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**Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of violence. Listener discretion is advised.**Trapped with Ava in a heavily guarded compound, Micah learns that escaping won't be as easy as he thought. He forms a daring plan, but when he sees other workers brutally punished and beaten, knows he's taking a major risk. Even still, he acts.PLUS: we fly to Sihanoukville, Cambodia, to follow Micah's footsteps and see for ourselves that scam factories are operating out in the open, and unchecked.Show website: fightofmylifepodcast.com

Send us a textGary brings you more great music of the bagpipe family, including trips to France, Asturias, Ireland and the USA.PlaylistOld Blind Dogs with Jan Alexander's Fancy, The Harris Dance and  Miss Girdle from Four on the Floor  Iain MacHarg with Blind Billy, Failte do'n Phiobaire, Drink the Wort and  Spill the Beer, Elizabeth Kelly's Delight and Piper's Maggot from Ceol na Beinne Shotts and Dkyehead Caledonia Pipe Band with Donald Cameron, Cameronian Rant and Pretty Marion from The Pipe Major's Choice: Shotts and Dkyehead Caledonia Pipe Band Seudan with the Cameronian Rant and Cabar Feidh from Seudan Philippe Eidel feat. Eric Montbel with Pimbou from Les Agricoles Jose Manuel Tejedor with Aviles to Cork from Lluz Gordon McCready with The Waterhole, The Seagull, Fennyside Lassies, I Have it Somewhere, Sine Bhan, Innes and Fraser's Reel, Concertina Reel and The Fourth Floor from Wheel of Fortune 2025, EYP RecordingCillian Vallely with Cottage in the Grove, Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel and Master Crowley's from The Raven's Rock LinksOld Blind Dog Tour Dates and DetailsVermont Institute of Celtic ArtsSupport the show

Send us a textGary brings you highlights from the wonderful and unique Wheel of Fortune contest run by the City of Edinburgh Pipe Band and held at the Danderhall Miners' Club in Midlothian.PlaylistCameron Drummond with Donald Maclellan of Rothesay, The Shepherd's Crook and Drumlithie from EYP Recording Wheel of Fortune 2025 Sarah Muir with The Mad Hornpipe, Steve Byrne's Jig, Alison's Song, Unknown Polka, As I Went Out Upon the Ice, Dancing Feet, an un-named self penned tune and The Fourth Floor from EYP Recording Wheel of Fortune 2025Gordon McCready with the Stornoway Highland Gathering, the Piper's Bonnet and Broadford Bay from EYP Recording Wheel of Fortune 2025 Ross Miller with P/M Donald MacLean of Lewis, Chloe's Passion, Newly Wed at Newhall, Gaelic Air, Dora Watt, Jack Daniel's, Bartender, Molly Rankin's and the Flaggon from EYP Recording Wheel of Fortune 2025. Brian Lamond with P.M J MacWilliams, Caledonian Society of London, and the Little Cascade from EYP Recording Wheel of Fortune 2025 John Dew with Loch MacLeod, Wee Man from Skye, LA Kent, Loch Duich, The Sesh Chest and Watch My Toe from EYP Recording Wheel of Fortune 2025    Support the show

Send us a textGary returns from his Atholl Highlanders tour with more great music from his collection of all things bagpipes.PlaylistThe Battlefield Band with Tending the Steer, Sandy Thompson and the Calrossie Cattle Wife from Harps, Pipes and Fiddles The Scottish Power Pipe Band with MacLeod's Oran Mor, Rory MacLeod, Donald Cameron's Powder Horn and Donald, Willie and his Dog from Cathcart. Willie McCallum with The Knightswood Ceilidh, The Cameronian Rant and Charlie's Welcome from Hailey's SongSteven Bodenes and Sylvain Hamon with Daou don Dans from Daou Don DansHazel Whyte with Major Manson at Clachantrushal, Susan MacLeod and Alick C MacGregor from EYP Live at Piping LiveBeinn Lee with Lexy MacAskill, The Ben Kenneth Reel, Air an Fheill a-Muigh and The Fourth Floor from Osgarra Jori Chisholm with Angus G MacLeod from Bagpipe RevolutionRS MacDonald with Good Drying from Good Drying LinksInfo and Nomination Form for the Maket CollectiveSupport the show

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Ivan Aristeguieta is an award-winning stand-up comedian, writer and performer. Originally from Venezuela, Ivan moved to Australia after he was carjacked at gunpoint (true story!). He has performed all over the world, from South America to the US, Canada, Japan, NZ and the UK, featuring on and headlining some of the biggest comedy festivals and rooms. You may have seen him on the telly or online, performing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala (2016-2022), as well as the Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, or as guest panellist on shows including Have You Been Paying Attention?, The Project, The Weekly, Hughesy, We Have A Problem and The Living Room. In 2016, his Australian immigration experience was fictionalised in a short form series, Lost in Pronunciation (ABC iView), which he co-created, co-wrote and performed in. In 2021, his live show, Pinata, was nominated for the biggest award in Australian comedy – Most Outstanding Comedy, at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Ivan has released three full length comedy specials to date, Chorizo Sizzle (ABC iView), The Fourth Floor and Happy Papi, which was recently released on Paramount+. He is also a trained cook, food technologist and brewer. During the pandemic he created and hosted the online sensation, About This Much – Live, a ‘follow-along' cooking party where Ivan brought his kitchen to yours, via Zoom. He is the winner of Best Comedy Weekly Award 2017, 2022 & 2023 Adelaide Fringe and a nominee in 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show. He is currently touring around Australia his new show, All Bangers, No Mash! Now at Melbourne. Check it out before they sell out! We chat about leaving Venezuela and starting again in Australia, performing in his second language, what keeps me up at night, death and rebirth, premise, the hero's journey, not having a home address for 4 years, bull fighting, identity and divorce plus so much more!   Check Ivan out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivancomedy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IvanComedy/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IvanAristeguieta Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ivan_comedy Website: https://ivancomedy.com.au/ Comedy tickets: https://linktr.ee/Ivancomedy.com.au

Gary reports in from his tour in Austria with some more great bagpipe music, old and new.PlaylistGary West with The Fourth Floor (private recording)Will MacMorran with Scott MacMorran's, Trip to Nanjiang and Holston Ridge from Smallpipes Big TunesAngus MacColl with Billy Connolly's and the Hard Drive from MacKenzie Caledonian Pipe Band Recital (private recording)Sgoil Bhágh a' Chaisteal with Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championships Freestyle EntryAngus MacColl with Glengarry's Lament from MacKenzie Caledonian Pipe Band Recital (private recording)Donald Lindsay with The Grinder, Hardiman the Fiddler and Blythsome Bridal from Two Boats Under the Moon (pre-release track)Wind and Wire with Cornwall my Home (Youtube release) LinksSgoil Bhágh a' Chaisteal Video version Will McMorran on BandcampWill McMorran WebsiteDonald WG LindsayDonald Lindsay Two Boats Under the Moon CrowdfunderWind and Wire 'Cornwall my Home' Music VideoSupport the show

Mark Biedlingmaier, art collector & graduate of the University of Scranton, Darlene Miller-Lanning, Director of the Hope Horn Gallery at the University, and Carol Maculloch, Director of Planned Giving, speaking about the second of a two-part exhibition series: "Hudson River & Delaware Valley: Selections from the Mark Biedlingmaier Collection," running from February 3 through March 14, 2025. There will be a Collectors' Lecture on February 7th at 5:00 in the Kane Forum of Leahy Hall, 243 Jefferson Avenue. That will be followed by a Gallery Reception at 6:00 on the Fourth Floor of Hyland Hall, 301 Jefferson Avenue. www.scranton.edu/

What started as a visit to an artificial haunted hospital quickly escalated when Brian spotted a mysterious woman in a hospital gown on the fourth floor, her mouth moving as if sharing a secret. A spooky ticket collector confirmed the building was genuinely haunted, with ghostly figures roaming its halls. Although the building was eventually torn down, this remains Brian's only full-bodied apparition experience. This is a daily EXTRA from The Grave Talks. Grave Confessions is an extra daily dose of true paranormal ghost stories told by the people who survived them! If you have a Grave Confession, Call it in 24/7 at 1-888-GHOST-13 (1-888-446-7813) Subscribe to get all of our true ghost stories EVERY DAY! Visit http://www.thegravetalks.com Please support us on Patreon and get access to our AD-FREE ARCHIVE, ADVANCE EPISODES & MORE at http://www.patreon.com/thegravetalks

CTL Script/ Top Stories of August 24th                Publish Date: August 24th                  From the Ingles Studio Welcome to the Award-Winning Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast    Today is Saturday, August 24th and Happy 63rd Birthday to 3rd baseman Cal Ripken Jr. ***08.24.24 – BIRTHDAY – CAL RIPKEN JR*** I'm Keith Ippolito and here are the stories Cherokee is talking about, presented by Credit Union of Georgia.  Wellstar Cherokee Health Park Unveils New Fourth Floor Long Swamp Creek Recreation Area Development Underway MUST Ministries Receives Additional $50K for Housing Program   We'll have all this and more coming up on the Cherokee Tribune-Ledger Podcast, and if you're looking for Community news, we encourage you to listen and subscribe!    Commercial: CU of GA STORY 1:  Wellstar Cherokee Health Park Unveils New Fourth Floor Wellstar Cherokee Health Park in Holly Springs has added a fourth floor to expand cancer care services. The new floor includes 12 patient exam rooms and 26 infusion recliners, significantly increasing capacity. This expansion, unveiled on August 21, builds on previous growth since the park's opening in 2019 and a prior expansion in 2020. The additional space will accommodate the growing demand for cancer care and introduce new services like on-site pharmacy, nurse navigators, and support services. This development aims to enhance local access to comprehensive cancer treatment and support. STORY 2:  Long Swamp Creek Recreation Area Development Underway Cherokee County is developing the Long Swamp Creek Recreation Area near Ball Ground, a 24-acre park purchased in 2019 for $600,000 to preserve it from development. Announced on August 20, the park is part of the Northeast Cherokee Parks Master Plan. The first phase, costing $2.1 million and managed by Magnum Contracting, will include an archery range, kayak launch, primitive campsites, and an educational center. The park will also offer fishing, wildlife viewing, and trails. Phase two, starting in 2027, will add more campsites, renovations, and Native American educational signage. The project emphasizes preserving both land and Native American history. STORY 3:  MUST Ministries Receives Additional $50K for Housing Program On August 20, the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners approved an additional $50,000 for MUST Ministries' Bridge Transitional Housing Program, bringing the total ARPA funding to $100,000. This program provides up to 90 days of housing for families, compared to the federally mandated 30 days for shelters, helping them transition to permanent housing. The additional funds will support costs for four apartments leased by MUST Ministries, which has assisted 32 families over the past three years. This extension aims to address increased housing needs and rental rates. For more details, visit www.mustministries.org/canton.   We have opportunities for sponsors to get great engagement on these shows. Call 770.874.3200 for more info.    Back in a moment  Break: DRAKE STORY 4:  Dog Daycare and Insurance Office Coming to Hickory Road The Holly Springs City Council recently approved two new business projects on Hickory Road in Cherokee County. Anthony and Kelly Scott's request to rezone 0.89 acres at 2625 Hickory Road from agricultural to neighborhood commercial was granted to convert a home into an insurance agency office, with stipulations for environmentally friendly lighting and a 30-foot buffer. Additionally, Jorge Flores Wong and Solange Nunez Del Arco's request to rezone 1.04 acres at 1480 Hickory Road from neighborhood commercial to general commercial was approved to establish a dog daycare that includes training and overnight boarding. This rezone allows for overnight boarding, which was not permitted under the previous zoning. STORY 5:   Red White and Blue BBQ Returns to Canton in October The Red, White, and Blue BBQ event returns to Canton on October 11-12 at American Legion Post 45, with activities aimed at raising awareness for veteran mental health and domestic violence against female veterans. The event kicks off on October 11 with a pizza cook-off and a cornhole tournament, followed by a barbecue competition on October 12 featuring professional teams competing for a $12,000 prize pool. Celebrity Chef Brian Duffy will host a cooking demo, and the event will also include live music, games, and food tastings. Admission is free, and all proceeds benefit veteran support programs. For details, visit www.bbqga.org or contact event organizers. Commercial: INGLES 2 STORY 6:  Acworth Woman Convicted of Possessing Meth with Intent to Distribute Jacquelyn Elaine Moravetz, 45, from Acworth, was convicted on August 21 in Cherokee County of possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The verdict came swiftly after a two-day trial overseen by Superior Court Judge Shannon Wallace. The case stemmed from a June 16, 2023, investigation where deputies found methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia during a search of Moravetz's home, leading to the seizure of nearly 28 grams of the drug. Sentencing is scheduled for October 30. The trial featured testimony from deputies, narcotics agents, and a GBI scientist, with the case prosecuted by ADA Rebecca Visockis and Megan Hertel. STORY 7:  $10K Lottery Ticket Sold in Woodstock A $10,000 lottery ticket was sold in Woodstock for the August 20 Mega Millions drawing, according to the Georgia Lottery Corp. No ticket matched all six numbers, setting the next jackpot at an estimated $527 million. In addition to the Woodstock ticket, $10,000 prizes were won in Brunswick, and a Perry ticket won $40,000 by matching four numbers plus the Mega Ball with a 4X Megaplier. 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Gary brings you more delights of the bagpipe kind with the top performances from the inaugural Gordon Duncan Memorial Kitchen Piping Contest from Washington State, and also pays tribute to 'The Captain' - Ken Eller from Ontario, who passed away recently.PlaylistRoss Miller with D Major MacKenzie, Rona's Reel and Mornington from The Roke Inveraray and District with John MacColl's March to Kilbowie Cottage, The Cameronian Rant and The Little Cascade from A Night in that Land Craig Sutherland with Full Moon Down Under, Jig?,  the 98 Jig, Pitlochry High School Centenary from the Gordon Duncan Memorial Kitchen Piping Contest, Skagit Valley Highland Games 2024 Zephan Nickel with Full Moon Down Under, The Warthog Waltz, Dog a l'Orange, Lauren Mckeowan's Reel and the Fourth Floor from from the Gordon Duncan Memorial Kitchen Piping Contest, Skagit Valley Highland Games 2024 Clan MacFarlane Pipe Band with Arthur Gillies, Langstrom's Pony, Shiela Patrick, Jane Campbell, Jennifer Finlayson, Malc's Wee Lass, A Cup of Tea,  Ian Spiers, The Fox & the Fieldmouse from Diamond Jubilee Pipe Band Championship Cameron Bonar with Bloody Fields of Flanders, Mason's Apron Jig, Upside Down at Eden Court and Francis Morton's from the Gordon Duncan Memorial Kitchen Piping Contest, Skagit Valley Highland Games 2024 Dysart and Dundonald Pipe Band with Cullen Bay from World ChampionsDysart and Dundonald Pipe Band with Morrison Avenue, Jacobites by Name, Leaving Liverpool and Johnny with the Bandy Legs and from World ChampionsLinksRoss Miller - discount code for concert tickets is EYPSupport the Show.

You may be asking, “Didn’t you already post this one?” It’s very similar to an episode involving a missing office building, but a little different. It does involve Blackie’s friend…

You may be asking, “Didn't you already post this one?” It's very similar to an episode involving a missing office building, but a little different. It does involve Blackie's friend…

Gary celebrates the music and legacy of the late Gordon Duncan, who would have been 60 this week.Playlist Gordon Duncan with Galician Jig, Blow My Chanter and the Famous Baravan from The Circular Breath The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience with Pitlochry High School Centenary from Foxie Laddie Scotrail Vale of Atholl.  Archie MacKenzie of Dumbarton, JF MacKenzie of Garrynahine, The Caledonian Society of London, The Easy Club, Eileen Mary Connelly, Eileen Mary Connelly, Donald MacLeod, Old Hag You Have Killed Me, Jimmy Ward and The Eavesdropper from the World Pipe Band Championships 1987 Jock Duncan with the Moss of Burreldale and Gordy Duncan Junior with Wait Your Turn Gordon Duncan with Lorient Mornings, La Grand Nuit de Port du Peche and Davy Webster's 40th from Thunderstruck. Gordon Duncan with Thunderstuck from Thunderstruck Gordon Duncan Compositions Mix Tape – Session A9 with the Sleeping Tune, Laura Cortese with The Ramnee Ceilidh, Session A9 with the Bellydancer, Brian Ó hEadhra, Bruce MacGregor & Sandy Brechin with the Fourth Floor, We Banjo Three with Pressed for Time and Trail West with Andy Renwick's Ferret Gordon Duncan with Donal Og, Wild Irishman, Rakish Paddy, Madam Bonaparte, Richard Dwyers from Just For Seumas. Find out more here about the Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust Support the Show.

Gary invites you to a ringside seat to take in this year's Wheel of Fortune contest held at the Danderhall Miners' Club in Midlothian on the 21st of April 2024. This is one of the most exciting and imaginative competitions in the piping calendar, and produced some wonderful music again this year.  And you can hear it exclusively here in EYP!PlaylistCameron Drummond with Donald MacLellan of Rothesay, the Ewe with the Crooked Horn and Drumlithie. Craig Sutherland with the Liberton Pipe Band Polka, Mrs Crogan's Reel, McFadden's Reel, Isla's Bow, The Fourth Floor, Biddy from Sligo, Elizabeth Kelly's Delight, The Plenin Jig.  Ciaren Ross with Macleod of Mull, John Cassidy, Fear a Bhata, The Seagull, The Jug of Brown Ale, The lark in the Morning, Unknown, The Periwig. Ben Duncan with The Lonach Gathering, Thoughts of Burns, Miss Proud. Craig Muirhead with Ina MacKenzie, The Mysteries of Knock, O'Donovan's Jig, Donald Cameron's Powderhorn, Lachlan MacNeil of Kintarbert's Fancy, Polka, Ned Groggin, The Blacksmith, Alex C MacGregor.Support the show

Boston Blackie is a fictional character created by Jack Boyle. He was originally a jewel thief and safecracker, but he became a detective in adaptations for films, radio, and television. He is known as "an enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend." Boston Blackie is a complex and interesting character. He is a thief, but he is also a good person who helps those in need. He is always up for a challenge, and he always tries to do the right thing. Chester Morris was the best-known actor to play Boston Blackie, starring in 14 Columbia Pictures films and a 1944 NBC radio series. The radio series was also successful, and it was revived in 1945 with Richard Kollmar in the title role. Boston Blackie has been enjoyed by audiences for decades. He is a popular character who has been featured in many different media. He is a classic character who will continue to be enjoyed for years to come. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dwight-allen0/support

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We meet the LEGENDARY, trailblazing artist, author, educator and feminist icon Judy Chicago (b. 1939, Chicago, USA!!! We explore her major retrospective in New York's New Museum. Judy Chicago: Herstory spans her epic sixty-year career to encompass the full breadth of the artist's contributions across painting, sculpture, installation, drawing, textiles, photography, stained glass, needlework, and printmaking.Expanding the boundaries of a traditional museum survey, the exhibition will place six decades of Chicago's work in dialogue with work by other women across centuries in a unique Fourth Floor installation. Entitled “The City of Ladies,” this exhibition-within-the-exhibition will feature artworks and archival materials from over eighty artists, writers, and thinkers, including Simone de Beauvoir, Hildegard of Bingen, Artemisia Gentileschi, Zora Neale Hurston, Frida Kahlo, Hilma af Klint, and Virginia Woolf, among many others.Taking over four floors of the Museum, “Herstory” traces the entirety of Chicago's practice from her 1960s experiments in Minimalism and her revolutionary feminist art of the 1970s to her narrative series of the 1980s and 1990s in which she expanded her focus to confront environmental disaster, birth and creation, masculinity, and mortality. Contextualizing her feminist methodology within the many art movements in which she has participated—and from whose histories she has frequently been erased—“Herstory” will showcase Chicago's tremendous impact on American art and highlight her critical role as a cultural historian claiming space for women artists previously omitted from the canon.Summer 2024, Serpentine gallery in London will present a new exhibition of Judy Chicago. Revelations will be Chicago's first solo presentation in a major London institution. One of the most provocative and influential artists working today, Chicago came to prominence in the late 1960s when she challenged the male-dominated landscape of the art world by making work that was boldly from a woman's perspective.With a specific focus on drawing – a medium that has occupied Chicago's artistic practice for over seven-decades – Judy Chicago: Revelations charts the arc of the artist's career allowing visitors to uncover the breadth of her practice. It brings together archival and never-before-seen artworks, preparatory studies, notebooks and sketchbooks that reveal her working process and rigour in incorporating intensive, often years-long research. The exhibition presents the ways in which drawing functions as a mode to express Chicago's innermost thoughts, hopes and, at times, most painful memories and experiences.Judy Chicago lives and works in New Mexico, USA.Follow @Judy.Chicago and @NewMuseum on InstagramVisit HERSTORY at the New Museum until 3rd March 2024: https://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/judy-chicago-herstoryVisit Judy's official website: https://judychicago.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sintonía: "Jaws" - Johnny Otis"Coming At Ya Baby" - Johnny Otis; "But I Ain´t No More" - Vera Hamilton; "Country Girl" - Johnny Otis Show; "Watts Breakaway" - Johnny Otis Show; "Miss Pretty" (inédita) - Shuggie Otis; "The Humpty Dump" - The Vibrettes; "I Don´t Understand It" - Ice Water Slim and The Fourth Floor; "Funky Disco Boogie" - Delmar and Carla; "Cool Ade" - Preston Love; "Don´t It Make You Feel Good" - Johnny Otis Show; "Strawberry Letter 23" - Shuggie Otis; "Skunk Booty" - Johnny Otis ShowTodas las músicas extraídas de la recopilación (2xLP) "Watts Funky" (BGP/Ace Records, 2001) de Johnny Otis & FriendsEscuchar audio

In this episode, we take you on a captivating tour of the recently completed fourth floor of the College of Science and Mathematics at Augusta University. This floor is home to cutting-edge research labs and innovative interdisciplinary spaces. Additionally, we dive into the exciting launch of the university's new undergraduate neuroscience program, highlighting its role in shaping the future of brain science education. We also sit down with Dr. Guiod Verbeck, the incoming chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, who shares his enthusiasm for the groundbreaking research poised to take place on this new floor. This episode is a testament to the spirit of discovery and collaboration that defines the College of Science and Mathematics, where knowledge knows no bounds and bridges to innovation are continually forged. Learn more about the College of Sciences and Mathematics: https://www.augusta.edu/scimath/

Things are happening in my life! I am taking new actions and it's taking me to new places! The best is 100% coming!Fourth Floor, Last Door - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2016/10/fourth-floor-last-door?lang=engSupport the show

Welcome to the first episode of "Women In The Music Industry", a podcast that shines a spotlight on the remarkable women who are breaking barriers and making their mark in an industry that has long been dominated by men. Our first guests is none other than Juno & ECMA nominated Singer, Songwriter and Performing/Recording Artist Shobha. Sit back and enjoy as she tells you how she went from singing in her bedroom in Halifax Canada to writing songs for today's worldwide pop artists - including a story of how she once performed an x-ray on Alex Lifeson from Rush. Shobha is an award winning Juno & ECMA nominated singer/songwriter/performing & recording artist based in Canada.  She is one half of the writing/production team The Fourth Floor with producer/songwriter Rob Wells. Since debuting on the music scene in 2008 with her first album "Work in Progress", Shobha's music has been garnering attention from around the world. Signed to a world-wide publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing, Shobha has been busy writing for today's top artists including Ria Mae, The Heist, Bobby Bazini, Tep No, Crystal Kay, Victoria Duffield, Kiki Rowe, Tyler Shaw, Theo Tams, Kolton Stewart, W Darling, Wild, Ana Golja and many others. Shobha has contributed to the soundtrack of Degrassi Next Class on Netflix with 5 new songs including the main theme as both artist and songwriter. Shobha's singles "Lost at Sea", "Traitor", "Not Gonna Let You Love Me" and many others can be heard on all streaming platforms. Accolades include: Top 10 Hit with “After Love – First Boyfriend”, by Japanese pop star Crystal Kay (Epic Records) Top 40 Hit with "Dizzy" by Tyler Shaw (Sony Music) Best R&B Soul song, Best R&B Soul female artist and Best R&B Soul Album (Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards) Toronto Independent Music Award for “Best Urban" Winner of numerous singer/songwriting competitions, including being a finalist in the 2021 International Songwriting Competition Grand prize winner of Astral Media's "Canadian Radio Star" #26 on Billboard's Emerging Canadian Artists National airplay led by CHUM-FM   Instagram: @shobhamusic   

Do you watch The Daily Show? If so, don't miss this awesome podcast episode featuring Vance DeGeneres!Show NotesVance on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vance_DeGeneresVance's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vancenotvance/?hl=enVance on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0214699/Michael's Online Screenwriting Course - https://michaeljamin.com/courseFree Screenwriting Lesson - https://michaeljamin.com/freeJoin My Watchlist - https://michaeljamin.com/watchlistAutomated TranscriptMichael Jamin (00:00:00):To me, I'm guessing the goal of it was just to be creative and make music. That's still, that's it. But do you have, are there, are, is there, are there other future ambitions? Is there more ambitions there more you hope to get outta this though?Vance DeGeneres (00:00:13):Just, just the enjoyment of, of being musically creative. Right. And and that, that's it. I mean, I, I'm under no illusions that I'm going to get another record deal. Right. You know, capital Records is not gonna call and offer me a deal again. Right. but that's fi that's fine. You know, the, it's, you know, it's a fun band. It's, it's a good band. And we play lo we play live gigs, you know, like two or three times a year. Right. and we make, we make our records. And that's, that's enough, right? I mean, it's just fun.Michael Jamin (00:00:49):You're listening to Screenwriters Need to hear this with Michael Jamin.Michael Jamin (00:00:56):Hey everyone, it's Michael Jamin. Welcome back to Screenwriters. Need to hear this. I got another good guest for you. This is another reason to sit through me talking because my guest is actually an old friend of mine. And his name is Vance DeGeneres, comedy writer, TV producer, film producer, film executive musician. And I met Vance many years ago and can tell Quick story, Vance. And then I'll let you chime in for the rest of the interview. Please. First of all, I first please. I gonna just get the elephant outta the room. Yes. Vance. His, his little sister is someone you may have heard of Ellen. Ellen Generous, but we're not talking about her now. We're talking about you Vance. So stop bringing her up. Vance DeGeneres (00:01:34):Yeah, yeah, please,Michael Jamin (00:01:35):Please. So, I'm met Vance many years ago. I'm a first job as a, as a comedy writer. I was a comedy writer and show on the Mike and Maddie show. It was a morning TV show. I was very nervous, very excited, didn't know anything about the business. And Vance was the other guy, the other comedy writer. And we shared an office. And I just did. I was like, Vance, I, I don't really know what I'm doing here. And Vance was like, it's okay. We'll be okay. I'm not sure if Vance knew what he was doing, but I did everything. You did Vance. I wore shoes to the set. I wore a a jacket to the set. I did whatever you told me to do. Whatever you did, I just copied. And you were, andVance DeGeneres (00:02:12):It, and look, look where you are today,Michael Jamin (00:02:14):. I'm sitting in front of my computer screen in my garage.Vance DeGeneres (00:02:18):, can I, can I, can I just say I I do have to to thank you because we're not for you. I wouldn't be able to do this.Michael Jamin (00:02:30):That's right. We did a lot of that. And you got, you got a nice lot of,Vance DeGeneres (00:02:33):You taught me toMichael Jamin (00:02:34):Juggle. I taught you that. I didn't, what else You taught me to juggle. Didn't I teach you how to love as well?Vance DeGeneres (00:02:40):Well, I was gonna say, yeah, I was gonna say that, but since you brought it up Yes,Michael Jamin (00:02:45):Vance has, go ahead.Vance DeGeneres (00:02:48):No, I was just gonna say, you know, we I think we laughed a lot in that, in that office. It, it was it was an interesting job.Michael Jamin (00:02:57):Did we make anyone laugh? , I'mVance DeGeneres (00:03:00):Six monthsMichael Jamin (00:03:02):. We made each other laugh and then on six month time they showed, they showed me to the door .Vance DeGeneres (00:03:10):Yeah. And yeah. And I didn't last a lot longer.Michael Jamin (00:03:13):You didn't, I don't remember. But you've had such an amazing career event cuz you have done something. Like you are truly a very creative person and you've made a career out of being creative, but not pigeonholed in any one category. Like, I'm gonna start, I'm gonna start by telling, refreshing your memory, how you've, how much you've worked in the business. I guess you first started, you were a musician, you in a, in a band called House of Shock, which was Gina Shock, who was in the Go-Go's. You formed a band with her, right? Was that your first band? IVance DeGeneres (00:03:43):No, no, no. I, no, I, well, very quickly, I, I had, I had been in bands since seventh grade. I had my first garage band. Right. and then I was in a s a really successful band in New Orleans called The Cold in the early eighties.Michael Jamin (00:04:01):Right.Vance DeGeneres (00:04:02):And and then I moved out to Los Angeles in 85. And the Gogos had broken up and a friend introduced me to Gina and we put together house of Shock. And so she and I were partners on that.Michael Jamin (00:04:17):And you toured a lot of with her?Vance DeGeneres (00:04:19):No, we didn't tour a lot, but we rec we Gina and I wrote, wrote the album and it came out, we were on Capital Records, Uhhuh . And and that came out in 88.Michael Jamin (00:04:30):Now, when you moved to LA was it to become, I mean, it's weird, you know, you're very, very funny, very talented comedy writer. But was it, is music really your first love and look at your background there?Vance DeGeneres (00:04:42):My first love is music. But I had done bef Okay. . I, I've got such a, such a a checkered a career path. Originally I had done, oh boy. Yeah, this is, it's too much to get into. But I, I was the original Mr. Hans with the Mr. Bill Show, and IMichael Jamin (00:05:04):Wanna talk about that. Okay. So that came firstVance DeGeneres (00:05:07):That Yeah. After yes, when I was 18, I guess I, I met this guy Walter Williams, and we, we got an apartment together and we started doing, we were both Big Bob and Ray fans. Right. you know Bob and Ray,Michael Jamin (00:05:25):Right? Yeah. Ellis dad . That's how I think about it. Yeah,Vance DeGeneres (00:05:28):Exactly. Exactly. but they used to do this improv improvisational comedy. And so we thought, yeah, we can probably take a crack at that. So we started doing little comedy bits and then started shooting little tiny movies. And Mr. Bill was one of the movies. And anyways, so, you know, what happened then?Michael Jamin (00:05:49):Well, for many people who, who don't, I wanted to tell them, so Mr. Like, Mr. Bill was a, a little claymation character on Saturday Live, A little sketch they did on Saturday Live, or in the early years of sa And this Mr. Bill was like, before the internet, it went viral before the internet virality was a thing. And it was like this, I remember everyone was talking about Mr. Bill, Mr. Oh, no, Mr. Bill. And it was Mr. Hand was the char, another character. And like everyone talked about Mr. Bill cuz it was like this sketch on Saturday. It was recurring sketch that everyone talked about. And so yeah. Go into that. That's a, that was when I found out you were Mr. Hand. I was like, you're Mr. Hand.Vance DeGeneres (00:06:26):Yeah. Well, oh yeah. Well, it's, it's a, it's a a very long and a very frustrating story actually. But I, I'll just tell you that we started it in New Orleans and we did these, you know, we, we started doing nightclubs in New Orleans there. This was before there was even a a comedy club in New Orleans. This was in 73 45 Uhhuh six. And so we would do these kind of live shows where we did comedy and we showed, we showed our eight millimeter films. We'd set up a screen, Uhhuh, and then when Sarah I live came on we sent in a reel of our shorts and they liked Mr. Bill and they put that on.Michael Jamin (00:07:11):How did you know, you just sent it to like, what do you mean you sent it? Vance DeGeneres (00:07:15):Because, because they they had a thing, Lauren, Michael said, Hey, if if, if you have some funny short films, send them to us and if we like it, we might put it on. Right. So we we sent 'em a, a reel of our, our shorts and they liked that particular one. So Lauren aired it and it was during Mardi Gras in New Orleans when it first aired. And, and Saturday Night Live was preempted for one of the parades, Uhhuh . So nobody in New Orleans got got to see it. But they invited us down to the N B C affiliate to watch it in the control room. Uhhuh . So we got to see speed.Michael Jamin (00:07:58):How, but how, but did you do several of them? There's We did,Vance DeGeneres (00:08:02):Yeah. Right. We did. And then we, we well we had a weekly radio show in New Orleans called the Mr. Bill Show, and where we did little sketches, and then we even did eight local TV show few episodes.Michael Jamin (00:08:17):Like 18 when you were doing this.Vance DeGeneres (00:08:20):In 19, yeah. 18, 19, 20, kind of a big. And and then once it was on Saturday Live, we we picked up a third, a third member named David Derickson. And we moved to, we got a, we got a loan for $3,000 and moved to New York and got a, a one bedroom sublet. And we did the the improv once a week on Monday nights, we would do our standup. And then we we made a couple of other Mr. Bills. And after the second season, I, I decided to, to leave the act. And I moved back to New Orleans. And then my friend Dave, who, who was a third member, took over as Mr. Hands.Michael Jamin (00:09:08):What, when you left what to go back to New Orleans, what, what were you, what was it to pursue at this point? What did you wanna do?Vance DeGeneres (00:09:15):Well, comedy, comedy, I, I went back to New Orleans and I, I wrote a a half hour, another comedy show, a full half hour like sketch comedy show and and cast it. And I got Loyola University gave me their TV station to shoot the thing in. But they said You got 12 hours because 6:00 AM tomorrow morning, we're tearing up the, the, the studio to redo it for the, for next semester. After we shot the first sketch, there was a power brown out on campus. And and that was it. I I, we were done. So I, I, I had no show. Right. I, I got, I was really depressed. It's like, Jesus, this is, you know what, I spent months putting this together and I just thought, you know, God show business kind of sucks. , whatMichael Jamin (00:10:12):AmVance DeGeneres (00:10:15):Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So, so I mean, what, what, what would you do if if you were in that position? I thought I'll join the Marines.Michael Jamin (00:10:27):Right. I forgot you were Marines, which is what I did. Yeah. Which is, that'll be easier than showbiz. . .Vance DeGeneres (00:10:36):You know, it, it's, I I'm not sure which is tougher.Michael Jamin (00:10:39):Yeah. . And so you, you were, I forgot you're a Marine. Like, oh my God, I got all the branches that I'll, I'll gimme the one that's the hardest to do.Vance DeGeneres (00:10:50):That's exactly what I wanted. I, I, I wanted, I wanted a real challenge. And and, and honestly, I wouldn't, I wouldn't trade you for anything. I'm glad I'm not still in it. Uhhuh . But boy, does it give you discipline?Michael Jamin (00:11:06):? Yeah. I'm so surprised. Cause you're not exactly you know, as a comment writer, you're like, anti-establishment. It's like, it's odd to say, well, I'll just join the establishment where, where I can't mouth off and I can't be a wise ass. I'll do that for three years. . So you got outta that andVance DeGeneres (00:11:22):. So, and, and, and so I came back, I came back to New Orleans in 79 and with the intent of continuing in, in tv, radio, comedy. And I, I got a job as a as the morning guy at a local fm radio station. And in the meantime, some friends started a, a new wave band. There were a couple of, there were just a couple of writers. They were journalists and could play guitar a little bit, but the whole new wave thing happening. And they said, Hey, you know you're a good musician. Why don't you, why don't you, you know, join? And so I did. And it was just gonna be a little side project, and it turned into something like really, really big in, in new Orleans and in the South. We put out a bunch of records. We had some hits. And and by 85, I couldn't go any further there. So my, my sister who you mentioned Yeah. Was living in LA and she said, you know, you should really come to live in Los Angeles. So I, I made the move and it was to continue in music at that point. So that's when I met Gina Shock. And we, we formed House of Shock. We did the record on Capital and by and by 89 that had that was ended at that point. Michael Jamin (00:12:52):Yeah.Vance DeGeneres (00:12:52):And that's, that's when I transitioned back into being a writer.Michael Jamin (00:12:57):And then, yeah. And how did, okay. What came, how did you do that? , everything, history, everything you've done sounds like a mystery. How did you do that? .Vance DeGeneres (00:13:06):It, it it's, it's crazy. I was I, I was actually, I was paying, I'm also a painter a little bit. And I, I did, I did a bunch of paintings. This couple came over to, to see some of my paintings that they were interested in buying. One, the guy happened to be a, a showrunner named Carl Schaffer. And he Carl Schaffer had a show on CBS b s called TV 1 0 1.Michael Jamin (00:13:39):Okay.Vance DeGeneres (00:13:40):And, and he had a place called the Fourth Floor on on Hollywood Boulevard on the corner of Kanga and Hollywood. What's that?Michael Jamin (00:13:49):Above the Pizza store, right? Yeah. Right. Yeah. Yeah.Vance DeGeneres (00:13:52):Right. And he, he had a deal with Hurst Entertainment, and they subsidized this whole floor and parted the second. And Carl rented it out to writers that he liked. Okay. and Carl, Carl knew that I had done Mr. Bill. We talked about that. And he said you know, you should really come take an office up on the fourth floor and just start writing again, Uhhuh. And it's like, yeah, okay, why not? Yeah, sure. Yeah. So, and he, he rented out for 125 bucks a month. Right. You got, you got an office. And and so I, I, I got an office. I, I had no computer. I didn't even have a typewriter. I said, I, I, you know, what should I write ? He said he said write a pilot. There's a there's a guy, a comedian. I like, let's create a show for him. I'll, I'll tell you the format. So I, so I started writing by hand. Right. and anyway so I went through this process with Carl wrote this, this pilot. And it, nothing happened with that. But Carl then got a show called, called Erie, Indiana Right. On nbc.(00:15:12):And he, he gave me my first job in 91 as a staff writer on Erie, Indiana. And I wrote, he gave me two episodes to write of that. And that that was my real start in tv.Michael Jamin (00:15:25):Yeah. Man, that's amazing. And then, and then what happened after that? You, cause you've bounced around you. I wanna say, you've done a lot of stuff, including, we'll get to all this, you we'll get to all this, but I want, just for people who are listening, like to know what to expect. You were also a daily show correspondent, like the first, this is the first season, right? When, when it was just starting?Vance DeGeneres (00:15:45):Well, it was, no, it had been when John Stewart took over, when John took over. But yeah. Skipping stuff.Michael Jamin (00:15:53):Is there stuff I should, I should talk about stuff in between. I don't wanna, but I wanna mention that. So, cuz I we're gonna talk about that. But what happened next?Vance DeGeneres (00:16:02):Well then after Erie, Indiana, Carl got a a blind pilot deal at a B, C, and he asked me to create a show with him for that. So he and I created a show. We wrote the pilot Uhhuh called Lost Angels for a abc. And it didn't go, never do. And then yeah. Yeah. and then my my agent called and said, Hey you like Dick Van Dyke, you wanna write a for Dick Van Dyke? Said, I love Dick Van Dyke. And it was diagnosis murder.Michael Jamin (00:16:35):All right. You always wanted to be a doctor, so if it fit right in. Yeah.Vance DeGeneres (00:16:39):Yeah. . Exactly. Anyway, so I, I wrote I wrote a couple episodes of Diagnosis Murder, and and then I think right after that was Mike and Matt was there right where, where weMichael Jamin (00:16:56):Met, we met, and that was, man, that was a trip. I really did. I really, I'm so grateful for You took me under your wing. It really was. What do I do? Vance . And we would sit in the morning, we'd come up with bits. A lot of them weren't used. I don't, I don't remember many of them make you there. .Vance DeGeneres (00:17:16):Well, well, well, here, well, here's the thing. There was absolutely no reason to have comedy writers on on that show. I mean, it was, it was a morning show. And although, although Mike you know, was a, he was a standup. He had been a standup and done, done warmup for sitcoms. There, just, there really, there shouldn't have been comedy on there. Yeah.Michael Jamin (00:17:42):But we didn't wanna, we didn't wanna bring it up that to anybody. Hey, you know, why are, you shouldn't be any . You don't need comedy in this show. But I remember when I took the job, there was Tamara Rawitz, she was a producer, and she produced Living Color. And her goal was, and I was so exci, I I was excited. This was my first job. She hired me and I was like, fantastic. And but her goal was like, she wanted to turn it into the Morning to Letterman show. Cause like, basically Letterman show in the morning. And I remember thinking about Letterman had a show in the morning and it didn't work.Vance DeGeneres (00:18:12):It didn't work.Michael Jamin (00:18:13):Don't say a word, but Yeah.Vance DeGeneres (00:18:15):Yeah. Now yeah, you're right. I mean, that was, that was the thing. Yeah. she, I mean, she sold me on the idea that this could be, you know, a really cool, you know, comedy show in the morning. And it, it just was not built for that.Michael Jamin (00:18:28):No.Vance DeGeneres (00:18:29):That particular show. So, butMichael Jamin (00:18:33):Recipe. But,Vance DeGeneres (00:18:34):But we, we met there and and went went on to bigger and better thingsMichael Jamin (00:18:40):We did. And so yeah, I was, but yeah, that was the first job. And I was, I felt rich for the first time. I wasn't rich, but I felt it because I felt like at the first time I had pride in myself. I was a comedy writer, and I, I was, I think I was making like 50,000 a year or something felt really good for me. And then, and then the back, the hammer came. Yeah. and then what happened? You, what did you do after that? I, I remember I went home crying. Vance DeGeneres (00:19:05):Well, it, well, in the in the meantime I was, I was shooting little episodes of a, a mock talk show called The Fourth Floor Show Right at the fourth at the record, which you, you rememberMichael Jamin (00:19:18):I was a part of it. I remember you had friends Help out, and some of your friends included George Clooney , and he was in it. Yep. and that was really, that was a really, I'm always fa like, I'm sorry that never went further than it did because it was such an interesting show, and it was so, what's the word I'm looking for? It was like, it is edgy, but it was like, also like anti, it was kind of counterculture. It was really interesting show. It was a talk show that took place in your office. That was the premise.Vance DeGeneres (00:19:45):Yeah. And a tiny office where it was me and Alex Hirschlag, my sidekick mm-hmm. Who who had to share his microphone with the guest. When the guest came in this, we had that one mic.Michael Jamin (00:19:59):The guest sat on the couch opposite you, . I mean, the,Vance DeGeneres (00:20:03):Well, the, the audience. There were five audience members who sat on the couch directly in front of us. So the whole, the whole concept was take away all the niceties of of a regular talk show. Yeah. And and then we actually, I don't know if you remember, but we actually e wanted to do it as their five night, a week late night show.Michael Jamin (00:20:27):What happened?Vance DeGeneres (00:20:27):And we, we, we shot, we shot the pilot and it aired, but it didn't, it didn't go to series.Michael Jamin (00:20:34):Oh, so you re reshot a pilot for e for Not the one I was in You Reshot something. Oh, wow.Vance DeGeneres (00:20:40):Re yeah, we re reshot it. Yeah. With Rob Robert Town. Robert Townson was the guest on that one.Michael Jamin (00:20:46):And so you basically rebuilt your office on a sound stage.Vance DeGeneres (00:20:49):Yeah.Michael Jamin (00:20:51):. Yeah. How fun. . Wow. Yeah. That's cool. And so right when that didn't go, you were obviously bummed out. Like e e everything's a matter of, everything's always a strikeout in Hollywood. You getVance DeGeneres (00:21:04):Closer. Well, you know, it's, I mean, it's, it's, it's all timing. If the internet had been around, that would've been the perfect thing to, you know, to go viral. Yeah. You know, these, these short episodes of this ridiculous talk show.Michael Jamin (00:21:19):Yeah, you'reVance DeGeneres (00:21:19):Right. But it was not around. SoMichael Jamin (00:21:22):Do you ever think of dusting it off and doing it again for the internet? Or why bother?Vance DeGeneres (00:21:26):You know, we had talked about it David Steinberg. Yes. You know, loved the show. And, and and we, we did talk about, you know resurrecting it years ago. But it, it just, it didn't happen.Michael Jamin (00:21:45):You gotta, it takes momentum. It just takes momentum, you know? Yeah. And so, okay, so then what happened after that? You,Vance DeGeneres (00:21:54):Well, let's let's say I then I wrote for a couple of sitcoms. I wrote I wrote for the, the coming out season of my sister's sitcom. Yeah.Michael Jamin (00:22:05):Your, your, your, it's funny, your comedy voice is, you know, is very similar to hers. And I remember you pitched jokes and you go, yeah, yeah, that's exactly something your sister would say. That's, that's the right tone. Like, you seem like you're the perfect writer for your sister.Vance DeGeneres (00:22:18):I'd like to think so. . But but so I, I wrote for that. And then I, I wrote for a couple of, when she hosted the Emmys, I, I wrote for a couple of notes. I wrote for a couple of Grammy awards and a couple of Oscars when she did those.Michael Jamin (00:22:35):So what is that like you're, you know, do they bring you in? Do you get an office and you're like, is there a small staff ofri joke writers coming up with bits? How does that work? I've never done an award show.Vance DeGeneres (00:22:46):Yeah. It's, it's a, well, yeah, it's a small staff. Well, she would, she would choose who she wanted to write, you know, it would be maybe five or six, seven people and months ahead of time. She would have us start writing bits and jokes and send them to her weekly. Right. And she would go through 'em and like this, I don't like that. And start honing in a little tighter on, on what she wanted to do. And then as it got closer the week of, then you go down to Kodak and and you have a meeting room where, you know, you're, you're all sitting around writing jokes and coming up with bits and and the tension gets more and more as you get closer to mm-hmm. to the day. And and I, I, I was lucky enough to besides writing, I wrote the opening song for the first Ox Oscars that she hosted where we had a gospel group come out Uhhuh on stage. Wow. And I wrote that song. So I, I had to deal with that as well as the other stuff. And that was that was a lot of pressure for that. ButMichael Jamin (00:24:13):Global audience is there, the part of my dr like, in my mind, the moment, like my fantasy, because when you, sometimes you're on a show and you pitch a lot story or a joke, and the actor goes, I'm not doing that. Right. And you're like, and my, my, in my fantasy, like some people think, well, can, can, can the writer just make the actor say it? Like, not unless they're a puppet. You can't make 'em say it, you can't put the words in their mouth. But my mind, like, because she's your sister, is there any of like, eh, pulling her aside and pressuring her? Did that ever work?Vance DeGeneres (00:24:42):No, no, no. You know, I tried, when I, when I write for Ellen, I, I, I always tried to make myself just one of the writers. I, I never wanted to have any kind of special influence. So that was, that was important that the other writers felt like I wasn't getting preferential treatment.Michael Jamin (00:25:01):I see. I would think that to the opposite. I, I would think that they say, come on, Vance, we like, we all like this joke. Like, you know, but no, you,Vance DeGeneres (00:25:08):Yeah. Yeah. No, no. I, I, I really, I thought it was important to yeah. To make that clear.Michael Jamin (00:25:15):Right, right. And so, okay, so you did the, you did all that, all that joke writing, which to me, I think I, it's a shame. Like I never got a chance to do that, cuz I, I feel like that would be really fun and excitingVance DeGeneres (00:25:26):And Yeah. You, I mean, you'd be good at that. So if, if you get the chance, do it.Michael Jamin (00:25:30):Never called my, the phone won't ring for that. I do know some writers, like, I knew writers that wrote for, like, I don't even if they have 'em anymore, the sbs, like the p n awards, I'm like, let me get me to do that show. I'll do that. No, no one's interested. Yeah. No. Like, isn't there, isn't there a court no one's ever heard of that they can get me? They can ask me to write for? No. all right. And so then was it after that that you did the Daily Show?Vance DeGeneres (00:25:57):Yeah. So this I then I, I, I, I wrote for another city com and then my agent called me and said Hey John Stewart is taking over the Daily Show, and they wanna know if you're interested in, in being a correspondent. They wannaMichael Jamin (00:26:17):How do they even, what do you mean they wanna know if you, how at this point you're just a comedy writer?Vance DeGeneres (00:26:23):Well, okay, well, I, I, I mean, I skipped over stuff. I, okay, so the fourth floor show was seen by some other people. They, they, they cast me to host a show called The Beef which was a show about it was almost like a daily show in a way where correspondents would go out and, and talk interview neighbors who had beats with other neighbors. And it was, it was comedy. Right. and, and I I was cast as the host of that. We, we did the pilot we went to Vegas to theMichael Jamin (00:27:03):Oh, you cast as the host of that. Did you audition? I mean, you auditioned for it, because that's a big jump from behind the camera to in front of the camera,Vance DeGeneres (00:27:10):Because they saw the fourth floor show and they, they loved the fourth floor show. And they, they asked me to do a, a story for the beef. Okay. So I went out as correspondent and shot a piece. And then when it came time to, to cast a host, they asked if, if I wanted to to audition to be the host. And so I said Sure.Michael Jamin (00:27:34):Did,Vance DeGeneres (00:27:35):Did no, no, not really. No. I, I just, I I thought it would be fun. Yeah. And because it, it, I was doing a character that I had established with the, with the fourth floor show.Michael Jamin (00:27:50):He was very lemme see if I can describe him. What, how would you describe him? He was very earnest, very he didn't, he almost, like, he didn't have much of a sense of humor. Right,Vance DeGeneres (00:27:59):Exactly. He, you know, very earnest a good guy. But the last guy you would, you would want hosting a talk show,Michael Jamin (00:28:06):, he's the Alaska . Right. That'sVance DeGeneres (00:28:10):Enough. So that was my character.Michael Jamin (00:28:12):Right, right.Vance DeGeneres (00:28:13):Yeah. And so, and so, I, I just did, when, when I did my audition to host, I, I just did my, my Ernest guy. Right. And they liked it, and I got the job. And anyway, so we went through all this stuff and it looked like it was gonna go, and then it didn't. And then when the original Daily Show was going on the air, they brought me in. They were looking for a host for that. They brought me in to, to interview me for, for that. I didn't get that right. But then when John Stewart took over, they've remembered me from bringing me in originally. Right. And so they gave me a story to, to go shoot a couple of months before John took over. So I flew up to to Saskatchewan, Canada, Uhhuh , and met one of the producers up there and shot shot a story. Was he, and then yourMichael Jamin (00:29:19):Idea was the story, like how does that work with your correspondent?Vance DeGeneres (00:29:24):No, that they they had a story and they just, they as they assigned it to me, they, who I guess they hadMichael Jamin (00:29:33):Who did they figure out? I mean, you have to figure out what's funny about it or you're just, I had loving on camera.Vance DeGeneres (00:29:37):Well, the way this worked was basically you're gonna go up to Canada and you're gonna interview this, this guy, he's a, a, a farmer, and he he's in the Farmer's Alman act for forecasting the weather by Licking Pig SpleensMichael Jamin (00:29:56):. Okay. All right. So that wasVance DeGeneres (00:29:58):Funny that that was it. That was, that's it. I mean, that's, that's the basis of the story. So so I met the producer. We drove four hours into the middle of nowhere and shot this story with this guy. I flew back to Los Angeles, they called a couple of weeks later and said Hey we, we love the story. Can you, can you come here in once it a week or two weeks? Right. so I, I flew to New York. It was the Monday John started and I worked with an editor and a producer editing the piece, putting it together. And then they, they aired it on, on the Thursday show of John's first week. And then the next morning they called me into the executive producer's office and said, how soon can you move here? And I said I guess I can be here in about a week. Ah, and I flew home put my stuff in storage and moved, moved to New York.Michael Jamin (00:31:05):How, and how, how long was your contract? Do you remember?Vance DeGeneres (00:31:09):Well, I was there. I don't remember how I, how, how long the contract was, but I was there for two and a half years.Michael Jamin (00:31:15):Right. And when you were coming, working as a correspondent, are you looking for storage? Are you coming up with the edge and what the angle, what makes it funny? Or you're working with other writers or what?Vance DeGeneres (00:31:25):Yeah, they ha well, you know, they've got writers, they've got field producers. So the field producers, that's their job is to scour, you know wherever looking for these, these stories. And so they would, they would assign different stories to different correspondence. And then you'd be assigned this producer or that field producer, and then you'd meet with them and you talk about the angle you want to take with the story. Then you fly out and you spend, you know, a whole day with these people shooting the story and come back and then spend a few days cutting it together. And then,Michael Jamin (00:32:04):But you're doing on the spot. You're ad you, I mean, you must be ad-libbing. A lot of, you know that you have to Right. That's just you thinking, oh,Vance DeGeneres (00:32:11):Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, well, well, I mean, you know, I would go in, I would, I would write, I would write the opening standup. Right. we'd shoot that. And then I had, I would write, you know, a list of questions along with the, the field producer. You know, we'd have this list of questions, and so I knew what I wanted to ask. Right. but that everything else is just ad lib.Michael Jamin (00:32:33):Yeah. Is there any sense of your hope questions that you're hoping are, are you leading them at all? Are you hoping to get a certain answer? Are, are you hoping to corner them with an answer, a question, rather? Well,Vance DeGeneres (00:32:42):Sure. I mean, you, you, I mean, you're hoping that you hear something that you'll be able to you know, get in, you know, some, some kind of a a line. Because you, you, you never, you never knew you know, what, what was gonna happen or what they were gonna say. So, I mean, you're, you're just kind of bouncing around.Michael Jamin (00:33:03):And at this point, did the, did the audience, were they, whoever your interview, the guests rather I, are they aware that they're gonna be spoofed or no?Vance DeGeneres (00:33:13):Well, ba you gotta remember this, this was early on in the Daily Show. So we were lucky in that most of the people that, that I did stories on just thought we were this daily show that did, you know, stories of interest.Michael Jamin (00:33:28):Right.Vance DeGeneres (00:33:29):And because if they're in on the joke, it's not as funny.Michael Jamin (00:33:36):Hey, it's Michael Jamin. If you like my videos and you want me to email them to you for free, join my watch list. Every Friday I send out my top three videos. These are for writers, actors, creative types. You can unsubscribe whenever you want. I'm not gonna spam you and it's absolutely free. Just go to michaeljamin.com/watchlist.Michael Jamin (00:34:00):It's, and you make them, you're done. You get to sign that release, and then you put it on , put it on the air. Is there any ? Is there any blowback? And like, wait a minute. I didn't, I'm not supposed to look like an idiot. ,Vance DeGeneres (00:34:10):You, we, you know, I'm, I'm proud to say I never had, I never had one complaint. I mean, some, some of the stories that other, other people did, people did complain, but I always tried with all my stories, I tried to make myself look like the idiot. Right. as opposed to, I mean, it's, it's not fun to, to like, you know, poke, poke a finger at, look, look what an idiot this guy is. Of course. You know? Of course. Because for the most part, they were just, they were just very nice people who had an interesting or, you know, weird story.Michael Jamin (00:34:45):Yeah. Right. Right. Now, who were the other, let's talk about this. Who were the other correspondence that you, that two seasons that you were there?Vance DeGeneres (00:34:54):Yeah, probably nobody that you've heard of. Steve Corll. Yeah. Michael Jamin (00:34:59):Go on. I never heard Stephen.Vance DeGeneres (00:35:01):Stephen ColbertMichael Jamin (00:35:02):Doesn't ring a bell.Vance DeGeneres (00:35:04):Yeah. Nancy Corll moka.Michael Jamin (00:35:09):Right.Vance DeGeneres (00:35:10):Beth Littleford.Michael Jamin (00:35:12):Right. And so you were in good company. It really was a great ensemble. You were, you know, and that show was Yeah.Vance DeGeneres (00:35:20):Oh, they were, they were amazing. Yeah. They were all just so great. And all, all the writers and field producers were all super talented and funny. Yeah. And just made it a a a a great working environment.Michael Jamin (00:35:36):Did you get a sense that there are writers or producers on the show that wanted to get in front of the cameraVance DeGeneres (00:35:41):There? Yeah, there were a few.Michael Jamin (00:35:43):Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Were they able to at some point? Or is it, are you not?Vance DeGeneres (00:35:48):I think, yeah, I think, yeah, a couple of couple of them did. And I, one friend of mine did a couple of stories and then kind of realized that he, he'd rather be back behind the camera.Michael Jamin (00:36:01):Why? What was the, what, what was let you know, what did he discover in front of the camera?Vance DeGeneres (00:36:08):I, I, I, I don't know. He just, I, I, I guess he just wasn't as comfortable right. In front. Right. But very funny. Right. You know, very funny writer.Michael Jamin (00:36:18):And so, and that was how you met, obviously, among one, you became close with Steve Corral and then Yeah. I, I imagine then, cuz after, after, and at some point you, you ran his production company.Vance DeGeneres (00:36:30):Yeah. This, I mean, if, yeah. If you want to jump I, let's see. Well, I, I started, I started it in the end of 98 on the Daily Show, and I left in the middle of 2001. Yeah. and then if you wanna jump ahead to,Michael Jamin (00:36:46):To when I, well, let's just talk about even leaving. Was, was it hard to lea anytime you leave a job or any kind of security in Hollywood, anything at all? It's scary.Vance DeGeneres (00:36:54):Well, well, here now, I, boy I decided that, first of all, I was not, I was not really a, a New Yorker. I didn't care for the cold winters. And I had I had broken up with my girlfriend of a year and a half. And my agent was saying, Hey, aren't you gonna come back here at some point and create your own show? And, and we were kind of hearing some rumors that maybe John might might move over to a, b, c with a late night show. And I just thought that, you know, this might be a good time to, to leave and go back to LA and try to create a show. So. Right. So that's why I did, if, look, in hindsight, I, I should have stayed another couple of years probably. But I, so I left and I I created a show with with a guy named Andy Lassner who had a deal at Fox. Okay. Do you know Andy?Michael Jamin (00:38:00):No, I don't.Vance DeGeneres (00:38:03):He had a deal over at Fox and he'd been a, a fan of mine on the Daily Show and said, Hey, I've got this deal. Let's create a show together. So we, we created a show called Your, your Local News that, that he and I wrote and I, I hosted, and we shot a pilot half hour pilot. And that didn't goMichael Jamin (00:38:25):Right.Vance DeGeneres (00:38:27):So yet another show that didn't, thisMichael Jamin (00:38:29):Is par for the court. It's not a knock on you or any, it's just this, this is how the business is, you know? Yeah. You get an at bat and you can, you can hit it outta the park and they go, you know what? We think someone else will hit it at the park further. , you know, this is how it'sVance DeGeneres (00:38:44):Exactly. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I've got, I've got so many of those shows that Yeah. That that didn't go, but like a lot of people. And so so then I, I produced a, a few other, other shows not, not really even worth mentioning. And then Steve got offered a, a production deal at Warner Brothers and he said, Hey, would you, would you be interested in, in running my production company?Michael Jamin (00:39:19):But what did you know about running a production company?Vance DeGeneres (00:39:24):What do you, what do you have to know, Michael? I don'tMichael Jamin (00:39:25):Know. , I, I often ask that people sitting desk, what do you know, , I mean, tell, tell people what, what it means to run a production company? Vance DeGeneres (00:39:35):Well, I, I think for Steve, he wanted, he wanted somebody to run it who, who he trusted and who he knew had the same kind of sense of humor that, that he did, because we, we would be, we'd be the comedy shingle at Warner Brothers. Right. and that's, that's why he decide to sign with Warner Brothers. So he, he asked me and a another friend of his, a writer actor named Charlie Hartsock. And so we became co-presidents of he named the Carousel Productions. Right. So we we had a deal for six years at Warner Brothers. And we produced crazy Stupid Love and What's thatMichael Jamin (00:40:25):Good movie. And so, but how does it, and, and Go, yeah, go on. What are the other projects?Vance DeGeneres (00:40:31):We did another movie called the Incredible Burt Wonderstone. Right. and then we did produced three seasons of Inside Comedy. I showed that David Steinberg hosted that we interviewed with all these comedians.Michael Jamin (00:40:45):Oh, it's funny. So that's how that came back. So, and so all this time though, Steve is doing other projects, so, you know, they're acting in other projects, but basically what it means, you're, you're running his studios, like you're looking, you're looking for scripts based. I'm, tell me if I'm wrong, you're looking for scripts that you think that he would be good in, but, but he wasn't. Yes. Did you, did you produce any think projects that he was Wait, that he wasn't involved the inside? Yeah. Yeah. That one you didn't, of course. But you're looking for script for him, and he's deciding whether he likes it or not. And then if he likes it, you take it to the studio and you see if the studio likes it. Right.Vance DeGeneres (00:41:22):Yeah. Yeah. That's, that's how it works. We would I mean, we took lots of meetings with with writers that, that their agents would submit scripts, would read 'em if we liked him, the writers would come in, would meet with him, and and then we'd, if we liked it enough, we'd we'd send it to, to Steve to read, to see if he was interested enough that we would we'd produce it.Michael Jamin (00:41:46):But was it would, so they would sometimes bring s scripts here, but sometimes you'd just, it was a general meeting and they, and they, they, they'd pitch you ideas too, right?Vance DeGeneres (00:41:55):Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely.Michael Jamin (00:41:57):Yeah. And then you, if they like it, and if Steve likes it, may, then you bring it to the studio, and then the studio's, like, now, whether they wanna put money on it or not, sometimes did you, you could, I'm sure you had a deal where you could bring it to Warner Brothers, and if they don't, it's a first look. If they don't like it, then you could bring it somewhere else.Vance DeGeneres (00:42:14):Yeah. Yeah. And that happened a lot. You know, Warner Brothers, you know, not every project was right for them. So we, you know, we'd wind up taking something over to Universal and, you know, we wound up developing a movie over there. And then a mo we Charlie and I sold a an idea for Movie two Lionsgate. And we wound up hiring David Jabba to write that. Do you know DJ Jabba? No. He was a, an executive producer on The Daily Show and Okay. Really funny writer. And it was, it was a movie that had a, at, at start a North Korean uhhuh. And we don't need to go into the whole story, but you know what happened with the thing at Sony withMichael Jamin (00:43:11):Yeah. My friend Dan Sterling wrote that mo that movie the what was it called? The what was it called? The North Korean movie? What was it called? TheVance DeGeneres (00:43:21):I can't, I can't remember.Michael Jamin (00:43:24):But it was him with, it was James Franco was in it. Right. And they go to North Korea. Yes. Yeah. And so, yeah, Kim Jong Gill took issue with it, and hacked Sony and Kim released everyone's private information, and that was the end of that. Froze.Vance DeGeneres (00:43:39):And, and then that was the end of, of our movie. Right.Michael Jamin (00:43:44):Right. Cause that could kill your movie. Right.Vance DeGeneres (00:43:46):It, it totally, there's like, they're like, Lionsgate was like, there's no way we can touch this right now. Yeah.Michael Jamin (00:43:53):So forever again. And so the, and that's not, has nothing to do with you. We saw the movie to 20th century Fox called Only Child, and everyone loved it until suddenly there was another movie in the works called Middle Child, and I'm not sure they had anything in common other than the world child , and suddenly ours was dead. It's like, we'll rename it. Nope. Sorry. Vance DeGeneres (00:44:16):God. Yeah. Yeah. It, it, it's, yeah. Projects die for so many different reasons. Yeah. But, but that was, that was a pretty insane reason to have a movie killed. Yeah. but, and we, we developed so many movies with so many different writers over, over the years and it's, it's just, it's tough to get a movie made. You know, even if you have a deal with a studio, it's, it's still toughMichael Jamin (00:44:46):With, with a major star attached to it. A major star willing to do this project. Major star an alien. Yeah. Yeah. And it's hard, it's hard to get something made. And so, and you ton of scripts I'm sure, which is hard, it's hard to go home and read a script, right? I mean, you know. Yes. Especially if it's bad. What are you, what, what do you see, I don't know, what were you looking for? I imagine some of these scripts were almost, I'm gonna say something and put words in your mouth, were almost written in crayon, right? I mean, some of them were kind of bad, or, no,Vance DeGeneres (00:45:19):I wouldn't mind a script written in crayonMichael Jamin (00:45:21):As a, as a, as a lark. I mean, there's a lot of, like, you read a lot of scripts that were, I'm sure were not good. Right.Vance DeGeneres (00:45:28):A lot. Yes. A lot. Yeah. It's, it's, it's, it's kind of shocking actually. How many scripts you get that we got submitted that just weren't just, were not good. Certainly we're not what we were looking for. Michael Jamin (00:45:41):And how far would you go into the script before tossing it? How many pages would you give it?Vance DeGeneres (00:45:48):I'm, I'm, I'll would give a script at at least, at least 20 or 30 pages.Michael Jamin (00:45:53):Generous estimate. I mean,Vance DeGeneres (00:45:54):If it, if, if it was really awful you know, maybe, maybe a few less than that. But I would, I would, I would tend to give it 20 or 30 at least.Michael Jamin (00:46:05):Right. But you're not gonna finish it if it's, there's no point. If you're, if you're not hooked in 2030, you're, why, why would you bother when you have a stack? Yeah. You know, youVance DeGeneres (00:46:15):Know, and, and, and, you know, we, we knew the kind of stuff we were looking for, you know, that the right tone of comedy you know, there's a lot of different, different tones of comedy and you know, maybe some of them were, were right for somebody else, but not for what we were looking for. Right. and in the, in the beginning we were really just looking for, for comedies and I guess four years into our deal the head of the, the, the studio came to our office and said Hey we need you guys to to really concentrate on on looking for tent poles, which was not what we were looking for in the beginning.Michael Jamin (00:47:02):Which, what is a tent pole? A big, a big giant blockbuster.Vance DeGeneres (00:47:07):A big, a big blockbuster.Michael Jamin (00:47:08):Yeah. As opposed to, it's hard to think of a big blockbuster comedy. I mean, there really aren't, you know, are there comedy zone? We're not talking about like, we're like a tent pole. You think it was like a Marvel movie or, you know, something like that. Or an action thriller, not a comedy. Right.Vance DeGeneres (00:47:26):Yeah. Yeah. No, that's, that's exactly right. I, I guess you, you could look at a film like The Hangover when that came out. Right. You know, that, that, that it was a little movie that just happened to do really well.Michael Jamin (00:47:39):Yeah. I, but I know, I can't imagine conceiving that, Ooh, wait, here's a tent pole. Like, no, here's a, here's a crapshoot that just worked, you know?Vance DeGeneres (00:47:46):Yeah. Yeah. So, but any, anyways, so we you know, we had to kind of turn the boat around a little bit and start looking for, you know movies that had the potential to be more international, I guess. Right. You know, and Right. They were very concerned.Michael Jamin (00:48:04):And that is hard because it, comedy is hard for, so you're talking for international means, I, I'm guessing means broader, more physical comedy, less reliant on joke, le less reliant on, well, maybe dumb, maybe, maybe dumber, maybe dumb dumb, maybe kind of dumbing it down a little. I mean, kind. Is that what that means? Broader?Vance DeGeneres (00:48:24):I don't, I don't know. I mean well, well, here's an example of, of something that, that we found that we, that we developed as, as a comedy, and that that could have been Big Acme mm-hmm. , you know, Acme the, the cartoons with Yeah. You know, the Road Runner and Right. We we developed a live, a live version, Uhhuh of of Acme. And the guys that directed crazy Stupid Love wrote the script for it. And it was, it was really good. It was really, it was funny and, and big. ButMichael Jamin (00:49:06):But Acme is basically, it was people running into walls and, and boxes. Right. That crates that say acne on it, that explode. Yes. That kind of thing. So it was very physical.Vance DeGeneres (00:49:17):Yeah. Yeah. And it actually would've made a, a really funny and, and a very big movie as well. Right. but but we didn't get to make that either.Michael Jamin (00:49:29):Right. Like, I mean,Vance DeGeneres (00:49:30):But that's just an example of, of how it's like, maybe we can take this and maybe this could be something that would be, you know, appealing internationally.Michael Jamin (00:49:40):Right. As opposed to like Little Miss Sunshine, which he was in, which is a small film, small little character study that blew up somehow, you know? Yeah,Vance DeGeneres (00:49:48):Exactly. And, and nobody, nobody knows what's gonna work and, and what's not.Michael Jamin (00:49:53):Was it hard for you to make the leap to executive? I mean, it's a whole different, you're, you're doing a lot of, you're, you're making the rounds, you're pitching more, you're, you're getting in that you have to get your lay of the land, you have to schmooze with other executives. I mean, it's kind of a, was that hard for you? That hard jump for you?Vance DeGeneres (00:50:11):Yeah. Yeah. It's, yeah. It was, it was, it was a little, little tough. I, I don't like being a salesman. Yeah. and there were times when, of course we had to, we had to go out and sell him. The, the o the other part of it, I did enjoy, I did enjoy meeting with, with writers and actors who would come in and and we, you know, we'd have great meetings and, you know, we, we would be pitching their projects, you know and that was, and that was, that was fun when we found projects that we'd liked and we would develop it with the, with the writer Uhhuh. So that, that, that part was, it was very creative and great. And that was, and that was a lot of fun. And it was, and it was also so great you know, getting to run Steve's company. Cuz you know, Steve's, he's one of my closest friends, and he is just, you know, he's such a great guy and he is so hilarious. Yeah. so I, you know, if I was to run anybody's company, I'm glad it I got to run his,Michael Jamin (00:51:17):See, that's another thing. So when a writer comp, so many people, you know, say I post a lot on social media and so many people are like I have a script I wanna sell, and, but I, I don't wanna change a word. I'm like, you have, what are you talking about? You come in, you with an idea, you picture show if someone else is interested, you play ball. You. It's a very collaborative, if you stay home, if you are not willing to take a note, you know, it, it's like,Vance DeGeneres (00:51:39):Yeah. That, I mean, that's, yeah. You gotta, you know. Yeah. If you don't, if you don't want to change a word you better have enough money to finance it yourself. Yeah.Michael Jamin (00:51:49):Right, right. You have to get people attached and it's, it's all about, yeah. So what, what advice do you have for people trying to break in the indu industry today? I mean, it's, it's changed even since you've left.Vance DeGeneres (00:52:04):There'sMichael Jamin (00:52:05):Former production of Shrugs, I don't know, , I don't know.Vance DeGeneres (00:52:10):God, it, I mean, it's, it's just so, it's just so scattershot now. I mean, I, I, I think, but at, at the, at the very base, I think it comes down to you have to wanna do something. If you want, if you wanna write, then you just have to write, just, you know, you know, get a, get a book on, on, on writing scripts and teach yourself and just write, write, write. And you know, it's not easy because it helps if you, if you know somebody to send it to, because you can't just send in scripts unsolicited generally. Right. but, you know, but a lot of, a lot of people get into it through doing improv and then, and then shooting little bits and, and you know, putting 'em, if they go viral,Michael Jamin (00:53:00):But, and that's basically what you did. I mean, you're, you're vi it's like you did long before Vi Viral was a thing, was you just did it. And, and I, I used to tell everyone, stop asking for permission. Just do it. You know,Vance DeGeneres (00:53:12):John, that, that's, no, that's, that's exactly right. W because we did the fourth floor show, because it, it entertained us. It was something that if we could do any show, this would be the show that we would do, so we just did it.Michael Jamin (00:53:27):Yeah. Yeah. Right. You get a bunch of people that kind of want the same thing and you do it. Yeah. Yeah. And then now, now you have this, you're basically back to your first love, your first love music. I'm not talking. Yeah,Vance DeGeneres (00:53:41):Yeah. Pretty, pretty much. I mean, af after, well, after Carousel, after we lost our deal I had a deal for God, another nine or 10 years at, at Warner Brothers at tele Pictures. Yeah. At tele Pictures at Warner.Michael Jamin (00:53:58):What are you doing there?Vance DeGeneres (00:53:59):I was developing TV shows.Michael Jamin (00:54:01):I didn't know that. I didn't know. Yeah,Vance DeGeneres (00:54:05):Yeah, yeah. My, my, my deal just ended in October.Michael Jamin (00:54:08):Oh, wow. I had no idea. And so you were, okay, you were for Warner Brothers, but not on a pro, not on a production shingle, but actually just for Warner Brothers doing the same.Vance DeGeneres (00:54:18):Yeah. Yeah. So, yeah, I, my, I mean, all told I was there at for 15 years,Michael Jamin (00:54:24):But at this point, you're more of a buyer as opposed to a seller if you're working on Warner Brothers. Right.Vance DeGeneres (00:54:29):Well, n no. No, I, no, I, I had a deal to, to develop shows. So that's what I was doing.Michael Jamin (00:54:36):You had Oh, your own deal. Okay. Yeah. It's your, wow. Good for you. That's unusual. Okay. You were Okay. You got a shingle, basically. Yeah. You, that's what you were Yeah. We weren't in studios. Exactly. Yeah. You're okay. Wow.Vance DeGeneres (00:54:48):Yeah, exactly. No, exactly. Exactly. And then, so, so now that my deal is done I'm, I'm still gonna take, I've g I got a couple of shows that that I'm gonna try to sell, but in the meantime, I'm, I'm doing a lot of music again. Right,Michael Jamin (00:55:05):Right. And let's, let's talk about that. You now, who's your band? Who and who are these people in your band?Vance DeGeneres (00:55:11):The band is called The Light Jackets. And it's been my, my project on the side for the last 10 years with the other Bandmates or Eddie Jemison, who's who's a great actor. You know 'em if you saw 'em. Okay. Tim Ford is the drummer Dermot Kieran is the keyboard player. And bill Angola is the lead guitar player. And, and GoMichael Jamin (00:55:39):Ahead. How often and how often do you guys meet and get together and jam and write and perform?Vance DeGeneres (00:55:45):Well, we've, we, we just released our fourth record about a week ago. Right. And we've, so we've got, yeah, we've got four, we've got three eps and one album that we've released over the past 10 years.Michael Jamin (00:55:58):Right.Vance DeGeneres (00:55:59):And so, you know, it's just, I mean, it's always been a passion. So I've, I've never really stopped playing music. I've always managed to do it, you know in my spare time.Michael Jamin (00:56:14):And so what ha, what happened was you posted this really cute video that you guys shot, and it was, you did with all the puppets, and it was wonderful and saw it. And I, I go, let's talk about this. Tell me, tell me how that came up together. And the song was great. And you know what? That's what, this is a perfect time. We're gonna play a clip from that song. We're gonna play it. We'll come back and you'll everyone have a listen, and then we'll talk about itSong Clip (00:56:40):All. Cause it's a better way. The outside world would never know that we were here. We have known interfere A Little Nation will be our salvation. I know. It's gone. Well get, join. We can leave right now.Michael Jamin (00:57:15):So yes, the song, I love that song you wrote that song? Yeah, yeah.Vance DeGeneres (00:57:19):One that you wrote. It's called, yeah, it's called Our Little Revolution. And it's, it's one of the five songs on our new ep. The EP is called fall So Far, if you look for it on iTunes or whatever.Michael Jamin (00:57:32):Yeah. Where, where should we look on iTunes, Spotify, everywhere.Vance DeGeneres (00:57:37):Yeah. All the usual places.Michael Jamin (00:57:38):Right. The light jackets stand.Vance DeGeneres (00:57:41):So I, I I decided that because of the theme of the song, which the theme, the theme of the song is really kind of about where we are in society right now, about how, how polarized we are. Yeah.(00:57:55): and I didn't want to do a video with depicting real people in the, in these, you know, angry situations. Yeah. but I've got, I've got some friends that have a puppet production company. They do these, they do these videos. They're called rag, mop and Goose. And it's my friend's Gus Renard and Jesse Cabalero they're married and they do these amazing little puppets. So I asked them if they would do a video for the song. And and they, they did such a great job. They did. Yeah. Really happy with it.Michael Jamin (00:58:37):How, how long of a shoot was that?Vance DeGeneres (00:58:41):It, it didn't take 'em long. We got together, I, I gave them, I gave them a very loose outline, and then they came up with the rest, and then they went off and shot it and cut it together. In, so youMichael Jamin (00:58:53):Weren't even involved in the shoot, you said, Hey, good run with this.Vance DeGeneres (00:58:57):No, I, I, I was very happy to farm it out. It's like, you know, this is this is what I'd like to, you know, to see. And then they went off and shot it, and they, and I have to say, it's probably the first time my, in my entire career where I was sent a project back where I didn't give them one note.Michael Jamin (00:59:16):Really? Wow. Yeah. You did a great job. And so, to me, I'm guessing the goal of it was just to be creative and make music. That's all. That's it. But do you have, are there, are, is there, are there other future ambitions? Is there more ambitions there more you hope to get outta this though?Vance DeGeneres (00:59:33):Just, just the enjoyment of, of being musically creative. Right. And and that, that's it. I mean, I, I'm under no illusions that I'm gonna get another record deal. Right. You know, capital Records is not gonna call and offer me a deal again. Right. but that's fi that's fine. You know, the, it's, you know, it's a fun band. It's, it's a good band. And we play lo we play live gigs, you know, like two or three times a year. Right. and we make, we make our records. And that's, that's enough. Right. I mean, it's just fun.Michael Jamin (01:00:09):That's it. That's it. And that's what I'm always telling people, just do it if, and there's so much in Holly, like, there's so much where you don't get paid in Hollywood. There's a lot of work that you do that you don't get paid. And if you're not enjoying the work, well, this is not for you then. I mean, you have to be , you know, whatever it is. Whether it's music or writing or acting. Like if you're not enjoying, you shouldn't be chasing the paycheck. You do it cause you enjoy it. Right.Vance DeGeneres (01:00:32):Yeah. No, that, and that, that's a good point. And that, you know, that's, that's also good advice for people who are looking to get into this business, is if, if you get asked, you know, to do a favor for somebody, just do it.Michael Jamin (01:00:45):Yeah. You don't know.Vance DeGeneres (01:00:48):Yeah. You don't know what it's gonna lead to and Right. You know, plus you're gonna be getting experience.Michael Jamin (01:00:54):Yep. Yep. What's so other than, so what's next for you? You're, you, you have a couple show ideas, you'll take 'em out, these ideas that you developed. Yeah, yeah,Vance DeGeneres (01:01:04):Yeah. Yeah. Michael Jamin (01:01:06):Warner Brothers must have really liked it. Yeah.Vance DeGeneres (01:01:08):It was it was, yeah. It, my my time was spent well over there. I, I like the people over there and yeah. It, it was, it was a, it was a good experience. And I've got, I, we may or may not still have one, one movie with Steve Corll over at Disney. It might be dead at this point. Charlie and I sold an idea for an updated Swiss family, Robinson to Disney. Right. Called called Brooklyn Family RobinsonMichael Jamin (01:01:39):.Vance DeGeneres (01:01:41):And oh, well, it was just a modern day version of the Family comes from Brooklyn. And and we, God, we probably have gone through four sets of writers over the years because we, we sold it while, while we still had Carousel open.Michael Jamin (01:02:02):But then why so many writers, like, what, what hap how does that work? Because youVance DeGeneres (01:02:09):You, you, you write, you the writer writes the draft, you bring it to Disney. They say, Hey, this is fantastic. Right. Let's bring in another writer to do to it even better. Yes. right.(01:02:22): and then the writer, you, you hire, you, you interview other writers. They give you different pitches on how we could make it even more fantastic. Right. you decide with Disney, okay, we'll, we'll, we'll pay this, this writer X amount to go off and write this new version. Right. they, they do that. In the meantime, this exec at Disney has been fired or left on their own. Yep. A new exec comes in that didn't know anything about this project. Right. You turn the script in and they say, this is really a fantastic script. Yeah. But why don't, why don't we bring in a different writer to, to let's try a little different,Michael Jamin (01:03:03):That way they can, the executive put their own stamp on it, basically.Vance DeGeneres (01:03:07):Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. And that happened you know, several times with, with this project. And it's unfortunate it would've, it would've been a fun project, but I think at this point, it's probably probably not gonna happen.Michael Jamin (01:03:22):The maddening thing is, most executives, they tend to take a stay the jobb two or three years and, you know, and then it's a shop price somewhere else when their deals up. And that's not a lot of time to, you got e

Join us each day of Holy Week for an audio devotion. Watch the video version on our YouTube channel! Reading: Ruth Burgess, from Eggs & Ashes, published by Wild Goose Publications, Iona Community, Fourth Floor, Savoy House, 140 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3DH, UK. Used by Permission. Scripture: John 13:1-17, 31b-35 First Presbyterian Church, New Bern, North Carolina, established in 1817. A Congregation of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Building community, transforming lives, engaging the world. See more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.firstpresnb.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on social media at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/firstpresnb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch our virtual service each week at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/channel/UCKw0GnheJfOUlVv_g5bBrEw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Permission to podcast/stream live music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License A-701790 and CCLI 3202763. All rights reserved. Permission to podcast/stream recorded music from artist.io.

This week, Thamina is joined by Breen Sullivan and Kat de Haën, Co-Founders of The Fourth Floor, a market network on a mission to close the gender power, gender wealth, and gender funding gap by diversifying boardrooms and cap tables.Throughout this thoughtful conversation, Kat and Breen are shedding light on the systemic barriers that contribute to the inequities in the startup ecosystem and company boardrooms. They emphasize the importance of putting market forces and pressures into place to drive positive change. Because diversity is not a zero-sum game, it can unlock trillions in annual GDP.Breen and Kat also share some tangible advice with our younger listeners that can help them be set up for success to prepare for potential board candidacy early.Tune in to hear from two incredible leaders who are changing the game for women and BIPOC in business.If you are a board candidate, investor, founder, or company executive, make sure to check out the different membership options that unlock access to The Fourth Floor's board seat exchange, private investment club, job board, events, and a plethora of other resources.

0:00 -- Intro.1:23 -- Start of interview.3:32 -- Adam's "origin story". He grew up in southern California where he attended UCSD and graduated from UCLA. In college he became an activist focusing on the conflict in Darfur, Sudan, and developed a "targeted divestment" model. After college he became a social entrepreneur based in Washington, DC.4:06 -- His decision to pursue a JD/MBA from UC Berkeley. While in grad school "he fell in love with the startup tech scene" and during business school he tried to start his own startup but that's where he learned that "it doesn't matter how good your idea is when you don't have a good team and good execution." He then joined Gunderson Dettmer as a corporate associate supporting tech founders.7:14 -- Adam's new role as Assistant Dean for Executive Education and Revenue Generation at UC Berkeley's School of Law. How his initial work with 500 Startups with the BCLB sparked more executive education programs. 9:24 -- On the origin and mission of The Independent Director Initiative.12:20  -- What makes corporate governance in private venture-backed companies different to public companies. Explaining VC University (a partnership between Berkeley Law, NVCA and Venture Forward).15:42 -- The Academic Partners of the Independent Director Initiative: Berkeley Law Executive Education; Berkeley Law Center for Law and Business; Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at Columbia Law School; UC Davis School of Law; UC Hastings Law Center for Business Law; Institute for Law & Economics at the University of Pennsylvania; Silicon Valley Executive Center at Santa Clara University; Rowling Center at SMU Dedman School of Law; Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University; Stanford Center for Racial Justice at Stanford Law School; and Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law & Policy at UCLA School of Law.University of Washington School of LawThe Organizational Partners of the Independent Director Initiative: Ascend; BLCK VC; BoardList;Bolster;Corporate Directors Forum;The Fourth Floor;HBCUvc; Him for Her; LCDA;National Black MBA Association; National Venture Capital Association; NxtWorkVenture Forward.18:07 -- On the interest and number of applicants to the program (~500 applications, 80 got selected in first cohort).19:21 -- On fiduciary duties of directors in venture-backed companies (including dual-fiduciary conflicts). Role of independent directors, and boardroom diversity in private venture-backed companies. The Trados case (2013).38:43 -- The evolution of private markets and how its regulation may impact corporate governance.40:06 -- Take-aways from the program: 1) more education is needed for directors of venture-backed companies generally (beyond just independent directors), and 2) it was refreshing to see such a diverse and qualified group of executives that could serve on corporate boards.41:56 -- Where can people learn more and/or apply for the next cohort of the Independent Director Initiative: independent.venturecapitaluniversity.com42:57 -- Benefits for participants beyond just the two days of the program. Placements. 45:27 - Some of the books that have greatly influenced his venture career: Venture Deals, by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson (2011)Secrets of Sand HIll Road, by Scott Kupor (2019)45:51 - Who were your mentors, and what did you learn from them (regarding this program)Evan Epstein (!)Afra Afsharipour, UC Davis Law School46:26 - Are there any quotes you think of often or live your life by? "You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." Martin Luther King, Jr.46:26 - An unusual habit or an absurd thing that he loves: walking 40min for his commute. "Owning your downtime."48:55 - The living person he most admires: his wife.Adam Sterling is the Assistant Dean for Executive Education and Revenue Generation at UC Berkeley's School of Law and the Executive Director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Business. __ You can follow Adam on social media at:Twitter: @adambsterlingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adambsterling/__ You can follow Evan on social media at:Twitter: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

"God “rewards those who earnestly seek him,” so we need to keep knocking ... don't give up. Seek God with all your heart." Dieter F. Uchtdorf is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the time of this talk, ELder Uchtdorf was serving as Second Counsellor to President Monson in the church's First Presidency.

Brouwen, bezoeken, bellen en meer (te veel) deel 1 Te veel verhalen om in een aflevering kwijt te kunnen. Mannen van middelbare leeftijd met ambities…..een gast uit het volk……een ervaringen veertiger met nog meer ambitie…… Post Er is post van de Buma/Stemra want zoveel muziek in een podcast kan natuurlijk niet zonder onze helden financieel te steunen. En een indrukwekkend verhaal van Theo Walburg wiens plannen om te fietsen tegen reuma iets ander uitpakten. Krantenbericht. Maar van uitstel komt geen afstel!! (Doneerpagina (reumanederland.nl) De centrale plaat Onze gast Ewout luisterde in zijn jeugd vooral naar de radio. Tussen 1995 en 2005 kon veel hem wel plezieren. Voor tijdens de avonden in de De Beurs (debeurstiel.nl) in Tiel. 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor - Dreams (Official Video) Borrelplaat Hugo Kennis heeft Arjen geprikkeld…….bij dagelijkse kost hoef je geen poespas te verwachten, maar gaat het om de opmaak. Wielrennen en amBEATie Als kind droomde we (en ze zullen er nog steeds zijn) van het rijden van een Touretappe. Er is op dit moment 1 mannelijke veertiger en een vrouwelijke bijna veertiger die dat waar maken, en dat zijn Alejandro Valverde en Annemiek van Vleuten. Maar zolang wij mannen en vrouwen van middelbare leeftijd die wattages niet halen…..blijft dat een droom. Tenminste……voor wat de tour betreft……….want BEAT Cycling maakt het nl. werkelijkheid. Onze Wielerclub BEATcycling heeft een eigen 'Granfondo Team' opgericht…..waarin renners (jij o.a.) aan de start staan van een etappe in wedstrijdvorm over mythische cols en passen. De Brouwbroertjes volgen dit jaar Ton Ippel Wilbert Huijskens en Barend Voerman en hun avontuur naar het Schleck Gran Fondo 2022 waar ze zich willen kwalificeren voor het UCI Gran Fondo World Championships. Aan de hand van de onderwerpen Fysiek, Fashion, Gezin en Zelfredzaamheid wordt hun verhaal in beeld gebracht. Volg de verhalen!! De Communityride De Veertigers op Strava de stravaclub met een eigen podcast. 16 juli wordt de communityride verreden. Dit wordt een ritje opgevolgd door een bierproeverij………meld je aan bij club de veertigers en doe mee!! Veertig wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door: Ewout BEAT Cycling Ton Ippel Theo Walburg en DonkeyMediaProductions. Uiteraard bedanken we alle trouwe luisteraars, volgers op instagram en de leden van de club De Veertigers op Strava De titielmuziek is van David Bowie. Verder hoor je Two Brother on the Fourth Floor en THE SMILEReageren op deze podcast? Instagram: Brouw Broertjes (@podcast_veertig) Podcast Veertig | Linktree Én we hebben een mailadres: Veertig-40@outlook.com

Happy New Year everyone! On this first episode of Digging Deeper for 2022, we usher in the new year by talking about the hot topics and trends that seem to be on everyone's mind. The Metaverse. NFTs. The Blockchain. Influencers and more. Host Jason Falls shares practical advice for brands on learning, experimenting and understanding without committing unnecessary resources out of the gate. Plus, we share a recent client video that gave everyone a bit of a laugh about NFTs before the holidays. We always love showing off what VisitLex is up to. Some links we referred to in the show include: Fourth Floor's 2022 predictions on influencers Ad Age's lessons learned from 2021 post Non-Fungible Thoroughbreds This episode of Digging Deeper is brought to you by PodchaserPro. PodChaserPro is the professional version of Podchaser, which helps anyone find, manage, rate and follow podcasts. PodchaserPro, however, gives you access to that critical audience information you need for media planning and buying, or public relations or influencer outreach to podcasts. If your brand or agency would like to find out more, go to PodchaserPro.com/falls. Sign up there and make your podcast outreach and media planning more effective! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is about a fire in an old building fitted with modern innovations to ensure its workers safety, and although everyone should have survived, it was the old-fashioned attitude towards one particular group of workers, which led to ten unnecessary deaths.This is the story of the fire at the General Electric Company at 67 Queen Victoria Street in London.Murder Mile is researched, written and performed by Michael J Buchanan-Dunne of Murder Mile Walks with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name with additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0 (Attribution) via Free Music Archive and YouTube Music. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.FOLLOW US HERE:FacebookTwitterInstagramMurder Mile Discussion GroupYoutubeSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Mark and Allen break down the Episode that introduces our favorite court stenographer, Ethel Beavers!  Leslie and Ben are dating, but keeping it a secret because of Chris' no-dating policy. They are enjoying what Leslie calls "the bubble", the beginning of a relationship when everything's simple and fun. The bubble is threatened, however, when Ben has a meeting with Marlene Griggs-Knope, Leslie's mother, a notoriously tough politician in the Pawnee school system, who wants Ben to approve school bus purchases despite a tight budget. Right before Ben's meeting, Leslie tells him Marlene is her mother, making him nervous, ineffectual, and causing him to capitulate to Marlene's demands. Leslie finds out her mom (who doesn't know they are dating) thinks Ben is a pushover, so Leslie trains Ben for his next meeting with her mother to prove he is confident, capable, and self-assured. Meanwhile, Chris has several new ideas he is putting into action, including promoting Jerry to PR director, making April everyone's assistant, having Tom digitize the city archives on the dreaded FOURTH FLOOR, giving Andy a temporary paid position as Tom's assistant, and putting Ron at a circular desk in the middle of the bullpen to make him more accessible. Tom is absolutely miserable with his assignment, and starts to question everything.  Ron believes everything will eventually go back to normal, as it has with past city managers and their ideas, but Donna is concerned that Chris "the microchip" Traeger will not quit. Folks, we ask the hard questions so you don't have to, such as ... Can Donna learn to use her wacky space-age keyboard? Will Ben win the second round with Marlene? How does the new assignment affect Tom's future job interests? Will Marlene find out Ben is dating her daughter? Why does Ben summon a quote from Calvin and Hobbes? Is the FOURTH FLOOR as terrifying as we remember it? Loyal podcast viewers, we're getting close to the end of the season, and things are heating up - you won't want to miss this episode! In lieu of a sponsor, we have a PSA regarding Pawnee City Hall's 4th Floor. Yeah. You heard right. THAT floor.

Winstead Shareholder Corinne Smith speaks to Sarah Feingold, Co-Founder of The Fourth Floor. Corinne and Sarah talk about the importance of creativity and the impact her diverse network has had on her career from being an artist to an attorney, and now a playwright. 

One of the industry resources I lean on to keep up with what is happening in the influencer marketing space is the Fourth Floor Newsletter, an email newsletter from an influencer marketing firm based in the United Kingdom.  I came about it because it's authored by Scott Guthrie, a counterpart of mine, of sorts, in England, who has a finger on the pulse of the industry there and around the globe. I listen to Scott's podcast and know he's incredibly knowledgeable about the space, so a newsletter offered by him is a no-brainer.  But the newsletter is unique in that it's not Scott's newsletter. It belongs to Fourth Floor, the agency. They are an influencer marketing firm practicing influencer marketing. They've engaged an influencer in the niche to produce content on their behalf. And their marketing is better for it. Rich Keith is the CEO of Fourth Floor. It was his vision and relationship with Scott that led to the partnership. He happens to also be a thought leader in the space and has built a successful firm around creating great content and connecting brands with influencers with innovative and interesting executions. I caught up with Rich and we just talked about the industry. We touched on what influencers and brands may be doing wrong … or at least missing … today, the difference between an average influencer's content and an exceptional influencer's content and a lot more. Rich has interesting insights about TikTok's pluses and minuses that are very helpful for your thinking. We also talked about the next wave of growth for influencers and their audiences in the coming years. That's well worth taking into consideration.  Rich comes from a publishing background and he and his team are plugged into the gaming community as well. So we talked a bit about that niche, Twitch and some other topics that helped me get smarter about the space. Today's episode is sponsored by Tagger. It is a complete influencer marketing solution. You can find out more for yourself at jason.online/tagger.  We've been talking recently to Meredith Jacobson, an independent influencer marketing consultant who was on a past episode of the show, to tell you about how she uses Tagger with We are Boosters.  Hear more about how she uses Tagger on today's episode. To start building your own experiences with my influencer marketing software of choice, go to jason.online/tagger today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Wells is a multi-platinum, award-winning producer/songwriter based in Canada, and is the other half of the writing/production team The Fourth Floor with singer, songwriter & recording artist Shobha. Rob has worked with Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Adam Lambert, Katharine McPhee, the Backstreet Boys, Nelly Furtado, Desmond Child, Cyndi Lauper, Corey Hart, & many others. His work has been featured in numerous films, television shows, commercials and video games worldwide. Rob has appeared as a music producer on "Canadian Idol", "The House Of Carters" & "The Next Star". His awards include first place in numerous songwriting competitions, and SOCAN #1 awards with gold, platinum & multi-platinum certifications. He also has his own label and teaches hundreds of students. WEBSITE: www.sharp9music.com IG: @robwmusic    Follow The Music Makers:  The Music Makers on Instagram   The Music Makers podcast theme song was written and produced by Andy Kushner with help from the rhythm section and horn players of the band, SoundConnection.   Sponsor: Kushner Entertainment  Check out Andy's Other Podcast: The Wedding Biz

Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik as she sits down with Sarah Feingold, Co-Founder of The Fourth Floor to discuss corporate governance considerations in the start-up world and what has driven her passion for helping connect diverse individuals to the boardroom.Key Takeaways:Never too early for good governance: Can be the “rocket fuel” for a company's trajectoryA diverse board is a powerful board and skillset needs continue to evolve in the boardroom to help companies build, broaden their network and scale the businessBoards are NOT one-size fits all: As a prospective board member, “aim your arrow” – align your own subject matter expertise and experience with a network and a focus on specific companies that will benefit from your knowledge and add to your personal growthValue: Start-up opportunities can be incredible learning opportunities, may lead to equity, expanded networking, and a path to additional board/career roles

Play to your strengths and play where no one else is playing These are the first two of the Seven Accelerants for Growth™ on the S Curve of Learning™. Sarah Feingold is a great example of both. She former General Counsel of Etsy, and general counsel of Vroom.com, and co-founder of Fourth Floor that helps women become ready for the Board Room—and her stories provide guidance and inspiration for all of us looking to have a great career.   Enjoy this encore episode that we recorded in 2016. For a complete transcript and links from this episode, please visit:https://whitneyjohnson.com/encore-sarah-feingold

Welcome to She Invests, where you’ll hear from existing female angel investors, venture capitalists and fund managers on their investment thesis. From deal flow to exits, they will share the best practices that contribute to their success. In this episode, Dr. Silvia Mah welcomes to the podcast attorney and angel investor, Rose Bowlus. Rose is an experienced attorney and former in-house counsel with extensive transactional, regulatory and compliance experience at industry leading financial institutions and energy companies. She is a strong leader, seasoned negotiator and excellent communicator, all traits that have prepared her for her transition to angel investing. Today, Dr. Silvia speaks to Rose about Rose’s journey from aspiring angel investor to an expert who is ingrained in the startup ecosystem. They discuss Rose’s background in law, the work she’s doing to help and advocate for start-ups and some of projects she’s currently taking part in, including Angels in the Law and The Fourth Floor. 05:12 – Dr. Silvia Mah introduces today’s guest, Rose Bowlus who speaks to her involvement in the San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC), her background as a lawyer and finding her voice as an investor 11:01 – Rose recounts the finalist companies at San Diego Angel Conference 13:24 – Rose expounds on her latest project, Angels in the Law 18:51 – Bringing a different perspective and doing your due diligence as an angel investor 24:02 – What Rose is doing to help and advocate for start-up companies 29:28 – Rose talks about one of the start-up companies that she’s particularly excited about 37:56 – Rose speaks to her involvement in an early stage company, The Fourth Floor 42:14 – What abundance mindset means to Rose 43:40 – Dr. Silvia recaps her interview with Rose Full show notes: https://www.sheinvests.com/40

In the United States, 2.4million women have left the job market since February 2020. Women-led start-ups only received 2.3% of venture capital funding in 2020 - which comes after years of increases and an all-time high of 2.8% in 2019. (Data from Crunchbase)The Harvard Business Review says "some speculate that the pandemic made investors more wary of risks and more likely to stick to their existing networks — which is very much a “boys' club” and tougher for women to break into." (Bittner and Lau, 2021)So where does this leave women entrepreneurs? This is where The Forth Floor comes in.In this week's episode, Kirsten Franklin talks with Founder and Investor Breen Sullivan about how The Fourth Floor helps women in the startup world and why they should join the community. Find out how you can connect with experienced advisors with large networks and gain access to board seats and investments to drive systematic change!The Fourth Floor is a community and ecosystem for women reimagining the board room, investment, and how we support female entrepreneurship in today's world. The Fourth Floor Founder Breen Sullivan has worked with startup and high-growth companies for nearly a decade, specializing in technology, SaaS, energy efficiency, and data science.You can connect and follow Breen Sullivan and The Fourth Floor here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breensullivanWebsite: http://thefourthfloor.co

Sarah Feingold is a co-founder of The Fourth Floor, a next-level community democratizing womxn's access to board seats and investments to drive systemic change. Previously, she was the General Counsel and first lawyer at Etsy and Vroom. She is a creator and producer of Legal Madness, an NYU Law School Engelberg Center fellow, a board member, an investor, and a speaker. You can also find Sarah hammering silver, eating candy, and chasing her child. More: Sarahfeingold.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freeman-means-business/support

Amy Rowland is the Founder of Varia Search, a boutique legal search firm that uses a bespoke approach to fill in-house department roles, from general counsel to paralegal. Amy's expert matchmaking method results in candidates who love their new jobs and satisfied clients who value their new hires. Prior to starting Varia Search, Amy held in-house roles at two large international companies and was a staff attorney at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.  In addition to her work at Varia Search, Amy is an Executive Member of Dreamers & Doers and a Beta User for The Fourth Floor. She also hosts the podcast, Fashionably Late: Finding Career Fulfillment at Any Age. In this episode… What is your dream job as a lawyer? Have you ever fantasized about getting away from billable hours and building stronger relationships with your clients? If so, it may be time to make the leap to an in-house legal counsel position.  Amy Rowland, the Founder of Varia Search, is an expert at filling in-house legal department roles, from general counsel to paralegal. Compared to working at a law firm, an in-house position has its own unique responsibilities and challenges—and, as Amy says, it also has a myriad of benefits for lawyers looking for a change. So, what is Amy's advice to attorneys who are eager to land an in-house position in 2021?  Join us for this week's episode of Spill the Ink as host Michelle Calcote King sits down with the Founder of Varia Search and Host of the Fashionably Late podcast, Amy Rowland. Together, they discuss Amy's transition from tennis player to legal recruiter, the major challenges and responsibilities of in-house counsel, and why building your personal brand is essential for landing your dream job as a lawyer. Stay tuned for more.

Conor, Matt, and Jade from the Sheffield Gaming Collective (@SheffieldGaming) discuss some of the gaming news happening in Sheffield this month. In this weeks episode, we discuss a multitude of events to help YOU get a career in videogames. From Yorkshire Games Fest, to Games Careers Week, to the WIGJ community!The Sheffield Gaming Podcast is recorded every Friday at 7pm, live on twitch.tv/nvmuk.Electric BricnicOn Saturday 30th January there is a concert, IN MINECRAFT. Also, it's livestreamed here: https://www.twitch.tv/nohomerecords Yorkshire Games FestNext week (5th Feb), the SGP will be at the Yorkshire Games Festival! More info here: https://www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/whats-on/yorkshire-games-festival Games Careers WeekIf you're interested in getting involved with GCW, sign up here: https://gamescareersweek.org/Tentacle ZoneLooking to take your games company to the next level? Submit your application to the Tentacle Zone incubator here: https://tentacle.zone/incubator/WIGJ ProfileEmma Park | she / herEmma currently works as a campaign manager at Fourth Floor, a creator marketing agency focused on gaming. They've been working in marketing for 5 years - 3 of those in video games - but they've got a lot of personal projects going on outside of that as well. They are a freelance artist, are writing a book, have plans for a video game, and have very recently started streaming, too!It's important to Emma that young women understand there are so many ways to work in the video game industry beyond being the person making the games. Working in agencies is a great way in, and has enabled them to collaborate with so many different game devs and publishers, from the indie to triple A, and feel involved in the success of a title (as well as introduce them to so many cool people, too)!Website: www.emmakpark.com---Twitch: www.twitch.tv/emmakparkTwitter: www.twitter.com/emmakpark_artHostsConor: @ChronoCleonMatt: @MattSpeaksWordsJade: @TheKnoxbear

Kat de Haën is a co-founder of The Fourth Floor, a curated community and tech-driven entrepreneurial ecosystem that seeks to get more womxn on the boards of womxn founded start-ups and established companies, so they can be more successful in raising capital, building wealth, and having a say in the future of industry. She is passionate about women’s initiatives and evolving new opportunities to support other change-makers, leaders, and founders. She delights in bringing together people who can help each other in business, career, and life. Kat is also an inventor and successful businessperson. She invented and brought to market a popular consumer beauty product and launched an upscale silk fashion line. She started her career in sales and product development in the fashion industry working with major retailers. Born in Zurich, Switzerland and raised in Seattle. She currently lives in New York City with her husband, Jon Colman and their daughter Sophie. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freeman-means-business/support

Breen Sullivan is the Founder of The Fourth Floor, an innovative ecosystem reimagining the board room, investment, and how we support female entrepreneurship. Women have a hard time getting board seats and they also have a hard time raising money to scale their companies. To solve for this, the Fourth Floor brings female founders and professionals together to increase the number of women on boards, be more competitive fundraisers, and create wealth for entrepreneurs and investors. Breen is a C-Suite executive with concentrated experience in operations, commercial contracting, human resources and employment matters; organization, corporate and deal strategy; Board of Director communications and responsibilities; privacy and risk management; financial matters, and occasionally novel challenges. As a career general counsel, Breen has worked with startup and high-growth companies for nearly a decade, specializing in technology, SaaS, energy efficiency, and data science. Breen and The Fourth Floor have been featured by Forbes, Corporate Counsel Magazine, Law.com, The American Lawyer, Above The Law, Women On The Record Podcast, and Her CEO Journey: The Business Finance Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs. She holds a JD from Tulane and a BA from Yale University. She has earned certificates and completed coursework at Boalt Hall, Berkeley, Universita Degli Studi di Firenzi, and Humboldt-Universität Zu. Breen also personally invests in startups and enjoys serving as a Board Advisor to startup and growth companies. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freeman-means-business/support

In today's episode we have: 1. A grey Mass spooked the horses : Preview: It was about the size of a single cab pick up truck. It made no noises other than it hitting the ground as it ran. The only other proof that it was real to us was the horses that were turned out that night screamed and stampeded across the pasture it had jumped into. 2. The Fifth Roommate Preview: "At around 2.30am in the morning, I was abruptly awoken. I barely opened my eyes to see one of my roommates sitting on the chair with her hands on the coffee table." 3. I saw an elderly woman in my sister's room Preview: when I passed in front of my house I thought I saw some old lady in white clothes in my sister’s room looking through the window. 4. The Sinister Fourth Floor Preview: "And I kept insisting, “Jump, Jump, Jump!!!” She claimed that I got pretty aggressive at which point she went inside and came back to the dorm only to find me fast asleep." Her bloodshot eyes then made a lot more sense to me. Happy Listening!

Breen Sullivan is the Founder of The Fourth Floor, an innovative community and ecosystem for women reimagining the board room, investment and how we support female entrepreneurship. Women have a hard time getting board seats and they also have a hard time raising money to scale their companies. To solve for this, the Fourth Floor brings entrepreneurs and leaders together so we can increase the number of women on boards, be more competitive fundraisers, and create wealth. Breen is a C-Suite executive with concentrated experience in operations, commercial contracting, human resources and employment matters; organization, corporate and deal strategy; Board of Director communications and responsibilities; privacy and risk management; financial matters, and occasionally novel challenges. As a career general counsel, Breen has worked with startup and high growth companies for nearly a decade, specializing in technology, SaaS, energy efficiency and data science. Breen and The Fourth Floor have been featured by Forbes, Corporate Counsel Magazine, Law.com, The American Lawyer, Above The Law, Women On The Record Podcast, and Her CEO Journey: The Business Finance Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs. She holds a JD from Tulane, and a BA from Yale University. She has earned certificates and completed coursework at Boalt Hall, Berkeley, Universita Degli Studi di Firenzi, and Humboldt-Universität Zu. In this episode, we discuss collaboration and competition trends. Competition is not always better than collaboration. Are certain groups better at leveraging collaboration? What can be the benefits of collaboration? How can it lead to innovation? Is the idea that collaboration enlarges the pie so there is more value for everyone to than compete over?

Bartending is NOT a job for adults.  Aiden & Charles visit the hottest nightclub in Chicago- it's his DAD's nightclub.  Generally Rocky Horror. Bigfoot meets vampire and it doesn't work out at all how you'd expect.  Aiden Kinsella plays the piano; Charles Robles plays his own set of pipes; Skye “The Traveling” Minstrel plays the guitar; Improvised “Musical” Songs play themselves. Aiden & Charles Under the Skye, featuring Aiden Kinsella, Skye Robinson, & Charles Robles, is proud to be a puppeteered part of the Sinister Parent Company entertainment network.    Support us by starting a free-trial account at Audibletrial.com/GoodIdea    JOIN CHARLES ONLINE!! [WATCHING HORROR MOVIES] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5xgoQpbKsd04gdMOD38LAg    FOR YOUR GOOD IDEAS!!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1920250074913381/?ref=share Twitter: https://twitter.com/goodideacast  Aiden: https://twitter.com/kinsellaaiden   OUR WEBSITE:  goodidea.show 

Sarah Feingold's story is a fascinating tale of a lawyer who went to law school specifically to help businesses in the creative sphere.  She saw an opening in the market when she noticed one of her favorite companies, Etsy, had no legal counsel.  Sarah maneuvered her way into a job at Etsy as the 17th employee and their first legal counsel.  She helped Etsy go public and after nearly a decade left Etsy for another start-up, Vroom.  Sarah is now working on a variety of projects, from Legal Madness (her play that depicts the insane stories she hears from other legal counsels), to The Fourth Floor, an organization dedicated to connecting female founders and professionals with the goal of increasing women on boards.  

Sarah Feingold is the co-founder of The Fourth Floor, a next level community democratizing women's access to board seats and investments to drive systemic change. She is also the creator and producer of the play, Legal Madness, an NYU Law School Engelberg Center fellow, a board member, an investor, and a speaker. Previously, Sarah was Etsy's first attorney (and 17th employee) and Vroom's first attorney and General Counsel. In this episode, we discuss the interception of art and law. How can art help reduce work related stress? What are the similarities between making art and contract negotiation? What is the beginners mindset and how important is it for practising law? Find out in this episode.

Allyship with Women and Parents in the WorkplaceIn this episode, herdacious host Lorelei chats with Harold about being an ally to our co-workers with less privilege. Harold highlights his experience as an investor seeking out women-led businesses, his intentionality regarding supporting unique and diverse perspectives, as well as engaging with the unfamiliar. Harold encourages us to leverage our influence and power to propel women and parents forward in their professional endeavors. From hiring diverse talent to being the first “yes” one needs for successful entrepreneurship, Harold calls to both men and women -- your allyship holds more power than you would believe. Use it unapologetically, as if it was the best bottle of ketchup you’ve ever encountered (if you know, you know). Host: Lorelei GonzalezCo-host: Harold HughesHarold Hughes is the founder & CEO of Bandwagon – a venture-backed identity infrastructure company that helps its customers transparently manage, aggregate, and store valuable consumer identity data. A man of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Harold is actively involved in his community participating on the Board of Directors for Rebuild Upstate and Visit Greenville. He serves as a board member for Women@Austin, a non-profit that focuses on the advancement of women entrepreneurs as they grow their companies. Harold is an active angel investor, investing in women, people of color, and Black founder-led companies. Harold Hughes is a “Triple Tiger” graduate of Clemson University where he received Bachelors degrees in both Economics and Political Science, before pursuing a graduate certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Stanford University. Things you will learn in this episode (chapter markers available): Why this matters 2:30 The evolution of allyship 6:55Intentional language 8:40The male role 13:00Some fatherly advice 19:20Future generations 23:15Femme fact: Women in the Armed Forces 28:35Resources mentioned in this episode: Women@Austin (community) The Fourth Floor (community)Harold’s Twitter (social media)Link to show transcript here.Episode sponsors: HERdacity Moonray Looking for additional resources on this topic? Check out our blog post “5 Ways to Create Space for Feedback” Loved what you heard on herdacious and want to share with friends? Tag us and connect with HERdacity on social media:Twitter: @herdacityFacebook: @HERdacity Instagram: @herdacityLinkedIn: HERdacity For up to date information on HERdacity events, webinars, podcasts, and community activities, join our newsletter here. Disclaimer: While we appreciate our sponsors' support in making this show possible, herdacious content is curated with integrity and honesty.Support the show (http://herdacity.org/donate/)

Episode 8 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing.This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Rich Keith, CEO & Co-founder of Fourth Floor an influencer marketing agency headquartered in the UK.The episode covers:Why many of the old media and marketing models no longer work in the new influencer marketing landscapeWhy agencies which focus solely on Instagram may be doing the wider industry a disserviceWhy influencer marketing will lose its prefix and become just marketingIs it time for me to stop banging on about influencers being media mastheads of one (no, not by a long chalk)Why games is not a niche or a vertical. The industry is bigger than movies and music combined. It's a directed activity which helps us better communicate with friends How you make emotional connections with consumers  Why influencer marketing needs a global trade bodyThe dangers of over-regulating influencer marketing

004 Fourth Floor Elevators: All Hallows' Eve Selections Part One01 Larry's Rebels - Halloween (New Zealand 1968) Quite a success in their homeland, this quintet laid down many fine singles and an album during their brief four year span. This fun Halloween theme isn't quite spooky, but the earnest vocal and hilarious sound effects give it a bizarre appeal that could only come from the 60's.02 The Rattles - The Witch (Germany 1969) This German band's career spans four decades beginning with the early 60's beat boom. Their psychedelic work is laced with hard rock as heard on this scorcher featuring sound effects that too sound like a hoot to make in the studio with a head full of hashish.03 Griffin - I Am The Noise In Your Head (UK 69) One-off band that features members of Skip Bifferty and Bell + Arc plus future Yes drummer Alan White. This demented number is a perfect example of the pre-hard rock that many long haired bands would pursue before fully committing to the sound or seeking more progressive pastures.04 Alice Cooper - Fields of Regret (US 1969) Before finding success with his brand of shock rock, Alice Cooper was a band led by Vincent Furnier who would later adopt their name as his government. This epic piece from their debut shows a band worshiping at the altar of Syd-era Pink Floyd while being freshly influenced by label boss Frank Zappa's twisted form of virtuoso rock.05 The Doors - My Wild Love (US 1968) This "work song" styled dirge by the LA kings of doom laden psychedelia features no instruments from the band, as they grew tired of trying to make the music work and opted instead to clap, stomp and hum their way through the backing track. The result is one of their most haunting and unique songs.06 Fever Tree - Death is the Dancer (US 1968) This Houston band's sound grew from their folk rock beginnings into an organ driven psychedelic stew that they cooked across four albums and numerous singles. This proto-prog number incorporates a bit of a Doors influence but beefs up the rhythm section a few decibels.07 St. John Green - Goddess of Death (US 1968) Exploito psych at its finest produced by shady LA scenester Kim Fowley and West Pop Experimental Pop Art Band member/producer Michael Lloyd. Encouraged by Fowley to explore the "Canyon Sound" that he was pushing on bands at the time, these Pasadena based misfits produced one of the earliest forms of occult rock ever released.  08 Les Sauterelles - Heavenly Club (Switzerland 1968) A smash hit in their homeland, this Swiss band produced two albums and a few singles of beat and pop-psych before calling it quits in 1969. This Bee Gees inspired tune is a strange story of a man's near death experience that leaves him insane and features such a soaring chorus that the nonsensical lyrics are easily forgiven.09 The Salt - Lucifer (US 1968) A funky pop ode to Beelzebub by an alias of bubblegum producer Joey Levine, who was also in Ohio Express and wrote their classic hit "Try It".  This song proves that the most skilled pop songwriter can take the darkest of subject matter and produce an ear worm.10 The Flying Machine - The Devil Has Possession of Your Mind (UK 1969) Though the title suggests possibly the darkest psych single ever recorded, we instead find another bubblegum tune that draws parallels between the man downstairs and a cheating lover. This band started life as Pinkerton's Assorted Colours and specialized in breezy UK harmony pop.11 Childe Harold - Brink of Death (US 1968) Truly warped in every sense of the word, this cover of Bert Sommers' downer masterpiece features every production trick available at the time plus some.  The band seems to be an alias project by electronic wizard Wendy Carlos.All songs recorded from vinyl and curated by Elvin Estela.

Sarah Feingold joins us on the show to share her experience on the front lines of in-house legal in the startup world. We'll be discussing stories from her career journey, including how she found her way into Etsy as the 17th employee and grew into the General Counsel role during Etsy's dramatic growth. We'll also be speaking about how she's been able to be both a lawyer and an artist through her work on The Legal Madness project. Sarah is currently a NYU Fellow and a co-founder of The Fourth Floor, an initiative to empower women to join corporate boards and create entrepreneurship opportunities. Previously, she was the first General Counsel at Etsy and Vroom. Sarah has a B.A. from Skidmore College and her J.D. from the Syracuse College of Law. Sarah's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahfeingold/ Sarah's Website - https://www.sarahfeingold.com/ Legal Madness - https://www.law.nyu.edu/centers/engelberg/events/legal-madness-dot-party The Fourth Floor - https://thefourthfloor.co/home

Founding a company might be a solo mission, but running a company isn’t. Successful founders know they need help to thrive. And good help goes beyond employees—it extends all the way to company leadership. That’s the philosophy that compelled Breen Sullivan, Sarah Feingold, and Kat de Haën to start their organization, The Fourth Floor. In my conversation with The Fourth Floor founders, we discuss just how critical it is to build a strong advisory board for your company. You’ll learn about The Fourth Floor’s mission to put more women in board positions; how getting legal advice can help your company scale; and how change starts in your own network. About my guests:Breen Sullivan—an entrepreneur and general counsel—is the founder of The Fourth Floor, a membership community uniting female founders and professionals with the goal of increasing the number of women on advisory boards. Co-founder Kat de Haën is an inventor and entrepreneur who patented a popular consumer beauty product. Co-founder Sarah Feingold was the first lawyer hired at Etsy and the first general counsel at Vroom. All three women work together to host events, provide training, and facilitate networking opportunities for members of The Fourth Floor. In this episode we talk about:➤ How the founders of The Fourth Floor came together (5:03)➤ The two main problems the founders wanted to solve (6:39)➤ Who’s welcome to join The Fourth Floor (10:24)➤ How the founders funded The Fourth Floor (16:53)➤ Why a good advisory board is so valuable (17:51)➤ Rethinking what it means to be a board member (21:40)➤ When startup founders should start seeking legal counsel (24:34)➤ The founders’ best advice for women entrepreneurs (28:50) Keep ListeningCurious to learn more about financing your growing business? Check out the crowdfunding podcast series talking about equity crowdfunding and reward-based crowdfunding. Contact MeI’d love to hear from you and answer your business financial questions. Record your question here or email me at christina@christinasjahli.com and I’ll answer in a bonus episode. Ready to master the skill of storytelling using your finances? Schedule a chat with me at any time.Connect with The Fourth Floor's Founders:➤ Website➤ Instagram➤ Facebook➤ LinkedIn➤ Twitter

Brad Peters investigates the murder of a theatrical agent. Original Air Date: 1957 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

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Brad Peters investigates the murder of a theatrical agent. Original Air Date: 1957 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

The i.WILL Foundation is a culmination of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP's CIO, Andrea Markstrom's passion for empowering women. i.WILL (Inspiring Women Igniting Leadership & Learning) works to connect, professional women across different industries and leverage this network to help give these women the guidance to build upon their leadership skills. i.WILL now has a foothold in New York, New Jersey, Minneapolis, Fort Lauderdale, and (with Marlene's help) soon coming to Houston. There are over 400 members within the network and growing. Andrea discusses the three pillars of the organization of Networking Events, Giving Back and Paying Forward, and the Grant Fund called i.WILL Accelerate. Andrea puts it best when she describes the mission in that, "We are strong women, we are smart women, we have experience, we all have a story to share, and we can learn from each other." To learn more about i.WILL, contact Andrea via LinkedIn and she can get you on the mailing list. There is an upcoming event called the Board Boot Camp in coordination with The Fourth Floor. Information Inspirations While we talk about the value of Data Scientists, it could be Social Scientists like Dr. Zeynep Tufekci who are really the best situated to understand how information (or "the truth") needs to be exposed to the public. Trying to manipulate the truth because you're afraid that the public might do something bad with it, is actually not a good idea. What can you do with professionals like Firefighters who have open work schedules? Perhaps a version of the gig economy might leverage them into a B2B model. David Heim-Buck is trying that very thing with his new start-up, Hidrent. Texas is planning on allowing service in civil court matters via social media at the end of the year. Clearview AI's business model and stretching of First Amendment rights is creating a strategy to stretch it even further. Listen, Subscribe, Comment Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcast. Contact us anytime by tweeting us at @gebauerm or @glambert. Or, you can call The Geek in Review hotline at 713-487-7270 and leave us a message. You can email us at geekinreviewpodcast@gmail.com. As always, the great music you hear on the podcast is from Jerry David DeCicca.

We are living in a world in which people unwittingly give up their rights by glossing over the seeming mumbo jumbo found in the Terms and Conditions of the various apps they download to their devices, a world in which technology is advancing so rapidly that it is well beyond the understanding of hapless parents, let alone clueless lawmakers who are incapable of grappling with its nuances. Caroline McCaffery is an attorney who comes from a tech-savvy family; “we had a smart home with sensors in our driveway when I was a teenager and I was an avid gamer.” In this information-packed #NomadFuturist podcast, McCaffery shares the story of how she married her passion for tech and law to become CEO & Co-Founder of ClearOPS, Inc., a B2B SaaS data privacy and cybersecurity company that simplifies and automates security and compliance-related communications to help prevent data breaches caused by human error.  McCaffery decided to launch ClearOPS after years of experience serving as in-house counsel at various tech startups and owning the painful process of third-party risk assessment and response. McCaffery discusses how frustrating it was to be in constant conflict with her colleagues and vendors. “I became tired of being the Department of No!”  McCaffery engages in an energetic discussion with Phil and Nabeel about the privacy and security challenges faced by consumers and creators of technology.  “It’s surprising the things that people unknowingly agree to when they download an app. The implications of not reading the terms and conditions can be serious. Data can be stolen, repurposed, used for analytics, stored in a data base.” She is particularly concerned with the ethical challenges posed by AI - the way in which bias can contaminate the products and the process. As a public speaker, Ethics in AI has become a key topic for McCaffery, along with privacy and cybersecurity.  In this COVID moment, she fears that individuals will not have control over how their health data is stored or used and she weighs in on the privacy challenges associated with contact tracing apps. McCaffery is confident that the world is moving in a direction in which more companies will care about privacy. “Privacy is not dead. It’s still alive. We just have to work hard to get it.”  McCaffery is a member of the bar in both NY and CA and is a Certified Privacy Professional (CIPP/US). She is also a member of the Chief community, a network dedicated to advancing women in leadership, and The Fourth Floor community, a network dedicated to advancing women on boards and promoting women founders.

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Welcome to The Fourth Floor. This week we're still managing with the burden of being black during a crisis. As the Protest, riots, and looting occur in this nation black women in the workplace are burdened with two extremes: Pretending nothing is happening and mouth-piece for the black plight.

Growing your business with a Board of Advisory: A conversation with Sarah Feingold, Co-founder of The Fourth Floor www.thefourthfloor.co

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Sorry not UK artist David Bishop of judge dread and Dr. who comics this is David"J." Bishop who we like better!Music: "Too Cool" Kevin Macleod"

This was a special interview and experience for me as we recorded this episode from MMLaFleur’s Bryant Park store in New York City. That night we shared the stories of these two inspiring women, brought female executives and lawyers together, and supported a great cause--Bottomless Closet. The Bottomless Closet experience is all about helping women in need feel confident, prepared, and empowered to ace their job interviews, start a new job, and begin their journey to self-sufficiency. For more information about the organization go to bottomlesscloset.org. I had such a wonderful time getting to know Sarah and Breen. Sarah is the former general counsel of Etsy, was their 17th employee, and helped take the company public. After nine years, she decided to leave to find her next adventure. That’s when she met Breen Sullivan. Breen is the Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel for Watermark Insights, an education technology company. Together, the two created The Fourth Floor, an invite-only ecosystem that connects female founders to industry leaders and general counsel who serve as valuable business strategists for growth. 

Dateline: Halloween 2019. It's a seemingly normal day for the Johnjay & Rich crew. Until... It isn't. Johnjay, Rich, Kyle, Suzette and the team are about to go on the ride of their LIVES!Written By: Listener Austin MalcolmPerformed By: Johnjay & Rich Team

A chilling story of the 4th floor of Benet Academy September 22nd 1986. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ed-arambasich-jr/message

“The artistic thing needs to happen. Along with being great parents we just can’t live any other way. I can’t live any other way.” Dan Weiss is a musician from Brooklyn, NYC who is a drummer, tabla player, and composer. He leads his projects Starebaby, his jazz trio, Fourth Floor, and collaborations with Ari Hoenig and Miles Okazaki. As well as being a sideman in very high demand, he is also a bandleader and composer. He composes through piano, electric bass, and drum set to create these incredibly moody, complex, rich and compelling works that have a distinct presence to them. Dan also studies tabla with Samir Chatterjee. This study with Samir has been going on for over twenty years.  In this interview, you will hear Dan’s complete and total honesty. Dan provided an analysis based on his answers in this interview. The results were, Honesty = 98.9% Answers on the whole = 87.3% You Will Hear About…. Dan’s creative process with composing and some details on the new Starebaby record. Dan’s discusses the book You Are Not Your Brain and how he has benefited from this book. How Dan's Guru, Samir Chatterjee, teaches him by example. How Dan adapted to being a father and what he has learned from his daughter. If Dan ever thinks about the future state of the world. If we as adults lose the child-like "specialness" of life. Practicing in your mind vs on the drums. Why Should You Listen? I am usually very satisfied with these podcast episodes that I create. But sometimes when they are finished, I have an incredible feeling of connectivity to the work. It is remarkable how much Dan and I related to each other in this one. There was a great sense of honesty, openness and human rawness in this conversation. Dan and I cover a lot of deep topics that apply directly to the artist’s mind and heart. How do we know when our work is done or if it is any good? How do we obsess over detail, without it suffocating us in the process? These are some of the questions raised in this one. I recommend listening deeply and focused with this one to get the full effect.   Music used in this episode: Dan Weiss Trio - Timshel Prelude Always Be Closing Dan Weiss - Starebaby Veiled   Dan’s Socials Patreon Instagram Facebook YouTube Website   Drumeo Gab’s Socials Instagram Facebook

We’ve certainly been known to work some magic in people’s lives. Career direction, life fulfillment, relationship satisfaction, spiritual peace—we can get you there. But as magical and life-changing as coaching is, there’s a limit to our fairy godmother-esque powers! When it comes to the nitty-gritty details of helping you find the perfect job (after we’ve helped you figure out what that job is), we’re more pumpkin than golden carriage. But never fear! Because that’s why we’re so eager to talk to people like Susan Levine, a master recruiter with nearly forty years of experience helping people actually find (and get hired for) their ideal job—she picks up the magic wand at the place we put it down. In this month’s interview we asked Susan some of our most burning questions about finding and getting your dream job: What are the reasonable (and unreasonable) expectations of what you can get out of a job? What does an employer really want to see or hear from you? What is working with a recruiter like? What’s the difference between a good and bad recruiter? And how do we get the most out of a recruiting experience? What does a flawless resumé look like? What makes someone a real-life good fit for a job, not just a good fit on paper? How do we job search in an emotionally intelligent way? How do we differentiate ourselves from alllllll the other great candidates out there? Susan simplified a LOT of the process and busted through a ton of limiting beliefs that we’ve heard over and over again. After you’ve listened, leave a comment to let us know what resonated most from this conversation, and what you might start doing differently in your job search! MORE ABOUT SUSAN LEVINE Susan Levine, Founder & President of Career Group Companies, is an expert in building relationships and creating meaningful professional connections. Susan founded Career Group, Inc. as the first high-end recruiting firm focused on executive and administrative support, and soon after followed with Syndicatebleu, a creative recruiting firm focused on design, marketing, and production. Following the success of these two businesses, Fourth Floor and Avenue Pacific were born, focused on fashion and C-level recruiting. Career Group Companies has since grown to serve the Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Greenwich, and Orange County markets. Connect with Career Group on LinkedIn GET ON THE VIP LIST FOR OUR NEW PEOPLE PLEASING COURSE! Getting Over People Pleasing will be open for enrollment on Tuesday, August 20th! This course will NOT be available 24/7. Right now, consider it a one-time thing. We may end up offering it again at some point, but likely not for another year. It will last for about 4 weeks, and during that time you'll get weekly video lessons and workbook prompts. There will be a forum so that you, and the other members of the group, can ask us questions and share your stories. This course is for people who want to bridge the gap between knowing what they should be doing, and actually doing it. Consider this course a fun-yet-challenging boot camp of sorts! We're going to help you heal some old wounds that keep you trapped in the need to please and get desensitized to the discomfort of things like setting boundaries, saying no, and speaking up for yourself. This course will be action-oriented. Yes, there will be some teaching, but everything we teach is going to be actionable. And we're going to hold you accountable for taking that action! By the end, we know you'll feel a LOT freer, calmer, more confident, and resilient.  If you haven't joined our VIP list yet, please do! There will be goodies for people who are on that list when we launch the course. IF YOU LIKED THIS, YOU SHOULD ALSO LISTEN TO… A former recruiter tells all (& helps you get hired) with Emily Liou (September, 2018) LINKS Leave us a comment on this episode Take the Passion Profile Quiz Submit your question for a future episode of Dear Krachel Check out our YouTube channel

Who is Maria? Is that what you want to know? Is she beautiful? Is she smart? I will tell you. Later. I can't do it now. I must run. It's almost lunch. And Fedya is about to come. Fedya from Moscow. A car mechanic. Who now shoots photos. I'm not surprised. He was also shooting photos of all of his cars. The cars that he was repairing. He was always asking me "Petr, Petr, can I make photos of your car? Your car is the best, I must have photos of it."I always said no. "Fedya, you will not take photos of my car. You can repair it, but no photos." I have no idea what he does with those photos. Maybe he sells them? Maybe he hides them? Maybe he does something which I cannot even imagine? I don't care. But now he is shooting girls. I would say it's an upgrade. I go to the studio. It's on the fourth floor. I take the steps. I want to pump my legs. Thick thighs is power. You want to have legs that stretch out any pants. I'm wearing dark and slim straight slacks. They are the s**t in St. Petersburg. Slim pants and thick legs. It's a combo for girls' attention. I take double steps in the stairwell. I like to have a full range of motion and I move faster that way. I must make it before lunch. The lunch is always 12:00 o'clock sharp. People become mindless YouTube-junkies when the clock hits noon. They're gossiping and eating ramen noodles and rice cookies. Women are. Men don't eat that crap. I reach the fourth floor and open large double doors into the studio. These doors are way larger than what is necessary. This building used to be a Soviet military research facility. So everything must accommodate tanks and stuff like that. "Who is this? Fedya?" I yell immediately to Fedya as I see him in the middle of the studio, all by himself. "Fedya the Mechanic, unbelievable." Fedya looks flabbergasted. His mind is not clicking very fast. He is a mechanic, after all. "Fedya, it's me, Petr. Don't look like an idiot. Or you will never have a chance to take photos of my car."Fedya: "Petr, I don't believe it. I come here for a photoshoot, but I see Mr. Mustang. How are you, my friend? How is life? Are you married? Do you have kids?"That's typical Fedya, asking more questions than anyone can answer and not even waiting for most of the answers, he just likes to fill the airwaves. To put him in place, I don't answer any of his questions but break his balls. That's what real men do. "Fedya, who has given you permission to shoot anything but cars? I don't see any cars here? You must be confused. You also ended up in the wrong city. You should be in Moscow."Fedya starts to laugh. It has a repetitive high pitched rhythm. It's quite contagious.Fedya: "Petr, you son a b***h. Come here and I will show what a car mechanic can do."He grabs me in a tight hug and wrestles me a bit. It's brotherly love. Even though he is not my brother. I don't have brothers. I'm trying to break his grip by grabbing his right shoulder, bringing my weight to left. At that moment, Nastya walks in, with three girls. They are the models. With clean stockings. Nastya stops in her tracks and opens her mouth. Her head is turning from side to side and her horse mane hair is fluffing along. She is trying to understand what is happening in the studio and why I'm there. I never participate in the photoshoots. They take forever and are not as glamorous as one would think. Even if there are girls in stockings. Nastya: "Petr, what are you doing here? What are you strangling Fedya? What is going on?" The girls are equally confused. And cold. They are only wearing tight tops and small black leather caps. Fedya: "Anastasia Ivanovna, I'm ready to work. Petr, let go of me!" He shoves me. He has no more words to say to Nastya. He looks at me. I look at him and then at Nastya: "These photographers that you have Nastya, they are no good. I was testing his strength: Weak. No muscular build." I squeeze his neck with my left hand. He lets out squealing sound. "See, pure slothfulness." Fedya starts to laugh. Nastya starts to get annoyed. The girls are looking bored. But still beautiful. Nastya: "I don't know what is going on but I have a deadline today for the photos, the girls are ready, Fedya, are you ready? Where is the car?"Fedya: "The car is in the makeup. My assistant Sergey makes her look pretty. Five minutes, five minutes." "Nastya," I say to her and walk towards her. "Keep your eyes on Fedya. He's one b*****d." I stop in front of Nastya. The girls are half a meter behind her. I don't look at them, but I know they are checking out my thick legs. Of course. How could they not to. Nastya: "Petr, I don't know what you are talking about, you are making me late, and my project late. Girls, let's go." I don't move. Nastya and the girls walk past me. They smell like vanilla and lavender. Much nicer than Nastya's pungent perfume. I turn around and check out their butts. Three gorgeous butts. Moving from side to side as they walk in high heels towards the set. Dark translucent stockings do more than enough justice for those wonderful peaches. My pants start to feel tighter. Get on the email list at petr.substack.com

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Hola Melbourne!! Melbourne Comedy festival and TV star Ivan Aristeguieta, joins the Murphys to share his unique comedy style and talk about his upcoming show ‘The Fourth Floor’, now touring around the country including the […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_murphyslaw/p/joy.org.au/murphyslaw/wp-content/uploads/sites/209/2019/02/190211-MurphysLaw-IvanAristeguietaInterview.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:40 — 5.3MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post INTERVIEW Ivan Aristeguieta tells the Murphys about his Melbourne Comedy Festival show appeared first on Murphys Law.

Riddles. Tests that challenged the bonds of friendship. Fierce encounters. The World Walkers have stood against all that Ozen Tower has brought before them. Now, they face the Fourth Floor. They’ll come against their toughest battle yet.  But what happens here may change the World Walkers forever... Music: “Immersed" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Sapphire Isle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Infinite Perspective" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Echoes of Time v2" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Immersed" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Long Note One" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Shadowlands 3 - Machine" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Sound Effects: store.syrinscape.com/what-is-syrinscape/?att

Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast, Mysteries of West High. In this inaugural episode, we investigate the fourth floor. Enjoy!

Always the Fourth Floor is the podcast episode you get when the sound guy needs a break.   It's a song written by myself, Ruth Nelson, and Ben Munday. Always the Fourth Floor is about working with refugees, newly arrived in Sydney, Australia.   We're not professional musicians. We just love music.   I've been pretty nervous about uploading this as an episode. But I guess I value taking a risk, especially the risk of failing and looking foolish. And my three year old keeps getting me to play this episode over and over. So... here it is.   Hope you enjoy the song. If you don't, forgive me and don't unsubscribe! We'll be back to normal the episode after next! Thanks for your patience.

An excerpt from The Good Mother by Karen Cellini. Read by Karen Cellini. Sound design by Natalie Johnsonius Neubert Karen Cellini is a multidisciplinary live performance artist, producer, writer and activist whose work has been seen at Amnesty International Human Rights Arts Festival (Silver Springs, MD), LaMaMa (New York, NY), Dixon Place (New York, NY), Alice’s Fourth Floor […]

It’s Day 5 of Bath Time! Do you pick your battles? If you don’t, then you might end up in a jousting arena on the fourth floor of your office complex. But don’t worry, Paul has a plan. And speaking of picking your battles – learn from Paul’s mistakes and just don’t engage on the internet. It’s never a good idea. NB: all the apologies but the audio quality is hella poor because of a technical hiccup. It’s now been resolved and means we have 360 days ahead of us that will sound silky smooth! facebook.com/BathTimePodcast @BathTimePodcast The post 05 – Jousting Arena on the Fourth Floor appeared first on Mammoth Audio.

O Socio, Socio! Wherefore art thou Socio?; by Thomas Basil Callan Bernstein-Hodson; From Volume CLXVI, Number 4, of Speculative Grammarian, March 2013. (Read by Brianne Hughes.)

“Do you ever get the urge to run, run get gone gone/and a lot of things get abandoned along the way don’t they?!”“With a lot of the produced music you hear, its hard to hear the real person in it” points out Orphans and Vandals intriguing front man Al Joshua “I was really keen to keep it more alive: that's why we did the album ourselves in our front rooms, we set up the microphones and that's were we recorded ‘Strays’ and ‘Terra Firma.” The genesis of London based multi-instrumental five piece Orphans and Vandals was borne of Joshua’s similarly frustrating fruitless musical situation, the grind of playing in dead end bands peddling the same old same old, constrained by the hackneyed melodies repeated every night in the same clichéd form. Orphans and Vandals front man AL Joshua talks passionately about a band that changed his life, its birth inspired by a trip from London to Paris – his own pilgrimage to retrace the footsteps of poet Arthur Rimbaud. With this new found lust for escape he let himself off the leash, starting to record songs that ”we're for him” Joshua explains "I wrote and recorded the first few ‘Christopher’ and ‘Headful of Tears’ in my house at the beginning, and just gave it away when people asked for it. ...They were done my bathroom, our neighbours were constantly on cocaine fuelled porn marathons, and I liked to keep the sounds that fall through the cracks in the background...This release of creative freedom saw him giving away these nascent recordings to anyone who asked, and was swiftly followed by the union with Orphans and Vandals bassist and song writing partner Raven. They then set out with a rough idea of what they wanted from the remaining members Francesca and Quinta on strings, percussion and glockenspiel, and Gabi on drums that would form the crux of a very different kind of sophisticated rock band, one that attempts to skew expectations of form, meter, and song. A spontaneity of creative process that big label bands who take months to produce and over dub, to over think to quite frankly shine shit before its ready for your mass consumption might baulk at, thus all Orphans and Vandals sessions were recorded live: 'I like to keep the mistakes in the recordings most of my favourite albums have them.' Joshua notes 'the thing with producing is you only get exactly what you planned on doing, there’s no accidents that bring in unexpecteds, I try and leave room for slight accidents or random chance.' Maybe that's why the songs he written in the last eighteen months documented in their superb debut album ‘I am Alive You Are Dead’ stand out so much in a sea of rock pastiche, skinny boys with their guitars, and vacuous two dimensional 80s revivalists, they live and breath with life, snippets of dreamlike imagery, brutal autobiography, literary couplets and warm instrumentals that rattle with aggression, melancholia and euphoria: a reflection of the people that crafted them and the modern world that seeks to suck the humanity from our veins. The album’s finest moment is the emotionally exhausting epic ten-minute symphony Mysterious Skin, which is stupendous and life affirming. Cinematic instrumentation that rises and falls like the wild tide, below Joshua's sprawling stream of consciousness. It pierces your heart and calls to mind the seedy urban poetry of Lou Reed, the sexual ambiguity of Rimbaud, and the half spoken/half sung working class humanism of Jarvis Cocker, moving from intricate emotional details to the huge foreboding underbelly of the city, back to a stranger's bed (a boy or a girl? Who knows.) Toward a literal sexual climax, into sky scraping chanted refrains, propelling rambunctious rhythm sections, huge stirring violins musical saw, and harmonium, flailing to a cacophony. The twitching opener Strays hints at the satellite town frustration of New Model Army singer Justin Sullivan: and the stirringly life affirming choral epics of the Arcade Fire. Their last double aside single Terra Firma/Christopher from Summer '08 confirmed the strength of their material - plaintive, pared back, Bowie-esque balladry telling tales of urban decay fleshing out characters that seethe with passion, anger and disenchantment. The wonderful twinkling instrumentals of ‘Argyle Square’ gently opens its eyes, and onto London’s streets, where dizzying images of the past and present collide. While closer ‘Head full of tears’ shows another side a downtuned, intimate, delicacy. The Arcade Fire and Pulp have often been drawn as modern comparisons, maybe a resurgence in the intelligent lyrics of Cocker, and the acceptance of multi instrumental groups like the Arcade Fire might mean there’s more of a place for Orphans and Vandals right now, but Joshua surprisingly reveals to “not listening to bands at the moment, I’m bored of all that at the moment” he claims to have never heard the Canadian troupe and even the references to Pulp leaves him a little cold “I couldn’t stand any of that Britpop stuff really.”A veracious consumer of poets like the aforementioned Rimbaud, the songs of William Blake, the work of William Burroughs, a year spent obsessing over Francis Bacon, the sheer literary quality of his lyrics, shifting effortlessly from dreamlike, to intricate detail, and back to naked brazen honesty of the kind that you rarely here within popular music. Listen to their superb debut album, and it’s best moments Strays, Terra Firma, Christopher and Mysterious Skin you'd be forgiven for thinking that Al Joshua painstakingly, constructs each lyrical piece before he enters the studio, but like everything else about Orphans and Vandals the creative process is spontaneous and led by an instinct to keep it alive, to keep it fresh to the ears ”Everything has got to be one in one take or one performance, unlike mass produced that is the finished product whereas I've got no interest in the finished product at all: I'm more interested in the process. That was the performance of that day, if it was recorded another time it could sound very different, its all on instinct and chance.”This is reflected in their raucous ever evolving live performances, where sometimes not even the band know what journey the next song is going to take them next: ”Every time we play a song live its different, plus I like to change it up, play with the band, it keeps it fresh They're all brilliant musicians and It keeps us all on our toes. Nobody knows what’s going to happen, if we fuck up a small part of a song nine or ten times, the tenth time could be really special… We’ve been booed before but how often do you get the opportunity?” Central to the Orphans and Vandals experience is Al Joshua’s unique vocal style: a starkly original new voice combined with emotionally complex streams of consciousness, a half spoken, half sung Estuary English it’s a style that allows him freedom to roam within, and astride his band's multi-layered oscillating orchestral sound, it’s drawn favourable comparisons with some of his own musical touch points Lou Reed, Bob Dylan and Steve Reich, for him it's all about turning himself on and challenging the listeners preconceptions of the rock vocal, his approach inspired by poets and the spoken word: ”That’s the thing that keeps it interesting singing and using your voice in a different way, listening to(Jack)Kerouac reading his poems set to music I'd just listen to him without any real interest in what he was saying..., when you hear someone with a real interesting voice you can here the melodic metre, you get all the tonal things and all the notes between the tracks, which you aren't going to get on a standard rock song.” Some lyricists like to create oblique imagery, allowing you to draw your own conclusions, or characters they can hide behind, Joshua’s work is intimate yet spliced with imagery, yet he is reticent about defining it, preferring to keep the mystery (get the pun?) behind the words, leaving you the listener to draw your own conclusions. “I would never be interested in writing a autobiography, it’s certainly intimate ... It’s like putting yourself out there naked at times, there are plenty of images and I suppose you could call certain things true. But everything becomes a movie once it’s written down, everything becomes a lie the moment someone talks about it.”Orphans and Vandals are a rapidly emerging band you must hear in 2009, an act that will challenge your preconceptions of what a modern rock band can be. Creating music of the street, thrillingly dangerous, sometimes brutal yet rather like life intensely beautiful and human all at the same time. Looking to the future, Joshua excitingly reveals that’s he’s already constructing songs that will make up their next record ‘When we’ve finished with this album I’ll get back to writing. The songs I’ve started are quite different. I suppose they will decide how we’re going to play them’ and he’s aware of not repeating a formula, though ‘I don’t want it to be the same. They’re quite different everyone in the band plays various instruments and is capable of reinventing themselves.’ We look forward to the journeys they will take us all on next …The Orphans and Vandals album 'I am Alive You Are Dead’ is out now on Fourth Floor.All content syndicated from http://wwwg.odisinthetvzine.co.uk

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