Podcasts about Fairfield

A zesty escape, you say? Lulu brings us to Fairfield, CA, for a “tasteful” adventure in 10K style, plus finds a way to take Alison shopping at the local base exchange. It's truly an imaginary luxury travel day!This episode's magic jumping-off word was given to us by Sage L., a stage manager for 1776 on tour.  Want to help create an episode? Go to our website to submit a word, and we'll build an episode around it. Our new segment, 10K Roleplay, continues! Listen all the way to the end of the episode to hear us put our improv skills to the test…Don't forget to get on the list that counts — our newsletter mailing list. Sign up at www.10kdollarday.com for show notes, resources, and things to make you smile. Find us on Twitter and Instagram!Support the show: www.patreon.com/10kdollardayLove 10K? How about 10 minutes a day? Join us at our other podcast, The Daily Happy, for ten minutes of community and news, every day! Want to support us without a subscription? You can buy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thedailyhappySupport the showDon't forget to get on the list that counts — our newsletter mailing list. Sign up at www.10kdollarday.com for show notes, resources, and things to make you smile. Instagram: @10KDollarDailyHappy Twitter: @10KDollarDay Support the show: www.patreon.com/10kdollarday Love 10K? How about 10 minutes a day? Join us at our other podcast, The Daily Happy, for ten minutes of community and news, every day! Want to support us without a subscription? You can buy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thedailyhappy

I couldn't think of a better person to wrap up season 2 with. Antoine Troupe is SO motivational. He talks a lot about success: what that means to him and how other successful people function outside the dance world. Antoine openly shares so much and gives actionable tips to help get your mind (and business!) right. self-development and being a student of life the biggest mindset mistakes dancers make when they first move to LAHow to be proactive instead of reactive in your life both professionally and personally Instagram:@troupe.brand@troupedance.co@antoinetroupeAntoine Troupe is a renowned choreographer, trainer, and passionate advocate for the growth and success of dancers worldwide. Hailing from Fairfield, California, and now based in Los Angeles for over a decade, Antoine's journey began with a taste of the industry on Season 2 of America's Best Dance Crew.At 24, he moved to LA and enjoyed a successful but short dance career. He quickly stepped into choreographing and his first major choreography job was for none other than the legendary Prince. He also went on to choreograph for prominent artists like Chris Brown, Kehlani, Drake, Burna Boy, and Rosalia. However, Antoine realized that his true passion lay in helping others build their careers and transitioned his focus to teaching.Antoine gained an esteemed reputation teaching at major Los Angeles studios such as Millennium Dance Complex and Movement Lifestyle, traveling the world to share his expertise at leading hip-hop and commercial camps like Fairplay Dance Camp, Urban Dance Camp, and RioH2K. Alongside Kolanie Marks, he co-founded KreativMndz Elite, a dance training program that produced numerous successful working dancers. This program later evolved into KreativMndz Dance Academy, which quickly became the go-to training destination in LA before the COVID-19 pandemic forced its closure in 2020.Undeterred, Antoine launched his own brand and company, TROUPE, in 2021 to further develop and explore his unique, holistic training methods. Treating dancers like athletes, he is dedicated to advancing the dance community through TROUPE, with aspirations to become the leading brand specializing in dance training services, facilities, and products. Antoine's unwavering commitment to empowering dancers to thrive is the driving force behind his impressive career and the impact he continues to make in the world of dance.Hey y'all! I'm Justine, the voice behind the DC:U pod and MNTR MGMT. After 15+ years in the industry as a choreographer, dancer, producer, educator and more, I'm now working closely with dance artists on professional development, business skills and digital enhancement. Curious? join the mntrU Crew. Help support the podcast! Subscribe and receive exclusive member benefits --> Pod Producer/SupporterConnect with me on Insta @mntr.mgmt

Sharon Siubis is a medium, a spiritualist minister, and the Director and Co-Founder of the Inner Spiritual Center located in Fairfield, NJ. She has trained and worked as a spiritualist minister, speaker, medium, and healer for over 25 years. She uses her degree in Education, her background, and her understanding of teaching technique in her classes and seminars. And now she teaches in the center's ongoing education program for Intuitive and Mediumistic Development, too. Along with her private readings, Sharon is a strong advocate of structure, quality, and integrity in the teaching and learning of mediumship so that each person can achieve his or her highest potential. She currently works, teaches, and demonstrates in New Jersey, in different areas of the United States, and in Switzerland. Sharon is also on the teaching faculty of Fellowships of the Spirit in renowned Lily Dale, NY. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE: ● How her grandmother's passing opened Sharon to spirituality. ● The differing types of mediumships, especially trance mediumship. ● How Sunday services at a spiritual center are different than what a person usually experiences in a traditional church. ● Sharon's work on the teaching faculty of Fellowships of the Spirit in renowned Lily Dale, NY. SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS SHARON: ● During trance mediumship, does a Spirit usually take over a person's personality? ● How does the new Celebration of life ceremonies differ from traditional funerals? ● Are your center's Sunday services available on Zoom?

Shelley Groves is an assistant superintendent of a Career Technical Education Planning District in Ohio. In this podcast, she shares her experiences with CTE, work-based learning experiences, how she keeps kids from failing, and how she has changed the curriculum to give students more choice while still focusing on the standards. She also talks about the collaboration between the two campuses and the Focus Friday pilot program that has helped to build more effective relationships. In Ohio, CTE can be delivered several different ways: career technical planning district One exceptional experience. 2 campuses, Fairfield and Franklin Counties Only juniors and seniors. From career exploration to workforce development. How far do kids have to travel. 1 hour bus ride for some. Perkins funding comes with CTE. Required to have work-based learning experiences. Failure is not an option. My students don't fail, because I don't give them an option. Kids are leaving and working on the job. AASA last year - listening to one of the speakers. Why are we afraid to ask for student feedback. What are we afraid they are going to say? Looking at our curriculum, students who come here are hands-on, but over the past years, our academic model didn't reflect what's happening in our CTE labs. How do we help students love the academic model? Gave students Children's literature class and Inquiry passion projects based on their own interests. Some students don't report to campus at all. Stopped doing English 11 and started giving kids more choice so they could focus on the standards. Scary thing for teachers because they have to learn with the students. The teacher already knows the standards. Are you getting what you need from this class? Two campuses - struggling with collaboration. Two schools working independently of each other. Teachers wondering if they are going to go through it every year? How do we make classes sufficient so that kids can do things in any section or period? Applied academics - kids who are in construction go to each of their classes together. Students' concerns are that they don't want to be identified by just their program. Pilot Program - Focus Fridays - no classes on those days, different sessions you can attend. How different classes have helped teachers build more effective relationships. Kids really feel like the school is committed to them as an individual. Passion for learning, what better way to model this than to give kids opportunities to do what classes they want. Applications are up by 300 students. Lots of communication behind the “Why” How can you fix the academic part of it? Why are we teaching what we're teaching and how are we teaching it? How to be a transformative Principal? Try something new. Model something new for your staff and don't give up. About our GuestShelley Groves has been in education for 25 years, started as teacher of math and now overseeing curriculum as assistant superintendent of a CTE Planning District. They serve 16 schools districts About our HostJethro Jones, 2017 Digital Principal of the Year, is a former principal and founder of the BE Podcast Network. He is also the author of the books How to be a Transformative Principal and SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves! Jethro currently speaks around the country on a variety of subjects from principal leadership to student driven learning. Jethro has worked as a principal at all K–12 levels, including a prison school, a district coach, distance learning team lead, and English teacher. We're so grateful to our sponsor AI Coach by Edthena. AI Coach enables your teachers to go through coaching cycles based on their own needs. The virtual coach guides teachers to reflect on their teaching, set a goal, and create an action plan… all based on gathering classroom evidence. It gives support between PD days  and other coaching cycles.Get a free trial for your teachers here.

Legendary professional Australian Skateboarder, Mick Mulhall joins me for an in-person chat, live from his home in Five Dock, Sydney Australia this week. I'm joined by special guest co-hosts, and longtime friends of Mick, Darren Kaehne and Billy Harris. We commune with Mick at a delicate time in his life,  with the recent passing of his mother, combined with the arduous task of packing up, and selling the family home they have owned for over 50 years. Mick takes us on a journey through his life of skateboarding and creativity. He discusses finding skateboarding in the late 70's, life growing up in the inner west of Sydney, being the only skateboarder at school, being bullied by jocks and teachers for being 'different', his parent's divorce, fundamentally being raised by a single mother, his love for Keirle Park vert ramp even though the transitions were put on upside down, Fairfield vert and mini-ramp days, John Finlay stories, travelling Europe with Chad Ford and Wade Burkitt, his love for the Manly Blades Aerial Assult team, that time he broke his jaw learning 540s at the old Five Dock, the friendships and life-long connections he has made through skateboarding, getting sponsored, designing his first pro-model, back-to-back 8 foot backside airs, method airs (that are personally engrained in my memory), and much much more. Being in that house with Mick, surrounded by his epic collection of (original) skate memorabilia felt truely special. I feel honoured to present this conversation to you.Enjoy,Shan Mick supports and advocates for: Mission AustraliaConnect with Terrible Happy Talks online:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terriblehappytalks/Website: https://terriblehappytalks.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TerriblehappyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/terriblehappytalksFriends of THTUse Code: THT (for discounts and support the show at the same time)KRUSH ORGANICS - CBD oils and topicalsCode: THT(Get a HUGE 40% Discount...shipping is WORLDWIDE and fast).Purveyors of the finest CBD oils and topicals. I think long and hard about who I want to be affiliated with. Do the research yourself, the health benefits of CBD are unquestionable. It's done so much for me, especially during times of stress and anxiety, it's improved the quality of my sleep and sped up my recovery-time post workouts, surfs and skates... and it's all natural.INDOSOLE  Code: THT(15% discount shipping is WORLDWIDE and fast).Sandals made from recycled Tyres. Timeless footwear for the conscious consumer.KingPin Skate Shop (Wollongong)Code: THT(Get 15% Discount)Best Skateshop in Australia!Best shoe range ever: Vans, Nike, Adidas, Lakai, Fallen, Etnies (and more).Rad Use Code: THTAnd you'll get 40% of the best CBD oil at Krush Organics. Boom.https://krushorganics.com/Support the showBecome a SUBSCRIBER of THT. Only pay what you feel the show is worth to you!Follow on Instagram: @terriblehappytalksCheckout the website: terriblehappytalks.com

Mary Francis Bell Williams Licensed Certified Social Worker Mary Francis Bell Williams is a native of Birmingham Alabama and received her early education in the Birmingham public school system. She received the bachelor of Arts Degree from Miles College, Fairfield, Alabama and a Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Mrs. Williams, who is now retired, career spanned more than forty years in providing direct social work services to developmentally disabled children, medical social work in both the hospital and clinic setting, foster care, and the training and education of allied health care professionals. Mrs. Williams was an Adjunct Professor of Social Work at The University of Alabama School of Social Work and a Field Instructor in the Department of Social Sciences at The University of Alabama - Birmingham. Mrs. Williams was responsible for the training and supervision of social work students at both UA and UAB. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the Academy of Certified Social Workers and is licensed for Private Independent Practice (PIP) in the state of Alabama. Prior to her retirement from Unity Health Management Services as Director of Community Awareness, Mrs. Williams worked for the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) at the Comprehensive Cancer Center as a social worker. In her role at the Cancer Center, she worked on a research project looking at the lifestyles and outcomes of newly diagnosed cancer patients. At the end of that project she went to work at the Center for Developmental and Learning Disorders (now known as the Sparks Center) where she worked with an interdisciplinary team of professionals providing services to developmentally disabled children and there parents. Mrs. Williams continued interest in cancer care led her to a position at the Baptist Health System-Hospice Care Program where she was hired as the first full time social worker (person of color) and eventually became the Director of Support Services, supervising social workers, volunteers, a substitute caregiver program, publishing at system wide newsletter and bereavement care. Following full time employment Mrs. Williams later worked at both the Eastern Health System, certifying allied health care professionals and the Alabama Baptist Children's Homes working with foster parents and adoptions. Caring for others is at the core of Mrs. Williams being and even after retiring she has continued to offer her services in a variety of endeavors. Mrs. Williams has served and continues to serve on several boards and advisory committees including the Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners, United Way and the Jefferson, Blount, St. Clair Mental Health Authority. She has worked and volunteered with many civic and social organizations including the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Grace House Ministries, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, The Links, Incorporated, Imperial Club Incorporated and the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs. Mrs. Williams is very involved in her church-Sixth Avenue Baptist Church where she is a Deaconess and has developed and implemented several programs in the church including the Stephens Ministry, the Grief and Loss Ministry, Time Mentoring Program and the Counseling Center at the Church. Mrs. Williams is still actively involved in social organizations and volunteers with her community and local governments. Through the years she has been recognized by several organizations and most recently named by Miles College, her alma mater, as “A 2022 Woman of Distinction.” She is a member of Sixth Avenue Baptist Church; is married to Iva B. Williams, Jr.; they have two adult children and four grandchildren.

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Why would two sixteen year old boys murder a Spanish teacher with a baseball bat, then go on to brag about it on Snapchat? This is the question Special Agent (Ret) Tom Myers and the All Things Crime host, Jared Bradley attempt to answer during this bonus episode! Nohema Graber was a 66 year old Spanish teacher in a small town in Iowa called Fairfield. Originally from Mexico, she had lived an amazing life. She was a flight attendant for a time, then worked her way up to be one of the first commercial airline pilots for the airline she worked for. She eventually moved to Iowa with her family and began teaching Spanish in the local high school. She would take walks in a nearby park every day and by all accounts was an extraordinary individual. In the fall of 2021 she had a student named Willard Miller in one of her classes. Apparently Miller had received a bad grade (most likely deserved) so he and his friend, Jeremy Goodale, took the following two weeks to plot out and execute a plan to murder Mrs Graber. They took items to the park, including a wheelbarrow and a baseball bat, and watched Mrs Graber to learn her routine. Then, on that fateful day, they struck Nohema with the bat, drug her off the trail, beat her again with the bat, killing her. They then tried to hide her body under the wheelbarrow and other items, and relocated her vehicle. The two murderers then went on to brag about what they did on Snapchat. Why would these two young men go to such extremes, then brag about it on social media? Is it possible to be so detached from reality that beating a 66 year old teacher, mom and upstanding lady is not a disgusting and appalling act in their minds? All Things Crime is a new, comprehensive video series that will explore every aspect of crime and the ensuing investigation, one video interview at a time. The host, Jared Bradley, is the President of M-Vac Systems, which is a wet-vacuum based forensic DNA collection system, and has experience traveling the world training all levels of law enforcement and crime lab DNA analysts in using the M-Vac to help solve crime. Along the way he has met people from all walks of life and experience in investigating crimes, so is putting that knowledge to use in another way by sharing it in these videos. If you are interested in more videos about the M-Vac, DNA and investigations, also check out the M-Vac's channel @https://www.youtube.com/c/MVacSystems... 

A 25-year solar lease program could help low income families save money on their energy bills. A law in New York will protect the remains of Indigenous people. A former Fairfield official has been found guilty of illegal dumping. And advocates want a full environmental review of a proposed warehouse in Brookhaven.

Our guest for this episode is a long-time REALTOR®, trainer, and world traveler. Do you have a dream to travel somewhere? Is there a place that you already love in the world? For example, have you been to Cabo San Lucas eight times? Wouldn't it be great if you could be a connector with buyers and sellers with agents in Mexico? In the Caribbean? In Europe? In Asia? You can do that with your favorite areas in the U.S. and the world! In this podcast, Ginni Field talks about selling real estate and expanding your business in new ways. We also talk about international buyers and sellers in the United States with a focus on the Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation. Join us on this podcast and expand your vision beyond your local area.   [6:10] Monica asks the audience to stick with this episode to hear the interesting stories Ginni and Monica will share with consideration for the huge and growing influx of international immigrants, residents, and investors. [7:53] Ginni discusses what she learned from experiences in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, and Germany. [11:56] When traveling the world, you have the opportunity to visit small towns and explore their history. Find people in your community from these areas and connect with them. You may be able to help them buy a home. [14:14] In most of the world, business is based so much on relationships. In America, relationships are huge and you need that network, but overseas, relationships are crucial. [15:18] In the Americas, the process of buying a home is a family affair. If they don't know you, they're not doing anything with you. When they know you and begin to trust you, business happens. [17:36] Where Ginni was teaching, there were good universities and schools everywhere, providing a place to build your business. [18:08] Find your niche and get connected to it. Be a part of those market areas and people. What businesses bring people into your market area, that hire people from other countries? [18:34] Foreign resident buyers may become citizens and still may be very connected to their foreign community. [21:42] When Ginni talks to people with work visas, they tell her they want to stay when their visa is over. Parents of foreign students in universities also will buy a home for their student in the U.S. with the hope of the student staying and the parents moving there because they own a home. [22:44] The Open Doors fact sheet says foreign students spend over $5 billion. Ginni gives estimates for several California universities. Do outreach at universities. [24:05] Look at the industries in your local community and where folks are coming from. Then begin to do outreach. Go where they are and network with them. [24:31] Refugee groups that settle in an area don't have the money to buy a house at the time, but as they become established, they work and build businesses, and become qualified to buy houses. [26:00] Ginni tells of a man who immigrated to the U.S. with next to nothing, wanting to build his life. Now, he is a millionaire, owning multiple buildings and worked hard to get there. [27:21] CIPS talks a lot about non-resident foreign buyers. These are investors buying houses more as investments than as homes. California attracts more than $1 billion in foreign direct investments from Japan, the UK, France, Canada, and Germany. [30:07] The fluctuation of exchange rates plays an important role in these investments. Fluctuations can cause a buyer to cancel. [32:14] The CIPS designation course teaches about the global market. If you're not paying attention to global opportunities, you're leaving profitable business on the table. [35:55] The world is more connected now than it ever was. Inflation is happening around the world. Pay attention to the world economy or you will miss out on tremendous opportunities. [36:33] There are investors for commercial properties, condo communities marketed internationally, college students, and refugee communities. There are many ways foreign investors purchase American real estate. [37:19] When you grow with these communities, learn about their visas and their needs, and connect them with lenders, you can help them. [38:22] Go to the HR departments of hospitals and colleges. Find out at the source how you can be a resource for their students, staff, employees, and medical professionals. [44:32] Look for international real estate conferences in a search engine and you will get a list of conferences you can attend. A list is also provided in the back of a CIPS manual. [48:11] Ginni notes that when you get your CIPS designation, you are part of a Facebook networking group. You can find an agent in the target country in minutes through the networking group [52:15] It's such a powerful thing that you can create a relationship no matter where somebody is in the world. We're all so interconnected. [52:38] Ginni's final word: “The most important thing is don't discount the global community. Don't discount the fact that the world really is a marble, that we are all so interconnected. And build that business and get the CIPS designation. It's such an important designation.   Tweetables:   “I want to share with you and your listeners the importance of global real estate, paying attention to it, and getting their Certified International Property Specialist designation. Don't miss out on opportunity!” — Ginni Field   “It's all about the relationship and trust. … When you look at the Americas, it's a family affair. The process of buying real estate is often a family affair with a hierarchy. And if they don't know you, they're not doing anything with you.” — Ginni Field   “The fluctuation of exchange rates — you have to be paying attention to that. It matters more for the investor buyer than it does for the person who's going to live in the house. ... If the exchange rate fluctuates just enough, that deal might be gone.” — Ginni Field   “When you get your CIPS designation, you‘re now part of a networking group through social media, as well.” — Ginni Field   Guest Links:   Ginni Field, REALTOR® ABR, AHWD, CIPS, CRB, C-RETS, ePro, GRI, MRP, PSA, RENE, RSPS, SFR, SRS, SRES Real Estate Trainer, Business Consultant, Risk Management Consultant, Business & Life Coach ginni@ginnifield.com www.ginnifield.com 858-774-7063   NAR Resource Links The CIPS Designation     Additional Links:   Micro courses found at Learning.REALTOR. Use the coupon code PODCAST to obtain 15% off the price of any microcourse!   Crdpodcast.com   Learning.REALTOR for NAR Online Education Training4RE.com — List of Classroom Courses from NAR and its affiliates   crd@nar.realtor   Host Information: Monica Neubauer Speaker/Podcaster/REALTOR® Monica@MonicaNeubauer.com MonicaNeubauer.com FranklinTNBlog.com   Monica's Facebook Page Facebook.com/Monica.Neubauer Instagram Instagram.com/MonicaNeubauerSpeaks   Guest Bio   Ginni Field Ginni has been in real estate since 1986, beginning her career in Fairfield, CT, and moving to San Diego, CA, and continuing her real estate career in California. Throughout most of her real estate career, Ginni served in brokerage management positions in both states with her largest office consisting of 250 agents creating profitable real estate offices in each location. Ginni has also served as Vice President of Leadership Development for an international real estate franchise sales company where she developed agent and leadership curriculum for agents and brokerage leaders. Ginni continues to write real estate training content as well as work with real estate companies as a consultant and as a coach to individual real estate agents and teams.   Achievements and Awards:   ●      REALTOR® Associate of the Year 1991 Greater Fairfield Association of REALTORS® ●      President, Greater Fairfield Association of REALTORS® 1998 ●      REALTOR® of the Year 1998, Greater Fairfield Association of REALTORS® ●      Former Director, Connecticut Association of REALTORS® ●      President, North San Diego County Association of REALTORS® 2004 ●      Former Director, California Association of REALTORS® ●      Regional Chair, Region 29, California Association of REALTORS® 2006 ●      Executive Committee, California Association of REALTORS® 2007 ●      Director, National Association of REALTORS® 2004‒2010 ●      Former Member, National Association of REALTORS® Professional Development Committee ●      Former Chair, Real Estate Business Institute Professional Development Committee ●      Member, Real Estate Business Institute Learning Experiences Committee and Strategic Thinking Committee ●      Former Director, Greater San Diego Association of REALTORS® ●      Former Director, San Diego Multiple Listing System ●      Inducted into the REBAC Hall of Fame 2013 ●      CIPS Instructor of the Year 2018 ●      Senior Real Estate Specialist Outstanding Service Award 2021

On today's 5-3-23 Wednesday show: A box of rotten fruit got the bomb squad called in San Rafael, Selena put down a deposit on a new set of bazoomers, a 75 year old woman sold her house to give money to a scammer, a company is looking for someone to document all the car crashes in all the Fast and Furious movies, new AI tech is actually able to read your mind, the Warriors lost game 1 to the Lakers, and we debate whether Fairfield is part of the Bay Area!

State-run pension reform for municipal employees that could save Connecticut cities millions over the next 30 years. Advocates say Connecticut's cannabis industry could still use some work. Deliberations began today in the Fairfield illegal dumping case. And New York finally has a budget.

Alyssa Corbin, Owner of The Glitter Bee, Christine Fairfield, Executive Director of the The Oratorio Society of Virginia, Michael Slon, Music Director of the The Oratorio Society of Virginia, and Charlie Rogers of Charlottesville Scholarship Program, joined Alex Urpí & Xavier Urpí On “Today y Mañana!” “Today y Mañana” airs every Thursday at 10:15 am on The I Love CVille Network! “Today y Mañana” is presented by Emergent Financial Services, LLC, Craddock Insurance Services Inc, Castle Hill Cider and Charlottesville Opera, with Forward Adelante.

Breaking news hit during the podcast taping, as Fairfield girls basketball coach Brodie Garber is resigning. Goshen News sports editor Austin Hough reacts to the news, as well as gives recaps of the week that was for all of our spring sports teams (start-29:05). Austin is then joined by Northridge Lacrosse board member Christy Burnstine to talk about the 9th annual LAXout Cancer event happening this Saturday at Northridge High School (29:05-end).

Topics:- It is an immediate red flag if a candidate shows up 1 minute late to an interview?- Should resumes be a thing of the past?- What are some ways a candidate can stand out pre-interview?- The importance of sending a post follow-up email after an interview - How to give constructive feedback if someone is not the right fit for the role/company?- What's the sweet spot for interview rounds?- What kind of questions should a candidate be asking, and what questions should the hiring manager be asking?

In a stunning twist, two high school students from Fairfield, Iowa, have admitted to ambushing and murdering their high school Spanish teacher, Nohema Graber, with a baseball bat in 2021. The teenagers changed their pleas from not guilty to guilty of first-degree murder just days before their trial was scheduled to begin. According to prosecutors, the students plotted the brutal attack as retaliation for one of them receiving a low grade in Graber's Spanish class. Want to listen to ALL of our Podcasts Ad-Free? Subscribe through Apple Podcasts, and try it for 3 days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases:   Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski (All Cases) - https://audioboom.com/channels/5040505-hidden-killers-with-tony-brueski-breaking-news-commentary Chad & Lori Daybell - https://audioboom.com/channels/5098105-demise-of-the-daybells-the-lori-chad-daybell-story The Murder of Ana Walshe - https://audioboom.com/channels/5093967-finding-ana-this-disappearance-of-ana-walshe Alex Murdaugh - https://audioboom.com/channels/5097527-the-trial-of-alex-murdaugh The Idaho Murders, The Case Against Bryan Kohberger - https://audioboom.com/channels/5098223-the-idaho-murders-the-case-against-bryan-kohberger Lucy Letby - https://audioboom.com/channels/5099406-nurse-of-death-the-lucy-letby-story Follow Tony Brueski On Twitter https://twitter.com/tonybpod Join our Facebook Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/834636321133

Karel Cast Podcast #198 Biden Speech on Reelection, Should He? Are You Yourself? President Biden is scheduled to announce his reelection bid, but should he? Is he the best person for the job this time. And in Trump v. Biden, will he win again? Also, in Fairfield, CA police are dealing with a viral post about a Walmart that isn't in their area, showing how the disinformation of social media must be stopped. And, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance shows the dangers of what happens when you are not living your life as you, living as someone else wants you to. Are you guilty of the same? Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember. The Karel Cast App is free and is the best way to watch and listen. Get it at reallykarel.com or any App Store

Karel Cast Podcast #198 Biden Speech on Reelection, Should He? Are You Yourself? President Biden is scheduled to announce his reelection bid, but should he? Is he the best person for the job this time. And in Trump v. Biden, will he win again? Also, in Fairfield, CA police are dealing with a viral post about a Walmart that isn't in their area, showing how the disinformation of social media must be stopped. And, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance shows the dangers of what happens when you are not living your life as you, living as someone else wants you to. Are you guilty of the same? Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember. The Karel Cast App is free and is the best way to watch and listen. Get it at reallykarel.com or any App Store https://youtu.be/SmynRexiwh8

In the 62nd episode of the Cool Sports Network, Chase is joined by former Fairfield Stags Men's basketball player and current starting point guard for the NBL's Cockburn Cougars, Taj Benning, as they talk about his childhood, his coaches and opponents at Fairfield, and about the differences between college ball and international pro ball! Follow Taj on Instagram: Instagram.com/tajbc3/ Follow Taj on Twitter: Twitter.com/_tmb3?lang=en Wiz Talk with Chase: anchor.fm/chase085 Cool Sports Network: anchor.fm/chase-coburn Chase's Sports News: chasessportsnews.com Cool Sports Newsletter: chasecoburn.substack.com Instagram: chases_sports_news Twitter: @coolsportskid Sports 4 Kids: youtube.com/sports4kids126

Production of the 155mm shells — ammunition sent overseas to help the war effort in Ukraine — is almost exclusively at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Middletown, Iowa.

Iowa was one of the first states in the country to pass legislation against teaching that the United States is systemically racist — an idea some equate with “critical race theory.” But when one social studies teacher asked how he could teach U.S. history without running afoul of the new law, he didn't get any clarity — or help.  What happens when legislation targets teachers? And as America's teacher shortage grows — what will this mean for the country's kids?  Guest: Greg Wickenkamp, former eighth grade social studies teacher in Fairfield, Iowa. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Amicus—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa was one of the first states in the country to pass legislation against teaching that the United States is systemically racist — an idea some equate with “critical race theory.” But when one social studies teacher asked how he could teach U.S. history without running afoul of the new law, he didn't get any clarity — or help.  What happens when legislation targets teachers? And as America's teacher shortage grows — what will this mean for the country's kids?  Guest: Greg Wickenkamp, former eighth grade social studies teacher in Fairfield, Iowa. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Amicus—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa was one of the first states in the country to pass legislation against teaching that the United States is systemically racist — an idea some equate with “critical race theory.” But when one social studies teacher asked how he could teach U.S. history without running afoul of the new law, he didn't get any clarity — or help.  What happens when legislation targets teachers? And as America's teacher shortage grows — what will this mean for the country's kids?  Guest: Greg Wickenkamp, former eighth grade social studies teacher in Fairfield, Iowa. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Amicus—and you'll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Willard Noble Chaiden Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale, both 16, are accused of killing 66-year-old Nohema Graber. The boys were students at Fairfield High School in Fairfield, where Graber had been teaching Spanish since 2012.  Now Jeremy Goodale has agreed to testify against Willard Miller.  Goodale and Miller are each charged with first-degree murder in the November 2021 death of 66-year-old Nohema Graber. Police found Graber's remains November 3, at the Chautauqua Park in Fairfield. A tipster led investigators to the teens. Police say social media evidence ties both suspects to Graber's death. According to a criminal complaint, in a social media exchange, the teens appeared to know specific details regarding Graber's death, included how the teacher died, and the motive.  Police say a bad grade was the motive behind the killing.  Joining Nancy Grace Today: Wendy Patrick - California prosecutor, author “Red Flags” www.wendypatrickphd.com 'Today with Dr. Wendy' on KCBQ in San Diego, Twitter: @WendyPatrickPHD Dr. Jorey Krawczyn - Police Psychologist, Faculty Saint Leo University; Consultant Blue Wall Institute, Author: Operation S.O.S Bobby Chacon - 27 years former FBI Agent, BobbyChacon.com, Instagram/Twitter: @BobbyChaconFBI, Writer and Co-producer: Audible Original Series, "After the Fall" Dr. Tim Gallagher - Medical Examiner State of Florida www.pathcaremed.com, Lecturer: University of Florida Medical School Forensic Medicine. Founder International Forensic Medicine Death Investigation Conference Brian Tabick - Reporter, KCRG-TV9 (Iowa), Twitter: @BrianTabick   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This year, HWI will begin producing brick for the steel industry at its new manufacturing plant, Alabama1. To celebrate this, we're talking with Senior Director of Commercial Operations in Steel, Jim Skelly, Director of Application Technology, Crawford Murton, Director of Engineering at Alabama 1, Jason West, and Alabama1 Plant Manager, Mike Carter. Listen in to learn about what it was like rebuilding the Fairfield plant for basic brick production, new high efficiency technologies implemented in brickmaking, how the plant helps better position HWI for steel customers, and everything there is to look forward to with this new opportunity on the horizon. If you'd like to learn more about Alabama1 or how HWI can better serve you, reach out at Technical-Marketing@ThinkHWI.com.Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play and Spotify.High Temperature Times™ PODCAST DISCLAIMER This podcast was recorded and is made available by HarbisonWalker International, Inc. (together with its affiliates and its and their employees, “HWI”) solely for informational purposes. HWI is not providing or undertaking to provide any professional advice in or by virtue of this podcast. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. The information, statements, comments, views, and opinions expressed or provided in this podcast (including by speakers who are not officers, employees, or agents of HWI) are not necessarily those of HWI and may not be current. HWI DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OF THE INFORMATION, STATEMENTS, COMMENTS, VIEWS OR OPINIONS CONTAINED IN THIS PODCAST, AND ANY LIABILITY THEREFOR (INCLUDING IN RESPECT OF DIRECT, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER) IS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. HWI does not undertake any obligation whatsoever to provide any form of update, amendment, change or correction to any of the information, statements, comments, views or opinions set forth in this podcast. No part of this podcast may, without HWI's prior written consent, be reproduced, redistributed, published, copied or duplicated in any form, by any means. 

Professional development doesn't always support what music teachers actually need. We all know the feeling of sitting through yet another PD that has everything to do with math or language arts, and nothing to do with music. In this episode, Sarah and Kate will help you discover how you can find the relevance in PD being offered that is both accessible and motivating for you the learner. Kate Hagen teaches in the Iowa City Community School district and has 24 years of teaching experience. She has presented at several state conferences and workshops and is a regular guest lecturer at the University of Iowa for undergraduate music education students. Sarah Fairfield also has over 20 years of teaching experience and works as a Leadership Development and Support Strategist for the Iowa City Schools. You can find out more about both of them here. Connect with the MusicConstructED team here: Website: www.musicconstructed.com Insta: https://www.instagram.com/musiconstructed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/musiconstructed Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musiconstructed Linkdin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/music-constructed/ Grab your free Simplifying Lesson Planning guide. Sign up for teacher coaching or business coaching with Jessica. Find out more about the HARMONY membership here. Get your copy of Make A Note: What You Really Need to Know About Teaching Elementary Music Join the Facebook group. I'd love for you to leave a rating and a review of the podcast on I-tunes, be sure to share the podcast with any music teacher friends who would find it helpful and be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook.

It's the 50th episode of Mysteries of The Ohio Valley, and we're discussing the murder of Katelyn Markham. Who could have taken this bright and wonderful art student from Fairfield, Ohio? Is the killer closer to the case than we originally realized? Time to find out on episode 50 of MoTOV!Further Reading:Detective: We continue to follow leads in Katelyn Markham death (daytondailynews.com)Katelyn Markham death case: Fiancé arrested for murder (daytondailynews.com)'She must die' | Prosecutor reads notes from Katelyn Markham's accused killer (wcpo.com)Remains of Katelyn Markham decomposed before being dumped, anthropologist says (yahoo.com)

Transcendental Meditation (TM) is a powerful, time-tested technique that has been transforming lives for over six decades. Developed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, TM has gained widespread recognition for its ability to reduce stress, improve mental clarity, and enhance overall well-being.  In this episode we dive deep into Transcendental Meditation, exploring its benefits and how it can lead to a more balanced and fulfilling life, a profound practice regularly discussed by one of my teachers, Ray Dalio. Transcendental Meditation is a simple, effortless technique that can be practiced by anyone, regardless of age, culture, or belief system. It involves silently repeating a personalized mantra for 15-20 minutes, twice a day, while sitting comfortably with the eyes closed. The mantra serves as a vehicle for the mind to transcend its active thinking state and experience a state of deep inner peace and restful alertness. TM has been scientifically proven to reduce stress and anxiety by activating the body's natural relaxation response. This lowers cortisol levels and increases the production of serotonin and endorphins, leading to a calmer, more balanced state of mind.  Regular practice of TM has been shown to improve focus, memory, and cognitive function. By accessing a state of restful alertness, the mind becomes more efficient and better equipped to process information and solve problems, allowing you to focus on solutions. Transcendental Meditation can lead to increased self-awareness and help you find the internal life force to lead you towards achieving your most important goals in life, the ones that you may have even doubted at some point in your life. Laurina Carroll is a ayurvedic educator that focuses on holistic lifestyle management; she got her B.A. in Ayurvedic Medicine, and her M.A. in Vedic Science from Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa. She worked as a health educator at the highly regarded Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center in Schledehausen, Germany. She also lectured and provided individualized patient education at The Raj, an award-winning Ayurveda health spa in Iowa. She has been practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique for more than 24 years, and has been teaching the TM program since 1997. Laurina currently lives in the Chicago area with her husband, Bolton Carroll. She offers Ayurvedic Diet & Lifestyle Consultations, individual and group Yoga classes, and teaches the Transcendental Meditation technique. Connect with Laurina Carroll: Website: https://yourayurvedaconsultant.com/ Hit me up on social media and say hi! Youtube: https://bit.ly/35nJ0uV Podcast: http://www.ericbalance.com/podcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericbalance/

Before Breaking Ground, New Club Has Hundreds Of Applicants Patricio Misitrano has been a Director of Racquets at some of the best-known clubs in the country. From the hallowed clay courts at both Wee Burn and Greenwich Country Clubs through to the tennis courts at New Canaan Field Club, Patricio has served elite memberships across both Westchester and Fairfield counties for decades. But now not only will he be a service provider, he'll also be a stockholder and shareholder of his new club. The Sports Haus, which will open its doors this coming summer, is a new, energized method of bringing pickleball, padel and golf to one space. Three sports, one enormous warehouse. With three partners, each with a focus on racquet sports in their own way, and a bravado and entrepreneurial instinct rarely seen, Patricio Misitrano has moved into the ownership category in the industry. He's only sent the blueprints to the city of Norwalk, but he already has over six hundred applications for membership. Applications For Membership Outpacing Building Of Facility It's a great way to build a club - building to suit the waiting membership. With approximately 70 percent of the pre-signed up members being individuals, the rest of the club's membership will be comprised of families and, here's a great new idea, local teaching racquets and golf professionals. The Sport Haus will offer a club professional membership, created to welcome those local pros inside the walls, both to better understand these new-to-market racquet sports and with the hope that these professionals bring and teach the sports back at their respective clubs. Rain days might no longer be lost revenue days as pros will be able to bring their members and guests inside. Patricio has brought together a  veritable think tank as the team behind this new venture: Juan Arraya, Director of Racquets at Greenwich Country Club and Mark Parsons, a fellow director from Weston, Connecticut's Aspetuck Valley Country Club, and Mark Fischl known to most of us as the voice behind platform tennis broadcasts and former president of the APTA. These four industry leaders have teamed up to create a literal think tank to blaze a new road in the industry. Creating a marketing plan focused on their email newsletter and website at www.sports.haus, this team found a vacant warehouse located in the downtown district of Norwalk, CT. Bringing air-conditioning to a 35,244 square foot warehouse is just one of the obstacles that they have overcome as they are bringing excitement and members from the affluent areas of Greenwich, Darien and New Canaan to South Norwalk, once a no-go area, but now a bustling hive of streets with restaurants, cafes and young people. The Sports Haus will have its own café with beer and wine where one can watch action across five padel and four pickleball courts and two golf simulators. Armed with the knowledge of who is ready to apply, Misitrano has both the professional and social side of the business wrapped up in one giant warehouse. Join us on the podcast this week with Patricio Misitrano, a former Argentine padel player who has brought his love for that sport and all racquet sports to SoNo – South Norwalk – as he builds his dream, The Sports Haus.

Bio: Sarah Neidhardt grew up in Arkansas and Northern California. She left Arkansas with her family in 1986 and moved to Fairfield, California, and later the East Bay. A gap year after high school turned into a gap five years while she worked in a daycare, a refinery, and a bookstore. After earning her BA from Oberlin College in 1999, Sarah returned to California where she worked as a secretary and paralegal in American Indian and business law. She also interned at the iconic California indie press Heyday Books and worked for Apress. Sarah moved with her husband to Portland, Oregon, in 2007 and freelanced as a proofreader and copyeditor for Heyday Books and others. When her son was born in 2008, she became a full-time mother and began writing Twenty Acres, transcribing hundreds of family letters from as far back as the 1840s, and creating a large urban garden with not a vegetable in sight. She was a finalist for the 2016 New Letters Dorothy Cappon Prize for Nonfiction and the 2016 Missouri Review Jeffrey E. Smith Editors' Prize for Nonfiction. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and teenage son. Twenty Acres: https://www.amazon.com/Twenty-Acres-Seventies-Childhood-Studies/dp/1682262278/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RPQGKK5TF3ZA&keywords=twenty+acres+sarah+neidhardt&qid=1678712353&sprefix=twenty+acres%2Caps%2C184&sr=8-1 _____________________________________________________ This episode is sponsored by Culinary Historians of Northern California, a Bay Area educational group dedicated to the study of food, drink, and culture in human history. To learn more about this organization and its work, please visit its website at www.chnorcal.org If you follow my podcast and enjoy it, I'm on @buymeacoffee. If you like my work, you can buy me a coffee and share your thoughts

In this episode of Highway to Higher ED, Alex talks to Ken Hincker, a teacher, coach, dorm parent and advisor in high school education for over twenty years. Ken taught at three institutions in the south, including Savannah Country Day School, before migrating to The Taft School in 2011, serving as its English Chair for five years and acting as soccer coach, dorm head, and advisor. He has since transitioned to executive function coaching and tutoring in the Fairfield area, serving as the Executive Director to Alliance Tutoring. Within this episode Ken discusses his background and how he got into teaching, his shift to tutoring, executive function coaching, the types of clients he serves, success stories and the current challenges he faces.

Seven Henrico Sheriff's deputies charged with second-degree murder appear in court; the University of Richmond receives its second-largest gift ever; a Fairfield constituent meeting is planned next week; recent Henrico home sales; how to pick the best seed packets to grow fruits and vegetables in your garden; a preview of the spring high school sports season in Henrico.Support the show

"Here's To You, Rachel Robinson," chapters 7-8. Join Jody and Al as they dive into Judy Blume's 1993 sequel to "Just as Long as We're Together." Rachel is overextended, stressed and rolling down literal hills, and Stephanie and Alison just DON'T GET IT. Charles eats mayonnaise salmon and has a shower. Dana and Jeremy Dragon go through some marital issues – rumor has it MARCELLA is to blame (love you, Marcella)! There's also dramatic readings, personality assessments, and an informative Fairfield follow-up from Blume Head Alycia. It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every week!

Dr. Laura Meyer, a Reproductive Endocrinologist at Illume Fertility, is the featured guest on the podcast today. She begins by sharing her personal journey and passion for reproductive endocrinology and infertility, and proceeds to provide an overview of the complex issues surrounding infertility and the options available to individuals and couples looking to start a family. Dr. Meyer delves into the topic of third-party reproduction, including egg donation and surrogacy, and looks at the relationships between doctors, patients, and agencies involved in the process, highlighting the importance of personalized care and decision-making based on individual circumstances.She goes on to explore the topic of egg donation and the different types available, and discusses the importance of ensuring that everyone involved in the process has aligned expectations, encouraging a relationship between the parties involved in the donation process. She notes as well that the advancements in genetic testing have changed the egg donation landscape, and how it is no longer realistic to expect eternal anonymity. An undisputed expert in the field, Dr. Meyer provides listeners here today valuable insight into the complexities of infertility, as well as sage advice regarding the many options available to those seeking to start a family.Episode Highlights:Dr. Meyer's background and how she became interested in reproductive endocrinologyCauses of infertilityThe different treatments available and how they work The emotional and psychological impact of infertility on individuals and couples How to cope with the challenges of treatmentThe importance of genetic testing in fertility treatment Risks associated with certain genetic conditionsDifferent paths to parenthoodDr. Meyer's advice and resources for those facing infertility or considering fertility treatment.Third-party reproductionThe changing landscape of egg donation and eternal anonymityThe robust egg donor database available at CircleThe  in the current egg donation landscapeAbout Dr. MeyerDr. Laura Meyer is double board certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Obstetrics and Gynecology. After graduating from the NYU School of Medicine, she completed both her residency and fellowship at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Prior to joining Illume Fertility in 2020, she was an Assistant Professor at the NYU School of Medicine, practicing in Westchester and Fairfield counties.If you're considering egg donation or surrogacy, Circle's experienced team would be happy to speak with you, answer questions and discuss the process. You can reach them by filling out this form.

Child Predator Brings Pizza to Teen's House, meets To Catch A Predator Chris Hansen insteadTo Catch A Predator Jeffrey Sokol FULL Police Interrogation44-year-old Jeff Sokol groomed what he thought was a thirteen-year-old girl named Bailey online. He had many creepy and sexual conversations with her, including asking her if she trims her pubic hair, telling her that he will want to be intimate with her when they meet, and talks of drawing up a “marriage contract“ in order for it to be legal to have sex with her. On October 3rd, 2015, he drove for two-and-a-half hours from his home in Boston to Fairfield, where he had planned to stay with the girl while her mother was away on business.[1][2][3]BustHe picked up a pizza, and once at the house, he tried to hug Nellie, but was rejected. The two chat for a while, discussing the pizza, their looks, and the marriage contract briefly. Jeff also takes a pill which he claimed was for his stomach before he ate. A door can be heard creaking in the hidden room, which startles Sokol. When Nellie leaves to investigate, Chris Hansen enters. At first Sokol believed Hansen was the girl's father. During the interview he is arrogant, cold, dismissive and egotistical. He casually (and loudly) eats the pizza during his interview with Hansen, even laughing off many of Hansen's questions.He went on to offer Chris a slice of pizza during the interview, which Hansen politely declined. During the course of the interview, Chris questioned him about a marriage contract which he believed would absolve him of legal issues. During his police interrogation, he admits to no wrongdoing and blames society on why he was arrested. The detective interviewing Sokol combats nearly every point the latter tried to use to defend himself.Sokol ultimately was sentenced to seven years and had to serve 30 months. He also had to register as a sex offender for ten years and be on probation for the remainder of his sentence.Jeff Sokol was very unpopular with lawyers, as he went through three different attorneys. Sokol was sentenced to 30 months, pleading guilty to his crimes of attempted 2nd degree sexual assault, attempted risk of injury to a minor, and enticing a minor by computer.Sokol's lawyer pointed out that the pill Sokol took while in the sting house was not a sexual enhancement pill, but a Cholestyramine pill, used for IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). According to the lawyer, Sokol had suffered from IBS since high school, and that this made him put on a "mask". Sokolʻs lawyer stressed that Sokol is indeed a "nice guy" who has a job and is nice to his parents (who accompanied Sokol during court hearings). Sokol's lawyer also stated that the content from HvP, broadcast on National TV, YouTube etc., was not really how Sokol normally "behaves", and that Sokol was humiliated, not only from what was uploaded, but also from comments made about him.Sokol had undergone a psychiatric exam in which electrical sensors were somehow attached to his genitals, and he was then shown pictures of children. Sokol's lawyer stated he "passed with flying colors." It was also said Sokol has learning disabilities, OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), and minor psychiatric issues, but does not have any major psychiatric issues, e.g. schizophrenia. It is also noted he was a drinker and smokes pot.Sokol's lawyer had weak arguments for the judge, at one time saying, "...but a hundred years ago, your honor, the age of consent in the United States was nine...then it was raised to twelve and then to thirteen and then eventually to what it is today." He also said, "So what he is being sent to jail for today, was something that a hundred years ago was not a crime."Unimpressed, the judge remained still-faced.When it was Sokol's turn to speak to the judge, he tried to convince the judge that he was a nice person. He then blamed the decoy for being flirty and inviting. He became upset when the judge, while reading Sokol's sentencing, stated he was convinced that Sokol's plan was to get "Bailey" drunk and have sex with her. Apparently exasperated, Sokol reacted by turning his head away and rolling his eyes. It was not mentioned in HvP, but Sokol didn't just bring pizza, but also vodka

Join Michael in his discussion with Patrick Bringley about his new book All the Beauty in the World, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me. Patrick was a museum guard at the Met for ten years. His book offers and intimate perspective of one of the greatest art museums in the world as seen through the eyes of a young man who was dealing with a tragic loss.Joining Michael as a special guest to help facilitate this conversation is Dr. Philip Eliasoph, Professor of Art History and Visual Culture at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut.

Welcome back as Ayoo Chill takes on another MadMinds event in the Claremont Distillery in Fairfield, New Jersey. MadMinds is an artist showcase that consists of an open mic and headlining artists. Special thank you to Turkish Royale and his team that accommodated Ayoo Chill and another special thank you to Nathaniel Hawkins and Miguel (Rose) for helping with security and management of the event, without these people the podcast would not be possible. Lastly thank you to all the guests who decided to bless us with their presence.Follow Ayoo Chill !!All Links: https://linktr.ee/ayoochillpodcast

Greg recaps Wednesday's college basketball results, talks to Curtis Rogers of 710 Seattle Sports about the WAC & Big Sky Tournaments along with Thursday's Pac-12 games & Greg picks & analyzes every college basketball game for Thursday! Podcast Highlights 2:02-Recap of Wednesday's college basketball results 14:20-Interview with Curtis Rodgers 31:03-Start of picks FL International vs Louisiana Tech  33:42-Picks & analysis for Rider vs St. Peter's 37:15-Picks & analysis for Manhattan vs Siena 40:21-Picks & analysis for Marist vs Iona 43:48-Picks & analysis for Rutgers vs Minnesota  47:54-DK Nation Pick Michigan vs Illinois 51:43-Picks & analysis for Wichita St vs Houston 55:21-Picks & analysis for Central Florida vs Temple 58:35-Picks & analysis for Quinnipiac vs Fairfield  1:01:27-Picks & analysis for Middle Tennessee vs North Texas 1:05:03-Picks & analysis for FL Atlantic vs Rice 1:07:44-Picks & analysis for Charlotte vs UT San Antonio  1:10:22-Picks & analysis for Arizona St vs UCLA 1:13:06-Picks & analysis for Western Kentucky vs UTEP 1:15:58-Picks & analysis for Stanford vs Oregon St 1:18:48-Picks & analysis for Purdue vs Wisconsin  1:21:46-Picks & analysis for UC Santa Barbara vs UC Davis 1:24:32-Picks & analysis for Memphis vs SMU 1:27:28-Picks & analysis for UC Irvine vs UC Riverside  1:30:32-Picks & analysis for Hawaii vs CS Northridge 1:33:39-Picks & analysis for CS Bakersfield vs Long Beach St 1:36:21-Picks & analysis for Arizona vs USC 1:39:04-Picks & analysis for Washington vs Washington St 1:41:18-Picks & analysis for California vs Oregon 1:43:32-Picks & analysis for Appalachian St vs South Alabama  1:45:31-Picks & analysis for Arkansas St vs Troy 1:47:41-Picks & analysis for Texas State vs Old Dominion  1:50:07-Picks & analysis for UL Monroe vs Georgia So 1:52:08-Picks & analysis for Illinois St vs Northern Iowa 1:54:21-Picks & analysis for Evansville vs Indiana St 1:56:32-Picks & analysis for Valparaiso vs Murray St 1:58:49-Picks & analysis for UIC vs Missouri St 2:01:11-Picks & analysis for Oakland vs Northern Kentucky  2:03:13-Picks & analysis for Detroit vs Youngstown St 2:05:24-Picks & analysis for Wright St vs UW Milwaukee  2:07:38-Picks & analysis for Robert Morris vs Cleveland St 2:09:48-Picks & analysis for SE Missouri St vs Tennessee St 2:11:59-Picks & analysis for SIU Edwardsville vs UT Martin 2:14:18-Picks & analysis for San Diego vs Portland 2:16:32-Picks & analysis for Pepperdine vs Pacific 2:18:32-Start of extra games Coppin St vs Morgan St 2:20:41-Picks & analysis for MD Eastern Shore vs Delaware St 2:23:02-Picks & analysis for NC Central vs So Carolina St 2:25:12-Picks & analysis for Alabama A&M vs Grambling 2:26:48-Picks & analysis for Alcorn St vs Mississippi Valley St 2:29:18-Picks & analysis for Norfolk St vs Howard 2:31:22-Picks & analysis for Jackson State vs Arkansas Pine Bluff 2:33:18-Picks & analysis for Alabama St vs Southern 2:35:19-Picks & analysis for Lipscomb vs Kennesaw St 2:37:32-Picks & analysis for Eastern Kentucky vs Liberty 2:39:30-Picks & analysis for Loyola MD vs Colgate 2:41:20-Picks & analysis for American vs Navy 2:43:31-Picks & analysis for Lafayette vs Lehigh  2:45:38-Picks & analysis for Boston U vs ArmySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a specialist in clinical and business development with more than 20 years of experience in the field of mental health and addictions treatment. Most recently, Peter served as a consultant to the Trusted Provider Network, as well as a Vice President at Freedom Institute in New York, NY. In addition to maintaining a private psychotherapy practice in Larchmont, NY, his consultancy focuses on mergers and acquisitions due diligence, clinical program development, tech product development, ethics oversight, client (customer) service, & mentoring new clinical outreach representatives. He has been a visiting lecturer at Columbia University Medical Center - Addiction Rounds, Boston College & Adelphi University's Graduate Schools of Social Work, and the Institute for Addiction Studies at the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence as well as an adjunct professor at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. Click here to learn more about Landmark Recovery. Be on the lookout for the Sober Facts Podcast coming soon!

Fairfield girls basketball is 3A state champs, and Goshen News sports editor Austin Hough is joined by Tony Miller to talk about it. After opening about the Falcons' triumph (start-19:00), the duo also discuss Bethany Christian's 1A girls basketball state appearance from Saturday (19:00-33:40), the boys swimming state meet (33:40-36:30), preview the upcoming boys basketball sectionals (36:30-53:34) and recap busy weeks for both Goshen College and Notre Dame athletics (53:34-end).

Comedian Paula Poundstone is back on the road, with shows at Sacred Heart Community Theatre in Fairfield, CT on March 9, and Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, NJ on March 10. She returns to the show to take listener calls and talk cats.  

When Margaret Humphreys received a letter from Australia, she had no idea it would unearth a huge, heartless scheme that forcibly removed children from their homeland and sent them alone, isolated and confused to the other side of the world

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Greg recaps Saturday's college basketball results, talks to Matt Josephs AKA Mid Major Matt of ESPN Radio Richmond about the Atlantic 10 landscape, handicapping angles for conference tournaments, & Sunday's games, & Greg picks & analyzes every college basketball game for Sunday! Podcast Highlights 2:40-Recap of Saturday's college basketball results 33:08-Interview with Mid Major Matt 54:15-DK Nation Pick Illinois vs Ohio State 57:56-Picks & analysis for St. Joseph's vs St. Bonaventure  1:01:11-Picks & analysis for Northwestern vs Maryland  1:04:11-Picks & analysis for Belmont vs Northern Iowa 1:07:07-Picks & analysis for Providence vs Georgetown  1:09:48-Picks & analysis for St. Peter's vs Niagara 1:13:03-Picks & analysis for Fairfield vs Canisius 1:15:44-Picks & analysis for Siena vs Iona 1:18:51-Picks & analysis for Southern Illinois vs UIC 1:21:44-Picks & analysis for Missouri St vs Indiana St 1:25:10-Picks & analysis for Cincinnati vs Memphis  1:28:52-Picks & analysis for Manhattan vs Quinnipiac  1:32:05-Picks & analysis for Mount St. Mary's vs Rider 1:35:01-Picks & analysis for Wisconsin vs Michigan 1:38:02-Picks & analysis for Davidson vs Duquesne  1:40:54-Picks & analysis for Evansville vs Illinois St 1:43:35-Picks & analysis for Wichita State vs Tulane 1:46:28-Picks & analysis for Drake vs Bradley 1:49:43-Picks & analysis for Valparaiso vs Murray St 1:52:19-Picks & analysis for UCLA vs Colorado 1:54:58-Picks & analysis for Central Florida vs Tulsa 1:58:15-Picks & analysis for Washington vs Stanford 2:01:08-Picks & analysis for Rutgers vs Penn State 2:04:12-Picks & analysis for Cal Baptist vs Stephen F AustinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg recaps Thursday's college basketball results, talks to Ky McKeon of the Three Man Weave about the drama surrounding Alabama, the overall landscape of teams being so equal this season & look at Friday's Sun Belt games, & Greg picks & analyzes every college basketball game for Friday! Podcast Highlights 2:42-Recap of Thursday's college basketball results 17:31-Interview with Ky McKeon 37:07-DK Nation Pick Marshall vs Old Dominion 40:29-Picks & analysis for Appalachian State vs Georgia Southern 43:02-Picks & analysis for Coastal Carolina vs Troy 46:00-Picks & analysis for Fairfield vs Niagara 48:31-Picks & analysis for St. Peter's vs Canisius 51:30-Picks & analysis for Marist vs Manhattan 54:40-Picks & analysis for Siena vs Rider 57:41-Picks & analysis for Richmond vs VCU 1:00:42-Picks & analysis for Iona vs Mount St. Mary's 1:04:134-Picks & analysis for Xavier vs Seton Hall 1:07:35-Picks & analysis for Arkansas St vs UL Monroe 1:10:39-Picks & analysis for Southern Miss vs Texas St 1:13:09-Picks & analysis for Georgia St vs James Madison  1:16:36-Picks & analysis for South Alabama vs Louisiana  1:19:16-Picks & analysis for Seattle vs Grand Canyon  1:22:34-Picks & analysis for Wyoming vs Colorado St 1:25:14-Picks & analysis for Air Force vs UNLV 1:27:59-Picks & analysis for Nevada vs Fresno St 1:31:17-Start of extra games Eastern Kentucky vs Jacksonville  1:33:58-Picks & analysis for Bellarmine vs North Florida  1:36:31-Picks & analysis for Lipscomb vs Stetson 1:39:16-Picks & analysis for Queens NC vs Liberty 1:41:56-Picks & analysis for Jacksonville St vs North Alabama  1:44:14-Picks & analysis for Austin Peay vs FL Gulf Coast  1:46:35-Picks & analysis for Kennesaw St vs Central ArkansasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talk about a particular event shaping your life, while earning a degree in photography, Marlana Semenza stepped onto a tour bus and began an adventure and a career. In this Unstoppable Mindset episode, you get to hear from Marlana about how she was hired by WWE as a photographer and suddenly found herself on a bus going to different wrestling events as a photographer. She always liked the camera and taking pictures, but with her new WWE, (World Wrestling Entertainment), a position she took her dreams to a whole new level. On this episode we get to experience from Marlana her many adventures and experiences not only just taking pictures, but also how she evolved her camera knowledge into telling visual stories. For me, this episode is extremely fascinating since, as a blind person, I don't really do pictures. However, Marlena's exciting and commitment rub off and I very much enjoyed hearing what she has to say. I hope you do as well. About the Guest: While earning a degree in photography, Marlana Semenza stepped on to a tour bus and began an adventure and a career. She uses her unique background that includes storytelling, advertising, set design and location scouting to tell her client's stories in their most powerful way. An international photographer and visual strategist, Marlana's client base has included athletes, celebrities, WWE Superstars and public figures including Miss North Carolina. She photographs clients in person and now virtually through her service 'Photographer In Your Pocket.' She is also the host of the podcast Your Iconic Image. How to connect with Marlana: Website: https://www.marlanasemenza.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marlana.semenza.photo/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlanasemenza/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063107685069 About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Transcription Notes Michael Hingson  00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i  capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson  01:20 Hi, once again, I am Mike hingson, your host and welcome to unstoppable mindset today we get to interview Marlana Semenza, who is a professional photographer and I think has some very interesting and clever things about photography that she wants to talk about. She has photographed celebrities, WW II, events and people and so on. And I don't know what all being blind Do I look at pictures? No, not necessarily, but I appreciate them. Although my favorite joke is although people say a picture is worth 1000 words, I would point out that it takes up a whole lot more memory. So do it that much. But welcome to unstoppable mindset. How are you?   Marlana Semenza  02:01 I'm well thank you so much for having me.   Michael Hingson  02:03 Well, thanks for being here. And Marlena also has her own podcast and we will get to that and talk about that as we go forward. I'm sure why don't we start a little bit by maybe you telling us just about you growing up and kind of some of the the early things, you know, to sort of set the stage for what you did with your life.   Marlana Semenza  02:21 Well, I was actually born in New Jersey, and then my mother transplanted me to Connecticut when I was about 10. We're in New Jersey. I was born in Morristown, New Jersey. Okay. Then, when we got to Connecticut, it was in Fairfield County, Connecticut, I was in New Fairfield, which is about an hour north of Fairfield. But it was great because I never really lived more than an hour outside of New York City for most of my life. So that's a very rich culture. And you have access to a lot of a lot of things. My grandfather, who I adored, put a camera in my hand when I was a kid. And that was his hobby. And I because I idolized him and wanted to do everything he was doing. Then it became my hobby, and then later on became my profession.   Michael Hingson  03:18 I was reading your bio, and it said that you stepped on a tour bus and began a speaking career. What's that about?   Marlana Semenza  03:26 Well, not a speaking career. I've   Michael Hingson  03:27 not a speaking career but a career. Yeah, adventure.   Marlana Semenza  03:32 I graduated from college with a degree in photography. And before I went to Western Connecticut State in Danbury, Connecticut. Originally, I was going to go to Fordham for law. And what happened was, I didn't really want to have all the college debt. So I thought, Okay, well, I'm gonna go locally, somewhere for a year and get some common core under my belt. And I don't know why. I never, it never occurred to me that you could make a living in the arts, I don't know where I thought all of the photos in magazines and things came from. But once I realized that you could actually do it for a living that hobby then became what I wanted to do. But about, oh, six months or so before I graduated, a friend of mine was working for WWE, which actually at the time was WWF and Stamford, Connecticut. And he worked in the graphic design department. And they were looking for somebody to work in photo editing. So I went down to apply for the job in photo editing. And my soon to be boss came into the interview. And by the end of the interview, he said to me, do you have a problem with airplanes? And I said, Well, no. And he said, That's good, because instead of photo editing, you're going to be my assistant and I was given the time to meet, which was in the evening. I stepped on a tour bus. I was they pointed and said this is your bunk it was me and I think it was six guys And I had never watched wrestling in my life. I knew nothing about wrestling. And the next morning, I stepped off the bus, walked backstage at the arena and looked around and went, What have I done? But it's, yeah, it was, once I got past the initial shock of it all, it was actually an amazing, amazing experience that I'm eternally grateful for. Yeah.   Michael Hingson  05:27 So you, you started a career and certainly an adventure. No, no question about it. I had some experience with photographers after September 11. I was contacted by I don't even remember who but it had to do with the fact that I think PepsiCo had been involved in a campaign to raise funds for the families of people who perished on September 11. And they wanted people who had become visible. And I certainly had in the one of the things that they wanted to do was to put pictures of people into ads in USA Today. And so one November day, and I lived in New Jersey at the time, we lived in Westfield, but one November day, in 2001, I went into New York and went to the photographs photography studio of Richard Avedon. Oh, and of course, Richard Avedon, with the time was probably the most famous photographer in the world. Anyway, we, he took a picture of me and Roselle, it took about 45 minutes all together, and it was done. It was very enjoyable time very pleasurable to spend some time with him. And there we were, and I still have that picture to this day, which is great, because he sent me a copy.   Marlana Semenza  06:54 I love that. And that. As soon as you said his name, several images of his just flashed through my head. Like, yeah, oh, well, um, there's one of a woman jumping off the sidewalk, I believe that's his image with a umbrella. And I remember, I think there was another one that he shot of, I want to say it was Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller. But anyway, there's, there's several different images that I that popped into my head.   Michael Hingson  07:33 It was a very, as I said, pleasurable experience. And he was a person who clearly knew what what he was doing. And, you know, a lot of people said, Oh, you're going to be there all afternoon, because photographers take a long time. And clearly, it wasn't that way. He knew what he was about. He got the shot set up that he wanted, and we were done.   Marlana Semenza  07:55 Yeah. And, you know, it's interesting that you say that, because I've had people say to me, you know, do you work with assistants? And what kind of equipment do you bring with you to various sessions and things like that. And maybe it was all the years that I spent in studios, and lugging all kinds of gear around and things like that. But if I can't carry it on my person than in my head, I don't need it. And I think part of that also came from because I photograph weddings for a brief period of time in my life. And it's just that being free to kind of run and gun and, and use whatever you see and had the fluidity and the flexibility. And also to i i don't like a whole lot of people on set. I like it to be whoever I'm photographing and me because this is what we're going to make together.   Michael Hingson  08:49 You talking about. This just reminds me of the times after September 11. For me, when people started wanting to come in interview me the press heard the story. They got a hold of it, especially after appearing on Larry King Live. And literally we had hundreds of people, over a few months come to our home. And we had a number of television stations from around the world. And we had everything from one or two people from one station who came set up, did their interview and so on. All the way up to 14 people from one Italian station, who came in it took 14 People they felt to do the interviews, which was amazing. A couple of people just stood around and directed and didn't really do anything. And they had a number of camera people and it was just incredible. The number of people who came for that interview and we always wondered why but everyone is different.   Marlana Semenza  09:46 Yeah, you know, I sometimes wonder when people do that why? And you know, I have to say all of the photographer's that took the images from 911 because I lived up in Connecticut at the time You're right across the river really? Right? Um, I would not have been one of those photographers, because I know me and I would have been running and it would not have been a matter of, oh, let me capture this. And no, I would have been running,   Michael Hingson  10:18 as opposed to the two French photographers of the French people who actually recorded and had the first real recordings of that day, having seen the first plane go into the building, and they were there covering one of the fire stations, but they got probably the best early coverage of everything that eventually went into a documentary.   Marlana Semenza  10:40 Yeah, yeah, I give them all credit. But I would not have been wondering, yeah.   Michael Hingson  10:46 Well, I don't know you've done pretty well tell us more about WWE. So they showed you where your bunk was. And there you were. So tell us about that.   Marlana Semenza  10:54 Yeah. And I didn't even go away to college. So for me to climb on that bus and be a part of this. And for the first, I don't know, several months or so, it was showering in the arenas and get climbing back on the bus and going to the next place. And the job was held for me while I went back and finished my last semester at school. But, you know, then after that I graduated there were only maybe, I don't know, a handful of women on the road at that point. And so one of the producers and I, once they, once they decided, you know, I didn't have to ride the bus with the guys anymore. I got to go actually in a rental car and sleep in a hotel, like a, like a big girl. Christina and I traveled together a lot. And so that was nice, too. Because what that also allowed I was young, I was, you know, very, very early 20s. So that allowed me to be able to sometimes fly into a location early or out of a location later, if I wanted and be able to see a lot of the country. I saw 32 states and three years and a lot of them more than once.   Michael Hingson  12:09 What was it like being on the bus with with those guys, it had to be a little bit intimidating. If for no other reason being a woman or not, there are a whole lot bigger, and they're wrestlers. And you're not?   Marlana Semenza  12:21 Well, the fortunate thing is I didn't have to be on the bus with the wrestlers. That the bus that I was on, we were all of the people that had to be first at the arena. So it was my boss who was the head of production for for all the live events, my boss, the sound guys, the the riggers, things like that, that had to get the lighting, all set in the arena. So that's who I traveled with the wrestlers. The funny thing about it is most of them became almost like Big Brother ish to me. I am not a big girl. So I literally came up to most of their chest. And, you know, it was, it was just an amazing time and an amazing experience. And a lot of them were friends of mine up until, unfortunately, most of them are deceased. Now, the people that I worked with, but it was just a great time, it was a really, really great time.   Michael Hingson  13:29 But they valued you and they respected you. And do you think that they treated the other people all the other people that you rode with sort of the same way? Or were you special to them? Because you weren't,   Marlana Semenza  13:44 I mean, you know, you always have guys that are going to push it and and see, you know if they can get a rise out of you or, or, or try and review or something like that. And you know, we were no different. But at the end of the day. A lot of the things that other people may have experienced and I don't know what other people's experience was. But I know for me, I didn't have I wasn't put in bad positions. I wasn't put in, you know, they were they were good to me.   Michael Hingson  14:19 What great memories, huh? Yeah, that's cool. And then you got to go. Not on the same bus. Why did that happen? Just because you rose through the ranks and became kind of more of a of a higher end person or what? Oh, God,   Marlana Semenza  14:34 no. Just checking. I think it was just, you know, let's give the girl a break. Get her off the bus. You know, and I didn't really have to be there. At the time that everybody else has rode that bus had to be there. So I think it was just a kindness on my boss's part.   Michael Hingson  14:57 me recognize that you could be more efficient doing other things rather than just sitting around or sitting around waiting.   Marlana Semenza  15:02 Yeah, that can very well be the case. Well, well,   Michael Hingson  15:06 well think good thoughts. Yeah. How long did you do that for WWE for years? Well, then what did you   Marlana Semenza  15:15 do? I've always been freelance my whole life. So from there, I actually got off the road and did a bunch of work for a cartooning and animation company also. Because I had a minor in illustration. So I, that company we did the monsters comic book and the Tom and Jerry comic strip and animation sells for various places that were limited edition. And from there, I got to go out to Comic Con in San Diego with them, which Oh, boy. Yeah, I'll tell you. You think wrestling is crazy. Go to Comic Con. Tell us a whole nother experience for me.   Michael Hingson  15:55 I've never been to Comic Con. I've heard about it, you know a lot. But I'd love to hear some of your experiences.   Marlana Semenza  16:01 Um, once again, I was surrounded by people from people in Halloween costumes, pretty much in a dressing up as this superhero or that superhero. And when we went out there, it was when we were doing the monsters comic book. So we had Pat priest who was Maryland monster and Butch Patrick, who had played any monster out signing autographs and signing the comic books. And so, you know, we got to spend some time with them. And, you know, comic book artists are amazing artists, also. So, but there was a little bit of Have you ever seen the Big Bang Theory? Oh, lots. Yeah. Okay. I'm convinced. I saw lots of Shelton's and Leonard's and Rogers and Howard's walking around. Any pennies? I'm very, very, very think that. Yeah, I think the pennies were mostly the actresses that were paid to be the superheroes.   Michael Hingson  17:11 Got it. But you But you saw lots of the other characters?   Marlana Semenza  17:15 Oh, yes. Without a doubt, without a doubt.   Michael Hingson  17:18 Did you ever were any of the actual actors ever? There were like Jim Parsons, or any of them today?   Marlana Semenza  17:26 No. The only other than Pat Preston. Which Patrick the only other celebrity that I recall seeing there was Lou Ferrigno.   Michael Hingson  17:35 Oh, the Hulk.   Marlana Semenza  17:39 The original Hulk,   Michael Hingson  17:40 who original? Well, not the original one, but because it goes back before the cartoons. Yes. But original series. Yeah. Well,   Marlana Semenza  17:47 I guess what I'm getting at is that dates me but that's okay. I saw that hook. And then I used to also work with the other Hulk in wrestling. So yeah, yeah. Yeah.   Michael Hingson  17:57 Yeah. I mean, for a while original one. Yeah, he Well, there you go. See? Well, when hoax can can protect the body so it's okay. So, what did you do at Comic Con, you took pictures?   Marlana Semenza  18:10 No, actually, because when I worked for the cartooning and animation company was called animated arts. I was actually an artist assistant. So backgrounds and things like that the reason why they took me out to ComiCon was, so I could help be talent relations, because of my background with wrestling, and working with all of them. So that was mostly why I was. So what do you mean by that? I'm just getting people where they need to be when they needed to be there, making sure that they had what they needed. That type of thing.   Michael Hingson  18:49 So I know COVID has affected Comicon. Needless to say, but at the same time, I think we had ComiCon this year. Have you been   Marlana Semenza  18:57 back? No, I have not. I haven't been in years.   Michael Hingson  19:02 Do you want to go back?   Marlana Semenza  19:05 I would go back to work it again. I'm not a good I'm good in production. I'm not so good in the stance.   Michael Hingson  19:18 Not a good tourist. I'm not like rather than working.   Marlana Semenza  19:23 Yeah. Let me get my hands into it. And I'm better.   Michael Hingson  19:29 Cool. Well, so as a as a photographer, you must feel you do things that that make you stand out or make you different from other people so that people want to hire you what makes you different? What do you think makes you different than other photographers in the world?   Marlana Semenza  19:51 I think part of it is background. But I would also say another part of it is at the end of the day, I'm really not in the photography business. I'm in reputation business. So, because of that, it's, you know, photography is obviously the vessel that I use to help people tell their stories and stand out and create a reputation. But that's really the business that I'm in, not so much the image taking for the image taking sick.   Michael Hingson  20:21 So you want to tell stories,   Marlana Semenza  20:24 I want to tell stories, but I also, my job is to take what makes you valuable and unique. And relay that to the people that need to know it in a way that will connect. So it's, yeah, it's it's more than just the capturing of an image, there's a lot of strategy that goes into it. There's a lot of, okay, well, how can we make this effective? How can we, how can we make it connect these images connect and unique for the person that they're being created for?   Michael Hingson  21:01 So you have to develop a good, strong relationship with the clients, the people that you're working with? And I guess there's, in a sense, there's kind of two levels of clients, they're the people who may hire you, who may not actually be the people that you interact with, but then they're also the people that you interact with. And so there must be a lot of trust and teamwork involved and all that.   Marlana Semenza  21:26 Oh, absolutely. I think, especially as I was saying earlier, I like to be one on one with my clients, whenever possible. And because of that, I think that helps establish a level of trust, because it can be just us. And we, we know that we're in it together. And that I value their input, I think trust is essential in because I That's it goes back to working one on one with people. And because this is our creation together, so I value not just the person, but also their input and what we can make together. And, you know, there are a lot of people that just aren't comfortable in front of a camera, they become self conscious, or they don't know how to pose or how to act or how to be. And when you develop that level of trust that I've got you. And that's the whole thing that my clients know is I've got you. I guess it's much, much easier.   Michael Hingson  22:36 I think that's probably what impressed me now that I think back about it about Richard Avedon, because what he really did was very quickly established a level of trust, even if not saying anything, just his attitude and the way he worked. He did spend time wanting to learn about me. And I think that helped him to him deciding what he was going to do and how he was going to do it. But it was all about trust. And I think that no matter what we do, it's really all about trust, when people take the time to develop trust in and gain that trust, it doesn't get any better than that.   Marlana Semenza  23:11 Right. And you know, when I photograph someone, by the time we get to that point where I actually pressed the button, we have had several conversations. And we have, really, because the first thing that I do is there's a large questionnaire that they fill out. And then we dive into that in a meeting. And I've had clients cry during that process, I've had them you know, and what you uncover, just even at that point, develops a relationship that transcends just photographer, subject. And I just think that's really important. Because the better that I can understand you, the better that I can know You, the better these images are going to be, because they will then be more tailored to you and more unique to you.   Michael Hingson  24:09 So what do you actually go through to get people to trust you? What, what's your process?   Marlana Semenza  24:16 Um, like I said, there, there is a questionnaire. It's also it's a large level of honesty on my part, too, because am I fit for everyone? No. And that's okay. The goal is for them to have the best photographer for them. And if I am not that, then I think I need I would be doing them a disservice to not say that. And also, I know enough photographers that I can probably point you in the direction of somebody that will be a better fit for you. Doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with either one of us. It just means that there's somebody else better designed to tell your story and create those images with you than me. And I think it's that level of honesty He too.   Michael Hingson  25:02 So that is part of what you have to do to make sure that you do the best job for your client, which is something that ought to be true in, in general. Trust, it seems to me is so much under attack today in so many different ways, don't you think?   Marlana Semenza  25:18 Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. And I think the other thing, too, that that's under attack a lot, too, is humility. I look at humility as a beautiful thing, because it doesn't mean that you think less of yourself, it just means that you are teachable. And that you you think of others before you. And I think that that goes a long way also.   Michael Hingson  25:45 So now, how long have you been doing photography and doing the work that you do?   Marlana Semenza  25:51 I've been a photographer for probably 25 years doing this kind of work, personal brand, things like that. I'm probably about five Wow.   Michael Hingson  26:04 So what did what did you do? So you did the cartoon work? And ComiCon as you said years ago, what did you then go do   Marlana Semenza  26:12 I also have this next for you. Next after that is I went to do some freelance work for the photo department at Ethan Allen. And because I was in Danbury, Connecticut, and that's where their headquarters is and then from there I started to do set styling and design work for them I got to work on their New York Times ads and their style books and their training videos for their designers and their their magazines, things like that. So all of these things the the storytelling that I learned in wrestling and the creating of personas, the the thinking outside the box when it comes to cartooning and animation and creating something from scratch, the set styling and design, the location scouting, all it all of those things come together and that's what I can pull from to tell somebody story now.   Michael Hingson  27:12 So you've said that you don't work with everyone how quickly usually do you discover the you may not be the best fit for someone today,   Marlana Semenza  27:22 um, I can usually tell by one conversation and also combing their social media,   Michael Hingson  27:33 what kinds of things become cues or, or messages that somebody might be the right person for you to work with, as opposed to somebody who isn't?   Marlana Semenza  27:46 If they are the right person, usually, it's funny because the women that I tend to work with have what I refer to as the lashes and Lu batons factor, usually somewhere in in their story or somewhere in there. Their brand, is a bit of fashion is a bit of that beauty angle. But not always, but usually, that's an easy key for me, it's easier to tell who's not a fit. I have one client who has pushed me way out of my comfort zone. And normally he would not have been a good fit for me, he has done Naked and Afraid four times. And I'm just not an outdoorsy girl. I'm not a hiker, I'm not all those things. So normally somebody like that, I have a friend of mine who also does what I do, and she is a hiker, and will you know climb mountains and all those kinds of things. That would have been somebody I would probably have, you know, introduced to her as a better fit. But it turns out he and I want to be in a good fit so far. Even though the first snake I see I might be out of there. I can't guarantee   Michael Hingson  29:09 what what made you decide, though, that that you guys did click,   Marlana Semenza  29:14 um, personality. And there's a lot of trust on his end for me. And I also trust that on his end, when we are in situations that I'm uncomfortable that he's got my back. So I think it goes back to like you said, there's a lot of trust involved.   Michael Hingson  29:39 And you've been able to develop that. So of course, one of the natural things it's tempting to ask is Who are some celebrities that you've worked with over the years that people might have heard of,   Marlana Semenza  29:52 um, most of them would be in the wrestling vein. I've also had The opportunity. One of the first women that I worked with in the pageant community was a woman named Chesley Crist. And a lot of people would know her name at this point, too. She went on to be Miss USA, she went on to be a correspondent for extra TV. And she was just an amazing, amazing woman.   Michael Hingson  30:23 Well, tell us more, if you would, um,   Marlana Semenza  30:27 Chesley. When you met Chesley, she's the was a person that you never forgot. Whenever once you met her or spent any amount of time with her. I remember, when I first walked into the room with her the first time I met her. It was like, even the air turns turned into its attention to her. She was that captivating. She was that type of a presence. And she like I said she went on to be she was Miss North Carolina, USA, then she went on to be Miss USA. Then she went on to I think she finished in the top five or 10 at Miss Universe. I want to say five. And then she went on to be a correspondent for extra TV. And she unfortunately, in January of 2022, was in the news. Because at 30 years old, she committed suicide, she jumped off the 29th floor of her Manhattan high rise. And that opened up a lot for a lot of people. Because in the pageant industry, the pageant world that I knew, and the girls that I work with Chesley was the gold standard. And so for this to happen, it sent a lot of people reeling. Plus also, if you knew Chesley when I remember, when I first saw it in the news, I thought it had to be a mistake. But what it has fortunately done, I'm hoping and I'm seeing is that it's opening up a dialogue, that it's okay to say you're not okay. And for you know, the other thing that was so sad to me, because it's a bigger commentary that I think needs to be addressed is when she was 29. She did a an article for a law magazine. And in that article, she made the statement that she felt like she was running out of time to matter in society's eyes. And unfortunately for women, I think that that becomes a burden that men don't seem to face. We are are faced with this aging. And it is thrown up at us more so than it's thrown up at men. And we feel like we're on more of a timeline or a time crunch than a lot of men, unfortunately. And I'm hoping that that starts a dialogue around that. And hopefully that can change as well.   Michael Hingson  33:06 Yeah, it's it's a significant issue that that is always I think, in a sense been part of society. And maybe we should be fair and say plagued society that you got to look good. And if you don't, you're getting too old or whatever. And you're right, that doesn't tend to pressure men nearly as much as it does with women even so called sexy man. You never hear the same discussion about them that you do about women.   Marlana Semenza  33:38 Right? Here men, you know, oh my gosh, look at how distinguished he looks. Meanwhile, for us, it's good hold she looks. So yeah, that will at least start discussions.   Michael Hingson  33:50 Even if they try to make it a compliment she ages Well, still, it's the same thing. Yeah, exactly. Which is, which is really unfortunate. Well, so for you, you. Most of your business has been in what you do traveling, or do you do most of it from a particular place? How does that work for you?   Marlana Semenza  34:13 Um, I am currently situated just outside of Raleigh, North Carolina. So a lot of my clients actually traveled to me only because I have everything that you could want here as far as backgrounds go, and things like that, if you need something specific. I have traveled to clients. But, you know, during COVID, when we all got thrown into captivity, mostly photography is a face to face. Sport, you know, and it could no longer be so I had to do a real shift. And my friend Claire that I mentioned earlier happened to see a lot of photographers doing photography on using FaceTime. So she's like, let's try this out. So we tried it out and In. Most photographers seem to be doing it for fun. And I thought this is a business model. So I've since then found an app that seems to work really well. And it allows me to take over the camera on your phone. So now I can photograph people remotely all over the world.   Michael Hingson  35:16 Tell me more about that, how does that work?   Marlana Semenza  35:20 I connect, I go through the same process, get to know them, and all that type of thing. So we know what kinds of images they need to create the, and then when we decide that we're going to connect, I connect from my computer to their phone, it'll like I said, it allows me to take over the camera on their phone, and I can still direct them, I can still capture the image, the images come to me so I can edit them. And the plus side is you can have content from anywhere. You don't have to worry about even if you're on vacation, and you decide you want photos, you don't have to worry about finding a photographer because you literally have one in your pocket. And the but the downside to it is if you're looking for images that are going to be on a billboard, or on the cover of a book, or any of those those types of things, this wouldn't be the right platform for that only because it the capture isn't large enough for that. But for social media, or any kind of you can even put them on a website if you needed to, or something like that. But definitely for social media, it's perfect. And a lot of people that's the content that they need. They need to to keep generating. And this way, you don't have to rely on selfies, because I got you.   Michael Hingson  36:39 How does it? Well, that's, that's fair, I think to ask how does that work as opposed to a selfie? What? What's the difference?   Marlana Semenza  36:47 Um, I'm actually doing the photo. So I'm still taking the shot. So all's they have to do is if they, you can do it one of two ways. You can either put your phone on a tripod, you can prop it up on something I've had people stick it in their shoe, if they're out on a beach. And this way, I can just direct and shoot.   Michael Hingson  37:13 So when you get the shot you want you take it. Exactly, exactly. So as long as people have a good phone connection or a good internet connection,   Marlana Semenza  37:22 it it helps to have to be connected to Wi Fi. But you do not have to be you do not have to be when the images download, I kind of need you to be on Wi Fi. But but you don't necessarily have to be for me to take them.   Michael Hingson  37:38 So what kinds of environments or scenes have you taken pictures in using this app? So I've done some interesting things.   Marlana Semenza  37:48 I've done photos for a couple on a beach in Kennebunkport, I've done photos for a woman who is a business coach at her home in Mexico, I've done some photos at a NASCAR event, a realtor out in California. So it's, it can be anywhere, it really can.   Michael Hingson  38:10 Do you find it more difficult in any way to if you will take the picture remotely in terms of setting the scene getting things the way you want, then if you were actually there,   Marlana Semenza  38:23 what becomes more difficult is you have to be more than the photographer, you have to be very clear about direction. And because I have to kind of teach the person on the other end to be me, as well as be in the scene. So what has been helpful too is if I can get somebody on their end, that becomes what are referred to as the voice activated tripod, which all they do is hold the phone and they go up down left, right if I ask them to. And that just makes things go faster. But the app allows me to depending on the make and model of your phone to zoom in and out and really utilize the different features of your camera, which makes it fun.   Michael Hingson  39:11 And you do all that part of it. I do? Yes. Because you can control that from the app.   Marlana Semenza  39:16 What's that called? It's called shutter app.   Michael Hingson  39:20 And the whole idea is using the app that someone else actually takes the picture and becomes the photographer and the the active person and setting up the shot. Yeah. And then the person who has the phone is, is well are rather the person whose phone it is that you put the app on who you want to take a picture of is is still the subject but you get to still do the active things that you want to do to set.   Marlana Semenza  39:47 Exactly, exactly. And you know, there are things that it helps to have a professional do even even in a case like that because when it comes to posing and things like that. I know how to pose you, I know how to pose you quickly. I know how, you know if, and one of the things I usually ask women especially is, are there any areas of your body that you want to highlight or hide? And if, if they say, you know, well, yeah, I want to look thinner, which seems to be an ongoing thing. There are poses just little tweaks in your body that I can make, that will make you look better on camera,   Michael Hingson  40:31 is that more in adjustments that you make, or how you position the camera, or what   Marlana Semenza  40:37 it depends in, in real life, or in face to face, some of it is positioning, some of it is lens choice, stuff like that, when it comes to the phone, some of it is zooming in and out with the lens if I had that ability, but a lot of it too, is just making tweaks and of how to position your body   Michael Hingson  41:02 with a camera. photographers taking pictures have the opportunity to put different lenses on depending on what they want to do. Is any of that available for phones where you can depend on   Marlana Semenza  41:15 the model? Well, it depends on the model of your phone, too. I haven't had anyone that has any external lenses, or any of that kind of thing that they can hook onto there. But for example, the iPhone does give you the opportunity to go wide angle, and to zoom in and things like that. So it really just depends on the make and model of your phone. What's available to me.   Michael Hingson  41:39 But there aren't additional hardware options that you can can add or have to It's my   Marlana Semenza  41:44 it's my understanding, I think there are attachments that you can get for the phone. But I'm, I'm uncertain as to what all those are. Because most of the time I'm hauling around a mirrorless full frame camera. So right, yeah.   Michael Hingson  42:06 Well, what is next for you. So you've, you have made changes in what you do with COVID. And you use shutter app and you're able to do a lot via the phone now. What's next,   Marlana Semenza  42:19 I just want to continue to work with people and make them stand out and shine. That's what makes me happy. I don't like to be the it's never about me. It's always about the people that I'm working with. And I just want to see them succeed. And I want to see them be everything that they want to be and dream about being. And so if I can help them get there, then that makes me very happy.   Michael Hingson  42:44 Which also is part of the whole trust thing. Because if you can get people to understand this is an ego for you. But that you love doing what you do, and it's all about doing the best thing for them. That's gotta   Marlana Semenza  42:58 help. Yeah, yeah, it's never about me, which is cool.   Michael Hingson  43:02 What made you end up in Raleigh from being in Connecticut? Well,   Marlana Semenza  43:07 from growing up in Connecticut, the year before we moved, I have photos of my husband out shoveling the snow that was waist deep. And I had enough. I had had enough of that. You know, when winter strikes when you're up in New England, you know that you're gonna buckle up and you're in for about six months and misery. And so I wanted a more temperate climate. My grandmother had been out in the Arizona area. And that wasn't really my thing. I really liked the East Coast. So he started applying for jobs. He got a job down here. And that was the end of that. What does he do? He's in sales.   Michael Hingson  43:55 So what kind of interesting shots well, so let me do this first. Have you had much snow in Raleigh, then do you get snow there?   Marlana Semenza  44:03 We get snow. It's not a whole lot of snow, at least not since I've lived here. And it's funny because it does turn to ice very quickly. But for the most part, when we get snow, it's gone in a day, maybe two days. I remember the first time that we had just bought our house. And it snowed, maybe about three inches, and for lack of something to do my husband and I were out with a dirt shovel shoveling the driveway. And my neighbor came out and she stroked my arm and she said we just let that melt here.   Michael Hingson  44:37 And you kind of had this epiphany.   Marlana Semenza  44:39 Yeah, but it's nice because it's pretty. And it stays pretty. Because it never gets to be that.   Michael Hingson  44:48 Frozen that   Marlana Semenza  44:49 exactly and that that brown and you know, gray snow that has all the salt in it and things like that. It just doesn't get to that point.   Michael Hingson  44:58 Right which is pretty cool. All, huh? Have you had any interesting pictures or shots around North Carolina,   Marlana Semenza  45:06 I have actually, I just, I had been wanting to use this one location. And I'm still searching for locations here. Because I, I feel like there's so much and so much that I don't know about. And I also love taking photos, and doing kind of like a juxtaposition of something beautiful in the middle of chaos or things like that. So for example, there was a shot that I did for a dress designer a few years back. And the way the dress was, it was this denim dress. But I felt like it needed to be shot in just a warehouse or something like that. Well, instead, we wound up going to a scrap metal yard. And we had the best time got some amazing images of distress in the scrap metal yard. And just about a week or so ago, there's an location that I'd been wanting to use for years. And it's the remains of an old hospital. And it's fenced in, and it's on the campus of St. Augustine University in Raleigh. And fortunately, because my relationship with the Miss North Carolina organization, I was going to photograph Miss North Carolina and and I said, How about that, and they called and made it happen. And it was, it was the most amazing place. But I love things like that, just these gems of places. And that's why I like to shoot on location.   Michael Hingson  46:39 What's the most interesting or unique location where you ever done a shot?   Marlana Semenza  46:44 I didn't know that scrap metal yard was pretty, pretty interesting. The interesting it was because when we first got there, the gentleman that owned the property, we got the the lowdown on we'll stay at that area over there, because that's where the rats are and, and don't go over here and and like I said, I'm not, I'm not a critter kind of girl, I don't like critters. So that was an eye opener for me. But they were so lovely. And so wonderful. And by about halfway through the session, the manager came out and he's like, do you want us to move anything around for you or help you out with anything? And they were they were fantastic. They're fantastic to work with?   Michael Hingson  47:25 Is there any place that's kind of on your bucket list that you want to do a shoot that you no matter can think of?   Marlana Semenza  47:34 I don't know. Um, a lot of them as I find them, I'm, I'm slowly being able to check them off. I also came out of wedding retirement a few years back to do a wedding over at the Biltmore, which was pretty amazing to that. That's quite a place.   Michael Hingson  47:55 Well, if people want to learn more about you and reach out to you, whether it's to see if you're a good fit, or just learn about what you do, how do they do that?   Marlana Semenza  48:05 The best thing is to just go to my website, which is Marlenasemenza.com.   Michael Hingson  48:09 Can you spell it please,   Marlana Semenza  48:10 it's M a, r l a n a. S e m e n z a.com. And you can see all my social media links are on there. There's a way to to reach me on their contact forms. There's all kinds of things on there. But that's, that's the hub.   Michael Hingson  48:28 And we're also putting that into the notes and into all the descriptions that go with the podcast. So it will be there as well. And we hope that people will reach out. Yeah, I   Marlana Semenza  48:40 hope so. Well,   48:42 I want to thank you once again. And thank you for listening. I hope that you found this interesting this for me, it's been fascinating. It's an area that I don't directly know a lot about and don't do a lot with pictures myself being blind, but I'm always interested to learn so it's it's fascinating to hear what Marlena has to say. I hope that you found it. So as well. Love to hear your thoughts. Please reach out to us at Michaelhi at accessibe.com A C C E S S I B E or go to our podcast page, Michaelhingson h i n g s o n.com/podcast. And we'd love to hear from you either way, please give us a five star rating. We appreciate your ratings. And the five star ratings are of course what we want. We love to get love to hear your thoughts, anything that you think we ought to have as far as a an idea for a podcast want to hear from you about it. Marlena goes for you as well. If you know of any one or any other thoughts of things that we should have for a podcast, I'd love to hear from you about it. But again, I want to thank you for being here and for coming on unstoppable mindset today and I know that we talked about coming on your podcast Actually, why don't you tell us briefly about that?   Marlana Semenza  49:56 Yeah, my show is called your iconic image and it is As tools, tips, information and inspiration to help you grow a Brand on Purpose, and Michael is going to be a guest.   Michael Hingson  50:07 And how do people learn about the podcast?   Marlana Semenza  50:11 Once again, there's a link to it on my website, or you can find it anywhere you listen to podcasts.   Michael Hingson  50:18 Anywhere podcasts are sold.   Marlana Semenza  50:20 Yeah, exactly. And also to if you would prefer to watch it, any of those people that would prefer to watch it, you can also find it on my YouTube channel.   Michael Hingson  50:30 And we've done that with unstoppable mindset for those who may not have looked or noticed unstoppable mindset is up on our YouTube channel as well. So find us love to hear from you. And again, we appreciate your five star ratings and Marlena one last time. Thank you very much for being here with us and for giving us your time today.   Marlana Semenza  50:49 Thank you so very much. I appreciate you.   Michael Hingson  50:57 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. Michael Hingson is spelled m i c h a e l h i n g s o n. 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