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Send us a textGianna Toboni's book, The Volunteer: The Failure of the Death Penalty in America and One Inmate's Quest to Die with Dignity, is a morally provocative chronicle about Scott Dozier, a former Army Ranger, who was sentenced to death, and “volunteered” for the death penalty.  Dozier had been convicted of murder, sentenced to death, and ultimately demanded the state enforce its own penalty.  What unfolds in Toboni's book is a story not just about death, but also about the bureaucratic, moral, and psychological theater that surrounds it.  As the book makes clear, Dozier was not a hero or a martyr.  Nonetheless, in Dozier's story Toboni has put a magnifying glass on the contradictions of a system that claims to value life, even while enforcing the ultimate penalty, death.  Toboni is an Emmy-award winning journalist and documentary film maker.  The Volunteer, her debut book, was published by Simon and Schuster in April 2025.  We're grateful she included the JustPod among other notable stops (including The Daily Show and Comedy Central!) on her first book tour. 

Support the pod! ⁠Join our Patreon ⁠for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium content⁠Join the Discord community⁠Dive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!It's that good good improv slop that the perverts love! This week with chat'n'prov with Trent Dozier and Jesse Kendall about all thing thrifty, spooky, Soprano and more! More bad impressions for us to really sink our fangs into. This will make sense once you listen.Huge thanks to Nick McMillin for the editing help on this one. Knocked it out of the park! Also another thanks to Dtrain389 for their opening scene request. I think we accidentally did double Dtrain request because of the release order, we promise we're not purposely neglecting other scene requests!If you're looking to see us LIVE, you can June 24th at 8 pm at iO with Jesse and Erin Keif! Grab a ticket below and use code FUDGEFRIEND for a discount!If you're in LA make sure you go see Mandatory Improv Thursdays nights at 7 pm at The Yard before the Yard closes its doors later this summer!Check out Jesse in his movie Love Dump on Prime!Performers:Trent DozierJesse KendallHosts:⁠ ⁠Damian Anaya⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Tim Lyons⁠⁠, and⁠ ⁠Dan White⁠⁠

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Gov. Ferguson just signed a law gutting Washington's new parents' rights statute — and Sen. Perry Dozier says this battle is far from over. Hear what's next. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/despite-signing-of-anti-parents-rights-bill-this-isnt-over-says-sen-perry-dozier/ #ClarkCounty #localnews #WashingtonState #ParentsRights #HB1296 #I2081 #PerryDozier #BobFerguson #Vancouver #EducationPolicy

In this episode. we are joined by Dr. Mary Dozier, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, as well as Jarrod Williams, a PhD student on her research team. They work with people in the area, specializing in helping older adults who struggle with hoarding disorder. In honor of May being mental health awareness month, we have them on and talk about their work as well as just how best take care of ourselves and each other.Dr. Dozier is recruiting undergraduate participants for the early intervention for hoarding disorder project mentioned in this podcast. If you are interested in participating or would like to learn more, contact her at maryedozier@psychology.msstate.edu

Hoarding disorder affects about 2 percent of the population and is more common among older adults. Psychologist Mary E. Dozier, PhD, talks about the causes of hoarding disorder, its links to other mental health disorders, why many people who hoard are highly altruistic, and how a values-based intervention can help them – and others who struggle with clutter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this latest podcast I talk with Emmy-winning journalist Gianna Tobani about "The Volunteer." Gianna Tobani takes me through the harrowing story of Scott Dozier, a death row inmate who volunteered for execution but was ultimately driven to suicide after the state repeatedly failed to carry out his sentence. Through intimate conversations with Dozier, Tobani unveils a broken death penalty system where pharmaceutical companies refuse to provide execution drugs, states resort to black market deals, and the condemned endure psychological torture in 9x5 foot cells. Dozier's story transcends debates about justice to expose a brutal truth: sometimes not being executed is worse than execution itself.

05-08-2025 David Dozier Learn more about the interview and get additional links here: https://thedailyblaze.com/the-good-and-bad-of-alternative-news-media/ Subscribe to the best of our content here: https://priceofbusiness.substack.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCywgbHv7dpiBG2Qswr_ceEQ

Send us a textWhat if taking a step back is exactly what your business needs to move forward?In this solo episode, our founder and host, Sydney Dozier, is pulling back the curtain on what maternity leave has really looked like — and how it's transformed the way she views sustainability, leadership, and longevity in business. A month into leave with her second baby, Sydney shares the 3 biggest (and most unexpected) lessons she's learned about building a business that doesn't just survive while you're gone... but thrives.Whether you're a mama, a future mama, or just a founder craving more space and sanity in your work — this one's for you.Here's what you'll walk away with:Why space is essential for your brilliance to shine — and how to build it into your calendar before burnout forces you to.Why stepping away doesn't lose you respect — it earns it (plus how your team might surprise you in the best way).Why mindset is still the most powerful tool in your business toolbox — and how Sydney's January intention-setting episode came full circle.You'll also hear about the book that was a game-changer in preparing for this season: Scale or Fail by Allison Maslan — highly recommend grabbing it on Audible!Sustainability in business isn't built in the hustle — it's built in the pauses. It's in the quiet moments where vision gets clearer, trust gets deeper, and longevity takes root.Take a moment to reflect:Where do you need more space? More trust? More mindset shifts? DM us or leave a review with the lesson that hit home — we love hearing what resonates.Presented in partnership with NexusPointFeeling overwhelmed in your business? If you're stuck in a loop of constant tasks and firefighting, you're operating — not owning. The solution isn't more hours, it's smarter systems and empowered delegation.That's where NexusPoint comes in. With over a decade of entrepreneurial experience, they help founders streamline operations and integrate global talent — so you can lead like a CEO, not just survive like an operator.Exclusive for The Renaissance Podcast listeners: NexusPoint is waiving their $500 recruiting fee. Book your FREE consult: go.nexuspt.io/rmgIf you loved this episode, please rate and review The Renaissance Podcast!Support the showAbout The Host:Sydney Dozier the visionary behind Renaissance Marketing Group, a leading Nashville-based social media agency founded in 2014. Over 9 years, Sydney has curated a top-tier team, establishing Renaissance as a go-to agency delivering proven social media marketing results. Renaissance offers a wide array of services, from social media management to content creation, professional photography and videography, branding, and more, serving clients across the nation. Their focus is clear: drive revenue, foster online growth, and exceed client expectations. Sydney is not only a business dynamo but also the co-host of The Renaissance Podcast, aimed at empowering entrepreneurs. Her dedication to supporting women entrepreneurs led to The Mona Lisa Foundation, offering mentorship, grants, education, and a vibrant community. She's also the brains behind The Renaissance Women's Summit, an annual event in Nashville with a mission in inspiring women entrepreneurs. Sydney is a wife and mother to Sawyer James and has an unwavering passion for entrepreneurship, the color pink, and her two furry companions, Stevie Nicks and EmmyLou Harris. Learn more: www.renaissancemarketinggroup.com

Punto Milano: Baiesi nuovo direttore sportivo, il futuro di Mirotic in bilico? Virtus Bologna, è addio a Justin HolidayAnadolu Efes: si lavora alla conferma di Dozier, in stallo il rinnovo di Bryant? Partizan Belgrado, ufficiale il rinnovo di Sterling Brown Stella Rossa: si lavora per trattenere Petrusev e si sogna il ritorno di GuduricE' asta per Tyson Ward ma c'è anche la NBA...Maccabi Tel Aviv, ufficiali gli arrivi di Mensah e TyusIl Real Madrid prepara il colpo David Kramer Jeff Taylor nel mirino di Bilbao Edon Maxhuni lascia Scafati e si accasa al Pinar Antonio Blakeney rinnova con l'Hapoel Tel Aviv fino al 2027Gianmaria Vacirca lascia Milano e torna a Derthona Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/backdoor-podcast--4175169/support.

Former WHAS11 anchor/reporter Tabnie Dozier is back in Louisville for Derby Week. She stopped by WHAS Radio to update her career. She's launched Tabnie Dozier Enterprises, a Black woman owned media company.Tabnie's positive energy permeates her every life encounter. She offers fresh, bold, authentic brand support for corporate leaders, media members, and others in need of recalibrated messaging.

 Our guest today is Gianna Toboni, an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker whose new book “The Volunteer” is the unusual story of a Death Row inmate. In 2007, Scott Dozier was convicted of a pair of grisly murders, and sent to Nevada's Death Row.  Rather than fighting that sentence, Dozier sought to expedite his execution.  But despite his willingness to submit to the sentence, Dozier's death date was delayed and stayed over and over.  Toboni examines why the state didn't follow through on its own decision, and how America's system of capital punishment is rife with black market dealings, disputed drugs, and botched executions – all at a cost of billions of dollars.  Toboni argues that the system is failing those it intends to serve, including death penalty supporters and opponents.  On March 26, 2025, Gianna Toboni came to the KQED studios in San Francisco to talk with Lara Bazelon, an author and professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law. 

04-10-2025 David Dozier Learn more about the interview and get additional links here: https://thedailyblaze.com/the-importance-of-the-court-restoring-ap-white-house-briefing-privileges/ Subscribe to the best of our content here: https://priceofbusiness.substack.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCywgbHv7dpiBG2Qswr_ceEQ

Join us in this enlightening episode of the "Supernatural Junkies" podcast as our hosts, Dr. Thomas Dozier, Dr. Dennis, Dr. Kevin, and Alex, delve into the controversial world of vaccines and the spiritual warfare surrounding us. Broadcasting from Dr. Dozier's house, they exchange fascinating backgrounds while sharing critical insights from the Turning Point USA Summit in Gainesville, Georgia. Dr. Dozier recounts his transformative experience at the summit, shedding light on discussions with Gen Z representatives about faith, politics, and the role of the church. The episode also tackles the disturbing realities of vaccine ingredients, explored through eye-opening patents and scientific claims. The hosts engage in a riveting conversation about the implications of modern technologies, such as brain chips and graphene oxide, on human health and spirituality. Through thought-provoking clips and testimonies, they challenge listeners to question mainstream narratives and highlight the importance of spiritual discernment in navigating today's complex world. Tune in to uncover these hidden truths and prepare yourself for the spiritual battles ahead.

Should death row prisoners have the right to demand to be executed? In her debut book The Volunteer, Bay Area journalist Gianna Toboni exposes the absurd bureaucratization of the American death penalty system through the story of Scott Dozier, a death row inmate who volunteered for execution. Convicted of two murders on circumstantial evidence, Dozier preferred death to living 22-24 hours daily in a cell. Despite his and the state's shared goal of execution, bureaucratic delays and legal challenges prevented it. Toboni describes how extended solitary confinement undermined Dozier's mental health, eventually leading to his suicide, which she suggests was effectively state-induced. Toboni questions whether Americans truly understand the monstrously inefficient system they fund, where death sentences cost ten times more than life imprisonment yet only 15% of death row inmates are actually executed.FIVE TAKEAWAYS IN THIS CONVERSATION WITH TOBONI* The death penalty system is dysfunctional: Despite sentencing people to death, states like Nevada rarely carry out executions (the last one in Nevada was in 2006), creating a system where people are sentenced but left in limbo—only about 15% of death row inmates are ever executed.* Solitary confinement conditions are severe: Dozier was kept in conditions Toboni describes as "psychological torture"—up to 24 hours a day in a small cell, without human contact, reading materials, or other stimulation, which severely deteriorated his mental health.* Death row inmates face higher suicide rates: The suicide rate on death row is approximately 10 times higher than in general prison population, suggesting the conditions push many to take their own lives rather than continue living in those circumstances.* The financial argument is compelling: Death penalty cases cost approximately 10 times more than life imprisonment cases, yet most sentences are never carried out, raising questions about resource allocation.* Humanizing the condemned complicates perspectives: Toboni's experience showed how meeting death row inmates and understanding their full life stories—not just their crimes—can complicate black-and-white views on capital punishment, even for those who oppose it on principle.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.GIANNA TOBONI is a two-time Emmy-winning documentarian and author with dozens of films that have aired on HBO, Showtime, Hulu and VICE. Toboni has traveled to more than 30 countries, including Iraq, Mexico, Somalia, Israel/Palestine/Gaza, Nigeria, Russia, Philippines, and many more, telling stories that highlight the most significant challenges facing each local community and the humanity at the center of them. She's covered the biggest national stories and feels some of the most powerful ones are often hidden right here in America.n Her debut book, THE VOLUNTEER, a story about her relationship with a death row inmate, who volunteered for execution, and the broader story of America's death penalty, will be published by Atria Books, a Simon and Schuster imprint, in 2025. Toboni was honored on Forbes' 30 Under 30 list for Media. She was named a TEDx Speaker on truth and storytelling. Toboni is a Peabody and du-Pont Columbia Award finalist for her documentaries, has won two Emmys, a GLAAD, Gracie, two Front Page Awards, and a Webby for Best Documentary Series. She works alongside her sister, Jacqueline Toboni, to bring both scripted and unscripted projects to the screen through their production company, Mother Media.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting the daily KEEN ON show, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy interview series. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

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Today, Hunter spoke with Emmy Award winning documentarian and investigative journalist, Gianna Toboni to discuss her new book The Volunteer: The Failure of the Death Penalty and One Inmate's Quest to Die with Dignity. In this book, Gianna tells the story of Scott Dozier. He was on death row in Nevada for two separate homicide convictions, but despite him volunteering to be executed, forces both inside and outside of the prison prevented the state from executing him. Ultimately, Dozier took his own life after a few weeks on a mental health, solitary confinement hold. How did this all happen and what can we learn about the death penalty in America? All those questions and more in today's episode.   Guest Gianna Toboni, Documentarian, Investigative Journalist, Author of The Volunteer   Resources:   Pick up a Copy of the Book Here https://www.simonandschuster.biz/search/books/Author-Gianna-Toboni/Category-Law/_/N-1z0v8eyZh3kZm2st/Ne-pgt?options[sort]=BOOK_ORDER%7C0%7C%7CTITLE%7C0 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-volunteer-gianna-toboni/1145681921 Follow Gianna On Socials https://bsky.app/profile/giannatoboni.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/giannatoboni/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianna-toboni-970174272/ https://x.com/GiannaToboni?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Gianna's Work at Vice (Including Interview's with Dozier) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw613M86o5o6ig6LRdAL5W_w7w1k_UeQ5     Contact Hunter Parnell:                                 Publicdefenseless@gmail.com  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com  Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast  Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show! https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home  

The Volunteer: The Failure of the Death Penalty in America and One Inmate's Quest to Die with Dignity by Gianna Toboni Amazon.com A riveting account of one death row inmate's quest to die—and a fearless look at how America's system of punishment has failed the public it claims to serve. When Scott Dozier was sent to Nevada's death row in 2007, convicted of a pair of grisly murders, he didn't cry foul or embark upon a protracted innocence campaign. He sought instead to expedite his execution—to hasten his inevitable death. He decided he would rather face his end swiftly than die slowly in solitary confinement. In volunteering for execution, Dozier may have been unusual. But in the tortuous events that led his death date to be scheduled and rescheduled, planned and then stayed, his time on death row was anything but. In The Volunteer, Emmy award–winning investigative reporter Gianna Toboni traces the twists and turns of Dozier's story, along the way offering a hard look at the history and controversy that surround the death penalty today. Toboni reveals it to be a system rife with black market dealings and supply chain labyrinths, with disputed drugs and botched executions. Today's death penalty, generally carried out through lethal injection, has proven so cumbersome, ineffective, and potentially harrowing that some states have considered a return to the electric chairs and firing squads of the past, believing those approaches to be not only more effective but more humane. No matter where you stand on the morality of capital punishment, there's no denying that the death penalty is failing the American public. With costs running into the billions and countless lives kept in limbo, it has proven incapable of achieving its desired end: executing the inmates that fellow Americans have deemed guilty of the most heinous crimes. With The Volunteer, Toboni offers an insightful and profound look at how the death penalty went so terribly wrong. A spellbinding story down to its shocking conclusion, it brings to light the horrifying realities of state-sanctioned killings—realities that many would prefer to ignore.

Former NFL first-round pick D.J. Dozier talks about his career journey and his faith.

The Failure of the Death PenaltyJoin investigative journalist Gianna Toboni as she discusses her new book, 'The Volunteer, the Failure of the Death Penalty in America, and One Inmate's Quest to Die with Dignity.' Through her extensive research and interviews with death row inmates, Toboni exposes the systemic flaws of the death penalty in the United States.She shares her experiences interviewing inmates like Scott Dozier, who was sentenced to death and then urged the state to get it done, and examines the broader implications of a broken justice system. The episode also touches upon the racial biases, the ethical concerns surrounding execution methods, and the personal journey of Toboni as she navigates her role as a journalist and a human being. Don't miss this compelling conversation exploring the complexities and moral dilemmas of capital punishment in America, hosted by Bob Gatty, who shares his experience when he was strapped into the electric chair in the Trenton, NJ State Prison.CHAPTERS:00:00 A Journalist's Encounter with the Electric Chair01:27 Introducing Gianna Toboni: Investigative Journalist02:27 The Story of Scott Dozier03:30 The Broken Death Penalty System04:14 Unique Aspects of Dozier's Case05:17 Toboni's Investigative Journey05:45 Mental Health and the Death Penalty12:52 Cultural and Political Perspectives on the Death Penalty15:12 The Execution Drug Dilemma19:11 Reflections on a Career in Investigative Journalism22:35 Final Thoughts and Upcoming ProjectsAbout Bob GattyBob Gatty is a former journalist and communications consultant, the founder and editor of the Lean to the Left blog and host of its podcast.Lean to the Left pulls no punches in calling out Trump, Musk & Co., who are turning our country into their own personal piggybank.Please check out Bob's new book, Hijacked Nation: Donald Trump's Attack on America's Greatness, now available on Amazon.com. Barnes & Noble and other outlets. Paperback: $11; Hardcover: $24. Digital version: $3.99. Here's a direct link: https://amzn.to/4eK8ghZ.If you enjoy this commentary, please visit, subscribe and share the Lean to the Left podcast. Meanwhile, please share your stories and experiences by commenting on this video and offering your thoughts. Your voice matters!

Welcome to the Supernatural Junkies podcast, where hosts Alex, Dr. Kevin, Dr. Dozier, and Dr. O'Hara dive into intense discussions about global power dynamics and their potential antichrist implications. In this episode, the team explores the roles of influential figures such as Klaus Schwab, Bill Gates, and George Soros in shaping the world's future through technology, vaccines, and economic strategies. Amidst pondering the quotes and theories about human bioengineering and mind control from figures like Noah Harari, the Junkies engage in a critical dialogue on whether current technological advancements could relate to biblical prophecies like the mark of the beast. The episode also delves into the spiritual ramifications of these developments, urging listeners to ground themselves in their faith and stay vigilant amidst deception. Join the Supernatural Junkies as they connect biblical insights with contemporary events, offering both warning and hope for believers navigating these turbulent times.

In this powerful episode of the God Behind Bars Podcast, we sit down with Norman Dozier, a former inmate at Angola State Penitentiary who is now a free man and leading his own ministry. Norman shares his incredible journey from a life of darkness and drug dealing to finding redemption and purpose through Jesus Christ while incarcerated. Hear how Norman went from facing a life sentence to becoming a pastor, mentor, and inspiration to thousands of men behind bars. Discover the incredible transformation happening at Angola, including the seminary program and reentry initiatives that are changing lives.Don't miss this moving testimony of God's power to redeem and restore. If you or someone you know is struggling, there is hope. Reach out to the God Behind Bars team to connect with resources and support.Subscribe to the God Behind Bars Podcast for more stories of faith, redemption, and the life-changing work happening in prisons across America. Together, we can bring the light of Jesus to the darkest places.Connect with us on social! @godbehindbars @jake_bodine

We're celebrating our 10th anniversary all year by digging in the vaults to re-present classic episodes with fresh commentary. Today, we're revisiting our milestone 100th episode with the legendary Lamont Dozier! ABOUT LAMONT DOZIERLamont Dozier, along with brothers Eddie and Brian Holland, wrote and produced more than 20 consecutive singles recorded by the Supremes, including ten #1 pop hits: “Where Did Our Love Go,” “Baby Love,” “Come See About Me,” “Stop! In the Name of Love,” “Back in My Arms Again,” “I Hear a Symphony,” “You Can't Hurry Love,” “You Keep Me Hangin' On,” “Love is Here and Now You're Gone,” and “The Happening.” Other Top 5 singles they wrote for the Supremes include “My World is Empty Without You” and “Reflections.” In addition to their hits with the Supremes, Holland, Dozier, and Holland helped further define the Motown sound by writing major pop and R&B hits such as “Heat Wave,” “Nowhere to Run,” and “Jimmy Mack” for Martha and the Vandellas, “Mickey's Monkey” for the Miracles, “Can I Get a Witness” and “You're a Wonderful One” for Marvin Gaye, and “(I'm A) Road Runner” for Junior Walker and the All Stars. The trio found particular success with The Four Tops, who scored hits with their songs “Baby I Need Your Loving,” “I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch),” “It's the Same Old Song,” “Reach Out I'll Be There,” “Standing in the Shadows of Love,” and “Bernadette.” Additional hits include “Crumbs Off the Table” for Glass House, “Give Me Just a Little More Time” for Chairmen of the Board, “Band of Gold” for Freda Payne, and Dozier's own recording of “Why Can't We Be Lovers.” Hit cover versions of his songs by rock artists include “Don't Do It” by the Band, “Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)” by the Doobie Brothers, “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” by James Taylor, and “This Old Heart of Mine” by Rod Stewart. With hits spanning multiple decades, Dozier also co-wrote “Two Hearts” with Phil Collins, earning a #1 pop hit, a Grammy award, a Golden Globe, and an Oscar nomination. Dozier is in the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is the recipient of the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award for songwriting, as well as the BMI Icon award. Lamont Dozier was additionally named among Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Supernatural Junkies podcast, where we dive deep into the complex world of political appointments, global developments, and technological advancements. Join our hosts, including the double-caffeinated Dr. Dozier, as they share their thoughts on recent political events and controversial appointments. With engaging banter and critical analysis, the team explores the implications of these changes on both national and global scales. In the second segment, we shift focus to the alarming ties between government policies and elite organizations like the World Economic Forum. Delve into a discussion about their influence on global agendas, including climate change, economic transformations, and public health policies. The episode continues with a provocative examination of technological innovations and their potential impact on humanity, from gene editing to brain-computer interfaces. Our hosts raise critical questions about privacy, ethics, and the future of human identity in the face of rapid technological change. Be prepared for a thought-provoking session that challenges conventional wisdom and offers new perspectives on the world around us.

Dr Jim Sadler and Vernon Dozier come up with some bullsh*t story about why Dozier's wife is suddenly called Lorraine. Margaret introduces the music of Mina. Sign up for a Backstage Pass and enjoy a 30,000 plus hour archive, Phil's new podcast, Classic podcasts, Bobbie Dooley's podcasts, special live streaming events and shows, and oh so very much more…

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Colson Whitehead's The Nickel Boys has been adapted for the big screen. In 2019, Whitehead spoke with Dave Davies when the book was released. It's set in the early '60s, based on the true story of the Dozier reform school in Florida, where many boys were beaten and sexually abused. Dozens of unmarked graves have been discovered on the school grounds. "If there's one place like this, there are many," he says.Later, guest critic Martin Johnson reviews a new recording featuring two giants of jazz. And film critic Justin Chang reviews Mike Leigh's new film, Hard Truths.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Colson Whitehead's The Nickel Boys has been adapted for the big screen. In 2019, Whitehead spoke with Dave Davies when the book was released. It's set in the early '60s, based on the true story of the Dozier reform school in Florida, where many boys were beaten and sexually abused. Dozens of unmarked graves have been discovered on the school grounds. "If there's one place like this, there are many," he says.Later, guest critic Martin Johnson reviews a new recording featuring two giants of jazz. And film critic Justin Chang reviews Mike Leigh's new film, Hard Truths.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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In this special year-end episode of The Poultry Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, as we approach 2025, Dr. Bill Dozier, Extension Specialist and Professor at Auburn University shares his wealth of knowledge and experience in the poultry industry. Reflecting on the future of the field, Dr. Dozier offers valuable career advice and practical skills for young professionals and graduate students eager to make their mark in poultry nutrition. Tune in to hear insights on networking, professional growth, and the essential skills needed to succeed in the poultry industry!"There are great opportunities for graduate students to interact with industry professionals and understand the real-world challenges of poultry nutrition."Meet the guest: Dr. Bill Dozier is an Extension Specialist and Professor at Auburn University with over 24 years of experience in poultry nutrition and academia. With a Ph.D. in Poultry Science from Auburn University, Dr. Dozier's career has spanned various roles, including Department Head at Auburn's Poultry Science Department and a Research Animal Scientist at USDA. Dr. Dozier is also a member of the Poultry Science Association (PSA).What you'll learn:(00:00) Highlight(01:15) Introduction(01:46) Dr. Dozier's background(03:40) Career advice for students(05:25) Internship opportunities(08:43) Networking & career growth(10:28) New faculty advice(16:04) Closing thoughtsThe Poultry Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast is trusted and supported by innovative companies like:* Kerry- Poultry Science Association- BASF- Anitox- Kemin

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Welcome to another intriguing episode of Supernatural Junkies. Join hosts Super Alex, Dr. Kevin, Dr. Dozier, and Dr. Dennis as they delve into the mysterious drone sightings across New Jersey. With drones buzzing over critical infrastructures like water reservoirs, electric transmission lines, and even military installations, the question arises: Are these drones a threat or is there something else at play? Dive deep into discussions surrounding government transparency, possible security threats, and the unsettling reality of advanced surveillance. As officials struggle to provide clear answers, the Supernatural Junkies dissect various theories, from foreign adversaries to potential government operations. The episode also explores the spiritual implications of these sightings, examining biblical prophecies and the broader narrative of global surveillance and power struggles. With insights grounded in both current events and timeless scriptures, this episode of Supernatural Junkies will leave you pondering the true nature of the skies above.

In this episode of the Around Town podcast, Mayor Daniel Rickenmann speaks with John Dozier, President of Columbia College, about the institution's exciting developments and challenges. From its deep-rooted history as a women's college to its expansion into a coeducational environment, Columbia College is evolving while staying true to its mission. John shares insights on how the college prepares students for leadership roles in their communities and the workforce, the unique culture that sets Columbia College apart, and the steps to ensure its growth. Tune in to hear how Columbia College is shaping the future while honoring its storied past.

In the final part of our conversation with Aaron Dozier, Kim and Fulyana hear about ways to develop a “sleep hygiene” routine that is not just about limiting caffeine intake in the afternoons. There is also a revelation about the 10,000 steps a day metric that so many of us are conditioned to use…..

Kim and Fulyana continue the conversation with exercise physiologist Aaron Dozier this week. We look at how certain professions, not just trades, can have inherent injuries in their day to day activities, how these can be minimised but not by relying on “ergonomics” as the answer. There is also a lively interaction on the merits […]

Welcome to an engaging episode of "Supernatural Junkies," where hosts Super Alex, Dr. Kevin, Dr. Dennis, and Dr. Dozier dive into pressing issues that challenge our freedom and truth. As they catch up post-workout, they bring humor and insight into a discussion that spans from controversial legal cases to political discourse. The team explores the ongoing legal battles of P. Diddy and other high-profile figures, examining the implications of justice and accountability.  Transitioning to political topics, they delve into the complexities surrounding Kamala Harris's heritage and the media's response to Janet Jackson's comments. The conversation evolves into a broader discussion on the significance of truth in politics and the critical role of free speech. The episode crescendos with a passionate discussion on the erosion of free speech, examining recent statements from influential figures and the government's role in censoring information. The hosts emphasize the importance of protecting this fundamental right and the potential consequences of its erosion. Join the Supernatural Junkies as they call for vigilance and action, urging listeners to recognize the importance of truth and freedom in shaping our future. With a heartfelt prayer and a call to vote, they encourage everyone to stand firm in their beliefs and exercise their rights.

Francine Hughes, a mother of four, set fire to her Michigan home in 1977, killing her ex-husband after enduring thirteen years of relentless abuse. The case gained national attention and became a pivotal moment in raising awareness about domestic violence and the legal challenges survivors face.   Research by Elizabeth Atwood.    For more information about domestic violence awareness month including resources for survivors, supporters, and ways to give back, including joining us and Navigating Advocacy Podcast in our  Survivor's Bag Drive, check out momsandmysteries.com/dva.  Thank you to this week's sponsors!   Right now, Hungryroot is offering Moms and Mysteries listeners 40% off your first delivery and free veggies for life. Just go to Hungryroot.com/moms to take advantage of this amazing deal! Help your kids gain financial literacy. Sign up for Greenlight today and get your first month free when you go to Greenlight.com/moms.    For 55% off your order, head to NurtureLife.com and use code MOMS.     To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/MomsandMysteriesATrueCrimePodcast.    New merch! Check out Moms and Mysteries Threadless! You can also get new episodes a day early and ad free, plus merch and more at Patreon.com/momsandmysteriespodcast Listen and subscribe to Melissa's other podcast, Criminality!! It's the podcast for those who love reality TV, true crime, and want to hear all the juicy stories where the two genres intersect. Subscribe and listen here: www.pod.link/criminality    Check-out Moms and Mysteries to find links to our tiktok, youtube, twitter, instagram and more! Sources: Boots, Anna, “The Burning Bed” Recalls the Case That..., The New Yorker, 2020 Francine Hughes Wilson, whose ‘burning bed'..., The Washington Post Grimes, William, Francine Hughes Wilson, 69, ...,, The New York Times, 2017 White, Otis, Mrs. Hughes accused of affair, Lansing State Journal, 1977 McNulty, Faith Battered wife…(Excerpt from The Burning Bed), Edmonton Journal, 1981 Hughes, Mike, Nichols, Sue, The tale behind 'The Burning Bed' .., The San Bernardino County Sun, 1984  Nixon, Mark, Former wife arrested in arson death, Lansing State Journal, 1977  Woman arraigned for ex-husband's death, Lansing State Journal, 1977  Heron, Kim, Abused Dansville woman helped...,, Lansing State Journal, 1977 Leach, Hugh, Mrs. Hughes bound over to trial, Lansing State Journal, 1977 Killer of ex-husband awaits trial, The Columbus Telegram, 1977 White, Otis, Mrs. Hughes' children tell of beatings, threats, Lansing State Journal, 1977 AP, 2d Man in fire death trial, Detroit Free Press White, Otis, Mrs. Hughes called temporarily insane, Lansing State Journal, 1977 Michigan woman's story of abuse forever changed America's…, Michigan Public, 2017 Jones, Jennifer, Chapter 4. Totaled Women: The Battered Wife…, Project Muse, 2003 State v. Kelly, 33 Wn. App. 541 | Casetext, 1982 State v. Kelly - Washington - Case Law , 1985 Weiand v. State, 732 So. 2d 1044 | Casetext, 1999 State v. Bobbitt, 415 So. 2d 724 | Casetext, 1982 State v. Bobbitt, 389 So. 2d 1094 | Casetext, 1980 Carleton, Sue, Battered spouse case is closed, Tampa Bay Times, 1999 Blakemore, Erin, Francine Hughes Killed Her Abusive Husband…, History, 2019 Transcript: The Domestic Violence Case That Turned…, Retro Report, 2020 Fletcher, Kayla, National Domestic Violence…,Stockbridge Community News, 2020 Dozier, Vickki, Abused Michigan wife who inspired 'The Burn…, Detroit Free Press, 2017 White, Otis, Childhood incident caused Francine..., Lansing State Journal, 1977 Maitland, Leslie, Courts easy on rising family violence, The New York Times, 1976 Franks, Mary Anne, Real Men Advance, Real Women Retreat: Stand Your Ground, Battered Women's Syndrome, and Violence as Male Privilege, Miami Law Review, 2014 Flock, Elizabeth, How Far Can Abused Women Go to Protect…,, The New Yorker, 2020 White, Otis, Francine Hughes' case nears jurors, Lansing State Journal, 1977 White, Otis, Jury frees Mrs. Hughs, Lansing State Journal, 1977 Van Der Hayden, Ute, Francine Hughes is no longer a battered wife, News-Press, 1980 Diliberto, Gioia, A violent death, a haunted life, People, 1984 Simmons, Emma, Police: Woman fatally shot boyfriend during argument…, ABC, 2017        

It's time to begin… again True Believers! Maybe you had a BRAT summer but here at Podcast 616 we are all about having a BAT Fall. And what better way to have a Bat Fall with Batman Begins? Joining your host for this first Christopher Nolan outting will be Ethan August and Trent Dozier. Together this League of Shadows discuss the BIG BAT questions such as:Is this the best training montage in a movie?Does Martha Wayne know how to speak?and is this Katie Holmes best role? Yes!All that plus an examination of the fight Choreo in this movie (it's not great sadly). So grab your fear toxins, fall into a bat cave and avenge your parents because Podcast 616 is beginning to get excited for Batman… Begins!Listen. Subscribe. Scarecrow.Hosted by: Damon RoysterProduced by: Michael SeijasThe Press Play Podcast NetworkFollow us on Twitter: @pressplaypodsFor Sponsorship plans and more information, please email: admin@pressplaypodcasts.comTo listen to all our shows and learn more about our network, please visit www.pressplaypodcasts.com

Root Design Co. founder Ben Dozier joins the podcast to discuss pivoting his career into design, how building relationships are key to the business, and the studio's design process. 

“D” is for Dozier, Therese Knecht (b. 1952). 1985 Teacher of the Year. From 1993 to 2001, Therese Knecht Dozier served as a senior advisor to U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley.

Due to an issue with one of the mic this week, we lost the conversation part of our pod so it's an improv perverts dream! Improv only episode! We dine at Rain Forest Cafe and head into a world run by wrestlers. Check out Mandatory Improv Thursdays at 7 pm weekly at The Yard TheaterLooking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Guests: Trent Dozier and Damon RoysterHosts: Dan White, Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

On today's show, Dane is joined by Britt Robson from MinnPost to reflect on what popped from the Wolves at Summer League. Dane and Britt hit on the expected suspects there, and then also discuss how and where Joe Ingles and PJ Dozier might mix in at the end of the bench/rotation with these younger summer league players. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Rob Dillingham's surprising summer league, in what he did and did not do (7:00) - Minott (26:00), Shannon (35:00), Clark (42:00). Miller (53:00) grasping for final spots in the rotation - How the Ingles and Dozier signings interplay with the summer league players (1:05:00) If you'd like to support our partners... -- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920 -- Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA -- Contact The Dream Team at Supreme Lending and mention "TWolvesSpecial" to get $500 toward an appraisal: https://mortgage-dreamteam.com/contact-us/ -- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/ -- Try out Duer Jeans at: https://shopduer.com/danemoore -- Go to https://drinkAG1.com/danemoore to try AG1 -- Try Unifyd Healing at https://unifydhealing.com/danemoore -- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/ -- Try Kikoff at https://getkikoff.com/danemoore -- Download the Gametime app for tickets and use promo code "DANE" for $20 off -- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to DaneMooreProductions@gmail.com -- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Dane is joined by Kyle Theige to discuss the Wolves signing Joe Ingles and PJ Dozier to replace Kyle Anderson, Monte Morris and Jordan McLaughlin. Specifically, a lot of focus on what Ingles might bring in comparison to Anderson. Then, Dane and Kyle take a look at the Wolves' Summer League roster, discussing the possibility of a few of these players being in the Wolves' rotation later this coming season or a season from now. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Ingles and Dozier, along with the rookies, now set to replace Anderson/Morris/McLaughlin (2:00) - Where will Ingles help most? (21:00) - Should Wolves' offseason be looked at as a half-step back? (30:00) - Can the Wolves' Summer League roster deliver a rotation player to training camp? (46:00) - PJ Dozier thoughts (55:00) - Why I think Gobert playing with Wemby for France could help him next season (1:00:00) If you'd like to support our partners... -- Contact Adrianna Lonick with Coldwell Banker Realty for a free consultation at: https://www.thedancingrealtor.com/ or call/text 715-304-9920 -- Support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA -- Contact The Dream Team at Supreme Lending and mention "TWolvesSpecial" to get $500 toward an appraisal: https://mortgage-dreamteam.com/contact-us/ -- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/ -- Try out Duer Jeans at: https://shopduer.com/danemoore -- Go to https://drinkAG1.com/danemoore to try AG1 -- Try Unifyd Healing at https://unifydhealing.com/danemoore -- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/ -- Try Kikoff at https://getkikoff.com/danemoore -- Download the Gametime app for tickets and use promo code "DANE" for $20 off -- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to DaneMooreProductions@gmail.com -- #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another little peak behind the pervwall into what we've got cooking on our Patreon while we're on break. Fun guests and scene requests!Thanks to McNuggs for this weeks suggestion of "Exercise Instructor is the Least In Shape Person"Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Join the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Jesse KendallTrent DozierHosts: Dan White, Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

For those who haven't heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a two-episode look at the song “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”. This week we take a short look at the song’s writers, Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, and the first released version by Gladys Knight and the Pips. In two weeks time we’ll take a longer look at the sixties career of the song’s most famous performer, Marvin Gaye. This episode is quite a light one. That one… won’t be. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Patreon backers also have a half-hour bonus episode, on “Bend Me Shape Me” by Amen Corner. Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt's irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/ Resources Mixcloud will be up with the next episode. For Motown-related information in this and other Motown episodes, I've used the following resources: Where Did Our Love Go? The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound by Nelson George is an excellent popular history of the various companies that became Motown. To Be Loved by Berry Gordy is Gordy's own, understandably one-sided, but relatively well-written, autobiography. Women of Motown: An Oral History by Susan Whitall is a collection of interviews with women involved in Motown. I Hear a Symphony: Motown and Crossover R&B by J. Andrew Flory is an academic look at Motown. The Motown Encyclopaedia by Graham Betts is an exhaustive look at the people and records involved in Motown's thirty-year history. Motown: The Golden Years is another Motown encyclopaedia. And Motown Junkies is an infrequently-updated blog looking at (so far) the first 693 tracks released on Motown singles. For information on Marvin Gaye, and his relationship with Norman Whitfield, I relied on Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye by David Ritz. I’ve also used information on Whitfield in  Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations by Mark Ribowsky, I’ve also referred to interviews with Whitfield and Strong archived at rocksbackpages.com , notably “The Norman Whitfield interview”, John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 1 February 1977 For information about Gladys Knight, I’ve used her autobiography. The best collection of Gladys Knight and the Pips’ music is this 3-CD set, but the best way to hear Motown hits is in the context of other Motown hits. This five-CD box set contains the first five in the Motown Chartbusters series of British compilations. The Pips’ version of “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” is on disc 2, while Marvin Gaye’s is on disc 3, which is famously generally considered one of the best single-disc various artists compilations ever. Patreon This podcast is brought to you by the generosity of my backers on Patreon. Why not join them? Transcript Before I start, a brief note — this episode contains some brief mentions of miscarriage and drug abuse. The history of modern music would be immeasurably different had it not been for one car breakdown. Norman Whitfield spent the first fifteen years of his life in New York, never leaving the city, until his grandmother died. She’d lived in LA, and that was where the funeral was held, and so the Whitfield family got into a car and drove right across the whole continent — two thousand five hundred miles — to attend the old lady’s funeral. And then after the funeral, they turned round and started to drive home again. But they only got as far as Detroit when the car, understandably, gave up the ghost.  Luckily, like many Black families, they had family in Detroit, and Norman’s aunt was not only willing to put the family up for a while, but her husband was able to give Norman’s father a job in his drug store while he saved up enough money to pay for the car to be fixed. But as it happened, the family liked Detroit, and they never did get around to driving back home to New York. Young Norman in particular took to the city’s nightlife, and soon as well as going to school he was working an evening job at a petrol station — but that was only to supplement the money he made as a pool hustler. Young Norman Whitfield was never going to be the kind of person who took a day job, and so along with his pool he started hanging out with musicians — in particular with Popcorn and the Mohawks, a band led by Popcorn Wylie. [Excerpt: Popcorn and the Mohawks, “Shimmy Gully”] Popcorn and the Mohawks were a band of serious jazz musicians, many of whom, including Wylie himself, went on to be members of the Funk Brothers, the team of session players that played on Motown’s hits — though Wylie would depart Motown fairly early after a falling out with Berry Gordy. They were some of the best musicians in Detroit at the time, and Whitfield would tag along with the group and play tambourine, and sometimes other hand percussion instruments. He wasn’t a serious musician at that point, just hanging out with a bunch of people who were, who were a year or two older than him. But he was learning — one thing that everyone says about Norman Whitfield in his youth is that he was someone who would stand on the periphery of every situation, not getting involved, but soaking in everything that the people around him were doing, and learning from them. And soon, he was playing percussion on sessions. At first, this wasn’t for Motown, but everything in the Detroit music scene connected back to the Gordy family in one way or another. In this case, the label was Thelma Records, which was formed by Berry Gordy’s ex-mother-in-law and named after Gordy’s first wife, who he had recently divorced. Of all the great Motown songwriters and producers, Whitfield’s life is the least-documented, to the extent that the chronology of his early career is very vague and contradictory, and Thelma was such a small label there even seems to be some dispute about when it existed — different sources give different dates, and while Whitfield always said he worked for Thelma records, he might have actually been employed by another label owned by the same people, Ge Ge, which might have operated earlier — but by most accounts Whitfield quickly progressed from session tambourine player to songwriter. According to an article on Whitfield from 1977, the first record of one of his songs was “Alone” by Tommy Storm on Thelma Records, but that record seems not to exist — however, some people on a soul message board, discussing this a few years ago, found an interview with a member of a group called The Fabulous Peps which also featured Storm, saying that their record on Ge Ge Records, “This Love I Have For You”, is a rewrite of that song by Don Davis, Thelma’s head of A&R, though the credit on the label for that is just to Davis and Ron Abner, another member of the group: [Excerpt: The Fabulous Peps, “This Love I Have For You”] So that might, or might not, be the first Norman Whitfield song ever to be released. The other song often credited as Whitfield’s first released song is “Answer Me” by Richard Street and the Distants — Street was another member of the Fabulous Peps, but we’ve encountered him and the Distants before when talking about the Temptations — the Distants were the group that Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Al Bryant had been in before forming the Temptations — and indeed Street would much later rejoin his old bandmates in the Temptations, when Whitfield was producing for them. Unlike the Fabulous Peps track, this one was clearly credited to N. Whitfield, so whatever happened with the Storm track, this is almost certainly Whitfield’s first official credit as a songwriter: [Excerpt: Richard Street and the Distants, “Answer Me”] He was soon writing songs for a lot of small labels — most of which appear to have been recorded by the Thelma team and then licensed out — like “I’ve Gotten Over You” by the Sonnettes: [Excerpt: The Sonnettes, “I’ve Gotten Over You”] That was on KO Records, distributed by Scepter, and was a minor local hit — enough to finally bring Whitfield to the attention of Berry Gordy. According to many sources, Whitfield had been hanging around Hitsville for months trying to get a job with the label, but as he told the story in 1977 “Berry Gordy had sent Mickey Stevenson over to see me about signing with the company as an exclusive in-house writer and producer. The first act I was assigned to was Marvin Gaye and he had just started to become popular.” That’s not quite how the story went. According to everyone else, he was constantly hanging around Hitsville, getting himself into sessions and just watching them, and pestering people to let him get involved. Rather than being employed as a writer and producer, he was actually given a job in Motown’s quality control department for fifteen dollars a week, listening to potential records and seeing which ones he thought were hits, and rating them before they went to the regular department meetings for feedback from the truly important people. But he was also allowed to write songs. His first songwriting credit on a Motown record wasn’t Marvin Gaye, as Whitfield would later tell the story, but was in fact for the far less prestigious Mickey Woods — possibly the single least-known artist of Motown’s early years. Woods was a white teenager, the first white male solo artist signed to Motown, who released two novelty teen-pop singles. Whitfield’s first Motown song was the B-side to Woods’ second single, a knock-off of Sam Cooke’s “Cupid” called “They Call Me Cupid”, co-written with Berry Gordy and Brian Holland: [Excerpt: Mickey Woods, “They Call Me Cupid”] Unsurprisingly that didn’t set the world on fire, and Whitfield didn’t get another Motown label credit for thirteen months (though some of his songs for Thelma may have come out in this period). When he did, it was as co-writer with Mickey Stevenson — and, for the first time, sole producer — of the first single for a new singer, Kim Weston: [Excerpt: Kim Weston, “It Should Have Been Me”] As it turned out, that wasn’t a hit, but the flip-side, “Love Me All The Way”, co-written by Stevenson (who was also Weston’s husband) and Barney Ales, did become a minor hit, making the R&B top thirty. After that, Whitfield was on his way. It was only a month later that he wrote his first song for the Temptations, a B-side, “The Further You Look, The Less You See”: [Excerpt: The Temptations, “The Further You Look, The Less You See”] That was co-written with Smokey Robinson, and as we heard in the episode on “My Girl”, both Robinson and Whitfield vied with each other for the job of Temptations writer and producer. As we also heard in that episode, Robinson got the majority of the group’s singles for the next couple of years, but Whitfield would eventually take over from him. Whitfield’s work with the Temptations is probably his most important work as a writer and producer, and the Temptations story is intertwined deeply with this one, but for the most part I’m going to save discussion of Whitfield’s work with the group until we get to 1972, so bear with me if I seem to skim over that — and if I repeat myself in a couple of years when we get there. Whitfield’s first major success, though, was also the first top ten hit for Marvin Gaye, “Pride and Joy”: [Excerpt: Marvin Gaye, “Pride and Joy”] “Pride and Joy” had actually been written and recorded before the Kim Weston and Temptations tracks, and was intended as album filler — it was written during a session by Whitfield, Gaye, and Mickey Stevenson who was also the producer of the track, and recorded in the same session as it was written, with Martha and the Vandellas on backing vocals. The intended hit from the session, “Hitch-Hike”, we covered in the previous episode on Gaye, but that was successful enough that an album, That Stubborn Kinda Fellow, was released, with “Pride and Joy” on it. A few months later Gaye recut his lead vocal, over the same backing track, and the record was released as a single, reaching number ten on the pop charts and number two R&B: [Excerpt: Marvin Gaye, “Pride and Joy”] Whitfield had other successes as well, often as B-sides. “The Girl’s Alright With Me”, the B-side to Smokey Robinson’s hit for the Temptations “I’ll Be In Trouble”, went to number forty on the R&B chart in its own right: [Excerpt: The Temptations, “The Girl’s Alright With Me”] That was co-written with Eddie Holland, and Holland and Whitfield had a minor songwriting partnership at this time, with Holland writing lyrics and Whitfield the music. Eddie Holland even released a Holland and Whitfield collaboration himself during his brief attempt at a singing career — “I Couldn’t Cry if I Wanted To” was a song they wrote for the Temptations, who recorded it but then left it on the shelf for four years, so Holland put out his own version, again as a B-side: [Excerpt: Eddie Holland, “I Couldn’t Cry if I Wanted To”] Whitfield was very much a B-side kind of songwriter and producer at this point — but this could be to his advantage. In January 1963, around the same time as all these other tracks, he cut a filler track with the “no-hit Supremes”, “He Means the World to Me”, which was left on the shelf until they needed a B-side eighteen months later and pulled it out and released it: [Excerpt: The Supremes, “He Means the World to Me”] But the track that that was a B-side to was “Where Did Our Love Go?”, and at the time you could make a lot of money from writing the B-side to a hit that big. Indeed, at first, Whitfield made more money from “Where Did Our Love Go?” than Holland, Dozier, or Holland, because he got a hundred percent of the songwriters’ share for his side of the record, while they had to split their share three ways. Slowly Whitfield moved from being a B-side writer to being an A-side writer. With Eddie Holland he was given a chance at a Temptations A-side for the first time, with “Girl, (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)”: [Excerpt: The Temptations, “Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)”] He also wrote for Jimmy Ruffin, but in 1964 it was with girl groups that Whitfield was doing his best work. With Mickey Stevenson he wrote “Needle in a Haystack” for the Velvettes: [Excerpt: The Velvettes, “Needle in a Haystack”] He wrote their classic followup “He Was Really Sayin' Somethin’” with Stevenson and Eddie Holland, and with Holland he also wrote “Too Many Fish in the Sea” for the Marvelettes: [Excerpt: The Marvelettes, “Too Many Fish In The Sea”] By late 1964, Whitfield wasn’t quite in the first rank of Motown songwriter-producers with Holland-Dozier-Holland and Smokey Robinson, but he was in the upper part of the second tier with Mickey Stevenson and Clarence Paul. And by early 1966, as we saw in the episode on “My Girl”, he had achieved what he’d wanted for four years, and become the Temptations’ primary writer and producer. As I said, we’re going to look at Whitfield’s time working with the Temptations later, but in 1966 and 67 they were the act he was most associated with, and in particular, he collaborated with Eddie Holland on three top ten hits for the group in 1966. But as we discussed in the episode on “I Can’t Help Myself”, Holland’s collaborations with Whitfield eventually caused problems for Holland with his other collaborators, when he won the BMI award for writing the most hit songs, depriving his brother and Lamont Dozier of their share of the award because his outside collaborations put him ahead of them. While Whitfield *could* write songs by himself, and had in the past, he was at his best as a collaborator — as well as his writing partnership with Eddie Holland he’d written with Mickey Stevenson, Marvin Gaye, and Janie Bradford. And so when Holland told him he was no longer able to work together, Whitfield started looking for someone else who could write lyrics for him, and he soon found someone: [Excerpt: Barrett Strong, “Money”] Barrett Strong had, of course, been the very first Motown act to have a major national hit, with “Money”, but as we discussed in the episode on that song he had been unable to have a follow-up hit, and had actually gone back to working on an assembly line for a while. But when you’ve had a hit as big as “Money”, working on an assembly line loses what little lustre it has, and Strong soon took himself off to New York and started hanging around the Brill Building, where he hooked up with Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, the writers of such hits as “Save the Last Dance for Me”, “Viva Las Vegas”, “Sweets for My Sweet”, and “A Teenager in Love”.  Pomus and Shuman, according to Strong, signed him to a management contract, and they got him signed to Atlantic’s subsidiary Atco, where he recorded one single, “Seven Sins”, written and produced by the team: [Excerpt: Barrett Strong, “Seven Sins”] That was a flop, and Strong was dropped by the label. He bounced around a few cities before ending up in Chicago, where he signed to VeeJay Records and put out one more single as a performer, “Make Up Your Mind”, which also went nowhere: [Excerpt: Barrett Strong, “Make Up Your Mind”] Strong had co-written that, and as his performing career was now definitively over, he decided to move into songwriting as his main job. He co-wrote “Stay in My Corner” for the Dells, which was a top thirty R&B hit for them on VeeJay in 1965 and in a remade version in 1968 became a number one R&B hit and top ten pop hit for them: [Excerpt: The Dells, “Stay in My Corner”] And on his own he wrote another top thirty R&B hit, “This Heart of Mine”, for the Artistics: [Excerpt: The Artistics, “This Heart of Mine”] He wrote several other songs that had some minor success in 1965 and 66, before moving back to Detroit and hooking up again with his old label, this time coming to them as a songwriter with a track record rather than a one-hit wonder singer. As Strong put it “They were doing my style of music then, they were doing something a little different when I left, but they were doing the more soulful, R&B-style stuff, so I thought I had a place there. So I had an idea I thought I could take back and see if they could do something with it.” That idea was the first song he wrote under his new contract, and it was co-written with Norman Whitfield. It’s difficult to know how Whitfield and Strong started writing together, or much about their writing partnership, even though it was one of the most successful songwriting teams of the era, because neither man was interviewed in any great depth, and there’s almost no long-form writing on either of them. What does seem to have been the case is that both men had been aware of each other in the late fifties, when Strong was a budding R&B star and Whitfield merely a teenager hanging round watching the cool kids. The two may even have written together before — in an example of how the chronology for both Whitfield and Strong seems to make no sense, Whitfield had cowritten a song with Marvin Gaye, “Wherever I Lay My Hat, That’s My Home”, in 1962 — when Strong was supposedly away from Motown — and it had been included as an album track on the That Stubborn Kinda Fellow album: [Excerpt: Marvin Gaye, “Wherever I Lay My Hat, That’s My Home”] The writing on that was originally credited just to Whitfield and Gaye on the labels, but it is now credited to Whitfield, Gaye, and Strong, including with BMI. Similarly Gaye’s 1965 album track “Me and My Lonely Room” — recorded in 1963 but held back – was initially credited to Whitfield alone but is now credited to Whitfield and Strong, in a strange inverse of the way “Money” initially had Strong’s credit but it was later removed. But whether this was an administrative decision made later, or whether Strong had been moonlighting for Motown uncredited in 1962 and collaborated with Whitfield, they hadn’t been a formal writing team in the way Whitfield and Holland had been, and both later seemed to date their collaboration proper as starting in 1966 when Strong returned to Motown — and understandably. The two songs they’d written earlier – if indeed they had – had been album filler, but between 1967 when the first of their new collaborations came out and 1972 when they split up, they wrote twenty-three top forty hits together. Theirs seems to have been a purely business relationship — in the few interviews with Strong he talks about Whitfield as someone he was friendly with, but Whitfield’s comments on Strong seem always to be the kind of very careful comments one would make about someone for whom one has a great deal of professional respect, a great deal of personal dislike, but absolutely no wish to air the dirty laundry behind that dislike, or to burn bridges that don’t need burning. Either way, Whitfield was in need of a songwriting partner when Barrett Strong walked into a Motown rehearsal room, and recognised that Strong’s talents were complementary to his. So he told Strong, straight out, “I’ve had quite a few hit records already. If you write with me, I can guarantee you you’ll make at least a hundred thousand dollars a year” — though he went on to emphasise that that wasn’t a guarantee-guarantee, and would depend on Strong putting the work in. Strong agreed, and the first idea he brought in for his new team earned both of them more than that hundred thousand dollars by itself. Strong had been struck by the common phrase “I heard it through the grapevine”, and started singing that line over some Ray Charles style gospel chords. Norman Whitfield knew a hook when he heard one, and quickly started to build a full song around Strong’s line. Initially, by at least some accounts, they wanted to place the song with the Isley Brothers, who had just signed to Motown and had a hit with the Holland-Dozier-Holland song “This Old Heart of Mine”: [Excerpt: The Isley Brothers, “This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You)”] For whatever reason, the Isley Brothers didn’t record the song, or if they did no copy of the recording has ever surfaced, though it does seem perfectly suited to their gospel-inflected style. The Isleys did, though, record another early Whitfield and Strong song, “That’s the Way Love Is”, which came out in 1967 as a flop single, but would later be covered more successfully by Marvin Gaye: [Excerpt: The Isley Brothers, “That’s the Way Love Is”] Instead, the song was first recorded by the Miracles. And here the story becomes somewhat murky. We have a recording by the Miracles, released on an album two years later, but some have suggested that that version isn’t the same recording they made in 1966 when Whitfield and Strong wrote the song originally: [Excerpt: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”] It certainly sounds to my ears like that is probably the version of the song the group recorded in 66 — it sounds, frankly, like a demo for the later, more famous version. All the main elements are there — notably the main Ray Charles style hook played simultaneously on Hammond organ and electric piano, and the almost skanking rhythm guitar stabs — but Smokey Robinson’s vocal isn’t *quite* passionate enough, the tempo is slightly off, and the drums don’t have the same cavernous rack tom sound that they have in the more famous version. If you weren’t familiar with the eventual hit, it would sound like a classic Motown track, but as it is it’s missing something… [Excerpt: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”] According to at least some sources, that was presented to the quality control team — the team in which Whitfield had started his career, as a potential single, but they dismissed it. It wasn’t a hit, and Berry Gordy said it was one of the worst songs he’d ever heard. But Whitfield knew the song was a hit, and so he went back into the studio and cut a new backing track: [Excerpt: Marvin Gaye, “I Heard it Through the Grapevine (backing track only)”] (Incidentally, no official release of the instrumental backing track for “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” exists, and I had to put that one together myself by taking the isolated parts someone had uploaded to youtube and synching them back together in editing software, so if there are some microsecond-level discrepancies between the instruments there, that’s on me, not on the Funk Brothers.) That track was originally intended for the Temptations, with whom Whitfield was making a series of hits at the time, but they never recorded it at the time. Whitfield did produce a version for them as an album track a couple of years later though, so we have an idea how they might have taken the song vocally — though by then David Ruffin had been replaced in the group by Dennis Edwards: [Excerpt: The Temptations, “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”] But instead of giving the song to the Temptations, Whitfield kept it back for Marvin Gaye, the singer with whom he’d had his first big breakthrough hit and for whom his two previous collaborations with Strong – if collaborations they were – had been written. Gaye and Whitfield didn’t get on very well — indeed, it seems that Whitfield didn’t get on very well with *anyone* — and Gaye would later complain about the occasions when Whitfield produced his records, saying “Norman and I came within a fraction of an inch of fighting. He thought I was a prick because I wasn't about to be intimidated by him. We clashed. He made me sing in keys much higher than I was used to. He had me reaching for notes that caused my throat veins to bulge.” But Gaye sang the song fantastically, and Whitfield was absolutely certain they had a sure-fire hit: [Excerpt: Marvin Gaye, “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”] But once again the quality control department refused to release the track. Indeed, it was Berry Gordy personally who decided, against the wishes of most of the department by all accounts, that instead of “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Gaye’s next single should be a Holland-Dozier-Holland track, “Your Unchanging Love”, a soundalike rewrite of their earlier hit for him, “How Sweet It Is”. “Your Unchanging Love” made the top thirty, but was hardly a massive success. Gordy has later claimed that he always liked “Grapevine” but just thought it was a bit too experimental for Gaye’s image at the time, but reports from others who were there say that what Gordy actually said was “it sucks”. So “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” was left on the shelf, and the first fruit of the new Whitfield/Strong team to actually get released was “Gonna Give Her All the Love I’ve Got”, written for Jimmy Ruffin, the brother of Temptations lead singer David, who had had one big hit, “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted” and one medium one, “I’ve Passed This Way Before”, in 1966. Released in 1967, “Gonna Give Her All the Love I’ve Got” became Ruffin’s third and final hit, making number 29: [Excerpt: Jimmy Ruffin, “Gonna Give Her All the Love I’ve Got”] But Whitfield was still certain that “Grapevine” could be a hit. And then in 1967, a few months after he’d shelved Gaye’s version, came the record that changed everything in soul: [Excerpt: Aretha Franklin, “Respect”] Whitfield was astounded by that record, but also became determined he was going to “out-funk Aretha”, and “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” was going to be the way to do it. And he knew someone who thought she could do just that. Gladys Knight never got on well with Aretha Franklin. According to Knight’s autobiography this was one-sided on Franklin’s part, and Knight was always friendly to Franklin, but it’s also notable that she says the same about several other of the great sixties female soul singers (though not all of them by any means), and there seems to be a general pattern among those singers that they felt threatened by each other and that their own position in the industry was precarious, in a way the male singers usually didn’t. But Knight claimed she always *wished* she got on well with Franklin, because the two had such similar lives. They’d both started out singing gospel as child performers before moving on to the chitlin circuit at an early age, though Knight started her singing career even younger than Franklin did. Knight was only four when she started performing solos in church, and by the age of eight she had won the two thousand dollar top prize on Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour by singing Brahms’ “Lullaby” and the Nat “King” Cole hit “Too Young”: [Excerpt: Nat “King” Cole, “Too Young”] That success inspired her, and she soon formed a vocal group with her brother Bubba, sister Brenda and their cousins William and Eleanor Guest. They named themselves the Pips in honour of a cousin whose nickname that was, and started performing at talent contests in Atlanta Chitlin’ Circuit venues. They soon got a regular gig at one of them, the Peacock, despite them all being pre-teens at the time. The Pips also started touring, and came to the attention of Maurice King, the musical director of the Flame nightclub in Detroit, who became a vocal coach for the group. King got the group signed to Brunswick records, where they released their first single, a song King had written called “Whistle My Love”: [Excerpt: The Pips, “Whistle My Love”] According to Knight that came out in 1955, when she was eleven, but most other sources have it coming out in 1958. The group’s first two singles flopped, and Brenda and Eleanor quit the group, being replaced by another cousin, Edward Patten, and an unrelated singer Langston George, leaving Knight as the only girl in the quintet. While the group weren’t successful on records, they were getting a reputation live and toured on package tours with Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, and others. Knight also did some solo performances with a jazz band led by her music teacher, and started dating that band’s sax player, Jimmy Newman. The group’s next recording was much more successful. They went into a makeshift studio owned by a local club owner, Fats Hunter, and recorded what they thought was a demo, a version of the Johnny Otis song “Every Beat of My Heart”: [Excerpt: The Pips, “Every Beat of My Heart (HunTom version)”] The first they knew that Hunter had released that on his own small label was when they heard it on the radio. The record was picked up by VeeJay records, and it ended up going to number one on the R&B charts and number six on the pop charts, but they never saw any royalties from it. It brought them to the attention of another small label, Fury Records, which got them to rerecord the song, and that version *also* made the R&B top twenty and got as high as number forty-five on the pop charts: [Excerpt: Gladys Knight and the Pips, “Every Beat of My Heart (Fury version)”] However, just because they had a contract with Fury didn’t mean they actually got any more money, and Knight has talked about the label’s ownership being involved with gangsters. That was the first recording to be released as by “Gladys Knight and the Pips”, rather than just The Pips, and they would release a few more singles on Fury, including a second top twenty pop hit, the Don Covay song “Letter Full of Tears”: [Excerpt: Gladys Knight and the Pips, “Letter Full of Tears”] But Knight had got married to Newman, who was by now the group’s musical director, after she fell pregnant when she was sixteen and he was twenty. However, that first pregnancy tragically ended in miscarriage, and when she became pregnant again she decided to get off the road to reduce the risk. She spent a couple of years at home, having two children, while the other Pips – minus George who left soon after – continued without her to little success. But her marriage was starting to deteriorate under pressure of Newman’s drug use — they wouldn’t officially divorce until 1972, but they were already feeling the pressure, and would split up sooner rather than later — and Knight  returned to the stage, initially as a solo artist or duetting with Jerry Butler, but soon rejoining the Pips, who by this time were based in New York and working with the choreographer Cholly Atkins to improve their stagecraft. For the next few years the Pips drifted from label to label, scoring one more top forty hit in 1964 with Van McCoy’s “Giving Up”, but generally just getting by like so many other acts on the circuit. Eventually the group ended up moving to Detroit, and hooking up with Motown, where mentors like Cholly Atkins and Maurice King were already working. At first they thought they were taking a step up, but they soon found that they were a lower tier Motown act, considered on a par with the Spinners or the Contours rather than the big acts, and according to Knight they got pulled off an early Motown package tour because Diana Ross, with whom like Franklin Knight had something of a rivalry, thought they were too good on stage and were in danger of overshadowing her. Knight says in her autobiography that they “formed a little club of our own with some of the other malcontents” with Martha Reeves, Marvin Gaye, and someone she refers to as “Ivory Joe Hunter” but I presume she means Ivy Jo Hunter (one of the big problems when dealing with R&B musicians of this era is the number of people with similar names. Ivy Jo Hunter, Joe Hunter, and Ivory Joe Hunter were all R&B musicians for whom keyboard was their primary instrument, and both Ivy Jo and just plain Joe worked for Motown at different points, but Ivory Joe never did) Norman Whitfield was also part of that group of “malcontents”, and he was also the producer of the Pips’ first few singles for Motown, and so when he was looking for someone to outdo Aretha, someone with something to prove, he turned to them. He gave the group the demo tape, and they worked out a vocal arrangement for a radically different version of the song, one inspired by “Respect”: [Excerpt: Gladys Knight and the Pips, “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”] The third time was the charm, and quality control finally agreed to release “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” as a single. Gladys Knight always claimed it had no promotion, but Norman Whitfield’s persistence had paid off — the single went to number two on the pop charts (kept off the top by “Daydream Believer”), number one on the R&B charts, and became Motown’s biggest-selling single *ever* up until that point. It also got Knight a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female — though the Grammy committee, at least, didn’t think she’d out-Aretha’d Aretha, as “Respect” won the award. And that, sadly, sort of summed up Gladys Knight and the Pips at Motown — they remained not quite the winners in everything. There’s no shame in being at number two behind a classic single like “Daydream Believer”, and certainly no shame in losing the Grammy to Aretha Franklin at her best, but until they left Motown in 1972 and started their run of hits on Buddah records, Gladys Knight and the Pips would always be in other people’s shadow. That even extended to “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” when, as we’ll hear in part two of this story, Norman Whitfield’s persistence paid off, Marvin Gaye’s version got released as a single, and *that* became the biggest-selling single on Motown ever, outselling the Pips version and making it forever his song, not theirs. And as a final coda to the story of Gladys Knight and the Pips at Motown, while they were touring off the back of “Grapevine’s” success, the Pips ran into someone they vaguely knew from his time as a musician in the fifties, who was promoting a group he was managing made up of his sons. Knight thought they had something, and got in touch with Motown several times trying to get them to sign the group, but she was ignored. After a few attempts, though, Bobby Taylor of another second-tier Motown group, the Vancouvers, also saw them and got in touch with Motown, and this time they got signed. But that story wasn’t good enough for Motown, and so neither Taylor nor Knight got the credit for discovering the group. Instead when Joe Jackson’s sons’ band made their first album, it was titled Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5. But that, of course, is a story for another time…