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During a persecution of Christians under the Emperor Decius, these seven Christian youths hid themselves in a cave outside Ephesus. When they were discovered, their persecutors sealed them in the cave to die; but God instead sent them a miraculous, life-preserving sleep. There they rested for about two hundred years. In the time of the Emperor Theodosius the Younger (408-450), a heresy that denied the bodily Resurrection of the dead began to trouble the people. The Emperor prayed God to reveal the truth to the people. At this time, some shepherds removed the stones blocking the cave in order to build a sheep-pen. They discovered the seven youths, who awoke in full health and told their miraculous story. The miracle was told throughout the empire, and the Emperor himself came to Ephesus and spoke with the youths. A week later, they again fell asleep, this time in death.

Gaius and Germanicus: Gaius invokes the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, highlighting how the Kennedy brothers used caution and trusted advisors to avoid nuclear war. He asks how a modern crisis can be resolved when the "emperor's" word is no longer trusted. Germanicus responds that while the 1960s were characterized by caution, the post-Cold WarU.S. became "vain glorious," viewing itself as "gods of war." He paradoxically argues that Trump's "magnificent immobility" and incompetence may be the only thing preventing a catastrophic military overreaction in the Middle East. By doing nothing, Germanicus suggests the U.S. avoids committing "war crimes" against Iran, even if it means accepting a "massive defeat" as Russia and Iran win on their own terms. (2)JUNE 1961

Gaius and Germanicus: Gaius opens by detailing the "emperor's" use of artificial intelligence to project heroic imagery—such as appearing as George Washington or a revolutionary leader—despite polling lower than Richard Nixon during his resignation. Germanicus counters that the United States has evolved into a "mature emperor system" that lacks the "Augustan model" of restraint. He argues that unlike Rome, which rewarded altruism and excised narcissists like Nero, the American system now elevates narcissistic candidates who are "mentally incontinent" and incapable of good decision-making. He cites the continued proxy war in Ukraine and the conflict with Iran as evidence of a leadership "detached from reality" that refuses to acknowledge strategic defeat. (1)1819

In The Londinium Chronicles, Gaius (John Batchelor) and Germanicus (Michael Vlahos) explore the intersections of Roman history and modern geopolitics.Gaius and Germanicus: Gaius opens by detailing the "emperor's" use of artificial intelligence to project heroic imagery—such as appearing as George Washington or a revolutionary leader—despite polling lower than Richard Nixon during his resignation. Germanicus counters that the United States has evolved into a "mature emperor system" that lacks the "Augustan model" of restraint. He argues that unlike Rome, which rewarded altruism and excised narcissists like Nero, the American system now elevates narcissistic candidates who are "mentally incontinent" and incapable of good decision-making. He cites the continued proxy war in Ukraine and the conflict with Iran as evidence of a leadership "detached from reality" that refuses to acknowledge strategic defeat. (1)1969 KISSINGER AND NIXON  AND HALDEMAN

Rome didn't fall because it ran out of great men. It fell because it reached a point where being great simply wasn't enough anymore.Marcus Aurelius was arguably the most competent emperor Rome ever produced. Stoic philosopher trained from childhood. Disciplined administrator. Physically brave general who spent over a decade personally commanding the Danube frontier through the winters. If you designed a system to produce the ideal leader, Marcus is what it looks like when the system works exactly right.And during his reign (161-180 AD), all three fault lines of the Roman system opened at the same time for the first time in history. The Antonine Plague — likely smallpox — arrived in 165 and killed somewhere between 5 and 10% of the empire, hitting the army disproportionately. The Marcomannic Wars broke on the Danube in 166 and never stopped for the rest of his life. In 175, one of his own most trusted generals declared himself emperor on nothing more than a false rumor that Marcus had died.Marcus responded exactly right at every turn. He sold imperial jewelry to pay soldiers rather than debase the currency. He held the frontier personally for a decade. He put down the Cassius revolt without civil war. He knew, from his Stoic training and his study of Roman history, exactly what was happening to him. And he still couldn't stop it.This is Episode 111 — the transitional episode between the "Life After the Fall of Rome" series and the upcoming Roman Republic series. It's the moment where the pattern first becomes visible at the peak of the empire. And the answer to "why couldn't Marcus stop it" is: the fault lines were built into the Roman model centuries before Marcus was born. To understand where they came from, we have to go back to the Republic. That's where we're headed next.CHAPTERS:00:00 The Philosopher-Emperor Writing While Losing03:11 The Peak Marcus Inherited (Adoption Succession)06:17 The Three Fault Lines Open at Once (161 AD)06:41 Money: The Antonine Plague Breaks the Economy09:58 Borders: The Marcomannic Wars Begin12:57 Power: The Avidius Cassius Revolt (175 AD)14:55 Why Marcus Could See the Pattern16:24 The Meditations as a Diagnostic Document18:07 Commodus: The Succession Failure22:06 The 23-Year Record: Right Decisions, Wrong Direction24:32 Modern Parallel: Competent People in Failing Systems26:31 What Comes Next: Back to the RepublicSOURCESMarcus Aurelius, Meditations — Books 2, 4, 6, and 12 — the private notebooks written on campaignCassius Dio, Roman History — Books 71-72 covering Marcus's reign, contemporary-adjacentHistoria Augusta — "Life of Marcus Aurelius" — later and often unreliable but useful for details like the Trajan Forum auctionAnthony Birley — Marcus Aurelius: A Biography — the definitive modern biography, thorough on campaigns and successionMary Beard — SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome — for the sharp point on adoption succession being biology-driven rather than principledKyle Harper — The Fate of Rome — essential for the Antonine Plague context and demographic collapse argumentPeter Heather — The Fall of the Roman Empire — for the ongoing money/borders/power framework consistencyWalter Scheidel — demographic modeling of the Antonine Plague

Pastor Michell explains this week's gospel as a tale of two worlds. In Herod's world, he wanted power and loyalty, but the price of that power was not only pleasing the Emperor, but also sacrificing John the Baptist. Later in the Gospel lesson, Jesus feeds 5,000 people, asking nothing from any of them. This, pastor Michelle explains, is the difference between the world and the Kingdom of God - there is no cost to be at Christ's table.

What does it mean to inherit a faith that served as a fortress for your father, but feels like a contradiction to you? Throughout his childhood in Oxford, Silas Gray was surrounded by the sights, sounds, and symbols of his father's Rastafarian identity. He was even named after the Rastafarian spiritual figurehead, Emperor Haile Selassie I. But this legacy weighs heavily. It anchors him to a complex world leader he's not sure he's aligned with. And he feels like an imposter carrying a name associated with a faith he doesn't practise. Desperate to find a version of this legacy he can comfortably own, Silas decides to do what his father spent forty years dreaming of but never actually did: he books a flight to Ethiopia and travels to the Rastafarian spiritual motherland of Shashamane, the land granted to the global black diaspora by the Emperor himself. Silas encounters a living, breathing community where three generations of Rastafarians exist under one roof. This is a deeply personal pilgrimage about a son trying to see what his father sees, heal a generational disconnect, and finally make peace with his name.

From 1789 onward, French history became a breathtaking cycle of hubris and nemesis. Nowhere was this more striking than in the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. Rising rapidly through the revolutionary ranks to govern and pacify France, he ultimately crowned himself Emperor and crushed coalition after coalition in legendary battles. By 1812, his self-belief was god-like, his army worshipped him, and his hubris reached its absolute peak. Then came the fateful error: invading Russia. Underestimating his enemy, the vast distances, and the brutal winter—a mistake Hitler would famously repeat over a century later—he lost over half a million men in a campaign he never needed to fight. Though he clawed his way back once more, his nemesis was absolute. His final years were spent exiled on the windswept Atlantic island of St. Helena, where the man who once ruled Europe died broken, isolated, and miserable.

What goes into kicking off, planning out, & sustaining a podcast? The Krewe presented their lived experiences in podcasting, along with recommendations & tips for aspiring content creators in the US-Japan space, during a workshop on July 30, 2026 at the NAJAS (National Association of Japan-America Societies) National Conference. This episode is that workshop! ------ About the Krewe ------ The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, TikTok: @kreweofjapanpodcast, LinkedIn: Krewe of Japan LinkedIn Page, Blue Sky Social: @kreweofjapan.bsky.social, & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy! ------ Support the Krewe! Offer Links for Affiliates ------ Use the referral links below & our promo code from the episode! Support your favorite NFL Team AND podcast! Shop NFLShop to gear up for football season! Zencastr Offer Link - Use my special link to save 30% off your 1st month of any Zencastr paid plan!  ------ Links for NAJAS ------ NAJAS Website NAJAS Conference Website ------ JSNO Upcoming Events ------ JSNO Event Calendar Join JSNO Today!

Episode SummaryIn this deeply moving episode of the Dharma Vani Podcast, we explore one of the most pivotal and heart-wrenching chapters in the entire Ramayan, the banishment of Shri Rama into the forest for fourteen years.Going according to the authentic narration of the Valmiki Ramayan, we unpack the raw emotion, profound dharma, and intricate dialogue surrounding this turning point:How did the banishment actually unfold? We trace the exact sequence of events leading to Kaikeyi's demands and Emperor Dashrath's tragic predicament.The Heart of a Mother: How did Mata Kaushalya react when she first received the news of her beloved son's sudden exile?An Emperor's Grief: How did the mighty Emperor Dashrath handle the agonizing duty of exiling his rightful heir and eldest son?The Sacred Dialogues: The unforgettable exchanges between Shri Rama, Lakshman, Mata Sita, and his parents that reveal the absolute pinnacle of righteousness.This episode is elevated by divine musical offerings! We are honored to feature live bhajans and kirtan performed by special guest singers from:Triveni Mandir (Trinidad & Tobago)The Madhuban Dham Family (Arlington, TX)Experience the raw, soulful spirit of live devotional music woven directly into our scriptural exploration.If our efforts to share the unmanufactured, authentic wisdom of Sanatan Dharma touch your heart, please consider supporting our ongoing work!

Welcome to the Christmas series! For thousands of years, God followed his people and spoke mightily through heroes, kings, poets, and prophets… But for 400 years, there was silence… What happened in those silent years?  Sign up for special devotionals at StoriesoftheMessiah.com. As we dive deeply into iconic Bible heroes' enthralling narratives, we find more than just stories of faith and miracles. We discover a recurrent theme, a spiritual undertone that connects each tale to the grandeur of the Gospel. They're not just standalone legends; they're threads in a divine tapestry, weaving a story that foreshadows Jesus Christ, the ultimate hero, the promised Messiah who brings light to the darkest corners of history. For more Bible stories download the Pray.com app.  To learn more about Rabbi Schneider visit https://discoveringthejewishjesus.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Today's episode covers Zinedine Zidane taking over as France manager after the World Cup semifinal defeat to Spain, joining Jurgen Klopp in returning to international management. We also cover England's new goalkeeper tactical-timeout trial beginning with the League Cup on August 1st, where a coach has 10 seconds to choose an outfield player to leave for one minute if the goalkeeper needs treatment. Closer: 59-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura, King Kazu, scored his first competitive goal in nearly four years for Fukushima United in a 7-0 Emperor's Cup win.Subscribe for Premier League, MLS & Champions League coverage.AI was used for news gathering and production assistance.#Zidane #France #Deschamps #Klopp #Germany #GoalkeeperRule #LeagueCup #KingKazu #Miura #FukushimaUnited #WorldCup2026 #Football #Soccer #CalorogaSharkMediaAI gave us an assist in the creation of today's podcast, but the hat trick is our own.

Discover the biblical approach to Christian citizenship and government authority in this comprehensive study of 1 Peter 2:13-17. Learn how Christians should navigate the complex relationship between faith and politics, submission and accountability, earthly citizenship and heavenly allegiance. This message explores the challenging command to submit to governing authorities even under corrupt leadership, examining examples from Scripture including Jesus under Pilate, early Christians under Nero, and Old Testament figures like Daniel and David. Understand the biblical foundation for government authority, the limits of Christian submission, and how our citizenship witness impacts gospel ministry. Topics covered include biblical submission, Christian citizenship, government authority, political engagement, religious freedom, civil disobedience, Romans 13, Matthew 22, Acts 5, and practical application for modern believers. Whether you struggle with respecting political leaders you disagree with or wonder about the limits of Christian obedience to government, this biblical teaching provides essential guidance for faithful living in a fallen world. Learn how to honor earthly authorities while maintaining ultimate allegiance to Christ, balance civic duty with gospel witness, and understand when Christians can biblically disobey government commands. Perfect for believers seeking biblical wisdom on politics, citizenship, authority, submission, and faithful Christian living in contemporary society.

The Roman pattern didn't end with Rome. It just kept running at a smaller scale.Everywhere the Western Empire had held together — Hispania, Gaul, North Africa, Italy, Britain — the political form gave out, but the substance didn't disappear. It fragmented, reassembled, and kept running the same three-part pattern at a new scale: money weakens the center, borders get harder to defend, and power drifts from institutions to individuals. That's the kill chain. And every post-Roman kingdom ran it, in slightly different form, over the next three centuries.By 800 AD, a Frankish king was crowned Emperor of the Romans by a pope who was still running what was left of Roman administration. 324 years after the "fall." The empire hadn't come back. It had been transformed — Roman memory fused with post-Roman military and economic power, held together by the Church.This is the finale of the "Life After the Fall of Rome" series. It's the synthesis of every argument the series has made: what actually happens when a civilization ends. And it's the setup for what comes next — because the Roman pattern didn't start with the fall. It started centuries earlier in the Republic. That's where we're going next.CHAPTERS:00:00 The Roman Pattern Didn't End with Rome02:03 Money, Borders, Power: The Three Fault Lines08:32 Visigothic Hispania: Religion as a Political Wall15:06 Frankish Gaul: The Most Successful Adaptation22:27 North Africa: Vandals, Byzantines, and Arabs28:13 Lombard Italy: Decentralization as Survival33:23 Anglo-Saxon Britain: The Frontier That Collapsed First38:21 The Papacy: How the Church Kept the Substance41:13 The Byzantine East: The Roman System That Survived47:38 800 AD: Charlemagne Becomes Emperor of the Romans51:24 The Modern Question: Money, Borders, Power Today1:00:33 Where the Pattern Started: The RepublicSOURCESPeter Heather — The Fall of the Roman Empire (2006) — the argument that barbarian kingdoms were assembled from Roman parts, not opposed to RomeMary Beard — the "lights went out" version of the fall was largely invented by later generationsBrian Ward-Perkins — The Fall of Rome and the End of Civilization (2005) — the archaeological evidence for material collapse, especially in BritainProcopius — History of the Wars — Belisarius's secretary, firsthand witness to the Vandal War and Justinian's Italian campaignsThe Corpus Juris Civilis (Justinian Code, compiled 530s) — the surviving Roman legal framework

Howdy, spacers. Thanks for tuning in to another episode of the podcast. We are moving right along, fleshing out more of Maul's plans for escaping Janix.The Empire has arrived. Everyone is in danger. Jedi, police, civilians—everyone will suffer at their hands. We've also seen the introduction of a new character:Inquisitor Marrok.While not a new character, we are learning more about him. First introduced in Ahsoka, we now get to hear Marrok's voice for the first time. My early criticism of Maul was that his design was great, if a little obvious in its inspiration. That, and we really didn't know anything about him until three years after the prequel trilogy wrapped with Revenge of the Sith.Thanks to The Clone Wars, we now know Maul was a huge problem—not just for the Jedi, but for the CIS and the soon-to-be Emperor, too. I am not sure who decided to dig Maul out of the trash and develop his character further. Filoni? I do not think so. Lucas? Not sure. Kennedy? Perhaps.If she thought there was a way to sell more Maul action figures, she would make it work. Regardless of where the idea came from, one could imagine how much better Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith would have been if there had been a third party like Maul that all sides would have had to deal with.Yes, the story arc in The Clone Wars is great. I need to sit down and watch the series again—not just for this podcast, but because so much of everything that has been released since is tied back to it: Rebels, The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, etc.I have ranted long enough. Why I could not bring this up when Big Jake was here, I do not know.Thank you for listening.—LucaVisit the blog: https://starwarsrewatchpodcast.wordpress.comJoin us on Discord.Follow us on X: https://x.com/SWRewatchPodSubscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Star_WarsRe-WatchPodcastSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/#StarWars #DarthMaul #MaulShadowLord #StarWarsPodcast #StarWarsRewatch#InquisitorMarrok #Marrok #Ahsoka #CloneWars#TheCloneWars #StarWarsLore#StarWarsTheory #StarWarsExplained#StarWarsCanon #Sith#GalacticEmpire #DaveFiloni#GeorgeLucas #Lucasfilm #DisneyPlus#Rebels #TheMandalorian#RevengeOfTheSith #AttackOfTheClones#PhantomMenace #Palpatine #SamWitwer#GeekCulture #SciFiPodcast #YouTubePodcast

HEY SCUMMERS!This week we're diving headfirst into one of the weirdest rabbit holes in Warhammer 40,000: The Sensei. The Emperor's immortal descendants, blessed with incredible gifts, hunted by the Inquisition, and quietly swept under the rug by the lore when everyone collectively decided, "Let's just not talk about that anymore."The Sensei are fascinating because, unlike almost everyone else in the 41st Millennium, they might actually be good guys. Not "good" by Imperial standards, where the answer to every problem is orbital bombardment, but genuinely compassionate, selfless people who wander the galaxy toppling tyrants, helping the downtrodden, and generally being a massive inconvenience to dictators everywhere. Even if they do get too familiar with xenos.They're freedom fighters in a universe that has almost completely forgotten what freedom even means.Nathan spent a concerning amount of the episode watching Spamuel like he was about to get black-bagged by the Inquisition because I kept describing the Emperor as a bad dad. Look, if your immortal children spend their entire lives unknowingly fighting for justice while you spend ten thousand years glued to a chair, maybe Family Court has a point. Naturally, we also tackle the questions Games Workshop have refused to answer for nearly forty years. Can you befriend a Tyranid Spore Mine? We believe yes. Scientists believe no. The Spore Mine believes in the power of positive thinking right up until the point it becomes an expanding cloud of bio-acid. Then, in an attempt to prove not every parent in the galaxy is a complete disaster, we bring you the most inspirational dad moment in Warhammer history: a Necron Lord patiently teaching his favourite Scarab how to be friends with the flesh bags it's surrounded by. They grow up so fast. One day they're shyly nibbling at loose bolts, the next they're stripping a Baneblade before you've finished your command phase.By the end of the episode we've defended ancient rogue-era lore, argued that the Sensei might secretly be some of the last genuine heroes in the setting, accused the Master of Mankind of being history's most absentee father, attempted diplomacy with a living bomb, and become emotionally invested in a robotic beetle receiving the parental encouragement it deserves.Normal podcast. Completely normal podcast.If you have questions, complaints, corrections or suggestions, email us at Underhivelorekeepers@gmail.com.Want to support the show? ⁠https://linktr.ee/underhivelorekeepersEnd music theme is Celltrance by Lobo Loco.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/free-for-you-cc-by/celltrance-id-2346/

Former LSU standout, NBA veteran, and professional basketball player Johnny O'Bryant III joins the Krewe to discuss his unique connections to Japan, from playing for the Ibaraki Robots in Japan's B.League to founding Noir Caesar, his own manga publishing company. We explore his experiences living and competing in Japan, how a lifelong passion for manga grew into a business, and what it takes to balance life as a professional athlete and entrepreneur. It's a conversation about basketball, Japanese culture, creativity, and chasing passions both on and off the court. ------ About the Krewe ------ The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, TikTok: @kreweofjapanpodcast, LinkedIn: Krewe of Japan LinkedIn Page, Blue Sky Social: @kreweofjapan.bsky.social, & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy! ------ Support the Krewe! Offer Links for Affiliates ------ Use the referral links below & our promo code from the episode! Support your favorite NFL Team AND podcast! Shop NFLShop to gear up for football season! Zencastr Offer Link - Use my special link to save 30% off your 1st month of any Zencastr paid plan!  ------ Links for Johnny & Noir Caesar ------ Noir Caesar Website Johnny on IG B.League Website ------ JSNO Upcoming Events ------ JSNO Event Calendar Join JSNO Today!

Trenton joins me to go through the list design and strategy from this burgeoning new archetype for Emperor's Children and his 7-1-1 record from the 500+ player Tacoma Open!

He was a disciple of St Peter, born in Antioch. St Peter took him to Rome (he was bishop of Antioch before being bishop of Rome, so Antioch is as much the 'see of Peter' as is Rome) and made him Bishop of Ravenna. In Ravenna, he healed the wife of the military governor of a grave illness, after which the governor and his household confessed Christ and were baptized. Apollinarius was able to form a house church in the governor's home, from which he labored for the Gospel for twelve years. Eventually, he was condemned to exile in Illyria for his faith, and began a life of missionary travel in the Balkans, travelling as far as the Danube. After twelve years of this work, he was driven back to Italy by the hostility of some of the pagans. He was received with joy by the people of Ravenna, which aroused the envy of the pagan elders, who denounced him to the Emperor Vespasian. When the elders asked permission to kill Apollinarius, the Emperor only gave them permission to drive him from the city, wisely saying 'It is not seemly to take revenge on behalf of the gods, for they can themselves be revenged on their enemies if they are angered.' But, in defiance of the Imperial decree, the pagan leaders attacked and killed Apollinarius with knives. His holy relics are preserved in Ravenna, in a church dedicated to him.

Complete history of the Adepta Sororitas the Sisters of Battle and Daughters of the Emperor of Mankind #Warhammer #warhammer40k #audio  Welcome to the channel! Here you'll find breakdowns, lore dives, shorts, and deep-dive discussions across all corners of Warhammer 40K — from the Imperium and Xenos factions to Chaos, the Horus Heresy, Space Marines, Astra Militarum, Aeldari, Orks, Tyranids, Necrons, the Leagues of Votann and everything in between. I create lore explainers, character analyses, faction histories, and quick-hit videos designed to make the Warhammer universe easier to understand — whether you're a veteran hobbyist, brand-new to 40K, or just exploring the grim darkness of the far future. If you enjoy the content, consider subscribing and joining the community. More lore, more breakdowns, and more madness from the 41st Millennium coming soon! Thanks for watching — Emperor Protects! To support the channel and explore more Warhammer 40K lore, check out the links below:

  MERCH: https://orchideight.com/collections/poorhammer TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/poorhammer PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton   On this week's episode, Brad is joined by Nick from Bolters and Banter and Jordan from Slam Sector to discuss the thirty or so PDF files that are the new Balance Update for Warhammer 40K 11th Edition! (No editor was harmed in the editing of this episode… so far).   OUR GUESTS: https://www.youtube.com/@Bolters_And_Banter https://www.youtube.com/@slamsectortv   SHOW LINKS: Brad's Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/drruler.bsky.social Eric's Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/onekuosora.bsky.social   00:00 Hello and Welcome 01:29 11th Edition Had a Great Start 03:50 First Change: Force Dispositions 10:50 Grab Your Tinfoil Hats 15:44 Core Rules Update 23:46 Graphic Design is my Passion 36:49 Orks (And MORE CORE RULES!) 53:58 Space Marines 57:35 Divergent Chapters 59:52 Adeptus Custodes 01:01:20 Adepta Sororitas 01:02:57 Adeptus Mechanicus 01:06:05 Imperial Guard 01:09:16 Grey Knights 01:09:48 Imperial Agents 01:11:40 Imperial Knights 01:15:04 Chaos Knights 01:19:52 Chaos Daemons 01:23:17 Chaos Space Marines 01:27:45 Emperor's Children 01:29:24 Death Guard 01:30:17 Thousand Sons 01:32:24 World Eaters 01:36:11 Aeldari 01:37:44 Drukhari 01:38:37 Necrons 01:41:34 Leagues of Votann 01:41:57 T'au Empire 01:44:43 Genestealer Cults 01:47:17 Tyranids 01:50:41 We Got There   Contact Information: You can interact with Solely Singleton by joining the hosts on discord and Twitter to give input to improve the show. Feel free to email more detailed questions and suggestions to the show's email address.   Your Hosts: Brad (DrRuler) & Eric (OnekuoSora) Brad's Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/drruler.bsky.social Eric's Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/onekuosora.bsky.social Show Email: thepoorhammerpodcast@gmail.com Merch Website: http://www.poorhammer.com/ Edited by: Menino Berilio Show Mailing Address: PO Box 70893 Rochester Hills, MI 48307   Licensed Music Used By This Program: "Night Out" by LiQWYD CC BY "Thursday & Snow (Reprise)" by Blank & Kytt CC BY "First Class" by Peyruis CC BY "Funky Souls" by Amaria CC BY

Sanji and the Vinsmokes finally arrive at Big Mom's chateau, but Luffy is not having as near of a relaxing time. Mamma's army has arrived and he and Nami are forced to make a stand. They are captured and taken to the library prison. Elsewhere, Pedro and Brook are starting to make moves in an attempt to get copies of the 3 Poneglyphs in the Emperor's possession. Next Week: Episodes 814-818https://linktr.ee/goingmerrypodThe Variant Vendetta's season break continues. Make sure youre still checking them out in preparation for Season 4!!!https://linktr.ee/VariantVendetta

This week we wrap up the 2015 run of Star Wars: Darth Vader! With the ore barons of Shu-Torun leashed and Cylo drawn out as a traitor, Darth Vader can finally address what really matters: Locating the missing Doctor Aphra, facing whatever truths Inspector Thanoth has found, and telling the Emperor that his manipulations are all too obvious.  Next Time: Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 1 — Aphra (Doctor Aphra 2016 Issues 1 - 6 Support the show by going to Patreon.com/civilized! Show Notes Hosted by Rob Zacny (robzacny.bsky.social) Featuring Alicia Acampora (ali-online.bsky.social), Austin Walker (austinwalker.bsky.social), and Natalie Watson (nataliewatson.bsky.social) Produced by Michael Hermes Music by Jack de Quidt (notquitereal.bsky.social Cover art by Xeecee (xeecee.bsky.social)  

She was from the town of Magdala on the Sea of Galilee, for which reason she is called "Magdalene." The Lord Jesus cast out seven demons from her, after which she became His faithful disciple, following Him even to the Cross when most of His disciples had fled. With the other holy Myrrh-bearers, she prepared the spices to anoint His body and carried them to His tomb. There she was one of the first witnesses to the Resurrection, and the first to proclaim it.   Various traditions hold that, after Christ's ascension, she traveled to Rome, where she presented the Emperor with a red egg and proclaimed "Christ is Risen!" For this reason her icons often show her holding a red egg, and from this the tradition of distributing red eggs at Pascha is said to have arisen. She is then said to have travelled to Ephesus where she helped St John the Theologian in his gospel ministry before reposing there.   Mary Magdalene is sometimes identified with the "sinful woman" of the Gospels, but this is not the Church's tradition. Neither the Gospels nor the sacred hymnography of the Church make this connection.   The name 'Madeleine' is a form of 'Magdalene'.

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It is a week of brutal purges, shifting cabinets, and dramatic resets across the London political landscape. Lesley Riddoch and Fraser Thompson deliver their analysis on a fast-moving news cycle as Prime Minister Andy Burnham takes the keys to Number 10 and Sir Keir Starmer retreats to the pub with his ousted frontbench. From cutting energy VAT and scrapping the digital ID scheme to breaking news of a desperate Thames Water bailout offer, they strip away the Westminster spin to ask if this newer Labour administration can truly 'rewire' Britain or if it's all just temporary vibes. In this episode, we discuss:The Burnham Purge & Starmer's Pub of the Damned: An breakdown of the cabinet reshuffle that saw Sir Keir Starmer replaced by Prime Minister Andy Burnham. We analyze the northern-heavy cabinet, including Ed Miliband's move to Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper at Health, Miata Fanabulla entering Net Zero, and Louise Haigh's return, while disgruntled Starmerites lick their wounds over pints in a London pub.Ditching the Digital ID for Energy VAT Cuts: We unpick Burnham's headline policy—saving billpayers a modest £45 a year by cutting the 5% domestic energy VAT, funded by axing the digital ID scheme. We look at the OBR's warnings that these departmental savings are completely unidentified and look to Estonia to explain why a genuine, trust-based society is required to build a real digital nation.Devolution Contradictions & Jack McConnell: Former First Minister Jack McConnell took to the airwaves to defend the new devolution agenda, but we examine how he quickly tied himself in knots over energy control. We explore Labour's deep disconnect with rural Scotland and why Burnham's plans to emulate Germany's federalised government structure ignore truly local government.The Thames Water Legal Tussle: Breaking news hits the podcast mid-record as a consortium of lenders offers a "golden share" to the UK government to prevent Thames Water from crashing into nationalisation. Lesley explains why the Burnham government should actively welcome a high-profile legal fight with foreign private equity firms to prove they mean business.Housing First in Finland and Scotland: We look at the long-term success of Helsinki's Housing First program, which dramatically cuts emergency service costs by providing stable housing and community support before tackling addiction. With 26 out of Scotland's 32 local authorities already operating Housing First, we note that Scotland is already leading the way where England struggles.Deconstructing Starmer's Wooden Exit: While the mainstream commentariat swooned over Starmer's final PMQs, we pull away the Emperor's clothes. From his absolute refusal to admit to policy U-turns to his viral primary school anecdote, we explain how his hand-picked gallery guests failed to mask his legacy of two-child benefit caps and winter fuel cuts.Summer Break & Bramble Homework: The podcast takes its summer recess for the next two weeks, returning on Tuesday, August 11th. Fraser sets your holiday homework to challenge your local MPs and MSPs on independence, while Lesley provides a far sweeter alternative: get out to pick this year's bumper crop of mega-brambles and make your own ice cream!LinksGlasgow Times River Clyde Pool Project - https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/26290574.ambitious-plans-floating-swimming-pool-river-clyde/Finland Film - https://youtu.be/J1mpytgMIBU?si=k_Gz8hmFwM7J_k3TLesley's Bramble Ice Cream Recipe - https://www.bakedbyanintrovert.com/fresh-blackberry-ice-cream-no-churn/#recipe ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to the thirteenth episode of season 9 of the TFTuesday Podcast!In this episode, Duck joins us to run a To Change module for Zil, KDhynamo, and Chozo! In this actual play, join us as we play nepobabies forced to prove ourselves for our parent, the Emperor, and are forced to grapple with a mysterious planet that may or may not change us too- - -A podcast for all your TF-ey needs! Featuring in-depth discussions amongst longtime TF artists.The TFTuesday podcast focuses on transformation, mainly in the niche of the furry community.Content warning: This podcast occasionally touches on NSFW topics.Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/tftuesdaypodTwitter: https://twitter.com/TFTuesdayPodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1cYhqNGb4033ucISNdxaIkApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tftuesday-podcast/id1599438910 - - -Featuring Duck: Website - https://usducktape.itch.io/Featuring KDhynamo: BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/kdhynamo.artWebsite - https://cinswitch.itch.io/Featuring Duck: BlueSky - https://cinswitch.itch.io/Hosted by Zil: BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/zilepo.bsky.socialFuraffinity - https://www.furaffinity.net/user/zilepo/Twitter - https://twitter.com/Zilepo_OpelizCo-hosted by K-Libra: BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/k-libra.bsky.socialFuraffinity - https://www.furaffinity.net/user/k-libra/Twitter - https://twitter.com/The_K_LibraArt by HoneyBear, KDhynamo, & K-Libra: https://bsky.app/profile/honey-bear.bsky.social , https://bsky.app/profile/kdhynamo.art & https://bsky.app/profile/k-libra.bsky.social- - -The music used for the intro and outro is [Ambient soundscape with drums by Erokia]; Sounds provided by Erokia/Jordan Powell from Freesound.org

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This is the Art Life Faith Podcast, and I’m your host, Roger Lowther. I’m excited to announce to you that we just released a new book, Consolations of a Christian by Japanese writer Kanzo Uchimura. Written in 1893, it has never before been translated into English, which is surprising because this is the book that made Uchimura famous, instantly becoming a bestseller and launching his career as a writer. Here’s some backstory for this book. In 1890, the Emperor of Japan issued an Imperial Rescript on Education. Kanzo Uchimura was at that time a teacher in one of the top schools in the country, but he did not bow deeply enough to the Emperor’s signature on the document, for as a Christian, he saw this as a kind of idolatry. However, his fellow faculty members saw this as a huge sign of disrespect, and the press saw it as an act of treason. His name and face were plastered on newspapers across the country. He was fired from his job. His friends distanced themselves from him. He fell into deep poverty. And from all the stress, he got really, really sick, even to the point of death. While his wife was caring for him, she too got very sick, and then she died. This was especially crushing because they were newlyweds, having been married little more than a year. Uchimura hit rock bottom in his life, but rather than giving up, he cried out to God in ink, brush, and paper, capturing the minds and hearts of so many with his uniquely Japanese understanding of the Bible. And his book came out during a time when Christian books were mostly just translated Western authors. This book is fascinating for many reasons, but I can tell you from personal experience that I was greatly encouraged working on this project, and so I know it can be a great consolation and comfort to you as well, and anyone going through a difficult time in their life. Let me say a quick word about the translator. Chris Born is a longtime friend of our Grace City Church community here in Tokyo. First, he came for a year to work on his doctoral thesis on Uchimura, and during that time he and his family poured into the church community, helping with many of the ministries. Then he returned to the States, where he’s the Associate Professor of Japanese and Asian Studies at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. But he recently came back to Japan for post-doctoral research and to write a number of books including this one. Again, he and his family poured into the community, and even his oldest daughter worked with us as an intern, giving piano concerts, leading worship with her playing and singing, and helping out in so many ways. They go back to America this month, and we’re very sorry to see them go. They will be missed. Let me also say a word about the cover designer, created by the immensely talented Emma Grace von Fange, one of the interns who worked with us this summer. She did such a beautiful job getting inspiration from the text and making it appealing while also giving a sense of what we find inside. It’s a very attractive cover and really a work of art. I’m so grateful for her hard work on this project. Recently we had the launch day, and one of the church members threw a dinner party for the event. So I took a few minutes to sit down with a translator just before the party to invite all of you into the celebration. Here’s our conversation. Roger So today is the launch day of Consolations of a Christian by Kanzo Uchimura, translated by Christopher Born, who is sitting right next to me. Thank you so much for being with us tonight. Chris Thanks for having me, Roger. This is awesome. Roger Yeah, so we are meeting in a friend’s home downtown Tokyo. We’re going to have a launch party tonight. Some of us are already here preparing the food, and others are going to be arriving soon. You’re probably going to hear some doorbell ringing… Chris So pull up a chair and hang out with us. Roger I’m just so thankful that it’s finally out in the world as of today, July 13, 2026. Chris Wow. Unbelievable. Roger A lot of time has gone into this, hasn’t it? Chris Yes, from your own kind encouragement for me to follow through and get it done from about 10 years ago when I started it to bringing it to completion just now. It’s been quite a journey, but exciting to be part of it and also be working so closely with an amazing team. Really, you assembled a wonderful cover designer, and you’ve done so much of the editing. Roger She was great. Chris She was fantastic, and you put it together so quickly. I mean, you really have a lot of talent behind this project. You just made it pop and shine. I’m grateful. Roger I really like that about putting out books. It’s not just about the writer writing solo in a solitary room somewhere, but there are a lot of people who are part of the whole project and are excited for it when it comes out. Chris That’s right. It’s a big production team. Roger Yeah. So, how did you get into this project? Why did you translate this book? Chris So that’s a great story for me. I’ve been studying Uchimura since about 2009. When I was working at a seminary, and I was able to take courses while I was working there as like staff. I took a course called Christianity in East Asia because that was always interesting to me. And when I did my master’s in East Asian studies, we covered some tangential aspects about Christianity in the Meiji period and how it influenced social movements, how there was a big missions movement that helped grow women’s education and the YMCA, things like that, but we never focused on Japanese Christian thinkers. So this course was the first time I was exposed to an actual Japanese Christian thinker who not only originated a number of writings but also had his own theological perceptions from a Japanese perspective that he wanted to add to sort of global Christianity. And he really thought that if Japan learned about Jesus and became more Christian, it would be a light to the world. So I thought that was an interesting entryway. Roger Okay, so using Western years, when are we talking about? Chris Uchimura lived from 1861 to 1930. He became a Christian around 1873 when he went off to Sapporo Agricultural College, which is now University of Hokkaido, one of the larger state schools. And when he became a Christian, he realized monotheism was the answer to a lot of his problems because he had such a strong religiosity as a kid and would bow to every shrine and every temple. And as he got older as a student, he really still held on to those beliefs. But when monotheism was presented to him, he really didn’t want to become a Christian. He was sort of pressured into it, but he went along with it primarily because he said, well, there’s only one God I need to worship, then I don’t need to worry about all the other gods. So that I thought was interesting because Japanese are famously known for having 8 million gods or something like that. Roger Okay, so for those who don’t know their Japanese history, this is like the very beginnings of Protestant church planting in Japan. Chris Yes. Roger So he’s one of the first of modern Christians. Chris That’s right. Christianity was banned from about 1609 to 1872. In the interim, in 1859, there was some missions activity but it was kind of underground. Uchimura was a part of the early generation of the different bands. There’s the Sapporo Band and the Yokohama Band and the Kumamoto Band in Kyushu. So these were sort of early Christian groupings. Uchimura was from up north. But yeah, he was active in the 1890s when he came back to Japan. He had studied abroad in America in the 1880s and sort of grew. He was always good at English, but he went to, Amherst College and then went off to Hartford Seminary before realizing— Roger Near Boston. Chris Near Boston, yes. Northeast. In the book, you’ll see a lot of references to northeastern literature and sort of abolitionist thinkers. He loved them. Roger Yeah, actually that was fun for me because I grew up near Boston, so a lot of the things he’s mentioning only people in Boston know. Like Mount Monadnock, a mountain I climbed with my dad. Chris Does it look like Fuji? Roger Well, it stands on its own and it is kind of conical, but it’s really short. It’s not a very tall mountain at all. It’s more like a tall hill. Chris There you go. So even better comparison to how much more grandeur Fuji has, which he keeps referring to. But yeah, he loved the northeast. In his other book that was written in English called How I Became a Christian, or Diary of a Japanese Convert, he talks about his experiences in the northeast. Roger How can you explain why Uchimura is important? Why should we care? That was a long time ago. Chris As one of Japan's earliest modern Christians—I mean, his collected works are 40 volumes. He was an important thinker for the time period. Not only did he write in a Christian vernacular of the time, he attracted a number of future authors who would become aware of Christianity, at least in terms of their own understanding of the world. Even if they didn’t become Christians, they embraced a partially Christian worldview or romantic worldview. So from a literary perspective, which is what my main focus of my academic work was on how he’s an important literary figure, but I knew that he was an important Christian figure. And for Japanese theologians in general, anybody who’s going to seminary knows who Uchimura is and has read him. Now, the reason this book is important is everyone suffers, right? Everyone has a hard time. We get sick. Our wives get sick. People die. People we love are gone in an instant. We don’t know what tomorrow is going to look like. We can lose our job. We can get canceled because of the things we say and do. Even if we’re speaking the truth, we get punished for it. Roger Mm-hmm. Chris Uchimura suffered for telling the truth as he saw it, and he was willing to take that on and be that lightning rod in a society that was quickly becoming anti-Western and anti-Christian. And especially in the mid-1880s when he was still in America, there was a big turn toward emperor worship and connecting the state to religion in a very strong way, and in the 1890s when the Imperial Rescript on Education came out and later the 1891 Constitution, they really pointed to the emperor as the Confucian father of the nation that everyone must worship and obey. And Uchimura’s like, “Look, I respect the emperor as much as the next guy. He is my sovereign, but I’m not going to bow down and worship him in that way.” And as a result, that made him become persona non grata. That turned him into an anti-patriot to like the worst of the worst, the most disloyal of the disloyal, and of course in a Confucian samurai heritage worldview, that’s terrible. Disloyalty is the worst thing, right? So Uchimura suffered as a result of his own public intellectual beliefs, and then as a result, he lost everything, and part of losing everything meant he had to reinvent himself, and so he became an author as part of that process. Roger One of my favorite parts of the book is in the afterword where he’s talking about when he was writing the book and an American missionary, came in and said, so Mr. Uchimura, what are you working on? And he’s like, well, I’m writing this book. And he’s like, oh, what are you translating? He’s like, no, I’m not translating. I’m writing it, my own words. And the missionary was, was surprised and like, how can you be doing that? I mean, because Christianity came from the West, what right do you have as a Japanese to write? That was the attitude of the time. Chris Yeah, it was a very culturally bound enterprise, reproducing Western culture, civilizing the world, so to speak. And many Westerners didn’t think Japan was civilized. They had no idea how civilized it was. Roger Yeah. And you were explaining to me earlier how he was trying to figure out what it means to be Japanese and be Christian because there wasn’t— Chris It’s an identity issue. Roger There wasn’t any literature at that time. They were only looking at translated Western literature. And so he was kind of delving into this to try to figure it out, right? Chris That’s right. When he did become a Christian, the amount of stuff they had at Hokkaido University or Sapporo Agricultural College was so small. The amount of things they had to work with were so small. They were just some tracts, a few— they had a Western Bible, they had some parts of the Bible translated that was still in process, and they had things from many different denominations, so they didn’t know what was what and which one to ally with. And he became a Christian through the Methodists, but in Sapporo you had a Methodist church and an Episcopal church, and he wanted to work with both, and sort of create an independent Japanese church in Sapporo, but there was really no way to do that. They had to make it up themselves. And when the Western missionaries who they borrowed money from got wind of this, they were like, “You have to give us all our money back because you’re not part of us anymore.” So they scrimped and saved and did everything they could to pay it back. So there is this sense that independence, Japanese theology from a Japanese perspective became his life’s work. Roger So Uchimura is part of the birth of the church in Japan. So to me, as a missionary here, it’s especiallyinteresting. This is the first time ever that this book is in English. Chris That’s right. Roger I mean, it was published in 1893. Chris Yes. Roger And it’s incredibly important to missionaries today, and yet there’s never been an English version. And you translated it from classical Japanese. Chris That’s right. Roger So it’s really difficult Japanese. Chris It’s really difficult. It’s a long process of learning to be able to parse all that out. There is a modern translation now, but the original I thought was best to go from and take it from Uchimura’s own words. Roger It uses a lot of characters that aren’t used anymore. You showed me your manuscript, which is a work of art, by the way, all your notes around all of his, all the earlier published version, but like, I don’t even know what to call that. I mean, just various characters that are… Chris Yeah, kyujitai. Most Japanese don’t read it. I was talking to some students earlier today at a campus here, just kind of explaining that this book’s coming out and what it’s about, and I think maybe one or two knew who Uchimura was, and they knew about this fukeijiken or this incident of disloyalty to the emperor, or lesè-majesté as they call it, but they said they’d never read him, and when I mentioned it’s all written in this kind of really classical style Japanese, they’re like, “Yeah, we don’t really read that.” Yeah, I imagine not. He’s still unknown, so we can also help people understand that you can get a modern Japanese translation too, but I think Americans especially who want to know more about Japan at that time and about sort of authentic Japanese Christians and just from the perspective of a very sensitive soul who loves God and is searching for answers to his pain. Roger Right, that’s what I love about this book. He’s not afraid to basically be cry out to God, Why are you allowing these things things? And trying to search for the answers as a Japanese person, not trying to look for pat answers, but asking in his context, really what’s going on, how can I apply to it? And it’s just so interesting? Chris Right? Because one of the most important questions any human being will ever ask is, who is Jesus Christ and why does he matter? Roger Right. Chris And Uchimura knew who he was and why he mattered, but in the midst of this sort of dark doldrums of the soul why Jesus really mattered wasn’t just a nice, you know, it’ll all be okay someday, and just being a Christian makes everything all right. No, it’s like, Lord, you are my God, and I’m imploring you to give me an answer and give me strength and understanding to get through this situation. Roger Okay, so now you touched on this briefly. It’s called Consolations of a Christian. Why is this book important to people who may have little interest in Japan? Chris Sure, well, it certainly is full of what we call classical allusions to both Japanese literature, nature, history, and culture that are written for a Japanese audience. So he wasn’t writing it for us. So as a foreigner looking in on that, we can get a glimpse on the conversation which Uchimura is having with his own people about Christianity. Roger And with himself. Chris And of course with himself, and with God, and all the other little demonic voices that are harassing him. Roger You know, one of the things I thought was really interesting about the book, you’ve mentioned to me in conversation just how there’s a number of places where he lists scripture verses, but he doesn’t print it out. Chris That’s right. Roger And you said it was your idea that perhaps it was because he was wanting people to open the Bible for the first time. Most of the people who read this book were not Christians. Chris That’s right. Roger Because he wanted people who didn’t know anything about Christianity, very few did at that time, to read this and become interested in the God of the Bible. And he really makes that clear at the end of the book, right? Especially on the last two pages. “We looked at different answers throughout this book, but it’s clear the Bible is going to offer these answers that you really are searching for. God has those answers. Don’t stop until you find those answers.” That kind of thing. Chris That’s right. All of his literature points back to that. He doesn’t waver on that one bit. And in fact, he devoted his life to becoming a journalist for a while. He wrote for the Yorozu Choho for about 5 years, which was kind of like a New York Post or a LA Times kind of magazine, a little bit sensationalist but very political. He was the English language editor of that for a number of years until he decided to quit that and start his own work, which was called Seisho no Kenkyu (the Study of the Bible). And it was a magazine that he put out, which was all his own reading, parsing, interpreting the Bible and applying it to daily life. Roger To the general public, right? Not only to churches or Christians, but to everybody? Chris A lot of people were reading this even if they weren’t Christian. They were curious. Consolations of a Christian was a bestseller. And then as a result, he became hired as a journalist, then those copies of Yorozu Joho were also circulating, and then Seishun no Kinkyu as well. So, he really did use the words that he wrote as a way of reaching people in an evangelical way and pushing them to look at the Bible. That’s what all his life was about. Roger Well, this book was very meaningful for me. The fact that he, in the lowest point in his life, that he would turn to writing, crying to God, and trying to bring the nation along with him to cry out to God. He didn’t fall into despair, but he gave that anguish to God. Chris Yes. Roger And that's just such an important message for all of humanity. Chris Yes. Roger You know, anywhere in the world, we all suffer. Chris That’s right. Roger And the fact that he writes a whole book addressing that and trying to help us turn to God through that is so important. Chris Yeah, because the Bible says God draws near to those who are suffering, and we suffer with Christ. But Christ was there with him in that suffering. In that moment, he knew it, but he had to put that anguish towards and use it for something. And that’s what’s really cool. He never wasted the experiences he had. He says it’s not my autobiography, but it’s a record of an authentic person who’s trying to struggle with being Christian. I think that’s gorgeous. Roger So I hope many of you who are listening to this will download this book, either buy the paperback, buy the hardcover, buy the ebook, go get the Kindle. It’s such a blessing that you’ve done this. Thank you so much. Chris Thank you so much for working with me and giving me the opportunity. Roger Yeah, so I guess we better get this party started. Chris Let’s enjoy this gathering around this table in many ways similar to what Uchimura would have done. Roger All right, so thank you for talking with us now. Chris Thank you. Thanks so much. Roger You’ve been listening to the Art Life Faith Podcast. You can pick up a copy of Consolations of a Christian by Kanzo Uchimura wherever you buy your books online. As we say in Japan, “Ja, mata ne!” We’ll see you next time. BUY “CONSOLATIONS OF A CHRISTIAN”

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In 1912, an axe killed all eight people sleeping in a Villisca, Iowa farmhouse, and the two men suspected of it — a traveling preacher and a business rival — both walked free.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/VilliscaReverendRivalREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p84usw4FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Conspiracy theories, while often dark, can also be kind of humorous due to being so outlandishly unbelievable. For example… is the Earth's moon artificial, and actually an extraterrestrial spaceship? We'll look at the strange theory. (Could Our Moon Be An Alien Spaceship?) *** In 1912 one of the most brutal slayings in America took place in the small town of Villisca, Iowa… a murder so brutal that numerous documentaries have been made about it, books have been written, and amateur detectives have poured over the facts and suspects still trying to find out who the murderer was that swung the bloody axe. (The Unsolved Villisca Ax Murders) *** The President of the United States, no matter who is in the position at the time, is always in danger from those who would like to see someone else in office. We'll hear on the news of the assassination attempts that came close, but we more often than not are completely unaware of the attempts and plans that have been thwarted – and some of those attempts to kill a sitting U.S. President have been extremely bizarre. (Bizarre Assassination Attempts on U.S. Presidents) *** Some Biblical accounts seem unbelievable and we tend to dismiss them as fantasies, or dreams of the person writing the events down. But what if some of the strange creatures described in the bible are actually real – but come from another dimension, or even outer space? (Are Extraterrestrials in the Bible?) *** If you are told there is a city that has been built specifically for the dead, you probably think of some ancient culture that worshipped their ancestors. Personally, I think of pyramids in Egypt… but I never would've thought of the suburbs in California, USA. (California's City of the Dead)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:02:33.183 = Could Our Moon Be An Alien Spaceship?00:08:21.362 = The Unsolved Villisca Axe Murders ***00:20:59.742 = California's City of the Dead00:31:12.990 = Are Extraterrestrials in the Bible? ***00:39:47.780 = Bizarre Assassination Attempts on U.S. Presidents00:48:06.915 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. 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Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: January, 2022This episode of Weird Darkness runs from a Cold War theory that the Moon is a hollow alien spacecraft, through the 1912 Villisca ax murders that left eight people dead in a single Iowa night, into the California cemetery city of Colma where the dead outnumber the living a thousand to one, on to a former NASA engineer's claim that the prophet Ezekiel witnessed a UFO, and closing with some of the strangest attempts ever made on the lives of sitting U.S. presidents.It opens with the Spaceship Moon Theory, proposed in July of 1970 by Soviet Academy of Sciences members Michael Vasin and Alexander Shcherbakov, who argued the Moon is a hollowed-out planetoid engineered by unknown beings and steered into Earth's orbit. Darren walks through the claims stacked behind the idea — the Moon ringing like a bell for more than an hour after the Apollo 12 crew crashed their lunar module into it on November 20th, 1969, craters of wildly different widths that all share the same shallow depth, moon rocks dated older than the Earth itself, and the near-perfect circular orbit that lets the Moon exactly cover the Sun during an eclipse.From there the episode turns to Villisca, Iowa, and the night of June 9th, 1912, when someone entered the home of Josiah and Sarah Moore and killed all six members of the family along with two young house guests, Lena and Ina Stillinger, striking each victim with an axe as they slept. Darren lays out the crime scene that neighbor Mary Peckham and Josiah's brother Ross discovered the next morning — cloth draped over the mirrors, two cigarette butts in the attic, a slab of bacon left beside the Stillinger girls, and a bloody basin in the kitchen — and the suspects who never brought closure, from traveling minister Reverend George Kelly, who spoke of eight dead bodies before the news broke and later gave a confession the court dismissed, to Josiah's embittered business rival Frank Jones. More than a century on, the boarded-up house survives as a museum where investigators report a heaviness on the stairs, drifting fog, and the sound of dripping blood after the 2 a.m. train whistle.Next the show travels to Colma, California, the suburb built for the dead, where roughly 1,600 living residents share the ground with more than 1.5 million graves across 17 cemeteries. Darren traces how San Francisco banned burials in 1900 and evicted its dead, triggering the largest grave relocation in history after the 1906 earthquake, with more than 150,000 bodies hauled south and tens of thousands reburied in mass graves when families wouldn't pay the ten-dollar transfer fee. He points out the famous names resting there — Wyatt Earp, Levi Strauss, William Randolph Hearst, Joe DiMaggio, brain-injury case Phineas Gage, and self-declared Emperor of the United States Joshua Norton — alongside the darker footnotes of looted skeletons, discarded headstones repurposed as gutters and seawalls, and the town's own gallows-humor slogan, "it's great to be alive in Colma."The episode then examines whether extraterrestrials appear in the Bible, centering on the vision of the prophet Ezekiel by the river Chebar and the four winged creatures with human hands, calf-shaped feet, and four faces that rose out of a fiery whirlwind. Darren details how former NASA chief engineer Joseph F. Blumrich, honored in 1972 for his work on the Saturn and Apollo programs, set out to disprove Erich von Däniken's ancient-astronaut claims and instead became convinced, arguing in his book The Spaceships of Ezekiel that the prophet had described a landing spacecraft — rotor blades, fairing housings, landing legs with round footpads, and remote mechanical arms rendered in the only words an ancient man had for them.The episode closes with a run of bizarre presidential assassination attempts, from John Hinckley's 1981 shooting of Ronald Reagan over an obsession with actress Jodie Foster, to the 2013 ricin letters mailed to the Obama White House by a man framing an Elvis impersonator over an online feud, to truck driver Samuel Byck's 1974 plot to hijack a DC-9 and crash it into the White House to kill Richard Nixon. Darren ends on the two women who tried to kill Gerald Ford seventeen days apart in September of 1974 — Manson follower Lynette Fromme, who never chambered a round, and Sarah Jane Moore, whose shot missed by six inches because her replacement revolver's sights were misaligned.

What would happen if your daily walk became a practice for energy, balance, breath, and a clearer mind? In this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement, Steven Sashen speaks with Dr. Jacques MoraMarco, Co-Founder of the International Sun Tai Chi Association, and Dr. Yun Kim, Founder of Emperor's Wellness, who share the movement principles behind their book, Walking Your Way to Vitality. They introduce six walking practices that integrate natural movement with breathwork, mindful awareness, Tai Chi, Qigong, balance training, and traditional walking techniques. Together, they explain how to start with simple, accessible practices and build a regular walking routine that feels more focused, energizing, and enjoyable.  Key Takeaways: → Walking can become more intentional when you add breath, posture, awareness, and attention to your body's movement. → The widely cited 10,000-step target was a marketing concept, so a sustainable daily movement goal matters more than chasing a single universal number. → Mindful walking invites you to shift your attention away from past regrets and future worries and toward your breath, feet, and surroundings. → Mindfulness is not about forcing thoughts to disappear; it is about gently bringing attention back to the present when the mind wanders. → Tai Chi-inspired animal walks can offer accessible ways to improve balance, weight shifting, posture, and fall-prevention skills. Dr. Jacques MoraMarco, a doctor of traditional East Asian medicine, has been a licensed acupuncturist since 1977 and took the first acupuncture licensing examination in California. He apprenticed with See Han Kim, a renowned teacher of traditional East Asian medicine who trained in a monastic setting. He completed his postgraduate work at the École d'Acupuncture in Paris. From 1994 to 2004, he studied Sun tai chi with Sun Shurong in Beijing, China, and is a fourth-generation lineage holder of Sun tai chi. He is a cofounder of the International Sun Tai Chi Association. Dr. MoraMarco is dean emeritus at the former Emperor's College of Traditional East Asian   Dr. Yun Kim is the founder of Emperor's Wellness, a traditional East Asian medicine doctor, a fifth-generation Sun tai chi lineage student, and a mindful meditation practitioner for the past twenty years. A licensed acupuncturist in California, she completed her doctoral clinical rotation at the VA Greater Los Angeles Health System's PTSD clinic and maintains an acupuncture practice in Los Angeles. She earned her Doctor of Education from the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education. Connect With Dr. MoraMarco and Dr. Kim:Website: https://www.suntaichi.com/ https://www.emperors.edu/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmperorsCollege X: https://www.facebook.com/EmperorsCollege Connect with Steven:Xero Shoes: https://xeroshoes.com/  Join the MOVEMENT Movement: https://jointhemovementmovement.com/  X: https://x.com/XeroShoes  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xeroshoes/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xeroshoes 

In this episode of the #DoorGrowShow, Jason Hull sits down with entrepreneur, author, and business strategist Leigh Angman to explore the principles behind building sustainable, profitable businesses. Leigh introduces the SPRUCTIS framework, a system focused on profitability, systems, communication, technology, integrity, and sales. Jason and Leigh discuss why so many business owners operate without knowing their true financial health, the importance of surrounding yourself with people who elevate your business, and how documenting processes protects long-term growth. They also dive into the mindset behind entrepreneurial success, including the power of "delusional optimism," making decisions through the Pleasure Utility Determinant (PUD), and why success often comes down to consistently making slightly more right decisions than wrong ones. You'll Learn [00:00] Introduction to Leigh Angman and the SPRUCTIS Framework [01:29] Leigh's First Entrepreneurial Lesson at Six Years Old [05:07] Why Every Business Owner Should Know Their Profitability [06:22]] Breaking Down the SPRUCTIS Business Framework [15:02 Delusional Optimism and Thinking Beyond Realistic Goals [21:13] The Pleasure Utility Determinant (PUD) Explained [24:13] Better Decision-Making Through Value and Mindset  Quotables "You cannot make intelligent decisions about your business if you don't know what your financial health is." — Leigh Angman " "The only way that I've been able to find success... is to surround myself with people that are smarter than I am." — Leigh Angman ""If you think you can or you cannot, you're absolutely correct." — Leigh Angman Resources DoorGrow and Scale Mastermind DoorGrow Academy DoorGrow on YouTube DoorGrowClub DoorGrowLive Transcript Jason Hull (00:00) All right, I'm Jason Hull, the owner and founder of DoorGrow, the world's leading and most comprehensive coaching and consulting firm for long-term residential property management entrepreneurs. For over a decade and a half, we have brought innovative strategies and optimization to the property management industry. At DoorGrow, we are on a mission to transform property management business owners and their businesses.   We want to transform the industry, eliminate the BS, build awareness, change perception, expand the market, and help the best property management entrepreneurs win. Now let's get into the show. In today's episode, here on the DoorGrow Show, we have Lee Angman, serial entrepreneur, business strategist, author of Spruptus from Insight to Action with over 20 years of experience founding and scaling companies across hospitality, tech, and real estate.   Lee is going to be sharing his practical framework for small to medium-sized business success. And we're going to talk dive into a bunch of topics like mindset, delusional optimism, and the pleasure utility determinant PUD for redef redefining success and the best free technology tools entrepreneurs can leverage to scale smarter. Lee, welcome to the DoorGrow Show.   Leigh Angman (01:12) Thank you so much, Jason. ⁓ it's a pleasure to be here.   Jason Hull (01:15) Great, so where I'd love to start is why don't we dig into your background? I want people to get a feel for who you are and how you sort of arrived where you are right now in life in your entrepreneurial journey. How did your entrepreneurial journey sort of start?   Leigh Angman (01:29) ⁓ I I like to talk about the first taste of entrepreneurialism that I got. I was six years old and I was at a a rodeo in the the north of British Columbia, province of British Columbia. I'm Canadian up here. And I was sitting with my family and watching this is this was, you know, 40 something years ago, ⁓ and watching rodeo events. And my father just kind of leaned over to me and he said,   Hey, take a look around, what do you see? And I saw, of course, a bunch of ⁓ recyclable bottles that the friendly patrons of this rodeo had been consuming during the day. And he said, you know, if you round those up, because they're just at people's feet and you take them back to the point of purchase, they'll give you you know, for X number of bottles that you out, they'll they'll give you a quarter. And I said, You kidding me? He said, No, go ahead. So I started and I excuse me, could I could I get that? Could I get that? Remember, I was only six years old at the time.   So it was very interesting. And I, and I certainly recall thinking about that beautiful sunny day many times, you know, 12, 15 years later when I was working at a at a   you know, a fast food restaurant or a gas station. It was in those days, no matter how hard I worked, I got paid the same. And I much, much preferred that original story of being back and being able to work harder or work smarter. and it and it took several years after working in in restaurants to get into the entrepreneur world. But it's been over 25 years now since I have have been kind of owning and operating businesses. And   Jason Hull (02:36) Yeah.   Leigh Angman (02:59) I like to say that the the worst possible definition of hell that I can imagine is being at a desk on Monday morning at nine o'clock simply because Mr. Johnson tells me that I have to be there.   Jason Hull (03:09) Alright, well let's see if we can all win against Mr. Johnson. So all right, so ⁓ cool. Well let's let's get into the topic topics at hand. where should we start? ⁓ y we could start with the spructus or we could start with ⁓ you know, some of your mindset things, what w we   Leigh Angman (03:26) Sure. They all they   all flow from the book. I took two years and launched last November, two years to write a book. I found myself ⁓ evolving processes that have been applied to various businesses that I have owned and operated, been a part of. and most recently we I I've owned I've owned restaurants and pubs in Vancouver for twenty-three years now, give or take. and   What I like to say, and when I'm speaking to other entrepreneurs and business owners about this, is do you know what your profitability is every two weeks? And if they say yes, then there's not much I could do to help them. But there's you'd be surprised how many entrepreneurs that operate small to medium businesses, and I define that as something that does up to about $15 million in annual revenue. you'd be surprised how many of those people don't know what their profitability is.   Until you know a couple of weeks after their chartered accountant delivers them their financials at the end of the year. And it's a terribly frightening concept for me to absorb that you cannot make intelligent decisions about your business if you don't know what your financial health is. So Spructus, which is the name of the book that I wrote, which stands for systems, processes, redundancy, urgency, communication, technology, integrity, and sales.   Is really a framework that covers a lot of those things that are defined by the individual letters of the word. But but one of the very most important parts of it in there, it clearly defines   a framework   that has been refined over the last 15 or 20 years that allows us complete insight into the business.   ⁓ we know what our profitability is to the penny every eight to fourteen days. And if there's anything that someone takes from that book, it's a very clear roadmap to exactly how to do that with any kind of a ⁓ you know, a self-owned business. So that's the core foundation for the book.   Jason Hull (05:07) Mm-hmm.   Yeah.   You know, I love I love the idea of focusing on profit. I've had Mike McAllowicz on the show and he has booked Profit First. So I don't know if you have any way to connect this to that in any way, positively or negatively, if how you feel about that. But I know that just even a business setting aside a certain amount for profit so that they actually have some profit is a great s like really large baby step that they need to take. So   Leigh Angman (05:27) Okay. Yeah.   Yeah,   absolutely. I I think and one of the things I say to my partners all the time when I deliver them news about you know where we where you sit financially, there's you you don't turn a profit every single period or every single month. We operate on four week periods for various reasons, but just knowing where you are, even if you're in a loss, it's just knowing that that position in which you sit.   that allows you to make those intelligent decisions about how to support the growth and sustaining of your business.   Jason Hull (06:16) Got it. Yeah. Love it. Alright, so ⁓ should we go through the framework? Or   Leigh Angman (06:22) Yeah, quickly I'll go through them. redundancy is not in the way that that people are made redundant and made irrelevant, but it's all always about not siloing your brilliance and being able to ensure that there's not one really smart person in the business that only knows how to do a particular amount of things ⁓ that that nobody else knows. So if they are lost for any particular reason, the business is in in dire need of ⁓   Jason Hull (06:41) Yeah.   Leigh Angman (06:49) Or in in big trouble. one sidebar on that is, you know, I I always say the only way that I've been able to find success in the last 25 years of owning and operating businesses is to surround myself with people that are smarter than I am. and it's not difficult to do. ⁓ but you know, really, I am not aware of any entrepreneur, and maybe AI is changing this, but to date, I'm not aware of any entrepreneur that has created a massively successful business exclusively on their own. So   Jason Hull (07:15) Yeah.   Leigh Angman (07:15) That   idea that there's some very smart people in your business is critical for its success so that they can do things that you're not talented at. Obviously, each person in that equation has to bring something to the table. and they can specialize it.   but they should absolutely share and document the items that they specialize in that could allow someone else to take over.   Urgency also factors its way into lots of other things.   There's lots of examples where urgency is is very, very critical. And I spoke about how these topics intertwine with each other, urgency in communication, urgency in systems and processes that you you know, that you under that you were involved with, urgency in your sales. So you could see how all of these kind of things start to cross-reference each other in a bit of a matrix.   technology is is an incredibly important part to any business. I've watched it change.   and we're obviously in a time where communication is 24-7. Your ability to get information from the internet is 24-7. ⁓ but leaning into that kind of technology, AI is a perfect example of the modern version of of you know the latest and greatest advance in technology. ⁓ you have to lean into these new technologies or else they're not going to be.   Jason Hull (08:27) Yeah.   Leigh Angman (08:31) you're you're not you're just not going to   gonna be able to sustain your business.   my experience has found that has led me to believe that without integrity, your success is not long lived.   Jason Hull (08:34) Right.   Leigh Angman (08:42) It's short-lived and it's and it's ⁓ a lack of integrity absolutely can lead you to finding short-term success. But ⁓ my in my life I have certainly you know shot for a lot deeper than that. ⁓ it's hard to sell things, it's hard to operate a business, it's hard to start a business if you have integrity. ⁓ I have found anyways that a long-term more sustainable sense of success has been achieved.   And then of course   doesn't matter whether you're a a butcher, a baker, or a candlestick maker, as long if you can't sell your product, you're you know, it's the it's that exchange of of of of monetary documents for your goods or services that lead to your ability to sustain that business.   that.   Jason Hull (09:25) I love it. I I   really resonate with that. I you know, just going through it, some of the things that popped out to me, you know, we you were talking about having smarter people and yeah, if it it if you don't have systems, processes, and redundancy, you're vulnerable. And y you can be in a really dangerous spot. And we have a client that he had like three hundred doors in his property management business.   Leigh Angman (09:42) Absolutely.   Jason Hull (09:50) And he lost one key team member and then his entire team fell apart and he realized that person was carrying everybody. And so he laid everybody else off. And so he had total team turnover twice in like a really short time period, in like months. And so his hair was on fire. He was so strong. And so we had to help him build a hiring system, but and then make sure we get good people. But a lot of companies build teams, but they don't realize and they think they need processes. I call it the process myth, but what I find is   usually they just need better people. Better pe people that have integrity, people that share their values. And when that's off, they're always spending way too much money on people. So   Leigh Angman (10:19) Fair.   Yeah,   absolutely. on that exact note, I was ⁓ a recruiter in New York and Vancouver in the very late nineties and early two thousands. And very quickly early in my career, I found that there were two types of hiring managers. One when when we brought them what we called a rock star, was a a super high-end ⁓ candidate for a position. When we brought a rock star to the table, one type,   Which was, of course, the very successful type was the one that embraced them and was excited about bringing this wildly intelligent person into the fold of their business. and it always led to sustainable long-term growth and that kind of result. Whereas you had the other type of hiring manager that was paranoid that this new amazing person was going to steal their job, was going to make them look bad. and and it's a it's just awful. I just did not.   like to work with that type of hiring manager at all. So you're very right. You know, the idea that surrounding yourself with those right people, it is the kind of decision that one makes that allows you to build those systems and processes in place. But finding the right people is is key to the success in any business. Absolutely, I found.   Jason Hull (11:34) Yeah, very true. It's a it's it's really interesting. We see that even with clients, that if they're positive active versus be versus being negative active, meaning they're actively trying to figure out how to make things work, how this could work, they're looking through a positive lens versus actively finding flaw or fault or sabotaging the they they prove themselves right either way in in our own programs. And so the positive active clients are the ones we filter and look for, right?   you mentioned urgency. I'm like I had a problem with sales for a bit and it was I had tons of stuff in our pipeline. We were having lots of great conversations. Everybody loved what our offer was, yet nobody was closing. And it was simply because we lacked questions around urgency. And so just adding in the element of urgency really ramped up sales. It was just questions like, Why would it matter for you to do this now? Or does it even matter at all? And letting them figure out and find the reason there might be some urgency. So   that made a massive difference. communication, I love that. speaking with people rather than talking to. Yeah, if you're not having a conversation, then you're not learning and you're not listening. And and the last thing you want to be as a as a CEO or a boss or an owner of a business is the Emperor with No Clothes, where everybody just says yes to everything that you say and everybody comes to you and asks you to do all the thinking for them.   And this is where business owners build a team and they don't they're it they do it blindly or unknowingly initially, but they don't understand why won't my team just think for themselves? Well you designed it that way.   Leigh Angman (13:00) Yeah,   you have not empowered them to do so.   Jason Hull (13:02) Right. And so, yeah, because the safest thing in the world is to have them have you do the thinking for them. Then they can't get fired for doing what you told them to do, you know. But yeah, empowering them to do it and motivating them to do it. And then you mentioned technology. Lots of people are leaning in into AI now. Yeah, integrity I think is paramount because there's nothing ⁓ greater than character to elevate somebody. If somebody has great character, they rise up in any organization   Any system they're in, any friend group that they're in, integrity, like character, people recognize that this is a person that they can rely on, that gets things done, that has their life together. in any situation that my wife and I are in, we tend to always rise to the top. And I believe the secret is just care good character. And ⁓ the shortcut is a shortcut in life. ⁓ I'm really inspired by one of my mentors, ⁓ Sharon Shrivatsa. He was the CEO of Real.   Leigh Angman (13:49) It's yes.   Jason Hull (13:58) He's now the CEO of the Alex and Layla Hermosis Companies, Company Umacquisition.com. But I was in a little mastermind with him, and he was just, he's this gentleman that came to the US from India, had like got r got robbed right as he entered the US. He convinced the person mugging him, taking his money, to give him a little bit back so he could book a a r ⁓ a ride somewhere.   and ⁓ get a tr a train or a bus or something. And ⁓ and even when he was in school he was like dumpster diving to get food out and now he's a billionaire, right? And so he always found ways to be the best. And he always has operated with integrity at the core of that. And who he was is what really elevated him, I believe, to where he's at now. He's also a brilliant thinker, but I think it's a sign of intelligence.   To live with integrity. So yeah. So and then sales.   Leigh Angman (14:53) Amen.   Jason Hull (14:55) really, really great stuff. So I I love mindset. Let's get into this mindset of delusional optimism. What tell me about this?   Leigh Angman (15:02) Okay. ⁓   I love the expression. I tell my 15 year old son this all the time. If you think you can or you cannot, you're absolutely correct, right? How you set yourself up for success and   I talk about the idea also, it's it's not just about how you think, but it's how you prepare to think. Are you set? Are you established? Are you you know, ready to take on the next challenges that as an entrepreneur come to you all the time? A way that I always like to describe. I can't remember who said this, but I I I've latched on to this quote. It's being an entrepreneur entrepreneur is like waking up every morning and getting hit in the face with a baseball bat.   And having the occasional pieces of positive reinforcement to remind you to keep going. Okay. So this concept that that ⁓ those that have not owned and operated their own businesses tend to not see as deeply as fellow entrepreneurs is that there's always going to be another fire to put out. And it's not, I believe in the law of attraction as well. So it's not like you're attracting these things, but you have to understand that it's they're gonna come to you.   No matter what you do, there's going to be a challenge. There's no safety net in running your own business. You are the one that is responsible for making the decisions to push things forward. And when we talk about delusional optimism, it's really setting your mindset in a proper way to establish that you are going to do that thing. some people call it manifestation. there's other words for it. So   I was saying, you know, in all the things that I've read, I'm not reinventing these things. I am just saying, look, these are this is a collection of ideas that have that I have cobbled together and learned about over the last several, you know, decades to that that have just given me blatant positive feedback that what I am doing is at least the right, you know, decision. And making that right decision 51% of the time is what you have to do to find that success, right? That shouldn't be the goal, but   That's the the bare minimum. in terms of this delusional optimism, it comes down to the car that you're going to get, the relationship that you want, the the you know, the the the house that you want. And it's not all material things by any stretch of the imagination, but the body that you've wanted, you know, all of these kinds of things. you know, when it comes to a sales topic or a sales call.   I know statistically, there's zero way, zero percent chance that I am closing all of the deals that I go into. But I can promise you the little pep talk that I give myself prior to going into any sales call is you've closed this. It's done. I'm not looking past the process that needs to occur to get there, but I am absolutely seeing that sale closed. It, you know, it you you could apply this to so many elements of your life.   Jason Hull (17:51) ja   Leigh Angman (17:56) Doesn't matter what it is, if you want it, the only thing from stopping you from getting there is you.   despite all odds believing that you're going to achieve exactly what you want to achieve. Make sense?   Jason Hull (18:08) Yeah, totally   I think it ties back into what I had mentioned about being positive active. we yeah, you have to be optimistic. You have to believe it before you can achieve it. And you know, it's it's I feel like it's as simple as turning on a light switch. If you don't believe the light switch works, you're not even gonna try turning it on. And it's not hard to turn on a light switch.   Leigh Angman (18:17) Yes, love that one.   Jason Hull (18:28) But you won't even attempt it if you're like, yeah, I don't think there's power in this building. Yeah. And so it's it doesn't necessarily have to have to be hard. There is a place certainly for hard work, but it just being optimistic certainly makes everything less hard. Because we're creating our own limitation, our own barriers. We're not trying things that could work or could be. And I've seen, you know, business owners that were delusionally optimistic. Like I had a client who decided.   Leigh Angman (18:30) Absolutely.   Jason Hull (18:55) He felt it was hard getting to his first 100 doors. And so he decided, I want to be at a thousand by the end of this year. And he and he did it. He went and walked into property management businesses, met met them, met the business owner, shook hands and said, Hey, would love to buy your company. And he found a 900-door owner that was willing to sell. And he was at a thousand doors by the end of that year. And so, but if he didn't have that level of optimism,   Leigh Angman (19:01) Amazing.   Jason Hull (19:19) And that sort of impossible goal, if you will, he wouldn't have tried that. He would have done what everybody else does. Well, I'm gonna see if I can be realistic and get a hundred doors this year. I've I'm a really big fan of Ben Hardy, Dr. Benjamin Hardy. He's in a master men. And ⁓ he shared with us down in Mexico this his newest book, which is The Science of Scaling. And he talks about in this these different sort of goals, and I kind of   built my own mental model around this, these three levels of goal setting. But the basic idea is level one is their survival goals. These are where it's terrible to live, right? We make bad decisions usually from this place. It's like I need to get money in. And the next level goals are realistic goals. That's level two. And so this is where we focus on something, but this is where our brain kind of caps our thinking because we already know how to do it. It's just work harder. And so we're not a visionary at that point. But when we shift into a impossible goals   The goal becomes a tool to change our thinking, he talks about in his book. And so he says we either use time by collapsing time down to something that makes the goal impossible, or we make the goal so much bigger, like 10x bigger, to make it impossible. But either way, it changes the path and it changes our level of thinking, and then we become a visionary. And when we hold space for these goals that others would say are impossible. Because if we focus on just what's realistic, then the challenge is we cap our own thinking because our brain already knows how to do   Leigh Angman (20:40) Absolutely.   Jason Hull (20:40) And it's like   right. And so, so this really ties into that. I I love that, I love that so much. And I've seen people when they shift into having a big enough goal, they become optimistic. If they can just hold space for a big enough goal that is currently impossible to their current realistic negative brain, it forces them to shift into into what I call a playground where we're playing with ideas. Whereas when we're realistic, realistic goals are like a yardstick by which we beat ourselves up with.   'Cause we rarely rarely hit them. It's always a linear, difficult path of a lot of hard work and multiple steps, if that makes sense. So yeah, I love this. Love this so much. So tell me what is a pleasure utility determinant?   Leigh Angman (21:13) Mm-hmm. Absolutely.   the amount of effort or energy or dollars that you spend to achieve a particular thing for one or two or three choices, up to an infinite number of choices, it it if you think about things in that frame, right? It allows you to more easily make decisions about what to do. And I speak all the time that life is just a series of wagers.   Every single day you're making choices whether to go A or B in terms of a different direction. And we need things to help us make choices in this world. It's just one, like I said, started as an amusing thing, but factored into business decisions. It's not always about getting the thing for the cheapest. It's about deriving the most amount of pleasure or success from the decision that you've made based on a number of parameters. Make sense?   Jason Hull (22:12) Yeah, I love it. When people get too hyperfixated on one currency, and and one of my mentors talked about, you dropped a few of them right here. t s his name's Alex Sharfin and he talks about the five currencies of time, energy, focus, cash, and effort. And these things we have to invest in life and in our own business. And ⁓ yeah, and a lot of business owners I've noticed will continually invest.   And focus on the business, but not on taking care of themselves. How they initially build their teams. This is always the solopreneur transitioning to having a team. I call this the team sand trap after they get past the solopreneur sand trap. But in this team sand trap, they always build a team around the way they thought as an on as a solopreneur. And that the and so they always end up with the wrong team because they s they're   building this entire team around themselves, but they are showing up as the wrong puzzle piece at the center. And because they're not focused on what they want. They're not focused on what they need. They're just continually giving the business what it needs. And then the business becomes almost like their master. It's like a high chair tyrant flinging food in their face. You know, if anybody has kids listening, you should not be just giving this thing everything that it always asked for or needs or wants.   To the exclusion or the detriment of yourself. You gotta be taking care of yourself. That's the other lens. And so I like this idea of figuring out, all right, how do I figure out the pleasure utility determinant related to this thing I'm making a decision about? How is this going to benefit or serve me? And is this giving me more of what I call the four reasons for starting a business: of more fulfillment, more freedom, more contribution, and more support? If it's not giving us more of those four things,   then we're losing those. And it's very easy to make more and more money and have less freedom, have less fulfillment, have less contribution and have less support. And then we end up very miserable, even though we're in control of it all. So we just made a tactical bad mistake. We designed the business the wrong way. And it's our choice how we design it.   Leigh Angman (24:13) if you seek value, whether it's in people, whether it's in your business, whether it's in something that you acquire, whether it's an experience that you are that you were having, ⁓ and and again, it's not value for money, it's value for those other currencies that you just explained, right? Your time, your energy, your focus, these kinds of things. ⁓ it's a it's a almost a comical concept, but if you apply it in a serious manner and you you just allow yourself, it's just a tiny little tool.   Jason Hull (24:31) Yeah.   Leigh Angman (24:41) To allow yourself to become ⁓ in a positive mindset framework. It's again, I taught I mentioned this very early on in our chat here today. It's not about just thinking, it's about how you prepare to think. It's just yet another one of these little tools that helps you prepare to think about how you're going to solve the series of wagers that are put in front of you every single day. As an entrepreneur or as a as a life partner with, you know, your wife or your.   you know, your spouse, whatever it happens to be, ⁓ or as a parent, all of these things come down to making decisions. And we need to factor in various tools to help us make the right ones.   Jason Hull (25:20) Yeah, got it. So I mean just even asking ourselves, you know, what this business decision that I'm looking at making, or this life decision, would this bring me more joy or would it take way? Cause if we look through the wrong lens, like what if we're always like, what would be cost less? Or what would be cheapest? And we're focused on the wrong thing. And I don't think the goal is to save a bunch of money and be miserable.   Leigh Angman (25:36) Right. It's dangerous. That's right.   Yeah. Yes. It's it's a very simple concept, but like everything else in the world, the idea that you pull one lever down and you know, there's a hundred levers on the wall. There's a there's a lot of you know, discussion in the current political climate of the world where people are led to believe that there is simply two lever there are simply two levers. Pull one down and it's gonna pull the other one up and it's gonna solve it. Clearly not the case in business, in life, in politics, in anything else.   But this idea that you allow yourself tools to help make the series of choices every day that will lead you to a greater likelihood of success. I will embrace all of those. Another thing I like to say all the time is you don't know what you don't know. There's there's a million brilliant people out there, millions, millions, surely, of brilliant people out there that that I could learn from. I love to hear these types of you know,   Jason Hull (26:30) Yeah.   Leigh Angman (26:36) tools that they have acquired in their lives to help them make the right decisions. Again, this is but one of many.   Jason Hull (26:42) Yeah, yeah.   you know, a lot of times we think something else is gonna make us feel a certain way. And we think, if I had this amount of money, I would feel the certain way. If I had this car, I would feel a certain way. Usually boils down to a feeling. And ⁓ and then the question is eventually we maybe figure out as we mature, hey, can I just choose to feel a certain way rather than trying to fill this hole constantly, right? Can I just share what's keeping   me from feeling that way.   What do you feel would be for those listening that really want to have better financial health, what would you feel are maybe the best tools or resources, books for them to kind of get start figuring this out?   Leigh Angman (27:21) I mean, I'm gonna pump mon spructus' tires a little bit, you know. If if you go to Amazon and check out Spructus, S P R U C T I S, you can see the book and it'll give you a taste of of exactly what this framework is. And ⁓ you know, we are the easiest people in the world to get a hold of ⁓ at spructus.com. I could be found on LinkedIn at Lee L E I G H A N G A N, which is Angman.   Jason Hull (27:25) Yeah.   Leigh Angman (27:43) And I I would love to tell people about this because it's it's it's if you have the capacity to operate a spreadsheet, we can show you how to do that.   continue to growth, keep an open mind, learn from people, have a thirst for education and and just continue to try to grow your career. I like to I like to believe I'm gonna be able to do that until the day I drop dead.   Jason Hull (28:02) Yeah, me too. Lee, ⁓ pleasure having you on. plug some of your your URLs etcetera. How can people get in touch or learn about you and and all your different stuff? ⁓ go ahead and you've given us some URLs, but go ahead and do that again here.   Leigh Angman (28:17) Yeah, I'll summarize.   ⁓ I would for the property, obviously we spoke a lot. I've I've listened to a couple of your episodes on property management. there's a tremendous of amount of ⁓ fantastic resources there, and clearly this is what you're focusing on. If people want to learn about the the offerings that we have on the property management software side of things, you can check out Mondofi, O N D O F I dot com. you can learn about the book.   on Amazon or at sprukeddis.com, S P R U C T I S dot com and reach out on LinkedIn. I'm the easiest guy in the world to get a hold of. It's Lee Angman, L E I G H A N G A N. Would love to learn from some of the brilliant oper entrepreneurs that you sp I would love to meet this guy you that that created his big hairy audacious goal to get a thousand doors. Like that's the kind of guy that jacks me up that that that I love to hang around with that's like we're gonna do this crazy thing.   That everybody has told me no, I can't do. I want that kind of positive energy in my life. And I've worked very hard to surround myself with that kind of person.   Jason Hull (29:18) Well, I if for those that are listening, if you're a property management entrepreneur and you're listening and you felt stuck or stagnant and you want to take your property management business to the next level, this is the type of room we curate here at DoorGrow in our mastermind. So reach out to us at DoorGrow.com. And if you'd like a free training on how to get unlimited leads for free, text the word leads to five one two six four eight four six zero eight. Also, you can join our free community by going to doorgrow club.com.   And if you want tips, tricks, or ideas, and to learn about DoorGrow's offers and what we're up to, subscribe to our newsletter by going to doorgrow.com slash subscribe. And if you found this episode even a little bit helpful, which I hope you did, because this was really great stuff. Thank you, Lee. then don't forget to subscribe, leave us a review on whatever channel you saw this on, we'd really appreciate it. And until next time, remember the slowest path to growth is to do it alone.   So let's grow together. Bye everyone.   Leigh Angman (30:14) Thanks so much.

AI is changing the way we work, but using it wisely is key to getting real value!  In this conversation, Nathan and Scott talk about Anthropic's Fable model and how AI tools can help with complex tasks, improve productivity, and support better decision-making. The conversation highlights the importance of choosing the right AI model for the right job instead of using powerful tools for every task.  Another important topic discussed is the environmental impact of AI. Nathan and Scott discuss how responsible AI use can help reduce unnecessary energy use by selecting efficient models, reviewing AI habits, and planning tasks at better times.  The discussion also explores the challenges organizations face when adopting AI. They explain that successful AI adoption is not just about buying new technology but about developing the right strategy, training teams, and ensuring AI supports the organization's goals.  They also highlight the importance of human-AI collaboration, where people and technology work together to achieve better results. As AI continues to develop rapidly, staying up to date, testing new tools, and using AI responsibly will help organizations make the most of this growing technology.  HIGHLIGHTS [02:40] Discussion on Anthropic's Fable model  [08:45] Environmental Impact of AI  [10:17] Model Routing and AI Adoption  [19:06] Human-AI Collaboration and Organizational Adaptation  [28:15] The Emperor's New Clothes Analogy and AI Adoption Challenges  [31:35] Conclusion  Connect with Nathan and Scott:  LinkedIn (Nathan): linkedin.com/in/nathanchappell/  LinkedIn (Scott): linkedin.com/in/scott-rosenkrans  Website: fundraising.ai/  Nonprofit AI: A Comprehensive Guide to Implementing Artificial Intelligence for Social Good:   amazon.com/Nonprofit-Comprehensive-Implementing-Artificial-Intelligence-ebook  The Article I Kept Not Writing: linkedin.com/pulse/article-i-kept-writing-nathan-chappell 

Sam Harris speaks with Siddhartha Mukherjee about the science of cancer. They discuss the updated edition of The Emperor of All Maladies, whether cancer is one disease or many, why prevention is so hard, inflammation and air pollution as carcinogens, the myth that cell phones cause cancer, liquid biopsies and Bayesian reasoning, immunotherapy and CAR T cells, drug pricing, the promise of AI in drug discovery, the state of American medical science, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.

This week on Into The Necrosphere, Alan Averill of Primordial returns to the podcast for one of our most thought-provoking conversations to date. We discuss what it means to become a legacy band, why Primordial's lyrics seem more relevant today than they did thirty years ago, the rise of AI and its impact on creativity, and whether heavy metal is still capable of producing artists with genuine authenticity and staying power. We also explore the changing nature of the music industry, the pressures of growing older in extreme metal, why so much modern art feels increasingly disposable, and Alan shares his thoughts on the state of the scene as only he can. On the Weekly News Rant, I check out the latest singles by Hulder, From The Vastland, Terrestrial Hospice, Mordant Rhed, Left To Die and others, debate which modern black metal bands have what it takes to replace the likes of Mayhem, Emperor and Satyricon as genuine festival headliners, countdown my favourite Motörhead songs and, of course, dunk another deserving recipient on my Swirly of the Week.  Plus: Epikoros deliver a fire-and-brimstone debut with “Black Sun Eclipse” and take a thoroughly deserved bow in the Unsanctioned Filth spotlight.   Featured Bands Primordial: https://primordialofficial.bandcamp.com/  Dread Sovereign: https://dreadsovereign.bandcamp.com/  Epikoros: https://epikoros.bandcamp.com/   Razor: https://razorband.bandcamp.com/    Visit intothenecrosphere.com for playlists and more. Subscribe for weekly black and death metal interviews, news rants, and reviews. Follow on X, Instagram and Facebook, and check out the Horsemen of the Podcasting Apocalypse: Horrorwolf 666, Iblis Manifestations, Everything Went Black, Necromaniacs and The Sol Nox Podcast.

Hello everyone,Todays episode is called 'The Emperor's New Clothes' And is a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen.If you enjoy listening to these stories, please do leave an Apple review so we can grow and reach more people.Sweet Dreams. Lucy ❤#SleepStories #BedtimeStories #GuidedMeditation #Relaxation #Calm #Mindfulness #MeditationPodcast #SleepPodcast #Folktales #FairyTales #Storytelling #SoothingVoices #SleepAid #RelaxingStories #Tranquility #DriftOffToSleep

Proclus was the uncle of Hilarius; both were from Kallippi in Asia during the reign of Trajan. When Proclus was brought to be tried as a Christian, the judge asked him 'Of what race are you?' Proclus answered 'I am of the race of Christ, and my hope is in my God.' When the judge threatened to torture him, he said 'When you are afraid to transgress the Emperor's commands and risk falling into temporal punishment, how much more do we Christians fear to transgress against God's commands and fall into eternal torment!' When Proclus was given over to torture, his nephew Hilarius came forward and proclaimed 'I too am a Christian.' After torture, both were condemned to death; Proclus was crucified and Hilarius beheaded.   Imagine how the Orthodox Church would benefit if, when we were asked 'Of what race are you?' the first answer that came to mind was not 'I am Greek, Russian, Serbian...' but 'I am of the race of Christ!'

August has always been a bad month for the Russian Empire. In this comprehensive Eastern European Gonzo brief, Kristaps Andrejsons rips through the sanitized corporate vranyo to document the real-time death rattle of a late-stage totalitarian regime. The deep rear is officially on fire.Tonight, we analyze the absolute, terminal architecture of the "Unholy Trinity" bringing down the Kremlin's vertical: a catastrophic, systemic fuel apocalypse (The Fuel-Energy Tsushima), a bleeding 8-trillion-ruble budgetary black hole, and the total unmasking of the empire's most expensive regional praetorian, Ramzan Kadyrov.From ordinary serfs weaponizing highway blockades over Euro-3 diluted naphtha to billionaire Duma deputies awarding themselves multi-million ruble bonuses to "correct social injustice"—the unwritten imperial contract is dead. The master check is bouncing. Grab your jerrycans and pull the plug on the rig.Become our patron:https://www.patreon.com/theeasternborderMerch store + another option for memberships: https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/ Follow what's going on here in the very border of Eastern Europe: https://bsky.app/profile/theeasternborder.lv Download all episodes for free on our website; pictures accompanying certain episodes can be found there as well! http://theeasternborder.lv/ Car4Ukraine Eastern Border Summer Campaign! https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/summer-sunshine-trucks-2026-eastern-borderSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Saint Olga, renowned for her wisdom and sobriety, in her youth became the wife of Igor, Great Prince of Kiev, who ruled during the tenth century. After her husband's death, she herself ruled capably, and was finally moved to accept the Faith of Christ. She travelled to Constantinople to receive Holy Baptism. The Emperor, seeing her outward beauty and inward greatness, asked her to marry him. She said she could not do this before she was baptized; she furthermore asked him to be her Godfather at the font, which he agreed to do. After she was baptized (receiving the name of Helen), the Emperor repeated his proposal of marriage. She answered that now he was her father, through Holy Baptism, and that not even among the heathen was it heard of a man marrying his daughter. Gracefully accepting to be outwitted by her, he sent her back to her land with priests and sacred texts and holy icons. Although her son Svyatoslav remained a pagan, she planted the seed of faith in her grandson Vladimir (see July 15). She reposed in peace in 969." (Great Horologion)

Today we hear the tale of Paramedic that has the self awareness of a monarch wearing some new fangled, conditionally visible fabric. Does this bode well for the patient and their partner? Listen and find out!

Why did the man who just conquered India weep over a melon — and what does that tell us about the fruit that travelers from Ibn Battuta to Victorian cavalry officers have been stopping their journeys to describe for seven centuries? How did the river valleys of what is now Uzbekistan become the origin point of every sweet melon on Earth, and the crossroads through which paper-making, Islam, and Buddhism all passed in different directions? And who was Babur, the tiger who lost Samarkand twice, won an empire he couldn't love, and asked to be buried in a garden in Afghanistan?Join John and Patrick as they tell the story of Uzbekistan and the melon — the Silk Road, the Baburnama, and the concentrated sweetness of a fruit that still makes people stop and weep...----------In Sponsorship with J&K Fresh.The customs broker who is your fruit and veggies' personal bodyguard. Learn more here!-----------Join the History of Fresh Produce Club for ad-free listening, bonus episodes, book discounts and access to an exclusive chatroom community.Support us!Share this episode with your friendsGive a 5-star ratingWrite a review-----------Subscribe to our biweekly newsletter here for extra stories related to recent episodes, book recommendations, a sneak peek of upcoming episodes and more.-----------Instagram, TikTok, Threads:@historyoffreshproduceEmail: historyoffreshproduce@gmail.com

This week, we have escaped from the gravity of of the comic book crossover  and returned back to the day-in-the-life tale of Darth Vader. Still hurting from the Death Star's destruction, the Empire badly needs ore to build back its strength. One key supplier: The world of Shu-Torun, a lava filled, mineral rich world of ore dukes, magma submarines, and mining citadels. The only problem is, this world has decided to rescind its deal to the Emperor. Enter: Vader.  Support the show by going to Patreon.com/civilized! Show Notes Star Fox Video Mentioned "What's Going on in Utah?": an Oral History of Brian Windhorst's Viral Monologue   Caleb Hearon's Funniest Bit Okay actually maybe this is Caleb Hearon's funniest bit. Hosted by Rob Zacny (robzacny.bsky.social) Featuring Alicia Acampora (ali-online.bsky.social), Austin Walker (austinwalker.bsky.social), and Natalie Watson (nataliewatson.bsky.social) Produced by Michael Hermes Music by Jack de Quidt (notquitereal.bsky.social Cover art by Xeecee (xeecee.bsky.social)

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Spurred on by a Wordpress blog prompt of the day, John and Matt discuss what it would look like if Emperor Palpatine (Darth Sidious) suddenly announced he was stepping down and nominating Darth Vader to run in a special election to let the people decide who the next Emperor should be. They discuss:- Best time period for the situation to be set- WHO would RUN AGAINST VADER? [The answer may surprise you!]- How would anyone trust the vote results- Could this manage to be an in-canon series [or book] to expand on the idea?All this and more in the latest from your favorite Jedi Masters on The Nerd Party.HostJohn Mills and Matthew RushingYou've found the best Star Wars podcast with one-of-a-kind discussions in the spirit of fun! While you're here, look around our creator-focused network of podcasts with all the best of Star Trek, a deep-dive read of Harry Potter's magical world, analysis of film's greatest directors, and breaking news from top names in international film festivals, and so much more!Send us your feedback!Twitter: @TheJediMasters   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.thenerdparty.com/contactSubscribe in Apple PodcastsMake sure you follow us on X @TheJediMasters + leave us a review and rating!