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Joey was diagnosed with DYRK1A syndrome at the age of 13, through the 100,000 Genomes Project. DYRK1A syndrome is a rare chromosomal disorder, caused by changes in the DYRK1A gene which causes a degree of developmental delay or learning difficulty. In today's episode, Naimah Callachand, Head of Product Engagement and Growth at Genomics England, speaks to Joey's parents, Shaun Pye and Sarah Crawford, and Sarah Wynn, CEO of Unique, as they discuss Joey's story and how her diagnosis enabled them to connect with other parents of children with similar conditions through the charity Unique. Shaun and Sarah also discuss their role in writing the BBC television comedy drama series 'There She Goes' and how this has helped to shine a light on the rare condition community. Unique provides support, information and networking to families affected by rare chromosome and gene disorders. For more information and support please visit the website. You can read more about Joey's story on our website.   "Although we're a group supporting families and patients, actually a big part of what we're doing is around translating those complicated genetics terms, and trying to explain them to families, so they can understand the testing they've been offered, the results of testing, and really what the benefits and limitations of testing are...just knowing why it's happened, being able to connect with others, being able to meet others, but actually often it doesn't necessarily change treatment."   You can read the transcript below or download it here: https://files.genomicsengland.co.uk/documents/Podcast-transcripts/Shining-a-light-on-rare-conditions.docx   Naimah: Welcome to the G Word. [Music] Sarah Crawford: But I would also say it's okay to grieve the child that you didn't have that you thought you were going to have. I just think that's so important. And I think for me, the most difficult thing in the early couple of years was feeling like I couldn't do that because nobody appreciated that I'd actually lost anything. [Music] Naimah: My name is Naimah Callachand and I'm head of product engagement and growth at Genomics England. On today's episode, I'm joined by Shaun Pye and Sarah Crawford, who are parents of Joey, who was diagnosed with DYRK1A syndrome at the age of 13, and Sarah Wynn, CEO of Unique, a charity which provides support, information and networking to families affected by rare chromosome and gene disorders. Today, Shaun and Sarah are going to share Joey's story, and discuss how their role in writing the BBC comedy drama There She Goes has helped to raise awareness of people with rare conditions in mainstream culture. If you enjoy today's episode, we'd love your support. Please like, share and rate us on wherever you listen to your podcasts. So first of all, Shaun and Sarah, I wonder if you could tell us a bit about Joey and what she's like. Shaun Pye: Yes. So, the medical stuff is that she's got DYRK1A syndrome, which was diagnosed a few years ago, which means that she's extremely learning disabled, nonverbal. Sarah Crawford: Yeah, autistic traits. Shaun Pye: Eating disorder, very challenging behaviour. She can be quite violent. She can be quite unpredictable. Doubly incontinent, let's throw that in. She's 17 but she obviously has a sort of childlike persona, I would say, you know. She sort of likes things that toddlers like, like toys and that sort of thing. But that's the medical thing. What's she like, she's a vast mixture of different things. She can be infuriating, she can be obsessive, but she can be adorable. Occasionally, she can be very loving, especially to her mum. Sarah Crawford: She's very strong willed, you know. Once she knows she wants something, it's impossible to shift her, isn't it? So, she's got a lot of self-determination [laughter]. Shaun Pye: So, her obsession at the minute, or it's fading slightly, which is quite funny, is that she's become obsessed by – there's a toy called a Whoozit that she loves, but she became obsessed by the idea of – she was typing buggy baby Whoozit into her iPad, so that's how she communicates. She's got quite good literacy skills. Sarah Crawford: Yeah. Shaun Pye: And we figured out eventually that what she wanted was she wanted her mum to take her to the park to find a buggy with a baby in it that also had a Whoozit in it that she could steal, and when Sarah explained to her at some length that it was not yours, she would say, “It's not yours,” that drove her insane with excitement, at the idea that she could steal another child's toy. So, it's a good example of her because it's funny, and, you know, it is funny, and she's so cheeky about it and she flaps her hands, she's very hand flappy, and she sort of giggles and she gets really excited, but, you know, the 2,000 time she asked to do that, and we have to walk to Mortlake Green near our house, and to the point where – again, it's funny when it happens, but you get to the green and she doesn't even look for the buggies anymore. So, that's an example. But she's a lot of different things, you know, and I suppose the thing that is dawning on us at the minute is that she's 17, she's going to be 18 very soon, and, you know, the list of presents that she gets on her birthday is always the same, ‘cos she's autistic. So, at Christmas, she always gets the same presents. But the idea that, for her 18th birthday, we're going to have to buy her children's toys and – you know – Sarah Crawford: Toddlers' toys. Shaun Pye: Toddlers' toys and everything, it's sort of hitting home, but that's something – a bridge we're going to cross on July 27th [laughter]. Naimah: Yeah, I can imagine that's quite a difficult bridge to cross, but it sounds like, you know, Joey's got lots of personality and you have lots of, you know, lovely times with her as well. I wanted to go back a bit before the diagnosis. So, you mentioned Joey's been diagnosed with DYRK1A syndrome, but can you tell me what it was like before you both – and a bit about your journey, and when you suspected maybe something might be wrong and what you did first of all. Sarah Crawford: I mean, there were hints that things might be wrong before she was born. The measurements were such that they thought there might be intrauterine growth restriction, because basically my belly wasn't as big as it should be for dates, and that was obviously the working hypothesis. And they actually did a scan, an ultrasound quite late on in the pregnancy, which I picked up when I looked at the report was showing a small head measurement. And I remember querying it with the consultant, who said it was probably measurement artefact and nothing to worry about. But after she was born, she wouldn't latch on, you know. We had to switch to bottle feeding straight away. She was small, and the head measurement actually was small. You know, you could see on the very early one, they must have taken it kind of three times to try and get it bigger, probably angling the tape measure, and it had been crossed out and rewritten. That was the pattern. So, her head simply did not grow in those early days in the way that you would expect. So, I was wildly anxious about this right from the get-go, and very adamant very early on that I thought that, you know, she was learning disabled. And to be fair, you know, the GP took that seriously. You know, at the six-week check-up, things weren't quite how they should be. We got in the system very early on, saw a paediatrician really quite early. So, I was, you know, fairly convinced very early. I mean, I'm a clinical psychologist, I've got training in learning disability, a bit more clued into these sorts of things I guess than the general public on the whole, and I think the bigger challenge for us wasn't so much the attitude of, you know, the healthcare system. It was more trying to debate this with family, who were very much of the, “There's nothing wrong with her,” kind of mantra. Shaun Pye: She wasn't our first child, so we had experience – and all children are different, but because we had that comparison – all children are different. Obviously, there's not a set thing. But we had a benchmark in our own minds and hearts sort of, to know that she was missing things that he'd hit, and something wasn't right. And the parental thing – basically, we're talking about grandparents – it was sort of – there were two approaches that they took, one of which was to tell us nothing was wrong, because they couldn't bear the idea that me and Sarah were in pain or unhappy. It was just out of pure love. It's just a natural human reaction to say, “I'm sure everything's going to be alright.” They were just trying to be supportive because that's, you know, what they thought they should say. And then the other approach from other members of the family was again from just a supportive, loving aspect, but it was a sort of, “They just need a bit of tough love, pull your socks up. Lots of children are different and you just need to learn ways of dealing with it.” And the way I describe it nowadays is that they'd mistaken Joey for someone on the far end of a spectrum of abilities or behaviours, whereas she wasn't really on that spectrum at all. She was on a different spectrum [laughter]. She wasn't a difficult child. She wasn't a naughty child, was she? Sarah Crawford: No, no, she was a child whose brain hadn't developed. Shaun Pye: She was a very, very different child. So, all of that has gone on over the years. And genetics wise, we had early genetics testing. Kingston Hospital took quite a lot of interest early on, and then they sort of didn't take any interest [laughter]. Sarah Crawford: No, it's more that they ran out of technology, so they couldn't pinpoint the diagnosis with the technology they had. I mean, the geneticist was excellent, wasn't he? We really loved him. Shaun Pye: Yeah, Sarah's going to like this, ‘cos I'm about to say I love geneticists ‘cos they're – on the spectrum of doctors, I love them, ‘cos one of the guys we saw just looked at it like a puzzle and he was sort of excited to solve it, and he really wanted to work out – and in a way, you could have walked away from that thinking, “We wanted the bedside manner and we wanted the, “Oh, that's terrible,”” whereas he really was just a sort of – he was terribly excited about the whole thing, and he wanted to solve a Sudoku, basically, yeah. But me and Sarah walked away from that just thrilled, ‘cos we're the same [laughter]. There's not a Sudoku or a crossword that we don't love finishing. So, we walked away thinking, “These are exactly the people we want involved.” And so when I say they gave up, that's not fair. They just ran out of – you know, they can't spend increasing amounts of NHS money. So, they tried – you know, different genes were mentioned. Sarah Crawford: Yeah, they tested for a whole load. I mean, his attitude was right from the get-go, you know, based on the history, everything else that had been ruled out, dysmorphic features, those kinds of things – I don't know if that's the terminology they would use now – but that this was going to be a chromosomal disorder, and that they would do the tests that were available, but that it was possible that those wouldn't pinpoint in, but that the technology was changing all the time, and that if they didn't find it now, they would in the future. And that was how it played out. Shaun Pye: There was one meeting that I did get a little bit – having said that, I got slightly – but you didn't – about one of the geneticists, who sat there and said, “We'll do this test and this test, and if they come back with any interesting things then we can get really excited.” And he used the word excited, and I was sort of a bit, “I'm not that excited by all of this.” But actually I calmed down quite quickly, and in hindsight I really wanted someone to get excited by the idea of working out – but then a long time went past. I wouldn't say that we lost interest in finding out what her genetic condition was, we didn't. It's just it's something that became less and less – it wasn't like a holy grail for us. But then the opportunity came along with 100,000 Genomes, and we signed up immediately, and then they did that and it was a few years before that went through the system. And then out of the blue really, we were asked to go and see a geneticist, and we had no idea that this is what it was. I honestly thought it was just a routine sort of, “We've got a few more theories,” or something, and she just said, “We've found out what it is.” And that moment is – well, we tried to describe it in the TV programme, but it's quite hard to describe what goes through your mind when, after 13 and a half years, somebody suddenly says, “Oh, by the way, that thing that happened with your daughter, we've worked out what it is.” [Music] Naimah: I wonder if you could talk a bit about what the diagnosis meant for you both. Shaun Pye: It was sort of different for both of us, wasn't it? I was a bit more excited, Sarah was a bit more… Sarah Crawford: My attitude early on was that, while the label would be nice to have, it wouldn't make any material difference to anything to do – I mean, it was never going to be precise enough that it would give a map out of what we'd expect for her as an individual, and it wasn't going to change the fact that there was a severe learning disability. It wasn't going to change the challenges that we would have over things like schooling, therapies, you know, what the future holds for her. It is useful to have it, but it doesn't really change the day to day. Shaun Pye: But what it did change, and this is where Unique is so brilliant and important, is that it puts you in touch with people who have children with a similar condition. That's the main takeaway from getting the diagnosis. ‘Cos Unique is great, and obviously in a broad sense it's great, but to actually meet people and be in touch with people whose children have DRYK1A – so, I've met quite a lot of them now and I've met quite a few of the children. There was a meetup last year, and you just walk in and you just go, “Oh my god, oh my god” [laughter]. Literally girls running around, just the same as Joey, just the same, and the different ages as well. So, there were some in their twenties and there were some just starting out on their – who'd only, you know, very young, been diagnosed. But just to see your life just in front of you [laughter] is very useful. So, that's the basic takeaway, I would say, from the diagnosis. Naimah: Yeah. It must have been really nice to be connected with those other parents and to kind of share experiences as well. Shaun Pye: It was, it was. And this applies to most – well, every family from Unique that I've ever encountered actually. Nearly all of the DYRK1A – ‘cos it's spread around the world as well, so, you know, there's slight cultural differences, but just to see that they are all of a very similar mindset is comforting, ‘cos it sort of makes you think, “Actually, we haven't been doing this wrong.” It's a sense of humour thing. It's an attitude to the world. It's the way they see their children. It's the way they see the outside world. I'm not saying we're all uniform, of course we're not, but you can see it. When you talk to them, you can just see that they have the same sensibilities as you about the whole thing, and it's sort of quite reassuring really that, you know, we're not outliers. Naimah: I just wanted to go back to, you know, when you were talking about the bit before the diagnosis, and I wanted to come to you, Sarah, to ask, you know, Shaun and Sarah both described their journey with a lot of uncertainty, but I wondered, could you tell me a bit more about the role Unique plays in this part of the journey for parents? Sarah Wynn: Yes. Well, actually I think Shaun's done such a good job of summing up why Unique exists already, thank you, Shaun. But I think really what we're aiming to do is to try to alleviate that sense of helplessness and being overwhelmed, and isolation that often families feel when they have a child that's got additional needs. I think our experience with our Unique community is very similar to that that Shaun and Sarah have described. So, many parents know that there is something – that their child isn't developing as they would expect. And we hear lots and lots of stories of families going to healthcare professionals and actually not being taken seriously, or like Shaun and Sarah were saying, you know, everybody saying, “No, they're just a bit delayed, it will all be fine.” And so I think that's a common experience of many families, that the parents inherently understand and know their child better than everyone else, and it's very common that families have to wait quite a long time to get to that point where they get to a diagnosis. And often I think the uncertainty continues after you get that diagnosis, because as Shaun and Sarah said, you get a diagnosis of a rare condition and actually there just isn't that much information available. So at Unique, we try to help in various ways. One is by connecting families with other families, and that might be other families who've got the same condition, but it might also be families who are just going through the same experiences as you are, so you've got someone to share your journey with. And the other thing we try to do is to help families understand the kinds of genetic testing they've been offered, and a bit about the results of genetic testing. Because of course genetics is something that lots of people haven't thought about since school, and actually quite often hoped they never had to think about again. Although we're a group supporting families and patients, actually a big part of what we're doing is around translating those complicated genetics terms, and trying to explain them to families, so they can understand the testing they've been offered, the results of testing, and really what the benefits and limitations of testing are. Sarah said, often you get a result and a diagnosis from genetic testing, but that doesn't give you a magic treatment that's going to cure your child. It's really important, for all the reasons Shaun and Sarah have already said, just knowing why it's happened, being able to connect with others, being able to meet others, but actually often it doesn't necessarily change treatment. Shaun Pye: I guess one thing I would say, just ‘cos it was important to us, and it's de novo in our case, but that's comforting to know. We always suspected it was and we were always told it was, but to have that confirmed means – I mean, we're not going to have anymore children, but it's more to do with our son and whether there's something inherent that could be passed on. Sarah Wynn: Yeah, it gives you information that you can use for either your own family planning or other family members. Naimah: You mentioned that Joey received her diagnosis via the 100,000 Genomes Project. How did that come about? Sarah Crawford: I think it was offered, as in the 100,000 Genomes Project was the only way that that was potentially available at the time, that this was effectively a project that was going on to try to answer those unanswerable questions with the technology they had at the time. I mean, it was years between us enrolling in it and getting the answer. Shaun Pye: It's so important to me in hindsight the diagnosis, just for all the reasons that we've been discussing, but without doing down the role of genetics, there was a period of Joey's life when we thought we'd run out of road with the testing, and it wasn't something that really I was obsessed with or occupied my mind massively. It wasn't like me and Sarah were saying, “We must get back to Kingston Hospital. We must get back to the geneticists. We must write to the NHS. We must insist that they do this.” We'd sort of resigned ourselves to the fact that they'd done all that they could and they hadn't found it, and that's what it was going to be. Having said that, when 100,000 came along, we obviously jumped at the chance. We had no misgivings about it whatsoever, ‘cos I think we'd resigned ourselves to the fact that we might never know. Sarah Crawford: I think I thought that at some point we would, because the technology, the methodology that they're using obviously was changing all the time, but it didn't preoccupy me because I didn't think it would make a massive amount of difference. It probably made a bit more difference than I thought it would, for the reasons that Shaun and Sarah have said, about, you know, particularly the sort of connecting with others, you know, just realising how useful it is to be able to hear about the similarities and differences that other families experience. Shaun Pye: I think a key point for us, and I'm sure this is true for the vast majority of Unique families, that we never thought that there was a cure. We never ever, ever, ever, ever, ever thought there was. And nobody in our family did. It's not like anyone was saying, “Oh, with this treatment or that treatment…” Once you know that it's DYRK1A, there's obviously things that you can tailor towards her in terms of therapy, you know, there are things that you can do, but we were never under the illusion that if we found out what it was, she could go on and some sort of drug would suddenly make it better. Sarah Crawford: Yeah, we're not queuing up for experimental stem cell treatment [laughter] in weird and wonderful parts of the world, you know. What's happened has happened. Her brain didn't develop properly in utero and beyond. There is no changing that. Naimah: But I guess with diagnosis, and like you said, if you can get some relief from some of those other symptoms that are caused by it, then, you know, that's some sort of relief for Joey and a bit of help. Shaun Pye: Yeah, there are absolutely concrete things that you can learn that will – Joey will never be better, but talking to the other families – eating disorder, that's one of them. Constipation, that's another thing. But hearing their experiences, hearing the roads they've gone down, finding out that there's, you know, a unit somewhere in the country that specialises in this, that or the other, these are concrete things. It's not just about emotional support. It's absolutely about practical support. But there's no magic wand, but there are things that, you know, we've learnt that can help. Naimah: And then Sarah, to come to you then, do you find that families find it difficult to seek out help from Unique once they've received a diagnosis, or are they likely to come quite quickly to you? What's your experience? Sarah Wynn: It's a really good question, and of course we don't know the ones that never find their way to us. But what we try to do at Unique is to be sort of warm and friendly and welcoming, so that it's not too daunting. ‘Cos I think all of these things are an extra thing for parents who are already busy and dealing with lots of medical appointments and therapies, so we try to make it as easy as possible to join us. Many, many families do join us at that point of diagnosis, because that's when they're looking for more information. Actually, you can get in touch with Unique and if you decided you didn't want to join us, that's also fine. So, we have a helpline that you can call. And for some people, joining a support group just isn't their cup of tea, and that's really fine. Other people find us a little bit later on, you know, perhaps when their child starts school or, you know, there's sorts of crunch points where people are looking for extra information or support that they tend to find their way to us. But one of the things we try really hard to do is to get the word out that organisations like ours exist, so that we can be contacted if people want to. And lots of our families come, like Shaun and Sarah, after the geneticist has told them that we're there. So, that's a really important thing for us is that everybody knows we're there. You can join us and involve yourself as much or as little as you want. So, as we've already talked about, one of the things we do is put families in touch with each other, but not all families want that. So, you know, you can join and remain no contact, and stay quietly under the radar if you'd like to. But those people often want their child to be sort of counted in the system, you know. When you say how x number of people have DYRK1A, they want their child to be in that number even if they don't want to go to the meetups, or they're not quite ready to do that. And of course people change. So, some people join us and think, “We're just going to quietly sit here for a bit,” and then change their mind a bit further down the line. I think, although There She Goes, and what Sarah and Shaun have said about their journey is really similar to many people's journeys, of course everyone is a bit different, and so people want different things at different times. And what we try to do at Unique is to be those things for whenever families need us. Naimah: Yeah, that must be really reassuring for families, knowing that they can come to you whenever they feel ready to more than anything. Shaun Pye: Just to jump in quickly as a sort of user of Unique, from the sort of different perspective from Sarah, that is literally how the service presents. That's not an ideal that they aspire to. That's what it's like. So, I can confirm that – I mean, people think different things, and within our DYRK1A group, for example, you know, there's a broad range of people who think various things, but the one thing about it and Unique is it's very well self-policed, so people know how to behave. You won't be subjected to ill informed sort of medical nonsense. It's very well self-policed, but it's also very, very occasionally – I'm speaking for the DYRK1A group – the example they gave me was around covid and vaccinations, and, you know, people have very strong views about it, and these forums aren't the places to be having that sort of discussion. Sarah Wynn: I think that's exactly it. One of the ways families can connect with each other is via an online forum, and generally we take quite a light touch in moderating it, because the forum is for the families, and we want them to feel ownership and that it's their safe space. But yeah, ever so occasionally, it needs just a tiny little bit of input. But yeah, I think Shaun's right, everybody's there for the same reason, and that's to kind of share experiences, sometimes vent about the world, ask questions, and actually celebrate things that other people might not see as such a celebration. You know, lots of our families, their children might be late to walk, and it's a place where you can celebrate all of those sorts of things as well. [Music] Naimah: So, next I want to move on to talk about 'There She Goes'. So, you mentioned it briefly there, Sarah. So, this is the BBC Two comedy drama, for which Shaun and Sarah were both writers on, and it really draws upon your real-life experiences of caring for Joey. And although the series is posed as a gentle comedy, it also displays really frank and honest emotions experienced by Emily and Simon, who are the parents of Rosie in the programme. Let's listen to the poignant clip from the series by Jessica Hynes, who plays the mother, Emily. Emily: You know, when you're younger and daydream about what family you might have – so, I was the girl who thought Claire always got away with murder. Or when we found out Ben was going to be a boy, if it would be like you and Soph, you know, dorky older brother, biffy outdoor sister who everyone liked, you know. But in none of my dreams was there a girl who… Yeah, who was like Rosie. Yeah… No one ever dreams of a child like Rosie… You know, and I… I love Rosie, but why do I have to be defined by her? You know, for a long time, I felt cheated by her, because she wasn't the girl that I dreamt about, you know. She'd taken her place. And then as she got older and I accepted her more, you know, what if it wasn't that she'd taken her place, what if she just pushed in the queue and then if we started again, then if I had, you know, a normal girl, and then I wouldn't have to… I wouldn't have to resent Rosie anymore because I'd have the family that I'd always wanted, and I'd have – I'd have Rosie as well, yeah. [Sobbing] Just after all these years, haven't I earnt that? [Music] Naimah: Off the back of that, I wondered if you could both tell me a bit more about what it meant for you being able to write for the programme and, you know, what it's meant in the aftermath as well. Shaun Pye: So, it came about - I basically am a TV writer and Sarah's a psychologist, but it came about primarily because I was trying to think of something to write about and we realised that Joey's just an incredible character. Those sort of children aren't featured on mainstream television really at all, I would say. And so we thought it would be an interesting thing to do. But from that sort of slightly selfish motive, I wrote an episode, and Sarah read it and said, “You're not doing that, it's not honest enough” [laughter]. So, Sarah came on board as a writer with me and we cowrote it. The whole thing's cowritten. And it's the most important piece of work I've ever done, I ever will do, and it became far more than just a TV programme. The first series went out and we had a screening, and Unique came to the screening, along with some of the other charities, and we were so terrified of what the response would be. And the fact that the response was what it was, which was overwhelmingly, “It's like looking at our own lives on television,” it was recognition. It was nothing to do with whether the stupid jokes were funny or anything [laughter]. It was purely whether – if anyone had turned round and said, “This has got nothing to do with what it's like bringing up our child,” or our brother or sister or whatever, that would have been quite bad for us, but it wasn't, and that's been the overwhelming response since. It's, “Thank you for putting our life on television, ‘cos it's not normally on television.” So, it became that, and so the second series was even more about that, and then the special that we did was almost totally aimed at, we need to tell these stories because there are so many people in this country who this story isn't being told for them. And it so happened that Joey hit puberty and had some very, very, very problematic behaviours, sort of self-harming behaviours, it happened quite close to her being diagnosed, so we thought this story is just written for us. Joey's written it for us. So, we just sort of wrote down what happened. That was sort of what it was. And then obviously the response to that was very good. So yeah, and we wanted to feature Unique ‘cos that was such an important part of what we'd been through. So yeah, it went from me wanting to further my career to that having nothing to do with it, and me wanting to [laughter] tell the story of children with rare chromosomal disorders and learning disability, and that's what it became. Naimah: I'm sure it must have been almost quite cathartic, I imagine, in a way, to share your story that way, and also, you know, give you a real sense of accomplishment to be able to kind of share your story on that platform. Like you said, like it's never been done before in such a way, and to get that kind of response from other families, it must have really just helped you both in your journey as well, I can imagine. Shaun Pye: For me, because it's what I do for a living, it still retained a certain sense of my job. And, you know, emotionally, obviously, entirely committed to it. All the bits that make you sort of cry, or all the bits that are like, oh my god, Sarah wrote – I wrote all the stupid bits that David Tennant says [laughter]. So, I think it was more cathartic for you. You really had to dig deep into some quite unpleasant memories [laughter]. Sarah Crawford: Yeah, it wasn't always the most comfortable process, you know. We'd sort of agree – I mean, particularly in the earlier process, we'd sort of have a little think about what we wanted to talk about, and then I'd go off and like kind of delve deep into memory, and just type a stream of consciousness, and I'd be sitting there sobbing [laughter], you know, with tears rolling down my face, you know, just reliving these really awful experiences. But yeah, I think the end process ended up being cathartic, and a lot of that was stuff that I would never have imagined sharing with anybody [laughter], let alone, you know, this huge audience of people, which – yeah, strange how things evolve. Shaun Pye: Yeah, I think possibly if we hadn't done this then we might have just tried to not think about these things and not bring them back, and I think we probably wouldn't have spoken to each other – we may have, I don't know. I don't know what would have happened. But I don't think these things would have come out into the open. And very interestingly, another side aspect of it in the catharsis way is the effect the programme had on the wider family. There were certain members of the family who were really shaken by that programme, really shaken, because they had a set view. Even as Joey got older, they had a set view of the history and what had happened, and they were really shaken by the idea that their – out of love again, there's nothing bad here, but they were really shaken by the idea that their actions had a detrimental effect on us when Joey was born. You know, there were people saying, “Well, I didn't say that there was nothing wrong with her,” and, “I didn't say this or that,” but actually when you see it presented in the programme then there was a lot of re-evaluation that went on, in a good way, in a positive way and it's all good. Sarah Crawford: I think there's something about seeing it, you know, and especially given, you know, we were so fortunate with the cast because they're so good at portraying it. And I think there's a power in seeing things played out rather than just hearing about them in the abstract. Naimah: Yeah, definitely. I definitely had moments of crying and laughing, and a range of emotions while I was watching it, so yeah, definitely very powerful. And I guess it's really great for other families going through similar circumstances, for their families to see what's happening and, you know, there's a lot that can be learned from the programme as well. So, you know, it's, yeah, really a powerful piece that you put together. Sarah Wynn: I would really like to echo that. I think Shaun and Sarah have said before that they didn't do it to represent everybody's experience, but actually that is exactly what it has provided. I would say that huge numbers of people are really grateful that that portrayal is there, so that they can be seen and heard and understood so brilliantly. But it has provided other families with the opportunity to show it to their friends and family, so that they understand their life as well. And so I think it's had a hugely positive reaction from our Unique community. And I think it's not always an easy watch, I think lots of families would say it's challenging to see it up close in front of you, but I think it's really cathartic and has been just incredibly powerful at showing these sorts of stories, which, as you said, just don't get shown very often. And I think particularly when we think that rare conditions, although they're individually rare, if you put all of the rare chromosome conditions together, they're not actually that rare, so these are stories that are going on up and down the country and all over the world. Shaun Pye: Just to follow up on something Sarah said earlier on about, you can take as much or little as you like from Unique, it's the same with the show. I've had lots of people get in touch with me or talk to me in person and say, “I'm really sorry, I tried to watch ‘There She Goes' and I can't watch it,” and I have to say, “Don't apologise, you have nothing to apologise for. You take what you need from it. If you can't watch it then don't watch it. If you can watch it then do. There is literally no right or wrong way of doing this. There really isn't.” But having said that, the nicest comment – well, one of the nicest comments I've seen was on the DYRK1A forum. It was someone who casually referred to it as “our show,” as in the DYRK1A community, it belongs to them, and that – yeah, a little tear, a little tear went down my face [laughter]. Naimah: Yeah, that must have been a lovely thing for you to read. That's really nice. Sarah Wynn: Also from the Unique and general people who have rare conditions community, it's been so fantastic for raising awareness about genetic testing and rare conditions in general, and, you know, there just isn't – because these stories don't get talked about or shown about very often, it's been really great from that point of view as well. Naimah: And hopefully this will be the catalyst for similar programmes and, you know, more things in the mainstream media as well. And you did touch on it briefly there, Sarah, about, you know, what the programme's meant for Unique, you know, and the Unique community being very supportive, but have more people reached out to Unique since the programme? Sarah Wynn: I think the main takeaway is that being heard, “Our family's being heard and represented,” which I think is really important. But yes, we've got lots and lots of new families that have come to us through watching There She Goes. And it was really fortuitous that when the special aired last spring/summer, it was the evening before our awareness day, which I think was a complete coincidence but actually turned out to be really great timing. So, we got lots and lots of new families get in touch with us, many of whom then went on to join us. But actually what it also did was get lots of members who'd been members for a long time but perhaps had been a bit quiet, or hadn't been in touch, so it sort of also reinvigorated that engagement from other members who we might not have heard about for ages, and who might have got older children and had been in touch at the point when they were diagnosed, and then hadn't been. So, it has just been such a brilliant, brilliant experience to have Unique as part of it. And I think that's really important. At Unique, we have members from 120 different countries, and the reason is that when you have these rare conditions, you're really unlikely to find someone in the same town as you, possibly not even the same country with some rare conditions, and so the idea that you can connect with people all over the world I think is really important, particularly in rare conditions. Naimah: Yeah, that's great, and hopefully, you know, it just continues to increase support with Unique and, you know, families know they can still come to you as a resource and as that continues. So, I just wanted to kind of wrap up here and come to the final question. So, you know, your story highlights a lot of challenges, a lot of difficulties, a lot of ups and downs, but I just wondered, Shaun and Sarah, if you had any advice for other parents going through similar circumstances. Shaun Pye: Yeah, I think one of the things is what I just said, which is I would tell people there's no right or wrong way of doing this. I would say, from my experience, don't be hard on yourself, and you're going to think that you wish it never happened to you and that's fine. That is absolutely fine. That's normal. We've all thought that. It doesn't make you a bad parent. It makes you a normal human being. I would say to get in touch with Unique. I shied away a little bit from help and charities, ‘cos I think it was a sort of pride. I think I had a preconception that it would be glass half full, put on a happy smile, best foot forward, blitz spirit sort of. We have encountered it a little bit over the years, not very much, but we've encountered a little bit of, you know, “As long as you love them, that's the most important thing,” and, you know, which is fine and that is an okay perspective to have, but there are times when it's just not what you want to hear. I want to be allowed to feel the feelings that I'm having without feeling guilty. So, I would encourage people to seek support from Unique or from wherever. But, you know, generally, the thing I've learnt about people is that the vast, vast majority of people are nice and kind and understanding about this. Not everyone, but most people are good people and, you know, people should remember that, I think. Sarah Crawford: Yeah. I mean, the first thing I was going to say in terms of advice to other people was something Shaun said already, which is the don't be harsh on yourself, because, you know, you're allowed to find it difficult. But I would also say it's okay to grieve the child that you didn't have that you thought you were going to have. I just think that's so important. And I think for me, the most difficult thing in the early couple of years was feeling like I couldn't do that because nobody appreciated that I'd actually lost anything. The world seems to use the word difference a lot at the minute, you know, “These children are different, they're differently abled,” but actually it is disability [laughter], and it is more difficult, you know. There are rewards, there are positives, but, you know, she's 17 and a half now, our daughter. When our son was 17 and a half, you know, the challenges were different, but they were also nowhere near as big [laughter], and I don't think that should get lost. Because I think parents need to feel it's okay to get the help they need and to push for the help they need, and not feel like they've just got to kind of put on a brave face and, you know, as Shaun was saying, the attitude sometimes of, “Well, you've just got to get on with it.” Because while you do, actually, you know, you do need help to do that. It is difficult. Shaun Pye: The only other thing I'd say is, just ‘cos Sarah just mentioned it and it gets forgotten, is the siblings thing. The families with Unique will have all manner of different configurations. I can only speak from our own experience, but Joey has an elder brother, Frank, who is, well, in my opinion, the best human being in the world [laughter], and I'm sure in his mother's opinion as well, but my experience, never forget about the toll it takes on siblings. ‘Cos Frank is a very, very loving brother. Only last night, Joey was typing, “Frank book.” ‘Cos he's gone to university, she likes looking at pictures of him in the photo albums. She likes looking at pictures of old toys mainly. Sarah Crawford: Yeah, yeah, she likes looking at her as a baby and the toys they had. Shaun Pye: Yeah, but it's not really advice, it's just, you know, there's a danger that Joey could have taken over our entire family life, and especially Sarah made sure that didn't happen and that, you know, we were a unit and he was – but, you know, it is possible that it can swallow up your entire life. [Music] Naimah: Okay, so we'll wrap the interview up there. Thank you so much to our guests, Shaun Pye, Sarah Crawford and Sarah Wynn for joining us today as we discussed Shaun and Sarah's journey to Joey's diagnosis, and how charities like Unique can support families of those living with rare conditions. If you'd like to hear more like this, please subscribe to the G Word on your favourite podcast app. Thank you for listening. I've been your host and producer, Naimah Callachand, and this podcast was edited by Bill Griffin at Ventoux Digital.

Didja ever notice how one little annoyance isn't a big deal, but if you get twenty of them in a day it's a problem? Doubly so when they're about your very identity? Every person from every marginalized community deals with this, and trans people are no exception. So let's talk about trans microaggressions, what they are, and why they're so awful. We've got lots of examples! Improv performer, cook, and thrifter extraordinaire April Kirby returns to discuss the masks we put up and coming out of the polybag! Are we all always learning to be more of a human? Nunya bizness! APRIL KIRBY Insta: @msaprilkirby Mastodon: @aprilkirby@chaosfem.tw FURTHER READING (topics discussed with essays available at TillysTransTuesdays.com) Implicit Queerphobia, Internalized Transphobia, Gendered Childhoods, Trans Intersectionality, Gender Dysphoria, Misgendering and Passing, Names and Pronouns, Cis is Not a Slur (there is no default human), Disentangling Sexuality from Transness, Cis People Get Gender Affirming Care Too, Photos and Reflections, The Only Trans Person You Know REFERENCE MATERIAL The Lies and Dangers of Efforts to Change Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity - https://www.hrc.org/resources/the-lies-and-dangers-of-reparative-therapy Special thanks to Daisy and Jane for the use of "Sorry Not Sorry" as our show's theme music. Please stop by and show your support at daisyandjane.bandcamp.com and soundcloud.com/daisyandjane --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Arizona Daily Star senior sports writer/columnist Michael Lev and sports editor Brett Fera break down Sunday's McKale Center double header that saw Adia Barnes' UA women's basketball team defeat ASU before Tommy Lloyd's men's team dispatched Stanford. Plus, diving into an interesting postgame riff from Barnes on her current roster and the impact of public criticism and comments, namely over social media, on her program.    

Kala Azar, a deadly parasitic disease, is very close to elimination in India. As per the World Health Organisation, the definition of elimination is the annual incidence of less than one case per 10,000 population at block level. The last few districts which are on the borderline remain in Jharkhand, and public officials appear confident that this year, the country may achieve the elimination target. The target has to be kept for 3 years for it to receive a WHO tag. Suno India is publishing a series of podcasts related to Kala Azar elimination. Suno India's Menaka Rao travelled to Jharkhand and Bihar for the reporting of these podcasts. Reporting for this story was supported by the MSF-DNDi Grant on Neglected Tropical Diseases as part of the Without Borders Media Fellowship. The fellowship encourages independent, impartial and neutral reporting on health and humanitarian crises. In this episode, Suno India's consulting editor Menaka Rao talks about the challenges of another complication related to kala-azar called Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis. This can manifest in about 5-10% of patients who recovered from kala-azar. This disease is now scientifically proven to spread kala-azar in the community. This disease is hard to detect, and cure. Menaka speaks to persons affected by this disease, and other health workers who are trying hard to control it in the community.  References Kala-azar in India – progress and challenges towards its elimination as a public health problem KALA-AZAR SITUATION IN INDIA Kala Azar and its subsequent skin manifestation, PKDL, shattered these women's lives, left them with uncertainty, stigma Xenodiagnosis to evaluate the infectiousness of humans to sandflies in an area endemic for visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar, India: a transmission-dynamics study Ten years of kala-azar in west Bengal, Part I. Did post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis initiate the outbreak in 24-Parganas? - PMC DNDi's Centres of Excellence: Towards the sustainable elimination of visceral leishmaniasis in India Safety and Effectiveness of Miltefosine in Post–Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis: An Observational Study - PMC Kala Azar and its subsequent skin manifestation, PKDL, shattered these women's lives, left them with uncertainty, stigmaSee sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.

We're back, baby! I missed you guys! On today's episode, it is my pleasure to welcome Tim Wheeler of the seemingly immortal, Northern Irish born, punk pop geniuses Ash. Given that Tim's band were one of the first groups I ever truly fell for, and we share a tonne of mutual friends, I was surprised to realise that I hadn't already done an episode with him. Doubly so given that the group's recently released eighth album, Race The Night, is one of the best albums I've heard in 2023. And yet I think it was worth the wait! Don't call it a comeback...I do hope you enjoy it - and do know there's much more of this sort of thing to come. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phn9Ia3NW8k Twitter - @jamesjammcmahon Substack - https://spoook.substack.com YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Vf_1E1Sza2GUyFNn2zFMA Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/jamesmcmahonmusicpod/

We were thrilled to be joined by composer Taylor Goodson. As a longtime Star Wars fan and member of the 501st and the Rebel Legion costuming groups, Taylor was certainly inclined to enjoy his time aboard the Halcyon. Lucky for us, he found it inspiring as well and he recently posted a beautiful piece of music that he wrote as way to express his feelings toward this magnificent experience. Doubly lucky for us, he shared those feelings with all of us AND the music in the episode as well!Stay tuned at the end of the episode for Taylor's piece inspired by his time aboard the Galactic Starcruiser - "The Lady's Legacy".TG SoundsTaylor's InstagramThe Lady's LegacySupport the showHeroes of the Halcyon on InstagramTheme Music ("Digital Discourse") by Yellow BarrelSend your email to heroesofthehalcyon@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you about your journeys, episode suggestions, or just to say hi!

Hour 3 The passage of time is discussed on Ryfun's birthday. Audio from WGIG-AM and FM in Brunswick, GA

Today, we're delighted to have Hala Gebran, the founder of Halo Halo Printworks, as our guest. Hala's business journey is a testament to persistence, passion, and creativity. She started with a unique concept, crafting Arabic-inspired greeting cards that bridge language barriers. Hala overcame her perfectionism and self-doubt to bring her beautiful creations to the market. Join us as we explore her entrepreneurial journey, her valuable insights, and her plans for the future.Episode Takeaways:Start Somewhere: Don't wait for the perfect moment. Just start, even if you're unsure. Your journey will help you refine your business over time.Persistence Pays Off: Hala's journey emphasises the importance of persistence in entrepreneurship. It took time to establish herself and her unique brand, but her dedication paid off.Collaboration and Learning: Being part of a community like Female Fusion and acquiring a broad range of business knowledge, even in areas outside your expertise, is essential for success in entrepreneurship. Collaboration and learning from others are key factors in business growth.

Today on the 5: I came across an article on Wired talking about distrust of the US Congress and the possible impact of generative AI on that distrust. The real problem is that these generative tools aren't causing distrust, they're just magnifying what's already there.

Our guest today is Mike Millman, mayor of Woodinville, WA -- a growing suburbia outside of Seattle. Mike joins us to share his life of civic service  as a long time firefighter in Everett, fire commissioner for Woodinville and volunteer of Woodiville's city planning committee. Later recruited to fill a role on city council and eventually elected Mayor of Woodinville. King County otherwise known as outside Seattle is facing massive population growth and therefore, new infrastructure demands. Woodinville, and locations of the like, feel like they are bursting at the seams in regards to the flow of foot and car traffic. Millman talks about local government, city planning and upgrades to the area that will help unburden locals. Normally, we hear these conversations around the dinner table as complaints and frustrations. This refreshing take on city growth and progress gives the audience a look at how areas outside larger cities manage and evolve due to urban sprawl. Doubly refreshing to hear from a local politician who sincerely cares for the future vision of his home and families in the area. We hope you enjoy today's episode. 

Doubly doozy Friday. Threw his son in jail. Favorite snack in a bag. News about aspartame. Original iPhone for sale. New planner time! Shopping carts for heart detection. Dolphins baby talk. Tipsy hummingbirds. Ancient pizza. Advice for each decade. New details about Kevin Costner's divorce. Takis and coconut water. Hotel industry. Woman hunters. The results are in. Drink coffee after a workout. Hotel advice.

Doubly doozy Friday. Threw his son in jail. National holidays and celebrity birthdays. Snacks in a bag! California wants to pay slavery reparations. Affirmative action. Airline updates. Plus local news and sports.

Alicia continues with our inexorable march to the Tudor dynasty with yet another French princess contributing to the Plantagenet - now technically Lancastrian - line of the English monarchy. Her marriage to King Henry V, grandson of John of Gaunt and great grandson of King Edward III, was cut tragically short when Henry died on military adventure in France. Doubly tragically, Henry's child with Catherine, Henry VI, had been born just months before his demise. What's a 21-year-old, beautiful, royal Dowager Queen to do? An early flirtation with a member of the Beaufort line was stymied by an act of Parliament, but all's well that ends well, because that left the door open for a (presumably) dashing young Welshman employed in the household by the name of Owen Tudor. Yes - through a possible secret marriage to Catherine - he became the grandfather of those Tudors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Connect with MDSML: -Join the mailing list for weekly queer joy! mdsml.substack.com -Connect with Lauren! laurendeborah.substack.com  -Email the pod! mydadstolemylimelight@gmail.com -LGBTQIA+ resources   This week it is my pleasure to be joined by actor, comedian and writer Amanda Michelle (she/they)! In this episode, (having been brought together by the powers of creative community and supporters of the pod, WhoHaha) we want to spread the word about Amanda's TV series based on her life, called ‘Diva Dads'! This conversation very much encourages folks to be true to themselves and live their best, best, best life! In this episode: -A lot of us struggle with and then find our identity along the way and that is totally awesome! -Having a gay Dad, for me, has been amazing. Amanda has two! Doubly amazing! -Some of us prayed that we were not gay when we were younger, and look at us now!  -The ongoing stories I hear in these conversations of awesome queer folks moving somewhere new and finding their chosen family is magic. I just love it so much. -This story involves a bar called The Coming Out Bar and that is just the most iconic thing ever! -Strong, funny, powerful women can change the world and can convince you that you can do anything! Because you can! -We love “one big happy gay family”! I see it and I love it for them all! -Fuck gender reveals, let's have coming-out reveals! -We wish everyone could fall in love with themself! It's awesome! We want that for you! -There are embarrassing home videos of us both being “entertainers” as children in a drawer somewhere in relatives' homes, and we are terrified! -Lady Gaga! Period. Connect with my guest: -Learn more about Amanda! -Follow Amanda on Instagram: @blondebitchla -Follow Amanda on TikTok: @blondebitchla  -Follow Amanda on Twitter: @blondebitchla  Resources: -Attend the Diva Dads screening on June 18th at Flappers Comedy Club Burbank, CA -Get tickets for the LGBTQIA Showcase on June 9th at Agua Caliente Casino, Palm Springs -Learn more about Aidan Park and the Yay! Foundation -Explore WhoHaha Behind the scenes: -Podcast production and editing made possible by: Alexi Johnson and Alistair Ogden -Logo Art: @raphe.ca -Music: Shawn Kangro -Follow the podcast network: @604podnetwork -This episode of My Dad Stole My Limelight was recorded with @SquadCast

On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are going out on a secret road trip! We watched the 2015 film from Todd Haynes, Carol.Ugh… Men, am I right? A bunch of jealous, shallow, timid bunch of jerk-faces who can't seem to let love blossom if it ever interferes what they think is rightfully theirs. Doubly so for jerk-faces in the ‘50s.Would it have been so wrong to let Therese and Carol travel the world together, seeing the sights and having romantic, steamy sex in roadside motel rooms? Is their obvious love for each other a bad thing?I say, HELL NO! In any era, hell no. I don't give a damn if times were different in the ‘50s, their love was genuine and beautiful.There's still a long way to go, but at least Therese and Carol wouldn't have to hide their relationship now the way they did then. That's probably one of the greatest tragedies of this film: If only they had been alive and together several decades later…(Recorded on January 12, 2023)Links to Stuff We Mentioned:Carol - The Movie Database (TMDB)Carol trailer - YouTubeTodd Haynes — The Movie Database (TMDB)Rooney Mara — The Movie Database (TMDB)Cate Blanchett — The Movie Database (TMDB)Mad Men (TV Series 2007–2015) — The Movie Database (TMDB)Kyle Chandler — The Movie Database (TMDB)Sarah Paulson — The Movie Database (TMDB)Follow Us:Give us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts!Our Buzzsprout site!Our Instagram profile!Support the show

Dr. Kwane Stewart (Project Street Vet) on challenges of being a minority in his field, joining Diversity Committee of California Veterinary Medical Board

David Vance is back with us to discuss our way through the big stories this week in the news and have a look at what he has been posting on his awesome social media accounts. It's not for snow-flakes, expect free thinking, free speech, freedom of expression and plenty of opinion as David let's us know what he really thinks about the topics this episode including..... - BBC Launch education show for children in Afghanistan. - French protests and the brutality of the police. - Russia assumes UN Security Council presidency despite Ukrainian anger - Donald J Trump indicted. - Biden will not attend King Charles III coronation. - J6 prisoner 'Shaman' Jacob Chansley has been released 14 months early. - Town councillor jailed for Eat Out to Help Out fraud. - Poll suggests Scottish FM Humza Yousaf 'could lose seat' at next Holyrood election. - No Shit Sherlock: World Health Organization says healthy children and teens probably don't need a COVID clot shot. - NOT AN APRIL FOOL JOKE: Study finds flu shots may help prevent heart attacks. Pureblood David Vance will not submit, and he will not comply. He used to be disgusted but now he tries to be amused! In the battle for truth and liberty, David chooses the front line, he has been writing and talking politics for a long time and is a published author, political commentator and podcaster extraordinaire! If the Covid 19 plandemic taught him one lesson it is that critical reasoning and a healthy contempt for the mainstream media are desirable armoury in the fight against tyranny. Follow and support David on the following links. Website: https://davidvance.net/ GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/davidvance Twitter: https://twitter.com/DVATW?s=20&t=vaRYl6wCZ4_ZLJ9DB0xpXQ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@thedavidvance Locals: https://thedavidvance.locals.com/ BrandNewTube: https://brandnewtube.com/@TheDavidVanceChannel Podcast: https://vancedavidatw.podbean.com/ Originally broadcast as a live news review 1.4.23 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/BoschFawstin and Twitter https://twitter.com/TheBoschFawstin?s=20  To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video and livestream platforms... https://heartsofoak.org/connect/ Please like, subscribe and share! Links to stories and articles in this episode: https://rumble.com/v2fss10-the-week-according-to-.-.-.-david-vance.html Transcript... And as always, it is wonderful to have Mr. David Vance. David, thank you for joining us. My pleasure, or Peter, my absolute pleasure to be with you. The four weeks goes by very, very quickly between one of these and the next. That's life. [0:38] It does. This is the fastest live stream I ever do. You blink and it's over, so, and chatting. But actually, David, I was, what a weird, whenever we put out a video, well, actually did a live stream on Monday about the 425,000 that Elizabeth had got, been awarded by the courts. The grooming gangs. But we also put out a video clip of her father speaking, because we recorded him like two years ago, we were up in Rotherham two years ago, and we did a two minute clip of him talking about South Yorkshire police. And I sent it to a couple of friends, US friends, and they came back and said, I'm sorry, but is that English? Is there any way you can get subtitles? So I'm just hoping our US friends don't need subtitles tonight for us. We will see, we're not providing them. So just one thing before we jump in, I had a absolutely great time in for two days, three days, two days in Gibraltar. It was an event done by actually, who was it done by? It was done by Freedom Gibraltar and Workers of England Union. And it was a great event, basically the first time they had had such an event. [1:54] Opposing the Jabs. And they were worried it would get stopped, so it had to be done quietly. But really good to meet Dr. Clare Craig, really great to meet Dr. Aseem Malhotra, good to meet Dr. David Cartland, because I hadn't actually met Dave before. And to catch up with Gareth Icke and the Freds, Matt Hoy, John Bowe, who I hadn't actually met before. It was good to spend time with him. But a really great event. And Jenny Roberts had put it together and it shows what can be done in such a short space of time. We live streamed it. And I learned a lot from live streaming it because I have a load of things I will do better next time. It was good to have Oracle Films, Phil Wiseman correcting me and also Gabriel from Ickonic correcting me. So I learned a lot as we always should do. So the next time we live stream for an event like that, it will be even better. But let's jump in. Our first story, actually is not one that Dave and I talked about, but one I came across. This is of course Trans Visibility Day. So let me play this little clip from, I think Cartoon Network. Give me a moment. And, oh, which, I can't remember which squid I showed. Oh, here he is. [3:17] Music. [3:31] Yeah. Was that? Oh no, no! Oh, that was good. I was going to play longer. Obviously, this is the push on the whole trans agenda for children. And David, I think that's really one of the easiest wins for us on this issue, how children are being targeted. Yeah. Although, mind you, I wanted to know how Trans Visibility Day went in the Muslim world. I was wanting for an update on that. I can't seem to find any footage of it, Peter, in downtown Saudi. But there you go. Maybe someone can send me that footage. But yeah, the whole targeting of kids is, of course, absolutely an abomination, deplorable, and obvious. It's really, really obvious. [4:22] I'll tell you that one of the worst things I saw this week, I don't know what you thought was, and maybe you've got a thing to bring it up, But following the shooting in the Nashville Covenant School where the three kids were shot dead by a trans shooter, like let's call it for what it was, a trans shooter, and obviously the three adults as well were shot dead. I find it remarkable that we saw in the likes of the Kentucky Capitol building and the Tennessee Capitol building, these occupations, these insurrections by trans activists talking about how trans people were under attack. And in actual fact, it was a trans person who'd done the attack. And I mean, I'll be honest, I put out a podcast on this today, Peter. [5:07] Called, you know, Satanic Inversion, because that's what I, I think that's what it is. That there, and we saw the White House, also Jean-Pierre Lecarde, you know, or is that her name? Some, whatever she's called, Joe Biden's, Joe Biden, I think it's Karen Pierre something or another, but I prefer Jean-Pierre Lecoq, coming out and again saying, I'm sure you saw it, Peter, that the White House was very concerned about trans people being under attack, as this individual one did the attack. And so, you know, about trans kids, we've got to look out for trans kids. Yeah, we got to look out to make sure kids don't become corrupted in this way by this kind of, you know, very... Deranged psychological mindset. You know, I mean, I try to be kind to everyone and I don't want to generalize across any groups because generalization is never great. [6:02] But there's no doubt about it. There are some extraordinarily deranged individuals and they're all over social media, by the way, and they think that, yeah, super duper, trans kids, it's all normal. And, you know, thank you for identifying me by my pronouns as you put in that little cartoon. It's all nonsense. I think, David, I think in Rihad it was trans invisibility day. I think we need to get that right. Yeah, maybe that's what we need next year. Trans invisibility bloody year is what we need, because I've seen enough of these people, you know, these individuals, because I am sure there are some trans people who keep themselves to themselves. [6:41] And do what they want to do, hopefully behind the doors. And that's OK by me. I don't have a problem with that. But it's all this. I mean, let's call it again, grooming. It seems to me it's a form of grooming, one could argue. And yeah, I think it possibly is. So we need to protect children from this. One that Joe Biden is participating directly in himself, but what would surprise us more? Not much. choccy ice cream. Let's move on. See you soon. [7:10] Several other stories. And this is David, actually we're just going to go through David's Twitter feed generally tonight. So obviously that is the place to go for David's stream of consciousness, which never ends. But this is BBC education show in Afghanistan helps children banned from school. I'm not sure what the BBC are doing trying to educate anyone in Afghanistan, but but maybe that's where TV license money goes. What do you think, David? Well, yeah, I mean, it's great to see this is what are the draconian license tax funds, but I wanted to know, well, I wonder what kind of education they're providing the Afghanistani kids, or they're providing them insights into the whole LGBTQ plus agenda, perhaps into trans rights, perhaps into the 97 different genders. I mean, Afghanistani kids, boys and girls, are better off without the BBC going near them. In fact, for that matter, our kids, our British kids, would be much better if the BBC weren't propagandizing them through their programs. And actually, I'll tell you, it's interesting. I've got, as you know, I've got a couple of young grandkids. [8:24] And so when they're here, we watch, I think it's, is it BBC, CBeebies, their kids.   What CBeebies do. Yeah, so we watch that. And believe it or not, this is what I do, Peter, when I'm not stream of conscience. [8:41] And it's really quite absorbing because in this, and bearing in mind that my grandkids are like, you know, not even three and just over one. So they're very young and they're watching programs, BBC's pushing out. And in those programs is the propaganda. It's right there. You can see those of us who have eyes can see it, you know. So I mean, frankly, if the choice is the BBC or the Taliban. [9:08] Well,   That is a hard choice. That is a really hard choice, but absolutely. Can I just just let me pull in one or two people on the live chat on GETTR on the side. Chris Davis, 33. Good evening, Peter and Dave. You're first on Chris. Villan 82. Claude 1. Doubly deplorable 007. Hello, gentlemen. And Chad from PA, Pennsylvania, PA, US. Nikki Eaddy, Evening Old, Gareth1965, Evening Peter and David, Biotech Babe, Good Evening, and there are Julie, Northern Monkey, as always it goes on. Do drop, if you're watching on GETTR do make sure and drop your comments, always good to know where you're watching in the world and how you're joining in. So thank you for those comments. Let's bring up this story, which is our next story and Projam can you actually play that? [10:13] Can you play the video of that? [10:38] I don't know if it's better in slow motion or not, but I thought it was quite good. Yeah, yeah, Raffy Irvine and Anthony Pena, yeah. It's the cinematic version, David. Yeah, yeah, Hollywood production version, yeah. But this, this is the, I guess, the brutality of the French police on the French protesters not wanting to, well, I was going to say France, not wanting to work. No, I mean, not wanting to work until they die, just having been through a French air traffic control strike. But it's interesting comparing the French response to government oppression in one way and the British response and I kind of like what I see in France. Well, it's really quite nuanced this because first of all, those people that you saw, those police men, they weren't regular gendarmerie, right? So they weren't. [11:27] So that there are because I'm not sure the regular gendarmerie are on board with all this oppression. But these are kind of specially trained, you know, like the old days in the UK, the SPG or whatever, they're specially trained units of, you know, thugs, lawful thugs. And we've seen all the footage, Paris, Toulouse, wherever you want to name it in France, where these individuals, these legal thugs, absolutely batter the protesters. And we saw this during, Peter, I'm sure you'll remember during the Gillet Jaunes protests, which I also supported. It's the same modus operandi. So it's absolute brutality. It's absolutely police state on the one hand. Now, some people will say to me, and I've had this criticism, yeah, David, but what you don't understand is some of those protesting are professional left wing agitating protesters. Yeah, it's France. What do you expect? Of course they are. You know, ooh la la, that's France. [12:31] But some of them aren't. Some of them are just people who, as you said, Peter, they're not happy about the pension age being increased from 60 to 64. So they're out on the streets. Good for them. What's the Brits doing? They're going down the pub, they're watching EastEnders, they're sitting back complacent, taking it all. I read today, Peter, I didn't put it on my timeline, but I think the plan is, maybe not for even for your age, but the generation below you, I think this government's talking about retirement would be in the 70s. [13:04] You know, the 2070s, I don't know, no, they're in their 70s. And this is, you know, basically, they want to work people to basically the end of their useful lives, and then just let them die, and no pension commitment is required. I used to feel that, you know, I used to, my mindset's changed so much, Peter, as you know, over the last couple of years, I'm way down lots of rabbit holes. And one of the things is, I do believe in fiscal responsibility, because I am I'm naturally conservative, but this is a government that can afford to spend billions and billions on the farcical COVID scam to Ukraine and all this kind of stuff, and net zero money, endless money can be spent on that. Well how about you don't spend the money on that and help fund decent pensions, British, pensions at a reasonable age, rather than keeping, you know, dangling the carrot in front of the worker so that they work to the end of their days. I actually think that maybe something like 65 is a decent age for retirement, but on a decent pension. The French get £1,400 per month, roughly, on the French state pension. The British one is about £800. So that's how lousy our successive governments are. And believe you me, Labour won't do much to improve that at all when they get in. So yeah, I'm with the French in spirit. [14:30] And if the pension age was increased by a year, and that money somehow was ring fenced, then I can understand an argument for that. But of course, we know the problem is that none of these things are ring fenced. That's exactly right. Yeah, yeah. You know, just 1% more, but don't worry, we'll ring fence it for the NHS. I mean, we heard Blair at that back in the in the noughties. Just want to increase the tax burden so they can, this is the politicians, can spend it on their particular projects. But the projects are never about making, for example, I believe that a mark of a civilized society is how it looks after its elderly as well as its young. And if you make your people work to the end of their 70s and then give them a lousy pension, I mean, that's not a civilized society. And that's kind of where we are. So we could well do to learn, dare I say it, from even the French, because even with this Macron tyranny, they're they're still getting out of it at age 64. We're 67 at the moment, moving to 68. But as I say, what do we do? We watch the footy. That's OK then, isn't it? [15:51] Well, of course, one of the reasons why anything, state pension needs to be raised is, of course, to support the the war over in Ukraine. But this is a great story. Russia, once again, another David story on his Twitter timeline. Russia assumes UN Security Council presidency despite Ukraine anger. This is the 15 members take it up for a month at a time. They were called on the US to block it. They said they're not. But it is a ceremonial position, but it is quite beautiful to see the arguments and the confusion. What do we do with this? Russia is president of the UN Security Council for the next month. It's beautiful. [16:37] Yeah, it is beautiful. And as you said, Peter, like it is purely ceremonial. There's not a lot can happen to it. But the BBC, you know, they're having an emotional meltdown. Zelensky and the gang, you know, all those corrupt crooks in Kiev, they're having an emotional breakdown about it. And I think it's glorious. It's just a superb irony. I mean, they're saying, oh, the last time they held this position, they invaded Ukraine. What will they do this time? They'll do what they want to do. And it's as simple as that. I mean, the whole Ukraine thing continues to drag on. You know, we're now beginning, I think, in the West to get the signals that, oh, well, maybe Ukraine mightn't win everything. Maybe, just maybe, there might need to be some kind of of agreement between them and Putin. So basically, I mean, Ukraine are absolutely losing this one, anyone who's following what's going out there. But from day one, I argued against this. [17:38] I think that we should never have had war or conflict. We needed peace. We didn't want to see lives being lost. But having said that, when you've got people like Ben Wallace, or what is it, what's he, the Armed Forces Minister, I mean, he's as hot for war as can be, along with most of the Conservative Party. they, the Conservative government, they want war. And so, yeah, Russia occupying this position, lots of lols in that one. Did enjoy the rich irony of that one. You would need a heart of stone not to laugh.   You would. [18:10] Did you, I don't know if you posted or someone else where of the FPO, the party that actually is leading the polls in Austria, the Freedom Party, and Zelensky came in for a video call to Austria and they all got up and walked out. Wow, I mean, don't you wish you could see that in the British Parliament? And there we go, looking across to Austria for some leadership on this.   Yeah, that's right. They see Zelensky, for what he is, an absolute grifter at the very best, and maybe worse than that again. And yeah, they all walked out. And yet, if it was in Westminster, Peter, they would all stand up like seals, and they would all applaud, you know, Slave Ukraine and all that there, they would do that. And that tells you more about the decayed state of our political system here in the UK. And even Austria shows more backbone than Britain. You know, so what is it? You know, that's disturbing for me to see the difference. We don't have any opposition to what's going on. We just have a uni party. [19:15] Well, let's move over across the pond over to the States. And this was a beautiful meme you put up, David. Wait a sec, you cannot doubt a former president for paid off women you had sex with to keep it quiet. And poor Bill Clinton must be really, really worried.   He's worried. He's worried. I mean, if Hillary doesn't get him, then the legal system might. That's a great Bill Clinton as well. How about that? It's a brilliant meme, actually, you know, and obviously this is relating to the, yeah, the ludicrous Trump indictment. And again, Peter, I turn this on, actually, I look a lot of these things from a UK perspective. [19:58] Probably not surprisingly. And I listened, like, for example, yesterday morning, Thursday morning, when this story broke, to the glee, the glee and the likes of, I listened to the awful talk vaccine radio with my bestie Julia Hartley Brewer. And like they were honestly, they were salivating. Oh, this time he's going down. He's going to go behind bars. He's the worst president ever. And they couldn't, you know, it's so pathetic. This is such a farcical Trump, trumped up nonsense by the Dems and their operatives in New York, obviously. It's a fully Democrat run system against Trump. I don't know about you, Peter, because I know you're closer even to the American scene than me. But I just think this will strengthen Trump. I, you know, it makes me now, I'm 100% in the Trump camp. I used to equivocate a bit between him and DeSantis. But I don't see them wanting to take down DeSantis. I don't see them wanting to stop DeSantis. I see them wanting to stop Donald Trump. And that's because for all his faults, and he, has some faults. You know, he is, I think he's the one that they fear. So he's the one that I'm 100% behind. And this stupid, you know, Stormy, I mean, Stormy Daniels owes Donald Trump 300,000, by the way. Why is she not behind bars? [21:21] Not completely. And here's another poll you put up and I thought Tim Young has hit the big time. He's got Donald Trump reposting. This is a poll now that Trump has been indicted by the New York grand jury. Who will you vote for in the Republican primary? Donald Trump 83%, DeSantos 13%, other candidates 4%. I can't see anyone else running against Trump now this has happened. It is Trump, it is the Americans, the groundswell opinion against the system. [21:59] There's no way I can see DeSantis actually being able to run now. I totally agree with you, Peter. At one point, I thought there might be a Trump-DeSantis ticket with Trump. I'm not even sure about that anymore. I'm certain it's going to be Donald Trump. You know, health, as long as everything stays well, it will be Donald Trump versus, you know, whoever the Democrats put up. And so this is another classic own goal by the Democrats, to my mind, and it's going to strengthen Trump's position. Certainly, I mean, it unites the whole MAGA base around Trump. I know the GOP, I know the RINOs and all of that, they'll be delighted about this. You know, the Mitch McConnell's, the Lindsey Graham's, all of those sort of token Republicans. Well I reckon it solidifies things for Donald Trump. And I hope he, I mean I would love him, I think it's Tuesday of next week when the, I think he has to go to, or he's being asked to go to New York to do the perp walk of shame. Good, because that will strengthen him even more. And I see so much support for him, I'm sure you see it as well, swelling around in social media. Some people who have not been 100% in his camp this time around, you know, maybe has he lost it and all of that. People see this and they just go, yeah, they want to take Trump down, we're going to stand with Trump and I am amongst them 100%. [23:27] Dave, I'm just thinking on when people go on your site, there's a buy me a coffee, they can support you and I would encourage the viewers to do that. I'm thinking of buy me a plane ticket and I could go over to see Trump. Do you think that's too much? I don't know. [23:41] Well, you see, I mean, you know, plane tickets, all that, all those carbon emissions, we're trying to save the planet. I'm not sure. But if people do want to buy me a coffee, like this one, go to davidvance.net. Here you go. And you can try and buy me a coffee there. I mean, it's going to get really interesting, as you know, Peter, in the next, you know, in the rest of 2023. This indictment is going to blow up in the faces, I think, of the Democrats. And I think it's going to bring the Republican Party mostly around Trump. [24:11] It makes DeSantis irrelevant. It raises questions about DeSantis a wee bit. But I see he did say that he would not allow Trump to be arrested in Florida, which is good. The indictments in New York City. So yeah, next week is going to be fascinating. You're going to see all the images, you know, but I wish Trump would be, I'd like to see them handcuff him. That would be good because they don't get it. You see, the lefties get this one completely wrong. That doesn't make us feel bad our side Peter. It makes us go, well, if they put the handcuffs around Trump, they're putting it around everybody who stands with Trump and that just energises the support. So the only one thing I do wish Trump would do. I wish he would get back on Twitter. He's missing a huge PR opportunity. GETTR's great and, you know, Truth Social and all that, but honestly, there's like millions of people he could be reaching. He'd be well advised to do that. I don't know if you agree or not, but I wish he would.   And not being on Twitter means he does miss your stream of consciousness. [25:15] Yeah, well, I mean, you know, yeah, maybe that's the reason for him to stay off it, I'd say to prefer. Maybe we shouldn't blame him. Let me jump, oh I see there's Charlotte Baroness of Burnley on GETTR. Great to see you Charlotte. Hi Charlotte. Who else is, there are a load of other names. I just saw your name out there Charlotte. So obviously a previous guest with David and myself and who pulled together the wonderful Comcast. But that's a whole other story. Charlotte and I now do Twitter spaces together. So we in fact, actually, I think we're working on one on drag queen story hour between us. So that'll be an interesting Twitter conversation to tune in. And I'm sure Charlotte will put out more details of that, hopefully in the next couple of weeks. But anyway,   something to keep your eyes on. David and Charlotte talking about drag queens. If you want to hear what they have to say make sure you tune in to Twitter spaces on both their Twitter profiles. This is the shocking news,i'll have to change my plans, President Joe Biden or former Vice President Joe Biden will not attend the coronation of King Charles the Third. I mean, that's that weekend, and now the Prime Minister has to attend the coronation of King Charles the Third. And I thought, you know, how can you just stop taking care of yourself when you can take care of the country, and I didn't. And I tell you what, the people of the country, they all have to go to the coronation. The people of the country, I mean, that's that weekend. I had it all planned. And now I've had to change my plans. It's not worth going to. [26:44] I know. I mean, I can understand lots of people will be devastated at this news. I mean, it's actually interesting on several levels. First of all, it sort of underlines my view that I think Biden is instinctively hostile to the United Kingdom generally. I think that what it's worth. There's that aspect to it. So it's a bit of an insult. The second instance, though, I mean, I want to avoid that weekend as well. I have no interest in Charles the woke. I have no interest in what the nonsense they're going to be getting up to. I won't be watching the coronation. I won't be watching the concerts. I won't be. I want nothing to do with it because I feel totally disconnected from this. Different with his mother, Queen Elizabeth. For this guy and what he represents. I mean, this is a World Economic Forum stooge king. And so, you know, and he continues, by the way, to the politicking. [27:45] Did you mean you mentioned just to go back to Ukraine for a second, Charles, after his planned visit to France, had to be put on ice under the fact that issues over there, you know, and kings can lose their heads in France. He went to, well, he went to Germany instead and lots of close connections there, of course. The old Saxe-Gothbergs and all of that stuff. And he gave a speech and he was talking in this speech about the great connections between Germany and the UK with regard to Ukraine. So Peter, this is the point. I don't believe Her Majesty the Queen would have been stupid enough to have said something like that. That's a political statement. You know, we can respect people's countries and say, but once you go into politics, if [28:32] you're a monarch, I think you're playing with fire. So this guy, to my mind, I just, I can't, I have no confidence in him. I don't respect him. Him and Camilla, I don't, to be honest. And that probably get me into trouble with all my unionist brethren who with all their support for the monarchy, but you can respect the institution and not respect some of the people within that institution. I don't respect him and for once Biden's got it right, albeit by accident. No completely. Staying on the US side, and you'd put this post up from Sebastian Gorka. [29:09] This is quite, there supposedly is a fact check underneath, which must mean Sebastian is absolutely correct. And this is Jacob Chansley. I actually hadn't seen him without his beautiful gear on, at least 14 months early after Speaker McCarthy released January 6 footage that proved he committed no crime. And we, I think, in the UK, forget that there are still hundreds of people who are locked up with no trial. And I thought that would be an anathema, I guess, with everything that the US stands for, which is your freedoms and rights. And you can be locked away without any chance, really, although years away, of any trial.   Yeah, political pr- let's be honest, These guys are all political prisoners. The January 6th people are all political prisoners locked away. But I was so pleased that the shaman Jacob Chansley has been released. But if or, you know, or fact check or whatever. The fact is, this guy is 100 percent innocent. And they got the footage that shows that he was 100 percent innocent. [30:21] But get this, they have that footage from day one. And yet, Peter, they've put him away for 18 months in the meantime. And that shows you how vile this Biden regime is, that they will punish people just for the act of actually, in this case, he was escorted. I mean, the laugh on it was, he was escorted through the Capitol by a police officer or or two. [30:43] So it's not crime. There's no crime is committed. And it wasn't an insurrection, as I've said to you previously before. That's just the Democrat myth that they've sought to put in place. But yeah, I mean, it begs big questions into the direction the US has gone. Because as you rightly observe, a country based on freedom and liberty is happily locking up people without any due justice. Any justice has not been done. And now in this case, they're releasing one. What I hope he does, I hope he sues the hell out of the US system that put him there, because he's been denied his liberty for all that time. And with a bit of luck, we get a big payday. And he deserves that, not least for the costume, which, as you observe, I mean, you and I should probably get costumes like that and do a stream in our equivalent shaman gear. Because I think I'd look good in that there. So I'm not sure if you're more hair than me, but it would sort of suit my look, I think. But yeah, good news. I'm glad he's been released. And yeah, listen, all the others need released as well. Some of them, you know, there's some elderly people as well. This is appalling what's going on. And it wasn't for people like us and others in the alternative media, you know, going on about this. Like the mainstream media doesn't give a damn about these people. They're just put away, that's it. [32:08] But I thought the only thing he's guilty of is wearing a stupid costume. To me, that's really...   It's not a stupid costume, it's a good costume. It's OK, I'll give you it's a strange costume. But I mean, if you want to see strange costumes, go back to... I put a clip of, again, the insurrectionists in the Kentucky Capitol building. And some of them, these were the trans insurrectionists, seem to be wearing headgear, which to my mind looked kind of a wee bit satanic, but I mean, but oddly enough, the media didn't want to talk about that. I saw that. If I can just add, I didn't realise I was looking, because I had the story up about Joe Biden not coming, and actually in the Daily Mail article, I thought it was good news he wasn't coming. The bad news is that. Kamala Harris may come. You have to come to London, seriously, you have to come with Kamala, laughing Kamala, crazy Kamala's coming, come on.   Oh yeah, cackling, cackling Kamala. That'll be, I mean, it'll be great during the ceremony. Hopefully she'll start cackling during the more sombre bits, but I'll never know because I'll never be watching it. But yeah, Kamala's coming, yeah. I'm not going to go there, yeah, right, okay.   I just thought I would try and tempt but okay, I failed. No, I'm not going there with Kamal. I know it's too dangerous. [33:30] Okay, we'll move on. This is an interesting story you'd put up. And we could go all different directions with this. This is former Keighley town councillor. Keighley is that town you know well from the grooming gangs. Probably not related to this story at all, but former town councillor jailed for eat out to help fraud. [33:51] And there he is. He tried to steal more than £430,000 through the government's Feed Out to Help scheme, and he has been jailed. This was over a four-week period. Over four weeks, he was claiming help of nearly half a million pounds. And of course, this half a million was from David, you and me, and all our UK listeners who pay taxes. So well done on paying your taxes. So So Mohammed Ikram could make 19 fraudulent claims of 430,000. But I guess it shows the ludicrously of the system that the government paid us to eat. [34:31] Well, it shows several things. It shows that. It also shows, as you say, I mean, he's been convicted and put away in relatively short order, Peter, relatively short order. But then if we were to change the conversation and talk about the grooming gangs and the horrible crimes that have been committed against young girls in so many of our cities. Well, that didn't happen in short order, did it? Convictions so few as they were. So there's a certain hypocrisy there. I guess the government gets a bit agitated when it sees its own, the money that it thieves from us, it being thieved in due course by people like this. But yeah, I mean, imagine my surprise when I, as I think that's what I said, imagine my shock. Couldn't believe it. I mean, a fine upstanding citizen like Mohammed there, trying to put his hand into the tune of almost half a million. And of course, I reckon this is the other thing, going back to that day, that was the help out, eat out scheme, wasn't it? [35:31] So I reckon what that is, Peter, is that's the tip of a massive iceberg, because the amount of fraud that I believe happened, and I don't have any specific knowledge of this, but just a general sense over that period during the government's coronavirus tyranny time, it's got to run into billions and billions. And again, that's what bothers me. Pensioners don't get a decent pension. But the government found all those billions for this stupid scheme of Rishi Sunak's, which didn't actually even work. It only brought us a short-term economic [36:11] spike and then it dropped down again. But some people were enriching themselves for sure. So, yeah, I'm glad he was convicted. I'd like to see, of course, others convicted, not least those within in the Conservative Party government who ensured that some of their pals were benefiting from all these contracts. We've seen about the PPE and all of that there. I mean, it's not just our dear friend Mohammed and Keighley that we need to be worrying about. There's, a whole raft of people who were absolutely milking it for all that they were worth. And at the time, it was kind of obvious, but after a year or two, at least, it's good to see at least one conviction.   I hope there'll be many, many more. I hope so. And reading the story that he claimed for eight businesses, of which six of them were, entirely fictitious, so basically he just put random places down and the government said, okay, well, if you say Mohammed from Bradford will pay you the money. [37:16] Literally no one in government actually processing this scheme. They just trusted people to hand in in blank receipts. Yeah, I know. I know. Honestly, you couldn't make some. Some of the stuff I put it out, and it's almost like you couldn't make it up. You know what I mean? If you were trying to make a satire account, some of this stuff was right off that. As you said, six totally fictitious accounts, checks being sent off to them. And the government will say, OK, there's another point to be made in this. The government will say, Peter, well, look, it was a time of crisis. No, it was a time of self-inflicted chaos. That's what it was, number one. And I reckon if we expanded this conversation just more generally to how the government lavishes our taxes, I think it's just symptomatic of what just generally happens. I am sure the levels of corruption, the levels of inefficiency are staggering around how the government itself operates and how it spends money. Money. But hey, that's just the nature of statism, I suppose. We can trust our government to do what's best for us, David. I wouldn't hear anything different. So please put that cynicism away for a moment. [38:31] On to Scotland, and Scotland making, I do really despair. If any of you are up in Scotland, I do despair of what you're doing to your country. So Humza Yousaf could lose seat at next Holyrood election with labour making gains, new poll suggests. Talking about SNP dropped 8 points, labour up 7. And of course, there's a picture of a representation of the Scottish people. There it is, beautiful representation. [39:02] When I was talking to others, my point was that actual Humza Yousaf was not a great member of the Scottish Barm is only 37 being there a short time, incapable and out of his depth. And then, I assume because of the colour of his skin, because of his background, they think we need to tick that box and how dare we have Katie Forbes who's a Christian and they stick this guy in who's, out of his depth and I hope he does lose a seat. I'm assuming you think the same David. Oh yeah, it would be so sweet if he would, I mean I was looking Peter actually, also just as a I'll come back to Humza in a second, but I was looking at a website which mathematically calculates, sort of numbers what the 2024 election result will be by constituency. And I was amused to see that Boris Johnson in Uxbridge will also lose his seat. So I can't wait for the 2024 elections to see all these individuals fall. But back to Humza, Humza useless.   And Richard Tice might be Prime Minister. [40:13] Because he's a solid guy that we can totally trust. Back to Humza, so I'm delighted that he won. I was in his corner all the way through because if there's one way to destroy the SNP, it's Humza Yousaf. Because this guy, as you rightly observed, Peter, every job he's held, he's been absolutely rubbish at it. I mean, catastrophically bad in everything. However, he basically is continuity Nicola Sturgeon. That's what you have to understand. So the party machine got behind him and that's how he got the position. Although isn't it interesting, he won by the golden percentage, 52% for him, 48% against him. Now when that was Brexit, people like him said, oh no, no, no, we need to have a, we, can't possibly go with that, it's too tight to call. When he wins, it's indisputable, nothing to say, move along. So I think he is going to be catastrophically bad. I can't wait. I mean, he's already saying things which are, you know, he's doubling down on the gender realignment act. It's fantastic stuff. But it's fantastic and it's not, on a serious note now. So again, okay, conspiracy theory alert coming up. [41:25] But what's going to happen is that clearly the SNP will lose some seats because this guy is going to be a catastrophe. And that's good. [41:34] Labour's going to pick them up. And that's not so good, because it just further underlines that Labour will come into power in 2024 with an absolute vengeance. And I'm saying to you now, and everyone can come back to me when we have the general election, you're going to see it's going to be 1997 all over again, or as in the Tories are going to be wiped. It might be their biggest defeat actually ever, I believe. And so, so, so this, but In the past, like with Blair, Peter, and you'll know this, student of politics, Labour always relied on the Scottish MPs to get the majority. They always historically did. And then the SNP took that away from them. And that's what essentially removed them as an electoral force. The demise of the, the shrinkage of the SNP will help Labour and, you know, I'm not happy about that, obviously. So, although it is uni-party stuff, like. So we will see. But Humzas, in the meantime, should give us loads and loads of lols. And, you know, I can't wait to get more of his policy. I laughed at his cabinet that he's appointed. Talk about, you know, they talk about we're going to have a cabinet of, [42:46] you know, of all the talents. He's producing one of none of the talents. And that's great. So, you know, and also a final thing in this one, you know, the SNP does not represent Scotland or all the Scottish people. It represents just a very vociferous, you know, kind of hate-driven minority I think. And so. [43:08] You know, I just try to sort of think, well, the SNP bubble is probably going to burst. And maybe you take small pleasures where you can find them. I find a small pleasure in the fact that Humza Yousaf, he's going to give us what, an independence in five years, he said. Five years to be independent. But unfortunately, that's meat for the faithful. The people who vote for the SNP, look, they think that's going to happen. And I well remember Peter during the first Scottish Indy, the way the SNP people, they hate on English people. It's unbelievable. It's a hate-driven party. And in a way, even Labour winning is kind of almost slightly better than the SNP. Because I don't think they can be just as hate-driven. But there we go. Scotland, Scotland, Scotland, the naive, I think we need to look upon it as these days.   Anyway, moving on. And actually, you said about hating English. You do, you do. And Stu on Getter has put up white, white, white, white. He also does hate white people. So he does. Well, that's right. I mean, yeah, I'm sure you've seen it, Peter. We've all seen the clip of Humza Yousaf standing up in the Scottish Parliament And spitting out the word, you know, this was when he was justice minister. [44:33] That 96% of judges were white. But Scotland's a 96% white society. Why the hell? I mean, just basically, broadly speaking, you would expect public representation to be broadly aligned with the demographic. So if that had been a white person saying that speech and using a different ethnicity, they would have been absolutely pilloried on it. He got away with it. And it tells you more about him. I don't think, and I know everyone watching this, I'm sure we're all the same, we shouldn't judge anyone on the colour of their skin. We should believe that people should be given or get the jobs based on their merits and their ability and not on their skin colour. That seems to agitate Humza Yousaf. And maybe it's a good insight into his character as a man. Completely. I just see on the chat, I see my good friend, balconymuppet23, who says, let's pray they don't Epstein Trump. That's a whole other story. Well, not, sorry, just. [45:39] It's great. People contact me and want to get on, get her, because they want to join in, in the chat. So, that is one way you can jump in that. What else? Yeah, two last, last two stories. Dave and I could do this all night, but we won't because David will get thirsty and everyone else will get bored. So onto this COVID, goodness, we haven't done COVID, and don't worry, here it is. World Health Organization says healthy children and teens probably don't need a COVID vaccination. So healthy children and adolescents were deemed low priority in new guidance. The WHO said traditional routine shots were more important for the age group. Wow, what a change. What have they been doing jabbing all these children if they didn't need to? Yeah, that's the point. I mean, the World Health Organization, it's almost like a, it's a grotesque organization. As you said, Peter, and we talked about it when we've done this over the last couple of years, you know, they were pushing jabs into kids down to the age of five years old, little tiny kids. And you've got to get the jab even though they were statistically at no risk from a virus which may or may not exist, but still get them the jab anyway. And then of course we see the adverse reactions. And they were even working on could they get a jab into kids as young as six months. So that's what they were saying. And of course. [47:08] A lot of parents went with that, a lot of parents did. So a lot of very young kids. [47:15] And I'm talking like 11 and under, took the jabs, and as well as the ones in their teens and stuff, and this was to give them protection. Now 'the end of the' World Health Organization is sort of saying, well, look, you didn't really, maybe you didn't need to do that, don't worry about it. But everything to worry about, those kids have now got their bodies brimming with mRNA and all the stuff around that and to do with the implications for their health. So yeah, it's kind of shocking that having, you know, I mean, I wonder how people who took their advice, Peter, I wonder, how they feel now when they, if they even see that, you know, if they even see that where the WHO is basically saying, yeah, well, maybe not. And of course, but at the same time, though, to put it in perspective, our great British government is turning around and saying, is it from next week? Heads up, everyone, new jabs for the over 75-year-olds. All those 75-year-olds, because maybe they want to thin, they might want to thin the herd a wee bit, cull the numbers so that the pension, they don't have to be paying pensions to the people 75 plus. So yeah, it's all over. There's no consistency. We've talked about this often enough over the past few years. The bubble has burst on COVID. The dam has burst and it's coming out, and you know this after Richard Walter and all of that, Peter. The information is, we've been pushing it, pushing it, pushing it. [48:40] The facts, the problem is, well, not the problem, it's not a problem. Reality is the facts back up what we've been saying. These things aren't safe, they're not effective, they're potentially lethal, they're very ill-advised, and people should think very, very carefully before they allow that stuff into their body. We have said that from day one, from December of 2020, vilified for it by the likes of Richard Tice, by the likes of Piers Morgan, all the rest of them. And now here we have the World Health organization saying, well, oh, actually, yeah, maybe you don't need them. [49:13] And to me, this should change everything with anyone who has gone with this, that they were doing what they were told to do, jabbing themselves with an experimental substance, and then they're told, actually, you didn't need to get that done in the first place. It's too late. You've already had it. And to me, that should make anyone who's participated in this madness sit up and think, why did I get it? And it's too late. If the WHO, if the government changed their guidance after you've had it, it is too late. And I don't know why people didn't just wait to see what was going to happen. [49:50] Because they were... Now, it's an interesting one. This is, I believe, the kinder part of my mind says people were subject to military grade psyops on a likes Peter we've never seen in our lives, you know, during sort of 2020. As were we. You and I, David. Yes, yes, and we resist now, we resisted, why is that? Because I believe and I'm sure a lot of people following you, Peter, are the same. We're the critical thinkers, we're the people that go, whoa, hang on a second, I'm not just going to take somebody's word on this. I want to go and see if I can work it out for myself and find out and get other bits, other views. And so yes, we completely, you're right, we didn't, it didn't work on us. But the military psyops did work on about, you pick your percentage, but 80%, you know, whatever. And, but that's so many of our fellow citizens. And I find on some of my streams I've done [50:49] that even some of them have woken up now, and they've said to me, David, you know, I've taken a couple of these jabs, really wish I hadn't. And I'm going, yeah, you know, look, I understand, You know, we mustn't be hyper, what's the word, you know, we don't want to be sort of condescending and saying, oh, you silly people, if only you were as smart as us. No, no, people like to trust and to believe. I don't. So, and I suspect a lot of the critical thinkers aren't. But the masses do, the government tells them to do it, they think on balance the government's looking after us. But the World Health Organization begs to differ when it comes to this age group as well. But I wonder how much longer before the World Health Organization says, oh actually you see everybody, yeah you don't need to take these jabs. And that means everyone is now going to essentially be fooled. And I suspect that day is coming. [51:43] Yeah, yeah. Well, let's finish off again with a wonderfully good story. Not only have we found that actually all the people who gave a ticket, you didn't need to do it. And this is another wonderful story from the US CBS. Flu shot may help prevent heart attacks. Now, if this is the first that I've heard of such a substance that will stop heart attacks, I don't know if you're more aware of this than I am, but this was news to me. It's a medical marvel. It's an absolute medical marvel. The flu shot might indeed, as you say, prevent. And now flu shot being for a respiratory disease, right? Alleged respiratory disease. [52:28] If you believe in the flu, I don't. But respiratory disease. So why would that stop a cardiac incident. See, they're not the same folks. Respiratory system, cardiac system, cardiovascular, very, very different. Why would that be? Unless, of course, it's just complete and utter spin and nonsense. I mean, these are the people that are also saying, oh, by the way, you know, climate change, it can actually cause heart attacks. Well, actually, if I listened to the likes of Greta Von Doomberg long enough, I probably would have a heart attack. But other Other than that, climate change isn't causing heart attacks. Laughing too much isn't causing heart attacks. Yeah, I'm afraid. But there might be one thing that's causing heart attacks. But as we discovered when it came to the late Paul O'Grady, we're not allowed to talk about it. [53:23] We're not. But as we're not on YouTube, just to let you know, David may be talking about the mRNA jabs that many people took. Sorry, just a little asterisk in the bottom of that in case some of us didn't get that. I was being way too subtle. I know. Okay, let's rephrase that. The death jab might be responsible for that.   The clot shot as well. Which is another version of it. So I don't want David to hold back. I don't want them telling me, why did you not let me say what the truth was in any way? David, thank you as always for coming on. Let me actually, let me just show four pictures which you've shared just to finish off with. We'll not really discuss them because we have no time, but just good to leave people with some. There's David leaving us with pictures of, I don't know the people he knows or friends. I don't really want to delve into that, but these are people obviously with issues in their lives and they need more help than an mRNA jab. [54:28] This was a lovely meme. They're going to keep creating mass shootings until you give up your guns. Once you give up your guns, they're going to kill you. You know what that's right. Just for our American friends who understand this, we Brits don't have the guns, but you may in America do. Maybe we need you to come and rescue us once again. There was this, was this a video? I think it was a picture, was it? I enjoyed it.   It was a picture, yeah.   Hate crime. If you're white, drown the violence. If you're one of the rainbow colours, that was really funny. The final one was, let me bring up the final one. This one, I wasn't quick enough on the buzzer. This was on the light newspaper. And, oh, thank you ProJam. You were there ahead of me. Oh, there. And it is this, the problem with natural immunity is that it's free and that is big pharma speaking. I think that explains everything that has happened over the last three years in terms of power, in terms of money and in terms of control. And on that, David, what do you have coming up soon? What can people look forward to apart from you and Charlotte on Twitter space? [55:51] So yeah, so we've got a Monday live stream coming up. I've got a really good guy, Francis O'Neill, coming on with me next Monday. Then following Wednesday, Wednesday week, I've got, just by way of diversion, I've got a guy called Jeff from Jeff Buys Cars. It's a YouTube channel, Jeff Buys Cars. Really, really good guy. He's ended up buying his cars. But he's become more and more, let's say, awakened. And he's very interesting on electric vehicles, the insanity of electric vehicles, 15 minute cities, the insanity and the worst of 15 minute cities. So we got Jeff coming on the stream. So we're trying to mix it up a bit. And I tell you what, it is really important. I mean, I'm very grateful for this opportunity with you Peter on a regular basis. But I think it's also really great to expose our audiences to different voices. As you do as well, so that they get different perspectives, because it is really quite fascinating. You know, there's so many people out there, you know, and have really interesting views and are very knowledgeable on different topics. And sometimes I think the job that we do is still enable them to speak. [57:01] And so that's what's happening. So Monday night, 8 p.m., join me and, or Monday night, say 8 p.m., join me, and, or on replay or whatever. And yeah, we'll see how, and as I said, there'll be more stuff. Don't forget the Daily Podcast as well. Above anything else, the Daily Podcast, the hardest working podcast channel in the UK, Peter, six a day. Who can better that? None. So, no. It's- The name you gave on next Wednesday, is that a pseudonym for Phillip Schofield, We Buy Any Car? Because that would be a weird program.   Well, look, and Phillips taking a break, a much needed break. [57:42] Yeah, and we're not going there as well, yeah.   Well, no, I just feel sorry for Gordon the Gopher. He's never been the same since.   No, no, I think he's undergoing deep psychological therapy. [57:54] To help him through the difficulties. We will finish on that without going into anything. No, we're not going to, exactly. We're finishing on Gordon the Gopher. I mean, who says that Hearts of Oak doesn't go into all the areas that nobody else wants to go to. All the important issues, but I'll thank our viewers for tuning in. If you're listening later on Podbean or the podcasting apps, thank you very much for being with us. And for us on, what day of the week this is, on Monday, we've got Michele Bachmann. So I did a pre-recorded Michele a few days ago, obviously was candidate for the Republican presidential candidate in 2011, and is now Dean at Regent University down in Virginia Beach. So tune in on Monday for that, as you can watch that and then David later, or vice versa, I'll leave it up to you. The great thing is technology brings it to you post the event, so you don't have to just do live, but we'll leave that with you. And on that, I wish all of you a wonderful rest of your evening, enjoy your Saturday, have an absolutely wonderful weekend, and look forward to seeing you on Monday. So thank you and good evening.

In this episode, we are officially covering our first two films of our broadened cinematic scope on the podcast and venturing into the taboo subject of necrophilia. But we are being DOUBLY subversive and talking specifically about female necrophilia and its representation in two similar but very different films - the Canadian independent film Kissed from 1996 and the German cult classic Nekromantik 2 from 1991. Enjoy and welcome to our dark side… Intro/Outro Music: Kiss of the Creature by Dance with the Dead Artwork by: Jess Hrycyk Editing work by: Jessica

In a whacky, wild and wonderful first weekend of March Madness, our UCLA Bruins find themselves in the Sweet 16 once again against a familiar foe, the Gonzaga Bulldogs. What's even sweeter is that both men's AND women's teams keep on dancing! Can someone say basketball school? In this episode, we recap UCLA MBB's weekend and what made them successful in beating UNC Asheville and Northwestern. We also take a quick detour to how the Northwestern game nearly got Kevin divorced (spoilers: folks, don't worry, he's still happily married). Going forward from there, we've also got a game preview of the Sweet 16 matchup against the Zags. Lastly, we chat women's bball and their own Sweet 16 matchup against South Carolina. It's an awesome time to be a Bruin basketball fan and we've got a packed episode, so buckle in and enjoy the ride!

What a pleasure it is this week to introduce my guest on the Mixtape with Scott, Dr. Pedro Sant'Anna. Had you asked me a few years ago the likelihood I'd make such a good new friend this late in life, I would not have guessed it, but from countless conversations on social media, and even more in DM on our Slack channel with two other close friends, Pedro Sant'Anna has become one of my favorite people in life. A constantly upbeat, friendly, energetic man, patient to a fault to explain every single detail of econometrics, and enjoying himself as does so, he is one of the best in the profession. He is as many of you know one of the half dozen important young econometricians that have made major contributions to the difference-in-differences research design. His productivity is intense so I can't name them all, but the two I know best, almost by heart, are:* Callaway and Sant'Anna (2021), “Difference-in-differences with multiple time periods” Journal of Econometrics* Sant'Anna and Zhou (2020), “Doubly-robust difference-in-differences estimators”, Journal of EconometricsThe first one has over 2000 cites and it was only published a little over a year ago. He also has an Econometrica with Jon Roth on issues related to functional form and parallel trends in diff-in-diff and a review article (also with Jon Roth, but also with John Poe and Alyssa Bilinski) for anyone who wants to in one stop learn everything you need to know about diff-in-diff. In this mixtape episode, though, we learn more than just his papers. Pedro shares his story with me. I hope you like it and I hope as always you come to value both his story, but also the contemporary ongoing series I'm doing on the many stories of economists. Because to quote, Sue Johnson:“We use stories to make sense of our lives. And we use stories as models to guide us in the future. We shape stories, and then stories shape us.”Consider subscribing, sharing and possibly even supporting the substack as I continue to try and accumulate enough stories of living economists that we have those stories to help us make sense of our lives, but also an oral history of the profession. Thank you again for your support! Youtube below!Scott's Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Scott's Substack at causalinf.substack.com/subscribe

Now that 2023 is here, EVERYONE is a seller! In today's episode of The Sales Evangelist, our host Donald Kelly meets with Ted Blosser to talk more about selling in this upcoming year. The Importance of Momentum Momentum is KEY in business, whether you're a seller or not. Think about it: If you're some start up company, you have to generate momentum to build your business. If you're a seller, you have to generate momentum for your sales. Momentum is key. This is DOUBLY true with the current economic situation. As business slows and profits wane, sellers and businesses have to be ready to REBUILD that momentum to come back even stronger as the economy recovers. Generating momentum is important, yes, but how do you actually build this momentum? Through SELLERS. Blosser gives the example of Tesla in its early years: Elon Musk made EVERYONE act as a seller when the company nearly went under. Being able to sell is critical in the generation of momentum, Three Key Points For Sellers Blosser has also identified 3 KEY things for sellers to keep in mind, in the upcoming year. The first thing is: Focus on outbounding. The second thing is: Make everyone a seller. As different people interact with clients throughout the sales process, they ALL have a chance to add value and upsell. Get everyone involved to think, and act, like a seller. The final thing is: Change marketer's mindsets. This combines the two other points. Marketing teams generate leads and CONSTANTLY interact with clients. This is your BEST opportunity to upsell and get extra profits from qualified leads. The Mindset Shift In the past, especially when the market was more saturated, businesses and sellers took a quantity over quality approach. Sellers focused SOLELY on just sheer numbers, but not things like conversion rate. With the current state of the market, quality is king. Instead of focusing on several inefficient things, focus on a few VERY efficient ones. Blosser compares this to a regular infantry vs special ops approach: Instead of sending waves of infantry out, send a few highly specialized, and effective, soldiers out. If you want to connect with Ted Blosser more, or learn about shifting your mindset, you can talk to him on LinkedIn or at his website, www.workramp.com. You can talk to Donald and drop him a message on LinkedIn, Tik Tok, and Instagram at donaldckelly. You can also join TSE's space on Circle to talk to Donald and other sellers looking to improve their craft. This episode is brought to you in part by Scratchpad. Scratchpad is the first Revenue Team Workspace specifically designed to adapt to each salesperson's workflow, so you don't have to change your habits. Get Scratchpad free at Scratchpad.com. Credits As one of our podcast listeners, we value your opinion and always want to improve the quality of our show. Complete our two-minute survey here: thesalesevangelist.com/survey. We'd love for you to join us for our next episodes by tuning in on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, or Spotify.  Audio is provided by Free SFX, Soundstripe, and Bensound. Other songs used in the episodes are The Organ Grinder written by Bradley Jay Hill, performed by Bright Seed, and Produced by Brightseed and Hill.

Lynda Shephard shares a life's work in art, its value in education and a happy life. Lidiya Cherneva explains various types of intelligence. Emma Baxley talks about doubly gifted children and how to help them. This week on The Lisa Burke Show, Sasha Kehoe reflects on the news week that was: - Chat GPT causes concern over future jobs. Will it mean creatives have to become more creative about their work? - Man died in stabbing incident at football pitch in Esch-sur-Alzette - Home working and cross-border rights under further discussion - Future of the Luxembourgish language? - Oscar nominations for Luxembourg - Vicky Kreips 'Corsage' film out of the running? - Man lost at sea for 28 days saved by sauce! - Julian Sands still missing in the Californian mountains. Art and Education Lynda Shephard has travelled the world post graduation from Cambridge in Art History and Education. She founded the Relative Art Centre in Dubai in 1994 and has held several solo international exhibitions as a professional watercolourist. Here we discuss the role of art in education and in our lives. In Ancient Greek times the role of education was to endeavour to live a life of harmony and happiness. Nowadays education can feel like a treadmill of trying to achieve higher grades in certain subjects, with a constant crush on artistic endeavours. Why is art important? Can it help us think more creatively? Lynda talks about the range of artistic jobs available today, and to think about learning business acumen alongside art to succeed in selling one's work. Turner was a canny businessman and Picasso was the first artist to become a millionaire whilst still alive! Art is also used hugely in therapy and was used as such by Winston Churchill and Paul McCartney. Different types of Intelligence Lidiya Cherneva moved from Bulgaria to Cyprus and then onto the UK where she graduated from the University of Oxford. She tells us the circuitous route to get there, in order to study design and implementation of evidence-based behavioural Interventions through the lifespan. Lidiya went on to study Cognitive Behaviour therapy, mindfulness and positive thinking, and is now completing her master's degree in psychology with the University of Glasgow. Lidiya explains the seven types of intelligence as laid out by Howard Gardner and his colleagues: Logical-mathematical Linguistic Bodily-kinaesthetic Interpersonal Intrapersonal Spatial Music And so, somewhere in this range, we all have strengths. Nowadays it's often the intra and interpersonal skills that can lead to mental health issues. Without knowing how to understand one's own emotions, it's hard to connect to others. The good news is that due to neuroplasticity we can retrain our brain to improve with respect to most skills, despite out background, time in our mother's womb, and innate ability. Double Giftedness Our resident TikTok expert, Emma Baxley, is actually a qualified teacher with a specialism in helping 'doubly gifted' children. Those children who have ADD, ADHD, autism or one of a number of other 'gifts' and therefore think in a hugely different way. It requires a special teacher, a lot of support and one-on-one care to truly enrich such a child's life. This sort of support is currently not available in Luxembourg.

Our encouragement today comes from an old book I read titled, Do It Now and from using my gift of encouragement while on a 'do it now' errand. I hope that you can be doubly encouraged too.

We're changing things up slightly this week and getting some thoughts from the most important piece of the Munster family - the fans! MRSC member Ray O'Brien joins Quinny and Niamh to give us a view from the stands and then dive into what was an excellent weekend for both Munster senior sides. Get in contact on Twitter @rugbychannel15 or email therugbychannel@bauermedia.ie! Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78

We're getting to the root of hair loss today- a stressful symptom so many women with PCOS are struggling to manage. My guests (yes, we are DOUBLY blessed today!), Britt Reuter and Aimee Ely, are here to get us educated on the root causes of hair loss, the various factors to consider when starting treatment and the most effective strategies to improve hair health and reduce shedding. Britt and Aimee are nutritionists and hair loss experts, helping women just like you get to the bottom of their health issues using a functional medicine lens and a thorough root–cause approach. This means there are NO band-aid solutions or surface levels remedies - it's a deep dive into a complex issue and I couldn't be more thrilled about it! Bring a notepad and pen because our guest experts are dishing out valuable info you didn't even know you needed! I learned a ton during this conversation and I am sure you will as well! What You'll Learn on this Podcast Episode: Defining hair loss and differentiating it from hair shedding - terminology matters! The various root causes of hair loss and how to identify them. Additional testing such as the DUTCH test and specific blood work for hair loss Balanced eating and what macronutrients to prioritize or hair health The gut health and hair loss connection. Supplementation and medication for hair loss. Healthy habits and lifestyle changes that balance hormones responsible for hair loss Britt & Aimee's top nutrition tips for taking control of your physical and mental health while dealing with hair loss Helpful PCOS Links: Natural Dry Shampoo Review Learn more about working with Britt and Aimee Follow Britt on Instagram Follow Britt on TikTok Follow Aimee on Instagram Check out their NEW hybrid group program!

Unfortunately our schedules got a little weird so we couldn’t record a normal Bounty Buddies season for the hit Disney+ show Andor. Doubly unfortunate because Andor ruled. But, a bit of fortune for us since Pat, Tim and returning cast member Jennifer got together to chat about this surprisingly great show. Also, special thanks to …

This is Thanksgiving week and this week always brings to mind how grateful I am for all the many blessings God has given me. The biggest blessing of all is the relationship I am able to have with my Heavenly Father. When I realize that watching my dad and his love for Jesus has influenced me in my relationship with Jesus makes me realize I have the two best Fathers I could possibly have. I pray you had a wonderful earthly father, but I know you have the best Father in God. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whengodwhispers/message

The Brew Is Out There! Bob's back! Bob was just in Belgium for the celebration of De Ranke XX Bitter - the original craft Belgian hoppy beer. He spoke at the aptly named Bitterland and has brought back tips and tricks for making a big brash hopped up beer! This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewing America Mangrove Jacks Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it - talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d... Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss

The Brew Is Out There! Bob's back! Bob was just in Belgium for the celebration of De Ranke XX Bitter - the original craft Belgian hoppy beer. He spoke at the aptly named Bitterland and has brought back tips and tricks for making a big brash hopped up beer! This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association Brewing America Mangrove Jacks Don't forget to subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it - talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalBrew), Twitter (@ExpBrewing) or Instagram (ExperimentalBrewing). Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d... Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss

Lucy Foley's "The Guest List" is a classic "who dunnit?" but with a twist - you also don't know who got murdered. The spooky Irish island holds many mysteries, and holds a party full of potential killers. There are so many plot twists, and the Busy Girls break down whether they're worth the wait.

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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Reasons I've been hesitant about high levels of near-ish AI risk, published by elifland on July 22, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. I've been interested in AI risk for a while and my confidence in its seriousness has increased over time, but I've generally harbored some hesitation about believing some combination of short-ish AI timelines[1] and high risk levels[2]. In this post I'll introspect on what comes out when I try to expand on reasons for this hesitation and categorize the reasons into seeming (likely) unjustified vs. potentially justified. I use justified as “should affect my credence in AI risk levels, timelines, etc.” and unjustified as the opposite. These categorizations are very tentative: I could imagine myself changing my mind about several considerations. I also describe my current overall attitude toward the importance of AI risk given these considerations. Unjustified Contrarian-within-EA instincts I have somewhat contrarian instincts and enjoy debating, playing devil's advocate, etc. It feels boring to agree with the 80,000 Hours ranking of AI risk as the most important problem; it would feel more fun to come up with a contrarian take and try to flesh out the arguments and get people on board. But this doesn't mean that the contrarian take is right; in fact, given my beliefs about how talented EAs are I should expect the current take to be more likely than the contrarian one before looking into it. Desire for kids I've always enjoyed spending time with kids and as such have likely wanted to have kids for as long as I can remember. It's hard for me to grapple with the idea that my kids' most likely reason to die young would be AI risk, and perhaps not even close. I've become more hesitant about my desire to have kids due to a high perceived risk level and also potential reduced productivity effects during a very important period; I'd want to be able to spend a lot of time with my kids and not treat them as a second priority to my work. This has been tough to swallow. Uncomfortable about implications for EA I got into EA via Doing Good Better and was originally excited about the opportunity to clearly save many lives throughout my career. I went vegan due to animal welfare concerns and still feel a lot of intuitive sympathy for the huge amounts of suffering many humans and animals are currently going through. It feels a bit sad to me that as my beliefs have been evolving it's been hard to deny that there's a decent chance that AI safety and things that feed into it (e.g. movement building, rationality/epistemics improvement, grantmaking, etc.) have a much higher EV than other activities all else equal. I might feel more at peace if my beliefs implied higher levels of variance in what the most impactful activities were. Having a relatively diverse and inclusive movement feels important and more fun than one where the most talented people are mostly funneled into the same few activities. Doubly so compared to a focus on AI that feels weird to many people and could be badly mistaken given our level of understanding. And I'd still be reluctant to encourage people who feel very passionate about what they do and are doing useful things to switch to working on AI safety. But it might just be a fact about the world that AI safety is by a substantial amount the most important cause area, and this is actually consistent with original EA arguments about unexpectedly high differences in impact between cause areas. And how I feel about this fact shouldn't influence whether I believe it's true. Feelings about AI risk figures I admire Eliezer in a lot of ways but I find it hard to get through his writing given his drawn out style, and he seems overly bombastic to me at times. I haven't read the sequences though I might at some point. I haven't gotten past Ch...

Spencer Kitley and Kate Gunderson roll out the special Friday edition of the Bachelor Nation pod and they have plenty to say. They discuss being Team Gabby vs. Team Rachel. They review the speedo debacle date, the disaster that is Chris, the two very different one-on-one dates and so much more before making their top-five picks to wrap up the episode. Hosts - Spencer Kitley & Kate GundersonTwitterInstagram

Rev. Scott Wright And the LORD restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. (Job 42:10 ESV)

Violence against women leaves more than physical scars. Mia Bloom, professor of communication and Middle East Studies at Georgia State University, explains why they are doubly victimized. Mia Bloom is the International Security Fellow at the New America and a Professor at Georgia State University. Bloom conducts research in Europe, the Middle East and South […]

Hugo's House of Horrors is a classic adventure game that's actually quite charming. Doubly so when you see how vehemently the designer insists that he'd never heard of Maniac Mansion before making it. We also talk about how J. Jonah Jameson and Cornholio are related, and how Kole's got snakes.

Rep. Jimmy Dixon's mother was unmarried in 1944 when she was living and working in Wilmington, NC.  She was also pregnant.  In 1945, Rep. Dixon was born and an arrangement was made for him to live and grow up with his "Granny" in  Friendship, NC.  While his mother would visit him frequently, Rep. Dixon has never known who his father is.   This is an endearing Mother's Day story of a powerful legislator whose start in life was unlike many of those he grew up with in the middle of the 20th century in Duplin County.  It's also a story of love, sacrifice, and the power of family, no matter what it looks like.    Plus, Skye and Brian unpack the week in North Carolina politics, including the latest from Madison Cawthorn, a Meredith University poll, and the General Assembly session this week that was not.   The Do Politics Better podcast is sponsored by New Frame, the NC Travel Industry Association, and the NC Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association.   

If You Build It… They Will Come.Also known as the biggest lie about your online business that you've ever been told… and this holds DOUBLY true for your virtual summit. Building your summit withOUT considering your post-summit sales plan is a recipe for disappointment.In this conversation, we'll break down things like: • What you can sell post-summit (and a couple ideas on how to sell them)... • How to gather the data you need on your summit registrants so you can speak to their needs more easily… • The difference between a brand new lead and someone who has already been around you for a while… • PLUS a really important mindset shift to consider about your summit promo (that will help you more easily promote whatever you have coming next.)This conversation is real, raw, and off-the-cuff… and full of the details you need to profit from your summit.For full show notes and resources, visit https://systemtothrive.com/149.

Sorry this one's out a bit late everyone, hope you enjoy some lighter fare this week! Links:http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/12/117_78466.htmlhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/reallife-scoobydoo-villain-gets-four-months-for-haunting-a-castle-5344742.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-DooLoose Transcript:Hey Gang and welcome back to another Repisode Rof RightRare Row. This week and probably next week we're doing night bite episodes while I plow through the next book I'm reading for one of the full length episodes but that doesn't mean I won't give you guys scooby snacks of fun spooky stories that you crave in the meantime. If you guys haven't figured it out by now by the obnoxious voices, overt name drops or literally just reading the title of the show. Well split up gang cause the mystery machine has broken down in the podcasting swamps and there's a creepy castle up on the hill, THat's right TODAY we're talking real life scooby doo villains. I've got a few tales of people that thought they would have got away with their hoaxes and crimes if it wasn't for us meddling kids, our dog and newfangled internet radio. Like Zoinks audience, let's jump right into it. Grab a sccoby snack, hopefully it's an edible and get ready!For those of you that aren't familiar with scooby doo or any of its spinoffs, it was a fun, if formulaic saturday morning cartoon that first aired in 1969 and still continues in some form or another to this day where four teens and a talking great dane solve mysteries, usually of people in monster costumes attacking people, covering up robberies, scaring people to plummet property values in out and out fraud, and various other variations on that theme. There have been live action films and quite frankly a staggering amount of crossovers with other celebrities both real and fictional. Seriously, find a list somewhere of all the scooby doo crossovers and tell me avengers was the biggest crossover. They met the three stooges, batman and robin, Urkel, checks notes, halsey? Sherlock holmes, speed racer and the f**king harlem globetrotters on top of a bunch of others. It's interesting but this isn't a scooby doo lore podcast, and I'm fairly certain the show and spinoffs have had enough of a cultural impact over the last 50 plus years  that people have some idea what the hell I'm talking about. I always loved the show when I was a kid and I came across a few of these stories that really aren't enough for their own episode but all share that same “would have gotten away with it too” DNA of posing as monsters for their own nefarious ends. Without further ado let's try to crack the first case open here, The year is 2005, if you're as numb to the inexorable march of time through the two thousands that was like 4 years ago. If you're not, that was 17 years ago. We find ourselves in northern italy in the thundering rain, our groovy van has a flat tire at the foot of a hill and briefly illuminated by a flash of lightning we see a castle surrounded by mountains. With the first flash we see an eerie figure silhouetted in a window in a tower, with the next flash it's gone. Between the thunderclaps you swear you hear an ethereal moaning and clanging over the sound of the rain splashing against the windshield. A man approaches through the fog and downpour, please, you gotta help a me! There's a phantasm in de castle! Over the last few weeks, the castle, now an inn hotel thing has had guests complaining and the owner, his name isn't given so we're just gonna go with luigi has been fraught with fright. At the stroke of midnight in castle coldrano moans and shrieks can be heard throughout the halls. Pots and pans clang together but when the noises are investigated, there is no trace of anything being amiss. Doors would slam shut, paintings eye's seemed to follow people that walked the halls and quote “minor vandalisms occurred” I really tried to find a police report or something more concrete than a news article for this one but the castle is right on the border of austria and italy, and I don't speak italian or kangaroo. I know austria and australia are different I'm just kidding. It seems like a lot of the court documents and stuff like that are pretty well sealed up so I couldn't get any names or more specific details on what sort of minor vandalisms were occuring. It could be anything from drawing dicks on the paintings to knocking over suits of armor to just hammering holes in the wall so I really have no idea. What I do know is that mario was terrorized by unexplained poltergeist activity for months before exhausting other options like gangs of teenagers and dogs before finally giving in and calling the cops. He hadn't had a good night's sleep and he could never catch the haunting in the act, just the noise and carnage left in its wake. After all the complaints the police set up hidden cameras in the locations most prone to the paranormal activity and captured the ghoul in the act. Was it the ghost of a long dead lord of the keep, perhaps a butler, cursed to roam the halls in perpetuity? Nope, far scarier. It was a very much alive, 42 year old polish woman. She had been dressing in white and sneaking around in dumbwaiters and stuff to get around the castle. She would come through some unlocked staff door or something every night and howl and moan in polish yelling s**t like zahbka, keilbasa, ushkush manoush, mrouvka, preeba manouk zahbakano, clanging pots against the wall breaking s**t and generally being an unbelievable nuisance. Why was she doing this? An undisclosed work dispute with her husband and the owner. Tis is so god damn funny. Her husband, also annoyingly, unnamed in ANY article I could find on this worked for luigi at the castle. It really makes you think what the hell was it that wasn't worth quitting but was worth having your wife haunt the place every night for weeks! She was trying to scare away guests and future business from the place that as far as I can tell, her husband still worked! Was he passed over for a raise or what happened? If anyone has more details on this story, please please get in touch with me, I've got all the links to contact me through email or social media at nightmarenow.com. If it was such a minor dispute that they didn't put it in any of the reporting on the case, I'm just picturing luigi upping the prices of a f**king fire flower in the company vending machine by a red coin and that was just a bridge too far for polish boo. That's the last mario bit I have I promise. I love italy and can't wait to visit someday. So the scoob and the gang yoink her powdered white hair off and reveal who it is to the police after she's caught on video disturbing the peace. And again I need to reiterate this isn't a scooby doo lore podcast, this is a real case from 2005. The unnamed woman mutters something to the effect of “Ooswaby me tuna sue-ho, goodibi ni vif-triance she jitze”. Or I would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for you meddling kids in polish. I told you we're a global show! Who needs duolingo when you have practical polish lessons right here on the pod! Anyway polish lady, let's call her izabella, gets caught in the act and through what I imagine was a freakin hilarious court case, gets sentenced to 4 months in prison for her tresspassing, vandalism and I guess hooliganism charges. There's no word on what the couple is up to these days, but the castle coldrano has pretty favorable reviews on italian yelp and as far as I can tell there's no mention of poltergeist activity in any of the reviews. In this economy though, I sincerely doubt this was a one off case. If you're the proprietor of a quote unquote haunted establishment, double check that your employees are doing alright! In fact if you're a proprietor of a non haunted establishment, check on em too, a little bit of preventative ghost busting goes a long way! It's classic scooby doo though, haunt a place, wreck the business, drive down the property value, and commit some sort of fraud. Let's move on from italy and her haunted castles though and go further east to korea, now it's unclear where in korea because this story takes place in nineteen oh one, forty four years before korea split into north and south korea in 1945.So we find our mystery machine with an overheated radiator at the entrance to a goldmine. In front of the yawning mouth of the mine lies an altar, ceremoniously decorated. Atop the altar, staring directly towards you is a perfectly spherical eyeball, glowering, watching. You look to your teenage compatriots as a Korean man runs out of the mine, drops a pickaxe and some sifting tools in front of the altar and takes off like a bat outta hell screaming that he's sorry to the spirits. You hear a chuckling and a dude walks out from behind a big tree. This is patch eye pete. I don't know if it's just because his name is pete, or my imagination is just not working at one AM but the only thing I can picture for his description is f**king stinky pete the prospector from toy story two. If you're wondering about a reason the episode was late it's definitely the 38 hours in paint pasting brendan fraiser's just f**k my s**t up eyes onto stinky pete that's in the episode art today.ANYWAY, stinky pete comes out with a gaping hole where one of his eyes should be and scoops the eye up off the altar. He introduces himself as patch eye pete. Maybe he doesn't have a gaping hole, given his name he must be wearing an eyepatch. Oh well, Cest la vie. I''m not redoing the stinky pete image, You'll just have to imagine the eyepatch. What the heck is going on here? Let me explain he says, and he continues to explain in the third person so the host doesn't need to do a ridiculous prospector accent for the whole story. He explains that he works for the oriental consolidated mining company. It's a night bite and it's my birthday so I'm not gonna do an exhaustive coverage of western interests exploiting eastern countries for mining, try dan carlin or something. The short version is the company employed native koreans in their gold mine and boy were they a pain in the a**. Equipment would go missing all the time because selling the picks, dynamite, rope and other mining equipment was a lot more lucrative, and a hell of a lot easier than busting your a** to get  the gold out of the earth for someone else. They would literally put the stuff in their quote “voluminous hair.” and walk out.Obviously this is a problem for the westerners that own the mine, that patch eye pete represents. Yes, that is his only name across three or four different articles I could find on the guy. Some of those that aren't redundant will be in the show notes. First name patch eye last name pete. Anyway he decides the only way he's gonna stop the theft of his mining equipment is taking advantage of the korean's propensity for superstition and traditions. So patch eye pete calls a meeting of his work force, says a few gibberish words not unlike me trying to speak polish a minute ago. Then he puts his hand over his false eye and jams his fingers into his eyes like he's at a slipknot concert, screaming all the while, and yanks out his fake glass eye. Makes a big to-do about it right? Then he places the eye onto the altar in front of the mine and explains to all the local workers he can see through the eye and he'll know if anyone steals anything out of the mine and a great curse would befall them. I bet he had an accomplice stand in front of the eye while he looked away and correctly identified how many fingers the partner was holding up, for dramatic effect. They believed him completely that he could see out of the eye and just like that the thefts from the mine stopped overnight. That's technically a reverse scooby doo villain at that point isn't it? Using fake paranormal phenomena to stop crime? Whatever, close enough. Either way this respite only lasted a few days to a week, because when patch eye pete came back to check on his equipment he found a bunch of it missing again. He's like COME ON! Then he goes over to check on his eye and I would love to see the facepalm that happened next. His eyeball had a coffee cup over it. I mean… sound logic I guess. Cover the eye and the foreman can't spy on you. Imagine how smart that dude with the coffee mug must have felt? So patch eye pete grabbed his eye and went back to the old drawing board for more meddling koreans antics. If I cup over the eye was gonna block his hitherto, completely nonexistent, scrying abilities, he was gonna need to really come up with something good. Luckily for him and his mining equipment he did just that.Patch eye pete's next scheme is almost literally the plot of 1969's scooby doo episode, mine your own business, just 68 years before it originally aired. Gramophone technology was fairly new at the time, and especially so in korea. Over there, the technology hadn't really found purchase in the societal consciousness yet. Doubly so for the blue collar koreans dependent on stealing dynamite and pickaxes from their own job sites. Pete set up a gramophone with a message of howling and moaning in korean saying something to the effect of this: “WE THE SPIRITS OF THIS MINE, will haunt the souls and souls of ancestors of all who steal or have stolen from this mine for eternity.”  Over and over again. THe gramophone was set deep in the mine so with all the echoes it truly sounded like ethereal voices deep within the mountains were well and truly pissed about the missing supplies.Within 24 hours pretty much all of the missing equipment had been returned to the front entrance of the mine. That's so funny to me. Unfortunately we don't have a whole lot of other information on what happened after this, presumably the thievery stopped from then on out. Good job patchy! I've actually got a couple more but I'm kinda running close to the shorter night bite time at this point and the episode is already a day late, so maybe we'll do a part two down the line for a couple more crazy cases like these. If you know of others get in touch with me at nightmarenow.com! Thanks everyone  for understanding this is coming out a bit late, with Easter and my birthday happening at the same time, on top of my computer being annoying. It's been a bit of a hellacious week to just put out a short one. I'll be back next week hopefully at our regular time to cover an amazing Men in Black encounter right here in New Hampshire!I've got some late night editing to do so I'd say sweet dreams but you all know it's only gonna be nightmares now! Catch ya next week! 

In this Art Tools episode we interview Thea Flowers of Winterbloom, an open source music hardware company producing hackable music modules and kits for synthesizers. And we try out the Big Honking Button. Episode notes Art Tools are our series of mini episodes with the creators of innovative and experimental software and hardware tools for creative expression. Our guest today is Thea Flowers of Winterbloom. Winterbloom produces new, open source modular synth hardware modules for making music. These are devices that can do things like make far-out space synth sounds, act as a mixer, or an audio sampler. The world of synthesizers has a huge number of companies. Thea's Winterbloom stands out for its beautiful designs, but perhaps even more notably, its commitment to creating beginner-friendly tutorials and using a hackable CircuitPython codebase, a friendly language for easily writing software for hardware projects. In research for this episode we purchased a Big Honking Button, one of the first modules produced by Winterbloom. It is available as a kit of parts or complete. You plug it into a Eurorack modular synthesizer to make sounds with it. Eurorack is the name for an ecosystem of cross-compatible music hardware produced by hundreds of manufacturers, from large companies like Moog and Behringer to much smaller companies. Winterbloom's unique open source hackable stance means that it publishes code and instructions on how to modify their hardware in order to tweak the music hardware to your own particular needs. By default the Big Honking Button features a large arcade button that emits a punishing goose honk each time you press the button. We started by changing this sound. Following Winterbloom's instructions we plugged our Big Honking Button into a laptop, where it showed up as if it was an external drive. The first step we took was replacing the honk sound file with a bell sound we had. Immediately the module restarted, and when we pressed the Big Honking Button our new sound could be heard. Next we added in more sound samples. We opened the code.py file, and using example code from Winterbloom's website we modified the code to play a different sound sample depending on receiving different input voltage such as using a slider or a dial. At first, our module didn't seem to work the way we had expected. We asked some questions on the Winterbloom discord, where friendly folks chatted with us and Thea pointed us in the right direction. We needed to update our Big Honking Button's libraries to the current release in order to use the latest code features. This was simple, basically copying files over and restarting, and in short order our modified code and sound samples on the Big Honking Button were producing both cacophonous and blissed-out drones to our delight. This experience of in essence changing the very nature of how the hardware works felt really incredible and unique. Doubly so as we started to jam with our customized music hardware. The fact that it's possible to do this in the simplified Python-based CircuitPython, using easy-to-follow example code made this a straightforward and gratifying experience, and would be accessible even to those with a minimum of programming experience, especially with the helpful online community.

Clark is embarrassed! Episode 21 is late and Clark is embarrassed! Not only is it late, but he also couldn't line up a guest. Doubly embarrassed! So of course he decided to embarrass himself a bit further and record an episode about some of the games that are sitting on his shelf of shame! These are games Clark really wants to play but he hasn't gotten to the table for one reason or another. It's just one embarrassment after another! Clark forgives you if you just want to wait until the next episode when he has a guest... Got some games embarrassing you on your shelf of shame? Share them with Clark at clark@boardgametimes.com. He promises not to make you feel bad about it! Episode Information Games mentioned in this episode: Return to Dark Tower; Grand Austria Hotel, Scout, Car Wars 6th Edition; Batman Gotham City Chronicles; Hostage Negotiator; The Prodigals Club; Star Trek: Fleet Captains; Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile; Forgotten Waters; Nemo's War (2nd Edition); Kemet: Blood and Sand; Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy; Le Havre; On Mars; Power Grid; Maracaibo: The Uprising; Orléans Connect with the podcast! Send your feedback, questions and suggestions to Clark at: clark@boardgametimes.com Visit the Board Game Times site at https://www.boardgametimes.com and like our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/boardgametimes

Austin, Matt, and Dylan react to Iowa State making the Sweet 16 in both the men's and women's NCAA touranments. The bulk of the pod covers the men's win over Wisconsin including our thoughts on Brad Davison, taking over the state, Gabe Kaulscher showing out, and more. Plus, do we think the women are poised for a deeper run after a 1st round scare? And lastly, Twitter questions! Sponsored by Es Tas Bar & Grill.

The American Civil war was one of the bloodiest and horrific events in American history (for a great cause, though). Izzy and Cam talk about the ways that comes up time and again in pop culture; from Glory to Cold Mountain to The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, it has cemented its place in movies and TV. Not to mention all the strategy video games that you can play. You always pick the north, right? RIGHT?!The episode ends peacefully with a game of "Civil War Movie or Lifetime Movie." It's harder than you think. Doubly so for Cam and Israel. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pcfmpodcast)

Lindsay and special guest Emily discuss the supposed white witch, Elizabeth Budd-Graham, as well as St Osyth's Witches, that mo' money equals massive monuments, and how Essex County was the worst county in England for supposed witches. Information for Lindsay's story was pulled from the following sources: https://fpannorthcentral.blogspot.com/search?q=elizabeth+budd+graham (2020 Florida Public Archaeology Network blog posts) https://www.tallyguide.com/blog/the-double-dead-white-witch-of-tallahassee-florida (2020 The Tally Guide blog post) https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/florida/spooky-legend-fl-gravesite/ (2019 Only in Your State article by Marisa Roman) https://www.tallahassee.com/story/opinion/2018/10/07/good-witch-bad-witch-respect-her-grave-either-way-opinion/1530100002/ (2018 Tallahassee Democrat article by Barbara Clark) https://www.newspapers.com/image/248035262/?terms=Elizabeth%20Budd-Graham&match=1 (2005 Tallahassee Democrat article by Gerald Ensley) https://www.newspapers.com/image/247501010/?terms=Elizabeth%20Budd-Graham&match=1 (1996 Tallahassee Democrat article by Claude Kenneson) https://www.newspapers.com/image/247247334/?terms=Elizabeth%20Budd-Graham&match=1 (1995 Tallahassee Democrat article by Kathleen Laufenberg) https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-grave-of-elizabeth-buddgraham-tallahassee-florida (Atlas Obscura) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10150340/elizabeth-budd-graham (Find a Grave) http://www.weirdus.com/states/florida/local_legends/tallahassee_witch_grave/ (Weird US) Information for Emily's story was pulled from the following sources: https://www.livescience.com/65694-medieval-witch-prison-house.html (2019 Live Science article by Mindy Weisberger) https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/05/essexs-most-haunted-house-is-up-for-sale/ (2019 Mysterious Universe article by Jocelyne LeBlanc) https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/08/a-haunted-witches-prison-in-england/ (2018 Mysterious Universe article by Brent Swancer) https://occult-world.com/kempe-ursula/ (2018 Occult World article by Lux Ferre) https://occult-world.com/st-osyth-witches/ (2017 Occult World article by Lux Ferre) https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-35462999 (2016 BBC News article) https://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/occult/ursula-kemp-and-the-st-osyths-witches/ (2011 Mysterious Britain & Ireland blog post by Ian) http://ursulakemp.co.uk/ (Ursula Kemp website) Be sure to listen to our friend Stephanie at the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sinister-story-hour/id1550706519 (Sinister Story Hour podcast), the Oracl3 Network Podcast of the Month. Get all the ingredients you need in as fast as 1 hour with http://em.impact.com/ls/click?upn=lcFF8ubtmveum2UxN6LiFsarcDyp6X-2FhGDLv-2FaSmBo43DKKzONR7D8SXr9h0b-2FRq3mjrONZvocieAptAiAfTZw-3D-3DLZQf_XGWtq-2Fkvzs1PlORzu2P-2FzhPUxGw-2BAE-2BA8AiBoN0E9QxVTbja4rWyaCQjyp1a6i6NJA6i81wCRv4zN0aeqHtDZSQhxGmeHkigy-2Br8-2BM-2BZvNmwGqXE9RjYnC4ANJ45MAQ5iqJ-2BCGJLICyAOWmlaYl5I4tacX931nWJzvyTDyefm8kZUjRzSyZx-2FnBJjjIoWF0sAq3s1gdwD17zdCsDss-2BoNOcbjl6prNgWgX4zjMY5UpQZaXffNQbK8ncWfwKWxp4sPDXdaVOpJGp3DHww7XsH0o5R0Y-2Fq5khZWp9cLlwMICTh-2FUVYhL-2FCT6P2lM2vFpTb (Instacart). Plus, free delivery on your first order of $10+. Become a member of our https://www.patreon.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Patreon) to view exclusive episode outtakes, as well as other perks like early episode access and more for as little as $1/month.  You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Leave us a rating and review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 (Apple Podcasts), https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ye-olde-crime-1206837 (Podchaser), https://open.spotify.com/show/4PaoAqjp9e1uv93ffd3KhU (Spotify) or https://www.goodpods.com/?_branch_match_id=679768698334329639 (Goodpods)! Don't forget to follow us on https://twitter.com/yeoldecrimepod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/yeoldecrimepodcast/...

Welcome back to Doubly Negative! God damn guys... we thought it'd be fun to do a drunk episode for our 1 year anniversary. Turns out getting hammered and talking into a microphone makes these two say everything that can't say. So after 3 rounds of edits, we finally have a releasable product. Enjoy the chaos!

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Show notes: In this episode, The Bio Busters Podcast professors, Dr. A and Dr. C and Dr. K, discuss coronavirus updates, a new study documenting the use of CRISPR-CAS to treat amyloidosis, the “twisties” or the “yips”, and have a new riddle! Keep the discussion and comments going on in the comments sections, or feel free to e-mail the podcast with future show ideas and thoughts on the current show. If you think you know the answer to our riddle, please email us for a chance to win a prize! Email us at thebiobusters@gmail.com   Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/thebiobusterspodcast/ DailyMotion Video Link: https://www.dailymotion.com/thebiobusterspodcast Spotify Audio Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tY7H11OHUOkBsLP0grTym TuneIn Audio Link: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/The-Bio-Busters-Podcast-p1499063/ YouTube Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC22s6yGXwduO7BhS32v3Wdg Podbean Audio Link: https://thebiobusters.podbean.com/​ Amazon Music Link: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/00fc7f18-43f7-4f6b-b416-906335918e72/the-bio-busters Branding: https://www.andsowedesign.com/​​ References: Birthday https://www.todayinsci.com/8/8_26.htm Coronavirus numbers https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations?country=USA Vaccine data https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/25/world/covid-delta-variant-vaccine This episode's scientific study https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2107454 Metabolism https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/adult-metabolism-remains-stable-until-60-study-reveals#Doubly-labeled-water Twisties https://www.livescience.com/simone-biles-what-are-twisties.html Chronic Wasting Disease https://www.cdc.gov/prions/cwd/index.html