Podcasts about Dominican Republic

On today's episode, Dr. Allen Gotora presents a powerful framework for bringing the dentist's world and the team's world into better alignment during the Dental Success Summit 2026. Drawing from his own leadership journey and a recent dental mission in the Dominican Republic, Allen explains how unclear expectations, weak communication, toxic behavior, and lack of leadership development can create unnecessary division inside a practice.  He breaks down practical ways to strengthen culture, normalize feedback, improve communication, recognize team members, eliminate gossip, and create clearer roles and accountability. The goal is simple but essential: build a practice where doctors and team members understand each other better, lead from their positions, and work together around a shared mission. Be sure to check out the full episode from the Dentalpreneur Podcast! EPISODE RESOURCES https://www.truedentalsuccess.com Dental Success Network Subscribe to The Dentalpreneur Podcast

In this episode of the Independent Dealer Podcast, Jeff Watson and Luke Godwin sit down with Gill Florentino, Principle Owner of Mi Amigo Motors — a Dominican Republic native who watched his brother get murdered as a child, came to the United States on an athletic scholarship, pitched against Hideki Matsui in the Tokyo Dome, spent nearly a decade chasing a pro baseball career across Japan, Mexico, and Panama, recovered from two arm surgeries and a car accident that dislocated his leg, built a career at JP Morgan Chase managing a $100 billion portfolio, and eventually made his way into buy here pay here in 2013.Today, Gill Florentino runs multiple businesses, including a dealership operation and 14 Seasons Cigar Company, has written a book that sold over 10,000 copies in its first few months, and is widely regarded as one of the most process-driven, culture-obsessed operators in the independent dealer space.What You'll Learn:Why Gill refuses to interview a candidate who shows up one minute late — and how he attracts the kind of people who would never do that in the first place, including a Subway sandwich artist in Lubbock making $9 an hour who became one of his best hiresThe five-candidate interview process where every member of the organization spends 15 minutes individually with each applicant — and why the million-dollar question Gill asks reveals more about character than any resume ever willWhy the organization is always more important than any single person in it — and what the rotten apple in a basket of good ones has to do with why one bad hire can destroy a culture faster than you can fix itHow Gill runs what he calls a timeless organization — always hiring, never comfortable, always recruiting at the grocery store, the restaurant, and the subway — even when there are no open seatsWhy Gill does not believe in goals — only processes — and how the same math that got him a Nintendo as a kid is the exact framework he uses to build repeatable sales and collections performance across multiple businessesHow cross-training every position at JP Morgan Chase taught him that the best person for a role is often already inside the organization — and why that principle drives how he builds teams across every business he ownsWhy nobody in his organization will ever be more important than the organization itself — not even Gill — and what that standard looks like when you enforce it from the first phone call of the interview processIf you are an independent dealer who has ever struggled to find good people, keep good people, or build a culture that runs without you — Gill's story is the most complete answer to all three questions in one conversation.Support the businesses that support the podcast:Buckeye Risk Services - Reinsurance and wealth strategies for independent dealers.https://theindependentdealer.com/buckeyeBlytz - BHPH payment processing with fast funding and text-to-pay.Ituran GPS - Asset protection and customer management for BHPH and retail dealers.https://theindependentdealer.com/ituranFollow & Connect: Website: www.theindependentdealer.com Facebook Group: @independentautogroup Luke Godwin: @lukegodwin Jeff Watson: /sendtojeffwLike, subscribe, and share this with a dealer who needs to hear it.

Andrea Casanova was born in Venezuela, left after her brother was kidnapped, and moved through the Dominican Republic, Panama and Brazil before landing in the US for college. On a student visa she was legally capped at $150 a month, so she hustled: growing League of Legends accounts, walking dogs, shooting photos for bars. She now runs an agency, speaks on creator economy tech, and is building Ginger, a tool that helps creators handle their inbound brand deals.In this episode, Andrea is open in a way most people aren't about money and the discomfort that comes with it. She started her agency with one client, a psychiatrist who was also a witch, at $400 a month, and inside two years was billing $70,000 a month. We cover why she thinks 67% of brand emails go unanswered and what that costs a mid-tier creator, why she says the missing skill is business etiquette rather than engagement rate, and her split between brand building and cash building as a way to decide what to work on. Plus, what she had to say no to in order to ship Ginger, and what she'd tell a first-time creator walking into Cannes with nothing to offer.A candid conversation about money, judgement and focus from someone who has built from almost nothing more than once.Topics covered: money mindset and pricing guilt · building an agency from scratch · unanswered brand deal emails · business etiquette for creators · brand building vs cash building · decision making frameworks · becoming a non-technical tech founder · saying no

Yehuda Kaploun, U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, joins the morning show to discuss his trips to Columbia and the Dominican Republic where he educated the people about the importance of combatting anti-Semitism and hate in general.

When you think you know something, you know nothing. And when you realize you know nothing, that's when you truly start to learn.The key is to never stop learning.In this podcast, you'll hear how Isaac Rodriguez went from learning to play drums on buckets in the Dominican Republic to touring with one of the largest Latin worship artists in the world. Isaac shares his journey through keyboards, software, controllers, vocoders, and the constant pursuit of learning something new.

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This week we are excited to be joined by two Michigan Wolverines who recently qualified for the World Championships this fall.We have Sophia Diaz, a two-time NCAA individual qualifier, who recently helped the Dominican Republic make history by earning a bronze medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games. Joining her is Jahzara Ranger, who earned First Team All-Big Ten honors last season and won two bronze medals for Jamaica at the Central American and Caribbean Games—one in the all-around and one on vault.For both JZ and Sophia, this was only their second elite competition, and they are already accomplishing big things, including qualifying for the World Championships this October — something that an active female gymnast at the University of Michigan has never done before. Today, they join us to discuss their transition to elite gymnastics, what it means to represent their heritage on the international stage, their future goals, and much more.Thank you to our monthly Patreon supporters: Lee B, Cookiemaster, Happy Girl, Erica S, Semflam, Amy C, Becca S, Cathleen R, Faith, Kerry M, Derek H, Emily, Sharon B, MSU, Kimberly G, Lela M, Mara L, Jenna A, Alex M, Dana, Lidia, Maria P, Alicia O, Cristina K, Hayley B, Bethany J, Kentiemac, Marni S, Betny T, Emily C, Cathy D, Lisa T, Libby C, Thiago, Debbie, Taryn M, Amy M, Chuck C, Kaitlin, Susan P, LFC_Hokie, Ella, Kay, Julie B, Austin K, Jane, Sarah, Amy, Stephen S, Johanna T, Alison S, Alberto D, Kristina T, Abigail W, Jennifer K, Kate M, Naomi S, Claudia L, Erin L, Thomas B, Lauren D, Kihika M, Beth C, Amy, Renee PM, Ryan V, Brandon H, Okcaro, Tyler, Paola, Heather, Kate, Danielle, ALittleUnderRotated, Lacy, Dana C, Grace, Pat G, Lexi G, Laura N, Kathy, Katie A, Róisín, Megan J, Emily D, Britton, Ry Shep, Reyna G, William A, MB, Jackson G, Stella, Ulo F, Noah C, Melissa H, Alexis, William M, Susie, Leslie G, Catherine B, Laura L, Katy S, Kathy M, Kathy S, Okcaro,  JD B, Cookiecutter, SuniFan, Caroline M, kcmojojojo,  Fabio B, Sara G, Kerry H, Leah D, Margaret G, Molly, ClemsonTigersFan, Lisa B, Sarah M, Grace M, Laura A, Justin D, Jas, Kendrick C, Rich A, Ty T, Becky E, Melody M, Stacey M, Erica H, Teressa, Angela C, Bridgett C, Ashley D, Whitney J, Shelly A, Erika B, DFP, Lisa M, Samantha T, Mallory D, Ann P, Julianne L, Julie G, & Goldie R. 

The latest Today's Conveyancer Podcast explores how a former premier league footballer became a campaigner and law firm owner, championing redress for for people impacted by fraudulent overseas investments.After falling victim to a property investment scam himself, former Arsenal, Southampton and Manchester City footballer Neil Heaney set about seeking justice. Heaney's story starts after he and a group of other investors became victims of a large-scale property fraud in Spain that resulted in significant financial losses. The experience exposed the difficulties individuals face when trying to pursue legal remedies in another country. Heaney is at pains to point out overseas investment scams are not limited to wealthy individuals or sports professionals. While footballers often attract headlines, he notes that ordinary consumers can be equally vulnerable. The experience was the inspiration for launching his own law firm Judicare which deals solely with specialist international legal supportWhile the podcast explores some of the key lessons before people should consider before entering any overseas investment or property transaction, including conducting searches on companies and developers, and looking beyond attractive marketing materials and sales pitches, many problems could be avoided if people sought specialist legal support before committing their money.What started as a personal mission soon evolved into a broader service as other investors approached him for help with disputes in countries including Bulgaria, Greece and the Dominican Republic. Recognising a wider gap in the market, Heaney gradually built Judicare into an SRA regulated specialist international legal practice supporting clients across 15 jurisdictions.He now spends much of his time working and interviewing lawyers in foreign jurisdictions to support his work which is focused on "before" and "after" legal issues. The "after" work involves assisting clients who have encountered problems such as fraud, failed developments, inheritance disputes or other overseas legal challenges. The "before" work focuses on helping individuals safely purchase property abroad, guiding them through due diligence, legal checks, contracts and completion processes. The firm also advises on probate matters, inheritances, wills and residency applications where assets or interests are located outside the UK.Concluding the discussion Heaney explains how the set up of a new affiliate programme, the JLaw Network, will provide firms with an opportunity offer international legal support through a trusted, SRA-regulated partner.The Today's Conveyancer podcast can be found on your preferred podcast provider and also at www.todaysconveyancer.co.uk. Subscribe and listen in for all the latest conveyancing industry news and views. Thank you to our podcast sponsors LEAP Legal Software and InfoTrack

Author Cleyvis Natera joins Gracias, Come Again to talk about her second novel, The Grand Paloma Resort, a gripping story set in the Dominican Republic that explores sisterhood, class, tourism, labor, exploitation, poverty, and the hidden cost of luxury. Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New York City, Cleyvis takes us inside the world of The Grand Paloma Resort, where tourists come for paradise, but the Dominican workers behind the scenes are the ones keeping that paradise alive. The conversation also goes deeper into some of the book’s most uncomfortable and important themes, including crimes connected to tourism, tourists who travel to exploit vulnerable children, sex work surrounding hotels, poverty, and the circumstances that can push workers into degrading or dangerous situations simply to survive. Cleyvis and I also discuss the hotel workers and laborers across the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean whose work keeps the tourism industry thriving, even when they rarely get to experience the luxury they help create. This is a conversation about far more than a book. It’s about Dominican identity, sisterhood, tourism, working-class women, exploitation, family, survival, and what really exists behind the beautiful resorts so many travelers never think twice about. We also get into Cleyvis Natera’s journey as an author, her Dominican roots, her life in New York, and how her own perspective helped shape this powerful story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For millions of vulnerable children around the world, a pair of shoes can mean far more than having something new to wear. It can mean the difference between going to school and staying home, between greater protection from disease and continued exposure, and even between feeling forgotten and knowing someone cares.That's why FaithFi is partnering with Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls throughout September, a ministry of Buckner International, to help provide new shoes and socks to children in need around the world.Shawn Spurrier, Director of Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls, joined the show today to explain why something as ordinary as a pair of shoes can have such an extraordinary impact.Removing a Barrier to EducationFor most families in the United States, buying shoes is simply part of getting children ready for school. But in many parts of the world, adequate footwear is required to attend class.According to Spurrier, an estimated 300 million children worldwide lack access to adequate footwear, and tens of millions may miss school as a result. In many countries, children cannot attend school without shoes.That makes a pair of shoes more than a practical gift. It can help remove a barrier to education and give a child greater opportunity to rise above poverty.Shoes also provide important protection from cuts, injuries, parasites, and footborne diseases. For children living in vulnerable communities, those protections can make a meaningful difference in their health and daily lives.Health, Dignity, and the Love of ChristThe impact goes beyond education and physical health.When children receive new shoes, they may also gain a greater sense of dignity and confidence. Proper footwear can help reduce some of the social stigma children experience because of poverty or illness.Most importantly, Buckner sees every pair of shoes as an opportunity to communicate Christ's love.Since 1999, Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls has collected and distributed approximately 5.25 million pairs of shoes in 86 countries. Today, Buckner maintains programming in the United States and several countries throughout Latin America and Africa, including Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Kenya, and Ethiopia.A pair of shoes may seem like a small piece of a much larger effort to strengthen vulnerable families. But small acts of generosity can open doors to deeper relationships and lasting transformation.When a Pair of Shoes Says, “You Are Not Forgotten”Spurrier shared the story of a young girl named Romina, whom Buckner served near Oaxaca, Mexico.Romina was about six years old when she attended a shoe distribution at one of Buckner's Family Hope Centers. During the distribution, volunteers washed her feet, talked with her, and reminded her that God loved her and cared for her.As Romina received her new shoes, she began to cry.At first, Spurrier wondered if something was wrong. But a Buckner family coach explained that Romina was simply overwhelmed that someone had thought enough of her to give her a new pair of shoes.The story didn't end with the distribution.Romina's family became connected with the local Family Hope Center and embraced the support offered there. Over time, their circumstances changed. Romina, once shy and anxious, became a leader in her after-school programs, reaching out to children who felt excluded and even praying with other students. Her family eventually reached greater economic and spiritual stability and began volunteering with Buckner to encourage other families.It's a reminder that we rarely know how God may use a simple act of generosity.A pair of shoes met an immediate physical need. But it also helped communicate something deeper: You are seen. You are loved. You have not been forgotten.More Than a One-Time GiftBuckner's ministry doesn't simply distribute shoes and leave.In many of the communities where it serves, Buckner operates Family Hope Centers that provide ongoing, Christ-centered support designed to help families move toward greater stability. The ministry also works alongside local churches and trusted community partners to connect families with resources and relationships that extend beyond the initial shoe distribution.Each pair of shoes also includes an encouraging message reminding the child of God's love. In some communities, distributions are accompanied by Scripture, Bibles, Vacation Bible School programs, and opportunities for children and families to hear the gospel.That long-term approach matters.Meeting a practical need can become the beginning of a relationship. And as children and families experience both tangible care and spiritual encouragement, the impact can spread throughout an entire community.A Simple Way to Make a DifferenceThroughout September, FaithFi and Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls have set a goal of providing shoes for 1,000 children worldwide.Every $15 provides a child with a new pair of shoes and socks and helps cover the cost of getting them where they are needed. A gift of $150 can provide shoes and socks for 10 children.It's a simple gift, but its impact can reach much further.A pair of shoes can help a child walk into a classroom. It can protect against injury and disease. It can restore dignity and confidence. And through Buckner's ministry, it can become a tangible expression of the love of Jesus Christ.If you'd like to join FaithFi and Buckner in reaching 1,000 children this September, visit GiveShoesToday.org.On Today's Program, Rob Answers Listener Questions:My pension ends when I die, and I want to protect my wife and special-needs son. I already have a special needs trust for my son and am considering about $1 million of term life insurance, possibly using a laddered strategy so coverage decreases over time. Does that make sense, and how should I balance life insurance with investing for their future?I'll reach full Social Security retirement age next June and plan to keep working, earning about $60,000 a year. If I start Social Security at full retirement age, can I continue working and receive my full benefit without an earnings limit?Resources Mentioned:Faithful Steward: FaithFi's Quarterly Magazine (Become a FaithFi Partner)Buckner Shoes for Orphan SoulsFaithFi Field Guide: How Much Money is Enough? Our Ultimate Treasure: A 21-Day Journey to Faithful Stewardship by Rob WestWisdom Over Wealth: 12 Lessons from Ecclesiastes on MoneyLook At The Sparrows: A 21-Day Devotional on Financial Fear and AnxietyRich Toward God: A Study on the Parable of the Rich FoolFind a Certified Kingdom Advisor® (CKA)FaithFi App Remember, you can call in to ask your questions every weekday at (800) 525-7000. Faith & Finance is also available on Moody Radio Network and American Family Radio. You can also visit FaithFi.com to connect with our online community and partner with us as we help more people live as faithful stewards of God's resources. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. 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In this episode, high school students Wyatt and Ally join Emma Dotter to share about their time on a mission trip with Watermark Students to the Dominican Republic this summer. They share about what led them to go, what ministry and evangelism during the week looked like, and what God taught them through the trip. Together, they reflect on stories of people trusting in Christ for the first time, moments that encouraged their faith, and why you should consider going on an international mission trip. // ADDITIONAL VERSES MENTIONED: Matthew 28: 19-20 // RESOURCES FOR FURTHER STUDY: Learn more about International Missions at Watermark: https://www.watermark.org/international-missions Attend Discover Missions starting September 17, 2026: https://www.watermark.org/events/7006-discover-missions // RELATED JOIN THE JOURNEY EPISODES:  // WHAT IS JOIN THE JOURNEY? Join The Journey is a realistic daily Bible reading plan that helps followers of Jesus at Watermark Community Church and beyond enjoy abiding in Jesus together. Join The Journey Jr. is designed to help parents guide their kids in Bible reading through interactive and age-specific lessons. In 2026, we're studying the book of Acts—one passage per week. For another year, teaching on Sunday will align with each week's passage. Then, for the next six days, we'll return to the same passage with fresh focus, exploring insights about who God is and how we can enjoy him more deeply. Monday through Saturday, we'll approach the same passage from a different perspective each day—whether observation, interpretation, prayer, or another spiritual practice—to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for God's Word. Then, watch or listen to the video podcast to tackle the week's toughest verses and discover key historical, theological, and practical insights. Daily Bible lessons for adults: https://jointhejourney.com Daily Bible lessons for parents and families: https://jointhejourney.com/jr Weekly Bible podcast for kids: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...  // MORE RESOURCES FROM JOIN THE JOURNEY:  Digital Bible study resources: https://jointhejourney.com/resources Previous years' print curriculum: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Waterma... Contact the Join The Journey team: jointhejourney@watermark.org 

THE WORLD THAT NEEDED HIMSomething changed in Western democratic politics over the past two to three decades.Blair's New Labor is not Wilson's Labor. Clinton's Democrats are not Roosevelt's Democrats. Then came Citizens United and with it a flood of money and even greater corrosion of democratic politics.And then something even more revealing happened.In 2012, Barack Obama won re-election on hope and change. In 2016, roughly one in eight Trump voters, between seven and nine million people, had voted for Obama four years earlier.That is not contradiction. That is the same wound voting twice.Each disappointment priming the next surrender. Each failure making the soma more appealing.Curtis Yarvin's philosophy is the third expression of that wound at the philosophical level. Not a vote for a person. A vote for a different kind of system entirely. The logical conclusion of two consecutive failed bets on the existing one.For nearly two decades he wrote under a pseudonym, Mencius Moldbug, arguing that democracy is a failed experiment that should be replaced by a CEO monarch. No elections. No independent civil service. No press the monarch can't remove.Almost no one read his blog. Then Peter Thiel read it. Then JD Vance. Then Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen.In January 2025, Curtis Yarvin was a guest of honor at Donald Trump's Coronation Ball.The pseudonymous blogger is now in the room where power is exercised.That isn't a coincidence. That is the mechanism arriving at its destination. THE SOMAYarvin's offer isn't primarily intellectual. It's emotional. And it lands on one of the most legitimate emotions available right now.Exhaustion.And what he offers in response to that exhaustion is more sophisticated than anything Aldous Huxley imagined in 1932 when he named it soma in Brave New World. A gram is better than a damn.This episode shows you exactly what the offer is. And why it feels, to millions of people, like relief rather than surrender. THE ESC ANALYSISThe twelve-year-old who couldn't meet the peer criteria grew up. And built something.Yarvin grew up moving. Portugal. Cyprus. Dominican Republic. Serial displacement. Serial belonging failures. In Cyprus he was three grades ahead of his peers. When he returned to the US he described himself as a twelve-year-old sophomore and described that twelve-year-old, in his own words, as "a little arrogant asshole."The formal systems rewarded his intelligence. The peer systems did not.This episode shows you what the wound produced when it was given two decades, a philosophy blog, and eventually the ear of the most powerful people in the current administration.And in January 2025, he was in the room where those same people were seeking his counsel.In Dov Baron's ESC reading, that moment is not healing. It's validation. And those two can look the same, but they are psychologically universes apart. THE QUESTION TO CARRYWhere in your life have you accepted the needle, the soma, because the alternative was feeling everything?And who handed the numbing drug to you? NEXT WEEK: THE SERIES FINALEFour episodes have shown you the mechanism operating in other people.Episode 5 is the episode where Dov turns the lens on himself.And on you.The question he's going to answer is not theoretical. It comes from the bottom of a hundred and twenty foot fall.And it's the question this entire series has been building toward.You need to be there for it. IN THIS EPISODE00:00 Disappointment to Surrender00:45 Comfortably Numb Shift03:37 Show Framework and Lenses04:48 Politics Converge and Abandonment06:47 Obama to Trump Wound09:21 Meet Curtis Yarvin10:58 Exhaustion and Soma Offer13:57 Yarvin Origin Story17:02 Pseudonym and Validation19:19 Turning the Lens Inward21:18 Soma Question and Outro THE SERIES: WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE TO BELIEVE THAT?Episode 1: You Didn't Think It. It Was Thought For You. [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-dov-baron-show/id272512829?i=1000784372760]Episode 2: The Wound the Framework Needs [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-dov-baron-show/id272512829?i=1000785947055]Episode 3: The Man Who Documented His Own Wound [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-dov-baron-show/id272512829?i=1000787315154]Episode 4: The Philosopher They Needed (this episode) ABOUT DOV BARONThe analysis in this series is not theoretical.Dov Baron has spent thirty years in the rooms where the most consequential decisions get made. Not observing. Being the person that founders and senior executives call when the external success has arrived and something essential is still missing.Most people who find this series want to know one thing.How do I get access to that room?His work sits at the intersection of the Emotional Source Code and the Emotional Meaning Architecture: the psychological frameworks that reveal what is actually driving behavior, identity, and meaning before it reaches the level of conscious examination. The same frameworks that produce the analysis you've been listening to.He has worked exclusively by referral for twenty years. He has personally interviewed every client. And he has said no to at least as many as he has said yes to.If you are a founder or senior executive who has built something real and arrived at the quiet place where the winning has stopped being the thing, reach out directly at dov@dovbaron.com with the subject line: The Room.Not to buy anything. To find out whether you belong in it. ABOUT THE POLYMATHIC PERSPECTIVEThe Polymathic Perspective examines the emotional logic beneath power, culture, identity, and meaning. Together, we discover how psychological, cultural, and geopolitical patterns drive behaviors, not just in people, but in systems. If you've been told your curiosity is a liability, it's your greatest asset. RATE, REVIEW, SUBSCRIBEIf this episode changed how you look at your own political exhaustion and who benefits from it, please rate and review The Polymathic Perspective on Apple Podcasts. Share it with one person who has quietly folded the newspaper and stopped expecting anything different. Connect with Dov Baron:https://DovBaron.comdov@dovbaron.comRate, review, and send this episode to the most thoughtful builder you know. That is how the algorithm finds the people who still ask why. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tobin LeRoy previews a busy week for South Florida sports, highlighting the Miami Hurricanes' home opener and the Dolphins' season debut. UFC heavyweight Waldo Cortez-Acosta joins to discuss his journey from professional baseball to mixed martial arts and his preparation for Noche UFC. They also explore the current state of the heavyweight division and his role in growing the sport in the Dominican Republic. (00:01:00) Miami Sports Week Preview (00:02:15) Waldo Cortez-Acosta Interview (00:07:18) Heavyweight Division Landscape

Kevin Maher (Creative Dir/Choreographer) has spent decades dancing, choreographing, teaching (Madonna, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Bad Bunny), and figuring out what actually matters to him as an artist. We trace his path from hustling through the late-'90s NYC dance scene to performing with artists including Missy Elliott and Mariah Carey, and what happened when the reality of the work didn't always match the dream. Kevin gets into why he resists labeling his choreography by dance style, what 'being bad' can unlock, knowing when it's time to move on, and valuing your influences without feeling pressured to put your movement into a box. We also get practical about getting unstuck when choreographing, bringing freestyle into choreography, creating under a time crunch, returning to your basics, and taking class without needing to be great at everything. This one gets into craft, artistic identity, career longevity, and building a dance career that actually feels like your own.

Send us Fan MailBilly is back with a full recap of his birthday trip to Punta Cana with Papo! From the moment they touched down in the Dominican Republic, the trip was all about good vibes, good food, partying, laughs, and making memories.In this episode, Billy breaks down the birthday experience from start to finish — the travel, the resort, the nightlife, the unexpected moments, and everything that happened along the way. Billy and Papo came to celebrate, and Punta Cana definitely gave them a trip to remember.What really happened on the birthday trip? What went down behind the scenes? And was Punta Cana everything Billy expected it to be?Press play and get the full birthday trip recap!

It wasn't surprising to find there's no real canine inspiration behind the long time Toronto based punk band named Pup with a 2025 album called Who Will Look After The Dogs. But that doesn't mean Pup drummer Zack Mykula doesn't have some interesting personal dog experiences of his own. Zack joins the show to introduce us to his tripod dog Jack, who's a "potcake" or mixed breed dog from the Dominican Republic. We cover a number of topics including Jack's adoption story, how he brought out a nurturing side of Zack and one interpretation of what the band's name represents in a thoughtful and enlightening conversation. Pup will be playing an intimate Riot Fest Late Night gig at Metro on September 18th and Riot Fest on September 19th in Douglass Park, Chicago. For tickets and info visit puptheband.com/#tourZack's shout out went to Urban Tails in Ontario who are dedicated to improving the lives of animals in need through community support, adoption, and advocacy. To adopt, foster, volunteer or learn more about their community support programs visit urbantailsnetwork.org

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This week on Truth to Power, we bring you a vital community conversation hosted by the Family Farm Defenders podcast focused on the issue of Land Access in Sustainable Agriculture. The conversation was recorded about six months ago and features the voices of: Louisville's own, Stephen Bartlett, a farmer, community organizer, and food sovereignty advocate. A father of three, he resides in Louisville, and in rural Dominican Republic. A multilingual speaker, he works alongside urban and rural growers, immigrants, and farmworkers. He integrates cultural sociodramas as a form of popular education, fostering collective learning and community empowerment. Stephen is the Executive Director of Forward Radio's proud community partner, Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville. Nathan M. Galaviz is Commons Manager at Agrarian Trust, a national farmland trust focused on community-led, non-extractive models of land tenure. He supports Agrarian Commons projects across the country with strategic guidance on real estate, governance, conservation, and capital structure, integrating blended finance tools with long-term stewardship. Rooted in land stewardship and ecological agriculture, Nathan also manages a pastured sheep farm in western North Carolina, where he is working to restore riparian habitat. A licensed commercial real estate broker specializing in farm and ranch properties, he works to sustain creative pathways for farmland transition and secure tenure for the next generation. Nathan brings to NFFC both practical farming experience and deep expertise in land access, advancing strategies that center community control, ecological resilience, and rematriation. Annette Hiatt is a Senior Staff Attorney with the Land Loss Prevention Project. She enjoys working one on one with clients to retain and preserve the connection of family to the ownership and retention of land. Ms. Hiatt received her Bachelor of Social Work from UNC-Charlotte and her J.D. from Case Western Reserve University. She is a North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission Certified Superior Court mediator, achieving that status in 2015. Ms. Hiatt is a legal fellow with the Sustainable Economies Law Center, a member of the North Carolina Local Food Council and the mother to two kiddos who lead her on many adventures. Learn more about Family Farm Defenders, support the work, and find their other podcasts at https://familyfarmers.org Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://www.forwardradio.org

Jérôme Lebleu, COO of CORE We have Jérôme Lebleu from the non-profit organization CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) on the Disaster Podcast weekly episode today. He’s the President and Chief Operating Officer of the disaster response and relief organization. CORE provides immediate response support after a disaster and works to help communities to be self-reliant in the aftermath of a major event. CORE’s website says their organization is “…powered by a team of relentless optimists.” Founder and Actor Sean Penn says of their mission once boots are on the ground, “We listen, we learn, we act.” Listen to the episode to see how this non-profit puts these core tennets into practice as the team interviews Jérôme. Click HERE to support CORE’s current efforts in the aftermath of the Venezuela earthquake. The episode also was co-hosted by Sam Bradley and Jamie Davis. Scroll down for Podcast Discussion Summary Thank you as always to Paragon Medical Education Group for their long-term support of the Disaster Podcast. Dr. Joe Holley and the team at Paragon continue to provide excellent and customized disaster response training to jurisdictions around the U.S. and internationally as well. Podcast Discussion Summary Interview with Jerome LeBleu Jamie and Sam discussed their upcoming interview with Jerome LeBleu, president and CEO of CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort), a global emergency response nonprofit founded in 2010 after the Haiti earthquake. Jerome explained that CORE focuses on being agile and local in their crisis response approach, emphasizing the importance of working with local partners and empowering communities affected by disasters. He shared his background working with the International Organization for Migration in the Dominican Republic, where he worked on addressing human trafficking and protecting Haitian migrants’ rights, and noted how his master’s degree in law and diplomacy has been valuable in his current work dealing with international emergency response. Community Powered Disaster Response Strategy Jerome explained CORE’s approach to disaster response, emphasizing their Community Powered Response strategy which focuses on rapid deployment, listening to local partners, and acting based on community needs rather than telling communities what to do. He described their long-term commitment to supporting recovery in disadvantaged communities, aiming to help them maximize resources and recover better than before. Jerome also highlighted the importance of “relentless optimism” in their organization’s work and their aggressive risk appetite when serving underserved populations, noting that greater risk often leads to greater impact for these communities. Emergency Response Process Overview Jerome explained the organization’s emergency response process, describing how they convene internal go/no-go meetings to assess crisis situations and determine resource allocation. He detailed their approach to deploying response teams, emphasizing the importance of logistics and building a roster of both domestic and international response personnel. Jerome also outlined their comprehensive approach to disaster preparedness, highlighting their work throughout the disaster life cycle and their implementation of CERT programs in the U.S. Disaster Mitigation and Resilient Infrastructure Jerome discussed his organization’s work on disaster mitigation and climate-resilient infrastructure, including programs for cert and physical mitigation works like drainage canals and retaining walls. He explained their approach of working through the entire disaster cycle from response to preparedness and mitigation activities, ensuring long-term resilience in their work. Jerome provided an example of building a berm around a flooded village in Pakistan to prevent future losses during heavy rains. CORE Priority Areas and Challenges Jerome outlined CORE’s three main priority areas: emergency response and preparedness, addressing climate change, and improving health access. He explained that while they face resource constraints requiring strategic prioritization, their focus on efficiency and mission alignment helps maximize impact. Jerome noted that while CORE is managing well, the current challenging nonprofit environment presents significant difficulties as needs continue to rise. Relief Compass Software Platform Jerome explained Relief Compass, a software platform developed by CORE that allows responding organizations to collaborate and coordinate relief activities in one place, with the goal of improving the survivor experience. He shared an example of its use in Venezuela after an earthquake, where it helped local organizations track donations and distributions in real time. Jamie and Sam expressed appreciation for Jerome’s work and encouraged listeners to support CORE by volunteering or donating at coreresponse.org. Wrap up and updates The team went through contact information and the team encouraged listeners to stay safe. The group discussed the role of specialized training, with Jamie highlighting the sponsorship of the Disaster Podcast by Paragon Medical Education Group. Catch the full episode using the player above or on your favorite podcast platform, and don't forget to subscribe to the Disaster Podcast for weekly insights from leaders in disaster response and research!

On this week’s episode of The Art of Living Big, Betsy shares some big news and while doing so is alerted to her reflex to downplay this big news to make it smaller. Are you editing your feelings? Are you minimizing your accomplishments to seem more comfortable around others? Betsy shares steps to recognize when we are doing this and advises us how we can turn it around. Also, stay tuned near the end for the announcement of the 2nd retreat! Transcript:  Welcome to The Art of Living Big, where we explore how to live intentionally and with more joy. I’m Betsy Pake, your host, master, coach, and creator of the Navigate Method. Here to help you listen in to your true desires, elevate your standards, and live life to the fullest. Now, let’s go live big. Hi, everybody. Welcome to the show today. I have had a really busy week. Tomorrow… Well, I’m recording this on a Wednesday. You guys’ll hear it on Thursday. And tomorrow I’m gonna be on NBC. So I did this last year, and I’m recording a couple episodes, doing something live for them for their noontime show. You know how, how cities have, like, their local Atlanta station and then they have, like, a little local show? Whatever. It’s still very exciting, and I’m trying to pick out my outfits, so, that’s my big personal update that I’m doing. But I, I have had this conversation, and in fact, I’ve had this same conversation a couple times with a couple different friends, and I think it kinda came up initially because we were talking about this NBC thing. I know that it’s not- Well, I, I’m about to say something, and what I’m about to say is the exact thing that I’m trying to teach you not to do. Okay? So I noticed that when I was talking about it, I was explaining that, you know, I recognize it’s, it’s not like I’m on Oprah. It’s, it’s the local daytime Atlanta show. Do you see how I tried to make that seem less? Smaller? Just, like, a little bit not as big of a deal? ‘Cause I don’t wanna feel like it’s a great big deal. It’s not that big of a deal. But also, it is, and it’s really fun, and it’s, like, a cool thing that I’m so grateful to be able to do. And I love the host of the show. She’s so fricking cool. And last year when I was on, it was so fun, and it was nice to get the video and to have it for my website, and I’m talking about two different topics, you know, in related to our, our work here. And it, seems exciting. I love to talk about it. We’re gonna talk about when you drop your kids off at college and you have nothing to say to your husband on the way home. And for a recorded episode for later, we’re gonna record a segment on why women are turning to AI. So conversations I really wanna have. So why am I trying to make it smaller? Why am I doing that? And I was talking to this other friend of mine, and we were just, like, catching up, and same kinda thing, and she was talking about some things she was doing and some big trips she was doing, and she tried to make ’em seem a little bit smaller. And a lot of the women that I know are entrepreneurs, because I’ve met them through entrepreneurial groups, and they’re all really successful. Like, I look up to them so much. And this one friend was talking about how she … how much money she makes and what her goal is for the year and some struggles that she was having. And I noticed that she was trying to- Like, uh, dummy it down a little bit, you know? And it was just the two of us. Like, we’re on the same page. We both want her to be wildly successful. And, you know, when she noticed that she’s around people who have less successful businesses or maybe make less money than she does, that she does things to try to make her life sound smaller than it is. She’s not lying, but she’s just not saying it all. She’s, like, editing. You know, trimming down the things she’s getting to do or saying, you know, “It’s not that big of a deal, it’s not Oprah.” I mean, the same things I’m talking about, and it’s so fascinating to me, like, why we do that. And even here when I’m trying to tell you about this and teach you something about it, w- I only te- I always am talking, I am… If you have been here a little while, you know this, but if you’re new here, I am with you on the journey, so I am teaching stuff as I’m learning it or things that I have learned along the way. But this is something that is continuing to come up, and I think a lot of us do this in little and small ways. So I wanna talk to you, and I want you to think about the last time that you, like, almost said something and then you didn’t. And not, I don’t mean something mean, but not something you’d regret, but something that was true. And, you know, maybe it was about how you actually feel about your, about your marriage. Maybe it was about how much money you make or how much you want to make. Maybe it was somebody asking you how you’ve been, and you had a real answer that was, like, right there in your mouth like marbles and you wanted to say it. But instead, you’re like, “You know, it’s been busy. The summer’s busy.” You edited it. Edited? Yeah. You edited it in, like, a nanosecond, and it w- it probably happened so fast that you didn’t even experience that as a decision. And, and, you know, it was an unconscious decision, not really a conscious choice. And the thing that I want you to notice about that is that you didn’t edit it bec- I’ll never get used to saying that word. You didn’t edit it because it wasn’t true. You did it because of how it might sound, and that’s a, different thing entirely So I think we have a word for this. We call it humility. You know, don’t brag, don’t make people uncomfortable, read the room, you know, be, be gracious. Nobody likes a woman who takes up too much space, you know? And look, you know, there is a real version of humility. There is. It’s the thing that keeps you, you curious. It’s knowing that you might be wrong. It’s, it’s not needing to be the center of every room that you walk into. It is a version that is good in that. And so I don’t wanna argue against humility as I just described it. But somewhere along the way, a second thing got handed to us that we call humility, and that second thing isn’t about being curious or being open to being wrong. It’s about being small. It is a version of you that says, “Whatever you have, don’t say it out loud. Whatever it is you want, keep it to yourself. And whatever you are carrying, carry it in a way that doesn’t inconvenience anybody.” And that’s not actually humility. That’s, I don’t know, some really heavy form of management. And so I wanna ask you to ask yourself who exactly is that managing? And here’s how I’ve come to think about it, and I’ve been sitting on this one for a little while. If you guys have been here, you’ve heard me talk about how I read that book,, it’s called The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good. And in that, she talks about the seven deadly sins, how we think those are tied to the Bible, but they’re not. It’s actually tied to the patriarchy, and they are a way to keep us in check, to keep us in line. So a woman who makes herself small is a woman who is easier to be around. She’s easier to be married to. She’s easier to employ. She’s easier to have as a sister or a mother or a friend. She doesn’t disrupt anything, and she takes up exactly the amount of space that’s already been allotted to her and, and doesn’t ask for anything more than that. And that is really useful. It’s, it’s just not useful to her. But it is useful because think about what actually happens when you downplay your life to make someone else comfortable. Nobody gets richer. Nobody gets happier. You know, the, the person that’s sitting there across from you doesn’t feel better about their situation because you shrank yours. All that happens is now there are two people in the room being smaller than they are, because if you stayed big, would they grow to meet you? You didn’t give anybody anything. You just, you just modeled something. And if you have daughters or nieces or younger women that watch you, you know, they, they learned it, too. They learn it quick. We learned it quick, right? And you don’t have to actually name it or, like, say a thing about it. We pick it up And here’s what I want you to think about this, because a lot of you listening are in the middle of a decision about your marriage, right? Some of you have been in the middle of that decision for years. I like to think I’m not alone. When I was in indecision for years and years, and years. But I want you to consider that this same habit is running inside that too. So I want you to think about how you talk about your marriage, like to your friends or to your sister or, you know, even, like in your own head when you’re just, like, going for a walk or you’re in the car all alone. Like, do you say it like it is? Or do you tell it in a way that sounds reasonable? Because there is a really particular thing that I think we do, and I hear it all the time, is that she will describe something that is genuinely painful, and then she’ll immediately follow it up with, “Oh, but he’s a good dad. But it’s not like he’s a bad guy. But I’m sure I’m not easier to live with either, you know? I know a lot of people have it worse.” And, you know, I, I mean, every single one of those things might be true. I think that’s what makes this little pattern so sneaky. Because if you watch what the words are actually doing, it’s, it’s taking the thing that you just said and shrinking it back down to a size that doesn’t require anybody to do anything about it, including you. And that is the same, same reflex, you know? It’s the same move. Now, I know a lot of you are, are deeply fair people, and you’d hate to be unfair about a man or a job or whatever that you have spent decades with. I get that But I wanna offer the idea that being accurate is a different job than being fair. And you can be super fair and be wildly inaccurate about you. You know, people describe to me all the time, like, so many years of loneliness, so many years of frustration. I remember in my own marriage, that was how I would describe it. That was the biggest word I would use, is I mean, insanely frustrated. I could not understand why what felt like very simple asks were n- being completely disregarded. Like, it, it just seemed, it was, like, m- crazy-making. And I hear other women saying the same thing. They will describe years of loneliness, and then spend the next, you know, four paragraphs out of their mouth making sure that he still sounds okay, that they have been fair. Then, and, you know, we tell a lot of stories in which our loneliness was, or our frustration was just, like, a detail in the story, but how he appears becomes, like, the whole point of the thing. Again, I wanna be really careful how I say this, ’cause I’m not saying we need to be unfair, and I’m not saying everything’s all his fault. I’m not saying that. I’m saying that the softener that you’re doing isn’t kindness to him. He’s not even here when we’re talking. The softener is for you. It’s for you to make sure that what you said doesn’t sound like too much. And so here’s kind of the question that I have been asking myself as I tell the story about how I’m not gonna be on Oprah. And I wanna offer it to you. What would I be saying right now if I weren’t worried about how it sounded? That’s, that’s it. That’s the whole thing What would I be saying right now if I wasn’t worried about how it sounded? Not what’s the right answer, not, like, what would a good woman say. What would I say if I didn’t seem like I thought I was too much? I don’t want people to think I think too much of myself or that I’m so great. That is, like, such a thing, right? So just strip out the part of me that’s monitoring this whole thing, and what is left? And I’ll tell you what I’ve noticed when I do this, is that the answer comes really fast. It, it’s n- it’s, it’s really obvious to me. It’s sitting right there, just, like, a half an inch below, below my voice box. And the sentence that I was about to say, which tells you something really important, which is we already know. We’re not confused. I’m not confused And even as I’m, I wanna say, like, I’m not confused about being on NBC tomorrow. It’s so fun. What a cool thing. There was a version of me 10 years ago that would have dreamed of this, to dream of picking out my outfits, you know? Like, how fun. I know from last time when I was on, we got millions of views. Like, that’s amazing marketing. Like, why would I try and make that sound less? And it is a habit. So it doesn’t always feel like it’s suppression. It feels like I’m being humble. It feels like being mature, right? I’m not making this too big of a deal. It’s no big deal And so how do you know if you’re being, like, I don’t know, uh, genuinely gracious or if you’re just shrinking? ‘Cause I think they look the same from, like, the other side of the table, you know? And here’s what I found. There are some things that we can check, and we can check them super quick, okay? So I want you to notice the speed. So real consideration takes a beat. Like, you think about the person, you think about the moment, and you make a choice. Shrinking is instant. It happens before the thought. So it, happens really, really quick. It wasn’t a decision. It never came into your consciousness. It was a reflex, okay? So real consideration is I’m talking to somebody, and I’m like, “I know they just lost their job, so I’m not gonna talk about how I just got a raise.” Like, I’m gonna just… Right? That’s real consideration. Now, doing it shrinking is when you are talking to somebody who’s doing great, and you’re like, “Oh, yeah, it’s no big deal. I mean, I got a little raise, but whatever. Everybody got one.” Do you see what I mean? You notice a little difference, right? Here’s the second thing, is you’re gonna notice how you feel afterwards. When you have been genuinely kind, you feel good about it, right? They just lost their job. I’m not gonna talk about how I just got a raise. You know? Maybe you feel a little proud of yourself. But when you make yourself small, you feel something else. You feel kinda flat. Sometimes I feel a little tired, I’ll notice, and there’s sort of, like, ugh, I wish I didn’t do that, and that feeling, I think, is the data, right? It’s the feeling of, like, there’s a room I could walk into, but I’m not gonna walk into it because I don’t wanna look like I wanna be in the room. So silly. And then number three is, like, who’s more comfortable in this? Like, real, like, graciousness, I’m gonna call it, it, it usually costs you something small, and it gives somebody something that’s really real, you know? Shrinking costs you something real, and nobody cares. Nobody gives you anything. So if you look at the room afterwards and you’re like, “Nobody benefited. Nobody benefits from me saying, ‘Well, it’s not Oprah.'” Like, nobody cares. You guys will… You’ll get off this podcast, and you’ll never think about how I’m on NBC again ’cause who… ‘Cause you don’t… You know what I mean? ‘Cause you got your own life. So it’s not me being humble. It’s me being safe or not wanting to seem too big or like I’m, like I think I’m d- so great instead of just owning this is a really cool, fun thing I get to do, and there’s no shame in that. And it isn’t Oprah, that’s true, but you don’t get to Oprah until you get to this. It’s on the way. I don’t know. Is it on the way? It- you know where I’m on the way to Drew Barrymore? That’s where we’re headed, folk. If I could be on The Drew Barrymore Show, I just want her to sit on my lap while we talk. That’s what I want. So I’m not gonna go tell you to, like, announce your new raise and your new salary over a giant dinner party. That’s not what I’m saying, but I think you need to catch it. You just need to, to notice it. You don’t have to even fix it, just notice the moment where you were about to say something that was true and something reached in and sort of changed the dials a little bit, and notice how many times a day it happens. Most of the time, I think… I think this is accurate, most women would be shocked at how many times they do it. In little ways you will shrink yourself. It might be with your husband. It might be with coworkers. It might be with yourself. You’re just talking to yourself and you do it. So just let yourself know the answer. Just let that exist because I don’t think we can make real decisions about our life using this edited information, and if the only version of your life that you have ever said out loud is the version that was pre-approved for everybody else to be comfortable with, then you have been trying to decide something enormous based on like a, a, like a kernel of it that you have created for somebody else. Like, no wonder life feels like it’s a slog, and no wonder we’re not getting where we wanna go. Don’t you think, honestly, if I was declaring I wanted to be on The Drew Barrymore Show and I was just talking about it all the time, like thinking about it in my own life and allowing it to be available to me, don’t you think if I was owning internally the fact that I’m gonna get to practice and be on NBC and do live, live TV, like that’s freaking cool. Atlanta’s a big market Like, don’t you think that would help me? And everything, if you’ve been here a while, everything you know about our brains and how our brains work, and how we actually create, don’t you think me owning it would help me to see a possibility in the future where the next thing I wanted would be available to me? Where the stretch didn’t seem that big. Because I’m creating a bigger space between me and Drew Barrymore by making this seem really small. If I made it seem bigger, the gap would close. Do you see what I mean? So I want you to think about where you’re doing this, where you’re keeping yourself from the next level of things that you want in an effort to be attainable in this version of you, in an effort to be eaten. Do you know what I mean by that? I don’t know why that’s the word coming to me, but it, to be absorbed, you know? You don’t wanna be too big of a chunk. Nobody’ll be able to chew it. So you try to make it really tiny. You’re not too much. You never, ever have been too much. You just learned early that by being a little bit less, you were safer, and you got so good at it That you forgot that it was a skill that you were taught and not a fact about who you are. So when you can start to do that, that is how I think you live a big life. All right, one last thing before we go. Punta Cana. We’re going to Punta Cana, you guys, January 21st to the 25th. We’re going to Zelle Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The tickets are gonna go on sale one week from Friday, so September 10th, tickets will go on sale. It’s gonna be so fun. You don’t wanna miss it. If you were at the previous retreat or you’re inside one of my programs, you’re gonna get pre-sale stuff, so you could get a ticket early. We’ve got some special stuff for the first 10 people that come in. We’ve got special swag bags. You’re gonna get to work with me before the event, and we are going to design a life that you really love. So if you’re not on my mail list, please check. Get on my mail list. Just go to my website. All the way down at the bottom, just add your name and add yourself to the mail list. If you don’t wanna be on my mail list, that’s okay, too. You can just check next Friday, and I will post about it in my stories on Instagram, and we’ll do a post in the feed probably, too. So join us, join us. You don’t have to have ever worked with me before. It’s so, it’s so fun, and I’m telling you, last time we all connected. I mean, everybody stayed an extra day. It was so fun. So I definitely want you there. You’re included. Don’t shrink it down. All right. I love you guys so much. I will see you next week. Thanks for joining me on The Art of Living Big. I hope today’s episode sparked something within you, maybe pushed you to dream a little bit bigger and live a little larger. Don’t forget to subscribe. Leave us a review and share this podcast with someone you know who might need a little inspiration today. You can find me over on Instagram at Betsy Pake and on my YouTube channel. Remember, the world is vast. Your potential is endless, and your life, it’s yours to shape. Until next time, keep reaching, keep exploring, and keep living big.

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We have another agent baddie in the house!! We're so excited to share this episode with the absolute powerhouse that is THE Rita Veras!! Rita took us to writer class and we drank in every word! We can't wait for you to hear all the incredible things she has to say. But first, here's more about Rita:Rita Veras is an Associate Agent at Rosecliff Literary. She started writing short stories and poetry at a young age, inspired by her upbringing in the Dominican Republic. Rita is passionately dedicated to uplifting BIPOC voices, enhancing representation, and championing diverse narratives.For nearly twenty years, Rita has empowered countless entrepreneurs to become successful business owners. Now, with her results-driven approach, she has returned to the literary world to inspire aspiring authors on their journey to publication. Rita is an award-winning published poet.Find Rita:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rita__veras/Website: https://www.ritaveras.com/Agency Website: https://www.rosecliffliterary.com/our-team

Caribbean news moves fast, so a tight Caribbean news roundup helps you see the region's bigger picture without losing the local details. This Pulse of the Caribbean connects politics, migration, finance, and technology across the islands and the diaspora, with headlines spanning the U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Lucia, the Dominican Republic, the British Virgin Islands, Barbados, Turks and Caicos, Puerto Rico, Guyana, Antigua, and Nevis on Episode 1 for September 2026.Here's a look at our Caribbean Headlines.Conservative organization formed by Former U.S. Vice President urging Congress to restrict birthright citizenship in the U.S. Virgin IslandsSaint Lucia is set to receive its first group of third-country nationals from the United States US Company JPMorgan has expressed interest in expanding investment and business in the Dominican Republic British Virgin Islands Junior Minister for Financial Services and Economic Development Keynote at Money Expo India 2026, and Five Guyana-based tourism businesses are now represented on the Tourism Cares' Global Meaningful Travel  Map.Subscribe for weekly Caribbean-centered news, share our podcast with a friend, and leave a review. Send news releases and information to news@pulseofthecaribbean.com.

Washington has always been skilled at confusing an announcement with an accomplishment. President Trump's new Venezuelan oil agreement sounds impressive: American control over billions of barrels, lower gasoline prices, and new supplies for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Then reality intrudes. Venezuelan crude resembles tar more than Texas oil, thecountry's infrastructure is collapsing, and its government has a long history of confiscating foreign investments. A press release cannot repair pipelines, restore the electrical grid, or manufacture the rule of law. Government confidence becomes more troubling when it turnsfrom controlling oil to controlling information. Samuel Tunick returned from the Dominican Republic carrying a cellphone that federal agents wanted to search. He gave them a duress code that erased the device. Now he faces a felony charge for destroying property to prevent a lawful seizure. That word, “lawful,” carries nearly the entire case. The federal government possesses broad authority at theborder, and deliberately wiping a phone after agents seize it can look remarkably like shredding documents while investigators stand at the door. Yet a modern cellphone is not ordinary luggage. It can reveal years of correspondence, medical information, financial records, movements, associations, and political beliefs. The constitutional protections attached to that digital life may currently depend upon whether your airplane lands in Atlanta, Boston, or Seattle. Then there is the Lindsey Clancy trial, or more precisely, what the public reaction to it reveals. The arguments spreading across social media have moved far beyond one defendant, one tragedy, or one disputed psychiatric condition. They have become arguments about women, voting, abortion, mental illness, tyranny, and whether American society remains capable of rational judgment. This episode of Plausibly Live considers what happens when complicated realities encounter institutions and citizens desperate for easy certainty. Oil cannot be governed by press release. Privacy cannot depend entirely upon geography. Human tragedy cannot be understood through slogans,hashtags, or the most unhinged opinions offered by strangers at two in the morning.#PlausiblyLive #DaveBowmanShow #FourthAmendment #DigitalPrivacy #BorderSearches #CellphonePrivacy #VenezuelanOil #GovernmentPower #ConstitutionalRights #CivilLiberties 

Brandi and her family have discovered joy in participating in and leading missions teams to the Dominican Republic. She also emphasizes how Jesus is so active in all places of mission, whether in your neighborhood and school or across the world.  Join she and Paige as they talk about spiritual scavenger hunts and hearing God's voice.

In this episode, Lady Landlords founder, Becky Nova…shares how she purchased a beach rental in the Dominican Republic despite not having enough cash upfront. The property now serves as both a winter home and short-term rental that helps cover her living expenses. Becky's key lesson is to focus on finding a great deal first, then ask, “How can I fund this deal?” by looking at your cash, equity, credit, retirement funds, and relationships for creative funding opportunities. Connect with Lady Landlords here to learn more about how we can help scale your portfolio: https://lady-landlords.com/pd-chat-with-becky===

Before yesterday's game Little Leaguers from Santiago in the Dominican Republic were at Citi Field following their trip to Williamsport and while here they got the chance to meet Santiago Native and Mets Infielder Christopher Morel who spoke with Pat McCarthy about the experience.

Nathan Carter is an NFL running back with the Atlanta Falcons. He joins Matt Forte on today's podcast to share about preparing for the 2026 season, his amazing story of following Jesus, serving with Compassion and taking a recent trip to the Dominican Republic back in March. Have a question? Got a guest suggestion? Want to advertise with us? Email us - jason@sportsspectrum.comWATCH all of our podcast episodes on our YouTube page:https://www.youtube.com/SportsSpectrumMagazineSign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15https://www.theincrease.com/products/sports-spectrum-magazine Do you know Christ personally? Click below to learn how you can commit your life to Him.https://sportsspectrum.com/gospel/

This week on Red State Update, Jackie and Dunlap wail in grief about: Dolly Parton, the only person left who could bring this country together, and her work with the oppressed, the underprivileged, and Porter Wagoner. Plus her movies, her songs, Tim Curry, and why Dolly's legacy goes beyond singin, actin, Dollywood, and Straight Talk. Plus Whorehouse, Jim Nabors, and how everyone's Mom's kitchen used to look like the Trio album cover. Friendships with Canada never last, but Lake America is forever Supreme Court don't seem to mind what Trump does with mail-in ballots, elections, democracy.  DOJ hires a lawyer once convicted of election-site hacking Wild horses couldn't keep Trump away — Protected wild horses are sold for slaughter while Trump lets beef imports come in from wherever, American farmers be damned, even if we got to do a Beef recall — 30,000 pounds of Argentine beef recalled after sale in Florida and Texas. ABC / Rosie / FCC — ABC is airing Rosie O'Donnell and suing Trump's FCC after previously kissin trump ass Secret Service is reportedly alarmed by Natalie Harp's letters. Trump will tear down the Kennedy Center if they don't put his name on it. Michael Cohen: still terrible Our health and what's left of it: RURAL Michigan hospitals closing or cutting services after Medicaid cuts. o   Measles — U.S. measles cases are at their highest level since 1991, with two deaths reported. RFK Jr. is tied to conspiracy-tinged comments about measles deaths. Byron Donalds blames spread on illegal immigration. ICE arrests — ICE arrests surged—they're arrestin people with no criminal convictions to make their dumb damn quotas.   More folks in immigrant camps  than ATL population Deaf migrants — Deaf migrants deported without sign-language interpreters A mile of border infrastructure in Big Bend reportedly costs more than the park's annual budget. Asylum visas — Administration actions include revoking visas for asylum seekers. Texas / Musk / Paxton — Elon Musk reportedly plans to spend $200 million to help Ken Paxton in Texas. Ohio Sleazebag Max Miller threatens his father-in-law with blackmail Georgia / Mike Collins — Mike Collins has another aide linked to racist stuff Alabama / Tuberville — Tuberville says he will not debate Doug Jones because he don't understand what debates are Gary / Memphis power Hegseth / Pentagon Hegseth hires trolls to go after enemies & critics while firing Stars and Stripes staff USS Doris Miller — They may name a carrier after Trump instead of Black WWII hero Doris Miller. USS Lincoln finally returning after a nine-month deployment. A sailor who jumped from a ship is reportedly facing discipline. Hegseth fired Gen. Randy George after Kid Rock flyover investigation. Sean Duffy show — nobody watchin this youtube crap. Finally something I identify with Sean Duffy about Spider-Man vs. Jake Lang in Minnesota. Jeffries / Kushner get together. These are the only two people left who will get along now that Dolly is gone. Trump approval — Trump approval stands at 35%, disapproval at 61%, net -26. That's real bad and yet should be worse. Darlene Graham, IRAN vs Economic D-Day, Mad Farmers Kehinde Wiley painting: State Dept takes down a painting of Dominicans in the Dominican embassy by the artist of Obama's presidential portrait. They called the paining "very woke" and "aesthetically terrifying." They took it down but first they hid it behind a tarp with a US flag on it. Leah Campos, Rachel Campos-Duffy's sister and Sean Duffy's sis-in-law, is the U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic, called it an example of "globalist and woke ideologies."  What is woke ideology? I know it when I see it. For more Dolly mourning, go get 20 Extra Minutes with Jackie and Dunlap at http://www.patreon.com/redstateupdate Art by Yoni Limor Photos by Robyn von Swank Music by William Sherry Jr. Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, BlueSky    

Why not you? And why not now?Someone is going to take the leap. Someone is going to chase the dream, start the business, take the risk, make the change, and do what others said couldn't be done. So why shouldn't that somebody be YOU? Bet on yourself and start going for it today!In this episode of Life to the Fullest, we talk about moving beyond simply dreaming and actually stepping into the life you believe is possible. Your dreams are meant to be lived—but it starts with belief, followed by movement.Because movement creates change. Change creates newness. And newness creates opportunity.Stop standing at the edge waiting until you feel completely ready. Get on the diving board. Take the leap. Jump into the deep end. You might be surprised by just how big of a SPLASH you can make.Ultimately, this journey isn't only about what you accomplish. It's about who you become along the way—becoming someone you're proud of, surprising yourself with what you're capable of, and building a life that is exciting, meaningful, and truly life-giving.Believe it. Move. Take the leap.Why not you? Why not now?Visit ef3life.com/foundation to give to our 501c3 (non for profit) which is committed to educating, serving, feeding and loving orphaned children in India, Kenya, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Mexico City and the U.S.Learn more on social media @ef3life#WhyNotYou #WhyNotNow #TakeTheLeap #ChaseYourDreams #BelieveItsPossible #LiveWithPurpose #MakeYourMove #BetOnYourself #DreamBig #PersonalGrowth #PurposeDrivenLife #TakeActionToday #BecomeMore #MakeASplash #LifeToTheFullest

DopeyCon Tickets: https://buytickets.at/thedopeyfoundation/2345507 Patreon: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Summary / show notes This week on Dopey Wednesday! We open the Wednesday show with DopeyCon updates, listener comments and a voicemail from Oskar in Sweden. After leaving rehab with no intention of staying clean, Oskar returns home to ten grams of heroin, begins injecting with a friend and saves that friend from a potentially fatal overdose using naloxone. Poet/writer/'clinician' addict Zach Frank returns to discuss anxious attachment, fear, resentment and the difficulty of responding thoughtfully when emotions take over. He remembers passing out on heroin while running a bath, flooding his mother's house and destroying his brother's Xbox before the damaged ceiling collapsed in front of his grandmother. Zach then takes Dave inside the jam-band drug scene. On his way to a Dominican Republic festival, he convinces a cab driver to find cocaine, stops at a pharmacy for a huge box of Xanax, absorbs liquid LSD through his palm, urinates in the ocean fully clothed and later smokes a “silly stick”—a joint containing marijuana and DMT—during a Disco Biscuits set. He also describes his final festival before recovery: obtaining cocaine and Xanax, taking ketamine and powerful MDMA pills, and eventually reaching complete spiritual exhaustion. He calls his mother crying, returns to New York and enters treatment. Dave and Zach discuss the painful gap between becoming abstinent and genuinely feeling well, the first moments of peace that make recovery worthwhile, and why addicts sometimes need to hold on through weeks or months of discomfort. They celebrate Dave's 11 years sober and compare the Knicks' championship comeback to the seemingly impossible transformations found in recovery. The episode closes with listener comments and Dave's heartfelt—and musically questionable—tribute to Dolly Parton. All that and MORE! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mabel Nunez is the founder & Chief Education Officer at Girl$ on The Money – a stock market investing education company targeted toward individuals who are underrepresented in the investing world. Mabel grew up in the South Bronx as an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, with limited resources & a strong emphasis on education from her father. She learned very little about personal finance or investing while in school until she was in college, where she took an investing analysis class which began her passion for investing & personal finance. Mabel holds both a Bachelor of Science and an MBA in Finance. However, most of what she's learned about investing came from experience. Mabel's mission is to teach what she's learned (and continues to learn) since starting her investing journey. She is passionate about transforming investing beginners into confident, knowledgeable, and profitable investors. In this episode, Mabel shares: How fear kept her from starting to invest, despite graduating as a finance major, reading articles and listening to shows on investing How she has been investing for 16 years with a focus on individual stocks in a self-directed taxable account. She invests in companies with long-term potential, rarely selling stocks and preferring a Warren Buffett-style strategy That investing in ETFs or index funds, such as the S&P 500, can be a simpler alternative to buying individual stocks & advises against buying "cheap stocks" or investing in unproven companies. How she struggled to tell her parents about quitting her 9-5 stable job to pursue her passion & the challenge of balancing personal dreams with family expectations, particularly for immigrant families + much more! What's New in the Paperback Edition of Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A bonus chapter: When Life Happens: Staying on the Path to Financial Freedom Through Setbacks, Shifts, and Uncertainty A book club and discussion guide with prompts, exercises, and action steps Updated corrections from the original hardcover Exclusive bonuses when you purchase the paperback, including: The Fire Starter Course The Find Your FIRE Number Worksheet Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: Check out Mabel's books: Stock Market Investing Mini Lessons for Beginners;Stock Analysis 101; & Mini Lecciones de Inversión Para Principiantes (spanish version) Get your paperback edition of Your Journey To Financial Freedom if you haven't already. Apply to Share Your Journeyer Story, here./' Join the Journey to Launch Book Club to dive deeper into financial freedom with guided discussions and resources here! Join The Weekly Newsletter List to get updates, deals & more! Leave Your Journey To Financial Freedom a review! Get The Budget Bootcamp Check out my personal website here. Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! YNAB –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here! Connect with Mabel: Website: GirlsOnTheMoney.com Instagram:@GirlsOnTheMoney Facebook: @Girls On The Money Threads:@GirlsOnTheMoney Substack: Girlsonthemoney.substack.com Connect with me: Instagram: @Journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: @Journey To Launch Join the Private Facebook Group Join the Waitlist for My FI Course Get The Free Jumpstart Guide

THIS WEEK ON THE BALLER LIFESTYLE PODCAST THE COLLEGE ROOMMATE FROM HELL Brian and Ed open the show with college memories, including Ed's son's upcoming move to college and Brian's legendary freshman-year roommate experience. Brian tells the story of being assigned to a mysterious older student named Scott Andrews, who was already a senior when Brian arrived as a freshman. There was a CD player, a tube television, floppy disks, computer labs, and absolutely no chance Brian was getting access to his roommate's password-protected computer. It's a perfect reminder of just how different college life was in the 1990s. RIP: A VERY TOUGH WEEK Ed brings the guys a particularly heavy list of people who passed away. Among the names discussed: Christian Stiles Dolly Parton Hayden Panettiere Frank Beard of ZZ Top Shelley Fabares James Liu Butch Husky Christy Carlson Romano Bill Rasmussen, ESPN co-founder Nancy Kissinger Lucy Davis of the British The Office The guys spend significant time remembering Dolly Parton, celebrating her extraordinary songwriting career, philanthropy, personality and cultural impact. They also discuss the songwriting history behind “I Will Always Love You” and “Jolene,” including the incredible fact that Dolly wrote both songs on the same day. THE DOLLY PARTON APPRECIATION SEGMENT Brian and Ed make it clear: Dolly Parton was more than a country music star. They discuss her songwriting, business success, generosity and the countless stories of her helping people without making a big production out of it. Dolly's impact on music, entertainment and philanthropy gets the full Baller Lifestyle treatment. THE BRITISH OFFICE VS. YELLOWSTONE The guys revisit one of television's eternal debates: how can anyone possibly put Yellowstone ahead of the British version of The Office? Brian and Ed praise the short, tightly constructed run of the British series while mocking the sprawling world of Yellowstone and its endless discussions about land, trucks and ranching. ️ CALLAWAY'S VERY BAD GOLF COMMERCIAL Callaway finds itself apologizing after an advertisement showed a woman being pushed to the ground when she reached for a man's golf club. Brian and Ed try to figure out how something like this gets through the enormous number of people who presumably approve advertising before it gets released. The verdict: maybe don't make the joke where the punchline is literally throwing a woman to the ground. AARON RODGERS AND THE FLOCK CAMERAS One of the biggest stories of the episode: Aaron Rodgers reportedly contributed money toward license-plate reader cameras in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. Brian and Ed go deep on the implications of mass surveillance, police technology and the argument that tools introduced for one purpose can eventually be used for something much broader. The discussion turns into a larger rant about cameras seemingly being everywhere — except when people actually need them. STEPHEN A. SMITH, ESPN & THE HOT-TAKE ECONOMY Brian and Ed discuss Stephen A. Smith, ESPN personalities and the modern sports-media ecosystem. They question the value of manufactured controversy and compare sports television's hot-take culture to other forms of opinion-based media. Colin Cowherd, Pat McAfee and Stephen A. Smith all enter the conversation. THE 49ERS OWNER'S VERY STRANGE $140 STORY San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York becomes the subject of one of the strangest stories in the episode after reportedly being involved in an incident surrounding a $140 sexual encounter in Ohio. Brian and Ed can't understand why a billionaire NFL owner wouldn't simply use the advantages that come with being a billionaire NFL owner. ALLEGED RANGERS PROSPECT HAZING The guys discuss disturbing allegations involving Texas Rangers prospects in the Dominican Republic. The conversation centers on alleged sexual hazing involving underage players and the serious consequences surrounding the accusations. What supposedly happened gets increasingly unbelievable as Brian and Ed attempt to understand how anyone could possibly think this qualifies as "hazing." NORMAN POWELL'S HONEST NBA ASSESSMENT Norman Powell gives perhaps the most refreshingly honest answer imaginable when asked about his new team's prospects: They could be really good. They could also be really bad. Brian and Ed respect the honesty. LISTENER EMAILS HOW FUCKING RICH IS TED McGINLEY? The guys investigate the career and estimated wealth of Ted McGinley, known for roles including: Happy Days Married... with Children The Love Boat Shrinking Brian and Ed discuss the infamous "show killer" reputation that followed McGinley, his modeling career, his USC water polo background and his longtime Newport Beach real estate. OGRE VS. MEAT The eternal question: Ogre or Meat? Brian and Ed revisit Revenge of the Nerds and Porky's and attempt to determine which character wins the highly scientific Baller Lifestyle comparison. THE PORNOGRAPHIC PEEP-HOLE QUESTION A listener asks what would happen if the notorious shower peeping scene from Porky's occurred today. The guys discuss the infamous scene involving the school's shower and the consequences that would come with recreating it in modern times. FANTASY FOOTBALL OWNERS VS. KYLE SHANAHAN A listener wants Brian and Ed to conduct a welfare check on anyone who spent enormous amounts of money on fantasy football only to discover that Christian McCaffrey is dealing with an injury. The guys discuss the perennial fantasy-football frustration of preseason injury information and whether coaches should be required to provide more transparency. Spoiler: fantasy football is not real life. PATREON BONUS SEGMENT NON-SPORTS SEGMENTS The regular episode wraps, but Patreon subscribers get more. FORTUNE TELLERS Brian and Ed question how fortune tellers continue to operate, particularly when their businesses seem to occupy surprisingly nice houses. ‍ SOPHIE RAIN HELPS TEACHERS The guys discuss Sophie Rain's decision to help teachers after a Florida political candidate proposed a tax on pornography to fund schools. Rather than simply complaining, Rain reportedly stepped up and spent significant money helping teachers purchase classroom supplies. THE PENN STATE FRATERNITY COCAINE RING A bizarre story involving a Penn State fraternity, cocaine distribution and pledges leads to a discussion about college drug dealing, Venmo, cash, the dark web and the general stupidity required to run a criminal enterprise using your real name. ONLYFANS AND THE "STEPBROTHER" PREGNANCY STORY Brian and Ed discuss a bizarre OnlyFans-related story involving a woman claiming to be pregnant by her real-life stepbrother. The guys attempt to determine whether we're witnessing real-life chaos or simply the ultimate marketing strategy. THE RETURN OF LISA BIZZLE A deep-cut Baller Lifestyle Podcast callback resurfaces involving longtime friend of the show Lisa Bizzle. The guys remember the infamous story involving an unusual offer for videos of Lisa using the bathroom. They also discover that Lisa has moved into the ceramics business, prompting a call for her return to the podcast. SUge KNIGHT, TUPAC & THE ASHES STORY Suge Knight reportedly claimed that Tupac Shakur's ashes were rolled into blunts and smoked by his family and friends. Brian and Ed are skeptical. They discuss the logic — or lack thereof — behind smoking something that has already been burned. The conversation also turns toward the continuing legal proceedings surrounding Tupac's murder. TARGET'S CONTROVERSIAL CLOWN COSTUME The guys close out the Patreon show discussing a children's Halloween costume from Target that sparked controversy because of its resemblance to racist Jim Crow imagery. Brian and Ed question how such a product makes it through the design, marketing and approval process. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS Brian's 1994 college roommate nightmare The Baller Lifestyle RIP segment The guys celebrate Dolly Parton's incredible life and career The Office vs. Yellowstone Callaway's disastrous golf commercial Aaron Rodgers and police surveillance cameras The modern sports-media hot-take machine Jed York's bizarre $140 incident Alleged Texas Rangers prospect hazing Norman Powell's brutally honest NBA prediction How rich is Ted McGinley? Ogre vs. Meat Fantasy football owners demand justice Sophie Rain helps teachers The Penn State fraternity cocaine ring OnlyFans reaches a new level of family dysfunction The return of the Lisa Bizzle story Suge Knight's Tupac ashes claim Target's controversial clown costume PATREON Want even more Baller Lifestyle? Support the show on Patreon for: Weekly bonus episodes Extended conversations Bonus Bri, Brian's solo show Additional non-sports stories Extra content every week Support the show and get access to the bonus content. THE BALLER LIFESTYLE PODCAST Hosted by Brian Beckner and Ed Daly Episode 625 The Baller Lifestyle Podcast TheBallerLifestyle.com #TheBallerLifestyle #BallerLifestylePodcast #Podcast #SportsPodcast #ComedyPodcast #SportsComedy #NFL #NBA #MLB #Golf #FantasyFootball #DollyParton #AaronRodgers #ESPN #StephenASmith #TedMcGinley #TheOffice #Yellowstone #PopCulture #SportsNews Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What keeps you coming back to dance, year after year?Recorded in the quiet late evening magic of Herräng Dance Camp, this conversation is with Alexej Schmidt, a social dancer whose journey has taken him from Russia to the Dominican Republic, Sweden, Germany and France.We sit outside a red Swedish cottage, surrounded by trees, summer light, and the calm atmosphere that makes Herräng feel so special. We even had a dear passing py at some point - you will hear it ;)We talk about:• Growing up between cultures and finding connection through dance• How a year in the Dominican Republic changed Alexej's relationship with music and movement• Discovering Lindy Hop in Stockholm and falling in love with social dancing• Why Balboa continues to fascinate him after many years of dancing• The role of musicality in creating memorable dance experiencesThere is a strong sense of gratitude throughout this episode. Gratitude for teachers who generously shared their knowledge, for communities that made learning accessible, and for dance partners who brought unexpected moments of joy and creativity.This episode is for anyone who dances because they love the music. And for anyone who keeps coming back because of the people.A shout-out to Herräng Dance Camp:This episode has been recorded in the beginning of July 2026 during Herräng Dance Camp, Sweden. Thank you for the space, the music, and the people who make conversations like this possible.______________________________________________​Subscribe & review the podcast to help me grow

In this episode, Morgan sits down with Danny Morel, founder of AwakenU, former multi million dollar real estate entrepreneur and one of the most unfiltered voices on identity, trauma and transformation, to unpack what it actually takes to break the patterns that no amount of achievement has ever been able to touch.Danny shares how losing his mother in 2016 cracked open everything he had been running from, why almost every overachiever is unconsciously driven by unresolved wounds rather than genuine vision and what it actually means to stop outrunning yourself and start doing the work that changes things from the inside out. He breaks down the nervous system patterns behind self sabotage, why the blocks in your money, your relationships and your body all trace back to the same root and why real transformation is never a weekend experience but a daily practice you return to.The conversation also goes deep into radical accountability, somatic healing, breathwork, why discipline is never the problem and what it looks like to finally build a life that actually feels like yours from the inside.This episode is one of the most honest and raw conversations about inner work, identity and what it means to become the person your next level actually requires.Episode Timestamps00:00 Intro01:00 Re-evaluating success and feeling empty at the top05:41 The three step awakening process05:47 Phase 1: Awaken and question everything07:34 Money as a reflection of internal energy08:01 Relationships and honest self assessment08:39 The physical body and how unhealed trauma manifests as illness10:42 Phase 2: Discovering root causes from childhood13:54 Why 99% of high achievers are driven by unresolved trauma32:06 Phase 3: Healing energy through four modalities33:34 Nature connection and grounding34:49 Meditation and calming the mind35:01 Breathwork and releasing trapped energy35:18 Plant medicine as a vehicle for connection38:31 Conscious parenting and raising healed children44:42 Strategic alignment and scaling back to under 20 hours a weekAbout Danny MorelDanny Morel is an entrepreneur, speaker and founder of AwakenU, a daily practice and live teaching platform that has guided over 200,000 people through transformation across 56 countries. Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New York City, Danny built a multi million dollar real estate career in Miami before pivoting to become one of the most direct and uncompromising voices in the personal development space. His flagship event Apex has become an annual pilgrimage for thousands of high performers and his teaching style blends mindset, somatic experiencing, breathwork and radical accountability in a way that is unlike anything else available today.Dream Fest Registration

In today's episode, Steve Anderson and I sit down with Dr. Brett Titensor, one of the “young giants” of the Crown Council, to talk about what it really takes to build a modern dental practice that patients love and teams thrive in. You'll hear how Brett's unique upbringing in a “dental home,” his humanitarian experiences in places like Guadalajara and the Dominican Republic, and the mentorship of his parents and the Crown Council shaped the way he practices today. We'll talk about: Building a brand that instantly communicates trust and quality Scaling a healthy culture where the team comes first—and patients feel the difference And how to create a dental experience that feels less like a chore and more like a visit to Disneyland. Brett is joining us from the middle of his new 15-operatory, state-of-the-art practice and learning centerin Flower Mound, Texas—a living example that you don't have to race to the bottom in dentistry if you deliver an unforgettable experience. Stay tuned. You're about to learn how to combine clinical excellence, team culture, and environment to build a thriving practice and a meaningful career.

Important Links: Dad Tired Annual RetreatHost A Dad Tired Conference at your churchJoin the FREE Family Leadership ProgramShop the Dad Tired store for best-selling gearJonathan Almonte grew up in extreme poverty in the Dominican Republic, without a father in the home and believing that joining a gang might be his best path to a better life.But God began changing his story through a local church, a childhood friend, and a Compassion International sponsor who faithfully wrote him letters from Michigan. Years later, when Jonathan's father told him he was a mistake, those relationships helped him understand that his identity was not defined by rejection, poverty, or his past.In this episode, Jerrad and Jonathan talk about father wounds, growing up fatherless, forgiveness, poverty, faith, spiritual darkness, Christian fatherhood, and the way God can redeem the most painful parts of our story.Today, Jonathan is a husband, father, and serves tens of thousands of children in the Dominican Republic through Compassion International.If you've struggled with rejection, an absent father, forgiveness, or questions about your identity in Christ, this conversation is for you.

Marcus Williams is the owner of Houston-based travel agency Impressive Travels. After spending years in the medical world, Williams was inspired to pivot to the travel industry after his own destination wedding in Jamaica — seeing the joy his family and friends experienced abroad made him want to build similar vacations for others, and to educate people on the feasibility of travel. In this episode of Humans of Travel, Williams talks about group trips — including a recent Crop Over experience he hosted in Barbados — as well as how consistency, professional boundaries and ongoing education have helped him scale his business. Williams explains how firsthand destination knowledge and daily social media posts drive his success, with about 60% of business coming from social media. He also talks about balancing growing professional demands with family life, his love of fashion, how he prides himself on knowing where to send clients for a good time (clubs, hookah bars) in destination and a new HipHop Party Boat product he’s building in partnership with Renny Travel in the Dominican Republic. This episode is sponsored by Travel Insured International. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Impressive Travels Impressive Travels on Instagram Impressive Travels on Facebook Impressive Travels on TikTok Global Travel Marketplace Events Renny Travel and HipHop Party Boat ABOUT YOUR HOST Chelsee Lowe is Senior Editor of TravelAge West, a print magazine and website for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She’s an avid reader, writer, interviewer and traveler. Los Angeles is her home base. The TravelAge West team also produces travel industry events, including Future Leaders in Travel, Global Travel Marketplace West, the WAVE Awards gala and the Napa Valley Leadership Forum. ABOUT THE SHOW TravelAge West’s award-winning podcast, “Humans of Travel,” features conversations with exceptional people who have compelling stories to tell. Listeners will hear from the travel industry’s notable authorities, high-profile executives, travel advisors and rising stars as they share the highs and lows that make them human.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Advancing Surgical Care Podcast, ASCA CEO Bill Prentice talks with One World Surgery CEO Claire Cunningham about the start of volunteer medical missions at the organization's new surgery center in the Dominican Republic. For the past 10 years, ASCA has supported One World Surgery's mission of delivering high-quality surgical care globally through financial assistance and scholarships for ASCA members to participate in its medical missions. Tune in for an engaging discussion to learn more about the extraordinary work One World Surgery is doing and opportunities to participate in life-saving medical missions at its locations in Honduras or the Dominican Republic.

Pastor Andy returns and starts a brand new series, 'Follow'. Today's installment is entitled, 'Five More Minutes'. Mark 14:32-36 is our main text for the day, "(vs. 36) 'Abba Father,' he said, 'everything is possible for you . Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will." Many times this feels like our trail guide saying, 'Five more minutes, five more Dominican Republic minutes!'.

Pastor Andy returns and starts a brand new series, 'Follow'. Today's installment is entitled, 'Five More Minutes'. Mark 14:32-36 is our main text for the day, "(vs. 36) 'Abba Father,' he said, 'everything is possible for you . Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will." Many times this feels like our trail guide saying, 'Five more minutes, five more Dominican Republic minutes!'.

Bad Boys is BACK! Join TRK as we recap episode 15 of Bad Boys: Dominican Republic #Zeus #zeusnetwork  #BadBoysJoin our Patreon for the exclusive TEA: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheRealityKingdomUse this Link to cast your VOTE for what show you want us to cover next for our Reality Rewind! Maybe it'll make the list!: https://www.therealitykingdom.com/survey/reality-rewind-season-6-7/Join our Discord Here!: https://discord.gg/fsNhjTn9GS.Subscribe to The Scripted Kingdom Here!: https://www.youtube.com/@TheScriptedKingdomThank you so much for watching! We love doing this content for you guys so comment what you want to hear from us!If you would rather just listen, here's a link to the podcast version of our videos:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1m9Kzqe...Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/k5unAtBLn7?amp=1Follow Us:https://linktr.ee/TheRealityKingdomSupport the show

WILD B*TCHES TAKE SHOTS!!! Join TRK to recap the brand new season of Baddies Gone Wild: Dominican Republic #Zeus #zeusnetwork #Baddies #BaddiesGoneWildJoin our Patreon for the exclusive TEA: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheRealityKingdomJoin our Discord here!: https://discord.gg/fsNhjTn9GS.Subscribe to The Scripted Kingdom Here!: https://www.youtube.com/@TheScriptedKingdomThank you so much for watching! We love doing this content for you guys, so comment what you want to hear from us!If you would rather just listen, here's a link to the podcast version of our videos:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1m9Kzqe...Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/k5unAtBLn7?amp=1Follow Us:https://linktr.ee/TheRealityKingdomSupport the show

When Cavalier Genève introduced the Cavalier Genève US Regional Exclusive in 2022, it represented more than a rebranded product—it marked the company's broader commitment to regional identity and manufacturing control. The cigar's history reveals how a young brand evolved its strategy while maintaining demanding production standards. The line's origins trace back to 2016, when Cavalier released the Black Series, a San Andres-wrapped exclusive for the U.S. market. This initial offering proved successful enough that the company later introduced the Black Series II for broader global distribution. However, by 2021, founder Sebastien Decoppet had begun planning a larger transformation. That year proved pivotal for Cavalier. After five years partnering with third-party factories, Decoppet opened Fabrica Centroamericana de Tabaco S.A. (FCT) in Danlí, Honduras. This shift from relying on Plasencia's San Judas Tadeo facility to operating proprietary manufacturing gave Cavalier direct control over production, quality, and versatility. Decoppet stated at the time that bringing operations in-house was necessary "to improve versatility and ensure the destiny of Cavalier Genève Cigars is in our hands alone." By December 2022, Cavalier announced the next phase of its U.S. strategy: rebranding and reblending the USA Exclusive Black I as the Cavalier Genève US Regional Exclusive. The company emphasized this was both a rebrand and a reblend, designed to separate the line from its previous associations within Cavalier's portfolio. The new blend reflects a deliberate choice. Its composition—a San Andres wrapper, Connecticut binder, and fillers sourced from the U.S., Nicaragua, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic—intentionally incorporates American tobacco. This sourcing strategy connects directly to the cigar's regional purpose. Decoppet explained the thinking: "We have been working to separate this line from the affiliation it had with other products in the portfolio," and position it as part of a "Regional Exclusive section of the Cavalier line up that will showcase several regional products for countries across the world." The US Regional Exclusive launched in four sizes, ranging from Petit Robusto to Double Corona, with pricing between $9.90 and $11.40 per cigar. Today, the line remains available exclusively in the United States, serving as both a product and a statement about Cavalier's manufacturing independence and regional strategy. Wrapper: San Andrés Binder: Connecticut Fillers: U.S., Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominican Republic Country of Origin: Honduras Factory: Fabrica Centroamericana de Tabaco S.A. (FCT) Vitola: Toro Size: 6 x 54 MSRP: $11.20 Final Score: 87

Bad Boys is BACK! Join TRK as we recap episode 15 of Bad Boys: Dominican Republic #Zeus #zeusnetwork  #BadBoysJoin our Patreon for the exclusive TEA: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheRealityKingdomUse this Link to cast your VOTE for what show you want us to cover next for our Reality Rewind! Maybe it'll make the list!: https://www.therealitykingdom.com/survey/reality-rewind-season-6-7/Join our Discord Here!: https://discord.gg/fsNhjTn9GS.Subscribe to The Scripted Kingdom Here!: https://www.youtube.com/@TheScriptedKingdomThank you so much for watching! We love doing this content for you guys so comment what you want to hear from us!If you would rather just listen, here's a link to the podcast version of our videos:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1m9Kzqe...Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/k5unAtBLn7?amp=1Follow Us:https://linktr.ee/TheRealityKingdomSupport the show

Today we have Dan. He is 44 years old from Denver, CO, and he took his last drink of alcohol in February of 2025.   This episode is brought to you by:   Sign up and get 10% off: Better Help Sober Link sign up and claim your $100 enrollment bonus   Over the last six months, we have been working on a book called This is How We Quit. It is a compilation of 24 sobriety stories that will be released on August 31st, 2026. To coincide with the release, Recovery Elevator is doing a free online event to celebrate the launch. More details on that event are coming soon!   [03:15] Thoughts from Paul:   Paul shares with us his history with the guest today. They were close friends in high school; they played football together and drank plenty of beers at parties together. They lost communication over the years, but by happenstance and a lost wallet, they reconnected last year. Since then, they went on a trip to Sonora, Mexico to find reptiles and also went to their high school reunion together.   [05:49] Paul introduces Dan:   Dan is 44 years old, lives in Westminster, CO and took his last drink in February 2025. He was born and raised in Vail to wonderful parents and was close with his siblings. He is currently engaged and works in commercial construction sales. Dan enjoys spending time outside mountaineering, trail running and enjoying the arts. He recently rediscovered his love of reptiles and amphibians.   Dan says he was very shy and reserved growing up. He had his first drink right before freshman year of high school. He felt a sense of ease and that he could talk to people. He recalls thinking that this was the solution and how normal people must feel all the time. Through high school, Dan's drinking was minimal and he doesn't feel he ever was loss in control.   In college, Dan says his alcohol consumption went through the roof. Frequently drinking beers with friends at the dorms or at keg parties, Dan remembers the hangovers were pretty tough. He would focus on school during the week just waiting for Friday night. He felt the drinking was something he could control.   After graduating college, Dan went into the sales industry. He moved back to Vail and had a girlfriend and two roommates that he enjoyed drinking with. In the mid-2000's, Dan says the secrecy of his alcoholism began to rear its head. He was being told he drank too much. The signs were showing in his behavior, his hangovers were getting worse, he was missing work and other obligations. In 2007, Dan began working in a resort community in Dominican Republic. A few years later he began using other drugs in addition to drinking daily. He continuously would try to hide how much he was using until a coworker pushed him into treatment.     After a divorce, Dan moved to Denver and thought drinking might be different this time. He thought he should be able to have a pint with friends after work, but within a few weeks he was drinking in the mornings to avoid the shakes. After his first DUI, Dan was able to get and stay sober from 2019 until 2022.   Once again, he thought things would be different. Over the course of two years, Dan was in and out of mental health and rehab facilities. He struggled to keep a job and went through a second divorce.   In mid-February last year, Dan's neighbor called a friend to check on him. Dan was taken to the emergency room not knowing who his friend was or where he was. He was just trying to escape the hallucinations he was having; drinking was fun for him anymore.   Dan began going back to 12 step programs after this and started working hard on his recovery. Over the past year, he has found a great job, has a fiancé that doesn't drink but knows his history, has been able to help other friends with their addictions, spend more time in nature, and finally loves himself again.  Dan continues with his therapy and knows his story isn't over.   Recovery Elevator We took the elevator down. You got to take the stairs back up. We can do this.   Café RE RE Instagram Sobriety Tracker iTunes  RE YouTube

Kris and David are back as we discuss the week that was August 10-16, 2005. Topics of discussion include:WWE being in a total lame duck state with Spike TV as their contract is running out soon.SmackDown featuring the Eddy Guerrero/Rey Mysterio/Dominik Mysterio soap opera, guest starring MISS CRABTREE.Raw in Montreal, as Shawn Michaels is having the time of his life being the old HBK in front of a raucous crowd mocking Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan.Ashley Massaro winning the Diva Search over Leyla Milani.Ken Anderson becoming Mr. Kennedy.Masahiro Chono winning the G1 Climax as a tribute to Shinya Hashimoto.A wild angle in the WWC featuring Eddie Colon being imprisoned in the Dominican Republic.The Summer of Punk ends in ROH as he loses his title to James Gibson in Dayton and then loses his farewell match to Colt Cabana in Chicago Ridge.TNA Sacrifice on PPV and lots more TNA stuff in one of the most stable eras of that promotion's history thanks to Scott D'Amore's booking and the impending debut of Impact on Spike TV.That this was all 21 years ago is wild to think about. This was a really fun show, so check it out!!!Timestamps:0:00:00 WWE & OVW1:53:48 Int'l: NJPW, Riki Pro, CMLL, IWA Puerto Rico, & WWC2:14:17 Classic Commercial Break2:19:29 Halftime3:18:07 Other USA: Ballpark Brawl, CZW, & ROH3:50:10 TNATo support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!If you're looking for the best deal on a VPN service—short for Virtual Private Network, it helps you get around regional restrictions as well as browse the internet more securely—then Private Internet Access is what you've been looking for. Not only will using our link help support Between The Sheets, but you'll get a special discount, with prices as low as $1.98/month if you go with a 40 month subscription. With numerous great features and even a TV-specific Android app to make streaming easier, there is no better choice if you're looking to subscribe to My AEW and other region-locked services.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Bad Boys is BACK! Join TRK as we recap episode 14 of Bad Boys: Dominican Republic #Zeus #zeusnetwork  #BadBoysJoin our Patreon for the exclusive TEA: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheRealityKingdomUse this Link to cast your VOTE for what show you want us to cover next for our Reality Rewind! Maybe it'll make the list!: https://www.therealitykingdom.com/survey/reality-rewind-season-6-7/Join our Discord Here!: https://discord.gg/fsNhjTn9GS.Subscribe to The Scripted Kingdom Here!: https://www.youtube.com/@TheScriptedKingdomThank you so much for watching! We love doing this content for you guys so comment what you want to hear from us!If you would rather just listen, here's a link to the podcast version of our videos:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1m9Kzqe...Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/k5unAtBLn7?amp=1Follow Us:https://linktr.ee/TheRealityKingdomSupport the show