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In hour four, pointing out some major flaws in how the station's YouTube page is formatted. Hoch and Crowder react to Solana's pitch at FIU Baseball Stadium over the weekend and the full story behind why Solana's first pitch will undoubtedly be the most memorable in FIU history.

Panthers dominate in Game 4! Josh Appel joins the show to discuss the dirty hit from Maxi Domi and why the Leafs might be cooked. Giannis to the Heat? Will Manso explains why Miami should be willing to offer everything and anything. Benihana launches Hibachi burritos so Jimmy phones a local store for more info. Plus, why Solana's chance to throw out the first pitch at FIU Saturday will forever be the most memorable first pitch in FIU history.

The Bold Beauty project and galleries have been held all over the world, including universities like Yale, Columbia, FIU, UM and now UCLA. International projects include events held in Panama. The project has also been internationally recognized as we were invited to present our amazing pieces during The Biennial Art Exhibition at a satellite fair hosted by the European Cultural Centre. The exhibition is May 18th at Kerckhoff Coffee House Patio on UCLA's campus!

IMAGE CREDIT Claude Truong-Ngoc / Wikimedia Commons - cc-by-sa-3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons LINKS Vatican bio of Cardinal Kurt KOCH: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_koch_k.html         Kurt KOCH on FIU's Cardinals Database (by Salvador Miranda): https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios2010.htm#Koch      Cardinal Kurt KOCH on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/p/4021                         Cardinal Kurt KOCH on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkoch.html    Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/romancuria/d16.htm  Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dxpcu.html Basel Cathedral website discussing the canons: https://www.bistum-basel.ch/news/drei-neue-domherren-eingesetzt La Repubblica 1995 article on Bishop Vogel's resignation and son: https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1995/06/03/il-vescovo-si-dimette-aspetto-un.html  Nostra Aetate: https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decl_19651028_nostra-aetate_en.html 2012 Catholic News Service overview of Cardinal Koch's comments on conservative Catholics and Judaism (archived via Library of Congress Web Archives): https://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20121205205921/http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1202023.htm    Thank you for listening, and thank my family and friends for putting up with the time investment and for helping me out as needed. As always, feel free to email the show at Popeularhistory@gmail.com  If you would like to financially support Popeular history, go to www.patreon.com/Popeular. If you don't have any money to spare but still want to give back, pray and tell others– prayers and listeners are worth more than gold!   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to Popeular History, a library of Catholic knowledge and insights.   Check out the show notes for sources, further reading, and a transcript.   Today we're discussing another current Cardinal of the Catholic Church, one of the 120 or so people who will choose the next Pope when the time comes.   Kurt KOCH was born on March 15, 1950, Emmenbrücke a town just north of the middle of Switzerland, in the Canton of Lucerne.   Cardinal Koch is the second Swiss-born Cardinal we've met after Cardinal Tscherrig, the Nuncio's Nuncio we met last summer. But at the time we had dozens of countries involved, because, well, nuncio's nuncio, and didn't get a chance to just talk Switzerland.   These days Switzerland is famous for their neutrality, staying out of pretty much every conflict they can avoid. Perhaps that's in part due to the fact that it used to be a battleground, especially in the rolling conflicts between the Popes in Italy and the Holy Roman Emperors in Germany. When the Reformation came, Switzerland was again divided in loyalty between largely Catholic southern Europe and largely Protestant northern Europe. One of the fruits of conflict, for better or for worse, is military skill, which is how the Swiss Guard that still protects the Vatican today came about. Fortunately, like I mentioned, the Swiss came to embrace neutrality, including in religion, with laws allowing for freedom of conscience–first just among Christian denominations and then more broadly. Keep this context  of conflict to resolution in the back of your mind as we go.    Kurt Koch studied Theology at the University of Lucerne in Switzerland, then went to Munich Germany to study more theology, getting a diploma in theology in 1975. He served as a research assistant at the University of Lucerne from ‘76 to ‘81, presumably while studying even More theology, and soon after he was ordained a priest for his home Diocese of Basel in 1982. This is actually the first time I've seen someone ordained apparently without any specific philosophy training, going pure theology isn't as normal as one might expect.   After a period of chaplaincy, his theology studies continued, and in 1987 he wound up with a doctorate in, you guessed it, theology. I expected he'd stop there, or perhaps get another doctorate, but apparently in Kurt's neck of the woods there's another step you can go beyond a simple doctorate, the Habilitation, which basically works out to full professorship. The most surprising thing about this to me is that this is the first time I'm realizing it, it's extremely possible- I would say likely- that he actually isn't our first Cardinal to achieve this level, I just didn't flag it before and my sources described it differently this time. Part of why I love doing this is it lets me learn something every day.   Anyways, after obtaining his habilitation, Father Koch became Professor of dogmatics, liturgy and ecumenical theology at the Theological Faculty of the University of Lucerne from 1989, a post he held until 1996. He was also simultaneously rector for a short time, though that was interrupted by a call. Normally this would be a tongue-in-cheek note about a white phone, but in this case the call was coming from the Cathedral Chapter of the Diocese of Basel, because it was actually their job to elect the next Bishop of Basel and they wanted to choose Father Koch.   Of course, much like my normal white phone joke, this isn't necessarily *exactly* how it went down, since for all I know maybe Father Koch *was* one of the Canons of Basel Cathedral and no phone was needed for the news. But either way, my point is that unlike the typical process for most dioceses, where the relevant nuncio and the relevant Dicastery work with the Pope to figure out new bishops, Basel uses the old Cathedral Chapter model, where there's a local election among the members of the Chapter.   The Cathedral Chapter might have been a little sheepish, because they had actually just elected a new Bishop of Basel, who had found himself under a lot of psychological pressure–being a bishop isn't easy–and had wound up going to an old friend for comfort. A female friend, who wound up pregnant. He resigned, got laicized, and married her. Hopefully he's a better traditional father than he was a spiritual one.   Bishop Koch received his episcopal consecration directly and personally from Pope John Paul II in the Vatican, possibly because everyone was wanting to do things right after the last kerfuffle, though I don't have any source claiming that, just a guess.   The University Of Lucerne made him an honorary professor on his way out the door, a nice gesture, presumably a sort of “you're welcome to come back by any time” kind of arrangement.   Bishop Koch got involved in the Swiss Bishop's conference, serving as their Vice-President for nine years, and as their President for three. Together that represents pretty much his entire time as a bishop in Switzerland, because in 2010 Bishop Koch was called up to the Vatican to head the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, of which he had been a member since 2002. To fit the dignity of his new office, he was promoted to Archbishop and then Cardinal.    Speaking of archbishops, today I learned Switzerland has no archbishops, all six dioceses are immediately subject to the Holy See, meaning if there's something that would normally involve an Archbishop, it goes to the Vatican. But enough about Switzerland, we're in Rome now.   Pope Benedict had Cardinal Koch jump in headfirst, heading a delegation to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew–the leader of the Orthodox,  the largest Christian Church outside of Catholicism, and co-presiding over a meeting of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church with his Orthodox counterpart. In December, Pope Benedict also added Koch to the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.   What a difference a year makes, Koch had started the year as a simple bishop, now he was pretty much everywhere.   Cardinal Koch's big Christian unity gig also extends outside Christianity, as the head of that dicastery is also automatically the President of the Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews. Sometimes the two overlap, like when he's talking with traditionalists who are to varying degrees reluctant to embrace Jews as their brothers. In those cases he points to Nostra Aetate, essentially the Catholic Church's foundational document on religious freedom, which explicitly decries antisemitism, and which Cardinal Koch has called “important for every Catholic”.   In addition to dozens of articles and papers, Cardinal Koch has written at least fifteen books.   Originally elevated as a Cardinal-Deacon, Cardinal Koch exercised his right to become a Cardinal-Priest after ten years of service as a Cardinal.   In addition to the roles we've already discussed, Cardinal Koch is currently a member of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith; the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints; the Dicastery for Bishops; and the Dicastery for Culture and Education.   A veteran of the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis, Kurt Cardinal KOCH is eligible to participate in future conclaves until he turns 80 in 2030.   Today's episode is part of Cardinal Numbers. Stay tuned to see if today's Cardinal gets selected for a deeper dive in the next round! Thank you for listening; God bless you all!

IMAGE CREDIT Marinha do Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons LINKS Vatican bio of Cardinal Orani João TEMPESTA: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_tempesta_oj.html        Orani João TEMPESTA on FIU's Cardinals Database (by Salvador Miranda): https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios2014.htm#Tempesta     Cardinal Orani João TEMPESTA on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/p/5693                        Cardinal Orani João TEMPESTA on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/btempesta.html   Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/zseb0.htm?tab=info        Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsase.html Abbey of Nossa Senhora de São Bernardo (Portuguese): https://www.cistercienses.org.br/en/mosteiros-da-ordem-cisterciense/abadia-de-nossa-senhora-de-s%C3%A3o-bernardo “Currently inhabited monasteries” on Cistopedia.org  https://www.cistopedia.org/index.php?id=580 2013 The Guardian reporting on World Youth Day in Rio: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/28/pope-world-youth-day-mass-rio 2016 Sim Sou Católico blog firefight coverage: https://www.simsoucatolico.com.br/2016/06/cardeal-tempesta-fica-preso-em-tiroteio-no-rio-de-janeiro.html?m=1  The Guardian coverage of 2014 robbery:    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/16/brazil-armed-robbers-rio-de-janeiro-archbishop    Thank you for listening, and thank my family and friends for putting up with the time investment and for helping me out as needed. As always, feel free to email the show at Popeularhistory@gmail.com  If you would like to financially support Popeular history, go to www.patreon.com/Popeular. If you don't have any money to spare but still want to give back, pray and tell others– prayers and listeners are worth more than gold!   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to Popeular History, a library of Catholic knowledge and insights.   Check out the show notes for sources, further reading, and a transcript.   Today we're discussing another current Cardinal of the Catholic Church, one of the 120 or so people who will choose the next Pope when the time comes.   The youngest of nine, Orani João TEMPESTA, who typically drops the Orani part, was born on June 23, 1950 in São José do Rio Pardo, in the São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil.   We've had like a Brazilian Brazilian cardinals, so I'll skip the national details. And ok, just four, which is fewer than I was thinking, but I'm keeping the joke in anyways because it amuses me.   João joined the Cistercian Order in 1968 at the ripe old age of 17, entering the monastery of Nossa Senhora de São Bernardo, all without leaving his hometown, which must have been very convent. I mean convenient. Simple vows followed in ‘69, followed by a period of study with the ever popular combo of philosophy and theology, and then in 1972 he did his solemn profession.   As we'll see, it sometimes seems like João has a schedule to keep, and so like clockwork the next year he was made a deacon, and the year after that, 1974 if you've lost count, João Tempesta was ordained as a priest for the order by the local diocesan bishop, a fairly standard arrangement but hold that thought for later.   From 1974 to 1984, Father Tempesta served as the Vice-Prior of the monastery, which may have been the plan all along as they prepped him for the priesthood, given the nature of that as a sort of a vocation within the vocation in his religious life. In the same period, it's worth noting, he also served as vicar of the parish in town, which basically means he was second in command of both buildings. In 1984, he became first in command in both, starting with his elevation to Prior of the monastery in July, and then becoming pastor of the parish on December 7th, which incidentally was also the 10th anniversary of his priestly ordination.   By this point he was getting out more, he had actually already done some additional studying in the next state over that I glossed over, and at some point here he became a professor in the seminary in the cathedral city of São João da Boa Vista.   Father Tempesta's time as Prior came to an end in 1993, but the best was yet to come. In ‘96 the monastery was promoted from a Priory to an Abbey, which is sort of kind of like a Diocese going to an Archdiocese, though I'm sure that analogy has its flaws. In any event, Tempesta the prior Prior was elected as its first abbot. Admittedly I'm more secure in my knowledge on the diocesan end, in part because the specific workings of religious orders vary from one order to the next and there are a LOT of different orders, but that's just as well, because Father Tempesta barely had time to get his special abbatial blessing before his white phone rang and he was chosen as the bishop of São José do Rio Preto. Seriously, it was about two and a half months from one to the other.   Perhaps surprisingly for a monk, as Bishop, Tempesta was rather engaged with media, being elected as member of the superior council of the Brazilian Institute of Christian Communications that oversees the #1 Catholic TV station in the country-and keep in mind this is the country with the most Catholics, period. Eventually, he would become that organization's president.   Ok, so now remember that thought I told you to hold about how it's fairly standard for a diocesan bishop to be involved in the running of local monasteries? Well, that wasn't always the case everywhere, though it *has* always been a thing… there's a lot I could get into here, and a lot I *will* get into in the main narrative of Popeular History about this, but suffice to say the model of monasteries as part of a larger diocese isn't the only model. There are also what's called territorial abbeys, where the Abbot actually has jurisdiction outside the Abbey itself over a certain geographic area, functioning as the Ordinary and canonical equivalent of a bishop over that surrounding area, not to mention over the Abbey itself. I'm bringing this up now because in 1999, Bishop Tempesta added Territorial Abbot of the Cistercian Abbey of Claraval to his duties. Unfortunately, that fairly unique setup was not to last, as in 2002 Claraval lost its status  as a Territorial Abbey, becoming part of the local diocese. My sense is that Tempesta, being a friendly Cistercian face but also a diocesan bishop, was chosen for the final Territorial Abbot role to help ease the transition.   I went down a bit of a rabbit hole myself to see if Claraval is still active- it became a Priory after losing its Territorial Abbacy status, and I did track down the name of a prior after Bishop-Abbot Tempesta, but their web presence doesn't seem to have been maintained [I said “on the mainland”, man I was tired recording this]. I did find an entry on them on Cistopedia, which is a resource I was happy to learn exists, and they're listed there as an active monastery,  but I wasn't able to conform to my satisfaction that that list itself was current.   Anyways, back to Bishop Tempesta, who is no doubt feeling the loss of what may well have been the last active territorial abbacy outside Europe, not counting a defunct one in North Korea, which remains active on the books as its own kind of statement.   In 2003, Tempesta was elected president of the Episcopal Commission for Culture, Education and Social Communications, a role which he held until 2011. Like I said, a surprisingly media-oriented monk.   In 2004 he became an archbishop, being promoted to the metropolitan see of Belém do Pará, well to the north of the country. Later that same year, he was made a titular member of National Council of Social Communications of the Federal Senate, whatever that is. But he refused to settle for the rank of titular member and became President of that council too in 2012. The man never met a council he didn't become president of.   In 2008 he got an honorary doctorate, which must have been nice, and in 2009 he was transferred to another see again, this time the top dog spot in the Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro. I know these Brazilian names can get a lot of names on them, but I bet you've heard of the town's shorter name, Rio. A city of six million with the giant hilltop Jesus statue I'm also willing to bet you're familiar with, Rio is neither Brazil's capital nor it's largest city, but it's the place to be, especially if the year is 2013 and you're a Catholic, because then Rio was the host city of the much balleyhooed World Youth Day, a periodic mega gathering of young Catholics that often sets crowd record sizes for the Papal masses. The 2013 edition was attended by over 3 million people. Ok, the source I checked said “three million” for the final mass, not “over three million”, but I'm assuming there was at least one attendee that decided to skip the final mass that I can still include in the overall event tally, right?   Anyways, can you guess why I'm bringing all this up? Because the host was, of course, the local Archbishop, our friend, Tempesta.   Ok, I just looked at my word count and all I can say is oops. We better make Tempesta a Cardinal NOW. And so Pope Francis did, in his 2014 consistory.   In 2016, Cardinal Tempesta had to hide behind his car for 10 minutes when his trip was interrupted by a firefight between law enforcement and armed robbers. Just throwing that in in case you were wondering whether any cardinals have had to do *that*. Oh, for what it's worth, he had already personally been the victim of two armed robberies by that point, one in 2014, one in 2015. Like I said, clockwork. In 2014 they stole his ring, his crucifix, and his pen, that last one just seems petty.   In addition to everything else he's up to, Cardinal Tempesta is currently a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, as well as the following Dicasteries-   -For Culture and Education, -For Evangelization, and  -For Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Orani João Cardinal TEMPESTA is eligible to participate in future conclaves until he turns 80 in 2030.   Today's episode is part of Cardinal Numbers. Stay tuned to see if today's Cardinal gets selected for a deeper dive in the next round! Thank you for listening; God bless you all!

IMAGE CREDIT Yohanes Kwirinus Steviean, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons LINKS Vatican bio of Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo HARDJOATMODJO: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_suharyohardjomatmodjo_i.html       Ignatius Suharyo HARDJOATMODJO on FIU's Cardinals Database (by Salvador Miranda): https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios2019.htm#Hardjoatmodjo   2012 Synod of Bishops notes (via Zenit): https://zenit.org/2012/10/17/full-text-of-tuesday-morning-interventions-at-synod-of-bishops/    Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo HARDJOATMODJO on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/p/3272                       Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo HARDJOATMODJO on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsuharyo.html  Archdiocese of Jakarta on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/jaka0.htm?tab=info          Archdiocese of Jakarta on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/djaka.html 2013 Infovaticana profile of Cardinal-elect: https://infovaticana.com/2013/12/10/10373/  2023 Time article on Nusantara: https://time.com/6329063/indonesia-nusantara-jokowi-democratic-decline/    Thank you for listening, and thank my family and friends for putting up with the time investment and for helping me out as needed. As always, feel free to email the show at Popeularhistory@gmail.com  If you would like to financially support Popeular history, go to www.patreon.com/Popeular. If you don't have any money to spare but still want to give back, pray and tell others– prayers and listeners are worth more than gold!   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to Popeular History, a library of Catholic knowledge and insights.   Check out the show notes for sources, further reading, and a transcript.   Today we're discussing another current Cardinal of the Catholic Church, one of the 120 or so people who will choose the next Pope when the time comes.   Ignatius Suharyo HARDJOATMODJO, who is generally addressed with the Suharyo part, was born on July 9, 1950 in Sedayu, a community right near the middle of the southern shore of the Island of Java. Home to over 150 million souls and therefore the most populated island in the world, Java hosts over half of Indonesia's population, with the remainder spread out across the other 17,000-odd islands that together make up the archipelagic nation, which was newly independent from the Dutch colonizers when Ignatius was born.   More Muslims live in Indonesia than in any other country, leaving relatively little room for any other faith. Christians Make up about 10% of the population, with Catholics in particular being about 3% of the overall total. Ignatius' father had come from a Muslim family, being the only Catholic in the lot, while Ignatius' mother had originally practiced Javanese folk religion with her family, though she later became Catholic.   When Ignatius' convert parents embraced Catholicism, they ran with it, resulting in four of their ten Children entring the Church: two of his sisters became nuns; one of his brothers entered a Trappist hermitage, and of course Ignatius himself, who will be our focus today.   Ignatius' seminary studies were done locally, first at the St. Peter Canisius Minor Seminary in Mertoyudan, then at the Sanata Dharma University in Yogyakarta, where he got a degree in theology and philosophy in 1971.   In 1976, Ignatius Suharyo was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Semarang by Cardinal Darmojuwono, who incidentally was the first Indonesian Cardinal. My sources are pretty thin after that, but I assume he did priest stuff in Indonesia until he went off to study in Rome, which I guess still falls under the umbrella of priest stuff. in any event, he wound up with a doctorate in Biblical Studies from the Urbaniana in 1981. When he came back to Java he took on several teaching roles at various institutions in Yogyakarta, eventually becoming dean of Theology at Holy Dharma University from 1993 till 1997.   I did a double take when I saw that name, Holy Dharma. Dharma is definitely more of a Hindu and Buddhist concept. So I took a closer look, and as near as I can tell–there are some discrepancies so take this with a grain of salt– but certainly it looks like the Jesuits are involved, which makes all the sense in the world if you know the Jesuits.   Speaking of Jesuits, in 1997 when Father Suharyo's white phone rang and JPII appointed him the Archbishop of Semarang, it was the Jesuit Cardinal Darmaatmadja, Indonesia's second Cardinal, who consecrated him.   In 2006, Archbishop Suharyo got a second hat when he was made the Military Ordinary for Indonesia, a post he still holds at time of recording. Not much later, in 2009, he was made the coadjutor Archbishop of Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, a city larger than New York.   The following year, his predecessor retired and Archbishop Suharyo dropped the coadjutor part of his title, and from here on out he's Archbishop of Jakarta.   There's a bit of an interesting wrinkle though, as Indonesia is actually in the process of moving its capital entirely, off the crowded island of Java–and away from polluted Jakarta–onto the roomier and healthier island of Borneo. Seriously, Borneo is about 40 times less densely populated than Java, though of course the plan is to draw about 1.9 million people to the new scene there, so that's going to put a dent in the ratio.   The new capital, Nusantara, is set to be opened on August 17th, 2024, which is, incidentally, after I'm writing this but before this gets released, so you can let me know how that went. It'll be interesting to see how the Church handles the new arrangement, I expect the new Capital will get its own Diocese in time, but the Church isn't known for turning on a dime, and even after the transition is complete, smoggy Jakarta will still be Indonesia's largest city by far.   In 2012, Archbishop Suharyo was elected President of the Episcopal Conference of Indonesia, a post which he held until 2022, and in 2014 he was made a member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.   Archbishop Suharyo, who had been ordained by Indonesia's first cardinal and consecrated by its second, was made Indonesia's third cardinal in October 2019, though he didn't take formal possession of his titular church until August 28th 2022, the day after that year's consistory. Something something COVID, something else something else, when in Rome.   In 2020, Cardinal Suharyo was added to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialog, which makes sense, given his placement in a country where the majority of the population is Muslim. Speaking of, the Cardinal has noted that having prayers available in the vernacular language has a special appeal to Indonesians, as the local Muslims pray in Arabic even though they don't speak it.   Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo is eligible to participate in future conclaves until he turns 80 in 2030.   Today's episode is part of Cardinal Numbers. Stay tuned to see if today's Cardinal gets selected for a deeper dive in the next round! Thank you for listening; God bless you all!

In hour four, keeping a close eye on Matt Mervis and Ohtani but Hoch's parlay is off to a horrific start. Crowder fully expects Solana to embarrass himself Saturday when he throws out the first pitch for FIU's home game. Plus, can we wear jerseys of other sports teams - even if they're rivals?

Solana is being honored by FIU this Saturday and will throw out the first pitch for FIU vs Liberty before broadcasting the game on ESPN+. Hoch - an experienced first-pitch honoree - has some advice for Solana to make his first pitch memorable.

In hour two, celebrating World Asthma Day with two asthmatics on our show. Reacting to big news in the food world: Wendy's beef patties are hitting grocery stores. Solana is throwing out the first pitch at an FIU baseball game Saturday and Hoch has some tips to make his moment a memorable one. Plus, Hoch is committed to losing more bets on the Hard Rock Bet app.

Recapping a funky Game 1 as the Panthers fall behind in their series with Toronto. Hoch and Solana discuss the Sam Bennett “hit” on Anthony Stolarz and point out the puck that hit him earlier in the game as the clear cause for his head injury. Randy Moller joins the show for his take on the Stolarz play. Plus, Hoch shares ideas to make Solana's first pitch at FIU memorable and we debate what Dolphins expectations will be next season to save Chris Grier's job.

IMAGE CREDIT: Peciul, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons LINKS: Vatican bio of Cardinal Oscar CANTONI: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_cantoni_o.html      Oscar CANTONI on FIU's Cardinals Database (by Salvador Miranda): https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios2022.htm#Cantoni    Cardinal Oscar CANTONI on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/p/4928                      Cardinal Oscar CANTONI on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcantoni.html Diocese of Como on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/como0.htm?tab=info         Diocese of Como on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcomi.html   2022 Aleteia.org profile of Cardinal-elect Cantoni and the Diocese of Como: https://aleteia.org/2022/08/27/cardinal-cantoni-an-italian-in-red-for-a-martyred-diocese/  Telegraph.co.uk 2024 reporting on Fr. Martinelli case: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/24/priest-jailed-abuse-altar-boy-popes-choirboys/ Catholic News Agency reporting on the 2021 Fr. Martinelli trial: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/246626/vatican-abuse-trial-witnesses-say-allegations-about-youth-seminary-were-ignored National Catholic Reporter 2024 reporting on Fr. Martinelli case: https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/vatican-appeals-court-finds-priest-guilty-corrupting-minor  Reuters 2024 reporting on Fr. Martinelli case: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/vatican-convicts-priest-accused-abuse-papal-altar-boys-school-2024-01-23/   Thank you for listening, and thank my family and friends for putting up with the time investment and for helping me out as needed.  As always, feel free to email the show at Popeularhistory@gmail.com  If you would like to financially support Popeular history, go to www.patreon.com/Popeular. If you don't have any money to spare but still want to give back, pray and tell others– prayers and listeners are worth more than gold!   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to Popeular History, a library of Catholic knowledge and insights.   Check out the show notes for sources, further reading, and a transcript.   Please note that this episode includes discussion of sexual crimes and allegations, and may not be appropriate for all audiences.   Today we're discussing another current Cardinal o f the Catholic Church, one of the 120 or so people who will choose the next Pope when the time comes..   Oscar CANTONI was born on September 1, 1950, in Lenno, a small town in the Como Province of the Lombardy Region of northern Italy.   We've had several Italian Cardinals before- nine, to be exact, and we've even had another Cardinal from Lombardy–Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and I count myself blessed every time I have the chance to say the name of Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa.   In any event, Oscar had the most surprising educational history out of all the Cardinals so far: while by all accounts he did well at school, and he's actually published several books, *and* he's taught in various capacities for decades, he doesn't have any academic degrees.   Nevertheless, in 1975 he was ordained as a priest for the Diocese of Como. From 1985 to 1999 he was actively involved in promoting vocations, becoming director of the Vocational Diocesan Center in 1986. From 1990 to 2005, Father Cantoni served as a Spiritual Director at the diocesan seminary.    One more unique project came along in 2000, when he re-founded the Ordo Virginum in the Diocese, the Ordo Virginum being an association of consecrated virgins that had fallen into obscurity until it was restored by the Second Vatican Council.   From 2003 to 2005, Father Cantoni was episcopal vicar for the clergy of Como, and it's time that I admit that for a while I thought each Diocese could only have one Episcopal Vicar but I have since come to understand that while each Episcopal Vicar has their own distinct mandate, there can nevertheless be several, if that's what the Bishop wants.   In 2005, the trusty old white phone rang, and it was Pope Saint John Paul II, looking to make Father Cantoni Bishop of Crema.   Now, you don't say no to JPII, or at least Father Cantoni didn't, and so on March 5th, he was consecrated by his former ordinary, the Bishop of Como, and, well, his other former ordinary, the Bishop Emeritus of Como. The third spot was filled by the Italian Nuncio, a fairly standard arrangement. The previous Bishop of Crema had died in office a few months before, if you're wondering what he was up to.   In 2016, Bishop Cantoni was transferred to the Diocese of Como, where he had grown up and served as a priest. In 2017, he ordained Gabriele Martinelli, despite having received some reports of sexual misconduct connected to Matinelli over the years, which Bishop Cantoni later said he had dismissed as quote “transitory homosexual tendency linked to adolescence”.   Both the future Father Martinelli and his alleged victim, identified as “L.G.” were teenagers at the time, with Martinelli being about a year older.    The alleged sexual relationship took place over several years in a pre-seminary that was actually on Vatican grounds, tasked with supplying altar servers for Saint Peter's Basilica. The pre-seminary was sponsored by the Diocese of Como, hence Bishop Cantoni's connection.   In 2021, Father Martinelli, who has consistently denied everything, was cleared due to a combination of his youth at the time and insufficient evidence, and it was after that ruling that Pope Francis elevated Bishop Cantoni to the Cardinalate, which we'll circle back to.   The Martinelli case has a coda, because under Vatican Law the prosecution can appeal cases and earlier this year, that's 2024, Father Martinelli was found guilty of corrupting a minor, that is, L.G., the same accuser as in the 2021 trial.   In September 2020, one of Bishop Cantoni's priests, Father Robero Malgesini, was murdered by a homeless person he was caring for. The event was widely covered in the press and prompted Pope Francis to praise God for quote “the martyrdom of this witness of charity toward the poorest”.   It should be noted that by all accounts Father Malgesini knew the risks associated with serving the outcasts, who often suffer mental illness. It should also be noted that in 2019, he was fined by local police for feeding people living under the portico of a former church, which, allow me to say, as the only official public policy position of Popeular History, **** such fines.   In 2022, in a somewhat surprising move, Pope Francis elevated Bishop Cantoni to the college of Cardinals and added him to the Dicastery for Bishops. I say somewhat sur prising because Como hasn't been headed by a Cardinal since 1694, so it's surprising in that sense, but people knew to expect surprises from Pope Francis by that point, it being his 8th consistory and all, so it  would have been surprising if there had been no surprises on the list. Still, it's fair to ask, why Como?   This is always a matter of speculation, because Popes are absolute monarchs and are never expected to give reasons for choosing one possible Cardinal over another. But my guess is the safest one for any analysis: it's a combination of factors. The fluffiest is one I've seen elsewhere, namely leaning into the crimson of the martyrs worn by the Cardinals and seeking to honor a Diocese that had seen more martyrdom in the last generation than most in Italy, not just Father Malgesini, but also Bl. Sr. Maria Laura Mainetti, who was murdered by three teenage girls in a satanic ritual in 2000, dying while asking God to forgive her murderers, certainly a death more on the classic end of the martyrdom spectrum.   I think it's likely the Martinelli case also played a role, certainly in the form of delaying Bishop Cantoni's elevation, but also, well, hear me out here.   Pope Francis *really* likes to reach out to the marginalized. Like, it's a whole thing for him, and he has absolutely used his cardinatial appointments to do just that–Cardinal Cantoni was sandwiched between a Pacific Islander and an African American in the 2022 consistory. I'm by no means confident in this assessment, but I don't think the fact that Cardinal Cantoni had been recently facing criticism for his handling o f Father Martinelli's case hurt his standings in Pope Francis' assessment. Especially fresh off Martinelli's initial acquittal, Pope Francis may have seen in Bishop Cantoni another marginalized individual.    One way or another, Cardinal Oscar CANTONI is eligible to participate in future conclaves until he turns 80 in 2030.   Today's episode is part of Cardinal Numbers. Stay tuned to see if today's Cardinal gets selected for a deeper dive in the next round! Thank you for listening; God bless you all!

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: By Pufui Pc Pifpef I - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31309211 via Wikipedia LINKS Vatican bio of Cardinal Raymond Leo BURKE https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_burke_rl.html        Raymond Leo BURKE on FIU's Cardinals Database (by Salvador Miranda): https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios2010.htm#Burke                             Cardinal Raymond Leo BURKE on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/p/2334                                                Cardinal Raymond Leo BURKE on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bburke.html                            Apostolic Signatura on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/romancuria/d13.htm   Apostolic Signatura on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbgch.html 2003 Catholic News Agency bio of Archbishop Burke: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/286/pope-appoints-bishop-raymond-burke-as-new-archbishop-of-st-louis  Merriam-Webster, “Defender of the Bond”: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defender%20of%20the%20bond#:~:text=The%20meaning%20of%20DEFENDER%20OF%20THE%20BOND,the%20marriage%20bond%20in%20suits%20for%20annulment Dead Theologians Society: https://deadtheologianssociety.com/about/  Catholic Herald analysis of Cardinal Burke's 2014 reassignment: https://web.archive.org/web/20160701214308/http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2014/11/10/thousands-sign-petition-thanking-cardinal-burke/  2013 National Catholic Reporter commentary- “I want a mess” -Pope Francis: https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/distinctly-catholic/pope-i-want-mess  2014 CruxNow “Soap Opera” Synod on the Family coverage: https://web.archive.org/web/20141017055135/http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2014/10/16/synod-is-more-and-more-like-a-soap-opera/ Amoris Laetitia: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20160319_amoris-laetitia.html  2017 Knights of Malta reshuffle: https://catholicherald.co.uk/pope-names-archbishop-becciu-as-personal-delegate-to-order-of-malta/  2018 National Catholic Register editorial Reflection on Amoris Laetitia controversy https://www.ncregister.com/news/francis-fifth-a-pontificate-of-footnotes  2016 National Catholic Register coverage of the Dubia: https://www.ncregister.com/news/four-cardinals-formally-ask-pope-for-clarity-on-amoris-laetitia Traditionis custodes: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/20210716-motu-proprio-traditionis-custodes.html  Cardinal Burke's Statement on Traditionis Custodes: https://www.cardinalburke.com/presentations/traditionis-custodes The 2023 Dubia (w/Pope Francis' responses): https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2023-10/pope-francis-responds-to-dubia-of-five-cardinals.html  National Catholic Reporter coverage of removal of Cardinal Burke's Vatican apartment and salary: https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/pope-francis-remove-cardinal-burkes-vatican-apartment-and-salary-sources-say Anonymous “Cardinal Burke is my enemy” report: https://catholicherald.co.uk/pope-calls-cardinal-burke-his-enemy-and-threatens-to-strip-him-of-privileges-reports-claim/  Where Peter Is coverage of Cardinal Burke's 2024 private meeting with Pope Francis https://wherepeteris.com/cardinal-burkes-meeting-withĥhh-pope-francis/    Thank you for listening, and thank my family and friends for putting up with the time investment and for helping me out as needed. As always, feel free to email the show at Popeularhistory@gmail.com  If you would like to financially support Popeular history, go to www.patreon.com/Popeular. If you don't have any money to spare but still want to give back, pray and tell others– prayers and listeners are worth more than gold!   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to Popeular History, a library of Catholic knowledge and insights.   Check out the show notes for sources, further reading, and a transcript.   Today we're discussing another current Cardinal of the Catholic Church, one of the 120 or so people who will choose the next Pope when the time comes. The youngest of six, Raymond Leo Burke was born on June 30, 1948, in Richland Center, a small town in sparsely populated Richland County, Wisconsin.   Not too much later, the family moved north to tiny Stratford, Wisconsin, where he grew up.   We've had a *lot*, of midwestern Cardinals, in fact all but one of our 8 American Cardinals so far has been born in the midwest, a percentage I would probably consider shocking if I didn't identify as a midwesterner myself, though technically I'm about as much of a northern southerner as you can get, considering my parents basically moved to Virginia to have their kids and immediately moved back to Ohio once that was accomplished. But enough about me, this is about Raymond Leo Burke, who signed up for Holy Cross Seminary in La Crosse in 1962. Later he went to The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, where he wound up with a masters in philosophy in 1971. After that he was sent to Rome for his theology studies, getting a second masters, this time from the Gregorian. He was ordained by Pope Paul VI–yes, *before* JPII, crazy I know, in 1975 on June 29th, which longtime listeners will probably clock as the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul and more importantly the Popeular History podcasts' official anniversary date.   Returning to Wisconsin as a priest for the Diocese of La Crosse, Father Burke served as an associate rector for the cathedral, then as a religion teacher at Aquinas High School in town.   Making his way back to Rome, Father Burke returned to the Gregorian to study Canon Law, by 1984 he had a doctorate in the topic with a specialization in jurisprudence.   He came back stateside long enough to pick up a couple diocesan roles back in La Crosse, but soon enough he went back to the Gregorian for a third time, this time not as a student but as a teacher, namely as a Visiting professor of Canonical Jurisprudence, a post which he held for nearly a decade from ‘85 to ‘94.   He wound up becoming the first American to hold the position of Defender of the Bond of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature, as a reminder that's basically the Vatican's Supreme Court.   As for what being a Defender of the Bond entails, it's basically the guy in charge of proving the validity of a disputed marriage, typically–I'd imagine--oversomeone's objections, or else, you know, the case wouldn't have wound up in court.   In 1994, his white phone rang, and it was Pope John Paul II, calling to make him bishop of his home Diocese of La Crosse. Father Burke was personally consecrated by His Holiness in the Vatican.   In ‘97, Bishop Burke became a member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, ranking as a Knight Commander with Star automatically by virtue of his being a bishop. The Order traces its origins to the First Crusade, making it one of the oldest chivalric Orders in the world–and it's not the only such order Bishop Burke will get involved in.   In 2000, bishop Burke became National Director of the Marian Catechist Apostolate, something which certainly seems near to his heart considering he's still in the role. Well, international director now, as things have grown.   In 2002, Bishop Burke invited a fairly new apostolate named the Dead Theologians Society to the diocese, which isn't something I'd normally include, but I wanted to make sure it got a shoutout because it started at my parish. Oriented towards high school and college students, they study the lives of the saints, and Cardinal Burke is a fan, saying: “I am happy to commend the Dead Theologians Society to individual families and to parishes, as a most effective form of Catholic youth ministry.”   In 2003, Bishop Burke became Archbishop Burke when he was transferred to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Louis, where he served until 2008, when he was called up to Rome, to serve as prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature, there's that Vatican Supreme Court again, and this time he's running it. And if you're making assumptions based on that appointment, yes, he's absolutely considered one of the foremost experts on canon law worldwide, having published numerous books and articles.   In 2010, Pope Benedict raised Archbishop Burke to the rank of Cardinal Deacon and assigned him the deaconry of S. Agata de 'Goti. Naturally he participated in the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis, where I am prepared to guess he was in the minority given subsequent events.   The next year, so 2014, Cardinal Burke was transferred from his top judicial spot to serve as the patron of the Sovereign Order of Malta, aka the Knights of Malta, a reassignment that was generally interpreted as a demotion, given he was going from his dream job for canon law geek that made him the highest ranking American in the Vatican at the time to a largely ceremonial post that was, well, not that.   [All that is nothing against the Knights of Malta, which these days are a solid humanitarian resource and quasi-state trivia machine I'll give their own episode at some point.]   The tension between Cardinal Burke and Pope Francis has been fairly clear from the start. They have fundamentally different approaches and styles, and frankly different goals. Cardinal Burke is dedicated to maintaining tradition as the safest route, while Pope Francis has famously called for shaking things up, for example saying:   “What is it that I expect as a consequence of World Youth Day? I want a mess. We knew that in Rio there would be great disorder, but I want trouble in the dioceses!”   That's Pope Francis, of course. Just before his transfer out of his top spot at the Vatican's court, Cardinal Burke noted that many Catholics, quote:   “feel a bit of seasickness, because it seems to them that the ship of the Church has lost its compass.”   End quote.   To his credit, Cardinal Burke took the move in stride, which matches up well with his general view that authority should be respected and that, as a canonist, the Pope is the ultimate authority.   Deference to such authority in the context of the Catholic Church is known as Clericalism, and being pro or anti Clericalism is another point of disagreement between Cardinal Burke and Pope Francis, who said “I want to get rid of clericalism” in the same early interview I mentioned before.   Part of what Cardinal Burke was responding to with his “lost compass” quote was the first stages of the Synod on the Family, which veteran Vatican reporter John Allen Jr described as like a “soap opera”, with working notes that were released to the public speaking positively about things like same-sex unions and other relationships the Vatican tends to describe as “irregular”. After the Synod on the Family wrapped up, in 2016 Pope Francis produced a post-synodal apostolic exhortation called Amoris Laetitia, or “The Joy of Love”, which I saw one of my sources described the longest document in the history of the Papacy, a hell of a claim I am not immediately able to refute because it sure *is* a long one, which is primarily known for the controversy of just one of its footnotes, footnote 351.   I'm still making *some* effort to make these first round episodes be brief, but it's important to keep things in context, so let's go ahead and look at the sentence the footnote is attached to, which is in paragraph 305, and Then the footnote itself. If you want even more context, the entirety of Amoris Laetitia is, of course, linked in the show notes.   Here we go:   “Because of forms of conditioning and mitigating factors, it is possible that in an objective situation of sin – which may not be subjectively culpable, or fully such – a person can be living in God's grace, can love and can also grow in the life of grace and charity, while receiving the Church's help to this end.”   And yes, that is one sentence. Popes are almost as bad about sentence length as I am.   Without the footnote, this probably would have gone relatively unnoticed, the Church accompanying sinners is not a fundamentally revolutionary idea. But the footnote in question gets specific and brings in the Sacraments, which is where things get touchy:   “In certain cases, this can include the help of the sacraments. Hence, “I want to remind priests that the confessional must not be a torture chamber, but rather an encounter with the Lord's mercy” I would also point out that the Eucharist “is not a prize for the perfect, but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak”.   For one thing, just to get this out of the way, some of that is in quotation marks with citations. In a document like this that's pretty normal, showing how your argument is based on precedent and authority. Except in this case the precedent and the authority being cited is literally Pope Francis himself. To be clear, this is a normal Pope thing, I found multiple examples of JPII and Pope Benedict doing the same thing, it just amuses me.   Anyways, the idea of people in objectively sinful states receiving communion is hyper-controversial. After all, even as far back as Saint Paul, receiving Communion “unworthily” is an awful thing. Of course, questions have long followed about how anyone can be truly worthy of the Eucharist, with the basic answer there being “with God's help”, but yeah, it's tricky.   We can have an educated guess how Cardinal Burke felt about all this, because he and three other Cardinals--it'll be a while before we get to any of the others–anyways Cardinal Burke and three other Cardinals asked Pope Francis some fairly pointed questions about this in a format called a dubia, traditionally a yes/no format where the Holy Father affirms or denies potential implications drawn from one of their teachings to clarify areas of doubt. In this case, there were five questions submitted, with the first and I daresay the most sincerely debated being the question of whether footnote 351 means divorced and subsequently remarried Catholics can receive communion. There's lots of subtext here, but as a reminder this is actually the *short* version of this episode, so pardon the abbreviation. The next four questions are, to put it snarkily, variations on the obviously very sincere question of “does the truth matter anymore?”   Pope Francis decided not to answer these dubia, which the Cardinals took as an invitation to make them–and his lack of a response–public. Not as a way of outing him after his refusal to answer gotcha questions with a yes/no, not by any means, but because clearly that's what not getting an answer meant Pope Francis wanted them to do.   Now, there's something of an issue here, because we're nearing record word count for Cardinal Numbers, and that's without any real long diversions about the history of Catholicism in Cardinal Burke's area or his interactions with the local secular ruler. It's all been Church stuff. And we're nowhere near the end.   The reality is that I'm painfully aware my own discipline is the only thing that keeps me from going longer on these episodes when appropriate, and the major driving force for keeping them short was to keep things manageable. But now that I'm no longer committed to a daily format, “manageable” has very different implications. And even my secondary driver, a general sense of fairness, not making one Cardinal's episode too much longer than the others, well, the other Cardinals in this batch have had longer episodes too, so it's not as much of a lopsided battle for the First Judgment, and it's not like longer automatically means more interesting.   In the end, with those inhibitions gone, and a sense that this stuff is important and it would be a shame to skip big chunks of it if Cardinal Burke *doesn't* make it to the next round, I'm going to go ahead and keep walking through this so it gets said, and let it take what time it takes. My best guess is we're about halfway through. That way there's no special pressure to make Cardinal Burke advance just to cover anything I felt was too rushed. Don't worry, there's still plenty being left out. Fair?   Fair or not, Let's resume.   In 2015, so after his relegation to the Knights of Malta but before Amoris Laetitia and the Dubia, Cardinal Burke was added to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, which is still one of his roles though like other Vatican offices it has since been rebranded as a Dicastery.   In 2017, Burke's posting as Patron of the Knights of Malta, the one I described as largely ceremonial, threatened to become interesting when Pope Francis forced the head of the order to resign over, well, condoms, basically. But as soon as things started looking interesting Pope Francis helicoptered in an archbishop to serve as his “special delegate” and more importantly his “exclusive spokesman” to the Order, which effectively sidelined Burke from a gig he had been sidelined *to* a few years earlier.   Nevertheless, 2017 also actually saw Burke start to bounce back some. I want to re emphasize this is notably *after* the Dubia, when later in the year Pope Francis picked Cardinal Burke as the judge in the case of an Archbishop who had been accused of sexully abusing his altar servers. The Archbishop was found guilty and deposed, and by the end of the year, having gotten his feet wet again, Cardinal Burke was back on as a member of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature, though, notably, not as its head anymore.   The next major flashpoint came In 2021, when Pope Francis published Traditionis Custodes, a document that severely restricted the celebration of the old Latin Mass.    Long story short, what's colloquially called Latin Mass is the version of Mass that was the main liturgy for Latin rite Catholics for hundreds of years until the Second Vatican Council kicked off serious updates in the 1960s, the most obvious of which is the general shift from Latin to the use of local aka vernacular languages, and the second most obvious is the direction the priest is facing for the majority of the liturgy. There's obviously more detail available on everything I just said, and people have *opinions*, I'll tell you that for sure.   Cardinal Burke's fundamental opinion was and is that the Latin Mass is great and should be maintained and that, in short, Pope Francis may even be overstepping his bounds in restricting it as much as he is with Traditionis Custodes, which is a strong claim given the whole, you know, general idea of the Papacy.   A few weeks after the Traditionis Custodes stuff went down, Cardinal Burke was on a ventilator fighting for his life. We're only doing living Cardinals at this time, so no suspense there for us, but his bout with COVID was touch-and-go for a while there.   In June 2023, notably a few weeks before his 75th birthday and that customary retirement age, Pope Francis replaced Cardinal Burke as the Patron of the Knights of Malta with an 80 year old Jesuit Cardinal. If you're noticing that Burke was relaced by someone who was themselves a fair bit older and also well past retirement age, yeah, you're not alone in noticing that, and you wouldn't be alone in thinking that some kind of point was being made here.   Just a few weeks after that retirement, Cardinal Burke attached his name to another dubia document, this one covering a larger variety of topics and appearing and in the context of the ongoing Synod on Synodality.   Cardinal Burke was again joined by one of his fellow signers of the first dubia, the other two having passed away in 2017, may they rest in peace. They were also joined by three Cardinals who had not cosigned the previous Dubia, though all of those are over 80 and so we won't be covering them for a while.   In any event, this second set of dubia covered a wider range of topics in its five questions, including two particularly hot-button issues, namely the question of blessings for same sex unions, which is something I will refer you to my Fiducia Supplicans anniversary coverage (oops, didn't get that out yet) on for fuller detail, and notion of women serving as deacons, which is still an open question at the time of this writing: as we've discussed previously, ordination has been pretty firmly ruled out, but there may be room for an unordained diaconate. After all, Saint Paul entrusted the letter to the Romans to a woman he described as a deacon.   Pope Francis actually responded to this second dubia the day after the dubious Cardinals submitted it, giving lengthy and detailed answers to all of their questions. Naturally this seems to have annoyed Cardinal Burke and his compatriots, because remember, traditionally answers to Dubia have been yes or no, and so they reframed their questions and asked Pope Francis to respond just with “yes” or “no”. When it was evident His Holiness was not going to reply further, the Cardinals once again took the lack of an answer- or rather the lack of yes/no format answers- as encouragement to publish everything, which was an interesting move since that seems to have essentially set Fiducia Supplicans in motion, as Pope Francis indicated an openness to informal blessings for homosexuals in one of his dubia responses. All of that is in the show notes.   Later in 2023, Pope Francis stripped Cardinal Burke of his Vatican apartment and retirement salary, which I have been tempted to call a pension but everyone I've seen calls it a retirement salary so it's probably safest to follow suit. Officially no reason was given, but I mean, you've listened to this episode, take your pick of tension points and believe it or not I've skipped several chapters of drama real or alleged. Speaking of alleged, this is the Vatican, so anonymous sources are happy to weigh in, including alleging that Pope Francis straight up said “Cardinal Burke is my enemy”. I don't think I buy that he was so plain about it, but I also don't expect Cardinal Burke is Pope Francis' favorite guy.   On December 29, 2023, Cardinal Burke had a private audience with Pope Francis for the first time in over seven years. Cardinal Burke's last private audience with Pope Francis had been back in 2016, four days before the first dubia was made public.   The idea of the two having a little chat grabbed media attention more than any other meeting between a Cardinal and a Pope that I can recall. As is typical for such one-on-ones, no official reason or agenda was given, and it's not likely we'll ever know what exactly was said, but I've got to hand it to Cardinal Burke for his response when Reuters asked him about it:   ‘Well, I'm still alive.'”   Raymond Leo Cardinal BURKE is eligible to participate in future conclaves until he turns 80 in 2028. “AM I THE DRAMA”? Today's episode is part of Cardinal Numbers,  and there will be more Cardinal Numbers next week. Thank you for listening; God bless you all!

IMAGE CREDIT MEDEF, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons LINKS Vatican bio of Cardinal Philippe BARBARIN: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_barbarin_p.html   Philippe BARBARIN on FIU's Cardinals Database (by Salvador Miranda): https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios2003.htm#Barbarin   Cardinal Philippe BARBARIN on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/p/17                     Cardinal Philippe BARBARIN on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbarbarin.html    Archdiocese of Lyon on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/lyon0.htm?tab=info        Archdiocese of Lyon on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dlyon.htm The Catholic Encyclopedia, “Primate” (via newadvent.org): https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12423b.htm Brittanca.com, “Lyon”: https://www.britannica.com/place/Lyon-France  Zenit.org coverage of Cardinal Barbarin's 2013 heart attack: https://zenit.org/2013/07/24/cardinal-philippe-barbarin-suffers-heart-attack/  2020 The Guardian reporting on the Preynat case: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/16/defrocked-french-priest-jailed-for-abusing-scouts-over-20-year-period  2019 France24 coverage of Cardinal Barbarin and the Preynat scandal as it stood at the time: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20190319-pope-refuses-french-cardinal-barbarins-resignation-over-abuse-cover-scandal 2020 La Croix interview with the early-retiring Cardinal: https://international.la-croix.com/news/religion/cardinal-philippe-barbarin-begins-busy-early-retirement/12647      Thank you for listening, and thank my family and friends for putting up with the time investment and for helping me out as needed. As always, feel free to email the show at Popeularhistory@gmail.com  If you would like to financially support Popeular history, go to www.patreon.com/Popeular. If you don't have any money to spare but still want to give back, pray and tell others– prayers and listeners are worth more than gold!   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to Popeular History, a library of Catholic knowledge and insights.   Check out the show notes for sources, further reading, and a transcript.   Today we're discussing another current Cardinal of the Catholic Church, one of the 120 or so people who will choose the next Pope when the time comes.   One of eleven children, Philippe Xavier Christian Ignace Marie Barbarin was born on October 17, 1950 in Rabat, Morocco, located right in the middle of the second big inward curve if you're following the coast coming up from south. Though Morocco is over 99% Muslim, Rabat has popped up on our radar before, thanks to recent Cardinal López Romero winding up as Archbishop of Rabat after his continent hopping journeys. Cardinal Barbarin hasn't gotten credit as Morocco's first Cardinal, when you Google that up you get lots of Lopez Romero. Granted, Philippe Barbarin wasn't born in the modern nation of Morocco, rather he was born in French Morocco, like Cardinal Mamberti, if you remember that. And it's fair to not count colonizers who never really lived the same lives as the locals. I don't know for sure that Philippe actually fits that description, but that's also not the only reason folks might not be in a rush to credit him as the first Moroccan Cardinal… but I'm getting ahead of myself.   After Moroccan independence, Philippe wound up in France, experiencing the joys of military service while also studying a little theology and a lot of philosophy in Paris, getting a licentiate in the former from the Carmes Seminary and a doctorate in the latter from the Sarbonne.   In 1977, Philippe Barbarin was ordained a priest for the young diocese of Créteil, centered on an eponymous suburb southeast of Paris. From 1977 till 1985, he served as Vicar in two parishes: Notre-Dame d'Alfortville and Notre-Dame de Vincennes, Notre-Dame of course being French for “Our Lady”, on the off chance that you got this deep without already knowing that.   From ‘85 to ‘90, Father Barbarin served two parishes and a school simultaneously, as well as an ecumenical role in the diocese. The parishes, if you're wondering, were Saint François de Sales d'Adambille en Saint-Maur, and Saint-Hilaire de la Varenne.   From ‘91 to ‘94, Father Barbarin served as the pastor of Saint Léger Parish and then transferred quite a ways, effectively being loaned out to the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar, where he taught theology at the Major Seminary of Vohitsoa. Which explains the presence of Malagasy, the dominant language of Madagascar, on the list of languages Cardinal Barbarin Speaks, along with English, Italian, Spanish, German, and of course his native French.   1998 was white phone time, when Father Barbarin heard from Pope Saint John Paul the Second that he was going to be made Bishop of Moulins, back in France. As is so often the case, you can see why the three bishops that consecrated him were chosen for the task: his principal consectator was the Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, who he had been serving under in Madagascar, accompanied by his original bishop in France from Créteil, as well as the Bishop emeritus of Moulins who he was replacing.   Physically located in pretty much the exact center of France, it's worth noting that I simply do not trust the demographic data Catholic-Hierarchy.org has for the Diocese of Moulins. I want to give them credit for their essential work, and it's entirely possible the error is in the sources they're relying on and not some issue on their end, but I don't see how you can have the shifts shown in the period recorded. I'm sure I've missed flagging bad data before, so don't take this as an indication that I'll point it out whenever there's something fishy floating around, but I do what I can and felt I should mention the oddity there. At some point when I get around to it I'll cross reference their source material since they're kind enough to cite it.   In 2002, Bishop Barbarin was chosen as the next Archbishop of the ancient see of Lyon in southeasternish France. Allegedly, Lyon was the Capital of the Gauls back when the Gauls were a thing, and in any event it's pretty universally agreed that it's old enough one of its first bishops was a disciple of a disciple of Saint John, so basically Jesus' spiritual great-grandson, and that wasn't even the *first* bishop there. To this day, the Archbishop of Lyon also carries the title of Primate of the Gauls.   In 2003, that is, at the next opportunity, Archbishop Barbarin was made a Cardinal, which is completely unsurprising given the status of Lyon: every Archbishop of Lyon in the 20th century was made a Cardinal. And as we know, the red hat gets you additional duties: he was made a member of the Congregations for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, and for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. Of course the most famous duty of a Cardinal is the one he exercised in the conclave of 2005 that elected Pope Benedict, and again in the 2013 election that gave us Pope Francis.   Later on in 2013, Cardinal Barbarin suffered a heart attack while in South America preparing for World Youth Day. An unsourced wikipedia entry states that he underwent a successful triple bypass surgery in Martinique a few days later, and I think it's safe enough to say something like that happened: in any event he did survive.   In 2016, Cardinal Barbarin began to get asked questions about his handling–or lack thereof-of a bad priest, a certain Father Bernard Preynat. Content warning, I'm not going to go into graphic detail but yes we're talking about the abuse of minors here. From 1971 to 1991 Father Preynat abused some seventy minors he encountered principally through the scouting program.   Obviously, and allow me to stress this emphatically, the charge against Barbarin was not the abuse itself, but rather his lack of disclosure of the situation to the authorities. This was very much a charge though, because his lack of reporting was apparently a crime, and as a victim myself- though not of clergy- rightly so. Apparently in 2019 when Cardinal Barbarin was originally convicted of failing to report and was given a six month suspended sentence, he offered his resignation to Pope Francis, who initially refused, speaking of the presumption of innocence, which seems an odd line to take given Barbarin had *just* been convicted, but hey what do I know.   In any event, the next year Cardinal Barbarin's conviction *was* overturned on appeal, so it seems Pope Francis was perhaps wise to wait, but then in March his holiness turned around and accepted Cardinal Barbarin's resignation after all, making him the Archbishop Emeritus of Lyon.    Cardinal Barbarin says he is available for whatever mission Pope Francis might entrust him with next.   Barring a further change in his status, which to be clear I do not expect as I think it would have happened already if it was going to happen, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin remains eligible to participate in future conclaves until he turns 80 in 2030.   Today's episode is part of Cardinal Numbers. Stay tuned to see if today's Cardinal gets selected for a deeper dive in the next round! Thank you for listening; God bless you all!

IMAGE CREDIT Elza Fiúza/Abr, CC BY 3.0 BR, via Wikimedia Commons LINKS Vatican bio of Cardinal Leonardo Ulrich STEINER: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_steiner_l.html  Leonardo Ulrich STEINER on FIU's Cardinals Database (by Salvador Miranda): https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios2022.htm#Steiner  Cardinal Leonardo Ulrich STEINER on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/p/5762                    Cardinal Leonardo Ulrich STEINER on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bulst.html   Archdiocese of Manaus on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/mana1.htm?tab=info       Archdiocese of Manaus on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmanb.html   2022 Aleteia.org profile of Cardinal-Elect Steiner: https://aleteia.org/2022/08/26/a-red-hat-for-the-amazon-basin/  2022 Vatican News profile of Cardinal-Elect Steiner (Portuguese): https://www.vaticannews.va/pt/igreja/news/2022-05/presidencia-da-cnbb-sauda-os-novos-cardeais-do-brasil.html  Special Assembly for the Pan-Amazon Region–list of participants: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2019/09/21/0723/01479.html  2017 La Stampa coverage of the Amazon Synod (archived version): https://web.archive.org/web/20190618142401/https://www.lastampa.it/2017/10/15/vaticaninsider/eng/world-news/a-synod-for-the-indigenous-peoples-of-south-america-bu6BcrTX8a4HWl645ztM6O/pagina.html Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Querida Amazonia: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20200202_querida-amazonia.html  Ecclesiastical Conference of the Amazon on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/organizations/j02.htm  The Revealer.org profile of Sister Manso Pereira: https://therevealer.org/in-the-amazon-religious-women-lead-the-way/  2023 America Magazine report of indigenous women leaders from the Ecclesiastical Conference of the Amazon meeting with Pope Francis: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/06/06/women-deacons-indigenous-pope-francis-meeting-245437 2023 National Catholic Reporter piece on women ministering in the Amazon: https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/sisters-model-womens-diaconal-ministry-amazon  Cruxnow coverage of 2022 delegation of bishops (including Archbishop Steiner) meeting with Pope Francis to discuss violence in Amazonia: https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-americas/2022/06/brazilian-bishops-discuss-violence-in-the-amazon-with-pope-francis    Thank you for listening, and thank my family and friends for putting up with the time investment and for helping me out as needed. As always, feel free to email the show at Popeularhistory@gmail.com  If you would like to financially support Popeular history, go to www.patreon.com/Popeular. If you don't have any money to spare but still want to give back, pray and tell others– prayers and listeners are worth more than gold!   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to Popeular History, a library of Catholic knowledge and insights.   Check out the show notes for sources, further reading, and a transcript.   Today we're discussing another current Cardinal of the Catholic Church, one of the 120 or so people who will choose the next Pope when the time comes.   The thirteenth of sixteen children, Leonardo Ulrich STEINER was born on November 6, 1950 in Forquilhinha, a community in Brazil's second southernmost state of Santa Catarina. He's our third Brazilian Cardinal, but he won't be our last, in fact one of his cousins is fellow Brazilian Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns.   Leonardo joined the Franciscans in 1972 at the age of 21, making his solemn profession in ‘76. In a pattern we've seen before, he studied philosophy and theology in Brazil, then went to Rome for more advanced studies, obtaining a licentiate and then a doctorate from the Antonianum. I don't know if I've emphasized the Franciscan affiliation of the Antonianum before, but it's certainly there–the Anthony it's named after is the Franciscan Anthony of Padua, after all.   When Leonardo was ordained in 1978, it was carried out by his Cardinal-cousin I mentioned earlier, fellow Franciscan and then-Archbishop of São Paulo Cardinal Arns. He did pastoral work for a while, then he served as a formator at, uh, a seminary. From 1986 till 1995 Father Steiner was Master of Novices at, *a* seminary, presumably the same one, though that's not especially clear. The third source I checked for this particular detail described the posts he took up at the Antonianum in Rome in 1995 as the result of a transfer between institutions, so it I guess can rule that out as our mystery institution. While at the Antonianum, he served as a secretary–I expect the high level kind–and as a professor of Philosophy. He was in Rome for several years before moving back to southern Brazil in 2003.   Back home, he served both as a pastor and lecturer, this time at the Bom Jesus Faculty of Philosophy, “bom” meaning "good” or I would perhaps suggest “sweet Jesus” as the more familiar English phrase with a close meaning.   In 2005, Father Steiner's white phone rang and he learned he was being made Bishop-Prelate of São Félix. His episcopal consecration was carried out by none other than his longserving cousin, Cardinal Arns, who had been fully retired for years by that point, but apparently didn't mind making it a family affair. By the way, the voice on the other end of that white phone must have been fairly shaky, because Pope John Paul II died in the few months between the appointment and Bishop Steiner's actual consecration.   Oh, also, did you catch that Prelate part of “Bishop-Prelate”? You see, São Félix was not and actually still is not a full-on diocese, rather it's at an intermediate sort of state called a “Territorial Prelature”. To give you an idea of why it's in an unusual state canonically, let me give you some stats. São Félix covers an area larger than England, with a total population of a bit under 200,000. At the time of his consecration, Bishop-Prelate Steiner had about ten priests to work with to address the spiritual needs of about 130,000 Catholics.   The relatively sparse population is due to São Félix being on the edge of the Amazon Rainforest. This was not Bishop-Prelate Steiner's last contact with Amazonia. In May 2011 he became secretary general of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference, a post he held for the next eight years, and later on in 2011 Bishop-Prelate Steiner was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the capitol, Brasília, working alongside Cardinal da Rocha, who we discussed in fall 2023.   In 2017 Pope Francis announced the Synod on the Amazon, something which Bishop Steiner had apparently personally handed Pope Francis a document requesting on behalf of the Brazilian bishops. The Synod was duely held in 2019, and had a special focus on the indigenous peoples of the area, who, to quote Pope Francis, are “often forgotten and without the prospect of a serene future”. Another substantial issue is the ecology of the matter, with Pope Francis being known as an environmentalist before and certainly no less so after his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si, which called out the Amazon specifically as in need of special care.   Bishop Steiner notably did *not* participate in the synod. I was fully expecting to say he had, and maybe I missed something, but the list of hundreds of official participants is linked in the show notes, and he's not on it. In reality his delivery of the bishop's request for the Synod was probably due to his formal role in the overall Bishop's conference and not due to his own connection to the region, which at this point was minor.   However, despite that narratively inconvenient historical fact, later that year Bishop Steiner did become a full-on Amazonian bishop, being appointed the Archbishop of Manaus in the rather pointedly named Brazilian state of Amazonas. There he got to experience the staffing and geographic issues he had seen in his Bishop-Prelate days on a larger scale: there's a reason the Amazon Synod discussed things like allowing for married priests to help with the shortages, something which was much discussed in media coverage but was in truth only a minor topic in the Synod itself.   One real fruit of the Amazon Synod was the establishment of the Ecclesiastical Conference of the Amazon. Adding yet another organizational wrinkle to the megacluster of organizational wrinkles that is the Catholic Church, an *Ecclesiastical* Conference functions like a Bishop's Conference, but is not limited to Bishops. In 2022, Archbishop Steiner became its First Vice-President. In yet another example of the organizational wrinkling I just joked about, I don't mean he's the first person to hold that office, instead, “First Vice-President” is his actual title, as the Ecclesiastical Conference actually has multiple Vice-President roles.   I've been fairly brief and matter-of-fact in my descriptions here, so I want to end on a more human note, as there is real struggle in Amazonia. So let's hear from another Vice-President of the Ecclesiastical Conference, Sister Manso Pereira.   A descendent of the Kariri Brazilian tribal group, Sister Manso Pereira recently related a conversation she had with the Karipuna people about the danger  they face from armed groups of illegal logging and mining companies. Quote:    “We sleep well when you are here, because you're with us.' I said, ‘Why? If they come for you to kill you, they're going to kill me, too.' And they said, ‘We know if you went missing, the church would come looking for you. They would know you were gone.'”   In 2022, Pope Francis made Archbishop Steiner the first Cardinal from the Amazon region, also adding him to the Dicastery for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life.   Leonardo Ulrich STEINER  is eligible to participate in future conclaves until he turns 80 in 2030.   Today's episode is part of Cardinal Numbers. Stay tuned to see if today's Cardinal gets selected  for a deeper dive in the next round! Thank you for listening; God bless you all!

We head back down a familiar road as WKU softball's Head Coach Amy Tudor joins the pod once again. After the Tops got last week started by shutting out Louisville at Ulmer Stadium, the red-hot Hilltoppers took another CUSA series at FIU. How have young arms Erica Houge and Rylan Smith grown to become this team's two-headed pitching pair? How did Morgan Sharpe and Erica Houge capture league player and pitcher of the week honors? As the Tops enter their final regular season week in 4th place, the tests keep coming with a road trip to EKU today at 3pm before welcoming 2nd place Jacksonville State to BGKY this weekend. Enjoy another fascinating edition of the Tops Live Softball Podcast with Amy Tudor and Reily Chestnut.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Coaching Carousel begins to spin on April 28, 2025, as Mississippi State has parted ways with 7th-year HC Chris Lemonis. Kyle Schassburger returns from Disney World to rejoin David Kahn and discuss this breaking news on Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers, as well as who could replace Lemonis in Starkville next season. Plus, plenty of chippiness surrounded Weekend 11, from Austin to Raleigh to Orlando to Greenville, and all across the college baseball landscape. And, are we worried about Tennessee and Arkansas being deep run contenders in 2025 after their lackluster stretches? FIU and UC Irvine deliver a pair of TKOs to WKU and Cal Poly, and we hand out a Box Score Bingo Trifecta to close out this episode.Go to backyardbaseballbros.com and buy a 4-pack of Borgoballs, and go to BaseballBBQ.com and use the code "3D-20" to get 20% your order of custom-made, college-branded grilling tools. Mother's Day is around the corner folks, we just gave you the inside lane on presents. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join us on The Purple Line as our host Mary Ann Gomez Orta sits down with Carlos A. Becerra, Associate Vice President of Government Relations at Florida International University (FIU)! From growing up in Miami to advocating for students at FIU in Washington, DC, Carlos shares how his journey fuels his mission to expand opportunity and elevate student success. With lifelong ties to FIU and a contagious “Go Panthers!” spirit, his story is a powerful testament to the impact of education, public service, and community-driven leadership.

Kevin Barra, who covers FIU football, joins Larry Blustein as they talk about FIU, as their spring game is tomorrow and so much more

Geldwäscheverdachtsmeldungen Warum könnten bei Ihrer nächsten Überweisung plötzlich alle Alarmglocken bei Ihrer Bank klingeln? In der dieswöchigen Folge des Criminal Compliance Podcasts dreht sich alles um die Geldwäscheverdachtsmeldung – ein Thema, das für Banken, Versicherungen, Anwälte und viele andere Berufsgruppen von zentraler Bedeutung ist. Dr. Rosinus erklärt, wie und wann eine solche Verdachtsmeldung abgegeben wird, welche Pflichten damit verbunden sind und wie die Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) auf diese Meldungen reagiert. Besonders spannend: Was passiert, wenn eine Transaktion aufgrund eines Verdachts gestoppt wird? Welche rechtlichen Herausforderungen entstehen, und wie können sich betroffene Parteien im Falle einer blockierten Zahlung zur Wehr setzen? Ein Thema, dessen sich nicht nur Compliance-Experten bewusst sein sollten. Hier geht´s zur Folge Nr. 14: Die Reform des Geldwäsche-Tatbestands im Strafgesetzbuch: https://criminal-compliance.podigee.io/14-rosinusonair Hier geht´s zur Folge Nr. 43: Die Reform des § 261 StGB – Anforderungen an die Geldwä-sche-Compliancepraxis: https://criminal-compliance.podigee.io/43-rosinusonair Hier geht´s zur Folge Nr. 195: Die europäische Anti-Geldwäschebehörde: https://criminal-compliance.podigee.io/195-cr Hier geht´s zur Folge Nr. 228: Rechtsprechungsupdate: Anforderungen an Durchsu-chungsanordnungen bei Geldwäscheverdacht: https://criminal-compliance.podigee.io/228-cr https://www.rosinus-on-air.com https://rosinus-partner.com

Jaime Hunt sits down with Cristina Lopez Yakimenko, marketing director at Florida International University's Chapman Graduate School of Business, to explore the advantages of managing enrollment marketing entirely in-house. Cristina shares how her small but mighty team generates millions in ad spend, executes content marketing strategies, and drives enrollment growth—all without the help of an external agency. She also reveals how leveraging AI, optimizing real-time data, and fostering close collaboration with recruiters has been a game-changer. If you're curious about bringing digital marketing in-house or simply want to optimize your current strategy, this episode is packed with actionable insights.Guest Name: Cristina Lopez Yakimenko, Associate Director of Marketing & Analytics, Florida International University Chapman Graduate School of BusinessGuest Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristinaly/Guest Bio: Cristina is a dynamic marketing leader and computer engineer with over a decade of experience in marketing, analytics, and web application development. As the Associate Director of Marketing & Analytics at the Chapman Graduate School of Business at Florida International University (FIU), she oversees the marketing strategy for more than 25 graduate programs, driving growth through data-driven, omnichannel campaigns.With a background in web applications development, Cristina integrates technology with marketing to enhance user experience, optimize digital strategies, and streamline analytics. She is passionate about customer journeys, marketing research, and content creation, leveraging her expertise to create impactful marketing solutions.Cristina holds a Master of Science in Marketing from Florida International University and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering from Technological University of Havana (CUJAE). Fluent in four languages, she brings a global perspective to her work, combining technical proficiency with strategic marketing leadership to elevate FIU's graduate programs. - - - -Connect With Our Host:Jaime Hunthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimehunt/https://twitter.com/JaimeHuntIMCAbout The Enrollify Podcast Network:Confessions of a Higher Ed CMO is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you'll like other Enrollify shows too! Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — the next-generation AI student engagement platform helping institutions create meaningful and personalized interactions with students. Learn more at element451.com.Attend the 2025 Engage Summit! The Engage Summit is the premier conference for forward-thinking leaders and practitioners dedicated to exploring the transformative power of AI in education. Explore the strategies and tools to step into the next generation of student engagement, supercharged by AI. You'll leave ready to deliver the most personalized digital engagement experience every step of the way.Register now to secure your spot in Charlotte, NC, on June 24-25, 2025! Early bird registration ends February 1st -- https://engage.element451.com/register

In this episode of the Stay Tranquilo Podcast, we're joined by the incredible Nikki Spoelstra— host and founder of the Becoming Her podcast and communnity. Nikki takes us through an honest, vulnerable look into her journey of self-discovery, motherhood, and what it really means to heal from the inside out. She reflects on the pivotal moments that sparked a complete life shift in 2020, how she built herself back with intention, and the daily work she continues to do to stay grounded in purpose. From growing up in West Kendall to her deep love for FIU, Nikki brings equal parts wisdom and Miami flavor to this powerful conversation. Topics include: Letting go of old identities & finding your "why"Sobriety & rebuilding from withinThe importance of inner work & faith Miami culture, FIU pride & community impactTurning pain into purpose & using your voice

The World Baseball Classic Qualifiers finished with Nicaragua, Taiwan, Colombia, and Brazil advancing; (4:11) Happy Juan Soto day to NY Mets fans, and Spring Training returns with the joys of watching palm trees in the background; (5:38) College Baseball love for Florida International University's (FIU) new Vice Uniform, FIU and the University of Miami faced off at an MLB stadium, and the awesome Wednesday night beer and hot dog special at Alex Rodriguez Field; and (12:08) Cameron Dobbs, Podcast host, Published Author, TV host, and in-game host of the University of Miami baseball program, talks sports ministry and Hurricanes baseball. Drink: Rioja (Crianza 2020) from Bodegas Vuelos in Laguardia, Spain. Cameron's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cam.dobbs/ Cameron's Website: https://playwhereyourfeetare.com/ Cameron's Merchandise and Book: https://pwyfaplaywhereyourfeetare.myshopify.com/collections/all Last Call Baseball T-Shirts: https://lastcallbaseball.creator-spring.com/ Last Call Baseball Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lastcallbaseball/ Last Call Baseball Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/lastcallbaseball.bsky.social Last Call Baseball Twitter: https://x.com/LastCall4040 Intro and Outro Music: DeCarlo Podcast Logo Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/regan_vasconcellos/

Alex Kirshner, Richard Johnson, and Dave Campbell's Texas Football senior writer Mike Craven discuss the state of the offseason in Conference USA, a league that was spicier than most of us expected in 2024:* Jacksonville State loses the braintrust behind a conference championship and will now be completely different* WKU's run as the cradle of coordinators continues* FIU tries an ultra-Floridian approach* Sam Houston restarts with Phil Longo, who has school ties* Kennesaw State is just trying to be in less disarray* Liberty overhauls in the portal as it looks to bounce back* UTEP is quietly building something intriguing under Scotty Walden* Middle Tennessee emerges from a Year Zero* New Mexico State deals with broader athletic department turmoil* Louisiana Tech continues to ride it out* And the league soon adds a couple of new members, Delaware and Missouri State. We'll get to them in season previews. It's not time yet.Meet the Offseason Vibe Check: It's not a 2024 recap, and it's not a 2025 preview. It's a check-in with every team in every FBS conference about what's been happening since Thanksgiving. How was the postseason? How was the coach carousel? How was signing day? How was the transfer portal window? And is anything else going on around your program?Producer: Anthony VitoElsewhere in Offseason Vibe Checks* SEC* Sun Belt* ACC* Big 12 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

This episode explores the role of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)-the Netherlands in combating financial crime, featuring insights from its head, Hennie Verbeek-Kusters on challenges, strategies and global cooperation. CFS Director Tom Keatinge speaks with Hennie Verbeek-Kusters, Head of FIU-the Netherlands and former Chair of the Egmont Group, to discuss work at the FIU since 2008. They explore how FIU-the Netherlands operates, some of the unique features of the Dutch approach to fighting financial crime, the evolving financial crime landscape and the impact of international collaboration.

In hour four, Hoch reads the odds where DK Metcalf's next NFL team will be. Canes Baseball owns FIU (in meaningful sports). Also, the odds of who will win the 2025 World Series, and the Marlins longshot odds of winning it all, and the odds to win the Cy Young and MVP. The deal of Hard Knocks between HBO, Bill Belichick and UNC has fallen through.

In hour one, Zion Williamson won Hoch and Crowder money on Fat Tuesday. College Baseball is a tricky sport to bet for Crowder. Is the Cleveland Cavaliers the cream of the crop in the NBA, and can they take down the Celtics? Also, the Warriors are 9-1 since acquiring Jimmy Butler, and the Mavericks idea of moving Anthony Davis, and does it have legs? Breaking News Maxx Crosby 3 years extension $106.5 million with the Las Vegas Raiders making him the highest paid non-QB, and Hoch and Crowder wonder where the Dolphins mismanage their salary cap. The memory of the Canes football team losing to FIU at LoanDepot Park is over (according to Hoch) after the Canes baseball defeated FIU 7-3 at LoanDepot Park. Sandy Alcantra will be on innings restrictions for the Marlins. Hoch is having difficulty pronouncing the Panthers new goalie Vitek Vanecek, acquired from the San Jose Sharks. Zach Gelb agrees with Hoch that Hoch is the healthiest member of the show after Crowder broke both his feet last week. Zach Gelb notices the Warriors hot streak since trading for Jimmy Butler. Is Gelb gonna end up for the Lakers to make a deep run in the playoffs? Does Gelb think Aaron Rodgers will end up with the New York Giants, or do the Giants trade up to get Cam Ward?

In hour three, Hoch and Crowder discuss the Bam conversation on if he's going to go as one of the greats in the NBA. Dan Day talks about Trivia Night last night at Funky Buddha, and if we were asked about last night and if “Hoch”chos will be on the menu soon, also if he caught anyone cheating. Hoch and Crowder bet on the Canes Baseball game vs FIU at LoanDepot Park tonight, and several NBA games. In honor of National Pancake Day, even though it was last week as well, we go back to the debate between Hoch and Solana of Pancake being copyright.

From his roots in Montreal to building one of South Florida's leading industrial construction firms, Malcolm Butters shares his journey with us over a Gunpowder Gin & Ginger Ale. Real estate runs in the Butters family—his father started investing in multifamily apartments back in Montreal, planting the seed for what would become a powerhouse business.After earning a Master's in Real Estate from FIU, Malcolm and his brother launched Butters, diving into speculative industrial development in Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Fast forward, and they've expanded to developing warehouse parks throughout South Florida, shaping the region's industrial landscape.But this conversation isn't just about business—Malcolm dishes on his stand-up comedy days, his spot-on Donald Trump impersonation, and his undeniable weakness for cheese danishes.Grab a drink and join us for a fun, insightful chat with one of the most dynamic figures in South Florida real estate!Connect with usLooking to dive deeper into the Miami commercial real estate scene? Well, you've stumbled upon our favorite topic of conversation. So, whether you're a curious beachcomber or a seasoned investor, drop us a line at info@gridlineproperties.com or dial us up at 305.507.7098. Or if you're feeling social, you can stalk us on LinkedIn and connect with us there. Let's make some waves in the 305 real estate world together! Ben Hoffman's bio & LinkedIn ( linkedin.com/in/ben-hoffman-818a0949/ ) Felipe Azenha's bio & LinkedIn ( linkedin.com/in/felipeazenha/ ) We extend our sincere gratitude to Büro coworking space for generously granting us the opportunity to record all our podcasts at any of their 8 convenient locations across South Florida.

Kennesaw St vs. Liberty College Basketball Pick Prediction by Tony T. Kennesaw St vs. Liberty Profiles Kennesaw St at Liberty 1PM ET—Kennesaw ST fell to 16-13 following their 76-61 road defeat to FIU. The Owls are 8-8 in Conference USA plus 2-5 on the road. Liberty improved to 23-5 after their 59-55 home victory to Jacksonville St. The Flames enter at 11-4 in conference with a record of 6-2 at home.

Underdog Promo Code: PLAYME Signup Link: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-play-me-or-fade-me Podcast Card: NHL: Buffalo Sabres ML vs. Montreal Canadiens (-144) NBA: Charlotte Hornets -4 vs. Washington Wizards (-110) NBA: Houston Rockets -5 vs. Sacramento Kings (-105) Big 12 Parlay: Kansas + Iowa State ML Parlay (+113) Vanderbilt +2.5 vs. Missouri (-105) Xavier -2.5 vs. Creighton (-104)  Colorado State -1.5 vs. Utah State (-110)  Stanford +1.5 vs. SMU (-110)  TCU -3 vs. UCF (-110)  UNC Greensboro +1.5 vs. Samford (-110)  Seattle +2.5 vs. Grand Canyon (-110)  UTEP -1 vs. Middle Tennessee (-110)  Saint Louis -2.5 vs. Loyola Chicago (-118)  Sam Houston -2 vs. Louisiana Tech (-110) New Mexico State -3 vs. Western Kentucky (-118)  UMass -1 vs. Rhode Island (-108)  Maine +2 vs. Bryant (-110)  South Carolina State -1.5 vs. Norfolk State (-118)  Portland State -1.5 vs. Montana (-110)  Northern Arizona +4 vs. Northern Colorado (-110) Pepperdine +4.5 vs. Washington State (-110) FIU +4.5 vs. Jacksonville State (-115)  Northern Kentucky -1.5 vs. Youngstown State (-120)  Stephen F. Austin +1 vs. Nicholls (-110)  Eastern Washington +3.5 vs. Idaho State (-110)  Tulsa +2.5 vs. Tulane (-110)  SIUE -1.5 vs. Little Rock (-115) San Diego +2.5 vs. Portland (-110)  Bethune Cookman +2.5 vs. Southern (-110)  Hawaii -2.5 vs. UC Davis (-120)  Bowling Green -1.5 vs. Ball State (-118)  IU Indy +4.5 vs. Wright State (-115)  North Carolina Central -3 vs. Howard (-115)  Fairleigh Dickinson -1 vs. LIU (-110)  Holy Cross +4.5 vs. Bucknell (-105)  Boston U -2.5 vs. Lafeyette (-114)  East Texas A&M +4 vs. Incarnate Word (-110)  Northern Illinois +4 vs. Western Michigan (-113)  Maryland Eastern Shore +4.5 vs. Morgan State (-115)  Florida A&M -1.5 vs. Grambling (-110)  NJIT +6 vs. Albany (-105)  Action YTD Results - Active: College Basketball: 306-235, (56.6%), up 40.9134 units NHL/4 Nations: 45-37, (54.9%), up 8.8971 units PGA Golf: 8-5 (61.5%), up 4.022 units MLB Spring Training: 1-0 (100%), 1.72 units Parlays: 2-1 (67%), up 1.1972 units NBA Prop Bets: 13-11, (54.2%), up 0.0166 units College Hockey: 0-1 (0%), down 1 unit NASCAR: 0-1 (0%), down 1 unit Cricket 0-1 (0%), down 1 unit NBA Sides/Totals: 31-31, (50.0%), down 4.3872 units College Basketball 2-point or less record vs. spread: 40-38, 51% Discord Link: https://discord.gg/U3f354gN Contact Me: X: @MrActionJunkie1 Email: mractionjunkie@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Underdog Promo Code: PLAYME Signup Link: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-play-me-or-fade-me Podcast Card: Florida Atlantic +1.5 vs. North Texas (-105) CSUN +6 vs. UC San Diego (-115) Campbell +4 vs. UNC Wilmington (-110) Seattle -3 vs. Cal Baptist (-125) Longwood -1.5 vs. Winthrop (-110) Wright State -1 vs. Cleveland State (-110) UMass Lowell +3.5 vs. Bryant (-110) Portland State -3 vs. Montana State (-115) SIUE PK vs. SEMO (-110) Idaho +1.5 vs. Idaho State (-115) Monmouth +1 vs. Elon (-110) FIU +4.5 vs. Kennesaw State (-118) Tarleton State +1.5 vs. Abilene Christian (-112) Utah Tech -2.5 vs. Southern Utah (-110) Long Beach State +2.5 vs. Cal State Bakersfield (-110) Action YTD Results - Active: College Basketball: 293-228, (56.2%), up 36.2614 units NHL: 41-37, (52.5%), up 5.9029 units PGA Golf: 8-4 (66.7%), up 5.022 units 4 Nations Hockey: 3-0 (100%), up 2.2696 units MLB Spring Training: 1-0 (100%), 1.72 units Parlays: 2-1 (67%), up 1.1972 units NBA Prop Bets: 13-11, (54.2%), up 0.0166 units College Hockey: 0-1 (0%), down 1 unit NASCAR: 0-1 (0%), down 1 unit Cricket 0-1 (0%), down 1 unit NBA Sides/Totals: 31-31, (50.0%), down 4.3872 units College Basketball 2-point or less record vs. spread: 38-37, 51% Discord Link: https://discord.gg/U3f354gN Contact Me: X: @MrActionJunkie1 Email: mractionjunkie@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12:58 - Guest: Grant Cohn, the publisher of 49ers on SI and a San Francisco 49ers YouTube host with 173,000 subscribers, on the most likely outcome in the situation with 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel off him requesting to be traded, why things between the 49ers and Samuel have gone sour, whether the Commanders should be interested in acquiring Samuel, where Samuel is at as a player, whether the tenure of former Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan as 49ers head coach has been a success, how 49ers left tackle and ex-Skin Trent Williams is doing and more 33:57 - Capitals: breakdown of a great weekend for the Caps that featured an 8-3 win at the Pittsburgh Penguins and a 7-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers in a game in which Caps top-line left wing Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick 44:57 - Wizards: analysis of a 104-101 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks and a 110-90 loss at the Orlando Magic...and reaction to telling comments on Duke's Cooper Flagg 51:07 - College Basketball: thoughts on VCU's 70-54 win over George Mason to end the Patriots' 11-game winning streak, Georgetown losing for a ninth time in 13 games with an 80-69 loss at Creighton, American clinching a home quarterfinal game in the Patriot League Tournament with a 48-44 win over Boston University, Virginia Tech's 81-68 win at Miami, Virginia's 81-66 loss at North Carolina, Liberty winning for an eighth time in nine games with a 58-45 victory over FIU, James Madison winning for a ninth time in 10 games with a 78-73 victory over Georgia Southern, Norfolk State winning its seventh consecutive game with a 79-63 win at Coppin State and William & Mary winning its third consecutive game with a 79-70 victory at Elon The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - 202-902-7611 and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you Call Nova Fireplace And Stove at 571-513-3803, mention that Al Galdi sent you and receive $25 off any fireplace or chimney service Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's Flames Central Podcast powered by Alcova Mortgage, head softball coach Dot Richardson joins the show to discuss the Lady Flames' hot start and what their goals look like this season. Plus, the crew recaps MBB's win over FIU on Saturday and looks ahead to the Flames' big game on Thursday night vs. Jax State!

In this week's episode, both of our storytellers experience a shift in how they see themselves. Part 1: Fangfang Ruose fears that her prosthetic legs will exclude her from becoming a fashion model. Part 2: When engineering student Devan Sandiford runs into an old friend from his former college, he desperately wants her to think he's cool. Fangfang Ruose is originally from a small village in China and grew up in a Chinese Catholic orphanage, where she received her first prosthetics at the age of three. Later, she was adopted by an American father and a Spanish mother, and moved to Miami as a teenager. She graduated from FIU with a Bachelor's in Finance and is now pursuing a Master's in International Real Estate and Finance, focusing on development. Alongside her studies, she models, proudly showcasing her prosthetics and embracing her unique journey to advocate for body positivity and self-acceptance. Devan Sandiford is a published writer, award-winning storyteller, and community activist. His stories have been featured in The Washington Post, NPR, The Moth Podcast, Story Collider, Simple Families Podcast, Speak Up Storytelling, and elsewhere. He is an alumni of and former writer-in-residence at the Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation (VONA), a finalist for The Kenyon Review Developmental Editing Fellowship for Emerging Writers, and a recipient of the Corporeal Writing Scholarship for Writing Trauma Toward Healing and Joy with Terese Maria Mailhot. He has a poem in the anthology Excitement and Talisman (2023) and an essay in the anthology Bodies of Stories (2022). Devan has contributed his opinions on race, identity, grief, parenting, and storytelling for articles in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Slate Magazine. He has received acclaim from multiple New York Times bestselling authors, including Roxane Gay, who called him "an excellent writer who will be endlessly interesting to his readers." Devan lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife and their two sons and works as a story developer at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He loves brunch, biking in a morning chill, bookstore crawls, and being roasted on his birthday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Episode 63 of Tablesetters! University of Delaware Head Baseball Coach Greg Mamula joins us for an in-depth conversation about the state of college baseball and the evolution of UD's program. Now in his third season leading the Fightin' Blue Hens, Coach Mamula reflects on his coaching journey, Delaware's recent success, and the transition from the CAA to Conference USA. Coach Mamula is just the fourth head coach in Fightin' Blue Hens baseball history. We discuss his path to the position, his previous stops, and what it means to lead this program. Delaware posted its best record since 2017 last season, finishing 31-26 overall and 15-9 in the CAA while making a deep run in the conference tournament. He shares what led to last year's success and how they plan to build on it. The Fightin' Blue Hens opened this season with a tough series at FAU, followed by a postponed matchup with Maryland. With another Florida series ahead against FIU, Coach Mamula explains how he's keeping his team focused and what excites him most about this year's roster. Delaware is set to leave the CAA at the end of the season and transition to Conference USA. Coach Mamula details how the move came about, what changes it will bring, and how it affects recruiting, scheduling, and competition. Recruiting is always a challenge, especially for a northern school competing against powerhouse programs in the South. We ask what Delaware's biggest selling points are for attracting top talent and how they navigate those challenges. Delaware has long been known for its offensive firepower, but Coach Mamula has emphasized pitching development since taking over. He shares his approach to building a more complete team on both sides of the ball. We also get his thoughts on the impact of NIL and the transfer portal, how those factors have reshaped college baseball, and whether mid-majors are at a growing disadvantage. If given the power to change anything about college baseball, what would he tweak? Whether it's rules, scheduling, recruiting, or the presentation of the game, we get his take on the sport's evolution. As a former pitching coach, he also weighs in on the rising number of arm injuries and how programs can better balance player development with long-term health. With MLB prospects making the jump to the big leagues faster than ever, does college baseball deserve more credit for preparing them? We discuss how the college game has influenced professional development and what trends could continue. We also take a look at the University of Delaware's deep connections to pro baseball. Blue Jays manager John Schneider is a former UD catcher, and alumni like Chad Kuhl, Ron Marinaccio, Brandon Walter, and James Meeker have made their mark in the pros. Coach Mamula shares his relationships with UD's MLB connections and his experience coaching future major leaguers like Ian Happ, Nolan Schanuel, and Joey Wendle. Finally, we wrap up with a Mount Rushmore of University of Delaware Athletics, where Coach Mamula gives his picks for the most influential figures in UD sports history. Follow TableSetters on Instagram and X @TablesettersPod for more exclusive content, and be sure to subscribe for all the latest episodes.

New FIU head Coach Willie Simmons joins the show and talks about the program he's gonna build for FIU

There is nothing wrong with your media device. Do not attempt to adjust the sound. We are controlling transmission... Well, we were for a while. On Libsyn and Patreon versions of today's KITM David Waldman might have recorded a sign off, on others though, if you aren't hearing anything after 1:42:18, that is not a very dramatic pause, you're just out of podcast until Monday morning. Anyhow, are you feeling shocked and awed? That was definitely the intent in Trump's freezing of federal loans and grants, which has been rescinded…  but was the order actually rescinded, or just the memo containing the order? Aha! Gotcha! Expect this bullshit. The Office of Personnel Management “survey” contained a “resign” button that either does nothing or ruins your life. Spinning the wheel will never land you on seven months' pay, just a fork in the eye. The Trump DOJ will now drop prosecution of Trump's henchmen, because they are now the president's henchmen. In the over 1,500 Jan. 6 insurrectionists pardoned several have been rearrested or killed in police shootouts, as well they should. And yet some expect the pardon to carry over to their future crimes. Zuck invested another $25 mil to stay out of Gitmo. FU, FIU. With the show ending early, let me offer something constructive to do with your extra 15 minutes: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. Make certain that everyone knows their rights. And, if you find yourself with a little extra rights compared to others, spread them around! We now return control of the internet to you, until next Monday at this same time, when Kagro in the Morning will take you to... The Outer Limits.

We check in with Juju Gotti to wrap up the show about our performance today and update some polls. We also check in with Papi who is grazing in the eating area, and Billy gives us an update about how he managed to join the FIU broadcast team and why he is going back to Cartersville, Georgia for another Billy Gil Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the Glory KC is back with the 115th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City have folks a bit worried after a 1-0 loss to Florida International University. We talk through the concerns of the fans and weigh in on if we are concerned at all. Sheena and I also take a look at who did and who didn't play against FIU. After the game the media talked to Peter Vermes, Mason Toye and Stephen Afrifa. We learned a lot about Toye and his play style and Vermes gave important updates on signings, injuries and perhaps most importantly for a team that is incomplete, a new style of play. While there were no signings this week for Sporting KC, there at least was a rumor. Barcelona B midfielder Unai Hernandez. Then there is a smattering of Sporting KC topics we touched on from Alan Pulido's transfer fee being confirmed it can be turned into General Allocation Money (GAM), Toye's contract details, SKC license plates in Kansas and the uninspiring theme nights for Sporting KC this season. Major League Soccer (MLS) also rolled out some rule changes this week. The highlights: MLS has a new cash transfer system that includes fees to players involved Teams get two buyouts per season GAM no longer expires The secondary transfer window moved to July 24 through August 21 and more! Finally, the KC Current reported for preseason this past week as well. As a part of their arrival there were a couple noteworthy news items. The team confirmed they are in talks with Elizabeth Ball and Kristen Hamilton. Also, they have four non-roster invitees. Mallory Weber you know, but here are snippets on the three you may not know: Evan O'Steen (GK) - Just 15 years old! USYNT. Committed to Florida State University. Class of 2026 Meila Brewer (DEF/MID) - Class of 2027. USYNT. Committed to the University of Miami. Local kid from KC Athletics Ava Tankersley (FWD) - University of Arkansas grad. 2024 SEC Forward of the Year In the Digital Crawl, we touch on a few more topics, including: Neymar being in "official talks" with the Chicago Fire USMNT win their first friendly of 2025 Desi Scott comes out of retirement Alyssa Naeher honored Here is a rundown of topics (and approximate start times): Sporting KC lose to a college team in preseason (plus actual news!) - 7:46 SKC have a rumored (and expensive) U-22 signing - 33:08 SKC Tidbits: Toye, transfer fees, license plates and theme nights - 39:02 New MLS Rules - 1:00:00 KC Current report for preseason - 1:04:25 Digital Crawl - 1:13:01 As a special gift to For the Glory KC listeners and KC Soccer Journal readers, Backheeled dot com is giving away 30 days of their amazing, independent American soccer coverage for free. If you decide you want to turn that into a paid membership, they'll give you 10 percent off too. Just follow this link! Big thanks to Splitter Conspiracy (listen to them here) for our theme music made with the permission of the KC Cauldron.

The Power of Storytelling in the Age of AIIn today's rapidly evolving business landscape, where artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping operations, the art of authentic storytelling has become more crucial than ever. In a recent podcast episode, host Josh and guest Dan Grech, founder and CEO of BizHack Academy, explore the intersection of storytelling, marketing, and AI. This blog post distills their conversation into actionable insights for entrepreneurs aiming to leverage AI while preserving authenticity in their communications.Josh begins the episode by highlighting the critical role of storytelling in modern business. Compelling narratives are essential for connecting with customers, differentiating in a crowded market, and building trust. While AI can enhance business operations, Josh emphasizes that the human element—particularly personal storytelling—remains vital. AI can assist in crafting messages, but the essence of storytelling must remain genuine to foster trust and connection.Dan Grech shares his expertise in helping entrepreneurs, especially those in second-stage companies, harness AI for marketing and sales strategies. He acknowledges that many businesses feel overwhelmed by the rapid advancements in AI but stresses the importance of embracing these technologies to stay competitive. Dan offers practical advice, such as committing to learning AI tools, utilizing resources like BizHack Academy's free masterclasses, and customizing AI to reflect a brand's unique voice. By doing so, businesses can streamline operations and enhance the authenticity of their narratives, ultimately fostering deeper connections with their audience.About Dan Grech:Dan Grech is a Pulitzer Prize-winning former NPR and PBS journalist turned entrepreneur and educator. He's the Founder and CEO of BizHack Academy, which is on a mission to train 1 million businesses how to use AI-powered marketing and business storytelling to grow 10x faster so their communities can thrive. He was the News Director at Miami's NPR station), a correspondent for NPR's Marketplace and PBS's Nightly Business Report, and worked at The Miami Herald and The Washington Post. He co-hosted Miami's first podcast, Under the Sun. He is the grandson of a Philadelphia public school science teacher and of a professional soccer coach in La Liga in Spain, and he carries forward a family legacy of teaching, coaching and entrepreneurship. He's worked as the head of digital marketing at two software startups and the nation's largest Hispanic-owned energy company. Dan has participated in accelerator programs through Entrepreneurs Organization, the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program, and Knight Foundation. He's taught at top universities including Princeton, Columbia and University of Miami. Dan is a graduate of Princeton University and has a Masters degree in storytelling from FIU and in journalism from Universidad Torcuato di Tella in Argentina. He lives with his wife and two children in Denver, CO.About BizHack Academy:BizHack Academy is on a mission to help 10,000 small businesses to grow faster. BizHack works with business support organizations to create customized digital marketing training programs for small businesses. We teach courses and provide personalized coaching in AI for marketing and sales, online lead generation, business storytelling, and thought leadership. BizHack is the creator of two purpose-driven digital marketing methodologies: the Lead Building System™, a proven process for online lead generation, and the Thought Leadership Pyramid™, a systematic approach to content marketing.BizHack is a proud Florida MBE and has provided over $300,000 in scholarships to more than 200 BIPOC- and women-owned businesses. Its #BizHackLive Masterclass series, launched during the heart to COVID crisis as a free resource to the business

After a month, Reily Chestnut rejoins Head Coach Greg Collins to catch up on all things WKU women's basketball!In this edition of the Lady Topper Podcast, Chestnut asks Collins how the team can put recent struggles in the rearview mirror after losses to Liberty and FIU at home last weekend and march forward.With trips to Jacksonville State and Kennesaw State ahead, Collins stresses how the team must do the little things that make the difference between winning and losing in this league.In between talks with Collins, Chestnut welcomes transfer forward Zsofia Telegdy to the program for the first time.Chestnut wonders how Telegdy has adapted to her new role as a Lady Topper starter following sparse playing time at Kansas the previous two years amongst other interesting routes in the conversation in an episode you do not want to skip. Be sure to come out next Monday from 6-7pm for the first hardwood-themed Tops Live Coaches' Show from Roosters off Scottsville Road. The show features half-hour discussions with Hank Plona and Greg Collins as Randy Lee and Chestnut ask about the WKU basketball programs.All episodes of the Tops Live Podcast are part of the Hilltopper Nation Podcast Network from Learfield.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ryan Wilson is joined by Cooper Petagna of 247Sports and The 105 podcast to discuss the latest movement in college football and how certain QBs could be relevant in future NFL Draft conversations. They mention names like Conner Weigman and Miller Moss before diving into non-QBs including an interesting prospect out of FIU. Last, Cooper shares his thoughts on Bill Belichick taking the UNC job and why he could be set up for success.  (3:00) Transfer Portal QBs (33:00) Rest of Transfer Portal (48:00) Bill Belichick to UNC Watch With the First Pick on the NFL on CBS YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NFLonCBS 'With the First Pick' is available for free on the Audacy app as well as on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. You can listen to With the First Pick on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the With the First Pick podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the With the First Pick podcast." Follow the With the First Pick team on Twitter: @nfldraftcbs, @ryanwilsonCBS, @spielman_rick, @E_DeBerardinis Follow With the First Pick on TikTok & Instagram: @nfldraftcbs Produced by: Eric DeBerardinis Read the Pick Six newsletter here: https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters/picksix/ For more NFL Draft coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcast To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before we get to our brand new game show with David Samson, he has some more inside thoughts on the Juan Soto signing as well as Nick Turturro's reaction to Soto leaving. Then, it's time to find out if David Samson is capable of feeling human emotions. Has he ever felt love? He watched WHAT movie after his daughter was born? Does he feel lyrics in songs? Also, Greg Cote is upset that the Classic Era Committee has gone over the heads of the BBWAA to elect Dave Parker and Dick Allen to the Hall of Fame. Is he more qualified to vote for the Hall of Fame than Joe Torre? Plus, we go back to David for more Izzy Human, Stugotz wants us to buy the FIU football team and we have the age old discussion about whether superstars should play in bowl games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Gators Breakdown, David Waters and Will Miles discuss several key developments for Florida Football. The big news is defensive lineman Caleb Banks announcing his return for his senior season, citing his desire to pursue a national championship. Banks is coming off an impressive season with 21 tackles, 4.5 sacks, and standout performances against LSU and Ole Miss. The episode also covers the latest transfer portal updates, with Florida actively seeking wide receiver talent. Several potential targets are discussed, including Oklahoma's Nic Anderson, Miami (Ohio)'s Reggie Virgil, and FIU's Eric Rivers. The show wraps up by revisiting his season predictions, analyzing how the team performed against various statistical projections, including defensive improvements with 38 sacks on the season and 22 total turnovers. #FloridaGators #CollegeFootball #BillyNapier #GatorsBreakdown JOIN Gators Breakdown Plus: https://gatorsbreakdown.supportingcast.fm/ Get Florida Gators merch at Fanatics: https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/DVYxja Get Gators Breakdown merch: https://gatorsbreakdownmerch.com Questions or comments? Send them to gatorsbreakdown@gmail.com You can be the difference! For the first time ever, YOU can directly impact the outcome on the field by joining Florida Victorious! Want to help the Gators win? Want a better game day experience? Just like when you pack The Swamp, your unwavering support through Florida Victorious empowers the Gators to be their best! Join today and be the difference in making the orange and blue victorious. Visit https://floridavictorious.com/join-now/ and SAVE 20% on your first month using promo code: GATORSBD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys overreact to everything that happened in week 11 of the NFL season including the Bills ending the Chiefs hopes at an undefeated season, the Steelers outlasting the Ravens in a typical AFC North battle, the Packers blocking a last second field goal to beat the Bears in Chicago, an incredible Sunday Night Football matchup that saw the Chargers avoid a major comeback from the Bengals, and everything else that happened across the league. Joining the progrum to chat about some of the biggest injury news, what's going to happen to Doug Pedersen in Jacksonville, if there's real concern for the 49ers and Falcons, and more. Later, 8x Super Bowl Champion, the GOAT, Bill Belichick joins the show to give his biggest takeaway's from week 11 of the NFL season, which teams he thinks are starting to take form, and he previews tonight's Monday Night Football game between the Texans and Cowboys. Lastly, Tight End for the Miami Dolphins, Jonnu Smith joins the show after a career day to chat about playing in that offense, why he loves Tua as his quarterback, unknowingly throwing a ball into the stands to his son, his coaching career with a local youth league, the differences between Bill Belichick and Mike McDaniel, and if Pitbull is doing anything for NIL at FIU. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN's Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We'll see you on overreaction Monday, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It has been announced that the fans who interfered with Mookie Betts at the World Series game last night will be allowed to attend tonight's Game 5 and Greg Cote is steaming with rage. To cap off the day, we play some of the best moments of Billy on last night's FIU broadcast that included some history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Vice Night at FIU and our mumbling insider Billy Gil has all the details. Then, is Cam Ward the greatest QB in the history of the University of Miami? Dan, Mike, Jess, and the rest of the crew discuss the strong likelihood that Ward leads Miami to the College Football Playoff and how their résumé stacks up against the other top tier teams. Plus, Billy dismisses Matthew McConaughey after he criticized Texas fans, and it leads Jess and Mike to an Interstellar recap FULL of spoilers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Mike Fuentes out, Amin is in and he joins a Shipping Container that wants answers about how mentalist Oz Pearlman does his magic. Chris Cote gets defensive after a story about the Siegfried & Roy tiger act. There's a shocking revelation from Billy's track days at FIU. They also talk about being out in public and apologizing for something the show said. Finally, would you want a new acquaintance to let you know they'd choose your enemy over you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We kick off the hour with Against the Spread, but there's a reason Billy Gil can't pick a certain game: he's calling the FIU game this weekend! Will he turn into the next clown in the booth like Dan wants him to? Then, Amin and Dan dive into the everchanging world of truth in documentaries and journalism as late-stage capitalism eats up their economies...but it's Week 1 of the NFL season, so what are we doing discussing THAT? Plus, it's time for another episode of Gen CFB with Jessica and Lucy! They recap Week 1's action including Lucy's trip to Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame, preview this weekend's slate of games, and play a new game called "All Bias Aside." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stugotz is sad that his "if you're going to lose, it's better to lose early" theory has lost some weight with the expansion of the College Football Playoff. The crew breaks down where things went wrong for FSU and DJ Uiagalele in Week 0 against Brent Key's Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech. Then, Billy 'The Duke' Gil wants to play "Win or Loss" with FSU's remaining schedule and explains to the crew why his ascension through the ranks as a football analyst has seemingly come to an end. Plus, Paul Finebaum says it's time for The U to return to national prominence, the hiccup in DJ U's name, and Billy's new media job at FIU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices