Podcast appearances and mentions of Edmund Morris

As the world falls apart — and we prep for our Buckley mega-episode with Sam Tanenhaus — we're unlocking this fun episode from late last year. Subscribe at Patreon.com/knowyourenemy to never miss an episode like this one. And please listen to Jesse's insane, hilarious, freakishly prescient (and fake) podcast Tech Talk. A palette cleanser for subscribers: we watched Reagan (2024), with our intrepid producer, Jesse Brenneman. Even better, the movie is based on the 2006 book, The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism, by Paul Kengor — who just happens to have been Matt's close mentor as an undergraduate student. Reagan clocks in at over two hours and twenty minutes, and it's a wild, even fantastical ride that offers a revealing glimpse into the conservative psyche and a faithful rendition of the most hagiographic version of the Reagan mythology, especially his personal responsibility for ending the Cold War and finally putting the Soviet Union on the ash heap of history.Sources:Reagan (2024)Paul Kengor, The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism(2006)— God and Ronald Reagan: A Spiritual Life(2004)— A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century(2017)Edmund Morris, Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan (1999)

Let's relax with more advice about successful farming. This time, we get snookered in the purchase of a cow, wage endless war on weeds, and sell some blackberry bushes. Profitable!   Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener supported! All supporters in the month of February will be entered into a drawing for a personal, made-just-for-you episode of the book of your choice. Neat! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW   Read “Ten Acres Enough” at Project Gutenberg:  https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48753 Music: "Changing Colours,” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com   If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, http://www.boringbookspod.com.

“You'd be amazed at how far you can get in life having no idea what the subjunctive mood is,” writes Benjamin Dreyer, retired managing editor and copy chief of the Random House division of Penguin Random House. “As if it's not bad enough that English has rules, it also has moods.” Yes, it does. Happily, the mood of the room for writers in Benjamin's good hands as a copyeditor was cheerful and patient and winning… and, for the most part, grammatically correct. Over the course of his 30+ years in publishing, he helped to shepherd the work of writers such as Michael Chabon, Edmund Morris, Suzan-Lori Parks, E.L. Doctorow, Elizabeth Strout, and Shirley Jackson into print. Somewhere in there, he also found time to write a book of his own: The New York Times best-selling stylebook Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style—a “brilliant, pithy, incandescently intelligent book [that] is to contemporary writing what Geoffrey Chaucer's poetry was to medieval English,” according to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, another Random House author who benefited from our guest's unseen hand.   Join us as Benjamin reflects on the collaborative role of the copyeditor in the publishing process, on the joys of creative footnoting, on the particularly lovely frustration of working with Isabella Rossellini, on a writer's lifetime allotment of exclamation points, and the excesses to be pruned from phrases like “assless chaps,” “slightly ajar,” and “passing fad.”   (Note the ever-popular serial comma in the previous sentence, and the expenditure of one of those allotted exclamation points in this parenthetical aside!)   Learn more about Benjamin Dreyer:  Website Blue Sky Facebook Instagram Substack Please support the sponsors who support our show: Ritani Jewelers Daniel Paisner's Balloon Dog Daniel Paisner's SHOW: The Making and Unmaking of a Network Television Pilot Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall by Lindsey Jacobellis Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Libro.fm (ASTOLDTO) | 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 when you start your membership Film Freaks Forever! podcast, hosted by Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton Everyday Shakespeare podcast A Mighty Blaze podcast The Writer's Bone Podcast Network Misfits Market (WRITERSBONE) | $15 off your first order  Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Wizard Pins (WRITERSBONE) | 20% discount

Listen to the rest of this premium episode by subscribing at patreon.com/knowyourenemyWe wanted to offer something of a palette cleanser for our subscribers, so we decided to watch the recent movie, Reagan, with our intrepid producer, Jesse Brenneman. Even better, it's based on the 2006 book, The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism, by Paul Kengor—who just happens to have been Matt's close mentor as an undergraduate student. Reagan clocks in at over two hours and twenty minutes, and it's a wild, even fantastical ride that offers a revealing glimpse into the conservative psyche and a faithful rendition of the most hagiographic version of the Reagan mythology, especially his personal responsibility for ending the Cold War and finally putting the Soviet Union on the ash heap of history.Sources:Reagan (2024)Paul Kengor, The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism(2006)— God and Ronald Reagan: A Spiritual Life(2004)— A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century(2017)Edmund Morris, Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan (1999)

Max Boot, in his 836-page book titled "Reagan: His Life and Legend," says that his is the first definitive biography of the 40th president. Boot suggests that Edmund Morris, the president's official biographer, "appeared to be so flummoxed by the complexities of Reagan's character that he produced 'Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan,' that was widely criticized in spite of its acute insights." Max Boot also points out in his introduction: "I am fortunate that Ronald Reagan's story can now be told as never before because we possess far more archival sources and far more historical perspective." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Max Boot, in his 836-page book titled "Reagan: His Life and Legend," says that his is the first definitive biography of the 40th president. Boot suggests that Edmund Morris, the president's official biographer, "appeared to be so flummoxed by the complexities of Reagan's character that he produced 'Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan,' that was widely criticized in spite of its acute insights." Max Boot also points out in his introduction: "I am fortunate that Ronald Reagan's story can now be told as never before because we possess far more archival sources and far more historical perspective." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Edmund Morris, in his book Theodore Rex, wrote the following about President Theodore Roosevelt and his wife, Edith (p.451). “Teddy Roosevelt's attitude toward Edith — beyond the fact that they personified every syllable of the marriage vow — as one of dog-like adoration he looked to her for porch company, for approving pats and hugs, and sometimes, guiltily, for discipline when he had done something wrong. She could bring him up short, during one of his indiscreet monologues, by giving off a special quietness that he could sense within seconds. Roosevelt often outraged her sense of propriety. ‘You only have...Article Link

Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com/Ronald Reagan carried a gun in his briefcase when he was president. According to Edmund Morris' pseudo-historical memoir of Reagan, Dutch, Reagan got the gun in Iowa. “It is a fact … that RR did acquire a 1934 Walther PPK .380 pocket-sized police pistol early in his stay in Des Moines and kept it lovingly the rest of his life,” Morris wrote. “He even toted it in his briefcase as president.”Reagan was obsessed with the idea that he was a target of assassination and had been since his days as the president of the Screen Actors Guild in the 1940s.That's just one of the bits of ephemera from this episode of Angry Planet where we're joined by historian Rick Perlstein who is on the ground at the Republican National Convention. On Saturday, a gunman took a shot at former President Donald Trump. He missed, clipping his ear.What can the lives of past assassins, both failed and successful tell us about Thomas Matthew Crooks? What is the duty of the historian at this moment? Is political violence on the rise in America or is this all business as usual?Join us as we ask these questions and attempt to find some answers.You Are Entering the Infernal TriangleGunman's Phone Had Details About Both Trump and Biden, F.B.I. Officials SayA Blind Spot and a Lost Trail: How the Gunman Got So Close to Trump‘Stay Strapped or Get Clapped'Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/warcollege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest Yani Bellini Saibene Panelist Richard Littauer Show Notes In this episode of Sustain, host Richard welcomes guest Yani Bellini Saibene from Argentina. Yani, with a rich background in open source community management, shares her journey into the tech and open source world, and highlights her roles as the rOpenSci Community Manager, R-Ladies Project Lead, and Vice President for the Board of Directors for The Carpentries. The discussion dives into the challenges of funding, sustainability of volunteer-based models, and the importance of including diverse voices in open source development. The conversation also explores the economic disparities and cultural differences affecting contributors form the global south and how building strong local communities can empower individuals by providing them with tools, knowledge, and a sense of belonging in the wider world. Press download to hear more! [00:01:47] Yani describes her start as a researcher at INTA while at university, her degree in computer science, and her initial work developing software and teaching scientists to use computing tools. She also details her career progression and her master thesis at INTA. [00:04:49] We hear about the foundation and global expansion of R-Ladies, as Yani emphasizes community strength and the organizers' passion. She discusses the flexibility and inclusivity of the chapters, and the support and resources shared among the community. [00:08:56] Richard questions about the distinct roles and activities between rOpenSci, R-Ladies, and The Carpentries, which appear to have similar goals in teaching R, and Yani explains the different objectives of the three organizations. [00:12:50] Yani lists the funders, including the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Sloan Foundation, and others. She describes the funding models for R-Ladies and Carpentries and the challenges of sustaining such community-oriented projects. [00:14:52] Richard inquires about the role of the board of directors in establishing post-grant funding. Yani explains The Carpentries' membership model where institutions pay for benefits like workshops and instructor training, she mentions the perks for members, discusses the challenges of maintaining services without sufficient membership or grants, and highlights cultural and financial barriers in Latin America. [00:20:17] Richard is curious about cultural barriers and asks for further insights into overcoming cultural barriers and the limitations of translations. Yani discusses her personal journey with the English language and its importance in coding beyond syntax and shares some data from a recent study that was done, and the paper is called, “The manifold costs of being a non-native English speaker in science,” from PLOS Biology. [00:24:42] Yani discusses additional studies, mentioning the Linux Foundation report on English as a barrier in open source contribution and its influence on perceived expertise. [00:25:55] Richard asks Yani about the point at which translation efforts start to yield benefits for the community and inquires about the visible impacts and dividends from investments in internationalizing materials. Yani cites examples of immediate benefits, and discusses her involvement in translating educational materials, which has supported teaching many Spanish speaking teachers. [00:32:38] Richard raises concerns about the possibility of global exploitation through talent extraction from non-English speaking regions. Yani addresses the issue of local versus international business compensation and the ethical implications for non-profit organizations. [00:36:30] We hear Richard's concerns about how to have conversations about open source contributions and community building in a non-extractive way and he wonders if it's feasible to collectively support open source maintainers financially. Yani explains the concept of three “currencies” in any job: money, heart, and brain. [00:39:16] Yani discusses the champions program at rOpenSci, where stipends were important for participants to allocate time to the tasks and do an excellent job. [00:41:05] Find out where you can follow Yani online. Quotes [00:06:17] “In R-Ladies, you have enough informality and enough expertise to make this a special place to learn.” [00:18:26] “There is little funding for maintaining what you already have.” [00:20:40] “I have to confess that I approached the English language because I loved code.” Spotlight [00:42:26] Richard's spotlight is a book he's reading called, Theodore Rex. 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With so many books out there, it's easy to get paralyzed and confused as to what to read.  Today, I'm going to share the top ten books I would take with me if  congress declared a law that said people can only own ten books.  These are the books that have changed my life.  The Top Ten Books for the growing Christian.   Leaders are readers.  Everything you want to become or achieve by definition is something you will have to learn to do or imitate from someone else.  The quickest path to get there is to read and imitate those who have gone before you.  John Wooden, who coached his UCLA team to 10 NCAA basketball championships, was a reader.  On the day of his middle school graduation, his father gave him $2 and a card with the following advice: 1. Be true to yourself. 2. Help others. 3. Make each day your masterpiece. 4. Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible. 5. Make friendship a fine art. 6. Build a shelter against a rainy day. 7. Pray for guidance and count and give thanks for your blessings every day. This is a great list, but I want to concentrate on item four:  Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible.  Here are a couple of things to note about this advice.  First, he mentions good books.  There are a ton of books that aren't worth reading.  You know you are reading a good book if the following criteria are met: ·        You can read and reread it ·        It inspires you to action, change or imitation ·        It moves you ·        It typically focuses on principles that are useful in a variety of situations ·        It's often been around a while and has a reputation for being good Secondly, Joshua Wooden highlights the Bible as especially unique.  The Bible meets all of the above criteria while adding: ·        A clear path to eternal life ·        How to know who God is, what he is like and what he expects of us ·        Comfort, encouragement and guidance in life Reading won't necessarily make you a great coach, but it will increase your chances of making this life count.  I'd like to give you my top ten list of good books.  These are books that I've read and reread many times.  I've read many books and these have impacted me greatly.  I will classify them by genre. ·        The Bible.  This goes without saying, but there is a reason we should be reading, rereading and memorizing this on a daily basis.  If we don't read anything else, this is the one book that we need to know cover to cover. 1.       Spiritual Book:  “The Imitation of Christ” by Thomas A'Kempis a.      This is my most read book outside of the Bible.  “Spiritual Formation” is a buzzword in Christian circles today.  A'Kempis wrote the book on spiritual formation 500 years ago.  Written by a man living in a monastery, it is filled with scripture and insight into living a godly and holy life.  I can't read it without getting completely convicted about the state of my interior life, motivations and sinful nature.  Two bits of advice when starting this book:                                                  i.      Read it one chapter a day along with your Bible.  This is a book for meditation and consideration not rapid consumption                                               ii.      Get past the age and religious bias against this book.  Yes, he was a Catholic monk.  Yes, it's an old book.  However, human nature doesn't change and the issues he deals with in this book are as relevant as the day it was originally printed. 2.      Time management and priorities, “The One Thing” by Gary Keller a.      Keller is the founder of Keller Williams Real Estate Corporation.  He helps us get out of the weedy third soil by advising his readers to daily ask themselves the question, “What's the one thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?” b.     This book will enable you to overcome paralysis caused by too much information, distraction, busyness and other demands that can overwhelm us. 3.      Personal Growth:  “How to fail at almost everything and still win big” by Scott Adams a.      Adams created the Dilbert cartoon series.  In this book he shares about his life, medical challenges, setbacks and successes and offer suggestions on how to find a path for growth that fits how God made you.  Some of the ideas that I go back to over and over again:                                                  i.      Develop your “Talent Stack.”  You may not have legendary talent in one area, but through grit and determination you can become really good at five or more skills.  The combination of five “pretty talented” areas is remarkable.                                               ii.      Use affirmations.  I find this advice an updated and repackaged version of Jesus' teaching on faith in Mark 11:24, “…Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” 4.     How to build your faith level and become more optimistic.  “The Power of Positive Thinking” by Norman Vincent Peale. a.      Peale wrote this book while working as a church minister.  He borrows scripture from the Bible and creates a “crossover” book that helps non-disciples apply Jesus' teaching on faith to tackle real world problems like making money, getting promoted or anything else.  As a disciple, this book has incredible value in both the spiritual and secular parts of life.  Since Jesus said, “According to your faith will it be done to you” in Matthew 9:29, we should be constantly looking for methods of increasing our faith in an increasingly cynical world.  Peale offers sound advice on how to build a firm foundation of faith. 5.      Books on Relationship Building.  “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie.  a.      This is the GOAT (greatest of all time) when it comes to building and developing relationships.  Your Friendships, business relationships, family relationships and relationships with non-believers will start multiplying and deepening when you put Carnegie's lessons into practice. b.     Carnegie's advice to be interested in people and ask questions is worth the price of the book alone.  This trait is completely missing in about 90% of the people I meet and leads to dead, one-way relationships.  Assimilate this one tip and you will immediately distinguish yourself as a friend magnet. 6.     Books on money and money management.  “The Millionaire Next Door” by Thomas Stanley.  a.      This was a tough one.  There are a lot of books on money out there.  I've never been great at handling or saving money.  In order to compensate for this weakness, I've read a ton of books on money management.  This area is an example of how knowing more won't make you better, it's all about practicing time-honored principles.  The reason why I like Stanley's book is that he devoted his life to understand how rich people get rich.  The paradoxical message is that most rich people got that way by not acting “rich.”  They save money from every paycheck, never pay more than $10 for a bottle of wine, and don't drive fancy cars.  Instead of reading mind-numbing insight on the benefits of hedge-fund investing, it helped me identify and imitate the key traits of people who were better at money management than me.  It's paid off for me. 7.      Fantasy books.  “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy by JRR Tolkien a.      My mom was an English teacher and she would bring home books from her classes for me to read at home.  I became a fantasy fan by reading from Robert Heinlein and JRR Tolkein.  I remember reading “The Hobbit” and falling in love with fantasy.  Upon rereading Tolkien's work, I'm struck by how writers have gotten much better over the last 100 years.  Tolkien needed a good editor to cut out entire chapters of his trilogy.  Peter Jackson did a great job reducing the trilogy to its essential content in his movie series.  However, the Lord of the Rings is still the gamechanger when it comes to fantasy.  All other books are measured against his groundbreaking “world-building” novel.  Another side benefit is the messianic theme running throughout the book.  This book honors courage, masculinity, sacrifice and brotherhood in an age where these qualities are often under attack. 8.     Biography.  “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt” by Edmund Morris. a.      I've read so many great biographies that this was hard to choose.  Morris highlights Roosevelt's journey from sickly, weakling childhood to robust, vigorous, and courageous manhood.  In the past, people learned from biography as the primary source of instruction.  I couldn't help but be both inspired and called higher by Roosevelt's conscious labor to become a better man.  Here is his counsel on how to overcome fear:                                                  i.      “at the outset almost every man is frightened when he goes into action, but that the course to follow is for the man to keep such a grip on himself that he can act just as if he was not frightened. After this is kept up long enough it changes from pretense to reality, and the man does in very fact become fearless by sheer dint of practicing fearlessness when he does not feel it.” 9.      Books on mindset.  “As a man thinketh” by James Allen a.      The King James Version of Proverbs 23:7 reads “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”  This book develops the idea that our outer, physical world is simply a reflection of our inner, mental or spiritual world.  Nothing is more relevant for a strong disciple than this concept.  Paul echoes the importance of taking charge of our thought life in 1 Corinthians 10:5, “…we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”  This book went on to form the foundation for so many other books like “Think and Grow Rich” and “The Secret.”  Each one is built on the idea that if you change your thinking, you will change your life.  If you don't like to read, you'll like this one.  It's a tiny book.  10.   Books on Marriage.  “The Seven Principles for making marriage work”  by John Gottman. a.      This book is the best of all books on marriage.  He studied marriage in his “love lab” and found out how to predict whether a couple would be stay married or divorce with over 90% accuracy.  The principles of strong marriages and the traits of weak marriages offer a pathway to a life of ever-strengthening love.  One of the primary triggers for me to seek God originally was my desire to have a successful marriage.  The combination of God, God's word and advice from books like Gottman's have enabled me to exceed my most fanciful wishes. 11.    Other notable mentions a.      Any book by Brian Tracy.  His books repeat over and over, but his best is “Maximum Achievement.”  You will hear echoes from this book in his other books. b.     I would hate to be limited to only ten books.  I read voraciously and don't want to give the impression you should cap your reading at only a few.  But I'd like to leave you with a few more thoughts:                                                  i.      It's better to choose a few “good books” and reread them than to simply hope the next book will offer a silver bullet for your problem.                                               ii.      Find a way to take in more reading.  Many people are limited by their reading ability or lack of desire to read.  There are so many ways to take in good reading.  Chief in my mind is audiobooks.  Even if you don't like reading, you can gain the benefit of books simply by listening to them read to you.  Find a way to love reading.

Diving into the story, lessons, and greatness of  Thomas Edison from Edmund Morris'  book:  Edison-----3:20  - Childhood AdversityHis greatness was clearly to be seen when difficulties arose. They always made him cheerful, and started him thinking; and very soon would come a line of suggestions which would not end until the difficulty was met or found insurmountable. 6:20 - Turning PointI am twenty one. I may not live to be fifty. Can I get as much done as he did? I have got so much to do and life is so short, I am going to hustle.9:40  - ObsessionIn the early 1870s he had a rush order for thirty thousand dollars worth of the Edison Stock printers, then being manufactured according to a much improved model he had lately developed. But these new instruments turned out to have “bugs” in them and refused to perform as they were supposed. Edison then called together a half dozen of his devoted helpmates, and informed them that he intended to shut himself up with them in the laboratory on the top floor of the Ward Street Factory until they had located the cause of the trouble. “Now you fellows. I've locked the door, and you'll have to stay here until the job is completed. Well let's find the ‘bugs.'”13:15 - On GeniusGenius is “99 percent perspiration and one percent inspiration.”14:00 - Impact > Money“I don't care so much about making my fortune as far I do for getting ahead of the other fellows.”16:30 - Facing FailureWhy man, I've got a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.One Final Note“The problem with other inventors is that they try a few things and quit. I never quit until I get what I want.”-----Check out my new book Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence

The never fully told story of Theodore Roosevelt's world-changing terms as U.S. President.

Diving into the life, lessons, and greatness of Theodore Roosevelt  from Edmund Morris' book, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt-----1:10 - The Power of ReadingYet from reading of the people I admired...I felt a great admiration for men who were fearless and could hold their own in the world, and I had a great desire to be like one.”2:40 -  Make Your BodyTheodore, you have the mind but you have not the body, and without the help of the body the mind cannot go as far as it should. You must make your body. It is hard drudgery to make one's body, but I know you will do it.8:10 - Live With CancerDoctor. I'm going to do all the things you tell me not to do. If I've got to live the sort of life you have described, I don't care how short it is.”10:20 - Love and DeathThere is nothing left for me except to try to live so as not to dishonor the memory of those I loved who have gone before me.12:30 - Father's Motto“Take care of your morals first, your health next, and finally your studies.”18:40 - On dissapointmentI have been fairly defeated, but to tell the truth I am not disappointed at the result.23:30 - Calling > ComfortThere are higher things in this life than the soft and easy enjoyment of material comfort25:15 - One Final NoteI have only a second rate brain, but I think I have a capacity for action.”-----Check out my new book Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence

On September 3, 1902, Theodore Roosevelt was riding in a carriage in Pittsfield when it was struck by a trolley. His Secret Service bodyguard was killed, and Roosevelt himself narrowly escaped serious injury. This episode explores the causes of the accident, the subsequent investigations and criminal charges, and also looks at the possible long-term effects of this accident. If you are interested in learning more, the sources for this episode included Edmund Morris's biography Theodore Rex, along with a number of contemporary newspaper articles. Among the most helpful of these were the September 4, 5, and 6 issue of the Springfield Republican, and the September 4 issue of the Boston Globe. For photographs of the accident scene, including the one used as the cover image for this episode, see the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, which is available online through the Harvard Library.

Are you resilient? Would you like to expand your resilience? What does that even mean? Today we have Todd Dwyer and Scott Hambrick from the Growing Resilience podcast. We will discuss food security, dependence versus independence and much more. This fits with our SOTG Homeroom from CrossBreed Holsters. During our Duracoat Finished Firearm segment Professor Paul provides some words of encouragement. Whether you are a beginner or advanced, Duracoat can help you out. What is your local powder situation? For our Brownells Bullet Points, the Professor relates a recent story regarding black powder. Do you need ammunition? The time to purchase it is now. Thanks for being a part of SOTG! We hope you find value in the message we share. If you've got any questions, here are some options to contact us: Send an Email Send a Text Call Us Enjoy the show! And remember…You're a Beginner Once, a Student For Life! TOPICS COVERED THIS EPISODE [0:00:00] Droughts in America: Are they Manufactured? [0:08:40] DuraCoat Finished Firearms - DuraCoat University TOPIC: Colors and Such & Would You Buy SOTG Blue? Huge thanks to our Partners:Brownells | CrossBreed | Duracoat Firearm Finishes | Hi-Point Firearms [0:20:53] Brownells Bullet Points - Brownells.com TOPIC: The Time to Buy Ammo is YESTERDAY [0:38:05] SOTG Homeroom - CrossbreedHolsters.com TOPIC: Todd Dwyer and Scott Hambrick from Growing Resilience www.growingresilience.co/ A podcast about self sufficiency, homesteading, permaculture, and the regenerative agriculture movement. Step 1 - Reframe the way you think about preparedness. Book Recommendations: The One Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka  - https://amzn.to/3kRS5Ib 10 Acres Enough by Edmund Morris - https://amzn.to/3JrpuDR The Cottage Economy by William Cobbett - https://amzn.to/3Jza6oO Stockman Grass Farmer Magazine - https://www.stockmangrassfarmer.com/index.php FoxFire Series of Books - https://amzn.to/3DsjcQt The New Organic Grower - https://amzn.to/3kSV7Mp The Market Gardener - https://amzn.to/3DpdyPb FEATURING: Growing Resilience Podcast, Scott Hambrick, Todd Dwyer, Madison Rising, Jarrad Markel, Paul Markel, SOTG University PARTNERS: SDS Imports, Brownells Inc, CrossBreed Holsters, DuraCoat Firearm Finishes, Hi-Point Firearms FIND US ON: Juxxi, Parler, MeWe.com, Gettr, iTunes, Stitcher, AppleTV, Roku, Amazon, GooglePlay, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, tumblr

We're back from break! Let's relax with more from a 19th century guide to running away to the country. This time, we buy a farm, fight peach worms, and praise the wisdom of wives, as one should.   Help us stay 100% listener-supported and ad-free for all! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW   Read “Ten Acres Enough” here: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48753   Music: "Changing Colours,” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC-BY, https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com   If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, boringbookspod.com.

Let's throw off the stress of city cares and head out into the country for a simpler life, which apparently was as much a desire back in the 1850s as it is today.   If you support us in March 2022, you'll help us stay 100% listener supported AND be entered into a raffle for your very own printed copy of the 1897 Sears Catalog, which is neat. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW   Read "Ten Acres Enough" at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48753   Music: "Cosmic Tingles” by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com   If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, boringbookspod.com.

A part two episode of the life of Theodore Roosevelt, an inspiring individual who lived the type of life the Stoics would admire!Information complied from Edmund Morris' "Roosevelt trilogy" as well as the following documentary https://youtu.be/e_lc4th0w7I--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/food-4-thought1/supportSupport the showCheck out Wondrium here! https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25630&awinaffid=1137683Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/jonathankutz03https://www.instagram.com/food4thought_pod Https://www.twitter.com/Jonathankutz03Consider supporting on Locals! Gain bonus content as well as submit questions! https://food4thought1.locals.com/

This week Scott and Karl finish their discussion of Edmund Morris's Ten Acres Enough: The Classic 1864 Guide to Independent Farming.  After giving up city life and buying a small farm in the New Jersey countryside, Morris chronicles his family's experience and ends up writing of the most popular books of the time. He emphasizes that agricultural success depends not on how much you grow but on what and how. The duo picks up where they left off from last week, speaking to the crucial accounting lesson Morris can teach us.  Scott says, "The approaches to dealing with money [in the modern MBA] are not intuitive and not useful for small business. This is just perfect for small businesses stuff— it seems so simple, but we've lost this."  Ten Acres Enough is an inspiration, but it's also very practical. Tune in for Part Two of Scott and Karl's conversation, brought to you by onlinegreatbooks.com. 

In this episode each of the Bros is back in their preferred genre. James talks about “Noise” by Daniel Kahneman, While Kenny brings “Theodore Rex” by Edmund Morris. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kenny-james65/message

Intro: Colonel Joshua D. Hartzell serves as the Program Director of the National Capital Consortium Internal Medicine Residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Dr. Hartzell attended the Uniformed Services University (USU) School of Medicine and then went to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for his residency in Internal Medicine.He served as Chief Resident until starting his Infectious Diseases Fellowship. He has also served in the United States Army for 19 years, which included deployment to Afghanistan as a Battalion Surgeon. He completed an assignment as the Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency, Assistant Chief of Graduate Medical Education, and Army Intern Director at Walter Reed prior to joining the Uniformed Services University in 2016. There he served as the Assistant Dean for Faculty Development. He was responsible for the professional development of over 4000 faculty and delivered over 100 faculty development workshops. He holds the rank of Professor of Medicine at the USU. He is a graduate of the Stanford Faculty Development Facilitator Course, a Harvard Macy Graduate and now Faculty in the Harvard Macy Leading Innovations Course. Dr. Hartzell also completed a Masters of Science in Health Professions Education at Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions in 2017. Dr. Hartzell's academic interests include faculty and leader development. He developed LEAD (Leadership Education and Training) 2.0 curriculum for graduate medical trainees at Walter Reed. Dr. Hartzell also teaches Leadership and Organizational Change and Advanced Readings in Leadership for the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions Master's program. Dr. Hartzell is committed to improving healthcare and personal well-being through developing leaders. As always, if you like what we're doing at Leading the Rounds, give us a positive rating on Apple Podcasts, Connect with us on Social Media, and you can now support us on Patreon. We hope you enjoy this episode. Welcome to Leading the Rounds. Questions We Asked: How do you define physician leadership? What is the best way to develop a medical leader? Will making STEP1 allow for more leadership development opportunities? What has the uniformed services done to build leadership into medical training? What do you do in the hospital to help build your team?How should someone learn about leadership on their own? Why has leadership taken a backseat in medical training? What outcomes would you look at to evaluate the effectiveness of leadership training?What do physicians specifically have to add to the leadership conversation? Why should trainees care about leadership? Quotes & Ideas: “Leadership is using your influence to help accomplish the mission or task, while you're taking care of the people you're leading.”“Leadership development begins way before medical school.” “We can learn a lot about leadership if we're looking for it.” “No one cares how much you know till they know how much you care.” -Teddy Roosevelt “It's not about being in charge, it's about taking care of those in your charge.” -Simon Sinek “If I really care about someone, I have to hold them accountable.” “That's a leadership issue.”Book Suggestions: “Drive” by Daniel Pink “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt” by Edmund Morris “Extreme Ownership” by Jocko Willink “The Leadership Challenge” by Barry Posner “Athena Rising” by David G. Smith “The Culture Code” by Daniel Coyle 

This week Scott and Karl begin their discussion of Edmund Morris's Ten Acres Enough: The Classic 1864 Guide to Independent Farming.  The book chronicles Morris leaving the Philadelphia business world in the early 1800s and buying a small farm in the New Jersey countryside. Karl says, "It's a back-to-the-land book for 1864." Scott later adds, "These back-to-the-land movements certainly do seem to come in cycles, but they never really go away... There is always a large number of people who want to provide for themselves in a less abstract way." Ten Acres Enough is perfect for any would-be owners of small farms, and anyone drawn to the idea of an agrarian lifestyle. Both Scott and Karl have personal and practical contributions to make to the discussion— be sure to tune in next week for Part Two. Brought to you by onlinegreatbooks.com. 

In October we return to more familiar ground with a biography by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.Edison DB 96904 Morris, Edmund. Reading time 25 hours, 7 minutes. Read by Arthur Morey. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Science and Technology ; Biography Description: A Pulitzer Prize-winning author provides an account of the life and work of the near-deaf Thomas Alva Edison, best known for his invention of the first practical incandescent lamp and advances in sound recording technology. Draws on original documents from Edison's lab, family papers, and more. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.

In October we return to more familiar ground with a biography by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.Edison DB 96904 Morris, Edmund. Reading time 25 hours, 7 minutes. Read by Arthur Morey. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Science and Technology ; Biography Description: A Pulitzer Prize-winning author provides an account of the life and work of the near-deaf Thomas Alva Edison, best known for his invention of the first practical incandescent lamp and advances in sound recording technology. Draws on original documents from Edison's lab, family papers, and more. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.

Additional Reading (cocktails):David Wondrich, Imbibe: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar (2015).Philip Greene, To Have and Have Another Revised Edition: A Hemingway Cocktail Companion (2015).Wayne Curtis, And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails (2007).Daniel Okrent, Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition (2011).Adam Elmegirab, Book of Bitters (2017).Iain Gately, Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol (2009).William Grimes, Straight Up or On the Rocks: The Story of the American Cocktail (2002).Brad Thomas Parsons, Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All (2011).Charles Schumann, The American Bar: The Artistry of Mixing Drinks (2018).Additional Reading (Gilded Age & Progressive Era history):Cecelia Tichi, Civic Passions: Seven Who Launched Progressive America (2011).Sean Cashman, America in the Gilded Age (1993).Charles Morris, The Tycoons (2005).Edmund Morris, Theodore Rex (2001).Lila and Arthur Weinberg, The Muckrakers (2002). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to Ambassadors Jeremy Kinsman and Thomas Pickering about the recent summits in Europe. Participants Bio: Jeremy Kinsman has been the Distinguished Visiting Diplomat at Ryerson since 2010 after he left the Canadian Foreign Service in 2006, following 40 years of service. He had served as a Canadian Ambassador for 15 years, in Moscow (1992-96), in Rome (1996-2000) as High Commissioner in London (2000-2002), and as Ambassador to the EU in Brussels (2002-2006). Earlier postings were in Brussels and in Algeria before going to New York in 1975 where he became Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN. Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering is Vice Chairman of Hills and Company where he has worked since December 2006. Tom served as the U.S. Ambassador and Representative to the United Nations in New York under President George H.W. Bush. He also was the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs under President Bill Clinton. Tom holds the personal rank of Career Ambassador, the highest in the U.S. Foreign Service. https://www.hillsandco.com/wp-content/endurance-page-cache/professionals/thomas-pickering/_index.html Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson Read Tom Pickering's piece on multilateralism: “The International Order Didn't Fail the Pandemic Alone,” https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2020-05-14/international-order-didnt-fail-pandemic-alone R&R The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War by Louis Menand – https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374722913 Across the Moscow River: The World Turned Upside Down by Rodric Braithwaite – https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300204186/across-moscow-river Edison by Edmund Morris – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/216895/edison-by-edmund-morris/ Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant – https://www.gutenberg.org/files/4367/old/orig4367-h/main.htm Recording Date: 18 June 2021. Give 'The Global Exchange' a review on Apple Podcast! Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on Linkedin. Head over to our website www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

On this episode of Undesign, we unpack travel and tourism with Edmund Morris. Edmund is a well-travelled and experienced international economic development professional, currently Founder at Equator Analytics and formerly an economist with USAID. For more, go to DrawHistory's website: drawhistory.com/undesignpodcast/. Special thanks to Kai from Curiosity Digital for recording this episode. Learn more about Kai at kailovel.com.

Brian Lamb talks with historian Douglas Brinkley about Ross Perot, President Ronald Reagan & his diaries & letters, Nancy Reagan, Edmund Morris's Dutch, and President Richard Nixon's tapes.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In de 29ste aflevering van de Business Books Podcast bespreken Thijs Peters en Remy Gieling de lessen uit:  Waarom schurken pech hebben en helden geluk, Jurriën Hamer Zo hadden het het niet bedoeld, Jesse Frederik (interview) Storing, Oliver Sibony Edison, Edmund Morris

This classic biography is the story of seven men—a naturalist, a writer, a lover, a hunter, a ranchman, a soldier, and a politician—who merged at age forty-two to become the youngest President in history. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt begins at the apex of his international prestige. That was on New Year's Day, 1907, when TR, who had just won the Nobel Peace Prize, threw open the doors of the White House to the American people and shook 8,150 hands. One visitor remarked afterward, “You go to the White House, you shake hands with Roosevelt and hear him talk—and then you go home to wring the personality out of your clothes.” The rest of this book tells the story of TR's irresistible rise to power. During the years 1858–1901, Theodore Roosevelt transformed himself from a frail, asthmatic boy into a full-blooded man. Fresh out of Harvard, he simultaneously published a distinguished work of naval history and became the fist-swinging leader of a Republican insurgency in the New York State Assembly. He chased thieves across the Badlands of North Dakota with a copy of Anna Karenina in one hand and a Winchester rifle in the other. Married to his childhood sweetheart in 1886, he became the country squire of Sagamore Hill on Long Island, a flamboyant civil service reformer in Washington, D.C., and a night-stalking police commissioner in New York City. As assistant secretary of the navy, he almost single-handedly brought about the Spanish-American War. After leading “Roosevelt's Rough Riders” in the famous charge up San Juan Hill, Cuba, he returned home a military hero, and was rewarded with the governorship of New York. In what he called his “spare hours” he fathered six children and wrote fourteen books. By 1901, the man Senator Mark Hanna called “that damned cowboy” was vice president. Seven months later, an assassin's bullet gave TR the national leadership he had always craved. His is a story so prodigal in its variety, so surprising in its turns of fate, that previous biographers have treated it as a series of haphazard episodes. This book, the only full study of TR's pre-presidential years, shows that he was an inevitable chief executive. “It was as if he were subconsciously aware that he was a man of many selves,” the author writes, “and set about developing each one in turn, knowing that one day he would be President of all the people.”

Of all our great presidents, Theodore Roosevelt is the only one whose greatness increased out of office. When he toured Europe in 1910 as plain “Colonel Roosevelt”, he was hailed as the most famous man in the world. Crowned heads vied to put him up in their palaces. “If I see another king,” he joked, “I think I shall bite him.” Had TR won his historic “Bull Moose” campaign in 1912 (when he outpolled the sitting president, William Howard Taft), he might have averted World War I, so great was his international influence. Had he not died in 1919, at the early age of 60, he would unquestionably have been reelected to a third term in the White House and completed the work he began in 1901 of establishing the United States as a model democracy, militarily strong and socially just. This biography by Edmund Morris, the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt and Theodore Rex, is itself the completion of a trilogy sure to stand as definitive. Packed with more adventure, variety, drama, humor, and tragedy than a big novel, yet documented down to the smallest fact, it recounts the last decade of perhaps the most amazing life in American history. What other president has written 40 books, hunted lions, founded a third political party, survived an assassin's bullet, and explored an unknown river longer than the Rhine?

In this episode, Edmund Morris speaks to me from the future! — from Perth, Australia a day ahead of my US west coast time zone. A market systems and tourism consultant with deep experience in the country of Jordan who, since this conversation was recorded, has launched Equator Analytics, a consulting firm that uses data analytics for sustainable tourism development. One of the widest ranging discussions to date on Airrows on Air (because Edmund has such a broad set of interests and fascinating experiences!) we cover topics both dense and fluffy: traveling through Syria as a young college graduate, assembling the data needed to calculate the number of jobs created by adventure travel in a country, why Jordan is a great place to learn how to dive, the cultural mashup that occurs when a Brit weds a Jordanian, how a lack of economic measurement systems for non-mainstream types of tourism results in a misunderstanding of the varying impacts of different types of tourism, how the world's leading expert in Scandanavian medieval studies (Edmund's mum!) is supporting work on his new book, his project to quantify the impact of the world's largest cruise ship on the rainforest, and of course …the state of climate action and global warming in places Edmund has worked and played. **Excuse us please, repeated mention is made of a person named ‘Shannon' — that would be Shannon Stowell, President of the Adventure Travel Trade Association. “Carbon removal just hadn't crossed my radar because it's so nascent in terms of scaling. As I started to dive into the numbers though, unlike carbon offsetting, it gives me a lot of hope.” — Edmund Mentioned: WANA Institute Adventure Travel Local Analytics System Caroline Bremner, Euromonitor International WTTC Nori Edmund's Playlist: Jurassic Five: Concrete Schoolyard Dave Brubeck: Take 5 Floating POints Ensemble - Live on KEXP Caribou: Can't Do Without Four Tet: Daughter Nujabes: Reflection Eternal Quarteto Em Cy: Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser

Benjamin Dreyer is vice president, executive managing editor and copy chief of Random House US. He has overseen books by writers including Michael Chabon, Edmund Morris, Suzan-Lori Parks, Michael Pollan, Peter Straub, and Calvin Trillin. He has copyedited books by authors including EL Doctorow, David Ebershoff, Frank Rich and Elizabeth Strout. He has also recently written Dreyer's English, a brilliant and highly amusing grammar and style guide. He has also created the related card game Stet! in which players test their copyediting skills.We had great fun chatting to Benjamin as we find out how he stumbled into the publishing world, learn about the differences between a copy editor and "editor editor" (as he calls them) and hear about what happens when authors don't take kindly to copy editing suggestions! We also get a sneak preview of his next book, and, of course, find out whether he prefers real books or ebooks (hint: Tariq wasn't happy...!)Links:Buy Dreyer's English and Stet!Follow Benjamin on TwitterWatch our video panel Page One Sessions as we discuss writing with great authors: https://youtu.be/gmE6iCDYn-sThe Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-oneFollow us on Twitter: @write_gearFollow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/Follow us on Instagram: write_gear_uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the hysteria that characterizes the current moment, of a man who pushed masculinity as the cure for every problem. A man we could use today, but we are cursed with the leaders we have instead. (The written version of this review was first published February 14, 2018. Written versions, in web and PDF formats, are available here.)

Join Bruce and Josie for an interview with Dr. Graham Allison from Harvard University. Dr. Allison talks about balancing his experience as an academic and as an assistant secretary of defense in the Clinton administration. He also talks about the challenge of working in practice compared to these and the need to add to the sum of knowledge rather. References from the Show: Graham Allison. (1971). Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis. Graham Allison. (2018). Destined for War: Can American and China Escape Thucydides' Trap. Aristotle (1996). Introductory Readings. Belfer Center. (2019). Contest: Do You Have a Grand Strategy to Meet the China Challenge? Carl von Clausewitz. (1989). On War. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. (2003). The Federalist Papers. Fredrik Logevall. (2012). Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam. Edmund Morris. (2001). The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. Gilbert Ryle. (2000). The Concept of Mind. Thucydides. (1954). History of the Peloponnesian War. Subscribe to Academics of PA today! New episodes drop every other Thursday. Follow the podcast on Facebook and Twitter: @AcademicsofPA Follow the hosts on Twitter: Bruce McDonald: @academicpiracy William Hatcher: @ProfHat Josie Schafer: @SchaferJosie

David Oshinsky talks about Edmund Morris’s “Edison,” and Tina Jordan discusses new memoirs by Demi Moore, Julie Andrews and Carly Simon.

We are excited to present a new podcast from Thornwillow Press, "The Colophon," in which we sit with our favorite authors and artists and talk about things that capture our imaginations.For our inaugural episode, we talked with our good friend Edmund Morris, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and one of the great biographers of our time.Support the show (https://thornwillow.com/thornwillow-dispatch)

You probably don't believe in Bigfoot, but if you do, you probably have difficulty proving the existence of the noble Sasquatch to so-called scientists! Ever wonder why? Whatever you believe, scienceman Alex Duckles and his trusty producer Ben Schultz will confirm your beliefs as they discuss the strange realm of cryptozoology, a world once inhabited by such creepy cryptids as mythical gorillas, giraffe dragons, and grizzly-polar bear hybrid! Additionally, Alex's Brain Bubble is burst by pond monster YouTube videos. Science in the News is sorrowful as we mourn the lost of Koko, while reflecting on her legacy. Things We Like: Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris); Green Lantern mythos (videos by Comics Explained); Luke Cage Season 2 (on Netflix); homeopathy? Big Naturalish shout-outs to George Eberhart, the Encyclopedia of Mysterious Creatures, the Patterson-Gimlin film, Carl Sagan, phylogeny, gigantopithecus, ichyosaurs, and the unseen thylacine. Check out the article that inspired this episode on Medium! --Recorded in the Washington, D.C. metro area

“As a leader, you’re the tip of the spear for change.” — Greg Lucier  One of the most successful CEOs in the U.S., Greg Lucier has led companies including General Electric, Life Technologies (now ThermoFisher Scientific) and NuVasive to success. However, what stands out most is how he’s handled the challenges he’s faced along the way. In this Takeover Tuesday episode, Dermot Buffini and Greg discuss success and leadership. Greg delves into his journey from the Philadelphia suburbs to Harvard Business School to his start at GE during the era of Jack Welch. He shares the three lessons he learned at GE, the biggest mistake he made during his transition to Life Technologies and the daily habits that keep him sharp and healthy. You’ll learn the five must-have characteristics of successful leaders, why self-awareness is vital to becoming an effective leader, and the one thing parents must instill in their children in order for them to thrive. Whether you’re currently leading a business, an aspiring leader or raising future leaders, you won’t want to miss this episode. Are you a Buffini Show Insider? What are you waiting for? Join today!   Inspirational quotes from today’s interview: “Culture is actually teamwork. If you have a great team, you can be in a room with white walls and no pictures and actually feel awesome.” — Greg Lucier “As a leader, you’re the tip of the spear for change.” — Greg Lucier “Visions are easy to come up with; achieving them is hard.” — Greg Lucier “The ability to understand abstract concepts will become critically important.” — Greg Lucier “Leaders have the don’t quit mentality because they believe they matter and if they pull themselves out, it’s not going to work.” — Greg Lucier “Our goal as elders is to create a world where kids leave their house and have a good launch. If nothing else, a good sense of self confidence. If parents aren’t thinking of that one thing to launch their kids, they’ve missed it all.” — Greg Lucier “Transitions are important in your career; but always make sure you walk out the front door.” — Greg Lucier   Mentioned in the episode: The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris   Connect with Brian Buffini http://www.brianbuffini.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brianbuffini Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianbuffini Buffini Show Insiders: http://www.thebrianbuffinishow.com/insiders Love what you heard? Share it with your friends! http://bit.ly/BrianBuffiniShow Click here to buy our Podcast theme music, “The Cliffs of Moher” by Brogue Wave. http://www.broguewave.com http://www.facebook.com/broguewave

"It turns out, sometimes you have to start by asking a really stupid question." Marcus Adrian has spent nearly 20 years at Mackey Mitchell Architects in St. Louis, MO; however, Marcus isn't your typical architect. He aims to design buildings to "speak to the human experience." He is nationally recognized for designing spaces for people with special needs and an expert in classroom acoustics.  His great-grandfather was an architect, one grandfather was a woodworker, while another mined stone in the Ozarks. So, building and creating is in his blood. From his mother, a nurse, he developed a strong sense of empathy. Marcus shares how his career, his passion, is much like his mother's, grandmother's, and great-grandmother's tradition of making quilts. How they would pray as they stitched in thoughtful reflection of the creation they were making. He challenges us to "count the stitches in a quilt" in order to see the effort and thought that goes into creating something with meaningful purpose. Marcus shares his story of how a stupid question taught him more than he could have imagined and how the way we shape our spaces continue to shape us. He is an expert in creating spaces where you maximize human potential. Today, Marcus teaches us how it is possible to build empathy into our creations and our lives. He also shares how sometimes, it all starts by asking a really "stupid" question.  SHOW NOTES:  Marcus's parents would often tell him to "do something meaningful." By the age of 9, he knew he wanted to be an architect. His designs consider "from birth to everything." Empathy is something we can build into an institution. The solutions are going to have to be found at the intersection science and public policy.  "Empathy ignites because it starts with curiosity. You could do it because of altruism, but you won't be doing it for long."  Buildings need to speak to the human experience. Taking into consideration: Physical Ability, Sensory Ability, Social Ability, Cognitive & Empathy. "It can be difficult to differentiate signal and noise. The way we design schools today is very different than 20 years ago." "The word is "balance." You have to put up those reminders. Am I owning this or is it owning me?" MARCUS ADRIAN'S LIVE INSPIRED 7  1. What is the best book you’ve ever read? The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris. 2. Tomorrow you discover your wealthy uncle shockingly dies at the age of 103; leaving you millions. What would you do with it? I would have to build a comprehensive center for kids with developmental needs.  3. Your house is on fire, all living things and people are out. You have the opportunity to run in and grab one item. What would it be? Easy one. I have a quilt that my great-grandmother and grandmother made.  4. You are sitting on a bench overlooking a gorgeous beach. You have the opportunity to have a long conversation with anyone living or dead. Who would it be? I got to do that yesterday with my wife. If I could do it now it would be with Eugene Mackey. I'd ask him, "am I doing it right?"  5. What is the best advice you’ve ever received? Eugene gave me some good advice about managing: "If you accept that now than it will always be true." 6. Looking back, what advice would you give yourself at age 20? Listen. Learn how to listen. Listen to your wife.  7. It’s been said that all great people can have their lives summed up in one sentence. How do you want yours to read? He listened.  ***  If you enjoyed today’s episode: Subscribe (automatically get new episodes), rate & review (help spread the word!) this podcast wherever you get your podcasts. I can’t wait to see you here next Thursday! Today is your day. Live Inspired. Live Inspired with John every day on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram and get his Monday Motivation email: www.JohnOLearyInspires.com/Monday-Morning

00:25 -  Why Ruby is still relevant 06:30 - How we got started with Ruby 08:20 - Why are people saying Ruby is dying? 13:00 - The Ruby community 15:00 - Debating the “waste of time” argument 20:05 - Learning other languages 23:50 - The “pie” 27:05 - Revitalizing Ruby 38:15 - Advice for the worrier Picks: Angular for Rails Developers by Jason Swett (Jerome) Vets Who Code (Jason) The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris (Jason) Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin (Jason) Going outside (Jason) Gitlab (Charles) Devchat Conferences (Charles) The 12 Week Year and spreadsheet (Charles) Devchat hangout/webinar (Charles)

00:25 -  Why Ruby is still relevant 06:30 - How we got started with Ruby 08:20 - Why are people saying Ruby is dying? 13:00 - The Ruby community 15:00 - Debating the “waste of time” argument 20:05 - Learning other languages 23:50 - The “pie” 27:05 - Revitalizing Ruby 38:15 - Advice for the worrier Picks: Angular for Rails Developers by Jason Swett (Jerome) Vets Who Code (Jason) The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris (Jason) Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin (Jason) Going outside (Jason) Gitlab (Charles) Devchat Conferences (Charles) The 12 Week Year and spreadsheet (Charles) Devchat hangout/webinar (Charles)

00:25 -  Why Ruby is still relevant 06:30 - How we got started with Ruby 08:20 - Why are people saying Ruby is dying? 13:00 - The Ruby community 15:00 - Debating the “waste of time” argument 20:05 - Learning other languages 23:50 - The “pie” 27:05 - Revitalizing Ruby 38:15 - Advice for the worrier Picks: Angular for Rails Developers by Jason Swett (Jerome) Vets Who Code (Jason) The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris (Jason) Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin (Jason) Going outside (Jason) Gitlab (Charles) Devchat Conferences (Charles) The 12 Week Year and spreadsheet (Charles) Devchat hangout/webinar (Charles)

John Hinckley, Jr. tries to impress an actress by killing President Ronald Reagan. Was he legally insane? This is the final chapter in the series "Fatal Fans".    John Hinckley's mug shot - dated 3/30/81 - the day he tried to kill President Reagan. Please rate and review us on iTunes! Twitter: @UponACrime Facebook: OnceUponaCrimePod     Resources: "At the Edge of Death" by Edmund Morris for Newsweek, October 4, 1999. Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Regan by Edmund Morris, Random House, 1999. 

Studying other leaders can help give us insights and lessons that influence our own. From another great historic read, Episode 17 looks at the life of the legendary Theodore Roosevelt, taken from Edmund Morris's biography, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. Listen in for 8 inspiring takeaways from his early life! Here's a link to the […]

Author Edmund Morris discusses his most recent book [This Living Hand: and Other Essays], his upcoming book on Thomas Edison, his career as a biographer of presidents and other notable figures, and how he approaches his craft as a writer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pam Frost Gorder, Assistant Director for Research Communications and Jeff Grabmeier, Director for Research Communications shared selections from their favorite works on science and nature. Pam read the introduction to Chaos: making a new science by James Gleick and shared a selection from Beethoven: the universal composer by Edmund Morris. Jeff shared an essay he wrote, "Storms of Life", which is included in the book Soul of the Sky:exploring the human side of weather. Jeff also shared two selections from Sightings: extraordinary encounters with ordinary birds by Sam Keen.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *Close to His Heart: Tenderness*, for 4 December 2005, second Sunday in Advent; book review: *Beethoven; The Universal Composer* by Edmund Morris (2005); film review: *Me and You and Everyone We Know* (2005); poem review: *Nativity* by John Donne.