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Terry Carlton is found shot dead in his basement in Tulsa, Oklahoma. When the police arrive, his long-time on-again-off-again fiance, April Wilkens, answers the door. "I shot him, he's in the basement," she says. But this wasn't exactly an open and shut case. Terry had raped April mere hours before the shooting. It was while he was violating her that he said he was going to kill her and twisted her neck to break it. During the life and death struggle for her life, April knows she had no options--it wasn't a feeling, she had no options. In 1999, Wilkens was tried by the state of Oklahoma and sentenced by a jury to LIFE. She's now 51-years-old, and 25 years into her sentence. Panic Button is the untold story of the escalating cycles of abuse that led to Terry Carlton's death, and the unthinkable ways survivors of violence get chewed up and spit out by Oklahoma's justice system. In this first episode, attorneys Colleen McCarty and Leslie Briggs tell the story of the night of the murder, the facts in the record, and April's testimony from the stand at trial.  Resources: Detailed Timeline of Events in April's Case: https://aprilwilkensblog.wordpress.com/2022/02/12/timeline-of-events/ Sign the Change.org petition to support April's release: https://www.change.org/p/oklahoma-pardon-parole-board-commute-the-life-sentence-of-abuse-survivor-april-wilkens?signed=true See pictures of April's and Terry's houses now and watch a video of host Colleen McCarty driving from April's to Terry's so you can see how close they lived at the time of the murder. https://okappleseed.org/episode-1-show-notes Donate to keep our work going!: neappleseed.org/okappleseed Learn more about Oklahoma Appleseed: okappleseed.org If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse, use a safe computer and contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at www.thehotline.org or call 1-800-799-7233. You can also search for a local domestic violence shelter at www.domesticshelters.org/. If you have experienced sexual assault and need support, visit the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) at www.rainn.org or call 1-800-656-HOPE. Have questions about consent? Take a look at this guide from RAINN at www.rainn.org/articles/what-is-consent. Learn more about criminalized survival at www.survivedandpunishedny.org/. Learn more about the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act at www.nysda.org/page/DVSJA. Follow the #freeaprilwilkens campaign on Instagram at @freeaprilwilkens, and on their webpage at https://aprilwilkensblog.wordpress.com/. Colleen McCarty is one of the hosts, executive director of Oklahoma Appleseed, and producer.  Leslie Briggs is the other host who is a civil rights and immigration attorney, and producer. Additional audio production by Rusty Rowe. Support from Amanda Ross and Ashlyn Faulkner. Our theme music is Velvet Rope by Gyom.  Panic Button is created in partnership with Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law and Justice and Leslie Briggs. Follow OK Appleseed on Twitter and Instagram at @ok_appleseed. If you want to continue the conversation with other listeners, please join our Panic Button podcast community on Bookclubz at bit.ly/3NRHO8C.   Transcript:  Before we get started, a content warning: this episode contains accounts of domestic and sexual violence. April Wilkens is a middle aged grandmother who would risk everything if it meant keeping her son Hunter from harm. She's a pacifist, a vegan, and she weighs 105 pounds. She's a health nut, leads Five K's in her spare time. In the early morning hours of April 28, 1998. She changed the course of her life and Hunter's life forever. And she did it to protect him and to save her own life. In 1998, Tulsa was a small-to-midsize city in the Midwest. It dots the northeast corner of Oklahoma. Scorching hot in the summers, below freezing in the winters,  this city in the heart of tornado alley is often known as a city of dualities. Tulsa is largely sustained by the oil and airline industries with some other large-scale manufacturers across the landscape. It's not exactly the kind of place you could leave your doors unlocked in 1998, but go 20 minutes in either direction and you'd find yourself in cow country. The city is largely sprawled across several miles, and public transportation is abysmal. So, most people have to buy and own cars. This will become important shortly. When officer Laura Fadem, a patrol officer for the Tulsa police department, received a radio call to 2272 East 38th Street in Tulsa around 9am on April 28, 1998, she was not sure what to expect. Officer Fadem had been called to the residence several times before. All of them had been domestic violence calls. But this call was different. The radio code indicated it was a shooting call. She arrived at the scene to find two other officers already present. She saw movement in the house and the front door was opened by none other than April Wilkens. Remember the vegan grandmother we mentioned earlier? Yes, her. But at this time, she was a 28-year-old single mother who had just survived the most harrowing night of her life. Like, I knew that I was gonna die. You know? I had made - I just like - I was gonna die - and I did - I just knew I was gonna die. Like, you just get to the point. Okay, as long as my son is safe with his dad, you know? "I shot him. He's in the basement," April tells the officers at the door to officers go down into the basement. Officer Fadem stays with April. April tells officer Fadem that she came to the house on 38th Street to make peace. She wanted to make peace with a man who had made her life a living hell for the last three years, whom she had once loved. The man who lay dead in the basement, Terry Carlton. April keeps talking. She tells officer Fadem everything she can remember, all the while waiting for the other officers to return. April tells officer Fadem in a fast talking, high pitched voice that Terry had a box of douche in the bathroom. He had raped her violently with a gun to her head and then forced her to douche so there would be no evidence of his semen. She told officer Fadem that she would find the box in the upstairs bathroom trashcan. April says she was fighting for her life and she shot Terry eight times. She covered his body and held his hand. The other two officers return and remind officer Fadem to read April her Miranda Rights. Officer Fadem describes April as very excitable, quote, "She was excitable but yet she was somewhat you know, calm and was answering all the questions that were asked of her", end quote and April goes on. The officers who went down to the basement found a grisly scene. They're syringes littering the basement, drug residue and paraphernalia surround them. They find a loaded gun on the back of the rec room couch, ther are handcuffs covered in han - hand sanitizer, and there, in the center of the room, is Terry Carlton's body. A subsequent search of the basement revealed five hand grenades which later had to be destroyed by the Tulsa police department Bomb Squad. April has a bruise on her face. Her bike pants are ripped from where Terry yanked them down in order to rape her at gunpoint. Officer Fadem later testified that April told her that she wasn't sorry it happened. She felt like it was the right thing to do. But she wasn't upset that it happened. In truth, April's mind was reeling partly from the adrenaline and partly from the psychotropic drugs that had been administered less than 24 hours before in the mental institution where the police had had her involuntarily committed. "I was a basket case," April admits from the warden's conference area Mabel Bassett prison almost 25 years later. April thought the fight for her life was over that night. She maintained one shred of hope that the system that had failed her over and over again, would this time finally understand what she had been going through and afford her mercy. In fact, the system that abandoned April for three years prior begins to churn into motion. Because for all the times it failed to arrest and prosecute Terry Carlton, it only took one time for the system to arrest and prosecute April Wilkens for first-degree murder. This is Panic Button. I'm Colleen McCarty.  And I'm Leslie Briggs.  Chapter One: the shooting. This is a different kind of true crime story. This is the one where the woman survives against all odds. This is the one that wakes me up at night sweating. This is the one where the usual heroes we come to count on - the hardworking beat cops and the homicide detectives who always get it right -are nowhere to be found. This is the one where the system fails you so many times. And then for extra measure the system commits you and calls you psychotic, all while you're fighting for your life. This is the recurring nightmare you have where you're screaming as hard as you can. But no sound is coming out. I'm an attorney. I've been working in Oklahoma on criminal justice reform for four years. I've helped to commute over 100 low level drug crime sentences and worked on criminal legal legislation. I'm also an attorney. I spent the last few years working on federal civil rights litigation, mostly on the employment side of things. But I also got to witness a few cases of extreme police misconduct. Both of us work to uncover and justices in the system. In every case, there's a journey to uncover the truth, the truth should always be the goal. But in April's case, we see the truth obscured again, and again, by power, money in a midsize city's small town justice system. There was no combination to the lock of safety for April, she could not crack the code. Instead, the system cracked her. And she's the one - she's the one who has to pay the ultimate price. Sure, she may have been a battered woman, but she made the choice to pull the trigger. Sure, she may have been raped over and over and over, stocked to the point of not being able to return to her home. But she made the choice to go to Terry's that night. She knew what she was getting into.  April's story will piss you off. It will wake you up. It will show you that even when you will do whatever it takes to survive, you will be shoved into another system where all your greatest fears, loss of freedom and control, surveillance, fear and violence are your everyday reality... The problem with a story like this is it's hard to know where to begin. There are a lot of twists and turns and rabbit holes. We want to take you down all of them but we want to avoid giving you tinfoil hat vibes. Sometimes, in order to understand what happened to April, you have to understand what was going on with the Carltons, what was going on in Tulsa, and the reality that April lived every day after she met Terry in September of 1995. We're going to start in the middle of the story and begin on April 27, 1998 - two days after April's 27th birthday. It's 2pm. And April has just been dropped off at a substance use program in Tulsa after serving two weeks of involuntary commitment at Eastern State Hospital in Vinita. She breaks out and runs from the program hitchhiking back to her house in the Brookside neighborhood of Tulsa. When she gets there, she finds her home totally destroyed. April hasn't been home in a little over two weeks. But there are sticky notes all over the house with disturbing and threatening messages. The only one that April can remember now is one that says, "April, It's been real." After April went to jail, her mom and her sister Mary had the unfortunate task of cleaning up her house. Here's Mary's description of what they found. They had made like bed on the floor with - with blankets and pillows and towels and - but everything was soiled. It was just disgusted. I've never seen anything like it my life. I mean, I had to ask mom "What has gone on here?" And my mom looked at me she says "I don't even want to know." You could not use the bed the bed was that soiled and that destroyed.  And it was - you believe it was semen?  Yes.  Ah. And um -  I don't know that for fact. You'd have, you know - But I don't know what else it could have been. I mean, it was just it was awful. She didn't have any pets. And I just know I've never seen anything like that in my life.  Yeah.  Never had I seen her home like that before, in the few times that I had been in it. Yeah, April didn't do this. I'm like, "I can't imagine her allowing this." My mother was a clean fiend. Absolutely. She felt dirty. She'd been abused as a child. And - and she was just - it was ridiculous how clean our home always was. And so April and I tended to be the same way and I'd never been in April's home when it wasn't immaculate. So this was just - I said, "What happened here?" That's all I kept saying. How could this have - I just couldn't - you couldn't, you know, I couldn't get over it. I'd never seen anything like that in my life. It didn't - I don't want to ever again. Alcohol bottles everywhere. Joints - ends of joints. Syringes. It was - this stuff was everywhere. When April described the home to us, she told us that it looked like Terry had poured liquid all over the floor and the furniture inside her house. Here's Mary's take on that. It looked like at the least urine. But I would - I would have thought it looked like semen. It didn't look like any liquid I've ever seen other than - Yeah.  And I should - maybe, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it was something else. Did it seem like - It looked like urine or semen. It didn't look like anything else other than that to me. We didn't touch any of that. We just didn't. I just - mom said "Be careful. Anything you touched for - for needles and stuff." We just collected her clothing so she - and pictures and things like that so she wouldn't lose everything. ...April's house has been ransacked. She's missing clothing and electronics and various other pieces of personal property. And April is scared. She knows who did this. She doesn't know what to do about it. She can't call the police, partly because she has in the past and it has never helped the situation. Partly because she literally can't. Her phone lines were cut a few weeks earlier by the same person who destroyed her home and took her stuff. April leaves the house as quickly as she can. She goes walking around Brookside and Riverside for hours. Eventually she stops at the Blue Rose Cafe and tries to page her friend Luke Draffin. He doesn't answer and doesn't call back. She eats fries, drinks a coke and she's out of there and a little under an hour. She keeps walking, trying to clear her head. But then dusk comes on. And April heads back to her house, which is, of course, still a very frightening scene. So, April changes clothes, puts on running pants, a biking vest and top and grabs her rollerblades. She rollerblades to her neighbour's, the Hugheses. And she visits with them for about an hour and a half to two hours, catching up on the neighborhood and trying to figure out if things have been relatively quiet, or if there have been more disturbances at her house. That's right, because leading up to the night of April 28, there had been a lot of disturbing things going on in and around April's home. Exactly. And we're going to get into each of those horrifying incidents throughout this podcast. But, so, April visits her neighbors and uses her phone, tries to page Luke again, no answer. She calls her friend Shannon Broyles and asks her to contact an ex-boyfriend, a former police officer, to see if he can help her get a guard dog. She's with the Hugheses until about 10pm. And after that she just rollerblades around for hours. She rollerblades back to the Blue Rose Cafe about midnight, has a pop, and watches the band for about an hour. She tries to page Luke again. He doesn't answer. She keeps rollerblading. Eventually, according to April, a cab passes by and asks her if she wants a ride. She accepts and asks the cab to take her to Luke's hotel. She has a key to his room, and she doesn't feel safe at home. It's dark. April remembers it being very dark, the middle of the night. She goes to Luke's Hotel, which is at about 11th and Mingo. He had previously given her a key. Even though she had a key, she didn't want to be rude and simply go up to his room. So she asks the front desk to page him. And they do. He won't see her. We're going to learn later - and Luke draft and actually testifies at trial - that Terry Carlton had offered him $5,000 to stay away from April at this point. There's also some question about whether or not Luke had been given Terry's Harley Davidson motorcycle, which April had heard that he'd been driving around town.  Yeah, we're gonna learn just exactly what fucked up lengths this person is willing to go to to isolate and control April. But in any event, Luke refuses to talk to April or see her. She's upset. April will tell you that at that point, Luke was the only person who made her feel safe when dealing with her abusive ex, Terry. So, Luke. He's so integral to the story. I met him late summer, fall-ish or I dont know somewhere '97 in there. And he had told me as I get - got to know him that, um, because we - he told me that he was married - previously married - to someone that I grew up's with relative. A relative of someone I grew up with, Ed Willingham, the Undersheriff, for Creek County. He told he about what's been going on with Terry and that's when he's telling me his history in law enforcement. He said that him and Ed worked together a lot. And him knowing people I knew, and being married to Ed's - one of Ed's relatives and have kids with him - like that, to me was this is my hometown people, that sort of thing. And so this was - this was just a familiarity for me. He just seemed to carry - carry his own. Like Terry - and even Terry wouldn't mess with me. He didn't really know him, but, and it was just the way that Luke carried himself. So that's the story with Luke and that's why I really gravitated towards Luke and he was like, you know, hay man, I do all this work in law enforcement, I can - I'll help you, I can help you. And now Luke won't even talk to her. She goes outside, throws her backpack on the hood of his car and puts his hotel key on the visor. According to the testimony of Officer Jane Masek, someone anonymously reported a disturbance of a woman beating up a car in the hotel parking lot. But when the officer arrives on the scene, no disturbance and no woman, Officer Masek is leaving. She comes upon April rollerblading in the dark. April flags her down and asks for a ride home. Officer Masek runs for information in the case there are any warrants. No warrants come back, but April's record of police reports comes up. She's been a person of interest before, which means, basically, that she's made reports. So Masek knows that April has been involved in an increasing number of domestic violence calls leading up to this night, although Masek testifies later that she can't remember what came back on April's warrants and records check. In any event,  Officer Masek gives April a ride back to her house. It's about 2am at this point. It's 2am April 28, 1998 and April Wilkens takes off her rollerblades and puts on her tennis shoes. She leaves her house and walks about a mile towards Lewis up to 38th to make peace with her tormentor. When she gets to the home on 38th St., she knocks on the door and Terry Carlton abuser, intravenous drug addict - Son of Don Carlton of Don Carlton Honda fame -  More on that later - Terry answers the door, gun in hand. So there's April, in her athletic gear, up almost 24 hours straight, having just been released from involuntary commitment in a mental institution.  She'd had french fries and a coke for dinner after walking all afternoon and rollerblading most of the night. And there's Terry, April's longtime abuser, with gun in hand. Immediately when April interest his home, he starts trying to get her to go upstairs where the bedrooms are. She resists and they go downstairs into his basement, which is like an entertainment area. There's couches, guitars and drug paraphernalia. A lot of syringes. He also had a bunch of April's stolen stuff, which she noticed was missing when she got back home from the drug abuse center earlier in the afternoon. Right, he had all of her belongings strewn about his basement rec room, totally unafraid to be caught with a stolen goods. And April tries to laugh this off. It's totally bizarre but she's trying to keep the - envi - the mood, light and cordial. She wants Terry in a good mood so she can make peace with him move on with her life. All April wanted when she went over that night was to make peace with Terry and have some kind of resolution so that she could live her life safely and without being stalked, harassed or threatened. Right. That's unfortunately not at all how this night plays out. Everything leading to this moment has been one violent escalation after another. And we promise we're gonna break all of that down for you guys on this podcast. But in the early morning hours of April 28th, everything is about to get much, much worse. So now, April and Terry are in the basement lounge. Terry has April's stolen goods all over the place, and his tone and demeanor begin to shift from cordial to short-tempered. I think it's important to remind everyone here that even though you don't have all the details of their history together, this shift in demeanor is something that April has experienced a lot in the past. Right. She knew what this shift meant. She knew how quickly things could escalate if she did not tread lightly, and at this point, Terry becomes insistent that they do drugs together. As we've mentioned, Terry is a drug addict. April has been abusing drugs. Despite what's about to unfold, she tests negative for any substances once the police arrive. So April tries to resist taking the drugs. She rebuffs Terry's insistence. This of course agitates him. April can tell he's beginning to lose his temper. So, she relents. She convinces him to let her mix her own methamphetamine, and she makes a weak solution - makes it as weak as possible. They shoot up meth. It's about 5am now, and Terry is getting more and more agitated. And April asks to use the bathroom to get away from him for a moment so he can cool off. She goes to the upstairs to the second floor, bypassing a bathroom on the first floor. And that fact is going to become a bit of a piece of contention when we get to the trial. There's a lot of contention at trial. At this point, Terry was agitated, short-tempered, but not making direct threats toward April. All that changes when she opens the bathroom door. She opens the door on the second floor and there's Terry with a 22 in hand. Terry tells April, he's tired of waiting around on her and that she's never going to come around. He has the gun pointed at April and he's blocking her exit to the stairs. He tells her that she "owes him a fuck." And he's going to take it. He drags and pushes April to the bedroom. So there's going to be a discussion of rape here in some detail. And we just want to give you a little extra warning if you want to skip forward a bit. But at this point, April is terrified. Terry is trying to get April to commit to being with him if he will agree to go to drug rehab again. April cannot and will not make any further commitments to Terry. Not after three years of increasingly violent abuse. Terry pushes April onto the bed. At first he puts the gun on the nightstand and then he changes his mind, places it on the bed within his reach next to her head. Terry tells April he's gonna rape her and then kill her. He rips her shoes off and throws them across the room. He's trying to rip her pants off but he can't get them off all the way. They remain stuck around her ankles. They're running pants that have these little zippers. He lifts her shirt up and he begins to physically assault April. He penetrates her digitally and then he vaginally rapes her. He tells her she is "going to be a dead bitch." And as she begged him not to, she asked him to go ahead and kill her so that she won't have to feel him raping her. He begins to beat her about the head and body. This is important because Terry had never beaten April on the face or the head before. In fact, he tries to break her neck by snapping it he's doing all this while he's still penetrating her. And that's when he said, you know, "You're dead bitch" and he tried to break my neck. Right. Tried to break my neck, punched me in the head. Tried to break my neck and then I got so angry and that's when I started you know asking him how can you stand to be inside someone, you know that - or, how can you be inside someone that can't stand, you know, can't stand having you inside? How can you get an erection? I can't wrap my head around this I - you know - I didn't say all that, but.  Yeah.  Couldn't wrap head around it - like how? You know? It is disgusting to me. How can you even be excited? Right. And then that just made it worse. It's where you think it's never going to end. And, um.  Woo, yeah. And she is in so much pain. She asks him to just stop so she can get to a point where it's not as painful and he can take his fuck, and she can pretend to enjoy it. She starts asking him: How can he really enjoy this knowing that she isn't interested in having sex with him at all? She's never had the courage to speak to him like that. It works. He stops, he starts to masturbate. He can't finish. April, pulls her clothes back into place. She's decided she's gonna convince him to go down for bed - to lay down - so she can sneak out. He won't let her put her shoes on. She asks and he says he doesn't want her to run. He lays down in bed. He gets back up. Down, up - over and over until he decides he's going to go back down to the basement with her. He's trying to get her to do more drugs. This time, heroin. She's refusing. He's getting angry. He makes his a concoction of heroin and meth and demands April shoot up from this mixture. April's never done heroin before and tonight isn't the night she wants to start. April manages to squirt her syringe out on the ground, pretending to shoot up while Terry is having trouble finding a vein. Terry is spinning out. He makes April clean syringes for him so he can try a new syringe in the vein. While Terry is struggling to shoot up his mixture April asks to use the phone. And to her surprise, Terry lets her. She goes upstairs to call for help. But she doesn't call the police. And you're going to learn why throughout the course of this podcast, but for now, you just need to know that anytime the police got involved, it always made Terry more violent afterward. So she's upstairs. She sees the gun from her earlier rape and Terry's police scanner. She gathers up some money, Terry's credit cards, the gun, the scanner, his keys, and the garage door opener. Remember, it's the 90s in April doesn't have any money or wallet on her. If she's going to flag a cab or get a hotel to hide, she's going to need some money. April's frantically trying to prepare a bag so that she can escape. That is the ultimate goal. She remembers the gun in the top dresser drawer and she grabs it and sticks it in her back pocket of her biking vest, right in the small of her back. When asked leader at trial why she grabbed the gun she stated, quote, "My first instinct was so that he couldn't use it on me. And secondly, to be able to protect myself you know?" End quote. She's listening intently to Terry's movements in this old house. You can hear every creek and step he makes. She's packing her son's camera case with cash cards and keys. Then she puts the camera case in a backpack and sets it by the back door. She quietly creaks open the back door so that it won't make any noise when Terry ultimately goes to lay down. April knows from experience that Terry is faster than her and she knows that he can catch her if she just breaks for a run. She knows this because he has chased her and caught her by the hair and dragged her back inside. This was witnessed by April's - both April's neighbor Glenda McCarley, and Terry's neighbor, Dr. Laughlin. She is afraid to make a run for it due to her past experiences. April goes back to the basement, still waiting for Terry to lie down so she can escape. And suddenly without warning he barrels back downstairs frantic. April's sitting in a chair sterilizing syringes as Terry had asked her to do. He burst into the room and he handcuffs her with her hands in front.  And he says "Bitch, where's the gun?" And he jerks her out of her seat and begins to pat her down on the sides for the gun. Internally April is panicking because she knows if he finds it, she's dead. Terry doesn't find the gun on her, quote, "He told me he couldn't trust me - that he didn't believe that I didn't have the gun. He said he was going to kill me. But first he was going to rape me up the ass. Then, he was taking me to the couch." End quote. For some reason, Terry forgets what he's doing for a second and he lets April go. Her mind is racing. She knows when he goes to sodomized her, he's going to find the gun. He briefly turns back to her continuing toward the couch. While he's turned, she twists her handcuffed arms back and is able to grab the handle of the gun. She wasn't sure if she could reach it. And she wanted to see but also she was restrained and terrified for her life. Terry turns around and he sees April with the gun. He becomes consumed with rage. He was incredulous that she would have the gun and he lunges at her. April shoots Terry within three feet range. She shoots until she empties the clip. After the first shot, she's she later remembers that - or she thinks, anyway - that Terry shouted out "I'm paralyzed, call an ambulance." But she keeps shooting. This is how her dad taught her. She grew up - and we'll talk about this in later episodes -but she grew up in Kellyville. She grew up around guns and she knew how to shoot. Her father taught her if you're shooting to protect yourself, you always empty the clip. In the spring of 1999, a year after the shooting, April was tried by the state of Oklahoma. The case is called state of Oklahoma versus April Rose Wilkens. The state, the district attorney, represents us, the people of Oklahoma. After her trial, a jury convicted April of murder in the first degree. Premeditated, malice of forethought murder is what we call it here in Oklahoma. The only sentencing choices were life or life without parole. It was left up to the jury and they chose a life sentence for April. She was transferred to Mabel Bassett Correctional Center, Oklahoma's only maximum security women's prison. We visited April for the first time - the first of what I hope are many visits - a little over a week ago. Mabel Bassett is about an hour and a half from April's old house at 35th and Quincy in Tulsa. During April's testimony at her trial, her attorney asked her "Did you feel like you had any options at that point when you fired the gun?" "I had no options. It wasn't a feeling. I had no options." That's April's response. Her attorney says "Why didn't you?" April testifies, "My only option was to risk my own life and safety again in the chance that he wouldn't kill me. And that wasn't an option. That wasn't an option. I didn't even think about it." So what should she have done, lived or died? Those were her choices. I'm sure the people on the jury felt there was another option - that April should have just left. She should have left Terry, left her home, left her city, and left her son. The people of the jury had never been abused, chased, stalked, threatened, raped, or made to feel powerless. They had never been dragged back inside by their hair. They had never been abused as children or if they had they didn't disclose it during voir dire. They didn't have all the information. But we do. Thanks to the tireless efforts of April's nice Amanda, who was a librarian, we have access to all the court documents, all the police reports, and all the evidence that wasn't heard at trial. This season on Panic Button, can money buy you a murder conviction? Could April have been an intelligent woman who also made extremely complicated choices that put her life in danger? Could April have been a traumatized abuse victim and a mental patient and still have been smart enough to plot a premeditated murder? Can we look at the mistakes of our past and reckon with the injustices of a sexist cruel justice system? Has our understanding of domestic violence changed enough to accept that 25 years is long enough to serve on a crime for which you were simply defending yourself? When power and money buy you everything the voices of those you've oppressed will eventually grow to a voluminous roar. We hope you'll listen as we take you through what happened to April, what happened to Terry, the trial, and the aftermath, and the 25 years since April has been sent to Mabel Bassett. Join us for season one of Panic Button. I'm Colleen McCarty. And I'm Leslie Briggs. Panic Button is a co-production of Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law injustice and Leslie Briggs. We're your hosts, Colleen McCarty and Leslie Briggs. Our theme music is Velvet Rope by Guillaume. The production team is Lesley Briggs with occasional help from Rusty Rowe. Special thanks to Lynn Worley, Amanda Ross and Ashlyn Faulkner for their work on this case. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse, use a safe computer and contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at thehotline.org or call 1-800-799-7233. Help others find our show by leaving us a rating and writing a review. Follow us at OK_Appleseed across all social platforms. You can subscribe right now in the Apple podcasts app by clicking on our podcast logo and then clicking the subscribe button. If you want to continue the conversation with other listeners, please join our panic button podcast community on Book Clubs. Join for free at Bit.ly/3NRHO8C. Thank you so much for listening.

During April 2022, year-over-year money supply growth was at 7.23 percent. That's down from March's rate of 7.41 percent and April 2021's rate of 36.8 percent. Original Article: "Slowing Money Supply Growth in 2022 Points to Recession" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.

During April 2022, year-over-year money supply growth was at 7.23 percent. That's down from March's rate of 7.41 percent and April 2021's rate of 36.8 percent. Original Article: "Slowing Money Supply Growth in 2022 Points to Recession" This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon.

In this week's episode of We Love Outdoors with Rich Davenport, your humble host reviews the latest fishing news, which is walleye has opened, while the yellow perch are on fire on Lake Erie, and the dredging has finally begun at Sturgeon Point Marina! An event was held this past Saturday, April 30, called the Perch Master's Tournament, where 50 boats/ teams of anglers competed to bring in their 5 largest perch by weight. With 50 boats playing in the event, most centered on Wendt Beach, just west of Sturgeon Point, but the marina wasn't open, and anglers had to run from either the Catt or Buffalo. Lost revenue for the town.... During April this year, without the port being open, the town lost up to an estimated $560,000 in angler activity. Hopefully once the marina is repaired this will be a thing of the past. The bill seeking to ban fishing and hunting tournaments in NY is once again in committee, as are a number of other bills unfriendly to outdoors concerns. This would impact a lot of economic activity, including the upcoming Walleye Professional Tournament Championship slated for Dunkirk Harbor at the end of August 2022. Make calls to your representatives and urge them to vote no on this frivolous bill. The record-setting fishing continues, this time with a new saltwater record for bluefin tuna in Florida, when team "No Name' captained by Jake Matney reeled in an 832 lb. 2 oz. monster, breaking the old record of 826 lb. 8 oz. caught in 2017. Wow! The political landscape in NY shook with a recent court decision by the highest court upholding two lower court rulings voiding the newly drawn US Congressional and NYS Senate districts as gerrymandering and unconstitutional, which is now forcing the primaries back to August instead of June. The Assembly redistricting has also been challenged just before the deadline, which will further mess things up for the Democrats this coming November. This year NYers have the chance to restore some balance in government, as the one-party rule has been an utter disaster for the people, and that's an understatement. The flurry of bills being introduced is on steroids again as we approach the end of this year's legislative session. We can only hope no action occurs, as June 2 appears to be the last session day for 2022. Many important dates coming up and are covered in this episode, including family fishing clinics, meat and ammo raffles and opening days of note. Free fishing weekend in NY is last weekend in June, where no license is needed to freshwater fish for those 2 days. And the Democrats have inadvertently made protecting freshwater a political issue for 2022 when they voted down the moratorium sponsored by George Borrello in the NYS Senate EnCon committee, where all GOP members voted for the moratorium, which would have protected all freshwaters in NY, including the Great Lakes from Industrial Wind Turbine industrialization, while all 7 Democrats opposed the measure, citing "premature" and "wait for the science" as their reasoning, yet the science, in the form of the NYSERDA feasibility study was already done in 2010, and was panned then, while Borrello noted environmental concerns that are not being studied by NYSERDA at all. SPread the word far and wide, as clearly the Democrats are opposed to protecting our freshwater for the kids not yet born, and everyone else. And Congressman Chris Jacobs has sponsored a bill to protect the Great Lakes from these schemes and also to pull federal subsidies from wind development in total. The battle is now fully joined, yet no project has yet been applied for nor solicited yet. And the darling of the Sierra Club, Block Island wind, has proven to be an unmitigated disaster, as they haven't generated any power since summer 2021, and now ae leaking oil into the ocean! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rich-davenport/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rich-davenport/support

Thank you loyal fans of the podcast! The show was officially nominated for Madison's Best Podcast. This was all thanks to your votes in February. Now I need your help again. From April 1-30. During April you may submit ONE vote for my podcast to officially become Madison's Best for 2022! Check out the link below and thank you! (Select  Arts & Entertainment, find Best Podcast, and select Buzzed with Brian)https://www.channel3000.com/best-of-madison-2022/#//This week I am pleased to bring back a guest on the show! My good friend, and fellow beer drinker Garrett Gutenberger. Give him a warm welcome with a quick listen! Garrett put together a great idea for this episode as he challenged me to a blind taste test of NA Riverwest Stein of Lakefront Brewery vs. the regular version. Come along, take a listen, and see if we correctly sorted these beers out!Thanks, and as always… Cheers Beers! After you consume the content and the beer, please write a review, follow us on social media, and hit that subscribe button. I would think you're pretty neat if you did!https://linktr.ee/buzzed_with_brianhttps://lakefrontbrewery.com/Host & Producer: Brian HansonHonored Guest: Garrett GutenbergerChief Editor & Engineer: Matt SchabelPodcast Art Director: Amber SchabelMusical Score: North Breese, I hear they are just as good as Lakefront's cheese curds!https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jSw7NOndAf9I85UaN2dL7?si=uoK6J0TmQua8ztaiF6ceOA

Hey everyone I'm Gary Hoban and welcome to Refinery Life Australia. During April we are going to continue to work our way through the gospel of John our theme is Responding to the Living Word. Today we are talking about The Resurrection and Our Salvation. Visit us at www.refinerylife.org Twitter @PastorGaryHoban @RefineryLifeGC Facebook @PastorGaryHoban @RefineryLifeChurch Instagram @gary_hoban @refinerylifechurch Patreon YouTube Gary Hoban http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvrTCsjg98vGjMTObxJhtQ Refinery Life Church Australia http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkvD9z50SuKWxhSw0TPQkgQ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refineryliferadio/message

Thank you loyal fans of the podcast! The show was officially nominated for Madison's Best Podcast. This was all thanks to your votes in February. Now I need your help again. From April 1-30. During April you may submit ONE vote for my podcast to officially become Madison's Best for 2022! Check out the link below and thank you! (Select  Arts & Entertainment, find Best Podcast, and select Buzzed with Brian)https://www.channel3000.com/best-of-madison-2022/#//This week I drew inspiration from the audience and put out this delightful treat. Shout out Mikel, Sam, and Garrett for putting in the request for a NA Beers episode! Today I will discuss the history and how NA beers are made.  We have a TRIPLE FEATURE this week coming from our good friends at Untitled Arts in Waunakee, WI. Find your nearest seat, grab a glass, and tune in for this episode! Thanks, and as always… Cheers Beers!   After you consume the content and the beer, please write a review, follow us on social media, and hit that subscribe button. I would think you're pretty neat if you did!https://linktr.ee/buzzed_with_brianhttps://www.drinkuntitled.com/Host & Producer: Brian HansonChief Editor & Engineer: Matt SchabelPodcast Art Director: Amber SchabelMusical Score: North Breese, just like Untitled Art producing good beer, they produce good tunes! https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jSw7NOndAf9I85UaN2dL7?si=uoK6J0TmQua8ztaiF6ceOAHistory/Style Credits: Many leather bound books, my noggin, and these three sites... https://www.craftbeer.com/beer-styleshttps://www.hopculture.com/https://learn.kegerator.com/

Hey everyone I'm Gary Hoban and welcome to Refinery Life Australia. During April we are going to continue to work our way through the gospel of John our theme is Responding to the Living Word. Today we are talking about The Darkness Gave Way. Visit us at www.refinerylife.org Twitter @PastorGaryHoban @RefineryLifeGC Facebook @PastorGaryHoban @RefineryLifeChurch Instagram @gary_hoban @refinerylifechurch Patreon YouTube Gary Hoban http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvrTCsjg98vGjMTObxJhtQ Refinery Life Church Australia http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkvD9z50SuKWxhSw0TPQkgQ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refineryliferadio/message

Hey everyone I'm Gary Hoban and welcome to Refinery Life Australia. During April we are going to continue to work our way through the gospel of John our theme is Responding to the Living Word. Today we are talking about Moved By The Cross. Visit us at www.refinerylife.org Twitter @PastorGaryHoban @RefineryLifeGC Facebook @PastorGaryHoban @RefineryLifeChurch Instagram @gary_hoban @refinerylifechurch Patreon YouTube Gary Hoban http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvrTCsjg98vGjMTObxJhtQ Refinery Life Church Australia http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkvD9z50SuKWxhSw0TPQkgQ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refineryliferadio/message

Thank you loyal fans of the podcast! The show was officially nominated for Madison's Best Podcast. This was all thanks to your votes in February. Now I need your help again. From April 1-30. During April you may submit ONE vote for my podcast to officially become Madison's Best for 2022! Check out the link below and thank you! (Select  Arts & Entertainment, find Best Podcast, and select Buzzed with Brian) https://www.channel3000.com/best-of-madison-2022/#//Another week, another double beer feature! It's starting to feel like spring, well at least a Wisconsin spring...  so we have two Bocks,  which is a historical spring style. This week we come back to our local roots and feature two Madison area breweries with Wisconsin Brewing Company and Delta Beer Lab. Now go get those grills fired up, put on some shorts, and enjoy a Bock of your own! Thanks, and as always… Cheers Beers!   After you consume the content and the beer, please write a review, follow us on social media, and hit that subscribe button. I would think you're pretty neat if you did!https://linktr.ee/buzzed_with_brianhttps://www.wisconsinbrewingcompany.com/https://www.delta.beer/Host & Producer: Brian HansonChief Editor & Engineer: Matt SchabelPodcast Art Director: Amber SchabelMusical Score: North Breese, one could say they are the GOAT of all bands.  https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jSw7NOndAf9I85UaN2dL7?si=uoK6J0TmQua8ztaiF6ceOAHistory/Style Credits: Many leather bound books, my noggin and these three sites... https://www.craftbeer.com/beer-styleshttps://www.hopculture.com/https://learn.kegerator.com/

Thank you loyal fans of the podcast! The show was officially nominated for Madison's Best Podcast. This was all thanks to your votes in February. Now I need your help again. From April 1-30. During April you may submit ONE vote for my podcast to officially become Madison's Best for 2022! Check out the link below and thank you! (Select  Arts & Entertainment, find Best Podcast, and select Buzzed with Brian) https://www.channel3000.com/best-of-madison-2022/#//This week we are back with a double beer feature. We have two beautifully crafted light effervescent beers in the Saison/Farmhouse Ale style. I journeyed to the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago and the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee to dig up these delightful brews from Lo Rez and Amorphic Beer. Now go on a journey of your own and enjoy this episode on your way!Thanks, and as always… Cheers Beers!   After you consume the content and the beer, please write a review, follow us on social media, and hit that subscribe button. I would think you're pretty neat if you did!https://linktr.ee/buzzed_with_brian https://lorezbrewing.com/https://www.amorphicbeer.com/Host & Producer: Brian HansonChief Editor & Engineer: Matt SchabelPodcast Art Director: Amber SchabelMusical Score: North Breese, Their show last week was one I will tell my grandkids about!https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jSw7NOndAf9I85UaN2dL7?si=uoK6J0TmQua8ztaiF6ceOAHistory/Style Credits: Many leather bound books, my noggin and these three sites... https://www.craftbeer.com/beer-styles https://www.hopculture.com/ https://learn.kegerator.com/

Hello folks, SURPRISE! Here's a sample of what we're doing for our patrons over at www.patreon.com/makingkayfabe. In this episode, we re-book Mr. McMahon's dismal run with the ECW Championship back in 2007.   On top of this Mr. McMahon fantasy booking, we have another THIRTEEN episodes ready to rock if you sign-up to the Kayfabe Community tier and above.    And remember, if you sign-up to www.patreon.com/makingkayfabe DURING APRIL 2022, you will be entered into a draw to potentially win a new Making Kayfabe t-shirt featuring the DEATH GOOKER.   Thanks for reading/listening folks. Once again, you can find tons of cool content over at www.patreon.com/makingkayfabe. See you there, see you in Season 6.    Cheers! Bryce & Dylan

Hey everyone I'm Gary Hoban and welcome to Refinery Life Australia. During April we are going to continue to work our way through the gospel of John our theme is Responding to the Living Word. Today we are talking about When Grief Comes To Your House. Visit us at www.refinerylife.org Twitter @PastorGaryHoban @RefineryLifeGC Facebook @PastorGaryHoban @RefineryLifeChurch Instagram @gary_hoban @refinerylifechurch Patreon YouTube Gary Hoban http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvrTCsjg98vGjMTObxJhtQ Refinery Life Church Australia http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkvD9z50SuKWxhSw0TPQkgQ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refineryliferadio/message

Earlier in March, Business Standard had reported that the government was looking at allowing India-Russia trade in local currencies. Initially, this would apply to sectors such as agriculture, pharmaceuticals and energy, where sanctions had not been imposed by the US and its allies. The understanding was that a similar call regarding trade in defence equipment and dual-use items would require extensive deliberations.   Cut to the present, there has been progress in enabling India-Russia trade in local currencies. Last week, the Reserve Bank of India reportedly met with officials from three Russian financial institutions to discuss possible payment mechanisms that would enable trade between the two countries. The Russian institutions involved were VTB, Sberbank and Gazprombank. According to a financial daily, one of the options is a rupee-ruble trade mechanism. The idea calls for deeper engagement by Russian banks that have a presence in India in order to facilitate the trade. A banker told the financial daily that under such an arrangement, there might be no need for an Indian bank to play a nodal role, as UCO Bank did for trade between India and Iran after the US had imposed sanctions on the latter. So, how close are we to operationalising this mechanism? Federation of Indian Export Organisations President A Sakthivel told a news channel that the rupee-ruble trade mechanism could come as early as this week.   But, there are multiple challenges involved. There might be a solution for the Russian banks participating in such a trade. An official from an overseas bank told a financial daily that Chinese banks in India could be tapped for this. How would this work?   The Russian bank would swap the rupees for renminbi from a Chinese bank branch in India. Unlike rupees, renminbi can be used by Russians. Meanwhile, the Chinese bank can use the rupees to buy dollars, as it does not face any sanctions.   However, fluctuations in the ruble's value could make things difficult when it comes to deciding the exchange rates. But, why do we need such a mechanism in the first place?   At the beginning of March, it was reported that Indian exporters were sceptical that payments worth about 400 million dollars might get stuck as certain Russian banks were blocked from accessing SWIFT. Exporters had found that many buyers did not have the ability to make payments in any foreign currency or from a third party or country. However, they showed a willingness to make payments in rubles.   Also, as India's export to Russia is not considerable, there is an opportunity for Indian companies to enter the country while the West exits. During April 2020-March 2021, according to Russian figures, bilateral trade amounted to 9.31 billion dollars. Out of this, Indian exports amounted to 3.48 billion dollars and imports amounted to 5.83 billion dollars.   Business Standard has also reported that India might import close to 2 million tonnes, or about 15 million barrels, of crude oil from Russia in 2022.   The aim would be to take advantage of Moscow's offer to sell its crude oil cheap and bear insurance and transportation costs. The transactions involved are likely to be in rupee or ruble terms. In the end, whatever mechanism India settles on, it will have to tread carefully given the geopolitical stakes involved.   Watch video

Drumrolls!! Finally, Jenn, Monica, and guest, Amber Meacham are recording the 100th episode of the Real Estate Fight Club! This is the perfect opportunity to look back at some of the favorite episodes. Listeners will get some interesting stats that they have never probably heard about the podcast as well. Don't miss this special episode! Episode Highlights:  Jenn and Monica are reminiscing with their number one and favorite fan, Amber. Jenn and Monica love her so much. They are glad to record the 100th episode, which would not have been possible without the love and support of the wonderful listeners. Monica says with the reminiscing there will be some great tips and thoughts like always that help you in your business. Jenn and Monica travel back memory lane and share their journey of starting the podcast. There are a lot of great real estate podcasts out there that have guests and they present away. Monica shares how she liked the idea of presenting pros and cons of both sides of the coin so that agents could really take a moment, reflect, and decide which one they agree with.  Many common scenarios in the industry and the different pros, cons, or point-counterpoint often set the stage for healthy discussion. For Jenn, the REFC podcast has been a lot of fun meeting people from around the world of random ages, those with whom she would never have had the chance to talk with otherwise.  When it comes to choosing between Jenn and Monica's viewpoints, Amber is team Monica. She shares why she makes that call! Jenn's favorite episode is the one where the guests agree with her and her second favorite episode is the one where they talk about “Can buyers sell their own house or brand themselves?” She also particularly likes Episode 41 “Should you go first or last in an appointment?” Episode 82 was the third most downloaded episode, which was “So your friend lists their home as a “for sale by owner”? Monica got the most sidebar comments on that one because that's really something every agent runs into at some point. Jenn shares her enthusiasm to discuss points with the listeners who disagree with her. She says, “Maybe we have a weird perspective, or we do not see it from your perspective so, come on the podcast, let's talk about it.” During April and May last year, many people did not listen to the REFC podcast because everybody was in a frozen mode. But there are some really good episodes back in like mid-30s to early 40s, which the listeners should really go back to check out now!   3 Key Points:   Real estate Fight Club jumped from 2000 downloads one month all the way to 2700, and exponential growth is expected! Amber picks her two favorite episodes - Episode 62, “Should The Buyer Pay Commissions?” and Episode 80, “Should You Always Say Yes To Buyers?”. When deciding upon the most popular REFC podcast, Jenn and Monica also looked at the ones that got missed a lot especially during the few months after covid started. They encourage the listeners to go back and enjoy that content they may have missed.   *STOP yelling at your phone and yell at Jennand Monica instead! Join us EVERY Thursday at 12pm EST for Real Estate Fight Club in Clubhouse. If you have an iphone but don't have an invite yet, text Jennat 513-400-1691.*   Resources Mentioned: Jenn Murtland LinkedIn | Facebook | (513) 400-1691 | Website | Instagram https://jennifermurtland.com/Vault/ Monica Weakley website | LinkedIn | Facebook Real Estate Fight Club Podcast  Facebook page Amber Meacham Allred Facebook page   Thank You To Our Incredible Sponsor Partners (Get Great Discounts with these links) Vulcan 7 (2 week trial for $49) - https://www.vulcan7.com/jennifermurtland/ Coach John Kitchens Get Your Free Business Assessment  at  https://coachkitchens.com (Book A Call - Use Affiliate Code Fightclub) Ghostpostr $50 off coupon - https://www.ghostpostr.com/ (Get your daily posts - Coupon Code Fightclub) R.E.A.L. Support Solutions - www.realsupportsolutions.com (Promo Code Fightclub for $100 off your first transaction or 3 hours of training)

Things You’ll Learn in this Episode of Doing it Online: I’ll introduce you to our third experiment (and my FAVE) in our Make Money May challenge!  How you can make your marketing pay for itself! Learn all about my $30 mini experiment that turned into a mighty $11,363! (During April 2020!)    Part 3 of Make Money May is here!    Every week for the month of May, in the podcast episode I’ll be handing you a new challenge (or biz experiment) for you to have a go at. The goal here is obviously to just have fun testing things out and see what works and what doesn’t.    Each challenge is super actionable + powerful. But as I said, this one is the best.    I mean, I TRY not to play favourites. But this one totally gets the gold star from me.    I’m talking about the mini-funnel. It sounds mini, but it’s mighty. (Think: Gin + tonic water. It only takes a small shot of gin, right? But the result? Gooood.)    Seriously, you don’t want to miss this episode because this challenge has got the power to make your marketing pay for itself! (No, I’m not kidding.)    But before you go and hit play…   You might want to hop on the Funnel Fuel VIP waitlist…   Why? Because if you’re ON the waitlist, when the VIP-only doors fling open on May 25th, 2pm (Pacific Time) then you’ll get:   $200 off (It’s normally $497, but for the waitlist gang, it’s $297.) You won’t see that discount anywhere else! Over $2000 in bonuses (Including a ticket to our 5-day live online Funnel Fuel Accelerator, where we go through the program together, LIVE. We’ll create it with you, with page audits, ad reviews and MORE.) PLUS the very first person from the waitlist to join Funnel Fuel will win the whole program for FREE + a $500 cash bonus.    Want to learn more? Click here + make sure you join the waitlist today!  Want More? Make more course sales than ever before when you steal my exact funnel at stealmyfunnel.com Want access to my 5-Day eCourse MBA (Mini Business Accelerator) for FREE? Just leave a 5-Star review and then submit your details at katesbonus.com Want the show notes + more funnel goodies? Head to hellofunnels.co/podcast

During April, Dave headed to the North Coast of New South Wales for work and was fortunate to have the opportunity to call in to The Coastal Brewing Company in Forster on his way back to Newcastle airport. What an awesome way to finish off a busy week away as well as experience some of Australia's Big Things!   The beers we sampled were: - Town Lager - Barrington Blonde - Boomerang Beach Pale Ale - Ghinni Ghinni GIPA - Booti KNEIPA - Mungo Mango IPA - Shelly's Milk Chocolate Orange Stout - Black Head Mil​k​ Stout   https://thecoastalbrewingcompany.com/   instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com

During April, the National Month of Hope, Hopeologist Rosalind Tompkins has a hope chat with HOPEE (Helping Others Practice Enduring Empowerment) Awardee Darius Washington about how as a pastor, artist, producer, entrepreneur and visionary, he is empowering others through his God given gifts. Pastor Washington has been seen and heard on television networks like BET (Sunday Best), American Idol, The Word Network Live, and on multiple radio/media outlets internationally. He's opened for gospel mega-stars: Shirley Caesar, Marvin Sapp, Tasha Cobbs and more. Pastor Darius new production banner Cornerstone Media (CSMP), extends his scope of artistry/production to include faith-based TV/Film projects. He is currently serving as Lead Pastor of Faith Life Church Tallahassee. After the pre-recorded interview with Pastor Washington, hopeologist Rosalind and the Christ Vision Tribe discuss the importance of vision when it comes to empowering others. For more information about the Whole Hope Campaign please visit: www.makeahopeconnection.com.

(Original) Masters Month has arrived! During April, Jackson and Jacob will release four conversations about Ancient Greek scripts. This week, J&J discuss one of the bizarre comedies in Aristophanes' library: "The Birds."  ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast  ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: http://www.purple-planet.com ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.

In April 2020, 23 million workers lost their jobs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. During April, the unemployment rate peaked at an unprecedented level of 14.7% (in the last 80 years) before declining to a still-elevated level of 6.9% in October. Due to the large amount of uncertainty in the economy, it is estimated that high unemployment will persist in the next few years, despite the significant gains seen in employment since April.

⭐ For help with your cash flow, check out the FREE webinar: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/1/7v4gqb7⭐ Join our community at: http://www.boolkah.com/academyAs a business owner, learning how to deal with indecision is crucial, especially during times of crisis and change. It’s your responsibility to make business decisions even if the future is uncertain. Failing to do anything is often the worst thing you can do.During April and May of 2020, we started to see lockdowns happen. We had mixed information coming in, and the government (at least in the UK) was not adequately addressing the problem. During the lockdowns, the world came to a standstill. Business owners panicked.Now, there's naturally going to be a period of indecision when something like this occurs. Many businesses watched things unfold before acting. Many people started hoping for a bounce back. Then, the three-week lockdown became three months. Finally, restrictions were lifted and things opened up, albeit in a different manner.The reason why it’s important to learn how to deal with indecision is because the businesses that did adapt were the ones that thrived. What was interesting is that many people were still not making business decisions about the future, even after lockdowns were eased. Many businesses still had the mindset that they would wait for things to get back to normal. But is there such a thing as normal? What decisions would you have made in April if you knew things would go on for 18-24 months? How much different would your situation be now if you had made those decisions back then?It’s not easy to make business decisions in the face of uncertainty. But the time wasted with inaction will almost certainly hurt your business. Learn how to deal with indecision by responding proactively. Don’t wait for the government to help you out. As a leader, you know what’s best for your business.--------------------CONNECT WITH PETER BOOLKAH:--------------------http://www.Boolkah.comhttps://www.facebook.com/Boolkahhttps://www.instagram.com/pboolkah/https://www.linkedin.com/in/boolkahhttps://twitter.com/boolkah--------------------ABOUT PETER BOOLKAH--------------------Peter Boolkah (AKA The Transition Guy) is the World’s #1 Business Transition Coach whose main passion in life is to work with talented and high performing business owners who are in the process of creating exciting, high growth businesses. Peter helps you to navigate and transition through the crucial growth pains that all growing businesses experience making it as painless and exciting as possible.It is important to remember that businesses do not just grow and develop on their own, it is up to us and our teams to make this happen by making every day purposeful. As businesses grow some parts of the journey will be easier than others and most owners do not have all the answers. Starting a business is one of the most exciting things we get to do and we all have aspirations of achieving great things. In fact Peter is yet to meet someone who started a business with the intention of failing.Peter’s ultimate life goal is to inspire and empower over 100,000 Entrepreneurs to create long term thriving businesses resulting in the creation of 1,000,000 jobs.So if you are scaling up your business, you’re in a business transition period, and want to know more then connect with Peter at Boolkah.com--------------------THE TRANSITION GUY --------------------Peter Boolkah is the World's #1 Business Transition Coach and also known as ‘The Transition Guy’. This YouTube channel and his podcast is where he shares his unique and direct approach to taking back control of your business (and your life) while growing and transitioning your business from one level to the next.

During April 2020, Stackline released its report on “Top 100 Fastest Growing & Declining Categories in E-commerce”. The company reviewed E-commerce sales across the U.S. and at SocialB we have had some discussion and debate about the list. In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, many of our conversations have been around the amazing ingenuity of companies “pivoting” to offer their goods and services to isolated customers with new focus and priorities. But what about the categories Stackline had found to be the fastest declining, have they been able to revise and revisit their offers? Lynsey & Simon chat through the examples and what some of the declining sectors could have done.

During April the National Month of Hope, hope is needed now more than ever! On this episode Hopeologist Rosalind Tompkins chats with HOPEE (Helping Others Practice Enduring Empowerment) National Awardee Judge Frank Caprio of Providence Rhode Island about his hope filled life and career. Judge Caprio has served as a Providence Municipal Court Judge since 1985. His court is well-known due to the top-rated television show, "Caught in Providence". The "Caught in Providence" televised proceedings have become popular worldwide and televised nationally since September 2018. The world is experiencing life turned upside down due to the Coronavirus pandemic. During these unprecedented times we need to spread hope and not disease. Pope Francis said on Easter Sunday, that the message that Christ has risen is "the contagion of hope." Hope is like the light in a dark tunnel that will help us to navigate our way through this crisis. As a hopeologist and hope coach I believe that it is imperative to stay safe, keep the faith, and have hope. I am honored to chat with those who are bringing hope to the world in their various roles and capacities. For more information, to support, and to become a Citizen of Hope please visit: www.makeahopeconnection.com.

How does one mom handle it, when she finds her daughters throwing dirt at each other? (FYI: I'm taking your questions for an upcoming episode! What's on your mind about your kiddos right now? I'm a child development expert and parent coach, I'd love to help! Ask, and I'll address your question in our August 6 episode... I'm taking questions until Thursday, August 1 (which is when I'll record the episode.) Go to weturnedoutokay.com/contact to ask your question : ) No matter the season, there's always an opportunity for kids to come into conflict with other kids. Whether siblings, cousins, classmates or just somebody at the playground, mean words, pushing, and other acts of frustration or aggression abound. So, do we parents just have to live with it, put up with the bickering and hard feelings? Nope! This masterclass is a distillation of three months' worth of work in the private, online community I run for parents of young children. During April, May, and June 2019 we dove headfirst into the problems real parents really experience, and how to alleviate it when kids aren't getting along. Today I'm bringing you behind the scenes, directly into the Ninja Parenting Community, sharing the information you need to help your kids actually get along! Some of these ideas may seem unconventional, and likely (unless you are a member of NPC) they are new to you, but they REALLY work. In fact we finish out with a success story! How does one mom handle it, when she finds her daughters throwing dirt at each other? Find out in this episode of We Turned Out Okay! Plus in Parenting News: This article in the Atlantic, on Fred Rogers (of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood) and how he approached speaking with children, is one of those articles I wanted to hug to my chest

All episodes available at http://TheNeuroNerds.com. Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds. Summary In response to last week's episode, our listeners and stroke/brain injury survivor community has stepped up and supported our host Joe by flooding Twitter with complaints to Valley Presbyterian Hospital asking them to take responsibility and apologize for their negligent care of him during Joe's stay there. We really appreciate your support so this episode is dedicated to our listeners plus Joe and guest co-host and our producer, Felice, talk about what's planned for our upcoming episodes this summer. What would you like to hear us talk about on future episodes? Let us know on our socials! And please keep tweeting at Valley Pres. Link to tweet is below. Links to Topics Mentioned Please help us get closure and justice for Joe. Tweet @vphcares and tell Valley Pres to admit their fault and negligence in losing @joesorocks on August 26, 2016. Here's an example tweet: "@vphcares, shame on you for losing a stroke patient, @joesorocks on the streets of Van Nuys on 8/26/16! Do the right thing, admit your negligence and issue a public apology." Contact Valley Presbyterian Hospital and demand justice - https://www.valleypres.org/Contact-Us.aspx Credits Support The NeuroNerds podcast on Patreon and join our NeuroJedi High Council at www.Patreon.com/TheNeuroNerds. During April and May 2019, we are donating a portion of the proceeds to aneurysm and stroke survivor Emilia Clarke's nonprofit SameYou.org Co-hosted by Joe Borges and Lauren Manzano Find Joe at http://joesorocks.com and @joesorocks on Twitter/Instagram and submit your stroke/brain injury recovery story at https://www.joesorocks.com/submit-your-story Find Lauren at @laurenlmanzano on Instagram, @tankbbg on Twitter Produced by Joe Borges and Felice LaZae Edited by Felice LaZae, http://felicelazae.com, @felicelazae on Twitter/Instagram Theme song produced by Sleep Deez, @sleepvision on Instagram, @sleepdeez on Twitter

All episodes available at http://TheNeuroNerds.com. Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds. Summary This is a very personal episode for our host Joe Borges. For the first time, he is sharing the full story behind a traumatic incident that occurred while he was in rehab after his stroke at Valley Presbyterian Hospital on August 26, 2016. This incident has caused a lot of emotional damage and distress including PTSD for Joe so it is extremely difficult to share, but Joe wanted to shed light on hospital negligence and find some closure. Valley Pres committed extreme negligence in not having proper supervision and sending a stroke patient, Joe, out of their hospital onto the streets of Van Nuys in the middle of the night. Joe tells the story along with the help of his girlfriend, caregiver and co-producer, Felice. Please help us fight back by joining us in telling Valley Pres to admit their wrong doing and demand justice for Joe. Contact details in our show notes. Links to Topics Mentioned Please help us get closure and justice for Joe. Tweet @vphcares and tell Valley Pres to admit their fault and negligence in losing @joesorocks on August 26, 2016. Here's an example tweet: "@vphcares, shame on you for losing a stroke patient, @joesorocks on the streets of Van Nuys on 8/26/16! Do the right thing, admit your negligence and issue a public apology." Contact Valley Presbyterian Hospital and demand justice - https://www.valleypres.org/Contact-Us.aspx Credits Support The NeuroNerds podcast on Patreon and join our NeuroJedi High Council at www.Patreon.com/TheNeuroNerds. During April and May 2019, we are donating a portion of the proceeds to aneurysm and stroke survivor Emilia Clarke's nonprofit SameYou.org Co-hosted by Joe Borges and Lauren Manzano Find Joe at http://joesorocks.com and @joesorocks on Twitter/Instagram and submit your stroke/brain injury recovery story at https://www.joesorocks.com/submit-your-story Find Lauren at @laurenlmanzano on Instagram, @tankbbg on Twitter Produced by Joe Borges and Felice LaZae Edited by Felice LaZae, http://felicelazae.com, @felicelazae on Twitter/Instagram Theme song produced by Sleep Deez, @sleepvision on Instagram, @sleepdeez on Twitter

All episodes available at http://TheNeuroNerds.com. Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds. Summary This episode is going live on Memorial Day so we wanted to take this time to spotlight veterans and mental health as May is also Mental Health Awareness Month (in addition to Stroke Awareness Month). To help share the soldier's perspective when it comes to mental health including PTSD post-combat, our host Joe, interviews guest, Tripp Denom. Tripp is a really talented artist and rapper (as you can hear from our special intro to today's episode, but he's also a veteran with firsthand experience overseas in combat. Being a self-confessed nerd or "blerd" (black nerd), Tripp and Joe talk everything from PTSD in soldiers as well as characters in Avengers Endgame to breaking up with psychologists to African American characters throughout the years in comics. Do you have any veterans or active-duty soldiers you're honoring today? Please share in the comments on our Instagram! Links to Topics Mentioned Follow Tripp on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/trippdenom/ Military One Source - https://www.militaryonesource.mil/health-wellness/mental-health Mental Health Support for Veterans - https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/veterans If you are a veteran and in immediate crisis, call the Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255 and press 1, text to 838255, or chat online at VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat Credits Support The NeuroNerds podcast on Patreon and join our NeuroJedi High Council at www.Patreon.com/TheNeuroNerds. During April and May 2019, we are donating a portion of the proceeds to aneurysm and stroke survivor Emilia Clarke's nonprofit SameYou.org Co-hosted by Joe Borges and Lauren Manzano Find Joe at http://joesorocks.com and @joesorocks on Twitter/Instagram and submit your stroke/brain injury recovery story at https://www.joesorocks.com/submit-your-story Find Lauren at @laurenlmanzano on Instagram, @tankbbg on Twitter Produced by Joe Borges and Felice LaZae Edited by Felice LaZae, http://felicelazae.com, @felicelazae on Twitter/Instagram Theme song produced by Sleep Deez, @sleepvision on Instagram, @sleepdeez on Twitter East of Tunesia by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://incompetech.com/

All episodes available at http://TheNeuroNerds.com. Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds. Summary We always joke that The NeuroNerds are not experts on brain injury, but rather experts on experiencing brain injury. So when our host Joe, got the opportunity to interview Dr. Karen D. Sullivan, an actual expert, he was more than excited! Dr. Sullivan is a neuropsychologist that specializes in working with patients recovering from brain injuries such as strokes, TBIs, aneurysms and more. In this episode, Joe talks with the doc about PTSD, recovery, and her new book "Interactive Stroke Recovery Guide - 10 Rules of Rehab". She gives us an insight to the brain injury journey from a caring health professional point-of-view that we haven't explored yet on this podcast. It's a very eye-opening episode to say the least. Do you have questions for Dr. Sullivan? Let us know on Instagram and tag @icareforyourbrain. Links to Topics Mentioned Learn more about Dr. Sullivan's I Care For Your Brain Movement and pre-order her new book that releases June 5, 2019 at https://www.icfyb.com Follow Dr. Sullivan at https://www.instagram.com/icareforyourbrain/, https://www.facebook.com/ICareForYourBrain/ Credits Support The NeuroNerds podcast on Patreon and join our NeuroJedi High Council at www.Patreon.com/TheNeuroNerds. During April and May 2019, we are donating a portion of the proceeds to aneurysm and stroke survivor Amelia Clarke's nonprofit SameYou.org Co-hosted by Joe Borges and Lauren Manzano Find Joe at http://joesorocks.com and @joesorocks on Twitter/Instagram and submit your stroke/brain injury recovery story at https://www.joesorocks.com/submit-your-story Find Lauren at @laurenlmanzano on Instagram, @tankbbg on Twitter Produced by Joe Borges and Felice LaZae Edited by Felice LaZae, http://felicelazae.com, @felicelazae on Twitter/Instagram Theme song produced by Sleep Deez, @sleepvision on Instagram, @sleepdeez on Twitter

All episodes available at http://TheNeuroNerds.com. Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds. Summary We're celebrating Mother's Day 2019 with bad ass independent woman, mother, stroke/AVM survivor and this episode's guest co-host Bridget Chiovari. Our host Joe, talks with Bridget about her experience surviving her brain injury while pregnant with her second child in her second trimester! Plus, they talk photography, Game Of Thrones and more about juggling brain injury recovery while being a mother. Do you know any amazing brain injury surviving and thriving moms? Share with us on on our socials! Links to Topics Mentioned Follow on Bridget on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/bridgetclarice/ Additional info and resources used in this episode about the stroke risk of chiropractic adjustments - https://consumer.healthday.com/alternative-medicine-information-3/chiropractic-news-128/could-chiropractic-manipulation-of-your-neck-trigger-a-stroke-690593.html, https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/STR.0000000000000016 Heat Stroke - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_stroke External ventricular drain (EVD) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_ventricular_drain Credits Support The NeuroNerds podcast on Patreon and join our NeuroJedi High Council at www.Patreon.com/TheNeuroNerds. During April and May 2019, we are donating a portion of the proceeds to aneurysm and stroke survivor Amelia Clarke's nonprofit SameYou.org Co-hosted by Joe Borges and Lauren Manzano Find Joe at http://joesorocks.com and @joesorocks on Twitter/Instagram and submit your stroke/brain injury recovery story at https://www.joesorocks.com/submit-your-story Find Lauren at @laurenlmanzano on Instagram, @tankbbg on Twitter Produced by Joe Borges and Felice LaZae Edited by Felice LaZae, http://felicelazae.com, @felicelazae on Twitter/Instagram Assistant editor - Calvin Nichols Theme song produced by Sleep Deez, @sleepvision on Instagram, @sleepdeez on Twitter Local Elevator by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300012, Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Excerpt of Independent by Webbie ft Lil Phat & Lil Boosie

All episodes available at http://TheNeuroNerds.com. Follow @TheNeuroNerds on Twitter/Instagram and Like us at Facebook.com/TheNeuroNerds. Summary Host Joe Borges interviews actor Malcolm Barrett along with his best friend, AVM/stroke survivor and friend of our show, Thomas Mejia. They talk all about Malcolm's experience supporting Thomas through multiple craniotomy surgeries and recovery. He has now written a play inspired by this experience called Brain Problems presented by Ammunition Theater Company, running until May 19, 2019. Malcolm is best known for his roles in Better Off Ted, Timeless and Preacher. He has acted in a variety of roles over his career, but obviously, since this is a nerd show, we are nerding out on his roles in cult classics such as Always Sunny In Philadelphia, The Office, The Sopranos, Monk and we think it's worth mentioning again Preacher. Listen as they cover everything from brain injury recovery, favorite MC's and the inspiration and the creative process behind Brain Problems. If you're in LA, let us know if you're going to see Malcolm's play! Share on our socials! Links to Topics Mentioned Follow Malcolm on Twitter - https://twitter.com/malcolmbarrett and on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/verbalberappin Follow Thomas on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tmejia111 Purchase tickets to see Brain Problems at https://www.eventbee.com/event?eid=118074323#/tickets Learn more about Ammunition Theater Company at https://ammunitiontheatre.com/ and follow them on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/ammotheatre/ More info about Malcolm Barrett - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0057217/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Barrett_(actor) Learn more about Malcolm's new CBS pilot series Our House at https://deadline.com/2019/03/malcolm-barrett-star-cbs-comedy-pilot-our-house-james-burrows-direct-1202571730/ Listen to Malcolm's album Funhouse by his rap duo Verbal + Icarus - https://verbal-icarus.com/album/fun-house/ Credits Support The NeuroNerds podcast on Patreon and join our NeuroJedi High Council at www.Patreon.com/TheNeuroNerds. During April and May 2019, we are donating a portion of the proceeds to aneurysm and stroke survivor Amelia Clarke's nonprofit SameYou.org Co-hosted by Joe Borges and Lauren Manzano Find Joe at http://joesorocks.com and @joesorocks on Twitter/Instagram and submit your stroke/brain injury recovery story at https://www.joesorocks.com/submit-your-story Find Lauren at @laurenlmanzano on Instagram, @tankbbg on Twitter Produced by Joe Borges and Felice LaZae Edited by Felice LaZae, http://felicelazae.com, @felicelazae on Twitter/Instagram Theme song produced by Sleep Deez, @sleepvision on Instagram, @sleepdeez on Twitter The theme song from Always Sunny In Philadelphia is Temptation Sensation by Heinz Kiessling

This is episode 32 - the English swarm over South Africa. I have borrowed the title from a Chapter in Christian De Wet's book published in 1902 called "Three Years War" and this week we will prepare to march with British Army commander in chief Lord Roberts towards his goal, Pretoria. Its also a perfect moment to take a closer look at some of the international soldiers fighting on the side of the Boers and spend some time with Deneys Reitz in the saddle and sniping at the British as they roll across the veld. And a big shout out to thank all the listeners who've sent me messages of support and for your suggestions. There're too many to mention all but in particular to Stoffel Nel for the background and research material, thanks for sharing its helped greatly. And Kevin Jackson who has sent photographs of a Boer War memorial in Nelson, New Zealand's south island, I've loaded these on the website and Facebook page - thanks so much. To Mike in the U.S. who's asked for more maps to be published on the website, I've scanned a few more and other interesting tit-bits including adverts of the time and you can find them at the ABWARPODCAST.COM website this week. To Jacques Holland's who has been so supportive as well as Louw de Beer, thanks for the review and Bill Yeo, thank you for the wonderful words and messages. Chantal Geldenhuys, thank you too along with Daniel Cuevas Fisch. The interest in this series has gone global which is both surprising and heartwarming. It has had many downloads from places like Singapore and even Seoul in South Korea which was completely unexpected. In this week's episode, there's a disconnect here between the goal and what really accounts for victory. As with other commanders, Lord Roberts who now leads a large army of 50 000 men believes once Pretoria is taken, the Boers will be beaten. While he was plotting his next moves, Lord Kitchener had not been idle, leading a column through April to De Aar which is in the Cape. Another column led by Sam Hughes an intelligence officer, had managed to make it all the way north to Upington on the edge of the Desert. During April and much of May 1900, small scale skirmishes dominate. Boer Commander Jooste who'd held Upington had made a strategic withdrawal to the Orange River through what's known as Griqualand, and eventually into the Transvaal. It's also time to investigate the lesser known stories around the war - with its international significance at the time, largely forgotten as we forge ahead in the 21st century. For example, Canadian troops were the main force known as the Karoo Expedition between March and April 1900 but disease continued to play havoc. On the way into the Karoo a dozen men fell ill and one died, but by the time they exited the semi-desert Karoo in March, fifty men were extremely sick with dysentry and enteric. A number of horses had given out and had to be shot, with many of the mounted infantry in the Canadian 1st Battalion mounted rifles preferring to walk alongside their emaciated horses and in some cases, feeding them hard tack biscuits and suffering hunger themselves.

Sharon started her working life in a real estate office in 1986 which was a part of a small franchise group. Sharon became a Licensed Real Estate Agent in 1991. Sharon became a Stock and Station Agent and Business Agent and also became a qualified Auctioneer. She obtained her Diploma in Business (real estate management) in 1999. In 2004 Sharon opened her first real estate office under a large international franchise group. Due to her immediate success Sharon opened her second office in 2005 and quickly became a major player in the market place, employing 10 people at any one time. Sharon obtained every goal set including the prestigious franchise “Centurion Award” (2007 & 2008) ranking her in the top 2% of sales people worldwide. Looking for a new challenge she sold her two businesses and decided to commit to a role in HydroKleen Australia Pty Ltd in 2009. During April 2011 Sharon took up the offer of purchasing a 50% share holding and directorship in HydroKleen Australia and HydroKleen International, joining her life partner John Sanders in business. Sharon & John operate as franchisees owning the franchise HydroKleen Gold Coast. Also during 2011 Sharon commenced and completed her Diploma in Franchising and was recognised in a graduation ceremony at William Angliss Institute in Melbourne. Sharon was nominated and became a finalist in the Franchising Council of Australia Award for Franchise Woman of the Year NT/QLD and was awarded the prestigious Merit Award for 2012 and was also awarded Franchise Woman of the Year QLD/NT in 2014. Sharon is a member of the Franchising Council of Australia, Women in Franchising Council and Variety. She is also a current committee member for the Franchising Council of Australia QLD/NT She is the founding director of Sharon Jurd Events, she currently mentors, coaches, teaches and key notes speaks to people across the country. Her passion is to help people grow their businesses to live the life they deserve. Website http://sharonjurdevents.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SharonMJurd Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonjurd

Matthew Distefano (Heretic Happy Hour podcast, subscribe HERE) joins us to talk about his new book: "Heretic!: An Lgbtq-Affirming, Divine Violence-Denying, Christian Universalist's Responses to Some of Evangelical Christianity's Most Pressing Concerns" from Quoir Publishing. Get it HERE. We talk about "dabbling" in atheism, Christian universalism, what being LGBT affirming means to him, marijuana, what following Christ looks like for him practically & more. Plus, we get caught up on listener feedback. During April 2018 all proceeds from Matthew's book are being donated to the Preemptive Love Coalition ("We’re a coalition stretching across Iraq, Syria, the United States, and beyond, working together to unmake violence and create the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible.") Get in touch with Matthew: http://www.allsetfree.com/ - https://www.facebook.com/matthew.distefano.7 -Subscribe to Bros Bibles & Beer on Apple Podcasts-Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts!-https://www.facebook.com/brosbiblesbeer-https://twitter.com/brosbiblesbeer-https://www.brosbiblesbeer.com-Instagram: @brosbiblesbeer-Email: brosbiblesbeer@gmail.comBros Bibles & Beer is: Mr. Jeff Pearson, Mr Scott "the scoot" Hulbert & Mr. Zack KraterEdited by: Zack KraterFind us wherever fine podcasts are distributed. Oh, and tell a friend!Grace. Peace. Cheers!

Key Points Calculating pension loss can be complex, especially where the employee was defined benefit pension scheme. The Employment Tribunal service published a 2003 guidance note which suggested two methods for approximating pension loss without the need for actuarial advice, but this guidance has now been withdrawn. During April and May 2016, the President of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) consulted on a new approach to calculating pension loss. The response to this consultation is awaited. In higher value cases, the parties may wish to take actuarial advice on pension loss. In the context of a negotiated exit, there are several ways to compensate for pension loss. The cooperation of the pension scheme administrators or trustees may be required to implement some of these.

WARNING: THIS IS PART TWO OF A TWO-PART STORY. PLEASE LISTEN TO 'SEASON 2 - EPISODE 4' FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS CASE. During April 2016 Helen Bailey, a successful author, disappeared. She allegedly left a note, found by her husband to be, asking that no one contact her as she needed some time alone. Over the following weeks and months, appeals were made by Helen’s friends and family in the hope someone might have spotted her. *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED AS THIS EPISODE CONTAINS ADULT THEMES AND DESCRIPTIONS THAT SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND DISTRESSING *** More information can be found on our website at http://theywalkamonguspodcast.com For early advert free access visit https://www.patreon.com/TheyWalkAmongUs MUSIC Train by Sergey Cheremisinov Closer To You by Sergey Cheremisinov Cylinder Five by Chris Zabriskie Caf by Ars Sonor April by Kai Engel modum by Kai Engel All music sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org and used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ You can follow us via our social media profiles: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TWAU_Podcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theywalkamonguspodcast/ Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1346814312074979/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theywalkamonguspodcast/ Acast - https://www.acast.com/theywalkamongus See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

During April 2017 a record breaking of 349,000 tourists visited Israel - the highest number per month since the establishment of Israel. From the vast Negev desert to the vivacious cities of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, to the Tuscanesque hilltops of the Galilee, indeed, the land of Milk and Honey has a lot to offer the world traveler. Yet for the traveler coming here, the country's small size can be misleading - there is so much to do and to see, that even a two weeks trip is hardly enough. Gal Mor, one of the co-founders of the famous Abraham Hostel chain, has been a world traveler for most of his life. He joins Eytan and Naor to talk about tourism in Israel, backpacking culture and more. (Photo: Ben Luria)

Good afternoon. This is James Cordier of OptionSellers.com, with a market update for March 28th. I thought we’d do something slightly different today. We’re going to talk about history, and then we’re going to talk about doing some very good option selling in 2016. Several years ago, many of you may remember Rita and Katrina slamming into the Gulf of Mexico and ripping out natural gas and crude oil platforms. At the time, natural gas prices starting to soar and people thinking “How are we ever going to find any natural gas? How are we ever going to get any more crude oil?” Prices spike. They go up some 40, 50, 60 percent basically overnight, and investors scramble to cover their shorts and go long commodities like natural gas. The entire time people are thinking “Well, natural gas will never come back down to the original price, certainly because of all the supply that has now come off of line. Two years later, of course, natural gas is trading below the price prior to the storms that hit, and now, in 2016, natural gas is trading at $1 per million BTUs, roughly one quarter of what the price was prior to the storms. History tells us a lot that supply and demand will change, based on prices and based on consumer consumption. What we’re looking at right now is we’re looking at coffee. Coffee market, several years ago, changed drastically, as Brazil at the time with the number one producer in the world received a freeze in southern portions of the growing regions. Coffee prices soar, one third of the coffee crop is demolished from the cold temperatures, and everyone scrambles to buy coffee and expecting it to never go back down to the original level. One year later, coffee prices are trading below the pre-freeze price, and once again, supply is irredundant. This year, 2016, coffee prices start rallying because of dry conditions. In some of the northern Robusta regions of Brazil, at the same time we have something called the mealybug, which is eating some of the coffee cherries, as well. Coffee prices start rallying from 115 up to 135, investors scramble to buy coffee and, low and behold, everyone’s worried about the weather again this year. 2016, Brazil is going to produce approximately 56 to 57 million bags, the largest crop ever in history, and we feel that October, November, and December of this year, prices will once again below the price that originally took place when the mealybug was announced and when dry conditions happened. With coffee now rallying, approximately 135 to 140 per pound, we’re looking at call selling opportunities going forward. We’re looking at the December contract, we’re looking at 220, 230, and 240 dollars per pound strike prices, roughly double the price of coffee. Coffee usually has its largest demand in the winter season, January, February, and March. A lot of consumers of coffee in the United States feel that they drink coffee daily year round, but actually we consume about 20% more coffee during the winter season, and then people go to summer drinks as it starts to warm in April and May. During April and May is when Brazil starts harvesting their crop, and this year is expected to be a record. April and May is the time to be short coffee. We’re going to start doing that this coming week, and we expect coffee prices to be far below current levels where they are right now. Selling 220 and 230 coffee calls is going to look like a very good investment, I think, this fall. We expect coffee prices to be roughly half of what the strike prices are. This is how you trade history, this is how you trade commodity options, and this is an opportunity to sell coffee calls in 2016. We expect this to be a great opportunity, and low hanging fruit, as we like to say. Anyone wanting more information from OptionSellers.com can visit our website. We’d be happy to get something right out to you. Feel free to contact Rosie and she can set you up with your own account, if you like. As always, it’s great chatting with you. I’m looking forward to doing so again in two weeks. Thank you.

During April we celebrated Easter, acknowledging our Lord's death & resurrection, because it's all about Him... Track Listing: 1. Intro, 2. Jesus at the Centre (Intro) - Isreal (Music Sounds Better DJ N-Joi Mix), 3. Resist - Roland Clark, 4. Deeper Lover - Aretha Franklin (DJ N-Joi Under Pressure Mix), 5. Pentecost - Terrance Parker, 6. Believe - Under Headz, 7. So Good Today - Ben Westbeech, 8. Better Way - Barry Solone & Seb Skalski, 9. Blessed - Charles Dockins, 10. God is Good - Roland Clark, 11. I Have a Dream (Dr. King's Speech) - DJ N-Joi "Yeah" Mix, 12. Believe (Knee Deep Dub) - Roberto De Carlo & 13. The Light - Soulsearcher v Michelle Weeks.