chris Egert chats about the one thing that Tim Walz and JD Vance find common ground on, Diet Mountain Dew. The crew talks about other pops and decides if Tom's weird for liking certain kinds. Plus Egert shares some local headlines from overnight including a house fire that saw no one injured, and an attempted liquor store robbery that was foiled by the owner's 8-year old.- Comedian Rachel Mac joins the show ahead of her appearances at the Laugh Camp Comedy Club on August 16th & 17th. Tickets are still available if you're interested in seeing Rachel's set, and you can find her debut comedy album on her site now!- Kristyn Burtt shares the drama currently unfolding on the press tour for the new film "It Ends With Us" and how Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds may have stolen his thunder a bit during production with creative control. Do some people have too much power in Hollywood? Also, some other headlines from the entertainment world! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
To gear up for Thanksgiving tomorrow the crew is taking the day off. Enjoy the rest of your week and make sure to get second helpings tomorrow! - SKOR North's Judd Zulgad tells the crew about just how bad the J.J. Mccarthy news is along with how long he could be sidelined from his surgery and whether or not fans can expect to see him on the field again this year. Is pickleball here to stay or is it just a phase? Plus, who are some of the best competitive pricks in tennis history. - KSTP's Chris Egert chats about the one thing that Tim Walz and JD Vance find common ground on, Diet Mountain Dew. The crew talks about other pops and decides if Tom's weird for liking certain kinds. Plus Egert shares some local headlines from overnight including a house fire that saw no one injured, and an attempted liquor store robbery that was foiled by the owner's 8-year old. - Comedian Rachel Mac joins the show ahead of her appearances at the Laugh Camp Comedy Club on August 16th & 17th. Tickets are still available if you're interested in seeing Rachel's set, and you can find her debut comedy album on her site now! - Kristyn Burtt shares the drama currently unfolding on the press tour for the new film "It Ends With Us" and how Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds may have stolen his thunder a bit during production with creative control. Do some people have too much power in Hollywood? Also, some other headlines from the entertainment world! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Food is an important part of the campaign trail, from tamales to McDonald's. This hour is all about how food is used in politics, including in the White House. Plus, the delicious return of the election cake. GUESTS: Alex Prud'homme: Journalist and author of several books, including Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House. He also co-wrote My Life In France with Julia Child Linda Civitello: Food historian and author of books including Baking Powder Wars and Cuisine and Culture Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dana teaches a history lesson on Columbus Day and explains the difference between colonization and conquering. Dana reacts to footage of Tim Walz going pheasant hunting while failing to load his shotgun and drinking a Diet Mountain Dew. Gwen Walz continues to talk to voters like they are children. Dana thinks the studio is haunted. Kamala's lead is slipping as SNL makes fun of her for two weeks in a row. Bill Clinton says the quiet part out loud as he brings up Laken Riley. Elon Musk reveals Tesla's Optimus robot which is the closest thing to a human that's ever been created. Stephen Yates from The Heritage Foundation joins us to discuss China's latest war games, what China is observing in the US elections and more.Please visit our great sponsors:Black Rifle Coffeehttps://blackriflecoffee.com/danaUse code DANA to save 20% on your next order. Byrnahttps://byrna.com/danaVisit today for 10% off and get the protection you need. Hillsdalehttps://danaforhillsdale.comClaim your free pocket Constitution today at DanaForHillsdale.comKelTechttps://KelTecWeapons.comInnovation. Performance. Keltec. Learn more at KelTecWeapons.com today.Life360https://life360.comCoordinate family life with Life360. Use code DANA to get 1 month of the Gold Package FREE.Patriot Mobilehttps://patriotmobile.com/danaGet a free month of service with code Dana.ReadyWise https://readywise.comUse promo code Dana20 to save 20% on any regularly priced item.Relief Factorhttps://relieffactor.comDon't mask pain, fight it naturally with Relief Factor. Visit online or call 1-800-4-RELIEF today!Tax Network USAhttps://TNUSA.com/DANADon't let the IRS control your life—empower yourself with Tax Network USA. Visit TNUSA.com/DANA
Dana reacts to footage of Tim Walz going pheasant hunting while failing to load his shotgun and drinking a Diet Mountain Dew. Meanwhile, Elon Musk reveals Tesla's Optimus robot which is the closest thing to a human that's ever been created.Please visit our great sponsors:Black Rifle Coffeehttps://blackriflecoffee.com/danaUse code DANA to save 20% on your next order. Byrnahttps://byrna.com/danaVisit today for 10% off and get the protection you need. Hillsdalehttps://danaforhillsdale.comClaim your free pocket Constitution today at DanaForHillsdale.comKelTechttps://KelTecWeapons.comInnovation. Performance. Keltec. Learn more at KelTecWeapons.com today.Life360https://life360.comCoordinate family life with Life360. Use code DANA to get 1 month of the Gold Package FREE.Patriot Mobilehttps://patriotmobile.com/danaGet a free month of service with code Dana.ReadyWise https://readywise.comUse promo code Dana20 to save 20% on any regularly priced item.Relief Factorhttps://relieffactor.comDon't mask pain, fight it naturally with Relief Factor. Visit online or call 1-800-4-RELIEF today!Tax Network USAhttps://TNUSA.com/DANADon't let the IRS control your life—empower yourself with Tax Network USA. Visit TNUSA.com/DANA
Welcome back to The Digital Pulse, your daily 2-minute briefing on all things digital marketing, social media, and tech." "Let's kick things off with holiday campaign planning. According to Digiday, marketers are leaning into four key trends this year. First up, sustainability is big—consumers are increasingly drawn to brands that prioritize eco-friendly practices( Next, AI-powered personalization is a must. Brands are using data-driven insights to create tailored shopping experiences( Marketers are also embracing multichannel strategies, integrating social media, in-store, and online experiences( Lastly, in today's economic climate, value-based messaging is crucial. Consumers are hunting for deals but also want to support brands that align with their personal values( "In campaign news, Mountain Dew has launched a new debate-style ad series, where Diet Mountain Dew goes head-to-head with other drinks. It's a playful way to keep the brand culturally relevant and appeal to younger audiences( "In tech, OpenAI has just rolled out new tools to fast-track AI model development. According to Reuters, these new features make it easier for developers to create, customize, and deploy AI-powered applications across industries( "Lastly, in viral trends, the TikTok 'Photo Dump' trend is taking over Instagram as well. Users are casually posting photo carousels of random moments from their day or week, creating an authentic, unfiltered vibe that contrasts with more polished content Digital Position).Digital Position).Digital Position).Digital Position)."Digital Position)."Digital Position)."
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In the second hour, we want to know if JD Vance is ok...? Though he has opinions about women and their bodies, parents with no children and Diet Mountain Dew, but sometimes it all jumbles together and we have no idea what he's talking about. We then want to know about his supporters in another edition of "This Should Not Be A Thing". To round out the show, we want to know why the GOP picks songs from artists who don't support them and get them into legal trouble. As always, thank you for listening, texting and calling, we couldn't do this without you! Don't forget to download the free Civic Media app and take us wherever you are in the world! Matenaer On Air is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 10 am - noon across the state. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! You can also rate us on your podcast distribution center of choice, they go a long way! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X and YouTube to keep up with Jane and the show! Guest: Amy Westrup
- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad tells the crew about just how bad the J.J. Mccarthy news is along with how long he could be sidelined from his surgery and whether or not fans can expect to see him on the field again this year. Is pickleball here to stay or is it just a phase? Plus, who are some of the best competitive pricks in tennis history. - KSTP's Chris Egert chats about the one thing that Tim Walz and JD Vance find common ground on, Diet Mountain Dew. The crew talks about other pops and decides if Tom's weird for liking certain kinds. Plus Egert shares some local headlines from overnight including a house fire that saw no one injured, and an attempted liquor store robbery that was foiled by the owner's 8-year old. - Comedian Rachel Mac joins the show ahead of her appearances at the Laugh Camp Comedy Club on August 16th & 17th. Tickets are still available if you're interested in seeing Rachel's set, and you can find her debut comedy album on her site now! - Kristyn Burtt shares the drama currently unfolding on the press tour for the new film "It Ends With Us" and how Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds may have stolen his thunder a bit during production with creative control. Do some people have too much power in Hollywood? Also, some other headlines from the entertainment world! Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 8-9:30AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- SKOR North's Judd Zulgad tells the crew about just how bad the J.J. Mccarthy news is along with how long he could be sidelined from his surgery and whether or not fans can expect to see him on the field again this year. Is pickleball here to stay or is it just a phase? Plus, who are some of the best competitive pricks in tennis history.- KSTP's Chris Egert chats about the one thing that Tim Walz and JD Vance find common ground on, Diet Mountain Dew. The crew talks about other pops and decides if Tom's weird for liking certain kinds. Plus Egert shares some local headlines from overnight including a house fire that saw no one injured, and an attempted liquor store robbery that was foiled by the owner's 8-year old.- Comedian Rachel Mac joins the show ahead of her appearances at the Laugh Camp Comedy Club on August 16th & 17th. Tickets are still available if you're interested in seeing Rachel's set, and you can find her debut comedy album on her site now!- Kristyn Burtt shares the drama currently unfolding on the press tour for the new film "It Ends With Us" and how Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds may have stolen his thunder a bit during production with creative control. Do some people have too much power in Hollywood? Also, some other headlines from the entertainment world!Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 8-9:30AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Tom and Julie encounter the Scott Adams AI hypnotism tweet, Hulk Hogan's Great American beer, the Son of CB, and Bob Dylan throwing a punch. Plus Tom and Julie brainstorm a new chum business and Brett provides updates on the Crypt Keeper crime of the century. Also JD Vance, the Lou Albano beard, Diet Mountain Dew, Lana Delroy Lindo, Mr. Ed the pommel horse, Spartacus 2, Alibi Cast, sock garters, Jordan Peterson's alt right barbershop quartet, Dan Aykroyd on We Are the World, Pastamania, David Dobrik's charity pickleball tournament, Julie's vocal fry diet, and more! CLIPS FROM TODAY'S EPISODE: *Mystic Museum Crypt Keeper Theft https://www.instagram.com/p/C9tnuNGRnQq/ *Scott Adams AI Hypnosis Tweet https://x.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1812828666143092983 *Hulk Hogan's Great American Beer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgeFqqvInmI *The Son of CB https://www.instagram.com/reel/C800skQMkkz/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D *Bob Dylan Throwing a Punch https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9oHln_MKAr/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D SUPPORT DOUBLE THREAT ON PATREON Weekly Bonus Episodes, Monthly Livestreams, Video Episodes, and More! https://www.patreon.com/DoubleThreatPod WATCH VIDEO CLIPS OF DOUBLE THREAT https://www.youtube.com/@doublethreatpod JOIN THE DOUBLE THREAT FAN GROUPS *Discord https://discord.com/invite/PrcwsbuaJx *Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/doublethreatfriends *Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/doublethreatfriends DOUBLE THREAT MERCH https://www.teepublic.com/stores/double-threat TOTALLY EFFED UP T-SHIRTS https://www.teepublic.com/user/dttfu SEND SUBMISSIONS TO DoubleThreatPod@gmail.com FOLLOW DOUBLE THREAT https://twitter.com/doublethreatpod https://www.instagram.com/doublethreatpod DOUBLE THREAT IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/double-threat Theme song by Mike Krol Artwork by Michael Kupperman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Deadpool & Wolverine is finally here, breaking box-office records and generating lots of discourse. So of course we are legally and morally bound to add our voices to the mix. Our mixed feelings on Ryan Reynolds and the Deadpool franchise is well recorded, but so is our love of Hugh Jackman's portrayal of Wolverine, so what did we think of this eagerly anticipated team-up? Is it the saving grace of the MCU it was suggested to be? Is it anything more than a cameo-filled nostalgia fest? Which surprise characters did we enjoy seeing? Why did Marvel and Disney spoil some of the surprises? Were we correct in any of our pre-movie predictions? Did the movie make us laugh? Did it make us cry?? We examine all this and more, in our in-depth discussion of Deadpool & Wolverine! But first, for no good reason other than our own amusement, an update on actor Joey Slotnick's Twitter account, and Joe shares his dismay at J.D. Vance's love of Diet Mountain Dew. Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @dofpodcast Theme Song by Cosmic Monster; cosmicmonster.org; IG: @cosmicmonstersounds
Is our democracy at risk from bizarre political maneuvers and questionable characters? In this engaging episode, we dissect the strange and often bewildering world of contemporary politics. Starting with the 2016 election's third-party candidates, we trace their influence on the 2024 race, including the unconventional tactics of RFK Jr. Prepare for some laughs as we recount JD Vance's peculiar comments about Diet Mountain Dew and other odd behaviors from his own book. We also examine how societal views on sexual proclivities intersect with political rhetoric, putting Vance's viability under the spotlight.Next, we scrutinize the contradictory rhetoric from a well-known political figure, focusing on his interactions with his Christian base and his eyebrow-raising appearances at cryptocurrency events. We tackle the alarming promises regarding voting and election integrity as we edge closer to the 2024 election. With potential threats to our democratic process, including the proposition of federal immunity for police officers, this section underscores the critical importance of voter participation. Lastly, staying vigilant is crucial. From voter deregistration tactics to the influence of social media, we explore the myriad ways our electoral process could be compromised. We discuss practical steps to ensure a fair election, including re-registering to vote and diversifying social media presence. Wrapping up, we emphasize the significance of electing the first black woman as President of the United States, highlighting the role of voter turnout in achieving this historic milestone. Join us for a podcast episode that promises to both inform and entertain with its exploration of the weird and wonderful world of politics.Support the Show.Support the show:https://www.buzzsprout.com/2003879/supportFollow our show's hosts on Twitter: twitter.com/@CoolTXchicktwitter.com/@Caroldedwinetwitter.com/taradublinrockstwitter.com/blackknight10ktwitter.com/@pardonpodFind Tara's book here:Taradublinrocks.comFind Ty's book here:Consequence of ChoiceSubscribe to Tara's substack:taradublin.substack.comSubscribe to Ty's substack:https://theworldasiseeit.substack.com/ Support Our Sponsor: Sheets & GigglesEucalyptus Sheets (Recommended):Sleep Mask (I use this every night)Eucalyptus Comfortor...
Jazmin and guest co-host (and Andy Beshear stan) Allison Wiseman talk about what's going on with Kentucky Young Dems, Governor Beshear's name continuing to be mentioned in the VP conversation, and Chris Kolb's resignation from the JCPS School Board.
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Send us a Text Message.Josh Shapiro or Mark Kelly for vice-president? Weighing the political chessboard, we dissect the strengths Shapiro brings with his popularity as Pennsylvania's governor and the strategic leverage of Kelly's endorsement by Barack Obama. The discussion doesn't shy away from unflattering listener comments about JD Vance, who has risen as a top pick for Trump's VP under the influence of Trump's sons. We also explore Kamala Harris's reintroduction to the campaign scene and Trump's reluctance to engage her in debate, setting the stage for a heated political clash.Is President Biden fit to lead? We tackle the contentious issue of Biden's cognitive decline, brought into focus by Matt Gaetz's probing during FBI briefings. This chapter draws upon partisan perspectives and the broader implications for Biden's leadership. We then navigate the complex interactions between Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump's camp, teasing out potential endorsements and government positions. Kennedy Jr.'s accusations against the Democratic Party and his ongoing campaign add layers to the intricate dynamics of political maneuvering.Trump's vaccination stance and the intriguing political landscape in Kentucky take center stage in our final segment. We scrutinize Trump's contradictory messages tailored to different audiences, alongside RFK Jr.'s tarnished reputation. Kamala Harris's campaign strategy, her focus on reproductive rights, and her critique of Trump's Supreme Court picks are analyzed, bolstered by significant endorsements from Barack and Michelle Obama. The episode concludes with a humorous yet poignant look at JD Vance's controversial comments and Governor Andy Beshear's light-hearted apology to Diet Mountain Dew, reflecting the absurdity and accountability in today's political discourse. Support the Show.
Welcome to The Blathering on The Napzok Network. Part ramble, part rant, part joy, part anger -- the Blathering is a solo podcast from Ken Napzok. The on-air sign goes on and the show goes from there. The live episodes are recorded on Ken's YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook channels. Get Ken's Comedy Album IN MY DAY Purchase Ken's book Why We Love Stars: The Great Moments That Built A Galaxy Far, Far Away. Enjoy The Moonagers kennapzok.com Twitter #TheBlathering Threads Instagram Patreon YouTube Listen to Ken on Pop Rockin' Radio. Latest from Morning Drive Media! (https://linktr.ee/Mdmediashows) More for SNN (https://linktr.ee/SaturdayNightNapzok) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-napzok-network/support
First day of work at Foxx Inc..By PtmcPilot – listen to the ► Podcast at Steamy Stories. As a brief recap, I had separated from the Navy a few weeks ago after six years in submarines. Growing bored of lounging around my parents' house, I began a job search, and to my surprise I found myself in an interview a short time later. An interview, believe it or not, that ended with my having sex with my hiring manager. My job, should I choose to accept it, was to sexually service the women of Foxx Inc. Just based on the interview, good work if you can get it. We pick up my journal record where the Friday job interview was finishing..I stood and removed my shirt. Through lidded eyes she watched as I pushed down my pants and underwear. She smiled when my slightly longer than average cock (as accurately reported on the questionnaire) came into view. "Would you please have intercourse with me now Thomas?"I said, "If you don't think it terribly rude, I would rather fuck you, Ms. Olson.""Um, that sounds fine to me," she said with a husky voice.Placing myself at her entrance, I pushed into her in one long, languid stroke, luxuriating in the snug, warm and wet feel of her cunt. Fully sheathed, she gave me a squeeze then placed my hands on her breasts. "Be rough with my nipples; I'll let you know if you go too far." I took her breasts in my hands, pressing them together even as I started to pinch her nipples. Her back arched as I did so, suggesting I was at least not going too far. I withdrew and started fucking her with long slow strokes.After a few minutes of simply enjoying the feel of her, I asked, "So, how many women are we talking about?""My your cock feels good," she purred, "Um, what was that? Oh! Yes, we currently have forty five on staff."Damn her cunt felt great as she gripped me on the way out. I reseated myself with a sudden quick stroke and she gasped. "I do believe I have found a satisfactory replacement," she said as she smiled at me. My thrusting slowly became more and more forceful, and urgent. She stopped moaning briefly to say, "I may have forgotten to tell you something important."I heard her, and didn't process it. My thrusts were now getting frantic, and my partner knew quite clearly what that meant. "Mr. Jeffries, when you are servicing a woman in the Firm and she is wearing blue or black lipstick, you are to ejaculate in her mouth when you finish." As she said that I had that feeling you get when you know you are a few seconds from orgasm. And it finally registered she was wearing black lipstick."Better get in position then, Ms. Olson!" I grunted through gritted teeth as I pulled out of her delectable cunt.She slid off the table and to her knees in front of me. Placing her hands on my ass, she took my cock in her mouth and began to bob her head as she attacked me with her tongue. Already past the point of no return I grabbed handfuls of her hair but did not pull her to me. As she sucked wildly on the head of my cock I grunted out that I was coming. Then, I teetered on the edge, that glorious edge of not quite there, and then I quite literally saw stars as I exploded in her mouth. I could not see how much I was coming, but it sure felt like a lot. I shot several strong bursts into her mouth before she gave me one last suck and I collapsed back onto the chair. I grinned stupidly at her as she appeared to swish my ejaculate around in her mouth before swallowing rather demonstrably. Grinning like the Cheshire cat, she leaned forward and gave me a peck on the lips. "Quite acceptable Mr. Jeffries, quite acceptable. You need to increase your water intake and consider adding some pineapple juice, but quite acceptable.""You mean, if I take the job," I said with some cheek."Monday, 0 900," she said, apparently ignoring my statement. It had been frivolous after all."Will you tell me what Tilly told you?" I asked.As she dressed she answered me very offhandedly. "I contacted her, had her sign and NDA, then paid her a large amount of cash to characterize you as a lover."I followed her lead and began dressing. "To be precise, I did not ask; ‘what did you ask her,' but rather what she told you."She kissed me, then smiled, "So very much the right choice," and she patted my cheek, "When you pay people upfront they may tell you nothing, but they never lie. She gushed on about you, which is something you should look into, before she paused, then said quite steadily, 'eager, pleasing, vigorous, energetic, trainable,'" she paused for effect, "and very good. Why, is he available?" Her look said, 'that's precisely the words she used. "And the last thing she said before I thanked her was, 'you snap him up.'"I didn't have anything to say to that except that I might have to look Tilly up soon.Ms. Olson adjusted her skirt and donned her top before picking up her jacket. "As you might expect, Mr. Jeffries, we have policies and procedures." She winked at me, then took a pamphlet from the desk and handed it to me as she sat on the desk in front of me again. "That contains everything you need to know. Please commit it to memory by Monday."I took the pamphlet and she said, "One other thing, you can play up the fantasy element.""Fantasy element?" I asked.She smiled, a brilliant expression on her face. "You are the hunk of a package delivery man. The building super who always has just.the.right. tool. You are the plumber showing up when the poor lady of the house doesn't have the money to pay." She pulled me in for a hug and whispered in my ear, "Dress the part and keep these women happy." She kissed me hard after that speech, a furious and inspired attack on my lips and tongue. I was almost ready to go again when she stopped and pushed me back.After I finished dressing as she watched me, she looped her arm through mine and escorted me out of the building. "I'll start you off at three. See you Monday at 0 900 for orientation."There was the twenty-four hour time again. "Three? Or nine?" I said, a bit confused.As she pushed me out the door she winked at me and said, "Servicing three of the staff per day, starting at oh-nine hundred."I don't remember the drive home as all I did was replay the afternoon in my mind and smile like an idiot. Well, a happy, grinning idiot. I was looking forward to some weekend reading and a little uniform shopping before starting work on Monday.Friday evening after the interview went by in a blur, or more of a daze I guess. After a couple of hours staring at the ceiling wondering if I was still in the same reality, I realized the truth: my reality had, in fact, changed. Picking up the booklet given to me by the HR Rep, Ms. Olson, I took a deep breath and started to read. Some of the material was plain, for example, requirements for my workout regimen, typically working hours, parking, security procedures, and general responsibilities akin to those of a building manager. However, as I expected, other parts were anything but plain.The Provider of Building Services, PBS, is responsible for meeting the sexual needs of the female staff of Foxx Inc according the rules, procedures, and customs identified herein. Every day a certain number (controlled by HR) of randomly selected women have access to the PBS spaces via key card. While more than one woman may be in the spaces at a time, the doors will only permit access to women on the services roster for that day.I wondered who, if anyone, checked up on this in practice. Limiting access helped with privacy to some extent, but someone had to know. Most likely security, but I supposed you have to trust someone. I read on.Unless expressly permitted by additional guidance (e.g., Special Circumstances), the PBS shall provide services described herein strictly within the confines of the PBS spaces.One particularly interesting section was about staff key cards. Usage of one card was something that probably should have been moved to my security indoc. A set of tri-graphs on the front of the badge indicated clearances, and these were to be matched with door mounted placards prior to attempting entry to a secure space. Attempting access to an unauthorized space was a security violation.A second key card had a completely different set of tri-graphs.As there are situations in which the PBS may find himself engaging in an act with a staff member without prior discussion, tri-graphs on the reverse indicate acceptable acts without prior agreement.Wow, I stopped reading and mused about how that situation might, er, arise. I flipped to the back of the booklet and read over some of the codes. They were numerous, and included "VSX", "ASX", "OSX", "FOX". These stood for, as you might have guessed, vaginal sex, anal, oral and fellatrix (sort of). There were a couple dozen of these, catering to most sexual acts I'd either done or thought of. I supposed I had better keep the 'decoder ring' nearby for the first few weeks to be sure I didn't misstep. Then there were some modifiers, such as:When servicing staff members wearing blue or black lipstick, ejaculation, should it take place, is to be inside the woman's mouth.What a place to go to work!The PBS shall shower after each encounter and log in his work calendar when complete. This is so the next woman desiring to take advantage of the service has a good idea of when to show up after a sufficient rest period.I wondered how the duration of my rest period was to be determined, then I shrugged. Something to worry about later.Special circumstances. From time to time there may be modifications to these rules put forward for specific periods of time. The terms and conditions of these events will be published ahead of time so as to prevent confusion. As an example, quarterly a "Free Use" day event is held. On such days, subject to the specific terms of the day, the PBS may make sexual use of any staff member wearing a blue or black dress or skirt without prior agreement. This may occur at any time, in any part of the building. The PBS alone is responsible for ensuring no embarrassment befalls Foxx Inc. as a result. For example, it would not be appropriate to engage a staff member in intercourse or have her perform fellatio, while visible on a conference call with persons outside of the firm.As if things could not get any stranger, here I was reading about how my new place of work had days with sex on demand for myself as well! Once again, wow.Weekends. In the unusual event that staff are scheduled to work hours in the office on a weekend or holiday, the PBS will be paid on an exponential scale according to how many staff are serviced during the time. There are no access limits during these times.In general the PBS should expect from three to six visits per day. If the PBS is unable to provide service on request, this will be logged and the staff member provided a 'rain check.' Repeated inability to provide service may be grounds for termination. Based on past history, the PBS is discouraged from personal sexual relationships as well as masturbation on days prior to work (aka, school nights).Having finished most of the reading, the thought of rubbing one out did cross my mind. However, I decided to take a pause and look forward to Monday. Besides, there were things I needed to take care of.For one, I needed a place to live now that I had a job. I scoured some real estate sites and made some appointments for weekend viewings. It was time to leave my parents, though at least I'd still be living nearby.For another, I needed appropriate attire for work as described by Ms. Olson. I searched for uniform retailers and identified several in town. I also still had my submarine coveralls, which had the advantages of comfort and ease of access. I figured my underwear selection needed a boost as well, so some department stores got added to the list.After night's sleep punctuated by reliving my encounter with Ms. Olson, my Saturday was filled with visits to apartments (I didn't have enough stuff to warrant a whole house) and stops at uniform suppliers. On the second try I found exactly what I was looking for: a wide variety of uniforms, and custom made at that. The staff took my measurements before having me page through their on-line catalog of uniforms. Auto repair shops, custodial staff, HVAC companies, plumbing companies, and even a couple security companies. If they thought it strange I was ordering all kinds of different clothes, they didn't say anything about it. And though I was eager to tell someone of my good fortune, I did not. I did, however, tell them of my need to have at least one available on Monday, one on Tuesday, and the rest soon after. And with appropriate name badges, which were just random male names instead of mine alone. Although it would cost 50% more, they said they could deliver.It wasn't until Sunday afternoon that the perfect apartment crossed my path. The building was a new mixed development, with reasonably spacious apartments in the floors over retail stores and restaurants. Best of all it was located only a couple miles from Foxx Inc. There were a couple of furnished units and I could move in at once. I called my Dad and told him I'd stop by in a couple of days, but that I was moving to an apartment across town. My parents were out of town on vacation, and I didn't want to surprise them when they came home and found me gone.I drove my small amount of belongings across town, signed the paperwork, provided my deposits, received my keys and moved in.My first uniform, that of an HVAC tech from a local company, arrived Sunday in the late afternoon. It fit perfectly and sported the name "Joe" on the tag.Early Monday morning I went for a run and had some breakfast before heading to Foxx Inc. There was no way I was going to be late, let alone on my first day, and I arrived a good thirty minutes early. Unlike late Friday afternoon, the parking complex was quite full. Upon entering I noticed the assigned spots, only there was a new sign. It read "T Jeffries, PBS". I parked there, and rather than sit in the car until 0 900, and I went on into the building.Again, unlike Friday afternoon, the reception desk was manned. Well, that's not actually correct. A young woman, who could not have been more than nineteen, sat attentively behind the desk. She was looking right at me when I came through the doors. She stood at once and came around the desk, hand extended. "Hello," she paused and looked at my name badge with some confusion, "Are you the new PBS, Joe?"I shook her hand and nodded, my blue-gray uniform appearing to be on point. I said, "In the flesh." To my surprise, she blushed, but did not say anything else. I continued, "I'm afraid I don't know the first thing I'm supposed to do. Do you have any ideas? Or maybe, Ms. Olson?"She shook her head and smiled, "Forgive me. I'm Allie. And yes, I do have the plan for your first day. If you will follow me?" She then turned and took me down the same path I had taken on Friday. Entering what I figured was now my office, she said, "Please take a seat and I'll let security know you are here."I nodded, then did as she asked. Sitting down I opened up the small fridge behind the desk and found several bottles of water, Coke Zero, Diet Mountain Dew and pineapple juice. I was once again impressed at their knowledge of things that would not be documented anywhere, namely my choice of low calorie drinks. Then I smiled when I thought back to Ms. Olson's comment about pineapple juice. I took one and opened it. No sooner had I done that when the door opened and a woman, guessing in her late twenties, entered the room. She was average height, somewhere less than five and a half feet, slim build, with dark brown hair and eyes. She was wearing a black shirt and slacks and the badge around her neck identified her as Susan Moss, site security. Her face was angular and sharp, maybe indicating some Native American heritage. She was quite good looking. The look in her eyes was, well, hungry. I stood and extended a hand. She read my name tag and said, "Joe? I didn't think that was your name." She shook my hand with a firm grip, then shrugged. "I'll need a photo ID before generating your badge."I nodded and pulled out my wallet, handing her my very new Florida driver's license. She then sat her backpack on the table and withdrew a device which she plugged into one of the computer's USB ports. Then she surprised me, though she shouldn't have. "If you don't mind taking a seat?" she said.I nodded and sat down, still not having said a word since the receptionist. And then she surprised me by sitting down on my lap as she logged into the system and started work. Thinking it was a good idea, I put my hands on her hips. I was sure it was only going to be seconds before she felt me start to harden against her ass.As she scanned my ID and continued to work through pages she wiggled her ass against my growing erection and said, "One of the best things about security is that I'm always the first stop for the new guy.""First stop?" I said."He speaks!" she said. "Yes. There's some forty of us here, and that could mean two to three weeks before everyone gets to, well, try you out." She wiggled again, and now I was at full mast. "But not security, got to get you badged straightaway."Her fingers typed at a furious pace and then there was a pause. She handed me her badges over her shoulder. "I assume you read the book?""I was a nuclear trained operator, so when I'm told to read a book you can bet I did."She laughed. "Then I'll just say, your choice, though I do need to keep an eye on this process for the next 10 to 15 minutes." She looked over her shoulder, then stood and bent over the desk.Looking at the badge I read a number of tri-graphs. Fortunately, the meaning of a few of them came to quickly: BST (breast squeezing and kneading), CIP (come in cunt), and OSX (my providing oral sex). However, given her current position, I decided straight up sex was what she was most likely interested in. Standing up, I reached around and started to unbutton her shirt as I ground my hips into her ass. I was sure she could feel my hardness as I did so. A few moments later her shirt was open and I unhooked her bra, freeing her nicely sized breasts for my grasp. I spent some time fondling her before nuzzling her neck and sucking on an earlobe. She purred, though she kept her arms on the table, striking a key every now and then as the status bar very slowly worked its way up from 0%.Reluctantly leaving her very taut nipples, I unbuckled her belt, then unfastened and unzipped her slacks before pushing them and her underwear down to her knees. One of my hands returned to her lovely breasts as the other reached down between her legs. Her hair felt groomed but not shaved, and her cunt was wet. I groaned in her ear, "Ready for me already?""I've been ready since I got here at eight this morning."As she finished that sentence my fingers spread her apart and I pushed myself into her fully in a slow, pleasurable stroke. Leaving her breast again I turned her face toward me. "Sorry, I didn't remember if you were wearing lipstick."She smiled, then turned back to the computer. "I'm not, Joe, because I really enjoy it when a man starts to lose control inside me. Gets me off every time."By this point I had started to fuck her quite soundly. From her words I figured she wasn't so much into a slow tryst as much as a galloping fuck. I did my best to oblige her.The whole while I was pounding her warm, wet and pliant cunt, she continued to monitor the status of the computer, even typing every now and then even as I repeatedly sheathed myself inside her. Though not talking to me, she was moaning and her breathing was quickening. My hands full of her breasts, I held myself within her completely and paused my hips. She brushed her hair out of her face and looked at me over her shoulder. "I'm ready to finish whenever you are ready to cum in my cunt, Joe," said hoarsely. Still looking at me I reached up and held her chin so I could kiss her even as I pulled back and gave her another deep stroke. She moaned heavily into my mouth, and I did it again. Breaking the kiss she said in a husky voice, "Fuck me, please."Not having any intention of making her wait, I placed both hands on her hips and adjusted my position for the final stretch. As I did, and kept fucking her, she said, "The badge is printing." Holding her in place I quickly accelerated my pace and knew that I would come soon. My pace picked up and I was sure she could tell."Damn you feel good! I'm going to come soon," I grunted as I fucked her, quickly losing control of my movements. She could tell."Fuck me Joe!" she barked, "let go and come inside me!"As my hips got a bit more frantic she moaned loudly, "Um, I'm coming!"As her breath caught and she clenched around me, I felt myself peak as well, "Coming!" I grunted, and then bucked into her uncontrollably as I started to fill her cunt. The wonderful feeling went on for a good while, and the whole time she rewarded my efforts with a wonderful moan and "yes" sounds. I sat down, holding her to me such that I was still deep inside as I started to soften.
Turn on your Radio, crack open a Diet Mountain Dew, and experience that Summertime Sadness with us.. We're Off To The Races with Lana Del Rey's sweeping, saturated, cinematic debut Born To Die! This trip-hop album with a dark edge was born from her experiences with alcohol, mental health, and growing up. The Mixtaper is taking us on a journey through her Dark Paradise with facts that are almost as cinematic as this record, from Gatsby memes to dino dinners. We'll talk about her storytelling lyrics, signature low-register vocals, and Connor will rant about Carmen in the mornin'. It's truly a unique, unforgettable, genre-shifting album that's a must-listen for anybody who's interested in the pop music that defined the 2010s. Keep Spinning Del Rey!!Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro2:56 About Lana Del Rey8:32 About Born To Die13:09 Awards & Accolades14:08 Fact Or Spin14:42 She Was The Soundtrack To A Meme20:27 She Lived In A Trailer Park22:58 She Was Eaten By A Dinosaur30:45 She Made James Bond Cry39:04 Album Art41:40 Born To Die44:46 Off To The Races46:39 Blue Jeans50:26 Video Games52:43 Diet Mountain Dew54:47 National Anthem58:24 Dark Paradise1:00:12 Radio1:02:53 Carmen1:06:52 Million Dollar Manchester1:09:20 Summertime Sadness1:12:34 This Is What Makes Us Girls1:14:58 Final Spin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Our weekly Brown Bulletin with Danny, Leon, the Mij, and Mr Jomes Pour a dram and let's look at the news for the week… Recorded on 17 August 2023 URL Links from the episode: More Than Six in 10 Americans Drink Alcohol (gallup.com) I'm Microsoft's former VP of HR. Here are 4 things I would never do as an employee. (msn.com) Mullet competition returning to 2023 Indiana State Fair (wrtv.com) Kids Top 25 – Mullet Champ Florida woman doused herself in Diet Mountain Dew to erase DNA after killing roommate, 79: cops (msn.com) Do Danish Parents Let Their Babies Nap Alone Outside? | Snopes.com Elderly widower spends each day with family of 7 across the street (usatoday.com) Bottle of Brown is a BOB Media, LLC production Email the show at bottleofbrown@gmail.com Leave a voice message 602-529-4562 www.bottleofbrown.com For advertising inquiries - email info@bobmedia.llc
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We have another special guest on this episode. Steve finally visits the Savage Cave and tells us some stories! To be fair (to be faaaaaair), Steve came up several weeks ago, and for whatever reason, Fits did something and the episode never recorded. So, we kidnapped Steve and had him do it all over again! On this special guest episode we talk about Jocey Wine-y hands and the purpose for men having nipples. We also tell stories about: -A Florida woman that tries to use Diet Mountain Dew to get rid of evidence (cloggs, canoes and tug boats, oh my!) -A Furry kerfuffle at the Huntington Beach -Post Malone's excessive nerdy spending problem -And we get into the longest rookie story ever told, and Steve also tells us about his 7,000 page fantasy novel he's been writing -Steve tells us about his tortoise and the hare foot pursuit (the Readers Digest version) and about the time he arrested tweaker Mickey Mouse -We end with a short game called Tangent Tally and our Savage of the Week: Otter 841! Stay Savage!
The stupid never ends! This week: a United Airlines pilot charged in axe attack, a woman accused of killing roommate dumps diet Mountain Dew on herself to try to destroy DNA evidence, teen deaths in New York City due to subway surfing, and a plague of drunken raccoons raiding homes and killing pets in Germany.Your weekly fix of wacky, zany craziness as only Frangela can provide! You send in stories of real-life idiots and we mock them for your edification. It is our sacred duty.Do you want to hear more Idiots of the Week?? Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support.Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo.
In today's episode, Ashley tells us about a case involving poisonous mushrooms. Then, Lacey chats about a case involving Diet Mountain Dew. We end with some wacky stories of our own. Do you like mushrooms or hunt morels? Why are they so great? Something wacky happen to you this week? Email us at unitedstatesofmurder@gmail.com You may now join us on Patreon or buy us a Cocktail. Be sure to subscribe on Apple and leave a review, or, email us at unitedstatesofmurder@gmail.com Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Hunt A Killer's immersive murder mystery games throw you into the center of brutal murders, eerie disappearances, suspicious poisonings, and even supernatural horrors. And it's up to you to examine the clues, evaluate the suspects, and find the thread that ties the case together. HUNTGA1010 - $10 off any item HUNTGA10 - 10% off Order HUNTGA20 - 20% off 6mo or 12mo Subscription Music by Pixabay --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unitedstatesofmurder/support
Your favorite daddies are back and ready to talk all about their favorite things! Yep, it's all about John Hill and Marc MacNamara for our latest episode. Listen and watch along as they discuss the writer's strike, why John prefers to be the big spoon, Marc's Nun-like ferret, drunk raccoons in Germany, and that Florida woman who tried to clear away DNA evidence with some Diet Mountain Dew. Then, the two podcast hosts get to know each other as they guess the other's favorite movies, favorite positions, and much more. Then, after some more burning questions, the hosts spill on their favorite moments from this past summer while discussing Hurricane Hilary, PLAY on Fire Island, and John's revealing experience with Sonja Morgan. NakedSword Originals star Sean Zevran then comes in to discuss his role in THE SWORDS: FINAL CUT, his favorite kinks, and why he isn't getting any in his hometown. To close out, Steve of @FacesByBravo enters the chat for a Bravo breakdown on all things RHONY reboot, why he doesn't watch BELOW DECK, and his all-time top five favorite Bravo moments. Watch on YouTube – @DiscAdPod Follow on TikTok – @DiscAdPod Follow on Instagram – @DiscAdPod Follow on Twitter – @DiscAdPod Official Website – DiscAdPod.com Talk to us – ask@DiscAdPod.com
A woman used Diet Mountain Dew to destroy evidence, did it work? Also, was Malaysian Airline flight MH370 actually teleported away by mysterious flying orbs? That, and we have the latest on Tiffany Gomas. Music by Mangy Bones Check out our YouTube where you can now WATCH episodes of Scaredycast! And follow us on social! https://linktr.ee/scaredycast Become a PATRON to support the show and get spooky exclusive content! https://www.patreon.com/scaredycast True crime, haunted happenings, UFO sightings, and cryptid creatures. All the spooky you can possibly endure inside one little horror podcast. Get the thirst of your morbid curiosity quenched when you check out Scaredycast!
“My daddy keeps hitting me in the head and punches me in the stomach and my mom keeps pulling on my ears and it really hurts. Mommy and Daddy lock me in my room by myself. Mommy and Daddy can't feed me.” This was a statement made by Adrian Jones, who at the time was just 5 years old and 2 years away from his preventable death. I say preventable, because as we will learn, there were numerous opportunities and a number of adults who could have stepped in and saved this child, but time and time and time again, they failed him. Warning: This episode will anger you. It will disgust you. It will make you cry for a small child who dreamed of one day becoming a football player, but instead, was beaten, tortured, starved, murdered, discarded, and tossed in a sty for pigs to feed on. PLUS: Don't let anyone tell you that Diet Mountain Dew can't rid you of someone's DNA. Executive Producers for this episode are Christine Rivera, Beth Davis, and Dusty Jay Hicks. Associate Producers are Paul Hodge, Laura Shinn, Shantal Daggett, Brooke Morgan, Jay Rollings, Terri Burke Wolin, Tara Mazur and Bethany Cooper. Producers are JD, Trent Gobble, Devin Dean, Lissa Porrello, Alicia Knight, Maria Selene, Kris Owen, Beth Esselmann, Ryan Darbenzio and Ashlee O'Connor. Time Stamps: · Mail Call: 10:29 · Florida Man: 20:42 · Main Story: 29:11 Share Criminal AF with your friends or leave a review: · Apple Podcasts · Spotify To Support Criminal AF: Membership: · Patreon One-Time Donation: · Buy us a Coffee!! · PayPal Criminal AF is a part of Morvid Collective. Visit all of our podcasts at MorvidCollective.com For Merch, Social Media, Support and more: · Criminal AF Links Leave us a message: · Criminalafpod@gmail.com This story was Written, Edited and Narrated by David Jarry Research by Kris Owen Intro and Outro Music by David Mercurio Music for Florida Person of the Day – Riverboat Rambler by Bo the Drifter and all other music licensed through Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lev Fer is joined by comedians Elle Orlando and Che Durena! They talk about quitting porn, bond over ways they were emotionally abused as children, Lev's new motivation at the gym, and much more.The Lev Fer Show is a comedy podcast hosted by New York City comedian Lev Fer. Join Lev as he invites his favorite comedian friends on twice a week to chop it up and laugh about any and everything.Original Air Date: 8.14.23MERCHhttps://merchengine.com/collections/the-lev-fer-showFREE LIVESTREAM Mondays & Fridays at 6:30PM E ONLY on GaS DigitalOr catch The YouTube Premiere the following Friday & Wednesday at 1PM Ehttps://GaSDigital.com/LIVESign up to the Gas Digital Network with promo code LEV and get a 7 Day FREE TRIAL which includes access to full episodes of all our shows days before the public, FULL HD livestreams, join live chat, and the entire GaS Digital library, On-Demand and in HD!https://GaSDigital.comFOLLOWThe Lev Fer Showhttps://instagram.com/levfershowLev FerInstagram: https://instagram.com/levferTwitter: https://twitter.com/thelevfershowGaS Digital NetworkInstagram: https://instagram.com/gasdigitalTwitter: https://twitter.com/gasdigitalSEND LEV MAIL:GaS Digital Studios Attn: Lev Fer151 1st Ave # 311New York, NY 10003See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The gays gaze into their crystal balls and predict the National Book Awards.Support Breaking Form!Review the show on Apple Podcasts here. Buy our books:Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series. Publisher's Weekly calls the book "visceral, tender, and compassionate."James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books. Writing in Lit Hub, Rebecca Morgan Frank says the poems have "a gift for telling stories . . . in acts of queer survival." Please consider buying your books from Bluestockings Cooperative, a feminist and queer indie bookselling cooperative.Poets mentioned in this episode include:Watch Gabrielle Bates read for Alaska Quarterly Review hereWatch Kyle Dargan read at the Cork Poetry Festival from Panzer Hertz: A Live Dissection (3:30-24:00)Watch Timothy Donnelly read his poem "Diet Mountain Dew" with musicWatch Michael Dumanis read his poem "The Empire of Light" hereWatch Meg Fernandes read 4 poems from I Do Everything I'm Told here (with Adrienne Raphel; ~1 hr)Watch Katie Ferris read from Standing in the Forest of Being Alive (with Ilya Kaminsky) hereRigoberto Gonzalez reads as part of Poets House's Hard Hat Reading Series from To the Boy Who Was Night hereWatch Jorie Graham's book launch for To 2040 (~1 hour)Terrance Hayes took part in this reading and conversation with Ocean Vuong & Claudia Rankine here (~1.5 hrs). Terrance guested on eps 98 & 99Eugenia Leigh reads from Bianca (with Jennifer S. Cheng) at Green Apple Books in San Francisco here. You can also watch Leigh lead a free writing workshop about zuihitsu hereWatch Randall Mann read his poem "Straight Razor" (included in Deal: New and Selected Poems). Randy was our guest on ep 96Paisley Rekdal talks about West: A Translation here (~50 min)Watch sam sax read "Everyone's an Expert at Something" hereRead Charif Shanahan's "On the Overnight from Agadir" in Trace EvidenceBrenda Shaughnessy reads from Tanya hereWatch Monica Youn read from From From here (~30 min). Read "Against Imagism" in The New Yorker her
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Tim Kurkjian and Buster discuss the fisticuffs exchanged between Tim Anderson and José Ramírez, the White Sox in disarray, Joe Musgrove's shoulder, Josh Jung's broken thumb, if the Dodgers can slug their way to a title, the surging Cubs, the Angels living out their worst case scenario, no one paying attention to the Mariners, and Tim's out of Diet Mountain Dew. Then, Guardians' play-by-play man Tom Hamilton gives his perspective on what went down between Anderson and Ramírez. Then, Sarah Langs plays The Numbers Game. And, listen to Karl Ravech's full conversation with BFFs Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts. [11:58] Tim Kurkjian [35:53] Tom Hamilton [49:41] Sarah Langs [57:13] Karl Ravech with Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts [1:09:11] #BleacherTweets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tim Kurkjian and Buster discuss the fisticuffs exchanged between Tim Anderson and José Ramírez, the White Sox in disarray, Joe Musgrove's shoulder, Josh Jung's broken thumb, if the Dodgers can slug their way to a title, the surging Cubs, the Angels living out their worst case scenario, no one paying attention to the Mariners, and Tim's out of Diet Mountain Dew. Then, Guardians' play-by-play man Tom Hamilton gives his perspective on what went down between Anderson and Ramírez. Then, Sarah Langs plays The Numbers Game. And, listen to Karl Ravech's full conversation with BFFs Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts. [11:58] Tim Kurkjian [35:53] Tom Hamilton [49:41] Sarah Langs [57:13] Karl Ravech with Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts [1:09:11] #BleacherTweets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In episode 105, Coffey talks with Tim Sackett about the current and future use of artificial intelligence in human resources management.They discuss the evolution of artificial intelligence from chatbots to machine learning and generative systems AI like Chat GPT and Google's Bard; ensuring that humans are still involved in reviewing content produced by generative AI; privacy considerations when feeding company information and employee behaviors into AI systems; the prospect of using AI to measure employee sentiment or identify where employee-relations interventions may be needed; current practical uses of generative AI in human resources; how HR technology companies will likely include AI in future software releases; how AI could improve HR services delivery to management and employees; protecting company proprietary information when using public-facing AI systems and the prospect for company-specific large language models; why jealous significant others make great “prompt engineers;” and how well-designed AI systems might be better at confronting managers' bad practices than HR professionals.Good Morning, HR is brought to you by Imperative—premium background checks with fast and friendly service. For more information about our commitment to quality and excellent customer service, visit us at https://imperativeinfo.com. If you are an HRCI or SHRM-certified professional, this episode of Good Morning, HR has been pre-approved for three-quarters of a recertification credit. To obtain the recertification information for this episode, visit https://goodmorninghr.com. About our Guest:Tim Sackett, SHRM-SCP is the CEO of HRUTech.com a leading technical recruiting firm. Tim has over 20 plus years of combined Executive HR and Talent Acquisition experience, working for Fortune 500 companies and he has his master's degree in HR Management. Tim is a highly sought-after international speaker on leadership, HR &TA Tech, talent acquisition and HR execution. Tim is currently a Senior Faculty member with the Josh Bersin Academy. Tim is the author of the best-selling SHRM published book, “The Talent Fix: A Leader's Guide toRecruiting Great Talent”. He also writes every day at his blog The Tim Sackett Project. He also does aweekly podcast called HR Famous. Tim is married to a hall of fame wife, has three sons, and his dogs Scout and Tucker. In 2023, he was named a Top Global HR & Recruitment Influencer by HR Executive. He has more Twitter followers than his three GenZ sons and is sponsored on stage by Diet Mountain Dew.Tim Sackett can be reached at https://www.timsackett.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/timsackett/https://www.instagram.com/timsackett/About Mike Coffey:Mike Coffey is an entrepreneur, human resources professional, licensed private investigator, and HR consultant.In 1999, he founded Imperative, a background investigations and due diligence firm helping risk-averse clients make well-informed decisions about the people they involve in their business.Today, Imperative serves hundreds of businesses across the US and, through its PFC Caregiver & Household Screening brand, many more private estates, family offices, and personal service agencies.Mike is a frequent conference speaker on HR and business strategy topics. He has been recognized as an Entrepreneur of Excellence and has twice been named HR Professional of the Year. Additionally, Imperative has been named the Texas Association of Business' small business of the year and is accredited by the Professional Background Screening Association. Mike is a member of the Fort Worth chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization and volunteers with the SHRM Texas State Council.Mike maintains his certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the HR Certification Institute. He is also a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).Mike lives in Fort Worth with his very patient wife.Learning Objectives: Understand the evolution of artificial intelligence. Implement current artificial intelligence tools to create content while safeguarding proprietary and personal information. Anticipate and evaluate future use of artificial intelligence in people management practices.
Helping me answer that question and to speak about all things health-related is Jen Beck! If you are ready to experience love for your body and make food your friend again, I am your gal! My name is Jen Beck and for the last 15+ years, I have worked with clients dealing with chronic conditions to folks that have struggled with their weight their entire lives, and across all age spectrums from kids to 80-year-olds – so I know no 2 bodies are alike, nor are their issues the same. Most people struggle to make sense of all the so-called expert advice out there. It breaks my heart to see people fail through 15 different diets, suffer through knee surgeries, wake up feeling like crap, and go through life believing “This is as good as it gets”… and I see this with people in their 30s! I was just like that, and I turned it around. I can help you figure out exactly what you need and how to make it work within your busy lifestyle! I will be your guide, cheerleader, and support along your journey to find what your body needs specifically for you to feel fantastic, so you can fall in love with your food, body, and life again. I swore in my 20s that I would do whatever it takes to make it so that no family had to endure what we did. I have been on a mission ever since! In my 20's, I was living on coffee, Diet Mountain Dew, sugar, and convenience foods. I was dragging through the day, getting sick a couple of times a year and just not feeling awesome, but I had no idea how bad it had gotten because my health had declined so gradually I hadn't noticed. Then I got a wake-up call! I was 26, standing in my mom's living room watching her entire life being sorted through as she was being packed up to move into a nursing home at 49 years old! Through research, I found that with a different lifestyle, this situation may have been completely avoidable, or at least delayed by many, many years. I saw people reverse disease, and reclaim their health from “terminal” and chronic diseases that I had previously believed were life sentences. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shutupandgrind/support
One-on-one episode, Chris is in New York, and Jason is home in LA. We figure out the last time we celebrated Easter, Vanderpump Emo Nite, white people walkthroughs, Linkin Park's remixed history, is therapy speak making us selfish? Traffic cones are the only things that should "hold space," why you're rewatching Entourage and Girls, hanging with Tim Apple at the GQ Creativity Awards, TJ had a Diet Mountain Dew dream, Taylor's breakup song, can musicians refinance their masters? And Chris and Jason switch dispositions. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans
This week, Evan is CRUSHING the "sticking it to the man" game over his last couple grocery runs. However, he might be making some silly, but delicious, purchases to do so. But hey, how many cheesecakes that you might not even like and 2-liters is too many anyway? Evan has been too busy to do much else, but Josh has had enough time to drive all the way over Evan's way. So, why the heck didn't he stop to say hi?! The guys talk about fun grocery shopping, what's keeping them busy, how to get into the mini-fridge business, and much more. Listen in for some Fact of the Week tidbits and a particularly stellar week for Life is Punny content mixed into the fun conversations!
In this episode: making your way through the academic ranks, work-life balance changes over the course of one's career, opportunities are to be evaluated and money is not evil, self-care strategies (including Diet Mountain Dew), positive mental health, couples dining together, exercise is related to energy, writing habits, imposter syndrome
No cassette tape co-host….yet. Slighly less compact. Large magnet leisure time. TO WHAT END?! The Unpleasantness. Nixon style enemies list. College nicknames call out. 2 Montys, no, 16 Gus Buses, yes. Young Muff rough intro. Not so thinly veiled threats. Even GM Carp cant push back on this Lamaring. Man Trade Train opens back up. Prep for CFD to go back east in a week or two. ACTIVE TANK ALERT. Kick in the chuts – that's chubby nuts. Make the move for good looking men. Google Image Search closed the deal. Corey Davis hot potato. Winning on brevity. Strim it. New NFL superstar Joe Flahko. Kurt Cousins Naughty Boy. Groundskeeper Willie has a pretty good piece. Sharing the Detroiters Raz Chunks clip RIGHT before recording might have been a mistake. Jimmy Robby backup. Guess whos back to being labeled a fraud? CATS AND DOGS LIVING TOGETHER! Glass house built on sand. Throw a bone in that pot. Draft picks falling out of every orifice. RAM everything, even the megabytes. Grab your leash so we can go for a walk. Tough groins. The return of the Skittles hospital ball. Per game played basis because this isn't Amateur Hour. Fast forward to 2023 as we are but puddy in the Hopkins playpen. Awesome Ekeler and Mixing It Up with Mixon. Ham Sandwich1 & Ham Sandwich2. Cyborg murder. Catskills comedy. Detractorcitos. Its NEVER too late for a Diet Mountain Dew. Choke on these Kudos. Still very much an anit-Wentz podcast. 3 Headed monster explicit. Mayor of Irrational Confidence City. Chief Scorpion Cheerleader. Trash Can Dan Monday Night MAGIC. This episode, much like the Centaurs in Week 3, lands somewhere between pooping the bed and a super mega rager. Somebody's O has to go, and somebody's no mo O. Noon Kurt when hes had his bran muffin to get regular. Blanking while playing is NOT better than blanking. Hunter Henry < Washing Machine. Dreams of 210. The most pro-troop podcast youre going to come across. The ultimate sacrifice made so that bad trades could flow. GOP approved history lessons. Sexy fill in the blank. Lee Greenwood redundancy. Halcyon days of Halloween. Independence being totally incidental to hot dogs. Stripes side banana hammock. Memorial Day and Flag Day aren't enough, so I made my own. No raincoats. We wouldn't figuratively bury Wilford Brimley even if he hadn't literally been buried. Tropher Grace Project has machismo coming out of every orifice and troop support oozing out its pores.
The one and only Melissa Bachman chat with Shayne and Travis about her journey to creating her own show, Winchester's Deadly Passion. Melissa says she doesn't work out but loves to eats skittles and drinks Diet Mountain Dew. You don't want to miss this interview! Shayne also chats with Bob and Brice of Whitetail Properties Real Estate about their unique property searches for those hunters looking for the right property.
On episode 98 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Jessica Lee and Kris Dunn come together to discussl coffee rules of the office, KD's new job, and changes to the podcast! Listen below (click this link if you don't see the player) and be sure to subscribe, rate, and review (Apple Podcasts) and follow (Spotify)! SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: 1:30 - KD still isn't playing Wordle. Quite late to the party still… 3:30 - Dawn Burke sent the crew her husband's coffee routine. This made Tim wonder when free coffee at work became a thing. He wants free Diet Mountain Dew at work! 6:30 - Tim has some observations as a non-coffee drinker. He observes the dynamics of bad coffee makers vs. good coffee makers. 8:50 - KD recently visited Tim's home base in Lansing, MI. He thought it was a lot smaller than Tim makes it sound. 11:20 - Big announcement! KD accepted a new job at Marriott, joining JLee! He's staying in Alabama but visiting Bethesda, MD every couple of weeks. 14:15 - KD says that he didn't do the LinkedIn post that talks about leaving a company but without giving an update. JLee and Tim hate those posts. 17:30 - In the very first episode of this podcast, KD got hate from JLee for saying Marriott wrong. It's Marriott, like a chariot. 22:45 - KD has noticed that some partners at Marriott have been eager to come to Birmingham instead of having him go into the DC area. He says he's fine to travel to them instead of hosting others. 29:00 - Next big announcement of the pod, KD is going to be leaving. JLee and Tim are going to continue on with the mission! He's leaving but not gone forever.
Let's face it - The last couple of years have challenged us in ways we could have never forecasted. For those that are just starting, it's an entanglement of issues from where due I set my price point to how much is to much? For those of us that are veterans, there seems to have been a reset on how much and who.Bobbi Brinkman is a self described Bestie! A personal cheer leader to help you and your company get to that next level, while being aware of equality on all levels.Bobbi Storytelling is a wedding photographer, motivational speaker and business coach for wedding industry go getters. Bobbi Brinkman has spent the last 40 years capturing authentic moments for fabbo couples wherever their love story is being told and is equally passionate about working with creative entrepreneurs empowering them to shift their mindset, step into their purpose and build a profitable, purposeful, and inclusive business they deserve while living their fullest authentic life.Whether it's motivating audiences on a stage or 1:1 Coaching Fabbo-Chats, Bobbi's "you were meant for this" approach inspires wedding pros to serve with intention, build a CEO mindset and crush their business fears + goals and gain confidence in themselves and their business!Bobbi also hosts the Be Fabbo Podcast—episodes full of motivation and candid conversations with creatives sharing their stories that speak to truth of both struggles and wins in building a wedding career.Her mantra in business and in life is to BE FABBO, which means, lead with kindness, and your heart forward. She believes every wedding pro has what it takes to make an impact in our industry by embracing what makes them fabbo.When she's not mentoring wedding pros or documenting weddings, Bobbi enjoys spending time with her wife Tina, their Sassy Shorkiepoo Ellie Joy, and of course with a Diet Mountain Dew in hand. To chime in live - make a comment during the show. If you are watching via You Tube, we can pull your comment right up on screen... and you may be invited to appear on the show!! This week Marci Guttenberg hosts the show - while Keith visits the Bermuda Triangle - seriously - he's going to the Bermuda Triangle starting in Barbados.Tuesday, March 22, 2022, @ 2:00 PM EDT – https://www.youtube.com/c/keithwillardevents/.PODCAST SHOW - Available after 5:00 PM EDT in iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, and most favorite podcast players. BEHIND THE VEIL Show: Winner of 2021 @TellyAwards for best online unscripted series & 2021 @NACE ONE Award for Innovator of The Year.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/BehindTheVeilShow)
Fr. Patrick Gonyeau and John Stockwell discuss “Cultivating a Holy Spirit Rhythm,” the third part in a series.Thank your for listening and enjoy the show! Come. Holy Spirit, Renew our minds!Consider Sponsoring this show by making a financial contribution at Spiritfilledradio.orgListen live at spiritfilledradio.org Monday -Friday at 5:30am and 12:00pm PT#catholicradio #spiritfilledhearts #spiritfilledradio #renewalofthemind #frpatrickgonyeau #archdioceseofdetroitTRANSCRIPT:Intro: 0:03It's time for the renewal of the mind radio program with Father Patrick Gunn, yo. And here's your host, John Stockwell. Thank you Austin. ItJohn Stockwell: 0:12is deja vu all over again. We're back with the renewal of the mind radio program. Hey there.Fr. Patrick Gonyeau: 0:20Let's get a rapid fire trivia question for Josh standingJohn Stockwell: 0:24by.Fr. Patrick Gonyeau: 0:24I will take trivia for five favorite I'm gonna ask you a set of rapid fire questions. So this is a trivia This is a favorite. Favorite. No, not sure what favorite pizza.John Stockwell: 0:36My favorite pizza is New York style, the super thin crust that I would get when I lived in New York and actually Little Caesars who's in our area and they have a thin crust pepperoni, which is outstanding. So I like this. I like thin crust pepperoniFr. Patrick Gonyeau: 0:52favorite beverage to accompany that then fast, thin crust pepperoni.John Stockwell: 0:56Well, let me see. I would probably go with you know Diet Mountain Dew is always good. Or, if if you know we are out and about having pizza is some type of a pilsner beer and a glass would be goodFr. Patrick Gonyeau: 1:09and favorite destination to convocationJohn Stockwell: 1:13favorite destination while I like going to San Francisco. That's where I live for 10 years so I still like going out there and getting some burritos and thingsFr. Patrick Gonyeau: 1:22ah and bonus question favorite radio programJohn Stockwell: 1:26the renewal of the mind with Father Patrick on Yo let's makeFr. Patrick Gonyeau: 1:29some more gold together spiritual gold. And Lord we fully depend on you all John and I can make mistakes without your presence. So we turn to you take a jump and Johnny,John Stockwell: 1:38the name of the Father, Son, the Holy Spirit. Amen. Heavenly Father, thank you for bringing us together today. And we know that we are not here by accident and people listening aren't listening by accident. So just let them enjoy this program and let your Spirit fill their heart. Yes, this in Jesus name,Fr. Patrick Gonyeau: 1:53amen. Mary, Queen of Pentecost. Pray for us. Pray for us. All you holy angels and saints. Pray for us. Pray for us in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. All right, amen. It's the final cause.Unknown: 2:07What a great songFr. Patrick Gonyeau: 2:08episode three of cultivating Holy Spirit rhythm. So this is episode three. If you've already if this is your first episode of the renewing of the mind radio program, we're not crazy, like in the flesh. We're not out of our minds, but grab our minds and and Surely the Lord Jesus, we do ask for blessings on anybody who struggles with any mental health issues. We never make light of that we ask for blessings, blessings, in your holy beautiful name, amen. Amen. So, episode three here in this series, cultivating Holy Spirit rhythm. Jesus has given us the gift of the Holy Spirit's dangerous until you're close with power on high. H
Compulsion. When one's life is driven by forces destined to bring harm and suffering, why are we unable to stop the cycle? Do you know? Because I certainly don't. Wate.Wut?Episode 44 of 53
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HR Data Labs took the studio mobile and went live at HR Tech 2021 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV, talking to thought leaders in People Analytics and HR Technology. Join us as we go on this enlightening journey gathering cutting-edge insights from our guests!Summary:Tim Sackett is one of the few HR professionals who has been on both sides of the desk. With over 15 years of experience in talent acquisition, Tim has worked as a corporate staffing director for companies like Applebee's International, ShopKo Stores, Inc. and Sparrow Health System. He has also had two stints with HRU. The first time, for eight year immediately following college; the second, returning à la Prodigal Son to run HRU—and his story is closer to the Biblical reference than you might think! Tim is an active HR blogger, a conference presenter, and an advocate for a Diet Mountain Dew soda fountain in the office. He truly believes that the most important role of HR in any organization is to increase talent. In this episode, Tim talks about how recruiting metrics and recruiting performance have changed over the years and where they might go in the years to come. Chapters:[0:00 - 6:03] IntroductionWelcome, Tim Sackett!Today's Topic: Recruiting Metrics & Performance[6:04 - 16:49] Recruiting Metrics that Yield Usable DataHow some metrics fall short of their intended goalDeveloping a constructive recruiter-hiring manager relationship[16:50 - 28:35] What Impacts Recruiting Performance?Starting to see the impact of AI on talent acquisitionHow transparency in data can drive better performanceHow much does compensation affect a person's decision to leave an employer?[28:36 - 29:44] Final Thoughts & ClosingThank you for listening!Contact:LinkedInQuotes:“All of our funnels, individually and as a team, are all transparent. And if there's a recruiter that had a bad week, or if there's a recruiter that decided to sluff off or whatever, well it shows. And it's not meant to be like a stressor, it's meant to [communicate], “Hey, understand if someone's being successful, take a look at why.” There's no magic, you know, or secret sauce.” “The “great resignation,” I think, is a misnomer. It's really just a great reshuffle, and people aren't leaving to leave. We'll see stories in media like, “Oh, Mary left and she's going to take a break for a year, blah, blah, blah. You know, cause work's changed.” And I'm like, okay, but the reality is people are resigning from your company because you're not paying them enough. And somebody else is going to pay them more.” Production by Affogato MediaSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hrdatalabs)
It's been a wild few days across Major League Baseball, with a flurry of free agents signing massive deals with new teams. Max Scherzer to the Mets. Javy Baez to the Tigers. Corey Seager to the Rangers. But the reason for this flurry of spending is maybe the last thing you'd suspect: a looming labor stoppage. Tonight, at midnight, MLB's collective bargaining agreement expires, meaning owners could begin a lockout that would effectively put a halt on the entire baseball industry until a new deal is struck. Jeff Passan takes us inside the high stakes negotiations between the owners and players, shares what's at stake for both sides, and brings plenty of Diet Mountain Dew along for the ride.
Sometimes we have to go on certain journeys in our lives and they take us to dark places. The dark places show us what we're capable of, and in moments of darkness, we have a choice to stay or rise up. Dustin Johnson is co-founder of Vikings and Vixens Fit, helping others learn how to be the most elite versions of themselves through nutrition, fitness, and mindset. He and his wife Tonya started Vikings and Vixens in 2018 and are currently touring the United States in their luxury bus bringing a positive message layered with implementable strategies for living a magnificent and healthy life. In this episode, Pedro and Dustin take a trip to the darker side of life as they share struggles of alcohol, drugs, and wasting time on fruitless pursuits. They discuss the pivotal moments in life that serve as an exit from a common or regular life. In this episode, Dustin talks about defecting from his Catholic faith, the struggles along the way, and how one meeting with 400 men brought him to the realization that God never left him. This is a powerful episode. Pedro and Dustin take you on a magnificent spiritual journey. What You'll Learn: How taking 6000 milligrams of prescription pills will affect your life What smoking 3 packs of cigarettes and drinking a 12-pack of Diet Mountain Dew per day will do to your mentality The effects drugs, depression, a poor diet, and lack of discipline will do to a marriage When Dustin decided to change his life and how he started the process The impacts of doing 75 Hard Why getting your ass kicked is a great way to motivate you to make a change One meeting with 400 other men was the confirmation Dustin needed to take his mess and make it his mission The importance of having a mentor, coach, or pastor to help you see what you don't see and fix what you didn't know was broken Why struggle is important for your journey The moment Dustin finally accepted Jesus into his life And much more! FAVORITE QUOTE: “I was that person. I always knew there was something missing. I knew there was a void. I was trying to fill it somehow and finally everybody said, I can't believe you went for it at Warrior Night. You just raised your hands and you were down. What they didn't understand was I just surrendered. I've been doing this for 15, 20 years by myself trying to fix all the things and fill the void, and trying to fix all my life. I can't do this by myself anymore.” -Dustin Johnson Connect with Dustin: Facebook Instagram Vikings and Vixens Fit How To Get Involved: From rock bottom and $500 to his name, Pedro Meneses moved to the US, left everything behind seeking answers to turning his life around, becoming an entrepreneur, and thriving in business. This show is for entrepreneurs who need a dose of reality to develop mental toughness, remove the fear of taking action and are ready to pay the price, fight, and win at all costs! In each episode, Pedro introduces you to world-class entrepreneurs and leaders who will share their stories and knowledge to help you get a clear vision, operate at the highest level, and build an empire. Be sure to Connect With Pedro and check out the most recent episode of Chronicles of a Modern Beast in Apple Podcasts Enjoy the Show! Pedro Meneses
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Join us as we play MTG in the FLESH for the first time since last year. The episode is not sponsored by Diet Mountain Dew or gummy worms.
Fair warning on today's episode folks. I'm all jacked up on Diet Mountain Dew! Not really, but I am pretty irritated by the state of the nutrition scene, especially around the Keto and Carnivore scenes. So. Much. Information being spread. Well ladies and gentlemen, ol' Dr. Matt has had enough. So sit back and relax to what could be the last "Ketodontist Podcast" as we broaden our scope and start cutting through the BS.
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We welcome back Greg Hawks, Owner of Hawks Agency in Edmond, OK! Greg shares his insights on hosting virtual events, addressing corporate culture issues post pandemic, and much more. If you know Greg you know his energy can not be contained, even without Diet Mountain Dew. Greg's recommendations: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monique-akanbi-phr-shrm-cp-a280151a/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-kington-oct710/ How to reach Greg: hawksagency.com To hear Wendy and get a discount ticket for the ERE Digital Conference being held May 25-27, click here. This episode is sponsored by People Element. To learn more about their flexible, all-in-one employee experience and engagement measurement solution visit peopleelement.com. Join us on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month at 7 PM ET for the #HRSocialHour chat on Twitter! Be sure to check out our storefront (all profits go to charity): https://www.teepublic.com/user/hrsocialhour
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Are you a Strong Towns member? If so, don’t miss the announcement inside the podcast for a fun, free event with games, a live recording of Upzoned, and, apparently, chocolate milk and Diet Mountain Dew. Last May, we devoted an episode of the Upzoned podcast to talk about the decision of Sidewalk Labs (a subsidiary of Google’s parent company, Alphabet) to pull out of Toronto’s Quayside development. The project, first announced in 2017, had intended to transform 12 acres of industrial land on Toronto’s waterfront into a “high-tech utopia,” complete with “mass timber housing, heated and illuminated sidewalks, public Wi-Fi, and, of course, a host of cameras and other sensors to monitor traffic and street life.” The project was controversial from the start—not least because of privacy concerns. Then last spring the CEO of Sidewalk Labs announced the company was no longer pursuing the Quayside project due to “unprecedented economic uncertainty.” Earlier this month, the City of Toronto released a new RFP for the 12-acre site. The new vision is not for a neighborhood reimagined “from the internet up”, but rather, according to a recent article in The Guardian, a “people-centred vision” in which “affordability, sustainability and environmentally friendly design are prioritized over the trappings of new and often untested technologies.” Upzoned host Abby Kinney, an urban planner in Kansas City, and regular co-host Chuck Marohn, the president of Strong Towns, return to talk about Toronto’s new plans for Quayside. How “people-centered” is the new vision? In fact, how different is the vision, really? The wooden skyscrapers and heated sidewalks may be gone, but what remains—the underlying chassis—appears the same: building all at once and to a finished state. Abby and Chuck talk about why Toronto seems stuck in the big planning mindset and what happens when mega-projects get new marketing brochures. They also discuss a truly people-centered approach: a city shaped by many hands, and projects that can be adapted, re-used, and are good for more than just one thing. Then in the Downzone, Chuck talks about an audiobook he’s listening to on the story of human language. And Abby recommends the podcast miniseries Nice White Parents. Additional Show Notes: “Toronto swaps Google-backed, not-so-smart city plans for people-centred vision,” by Leyland Cecco “Smart Cities: "Are we creating solutions looking for problems?" (Podcast) Abby Kinney (Twitter) Charles Marohn (Twitter) Daniel Herriges (Twitter) Gould Evans Studio for City Design Theme Music by Kemet the Phantom (Soundcloud) Strong Towns content related to this episode “A City Shaped by Many Hands,” by Daniel Herriges “In Defense of Dumb Cities,” by Michael McGinn “Inefficient but Smart,” by Daniel Herriges “Failure Is an Option,” by John Pattison “Unleash the Swarm,” by Daniel Herriges
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Anytime News & Google Photos... Dead! No More Free Unlimited Storage! (Ep 1311) Here's what you need to know before June 1, 2021! · AnyTime News Update · Google Photos will soon cap your free storage at 15GB, in order to encourage people to sign up for its Google One storage subscription service plans starting at $2 a month in the US for 100GB of storage, but is it worth it? · How to back up in Google Photos before the June deadline. · What is Google Takeout? · What's are the best cloud storage alternative? · Apple iCloud Photos vs. Google Photos · Which solution do we recommend? · Diet Mountain Dew, or Mountain Dew Zero? Don't forget to subscribe, like, and follow! Get Your Mafian Gear from the Too Clever Mafia Stores: https://teespring.com/tooclevermafia https://merch.streamelements.com/tooclevermafiapodcast Choose how you to listen to our podcast! Click Here: https://linktr.ee/tooclevermafia If you'd like to support our channels and podcast, Click here: https://anchor.fm/tooclevermafia/support Thanks, so much for listening. If you like the podcast, please Rate it 5 Stars on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast ,or whatever podcast app you use! Follow us @TooCleverMafia on all of the majors of social media for #motivation, #inspiration, and the #PowerofKnowledge today! www.tooclevermafia.com Our Goal: Mr. Clever Mafia wants to inspire the world to reach their dreams by sharing powerful and inspiring life stories, speeches, and life lessons for people around the globe. We want to share powerful messages that will change your life and empower everyone with the knowledge of life! This podcast will bring you motivation, inspiration, life balance, the power of knowledge, and most importantly, we strive to put a smile on your face! We want to help you to take control of your life once and for all. "Too" Clever Mafia brings his old-school nuances and years of real-life experience to help you unravel today's hectic world. With a distinctive “back in my day" style this show teaches us how to win at the game of life. Featuring exclusive interviews, in-depth discussion on need to know current events, real life tips, science, life hacks, history, more! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! If you know someone who could use this podcast, share it with them! #Wow #beinspired #StayAlpha #tooclevermafia #vintageaudio #RadioShow #podcast #toppodcast #ApplePodcast #Spotify #GooglePodcast #Anchor Thank you so much for watching and listening. "That's all I have to say about that.” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tooclevermafia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tooclevermafia/support
Google Photos… Dead! No More Free Unlimited Storage! Full Episode (Ep 1312) Here's what you need to know before June 1, 2021! · AnyTime News Update · Google Photos will soon cap your free storage at 15GB, in order to encourage people to sign up for its Google One storage subscription service plans starting at $2 a month in the US for 100GB of storage, but is it worth it? · How to back up in Google Photos before the June deadline. · What is Google Takeout? · What's are the best cloud storage alternative? · Apple iCloud Photos vs. Google Photos · Which solution do we recommend? · Diet Mountain Dew, or Mountain Dew Zero? Don't forget to subscribe, like, and follow! Get Your Mafian Gear from the Too Clever Mafia Stores: https://teespring.com/tooclevermafia https://merch.streamelements.com/tooclevermafiapodcast Choose how you to listen to our podcast! Click Here: https://linktr.ee/tooclevermafia If you'd like to support our channels and podcast, Click here: https://anchor.fm/tooclevermafia/support Thanks, so much for listening. If you like the podcast, please Rate it 5 Stars on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast ,or whatever podcast app you use! Follow us @TooCleverMafia on all of the majors of social media for #motivation, #inspiration, and the #PowerofKnowledge today! www.tooclevermafia.com Our Goal: Mr. Clever Mafia wants to inspire the world to reach their dreams by sharing powerful and inspiring life stories, speeches, and life lessons for people around the globe. We want to share powerful messages that will change your life and empower everyone with the knowledge of life! This podcast will bring you motivation, inspiration, life balance, the power of knowledge, and most importantly, we strive to put a smile on your face! We want to help you to take control of your life once and for all. "Too" Clever Mafia brings his old-school nuances and years of real-life experience to help you unravel today's hectic world. With a distinctive “back in my day" style this show teaches us how to win at the game of life. Featuring exclusive interviews, in-depth discussion on need to know current events, real life tips, science, life hacks, history, more! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! If you know someone who could use this podcast, share it with them! #Wow #beinspired #StayAlpha #tooclevermafia #vintageaudio #RadioShow #podcast #toppodcast #ApplePodcast #Spotify #GooglePodcast #Anchor Thank you so much for watching and listening. "That's all I have to say about that.” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tooclevermafia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tooclevermafia/support
Google Takeout & The Best Cloud Storage (Ep 1313) Here's what you need to know before June 1, 2021! · AnyTime News Update · Google Photos will soon cap your free storage at 15GB, in order to encourage people to sign up for its Google One storage subscription service plans starting at $2 a month in the US for 100GB of storage, but is it worth it? · How to back up in Google Photos before the June deadline. · What is Google Takeout? · What's are the best cloud storage alternative? · Apple iCloud Photos vs. Google Photos · Which solution do we recommend? · Diet Mountain Dew, or Mountain Dew Zero? Don't forget to subscribe, like, and follow! Get Your Mafian Gear from the Too Clever Mafia Stores: https://teespring.com/tooclevermafia https://merch.streamelements.com/tooclevermafiapodcast Choose how you to listen to our podcast! Click Here: https://linktr.ee/tooclevermafia If you'd like to support our channels and podcast, Click here: https://anchor.fm/tooclevermafia/support Thanks, so much for listening. If you like the podcast, please Rate it 5 Stars on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast ,or whatever podcast app you use! Follow us @TooCleverMafia on all of the majors of social media for #motivation, #inspiration, and the #PowerofKnowledge today! www.tooclevermafia.com Our Goal: Mr. Clever Mafia wants to inspire the world to reach their dreams by sharing powerful and inspiring life stories, speeches, and life lessons for people around the globe. We want to share powerful messages that will change your life and empower everyone with the knowledge of life! This podcast will bring you motivation, inspiration, life balance, the power of knowledge, and most importantly, we strive to put a smile on your face! We want to help you to take control of your life once and for all. "Too" Clever Mafia brings his old-school nuances and years of real-life experience to help you unravel today's hectic world. With a distinctive “back in my day" style this show teaches us how to win at the game of life. Featuring exclusive interviews, in-depth discussion on need to know current events, real life tips, science, life hacks, history, more! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! If you know someone who could use this podcast, share it with them! #Wow #beinspired #StayAlpha #tooclevermafia #vintageaudio #RadioShow #podcast #toppodcast #ApplePodcast #Spotify #GooglePodcast #Anchor Thank you so much for watching and listening. "That's all I have to say about that.” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tooclevermafia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tooclevermafia/support
Google Cloud Storage Alternatives & Diet Mt. Dew? (Ep 1314) Here's what you need to know before June 1, 2021! · AnyTime News Update · Google Photos will soon cap your free storage at 15GB, in order to encourage people to sign up for its Google One storage subscription service plans starting at $2 a month in the US for 100GB of storage, but is it worth it? · How to back up in Google Photos before the June deadline. · What is Google Takeout? · What's are the best cloud storage alternative? · Apple iCloud Photos vs. Google Photos · Which solution do we recommend? · Diet Mountain Dew, or Mountain Dew Zero? Don't forget to subscribe, like, and follow! Get Your Mafian Gear from the Too Clever Mafia Stores: https://teespring.com/tooclevermafia https://merch.streamelements.com/tooclevermafiapodcast Choose how you to listen to our podcast! Click Here: https://linktr.ee/tooclevermafia If you'd like to support our channels and podcast, Click here: https://anchor.fm/tooclevermafia/support Thanks, so much for listening. If you like the podcast, please Rate it 5 Stars on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast ,or whatever podcast app you use! Follow us @TooCleverMafia on all of the majors of social media for #motivation, #inspiration, and the #PowerofKnowledge today! www.tooclevermafia.com Our Goal: Mr. Clever Mafia wants to inspire the world to reach their dreams by sharing powerful and inspiring life stories, speeches, and life lessons for people around the globe. We want to share powerful messages that will change your life and empower everyone with the knowledge of life! This podcast will bring you motivation, inspiration, life balance, the power of knowledge, and most importantly, we strive to put a smile on your face! We want to help you to take control of your life once and for all. "Too" Clever Mafia brings his old-school nuances and years of real-life experience to help you unravel today's hectic world. With a distinctive “back in my day" style this show teaches us how to win at the game of life. Featuring exclusive interviews, in-depth discussion on need to know current events, real life tips, science, life hacks, history, more! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! If you know someone who could use this podcast, share it with them! #Wow #beinspired #StayAlpha #tooclevermafia #vintageaudio #RadioShow #podcast #toppodcast #ApplePodcast #Spotify #GooglePodcast #Anchor Thank you so much for watching and listening. "That's all I have to say about that.” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tooclevermafia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tooclevermafia/support
Google Photos… Dead! No More Free Unlimited Storage! Full Episode (Ep 1310) Here's what you need to know before June 1, 2021! · AnyTime News Update · Google Photos will soon cap your free storage at 15GB, in order to encourage people to sign up for its Google One storage subscription service plans starting at $2 a month in the US for 100GB of storage, but is it worth it? · How to back up in Google Photos before the June deadline. · What is Google Takeout? · What's are the best cloud storage alternative? · Apple iCloud Photos vs. Google Photos · Which solution do we recommend? · Diet Mountain Dew, or Mountain Dew Zero? Don't forget to subscribe, like, and follow! Get Your Mafian Gear from the Too Clever Mafia Stores: https://teespring.com/tooclevermafia https://merch.streamelements.com/tooclevermafiapodcast Choose how you to listen to our podcast! Click Here: https://linktr.ee/tooclevermafia If you'd like to support our channels and podcast, Click here: https://anchor.fm/tooclevermafia/support Thanks, so much for listening. If you like the podcast, please Rate it 5 Stars on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast ,or whatever podcast app you use! Follow us @TooCleverMafia on all of the majors of social media for #motivation, #inspiration, and the #PowerofKnowledge today! www.tooclevermafia.com Our Goal: Mr. Clever Mafia wants to inspire the world to reach their dreams by sharing powerful and inspiring life stories, speeches, and life lessons for people around the globe. We want to share powerful messages that will change your life and empower everyone with the knowledge of life! This podcast will bring you motivation, inspiration, life balance, the power of knowledge, and most importantly, we strive to put a smile on your face! We want to help you to take control of your life once and for all. "Too" Clever Mafia brings his old-school nuances and years of real-life experience to help you unravel today's hectic world. With a distinctive “back in my day" style this show teaches us how to win at the game of life. Featuring exclusive interviews, in-depth discussion on need to know current events, real life tips, science, life hacks, history, more! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! If you know someone who could use this podcast, share it with them! #Wow #beinspired #StayAlpha #tooclevermafia #vintageaudio #RadioShow #podcast #toppodcast #ApplePodcast #Spotify #GooglePodcast #Anchor Thank you so much for watching and listening. "That's all I have to say about that.” #googlephotos #News #cloudstorage --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tooclevermafia/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tooclevermafia/support
Happy Thanksgiving from The No Country for Bears podcast and all of us (including Jason) at Rabid Racoon Broadcasting. Today, we have a special episode, a quickly thrown together episode from those bears to your ears. We got some music, we got some talking, we got some Diet Mountain Dew, come on in, take your shoes off, enjoy the show.
Tom (1w9) joins us this week. In addition to being a good friend, Tom is also the host of several podcasts: Fallout Lorecast, The Elder Scrolls Lorecast, Cyberpunk Lorecast to name but a few. He is also the founder of Robotsradio.net, a podcast network with lots of great content. He also helped significantly with launching this podcast which we are so thankful for.
Topics Covered: 00:01:42 - Monster Trucks and Mountain Dew 00:06:48 - The Mountain Dew Tier List 00:41:58 - Nacho Doritos or Regular Nachos 00:52:48 - Your Red Robin order 00:59:08 - Dennys and stories related 01:05:58 - Paul's Mail Bag Links: blmsites.carrd.co blacklivesmatters.carrd.co blackliveswillalwaysmatter.carrd.co blmstanguide.carrd.co Email us at: email@saveourprogress.com Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/SaveOurProgress Or follow the hosts on twitter at: Craig - https://twitter.com/SearosCanoel Paul - https://twitter.com/pomorales Pete - https://twitter.com/EspadaPete Zac - https://twitter.com/AronZacField Produced by Zachary Field Podcast Artwork by Natalie Fang Dai Opening Theme "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod [Check out more of Kevin MacLeod over at http://incompetech.com/] Credits: "Diet Mountain Dew" by Lana Del Ray
Episode 175 (Season 3.5, Episode 3) Running A Virtual Team, Part 2 REVISITED This is from a special series of episodes we're revisiting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today's episode is the 2nd half of a topic that's particularly fitting—“Running A Virtual Team, Part 2”. Enjoy! We have been a virtual team for several years now, and we LOVE IT. Despite being located all over our market, we have a highly successful team and a super fun culture. In this two-part series, we talk about the advantages (and hurdles) of getting away from the traditional “bricks-and-mortar” office setting, along with how you can thrive as a virtual agent and team. Plus we talk “Low T”, Todd's Hunger Games moment, and what we're OBSESSED with! SHOW NOTES How will the podcast end? [1:30] What we're obsessed with [3:45] Todd's funk [5:50] What you need to be virtual [9:45] The "Go Bag” [9:45] What the team needs to be virtual [11:45] Going paperless [14:13] Are you more productive at home or in an office? [18:10] How to help your team be productive at home [18:45] Todd's Hunger Games moment [20:40] Training [24:05] How we train our agents virtually [24:40] Virtual team bonding [27:00] SHOW LINKS Do you have low T?: https://www.nugenix.com/trial/ Final Countdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jK-NcRmVcw Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears: https://heavy.com/entertainment/2018/02/justin-timberlake-britney-spears-dated-split-when-photos/ Inman Conference: https://www.inman.com/ Gary Vaynerchuck: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ Chipotle: https://www.chipotle.com/ Noah Kahan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNuOS-qwM0Q Santa Clarita Diet: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5580540/ Save money on Subway sandwiches: https://www.retailmenot.com/view/subway.com Slack: www.slack.com Gotomeeting: https://www.gotomeeting.com/b Dropbox: www.dropbox.com Google Drive: https://www.google.com/drive/ Box: https://www.box.com/ iCloud: https://www.icloud.com/ Top Producer: http://www.topproducer.com/ Paperless Pipeline: https://www.paperlesspipeline.com/ DocuSign: https://www.docusign.com/ Diet Mountain Dew: http://www.mountaindew.com/ Dotloop: https://www.dotloop.com/ Our episode about working from home: http://boomrealestatepodcast.com/episode-068-6-ways-to-kill-it-from-home-revisited/ Hunger Games: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392170/ Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102798/ Robin Hood, Men In Tights: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107977/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Everything I Do, I Do It For You: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9HDmdqeU-4 BOOM LINKS Email: info@boomrealestatepodcast.com Web: www.boomrealestatepodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boomrealestatepodcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt1P-rEDZ1h2UYT20EN4mYQ 30-Day Jumpstart: www.Boom30.com
On today’s show, I’m going to take you through my nutrition journey and how I’ve learned to eat healthier over the past few years, which is invaluable to me as a freelance business owner. As freelancers, in particular, we need to focus on our health. Often, we sit at home all day behind a computer. Many of us are not getting enough exercise—we’re not even getting up enough throughout the day to stand, walk or stretch. And food temptations are just a room or two away. As freelancers, if we don’t work, we don’t make money. If you’re eating foods that make you feel sluggish, or you’re dehydrated and tired, or you’re hopped up on too much caffeine, you’re not going to do your best work. Your brain might not be as sharp that day, or you’re just tired and want a nap. As an employee, you can feel this way and either push through or just suffer through the day—but you get paid either way. Not so as a freelancer. You need to be on your game and doing your best work. This episode is not about weight, even though I do want to lose a few pounds. I’m trying really hard to focus on the health aspects in my own life, which does include not gaining any more weight. First up: water. I have finally embraced how magnificent water is. Of course, I knew this intellectually. But I never drank it. Instead, throughout my 20s, I would drink 3–6 cans of Mountain Dew every day. In my 30s, I switched to Diet Mountain Dew to get away from the calories, but now I was consuming the aspartame sweetener also. I tried to give up caffeine several times and finally succeeded in giving it up cold turkey in 2009. To do that, I started on a Thursday so I could suffer my caffeine withdrawals mostly over the weekend. However, for several years, I just replaced my Diet Mountain Dew with Sprite or Sierra Mist or root beer. I did start drinking caffeinated tea a few years ago, but I make sure not to get addicted. In fact, this year I switched to drinking mostly rooibos tea, which is delicious and doesn’t have caffeine. Then, just a couple of years ago I finally gave up Sprite and all soda in favor of water. But I needed help to do so. I’m a former newspaper reporter and a very curious person. I’m also a “questioner,” according to Gretchen Rubin’s book “The Four Tendencies.” Gretchen divides people into four categories based on how we respond to expectations and make decisions in our life. A questioner tends to meet inner expectations when we set our mind to something—like when I finally decided to quit caffeine cold turkey—but we tend to resist outer expectations if there’s no reason we can believe in. The catch is that I will meet outer societal expectations if I respect the rule, the person or the process. With that in mind, I decided to hire a nutritionist at Third Space Wellness here in Silver Spring, Maryland, a few years ago, to help me out on my journey. I worked with my nutritionist, Susie, for a couple of months. She presented me with facts about food, and she worked to help me develop new healthy habits into my life. Our first step: getting rid of Sprite. And drinking water. Susie helped me realize that to drink more water I needed to have it with me all the time. So I bought an insulated water bottle and began by drinking 8–16 oz. of water every day and worked my way up to more. Another tip from Susie: Fill up your water bottle at night and put it on your nightstand. We all start out our mornings already dehydrated, so drinking 8–16 oz. of water each morning starts us off on the right path. Susie also helped me find healthier snacks. She encouraged me to take a fun field trip to local markets new to me and scour the shelves for healthier alternatives. I headed to Mom’s Organic Market, where Susie recommended I try Hope’s spicy avocado hummus. I now eat it with Jovial organic einkorn sourdough crackers. I also eat more fruit and am trying out Medjool dates, which are a sweet, soft and chewy fruit. My dad is an avid cyclist. He has been tall and thin and in great shape all of his adult life. However, his cholesterol was sky-high, no matter how much he exercised. So, last year, my dad adopted a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle, which is essentially vegan—except he’s doing it solely for health reasons. Dad heard about the whole-food, plant-based lifestyle from his cycling friend Ian Cramer, an allied health care professional with degrees in kinesiology and athletic training. Ian has a podcast called the Ian Cramer Podcast, where he interviews doctors and scholars of lifestyle medicine and plant-based nutrition. My dad had long conversations with Ian about this new lifestyle and decided to try it. He’s lucky that my mom loves to cook and was willing to switch over all of her cooking for both of them to vegan meals. They had fun looking for and trying out new recipes together. Dad ate Brussels sprouts for the first time, discovering he loved them. He bought a Ninja blender to make smoothies with almond milk and fruit. After six months or so, he dropped 20 pounds—he’s leaner and even healthier looking now. And his bad cholesterol level dropped 62 points! He has kept track of his bike rides for years, and after changing his diet, his cycling app showed him riding faster up hills and riding more miles overall. I was inspired. So, August 11, 2018, was the last time I ate meat. I don’t miss it, and it was easy for me to give it up, which was a huge surprise. However, I still eat fish and seafood, which I love, though I’ve definitely cut back and usually only eat it in restaurants, not at home. The other thing I gave up was dairy—mostly. I love cheese, but, again, I cut way back. I don’t have it in the house and usually only eat it when I go out to eat, as a treat. If it’s just a topping, I often ask for the cheese to be left off. But I gave up milk, yogurt, butter, ice cream, plus eggs. I consider myself about 80% whole-food, plant-based. On most days, I’m fully living a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle. Other days, I’m vegetarian, and some days I’m pescatarian—eating fish that day. But it’s a journey. So, what do I eat? I usually start off my day with oatmeal: Nature’s Path’s Blueberry Cinnamon Flax instant oatmeal. I add chia seeds, flax seeds, cinnamon and fresh blueberries and strawberries. On days when I’m in a hurry, I eat KIND blueberry almond breakfast bars. I’ve been trying to eat more beans for fiber and protein. I eat a lot of vegetables—I love mushrooms. I love to cook, but I also aim for convenience, so rice bowls with jasmine rice are an easy meal. I also like tacos and fajitas and trying new Indian and Asian recipes. If you like sandwiches, you can make meatless sandwiches that are filling and tasty. I use a vegan mayo or hummus for the spread and then fill the sandwich with lettuce, tomatoes and avocado. I especially love buying unique types of tomatoes at the farmers market when they’re in season and trying all those different flavors. My next step in my nutrition journey is to cut back on sugar. This will probably be the hardest food-related action I’ve ever taken. I think I’m more addicted to sugar than I ever was to caffeine. I’m not quite ready to say I’m cutting out sugar completely though. I’ll be testing myself this holiday season to cut back on sugar, to sometimes refuse the cookies or cakes, pies or candy. Biz Bite: Use an app to remind you to drink more water. Some apps to choose from: My Water Balance; Drink Water Reminder; Daily Water; Waterlogged The Bookshelf: “Ask Again, Yes” by Mary Beth Keane Resources: “The Four Tendencies” by Gretchen Rubin Third Space Wellness in Silver Spring, Maryland Ian Cramer Podcast Melanie’s dad’s blog post: “1000s of miles of cycling couldn’t save me from a poor diet” Learn more about whole-food, plant-based living at Forks Over Knives. Churchill’s Fine Teas in Cincinnati Mom’s Organic Market Hope spicy avocado hummus Jovial einkorn sourdough crackers Nature’s Path Blueberry Cinnamon Flax instant oatmeal KIND blueberry almond breakfast bars Forks Over Knives vegan Thanksgiving recipes Creamy avocado basil pesto spaghetti Maple-glazed cooked carrots Vegan Chickpea Cauliflower Tots Tot sauce: mix equal parts vegan mayo and honey together; add Dijon mustard to taste. Linguine with sautéed asparagus (1 bunch, cut in small pieces) and cremini mushrooms (8–12 ounces): Sauté the vegetables together and add one-fourth cup of white cooking wine and two tablespoons of lemon juice and stir. Add one-fourth teaspoon of red pepper flakes, more if you like heat. Mix sauce with cooked linguine in a large serving bowl.
Today's Word Problem: If Eric consumes 800 ounces of Diet Mountain Dew and drives 55 mph to Glenna's for breakfast dessert, how many minutes will it take him to get the cheesecake of his skinny camouflage tie? Send your answers to us at thesaysomethingpodcast@gmail.com or post it on our Facebook account! Too hip for FB? Follow us on Instagram and The Twitter! Get outta my yard, G & E
Molly Beane is the founder/CEO of clean beauty startup From Molly With Love. Molly started the company as a kitchen-table startup in 2016. Less than three years later, her products are sold in hundreds of retailers with international distribution. Molly and FMWL have been featured in Good Morning America, Well + Good, Pop Sugar, Huffington Post, Thought Catalog, BuzzFeed, Forbes, and other publications. Two Fairfield, OH natives sit down for a chat with a swig of Diet Mountain Dew. In this episode, Molly talks about her experiences growing up in Southern Ohio, recovery from addiction and trauma, and how spiritual awakening is necessary, but definitely not cute. Conversations with a Wounded Healer is a proud member of @mhnrnetwork #healer #healing #woundedhealer #therapy #therapist #fairfield #ohio #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #addiction #recovery #addictionrecovery #trauma #traumarecovery #wellness #beauty #cleanbeauty #selfcare #spiritualawakening Let’s be friends! You can find me in the following places... Website (and full show notes): www.headhearttherapy.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoundedHealr/ https://www.facebook.com/HeadHeartTherapy/ Instagram: @headhearttherapy Twitter: @WoundedHealr @HeadHeart_Chi
In this week's edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser, along with Consultant Bray Wheeler, talk about some of the common mistakes we've seen during a critical moment during our consulting and professional careers. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Episode #4: The Crisis Team Episode #17: Lessons Learned from the 2017 Hurricane Season Episode #23: Crisis Management is not a Pickup Game Blog Post: Looking back at the 2017 Hurricane Season Blog Post: Making Decisions in the Midst of a Crisis //static.leadpages.net/leadboxes/current/embed.js Episode Transcript Bryan Strawser: Hello, and welcome to the Managing Uncertainty podcast. This is Bryan Strawser, principal and CEO here at Bryghtpath. Bray Wheeler: This is Bray Wheeler, consultant at Bryghtpath. Bryan Strawser: And today we're going to talk about some common mistakes we've seen in the critical moment in a crisis during our consulting and professional careers and we both been at crisis management for quite some time, almost 30 years for me. Bray Wheeler: Not quite that long for me. Bryan Strawser: I have more gray hair. Bray Wheeler: I'm getting there. I also have more hair. Bryan Strawser: But what we want to talk about is just we've been inside of a lot of companies, and we've been in a lot of situations on our own with a lot of different teams across really around the world. And we want to talk about six or seven common mistakes that we've seen, and a little bit about what leads to those mistakes. And I'm just going to start off with the first one for me, a big one, and that is just the overreacting that happens. Bryan Strawser: The emotional response in a crisis, particularly a crisis that has personal implications for an individual or for a team. Usually where someone's been hurt, or you have this just really the extreme reputational situation, like a data breach. Things are going to have material consequences for your organization or for an individual, and just this emotional response. And this one's particularly near and dear to my heart because I so value emotional intelligence when it comes to folks that work in crisis management. Bray Wheeler: Yeah. Bryan Strawser: That individuals are able to work through these situations in the moment. And to some extent, keep your emotions under control while you're managing the crisis, and then you bring that out and experience it in its full when the crisis is over. And it's such an important thing to me. Bryan Strawser: And I think that we also get there not just through folks who have high EQ, high quotients in this area. But I think we also get there by practicing and having exercises. Bray Wheeler: Yep. Bryan Strawser: And having exercises that are realistic to where people understand their roles and responsibilities, and how the team is going to collaborate to make these very difficult decisions. Bray Wheeler: Right. Well, I mean, it gets back to kind of the tried and true methods of fire drills and shelter-in-place drills. Bryan Strawser: And why do we practice these things? Bray Wheeler: You practice those things so that you feel at least somewhat comfortable or knowledgeable, or kind of confident in the next two things you're supposed to be doing. And I think a lot of times when we get into these situations, especially kind of as you were describing, what are the really novel type situations? Situations that are uncommon, we've never experienced before, have high impact, have a high consequence to them. Bray Wheeler: It's easy to get sucked into the, "I just need to react. We just need to do something. I need to do something." And the train kind of just leaves the station without any rhyme or reason other than that sense of, "We got to do something." And it's especially complicated when you have an existing process and you have something in place, and either have leaders or other teams kind of feeling the need to go address it rather than go to the mechanism that you've put in place to really kind of counter that emotional response. You have an emotional process put in place to escalate to, to be able to start working through to gather the right folks, to start putting the pieces in place to manage it in a way that the organization can feel confident about. And those individuals who are having that kind of reaction, or who are highly involved, can feel confident in. Bryan Strawser: And I think it's particularly frustrating I think for teams where you have a relatively mature crisis process in place. Bray Wheeler: Yeah. Bryan Strawser: Now you're confronted with a crisis that's maybe a little bit of outside of the box, or it has such material impact on the organization that the executives, instead of valuing the process that you built, skip it and put their own process in place. And now you're outside of all the process safeguards and checklists and muscle memory of roles and responsibility and having the right players at the table and more and more and more. Bray Wheeler: Or putting players who are involved in the established process into the ad hoc process. Bryan Strawser: But the process isn't working. Bray Wheeler: But the process isn't working. Bryan Strawser: Yeah. Bray Wheeler: And so it creates confusion or it creates difficulty. And for them trying to work through it or to understand what their expectation and what their role is, because they've been hopefully trained and have, to your point, a muscle memory to that. And then all of a sudden that's gone, and they have to operate in a completely different way. At least not in a way where they have a frame of reference from. Bryan Strawser: I think this happens too in a slightly different way that's just as frustrating, and we've talked about this on the podcast before, around an active shooter incident that several of us were involved in at a previous employer long before Bryghtpath existed. But we had an industry-leading crisis process, and we were involved in a pretty significant active shooter situation. Turned out to be a false alarm, and we had some leaders show up and then try to inject themselves into the process. But they weren't part of the process. Right? Their organization was actually represented by two other people who were already involved and were already doing the right thing, and understood the process. And these two folks tried to interject themselves, and I had to spend some time getting them out of the process because they weren't part of it. Their organization, and getting them redirected to the right people in their org. Bryan Strawser: So this can happen either way. You may have a situation where executives throw your process out the window, and that's frustrating. Or you might have a situation where people show up and they're like, "Well, I want to be involved in this." And that's fine, you can be, but you have to work through your organization's rep, which are these two folks over here. The ones who have been trained and have participated in crisis management for years, work with them. Bray Wheeler: They have that ... And I think that the piece that often gets lost when people try and interject themselves in is there are norms established within these crisis response teams that your representatives know the culture and know the norms of that group and how it operates. And for someone new to step in to just insert themselves breaks norms, rubs people the wrong way, becomes a distraction to the process. Bryan Strawser: Yeah. The folks that have been involved know how to escalate. They know how to work with the peer group. They know who to talk to, they know how to surface things without wrecking the process. Bray Wheeler: Right. Bryan Strawser: We kind of went in some different directions, but the point is that kind of emotional overreaction and not following the defined process here because you've got folks who just don't know the norms. Bray Wheeler: Yep. Bryan Strawser: What's the next one? Bray Wheeler: Lack of transparency in communication. And that kind of gets into the siloing effect of different things, or containment of information that might be important for the broader response team to know the leadership impacted business operations. Really, it just gets down to kind of a communications breakdown, but really it's not being transparent. And that could happen right at the beginning when folks know something's going wrong but they haven't escalated it, or they're only talking about certain pieces of it because of either embarrassments or other components of that. Or it's during, and you're trying to mitigate or split off or be the hero. Or it's at the end, when we're not sharing back what we've learned or what happened, or the nature and the results of what transpired. Bryan Strawser: One area where this really frustrates me that I know we're careful about how when we teach crisis communications or we talk about communicating externally from an organization in a crisis, and that is when the internal team at the company having the crisis finds out what's going on from the media. Bray Wheeler: Yep. Bryan Strawser: Because again, there's not transparency about what's happening, and the company not valuing communicating internally to their employees, to their team before they communicate externally to the community, to clients, to the investment community and other stakeholders. You've got to do both. The messages are a little different, and they very clearly need to do one before the other. It can be 10 minutes before the other. Bray Wheeler: Right. Bryan Strawser: But you've got to let the team hear from leaders directly, and not hear from leaders through the local news anchor. That's not a good process to get into. Bray Wheeler: Well, I mean, it comes down to trust and respect. And the way that a crisis is communicated and addressed really dictates to some extent the success of how that organization recovers from that. Because if you have, to your point, the internal team going, "We found out about this from the media, this is all being hidden from us. I can't trust people. They don't trust us. What's going on?" Bray Wheeler: There's conflicting stories. They're not able to go to their family and friends who are asking like, "Hey, what's going on with that?" And being able to say, "You know what? Here's kind of what I can share and what I know, and there's some things I know I can't share." But it just comes down to they're a part of your organization for a reason, and you should be able to trust them in these situations. I don't want to liken it to a family, but it's a little bit of a ... You get into those family crisis, you got to be able to kind of trust that grouping of individuals. Bryan Strawser: So another mistake that we see a lot of is just in the response, particularly in a reputational crisis or negative news story of some type, is when the response becomes a tax on that organization or the individual instead of being about the issue. And I think this is common in today's world when it comes to political communication, where we're going to attack the other party as opposed to just talking about what the issue is. But I also have seen this in reputational conflict, where a company gets attacked over something and instead of dealing with the issue, they attack the individual in the veracity of the claim. And et cetera. And there's certainly a time and place for this, but I see more often than not, this is the response as opposed to, "Let's address the issue at hand." Bray Wheeler: Yep. It comes down to, again, how you portray yourself, how the organization portrays itself, dictates a lot of how people view it and what it is that you stand for and what your values are. That all gets lost if you go on the offensive against an entity rather than that issue. To be able to attack the issue isn't ... There's a time and place for that as part of reputation management. That's a key tool of the tool belt there. But to make it about the entity comes across as personal, and the situation becomes lost on that conversation stream rather than addressing and coming out the other side of that situation stronger than when you went into it. And that's the ultimate goal on some of this stuff, is to be able to do those things, and that gets lost immediately as soon as you go after an individual. Bryan Strawser: What's the next one you got on the list? Bray Wheeler: Escalation breakdown. Common one, and there's a certain level of ... I think it's important to remember with this one, there's a certain level of ambiguity to it. Or what's the word I'm looking for? Discretion that individuals can use and whether or not to escalate. But oftentimes we see ... And it isn't just from the person on the frontline, the security guard at the front, tech and your operations center, manager in a store, manager in a bank or something like that. Not escalating it up and trying to handle it themselves. It also comes down from the top down, that there's not a, "Hey, we have a situation and we're not appropriately putting it back to our original one, back into the process." Bray Wheeler: But that escalation breakdown really is a symptom of having folks not train lack of clarity in how those things should be communicated. A culture that we've kind of shared is over-responding, not overreacting. So making it okay for folks to communicate that stuff out without fear of punishment or being called stupid or something like that, that they made a mistake doing it. Bryan Strawser: Right. Bray Wheeler: That it all becomes a coaching and a teachable moment, rather than punishment and creating that environment. Because the more you know, the more effectively you're able to triage what's going on. And to give that person either the tips to go address it themselves or to say, "Yep, you're right. Here we go, we're going to kick the process in." Bryan Strawser: I took escalation calls for a Fortune 300 organization for six years. Almost six and a half years, and I tried really hard not to kill the messenger. Bray Wheeler: Right. Bryan Strawser: Right? I was always cognizant. Bray Wheeler: Thank you. Bryan Strawser: Yeah, I was going to say Bray was one of the people I had to call sometimes. Bray Wheeler: Every once in a while. Bryan Strawser: But I always tried to remind myself that on the other end of the phone is somebody that really could be in their first real job, and they didn't really want to be the one that called me at 3:00 in the morning, but they had to be the one that called me at 3:00 in the morning. And so I always try to be polite in those situations because I know what it felt like when I was in the other end of that, calling my boss at 3:00 AM about a homicide. Bray Wheeler: Right. Bryan Strawser: Whatever had gone on in one of my retail locations. But definitely I think there's a message there for leaders, that when this stuff gets escalated to you, you need to deal with it rationally and appropriately, and not sweep it under the rug and not kill the messenger and take that seriously. I think that the message at the other end of this is also you have to escalate the stuff that your company calls for to be escalated. Bray Wheeler: Right. Bryan Strawser: You have some clear criteria so folks understand this. I went into a client a couple of years ago as a interim chief security officer and I asked the general counsel, "Hey, what do you want to know about when it happens?" And he literally had two responses. The first one was, "No one's ever asked me that question. I'm not sure." Followed by, "Well, you'll know what to call and tell me." And I'm like, "No, actually I don't." Like, I want you to tell me what's the stuff that happens that's going to be important to you? He goes, "Oh. Well, here are some things." And he goes, "Well, what would you add to that list?" Bryan Strawser: I'm like, "Well, I think you should know about these things." But this raises a question about what do you think other people want to know that you need to know before they ask you about it that has happened, and that led to some fun kind of ... Like what are your peers going to ask about things? Bray Wheeler: For sure. Bryan Strawser: That I need to make sure you know before they ask because they're going to find out through other means. Anyway, you kind of get the idea there. Bray Wheeler: Don't want them to be the last one to know. Bryan Strawser: Yeah, you don't want them to be the last one to know off of there. One of the other mistakes that we see a lot, and I can think of some recent examples of this, is just a lack of organization on action items in a crisis. I think if you're the crisis leader and you're facilitating this crisis team meeting, and I can't remember how many times we've seen this one happen, there's a lot of stuff happening. Okay? And they're facilitating, and they need a note-taker. Somebody needs to take notes for them- Bray Wheeler: You need a scribe. Bryan Strawser: Yeah. Somebody's got to scribe, you can't do that and run the thing at the same time. I know I couldn't, and I take pretty good notes. But you also need to delineate, this is some stuff that we have to do, and who's going to do it? Which org here at the table does this task belong to because it fits in your area? And if it doesn't fit in somebody's area, then decide as a group where it's going to go. That's why you have this cross-functional in a crisis organization, but you've got to track this stuff. Bray Wheeler: Yep. Bryan Strawser: And then you got to stay on top of it. And this is where I think particularly if your crisis organization is set up correctly, you're not doing everything. But the stuff that can get solved is coming to you to deal with. Like here's the obstacle or whatever. There's got to be clear paths to resolve this. I remember a specific example of this in Hurricane Sandy, where FEMA wanted to bring gas and distribute it in retail store parking lots. And I'm like, "I can tell you I don't like this idea, but I can also tell you this is not my decision. I will take it to the person whose decision it is." Bryan Strawser: And then kind of chase down the answer to that question. But that was a problem that the local retail stores weren't going to be able to solve. We had to answer this question for them because it was really a policy question. So you've got to have the mechanisms to escalate those decisions and make those decisions quickly. Bray Wheeler: We've seen organizations take different approaches with this too, where they have online virtual tools that they're tracking these things in real time. We have people who have sheets, paper sheets that they're tracking this information on. The most probably effective one, at least in the moment ... Bray Wheeler: Excuse me. Is a whiteboard, and just using the whiteboard to track as the conversation goes. That scribe is writing down key pieces of information, kind of situational components from the different groups at the table. But then those action items, and listing those out and then being able to recap at the end of that conversation or that call of, "What's next? What off this list are we going to do?" Bryan Strawser: Yeah. And there's always just a lot to keep track of in these situations. So I think that's a good one. Another example of things that we see pretty commonly, mistakes we see pretty commonly, and this one just kills me. Role ambiguity, uncertainty with roles and expectations within the crisis organization. Bryan Strawser: I attribute this sometimes to just poor planning or poor training, or more likely, you haven't really done an exercise. A good exercise, where you work a lot of these details out because you've practiced, and you've had some lessons learned out of that practicing so folks are clear on what this is. If I walk into a real crisis and people aren't sure who's in charge and who's taken notes, and who's running the meetings and who's communicating the results of those meetings, I'm usually looking at a team that hasn't had an exercise. Bray Wheeler: Yeah. Bryan Strawser: A real exercise. Bray Wheeler: Safe bet. Bryan Strawser: Safe bet. And that's a really bad place to be, because you exercise in order to build that muscle memory and understanding of how you're going to collaborate so that you can do this in a crisis, and now you're in a crisis and [inaudible 00:20:21], as we say in Minnesota. Bray Wheeler: Well, and it gets to the different kinds of functional pieces of the crisis team too, that if they don't ... Team member accountability, for example. It's an important piece. Sometimes in these situations, if nobody knows who's responsible for it or teams that are responsible for it, it gets left open. Bryan Strawser: And by team member accountability, we're talking about actually accounting for your team in some type of life-threatening injury possible situation. Who's doing that, and what is your process? Is that local team, is it corporate HR? Is it the field HR group? Who does it? And by the way, and if you think this is just an HR responsibility, you're nuts. Bray Wheeler: You are sadly incorrect. Bryan Strawser: Yeah. It's a shared responsibility, but someone's got to be in charge of the darn thing. Team member accountability. Obviously, if you're listening, you're picking up on some sarcasm related to this. But part of that is just simply we see this a lot, this team member accountability as a challenge. Bray Wheeler: So the next item we have on our list, kind of the penultimate one here, but it's really about remembering to not overemphasize the kind of operational and financial impacts of the situation versus the people impacts. A lot of times I think people always know people's impacts are the right thing to address first, and the important thing to care about there doesn't always translate as you get into the conversations about what's going on with the situation. Bray Wheeler: Whatever kind of feels like the hot fire or the passion point of the thing tends to dominate the conversation. In some situations, that is for sure people impact, and that's very clear. For some other situations, that's not always the case. And especially for ones where they may happen in off-hours or it's kind of a known thing like a hurricane or severe weather where people may not be at the facility. They're at home, but there's still impacts to people. And so it's easy to kind of default into the operational or financial piece- Bryan Strawser: Too focused on the business and not enough focus on the team. I really think that the crisis has to start with, "Is the team okay?" Bray Wheeler: Yep. Bryan Strawser: "What is the impact on the team, and what do we need to do to help them?" And then you can get to the other implications of this. Really just like it does in the public sector, emergency management starts with lifesaving rescue operations. Here, we start by thinking about life safety, and then what's the impact on the team and what do we need to do to help them through this. I think a lot of companies, and I think back to Hurricane Harvey and Maria and Irma where fortunately none of our clients had any loss of life or anything like that. But a lot of companies, they knew their team was impacted, right? But their questions were about when can I reopen the office, when can I reopen the store, when can I get the campus reopened? Bryan Strawser: We were working with a university that was impacted at a time, and I kept steering them back to, "Those are important questions, but you can't do any of that if you don't take care of the team." And the team has evacuated and they have an impact. They've lost homes, they've had an impact to their homes, they've lost pets. In one case, we got to talk about how to deal with that first, and then we'll get to the how do we get these things reopened. Because honestly, your first big impact to address is this stuff with the team. We saw companies at the time that didn't have disaster pay in mind for these situations. It was one of the questions I asked before we started some of their crisis calls was, "Are you going to continue to pay the employees who were out of work?" Bryan Strawser: Because it sounds like we're not going to get into some of these buildings for a couple of weeks because they're flooded. Are we going to pay these folks? "Well, we have an interruption policy, but that only works for three days." Okay, well, let's work on solving that issue. Do you want to do this, and then how are you going to do it? Because honestly, we need to solve that before we get to these other problems. Bray Wheeler: Yep. Bryan Strawser: And companies just don't ... I don't think they're naturally wired to think that way. Bray Wheeler: No. You want to get the storefront open as soon as possible. You know, for lack of a better analogy, you can't really get it open if you don't have anybody working in there, or shopping there or interacting with it like they're supposed to. Because a lot of times, people impact it either from a customer base or your client base or partner base too, that, "Yeah. Great. You're up and running, but nobody else is." Bryan Strawser: Right. Nobody else has set up. You haven't set up your part of the system to get everybody back online, back on their feet, back able to return to as much of normalcy as they can get to. Bray Wheeler: Right. Bryan Strawser: So our last area, our last mistake that we see, and this was kind of funny because we had just asked my wife who works here at Bryghtpath about what's the big mistake that she's seen companies do. She's been at this her whole life, longer than I have. And she brought up as she put it, "Not having enough coffee available for the team." Well, what she was really getting at was just not taking care of the team. And by the team here, we're talking about the crisis team, the folks that are dealing with work, leading your company through this situation. And I think we've said on multiple podcasts that one of the first things that we always did when activating is to order food. Right? So coffee, coffee maker, pizza, Bray Wheeler: Candy and the candy- Bryan Strawser: Have some healthier options available, of course. But, have food available for the team. The team's going to work a lot. They're going to have some odd hours. They're going to want water and caffeine of choice. I know I had somebody that only drank Diet Mountain Dew on the team, and so we always had that in there. I'm a coffee drinker, I will drink coffee any hour of the day in a crisis. So those are the kinds of things that ... Bryan Strawser: But also I think is just being aware, and we've talked about this, too. Being aware of the mental health of your team, and particularly when you're in these ... like Hurricane Harvey, Irma, Maria, that was like 35-40 days of a lot of nonstop action for a lot of folks. And we needed to have situations where we were rotating people in and out. Like, "Hey, you know what? You're going to take the next two days off, and you're not going to read your email and you're not going to answer the phone, and you're not going to participate in the calls. You're going to hand those over to me." I remember having this discussion with one of our folks and they were like, "No, I can't. We're in the middle of a hurricane." And I'm like, "Yes. And you're burnt out." Bray Wheeler: Yep. Bryan Strawser: Right? You're headed there and you need to go home. You got little kids, you got a wife. Go be a dad and be a husband, and come back on Monday because it'll still be here. Bray Wheeler: Yep. Bryan Strawser: It's not going anywhere. I'll work this weekend. Bray Wheeler: This one in particularly, this one is one where not for ... Well, I shouldn't make the generalization, but typically I would say organizations don't really want to take advantage of their folks that are responding to these things. But these folks often get taken for granted, because the situation is so focused on the incident itself that those responders, the people who are working the issue are often ... You know, that's what they do. So they're in it. They're not necessarily going to raise their hand and bow out. They're going to keep working and keep working and go home, sleep, come back and work and work and work. Rather than take that disconnect, bump up their effectiveness. Bray Wheeler: There's only so long you can operate in one of these situations before you just are burnt out, or you're on overload. And yes, oftentimes people want to keep working, but to your point earlier, you lose your effectiveness by doing that. You lose the rhythms, the procedures, the thought process, the creative thinking, the personal interactions with people. That all suffer, and it doesn't help the situation the way that these people desperately want it to by being dedicated to what they're doing. Bryan Strawser: You lose your ability for the kind of cognitive thought that I think is required to lead in these situations, particularly where you are the leader. And a lot is incumbent upon you to see the strategic picture, the full understanding of the situation and not just the tactical understanding of the situation. And I don't think you can do that when you're fully exhausted. Bray Wheeler: No. Bryan Strawser: Mentally and physically, you need rest in order to do that. And the rest is different for different people. I require less sleep than most, but I'm even finding that difficult as I get older. But those are the kinds of things that I think when we talk about taking care of the team is watching for these things. And if you want to learn more about that, I think we'll put it in the show notes. But you can look at our podcast about the Harvard National Preparedness Leadership Program, and the ideas of metal leadership and about thinking critically in a crisis I think are very applicable here. Because we are trying to keep you out of the basement, as they like to say. Kind of falling prey to that fight or flight syndrome. Bray Wheeler: Yep. Bryan Strawser: But your long term multi-day crisis situations, it's just critical to make sure the team is taken care of and that folks are getting breaks, and that gets you away from a situation. Bray Wheeler: And that you're giving them permission- Bryan Strawser: To do so. Bray Wheeler: Because a lot of times they go home, go to sleep. It sounds like go home, go to sleep, come back. Instead of go home, go to sleep, don't turn on the news. Bryan Strawser: Yeah. Bray Wheeler: Don't show up here again until Monday. You're giving them that order to stay away, find something else to do for 24 to 48 hours. Bryan Strawser: And as a leader, you need to model that behavior. Bray Wheeler: Yep. Bryan Strawser: Right? You need to be taking your own breaks, doing your own kind of thing. And when you have the right processes and you have the right people, this is easy to do. But also when you have the right people, they're highly motivated to make a difference, and you have to create that environment where, to you say, it's to give permission. You got to create that environment where they can go and do these things. That's it for this edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast. I hope you enjoyed our recitation of some of the bigger mistakes we see in the critical moment during a crisis that we've learned throughout our careers. We'll be back later this week with another episode of our BryghtCast edition of the podcast. Thanks for listening.
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Episode 117 - Running a Virtual Team (Part 2) We have been a virtual team for several years now, and we LOVE IT. Despite being located all over our market, we have a highly successful team and a super fun culture. In this two-part series, we talk about the advantages (and hurdles) of getting away from the traditional “bricks-and-mortar” office setting, along with how you can thrive as a virtual agent and team. Plus we talk “Low T”, Todd's Hunger Games moment, and what we're OBSESSED with! SHOW NOTES How will the podcast end? [1:30] What we're obsessed with [3:45] Todd's funk [5:50] What you need to be virtual [9:45] The "Go Bag” [9:45] What the team needs to be virtual [11:45] Going paperless [14:13] Are you more productive at home or in an office? [18:10] How to help your team be productive at home [18:45] Todd's Hunger Games moment [20:40] Training [24:05] How we train our agents virtually [24:40] Virtual team bonding [27:00] SHOW LINKS Do you have low T?: https://www.nugenix.com/trial/ Final Countdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jK-NcRmVcw Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears: https://heavy.com/entertainment/2018/02/justin-timberlake-britney-spears-dated-split-when-photos/ Inman Conference: https://www.inman.com/ Gary Vaynerchuck: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ Chipotle: https://www.chipotle.com/ Noah Kahan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNuOS-qwM0Q Santa Clarita Diet: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5580540/ Save money on Subway sandwiches: https://www.retailmenot.com/view/subway.com Slack: www.slack.com Gotomeeting: https://www.gotomeeting.com/b Dropbox: www.dropbox.com Google Drive: https://www.google.com/drive/ Box: https://www.box.com/ iCloud: https://www.icloud.com/ Top Producer: http://www.topproducer.com/ Paperless Pipeline: https://www.paperlesspipeline.com/ DocuSign: https://www.docusign.com/ Diet Mountain Dew: http://www.mountaindew.com/ Dotloop: https://www.dotloop.com/ Boom episode about working from home: http://boomrealestatepodcast.com/episode-068-6-ways-to-kill-it-from-home-revisited/ Hunger Games: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392170/ Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102798/ Robin Hood, Men In Tights: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107977/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Everything I Do, I Do It For You: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9HDmdqeU-4 BOOM LINKS Email: info@boomrealestatepodcast.com Web: www.boomrealestatepodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boomrealestatepodcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt1P-rEDZ1h2UYT20EN4mYQ 30-Day Jumpstart: www.Boom30.com
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In this episode, we delve into lifelong learning – the key to growing your superpowers, whether you’re interested in taking the next step in your career or feeding your side hustle. We gathered expert tips and advice on how to keep learning and how to decide what new skills will most benefit you. We also get the scoop on how to get the most out of learning conferences and what it takes to earn a certification from Microsoft. Listen to this episode for a chance to win a free three-month subscription to LinkedIn Learning! One lucky Windows Insider will be selected to access the entire LinkedIn Learning library of 10,000 courses. To enter, tweet about the new talents and knowledge you’ve gained through LinkedIn Learning, and we’ll randomly select one entrant to win. So, let us know on Twitter how you’ve used LinkedIn Learning to up your game. Then, tag your Tweet with #alwaysbelearning and #windowsinsider to be entered into the drawing. Entries must be received by Wednesday, April 18. Episode transcript JASON HOWARD: Welcome to the Windows Insider Podcast. You're listening to Episode 13. I'm your host, Jason Howard. Today, we're talking lifelong learning, that is, how to continue growing your superpowers, whether you're interested in taking the next step in your career, feeding your side hustle, or an amazing new hobby. Plus, we'll share our Windows Insiders can access exclusive free courses on LinkedIn Learning. Our first guest is "the" ultimate lifelong learner. She took a break from her busy job at LinkedIn to share pro tips for acquiring at least three new skills every year. SAVANNAH BARRY: I'm Savannah Barry, and I am a marketing manager at LinkedIn, and I work primarily on LinkedIn Learning. JASON HOWARD: Awesome. Welcome to the studio. SAVANNAH BARRY: Thank you. Thank you for having me. JASON HOWARD: So, we've heard from our colleagues at LinkedIn that you are "the" ultimate lifelong learner and are really savvy in terms of being able to work on new skills to grow your career. Would you mind sharing with everybody your method for doing this? SAVANNAH BARRY: Yeah, totally. So, I'm just a curious person in general. If there is a problem that I come across, I'm very eager to learn how to fix it. I have a hard time, like, just kind of stepping back and saying, "Like, okay, like, someone else handle this problem." Which I think has driven me to be naturally a very curious learner, and kind of have a desire to learn a lot. So when I first joined, I actually joined the Lynda.com team prior to LinkedIn acquiring Lynda.com, and I worked on our enterprise marketing team there. And a great example about what I did there was we needed some e-mails to be coded, and we had to basically rely on an engineering team to build them. And I was, like, "This is not efficient, I cannot get stuff done in the timely manner that I would like it to be." So I basically taught myself how to code e-mails, which I had no idea how to do. But I had a need. I had a problem I needed to overcome, I had some campaigns I wanted to ship, and yeah, I spent months after work learning HTML, taking courses on Lynda, LinkedIn Learning, reading books -- just like basically picking my fiancée's brain, like, "Please teach me how to do this." And at the end of the day, you know, I think it, in general, has made me a better marketer. That's a great example of just like one very tactical thing I did. But I reserve an hour out of my week, every single week, to learn. Truly, I have a calendar invite on Friday, it actually will be after this podcast, where I will basically just reserve at least an hour just to sit down and read something that's like relatable to my career, watch an online course, listen to a podcast -- really, anything that can kind of help me achieve my goals, which I think that has been on my calendar as long as I can remember, so that's kind of how I can carve out time. JASON HOWARD: Well, it sounds like you have a bit of a system -- almost like you've planned out time to go and learn new things. Can you describe some of the, like, the mindset and the process you have behind that? SAVANNAH BARRY: Yeah. I think just knowing that you need to make the time, like, kind of just clearing things out of your brain, off of your desk. I actually go to like a different place. I'll go to a coffee shop, I'll go to a different room in my house, just kind of find a place where I feel a little bit inspired, just to really sit down and focus on the task at hand. So, for example, right now, I'm learning UX design. So I got a bunch of books. And this all stemmed because I was using an app and I was, like, getting really frustrated at it. And I was, like, "Why am I getting so frustrated at this app?" And there's such a psychology behind how we, like, interact with things. And I was very keen to understand. So that is currently what I'm doing. And I have a book in my car that I will be diving into when I get done here, and probably go into a coffee shop or something and read. JASON HOWARD: So one of the things that I was kind of told on the side is that you have a vision board, right? And you list personal and professional skills -- SAVANNAH BARRY: Yes. JASON HOWARD: -- that you want to learn. What prompted that? Where did that come from? I don't have a whiteboard at home, so -- I mean, you know, you might inspire me to go out to Staples or something and go get a whiteboard this afternoon. SAVANNAH BARRY: Yes. I personally think that everyone needs vision boards. I try to make my family and friends make vision boards with me. It hasn't really caught on with them as much as it's caught on with me. (Laughter.) But this year, I actually did it on a whiteboard, and I like drew out what I wanted to do. So I draw, like, pictures and goals and just what I want my year to look like. And that always consists of three professional and three personal things I want to learn. So where did it start? I think I was like in college and one of my psychology classes, like, talking about vision boards or something -- I don't know. I don't even remember where -- exactly where it started, but I've been doing it since I was in college. I used to make my roommates in college do it with me and cut out pictures from magazines and glue them on paper. We'd go get the hot pink, big poster boards -- JASON HOWARD: Oh, goodness, yeah. SAVANNAH BARRY: -- and like glue stuff on there. Yeah, I did that. JASON HOWARD: It's almost like a high school collage. SAVANNAH BARRY: Yeah. But then when I joined LinkedIn, we have these things called "in days" where we have basically one day out of a month where we focus on doing something outside of your job. So every January, it's like a vision "in day." So they actually encourage you to make mood boards. Like, okay, perfect. (Laughter.) So started doing it at work and now I work at home, so now I have a little bit of a different vision board area, but yeah, it's truly pictures, words, things that just inspire me and kind of keep me motivated throughout the day, throughout the year, and just a way to kind of keep myself accountable for the goals I set early on in the year and just really make sure that those are staying top of mind for me throughout the day. JASON HOWARD: Was this something that you did individually? Did your team come together and you kind of like group -- encouraged each other? Like, what was that process like? SAVANNAH BARRY: Yeah, it was a little bit individual, but I definitely tried to source feedback from, like, my manager, my peers, like, here's kind of what I'm doing, do you have any ideas on, like, professional goals that I should maybe focus on for next year? This year, one of my learning goals is SEO and SEM, which I haven't really gotten my feet wet with yet, but my manager was basically, like, "Hey, here's something that would be pretty interesting I think for you to learn." And so that's another thing that I'll be focusing on. JASON HOWARD: I'm assuming SEO being search engine optimization? SAVANNAH BARRY: Yes. Yes. Yes. JASON HOWARD: Okay. SAVANNAH BARRY: Thank you for clarifying. (Laughter.) JASON HOWARD: No, hey, I mean, you know, this is my Microsoft, we use acronyms like they're going out of style. (Laughter.) So can you tell me a little bit about, like, your decision-making process? You said in this circumstance, you know, your manager, you know, you sought some feedback to help you guide down that path, right? And, obviously, there's things that you come up with on your own that you want to learn. So how do you decide what's going to be the best use of your time? Because, I mean, that's kind of the limiting or deciding factor here is you have to make the time to do it, so where does that decision process come from? SAVANNAH BARRY: Yeah, you know, I really try to focus on things that I think will help me become the professional that I want to be, and really the person that I want to be. I think about, "Where do I want to be in five years, and like, what skills will help me get there?" So I do a lot of research. I read a lot of blogs, I do a lot of peer research, asking around, like, people who are in jobs that maybe I aspire to be in, like, what are some skills that they think helped shape their career, take them to the next level? And I usually start with a pretty long list. I'll, like, throughout the year, I'll have, like, a running Word doc and I'll just put stuff in there, and then I can reevaluate and say, "Okay, here are the things that actually feel tactical for the year." The UX one was definitely not on my list, it just like -- my, like, obsession with, like, how I'm interacting with things, I was, like, I need to. This is a learning thing that I need to do, and I do think it'll make me a better marketer at the end of the day. So that was an off-the-cuff add to the list. JASON HOWARD: Wait, so when you look at the concept of lifelong learning, on the surface, it seems like this great goal, everybody should be doing it, but given, you know, we mentioned time a minute ago, some of the listeners are going to sit back and say, "Hey, you know what? I'm crazy busy, I have laundry to do, I've got work, I've got kids, I've got family, I've got to feed the dog." Right? You know, I had to get up at 6:00 in the morning, it feels like I don't get to sit down until 10:00, 11:00 at night. And it was never my time for me to invest in myself. So how do you stay motivated to make that time? How do you drive yourself to make sure that you put it on the list of things that you absolutely have to do? SAVANNAH BARRY: Totally. I think that everyone is very busy, and I think that's, like, in general, a big blocker to learning for people. I've just found ways that it organically works in my life. So I listen to podcasts a lot. I'll find relevant podcasts that are aligned to something that I'm currently learning. And maybe that week I can only listen to a podcast while I'm walking my dog. Like, that's all I can do. And that's okay. Every action you take and every step that you take I think is part of your learning journey, and not everyone has an hour a week to carve out for learning, and that's okay. If it's bi-weekly, if it's once a month doing two hours a day, I think that, in general, if you need your support of your friends and family and managers, like, it's fun to make it a little bit more of a collaborative experience. Like, "Hey, guys, I want to make time for learning, you guys should, too." And I think that also helps create a little bit more accountability, and also maybe frees up some time for you, if everyone around you knows that it's a priority. JASON HOWARD: So how has learning helped you professionally? SAVANNAH BARRY: Well, in general, I think -- I've gotten a couple promotions within my role just specifically because I've been able to go above and beyond of what my normal job consists of. I think it -- in general, it's made me a great cross-functional partner. I mean, a lot of the work that I do in marketing, and I'm sure a lot of other marketers out there, is very cross-functional. You're working with a ton of different people, a ton of different teams, and I think my desire to understand HTML, desire to understand SQL, desire to, like, understand some of these things that maybe I'm not using a ton, but other people are, has really helped me to be a more empathetic partner, to be a more constructive feedback-giver, it's just really helped me a lot in, like, developing really strong relationships. So I feel really lucky that I actually work on a learning product, it's kind of crazy, it's truly the perfect job, I love it. But, yeah, I think it's just that curiosity and that desire to always want to be doing more and really just -- that curious mind. And I think it has helped me in my career, and it's allowed me to start doing like more of a different marketing role. And I was, like, "Ooh! This marketing role looks interesting." And so I started learning and developing and asking people who did that job, like, "What does your day-to-day look like?" And I was able to move into that role with not having the total skillset that I needed to have, but I think my managers felt confident that I knew what I was doing, and I could handle it. And if I couldn't handle it, I would learn how to do it. (Laughter.) JASON HOWARD: So one important question that I want other ask you is: How do you inspire somebody else to learn? Through the conversation that we've had, it seems a big piece of it is you have to have some of this natural desire, right? If you're not the curious type, it sounds like it could be much more difficult to kind of get personally inspired. It's almost like you need to look externally for some of that motivation. You mentioned mentoring. That's one of the things that's really important here at Microsoft is the concept of having a mentor, finding somebody who's in a space, hopefully outside of what you're doing, because at least within this company, there's a lot of leaning on your team, leaning on your peers, like partner teams, and you kind of naturally build up some of that learning along the way as you work with other people, but having somebody outside of the circle of which you normally focus on, they can give you a much different perspective. You know, obviously, this is a bit work focused, but they can give you a much different perspective than the way that you are accustomed to looking at things. SAVANNAH BARRY: I 100 percent agree. I think something that's been really valuable for me is having those mentors who can help me look at what is outside of my narrow range of focus. And as a mentor, that's something that I strive to do, too, is say, "Hey, like, what do you want to do? What do you want to learn? What do you want to be, you know, five year -- two years, next month? What do you want to be doing day to day?" And if that doesn't align with what you're doing now, then how can we really set you up for success to be where you want to be? What are those skills you need to learn to get that promotion? What are those skills you need to make a horizontal move? And I think learning can be tied to your professional goals. And I think so often we lose sight of what those goals are. I mean, everyone is busy. Work is crazy, personal lives are crazy, your kids are running all over the house. Like, things are crazy. But I think if you keep in mind those goals and talk to someone, find someone in a different organization or different company, reach out to someone on LinkedIn and just say, "Hey, I like what you're doing." I find myself reaching out to a lot of people on LinkedIn to just say, "Hey, I saw this blog post, would love to know how you went from this job to this job. Do you have five minutes?" I just had coffee last night with a friend who reached out to me because he wanted to learn more about what I'm doing professionally. Like, he wants to make a career change. And he's, like, "Hey, tell me about some of the skills you acquired to be able to do that. Help me out.” So I think just learning on other people and keeping true to your goals and keeping true to who you are, that's really what motivates me. JASON HOWARD: Do you have any suggestions on getting people started? SAVANNAH BARRY: Yeah, I mean, it depends on what you're trying to learn. I rely on our LinkedIn Learning, like our own product a lot when I'm thing to learn more of, like, the technical skills that I want for my professional career. An example, we have instructional designers on our team who basically build out this learning path, and it basically takes you through nine hours of learning, which is a lot, and not everyone has that -- like, it's a collection of courses that it shows you and tells you, "Hey, here's what to expect. Here's what you're going to be learning." You can kind of see the courses that you're going to be taking. And you can say, "Okay, this is a very easy way for me to get started." I mean, that's what I started doing for UX, I'm deciding to read this book in parallel. That's what I'll be doing for SEO. We have a learning path on LinkedIn learning that I'll be using. That's what I did for HTML, it's what I did for SQL. So I think there's people who have done a lot of the legwork for you, and I think just finding a resource that aligns with what you're trying to achieve. So figure out that skill. What are some of the most in-demand skills? What's going to take you to that next level? And then find out where you can learn it. Learning paths are a really, really great, easy way to absorb information, and it's a lot of information. When I first looked at it, I was like, "Okay, ten hours, wow. Okay." But when you actually think about it, that's the whole learning journey right there, that's it all. Right there, in front of your face, you can look at it on your phone, I listen to just the audio sometimes if it's like more of a soft skill. There's lots of ways to really engage with learning. JASON HOWARD: Well, before we wrap up here. Any final words of advice or life tidbits or any other awesome vision board things you want to share with the listeners? SAVANNAH BARRY: Oh, gosh. Life tidbits? I mean, I would just always stay curious, always ask questions, and just keep learning, and have fun while doing it. I just urge everyone to stay curious. JASON HOWARD: Awesome. Thanks, Savannah. Thank you so much for your time today. SAVANNAH BARRY: Thank you. JASON HOWARD: Appreciate you being here. Hopefully, the listeners have enjoyed this as much as I have. SAVANNAH BARRY: Yes, me too. Thank you. JASON HOWARD: Cheers. SAVANNAH BARRY: Bye. JASON HOWARD: For tech professionals, keeping up with the latest knowledge is everything. Have you ever wanted to know if becoming a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert would be worthwhile? What about how to tackle the amazing and sometimes overwhelming options to learn at Microsoft Ignite? We talk shop with our next guest, Aaron Buckley, a Windows Insider and IT pro at the company Alex and Ani based in Rhode Island. Good morning, Aaron, welcome to the Windows Insider Podcast. AARON BUCKLEY: Good morning. JASON HOWARD: So, tell us about your career as an IT pro. AARON BUCKLEY: Yeah, sure. I got my start in IT working at my college help desk. That evolved into my actual career path. Even though I was not studying IT in academia. And so now at my current company, Alex and Ani, I kind of jokingly refer to myself as an "army of one," particularly with client management and devices. I am running our Intune mobile device management, I am also architecting and governing System Center Configuration Manager, and I am in charge of leading the charge for Windows 10. We're upgrading from a bunch of 7 and 8.1 machines. JASON HOWARD: That is definitely an interesting career path. I've got to tell you, you said that you didn't go study IT in college. I'm actually in that same boat, right? It's something that I haven't talked about on any of the podcasts before, but I was fortunate enough to go to university, and my degree is in economics. Right? And here I am working at -- AARON BUCKLEY: Economics? JASON HOWARD: Yeah. And here I am working at Microsoft, right? Trust me, I did not see that one coming. AARON BUCKLEY: I might be able to beat you in terms of relevance. My degree -- I got a double bachelor's degree in psychology and in political science. (Laughter.) JASON HOWARD: All right. AARON BUCKLEY: So I'm not sure how I got to IT. JASON HOWARD: You took a left turn at Missoula, man. AARON BUCKLEY: It's a passion. (Laughter.) Yeah. I should say, you know, while I had my interest in academia, I've always been an enthusiast for technology. And so I actually consider myself really, really lucky that as my career, I'm doing what I love. And I know that that's kind of aspirational for a lot of people. I somehow achieved this, I'm really proud. JASON HOWARD: So I have had the pleasure of speaking with you before. We actually met at Ignite last year at the Windows Insider booth. We had several Insider roundtables, met you there, learned a little bit about you there and obviously, you know, happy to have you back and actually get to talk to you on a more one-to-one type basis here. Through some of that conversation, you know, found out that you're a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert. Side note for our audience. You may be asking yourself, "What is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert, or MCSE?" These are folks who have achieved a Microsoft certification that validates they have the skills needed in a particular area -- for example, app development or cloud infrastructure. Aaron, can you tell us why tackling the certification was important for your career? AARON BUCKLEY: That's a good question because I've got to tell you, some of these exams, I think they were actually tougher than writing some of my 25- or 30-page term papers. (Laughter.) For the first couple years of my post-college, entry-level workforce, I was at the help desk level. And through just demonstrating my technical competency, I got to be a level-three help desk, or escalation technician. But it was really at the point where -- I remember the conversation. I went to my boss and I didn't throw it down, but I handed him my certification saying that, "Wow, yeah, I really am an MCSE." And it was actually a couple weeks after that that I got my first post-help-desk promotion. And at that point I joined my company's system engineering team. And that stuck out to me because I wouldn't tell people that you have to have a certification in order to jump to higher levels in your technical career path, but it was a milestone and a marker that I was able to hand my leadership, and they were able to say, "Wow, you not only have you demonstrated to us that you know this information, but you somehow convinced Microsoft that you know that technology." (Laughter.) And so that, I think, was really important. That was fundamental. I'm going to admit that I definitely failed my last MCSE exam three times before I finally nailed it on the fourth attempt. And let me tell you, when I walked outside having finally passed my certification, I screamed at the sky I was so happy. (Laughter.) I mean it when I say that I think these MCSEs gave me more of a challenge that some of my college courses and final exams. You guys are not messing around. JASON HOWARD: So, no doubt, you've obviously gained a lot through this process personally, and of course it's impacted you professionally. So kind of on a broader scale, for others out there who may be considering something like this, what is some of the extra value you see in getting this type of certification? How would you apply it more broadly? AARON BUCKLEY: Jumping to college for a second, a lot of times people emphasize at the point of going through, like, structured college courses is to really build up someone's critical thinking skills and the way that they approach problems. I would apply that same sort of ethos to the certification process. I think that the way that I approach confounds now in my system or broadly in IT is strengthened by some of the problem-solving processes I picked up through the certification process. Not just the particulars of my certification path, like, "Oh, of course, that's where you go in the SCCM console for that." But also just advancing my core understanding of basic troubleshooting steps. Like there's an awareness of knowledge that you get going through these certification processes that I think really just levels up someone's engineering perspective, or their troubleshooting perspective. I'm trying to think of the right way to describe this. It's almost like a refining of the way that I approach problem-solving. Does that make sense? JASON HOWARD: Yeah, absolutely. If I'm interpreting some of what you said correctly, it's -- part of it is learning the actual materials that you're reading through, right? Some of it's going to be new stuff, you'll pick it up along the way, you'll get a chance to, you know, take a preview build and go tinker around and see how it works and see how it functions. But on top of actually covering just the specific materials, it's changing the way you think about what you do already and you've found some ways to kind of tweak and enhance and gives you new products in just some of your day-to-day type activities. AARON BUCKLEY: Absolutely. And I think that's something that Microsoft in the certification process does really well, and I think it's part of Microsoft's intent. As you're going through these certifications, they're updated constantly, like, I think yearly. Like, the questions you're asked, the technologies you're asked about. And I can definitely say that the actual certification and testing process has made available to me the various ways that I can solve particular problems. Like, for example, there have been a couple of times where, after going through my Windows 8 MCSA, I realized that there were so many things I was doing wrong, or just not doing the best way with even just customizing a Windows image. And then I take some of that that I've learned and I'm, you know, using PowerShell to strip out -- sorry Microsoft -- the default Modern applications that are in your corporate image. Maybe my users don't need Candy Crush pre-installed. But even then, like, a recent example would be a problem that I have at my company is that we have a bunch of iOS devices that I have governed through SCCM and Intune, sort of your hybrid solution. And we've run into some issues because iOS devices, we have no way to govern updates for them, and that's important because my company has a number of line-of-business apps that are made for certain versions of IOS. Testing might not be fully complete for updating that app to the next version of iOS. Well, I mean, it turns out that I learned in some of my recent certifications that testing that Intune standalone, Intune based in the Azure portal does have these iOS update policies. So now that has directly informed me for the next six months or so that I have some architectural changes I'm going to be making to my device management and governance structure. And that's something that I probably wouldn't have known right off the bat unless it was being made available to me through this process. Just one example. JASON HOWARD: That's awesome. AARON BUCKLEY: Really helpful, actually. (Laughter.) JASON HOWARD: So I'm going to shift gears on you a little bit here. On top of just certifications and things of that nature, obviously Microsoft has many events throughout the year. Right? We have Build, we have Ignite. I mentioned at the beginning of the show, you know, I actually had met you I person last year at Ignite. What do you think about these types of events? For somebody who hasn't been to Ignite before, say they're presented with the opportunity this year, right? Do you have any, like, extra tips for them to try to get the most out of the experience? AARON BUCKLEY: I have been privileged enough, and really it is a privilege to have been able to attend two Microsoft Ignite conferences. Certainly, I'm really hoping my company would send me for a third time this year. And that is because of how much I've learned. Ignite isn't a vacation, it's definitely a working trip. And my first trip to Ignite, I would look around and see everyone, you know, sitting on couches on their computers. And I'm, like, "What are you guys doing? There are so many trainings to do, and there's this event!" (Laughter.) No, no, no, they had the right idea, I understand why they are taking things they're learning from these hands-on opportunities and starting right away in their environments. I would recommend that people go through the actual schedule, it's up a month or so before the actual conference. Go through, pick out a good five or six knowledge areas that you are executing against in your company. Pick those areas and go through and add them all to your scheduler. I understand that at the end of that process, you are going to probably be triple or quadruple booked at probably every time slot available, but what I've found is that instead of trying to really structure my itinerary to Ignite, layer it all on and pretend you're Hermione Granger with the Time Turner and that you're going to attend them all because I've found that, you know, Microsoft does all of us a really great service by recording all these workshops. You're going to be able to attend one per time slot, you know, in person. Go to the one that you think that if you had the opportunity, you would like to talk to the people hosting those particular workshops. The other ones, if they're just technical deep dives or maybe introducing new technology, keep it on your schedule, but definitely be sure to go back on your own time after the crunch of the conference week is over, look through all those videos and actually catch up. Thank you, Microsoft, for providing this as a service. If you can't attend Ignite, I find that a lot of those videos also find their way to the Microsoft Mechanics site, also Microsoft Virtual Academy. And so all of that is available to you. I would also recommend that even if you've layered up your schedule, it can feel intimidating. Your phone's buzzing a lot with alerts for all these workshops and such. Be sure to actually allow yourself some down time, because it's not going to be helpful to you to be sitting through five straight hours of workshops and then you sit down at the end of the day, and you're trying to remember this massive information dump that you sat through. No, it's okay to actually skip a session here or there, some are on repeat later on in the week. I mean, it probably sounds a little cliché, but take care of yourself. Give yourself time to sit down at lunch, absorb the morning, and prepare yourself for the next round of workshops later on in the day. That's something that I did not do my first year, and I came back thinking that I somehow needed to, in a panic, restructure all of the systems in my company. There was this crazy anxiety that came from feeling so -- again, I said this word like three times, but so "empowered" by the experience at Ignite. That's some quick survival advice I'd give. Oh, and there's coffee everywhere, drink all the coffee. (Laughter.) JASON HOWARD: I don't drink coffee, but Mountain Dew, especially Diet Mountain Dew, is my best friend. Caffeine is a wonderful thing. (Laughter.) So kind of on a personal level for a moment, for you as an individual, what drives you to keep learning? AARON BUCKLEY: I'm constantly refining my processes. And as I gained more information, primarily from Ignite and these training videos, I am all the time sort of revising, refining, solving for efficiency, solving for capability -- all these things. And I've found maybe a little too much of a technologist at this point, but I found that that perspective has been informing me in the broader and broader aspects of my life including, you know, going to the gym and working out and a more healthy lifestyle. Even my personal finances and such. I've almost found that I'm taking this systems perspective and applying it to so many components of my life. I can't really help laugh at it sometimes, you know? In a good way. JASON HOWARD: Almost like the challenge of it is, in and of itself, a solid reward that keeps motivating you. AARON BUCKLEY: Oh, without question. I guess when I was growing up, I always had this fear of being stuck in a redundant, boring -- I've got to invoke, like, Office Space here, that sort of job situation. And so working in IT where -- I mean, depending on where you work, every day is a whole, bright, new crisis to solve. That's something I get a lot of personal and professional fulfillment out of. JASON HOWARD: Yeah, I have to say, obviously being a different person, I take some of that same challenge, and that's part of what keeps me interested in my job is each day that I log into Twitter and I talk to some Insiders, see what they have to say, did they like the newest build? What kind of crazy stuff did somebody find? And unless it's a broad, widespread issue, every day that I log in, I either learn something new, I meet somebody new. AARON BUCKLEY: Definitely. JASON HOWARD: I have the chance to learn something about Microsoft technology that I never knew because it's not something I had ever touched before. I'm going to be writing a blog post here pretty soon on the topic of legacy filter drivers, and you know, some bugs that we worked through. And it was before this bug came up, I honestly had never heard of it. I had interacted with them before, right, as an end user, but it was one of those things that it was just part of the operating system, part of the software I was using, and at the same time, you don't know what you don't know. Until I was faced with the need to learn it, I didn't know it was something that I needed to go and learn about. And now that I know more about it, it's fascinating. And I'm, like, "Oh, my goodness, there is a lot surrounding this." And it's amazing how -- without getting too deep into the technology side of it -- one little change can have some really big outcomes, whether those changes are expected, and sometimes unexpected. But the learning aspect of it is one of the key factors for me that keeps me really excited about my job because every time I get asked a question about something that I don't know about, it means that I have to go learn something. AARON BUCKLEY: It's a whole new rabbit hole. (Laughter.) JASON HOWARD: Yeah. What's something you, individually, are learning right now? AARON BUCKLEY: So, cars. I come from a working-class family. I have a couple uncles, a cousin, a grandfather who are all car mechanics. And so I'm a computer engineer, I eventually got so aggravated -- not on my current car, I love my car -- but an older car. The "check engine" light was constantly always on. And that is horrible for a computer technician. It's, like, "Oh, my God, there's an error message. There's an error code. I must fix." Instead of putting black electrical tape or something over the "check engine" light, I sort of started the conversations with my family of, "Okay, I need to replace this thing, Uncle. I don't want you to do it, this is my car, I'm used to fixing machines, I am informed by my passion for computers and fixing those machines." So it's really funny. I then -- sort of applying that same ethos to learning how to fix my own car. I can replace my tire, I even replaced my own brakes a couple weeks ago. Kind of proud of that. JASON HOWARD: Well, Aaron, it has been a pleasure chatting with you. AARON BUCKLEY: Thank you so much for having me. JASON HOWARD: Take care. Cheers, man. AARON BUCKLEY: Cheers. JASON HOWARD: By now, we hope you're inspired to grab lifelong learning by the horns and maybe even make a vision board or tackle a Microsoft certification. Our final guests are going to share a few more tips, and some exclusive resources available to Windows Insiders. Here's Thomas Trombley, senior program manager here at Microsoft. THOMAS TROMBLEY: You may have heard that Microsoft purchased LinkedIn, which purchased Lynda.com a few years ago. Now, LinkedIn Learning combines all the great content of Lynda.com -- that's more than 10,000 courses spanning business to tech skills and creative skills, with the personalization powered by LinkedIn. Here's a pro tip: Windows Insiders get access to free LinkedIn Learning courses, and we'll let you know how to access those at the end of this podcast. We'll also have a surprise giveaway. Stay tuned for how to enter. JASON HOWARD: Thomas is here with our second guest, Doug Winnie. DOUG WINNIE: My name is Doug Winnie, I'm the chief evangelist and head of community for LinkedIn Learning. THOMAS TROMBLEY: Some of our listeners may not know that LinkedIn is now in the Microsoft family. DOUG WINNIE: Uh-huh. (Affirmative.) THOMAS TROMBLEY: What do you find most exciting about LinkedIn now being part of Microsoft? DOUG WINNIE: It's interesting because the culture of the whole LinkedIn experience is still very much LinkedIn. THOMAS TROMBLEY: Right. DOUG WINNIE: But now we have the benefit of everything we have from Microsoft. So I go to work, I go to a LinkedIn building, I'm able to exchange and do everything, just what we always did, so I don't feel that anything has changed, and everything's been going wonderfully. THOMAS TROMBLEY: Now, what is LinkedIn Learning versus the LinkedIn social network and platform that most people are familiar with? And how do the two sort of play off one another? DOUG WINNIE: So your LinkedIn profile is essentially the front door for all your skills, your background, your experience, volunteer opportunities. But LinkedIn Learning is able to tie in the skills that you currently have, job opportunities that you're looking to get, and can connect all the learning content that we have to the skills that you want to achieve a change in your career or to apply for another position. THOMAS TROMBLEY: Right. DOUG WINNIE: Or to look at areas that you want to improve, to maybe do a career shift, or to maybe do a side hustle. THOMAS TROMBLEY: We're going to talk more on side hustling in a moment. DOUG WINNIE: Awesome, okay. THOMAS TROMBLEY: Online learning isn't just for students anymore, but people of all stages in their careers. It just seems to have exploded in popularity. Can you talk about some of the trends that you're seeing in technology and in the job market that are driving this wave of lifelong learning, especially through platforms like LinkedIn Learning? DOUG WINNIE: We have this model that we talk about inside of LinkedIn called The Four Squares. The Four Squares involve major steps that you're taking over your evolution in your position. You first start off as, like, the eager beaver. I'm ready, this is my first job, I'm really excited, and I'm going to nail it, okay? And then you get to this point where it's like -- not quite sure, maybe I bit off more than I can chew. But then you start doing one thing. You do one task, you get a little bit of confidence going into that. And you're, like, "I got this, I can do this." Then you start doing meatier and larger projects, and you get to the mastery part. Each one of these four squares represents a step on the journey that you're taking in your career. Could be a career, could be a job, but it could also be something you're doing outside of your job like a side hustle or some sort of volunteer activity. THOMAS TROMBLEY: Right. DOUG WINNIE: What's important, though, is as you're navigating from square to square, you need to find a new way to engage with your learning because you might have technical skills that you need to get from, say, eager beaver to, "Oh, my God, I'm not going to be able to do this." To focusing not just on what you're doing, but how you're doing it. To talk more about the interpersonal. You might have some life situations that are coming into the workplace, things like that that are not the technical tactical things, but they help you kind of get through roadblocks or hurdles that you need to overcome in order to get your job done. What happens, though, is when you look at all these four squares, people think that they are in one of these squares at one time. In reality, you actually are in all four at the same time. Whether I'm in my career, I'm in my job, whether I'm a parent or a new parent, you know? My baby's born, this is awesome! And then you're, like, "I'm responsible for a child." You know, this is hard. All these different things exist at the same time. So if you look at it from that perspective, there's this constant cycle of needing to learn as you're going through this process. THOMAS TROMBLEY: Kind of somewhat of a segue to this four-square approach, or this thought process, it kind of feels like a pendulum going back and forth. DOUG WINNIE: Uh-huh. (Affirmative.). THOMAS TROMBLEY: And, eventually, you find your path as the pendulum kind of narrows towards the center. But I recently read a book by Angela Duckworth called Grit, I don't know if you've ever read it. She shares stories about people striving to succeed, building perseverance and resilience into what she calls, well, "grit." Doug, do you find it difficult or tough for folks to stick to classes on LinkedIn Learning, given how busy life can be? Like, how do people have the grit to really see their learning through? DOUG WINNIE: Everyone has a different approach to what they need to learn. So sometimes we'll have people that want to tackle a really long learning path, which is a sequence of courses that we've created that might map to a certification, like the Associate Android Developer Certification, which we recently partnered with Google on. Then we also have PMP certifications and other things that, you know, are very long-tail approaches. But sometimes you need to just have that one thing that you need to get you through what you're troubled with today. And it's funny you talked about the grit. We just launched a course with Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant on Option B. THOMAS TROMBLEY: Oh, yeah. DOUG WINNIE: Around resilience at work. We just launched that this month. And the nuggets that are inside of that, that if you just can watch one thing just to help you through a setback or a hurdle that you're having and to renew the positivity that's inside of you that you know is there, that's just being kind of -- THOMAS TROMBLEY: Right. Right. Exactly. DOUG WINNIE: -- pushed down, that can then propel you forward and then be able to go back onto your journey. THOMAS TROMBLEY: And I think that offers some of the value proposition around online learning. Like, there's this explosion of online learning opportunities that can kind of give you that "oomph" you need. And I wonder if you could talk a little bit about how LinkedIn Learning's offerings different from, say, your competitors at, like, Treehouse, you've got Code Academy, there's Udemy, and the like. DOUG WINNIE: I'd say the flexibility. So just like I mentioned, if you want to go through a long path, you can do that. If you want to just take one course to get you through a skill that you're trying to work on, or just that one video. The mobile applications that we have integration with LinkedIn, I mean, all of these things combined make it flexible for what you want to get out of it. A lot of times when I talk to someone that's really struggling with, "What do I need to know? What do I need to learn?" Sometimes, they focus on the skills, they focus on the technology. "I need to do this, so I, therefore, need to know C#, I need to do all these programming languages and tactical things." THOMAS TROMBLEY: Right. DOUG WINNIE: And I say, "Lead with your feelings. What do you want the emotional outcomes to be of what you're doing?" And look at that as another way to approach your learning. Because the skills we have on LinkedIn and how you can build your profile is able to accommodate those more emotional social aspects of how you do your work, that creates a really unique way of building your learning journey on LinkedIn Learning as opposed to our competitors. THOMAS TROMBLEY: That's really compelling. I feel like you need to teach a course on just preparing to learn or an equivalent. DOUG WINNIE: Getting into the mindset of your emotional learning journey. Yes! (Laughter.) THOMAS TROMBLEY: I think a lot of professionals these days can identify with having a side hustle, as you mentioned earlier, or wanting to make a big shift in their careers. Could you share with us a story about a LinkedIn learning participant you know or heard about that successfully fed their side hustle? DOUG WINNIE: There's one person, Sebastian Bleak, I read about his story recently. And he recently had basically lost everything. Lost his job, lost his home, everything, was basically living out of his car. And what turned into a career for him started off as just something very small, a little nugget. A friend of him said, "Just learn one thing, one thing every day. It doesn't matter how small, doesn't matter how insignificant you think that it might be. Just one thing." So in his car, he was basically going through the library learning things like around illustration, graphic design, and through just chipping away at it one day at a time, he was able to get a job at an awesome graphic design company in LA, and he's now an instructor with us, actually, covering T-shirt design. THOMAS TROMBLEY: That's amazing. DOUG WINNIE: But the thing is, if you think about it as just one little chip that you can do to this giant statue that you're trying to create, okay? It can be overwhelming when you think about the vast amount of things you have to learn. But if you just do it from a very agile approach and thinking about it as just, "What am I doing today to get there?" THOMAS TROMBLEY: Right. DOUG WINNIE: I think that's something that's compelling about his story. THOMAS TROMBLEY: I feel like all too often we get so focused in our day to day -- like, I personally have a to-do list that's a mile long and I sat there and mapped it out in Excel and it said one day to complete all those tasks would take 25 hours per day. (Laughter.) DOUG WINNIE: I have, you know, we talked about this before the show. I've got some tattoos. And I have one on my arm. My husband, he always tells me, "Stop planning. Stop planning everything. You always are planning everything, why aren't you actually doing the things that you plan?" So I actually have that on my arm as a constant reminder to say it's not just about planning and creating to-do lists, it's about checking them off and having that sense of accomplishment at the end. That's part of education, part of learning as well. Don't get overwhelmed by the sheer vastness of what you have to learn. What did I learn today? And take pride in the fact that you learned that. THOMAS TROMBLEY: Yeah, I remember my mom would always say life is what happens when you're busy making other plans. DOUG WINNIE: Yes, that sounds familiar. Sage advice. (Laughter.) THOMAS TROMBLEY: Tell me a little bit about how Windows Insiders can access LinkedIn Learning for free. DOUG WINNIE: So, we've got some opportunities for the Windows Insiders to take courses on LinkedIn Learning. And Insiders can stay tuned for the next Windows Insider newsletter to arrive in their e-mail. And that will include codes to select free courses. And what we've done is every single month, we have courses from business, technology, and creative libraries, and we recently launched it so that people that are getting the German, French, Spanish, and Japanese editions of the newsletter get localized videos for those languages. The other thing is tying in with why we're all here in Redmond this week. We have about 16 courses for our Microsoft MVPs that cover technology from all kinds of different topics -- business, creative, and technology -- and we're unlocking those courses along with the traditional four that we do every single month. So, that's great to see how we're taking the strength of the Microsoft leadership community and our community leaders and showing how they are able to give and provide their expertise on LinkedIn Learning. THOMAS TROMBLEY: Right. DOUG WINNIE: So there also is going to be a Twitter contest that we're running. And for -- THOMAS TROMBLEY: Ooh! DOUG WINNIE: Ooh! For those that are listening, we're doing a three-month subscription giveaway for LinkedIn Learning. So if you win this, then you'll get access to LinkedIn Learning plus other LinkedIn career premium benefits to help you with your job hunt, you're looking at salary information or other aspects to basically boost your game on LinkedIn. THOMAS TROMBLEY: Right. DOUG WINNIE: So what we ask you to do is tweet all the new talents and knowledge that you've gained through LinkedIn Learning and we'll randomly select someone to win. So to enter, you need to let us know on Twitter how you've used LinkedIn Learning, then tag your tweet with #AlwaysBeLearning and #WindowsInsider, and then we'll enter you into the drawing. And if you want more information about the contest instructions and rules, you can see that on the Windows Insider website. THOMAS TROMBLEY: Let's talk a little bit more about how these folks could get started. Do you have any tips for folks who want to get started with LinkedIn Learning, like, for anyone who might be feeling excited, but may be overwhelmed by having so much knowledge at their fingertips? It can be a little daunting when you see the catalogue. DOUG WINNIE: It is. One of the things that's unique is when you go to LinkedIn for the first time, you can identify key skills that you're looking to learn. Based on that, it will then create and curate a selection of courses based on those. You can then go in and modify. You can add one, you can remove one. That will continue to kind of shape the recommended courses that are there. The other idea is to look for a career or look for a job that you are looking to achieve and if you can do that, you can see on LinkedIn all the skills that are required to get that, and you can compare yourself to see, like, all right, how do I match up to that particular job? Then take those skills and feed them into LinkedIn Learning so you can build a list of courses there. The last one is to go through our learning paths. They look daunting at first, but if you look at them from one step at a time, just like I said, one day learning one thing, you will get through and build the statue by chipping away at it one day at a time. There all kinds of learning paths based on business, creative, and technology careers and topics that are then segmented down into specific job roles or if you're a new manager or if you're entering into an executive or leadership position, there are all kinds of courses that we curate in learning paths to help you down that path. THOMAS TROMBLEY: Let's talk about your own learning path. We've talked about learn one thing every day, your arm says, "Stop planning." You know, what are you learning these days? Any secret things you're -- or hobbies or learnings that you're working on right now? DOUG WINNIE: So when we talk about side hustles, for me, it's not necessarily a side hustle, it's just something that I love to do. I love teaching. And I've got my job at LinkedIn, which I love, but I really enjoy being in front of people and teaching and giving back all the skills that I have amassed in my career. So I've got 20 courses on LinkedIn around learning how to code and product management, I was a product manager for many, many years prior to coming to LinkedIn. But I wanted to make that different for me, so I became a teacher. So I'm a part-time AP computer science teacher at a local high school in the Bay Area. The experience and the energy I get from that, but also the different challenges of looking at how do I approach a classroom is a learning opportunity for me. And what's been fascinating is taking my product management skills where I look at things as agile, I put together roadmaps and I am constantly doing feedback from people on an engineering team or a design team and bringing that to the classroom. Using a lot of the things that are on LinkedIn to help me with gathering data, to put together data visualization and to create a compelling story as to how the students in my class have ownership of the classroom and how I teach has been wonderful. It's been fascinating because they feel, and they do, have ownership of how I teach. What do I change? Do I do more of this? Do I do less of this? Do I ditch my lecture notes and do slides instead? And they're able to add and have ownership as to how they want to learn. THOMAS TROMBLEY: It sounds more collaborative. Like, they have a stake in the game in some way and in that, there's a vested interest. DOUG WINNIE: And they know that I'm accountable to them. When you think about a lot of teachers and a lot of classrooms sometimes that's not necessarily the case -- at least it was when I was a kid, where it was, you know, "I'm gonna teach this way, this is how it's going to happen." But when you take skills from other careers or other tracks and are able to kind of blend them together, that's where you're able to unlock about how you can change the way that you approach your career, and hopefully be a ripple effect to other people. THOMAS TROMBLEY: That's inspiring. I happen to know that you're a teacher. DOUG WINNIE: Okay. THOMAS TROMBLEY: I didn't know you were teaching high school kids part time. I don't know how you can do that. DOUG WINNIE: I'm also a part-time varsity lacrosse coach as well, so -- THOMAS TROMBLEY: Okay, now I'm feeling lazy. DOUG WINNIE: No, no, no. THOMAS TROMBLEY: All right, well, I discovered yesterday that you have a huge presence. You're almost somewhat of an Internet teacher celebrity of sorts as a programming and technology-focused teacher. DOUG WINNIE: Okay. THOMAS TROMBLEY: I saw you have a Computer Science Principles lab on C# with 100,000 views. You have the Android App Development Quick Start, which I think you mentioned earlier, and that's got 300,000 views. Programming Basics, half a million people -- Programming Basics, half a million views. I even saw one on Windows Phone 8 development. (Laughter.) Which actually brought me over to Microsoft a little over five years ago. As a PM, I'm also looking forward to taking your Product Management Foundations course, it's been added to my list. But what really got you interested in teaching technology? DOUG WINNIE: When I was a product manager at Adobe, which if you go to my LinkedIn profile, you'll see very clearly listed there. I managed a lot of the developer interactive products that we had. And I'm the kind of product manager that approaches everything with compassion for the user, understanding the problems that they're having, and good compassion for the struggles that they are experiencing with their products. I can approach that by improving the products, but I can also approach that by helping people learn how to use the products and the technologies that are there. So when I was a PM on the side, I did a series on programming and scripting with Adobe products. And it was just something I liked to do, I wanted to help. I wanted to share what I knew with other people. So I did that, and it was a big success. And it led to a couple books, it led to some other teaching opportunities at places like San Francisco State and other places. But I found that doing that gave me a new perspective in terms of how I could help people in a virtual way, because I always saw it as kind of a classroom thing where I had to be physically with them. Because of the power of the Internet and video and being able to connect with all these different people, gave me an audience that I never thought that I had. When I left Adobe and went to Lynda, I've now had even more people that I was able to really talk to. And with LinkedIn, we have over half a billion members on LinkedIn. THOMAS TROMBLEY: Monstrous. DOUG WINNIE: When we think about the power that everyone individually has to write articles, to write short-form posts, or even with your phone, just record a video right with the LinkedIn app on your phone and just immediately put it up there to talk about something that you're going through today or a quick tip about how you were able to solve a problem yourself. THOMAS TROMBLEY: Right. DOUG WINNIE: You can immediately learn and teach at the same time on LinkedIn. That got me really excited. So I joined the content management team, trying to find awesome people to help add more of their experience onto the platform, and then eventually I wanted to connect all these communities together, which led me to my job today. THOMAS TROMBLEY: That's a tremendous amount of value under that big umbrella that you described. DOUG WINNIE: It's overwhelming sometimes. But on the same note, I feel lucky to be able to have this opportunity. THOMAS TROMBLEY: Doug Winnie, it's been really inspiring to speak with you today. There's a sign that sits outside my office that says, "The only place that learning comes before knowing is in the dictionary." And I feel like newly inspired to jump back on my own educational program. And I hope some of our listeners do as well. Thank you for your time today. DOUG WINNIE: Thank you. It's been wonderful being here and I'm thankful that I can be the drop to create the ripple effect. 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Episode 105: This week Dana starts off the episode with a discussion on the transgender ban (and the likely culprit: Vicky Hartzler), while Erin leads a discussion on the Scaffolding exhibit at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Then, James wraps up the episode with a listener question about who should be paying for dinner on a same-sex date. Don’t let the Minnesota accents fool ya! These two gays and two gals are solving the world’s problems two drinks at a time. Features Strong Language, Mature Themes, and Midwest Advice from the Twin Cities. Drunk-O-Meter Rating: 3 out of 5 Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Visit our website for more content at http://www.twodrinksinpod.com Like us on Facebook: twodrinksin Email us at twodrinksinpod@gmail.com Tweet us at @twodrinksinpod Make sure to use the hashtag #twodrinksinpod Hosts: D. Marie Long, Dana Severson, Erin Roberts, and James Lekvin Producer: James Lekvin The Drinks: Bloody Mary, Diet Mountain Dew, New Glarus Spotted Cow, and Miller 64 TDI Sponsor: Burnt Brews - http://www.burntbrews.com Podcast Mention: The Ragin’ Moderate - https://theraginmoderate.com
Ben, Jon, and Austin bust out their blazers, Diet Mountain Dew, and their best "hot takes" for the first episode of the new 12th season of Adventures with Ghosts.
A HUGE thank you to Adam from EHAP - Everyone Has a Podcast for designing our new cover art! Little Man has never looked classier! No matter what you call it, soda, pop or Coke is a favorite beverage with a fascinating history. From pharmacist "dudes" to Billy Joel, soft drinks have become ubiquitous in American culture and around the world. This episode's wine: Mouton Noir's O.P.P. This episode's cheese: Delice de Bourgogne We start off this week's show doing our own Pepsi Challenge, administered by Kitty, and James and Emily prove they are definite Coke heads (Coca-Cola, not cocaine)! But, we shout out to the ONE person we could find who actually prefers Pepsi: John of The Just John Podcast! Find out why the Pepsi Challenge is actually flawed and how the Challenge led to one of the biggest mistakes of the '80s: New Coke. Find out more about New Coke in this Snopes.com article. James gives us the history of the inventor of Coca-Cola and the rise of the most iconic soda in the world. And we talk about the different names around the United States for what we Connecticutians call "soda." (We also prove throughout the episode that our state is just filled with condescending jerks -- or, at least two who host a podcast.) Explore the different flavors of soda from around the world, and, lucky us, we get to hear Emily's Peggy Hill-Spanish accent. And, if you're eating or drinking anything, we suggest you finish it or put it down before Emily gets to the last flavor on the list. All of these make Emily's preference for Diet Mountain Dew sound delicious! Dr Pepper, despite Emily's mom telling her it was carbonated prune juice, is pretty hard to pinpoint the origin or even the flavors in it. We also require our sodas to have a PhD! And we discuss potentially trying Hot Dr Pepper. Emily goes on a little rant about how terrible root beer is. So, of course, she decided to research it. And, lo and behold, after looking up the original flavors, she now hates it more than she originally did. Even though James promised us he wouldn't make us feel bad about consumerism, he finds a way to do it! (But, we can always make James feel bad about his pronunciation.) He doesn't stop at soda, we also give you some guilt about rum and maybe rainbows! Featured promos: Everyone Has A Podcast The Countdown Podcast The Prime Podcast See show notes and extras at our website, www.classylittlepodcast.com.
In this episode, Trev & Joe take a break from comics and movies and take a look at a couple X-Men related games. First, Joe reviews the Days of Future Past mobile game, before both guys recount their recent misadventure playing the Uncanny X-Men Alert Adventure Game, a 1992 board game more memorable for the figurines it contains than the game-play itself. Plus, "Ghoul Pools" are discussed, Joe details his sordid history with Heather Graham, Trev is flabbergasted to discover Whose Line Is It Anyway is still on the air, the guys argue about Johnny Depp AGAIN, and Joe takes Trev to task for attending a VHS swap-meet. So grab your Diet Mountain Dew, stock up on your Hit Chips, and give it a listen! *Note: We are not officially affiliated with Diet Mountain Dew. But if they WOULD like to sponsor us, we are open to it. This week's intro/outro music was created by The Warp Zone. Check them out at: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheWarpZone Contact us: facebook.com/daysoffuturepodcast daysoffuturepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @dofpodcast
In this episode, Joe provides a full review of the original runs of Excalibur and X-Factor, which he finished mere minutes before recording! He then ranks all of the ongoing X-Men titles in the year 1998, where he currently resides in his Big X-Men Catch-Up. Plus, Trev & Joe discuss the new rumors about the potentially worrisome reason Rupert Wyatt quit the Gambit movie. Meanwhile, during all of this, the guys struggle to stay on the topic of X, as they also get into their thoughts on Diet Mountain Dew, Mean Girls Day, Trevor Noah's first week at the Daily Show, Doctor Who companions, Johnny Depp, and so much more. That's right...if you're a big fan of tangents, this is the episode of Days of Future Podcast for you! Contact us: facebook.com/daysoffuturepodcast daysoffuturepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @dofpodcast
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Thought we'd stopped watching wrestling forever? Well, we had. After the disappointment of the Royal Rumble, Karl and Michael left the WWE Universe via wormhole and devoted themselves more fully to their hobbies - reading Gawker and studying the Elder Scrolls wiki respectively. But something happened. Was it the draw of a wrestling spectacular without parallel, live from New Orleans, Louisiana? Was it the opportunity to see Undertaker for perhaps the last time, and to cheer Daniel Bryan on as he finally overcame the odds and became the least attractive champion in WWE history? Or was it, in fact, a result of subterfuge on the part of the objectivist community? Nobody knows. Anyway, we talk about Wrestlemania XXX. Michael finally realises that all wrestling fans are idiots. Karl regrets having believed that John Cena would rise above hate that time in 2012 or whenever. We also consider magic, the grim grind of the low-prestige wrestling news blogger, John Galt, Boethius and the future of Bray's finest, Prince Devitt, now that he's inevitably going to need a special shampoo to wash the Diet Mountain Dew out of his hair after embarrassing confrontations with the Great Khali on Smackdown. We're back.
Double-digits, suckahs! All y’all haters never thought we’d make it to ten podcasts! And y’know what, I don’t blame you! The fact that Riff Simian has yet to give me a lethal uppercut? The idea that Caffeine Powered hasn’t Diet Mountain Dew’d himself into a cardiac event? The notion that Patrick Bateman’s mobility scooter hasn’t […] The post OMEGA-CAST #10: Crumb-Dog Zillionaires appeared first on OMEGA-LEVEL.
Hi everybody! Happy Father's Day, almost! And happy Bunheads Premiere Week. This week, Julie is not ready to talk about Bunheads, then talks about Bunheads. She also welcomes two fantastic guests! First, Eric Drysdale, a comedian, friend and television writer (Colbert Report, Daily Show) joins Julie to talk about Canadian things, 3-D photography, his first job, and other things that float his boat. He also does us all the TREMENDOUS favor of recapping the Queen musical for us! This is an unmissable summary. Then, Adam Pally, the charming, funny and handsome gentleman best-known for playing Max on Happy Endings (the gay one), is here to pick apart his Wikipedia page and tell us what is true and what is false. He also has stories about David Duchovny and Mischa Barton, and reminiscences about improv class with Julie! And what's more, he sports a red beard and has sired an adorable infant. Are you on board yet? Also! Julie ponders the depressing phrase that is "One for Dark Horse, please," explains who Kelly Bishop is and finds out what Supermanning can be, Diet Mountain Dew is tasted, The Belz is Belzified, and other things are considered and celebrated as well. Enjoy this show, featuring three fine Jews, if you include Julie, which of course you must do!
A few weeks ago, we celebrated the 6th Anniversary of this crazy podcast. EB and I got a little nostalgic for the old days. So, after a movie marathon where we watched Back to the Future Parts I, II and III while drinking nothing but Diet Mountain Dew, we had an inspiration! We would build our own time machine and go back to listen to a show featuring a past version of ourselves. This week, EB and I head back to September 26, 2005 to hear a show featuring Flava and Greg K. The topic that week, was "Dating at the Theme Park." We'll listen to our 2005 commentary on the topic and then go "Back to the Future" so we can give you our 2011 take on things. Let's just all be careful we don't cause a temporal paradox, OK? We also hear about EB's Opening Day trip to Holiday World and listen to a Live Trip Report from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk!
Woody Overton, Jim Chapman, and Mike Agovino of Real Life Real Crime Daily discuss the crime headlines for Wednesday August 16th 2023.Topics for today's episode in order of discussion. Louisiana home invasion suspect shot by homeowner.Beaver attacks a young girl and is killed by father.Woman abducted by serial killer known as The Chameleon Killer becomes friends.WTF Segment: Doctor decapitates baby during delivery.Florida couple forces non-verbal man to live in makeshift hut.Treasure hunters claim FBI made off with 500 million dollars worth of civil war gold.“The Blind Side” movie subject Michael Oher sues family over falsely claiming adoption.California Looters score big at a Nordstrom's.Florida woman douses herself in Diet Mountain Dew to hide DNA.Kinky Crimes segment.Dumb Criminals segment.Mile High Crimes#louisiana #serialkiller #michaeloher #theblindside #civilwargold #hooters #Florida #georgia #california #olemiss Our Sponsors for this episode have a great deal for you!ROSETTA STONE:GET A LIFETIME SUBSCRIPTION TO ROSETTA STONE FOR 40% OFFClick Here for 40% off and lifetime access to 25 languages!GET 50% OFF AND FREE SHIPPING AT HELLOFRESH!HelloFresh delivers step-by-step recipes and fresh, pre-portioned ingredients right to your door. First, you set your meal plan preferences with options for carnivores, vegetarians, calorie-counters, and more. You'll choose from 30+ delicious weekly recipes carefully put together by the amazing chefs!Click Here to Take advantage of 50% off your first box of HelloFresh and FREE SHIPPING!DOWNLOAD THE ZOCDOC APP FOR FREE! Click here to download the ZocDoc app completely free and find top rated doctors that fits both your needs and your schedule!on ZocDoc you will find quality doctors that listen to you, focus on you and prioritize your care, and that care is just a few clicks away!VROOMClick HERE to buy or sell your next vehicle online and stress free.LOUISIANA PET CREMATORYLouisiana Pet Crematory is a pet crematorium servicing central and southwest Louisiana. They work closely with many local veterinarians to provide services for their clients, as well as offer home pick up services for those in need locally. All of our services are performed on site at their facility in Broussard, LA.Learn more by visiting them on the web HEREFollow us on Social Media!Follow Real Life Real Crime Daily on Facebook by clicking here:RLRC Daily Instagram Click HereRLRC Daily Twitter Click HereOur Sponsors:* Check out FabFitFun: http://fabfitfun.com* Check out Rosetta Stone: https://rosettastone.com/TODAY* Check out Vroom: http://vroom.com* Check out Zocdoc: http://www.zocdoc.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/real-life-real-crime/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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