Podcast appearances and mentions of Ford Focus

We finally tracked down Weekend Sunrise's golden boy David Woiwod, and where was he? Oh, just casually interviewing Brad Pitt on a New York red carpet, no biggie. After a dramatic on-air disappearance (we knew that "assignment" was sus), Woiwod confessed all: yes, the abs are real, yes, Brad’s carved from marble, and yes, we now want to be David’s best friend. Also, turns out Dom Dolla used to drive a flamed-up Camry, and Woiwod himself once rolled in a Ford Focus held together with cups and banana peels. This was no regular chat — this was a full-blown bromance reveal with Brad, race cars, Ange Bishop, and a Dior-clad Lewis Hamilton thrown in for good measure.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. Court of Appealshttps://www.caranddriver.com/news/a64938535/ford-mustang-eleanor-gone-in-60-seconds-ruling/ Ford Focus is Deadhttps://www.motor1.com/news/761620/ford-hot-hatch-dead/Porsche made a carhttps://www.motortrend.com/news/porsche-963-rsp-road-street-version-le-mans-race-car-first-look-review Chrysler finally has their own design studiohttps://www.motor1.com/news/761873/chrysler-has-its-own-design-studio-marketing-product-planners/Trump Elon Beefhttps://www.caranddriver.com/news/a64993808/for-sale-president-trumps-barely-used-2025-tesla-model-s-red/ 2026 BMW M3 costs morehttps://www.motor1.com/news/761544/2026-bmw-m3-price-increase/KG Motors Mibothttps://www.motortrend.com/news/kg-motors-mibot-cheap-ev Dodge Charger EV Reporting Unintended Accelerationhttps://www.motor1.com/news/761547/dodge-charger-daytona-unintended-acceleration/

This week we've got more from the ongoing tyre drama, we try to pick only 3 cars to last us forever, the demise of the Ford Focus and of course, 2 truths and 1 lie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/28/25), Hank answers the following questions:Is it correct that the main argument against the old Earth view is that if there had been death before the fall, it would negate Christ's sacrifice? Josh - Freehills, AB (0:55)My pastor says things like, “God says to stop looking at a Lexus, but a Ford Focus instead because your credit is bad.” When my pastor says, “God says,” is that God speaking through him? When my pastor speaks in tongues, is that biblical? Gene - Charlotte, NC (15:38)Genesis 1 tells us that God created man and woman on the sixth day. Genesis 2 says Adam was created first, then the animals, after which Adam named all the animals, and then God created Eve. If Genesis 2 all happened on the sixth day, then how could Adam have named all the animals within twenty-four hours? Tom - Tacoma, WA (20:11)

He was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the son of a railway worker in Buenos Aires. A boy who once swept floors and manned the register at a bar with his brother. By all accounts, an ordinary lad from a country stitched together by tango, politics, and prayer. But destiny, you see... destiny doesn't always wear robes when it knocks. He was a chemical technician. A literature teacher. A janitor. And once, almost, a husband. For there was a girl, young and beautiful, to whom he wrote love letters. But his heart—his true heart—had already been spoken for by Someone Else. He joined the Jesuits, where vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience weren't just ideals... they were marching orders. He walked the alleys of the forgotten, knelt beside the sick, and baptized the unwashed with the tenderness of a shepherd who knew every sheep by name. In March of 2013, white smoke spiraled above St. Peter's Square, and a humble man stepped onto the world's stage. Habemus Papam. And for the first time in 1,200 years, the Vicar of Christ bore a name never before taken—Francis. Not in gold, but in linen. Not in a limousine, but in a Ford Focus. Not behind palace gates, but among the poor. He refused to live in the Vatican's ornate apostolic apartments. Instead, he chose a guest house with a single bed, a small desk, and a crucifix. The Pope, yes... but never far from the priest. He kissed the feet of Muslim refugees. He washed the hands of AIDS patients. He dared speak the words “Who am I to judge?” He turned doctrine into dialogue. Orthodoxy into empathy. And whether you agreed or not, you knew you were in the presence of someone utterly sincere. His critics said he was too soft, too political. But he simply said, “Mercy is the name of God.” He saw climate change as a moral issue. Inequality as a theological concern. He believed the Church should smell like the sheep—dusty, tired, and real. And then, as all men must, he reached his final days. No procession of marble horses. No velvet banners. Just the legacy of a man who tried, earnestly, to be more than a Pontiff. A bridge, truly. Between tradition and transformation. Between dogma and love. They say he died with a rosary in hand, a smile on his lips, and peace in his heart. And whether saint or sinner, Catholic or not, the world paused—just long enough—to say thank you. Thank you for showing us that greatness isn't about standing above... but kneeling besideBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

De rollen worden omgedraaid deze keer, Marco is podcast-host en Roy de gast. En dat loopt natuurlijk volledig uit de klauw. Het gaat onder meer over de Volkswagen ID.Every1, de teloorgang van ouderwetse knallers als de Ford Focus en Peugeot 508 en wat is Volvo nog zonder stationwagons? Veel luisterplezier!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"When you set out to heal the world, you realize that you yourself have healing to do.” In this Detroit is Different episode, Dr. Demarra West, founder of Rest Like a Queen Retreat & Day Retreats in Detroit, shares her journey of self-discovery, purpose, and community impact. Having moved to Detroit just eight months ago, she reflects on how the city called her to do deep healing work, both personally and for others. As a licensed therapist and holistic healer, Demarra unpacks trauma, resilience, and systemic barriers, discussing how poverty and racism block access to true healing. She and Kari dive into the complex dynamics between Black men and women, the shifting power structures in Detroit, and the need for reciprocity and respect. “Joy, prosperity, peace, and purpose are birthrights,” she declares, emphasizing self-love and community-driven solutions. Of course, no episode is complete without classic Detroit questions—Demarra recalls her first Ford Focus, picks Glorilla and Usher for the Detroit fireworks finale, and says if an alien landed in Detroit, she'd take them straight to the Charles H. Wright Museum for a lesson in Black excellence. Detroit is Different is a podcast hosted by Khary Frazier covering people adding to the culture of an American Classic city. Visit www.detroitisdifferent.com to hear, see and experience more of what makes Detroit different. Follow, like, share, and subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Sticher. Comment, suggest and connect with the podcast by emailing info@detroitisdifferent.com

En este podcast contamos con la colaboración de Airbnb. Te voy a contar algunas experiencias que he tenido disfrutando de sus servicios, que seguro te van dar buenas ideas a la hora de viajar. Me llegó un mensaje de Facebook: Mis compañeros del colegio, de cuando tenía 16 años, iban a hacer una página. Vi algunas fotos y… ¡que horror! ¡Que viejos estaban todas y todos! Bueno, todas y todos no… los había que habían envejecido bien… pues con los coches pasa los mismo… Los coches que han seguido muy radicales siguiendo una moda, envejecen por lo general más. Un ejemplo son los coches norteamericanos de los 50 y 60 con sus prominentes aletas, cuando los aviones y la conquista del espacio estaban de moda… ahora se le ve muy viejos… con encanto, pero muy viejos. Por el otro extremo, hubo una era de coches “cuadrados”, buscando aprovechamiento del espacio e ignorando la aerodinámica, caso por ejemplo de nuestro Seat 124, una autentica caja de zapatos con su encanto, pero muy viejo. Hay marcas continuistas, para mí el mayor ejemplo son las alemanas, sobre todo Audi, Mercedes y VW, que no suelen asumir mucho riesgo en su diseño. Cuando son nuevos nunca son coches “rompedores” pero envejecen bien… Y, por último, los buenos diseños son más duraderos, porque al margen de la moda coches bien proporcionados, sin líneas extremas, pero bellas… envejecen mejor. Una advertencia: Me he centrado, con alguna rara excepción, en coches más o menos accesibles porque entre superdeportivos los hay que son eternos… pero es más fácil… un Ferrari F40 nunca envejecerá, pero con coche digamos que “asequibles” es más difícil. Ya está bien de teoría, vamos con la práctica… esta es mi lista e coches que han envejecido bien. Y además les doy nota: Un 0 es que han envejecido mal, un 10 es que han envejecido muy bien… y en esta lista no hay notas peores que un 8…. 1. Alfa Romeo Brera (2005). Que Giugiaro es un mago, nadie lo duda. Mi nota es un 8,5. 2. Alfa Romeo 156 (1996). El coche que para mí marcó un punto de inflexión en la recuperación de la marca. Mi nota es un 8. 3. Audi TT (1998). El primer TT era en su momento arriesgado, pero triunfó. Mi nota es un 8. 4. BMW E36 (1990). Todo un clásico… que se mantiene muy joven. Mi nota es un 9. 5. BMW Z8 (2000). Un modelo que se sale un poco de la medía, pues en su tiempo era muy caro… y ahora lo es más. Mi nota es un 8. 6. Dodge Viper (1991). Sigue haciendo girar las cabezas a su paso… Mi nota es un 9. 7. Fiat 500 (2007). La prueba de que este coche no ha envejecido es que sigue fabricándose casi con la misme estética. Mi nota es un 9. 8. Ford Focus (1998). Por supuesto me refiero a la primera generación, la de 1998…Mi nota es un 8,5. 9. Honda Civic (1992). El Civic de la “Quinta Generación”, a sus 33 años, está como decía mi madre, ¡hecho un chaval! Mi nota es un 9. 10. Honda S2000 (1999). ¡Ojalá se siguiese fabricando ahora! El coche iba de maravilla y sigue siendo así. Mi nota es un ¡10! 11. Mazda RX7 (1992). Hablamos de la tercera generación, un cocher con una brizna de estilo “manga” muy japones. Mi nota es un 9,5. 12. Mercedes-Benz W124 (1984). Mirad bien este coche…¿de verdad aparenta su edad? ¡Nada menos que 41 años! Mi nota es un… ¡un 10! 12+1. Mini BMW (2000). Un caso similar al del Fiat 500: Un coche que envejece muy bien tratándose de un remake. Mi nota es un 9. 14. Nissan 350 Z (2002). No, este coche no ha envejecido bien… sencillamente, no ha envejecido. Mi nota es un… ¡10! 15. Saab 9000 (1984). Un coche con nada menos que 40 años, de marca desaparecida… y que me parece que no desentona entre el tráfico actual… Mi nota es un 9. Conclusión. Ya sé que me he dejado coches fuera. Os llamará la atención que no estén los Porsche 911 o el VW Golf… pero s que todos son un poco más de lo mismo y me parecían muy evidentes.

Choisir une berline qui allie confort, design et économie de carburant n'est pas toujours simple. Avec des réglementations environnementales de plus en plus strictes, les constructeurs redoublent d'ingéniosité pour proposer des modèles toujours plus sobres et efficients. Et aujourd'hui, les berlines reviennent sur le devant de la scène, offrant une alternative intéressante aux SUV avec une meilleure efficience énergétique et une expérience de conduite plus engageante.Dans cet épisode, nous vous dévoilons notre top 5 des berlines qui consomment le moins. Que vous recherchiez une voiture pour réduire vos coûts de carburant ou que vous soyez curieux des technologies les plus performantes du moment, nous avons sélectionné les modèles qui combinent parfaitement performance et sobriété.Installez-vous, c'est parti pour un nouvel épisode avec Caroom !⏰ Sommaire de l'épisode :00:00 Introduction01:55 BMW Série 3 320d : consommation mixte de 4,8 l/100 km03:55 Ford Focus 1.0 Ecoboost 155 MHEV : consommation mixte de 5,2 l/100 km06:09 Mercedes-Benz Classe C 300 de : consommation mixte : 0,4 l/100 km08:45 Audi A6 40 TDI S-Tronic : consommation mixte de 5,3 l/100 km10:50 Toyota Prius PHEV : consommation mixte de 0,5 l/100 km12:45 : L'essentiel à retenir 

The driver of a red Ford Focus who went airborne and crashed into Kendall elementary school last Saturday night!

The driver of a red Ford Focus who went airborne and crashed into Kendall elementary school last Saturday night!

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2010 Ford Focus, blue exterior, beige interior, 111k miles, runs great, new tires and new brakes, ,300 or best offer. 251-648-7983Article Link

Una vera e propria avventura nel deserto africano quella che quattro amici padovani stanno per affrontare dal 26 Dicembre in poi.Rust2Dakar è un charity rally che si tiene ogni anno e che, ricalcando le orme di una delle più leggendarie strade d'Africa, via Marocco e Mauritania, arriva al Lago Rosa in Senegal attraversando luoghi mitici della Paris-Dakar di Therry Sabine.Quest'anno al via ci sarà un equipaggio completamente veneto che, a bordo di una Ford Focus appositamente attrezzata, cercherà di percorrere gli oltre 2000 km del percorso in una decina di giorni. Marco Santiglia, che ha ideato questa avventura è l'ospite del terzo episodio di Parole Incrociate. 

2010 Ford Focus, blue exterior, beige interior, 111k miles, runs great, new tires and new brakes, ,000 or best offer. 251-648-7983Article Link

The boys voted last week and share their unique experiences on how that went, Prospect finds himself in a bit of car trouble, and the show has been banned on YouTube. All this and more on another exciting episode.Support the showCatch new episodes of the Where to Stick It Podcast every Tuesday and Thursday. If you like the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon where we upload exclusive content each month for only $3 a month.

Ford's styling department in the 1980s and 1990s could be relied upon to produce hit after hit. We liked the third generation Fiesta, we loved the Mondeo and the Ka, and we positively adored the Ford Focus. But in that period there was one car that stuck out like a sore thumb, the 1994 Ford Scorpio. Buy the Secret Fords book here! Use promo code BIGCAR30 for a total of 30% off the final copies: https://www.stevesaxty.com/secretfords

This podcast contains product placement! A Ford Focus getaway inspires Fred to quiz Sarah on any and all Fords. From automobiles, to sci-fi, to fashion, to cartoons – is Sarah revved up to rise to the challenge, or will Fred's clues leave her in the dust?Sarah hosts trivia nights as Paris Quiz Mistress and Fred Eyangoh is a stand-up comedian based in Paris. Music by Mad98 and production by Célia Brondeau. Do you want to support us? Tip jar here : https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ParisQuizMistress

It's been awhile and it's good to be back! Here's a look at Panda Express, a Taco Bell debacle and the trials and tribulations of not staying on top of the noises emanating from a Ford Focus. Cheer mofos!

What happens when you blend the wit of Johnny Carson with the electrifying world of cars? Join us as we welcome the charismatic Jack Nerad, often dubbed the Johnny Carson of car talk, alongside Paige, Marrs' budding broadcaster granddaughter. We'll share some laughs over first cars—like Paige's trusty Nissan Versa Note and Don's daughter's memorable Ford Focus—before Jack gives us the lowdown on the Chevrolet Blazer EV. He even sizes it up against the Cadillac Lyric, making this a must-listen for any car enthusiast who loves good banter with their auto news.But that's just the beginning. We'll navigate the bumpy road of the car industry's shift to electric vehicles, spotlighting major players like Stellantis and General Motors and their transition trials. Prepare to hear about Ford's never-ending recall saga and Toyota's costly engine issues. You'll also learn about Pro-Am Auto Accessories' global expansion and the incredible charitable work of God's Garage. To top it off, we've got the latest from the racing world, including NASCAR and IMSA Drag Racing, and a fascinating jaunt through pivotal moments in automotive history. Don't miss out on this packed episode!Be sure to subscribe for more In Wheel Time Car Talk!The Original Lupe' Tortilla RestaurantsLupe Tortilla in Katy, Texas Gulf Coast Auto ShieldPaint protection, tint, and more!ProAm Auto AccessoriesProAm Auto Accessories: "THE" place to go to find exclusive and hard to find parts and accessories!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.---- ----- Want more In Wheel Time Car Talk any time? In Wheel Time Car Talk is now available on iHeartRadio! Just go to iheartradio.com/InWheelTimeCarTalk where ever you are.----- -----Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast provider for the next episode of In Wheel Time Car Talk and check out our live broadcast every Saturday, 10a - 12noonCT simulcasting on iHeartRadio, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Twitch and InWheelTime.com.In Wheel Time Car Talk podcast can be heard on you mobile device from providers such as:Apple Podcasts, Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio podcast, TuneIn + Alexa, Podcast Addict, Castro, Castbox and more on your mobile device.Follow InWheelTime.com for the latest updates!Twitter: https://twitter.com/InWheelTimeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inwheeltime/https://www.iheart.com/live/in-wheel-time-car-talk-9327/https://www.youtube.com/inwheeltimehttps://www.Facebook.com/InWheelTimeFor more information about In Wheel Time Car Talk, email us at info@inwheeltime.comTags: In Wheel Time, automotive car talk show, car talk, Live car talk show, In Wheel Time Car Talk

The guys discuss what cologne is the most dangerous to wear within 2,640 feet of big cats, how a SWAT Team souvenir is merely a down payment on a new front door, and why it's necessary to cancel your flight when the pilot pulls up in Ford Focus. 

Jack Hibbs, pastor of Calvary Chapel (Chino Hills, CA) and heard weekdays at 9am on "Real Life Radio with Jack Hibbs" on WFIL, joins the show for the first time ever :)! We cover a lot of ground, from his testimony to unlikely start as a pastor, with thoughts on boldness, political responsibility, his book Living In The Daze of Deception, and the greatest prayer he has found to pray for others (and wishes to be prayed for him). Pastor Hibbs is also very excited about the recently-formed Real Life Network (www.reallifenetwork.com) featuring Christian teaching & programming 24/7/365, offered free. On a related note, "Real Life Radio" is WFIL's "Ministry of the Month" for August. Receive a free download titled "Countdown: All Eyes on God's Ultimate Endgame" with an opportunity at other prizes on our home page at www.wfil.com. :) Dr. Sharen Ford (Director, Foster Care & Adoption with Focus on the Family) also checks in to share about Focus' "Suitcase Bundle" program that has provided thousands of children with a 30-inch duffel bag (on wheels). Inside are three special items that serve as practical support & a constant reminder of each child's value to God even as their life circumstances may be in flux. We also talk a bit about the film Sound of Hope: the Story of Possum Trot (based on the book Small Town, Big Miracle published by Focus on the Family in 2007). More information (including how you and your church can be involved) is available at www.waitnomore.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, the guys chat about the leaked pics of the Electric Ferrari, plans for a new Honda Element, and where all the rubber from our tires ends up. Plus, a Tab Check and a V8 powered Ford Focus! More about Show: Follow Nolan on IG and Twitter @nolanjsykes.  Follow Joe on IG and Twitter @joegweber. Follow James on IG and Twitter @jamespumphrey. Follow Donut @donutmedia, and subscribe to our Youtube and Facebook channels!  Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: https://bit.ly/TheBigThreePodcast. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/TheBigThreePodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On June 25th, 2024, Raegan Anderson and Chandler Khubander disappeared from Hinesville, Georgia. The police put out a BOLO for the pair after family members and co-workers became worried. Raegan and Chandler were both 24-year-old firefighters who previously had a relationship that lasted seven years. Join Mike and Morf as they discuss the mysterious disappearance and deaths of Raegan Anderson and Chandler Khubander. On June 30th, 2024, the bodies of both Raegan and Chandler were found inside her Ford Focus in Cosby, Tennessee. They mysteries are still being revealed but the questions are numerous. How and why did the two end up in Tennessee and exactly what caused their deaths? There have been reports that Raegan was suicidal after the breakup and a serious of incidents that rocked her life.  You can help support the show at patreon.com/criminology   An Emash Digital production

Mikey & Jeremy watch S5E8 of Smallville, "Solitude". They discuss Uncle Milty's Kyrptonian Switcheroo, Lex's banana blueberry burn, and Lois's new Ford Focus. 

Today we'll be covering another long requested scumbag, Israel Keyes. This shithead serial killer thought he was special, and sure, he did some things smarter or more creatively than the average "I need to stab to get my rocks off" types. But at the end of the day his need to be a shithead murdering psychopath won out over all his meticulous planning, rules, and "don't shit where you eat" philosophy. Also, worst ad for the Ford Focus ever. Anyway, enjoy!

If you hear something you like, text your friends, if you don't hear something you like, text us here!Are you ready to discover the best cars for teen drivers straight from an expert? Zach Doell from US News and World Report joins us to reveal the top picks in the $20,000 to $30,000 range, including the ultra-reliable Kia Soul and the classy Hyundai Elantra. We also reminisce about our own experiences with first cars, like the trusty 2007 Ford Focus. Zach highlights not just the standard models but also the hybrid variants, ensuring there's a safe, reliable, and eco-friendly option for everyone. Additionally, we evaluate the Hyundai Tucson and Tucson Hybrid, underscoring their value for young drivers.Shifting gears, we embrace the joy of summer and wish all the fantastic dads out there a Happy Father's Day! We can't help but marvel at Dylan Phillips' quirky yet thrilling Guinness World Record for the fastest wheelbarrow, clocking in at 52 miles per hour. From Jeep being crowned America's most patriotic brand to the current market uncertainties and the hurdles electric vehicle owners face, we cover it all with a mix of humor and heartfelt discussion. This episode promises a blend of light-hearted banter, fascinating news, and insightful automotive advice that you won't want to miss!The Original Lupe' Tortilla RestaurantsLupe Tortilla in Katy, Texas Gulf Coast Auto ShieldPaint protection, tint, and more!ProAm Auto AccessoriesProAm Auto Accessories: "THE" place to go to find exclusive and hard to find parts and accessories!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.---- ----- Want more In Wheel Time Car Talk any time? In Wheel Time Car Talk is now available on iHeartRadio! Just go to iheartradio.com/InWheelTimeCarTalk where ever you are.----- -----Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast provider for the next episode of In Wheel Time Car Talk and check out our live broadcast every Saturday, 8a-11aCT simulcasting on iHeartRadio, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Twitch and InWheelTime.com.In Wheel Time Car Talk podcast can be heard on you mobile device from providers such as:Apple Podcasts, Pandora Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio podcast, TuneIn + Alexa, Podcast Addict, Castro, Castbox and more on your mobile device.Follow InWheelTime.com for the latest updates!Twitter: https://twitter.com/InWheelTimeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inwheeltime/https://www.iheart.com/live/in-wheel-time-car-talk-9327/https://www.youtube.com/inwheeltimehttps://www.Facebook.com/InWheelTimeFor more information about In Wheel Time Car Talk, email us at info@inwheeltime.comTags: In Wheel Time, automotive car talk show, car talk, Live car talk show, In Wheel Time Car Talk

If you wanted to have the latest cutting-edge technology in your car in 2007 you wouldn't buy a BMW 7 series or a Mercedes S-Class. You'd own a 2008 Ford Focus with SYNC. It was the crowning achievement of Microsoft's Automotive team; a device that plays music from media players and supports hands-free phone calls. It was revolutionary at the time and was included in over 1 million vehicles. But it almost never happened. It was the last roll of the dice from a team that had spent years in the wilderness trying to break into the car market.

Jon Summers is the Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. On his show he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, motoring travel. Judas Priest - Running Wild (intro) Furious Driving, A Mustang in the desert and Auxito, our first show sponsor Our Auxito Discount link 15% off with code MOTORINGHISTORIAN Running Wild - Free Wind Rider (intro) Owatrol - not sponsored, but improve old headlights without needing polishing tomfoolery, as recommended by Chops Garage Xan Clan - Go, Go, Go Nismo 400 launch party at Z Car Garage Group C and IMSA of the eighties; an awesome spectacle Judas Priest - Running Wild (break/2nd verse) Gerald Laing Running Wild Freewind Rider (chorus) The why of our Company Car Episode A potted history of the British company car, and its unusual foibles Sunroofs. Rooves. The Rise of the Car Allowance J's first company car, a white Ford Mondeo The Importance of the 2.0 Ghia vs the 1.6 L The Ford Granada 2.8i Ghia X M”s red ‘97 Renault Laguna RN(?). Base. M's silver ‘00 Ford Focus 2.0 Ghia, a eulogy to Richard Parry-Jones The nineties/noughties requirement to meet customers face to face meaning 50,000+ miles per year (!!!) Cars with low horse power, but low weight too  Company car policies and bending the rules; M's Seat Leon Cupra R Hooligan behaviour on the way to Le Mans (neither M or J driving)  Living in the car; the value of the face to face meeting, especially if the deal doesn't go your way, because at least they used to tell you why you lost. J's “Annus Horribilis”, in 2000.  J's Vauxhall Vectra S202BVT, understeery as hell J's Ford Soapbox. Are you listening Ian “Hubnut” Seabrook? J's 2000 Subaru Impreza Turbo, which he never drove (go me) J destroys M and J's shared Sierra Sapphire 2.0 Ghia crashing into a ditch M's ‘07 Nissan 350Z and ‘09 Honda CBR600RR M's Nissan 350Z and 370Z J's Stinky Subaru After the power metal special, today's Running Wild special An early and very effective traffic avoidance technology A wrecked Citroen Saxo VTS The Uffington White Horse and a rolled car Not Sierra but Slayer, on the bootlid of E773NKV M's Sierra 2.0 L A Red J-plate Subaru Legacy wagon; Gary Lineker, beloved British soccer player, calls J a Motherfu**er.  J's misses the Green Vectra SRi sedan, dark green V-plate.  Vauxhall speke: SRi vs GSi J mourns J191RBH, a grey Mk2 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi Slow cars fast vs Fast cars slow J has Toyo Proxes on his Fiesta ST. Now it sounds like a Stuka. But the grip is unholy. M's Fiesta ST now has a Mounttune catback exhaust J's business idea flipping French hot hatches becoming US-legal thanks to the expiry of the 25 year rule Renault Safrane Biturbo / Monaco Peugeot 309 GTi, 106 Rallye, 306GTi-6, 306 Rallye RIP Marcello Gandini, the designer of the Renault 5 Turbo 2 and Cizetta V-16. Among many others. The Bertone Pirana J on the dodgyness of Car Consignment; the car the money and the title - at no point should one person have all three Will J's ‘77 Lincoln sell ? Or more accurately, will it be picked up? The rise and rise of the Porsche Carrera GT, compared to the Ferrari Enzo and Mercedes-McLaren SLR M's eulogy to the Carrara GT; peak analogue? Running Wild - Riding The Storm Sportsbikes were bikes when M and J learned to ride. J hadn't realized sportsbikes were a flash in the pan! M is tired out by naked bikes and wants some wind protection; J appreciates the artificial speedlimit BMW S1000R and S1000RR; M's ‘09 Honda CBR600RR is better than him, and might remain that way J cannot speak highly enough of Gran Turismo as a virtual preservation and introduction to the world of cars, driving, and motoring culture as a whole, while retaining a Japanese flavour J's white Sierra Cosworth RS. In Gran Turismo J and M do not like mudflaps Renault Laguna BTCC car M's digression on difficult computer games    Quickfire Favourite company car; M's handbrake turns J's black Mondeo, limping up to Worcester using zipties in place of an alternator belt Car guy reading 101: J: Enzo Ferrari - My Terrible Joys; M: Matt Oxley, a very clever motorcycle writer Running Wild - Wild Animal (Outro)

In the latest episode of Wise_N_Nerdy podcast, hosts Charles and Joe dive deep into the realms of fatherhood and fandom, exploring a myriad of topics with their signature wit and wisdom. Kicking off with their standard question of the week, the duo presents a tantalizing dilemma: "If you could choose one, which would you choose?" Options range from a house with nightly self-cleaning abilities to uninterrupted bliss of 8 hours of sleep, an endless supply of a favored meal, or the dream of kids obeying instructions without repetition. As Charles and Joe weigh the merits of each choice, listeners are treated to a lively exchange of perspectives. Ultimately, Joe opts for the convenience of a self-cleaning home while Charles champions the sanctity of a restful night's sleep. With a roll of the dice, the banter takes a whimsical turn, delving into a hilarious tangent featuring a bad dad joke about ADHD and a Ford Focus. The randomness of the dice then guides the conversation into the thought-provoking "What do you think about...?" segment, where camping and solar energy take center stage. Transitioning seamlessly into "What are you Nerding out about?" the hosts share their latest obsessions, from Joe's excitement over the newly released Wonka film to Charles' passion for influencing others positively. The podcast journey continues with the enlightening "How do I...?" segment, where Charles and Joe offer insights into unwinding and recharging, drawing from their own experiences. Wrapping up on a cozy note, the duo indulges in the "Daddy tell me a story" segment, reminiscing about essential travel items, with box fans earning a notable mention. In the end, listeners are left with a sense of camaraderie and insight, reminded once again of the podcast's ethos: "Find your FAMdom." Wise_N_Nerdy: Where Fatherhood Meets Fandom. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wise-n-nerdy/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wise-n-nerdy/support

We asked our LG community for their worst online dating stories, and they did not disappoint. From accidental double dates to sex in a Ford Focus to a man who loves yogurt- laugh and cry with us through this hilarious dating extravaganza. LadyGang is brought to you by Huggies! Get your baby's butt into Huggies best fitting diaper! Huggies Little Movers. We got you, baby!

Este no es un podcast habitual con simple un listado de 10 coches interesantes para comprar un usado. Incluimos esos 10 coches, ordenados por precios. Pero vamos más allá: Te hacemos “números” para que compruebes por qué puede interesar comprar un coche usado más que uno nuevo. Y te contamos “Las 4 reglas de Máximo”. Los coches han subido mucho de precio, tanto los nuevos como los usados. Pero sigue siendo interesante plantearse la compra de un coche usado, con pocos años y pocos kilómetros, en vez de uno nuevo. El objetivo puede ser gastar menos o tener un mejor coche por menos dinero. Según un buen amigo mío, gran experto en el mundo del automóvil, estrenar coche era una verdadera tontería… un capricho a un precio muy alto. Puede que tenga razón. Para explicar porque puede interesar más un coche usado que uno nuevo os voy a explicar las “4 reglas de Máximo”. Poned atención que luego pregunto. Son estas: Devaluación, duración, utilización y selección. Hablamos de DEVALUACIÓN. Según diversos estudios, si sales de concesionario con tu coche nuevo y a la puerta lo vendes, con minutos de vida y cientos de metros recorridos, perderás al menos un 10 por ciento de su valor. El segundo año puede llegar a perder el 25 por ciento de su valor, hasta el 35 el tercero y hasta el 45 por ciento el cuarto… Y ahí, como vemos, se estabiliza el precio. Conclusión: Si es un coche bien cuidado y mantenido, interesa comprar coches usados especialmente a partir de los 4/5 años. Segunda regla, la DURACIÓN. Lo normal, salvo motores problemáticos, es que los coches duren… todo lo necesario y más. ¿Cuántos casos conoces de usuarios que hayan tenido que hacer el motor o una reparación muy cara por que el coche tenga muchos kilómetros? Cualquier coche hoy día te hace 300.000 o 400.000 km sin pestañear si lo cuidas mínimamente. Por eso, en los años 70, comprar un coche con 100.000 km te presuponía que en poco tiempo tendrías que gastar mucho dinero. Te hago cuentas, que de eso va este vídeo: Si comprar un coche con 200.000 km, lo lógico es que dure hasta los 500.000 km y haces 20.000 al año pues: 300.000 entre 20.000 son 15 años… no está mal. Hablemos de la tercera regla, la UTILIZACIÓN. Siempre digo que los kilómetros no son una buena medida de la vida de un coche, sino el tipo de uso y el mantenimiento. El Arias-Paz, como sabéis para mí la “Biblia” del automóvil habla del coche “de médico” como coche del que hay que huir. Y del taxi de pueblo como ejemplo de buena vida par un coche. Os lo explico en el vídeo. Pero al comprar un coche pregunta por el uso que ha recibido y pide una prueba fehaciente de su buen mantenimiento. Y eso nos lleva a la cuarta regla: SELECCIÓN. Siempre lo digo, cuando compras un usado no compras modelos, sino una unidad. No te empeñes en un determinado color, equipamiento, motorización, incluso se flexible si buscabas un modelo y encuentra otro parecido, pero muy bien cuidado y a buen precio. Se inteligente. Todo lo que hemos contado hasta aquí vale, vivas donde vivas y compres el coche que compres. A partir de aquí comienza la lista, como siempre, con modelos y precios españoles, por lo que pido disculpas a los de otros países. Lo he organizado por precio. Primero coches por menos de 10.000 € Dacia Sandero Stepway. Kia Picanto 1.0 Dpi. Ahora vamos a ver coche por menos de 15.000 € Fiat 500 1.0 Hybrid. Ford Focus 1.5 Ecoblue. Subimos un escalón y vamos a ver coches por menos de 20.000 € Nissan Qashqai DIGT 140 CV. Renault Talisman. Subimos otro peldaño para buscar coches más equipados, más modernos y por menos de 30.000 € Skoda Octavia 1.4 TSFI DSg. Mitsubishi ASX MHEV. Y ahora no subimos un escalón… bueno, primero subimos uno, y luego dos o tres. Vamos a hablar de coches de más de 30.000 € BMW 218i Grand Coupé. Porsche 718 Cayman. Conclusión. Más que conclusión es un consejo: Antes de comprar, ten claro que necesitas, que uso vas a dar a tu coche, cuanto esperas tenerlo, cuál es tu presupuesto y… haz números. A lo mejor acabas comprando un usado. Coche del día. He elegido el Suzuki Vitara, el protagonista de el evento de Suzuki “LitrosxKilos” una acción solidaria de Suzuki a la que no pude ir… y mandamos a nuestro enviado especial, Juan Ochoa, experto ciclista, responsable de la tienda Bicimania y garajista desde el principio… ¡A ver que nos cuenta!

Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel are joined by Dr Ulrich Eichhorn, a contributor to The Intercooler's digital car magazine and a heavy-hitter in automotive engineering circles. Dr Eichhorn was instrumental in the development of the game-changing Ford Focus, after which he was poached by Dr Ferdinand Piëch at the Volkswagen Group. There he led the development of a W12-powered supercar that inspired the Bugatti Veyron before joining Bentley to become its chief engineer. During a long stint in Crewe he oversaw the development of a number of new models that underpinned Bentley's astonishing transformation. Later he became the most senior engineer in the entire Volkswagen Group.This is the fascinating story of one of the most decorated careers in modern automotive engineering, told by the man himself.The best writers, the finest stories and no ads, all on The Intercooler's beautiful online car magazine. Visit www.the-intercooler.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Las ventas de coches usados siguen creciendo. ¿El motivo? Hay muchos, pero voy a destacar tres: El primero, sin duda, el precio. Segundo, la incertidumbre sobre lo que va a pasar en el futuro, especialmente con la normativa. Tercero, poder aspirar a tener un coche mejor, más grande o más Premium. Estos son los 10 coches usados más buscados. Antes de comenzar, os recuerdo que en este vídeo tenemos nuestro habitual “Consultorio Clásico” mensual, con Jaime Sánchez de “Seat en Rodaje”. En un estudio reciente se comentaba como el Seat Ibiza térmico había subido más de un 5 por ciento anual. Pero es que se estima que la subida media de los coches se acerca al 50 por ciento. Y este argumento del precio, como decía, enlaza con el siguiente: La incertidumbre. Comprar un coche eléctrico es caro, pero ofrece ventajas, y surge la duda, ¿se mantendrán esas ventajas en el futuro? Y este argumento enlaza finalmente con el tercero: ¿Y si en vez de un carísimo coche eléctrico o hibrido de gama media me compra un coche Premium con unos añitos? Una buena opción. Y la prueba de ello es que entre los coches usados más deseados la mayoría son Premium… o lo que algunos llamas semi-Premium, caso del VW Golf. Y es que realmente es una opción, comprar coches en buen estado y con unos añitos encima, pero buenos coches bien mantenidos y con mucha vida por delante… te van a dar más por tu dinero. Además, hay un cuarto aspecto a considerar: A lo mejor un coche “convencional” de entre 5 y 10 años tiene más vida útil que un eléctrico nuevo… 1. Audi A3. Tercera Generación (2012) En el entorno de 10.000 € puedes encontrar muchas versiones de este A3, muchos de ellos con poco más de 100.000 km, es decir, con mucha vida por delante. 2. Audi Q5. Primera Generación (2008) Hablemos de precios: Los 2.0 litros y-o TDi, según versión, año y kilómetros, los hay desde no mucho más de 10.000 € hasta menos de 20.000 €. 3. BMW Serie 3. Cuarta Generación (1997) Marca Premium, coches codiciados y bien hechos… todo esto parece sinónimo de caros. ¡Pues te equivocas! Los puedes encontrará por debajo de 10.000 € e incluso, si te conformas con un 318 claramente por debajo de los 5.000 €. Para mí, muy recomendable el poderoso 3 litros TD de 204 CV y para mí, más aún el 325 de gasolina y 192 CV. 4. BMW Serie 5. Cuarta Generación (1995) Casi todo lo dicho del Serie 3 se puede decir del Serie 5, solo que es más grande y más coche. Hay oportunidades con modelos de la Quinta Generación, la E60 de 2003, y siguen siendo muy cotizados los E34 fabricado entre 1988 y 1996, precioso. 5. Ford Focus. Cuarta Generación. (2018). Quería meter un coche moderno y es que por 10.000 € te puedes comprar un Ford Focus con 3 o 4 años con motor 1.5 Ecoblue de 120 CV y muy bien equipados. Una buena opción. 6. Mercedes Benz Clase A. Tercera Generación (2012) Puedes encontrar Mercedes Clase A de generaciones anteriores a precios de risa… y están bien hechos. Pero a mí no me gustan, el Clase A me comienza a gustar con la más tradicional tercera Generación a partir de 2012. Son coches de muy buena calidad y que ya se encuentran en sus versiones razonables a precio interesantes, cercanos a los 10.000 €. 7. Mercedes Benz Clase E. Segunda Generación (1995) Tengo un amigo que a uno de estos coches le ha hecho… ¡más de 500.000 km! Mis favoritos son el más sencillo de todos, el 200, un 2 litros gasolina de 136 CV, o el 230 un 2,3 litros gasolina de 150 CV. Suficientes, durísimos y baratos. ¡Y los encuentras por menos de 5.000 €! Hay versiones Diesel para aburrir, casi todas con turbo… en coches de esta edad, prefiero un gasolina atmosférico. 8. Seat León MKI (1999) ¡Por fin se le ha hecho justicia a este modelo! No me voy a enrollar mucho pues recientemente hemos hecho un vídeo monográfico sobre este coche titulado “Seat León MKI, ¿el mejor Seat?” ¿Te parece exagerado? Echa un ojo al vídeo. Son coches que se han revalorizado mucho, pero que aún encuentras por debajo de 10.000 € y a veces, cerca de los 5.000 € según la versión. 9. Toyota RAV4. Tercera Generación (2006) He visto uno en concreto, un 2.0 de 152 CV, acabado Executive, con 90.000 km, todas las revisiones en concesionario y por 10.000 €… incluso he llamado y he hecho números… a lo mejor os doy una sorpresa 10. VW Golf. Quita Generación (2003) El rey del mercado de segunda mano, si vendes uno, un cheque al portador. La Primera Generación ha subido de forma desorbitada, si es GTi ni te cuento, lo está haciendo la Segunda y también la los MK3 y MKIV. Como coche para usar, creo que la Quinta, que va del 2003 al 2008, es la mejor, incluso la Sexta. Son coches que vas a encontrar, según motorización, versión y kilómetros, entre algo menos de 5.000 € y algo más de 10.000 €. Siempre que no sean GTi.

Israel Keyes is the most terrifying serial killer you've probably never heard of - Serial Killer Documentary Israel Keyes is all of your worst fears personified into one of the most terrifying serial killers of the 21st century. February 1, 2012, began like any other day at work for 18-year-old Samantha Koenig, but it ended in unspeakable tragedy. Finishing up her shift at the Common Grounds coffee stand in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, the young barista was approached by a man wearing a ski mask who ordered coffee – a man who would later be named as Israel Keyes. After Samantha handed him the order, Keyes pulled out a gun and demanded money, and the terrified teen quickly complied. Forcing himself inside the stand, Keyes tied the young woman's hands together with zip ties before forcing her into his white Ford Focus, where she tried – and failed – to escape the abductor, who held a gun to her head and said he would kill her if she tried again. Driving around town with Samantha still bound in the vehicle, Keyes explained to the terrified teen that this was simply a kidnapping for ransom and that if she cooperated, she'd be returned to her family unharmed. Keyes kept Samantha alive for several hours and even drove back to her coffee stand to retrieve her mobile phone. He then used it to send a fake text message to her boyfriend, who was due to pick her up after her shift. The text read: “Hey, I'm spending a couple of days with friends, let me dad know.” Keyes took Samantha to his property, where he tied her up in a shed. He turned his radio up so no one could hear her screams and pleas for help. After demanding Samantha's address, Keyes made his way to retrieve her ATM card from her boyfriend's truck. In a gut-wrenching twist, while stealing the debit card, Keyes was confronted by Samantha's boyfriend – who was already on edge after discovering Koenig was not at work when he arrived to pick her up as well as having received the strange text message from her phone earlier, which had, in fact, been sent by Keyes. Thinking he was a random burglar attempting to break into his car, Samantha's boyfriend ran inside to get help, while Keyes fled. Returning to his property, Keyes poured himself a glass of wine as he returned to his shed and raped a sobbing Samantha. He then strangled her to death. Keyes returned inside, packed for a pre-planned cruise in New Orleans, woke his daughter for school, and left for the airport. Returning to Anchorage on February 17, 2012, Keyes began preparing a ransom note, but first, he decided to remove Samantha's body from the cupboard. He applied makeup to Samantha's face – frozen and lifeless – before unsettlingly sewing her eyes open with fishing line to give her the appearance of being alive. He then took a Polaroid of her “holding” up that day's newspaper.

I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to meet so many interesting people who come from such a large and diverse background. Today we get to spend time with Elizabeth Louis. For much of her adult life, Elizabeth worked in the television and entertainment industry. What she didn't realize until later was that her talents really came from coaching people. She did it as a child, and finally in 2016 she began to do it as a career by leaving all the politics and entertainment infighting behind. Elizabeth and I have a wide-ranging conversation talking about everything from pessimism to optimism, why we all behave as we do and we talk about things like Trust and Teamwork. I think you will find Elizabeth's comments and observations to be quite poignant and relevant to life today. About the Guest: Elizabeth Louis is an executive performance coach who guides high performers, STEM executives, top athletes, and driven entrepreneurs who want to increase their impact, influence, and income. Her work lies at the intersection of neuroscience and the psychology of high performance: She is a trained therapist with graduate degrees in Positive Psychology and education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and a decade of experience coaching top executives. Through her 1:1 coaching for hundreds of clients, she creates personalized programs to help leaders eliminate the limiting mindsets holding them back — and upgrade their identities by leveraging the power of neuroplasticity, new thought patterns, effective communication, and influential leadership by creating psychological safety for teams. For Elizabeth, the ultimate goal is both the tangible and the intangible. Her evidence-based approaches lead to business results backed by data, and the permanent changes are priceless: a champion mindset that creates meaning in your life and in the lives of others. Ways to connect with Alexandra: Website: ElizabethLouis.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethLouisCoaching Instagram: instagram.com/elizabethlouiscoaching Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ElizabethLouis Linkedin personal profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louiselizabeth/ Call to action: What thinking trap is limiting your performance? elizabethlouis.com/thinkingtrapquiz About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Transcription Notes Michael Hingson ** 00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i  capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Well, Hi, and welcome to an episode of unstoppable mindset. Today, we get to introduce to you and get to chat with an executive coach. She says she's an executive performance coach, and she deals with a lot of people from athletes to high performers in a variety of environments. And I'm gonna really be interested to hear about all that. But that comes later. Now we got to start by saying hi to Elizabeth, and we really appreciate you being here. And welcome to unstoppable mindset.   Elizabeth Louis ** 01:53 Thank you so much, Michael. I am so excited to be here.   Michael Hingson ** 01:56 Well, we're we're glad you're here. Now. Where are you located?   Elizabeth Louis ** 02:00 I'm in Virginia.   Michael Hingson ** 02:04 So is it hot?   Elizabeth Louis ** 02:06 Oh, gosh, yes. It's like a light switch flipped and all of a sudden the humidity came. But it was it was a we didn't get that humidity until later. Which you know, you gotta take the winds. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 02:16 Well, for people who want to know, this is the summertime for all of us when we're recording this. And right now, here. It's 97 degrees in Southern California on the high desert. And it's about 11:34am. So we're gonna get to 100. Today once again, but we don't have the humidity that you do.   Elizabeth Louis ** 02:37 Know. And but you're actually hotter than we are right now. Because it's only 90 degrees here. But   Elizabeth Louis ** 02:44 the humidity only 45%. humid. Wow. For outside, though, so maybe you guys have it worse right now.   Michael Hingson ** 02:56 I don't I don't I've got an air conditioner. So I'm fine. Yes, we'll live with that. Well, I'm really glad you're here. Looking forward to learning all about being an executive performer, coach and all that. But why don't we start with the early Elizabeth, you growing up? And tell us about you? And what where you came from why you do what you do? Or anything else that you want to say?   Elizabeth Louis ** 03:21 Oh, yeah, so I got into this by accident. Actually, I have about I don't know, 10 or 15 years and Television and Film Producing. I know right big twist or big shift to psychology. But long story short, I had a rough childhood, like a lot of people out there. And I was mentally tortured, and I wanted to be mentally free. And I ended up being diagnosed with complex PTSD when I was 26. And there was not a single therapist that I ran into that could help me get transformation. They just wanted me to cope. And I didn't believe in coping, I believe mental freedom was possible. And so long story short, I got my first master's in positive psychology with a subspecialty in coaching psychology to see if I could fix myself and that's where I fell in love with neuroscience and neurobiology and neuro psychology especially. And I ended up getting mental freedom and then I just was good at it. The rest became history   Michael Hingson ** 04:19 without kind of going into a lot of detail when you say mentally tortured. What does that mean? Yeah,   Elizabeth Louis ** 04:23 that's a great question. I so my childhood was rough. My brother tried killing me my whole childhood. I didn't know that was like, not normal until a few years ago to be completely honest. And so I just I was very hyper vigilant. I was very stressed. I was very just always on edge ready to freak out or feel like I was being attacked and I just felt so stressed and anxious all the time. And I just wanted healing from it. I also had a handful of experiences of where I was sexually abused by professionals in the medical world. And I just wanting healing and peace to come into my soul in my mind, if that makes sense. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 05:04 I understand. Well, that's really kind of sad. Did he ever get over doing that or wanting to do that?   Elizabeth Louis ** 05:10 Yes, he did. Thankfully, thank the Lord, right. He's actually not that type of person anymore. And he and I are working on our relationship. So I forgive him. I'm actually grateful because it's helped me become such a strong and mentally tough person, which has helped me excel in my career.   Michael Hingson ** 05:28 Yeah. And you've you, you've, well, you sound normal, whatever that means. Right? I had to say that. For a psychologist. I had to say that. Weird   Elizabeth Louis ** 05:39 though normal is boring.   Michael Hingson ** 05:43 Well, you sound like you have your head on straight then. Yes, I did it. And we could do we could do that. So did you grow up in Virginia, where you are now? Or where are you from? Originally?   Elizabeth Louis ** 05:54 I did grew up in Virginia. And then I moved to Atlanta, and then Africa, and then back to Virginia. That's kind of Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 06:02 what took you to Africa? Well,   Elizabeth Louis ** 06:04 um, my background is in television producing. And so I had the privilege of doing a wildlife documentary, documentary internship. And so I lived on a game reserve for about 40 days, and it was absolutely incredible.   Michael Hingson ** 06:20 Did you have any up close and personal conversation with lions?   Elizabeth Louis ** 06:23 Oh, my God. It's funny. You say that, because I actually almost got attacked by a lion. It's kind of a funny story. I was, I think 2425 And I was on top of the Land Rover filming the lions. And there were cubs and cubs can be very curious. Yeah. And the cub was about to jump on the hood of the Land Rover, and I'm on the roof of the Land Rover. And all of a sudden in the background, you see mommy just booking it. And so we don't worry about the cub. We worry about mama, mama lion. And at that moment, the Ranger screamed at me Liz freeze. And the funny part is I got the worst charley horse in my hip. And that moment, and I was like, great. 24 I'm gonna die. Luckily, the we use you carry pepper spray with you when you're, and we wafted it towards them. And so that caused them to shift but had I lived? It would have been really cool to be like, Look, my lion scar. Just totally Trump's your SharkBite.   Michael Hingson ** 07:20 Yeah. Well, but still who wants to deal with the pain if you don't have to?   Elizabeth Louis ** 07:27 Exactly, especially in a second world? Country?   Michael Hingson ** 07:31 And what was the lion Mata you was the cub who was curious, but that's the way lions are.   Elizabeth Louis ** 07:36 Mama lions are very protective male lions don't do a lot that look look scary.   Michael Hingson ** 07:41 Yeah, they're not. It's fair. So what other kinds of things did you do while doing television producing and so on?   Elizabeth Louis ** 07:50 Well, I did on a range of things. I mean, I've worked with Turner entertainment B et. I did a lot of freelance stuff, working on small independent projects. I have done stuff in front of the camera behind the camera. I really liked line producing at the time, but then it just got very political and I don't know I think television shows today are more dark than they've ever been. And I'm okay to not be in it anymore.   Michael Hingson ** 08:19 Yeah, it gets a little bit tiring to be involved in dark i I must admit, I like a lot of the older television shows even the the the ones that are more serious than the drag that's in Perry Mason's and other things of the world. But I like mash and Happy Days and other things like that. And the Twilight Zone, they're just not as dark at all is a lot of what we see today. I would   Elizabeth Louis ** 08:43 agree. And the older stuff actually has a plot nowadays, it's just action. And I'm like, this made no sense. And this is so unrealistic.   Michael Hingson ** 08:53 The the exceptions that you can make an excuse for things like we just went to see Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny. Oh, and there are inconsistencies like in one scene. One of the good guys ends up underwater and gets out of some handcuffs, his flashlight dies. But the next day, he's got a flashlight again, and you're going where did that come from? But that's what makes that kind of movie fun. It's just an action fun film. Not dark at all. In a lot of senses. It's just good entertainment. It was a lot of fun. Awesome.   Elizabeth Louis ** 09:29 Yeah, it's nice to hear that. That stuff is coming back out. Because for a while there, it was just like oh my,   Michael Hingson ** 09:37 my niece and I went to see it. And I kept saying to her during and then after the movie, I kept saying, gee, I wish they have a little action in this movie. I mean, there was a chase scene every 10th of a second. It was great. It was fun. But but you know, we need some of that to get away from a lot of things. And it seems to me that all All too often people take life so seriously. And they worry about all sorts of things over which they don't have any influence or control, but they still worry about them anyway. Right? So true. So how did you and when did you get into coaching?   Elizabeth Louis ** 10:15 Um, it was a fluke, to be honest. So I went to graduate school to get my degree in positive psychology with a subspecialty and coaching psychology. And before I even graduated, I was naturally gifted at it, I guess you could say, and my professors started giving me their overflow of clientele. And I started pretty early on professionally at least, I will say, I realized I started doing this when I was eight years old, not knowing I was doing it because I was the therapist of the family. I kind of my because my dad died when I was seven. So my mom was stuck to raise with this rebellious child herself. And so a lot of times she would confide in me and students at school would confide in me, but professionally, it was in 2016 2015, when my professors were giving me their overflow. And it turned out I was just really good at getting people transformation quickly. And at that neurological level, which allows for permanency because that's high performers want everything done, like you know, three years ago. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 11:18 Yeah. And get it done. Now, instant gratification, which doesn't always work either. No,   Elizabeth Louis ** 11:24 it doesn't. And at the end of the day, rarely it does. But there's things you can do to suffocate neurons and develop neurons.   Michael Hingson ** 11:34 Things like,   Elizabeth Louis ** 11:36 well, it kind of depends on the situation. Like, for instance, if you struggle with PTSD, there is a technique that you can do, it's a visualization technique, which is, every time you have that, that that that hurtful memory, I guess we could say reappear in your mind's eye, if you ahead of time are really familiar with that area, you constantly take a step back in your mind's eye, and the less you feed it, the more that neurons will suffocate in a different situation. Like let's say you're trying to create new synaptic nerve connections. This is where neuroplasticity at its finest works. And so you want to change your language, you want to change the way you talk about things, you want to really upgrade your identity. And then it's walking and crew and thinking in that identity. It's a lot like dress for the job you want. But it's thinking, speaking and seeing that mentality. For instance, I at one point, had some health issues. And I didn't want to have the health issues. And I went through this program that helps retrain your brain. And this is when I was got really obsessed with neuroscience. And one of the big fundamentals in getting out of sickness, if you will, is not talking about it, because the more you talk about it, the more you actually strengthen that normalcy. And we have proven in neuroscience that 98 to 75% of all mental and physical illnesses are due to your thoughts and your thinking, which means two to 25% is due to your genetics and environment. So there's a lot to say about the power of the mind and how it operates.   Michael Hingson ** 13:06 Yeah, the mind is a very powerful and complex thing. Although I also think that if we would stop and think more about what we do, in our mind, we could probably learn a whole lot more about ourselves than we tend to do. Oh   Elizabeth Louis ** 13:23 my gosh, Michael, I love you. Yes. And you know, really what you're saying there is people with a prefrontal cortex are amazing. But most people are living in their limbic system. It's it's like when you call in for so many are like, Can you Can I speak to someone with a brain and not just the automated answers you've been told to give me. But you know, we are, you know, the brain develops back to front. And so unfortunately, not a lot of people are taught how to think anymore.   Michael Hingson ** 13:49 No, and and I'm sure there was a lot of that that has always gone on. But certainly nowadays, I think that people are much less, not really encouraged to think we're not encouraged to be curious, which is so disappointing. It   Elizabeth Louis ** 14:05 really is. I think curiosity is really a skill that can empower you to do so much.   Michael Hingson ** 14:14 Well, it certainly can. And one of my favorite books is a book by Richard Fineman, the physicist is entitled surely you're joking Mr. Fineman adventures of a curious fellow in the first chapter. He talks about being curious, he said his father always encouraged him to be curious, like they were out in a park or something and there was a bird flying and his father said, why is that bird flying? You know, and just really encouraged and of course for a good physicist, a theoretical physicists but not just physicists, I think for anyone. Yeah, Curiosity is such an important thing. why things are as they are, how, how can they possibly be better or or what, what do I need to do from for me and for the world that will make it better. And being curious about stuff is just something we so strongly discourage. I remember once being in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. And typically, art museums don't really do a lot for me, because everything's behind glass. But my wife and I were there and there was a statue up on a pedestal. And she said, it's a really tall pedestal, and I reached up and I could touch the top of the pedestal and the toe of this woman's foot. And this guard shoots over don't touch that you can't touch that. Well, the reality is that, how am I going to know anything about it, and he had no sympathy or understanding, when in reality, there should be no reason why at least, people who can't see sculptures and other things ought not to be able to feel them. They can create procedures in museums and so on to allow for that. But they don't, because they operate under different principles like arts made to be seen. Well, it's not just me to be seen sports fans. Exactly. Well said, you know, and we really don't tend to encourage curiosity, my father and my mother did. My dad, especially I think, because my mom didn't think about as much she, I won't say, took me for granted in a negative way. Not at all. Both of them didn't care that I happened to be growing up blind. The doctors told them early on that I should be put away in a home for handicapped children, because no blind child could ever go up to mount anything. And my parents said nuts to that. And so they that never was an issue. They didn't deal with me in a in a negative way. I can't say that they didn't deal with me in a different way. Because there are things that you're going to do differently. I learned braille instead of reading print. Right. But my dad especially encouraged curiosity. And I thought that was great. Yeah,   Elizabeth Louis ** 17:00 I think that's great, too. I'm someone that was naturally curious, like I'm most Social Learner, which means you deserve to learn at the end of the day, in your physicists example is perfect. Because as a as a psychologist, I'm constantly asking those questions, right? Especially when it comes to language. Like, why is that person using that word out of all the words that they could use? Or what does that word mean? Or what would it look like? Like this? Like, I can get to a point where it's like, I don't know if you ever saw Toy Story five, but I feel like I'm 40 sometimes where I'm just like, Oh, me, I could go into such a bunny trails.   Michael Hingson ** 17:38 Yeah. And there's nothing wrong with that. Shouldn't be, but unfortunately, all too often. We seem to think that it isn't the right thing to do. Well, it's exactly the right thing to do. Well, if I were an alien up in space, looking down at Earth, I wouldn't want to come here, given the way people behave. If they're at all peaceful, they would, would really encourage curiosity. But you know,   Elizabeth Louis ** 18:00 that's Yeah, well, you know, Curiosity is huge and empathy, too. It's really hard to be empathetic if you can't be curious. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 18:11 Yeah, it's, it's important to be able to do that. Yes,   Elizabeth Louis ** 18:14 I mean, so important. And unfortunately, America has become more self absorbed and more AI centric. And that is a big downfall and curiosity because it just makes you consumed with yourself and not your community.   Michael Hingson ** 18:26 What do you think it's that way? Why is that happening?   Elizabeth Louis ** 18:30 Great question. Hi. I mean, I think a big part is social media. When I lived in South Africa, I will say I really saw the influence of Hollywood at a very different angle. And so I think we are just, I mean, we'll also Anglo Saxons. I mean, if you if you trace it back to all the way to when we came when the English came here, that was one of the reasons why they wanted to come here was that independence and Anglo Saxons have always preached it's Ay ay ay and not really a oui oui, oui, now it's shifted drastically, I'd argue from when they first came. It's gotten greater than the I'm mentality.   Michael Hingson ** 19:08 Yeah, we have forgotten what teamwork is really all about so much.   Elizabeth Louis ** 19:13 Yeah. And you really see that in corporations.   Michael Hingson ** 19:17 I've heard of corporations, large corporations without mentioning any names where, at the end of the day, when a team does something great, who gets rewarded, who gets recognized the team leader, not necessarily the whole team, which is so unfortunate because the team leader is usually made to look good by the rest of the people on the team. And the reality is it should be a team effort.   Elizabeth Louis ** 19:40 Agreed. I totally agree. And I think this is also why so many corporations are struggling to keep competent individuals. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 19:50 They forget what team is all about. I mean, there's so much truth to the idea that there is no I in team. It   Elizabeth Louis ** 19:57 really is. It really is. I mean, Who knows what the next 30 years will bring?   Michael Hingson ** 20:04 Well, the other side of it is that I tend to be pretty optimistic and believe that in the long run, things will work themselves out. And I don't know what it is necessarily going to take to make that happen. But I've got to believe that we can, we can learn and we can grow, and we can get better. Absolutely.   Elizabeth Louis ** 20:22 And I think you're going to see, I would agree with that. And I think we're going to see those who are more humble, and considerate and we focused are going to be the ones that will probably propel forward because people People want to feel included. I mean, it's in our wiring to have a community and to love our community and care for our community. We aren't wired to be isolated.   Michael Hingson ** 20:47 How do we get back to that, though? Or how do we move forward to that?   Elizabeth Louis ** 20:52 I think humility is going to be the biggest thing, right? But you have to desire that and you can't force someone to want to get help if they don't want help. But you can love people, even the most toxic people.   Michael Hingson ** 21:03 Right? But I think humility, or adopting a humble attitude is certainly something that makes a lot of sense. That's a very good point. Because again, all too often it's just I and me and not recognizing the the fact that it's us. Yeah,   Elizabeth Louis ** 21:21 I mean, because if you think about it, like we are, if you like it or not, we are connected. And it's healthier to be interdependent versus codependent, or self dependent. And like if you decide intentionally or not intentionally to get in a car accident, you impact everyone around you. And so you have to remember and that's that power of mindfulness. And mindfulness requires curiosity to to a degree, to remember that your actions do impact those around you regardless if you want to, believe it or not. Your opinion to that doesn't matter.   Michael Hingson ** 21:52 Yeah, so what exactly would you say is mindfulness?   Elizabeth Louis ** 21:56 Mindfulness is is, you know, the more I study it, the more I think it's bigger than I'm able to articulate in this one will statement. But mindfulness is being open and observing with curiosity and being judgment free. So it's having a non judgmental stance was tremendous curiosity, I think you have to have acceptance in it too, personally, meaning that you're open to the sensations and the feelings that your experience without trying without trying to control them?   Michael Hingson ** 22:24 How do you teach somebody to be more mindful or adopt a more mindfulness attitude?   Elizabeth Louis ** 22:30 There's lots of techniques. I mean, I think this is where it really comes to being personalized to the individual. But you know, CBT is even one of them cognitive behavior therapy. And then there's even branches of third wave, cognitive behavior therapy that is more explicit on mindfulness. One of the first things I tell people is you've got to grow your self awareness. And I like to tell people imagine being a fly on the wall in your own mental mind. Because we have to your point, right, it's like, people aren't always aware, you have to start paying attention to your thoughts. And this kind of freaked me out when I learned it, but you can have 6000 to 70,000 thoughts a day? And that's a lot of thoughts, right? Thoughts. I know and 95% Double Down. Exactly, exactly, no. But 95% of those thoughts are the same every single day. And 190 9% can be negative on average is 80%. And so I think you have to learn what your thinking style is, I do have a fun free quiz that will score you in 17 of the most common thinking traps. And you find that on my website, Elizabeth lewis.com. But what I found for mindfulness is it's it's it's shifting from that fixed mindset of I have to be perfect, or I have to be this way, or I should do this. And getting to know yourself. So many of us don't know who we are as adults, we we've been frozen ourselves as who we were as children.   Michael Hingson ** 23:57 I think you sent me a link to that. And Ted, and we will include that in the notes. So hopefully people will will do that. And take the quiz. I haven't had a chance yet. It's been pretty hectic, but I do want to go take it. I'm going to be curious to see what it see. There we are back to curiosity again. Yes,   Elizabeth Louis ** 24:16 I think, you know, I also think a lot of this is making up your mind and just doing it. I don't know if you've ever had a situation in your life where you're like, you know what, I'm just gonna make up my mind and this is what I'm gonna do burn the ships and move forward that can sometimes create a huge change in your life.   Michael Hingson ** 24:33 Yeah, I mean, making up your mind making a decision. And again, I think it's important to do it for the right reason. So you make up your mind to do something and it doesn't necessarily work out just as you thought it would. Even that's okay. I I used to say all the time, I'm my own worst critic. Everybody does, right. They say I'm my own worst critic. I I'm gonna I don't want to look at this because I'm my own worst critic. What I've learned is, I'm my own best teacher, because I read somewhere, no one can teach you anything. You have to teach yourself. They can provide you the opportunity, they can tide you provide you the way, but you have to teach yourself. And I've learned that when I talk about listening to speeches, whenever I give a speech or listening to podcasts, when I do these, I love to go back and listen, because I want to hear me and see how I can make it better. But I've learned that it's not I'm my own worst critic, which is negative. It's I'm my own best teacher, which clearly is positive, and I can learn from even the best podcasts, or the best. I have the best of whatever I do, I can learn from that.   Elizabeth Louis ** 25:40 Spoken like a true optimist.   Michael Hingson ** 25:44 I love it. Oh, I've tended to be pretty optimistic in the world. Well, what you talk a lot about tough minded optimists. What is a tough minded optimist?   Elizabeth Louis ** 25:53 A tough minded optimist is an individual who is usually faith driven, courageous, they're strong minded, they're positive, decisive, confident and intentional. And they value treating people with that unconditional love, that kindness, that compassion and that encouragement, I think a lot of people forget that. You can be a tough individual, right? You can be strong, determined able to face while also creating a framework of unconditional love or kindness. A lot of times I'm learning with some of my clients that they think it's one or the other is that all or nothing thinking, which is a dangerous trap to fall in. But you can you can have two opposing truths, if you will coexist. And it's it's learning how to rely on your resilience. And that optimism that something it really expecting something good to happen in the future is going to be your reward and whatever you're pursuing.   Michael Hingson ** 26:49 Yeah, I think we oftentimes belt develop the wrong idea of what tough and tough mindedness needs to mean, I think it's resilient. But it doesn't necessarily mean that you're single minded to the point that you can't be open to other things and learn and grow from what you're doing. But you have to start somewhere.   Elizabeth Louis ** 27:08 Agree it and I also don't think it means being aggressive, like, negatively aggressive, you can be assertive and still loving. And so it's again that that it's coming from that intentionality of kindness. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 27:21 and love is something that is all around us and ought to be, I think, is Henry Drummond, who wrote the book, Love is the greatest thing in the world. It's a very short book, but it's a very relevant book, I think everyone should read because it, it talks about the fact that at the root of everything, love is really there.   Elizabeth Louis ** 27:39 It really it really is, you just have to look for it. And unfortunately, not a lot of people have been given love. They know performance, love, but they don't know the type of love that humans really require. Which is unfortunate, but true.   Michael Hingson ** 27:56 I talk about dogs a lot and talk about the fact that I do believe what people say that dogs love unconditionally. I don't think there's a question of that. I think that's in their makeup. They don't trust unconditionally, however. But the difference between dogs and what people have learned is that dogs are more open to developing a trusting relationship. And we tend to be, we could learn a lot from dogs in that, in that sense. Absolutely.   Elizabeth Louis ** 28:24 And we could take it a little bit further to you know, dogs don't have the best memory, obviously, their prefrontal cortex is only 7% of their brain, whereas humans are 25% Not that our prefrontal cortex is where our memories are stored. But you know, the one thing about memories and the way our brain works is, you can't your memories not accurate at the end of the day. And so so many people get so locked in their past, when they're remembering their memories different every single time they remember them. And so you have to learn how to just let him go, my friend and I have a saying that every time our dogs blink, it's a new day, because their memory is so short. And it's like that's kind of the attitude you have to take you have to learn how to forgive and move forward. Not to say you need to enable people who hurt you. I mean, there's boundaries, right? But it's really learning how to like let go and move forward and hope for the best your past does not define your future.   Michael Hingson ** 29:17 And that's really the issue your past can help you shape your future but that depends on how you choose to deal with it. Exactly.   Elizabeth Louis ** 29:24 And your overall I would say identity which is your you know your mindset, your lens and your and your language and how you see the world. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 29:34 And I think that all too often I think you're right we we allow our memories to surface and sometimes some pretty strange ways. I think that we can learn to look at our memories and we can learn to learn from our memories, but again, we don't tend to very easily go into a mode of at the end of the day. Do some introspection in our worlds   Elizabeth Louis ** 30:01 agree. And whenever I tell my whenever I have to do like trauma therapy with my clients, I remind them that you know how you're going to recall this traumatic memory is 100% Based on your self confidence, in your opinion of yourself today and the relations of these people. I mean, you cannot trust your memories, you can take insights and fine wisdoms and seeds in it. But you cannot accurately say that this memory is exactly what happened because your brain distorts it.   Michael Hingson ** 30:31 Oh, can you learn? Or can you learn to? And can you help your brain developed to be more accurate and really relaying memories to you?   Elizabeth Louis ** 30:40 There's things you can do to improve memory like, you know, older adults, it's really important for them to exercise at least three times a week. That is it has been proven to grow the hippocampus. But when it comes to like, accurate event memories, there's been a lot of interesting studies, you're not going to remember it effectively. There was this one study, and I can't remember who did it. But they they asked 14 year olds, what their life was like they asked him a series of questions about the quality of their life, the parenting, and were they faith based where they grown. And then they tracked them down in their 50s. And they asked them the same questions. And their answers completely contradicted. You know, the person who said they had a great childhood as an adult that they had a horrible childhood, the person who said I was raised as a Christian, as a child said, I was not raised as a Christian as an adult. And so your memories are really going to change based off of your perspective of life. So you really, you can't trust them. And really, the human brain was designed to not hold on to memories like that. But to be more Ford Focus, it's almost like a car, right? Like your windshield is the biggest window, you can see where the side side mirrors and the back mirror is very small for a reason, because we're supposed to be going forward, not backwards, right?   Michael Hingson ** 31:59 Well, I know that when I think about my childhood, personally, and I have always, I think had pretty vivid memories of growing up. I don't view my childhood differently than I used to. But I do think that I sometimes express it differently. Like, I learned braille when I was in kindergarten in Chicago, and then the next year, we moved to California, and I didn't have a Braille teacher, or any kind of blindness related kind of teachings, until I went into the fourth grade, because we moved to a pretty rural area. And there were no teachers around to teach any of those skills. I would say today that I was probably more bored during, especially kindergarten, and not necessarily as active as other people in the class because I couldn't read books out loud or be part of a lot of those activities. But I also know deep down, I wasn't really bored. I listened. Right. So I, I think about that. So I'm sure in some senses, I could say I was probably more bored. But I don't recall being bored. But I do recall that, you know, I didn't have the opportunity to participate just like anyone else did, until I got to the fourth grade. And that was exciting, because then Braille books started arriving, which helped. But I've always really tried to keep memories and work. And I as a speaker for the last 22 years, I love to go back and listen even to some of the earlier presentations that I've given. Because I think they're also closer to September 11, having worked in the World Trade Center on that day. And I think that the earlier experiences are closer to it. But I like to go back and listen and make sure that I'm not changing a story. Unless there's some reason to add value. And I've had a few of those were there, there was a reason to, to change part of the story and add some value to it. But the memories are still the same.   Elizabeth Louis ** 34:07 And some of those memories kind of more so border on facts of the overview, but when it comes to details of stuff, most of the time, you're inaccurate, and depending on you know what you've endured, you'll shift things. Memories. I mean, it's just not it's we're not supposed to spend that much time in our past. Right. Bringing your future into Your presence,   Michael Hingson ** 34:25 right. Yeah. And so when I think of the past, it's all about what did I learn that I can use and one of the things that I have fun doing is I talk to people often about making choices, and one of the speeches that I give is all about making choices and that your choices are water going to in large part determine the direction you go, and I can trace back a long way to choices that I made that got me to the World Trade Center and got me to where I am today. And I can also then look at those and say If I make a good choice was the bad choice. And at the end of the day, did it really matter? Because it was still the choice that I made? It   Elizabeth Louis ** 35:08 is true, right? Your choices are so important. It's it's definitely important to be intentional with a lot of choices.   Michael Hingson ** 35:18 Yeah. And I think it's, I think it's important to look at, again, yourself at the end of every day and see how you can grow and improve from it. Like I said, we're our own best teachers. Well, I have brain   Elizabeth Louis ** 35:31 Oh, sorry, no, go ahead. I was gonna say, well, the brain works best by reflection, discussion and movements. So one of the most powerful things you can do is intentionally reflect. I agree with that. I always reflect on my day at the end of the day, and I asked myself, Where can I? Where can I have been better? What did I learn? And how was I a champion today? Just to just to learn, right? I think reflection is so so powerful, because you, we're always learning, we're never gonna get life perfect.   Michael Hingson ** 36:01 What's the other side of it is not only what could I have done better, but in the things that really went, well, anything else I could have done to enhance it? And I don't mind asking myself that question. And hopefully, sometimes get an answer that says, yeah, here's something else you could have done.   Elizabeth Louis ** 36:16 Yeah. Or that awareness piece, right? Like, I think yesterday, I was slightly neurotic. And I like took a timeout and reflected like, Hey, why am I being neurotic and figured out the answer and move forward and re reoriented? And just, yeah, back to work?   Michael Hingson ** 36:31 How do you help teach somebody to be a tough minded optimist,   Elizabeth Louis ** 36:38 that's very much depends on where they are, and a little bit of their natural psychology. So one of the first things I do when I enroll a new client is I do a needs analysis. And it's where I get them to take four assessments. And I study and aggregate their data pretty aggressively to really have a thorough concept of who they are and how their mind thinks. And also the best way for me to teach them since that's so customizable, and one of the first things I look at as a psychometric assessment that scores them in 23, psychometrics, and there's actually a personality trait of tough mindedness that I look at as well as recognition and trust. And then their their ambition scores. And then from there, I kind of have to identify what's most impactful. For instance, if someone comes in and they have a very low score and trust, that tells me they're a pessimist, because trust and optimism are directly connected, just like low trust and pessimism are directly connected. So first, I have to increase their positive thinking, and usually their self efficacy. You've worked with a lot of high performers, maybe you've had this experience too, but some of them have very poor interpersonal traits. So they have low self esteem, they've got low self confidence, they're not very tough minded. They don't have the best ability at controlling their emotions and their temperament. And so first, you have to make sure the groundwork is done before we start building that first or second storey house. And then once we have the self efficacy and self confidence, and trust, strong, and we have their thinking more positive and their awareness grown, then it's teaching them how not to personalize things. And this is going to be very dependent on that thinking trap assessment. For instance, there is a thinking trap, that is called personalization, or discounting the positives. I want to know how quickly are they taking things to heart? Because let's be honest, Michael, like everyone has an opinion. And they're they all stink. They all say like, you don't have to agree with someone just because they say it. And that's why I look at that recognition score. Because I've learned high recognition, and sometimes even high nurturance can be a result of fear of man, meaning, you really see humans have the ability to affirm your worth, and you see them bigger than God or you might struggle codependency or peer pressure or people pleasing. And so we want to like take back power where power was never meant to be, if that makes sense. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 39:07 it does. It's interesting. It's interesting that you say that, that an optimist is usually a person that that tends to be very trusting or has a lot of trust. The other side of that, though, is oftentimes don't people misplaced trust? And is that is that a skill that we need to better learn? Well,   Elizabeth Louis ** 39:30 usually people who are misplacing their trust also have really high nurturance. And so they are that borderline codependent person that really is out of touch with their own emotions and wants to see the good in everything. So you have to have boundaries at the end of the day. I mean, I believe respecting people and always giving people the benefit of the doubt, but it's very easy to misplace your trust, especially if you come from trauma, I think, not to single out women but I just have seen it more in women Men, sometimes when there's been a woman who's had a traumatic past, they overshare. And it's like, stop, stop overly trusting people with your personal life, you have to learn some boundaries and learn that some of getting to know you is earned. You can't just blindly trust people and be foolish, there is a strategy, I guess we could argue to it.   Michael Hingson ** 40:21 Yeah, I think that's probably make some sense that, that it's all about boundaries. Again, it gets back to like with the dog being open to trust. And I probably tend to be a little bit more trusting than I should. But I also have learned that while that's the case, I also say, okay, ultimately, I'm going to be open to trusting this individual, and I want them to trust me. But I'm going to look at everything that happens between us and so on, in order to decide whether I can put my trust in this individual. And I should do that to learn whether I trust them, I'm going to trust them, or do they have some other agenda? And and that's a problem.   Elizabeth Louis ** 41:08 Exactly. And, you know, it's always important to reevaluate your relationships and who you're interacting with. Because sometimes you just gotta let people go, because it's not worth the energy. It's not worth the enabling them, right. And that's why you have to look at that high nurturance. Because those with high nurturance are more prone to enabling right there's a difference between forgiving and enabling. If someone keeps hitting you stop going back to them. You can forgive them from a distance. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 41:37 And that's the point you can forgive them. But you can do that from a distance. And there's nothing wrong with that. Yeah, just like you don't have to, you don't have to go back and say, I forgive you just so they can punch you in the mouth. Exactly.   Elizabeth Louis ** 41:47 Like sometimes you have to learn how to love people from afar. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 41:52 but still, love is the important part. Yeah,   Elizabeth Louis ** 41:55 yeah. And you have to remember to and I think we don't do a good job, really in the world with this. But I think especially in America, love doesn't take away love freely gives. Whereas lust takes away. I always kind of chuckle when I get a client. They're like, they they're dating. Some of them like I'm so in love. I'm like, it's three months, it's three months, come on, you don't really know him that well, that last phase can last for about 24 months is what research this.   Michael Hingson ** 42:21 When my wife and I decided to get married, we met in January of 1982. And in July, I proposed we, we we didn't talk a whole lot from January to probably the middle of March. And then we started talking more. She was a travel agent and I traveled I needed to travel to Hawaii, I needed to travel to Hawaii for some sales work that I needed to do in May. So I took my parents along. Karen was a travel agent. So she did our tickets and all that. And I just made the decision kind of on the way over I wanted to keep in touch with her and I called her twice a day from Hawaii. And that was fun. But in July, we propose I proposed and we got married in November. But we both have talked about that a lot since and what we decided was, we really knew from our own points of view what we wanted in a person. She was 33. I was 32. I would love to say I taught her everything. But you know, but but we were old enough that we approached it from the standpoint and we really knew what we wanted in a person. And it worked out for 40 years. Unfortunately, she passed this past November, but we were married 40 years. That's   Elizabeth Louis ** 43:36 amazing. Oh, yeah, absolutely. And I think that's a big difference. You know, when I was saying that comment I was moreso thinking of, yeah, like clients who are serial daters who fall in love very quickly, in their mind's eye, right? You know, every girl or man they they get, it's like I'm in love. And I'm like, we need to maybe get you really clear on what she wants. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 43:58 And I know some people who are near my age who are and even and even, like 10 years younger, and they just decide they don't want to be alone, and they're off dating other people and all that. And that's fine. I think for me, I'm not sure that there would be a lot of relevance in in dating. And besides that, I know my wife is keeping an eye on me if I misbehave, I'm going to hear about it.   Elizabeth Louis ** 44:24 Yeah. Well, and I think really what we're saying without saying it is the intention is so different, right? You know, it sounds like you and your late wife wanted to really create a partnership, whereas these people who are dating because they don't want to be alone. That's really a selfish reason of dating at the end of the day, you really stop and think about it.   Michael Hingson ** 44:43 Yeah, it is. And the reality is, that's going back to you instead of a Wii. And maybe sometimes it sort of works, but is it really working? Because if you're doing it just because you want to be you don't want to be alone. That's the problem. Blum,   Elizabeth Louis ** 45:00 it really is. And it's I'm going to also say it's not going to last, which is enforced right now. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 45:08 And it won't something is going to happen. Or if it if it lasts, it's going to be tumultuous. Oh,   Elizabeth Louis ** 45:16 gosh, yes. Yeah. I mean, you were married for quite a bit time. I mean, it takes selflessness to be in a successful relationship.   Michael Hingson ** 45:23 Yeah. But it is so much fun. Yeah,   Elizabeth Louis ** 45:27 yes, it really is. When you meet the right person and you yourself are healthy, it can be so rewarding.   Michael Hingson ** 45:33 Yeah. works out really well. Well, talking about the whole business of tough minded optimist, and so on again. The reality is we've we've discussed a lot about adversity and things that are a challenge in life. How does a tough minded optimists deal with adversity as opposed to other people? I gather, we're saying that the tough minded optimist is the way to go. I   Elizabeth Louis ** 45:57 think so I might, you might be biased to that.   Michael Hingson ** 46:03 Maybe we shouldn't talk about it. Just kidding. Yeah, what the heck it makes for a good podcast. Right?   Elizabeth Louis ** 46:08 You know, most of the time. pessimist are just so easily defeated by adversity. And they fall into a huge spiral of self pity and even depression, which is, you know, a big, big umbrella. But what I've learned is the tough minded optimist, sees adversity as an opportunity to increase their character, their endurance, endurance, to grow, their faith, their hope, their belief, you know, they see these negative events as minor setbacks to be easily overcome and view positive events as evidence of further good things to come. Right. So it's not about like, pursuing the materialism. It's, it's about sharpening their skills in developing their character developing their endurance more, so that they can have just a better outcome, right? It's just it's an opera. It's like a trial right here. It's like, here's your opportunity to fight like a gladiator. Are you going to win? Are you going to lose? Are you going to be tough? You're going to do it? Are you going to sit there and complain? It's kind of am I allowed to cuss? Because I don't like to cuss but it's kind of like shit or get off the pie. Right? This is what you're facing. Let's make the best of it and see it as a challenge, not as a problem.   Michael Hingson ** 47:20 Yeah. And, of course, that gets back to the whole issue of optimism. If you regard everything as a problem. You're never going to grow. Oh,   Elizabeth Louis ** 47:30 and you're gonna have a crappy life. Because let's be real, you're gonna go from one problem to one problem. Life is rarely smooth sailing. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 47:39 So what does that get you? There's nothing wrong with challenges. It's all a question of how we deal with it and how we decide to approach life. I've always regarded life as an adventure. Like I regard the internet as a treasure trove of adventure. It's, it's, you know, there's the dark web and all that I appreciate that and have no interested in ever accessing it. If I have, I don't know what, and that's fine. But it's such an adventurous process to be able to deal with so much information. Rather than I have to have all of this information at my fingertips. I like the adventure.   Elizabeth Louis ** 48:15 Yeah, and you know, what I love you, you shared there, this kind of goes back to curiosity, you know, that have to is such a perfectionistic mindset, right? You know, you desire to know all the knowledge versus that growth mindset of curiosity, and what's out there. I mean, I don't know how I don't know how people found information in the olden days. Now, I love encyclopedias. But you can just do it so much faster on the internet, and I will spend hours just researching and being curious and just learning because it's just so fascinating. All the things out there. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 48:49 and there's so much and it's growing every day. Now, the unfortunate part is that most of the websites that are out there are not very accessible to people who are blind or who have a lot of other disabilities. It's like 98% of all websites, which is what accessibility helps to eliminate. But that also is an area of growth, where I think over time, we will recognize that we need to be more inclusive in presenting information so everyone has access to it. But it does tend to be a problem because again, we deal with the eye instead of the US. I   Elizabeth Louis ** 49:20 would agree. And in fact, Michael I didn't even think about that, which I feel horrible, but I'm gonna admit it until I met you and then I was like, Oh my gosh, I need to fix my website so that it's more accessible to everyone because that was something I had never even it was like out of sight out of mind as much as I don't want to admit that.   Michael Hingson ** 49:36 Well. I use out of sight out of mind all the time. I have a whole bunch of boxes a thin mints here at the house. I support the Girl Scouts, but a lot of them are in the freezer and a lot of them are up on a shelf and unless I happen to think about it, or happen to touch one of the boxes out of sight out of mind and they will be up there so I have a stash   Elizabeth Louis ** 50:02 I'm going to come to your house.   Michael Hingson ** 50:04 We have plenty of Thin Mints, and and venture fools and they're available. Like I said, supporting the Girl Scouts is an important thing to do, but they don't get eaten very fast. And so I've worked at keeping a decent weight. Oh, that's   Elizabeth Louis ** 50:18 good. Because excuse. That's your, that's your excuse for sticking to it like it. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 50:23 that's it. That's it. But it's but you know, but it's, but it's interesting that we really look at things in such interesting ways. And I and I hope that we'll all grow to be a little bit more open to the the weak concept, but it is a it is a challenge and it's in it's a skill that we need to learn. And I love your whole concept of tough minded optimist, because it's a skill. And it is something that anyone can develop if we work at it,   Elizabeth Louis ** 50:53 when it's actually easier to be optimistic than pessimistic. Because let's be real, if fear felt good. Like we would do it more but feel fear, like we're not wired for fear. That's why it feels horrible. Whereas Love feels amazing. And so many of the pessimists out there are just bringing so much stress and anxiety onto their beings, when they don't have to like at some point, you have to learn how to focus on what's in your control and let go of everything else. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 51:26 absolutely. The most important thing, and I think the most important concept that any of us could learn in today's world is don't worry about what you can't control focus on what you can't because it'll not drive you crazy to do that.   Elizabeth Louis ** 51:40 I would agree. Last year, I went to a nurse psychotherapy training with some elite Ivy League professors and I was so excited to like nerd out with them because I specialize in neuro psychotherapy. So as a neuropsychologist conference, I apologize. And I was really excited to hear the like technicality and the jargon. And the biggest takeaway from one of the professor's was just like you have to learn how to control what you can control and let go of everything else. That is the biggest skill and the biggest freedom and I was just like, I'm so in agreement to that. But I was really expecting more nerdiness but I'll take it.   Michael Hingson ** 52:16 Picky, picky, picky, right   Elizabeth Louis ** 52:18 to write but it but that's the thing. Life is so much more simpler, then so many humans want to realize,   Michael Hingson ** 52:26 yeah, it is just not that complicated. Now, I understand that it isn't necessarily easy to do. I have groused on this podcast a few times about weather prognosticators. So we had such rain and snow. even close to me, we live in a valley. So we got two inches of snow one Saturday afternoon. And that was the biggest snowstorm we had. So the kids didn't even get a snow day. But ski resorts within 30 miles of us that were five and six and 7000 feet higher than than we were. And they got a lot of snow. Okay, I appreciate that. And it was so much though that the some buildings collapsed and all that. And people were complaining about that. Then we got into May and all I kept hearing from all the weather people was May gray and June Gloom, it's gonna be cloudy and and you know, when are we going to get the sunshine and I'm sitting there going. You don't want to talk about the rest of what happens when we get all that sunshine, which is like 100 plus degrees and wildfires. Now we have 100 plus degrees of wildfires. And they're complaining that we're going to have to put up with his heat for so long. You can't ever   Elizabeth Louis ** 53:36 please. No. But you know what, those people are pessimistic at the end of the day. Look at their focus. It's negative.   Michael Hingson ** 53:42 Yeah, that's exactly the point is it's all negative. And it isn't doing any good. They have forgotten how to report and they want to put all this pessimism into it, which is so frustrating. Yeah, I hope people who are listening to happen to do the weather and you'll think about doing it differently in the future. Right? You're gonna say,   Elizabeth Louis ** 54:01 Oh, I don't even remember anymore. I would agree. I stopped watching the news and especially the weather. Now I just like look at the radar. And I still have the same beliefs with the radar, as I do with the people because I mean, they're given it their best guess they could they could verbalize it with with optimism. But you know what the Newton. I mean, you've been around when the news went off. You know where it wasn't 24/7 the tone of the news has become more and more negative. And obviously, sensationalism sells, but like, I guess I'm still baffled that people are willing to accept it when it's like we know that this is their tone is negative. It's you're not going to hear great things.   Michael Hingson ** 54:48 Once again, we're lowering our standards.   Elizabeth Louis ** 54:50 Yeah, very well said my drop.   Michael Hingson ** 54:54 It's It's pretty amazing. And it's so unfortunate that that it has to be that way. And you're right I do Do appreciate that sensationalism sells. But there are ways to present it. And then there are ways that maybe it shouldn't be presented. And I think that the media has an obligation to teach. And it's just unfortunate that they've not learned about how to teach. I   Elizabeth Louis ** 55:17 used to work in the news, it's, it's it's such a business as it's gone. 24/7 And it used to be there, they would, they would teach, and they would share objectively and allow you to draw your own conclusions. Now, it's like, this is what you have to think. And if you don't think with it, if you don't agree, then you're wrong. You know, we don't have the ability to hold opposing truths anymore, like we used to, it's the lack of respect has decreased, I think we've   Michael Hingson ** 55:48 forgotten how to have conversations to   Elizabeth Louis ** 55:52 or like the fact that we could be friends, even if we have opposing opinions. Yeah. It's possible, the   Michael Hingson ** 56:01 founder of the National Federation of the Blind, Dr. Jacobus tenBroek, and his wife were from opposite political parties. Yet, they never divorced. You know, the you can disagree. And you know, there were things that my wife and I disagreed about. And I know other people who have have long running marriages, and they, they can disagree, and that's part of what really makes a neat marriage is that you can disagree, you know, you can disagree. And it's okay. Because back to what teamwork and Teaming is all about?   Elizabeth Louis ** 56:38 Well, and, and I think, too, one of the reasons I believe that so many people who are my age are struggling with staying married or staying in committed relationships is because a lot of us weren't taught how to regulate our emotions, or how to suck it up butterfly, right. We were allowed to just quit when the going got hard. And to think that you're going to fully agree with someone 100% of the time, it's just foolishness. I mean, your perspective is different than everyone else's. So to think you'll agree all the time is silly. But I think if we could teach kids how to regulate their emotions, and maybe not coddle them so much, we might have some different outcomes. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 57:20 And the other part about it is if if you agreed all the time, it'd be pretty boring. Right? It'd be a challenge. Right? I would agree. So it's okay to differ a little. I   Elizabeth Louis ** 57:34 would agree, you know, and, I mean, also, most of what we talked about is opinions. Even science is a theory and for whatever, you know, first aid for theory, a theory B contradicts it. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 57:48 And then when something comes along, and we really can prove it, what a joy. Right, exactly. So what do you do when you're not being a high performance coach?   Elizabeth Louis ** 58:01 Oh, I love learning. Learning is something that I find so enjoyable. I love teaching, and I love exercising. My faith is really important to me. My puppy is really important to me. He's not a puppy, but he's a puppy.   Michael Hingson ** 58:17 What kind?   Elizabeth Louis ** 58:18 He's a Shih Tzu mix with a poodle. It's called a sheep.   Michael Hingson ** 58:21 A sheep. Ooh, yeah. Yeah. They   Elizabeth Louis ** 58:24 are apparently popular now. But he's, he's about 13. He's, he's the apple of my life.   Michael Hingson ** 58:32 I have a seven year old black lab guide dog and a 13 and a half year old cat who runs the house? Yes. Yes,   Elizabeth Louis ** 58:40 I bet. I bet. I bet it's um, it's funny. My I went to church this last Sunday, and there was this little short moment about cats and dogs and cats believe they are God. And dogs see their owner as God. Yeah. That's so accurate. It   Michael Hingson ** 59:00 is absolutely so true. And you know, that's okay. My cat loves to get petted while she eats. She's developed this, and she'll yell at me until I come and pet her while she's eating less. And most of the time, it's okay. But she has also developed a little bit of a nap to try to get me to come in when I'm eating and I have started to push back a little bit and say stitch I'm eating. I'll be there when I'm done.   Elizabeth Louis ** 59:27 Good for you.   Michael Hingson ** 59:30 We got it. But you know, if she really wants me that badly, then she can come out and tell me rather than yelling from the bedroom.   Elizabeth Louis ** 59:36 It's so my dog is like a husky in the sense of he's very talkative like that, too. And he has to have the last word and he and I will do a little bit of what it sounds like you and your cat do and I'm like, my dog's name some movement when I'm like, Man, we'll just chill buddy.   Michael Hingson ** 59:53 Alamo the lab is absolutely wonderful and tends to just put up with anything and doesn't complain A bit. I have yet to hear him bark. And we've been together since February of 2018. But but he loves attention and he thinks he's a lap dog. If you sit on the floor, he's going to be in your lap and he's not going to

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Israel Keyes is the most terrifying serial killer you've probably never heard of - Serial Killer DocumentaryIsrael Keyes is all of your worst fears personified into one of the most terrifying serial killers of the 21st century.February 1, 2012, began like any other day at work for 18-year-old Samantha Koenig, but it ended in unspeakable tragedy.Finishing up her shift at the Common Grounds coffee stand in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, the young barista was approached by a man wearing a ski mask who ordered coffee – a man who would later be named as Israel Keyes.After Samantha handed him the order, Keyes pulled out a gun and demanded money, and the terrified teen quickly complied.Forcing himself inside the stand, Keyes tied the young woman's hands together with zip ties before forcing her into his white Ford Focus, where she tried – and failed – to escape the abductor, who held a gun to her head and said he would kill her if she tried again.Driving around town with Samantha still bound in the vehicle, Keyes explained to the terrified teen that this was simply a kidnapping for ransom and that if she cooperated, she'd be returned to her family unharmed.Keyes kept Samantha alive for several hours and even drove back to her coffee stand to retrieve her mobile phone. He then used it to send a fake text message to her boyfriend, who was due to pick her up after her shift.The text read: “Hey, I'm spending a couple of days with friends, let me dad know.”Keyes took Samantha to his property, where he tied her up in a shed. He turned his radio up so no one could hear her screams and pleas for help.After demanding Samantha's address, Keyes made his way to retrieve her ATM card from her boyfriend's truck.In a gut-wrenching twist, while stealing the debit card, Keyes was confronted by Samantha's boyfriend – who was already on edge after discovering Koenig was not at work when he arrived to pick her up as well as having received the strange text message from her phone earlier, which had, in fact, been sent by Keyes.Thinking he was a random burglar attempting to break into his car, Samantha's boyfriend ran inside to get help, while Keyes fled.Returning to his property, Keyes poured himself a glass of wine as he returned to his shed and raped a sobbing Samantha.He then strangled her to death.Keyes returned inside, packed for a pre-planned cruise in New Orleans, woke his daughter for school, and left for the airport.Returning to Anchorage on February 17, 2012, Keyes began preparing a ransom note, but first, he decided to remove Samantha's body from the cupboard.He applied makeup to Samantha's face – frozen and lifeless – before unsettlingly sewing her eyes open with fishing line to give her the appearance of being alive. He then took a Polaroid of her “holding” up that day's newspaper.

A 55-year-old man from Michigan faces charges after allegedly shooting his ex-partner near her workplace, mere days after she filed for a personal protection order (PPO) against him. Barry Garza stands accused of the murder of 40-year-old Amber Jo Thomas, a woman he had been in a relationship with for nine years. The violent episode unfolded at the Linden Square Assisted Living facility where Thomas was employed. Garza is alleged to have arrived at the scene and, in broad daylight, opened fire in the parking lot of the former UAW Hall, injuring not only Thomas but also a 67-year-old male acquaintance, who were both on a break at the time. According to authorities from the Saline Police Department, the incident was declared an "active shooter" situation at approximately 11:35 a.m. The police response was swift, but Garza managed to flee the scene in a tan Ford Focus, leading to a subsequent crash. The County Sheriff's Deputy apprehended him shortly thereafter at a different location, where Garza reportedly resisted arrest and was subdued by a Taser. Amber Jo Thomas was taken to the hospital in critical condition but later succumbed to her injuries, resulting in the murder charges that Garza now faces. County court records reveal a series of charges against Garza, including open murder, assault with intent to murder, and a felony firearm count. The accused was presented before the court on Saturday, August 5, and was denied bail. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Jessica Blanch detailed that Garza made damning statements at the scene of the crime, indicating his lack of remorse and clear intent. "He showed up to her work, shot her in the neck, and then shot a male victim who was near her. He made terrible statements on the scene which showed his intent, like ‘I'm not sorry I killed that fucking bitch.”  During the court hearing, Judge Anna M. Frushour underscored the weight of the evidence against Garza, describing it as "devastating" before denying him bond.  Amber Jo Thomas had sought legal protection just one week prior to the tragic incident. She had filed for a personal protection order, outlining a history of physical and verbal abuse at the hands of Garza during their nine-year relationship. Thomas expressed her fear for her life. Although the PPO had been granted in late July, it was never served on Garza.  A probable cause conference in Garza's case has been scheduled for August 17 at 9 a.m.  Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Justice for Harmony Montgomery, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

CAR CRIME DRAMATICALLY RISES2022 saw a rise of 25% in stolen vehicles, on the previous twelve months. Items stolen from vehicles also rose. Figures are expected to be higher as Devon and Cornwall Police could not provide statistics. Relay theft is being cited as part of the problem, but we know, thanks to Ken Tindell and Ian Tabor there is a new way some cars are being stolen, click here to learn more on that technique from Ken. Click this link, from Motoring Research, to read more about the rise in car crime. DEALERSHIP PRICE CLAIMS MISLEADING IN RULINGThe Advertising Standards Agency has ruled that pricing a car for only five days, then reducing that price and then claiming there will be a saving for the consumer is misleading. Marshall Motor Group did this and have been censured by the ASA as a result. Five days does not set any reference for the price, according to the ruling. Click here to read more from AMOnline and the wider implications to the industry. CHARGEPLACE SCOTLAND TO BE PRIVATISEDAs demand for the service and the need to upgrade the network takes its toll on Chargeplace Scotland, the news that it will now be managed by private contractors is not surprising. The Scottish Government has stated it cannot afford to back it anymore. To read more, click this Autocar article here. DEVON OPENS NEW 16 CHARGER EV SITEFor the thousands that invade the South West every holiday there is good news if you drive an EV as a new site has opened to charge at. Buckfastleigh, just off the A38 between Exeter and Plymouth. 16 ultra rapid charge points, including two with extra long bays for bigger vehicles or those towing something are now open to the public. Click this BBC News article to learn more. EV GRITTER LORRY LAUNCHEDEcon Engineering has launched their electric gritter lorry in the UK. But that is not all, thanks to the clever adaptability of their Electric Quick Change Body (E-QCB) system, the lorry can be used for a variety of roles throughout the year. You can find out more, by clicking this electrive.com article link. TESLA DATA LEAK AND ADAS COMPLAINTSA huge data leak, from Tesla - which the company blamed on a disgruntled employee, has revealed two things. First, Tesla will be investigated by data control authorities, as a huge amount of customer and employee information being accessed and taken. Secondly, the data leak also showed that there have been a huge amount of complaints over ‘Autopilot' and its capabilities. To read more, click this link from The Guardian. POLICE WORK WITH GEORGE'S CAR MEDIA TO PROMOTE SAFETYDevon and Cornwall Police are working with George's Car Media to promote safe and legal practices for modifying cars. Using TikTok they are reaching a younger audience, which put requests to change an aspect of a Ford Focus the channel uses to show how to modify correctly. You can learn more,

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Peter Nagel is a Brewers fan living just blocks away from American Family Field in Milwaukee. He and his best friend Erik took an epic 10-week baseball adventure in 2007 where they visited all 30 MLB parks, raising money for Habitat for Humanity along the way. The duo also visited multiple minor league parks and baseball landmarks including Cooperstown and the Field of Dreams. Peter recounts the 16,000 mile roadtrip, sharing several great stories and travel tips for Bucketheads looking to set out on their own adventure. We also get into his favorite baseball memories, and what's left to check off on his Baseball Bucket List. Find Peter Online:Blog: https://houseserikandpeterbuilt.blogspot.com/Baseball Bucket List: @pnagel2Find Baseball Bucket List Online:Twitter: @BaseballBucketFacebook: @BaseballBucketListInstagram: @Baseball.Bucket.ListWebsite: baseballbucketlist.comThis podcast is part of the Curved Brim Media Network:Twitter: @CurvedBrimWebsite: curvedbrimmedia.com

In this Brutalist Ford episode 289, Mental shows off his stolen moon trailer, Jeff reminisces of past violence at racetracks at night, Chrissy makes welding sounds, and Chris talks about beaver fossils. Really, we have a brutal discussion with Sajeev Mehta about all sorts of things: Architecture, SLABS, Fords, and lots more.   Read Sajeev and learn about SLABS https://www.hagerty.com/media/magazine-features/elbows-out-houston-birthed-the-slabs-a-car-culture-of-its-own/ Read Sajeev and learn about auto design https://www.hagerty.com/media/opinion/vellum-venom/vellum-venom-a-glossary-of-automotive-design-terms/ Read Sajeev and learn about Lincolns https://www.hagerty.com/media/tags/project-valentino/ Brown Car Appreciation Society https://www.facebook.com/groups/BrownCarAppreciationSociety Sajeev on Twitter https://twitter.com/SajeevMehta Sajeev on Insta https://www.instagram.com/sajeevmehta/ 2005 Ford Focus on Racing Junk https://www.racingjunk.com/24-hours-of-lemons-cars-and-equipment-for-sale/182903508/2005-ford-focus.html  “F1 Style Track” in Atlantic City https://www.thedrive.com/news/f1-style-track-approved-for-construction-in-atlantic-city   Max is whining about Winning https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a43441871/max-verstappen-is-unhappy-his-car-didnt-work-once/ Texas names a fossil after Buc-Ee's https://jalopnik.com/texas-scientists-name-beaver-fossil-after-bucces-gas-1850275274 Chrissy's World Famous F* Bisquick Recipe https://youtu.be/83c3rjGqEeQ Sign up for the Pitt Race Potluck https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ffG6PZrsqWd_Z-RVFvXuKd41rJy0WCW4-xn5StN9b68/edit?usp=sharing  Play F1 Fantasy with us!  https://fantasygp.com/league/?lid=8094 “Join a League” = 38648094 Our Website - https://everyoneracers.com/ Download or stream here - https://everyone-racers.podcastpage.io/ E1R on Anchor.fm⁠ - https://anchor.fm/everyone-racers⁠ E1R Bingo Card - ⁠https://mfbc.us/m/yp26k6j⁠ E1R Discord Server - https://discord.gg/e94QGE Our YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPrTs8wdzydOqbpWZ_y-xEA

Israel Keyes is the most terrifying serial killer you've probably never heard of - Serial Killer DocumentaryIsrael Keyes is all of your worst fears personified into one of the most terrifying serial killers of the 21st century.February 1, 2012, began like any other day at work for 18-year-old Samantha Koenig, but it ended in unspeakable tragedy.Finishing up her shift at the Common Grounds coffee stand in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, the young barista was approached by a man wearing a ski mask who ordered coffee – a man who would later be named as Israel Keyes.After Samantha handed him the order, Keyes pulled out a gun and demanded money, and the terrified teen quickly complied.Forcing himself inside the stand, Keyes tied the young woman's hands together with zip ties before forcing her into his white Ford Focus, where she tried – and failed – to escape the abductor, who held a gun to her head and said he would kill her if she tried again.Driving around town with Samantha still bound in the vehicle, Keyes explained to the terrified teen that this was simply a kidnapping for ransom and that if she cooperated, she'd be returned to her family unharmed.Keyes kept Samantha alive for several hours and even drove back to her coffee stand to retrieve her mobile phone. He then used it to send a fake text message to her boyfriend, who was due to pick her up after her shift.The text read: “Hey, I'm spending a couple of days with friends, let me dad know.”Keyes took Samantha to his property, where he tied her up in a shed. He turned his radio up so no one could hear her screams and pleas for help.After demanding Samantha's address, Keyes made his way to retrieve her ATM card from her boyfriend's truck.In a gut-wrenching twist, while stealing the debit card, Keyes was confronted by Samantha's boyfriend – who was already on edge after discovering Koenig was not at work when he arrived to pick her up as well as having received the strange text message from her phone earlier, which had, in fact, been sent by Keyes.Thinking he was a random burglar attempting to break into his car, Samantha's boyfriend ran inside to get help, while Keyes fled.Returning to his property, Keyes poured himself a glass of wine as he returned to his shed and raped a sobbing Samantha.He then strangled her to death.Keyes returned inside, packed for a pre-planned cruise in New Orleans, woke his daughter for school, and left for the airport.Returning to Anchorage on February 17, 2012, Keyes began preparing a ransom note, but first, he decided to remove Samantha's body from the cupboard.He applied makeup to Samantha's face – frozen and lifeless – before unsettlingly sewing her eyes open with fishing line to give her the appearance of being alive. He then took a Polaroid of her “holding” up that day's newspaper.True Crime Podcast 2023 Police Interrogations, 911 Calls and True Police Stories Podcast

This week we're replaying a classic episode where your hosts Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey interview Ian Alexander, Katrina Taraska, and Joseph Preiser of Goldberg & Goldberg (https://www.chicagomedicalmalpracticefirm.com/).   Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here to Rate and Review   Episode Details: Chicago trial lawyers Ian Alexander, Katrina Taraska, and Joseph Preiser of Goldberg & Goldberg share how they successfully represented 25-year-old model Irma Sabanovic's grieving family after Irma drove her car over an unmarked curb and drowned in the Chicago River. In May 2011, Irma drove her Ford Focus to Goose Island to pick up her boyfriend from a late-night performance at a nightclub and got lost on a dead-end street bisected by the Chicago River. Due to the City of Chicago's failure to maintain barriers or provide warnings to motorists --despite knowledge of a similar incident that occurred more than a decade earlier -- Irma unknowingly drove her car over the curb and into the water. After an extensive search, her body was discovered nine days later in her vehicle. At trial, the defense attempted to blame Irma for her own wrongful death, insinuating she was drunk, driving impaired, and not paying attention. In May 2016, a Cook County, Illinois jury awarded Irma's family $13,890,000 in damages, delivering the #6 verdict in Illinois in 2016.  View/Download Trial Documents   Guest Bios: Katrina M. Taraska Originally from the East Coast, Katrina M. Taraska grew up in a family of seven in Peoria, Illinois. Her mother was a language teacher proficient in French, Italian and Spanish who devoted her time to the enrichment of the lives of her students while teaching at area schools. Her father, a dedicated pathologist, was one of the four original founders of the Midwest affiliate of St. Jude Children's Hospital, which provides care to children with childhood diseases. Unique to Ms. Taraska's chosen career in personal injury law, she was the victim of a propane gas explosion, in which a commercial building collapsed on her, her mother, her brother, and a close family friend. The explosion left Taraska with extensive second and third-degree burns early in her life. She was hospitalized for 3 months, during which she underwent skin grafting of her arms, legs, hands, and chest. Incredibly, a year prior to the explosion, Ms. Taraska's father and a reconstructive surgeon opened the only downstate burn unit in Peoria where she was successfully treated despite the severity of her burns. It is this life-changing event that has played a significant role in Ms. Taraska's career of representing the injured. After graduating from law school Ms. Taraska has successfully represented clients and their families in complex litigation. In 1995, Katrina Taraska began practicing law in downstate Illinois where she grew up. In 2000 she became a partner with a Peoria law firm where she enjoyed the privilege of advocating for her clients in their respective claims for personal injuries, medical negligence, worker's compensation, and employment discrimination. She frequently appeared before the Circuit Court of Peoria County, Illinois, the Illinois Department of Human Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Social Security Administration, the Department of Employment Security, and in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. In 2009, Ms. Taraska joined the Chicago law firm of Goldberg & Goldberg, where she continued her professional experience as a Plaintiff's lawyer in tort litigation. As a focus of her practice, she concentrates on representing individuals and their families in catastrophic medical malpractice and wrongful death claims. Her cases have involved spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, complications from surgical procedures, cardiovascular injuries, birth injuries, interventional radiology, infections, negligence in the diagnosis and treatment of injuries involving alleged abuse and neglect, gynecological and obstetric injuries, and products liability cases. Ms. Taraska also represents individuals involved in transportation accidents (railroad grade crossings, motor vehicle accidents, and semi-truck collisions), as well as premises liability claims, and injuries from assault, battery, and false imprisonment. Throughout her career, Ms. Taraska has been active in professional organizations including the Peoria County Bar Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the American Inns of Court (Abraham Lincoln Chapter), the National Employment Lawyers Association, and the Chicago Bar Association. She has been a guest writer for the Peoria Woman Magazine and enjoys mentoring younger lawyers in their professional endeavors. Ms. Taraska is a member of the Catholic Church and is active in the service of those individuals in need in the local community. Read Full Bio   Ian R. Alexander Mr. Alexander concentrates his practice on representing the victims of catastrophic injuries in the areas of medical malpractice and complex personal injury litigation. Mr. Alexander first joined Goldberg & Goldberg in 1999 and became a partner in 2004. Mr. Alexander has tried to verdict and/ or settled numerous medical malpractice, product liability, aviation, railroad, construction negligence, and other complex personal injury cases. Mr. Alexander has been appointed to the plaintiff's steering committee in the litigation arising out of the Amtrak-Bourbonnais Train Disaster, the Hinkley Air Disaster, and the Oshkosh Mid-Air Disaster, among other litigation. Mr. Alexander has published articles regularly on issues pertaining to medical malpractice litigation. Mr. Alexander was raised in north suburban Chicago and attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his legal education at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mr. Alexander is admitted to practice before the Illinois Bar and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He is also a member of the Federal Trial Bar. Mr. Alexander is married and has two children. He resides with his family in Highland Park, IL. Read Full Bio   Joseph Preiser Born in Chicago, Illinois, Joseph M. Preiser grew up in the suburbs of Oak Park and River Forest. Joseph's father, a personal injury attorney, unintentionally set Joseph on a path toward a career in law. From an early age, often unbeknownst to his father, Joseph read his father's books authored by prominent trial attorneys including, Gerry Spence, Robert Shapiro, Irving Younger, and Vincent Bugliosi, sparking Joseph's interest in law and justice. After graduating from Oak Park-River Forest High School, Joseph attended the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. While pursuing his undergraduate degree, Joseph began to hone his skills as a trial lawyer by participating on the University of Illinois' Mock Trial team. During his senior year, Joseph's team won the Regional Mock Trial Championship and competed in the Mock Trial National Championship in Des Moines, Iowa. In 2006, after working for a year at a large Chicago law firm, Joseph received an Honors Scholarship and enrolled at Loyola University in the Juris Doctorate and MBA programs. While attending law and business school, Joseph worked as a judicial extern for Cook County Circuit Court Judge Thomas L. Hogan and as a traffic prosecutor for the City of Chicago, where he prosecuted over 185 bench trials to verdict. In 2009, Joseph graduated with a joint J.D./M.B.A. degree. While earning his degrees, Joseph obtained recognition on the Dean's List, was a participant on the Health Law Moot Court team, assisted at Loyola's Business Law Clinic, obtained his M.B.A. with honors, and became a Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society member. After graduation, Joseph immediately went to work for the Cook County State's Attorney's office as an Assistant State's Attorney. In his first year, Joseph authored and filed more than 30 appellate briefs in the Illinois Appellate Court, First District. Notably, Joseph authored the State's brief in People v. Tripp, a matter of first impression in Illinois, in which the Appellate Court agreed with Joseph's position and published an opinion in his favor. Joseph also argued on behalf of the State before the Illinois Appellate Court in People v. Primbas, an animal cruelty case that resulted in the death of a Rottweiler, where the Appellate Court again agreed with Joseph and published an opinion in his favor. For the following four years, Joseph worked in the Traffic Division where he prosecuted DUIs and represented the victims of automobile crashes. During his time in the Traffic Division Joseph refined his skills in the courtroom, prosecuting over 600 trials to verdict including 14 jury trials. In recognition of his performance and dedication, the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists awarded Joseph with a Certificate of Recognition and Achievement. In late 2014, Joseph was assigned to the State's Attorney's Office's Felony Review Unit. During his time, he spoke to victims of crimes, Mirandized and obtained statements from violent offenders, reviewed evidence, and provided consultation on charging decisions to law enforcement agencies throughout Cook County. In 2015, Joseph joined Goldberg & Goldberg where he continued his practice as a civil trial lawyer with a concentration on representing the victims of medical malpractice. Joseph is involved in all matters related to the trial of these complex civil litigation matters, including taking and defending depositions, drafting and arguing contested motions, attending court, and assisting on all of the firm's catastrophic medical malpractice and wrongful death claims. Joseph has specialized knowledge in Illinois Traffic Law and crash investigations, particularly as they affect victims in car crashes, motorcycle crashes, and pedestrian injuries. Dedicated to the needs of all of his friends and clients, Joseph is willing to lend his assistance on any law-related matter. Joseph relishes the opportunity to work with and learn from the other talented lawyers at Goldberg & Goldberg. Joseph appreciates the firm's devotion to their clients, their comprehensive commitment to preparation, and their unrelenting fearlessness in the courtroom. Read Full Bio   Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services - LegalTechService.com Digital Law Marketing - DigitalLawMarketing.com Harris Lowry Manton LLP - hlmlawfirm.com   Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1 Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

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An Indiana judge orders the release of charging documents in the case of accused murderer Richard Allen, in connection with the 2017 Delphi murders of 14-year-olds Libby German and Abigail Williams. According to the documents, an unspent .40 caliber bullet with extraction marks was found in between the victims. Witnesses tell police they encountered a "kinda creepy" man at the bridge wearing a blue jacket, black boots, and a black hoodie. Another witness said she spotted a man dressed similarly walking away from the Monon High Bridge on the day in question. She noted his clothes were “muddy and bloody." Investigators said security footage captured Allen's Ford Focus in the area on February 13, 2017, at around 1:27 p.m. Allen also reportedly admitted that he was on the bridge on February 13, 2017 in a police interview, claiming he was there to watch the fish.  In October 2022, investigators obtained a search warrant for Allen's residence where they found a .40 caliber pistol. The Indiana State Police Laboratory examined the bullet found at the crime scene and ultimately determined that it came from the pistol registered to Allen, and “forensically determined” that the bullet cycled through his gun. Allen claimed he never let anyone else use his gun, but he had no explanation for the bullet found at the crime scene. Detectives continue to ask anyone who may have additional information to email abbyandlibbytip@cacoshrf.com or call 765-822-3535 Joining Nancy Grace Today: Fran Longwell - Former Deputy State's Attorney (Calvert County, MD), Former Assistant State's Attorney (Prince George's County, MD) specializing in child abuse, sex offenses and homicides.  Dr. Angela Arnold - Psychiatrist, Atlanta GA, AngelaArnoldMD.com, Expert in the Treatment of Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology: Emory University, Former Medical Director of The Psychiatric Ob-Gyn Clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital, Voted "My Buckhead's Best Psychiatric Practice of 2022" Sheryl McCollum - Forensic Expert, Founder: Cold Case Investigative Research Institute in Atlanta, GA, ColdCaseCrimes.org, @ColdCaseTips   Joe Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan"  Alexis McAdams -  Fox News National Correspondent @AlexisMcAdamsTV, First reporter to sit down with the lead detective on the Delphi case. McAdams also toured the crime scene with the property owner after the girls deaths.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.