Podcasts about Formative

Before we begin our adventures exploring the history and folklore of the Thirteen Colonies of America, we present our first episode of Series 8: A Brief History of America!We explore the history of North America from the earliest human migration across the Beringia land bridge, now the Bering Strait.Looking at the distinct archaeological stages of American pre-history, we talk through the Lithic, the Archaic, the Formative, the Classic and the Post-Classic phases, and the development of distinct societies and cultures. It's a fascinating picture of complex early societies with incredible trade networks like the Hopewell Exchange System, which allowed goods and resources to travel great distances from their place of origin.All this came before the first contact with European explorers. Searching for a western route through to India to bypass Ottoman control of eastern trade, sailors made landfall in the Americas almost by accident, yet it ultimately led to wide-scale colonisation.We hope it's an interesting listen, whether you are American or otherwise - and the story of how 'America' got its name should at least make you laugh!About Three Ravens

Aria Shahrokhshahi (b. 1996) is a British-Iranian multi-disciplinary artist, whose practice has been shaped by a deep fascination with the intricate dynamics of diverse communities and the complexities of the human condition. With a focus on social structures and the human experience, Shahrokhshahi's work serves as a critical exploration of the relationships and power dynamics that inform everyday life. Aria's debut photobook, Wet Ground, featuring images from Ukraine shot over a period of several years both before and after the Russian invasion in Feburary 2022, was published in April 2026 by Loose Joints. He is currently putting the finishing touches to a feature documentary film entitled While We Heal, which also focusses on the war in Ukraine and explores the themes of healing, loss, and resilience.   On episode 288, Aria discusses, among other things: Formative experiences (11 different schools!) growing up in Nottingham How walking around the city with a camera was the start of his photography journey Negative feedback Facebook group / YouTube channel Early education at the Photo Parlour lab (later named Sequence) from Dan Wheelan Using large format and why the decision to shoot B&W came out of the cost of film Falling in love with Ukraine It not being enough to just take pictures Why ‘Ukraine, I guess?' was an informal category of picture during editing Having nothing to say about war but being interested in what happens around it The way in which war rearranges the social hierarchy Poem by Charlotte Shevchenko-Knight How the title ‘Wet Ground', and the book itself, came about The importance of collaboration The feature length doc he is making in Ukraine The importance of having a commercial practice Referenced: Lee Friedlander Laytoya Ruby Frazer Don McCullin Tim Hetherington (Which Way Is The Front Line From Here) Shelby Lee Adams Minor White Alec Soth Gregory Halpern Nigel Shafran Alessandra Sanguinetti Myriam Boulos Sohrab Hura Lightwork   Website | Instagram Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here. Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here.

In this presentation, Wissam H. Halawi situates Druze doctrine within the long-running tension between esoteric knowledge and legal normativity in early Shi'ism. Rather than a radical break, he argues the Druze intensify existing ghulāt dynamics — hierarchical knowledge, a divinized guiding figure, and the suspension of exoteric law — reframing them as a distinct legal school.

This week, former Forrester Research Director Jeff Clark is in the studio with our host Ian Truscott to discuss an article from Matt Heinz on his Substack - Most GTM Alignment Is Theater - What two decades of alignment frameworks miss, and what the GTM teams actually winning are doing instead. The discuss 5 things that inspired them from the article: It's not the process, it's the discipline What AI is changing/not changing The ICP conversation The Win/Loss conversation The importance of trust Then, Ian moves to our virtual bar, The Rose and Rockstar, and joins Robert Rose, Chief Trouble Maker at Seventh Bear, to discuss the impact of AI on early marketing careers. Specifically, they discuss the tension between being encouraged to use AI tools (and the trope that you'll be replaced by someone who is using them if you don't) and the increasing “detect AI in the writing” functionality that is being inserted into tools and LinkedIn's “AI Slop” button, and how using AI is seen as poorer quality.   Enjoy! — The Links The people: Ian Truscott on LinkedIn  Jeff Clark on LinkedIn Robert Rose on LinkedIn Mentioned this week: Most GTM Alignment Is Theater - Matt Heinz We didn't start the fire... - Robert Rose - Lens This Old Marketing: Doing the Job Is no Longer Enough Rockstar CMO: The Beat Newsletter that we send every Monday Rockstar CMO on the web and LinkedIn Previous episodes and all the show notes: Rockstar CMO FM. Track List: We'll be right back by Stienski & Mass Media on YouTube Piano Music is by Johnny Easton, shared under a Creative Commons license Trust by Prince on YouTube You can listen to this on all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, and Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Perryman, Connections PastorGrand Parkway Baptist ChurchGrounding Behaviors & Formative Experiences1 Peter 5:6-111. Bring Yourself Low - Be Lifted Up v. 6Romans 12:3Proverbs 25:271.2. Cast all Anxiety on Him - Experience His Care v. 73. Watch Out for the Opponent v. 84. Endure Suffering v. 95. Experience Healing v. 10Four healing things God Himself does...a)Restoreb)Confirmc)Strengthend)Establish6. Release Control v. 11Mental Worship...1. What anxiety do I need to saddle God with today?2. What is my theology of suffering?3. Restore, confirm, strengthen, establish. Which one of these do I need to experience in mycurrent season of life?4. Where am I currently struggling to release control to a God who cares? Put another way, whatpast experience is challenging my belief in God's love or care for me?Be sure to follow us:InstagramFacebookYoutube

Pastor Dan Belshaw continues our Formed series with a message exploring the essential role of the Church in shaping us into the likeness of Jesus. Drawing from Ephesians 4:1-16, Dan challenges the individualistic mindset that treats church as something we attend rather than a family we belong to. Unpacking the biblical picture of the body of Christ, he explores how community, worship, biblical teaching, and the sacraments form us together in Christ. This message reminds us that following Jesus was never meant to be a solo journey.

Reflecting on how far books have come in LGBTQ+ representation since they were kids, Ben and Jamie discuss some of the books that made an impact on them in their journeys.Books discussed:Gilda Trillim: Shepherdess of Rats by Steven L. Peck The Bachelor Brothers Bed & Breakfast by Bill Richardson Faking It by Jennifer Crusie Shakesqueer by Madhavi Menon We Burn So Bright by TJ KluneTales of the City by Armistead MaupinThe Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite Angels in America by Tony Kushner The Witches of Thistle Grove by Lana Harper Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy

The Scripture text for this sermon is Galatians 5:1-5.

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Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they discuss the four records that helped shape them at four different times in their life. This week, we are doing something a little different. Forrest has gathered a round table of past ...

Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they discuss the four records that helped shape them at four different times in their life. This week, we are doing something a little different. Forrest has gathered a round table of past guests to go over their favorite movie soundtrack. Jennie Cotterill (Reckoner, Jennie Bakes), Andy Bechdolt (The Rad Skulls), Jason Stone (Dying Scene Editor) and Forrest talk about the movies themselves and how the music formed them.    Four Records Soundtrack Roundtable choices:   Forrest Gaddis: Grosse Pointe Blank Jennie Cotterill: Tank Girl Andy Bechdolt: Songwriter Jason Stone: Singles   Listen on Podbean Listen on YouTube Listen on Spotify LIsten on Apple Podcasts Listen on Amazon Music Listen on iHeartRadio Follow us on Instagram Email: fourrecordspodcast@gmail.com www.DyingScene.com   Opening song: Rad Skulls – Loud as Shit Closing song: Lucas Perea – Underneath Ashes

Cheryl Ericson is a veteran, in every sense of the word. Someone who has seen and experienced a lot in the CDI profession—and so has a wealth of knowledge and wisdom to confer. I go back a long way with Cheryl, to early ACDIS days when she was the lead educator of the CDI Boot Camp and developed the organization's educational curriculum. She's had a few stops since then but settled in nicely as Senior Director of Clinical Policy and Education at The Brundage Group. Cheryl is a shrewd, incisive observer of the CDI field, with a rich history of where we've been but also where we need to go. Recently she's weighed in on some big mid-revenue cycle topics for ICD-10 Monitor which I read with avid interest (and recommend you do too).  In this week's episode we hit on a few of those topics, along with a bit of a look into her life and career. Listen in as we discuss:  Formative background in nursing and entry point into CDI at MUSC. Thoughts on the new/2026 ACDIS/AHIMA query brief (currently in draft stage)--concerns with clinical indicators, her belief they are unique to each patient and may not meet guidelines established by payers: “It is not about determining if a condition exists; it should be about deciding if the physician has a reasonable expectation to treat the condition,” she writes. “Rather than asking if the condition exists, CDI and coding professionals should determine if it ‘was it reasonable for the provider to diagnose and treat the condition as if it exists.'” Pushing query compliance down to the end user—is this how the new brief reads, and if so, is it a fair expectation? Artificial intelligence: State of current tools and limitations. “GenAI tools show great promise in many areas, but for now, it does not appear capable of performing the type of complex critical thinking required for accurate inpatient coding and billing,” Cheryl observes. (Incorrect) payer allegations of hospital “upcoding,” using the example of acute blood loss anemia ACDIS heydays: A look back on teaching and educating. Her personal health journey, story of breast cancer and her husband's simultaneous serious illness, and how it transformed her outlook on life.  Sharing wisdom and lessons learned: Career advice to a new or young CDI professional—what has she learned to pass along to the next generation?

In this episode of the Innovative Church Leaders podcast, host Jenni Wong Clayville interviews Dr. Chesarae Fletcher about the importance of Sabbath, rest, and community for women of color and church leaders. They explore practical ways to incorporate Sabbath into daily life, the theological significance of rest, and the power of sisterhood in healing and renewal.They also discuss the anthology: Sabbath with My Sisters an Anthology: Women Reflecting on God's Rest in a Restless World.

Frank, Ash, and Brandon answer questions about episodic games, the ever-changing “average gamer,” and full-frontal Mario. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Video Game History Foundation Sonic Sez Punky Brewster “I'm brave, I'm hairy, and your dad loves me.” Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - The Lost Woods Theme Alarmo Jay John Mayer - Waiting on the World to Change Evanesence - Bring Me to Life Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 1: When should a game be released in chapters as opposed to all at once? (04:28) Deltarune Esper's bluesky post Sam & Max series Toby Fox Poppy Playtime Dispatch Telltale Games AdHoc Studio Dreamcast Grauen no Torikago Kapitel 3: Kansei GameTap American McGee's Grimm Katamari Damacy Tim Burton Temu 2: How old should a game be before it gets a remake? (09:54) The Last of Us series Resident Evil series Silent Hill series Final Fantasy VII: Remake Metal Gear Solid series MindsEye Star Fox Disney's Robin Hood Five Nights at Freddy's series 3: What would you consider the worst timed video game releases in history? (15:18) Kotaku: Konami Is Suing To Unmask Whoever's Responsible For The Major Metal Gear Solid 2 Source Code Leak Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Propeller Arena Grand Theft Auto VI Animal Crossing: New Horizons Doom Eternal Barbenheimer Hades Battleborn Overwatch The Outer Worlds Outer Wilds Duke Nukem Forever 4: What is an uncle game? (20:06) The Guardian: Long live the ‘unc game' AAVE Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 World of WarCraft Madden series FIFA series Wordle Spelling Bee Roblox Mecca Chameleon Mina the Hollower Friendslop Grand Theft Auto V NCAA Football series NBA 2K series NBA Jam series Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Tiger Woods PGA series Street Fighter II Sonic the Hedgehog Guilty Gear series Dragon Ball Z: Budokai series Def Jam: Fight for NY Tony Hawk skateboarding series Lode Runner Duke Nukem series Atari Coleco Intellivision Sega Genesis Mortal Kombat 5: Room Check! (29:39) youtube.com/insertcreditshow Soundsheets Darius Space Harrier Quartet Fantasy Zone Master System Osamu Murata Casette tape KQED Forum Sega Take Your Daughter to Work Day City Year Cleveland Jesse Owens V for Vendetta V for Vendetta (2005) Scarabaeidae Dung beetle 6: SuperDQP asks, which game franchise should get a “the movie the game” treatment? (38:45) Street Fighter the Movie the Game Super Mario Bros. (1993) Super Mario series CD-i Midway Games Mortal Kombat series NARC Cyberpunk 2077 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) Naughty Dog Crystal Dynamics Java JavaScript Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) Paul W. S. Anderson Wii Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Jim Carrey The Riddler Sonic and the Black Knight 007: First Light King of Fighters (2009) Tekken (2009) Need for Speed (2014) Gran Turismo (2023) LIGHTNING ROUND: Pride or Die (46:12) Recommendations and Outro (57:50): Brandon: not any of the Jaws sequels Nirvana X-Rom - Wired Into Your Brain Priscilla Page's Predator and Prey essays Karaoke Videos - 99% Invisible InnerSpiral's I Built This Body To Hold Yours Jim Wilson's Center Core Never More seiji oda - LAST SUMMER Ash: Road to Empress II or maybe not because it has a lot of Gen AI Jaffe: give us money! Or leave a review This week's Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

What if chemistry classes were organized around real-world problems instead of chapters in a textbook?In this bonus BCCE Community Conversation preview, Melissa talks with Vicente Talanquer about helping students think like chemists rather than simply memorize chemistry. They explore why authentic, real-world problems can transform learning, how instructors can make meaningful changes without rewriting an entire course, and why teaching chemistry is about developing a way of thinking—not just delivering content.   Important Links Submit a Question for Community Conversations bcce.divched.org/2026 YouTube.com/@chemforyourlife chemforyourlife.com Free resources Chemical Thinking Curriculum Structure: https://sites.google.com/site/chemicalthinking/structure More on Chemical Thinking Curriculum: https://sites.google.com/site/chemicalthinking/ General Chemistry - CLUE textbook & activities: https://www.chemistry.msu.edu/clue/general-chemistry.aspx Organic Chemistry OCLUE textbook & activities: https://www.chemistry.msu.edu/clue/organic-chemistry.aspx Time Stamps 0:00 – Introducing the Community Conversation series 2:40 – Meet Vicente Talanquer and this year's discussion topic 4:10 – What does “authentic phenomena” actually mean? 7:40 – Memorization vs. meaningful understanding 12:10 – The two big questions guiding the Community Conversation 16:25 – What an authentically engaged chemistry classroom looks like 21:40 – Where should instructors begin making changes? 24:30 – Formative vs. summative assessment 26:50 – Free teaching resources and curriculum examples 30:50 – Why Vicente is excited about this year's BCCE conversations Support this podcast on Patreon  Buy Podcast Merch and Apparel Check out our website at chemforyourlife.com Watch our episodes on YouTube Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Pastor Dan Belshaw continues our Formed series with a message exploring the post-modern problem with authority and why true spiritual formation begins with surrender. Drawing from Romans 12, Dan unpacks the difference between being conformed by culture and transformed by the renewing work of the Holy Spirit. Challenging us to consider who or what is shaping our lives, he reminds us that freedom isn't found in placing ourselves at the centre, but in submitting to the loving authority of Jesus. This message offers practical encouragement to surrender daily, embrace biblical community, and trust God's transforming work.

I was recently interviewed by Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho from the Clear Mountain Monastery Project. They asked wonderful questions and we talked a lot about the power of listening. ... Their shownotes: In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Steve James, meditation teacher & host of the Guru Viking Podcast (https://www.guruviking.com/). 00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:01:32 Formative faith moments and vocation 00:06:18 Life on an English canal boat 00:08:40 The rhythm of travel and interviewing 00:10:59 Interviewing the same guest over time 00:14:20 Most moving and luminous conversations 00:17:21 Handling negative reactivity in conversation 00:22:24 Balancing internal and external awareness 00:23:50 Advice for engaging with teachers and mentors 00:29:50 Finding beauty in people on different paths 00:34:45 Questions that bring out conversational depth 00:41:06 Personal frameworks for organizing experience 00:48:15 Belief alignments and the "pie chart" of faith 00:55:30 Personal relationship to the Buddha 00:59:44 Navigating dual vs. non-dual teachings

In this episode of Meaningful Work Matters, host Andrew Soren is joined by Stanford design leader and life design pioneer Bill Burnett for a conversation about what it means to build a meaningful life, and why that question is bigger than work alone.Bill brings a design thinking lens to the topic meaning: how do we move beyond transactional living and create a life that feels psychologically rich, connected, and fully alive? Together, he and Andrew explore a set of practical mindsets that can help us approach our lives with more curiosity, flexibility, and intention.They also talk about an important tension in the meaning conversation: while meaningful work can be a powerful source of energy and purpose, it can also tip into obsession, burnout, and exploitation when our identities become too tightly wrapped around it. Bill offers a refreshing alternative that expands meaning beyond career success and into community, experimentation, and the relationships that shape who we become.Key TakeawaysMeaningful work matters, but a meaningful life cannot rest on work alone.Design thinking offers a practical way to approach life: stay curious, prototype, and learn by trying things.Mindsets like wonder, radical acceptance, and availability can help us move out of purely transactional living and into richer experiences of meaning.The healthiest way to pursue meaningful work may be to stay fully engaged and calmly attached, committed, but not consumed.Formative communities play a critical role in a good life by helping us become the kinds of people we want to be.Too much meaning in work can have a dark side, including burnout, blurred boundaries, and vulnerability to exploitation.Why This Episode MattersA lot of conversations about meaning focus on finding the right job, the right purpose, or the right passion. This episode broadens that frame. Bill Burnett reminds us that meaning is not just something we discover once and secure forever. It is something we design over time through our attention, our relationships, our habits, and our willingness to stay open to what life is asking of us.For listeners who want meaningful work but also want a sustainable, psychologically rich life, this conversation offers both language and tools.About Our GuestBill Burnett is an Adjunct Professor and Executive Director of the Life Design Lab at Stanford, where he has helped thousands of students and professionals apply design thinking to life and career decisions. Trained as a product designer, he has worked in both startups and Fortune 100 companies, including Apple, where he designed award-winning laptops, and in the toy industry, where he worked on Star Wars action toys. He is the co-author of Designing Your Life and Designing Your New Work Life, and his work bridges design, meaning, and human flourishing in ways that are both practical and deeply resonant.Mentioned in This EpisodeDesigning Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave EvansDesigning Your New Work Life by Bill Burnett and Dave EvansFully Alive by Design newsletterFree Life Design worksheets and tools

Many men hear words like childhood trauma and immediately think:"Nothing that bad happened to me.""My parents did the best they could""Its my fault im this way"But what if healing isn't about focusing on what happened to you?What if it's about understanding what formed in you because of it?In this episode, Shawn explores the concept of Formative Wounds and explains why many present-day struggles are connected to ways of coping , beliefs, fears, and survival patterns learned years ago.This isn't about blame.It's about understanding.Because when you understand your story, you stop asking:"What's wrong with me?"And start asking:"What did I learn?"Together we'll explore:• Why healing trauma often feels difficult • Why Shawn prefers the term formative wounds over childhood trauma• The difference between events (Big T trauma) and development (small T trauma)• What many men learned to suppress growing up and how its the core issue today• How wounds shape thoughts, emotions, and heart hunger • Why compassion creates more change than shame• Why leadership is fundamental to living a mature lifeYou'll also be guided through a practical reflection exercise to help uncover:• What the boy learned • What emotions were suppressed • What beliefs were formed • What heart hunger went unmet • What survival patterns still show up todayYour story explains you.It does not define you.

Few artists have a career as unique and prolific as today's guest, Richmond Virginia's own, Nickelus F. Over multiple decades, F has dazzled listeners with his ridiculous technical skills as an MC, the authenticity and honesty in his subject matter, and his production chops that feature a degree of stylistic variety that was always impressively pulled off. With that said, he's recently taken aim at carving out what will eventually be known as the “Nickelus F sound”. And in this episode, he talks about this pursuit through the lens of his terrific new album, The Undisputed, dives into his artistic process as an MC and producer, and reflects on key lessons he's learnt from previous chapters in his career. You rarely hear such wisdom, honesty, and genuine excitement from one of rap's OGs. Don't miss this. The Plug (1:01). The Interview (2:34). Formative hip-hop connections (2:59). Current chapter of F's career and lasting legacy (7:03). Learning from earlier eras of F's career (14:42). Improving as an MC over time (22:00). Writing process (26:09). Richmond music scene (33:47). The Undisputed as Nickelus F's “North Star” (41:35). Honing in on the fundamentals of rap on The Undisputed (44:57). The “Nickelus F sound” (47:37). Upcoming projects / tour dates / merch (59:53). Support Trick Dice Records here: https://www.trickdice.co/  Buy/stream The Undisputed here: https://nickelusf.bandcamp.com/album/the-undisputed  Follow Nickelus F on Twitter here: https://x.com/NickelusF  Follow Nickelus F on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/nickelusf/?hl=en  Edited by: Alyssa Rodriguez Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING -- Fiending for some more quality rap content? Visit the RMPP website: https://rmpp.squarespace.com/ Want to support and help us grow? Become a RMPP Patron, and gain access to exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/therapmusicplugpodcast  Looking to connect? DM me @rapmusicplugpod on Twitter and Instagram, or shoot me an email at qlctv.podcast@gmail.com  

Grammy-winning songwriter and artist Sebastian Kole (aka Pynk Beard) joins Joel Blackstock on the Discover Heal Grow podcast to unpack the intersections of Southern heritage, creative deconstruction, and finding authentic human connection in a digital world. From the pews of his parents' church in Birmingham, Alabama, to the national stage, Pynk Beard's journey is a masterclass in artistic evolution. In this episode, Sebastian and Joel dive deep into the cultural cross-pollination of country, hip-hop, and gospel — viewing them all as deeply connected "working man's music." Sebastian explains how his album Sugar and Salt serves as a deconstruction of what it means to be a Black man in Alabama, and why dying his beard pink became his ultimate creative calling card and a visual rebellion against industry elitism. Beyond the music, the conversation shifts into profound psychological territory. They explore Sebastian's early experiences with therapy for anger management, the therapeutic value of art, and Taproot Therapy Collective's innovative neurological approaches to healing (including EMDR, brainspotting, and subcortical brain modulation). (Plus, you won't want to miss Sebastian's unusual but brilliant foil-free baked potato recipe at the end of the episode!) Episode Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction: Pynk Beard's viral success and transitioning to center stage 00:01:36 - The inescapable influence of Birmingham, Alabama & Southern bluntness 00:06:03 - Genre-bending: The shared roots of country, hip-hop, and soulful storytelling 00:08:11 - Formative influences: Tom Petty, Nirvana, and the Forrest Gump soundtrack 00:12:59 - Sugar and Salt: Deconstructing identity, inner conflicts, and the "grits divide" 00:22:59 - Connecting to the inner child through honest artistic reflection 00:35:14 - Navigating conflict, early encounters with racism, and the power of dialogue 00:37:36 - How childhood therapy and anger management shaped Sebastian's music 00:41:51 - The shifting music industry, upcoming book, and prioritizing human connection 00:46:44 - The philosophy behind the "Pink Beard" persona & anti-elitist art 01:00:00 - Sebastian's perfect baked potato recipe (No foil required!) 01:01:39 - Taproot Therapy's mission: Brainspotting, EMDR, and reinventing neurology Connect with Pynk Beard (Sebastian Kole): Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pynkbeard X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/pynkbeard About Discover Heal Grow & Taproot Therapy Collective: Hosted by Joel Blackstock, the Discover Heal Grow podcast explores the psychological impulses of artists, creators, and innovators. Taproot Therapy Collective is a Birmingham-based clinic focused on bringing unique, relational psychological approaches to Alabama, specializing in advanced neurological therapies like brainspotting to heal subcortical trauma. Learn more about Taproot Therapy: https://gettherapybirmingham.com Listen to more episodes: https://discoverhealgrow.podbean.com #PynkBeard #SebastianKole #DiscoverHealGrow #TaprootTherapy #JoelBlackstock #CountryMusic #BirminghamAL #MusicTherapy #EMDR #Brainspotting #SouthernHeritage #SugarAndSalt

His People – 06/04/2026 – Van Mylar | on Christian colleges standing on formative education. For more faith-filled, Gospel-centered content, download the Pilgrim Radio app today on Google Play and Apple, or stream at PilgrimRadio.com. 

Joining Pippa Hudson is Basil Manuel, Executive Director of NAPTOSA, to help make sense of the findings and what they reveal about pressure in schools, teacher conduct, and the broader system challenges facing education today. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists. A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scripture treats the tongue as one of the most revealing and formative things about us.

“Our values are also meant to be adjectives.” – Brent RempeWelcome to episode 234 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your hosts, Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight, and Jill Nowacki, President and CEO of Humanidei.This episode is sponsored by Trellance. Trellance is a leading technology partner for credit unions, delivering innovative technology solutions to help credit unions achieve more. With a comprehensive suite of analytics, cloud and talent solutions, the Trellance team ensures credit unions increase efficiency, manage risk, and improve member experience. Learn more here!In this new 2026 season, Jill and I will have conversations centered around leadership, credit unions, and living our best lives. We will have some of the most respected leaders from around credit unions who we are grateful to call friends join us in the discussion from time to time too.This week on the podcast, we are happy to welcome back Brent W. Rempe, President and CEO of First Alliance Credit Union. He joins us to discuss the importance of having and modeling values as a leader. Together, we talk about how values are often easy to name but much harder to put into operation, especially when leaders are faced with difficult decisions such as having to have accountability conversations, enact organizational change, and/or balance mission with financial realities.Listen in as Brent shares how his own values were shaped through early life experiences, Catholic social teaching, and years in the credit union movement, and how those influences continue to guide his leadership today as something that must be actively put into practice rather than just documented and/or stated. We also reflect on how values show up in real organizational work—how they are tested in moments of conflict, how they can be clarified via simple grounding questions, and how important it is to separate technical mistakes from deeper values misalignment.Throughout our conversation, we also challenge the idea that values belong solely on a wall or in a strategic plan and instead explore how they become real via consistent behavior, honest reflection, and accountability at every level of leadership—with Brent also walking us through how First Alliance redefined its mission, vision, and values via a collaborative, employee-driven process.Later, we talk about the very real tension between mission and margin, the importance of keeping things simple enough to remember, and why service must be more than a slogan if it's going to be at all meaningful. By the end of our conversation, we land on a shared truth: values are not what an organization claims but are what it does when no one is watching and when decisions get hard. Enjoy our conversation with Brent Rempe! Find the full show notes on cuinsight.com.Connect with Brent:Brent W. Rempe, C.E.O. & President of First Alliance Credit Unionfirstalliancecu.com Brent: LinkedInFirst Alliance Credit Union: LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | TikTokSubscribe on: Apple Podcasts and SpotifyBooks mentioned on The CUInsight Experience podcast: Book ListShow notes from this episode:Sponsor: TrellanceTV series mentioned: The Lion GuardArticle mentioned: Harvard Business Review - “Building Your Company's Vision”Book mentioned: Good to Great by Jim CollinsShout-out: Jerry I. PorrasShout-out: Sam PlesterShout-out: Mission Brands ConsultingShout-out: Kristina KovacevicShout-out: Callahan & AssociatesBook mentioned: CEO Excellence by Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, & Vikram MalhotraShout-out: McKinsey & CompanyShout-out: WEOKIE Federal Credit UnionBook mentioned: Callahan's Strategic Growth Framework by Jon JeffreysPrevious guests mentioned in this episode: Brent Rempe (#182); Oscar Porras (#23 & CUInsight Network episode)In This Episode:[2:30] - Brent reflects on how his values have been shaped by his mother's servant leadership, resilience, and community commitment.[4:32] - Formative experiences in Catholic social teaching and cooperative principles also guide how Brent applies his values as C.E.O.[6:46] - Brent believes that difficult offboarding decisions require balancing values and accountability despite personal emotional strain.[8:07] - Hear how, when challenges arise, Brent focuses on collective outcomes and addressing problems directly.[9:32] - Jill argues that alignment creates clarity, peace, and better self-awareness.[12:57] - Brent asserts that leadership is action demonstrated via accountability, humility, and choosing others' interests over your own.[16:28] - Jill argues that values only count when actually put into action and not just on paper.[18:16] - Collaborative, staff-driven renewal of values strengthens alignment with purpose and direction.[21:16] - Simple, employee-created values can build ownership, alignment, and stronger organizational performance.[23:25] - Hear how having too many values can actually do more harm than good.[25:07] - Brent agrees and adds that values must be few, memorable, and clearly structured so that employees can consistently recall and apply them.[27:04] - Brent treats people with grace and multiple chances but also has to make hard decisions when growth stops.[31:04] - It's important for community service to prioritize underserved members and not just meet basic expectations or performance metrics.[34:52] - Hear how Brent has aligned leadership evaluation with mission-driven excellence.[37:56] - Discover how Jill models consistency.[40:01] - Brent regards C.E.O. leadership as constantly reinforcing values while encouraging progress and connection and avoiding complacency.[41:47] - Brent and Jill believe that authenticity, consistency, and passion are components of great leadership.[42:19] - Brent reveals that routinely spending time with his son helps him stay grounded.Send us Fan Mail

Yes, we're talking about sandwiches — which, to Bradley, almost constitute a religion. What matters most is not the food itself but the human connections that surround it: the first po'boy that made him fall for New Orleans, the brisket at a Texas wedding that defined a circle of loved ones and the fish sandwich in Bellevue that made him feel like an adult for the first time. Plus, Bradley responds to a listener who challenges his description of Mayor Mamdani as "a nice guy" and assesses Ben Thompson's argument that defusing opposition to data centers is quite simple: just give people money.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City's only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today's episode: info@firewall.media.Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter and follow Bradley on Linkedin + Substack.

Jim Sennett is the manager of repair programs at AAA (American Automobile Association), where he oversees the Approved Auto Repair network of roughly 6,000 shops across the country, about 5,000 independents and 1,000 dealerships, along with the club's emerging technologies work on EVs and hybrids. He came up through Goodyear, starting as a tire changer and working through alignment tech, service advisor, service manager, and store manager across two stints with the company. Between his Goodyear years and his current role he spent nearly a decade in law enforcement before returning to the industry.Jim has been with AAA for 12 years and serves as Vice Chair of the ASE Education Foundation, which puts him at the center of how the industry is responding to the technician shortage in auto repair; both through the certification side and through the apprenticeship program AAA built with NAPA to bring new people into the trade.In this episode…The technician shortage in auto repair stopped being an abstract talking point around 2022-2023, when AAA's approved shops started telling Jim Sennett the same thing in different words: the tows keep coming, the waiting rooms keep filling up, and there's nobody behind the bay door to do the work. AAA's response was to stop waiting for the trade-school pipeline to fix itself and build a parallel one, partnering with NAPA on an apprenticeship program designed to take someone out of a grocery store, a fast-food job, or a closed-down factory and turn them into a working technician in 18 to 24 months.Jim walks through the actual mechanics: $300 a year per person, free for shops already running NAPA, but built parts-supplier agnostic so O'Reilly, Advance, and AutoZone shops are not locked out. The program is self-paced and mentor-based inside the shop, and the apprentice finishes with four ASE certifications; brakes, steering and suspension, A/C, and electrical. He also gets into why the recruiting pitch itself is part of the problem. The trade is still being sold as the "Cooter from Dukes of Hazzard" job; greasy coveralls, wrench in hand, when the actual work is a laptop in one hand and a diagnostic tool in the other. The shortage closes faster when the marketing catches up to what the job has become.The other thread worth following is Jim's story about a Buffalo shop owner who was a few months from closing. Jim sat down with him, looked at the numbers, and made him do two things first: raise labor rates and raise parts margins. The shop is now operating out of its second, bigger location.Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn: [01:14] Introducing Jim Sennett and his role at AAA[02:45] Early career path from college into a general service technician role at Goodyear[04:26] Overseeing AAA's Approved Auto Repair program[08:49] The three-decade partnership between AAA and NAPA[09:40] Reframing the technician's image in the modern trade[10:36] Formative lessons from Goodyear's management training[13:28] Addressing the technician shortage through the AAA/NAPA apprenticeship[17:30] Rescuing a Buffalo shop through disciplined pricing and margin strategy[21:06] Leading with a firm, fair, and consistent standard[24:35] The under-promise, over-deliver principle and the Five Guys case study[26:48] Closing reflections and hometown conversationResources mentioned in this episode:Jim Sennett on LinkedInAmerican Automobile AssociationASE Education FoundationTread PartnersGain Traction Podcast on YouTubeGain Traction Podcast WebsiteMike Edge on LinkedInQuotable Moments:“These men and women are professional people out there, you got a laptop in your hand now, you're doing more work on a computer than you are turning wrenches.""You find the right person, the right personality for you, and we'll give you a program, and we'll make them into a technician in 18 months to two years.""Always be firm, fair and consistent every day.""I'm always a fan of under-promising and over-delivering.""If you can't be your word, or you can't have someone that believes in you, it kind of sets a bad foundation and we know what happens with bad foundations, the building tends to crumble."Action Steps:Audit your labor rates and parts margins this week, raise both if the math says so.Enroll one career-changer in the AAA/NAPA apprenticeship at $300 a year and assign a senior tech as mentor.Rewrite your tech job postings to lead with diagnostics, scan tools, and EV work, not wrench-turning.Pick one customer promise: timeline, price, or scope, and engineer the over delivery.Join AAA's Approved Auto Repair program to access the apprenticeship pricing and the nationwide warranty.

Amy Berry PhD has worked in education for more than 20 years as a teacher, researcher, author, and professional learning facilitator. She is the creator of The Engagement Hub and is widely recognised for her work in learner engagement, agency, formative evaluation, and play-based learning. Her work has supported educators across Australia, the United States, Asia, and the Middle East.

This week my guest is John Glynn, author of the brand new novel (out May 12) “The Lost Book of Lancelot,” a queer retelling of the legend of Camelot that's a great fit for fans of Heated Rivalry and for anyone interested in the legends surrounding the quest for the Holy Grail. Plus, dragons!John's nonfiction debut “Out East: Memoir of a Montauk Summer” was named a best book by Time, Entertainment Weekly, and Cosmopolitan. His writing has appeared in People, Oprah Daily and The Daily Beast.In addition to being an author and freelance writer, John is the editorial director of Hanover Square Press, an imprint of HarperCollins. As an editor, his authors have won the Booker Prize, the Pulitzer, the National Book Award, Grammys, and an Olympic gold medal.We covered:- Formative memories of being read to by his mom when he was little- His early start in publishing as an intern and editorial assistant, and the glamour of going to work everyday in Rockefeller Center for a kid from Western Massachusetts (even though he was photocopying and answering phones)- The two novels he wrote that didn't get published- How working as an editor on other people's books and writing his own books inform each other- How he makes time to write while working a fulltime job- The 13th century French folk tale that sparked the idea for “The Lost Book of Lancelot”- How he started writing the book “just for fun” and “just for me”- The one spot that provides the best chances of him getting some good writing doneConnect with John on Instagram at @glynner85.For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Soviet Era, Crimea's Transfer, and Putin's Formative MythsThe 1950s and 60s represented a "Golden Period" for the Soviet state, during which Nikita Khrushchev transferred Crimea to Ukraine for economic convenience. This era deeply influenced a young Vladimir Putin, who viewed Ukraine not as a separate entity, but as a romanticized extension of Russia—a place for summer vacations and vital industrial output, such as missiles. Finkel notes that this perspective takes Russian dominance for granted, ignoring the history of forced "Russification" and the Holodomor. Meanwhile, American leaders like Bill Clinton and Herbert Hoover are criticized for historically misreading these Russian imperial intentions. Guest: Professor Eugene Finkel. (4/8)1859

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Michele Peter ( @missionswithmcmichie ) is a host, public speaker, @amazingracecda contestant & woman of faith.She joins Ara on this episode of #TheTamilCreator to discuss how she found her calling as a social worker, the stories behind her appearances on various TV shows (Family Feud Canada, Amazing Race Canada, etc.), meeting Lily Singh ( @lilly ) and being dubbed her doppelgänger, how she finds healing in entertaining others, her unwavering Christian faith, and so much more.Follow Michele:- Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/missionswithmcmichie/)   Timestamps00:19 — Ara introduces this week's guest, Michele Peter01:37 — Formative years; being born in France, facing racism in Canada, etc.09:28 — Seeking a career where she could help others & leverage her passion for art14:04 — Being forced to make an audition video that would change her life18:23 — The most difficult moment she faced on Amazing Race Canada20:40 — Facing inner thoughts / cultural considerations while being on reality TV25:03 — Meeting Lily Singh; being called her doppelgänger28:53 — Her experience with Family Feud Canada32:25 — Has Michele ever bombed on stage?36:32 — Embracing her Christian faith; learning to express it via social media41:23 — Being an outgoing / expressive Tamil woman; the cultural stigmas44:04 — What success looks like to Michele, even if no one is clapping47:08 — Advice she would give her 16-year-old self48:50 — The personal legacy she wants to be remembered for by friends / family50:29 — Creator Confessions01:05:15 — The Wrap UpIntro MusicProduced And Mixed By:- The Tamil Creator- YanchanWritten By:- Aravinthan Ehamparam- Yanchan Rajmohan     Support the show

Geoff Holsclaw and regular guest David Clayton continue their monastic series, exploring how “unexamined strength becomes brittle” while "examined weakness becomes formative." Using desert monasticism as a “laboratory of revelation,” they describe how removing distractions exposes deeper emotions, thoughts, and disordered attachments, all of which invite humility, integration, and grace. They also address caricatures of asceticism as self-striving by framing the practices as the stripping away of self-reliance in order to receive everything by grace.Dive deeper in our new book, Landscapes of the Soul: How the Science and Spirituality of Attachment Can Move You into Confident Faith, Courage, and Connection, and learn about our trainings and other resources at embodiedfaith.life.Stay Connected: Check out our Attaching to God 6-Week Learning Cohort.Join the Embodied Faith community to stay connected and get posts, episodes, & resources.Support the podcast with a one-time or regular gift (to keep this ad-free without breaking the Holsclaw's bank).

►► GET MY FREE VIDEO & WORKSHEET - SHATTERPROOF YOURSELF LITE!7 SMALL STEPS TO A GIANT LEAP IN YOUR CONFIDENCEIn this episode, Adam Gragg explores the powerful role our ego plays as a protector in our lives. Drawing from personal experiences, coaching insights, and therapeutic approaches like Internal Family Systems, Adam breaks down how self-protection can both serve and sabotage us, often without our awareness. You'll discover how the ego forms in response to past hurt, why it pushes us into drama and defense, and how it can unintentionally hold us back from authentic relationships and growth. This episode offers three practical decisions to recognize and calm your ego, inviting you to lead from your true self with confidence, compassion, and purpose.Get ready to gain new tools for self-awareness, actionable strategies, and a fresh perspective on building connections, starting with yourself.CHAPTERS:00:00 Three decisions to break barriers03:47 Understanding the internal protector08:42 Understanding self-protection and awareness12:13 Formative childhood memories and trauma16:48 Building confidence and self-concept20:08 Learning to trust intuition23:03 Understanding protectors and true self25:11 Practicing gratitude and self-growth30:33 Finding perspective to calm fears31:36 Managing schedules for graduation34:59 Closing thoughts on legacyVisit the Decide Your Legacy Website for More! Be sure to check out Escape Artists Travel and tell them Decide Your Legacy sent you!

1. David K. Randall, *The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World*. Barnum Brown, born in 1873, was named after showman P.T. Barnum after his brother visited a traveling fair. A formative 2,000-mile trip with his father introduced him to the changing nature of the Earth and the vastness of the American West. Later, at the University of Kansas, he studied under Professor Williston, a veteran of the legendary "bone wars" between Marsh and Cope. Brown excelled in the field due to his physical strength, survival skills, and remarkable patience while extracting fossils. His talent earned him the nickname "Mr. Bones" and led to a prestigious invitation to join Henry Fairfield Osborne's team in New York. (1)1911

Do we believe in the formative power of physical space? Do the items we have around us help shape and form us to fix our eyes on Christ?In this episode, we discuss the reasoning behind new position of both the communion elements and the baptismal tank on Sunday mornings. We also discuss the theological position of believing that space forms us.Resources266 - The Room Matters109 - How to Come to ChurchSpirit and Sacrament: An Invitation to Eucharismatic Worship by Andrew WilsonConnect With Us providenceomaha.org | Instagram | Facebook Email Us formation@providenceomaha.org

The path to a successful broadcast journalism career doesn't usually start in law school. But that's where Roshini Rajkumar, Boston College class of 1993, started hers. Rajkumar combined a genetic penchant for the cinematic arts with a passion for justice and sticking up for the little guy on her way through big city TV markets of the Midwest. And, then, twenty years ago this month, she turned entrepreneurial and launched a strategic consulting firm that would accompany her "The Crisis Files" podcast and legal analyst expertise. In episode 16 of Formative, we talk about how corporate brands can go awry when riffing on the news cycle; why objectivity ought not be a dirty word in journalism; and how the U.S. Constitution can offer the path out of the terrible crisis besieging her hometown of Minneapolis.

Here in the top FIVE of the most important pop culture moments of my lifetime, we get down into the instances that I've carried with me for almost my entire life - including the single greatest televised pop performance ever, Justin Timberlake being an enemy to women, a frantic hoedown in an attempt to save face, and MORE.... This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe

What do Paris Hilton going to jail, Beyonce surprise releasing her self titled record in 2013, and the Jonas Brothers' purity rings all have in common...? They were all representative of moments in pop culture that helped define both the zeitgeist and the way that I engaged with pop culture and the world at large going forward. As a millennial woman, y2k and early 2000's pop culture and the things that happened during that time period, particularly to female celebrities, were more formative to my worldview and my relationship with pop culture than anything else. Here are numbers 10 through 6 of some of the most important pop culture moments of my entire lifetime - from y2k, to the mid 2000's, all the way up to the 2010's. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe

THEE premiere pop culture commentator, THEE mind behind Higher Learning and Morally Corrupt, and THEE first Black Bachelorette… Rachel Lindsay is here!We dive into Flavor of Love (my favorite topic), Rachel's journey to reality tv, this season of RHOSLC, Meredith and Lisa's combative reunion performance, and where do our Salt Lake ladies go from here?FOLLOW DUMPSTER DIVE ON SOCIALS/POD PLATFORM

In this episode I am joined by British occultists, authors, and creative collaborators Alan Chapman and Duncan Barford. Alan and Duncan reflect on their decades of shared magickal practice and creative collaboration. They recall their first meeting at the secret society the “Illuminates of Thanateros” and muse on the gatekeeping and status games of the Chaos magick scene. They explain why they feel their emphasis on awakening and association with Buddhist writer and self-proclaimed arhat Daniel Ingram has contributed to their being shunned by leading figures in British occultism. Alan and Duncan take a deep dive into their controversial new understanding of Aleister Crowley, address criticism levelled at them, and reveal the idealogical mistake that drove Alan to withdraw one of his biggest public projects. Alan and Duncan also share their current practices, detail how to develop visionary capability, give their best understanding about how magick really works, and offer their advice for those who wish to enter the path of Western occultism. … Video: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep345-magick-awakening-crowley-alan-chapman-duncan-barford Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - Meeting at an occult secret society 06:29 - Formative experiences of group magick 07:36 - Should you join the IoT? 07:53 - The importance of group magick 08:19 - Timidity in magickal practice 10:20 - What does magick have to do with enlightenment? 12:03 - Jealousy in spiritual circles 14:38 - Peter Carroll vs Neoplatonism 17:11 - Alan and Duncan's contribution to Chaos Magick 19:07 - Feuds between religionists 20:33 - What kind of person is drawn to Chaos Magick? 22:25 - Gatekeeping and status games 23:10 - The best thing about Chaos Magicians 25:45 - Bad uses of Chaos Magick 28:38 - Being ignored by the magickal community 29:24 - Why were Alan and Duncan ignored? 30:!4 - Controversial association with Daniel Ingram 31:54 - Why did Peter Carroll dislike Alan and Duncan? 33:01 - How to understand magickal results and synchronicities 36:46 - How Duncan's practice has changed over time 40:13- Awakening and the structure of things 43:16 - Alan's current practice 43:57 - The everyday as a basis 45:07 - How to get started in magick 52:35 - Permission and confidence 53:41 - Developing visionary capability 54:55 - Alan's understanding of the path 01:00:32 - Pinnacle of practical magick 01:01:46 - Duncan's Goddess vision 01:03:14 - The basis of the path 01:07:50 - How magick works 01:09:00 - Criticism of Alan abandoning projects 01:16:14 - Sigmund Freud 01:16:57 - Why do people criticise Alan? 01:18:56 - One thing that really annoys Alan 01:20:53 - Resentment and psychological shadow 01:22:43 - Malevolence and denying enlightenment 01:29:26 - A dark occult conference experience 01:31:20 - Envy and counter-initiation 01:33:51 - Creative journey 01:35:49 - The toxic belief in cultural progress 01:39:38 - Ken Wilber's Integral Theory 01:41:10 - Daniel Ingram's pivot to science 01:42:19 - The spirit of the times 01:44:08 - Realising cultural chauvinism 01:49:53 - Desire to do something else 01:51:30 - Source of many problems 01:53:23 - The Crowley project 02:01:15 - Alan's academic approach 02:03:53 - Legal challenges 02:06:34 - Crowley on Chinese wisdom 02:09:05 - Dao De Jing 02:17:24 - Misunderstandings about the Dao De Jing 02:19:03 - Jung's (mis?)undersanding of Asian classics 02:21:06 - Western alchemy and spirit writing 02:23:19 - Two kinds of researchers 02:290:02 - Life of Aleister Crowley 02:31:28 - The Inner Church 02:33:28 - The Bornless Rite 02:35:18 - The Book of the Law 02:45:24 - Crossing the abyss 02:47:39 - Mad or enlightened? 02:52:20 - Liber 31 02:53:53 - Crowley's failures 02:55:57 - Jung and Philip K Dick 02:56:41 - Controversial take on Crowley 03:00:48 - Why follow Crowley's path? Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James

Required Reading With Tom and Stella

Required Reading With Tom and Stella

Work isn't just something we do — it's something that forms us. In this message, Pastor Tom VanAntwerp explores how our daily work shapes who we are becoming and how God uses ordinary labor to bring His kingdom into the world. Drawing from Romans 12, Genesis 1, and Jesus' prayer that God's will be done “on earth as it is in heaven,” this sermon invites us to see work not as a divide between sacred and secular, but as a primary place of spiritual formation. In this message you'll hear: How work can either form or malform us Why Scripture refuses to separate work from worship How God intends our workplaces to be places where heaven meets earth What it looks like to live an integrated Sunday-to-Monday faith Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Intro/Welcome/InfoEpisode - 473The Couch Co-Op Wheel of Pain!Crom has shown me a path to points for his loyal subjects. New rules incoming. Crom wills it!Topic:A Couch Co-Optional PresentsTop 5 Formative Films of our Youth.These are films you saw early as a child up and just before high school. The films that formed the basis of who you are. (No films from high school or later!)Please DM me your top 5 list before the show and send them to me even if you can't make the recording. We can still read them off. Thank you!Goodbyes/InfoShow Closing Package

CONTINUED  Hyper-Individualism Since 1968 Has Fractured Civic Communion, Demands Rebuilding of Formative Institutions— Richard Reinsch 1865 FARMVILLE VA

Hyper-Individualism Since 1968 Has Fractured Civic Communion, Demands Rebuilding of Formative Institutions— Richard Reinsch — Reinsch argues that American politics is fundamentally undermined by a culture of hyper-individualism—a concept emerging around 1968—that divorces citizens from duty, sacrifice, and relational belonging. This cultural fragmentation has destroyed "civic communion" and social cohesion. To reclaim the republic, Reinschcontends citizens must actively resist the breakdown of formative institutions and work to restore loyalty and commitment through religion, education, family, and military service. 1898 PUERTO RICO

Your future hinges on something surprisingly simple - whether you give thanks to God. In this sermon we look at the formative power of thanksgiving. 

If I give my students an exit slip to check their grasp of a particular skill, and a third of them don't do well, just moving forward with my original teaching plan is a missed opportunity. Ideally, my next steps should involve some kind of targeted response. Let's talk about what that looks like. ------------------- Thanks to Studyo for sponsoring this tip. You can find written and video versions of these at cultofpedagogy.com/edutips.