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(This episode comes from Episodes 88 and 89. They originally aired October 2025.)How are you making communicating effectively a hard skill in your leadership? What frameworks do you use to be an effective communicator? What strategies do you use to take the emotion out of your hard conversations? How are you putting people development first and trusting that good people will deliver productivity and profits? You can reach Patrick at patrick@punchn.io. If you enjoy Nic and Tarina's podcast and get something from listening to “all this Nic Bittle Crap,” please hit the like button, share it with a friend, or both. Your recommendation goes a long way in helping us reach more people.Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com. ---

Hey Ya'll! It's Daytime Emmy season and the full crew is here to break it all down. Join Toni, Nick, Ariet, Dylan, John, and Michael as they discuss the 2026 Daytime Emmy Nominations. Who will win? Who Should win? Who got snubbed? Tune in to find out!

Hey Ya'll! It's Daytime Emmy season and the full crew is here to break it all down. Join Toni, Nick, Ariet, Dylan, John, and Michael as they discuss the 2026 Daytime Emmy Nominations. Who will win? Who Should win? Who got snubbed? Tune in to find out!

Rob enjoys some Stumptown coffee beansHonduras over ice on a hot summer day in the lab. He pumps beats, plays guitar and sings about NY air quality.   https://www.youtube.com/@cannabiscoffeehourpodcast

John, Dave and Calvin Harris are with you today to discuss all things DJ'ing. Incidentally, Calvin Harris can only DJ when there's another wifi connection. If there isn't then he rings his indie disco mate and the air turns blue. As well as hearing about all the hottest dance gigs, Dave drops an absolute bombshell within seconds of starting the record. Something he's held back for years amidst the oceans of dross that this show has covered. Also, John deigns to tell Elis's hero about his lovemaking backdrop, and ring the poem bell! Because Dave must reflect on a dual possibility moment that the vast majority wish wasn't being referenced. There's also some bold male behaviour floating around from a man whose clothes are all disposable and another who reuses calendars.Got something for us? Have you ever asked a question on Reddit? Well get it in to hello@elisandjohn.com For lots of exclusive EJJR #content, join our Patreon at patreon.com/elisandjohn.For weekly visual highlights, head to youtube.com/@elisandjohn.For everything else, head to elisandjohn.com.The Elis James and John Robins Show is a Significant Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the DripJobs Partner Spotlight, host Eli sits down with Alessandro Sanford — founder of Kingdom Paint and Holiday FX — to break down how to build a painting business (and a 6-figure Christmas light installation business) that runs without you.Alessandro went from being an "accidental painter" who started below zero in a town of 350 people to running multiple businesses remotely. He shares the exact systems, frameworks, and mindset shifts that got him off the tools — including how his holiday lighting business does ~$600K in just 4.5 months a year. Whether you're a painting contractor, a trades business owner, or a service pro looking to scale, delegate, and buy back your time, this conversation is packed with actionable strategy.

Leader of the opposition, Angus Taylor joined Mick In The Morning to unpack his story and vision for the country. The team spoke on issues such as rising taxes, housing crisis, Liberal diversity, growing up on a farm and plenty more. Mick In The Morning Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molloy Triple M Melbourne Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triplemmelb Drop us a voice memo: https://www.mickinthemorning.com Catch Mick in the Morning, with Roo, Titus & Rosie LIVE from 6-9am weekdays on 105.1 Triple M Melbourne or via the LiSTNR app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(This episode originally aired on December 10, 2024.) What is your goal or intention when you show up on a Zoom call? Is it to connect with other people or do you look like the meeting is a chore? Nic's guest, Patrick McGowan, is also his podcast audio producer. Patrick runs Punchn Communications where he advises and trains leaders on how to level up their communications. Do you stop to wonder how your presence across the lens may impact your ability to influence and lead others? As a leader, how are you demonstrating to your people a higher standard for how to show up on camera and off camera? If you enjoy Nic and Tarina's podcast and get something from listening to “all this Nic Bittle Crap,” please hit the like button, share it with a friend, or both. Your recommendation goes a long way in helping us reach more people.Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com. ---

Personal finance whizz Mary Holm chats to Emile Donovan about the power of drip feeding into investments. Three reasons it works well - 1. It's easier to budget – and small amounts grow over time. 2. Can often set and forget. 3. You benefit from “dollar cost averaging (DCA)” – a confusing name.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The future of contractor marketing is here. In this Partner Spotlight, Danny Barrera — founder of Contractor Click — breaks down how AI, SEO, Google Ads, and Google Business Profile are changing how contractors and home service businesses get leads.Danny sits down with Eli for a raw, value-packed conversation covering both the business and the story behind it. He shares his journey from growing up around his father's concrete business in El Salvador, to working IT at Fox News, to hitting rock bottom during a divorce, to building a digital marketing agency that has now tracked over $600 million in revenue for contractors.He opens up about the lessons his father left him, what real leadership looks like, and why "just showing up" is the ultimate long game.We also dig into the business side: why he rebranded from Concrete Marketing Crew to Contractor Click, how he thinks about niching down, and his bold vision to turn his agency into a self-serve, AI-powered marketing platform serving 100,000 contractors.Plus, Danny drops a practical masterclass on how overwhelmed business owners should approach AI, SEO, websites, Google Business Profile, reviews, and ads — starting with the foundations.⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00 – Intro01:24 – Meet Danny Barrera, founder of Contractor Click02:42 – Growing up around his dad's concrete business in El Salvador09:39 – Grit, faith & learning to forgive14:07 – "I won't be able to see you land"18:04 – Leadership & showing up for his family and team25:58 – Why he rebranded from Concrete Marketing Crew to Contractor Click29:15 – Niching down vs. going broad (marketing agency lessons)31:17 – The vision: an AI-powered marketing platform for contractors34:00 – What's actually working: Facebook, ChatGPT, TikTok & YouTube ads39:06 – A self-serve marketing platform for contractors43:20 – Practical advice for overwhelmed business owners (AI, SEO, ads)47:20 – Closing thoughts

Host:  Mindy McCulley, Extension Specialist for Instructional Support, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky Guest: Dr. Nichole Huff, Extension Specialist for Family Finance and Resource Management Season 9 | Episode 1 Join host Mindy McCulley and guest Dr. Nichole Huff for MoneyWi$e on Talking FACS, as they reveal common ‘‘spending leaks''—the small, frequent purchases that quietly drain your budget. Topics include tracking bank and credit card statements, identifying auto-subscriptions, specialty coffee and drive-thru costs, delivery and convenience fees, and interest on unpaid balances. Dr. Huff shares practical steps to find and quantify leaks, simple swaps and behavior changes, family budgeting examples, and how to redirect saved money toward goals like debt repayment or vacations. Listeners will leave with actionable tips to spot hidden expenses, take immediate steps to reduce wasteful spending, and prioritize what matters most for a healthier financial future. For more information about this topic and other MoneyWi$e topics, visit: MoneyWi$e Newsletters MoneyWi$e Website Kentucky Immunization Registry Find Vaccines Connect with FCS Extension through any of the links below for more information about any of the topics discussed on Talking FACS. Kentucky Extension Offices UK FCS Extension           Website           Facebook           Instagram           FCS Learning Channel

Do you remember what you learned after your first year of marriage? What was working and what wasn't? How did you balance work and family?As you reflected on your wedding day, what was most memorable? Did it storm and rain that day or did someone forget your shoes? Was your future mother-in-law uncharacteristically calm?What was your first fight about? Or did you just work through disagreements?The first year of marriage is full of surprises, shocks, and how to do daily life.If you enjoy Nic and Tarina's podcast and get something from listening to “all this Nic Bittle Crap,” please hit the like button, share it with a friend, or both. Your recommendation goes a long way in helping us reach more people.Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com.---

You know you need to be consistent. The leaders who win are the ones who stay in the conversation over months and years. But the moment you try to automate your follow-up, it feels robotic, and people can smell a template from a mile off. So you're stuck choosing between consistent but cold or personal but hit and miss. Here's what I want you to walk away with today. Automation isn't the enemy of the relationship. Used right, it's the thing that protects it. You automate the structure, and you leave the connection alone. I'll give you a five-move framework I call Automate the Structure, Protect the Connection. Episode Breakdown [00:01:18] The Proof: This Podcast Is a Cloned Voice The podcast you're listening to right now is a cloned version of my voice. We've been running it that way for over a year, and almost nobody has noticed. The reason they don't notice is that it's built entirely from my own words. My newsletter goes out twice a week, written by AI but trained only on my own knowledge base, never on random stuff scraped off the internet, so it doesn't come out generic. It comes out sounding like me at scale. [00:02:01] The Insight: Automation Multiplies You, It Doesn't Replace You The automation didn't replace me, it multiplied me, because what got handed to the machine was the structure and the heavy lifting while the voice running through all of it stayed mine. The leaders losing the relationship are the ones who automated their voice. The leaders winning automated everything around their voice and guarded the voice itself. [00:02:35] Move 1: Separate Structure From Communication This is the unlock. The system's only job is to tell you who to reach and when to reach them. That's structure, and structure is the part that fails us, because we forget. The message itself, the words, that's communication, and that part stays human and stays yours. Let the system carry the reminder and keep the relationship in your own hands. [00:03:00] Move 2: Trade the Drip for a Value Stream A generic drip sequence built on templates tells a sharp producer one thing, that they're on a list somewhere. Replace it with a steady stream of specific, useful value aimed at that one person. And the bar out there is low. Most leaders follow up with about 7 people once every 9 to 12 months, and 97% of them open with I'm just checking in. Checking in moves nothing. Value moves the relationship forward. [00:03:40] Move 3: Write to an Audience of One My rule is that nothing goes out unless it reads like it was written for a single person, even when it's scaled to hundreds. Spam is the single most non-affirming thing a leader can send, and affirmation is one of the strongest leading indicators of recruiting success there is. So whether it goes to one recruit or 200, it has to feel like it was meant for the one person reading it. [00:04:08] Move 4: Make the Value Tangible and Make It Fast Don't promise a benefit, hand over a real one. Instead of telling a recruit you'll introduce them to people someday, hand them the top 250 real estate agents in their market. With the tools we have now, that's about a 3-minute exercise, and almost no recruiter ever does it. Automation is what lets you deliver something that specific across a whole pipeline without it swallowing your week. [00:04:40] Move 5: Train the AI on You and Keep Your Hands on It If you're going to let AI help you draft, train it only on your own words and your own stories, then tell it to sound like you. Ban the short, choppy sentences, kill the dashes, and keep the writing flowing the way you talk. Just like working with a human writer, when it makes mistakes, give it feedback so it can improve. Generic inputs will always give you generic outputs. Keep a human in the loop, and that human is you or someone on your team. That one pass before send is the difference between scaled and soulless, and it costs you about a minute. [00:05:35] Why It Works People can feel the difference between being processed and being seen every time, even when they can't put a finger on it. Automate the connection itself and they feel processed, and you lose them. But look at what was broken in the first place. It was never your sincerity, it was your structure. You don't forget to care, you forget who to call and when. When you automate the structure and protect the communication, you're fixing the part that was broken instead of the part that was already fine. Value works because contact on its own is just noise, while a specific useful thing delivered to the right person is a deposit, and deposits move a relationship forward. And training the AI on you guards the one thing that can never be copied, which is your voice. [00:06:29] Your Small Win Tonight Take the next follow-up you're about to send, the just-checking-in one, and rewrite it around one useful thing for that specific person. One article, one introduction, one insight they'd want. Send that instead. The win is turning a single check-in into a single deposit. [00:06:54] Three Bigger Moves This Week Identify a cadence for value delivery, then set up a simple reminder system that tells you who to touch and when, so consistency stops riding on your memory and your warm relationships stop going cold while you're buried in everything else. Take one generic drip and rebuild it as a value stream for your top prospects, so your follow-up starts feeling like a relationship instead of a list, and that's what keeps people in the conversation for years. Then have your AI tool interview you to identify your voice and how you speak, train it on your meetings, emails, and social posts, and review every piece before it goes out so you scale your voice without any of it sliding into noise. Key Takeaways Automation isn't the enemy of the relationship. Used right, it's the thing that protects it. Automate the structure and protect the connection. Automate the voice itself and you lose people. The system's only job is to tell you who to reach and when. The words stay human and stay yours. Most leaders follow up with 7 people once every 9 to 12 months, and 97% open with just checking in. Checking in moves nothing, value does. Write to an audience of one, even at scale. Spam is the most non-affirming thing a leader can send. Don't promise a benefit, hand over a real one. The top 250 agents in a recruit's market is a 3-minute deposit almost no recruiter ever makes. What was broken was never your sincerity, it was your structure. You don't forget to care, you forget who to call and when. If you want help building a follow-up system that scales your voice instead of flattening it, or help training your AI tools to mimic you, reach out. Visit bookrichardnow.com and grab time on my calendar, and I'd be glad to think it through with you. And if you'd rather build this kind of thing in real time, I host a biweekly working lunch where we do exactly that together. The next one's July 17 at 12 PM ET. You can add it, plus all of our other 4C live events, straight to your calendar here: http://cal.ae/suuaiiw

Michael Blau, Head of Product and CTO at Royal.io, the company behind Drip, joined me to discuss how the platform is helping writers and content creators get paid in stablecoins when AI agents use their work. https://dripstack.xyz/Topics: - Why use Drip for financial market research instead of just asking ChatGPT, Grok, or Gemini? - Integration with Base and Tempo - Michael's time at a16z investing in crypto- AI Agents and the future economyBrought to you by

Are you a solo real estate agent exhausted by a database that feels like a dusty digital rolodex? In this episode, I share my screen to show you the exact four-layer CRM architecture that helped me close 52 deals a year without making 200 cold calls a day or begging for business.Instead of burning your pipeline with generic "just checking in" drip campaigns, I break down how to automate the busy work with value-driven touchpoints so you have time for the conversations that actually matter. We cover how to structure passive market newsletters, schedule in-person annual anchor meetings, leverage event invites, and use social listening to organically extract referrals. Stop relying on consumer-level sales tactics and learn how to leverage your tech to build wealth and scale.

Every dividend investor dreams of one thing: generating enough passive income to replace their paycheck.But how much dividend income can you realistically earn? How much do you need to invest? And which matters more, higher dividend yields or faster dividend growth?In this video, I use Yieldr's new Income Forecast tool to project my own dividend income over the next 20 years and test different investing strategies.You'll learn:• How dividend compounding really works• Why time is your biggest investing advantage• The impact of DRIP vs. dividend growth• How monthly contributions affect long-term income• High-yield vs. dividend growth investing• The assumptions that matter most when forecasting retirement incomeWhether your goal is earning $25,000, $50,000, or $100,000+ per year in dividends, this framework will help you build a realistic roadmap toward financial independence.

America is about to blow out 250 candles, and while the rest of us are ready for the NFL season to kick off, Mike Ryan Ruiz is crashing the show with his eyes glued to the pitch! Mike has gone all in on the 2026 World Cup, and he's bringing that big global energy to the studio for a very special segment: The 2026 Drip Drill World Cup Draft. We're selecting and ranking the absolute best jerseys (or kits, if you're fancy) from the tournament. NFL, take notice. There are some bangers in soccer. But don't panic, football fans—there's plenty of NFL chatter alongside the people's game. And deep thoughts on Pepé Le Pew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Would you know if your last 5 leads came from ChatGPT?In this episode of Partner Spotlight, Eli sits down with Jacob Bartholomew, Senior Account Strategist at Mr. Pipeline, to break down how customers actually find home service businesses in 2026 — and why the SEO playbook from 3 years ago no longer works. Jacob shares how Mr. Pipeline spent a year cracking how to get clients recommended by ChatGPT (with a 90% success rate), what Google's AI Overview means for your rankings, and the new Google update that pulls your social media posts directly under your Business Profile.What you'll learn:- Why "search engine optimization" is now Search EVERYWHERE Optimization- How to show up in Google's AI Overview and ChatGPT recommendations- Why fake or purchased reviews will get your business flagged (and what to do instead)- The simplest way to build social content: your phone, your job site, once a week- How to structure social media video ads that convert (same body, 3 different CTAs)- Why consistency beats everything — the gym analogy every contractor needs to hear

content typeSolo primary goalEducationalWebpage: podpage.com/the-3-13-men-money-and-marriage SummaryIn this episode, Andrew Johnson explores the fundamentals of dividend investing, emphasizing its importance for long-term financial freedom and legacy building. He discusses how consistent investing in profitable companies can generate passive income and secure your family's future. keywords:Dividend Investing, Financial Freedom, Legacy Building, Passive Income, Wealth ManagementKey topicsDividend investing fundamentalsThe importance of the first hundred thousand dollarsDividend aristocrats and growth companiesReinvesting dividends and compound growthCrossover point and financial independence Takeaways:Dividend investing involves buying shares in profitable companies and earning quarterly dividends.Reaching the first hundred thousand dollars is the hardest part; thereafter, growth accelerates.Dividend aristocrats increase dividends annually, often outpacing inflation.Reinvesting dividends (DRIP) compounds growth and accelerates wealth accumulation.The crossover point is when dividend income surpasses your monthly contributions, enabling passive incomeTitlesThe Power of Dividend Investing for Long-Term WealthHow Men Can Secure Their Family's Future with Dividends Sound bites"Imagine a world where expenses are covered""Money trades time for you, not you for money""When dividend income surpasses your contributions, it's life-changing"Chapters00:00 Introduction to Dividend Investing02:35 The Mindset Shift for Financial Freedom05:38 Understanding Dividend Investing08:03 The Power of Dividend Aristocrats10:55 Real-Life Examples of Dividend Growth13:56 The Legacy of Dividend Investing16:26 Reinvesting Dividends vs. Taking Income19:03 Building Wealth Through Dividend Growth

(This episode originally aired on July 8, 2025.)Nic tricks his new son-in-law, Micah Graf, to join him on podcast. He opens the conversation with a question, “What are your intentions with my daughter?” They talk about farming in western Oklahoma, which includes scaring up wild pigs. His favorite part of farmer is corn harvest. He also posts drone footage on Instagram @Oklahoma_Farming, capturing the seasons of farming. Check out the mile-long, 100 bushel corn harvest while a storm rolls in here.Micah's brother (Instagram: @That_Gun_Guy) got him started using thermals for rifle shooting and is on the Pulsar Pro Staff. Oklahoma farming often requires shooting pigs and coyotes, what Nic comments “thin them out.”Nic asks him, “What do you think will be the biggest challenge of married life?” Micah says it'll be his work schedule as a farmer and all the hours involved. Nic shared some Nic Bittle Crap with Micah when he asked permission to marry Elle. He said, “My family isn't getting bigger. You're creating a new family and that comes first. You got to have the courage to say no.” If you enjoy Nic and Tarina's podcast and get something from listening to “all this Nic Bittle Crap,” please hit the like button, share it with a friend, or both. Your recommendation goes a long way in helping us reach more people.Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com. ---

Jeff and Jordan tackle chronic lateness, tipping culture, cash vs. cards, and why everything seems to need a tip these days. Plus, they share their thoughts on raising kids in the iPad era and why some old-school values are worth holding onto.We would love your feedback... If you enjoyed this episode, tell us why! Leave us a review and make sure you subscribe on your favorite podcast platform.Executive Producers are Riley Peleuses + Ian McNeny for YEA Media GroupIf you are interested in advertising on this podcast or having Jeff and Jordan as guests on your Podcast, Radio Show, or TV Show, reach out to podcast@yeamediagroup.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The default wealth-building playbook goes like this: buy something low, hope it's worth more someday, then sell to capture the gain. That's the appreciation model, and it can work. But it's not the only path, and for a lot of business owners and high-income professionals, it's not the most reliable one either. The Money Advantage is built around a different philosophy. Cash flow today is a stepping stone to cash flow tomorrow. Income you receive now compounds, funds the next asset, and stacks on top of what you're already earning, whether or not the underlying value ever moves. https://youtu.be/_ktX62qtXCE This article covers which assets actually produce reliable income, the honest tradeoffs of each, and the sequence in which to build them. That last part is where people most often go wrong. Table of ContentsKey TakeawaysCash Flow vs. Capital Gains: Two Very Different Ways to Build WealthThe Net Investable Income LoopWhat Makes an Asset Worth Owning for Cash FlowKnow Yourself Before You Know the AssetThe Best Cash-Flowing Assets and the Tradeoffs of EachRental Real EstateBusiness OwnershipPrivate Lending and NotesDividend-Paying Stocks and Traded REITsNon-Traded REITsWhy the Order You Build In Is More Important Than the Assets ThemselvesStage 1: FoundationStage 2: ProtectionStage 3: IncreaseThe Hidden Cost of Funding Your InvestmentsWe're Taught Capital Gains. It's Time to Learn Cash Flow.Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat is the difference between cash flow and capital gains?What are the best cash-flowing assets to start with?Is rental real estate really passive income?What does it mean to own a business versus operate one?What is the difference between traded and non-traded REITs?In what order should I build a cash-flowing portfolio?Do I have to be an accredited investor to invest for cash flow?How does Infinite Banking help fund cash-flowing assets? Key Takeaways Cash flow and capital gains are fundamentally different strategies, with different rules and different timelines The best cash-flowing assets offer predictable income, some ability to liquidate, and ideally some underlying growth There are no perfect assets, only tradeoffs Rental real estate, business ownership, private lending, dividend stocks, and REITs each have a place in an income-producing portfolio The order you build in is as important as the assets themselves Cash Flow vs. Capital Gains: Two Very Different Ways to Build Wealth Capital gain: you buy an asset at a cost basis, it appreciates in value, and you sell it. The difference between what you paid and what you sold it for is your gain. To access that money, you have to time the market and sell part or all of the asset. Cash flow: the asset pays you income on a regular schedule, regardless of what the underlying value does. You never have to sell to get the return. That's the core distinction. One requires a sale. The other just keeps paying. Bruce puts it simply: put $100,000 into something generating 12% a year, and you receive $12,000 while keeping the original $100,000. Net worth is now $112,000, and it repeats. With a capital gain, realizing that same $12,000 means selling a portion of the asset and redeploying it somewhere else. The Net Investable Income Loop Rachel frames cash flow in terms of what it does to your total income picture. When an asset produces income, it stacks on top of your earned income. A greater share of your total income can then flow into savings, which buys more assets. That process repeats, capital building incrementally, month after month. A salary arrives monthly, a cash-flowing portfolio can too. You're not waiting for a sale to realize value; you're receiving it continuously, and your liquidity is building the whole time. And the usual end goal of an appreciating asset is eventually to convert it into cash flow, to liquidate it someday and live off the proceeds. Starting the cash flow earlier just gives you the predictability sooner. What Makes an Asset Worth Owning for Cash Flow Three qualities define an ideal cash-flowing asset: Steady, predictable income The ability to liquidate if necessary Underlying growth, so if you do sell, you sell at a gain You rarely get all three at once. As Bruce puts it, drawing on economist Thomas Sowell, there are no solutions, only tradeoffs. Wanting instant liquidity means accepting weaker cash flow, because liquid money can't be committed to a long-term position. This is why we talk about liquidity diversification alongside asset diversification and tax diversification. Some capital should be reachable quickly. Some is committed long-term. Spreading across both means a business (which has very little liquidity) isn't your only holding. Know Yourself Before You Know the Asset Investor DNA, or unique ability investing, is the other half of the equation. Before evaluating any asset, the right questions are: does this match your value system? Does the knowledge required match your expertise, or are you willing to build it? Investing deliberately inside your sphere of knowledge gives you more control, a better read on the risks, and a cleaner exit strategy if you ever need one. "Where do you put your money?" is a question that only makes sense in the context of your goals, your timeline, and your risk tolerance. What works for one person doesn't automatically work for another. The Best Cash-Flowing Assets and the Tradeoffs of Each Rental Real Estate Real estate has more entry points than people often expect: single-family rentals, duplexes, multifamily, commercial space, self-storage, mobile home parks, short-term rentals, and syndications. Each has its own risk profile, capital requirement, and management burden. The goal in any of these is to be cash-flow positive: rent covers the mortgage, and insurance, and taxes, and every operating cost, with a surplus left over. That surplus is your monthly income. Add the tax depreciation side, and rental real estate stacks up as one of the more tax-efficient income-producing assets. The honest tradeoff: there's no truly passive income in rental real estate. Tenants, toilets, and termites are real. Even with a property manager, you're managing a person, and that takes time and attention. Bruce has owned close to a dozen properties and eventually moved away from direct ownership for exactly this reason. DIY versus turnkey is a cost-and-return decision. Doing everything yourself preserves margin. Paying for management reduces your burden but eats into cash flow. Neither is wrong; it depends on how much of your time the asset is worth. Real estate pairs well with Infinite Banking. A policy loan funds the down payment. Rental income repays the loan. The cash value in the policy keeps compounding uninterrupted the entire time, so you're building in two places at once. Business Ownership Operating a business is not the same as owning one. A cash-flowing business pays income without requiring all your time. If every dollar you earn is directly tied to the hour you spent working, that's self-employment, not an asset. The distinction is real, because only one of those is something you can eventually step back from. To move from self-employed to business owner, you need systems, processes, and team. Robert Kiyosaki's cash-flow quadrant makes the point clearly: the right side of the quadrant only works when the business can run without you as the bottleneck. What makes a business valuable is that it's hard. Businesses solve problems people don't want to solve for themselves. Jeff Bezos built Amazon around one insight: people don't want to leave the house for every item they need. The service was obvious in hindsight, painful to build, and enormously valuable precisely because it was. That's the pattern. Treat the business as a business, not a hobby. That means watching expenses, marketing, sustainability, succession planning, taxes, and accounting. Revenue without profitability isn't cash flow. Infinite Banking connects here in several ways: storing liquidity reserves and buffer capital, funding key-man insurance, deferred compensation,, and quarterly tax payments. The policy becomes the business's financial backbone. Private Lending and Notes Private lending means providing capital to a borrower, secured against collateral, at a stated interest rate, paid back as monthly income. Often structured as interest-only, which maximizes the cash flow to the lender. The principal is secured by the underlying asset. Terms vary: a fixed payoff date, a refinance trigger, or a short-term arrangement like a fix-and-flip hard money loan. A short-term flip might carry a 12% annualized rate, but since the loan only runs for four to six months, the actual dollar return is less than the rate suggests. IBC practitioners often use policy cash value for private lending. The borrower's repayments come back, pays down the policy loan, and then the cycle repeats, predictable monthly income from a controlled capital reservoir. The tradeoff: this is the debt side of real estate. Some investors prefer equity, owning a piece of something rather than lending against it. Both are valid; the preference depends on your risk tolerance and how you want to be positioned. Dividend-Paying Stocks and Traded REITs Dividend-paying stocks, like Coca-Cola and UPS, are common examples that pay a stated yield per share, typically quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. You can take the income as cash or reinvest it through a dividend reinvestment program (DRIP), which automatically buys additional fractional shares. Traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) work similarly: a trust holds a portfolio of real estate, rents are collected, and the yield is distributed to shareholders. The tradeoff is real: both carry market correlation....

Steiny & Guru get into their professional credentials and who they know who DOES deserve a flex (drip) and who does NOT!

(This episode originally aired on May 13, 2024.)Nic and Tarina are joined by their daughter, Elle. She shares how she got started making the Encouragement Cards and how this experience over the past 9 years has given her confidence in her gift of encouragement. It's a special episode profiling Elle's leadership as well as her courage to do what others may consider weird. Her example is living proof that small gestures—whether it's encouragement, faith, or cookies—can have a big impact. If you enjoy Nic and Tarina's podcast and get something from listening to “all this Nic Bittle Crap,” please hit the like button, share it with a friend, or both. Your recommendation goes a long way in helping us reach more people.Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com. ---

C&R talk World Cup drip & have a LeBron 3 prong doozy! J.R. Smith's comments lead to a fun topic about "sports grudges!" Callers from all over the country weigh-in! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this deep-dive episode of the Prolonged Field Care Podcast, Dennis sits down with trauma and critical care surgeon Dr. John McClellan ( University of North Carolina) to cut through the noise on tranexamic acid (TXA) in trauma.They cover the mechanism, who actually needs it, why the dosing shifted from 1g + drip to 2g upfront, pre-hospital decision-making when bleeding is controlled, redosing in ongoing hemorrhage, IM/IO options, seizure and hypotension concerns, the critical 3-hour window, and practical advice for the medic who is truly alone and afraid.Whether you're a combat medic, flight medic, or trauma provider, this conversation delivers actionable clarity on one of the most studied — and sometimes misunderstood — tools in hemorrhagic shock resuscitation.Key Takeaways:TXA is a lysine analog that reversibly (and at higher doses irreversibly) binds plasminogen, preventing its conversion to plasmin and stabilizing clots. It is one of the most evidence-backed hemorrhage adjuncts available.The ideal candidate is any patient you suspect will trigger (or has triggered) a massive transfusion protocol — not just obvious amputations. Err on the side of giving it early in pre-hospital/austere settings to avoid missing occult bleeding.Modern trauma practice favors 2g IV push upfront over the older CRASH-2 regimen of 1g bolus + 8-hour drip because traumatic bleeding is an acute event that needs rapid high plasma levels. The 8-hour drip was designed for elective surgical cases with ongoing bleeding over hours.Overall safety is excellent. Large meta-analyses have not shown a clear increase in thrombotic events attributable to TXA. The bigger practical risks are seizures with doses significantly above 2g and accidental double-dosing due to poor handoff between pre-hospital and hospital teams.Transient hypotension can occur with rapid push, but causality is murky — it is often impossible to separate from the patient's underlying shock state.Redosing is reasonable (another 1–2g) if significant re-bleeding causes hemodynamic instability. Roughly 25% of active TXA can be lost in major hemorrhage/transfusion models.Give TXA within 3 hours of injury for maximum benefit. After 3 hours efficacy drops sharply and some data suggest potential increased bleeding risk.For the solo medic: Preload if your protocol allows. Make TXA automatic once you have access (alongside calcium and blood products). Prioritize rapid transport. TCCC supports IM if no IV/IO is possible, though delivering the full 2g volume can be challenging.Documentation and clear handoff are non-negotiable when pre-hospital TXA is given.Chapters:00:00 – Welcome & Podcast Disclaimer00:25 – Guest Introduction: Dr. John McClellan, Trauma Surgeon01:52 – What is TXA and How Does It Actually Work?03:28 – Who Should Get TXA? The Massive Transfusion Patient04:16 – Pre-Hospital TXA: Bleed Control First or TXA First?07:06 – Safety Concerns: Thrombosis, Seizures & Double Dosing Risks09:54 – Dosing Evolution: CRASH-2, 1g + Drip vs 2g Push in Trauma13:33 – Does TXA Cause Hypotension? Unpacking the Evidence19:12 – IO & IM TXA: Practical Routes When IV Access Is Tough21:46 – Redosing TXA in Ongoing Bleeding or Transport29:37 – Advice for the Medic Who Is Truly “Alone and Afraid”32:21 – The 3-Hour Rule: Why Timing Matters and What Happens After34:14 – Final Thoughts & Practical Takeaways from Dr. McClellanFor more content, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.prolongedfieldcare.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Consider supporting us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ProlongedFieldCareCollective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lobocoffeeco.com/product-page/prolonged-field-care⁠⁠

This is the second half of Nic's interview with Brett Russell, retired Fire Chief for the City of Clinton, Oklahoma, and small business owner. What's one of the biggest leadership lessons you've learned? Do you appreciate the power of presence and proximity as a leader? Are values something you just put on the wall or something you actively reinforce every day? As a true leader, what really matters to you? How do you inspire your team to want the same thing? Brett has learned and applied these lessons—and like a true leader, is still learning. If you enjoy Nic and Tarina's podcast and get something from listening to “all this Nic Bittle Crap,” please hit the like button, share it with a friend, or both. Your recommendation goes a long way in helping us reach more people.Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com. ---

You can launch 100 ads... Meta's still only going to let 2 or 3 of them win. In this episode, we went down a deep rabbit hole on Meta's new Andromeda update to try and figure out why the mechanism keeps starving 97% of your creative. We also dive into what this actually means for media buyers and creative strategists. We get into why dumping more ad volume doesn't create more winners, why the algo is basically playing blackjack and doubling down after seeing a single card, and why "make organic content that works as an ad" just went from a nice-to-have to the entire game. Plus a real-time (slightly too honest) consulting session on whether to cut ad spend and go all-in on organic. ⚡ IN THIS EPISODE → Why only 2-3 ads ever carry your entire account — and the poll data that proves it → The 90-minute window quietly deciding which creative lives or dies → Why launching 100 ads at once is the worst thing you can do right now → The "drip feed vs. bulk post" debate — and why we both landed on the same answer → How a streetwear brand blew up with organic videos that secretly end in an ad ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 The 2-3 ads carrying your entire account 01:00 We polled 100+ marketers on how many ads actually win 03:00 The bell-curve math that should work... but doesn't 05:00 Inside Meta's Andromeda update: thousands of robots become five 06:00 The 90-minute gate and the "Lattice Zipper" nobody's talking about 07:00 Meta's playing blackjack — and doubling down blind on every hand 08:00 Why launching 100 ads gets 90 of them killed 10:00 Drip feed or bulk post? The answer that changes how you test 13:00 The streetwear brand whose "organic" videos secretly sell 17:00 A free, slightly-too-honest consult on going all-in on organic 22:00 The last chapter of Meta is closing — what the new era means

Get it here: https://found.ee/spandau20-012 SPANDAU20 returns, bridging Berlin and UK lineage, with new material from Mr. G, Elli Acula, FJAAK and Dajusch, continuing to showcase the many shades of contemporary club music through its forward-facing approach. On its 12th release, the Berlin label presents a record that reflects individual artistry as much as the unmistakable identity of the SPANDAU20 sound. Opening the release is Mr. G with 'I Came To See You'. The track is a true embodiment of his distinctive production style, unfolding through bouncing basslines, swinging percussion and hypnotic looping vocals and capturing the raw spirit of old-school dance music with fresh spirit. Sitting somewhere between house and techno, it sets the tone with a particular kind of hypnosis, taking the listeners deep into the endlessly circling groove. Elli Acula follows with ‘Take One Higher', a fierce and uncompromising techno track that perfectly reflects the label's hallmark aesthetic. She channels the raw energy of the 90s through a modern lens, pairing rough edged stabs, cavernous kicks and gritty percussion programmed with unfiltered dancefloor intensity in mind. The result is a high-pressure track designed to fully consume the room. On the flip side, FJAAK unleash 'Drip Code', showcasing the duo's signature blend of powerful low-end pressure and analogue grooves. Having spent over a decade shaping Berlin's techno landscape through their machine-driven approach, the pair deliver crisp percussion, huge open hi-hats and teeth-rattling drum machine combinations, while racing chords and looping vocals propel the track forward. It is a direct and highly effective example of the energy that has come to define the SPANDAU20 universe. Closing the release is Dajusch with 'Tongue In Cheek'. Deeply influenced by the foundational sounds of Detroit and Chicago, the classically trained producer leans into warmer, more uplifting territory. The track combines grooving basslines, saturated 909 percussion and piano-led melodies with disco-tinged vocal loops that glide effortlessly across the arrangement. This closer highlights Dajusch's refined understanding of groove, texture and atmosphere, rounding off the release with a distinctly euphoric touch. SPANDAU20 012 is another example of classy production skills merged with genuine dancefloor purpose. As ever, the label lets the music speak for itself. The many shades of sound are on full display, bound together by the singular identity that has made SPANDAU20 one of Berlin's most distinctive voices in the electronic music landscape.

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Hospitality consultant Preston Lee explains how restaurants can build stronger teams, earn employee trust and create the kind of human connection that keeps guests coming back.Why This Episode MattersWhy hospitality begins with genuine care, not a memorized scriptWhat younger employees need from restaurant leaders todayHow daily training creates consistency without overwhelming the staffWhy the employee experience directly shapes the guest experienceHow AI may make real human hospitality even more valuableBanterMark and Francis take aim at New York City's new anti-alcohol campaign and its failure to acknowledge the social and cultural role of restaurants and bars. Francis proposes a protest involving drinks, campaign posters and social media…until Mark's old college beer funnel makes an appearance and immediately weakens the case.The ConversationPreston Lee joins Mark and Francis to discuss why hospitality is ultimately a structured form of kindness and care. He explains how restaurants can motivate younger employees by providing purpose, clarity and consistent expectations rather than assuming earnings alone will create commitment. The conversation explores hands-on training, daily pre-shifts and Preston's “drip training” approach, which introduces meaningful changes gradually and reinforces them through accountability. They also discuss creating hospitality between employees, recognizing when someone is not right for the organization and developing managers rather than simply promoting them. Finally, Preston considers how AI may support restaurant training while making authentic human interaction an increasingly valuable luxury.Timestamps0:00 New York City's anti-alcohol campaign6:35 Hospitality as kindness, care and purpose17:00 What Gen Z needs from restaurant leaders25:00 Drip training, accountability and earning trust30:30 Building hospitality within the restaurant team43:30 The 30% Rule, AI and the future of human connectionBioPreston Lee is a hospitality consultant, founder of The 30% Rule and author of The Hospitality Handbook: How Unconditional Hospitality Transforms Teams, Customers, and Companies. He works with restaurant operators to develop stronger leaders, more consistent teams and hospitality systems that can grow with the business.InfoPreston's book The Hospitality Handbook: How Unconditional Hospitality Transforms Teams, Customers, and CompaniesPreston's site https://30percentrule.com/ Subscribe: Restaurant Guys' Regularhttps://restaurantguysregulars.buzzsprout.com/Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/Stage Left Wine Shophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/Our PlacesStage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/Reach Out to The Guys!TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com

What are the desires of your heart? What's next for you after a successful and fruitful career? Nic's guest is Brett Russell, retired Fire Chief for the City of Clinton, Oklahoma, where he has served since 2017. How do you transition from one good thing to the next good thing? Are you, as a leader, ready to let go and let your people perform? Do you know what will be said for your eulogy? Will people speak about you as an intentional leader? If you enjoy Nic and Tarina's podcast and get something from listening to “all this Nic Bittle Crap,” please hit the like button, share it with a friend, or both. Your recommendation goes a long way in helping us reach more people.Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com. ---

Trae Sterling is a seasoned executive with more than three decades of experience spanning real estate, home warranty,  and insurance. Known for driving revenue growth, building high-performing teams, and executing strategic expansion initiatives, Trae has consistently delivered results across both B2B and B2C organizations. Currently serving as Executive Vice President and National Sales Director for Real Estate at Choice Home Warranty, Trae leads the company's national growth strategy within the real estate sector, leveraging a strong consumer foundation to expand market share and deepen industry partnerships. Throughout his career, Trae has held senior leadership roles with organizations including Home Warranty of America, Entitle Direct Group, First American Home Warranty, and American Home Shield. He has successfully led multi-state operations, managed large sales organizations, and implemented scalable growth strategies—earning recognition such as "Manager of the Year" and delivering consistent year-over-year performance gains. Trae's core strengths include integrated sales strategy, leadership development, performance management, and business expansion. He is widely respected for his ability to motivate teams, build strong partnerships, and translate complex business objectives into actionable results. A licensed real estate broker in Tennessee, Trae remains deeply connected to the industry that shaped his career. He is also actively involved in community service, supporting organizations such as Youth Villages and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.    In this episode, Karen and Trae discuss: Success Story of Trae Commit to Get Leads The fundamentals will still work. Use the technology and tools that are now available, like CRMs and automations, but you still have to go to the people who are producing to make contacts.  Consult to Sell Teach your consumers how you can solve their problems, even the ones they don't realize are a problem yet.  Connect to Build and Grow Utilize your database. Drip on your database every single month with information of value.  Success Thinking, Activities, and Vision Empower your team by asking what they want and putting them in the best spot to be able to do that.  Sweet Spot of Success   "I think one component that sometimes gets lost is if you're not having fun, you shouldn't do it." - Trae Sterling   Connect with Trae Sterling: Website: https://chwpro.com/  Email: tsterling@chwpro.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trae-sterling-2448709  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/silvertrae/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trae.sterling    About the Podcast Join host Karen Briscoe each month to learn how you can achieve success at a higher level by investing just 5 minutes a day! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational success stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders, and real estate agents that will transform your business and life. Karen shares a-ha moments that have shaped her career and discusses key concepts from her book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed. Here's to your success in business and in life!   Connect with Karen Briscoe: Facebook: 5MinuteSuccess Website: 5MinuteSuccess.com Email: Karen@5MinuteSuccess.com   5 Minute Success Links Learn more about Karen's book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day Karen also recommends Moira Lethbridge's book "Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day." Subscribe to the 5 Minute Success Podcast   Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

It's funny what happens when we don't read the fine print. It's also funny how ah-ha's arrive when we least expect it. And men, do you feel you're serving your wife because you joined in what she wanted? But did you complain the whole time? Are you really serving from the heart or making your wife pay emotionally for dragging you along to an event you didn't really want to do? If you enjoy Nic and Tarina's podcast and get something from listening to “all this Nic Bittle Crap,” please hit the like button, share it with a friend, or both. Your recommendation goes a long way in helping us reach more people.Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com. ---

This episode originally aired on April 22, 2024.How do you as a leader develop your men and women to become problem solvers? Or will you remain frustrated rather than get curious about how to lead differently? Good foremen recognize that for many of the people they lead, this is their first real job. Do you remember your first job and all the mistakes you made? When we remember our own growth we begin to appreciate the difference between being curious versus judgmental.Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com. ---

Topics discussed on today's show: Memorial Day Weekend, Public Pools, Heidi's Aunt and Johnny's Drip, The Suzuki Samurai, Living Spaces, Guess Me Panties, Poppies New Music, The Poppies Quiz, RIP Kyle Busch, Food News, Stay Or Go: Hollis Morrissette, Felipe Esparza, and Apologies.

Barry, Abigail, and special guest Nick Martino discuss Ozomatli by Ozomatli and sample Sole of the Sea (collaboration with Rockport Brewing Company in Rockport, Massachusetts), Drip, and girl, so confusing from Lost Shoe Brewing and Roasting Company in Marlborough, Massachusetts.Nick is now a four-timer, having previously appeared on our second Christmas bonus episode, Bonus: A Christmas Day's Eve! Original Songs by Our Friends, and both of our live episodes: Bonus: LIVE from Stand Up! Pod Jam 2024: Pops on Hops Friend Exchange (New York Funk Exchange and Able Baker Brewing) and Bonus: LIVE from Stand Up! Pod Jam 2025: Neon Desert Challenge (the latter of which he also produced for us!). Give his previous appearances some love; they are a lot of fun!Nick, in part, chose to assign us this album because of Abigail's beef with He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince as displayed in Jukebox: He's the Drinker, We're the Talkers (DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince and Evil Genius Beer Company). Coincidentally, this album reminded Abigail of a different Derek Hummel, Sr., Jukebox selection, Make Yourself by Incubus, as discussed in Jukebox: Make Your Flight (Incubus and Hell 'n Blazes Brewing Co.).Both DJ Cut Chemist and MC Chali 2na left Ozomatli after this album because their other group, Jurassic 5, was blowing up.We found a great blog with additional information about and clips of Nick's favorite “trumpet battle” between Wynton Marsalis and Trombone Shorty at the House of Blues in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2009. Evidently, trumpet battles have been going on for over 100 years!Watch Chali 2na and New Orleans-based jazz band Naughty Professor perform Cut Chemist Suite live at the Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 2018!Oh look, more self-promotion! O Le Le names Edie Brickell, whom we have previously reviewed (see Using Honeybees for the Meads [Edie Brickell & New Bohemians and B. Nektar]). We could think of at least one other time an artist we reviewed explicitly names an artist we'd previously reviewed: Crash Test Dummies (see Pops Shuffled His Flight [Crash Test Dummies and Toll Road Brewing Company]) names David Bryne (see Byrned-Again [David Byrne and Lincoln & South Brewing Company]) in When I Go Out with Artists. These two latter albums are both among Abigail's top five favorite albums we've ever reviewed, as revealed in our Pops on Hops Hot 100 Special!Super Bowl Sundae contains a sample that sounds very similar to a sample previously discussed on the podcast: Hip Hop Dancer's Theme by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince samples Peter Piper by Run-D.M.C., which sampled Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Bob James.Abigail plugged The Manifesto (feat. Trueno and Proof) off of Gorillaz' recently released The Mountain, a song featuring both Indian influence and a Spanish-language rapper!girl, so confusing was brewed with the 2026 Pink Boots hop blend from Yakima Chief Hops. Sales of this hop blend benefit the Pink Boots Society, which supports women and non-binary individuals in the fermented and alcoholic beverage industry!Up next… I've Got My Own Album to Do by Ronnie WoodJingles are by our friend Pete Coe.Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry's condition.Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we're drinking when we're not on mic!Leave us a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | YouTube | Substack | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox | Beer Media Group

In this episode, Nic delivers the commencement address to the Corn Bible Academy Class of 2026. After being “warmly” introduced by his son, Cruze, Nic asks an important question: What do you do when you see your neighbor suffering?If you enjoy Nic and Tarina's podcast and get something from listening to “all this Nic Bittle Crap,” please hit the like button, share it with a friend, or both. Your recommendation goes a long way in helping us reach more people.Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com.---

Join Kat and Ian as they stumble through the basics of DRIP (yes, we finally figured it out!), share some questionable life advice for surviving a seven-hour meeting marathon, and geek out over why Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is the ultimate digital bodyguard. We're breaking down the "something you know, have, and are" magic that blocks 99% of attacks, and why that extra verification step is actually your best friend, not a nuisance. Plus, Ian drops some secret lore about his past life building cybersecurity programs. Get your MFA ready, and let's get into it! Check out Cisco's cybersecurity solutions (like MFA) for SMBs here: https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/solutions/small-business/security/index.html

What happens after a reader signs up for your free registration tier? If you aren't actively nurturing them during the honeymoon period of peak engagement, you are leaving predictable reader revenue on the table.In this episode of the Paywall Podcast, Pete and Tyler break down the anatomy of high-converting email drip campaigns. They contrast two radically different, successful publisher case studies. One niche enthusiast publication dominates with just one perfectly timed email. Another educational publisher leverages an intensive 18-email sequence to drive continuous paid conversions.Whether you cover hyper-local news or serve a deep-niche enthusiast market, you will learn how to stop nagging readers for money. You will discover how to build real trust, leverage your unique voice, and match your email cadence to user intent.Key TakeawaysThe Transactional Goldmine: Your initial account confirmation email boasts an average 70% open rate. If you don't have a subtle, text-based subscription CTA at the bottom, you are missing your most visible touchpoint.The 60-Minute Honeymoon Window: Giving readers an hour to digest your content pays off. One publisher sends a beautiful, high-value welcome email exactly 60 minutes after registration, and it is their highest-converting inbound marketing asset.The Content Bundle Hack: Packaging your best evergreen articles into a free Essentials resource bundle can instantly spike your free registrations. One niche publisher saw a 30% jump using this exact tactic.Local News Playbook: Local publishers should skip aggressive discounts. Instead, focus on introducing your team, highlighting investigative wins, and leaning into your highest-traffic content categories like local food, crime, or politics.The Two Superpowers: You already have the content and the traffic. You just need the confidence to protect your value with a strategic registration wall and a purposeful email sequence.Links & Resources MentionedLeaky PaywallNewsletter GlueCase Studies Referenced: Small Boats Magazine and The Moss ReportTool Highlight: Leaky Paywall Timewall Extension (automatically shifts free content behind the paywall after a set amount of time to create natural urgency)

Iconic attorney Morris Bart is in studio to tell us about his new hot sauce, with 100% of proceeds going to charities and filling up shelves at Rouses right now. It's damn tasty!

Are you frustrating yourself or your people or even your kids with your inability to delegate well? Does the way you delegate actually set your people up to succeed? Do you know why you're delegating or not delegating? Unfortunately some people delegate too much and others not enough. Where do those you lead land on the Delegation Ladder? What mind traps keep you from putting in the time to train and develop your people to do the work in the right way?To delegate well is a critical leadership skill and separates great leaders (and great parents) from bad ones. If you enjoy Nic and Tarina's podcast and get something from listening to “all this Nic Bittle Crap,” please hit the like button, share it with a friend, or both. Your recommendation goes a long way in helping us reach more people.Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com. ---

What if one of the most common escalation strategies for acute heart failure doesn't actually improve outcomes? Internal medicine physicians Benjamin P. Geisler, Jeffrey L. Greenwald, and Kathy May Tran, editors of 50 Studies Every Hospitalist Should Know, join the show to break down what the DOSE trial really tells us about managing diuretics on the wards. Based on their KevinMD article "Managing acute heart failure: evidence from the DOSE trial," they explain why continuous furosemide infusions showed no clinical advantage over intermittent boluses for decongestion, and what that means for your daily practice. You will hear how headline-driven medicine can mislead clinicians, why knowing who was excluded from a trial matters as much as the results, and how evidence-based medicine teaching is evolving in the age of AI. Whether you are a hospitalist, a trainee on the wards, or a primary care physician managing heart failure transitions, this episode will sharpen how you read and apply the studies that shape patient care. Tune into our episode "2026 Cholesterol Guidelines: LDL goals, lipoprotein(a), and coronary calcium scoring," brought to you by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. For the first time in eight years, LDL cholesterol goals have changed, and preventive cardiologist Seth Baum says the new guidelines are a long-overdue course correction. He breaks down the new LDL targets for your highest-risk patients, why the LDL hypothesis should be retired in favor of the LDL fact, why lipoprotein(a) screening finally belongs in every patient's workup, what a coronary calcium score over 300 really means for how aggressively you treat, and how to talk to statin-skeptical patients without losing their trust. Listen now at KevinMD.com/cholesterol. VISIT SPONSOR → https://kevinmd.com/cholesterol Partner with me on the KevinMD platform. With over three million monthly readers and half a million social media followers, I give you direct access to the doctors and patients who matter most. Whether you need a sponsored article, email campaign, video interview, or a spot right here on the podcast, I offer the trusted space your brand deserves to be heard. Let's work together to tell your story. PARTNER WITH KEVINMD → https://kevinmd.com/influencer SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST → https://www.kevinmd.com/podcast RECOMMENDED BY KEVINMD → https://www.kevinmd.com/recommended

I lost nearly $48,000 by being too "smart" with my investments — and every single one of these stocks beat the S&P 500 after I sold. In this video I walk through 10 real positions I sold from my own portfolio, the actual dollar cost of each mistake, and the lesson each one taught me. From panic-selling on headlines (Wells Fargo) to wheeling myself out of $20,000 in JPMorgan gains, these are the kinds of mistakes no financial media outlet will show you — because they're embarrassing. But that's exactly why they're worth sharing. As Pulak Prasad says: "Be lazy. Be VERY lazy." Unless the fundamentals of a business are truly broken, doing absolutely nothing — DRIP turned on, hands off the keyboard — would have beaten the market and made me nearly $48,000 richer. Drop your biggest sell-too-soon story in the comments. You're in good company. [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link to YouTube Video⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]Follow Jonah on ⁠Blossom⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠ or ⁠Facebook⁠.⁠Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dapper Dividends Recommendation Tracker Spreadsheet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my current portfolio on

What are the best uniforms in all of sports? We create the master list of all master lists. The parameters are simple: home and away. You can't just have one. You need the full set. Mike Ryan Ruiz and Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan join the show for the ultimate Drip Drill. At the end, we crown a champion. AUDIO Football America! is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/football-america/id1831757512 Follow us: Dave Dameshek: https://x.com/dameshek Gino Fuentes: https://x.com/Gino_Fuentes Mike Fuentes: https://x.com/mikefountains Host: Dave Dameshek Guests: Mike Ryan Ruiz and Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan Team: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes, Ethan Bedowsky Director: Danny Benitez Senior Producers: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes Executive Producer: Soup Campbell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Builder connects the dots. The question leaders must ask: What does the builder need from you to keep them from leaving? Are you ignoring your Builder or taking them for granted? Do you recognize the Builders on your team—if not, you may be too late and lose them.Watch for the book Nic is writing on the The Four Levels of Ownership.If you enjoy Nic and Tarina's podcast and get something from listening to “all this Nic Bittle Crap,” please hit the like button, share it with a friend, or both. Your recommendation goes a long way in helping us reach more people.Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com. ---

Bickley and Marotta talk Diamondbacks, Cardinals, and NBA.

After diving into the first wave of Mad Dog by MD 20/20 cans last year, we're back for ROUND 2! This time we are cracking open Mad Dog Purple Drip and Mad Dog Jungle Juice to see if MD 20/20 stepped up their game… or if it's more of the same beautiful chaos.Last year's batch set the tone — now it's time to see how these new flavors stack up.And because we don't do anything halfway around here — we're throwing in a BONUS review of Lone Star Beer to keep things interesting.

Jump in with Carlos Juico and Gavin Ruta on episode 281 of Jumpers Jump. This episode we discuss: Being in the Philippines, Bermuda Triangle theory, Crazy disaster predictions, Coachella theory, Missing person theory, Mythical creatures cross dimensions theory, The spirit world, Epstein Zorro ranch, Movies predict the future, The first ever spiritual ritual, Chicken Blood ritual, Fate theories, Crazy coincidences, Jumpers Jump origin, Dark Lebron retirement theory, Epstein walk of shame, Dart gun, Epstein frazzle drip, Pizza theory, Ellen Degeneres Twitch theory, War in Iran Tartaria theory, Fake nuke theory, Blemmyes people folklore, Dog head saint, Half man half horse story, How spirits look theory, Restaurant ghost story, Archer spirits in Cebu, Ai predictions, Coding a personality, Ai hacker stories, The great reset, Simulation theory, Quantum immortality theory, Living forever, Finding our purpose and much more! Thanks to our Sponsors: -Sign up for your $1 per month trial at https://www.shopify.om/jumpers  -Get your free online visit at https://www.hims.com/jumpers -Download Cash App Today: https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/wh9pmopc #CashAppPod. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at https://cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement. Discounts and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit http://cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. Follow the podcast: @JumpersPodcast Follow Carlos: @CarlosJuico Follow Gavin: @GavinRutaa Check out the podcast on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/JumpersJumpYT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we talk fashion, the trash World Cup song and a moment in history with Cristiano Ronaldo!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.