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1.  Clear the Clutter2.  Design in pairs3.  Activate with the right colours4. Add Romantic Symbols5.  Remove Relationship blockers6.  Use Affirmations and Intention7.  Freshen up the energy8.  Feng Shui Love RitualMore tips are coming next week OR sign up for a coaching call with me for personalized help!Send us a text~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"THE WORK" 90 day challenge: https://www.thefengshuichick.ca/theworkThe POWERHOUSE Membership: https://www.thefengshuichick.ca/offers/XqxzxUBBCLARITY CALL (one hour intuitive call): https://www.thefengshuichick.ca/offers/qnK2Rko2/checkout Join my email list: www.thefengshuichick.ca/newsletter WEBSITE https://www.thefengshuichick.ca FB www.facebook.ca/spriestley IG www.instagram.com/sandrarpriestley

Hey friend! Are you wanting to elevate the look of your home without breaking the bank like listener Gabby? She sent in a question asking for my best tips to do just that - and I had a hard time stopping. These 5 tips are just the top of the iceberg when wanting to change your space for the better - giving it a little glow up. 1. Declutter: Really...if you stopped here, you'd have the potential to elevate your home considerably.  2. Freshen up worn pieces: Giving tired pieces a little extra TLC - a fresh coat of paint or stain will go liven your home. 3. Check your color palette: Do you have an intentional color palette with one foundational color and a couple of accent colors? Are those colors flowing throughout your open concept home? If not...this is a great place to start. 4. Check the scale and proportion of your items: If things look too small, too big, too full, too short, too wide - it could be throwing off the balance of your room. Adjusting the scale of items that are mis-proportioned is a big step toward elevating your home. 5. Repetition of design elements: Know the difference between repetition and too much of a good thing. Repeating design elements like color, metals, wood tones, etc. ties your room together making it look cohesive.   Cohesiveness is at the core of having an elevated looking home.   Ready to learn more? Join The Collective, the membership that brings you weekly lessons teaching you decorating concepts in a way that is easy to learn and fun to apply!!    Happy styling! xo, dani   // Links mentioned in show: // Email: hello@figandfarmathome.com Website: https://figandfarmathome.com Join The Collective (monthly membership): https://www.figandfarmathome.com/thecollective Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/ FREE Facebook Community: https://www.bit.ly/design101group        

In this episode of the Valley Today, host Janet Michael welcomes Sabra Veach from the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber to discuss the Business Leadership Program (BLP). The program is aimed at business leaders looking to improve their leadership skills, tackle organizational challenges, and lead with more confidence. Sabra provides details about the program, including the dates, registration deadlines, and participant requirements. The discussion also highlights the importance of balancing business leadership with personal life, and how the program encourages a close-knit community among its participants. Learn more here: https://www.regionalchamber.biz/leadership-academy/business-leadership-program/  The Business Leadership Program (BLP) provides an opportunity for mid-level managers up to senior leaders as well as small business owners to connect, learn, and grow with those in similar positions. The program will help you: Freshen up your leadership approaches Prepare to tackle your organization's strategic challenges Lead with greater confidence Inspire performance at all levels Contribute more value as a member of your company's leadership team 2025 Schedule: Tuesday, February 18, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday, February 19, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursday, February 20, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday, February 21, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. 2025 Location: SpringHill Suites Winchester - 280 Market Street, Winchester, VA 22603 Business Leadership Program Class 5 – Life Leader 360 Presented by former American Woodmark CEO, Cary Dunston. Life Leader 360 will challenge you to understand your choices in life and how your life stories are being written. You will learn invaluable tools to help you create a vision for your future and begin to live your life in alignment with your true center and what is most important in your lives. With balance, you will be open to learn and apply valuable leadership principles. Click here to learn more about presenter, Cary Dunston. Participants: 24 participants max, mid-level management and above Participation Fee:  The program fee of $500 (TVRC Member) or $600 (Non-Member) is due upon acceptance to the program and must be received two weeks prior to the first session. A $25.00 non-refundable administration fee is required with the submission of a completed application. Final application deadline is February 1 and approval notifications will be shared by February 15.

Happy Holidays to All you mothers! It's Christmastime—full of the warmth and peace of the season, twinkling lights, and all the festive aromas. But did you know that many scented candles, sprays, and air fresheners hiding in our homes could be contributing to brain fog, low energy, and even skin issues? In this episode, I'm sharing how these seemingly “harmless” products might impact your health and one simple, natural swap you can make today to clear the air, lift the mental haze, and relieve you and your family. If this episode blessed you, please leave me a review and share it with a mom who deserves to feel her best this season. Thank you for being here, Mama! xo, Cynthia Key Takeaway: This season, skip the synthetic fragrances and embrace safer, natural alternatives to freshen your home, protect your health, and feel clearer, calm, and energized. Resources: Exciting news, Mama! Sign-ups are now open for my 5-week 'Home & Body Detox You've Been Waiting For' 1:1 coaching program starting January 7, 2025. Spots are limited, so secure yours today with a deposit! Together, we'll reduce your toxic load, boost your energy, and create a healthier home for your family. Ready to take the first step? Secure your spot now with a deposit HERE Grab your Free Downloadable Guide:  5 Easy Ways to Reduce Toxins In Your Home for Immediate Health Results!  

Read the full article and grab the links at tashcorbin.com/441Have you ever created and started to promote an opt-in, but you just can't seem to grab audience attention?You pour your heart into making what you believe is an irresistible free resource, and yet sign-ups are scarce. If that sounds like you, then you're not alone, and in this episode, we are diving into this very issue.I've got a solution that's all about exploring different angles to promote your opt-in effectively. Buckle up because we are going to explore 10 fresh ways to get those sign-ups rolling!Let's do it!Freshen up to promote your opt-inIf you've gone to all the effort of creating an opt in, I want you to get the maximum number of people signed up for it as possible. But, how do you do it?!I'm willing to guess everyone has faced this challenge before, where you feel like you have shared promos for your freebie, promoted all you can, but it's just not getting traction. Often, the real reason it's not working is because you are just using the same kind of content over and over to promote it.Generally I see one of two things happen:1. There are four or five different promos that just get copy-pasted all over the internet (which start to get penalised for being duplicate content, and people tire of quickly)2. In order to keep changing things up, AI is used to generate promos, but they start to read like every other promo online.What I want to do with this episode is to help you inject some fresh life into your promotional strategy.Let me know your thoughts via our Text FanMail!

Spring cleaning isn't just for your home or office. It's great for your business, too. Now that we're in Q2, it's the perfect time to do a deep clean (metaphorically speaking, of course). In today's episode, I'll walk you through what to review and inventory, where to seek help from others, and how to make improvements moving forward. This isn't the same as annual planning, but rather a way to review areas that might be ignored or neglected.  Chapters 00:31 - Intro and avoiding overwhelm  03:30 - The 4 steps to spring clean your business 07:47 - Time & energy  12:11 - Subscriptions & expenses 15:23 - Relationships & offers 16:44 - Marketing & operations collateral 20:28 - Cleaning up your messes 23:22 - Avoiding the same mess next year   26:32 - Freshen & brighten things up  Want insider access and perks? Join my newsletter to unlock free bonuses and special announcements. Sign up at www.heatherjoyhubbard.com/subscribe  Follow me on on Instagram at www.instagram.com/heatherjoyhubbard  

Freshen up your home and mindset as we chat more Spring Cleaning inspiration. This unscripted chat was so much fun! and we hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording. Join us as we walk the Ancient Paths and remember the old ways for a modern generation. In this episode of our podcast, we invite you to consider the ways of old and how you can start your journey on the Ancient Paths. Make sure to find us on the socials, we would love to hear from you! Find the show on Social Media: ⁠Facebook⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ You can support us on ⁠Patreon⁠ for $5/month! This membership will include bonus content from the show, ebooks, live Q&A sessions, special video calls, cooking classes, and much more! Find Wendy: ⁠Facebook⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠Website⁠ Find Shani: ⁠Facebook⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠Blog⁠ Thank you for your support!

Don't hold your breath—fix it!Dr. Valerie Mukanga joins Dr. Ude this week to share practical solutions and expert adviceBad breath, no more! Join the conversation with Dr. Ude and Dr. Valerie Mukanga as they tackle this common concern and provide actionable solutions.Freshen up your knowledge! Dr. Valerie Mukanga's Dedication to Making Oral Health a Priority she received her Doctorate of Dental Surgery at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. Following her graduation, she completed a General Practice Residency program at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital in New York City. Dr. Mukanga established Healing Wings Inc., a nonprofit organization that was based in Dallas, with the aim of raising awareness about the importance of proper oral hygiene. For Dr. Mukanga, dentistry is not an option. It is a mission.Here are the social media links of Dr. Valerie MukangaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-mukanga-dds-406268196/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/healingwingsdental/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healingwingsd/Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/healing-wings-dental-arlington...Website: https://www.healingwingsdental.com/Looking for a quality primary-care physician?Call 3043501087Www.applevalleyfamilymed.comAccepting New PatientsOpen 7 days a weekEvening Hours Available!Subscribe herehttps://youtube.com/@weeklydosewithdrude4026

There is a lot of confusion about the current job market – perhaps the most I've ever heard of outside of the 2008 recession. I wanted to bring you some facts today – as well as a translation of those facts into action steps you can take to increase your chances of success.  Here's a quote from Nick Bunker, Indeed Hiring Lab Director of Economic Research for North America:  “Outside of some risks – the ones we know about and the ones we don't – things look pretty good so far. There's lots of indications that the probability of the economy pulling off a ‘soft landing' has gone up.” Here are five economic trends that will shape the job market for 2024: 1.    Ongoing worker demandSimply put, high employer demand for workers will need to continue. However, the labor market outlook for 2024 not only hinges on whether employer demand for workers continues to fall, as it has in recent years, or not – and on how employers reduce their demand.  There could be a round of widespread layoffs as employers look to shed workers. If, on the other hand, employers hoard labor as many think will happen, job postings and openings could fall without unemployment rates rising.  In other words, if you're in you're in – but if you're out, you'll find it difficult to get in.  Why would employers hoard labor, even if their financial results don't support it? Because of the difficulty they faced just a few years ago when trying to ramp back up after Covid's effect on the labor market. They don't want to be in line to hire from a scant supply of workers, nor do they want to lose productivity as they train and ramp up a new workforce.  What this means for you: Keeping your skills and credentials current is extremely important – we are past the labor market of a few years ago where a pulse was just about all you needed for some jobs. Make it difficult for your employer to let you go.  2.    An influx of younger workers. More prime-age workers (defined as 25-54) need to enter the workforce to counteract the long-term drag of an aging population.  As many older workers opt for retirement or reduced working hours/responsibilities, coupled with a flat rate of immigration, the number of prime-age workers in the U.S. will continue to decrease.  This drop-off may not happen in 2024, but it is inevitable that it WILL happen. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, we reached the highest percentage of labor force participation in 2018, with a steady decline expected through 2030.  The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the population that is either working or actively looking for work. I did some math on this: The current population of the U.S. is about 332 million. Currently, about 62.5% of those people are in the labor force – or want to be; that equals about 207 million.  Come 2030, the expected population of the U.S. will be about 360 million. With an expected labor force participation rate of 62%, that equals about 223 million.  At the risk of geeking out on you, that means we currently have about 125 million people NOT in the work force and not wanting to be. In six years, we are expected to have 137 million people NOT in the work force and not wanting to be.  12 million more people NOT filling jobs.  What this means for you: I want to approach this from a different angle. What these statistics tell me is that the need for new entrants into the workforce to hold jobs that supply services and products to older Americans is only going to continue to grow. I would NEVER tell someone to enter a career field they were not passionate about – but how could you point your skills, values, and passions in the direction of a career path that has higher than average job security, such as serving older Americans?   3.    A steady quitting rate. Employees quit at an unprecedented rate in 2021 and 2022; we need to maintain a steady quit rate. Here's what the quit rate indicates: Employees' confidence in either finding another job or pursuing other meaningful work, such as self-employment. Higher quit rates often equate to increases in salary and benefits – as well as more work flexibility, such as remote work.  Of course, within a fairly robust economy where employees have options, a quit rate can also be the equivalent of “I'm mad as hell and I'm not taking it anymore.”  I also saw a lot of employees quit during the pandemic because the economic, political, and public health conditions created a perfect storm for people to reevaluate their career path – and, in many cases, take a career pivot or career reinvention.  Many employers, especially in such sectors as hospitality and leisure, are putting incredible emphasis on talent attraction and retention measures.  What this means for you: Do your homework before quitting without another job lined up. In some sectors, you may be hired quickly; in others, you may find yourself unemployed for several months.  If you believe you are on the wrong career path, invest in working with a career coach like me – it's well worth the money. If you are attracted to entrepreneurialism, try it on while you are still employed – you may decide you love it, but only as a side gig.   4.    Declining wage growth.This may sound like bad news. Nominal wage growth will need to continue or decrease by a little, but not too much. For workers to maintain and increase purchasing power, wage growth cannot fall below the rate of inflation.  As a result of the intersection of the three trends above — a decrease in employer demand, an increase in labor supply and depressed levels of quitting — wage growth is expected to return to the 3.5% to 4% range early next year. This is a “healthy and sustainable rate seen before the pandemic” and a marked cooldown from the January 2022 peak of 9.3%, per data from the Indeed Wage Tracker.  What this means for you: Don't get greedy with your salary expectations if you are in the job market – especially if you changed jobs during the peak wage increases of a few years ago. Do your homework, using the U.S. Department of Labor's statistics and other sources to determine a reasonable expectation for your compensation package.   5.    AI adoption. AI tools are expected to boost productivity growth and fundamentally change the labor market in the near future. It is expected that demand will increase for jobs related to creating AI-based tools, as well as for jobs that use them. We will likely see a considerable upsurge in job postings that mention generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). What this means for you: No matter what kind of work you do, you will be well served to learn AI tools – especially as they relate to your career field and industry. There is no shortage of courses out there – or you can teach yourself, as I have.  As for WHAT jobs will be in demand in 2024, I really don't want to go down that road because I want your career choice to be based on your skills, values, and passions, rather than where the jobs are. Having said, that, there IS value in knowing what sectors are hiring within your chosen career path – and what emerging skills or competencies employers in those sectors are looking for. This question obviously opens up a world of possibilities, so I encourage you to do your research on what's happening in your career field, where the hiring is occurring, and any niche specifics on how to make yourself more marketable. The final piece of advice I want to give you is how to prepare for any of the possibilities I've talked about in this episode. I won't go into detail here, because these are things I've taught you about in other episodes – in many cases, ad nauseum. And, of course, if you need help with any of these things (and trust me, you do), reach out and let's talk.-Make sure your skills and credentials are current and marketable; begin acquiring any new ones that will increase your marketability and/or promotability-Update your resume-Freshen up your LinkedIn profile-Create a plan to energize (or in some cases, begin) your networking efforts that is intentional and strategic-Have a conversation with your boss, if appropriate, about how to make yourself more indispensable in your current role – what new project or duty can you take on to expand your skill set?-Practice your interviewing skills – preferably with a professionalAnd finally – spend some time really thinking about where you want your career to go next. Make sure you are being proactive with your career, not just reacting to the job market or other external forces. If you can invest in yourself to work with a career coach for this, I promise it will yield tremendous ROI for your career.  If you are a high-achieving professional with the goal of landing in the C-suite, the Highly Promotable coaching program may be just the ticket! This 1:1 program is targeted to strategically leverage one of your strengths to become a signature strength — and move the needle on one of your developmental areas so it becomes a strength.  This is a four-figure investment in your professional future! If this sounds like just what you need, schedule a complimentary introductory call to determine if you are a fit for Highly Promotable:  https://calendly.com/lesaedwards/highly-promotable-introductory-call  

Whack Chat with Barb and Sue about New Years Resolutions & Statistics -will you keep them going? Struggles over 50 Tips to-Freshen up your Zen HEALTH and Well-being!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/barbara-krebs/support

Let's freshen up our homes and let's do it for free! Well it's almost all free. I think Kelly cheated on one of her items! You'll be amazed how much these simple tips will transform your house into a home you love. Our Instagram feature for today is HOUSE AND GARDEN UK HERE Kelly's crush is an interview with the world reknowned gardener Monty Don! You will love him even more after listening HERE. Anita's crush is the brand new book FORTNUM AND MASON: TIME FOR TEA. HERE Need help with your home? We'd love to help! We do personalized consults, and we'll offer advice specific to your room that typically includes room layout ideas, suggestions for what the room needs, and how to pull the room together. We'll also help you to decide what isn't working for you. We work with any budget, large or small. Find out more HERE Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week! Kelly's IG HERE Kelly's Youtube HERE Kelly's blog HERE Anita's IG HERE Anita's blog HERE Are you subscribed to the podcast? Don't need to search for us each Wednesday let us come right to your door ...er...device. Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Just hit the SUBSCRIBE button & we'll show up! If you have a moment we would so appreciate it if you left a review for DTT on iTunes. Just go HERE and click listen in apple podcasts. XX, Anita & Kelly DI - 8:54 / 18:20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AP Poll Released | Texas READY for Bama? | G.J. Kinne Joins | College Football Road Trip | Andy On3 Today's show is brought to you by Rhoback, the makers of the world's most comfortable polos, hoodies, Q-zips, joggers and shorts. Freshen up your wardrobe by visiting https://rhoback.com/ and using the promo code STAPLES for 20 percent off your order. Want to watch the show instead? Head on over to YouTube - Be sure to subscribe! https://youtu.be/oj_xlUOa6-8 The AP Poll for week 2 has been released and we break down the rankings (0:00-5:17) In lieu of the biggest game of the weekend, Inside Texas' Bobby Burton joins to break down the Longhorns and the state of their program before the Longhorns travel to Tuscaloosa for the Week 2 showdown. For more in-depth coverage on the Texas Longhorns, head on over to https://Insidetexas.com (5:18-23:49) The Lines for Week 2 have been released and we preview some of the lines we'll break down in Wednesday's show (23:50-26:19) The architect of the biggest upset of the weekend joins the show. Texas State's Head Coach G.J. Kinne joins to discuss his program and his interesting story of how he wound up at Texas State. He also has an interesting matchup against his high school head coach at UTSA. (26:20-45:37) Rodger Sherman, the man who has been all over the country in 5 days, joins to tell us his experiences after going to 4 college football games in 5 days. (45:38-1:05:10) For the Extra Point, we take a little closer look at the Deion effect at Colorado (1:05:11-1:07:17) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

QB's Named, NCAA Blamed | Paul Finebaum Joins | Bold Predictions for the Season | Andy Staples On3 Today's show is brought to you by Rhoback, the makers of the world's most comfortable polos, hoodies, Q-zips, joggers and shorts. Freshen up your wardrobe by visiting rhoback.com and using the promo code ANDY for 20 percent off your order. Want to watch the show instead? Head on over to YouTube and don't forget to subscribe! https://youtu.be/iLAWJk2Hoq4 It's Hot Take Tuesday, featuring the Godfather of hot takes Paul Finebaum of the SEC Network and ESPN. Before Paul joins, Andy discusses Colorado coach Deion Sanders ripping the NCAA for denying a transfer waiver for Buffaloes offensive lineman Tyler Brown. Andy also discusses Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh asking schools to share revenue with college football players. (0:00-9:44) In non-NCAA news, Ohio State coach Ryan Day announced that Kyle McCord will start at quarterback for the Buckeyes against Indiana on Saturday. Meanwhile, UCLA coach Chip Kelly announced Ethan Garbers will start at QB for the Bruins' season-opener against Coastal Carolina. (9:45-11:55) Next up is Paul Finebaum, the dean of college football takes. Paul explains why he found it silly that Nick Saban didn't release a depth chart, and he offers some intel on Alabama's quarterback situation heading into the season opener against Middle Tennessee. (11:55-27:34) Later, Paul explains how Hollywood stood between him and a chance to bury the hatchet with occasional verbal sparring partner Harbaugh. (27:35-40:50) After talking to Paul, Andy unleashes a few bold takes of his own. He makes predictions about the Heisman race, the Big 12 title game, the SEC title, the Big Ten title and caps it off with his 2023 College Football Playoff Prediction. (40:51-1:07:18) For Today's Extra Point, we're going to the movie theaters to watch.... College Football! That's right, ESPN reaches a deal to show ACC and CFP games at the movies (1:07:19-1:10:16) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss how we are going to approach the upcoming fall fundraising season and how we can freshen up our approach.  

Freshen up your wardrobe with an update to the Style Shop! Will details for this year's GO Fest stand the GO test? Assemble the squad for July's Community Day Classic! There's a Solstice on the Horizon! …and more on this episode of GOCast! Style Shop Update GO Fest Details July Community Day Classic Solstice Horizons Visit our website - ⁠⁠www.gocastpodcast.com⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Support us - ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/gocastpodcast⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Email us - ⁠⁠mail@gocastpodcast.com⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Email PvP Corner - pvpcorner@gocastpodcast.com Follow us on Twitter - ⁠⁠@gocastpodcast⁠⁠ Leave us a voicemail - (262) 586-7717‬ P.O. Box address: GOCAST PODCAST PO Box 367 301 E Congress Pkwy Crystal Lake, IL 60073 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gocastpodcast/message

Hey there, fellow elder millennials!   Freshen up your rum & coke and indulge in the delectable easy Cuban food recipes on today's episode.    We're here to make your taste buds dance to the salsa beat as we share three irresistible recipes that are perfect for those hectic weeknight dinners:   ✔️ Cuban mojo recipe that'll have you grooving in the kitchen and marinating your protein in no time flat ✔️Comforting Cuban beans and rice dish that'll transport you straight to Havana in under 30 minute.  And… ✔️An irresistible guava pastry that'll satisfy your sweet cravings!    So, give your takeout delivery app (and your bank account) a break and let's embark on a flavor-filled adventure together.    Click that play button and let's get cookin'!   Let's unlock your kitchen confidence! Mariela & Eric   Let's Connect!    

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How do you expand your consciousness to reach new insight and spiritual connection? Michaela explores this ancient belief and brings it into the everyday. Scott explains a historical moment of expanded consciousness in our world and Michaela and Scott discuss the darkness retreat which inspired quarterback Aaron Rodgers to make a huge decision. Michaela dives deep into Aaron's unique aura combination, how this family estrangement with Bachelorette alum Jordan Rodgers has affected him and why his aura makes it difficult to make decisions.  What's Your Aura? Take the Quiz: https://knowyouraura.com/whats-your-aura Mystic Michaela Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysticmichaela Know Your Aura Website: https://knowyouraura.com Mystic Michaela Website: https://www.mysticmichaela.com Mystic Michaela Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2093029197406168 Mystic Michaela Podcast Itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-your-aura-with-mystic-michaela/id1477126939 Mystic Michaela Bonus Episode - Every Aura Color Explained: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-every-aura-color-explained/id1477126939?i=1000479357880 Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order with code: KYA at https://www.sakara.com/kya Feed your kitty higher quality ingredients for a healthier life with Smalls! Get 50% off your first order plus free shipping with code: KYA at https://www.smalls.com/kya Freshen up your wardrobe with Stitch Fix! Get $20 off your first order today at https://www.stitchfix.com/kya Spring into your most radiant skin yet with clean, vegan skincare and body care from OSEA. Get 15% off your first order plus free shipping on orders over $60 with code: KYA at https://oseamalibu.com More podcasts at WAVE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/artist/wave-podcast-network/1437831426

Spring is in full swing, and time for another episode in the mini-series called Renew for Resilience. We're talking about topics in your everyday life with the idea that if you and I consider this spring how we can renew these areas, we could boost our resilience to whatever may come our way. Because we'd be more prepared, strong, buoyant, durable, feisty, and quick to recover in this crazy, demanding world. Many don't realize it, but some of the things we do to make our home cozy and clean, like candles, air fresheners, and cleaners are taxing our bodies way more than ever before, contributing to fatigue, mental fog, and sleep problems. Today's gal pal has some simple ideas to diminish the home toxins that can help boost your resilience. To better understand how to lighten our home's toxic load, I've invited my gal pal Amy Fowler to the podcast. Amy is the founder of Lamplight Living and doTerra Wellness Advocate. I've known Amy for several years and when we would talk, she would ask me how I'm doing and mean it. She really wanted to know! And, so often she'd respond with a practical, natural remedy to try. She was and still is a walking encyclopedia of wellness solutions, including how to lighten your toxic load. In this episode, we talk about:The most common toxins inside our homesPractical ways to lighten our toxic loadHow to improve your home's air qualityHow to clean your home without harsh, harmful chemicalsThe Ditch and Switch methodHere's a glance:[5:10] As a Gemini, Amy's nail color persona is both a Naked Nelly and a Solid Sister! [9:00] Amy describes what a toxin is and the most common toxins found in a household.[13:43] How do the toxins in our homes make us sick?[17:55] Amy describes the toxic load threshold the body can handle, and how once we surpass it, it impacts health.[20:19] Practical ways to lighten the toxic load in our bodies — Ditch and Switch and use essential oils.[33:04] We don't need harsh chemicals to properly clean the house! [38:19] Amy's top recommendations for simple steps to reduce your toxic load.[44:01] To lighten our toxic load, Amy created the nail color Clean Slate. [46:29] In the Flip the Chip segment, Mary highlights Amy's approach to lightening the toxic load in your home – the Ditch and Switch.Shareables:“A toxin is any substance that places undue stress on the body.” — Amy Fowler on @livelikeyournailcolor“Our skin absorbs up to 60% of what you put on it.” — Amy Fowler on @livelikeyournailcolor“According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, household products in the US contain more than 80,000 chemicals and most have not been thoroughly tested.” — Amy Fowler on @livelikeyournailcolor“It's better to make one small change than to not make any change at all.” — Amy Fowler on @livelikeyournailcolorDiscover more about Amy: lamplightliving.cominfo@lamplightliving.com@lamplightliving on Facebook@lamplightliving on InstagramFree ebooks:Cleaning with Essential OilsToxins and Air Quality: How to Freshen the Air You Breathe100 Diffuser Blend IdeasFor more inspiration and fun: Take the quiz and discover your nail color persona: mynailcolorpersona.comRate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts —“Mary and the Live Like Your Nail Color podcast is inspiring and fun!”

This week London, Araceli and Lauryn talk all things SPRING CLEANING — literally & metaphorically. Springtime is a time to prepare for new energy and put behind the dreadful winter. But it shouldn't just be limited to your physical space. Freshen up your mental health and the energy that surrounds you by doing a lot of reflection and cleaning. Listen along for tips to make the best of this time of year! Follow along on IG + TikTok! @nofakefriendspodcast Araceli - @itsaraceliii Armani - @armaniiihenry Lauryn - @lauryncarino London - @londonchandler

Please enjoy this podcast on the subject topic: Freshen Up! This podcast focuses on helping the listening audience with deciding to repent and be converted so that they can feel the presence of God in their life. God had His prophets foretell of the coming of Jesus and that He would  suffer, and be the propitiation for our sins. As we approach the Easter season, we know that's the only time some decide to Freshen up their lives. Just so they can put on new clothes. However, putting on new clothes on dirty souls will not cleanse the sin sick soul. We need Jesus Christ in our live as our Cleansing Agent to help us in our journey in life. He suffered for all of our sins, died and rose again so that we can have a right to the Tree of Life. We can be refreshed once we repent and God converts us, then Jesus blots out all of our sins. God is willing to reason with us. Listen to the message and find out how. We don't have to live a foul life with an odor that God can smell. Take. The Freshen Up life with Jesus Christ. I pray that this podcast is blessing the listening audience. Share it with someone else that needs some encouragement. Be Blessed. Grace and Peace. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelly-lockett/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shelly-lockett/support

Freshen up on ancient civilizations as MacKenzie shows you how two brothers were able to start a phony sacrificial cult in Mexico. Get witchy with Brittani as she discusses the unsolved murder of Charles Walton and the supernatural frenzy it sparked. And charge your favorite crystal before Cassie ruins them forever by explaining the bloody path they take on the way to the consumer. 

David Waldman and Greg Dworkin present today's Fat Thursday KITM Special. Freshen up your Eastern Orthodox pączki in your coffee and join us.  Kevin McCarthy is an idiot, but never before has he been such a useful idiot, saving Fox “news” from the brink of some fair and balanced justice. Kevin handed prep school Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson a treasure-trove of treason in January 6 footage, pinpointing security weaknesses, creating a counter-history of alternative facts, and most importantly to Kevin and Tucker, keeping them both securely rich for the rest of their lives. Former Arizona AG, Mark Brnovich left office after hiding a few vowels, and the findings of a March 2022 report ruling out Trump election fraud claims. Ivanka and Jared however aren't so lucky, now subpoenaed in Jack Smith's Jan. 6 probe. George Santos lied, this time about donations to Republicans, which seem to have never shown up. Ron DeSantis had to come up with an opinion on foreign policy, which turned out to be uniformed. That's ok, because so are the people who will be voting for him. Donald Trump probably can't believe how Ron keeps eating his lunch. Meanwhile, Democrats won three big election victories in Gop states, and the Wisconsin Supreme Court election is looking good, and that's really big. Times are changing, and NDN, the Democratic advocacy and research group run by Simon Rosenberg has done its job.

We recorded our conversation for The Valley Business Today at Winchester Country Club with Kory Campbell, Director of Marketing for the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber and his guests Vanessa McAllister, Director of Programs & Events and Cary Dunston, owner of Life Leader 360. Cary facilitates the chamber's Business Leadership Program. Cary explained how the program works, gave an overview of the structure of the 4-day program, and talked about the impact it has on the personal and professional lives of those who participate. Vanessa & Kory, both graduates of the program, talked about their experiences, what they learned and how it's helped them more successfully navigate their lives. The Business Leadership Program (BLP) provides an opportunity for mid-level managers up to senior leaders as well as small business owners to connect, learn, and grow with those in similar positions. The program will help you: Freshen up your leadership approaches Prepare to tackle your organization's strategic challenges Lead with greater confidence Inspire performance at all levels Contribute more value as a member of your company's leadership team During the program, Cary, a former American Woodmark CEO, will challenge you to understand your choices in life and how your life stories are being written. You will learn invaluable tools to help you create a vision for your future and begin to live your life in alignment with your true center and what is most important in your life. With balance, you will be open to learning and applying valuable leadership principles.  Course framework: four (4) all-day sessions spaced over four weeks with manageable homework, and role-playing to address challenging concepts, in a structured format but adaptable to evolve based on current issues. Week 1: Life Choices – Creating balance and a proper state of mind Week 2: Language of Leadership – Shifting from “self-leadership” to “servant leadership” Week 3: Expanding Our Universe – Why values and beliefs are important in becoming a life leader Week 4: Life Leader Journey – Leading with Honor through a 360-degree view Click here for a full course description. Participants: 24 participants max, mid-level management and above Participation Fee:  A $25.00 non-refundable administration fee is required with the submission of a completed application. The program fee of $400 is due upon acceptance to the program and must be received two weeks prior to the first session. Final application deadline is September 8 and approval notifications will be shared by September 15. For more information, visit the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber's website: https://www.regionalchamber.biz/business-leadership-program/ 

This episode is being sponsored by Forecast Salon located in Homewood Alabama. Forecast is a hair salon on a mission to shape a movement in the beauty industry focusing on education, fashion, and creativity. Forecast strives to train stylists with the latest in education to provide their guests with the latest trends. Follow them on Instagram @forecastsalon or find them online at https://www.forecastsalon.com/ As this podcast goes to air, we are heading into the light of a Full Moon. The Full Moon brings you the opportunity to vibrate at a higher level by shedding light on what lowers your vibrations. With the help of the Moon, you can see thoughts, feelings, and even words you use to block yourself from attracting your dreams. This moon is in the sign of  Leo and is represented by the regal lion of the zodiac. It embodies the energies of courage, leadership, compassion, vulnerability, strength, and love reminding you to feel who you really are by opening your heart and sharing your strengths out into the world. Acknowledging your truth takes courage and vulnerability. It's not always easy to honor yourself or become visible. This Full Moon, though, is a time to see yourself clearly! To stand in your truth... to own your power .. feel it right into your solar plexus.  All too often as Empaths and Sensitive souls, it can be easy to lose this power giving way to helping others.  Empaths and the Full Moon are the subjects of this week's episode. Finding ways to tend to the struggles with the RITES in your everyday life can add inspiration, amusement, and joy. Rites being Reiki... Intuition...Tarot... EFT and Stones and Crystals. These tools can help free you from the excess stress that Is going on in the world. All these cosmic forces and energy alignments, I talk about in my Energy Focus for the Week which you can find live on Sunday nights on Instagram and Facebook. We talk about what's going on, we align our energy, set intentions for the week and I pull the Tarot cards for guidance. Join me or catch the replay. As we move through these comic transitions, now is the time to clean up your energy with an Energy-Clearing session.  Schedule one now... in person or online. When you work with the energy body, it helps to release the old patterns and all that old stuff. When you start going within and connecting to your soul and your spirit, you will find your answers. I have just a few spots left for my private mentoring this winter..the   Empowered Spirit Private Mentoring Program. *Warning: This work will change your life. It can seriously improve your Body, Mind, and Spirit. Side Effects: You may see yourself or others as they really are. You may experience loss of excess baggage, resulting in major life changes. You may become the person you were really meant to be. My Empowered Spirit Program can help you upgrade your spiritual path. Schedule a Spiritual Upgrade Breakthrough call with me and let's talk about how my programs can help you. In today's episode, as the Full Moon in Leo comes in, I wanted to offer some guidance for the Empath.  Guidance on what an Empath is and how to work with the cosmic forces. What does a full moon have to do with empathic energy? How does the extra intuitive light of the moon affect you?  How can you work with this energy instead of against it? "Empaths have an extremely reactive neurological system and don't have the same filters that other people do to block out stimulations.'  Dr. Judy Orloff What's the difference between sensitive people and empaths? Both are very sensitive and feel emotions but the difference is that Empaths take on the emotions in the body as if it is their emotions, they can't tell the difference. Whereas Sensitive people can tell the difference in what they are feeling and the others around them.  There have been a lot of studies around empathy and now there is even Science that explains it, thanks to Dr. Orloff, and others, work. The mirror neuron system in the brain is responsible for compassion and empaths are thought to have hyper-responsive mirror neurons that deeply resonate with other people's feelings. They are feeling more. The electromagnetic fields of an empath are highly charged with stronger emotional and physical responses. Introverted empaths need less dopamine to feel happy because they have an increased dopamine sensitivity.  This means that they are very content with alone time needing less external stimulation from social gatherings.  Synesthesia is another reason. This is where two different senses are paired in the brain. Like seeing color when you hear music or actually tasting words, so you are feeling and having sensations at the same time. Having skills as an Empath to understand these differences is so important, especially in growing and trusting your intuition. Without training and knowing how to use energetic boundaries, you can take in too much energy and be all other the place not knowing whose energy you have.  Untrained and not knowing, Empaths tend to absorb the impact of stressful emotions of the world. It can trigger panic attacks, depression, food, sex, and/or drug binges. This excess amount of emotions trigger physical symptoms such as fatigue, anxiety, and autoimmune disorders like fibromyalgia. So how do you know if you're an empath?  There are a few questions you can ask yourself.  Have you ever been labeled as too emotional?  What about being overly sensitive?  If a friend is distraught, do you start feeling it too?  Are your feelings easily hurt?  Are you emotionally drained by crowds?  Do you require time alone to revive? Do your nerves get jarred by noise, smells, or excessive talk?  Do you overeat to cope with emotional stress?  Are you afraid of becoming engulfed by intimate relationships? A great question to ask yourself is how much emotional energy are you taking on for others and how are you sending your emotional energy out?  Know that during this time as the light of the moon builds, is a time to take care of yourself. Realize it's okay that sometimes you're gonna be tired or that it's gonna be draining, and create a sacred space for yourself to sit, relax, refresh, and renew your energy.  Remember during and around the full Moon, emotions can feel amplified.  Perhaps only a fraction of these emotions is yours Trust that you can learn how to work with your empathic nature. Here are 7 Tips you can do to Empower the Empath in you: Follow the cycles of the moon so you know when the moon is full. Know what sign the moon is in and know what sign you are and what sign your moon is in.  (This alone will teach you a lot about yourself.) Plan some time to be alone and create a ceremony. Freshen up your sacred space. Gather your favorite crystals - crystals are our allies... and can help absorb some of this for you. Pull some Tarot or Oracle cards and journal your thoughts and especially your feelings.  Getting them out of your head and on paper helps to release them. Connect with Mother Earth as you align with the Moon and radiate your light! As you move through this full moon and these cosmic forces, check in with your energy. Look at your disciplines. Notice your energetic boundaries with yourself and others.  Bring in the intuitive energy that Aquarius offers.   Open your mind.   Bring in the power that Leo offers. Breathe. Bring in the loving, intuitive, reflective energy the moon offers us. Follow along with the meditation to activate this powerful energy for you. Thanks again for listening. To your Spirit, Terri Follow Terri on Instagram Episode Credits: Sound Engineer: Laarni Andres https://www.facebook.com/laarni.andres.7

The plan was to have Matt in studio to cycle through articles, watching the Project Veritas/Pfizer meltdown, Paul Pelosi's assault footage, and take calls. We got a late start because of some funny reminiscing with Anthony about early studio stories, sugar daddies, school loans, and more...so we didn't get to do any calls. However, we did have Tim Gordon stop by to say hello and chew the fat a bit! I don't know how to describe tonight's show other than being a random, chaotic Friday. Don't forget, Saturday night at 10pm ET for our second interview with Andrew Basiago on his experiences with Project Pegasus, and the U.S. Governments ventures into time travel and teleportation. Freshen up on Mr. Basiago's first appearance here: https://rumble.com/v1jiari-advent-of-time-travel-and-jump-rooms-to-mars-ft.-andrew-basiago-91022.html Watch the full episode on Rumble: https://rumble.com/v27djy0-the-friday-night-review-ft.-matt-12723.html Support Our Proud Sponsors: Blue Monster Prep: An Online Superstore for Emergency Preparedness Gear (Storable Food, Water, Filters, Radios, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, and so much more). Use code 'FRANKLY' for Free Shipping on every purchase you make @ https://bluemonsterprep.com/ Secret Nature CBD: 100% organic CBD rich cannabis flower bred so low in THC that they are legally certified as hemp and can be shipped nationwide. High-CBD, low-THC means all the benefits of full spectrum cannabinoids and terpenes without the high, or negative effects like anxiety and paranoia. Pre-rolls, Oils, Tinctures, and more - Promo Code 'FRANKLY' at SecretNatureCBD.com for 20% OFF SUPPORT the Show and New Media: Sponsor through QFTV: https://www.quitefrankly.tv/sponsor SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/quitefrankly One-Time Gift: http://www.paypal.me/QuiteFranklyLive Official QF Merch: https://bit.ly/3tOgRsV Sign up for the Free Mailing List: https://bit.ly/3frUdOj Send Crypto: BTC: 1EafWUDPHY6y6HQNBjZ4kLWzQJFnE5k9PK LTC: LRs6my7scMxpTD5j7i8WkgBgxpbjXABYXX ETH: 0x80cd26f708815003F11Bd99310a47069320641fC FULL Episodes On Demand: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/301gcES iTunes: http://apple.co/2dMURMq Amazon: https://amzn.to/3afgEXZ SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/2dTMD13 Google Play: https://bit.ly/2SMi1SF Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2tI5THI BitChute: https://bit.ly/2vNSMFq Rumble: https://bit.ly/31h2HUg Watch Live On: QuiteFrankly.tv (Powered by Foxhole) DLive: https://bit.ly/2In9ipw Rokfin: https://bit.ly/3rjrh4q Twitch: https://bit.ly/2TGAeB6 YouTube: https://bit.ly/2exPzj4 CloutHub: https://bit.ly/37uzr0o Theta: https://bit.ly/3v62oIw Rumble: https://bit.ly/31h2HUg How Else to Find Us: Official WebSite: http://www.QuiteFrankly.tv Official Forum: https://bit.ly/3SToJFJ Official Telegram: https://t.me/quitefranklytv DISCORD Hangout: https://bit.ly/2FpkS11 Twitter: @PoliticalOrgy Gab: @QuiteFrankly Truth Social: @QuiteFrankly GETTR: @QuiteFrankly

They have shaped faith for generations. Still, they aren't what you think. The stories of the Bible are more wild, raw, and unfamiliar than we remember or realize. Freshen up on the richness, spiritual surprise, and profound lessons of these classic stories. Genesis 6:9-22; 7:24; 8:14-19; 9:12-16 Music: purple-planet.com

Join AJ and Alex for another episode of Opt In! Learn how to create a bountiful harvest of leads this holiday season in 6.5 minutes! Through the holiday season, it's especially important to remain consistent and innovative with SDR techniques. In this season of giving, let's review a few points of interest that are sure to provide a bountiful harvest of leads for you moving into the New Year.

Freshen up your golf gear at Fall Demo Day! The Member-favorite event is back on Friday, November 11 with deals and discounts on your favorite brands. On the podcast this week, we're joined by Bobby Berry, Director of Business Development at Desert Mountain Club. He elaborates on what goes into making Demo Day so special for our Members. Joining him is Cole Stofflet, one of the many retail representatives with vendors at Demo Day. He names some items he thinks are worth taking a look at during your time at the C/G Range. Plus, hear how the discounts work while you're shopping across the Mountain on Friday.

It's time for another Q&A with Michael Jamin. In this episode, we answer questions from Michael's social media followers and his online screenwriting course members. Tune in for some great thoughts and insights about Screenwriting.Script NotesMichael's Online Screenwriting Course - https://michaeljamin.com/courseFree Screenwriting Lesson - https://michaeljamin.com/freeJoin My Watchlist - https://michaeljamin.com/watchlistPhil Hudson:You can get very distracted with a lot of different things. And there are a lot of people in LA who wanna be screenwriters. And when they say they wanna be screenwriters, I think that they like to put on and project that they are screenwriters. It's pretty low stakes. What do, what do you have to deliver? No one wants to read your script as it is. And so I'm working on the screenplay, I've been working on that thing, and it just goes on and on, and no one's gonna question it. Oh, he's a writer. You know, writers have their own thing. It's ethereal. There's, you know, I think what you showcase on your social media and definitely in the course is that the, there's a producer. You have to be a producer, or actually you have to be a professional. And the professional works every single day. They show up, they put in the time they put out work, they finish things, they move on. And those are the people who make progress.Michael Jamin:You're listening to Screenwriters. Need to Hear This with Michael Jamin. Hey, everybody, welcome back. I'm Michael Jamin, and I'm here with Phil Hudson. He's joining us again. Welcome back, Phil.Phil Hudson:I'm back. Thank you for having Me.Michael Jamin:He's welcome back. And today we're doing a q and a episode. You guys sent in your questions, so we're gonna try to answer them as best as we can. And that's it, Phil. Exciting stuff. What do you, is , what do you hit? Hit us up, Phil, take us in.Phil Hudson:Sounds good. I, I mean, just so everyone knows, these questions are pulled from Instagram. We put up a tile, it's just, just a logo for the podcast, and we invite people to ask questions there. So if you're not following Michael on Instagram at Michael Jam Ryder, you can go there. And every couple weeks we put that tile up so people can leave their questions there that you're not answering elsewhere. And we got some good ones. I think thisMichael Jamin:Oh, why you mention that before we dump, jump into that, by the way. So, yeah, I'm, I'm doing a show in Boston and November 12th and 13th. So if you're in the Boston era and you wanna hear this, go to michael jam.com/live and you'll get more information on that and I'll, I'll plug it at the ending one one more time, but Okay. Phil, hit us with thosePhil Hudson:Questions. Sounds good. First question is a question that was asked during our last Q and a, but it was asked on YouTube, so I missed it. This is from Christina m she's in your screenwriting class. Oh, and I'm paraphrasing the question here. She asked it a couple different ways. Effectively, she said, We see heroes of the writing world like Hemingway, who who used alcohol as a writer's fuel, and people like Jordan Peel Oakley discuss using marijuana in the creative process. What role does out alcohol or other substances play in the creative process?Michael Jamin:, I, for me, none. I, I mean, it would, anything like that would put me to sleep. I've never been on in a writer's room where people were smoking or drinking. I, I not, you probably get sued for that now, but I don't know. I mean, if people do that on their own time, that's fine with them, but I don't know, to me it would, it wouldn't work. It wouldn't be a good combination.Phil Hudson:Got it. Yeah. For me, also, I abstain, so I have no feedback to give on this. I do know people who, who do participate, and it does help them. And, but I think that a lot of that is glorified and romanticized Yeah. As part of what a writer is. And I don't know that it translate directly to being a professional.Michael Jamin:Yeah, you're right. Yeah, I agree with that. Back in the day, I think there was talk, you know, there was a time, I think maybe in the early eighties where drug use was not was, it was almost common, or at least not a lot common, but it, you know, it did happen in writer's rooms, but not anymore.Phil Hudson:I have heard of unseen photos of some of the desks on some of the studio lots. And then there's a random little tray you pull out with a mirror on it. Yeah. And it's like, Oh, I wonder what this random tray was, what a mirrorMichael Jamin:Is for. And I've never witnessed that personally. So what do I know? But I'm not that old. I'm very young. Yeah,Phil Hudson:That's very young. Super young. All right, Christina, I hope that answered that question. Well for you Dave Crosman frequent flyer on the podcast, Crossman also member the course, he, he posted a question in the Instagram, There are grumblings at a lot of rooms, especially many rooms, can't, on streamers are upper level only, or very close to that, for emerging writers. What can they do to help their chances, chances at staffing, besides having a great script and experience as an assistant? Well,Michael Jamin:The, the problem he's talking about mini rooms, which I don't have any firsthand experience with. And that's gonna be probably what the next writer strike is over. And so, mini rooms are basically when the studios they, they don't pick a show up to series. They say, Well, think about it in the meantime, why don't you guys, here's a little bit of money. Why don't you guys write six episodes and here's a couple of bucks to put together some, a staff of writers. And everyone's getting paid a fraction of what they're already, what they should get paid. And then the studio, after reading these six episodes, decides what, what the fate of the show is, even though we're doing all, And I, again, I've never done this before, but know the writers are doing all that work. And honestly, I think it's, I think it's absolutely awful.And I think writers are desperate and they're hungry for work. And so that they're like, they're really put in a position where, what am I gonna do? What am I gonna say? No. And it's, it's really, it's, it's abusive. If the stu in my opinion, if the studio decides to make a show, they incur the risks. That's the, that's what happens when you're in business. If you open up a taco stand, you incur the risks of going outta business. And you buy all the taco ingredients up front. Crossman's asking, So are these rooms staffed with high level writers or low level writers? I don't even know. I don't know what the, the tendency is. And so he's asking, Well, how can a low level writer, writer get into an abusive relationship with the studio as opposed to just a high level writer?I don't know.Hopefully these things end and, you know, hopefully they're resolved. Cause I don't feel like it's, it's, I don't think it's a, I think it's a joke. The fact that they're making writers do this. It's a cost coving cutting scenario. And no writer's happy with it because you're doing all the same amount of work. So he is saying, Well, how can a low level writer break in? I don't really know. I, I, I can tell this though, from from my other experiences on other shows that are not many rooms they tend to be staffing low level. It's the high level writers that are having a hard time getting work because the studio says, Well, we have room for six writers. We, let's hire some cheap ones, you know, know as opposed. And so that seems to be the trend, but, you know, it'll change tomorrow. And, and maybe it's different from show to show. So I really can't speak, I can't speak to this question too. Well, Phil Hudson:Well, I, for me, what it sounds like is this highlights the importance of the wga. Yeah. Right. And, and the reason why having that union or that, that that guild represent all of the writers to arbitrate credits and stand up for unified bargaining rights. I mean, all of this stuff is very important. Yeah. And imagine doing this is just literally someone who's not represented by a mass of people. So you have the weight of the top talent in the world stepping out from the production machine. And we can see that that costs millions and millions of dollars to these companies. And that's why people strike. So to your point, I mean, I've heard of this on major studio films. I've heard it kind of down the level over the couple years. So it'd be interesting to see what happens over the next year or two. Yeah. This topic, I mean, yeah. Hopefully, I'm hearing there might be a strike next next year.Michael Jamin:It could happen. It could happen. You gotta threaten strike. You have to threaten strike. If you don't, there's no threat of strike. You have no negotiating power. So at the very least, so.Phil Hudson:Right, right. Well, awesome. Okay. And here's another question. I'm sure you've, you've answered many times on the podcast and in your q and as, but I think it's important to talk about again Yeah. Not spelt Dylan on Instagram. What contests do you recommend?Michael Jamin:From what I understand, I've never entered a contest, but I understand that there are a couple of big ones that the nickels competition is worth it. Maybe the Sundance, maybe the, maybe the blacklist competition. Right? They have onePhil Hudson:Yeah. Austin.Michael Jamin:Austin. So they're a handful of big ones. But if this, if you, I suspect the smaller ones that you've never heard of. Some people are trying to get me to do a contest. I'm like, I, I'm telling you, I just told you, you know, you don't want the small ones, , you don't want me doing a contest. That's, that would be just a money making thing for me, and it wouldn't help you. Yeah. We,Phil Hudson:And we dove into this in one of our earlier podcasts, like maybe episode of five, I wanna say. But in that episode, we talked about my experience on the indie side of this. I did a lot of indie film festivals and volunteered at things like Sundance. A lot of those contests are being read by the Phil Hudson's in film school making decisions and determinations about screenplays. Yeah. And at the time, I felt like I had a good opinion about what a good script was, but you know, flash forward seven years, I had no clue. Yeah. I had no clue what a good script was. And I'm sure I'm gonna think the same thing about myself seven years from now. Right. So those are the people making those decisions about the fate of your script. And so, I don't know that I'd take a lot of cloud or respect from, from the opinions of those smaller filmMichael Jamin:Festivals. Someone asked me a question about coverage saying the same thing. Which coverage you guys coverage from three different is, I dunno, is that one of the questions you're gonna talk about? Also?Phil Hudson:It's one of the que it's again, something we've talked about before, but again, it came up and I think it's because your audience has grown pretty dramatically. So a lot of people have missed out on some of this early conversation we had almost a year ago. Yeah. and so, yeah, it's another one. Is it it worth getting script coverage?Michael Jamin:So this one guy I saw in particular, he's like, I got coverage from three different, I got, you know, and they're all, you know, contradictory. What do I do? Like, well, what did you expect? You're, who's giving you coverage? They don't know anything. They're not getting paid. Well, these are people who are not industry insiders. If they were, they wouldn't be reading script coverage. That's not, you know, so if you can find someone, this is what you get, what you pay for. If you can find someone who has maybe retired, who has a long credit history and now longer is working as a writer, if you can get them to read and, and give you coverage or, you know, script analysis, that would be worth it. But you have to do your due diligence and find out what their credits are and read some of their work. Read their work. If you don't like their work, why, why would you respect their opinion? And so, this is not the case with this guy. I'm sure he just I, I, here's a company. They said, here's some coverage. It's like, Okay, well they just took your money. So, but if you're gonna get coverage from somebody who knows who they're doing, it's gonna cost you. I mean, that's just how it is cuz you're paying for their expertise. Yeah.Phil Hudson:But I would interject and say that a lot of these other coverage services do cost people, and I don't think it's an exchange of value that merits the, the ticket price. Yeah. you know, when I was first diving into this stuff, 2008, 2009, that was a common thing in the threads to do is go get script coverage or have a script doctor read and give you notes. And you pay $500 to some of these people to do that. Yeah.Michael Jamin:And $500,Phil Hudson:What's the value? Wow. Yeah. What's the value there, man? Yeah. There you go. Michael. There's your next business venture. Just go read a bunch of scripts and pay peopleMichael Jamin:For Yeah. But I would, I would charge, you know, I'd trust more than $500. Cause you gotta think about it. It's gonna take you it's gonna take you a couple hours to read it and then type up notes and then you know, a conversation. And you're not paying for, Well, I'm not, I'm not in the business. But you know, of, of doing coverage, but you're paying for their years of doing this. You're not paying for, they're paying for their expertise. You're not paying for the, the, the two hours that they took to read it. Sure. But okay,Phil Hudson:Sure. So last October or November when we were recorded that podcast episode where we talked about this I had some friends from film school that were working at a pretty high level, well known script coverage service. Mm-Hmm. that is now defunct. They are outta business. Oh, yeah. And those two friends do not work in Hollywood. They've never pa a day on a Hollywood set. They went to film school. They have the same degree I did. I've offered to get them jobs in the industry. They, they don't want to take them. They are doing that job. And honestly, they'd probably get paid more as a PA than they would doing that job. But I think it feels more like I'm a writer and instead of feeling like I'm a coffee fetcher Oh. But those guys are talking about starting their own thing now. And, and, you know, kudos to them for being entrepreneurs. But I just wonder how much value you can actually get from a service like that when that person's never set a down set. Yeah. Like a real set. Yeah.Michael Jamin:I, I don't, you know, be, do you have to do your due diligence as anything?Phil Hudson:Yep. Okay. All right. Now we'll give credit to that person when I find his question or their question down here. All right. At Dean Molina 37 15, what is a common way screenwriters get fired?Michael Jamin:Oh well, TV write, I, well, let's talk about TV writers. I would for, if you, if you're at a movie and you sell it, and a director is gonna size to make it, you've already been fired because they're gonna hire another writer to do the rewrite, or maybe the director will do it. You're, the minute you get your paycheck, you've been fired. I mean, it's unusual for the, for the original writer to work all the way through a project. Usually hire like tons of writers. But in tv the way you get fired is a, you could have a bad attitude, but also your, your scripts could not come in. Well, you know, in, in professional shape. You could be argumentative Often it's just like those people disappear. You really, you know, you don't have a lot of time to hide out.I was actually thinking about this earlier today. It's like, if real, the, the industry has changed. This is not an answer to the question, but I think it's kind of interesting. The interesting has changed so much as a, so when I came up, you had a sitcom. You work on the sitcom for 22 episodes, and you go back year after year, and you really learned a lot. And you grow and you grew and, and you came from a school, in other words, like, you know, I came from Just Shoot Me. That was the first school. But that which, which grew outta the Frazier School, which got outta the cheer school. So there was kind of like a, like a whole history of people. A lineage. A lineage, like a pedigree. Right. And so, Yeah. Yeah. You don't have that now because those shows just don't exist.And so you might do a show for eight episodes, then you're outta work and you get on another show. And I think it's gonna wind up catching up to the industry in terms of quality, because there's so much that you have to learn on the job that you just don't know until just, it's just, you know, it comes from years of experience. We'll, we'll see. I, I don't know. But I suspect that's gonna, that's my feeling. It's gonna, it's gonna hurt the quality of at least comedies. So, but that's not the question. How do you get fired? Get a bad attitude. Don't know how to write one or two. One of those twoPhil Hudson:Things. And things you've, you've discussed earlier in the, in other episodes and other things where you've put on social media that the way you get fired, the way you know you've been fired, is you don't get invited back Yeah. To another season.Michael Jamin:Yeah. You have a contract. Right. Exactly. You don't really get fired. They say they're not picking up your option. That's what you hear. So, Yeah.Phil Hudson:Yep. There you go. All right. Hail at ha i b, If a show is in the middle of a story arc that has been horribly received, how do you Correct. CourseMichael Jamin:You wouldn't know because it takes months to produce these things and then they usually air a months later. And so by the time the show airs it's us, it's usually not in production anymore. Again, that would be not the case if you're talking about a sitcom that was 22 episodes. Cuz then you've aired and run at the same time. But now it's eight or 10 episodes. Usually it's way too late. It's way too late. It's already in the can. IPhil Hudson:Think in the multicam you do have the feedback from rehearsals and things like that, Right?Michael Jamin:Well, you have feed, you always have rehearsals, whether it's single or multicam,Phil Hudson:But it's not, I guess it's not the story arc that you're going through inMichael Jamin:A, it's not, and you're not, like, it's not the Audi, you're not expecting to get audience feedback If, you know, if these two characters, you know, the audience doesn't like this storyline, That's, that's a little different than, you know, whether, whether the story or not works at the table read or at rehearsal. You'll know, you'll know if it works.Phil Hudson:Right. Right. Okay. Awesome. At Nicholas Alt is is going to an expensive film school like UCLA or usc. Worth it, by the way, I love your content. I've been told by my dad, if I don't go into engineering or science, I will not be able to make a living. So I've not had much guidance on how to pursue filmmaking. Your channel's so direct and gives golden advice. So thank you. I appreciate you. Happy emoji.Michael Jamin:Well, son, you're, you're not a new son now. Go to film. Well, here's the thing. Is it worth it? The education, the degree itself is probably not worth it, but the education and the context might be worth it. And that just depends. Education depends on who's teaching your classes. And, and the context of course, your peers in your, in your graduating class. And do you get along with them and do you stay in touch with them? But you know, you can learn so much. Like if you wanna go to film school, it's like a trade school. So you'll learn how, you'll learn lighting and editing and you'll learn what softwares do. But if you wanna be a screenwriter, you don't need to know what the light, how to light. You don't need to learn, you know, all that stuff. It's, do you wanna learn it? You know? But if you wanna learn screenwriting, no you do not. I didn't go to film school. You just need to learn the craft of screenwriting. You have to learn some way or another. But you don't have to go to film school for that. You could learn, you know, you take a course.Phil Hudson:Yeah. I'd agree with that sentiment. I think was it beneficial for me to go to film school and study screenwriting? Sure. In the sense that it forced me to hit meet deadlines. So I wrote a lot more than I would've on my own. Mm-Hmm. . So it helped instill some of those habits that I needed. In terms of contacts, I don't know that I got a lot of great contacts out of that. Or networking schools like USC and ucla, I think. So I think that there are some great networking opportunities there. But going back to advice you gave me when I was asking you, should I go to film school, move to la you're, what you said was, well, if you get a master's degree, at least you can teach college at some point.Michael Jamin:That's right. And so that, that'sPhil Hudson:Also, if it doesn't work out forMichael Jamin:You and that, but that's also part of the problem. So you may go to a college where someone has a master's degree teaching you, but they don't know cuz they haven't done it. So you really gotta find out who's teaching your classes. And you can, you can find that out online. You can find out, you know, I'm sure they te they tellPhil Hudson:You. Right? Yeah. I, I think definitely. Look it up. I had multiple screenwriting teachers. One of them was a old retired curmudgeonly guy who wrote a bunch of films in the eighties that were very, very popular. And I, I got the most out of that class. Interestingly enough, a lot of the younger people did not like his class because he was pretty curmudgeonly about the feedback he gave. Yeah. If he didn't like it, he told you. And a lot of the other teachers would kind of stoke the ego a little. Mm-Hmm. , you can do it, don't worry about it. This is like no real feedback given. Yeah, no, no. Direct this. So if you're willing to submit yourself to some real scrutiny, find a pro and let them rip it apart. Yeah. Yeah. That's how you learn the most. Yeah.Michael Jamin:Right.Phil Hudson:So, All right. Now Nicholas has another question as follow up. If you wanna become a director, is becoming a screenwriter first in insisting you direct your scripts a good idea?Michael Jamin:No. If you're gonna insist good luck with that. Who are you gonna insist at? The studio doesn't work that way. They're not gonna trust a 30 even that we low budget a 30 million movie to. So you've never done it before. You can good luck with insisting and you could Sure. They're gonna just say, we're gonna walk. But you can certainly write and direct your own projects. No one's gonna stop you from doing that and do it for free or next to nothing and hire friends and get people to help that for sure. Right. And direct your own stuff. I encourage you but you don't, you're not in a position to insist anything. You don't have the leverage. Mm-Hmm. , you know, unless you put your thing on the, you know, unless you become a hit on your own, then you'll have leverage. For right now, it sounds like insist Good luck. Good luck, kid. Yeah.Phil Hudson:Now, Nicholas, I, I'd say that if you are considering going to UCLA or USC to go to school and you want to direct, that's probably a good thing to do because you're gonna learn the technical aspects of studying film, watching lots of film, looking at things like juxtaposition. Meen, the way sound design affects things. You're going to learn how to use cameras, you're gonna learn how to do the lighting. Those are all valuable skills, but you don't even need to do that. I mean, you could take a look at Robert Rodriguez. He wrote a great book called Rebel Without a Crew, and he tells you how he made you know, El Mariachi, which blew up at Sundance and got his, launched his whole career Right. In being a the filmmaker that he is today. And that book was, was inspiration for people like John Fog with Swingers when they talked about how they just looked at that book as a model to do theirMichael Jamin:Ind film. And he didn't go to film school, Is that what you're saying?Phil Hudson:He didn't go to film school. Yeah. Yeah. Now and, and Robert Rodriguez dropped out of film school. Right. Because he wanted to make his own film. Yeah. You know, so like, there, there's a path for everything and it's really just how risk-averse you are. Mm-Hmm. , you get a lot of scrutiny from your family. It might be really hard to not go to school and not get a degree.Michael Jamin:But also, this speaks to what I was saying earlier, which maybe not earlier today, but this guy's saying is Nicholas saying, you know, can I, can I write and direct? Can I in insist? But you're still asking for permission. You're saying, Can I write and direct? You're asking for don't ask for permission, do it. It's your money, it's your camera, it's your script. You do it. Write it.Phil Hudson:Right. Right. There you go, Nicholas. Yeah. All right. At L Barker film, why do the amounts of residual checks vary so much?Michael Jamin:It, Well,Phil Hudson:This comes from your social media. Yeah. Where you open your residual checks, those fd greenMichael Jamin:Envelopes. Yeah. well, first of all, I don't even care. Like they sell one I'm at episodes. Like I, it's an accounting question. Nothing could interest me less than accounting. So what happens is they sell, I read an episode and they sell it overseas. Sometimes it's overseas, sometimes they sell it to this channel sometimes. And sometimes this episode will air more times than that episode. And whether or not the studio wants to package it together or put it all lump it together, sometimes I read it, sometimes they lump it together, and sometimes it's separate. I don't even care. Like I, you know, I don't, I'm not curious enough to get it an, you know, a lecture on how they count their, you know, as long as they get the money, you wanna send it in one check or 10, I don't really care, you know?Phil Hudson:Got it.Michael Jamin:That sounds obnoxious. But I just, I'm interested enough, I'm a writer. I didn't get into this to find out, you know, to be an accountant to do math. Yeah.Phil Hudson:Yeah. Well, I think I think you did answer the question, right. The answer is it's based off of what they've sold and what they've produced, and then how many how many bills they've charged back to the production demand fromMichael Jamin:Getting your Yeah. GetPhil Hudson:What you got. Yeah. Awesome. Lady K Productions 2021. What does an executive producer do?Michael Jamin:Depends. It just depends on, there's so many titles and so many, often there are many executive producers. So like on a, on a TV show, the showrunner is almost always an executive producer, and they are the head writer. They are in charge of making all the creative decisions. But there are also non-writing executive producers. There can be managers who've negotiated, represent talent that negotiated the title. They can just be people who have a production company who help facilitate the, the direction maybe they bought the IP that it's all based on. Maybe sometimes these people don't even show up to work, which is fine. They might have a parking space outside the lot. You never ever see them. Sometimes a, a co-executive producer, which is a writer, will get promoted after several seasons, and they might become a co an executive producer. Although they don't have any of the responsibilities or even the, the money that the other executive producers have, it's just a titled bump. It just, it's like, it's, it just depends. So there's no really, there's no easy answer for that, but, you know, you know, Yeah. Doesn't really matter. Gotcha.Phil Hudson:But the, when we think about , when we think about executive producer, traditionally we are thinking about the showrunner, the head writer, the one who,Michael Jamin:Well, sometimes people thinkPhil Hudson:Probably sold a show.Michael Jamin:Sometimes people think executive producers are in charge of wrangling getting all the money. And maybe in film that might be the case. But in, in, in, in tv, they may facilitate some of that. It just depends on how much cl you have. I mean, you could be, you know, the hairdresser to the star and the star says you're an executive producer, you know? Okay. You know, it's just, it's like that.Phil Hudson:I heard some grumblings from people through the grapevine that well, if Phil Hudson's an associate producer, what do I have to do to be an associate producer on Tacoma dMichael Jamin:I was like, Oh, really? ButPhil Hudson:Yeah. Yeah.Michael Jamin:You gotta hustle. You gotta hustle and do, put your time in.Phil Hudson:Understand what plumbers to call and how to negotiate a cleaning contract. That's what you gotta do. Yeah.Michael Jamin:Well make yourself invaluable and then, and work for a couple of years and you get bumped.Michael Jamin: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 michael jam.com/list.Phil Hudson:All like the cho bongo's a pretty great name. I'm seeing a lot of programs now that try and tell two stories at a time, story A, which takes place in the present story b that is usually told in the form of a flashback. Mm-Hmm. , what's your take on this style of Tori storytelling? Is it gimmicky or legit? I personally find this annoying.Michael Jamin:You do, or they do. They do. They do. You know, I don't know if it's even a gimmick. Usually they, those flashbacks are meant to inform the present day. So they'll, like, you know, a character will get a, be at a crossroads and, and hesitate why they hesitating flashback to 10 years earlier. They got whatever happened in the past. And so that past informs the present, like in loss. That's how they did it. But I, I maybe, I don't know if there are other examples that this the person hasn't mentioned. So I, I don't know. But I don't think it's gimmicky.Phil Hudson:Yeah. I think, you know, when we kind of bo what it boils down to, I think there's a lot of people as strong opinions about what writing devices or, or story devices you should be using. I remember people knocking down voiceover and knocking over, knocking down a bunch of other things, but they serve wonderful purpose. Look at American Beauty, which won an Oscar. Mm-Hmm. , it starts with voiceover. Yeah. Right. And it tells you how it's gonna end in the first five seconds of the entire thing. So I just think at the end of the day, you have your own style, and if that annoys you don't write that way. And if it you feel like it's gimmicky write something better. Right. Use some other literary device to improve the quality of your writing. Mm-Hmm. to show that you don't need that type of flashback to tell that same story. Yeah.Michael Jamin:Yeah. Flashbacks are convenient. I mean, they're, they, they're, they could be very helpful, but if you don't want to do it, don't use it. Yeah.Phil Hudson:I think it would be really funny too. I mean, take a look at New Girl in Fox. Right. That show they use flashbacks for some of the funniest moments to inform things. You know, like Schmidt in the douche Baja, they were pulling out like all the douchey things Schmidt had done Right. And had to put money in this jar. And those are some of the funniest things I've ever I've ever heard or seen on tv. They wrote a whole bookMichael Jamin:About it. It's an opportunity for a good laugh. Right, right.Phil Hudson:Yeah. Trans media, they, they, I mean, they literally wrote a book about it, which you should look up the, I think it's called the Douche Journals. It's pretty funny. Okay. All right. Carter Callahan, more recently, I've been seeing a lot of movies that, that lean more into symbolism and try to provoke the audience and defining an underlying meaning. What are your thoughts on symbolism when writing, and do you think we as screenwriter, should be looking for moments to showcase that in our scripts?Michael Jamin:I don't know if I have an opinion on that. That sounds complicated. Yeah. , IPhil Hudson:Don't know. So I, I read this and I was like, Shouldn't we always be using symbolism in our scripts to speak to things? I mean and this, this speaks to the reverse engineering of scripts that you've talked about. Right. I think episode one we talked about in my screenwriting classes in college, they would have us take a stopwatch and time scenes of an episode. We were gonna write a pilot of, and kind of reverse engineer what the story was. Like, how many scenes you should have before an act. Right. All those different things. And you're like, I don't see how that's valuable at all. That's like, you know, you're reverse engineering a script and said you could just learn story structure. You know howMichael Jamin:To do that. Yeah. I don't think that wouldPhil Hudson:Helpful. That's what this speaks this to me is similar to that, where the symbolism to me might be a, a technique that you can use to elicit emotion without having to hang a hat on it. I mean, the look at the first season of Mayans, did you ever watch that? No. Yeah. It was Mayans, which is a spinoff of Sons of Anarchy, that you literally have an animal at the front of ev at the beginning of every episode, and it represents some core object or thing that's gonna happen in that episode. Mm-Hmm. . Right? So it's a coyote, little coyotes, the trickster, like, Oh, there's an owl. There's wisdom. You know, it plays off of those different things.Michael Jamin:Well, you, you can use symbolism to elevate, but that would be the last thing that would put in the script. Story. Certainly the most important thing to do. Yeah. do you have to do it? I I, it sounds more of a drama thing than comedy, but Yeah, go for for it.Phil Hudson:I agree with him, But I, I think your point is like, you have to understand what the story is, what the theme is. All of these, you know, what the emotional tone of the show is, and then that will invoke the symbolism you should use to make your user or your end user feel that. And so much of that is me, Onsen, right? That's, that's set design and set.Michael Jamin:Yeah, Yeah, exactly Right.Phil Hudson:Our department stuff they're doing mm-hmm.Michael Jamin:, right. So right dead flowers on a scene instead of live flowers. Okay. The relationship's dying. Okay. There's your symbolism. You know,Phil Hudson:The example you've used before me and, and having Marin blurry in the background images Yeah. And slowly come into focus is the season progresses.Michael Jamin:Right. Right.Phil Hudson:So that's, that's a beautiful nuance of film that makes me want to cry. It's so beautiful when you really get down to the detail of it. But that's not something you necessarily need to stress about as a writer, cuz you're not planning, You don't need to describe every single thing in the room. You need just highlight the things that are most important to the scene. Right.Michael Jamin:I think if you, once you become a filmmaker, you can concentrate more on that. But right now, if you're, you're just writing scripts you know, the first thing you gotta learn is story structure.Phil Hudson:There you go. Awesome. Gladin underscore sane. Pretty long comment here, but I think it's a, a really interesting question. Hey, I'm a writer who initially started screenwriting after a life experiences of mine were covered by vice. And several producers approached me attempting to secure my life rights. Okay. One producer gave me the motivation to actually write the story myself, which set me on the path to becoming a writer. And I've since written several other pieces. My issue currently is that this producer has some pretty troubling personal issues. And I don't think he's viewed too highly in the industry. He advised on a few things and gave critical feedback, which is valuable. But I feel like at this point he's more or less holding the, these projects back. Is there a process for detaching an executive from a project as an unknown writer? How do I go about finding new representation? Is it easier to detach from this person if I find someone more stable to work with? Thanks so much. Well,Michael Jamin:First of all, let's be clear, he's not, this producer is not your representation. That's not, the producer's not a manager or writer. They're a business partner. So get that, you know, let's be clear in the terms. They're not your representation. Also this, you know, I've never had a deal with this, but the story, you know, it sounds like the story's yours. It came from your life. It's your story. If you have a problem with the producer and they're not feel like they're not pulling their, their weight, or maybe they have lost lost interest, have a conversation saying, you're taking your project elsewhere. Just be aware that you better have an elsewhere. You know what I'm saying? Like, cuz you know, they'll say, they'll say, they'll say one or two things. No, please gimme 10 more minutes or bye. And so, but I would leave, It sounds like, it sounds like it's not working right now. What you don't have, you don't owe this person anything. It's your story. Just say, thank you, but I'm not working out. I'm gonna try to make it another way. And you don't owe them anything. It's your story that they wanted to shepherd your project and push it forward. And they're no longer doing that. They don't, I don't, They don't even care if they're not, If they're not working for you, then they don't care. So leave.Phil Hudson:Yeah. I, I think that you might awaken something or it spurs this person into action to try to hustle, to prove to you that they want to be involved in this project. Mm-Hmm. . And I think one of two things will happen with that. You can walk away and pursue other options while this person goes out and tries to do that. And if something comes of it, great, great. Or they've really been so tainted in the industry at this point because of what they've done in their personal life that nothing's gonna happen and nothing has changed for you. And so you can just continue to pursue other opportunities to expand your career and get these projects produced. Yeah.Michael Jamin:Yeah. Just say byePhil Hudson:To be clear. That's, that's a very normal, like you said, that's a business relationship and that happens all the time. Yeah. There are business partnerships that don't work out, and then you have to have those hard conversations and you have to break up. It's like a marriage. You're breaking it up and you're Yeah, you'reMichael Jamin:Splitting off. But if he's not working for you, you have nothing to lose. I mean, he sounds like he's not doing anything, so leave, youPhil Hudson:Know. Yep. There you go. All right. Comrade big body.Michael Jamin:Oh,Phil Hudson:It's a Russian big dude. That's what I get. Can you try to break into screenwriting if you already have a nine to five? Or do you have to bite the bullet and try to find a low paying pa job?Michael Jamin:You can do whatever you want. I don't, there's no one way to get into screenwriting, but the problem is, if you make it a hobby, if you make it a, if you make it it a side hustle, or sometimes like, can I just do this on the side? I'm a dentist. You could do whatever you want. I don't think it's reasonable. I don't, I think if you're treating like most people who wanna become screeners, they're passionate about it or they're, they're serious about it and they're gonna, they're gonna do whatever it takes to become a writer. They're gonna do do whatever it takes. But if you're not willing to do whatever it takes because you're like, eh, I also, I don't wanna lose my job. I like, I'm a realtor. I like doing that. It's like, okay, you're, you're, you're handcuffing yourself. Maybe it'll happen, but it seems much more difficult to me.Phil Hudson:Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Look, you can get very distracted with a lot of different things. And there are a lot of people in LA who wanna be screenwriters and when they say they wanna be screenwriters, I think that they like to put on and project that they are screenwriters cuz it's pretty low stakes. Yeah. What do, what do you have to deliver? No one wants to read your script as it is. And so all I'm working on this screenplay, I've been working on that thing, and it just goes on and on and no one's gonna question it. Oh, he is a writer. You know, writers have their own thing. It's ethereal. There's, you know, I think what you showcase on your social media and definitely in the course is that there's a producer. You have to be a producer, or actually you have to be a professional.And the professional works every single day. They show up, they put in the time they put out work, they finish things, they move on. Yeah. And those are the people who make progress. I brought a lot of scripts this year from a lot of people who wanna be screenwriters and they're putting in work, brought a lot of scripts from people this year who are dabbling. They got feet in the, they've got their toe in the water. They're not diving in completely. And it shows because a year later they haven't written anything else. They're still working on that other thing. Yeah. You know, so just, you know, you can make it happen. You can, you can put in the time, but you gotta treat it like a job. Yeah. What do you think it takes to be a professional screenwriter, Michael? Three, five hours a day.Michael Jamin:Yeah. Right. I mean, you, you gotta dedicate, you get to really put your work into it. SoPhil Hudson:Yeah. So you got nine to five, Wake up at six right. For three hours. Yeah. Right. Wake up at five Right. For three hours. Yeah. Get to work,Michael Jamin:Come back and you'll get better. You will improve the more you write, you know? Yep. For sure.Phil Hudson:I heard that number. 200,000 words. Is that number you've ever heard?Michael Jamin:I never heard of that.Phil Hudson:Yeah. It comes from what was it? Teleios website word player.com. They talk about that in one of their articles from the AOL forums. And they said that you have 200,000 bad words in you. You just have to get 'em out. Yeah. So if you can sit down and just pump out 200,000 words, you'll eventually become a good writer.Michael Jamin:Okay. Okay.Phil Hudson:Anyway, There you go. All right. At double r, underscore R 7 73. Oh, he's, the guy is paying a script where she's the, the woman, whatever it is, is paying a script consultant worth the money. We already answeredMichael Jamin:That one. Yeah. It depends. Find out who they are, what they've done, read some of their work, and it might be worth every penny. But it only depends on who that person is. So I wouldn't use a service. I would find out the person.Phil Hudson:Yeah.Michael Jamin:Yeah.Phil Hudson:There you go. Awesome. At Soldier Iui, E N N U I, What advice would you give to a beginner who's never written a script before?Michael Jamin:I, I would give you all of my advice. . I'd say get on the watch list, start watching everything and it's free your watch, listen to this podcast. It's free. You know, the YouTube channel, it's all free and all this help is free. Then at some point you're, at some point you are going to have to learn story structure. You're going to have to take a class. You could take mine, you could take someone else's, find out who you're teaching it from, who who's teaching you. And if you like them and you think they know what they're talking about, study from them. Because it's not something, it's just not inherent. It's, it's, it's not something that you can, that most people, I know very few people who have just done it on their own. It's, it's a craft, you know? So it's like saying someone who's a pilot, you know, a pilot, would you get into a plane with a pilot who's never, who's not licensed, who's never studied, who's got, you know, would you I wouldn't, I'd try to find someone who's done it beforePhil Hudson:. Yeah. Yeah. I thinkI think I, I think of it as an apprenticeship. Mm-Hmm. almost. Right. There's a, this is a trade. It's a craft. And you can sit out back with a block of wood and a chisel and you can just go through resources and try to figure it out. Or you can sit down at the feet of a master who does it and has been doing it for 20, 30 years and watch the way they place the chisel and you can observe them and then they will give you a block of wood when you're ready. And then they will hold, you know, give you feedback on how you're holding that chisel and explain why this chisel versus that chisel will get this effect. And it's just a whole nuance level of nuance to it that you don't get unless you are again sitting at the feet of a master.Yeah. And I don't think you would call yourself a master. I would I think many of us would. Mm-Hmm. . Right. I mean, you've had a long career doing this for a long time on a bunch of shows everyone can watch right now. So I think it reflects the level of understanding that you have. But like you said, there's plenty of other people with courses. It's just about personal preference and you eventually just have to bite the bull and do it. Yeah. I personally have done it a lot. I know Dave Crossman we talked about earlier, asked a question, He's done it a lot. We've had lots of conversations about the value of a lot of the different courses that exist out there. Mm-Hmm. . And he and I would both agree and tell you that the best course to take is yours. And that's just that you're not paying me to say that. That's a sincere, the value of that course is indescribable. You know, I think everyone can benefit from divingMichael Jamin:Into that. I appreciate that. You know, as you could tell, I'm, even when I'm doing my videos on inst you know, Instagram TikTok, I'm like, how I want to give you as much as I possibly can to, you know, I'm always thinking about, well, how can I give you a little bit more, you know?Phil Hudson:Yeah, absolutely. Awesome. let's see. At j Chan 1215, do you think that's JackieMichael Jamin:Chan? I definitely think it's Jackie Chan.Phil Hudson:It is probably Jackie. All right. Are there any pitfalls or disadvantages of writing a bio biographical film for a person still alive?Michael Jamin:I don't know. I'm not a lawyer. I don't know the legality of that. I don't know. I don't know if they're in the public domain. Maybe you can, I, I don't know. Friday can't answer that.Phil Hudson:Yeah. I don't know that they would be in the public domain if they're still alive just by default. But there is a, a really interesting book I would recommend called Freedom for the Thought that you Hate. Mm-Hmm. , it's all about the First Amendment and it talks about celebrity and what is celebrity in the famous case that basically allows you to write about people in who are considered celebrities because they're giving up their rights because they exist in the public real. Right. And again, I'm not an attorney. You're not an attorney. This is not legal vice. Definitely contact an entertainment lawyer about it, but if that person is truly a a celebrity, you're probably okay to write something. Mm-Hmm. doesn't mean it's gonna be made. There's a high chance that those people are going to try to put some type of block on you doing that. Mm-Hmm. they probably have more money and more power than you do to stop that from coming out. And you have to find something that's interesting enough for a production company or a studio to wanna make mm-hmm. . And the odds are they would probably just go to that person if they wanted to have that thing made.Michael Jamin:Yeah. I mean, the bottom line is your script is a writing sample. So if you, if you think of it as a writing sample, fine, then do it. Just don't expect to sell it. Yeah. But if you know, or you can come up with an original writing sample and write about that, it's, it's really about the quality of your, you have to look at it that way, you know?Phil Hudson:Yeah. I think that's one huge nuance that you've brought to the screenwriting world. Mm-Hmm. at least on the internet, is that writing is not to be sold. Writing is a sample. Yeah. Is it, could it be sold? Sure, it might be sold, but you're encouraging us all the right things at a level that could be sold, but understand that this is just proof that you can do the job so that you can have a career as a writer. Yeah. And that's what we all want. Yeah. You know, we've all may have ambitious goals of being showrunners or being mega producers, but at the end of the day, you gotta know how to write and you should prove that,Michael Jamin:You know, I was just, cuz I post so much, I get targeted now by other, you know, screenwriters. And so someone I get, somehow I get targeted by a clip from Aaron Sorkin talking about finding the story and, and it's just so funny to hear him talk because it's like, I've never worked with him. I don't, I've never studied for him, you know, but he we're saying the same thing and it's not because I'm no Aaron Sorkin, but it's because any working writer would kind of tell you the same thing. It's like, you know, it, this is just what it takes to be a writer. This is how writing is done. So,Phil Hudson:Yeah. Yeah. So it's like you said, man, it's a craft. Yeah. Ultimately you end up at the same place. All right, a couple more questions here. The end to the beginning, is screenwriting something you can graduate from or will there always be something new to learn in this field?Michael Jamin:Oh, you always get better. I mean, it's not yeah. I mean, you always can improve, but yeah. I don't know if you, but even if you graduate from it, even if you graduate from film school with your degree, it doesn't mean you're good. You know what I'm saying? Right.Phil Hudson:Yeah. I I think what the question is is do you ever hit a threshold where you are a grand master and know everything? No, and you know, I, I tie it back to like anything, but for me it's like Brazilian juujitsu is a really strong example of this. It's a martial art, just like any other martial art. And there are a series of belts you go through. You're a white belt, which means you know nothing. And then you get a stripe that means you know a little bit, and then you get a second stripe and she knows you a little bit more. Third stripe, a little bit more fourth stripe, you're okay. And then you get a blue belt, and then you spend like two years as a blue belt, and then you spend five years as a purple belt and you spend two years as a brown belt, and then you become a black belt and you're not done.And you think black belt's enough, but then you start getting stripes on your black belt. Yeah. And it might take 20, 30 years until 50 years into your career, into your journey of being a jiu-jitsu player. You get the, a master level red belt and there's like 15 people in the world who have that. Oh, wow. And those guys are still learning. They're either 70 something years old and they're still learning Yeah. How to do it. They're getting better at it because it's just, there's nuance. It changes, it shifts, you know, there's, there's just, you bring something new, someone else teaches you something new and it's just a, a, a living entity and I mean, look how writing's progressed in the last 200 years. Yeah. Right. It's just, it's just a different, different format, different medium and it's gonna continue to do that.Michael Jamin:Yeah.Phil Hudson:Right. All right. And last question here at Kev underscore, Matthew underscore McEnery. What makes a script or someone's writing good in your opinion? As in what do you like and or look for?Michael Jamin:Right. That's kind of easy. If you read someone's script and you want to turn the page to find out what happens next. It's a good script. That's, it doesn't matter. It's a thriller or drama comedy. If you want to turn the page to find, it's a good script. And if you don't and most don't, it's not.Phil Hudson:There you go.Michael Jamin:Yeah. Yeah.Phil Hudson:That's it. Do you want to turn the page?Michael Jamin:Do you wanna turn the page? No, there are also things I look for when I'm writing. Look, I like to see whether the act break pops. I like to see whether the dialogue is crisp and fresh and you know, the joke's original, but all that will determine whether I want to turn the page asPhil Hudson:Well. Right. There you go. Pretty straightforward. Yeah. If you get just echos and reiterates what you've been saying for almost a year, Michael. Yeah. Wild.Michael Jamin:Yeah. We've been doing almost a year. Amazing. Speaking of a year, Phil, I'm gonna be in Boston, , What is that? What a clunky segue. I'm gonna be in Boston performing PaulPhil Hudson:Revere. It's Paul Revere, right? Yeah. That's the Diane.Michael Jamin:I'll be in Boston performing my one man show of paper orchestra at the Ames in Amesbury, Massachusetts, not Boston, but Amesbury, which is just north of the city. And for, I mean, November 12th and 13th for tickets. You can go to michael jam.com/live. It's a small, intimate venue, so don't wait until last minute. The same thing when I did the show in la. People were like, Oh, he's already sold out. I'm like, Yeah, it's sold out. You gotta get there. It's gonna sell out. So you have to get there, get 'em as soon as you can. If you wanna come see me, I'd love to see you. It's an hour long show followed by a q and a. We get to talk about the work. And if you're in the Boston area, come see me.Phil Hudson:That's great. Outside of that, just the normal places, you know, they can find you on social media at Michael Jam and Ryder. You've got a bunch of freebies, giveaway, you talked about the watch list at Michael jamin.com/watchlist. Mm-Hmm. , you've got the free lesson for anyone who's, you know for, who was this? Whoever was asking about the new film Soldier and Newey, you can go to@michaeljam.com slash free. Anyone else can go there too. And you teach three really important principles of storytelling in that free course. Yeah, free lesson, which I highly, highly recommend. If you haven't heard me say that on the podcast yet, go there. And then obviously you have the course@michaeljam.com slash course. Yeah. Which again, cannot, cannot oversell that to you.Michael Jamin:I might take it. All right, everyone.Phil Hudson:Yeah. Freshen up, Michael.Michael Jamin:Yeah. Fresh enough. Thank you so much for listening. And until next week when we drop a new episode,Phil Hudson:Keep writing.Michael Jamin:Keep writing.Phil Hudson:This has been an episode of Screenwriters Need to Hear This with Michael Jamin and Phil Hudson. If you'd like to support this podcast, please consider subscribing, leaving your review, and sharing this podcast with someone who needs to hear today's subject. For free daily screenwriting tips, follow Michael on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @MichaelJaminWriter. You can follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @PhillaHudson. This episode was produced by Phil Hudson and edited by Dallas Crane. Until next time, keep writing.

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Sometimes I listen to a podcast and I can almost see the questions the podcast interviewer is asking. I picture them clutching to these questions like it's a floating door next to the almost sunk Titanic.  Somewhere, someone in the podcasting world told people to create 5-8 stock questions and ask every guest the same questions. I get it. It offers consistency. And, I will admit, it has worked for some. But, I'm sorry to report, it doesn't for most.  And, if I'm being totally honest (and kind of an asshole) which I always am… it's LAZY! Okay, okay - there's a chance that you're not lazy. Maybe, at some point, you created these stock questions so that your show serves your listeners needs. But, are they still?  You may have been convinced that this was a way for your show to be consistent. And, it is. Consistently boring! Oh, all right. I'll stop being a hard ass.  Let me just say this. Stock questions - asking the same questions of your guest each episode - can provide a sense of familiarity for your listener. It may also keep your show consistent. However, there are some red flags to watch out for.  Should You Ask the Same Questions Each Podcast? Not if you start seeing these red flags: Your guest is on to you and shows up with prepared answers. Now your podcast sounds like a 3rd grade speech contest with cue cards and all. Or, a production at a small town community theatre with amateur actors. You stop caring about the answer and skip right to the next question. Your guest becomes noticeably annoyed because you are not talking to them, you are talking at them.  You start to get comments from fans that they are tired of the questions You start to see a dropoff in your downloads, engagements, leads, or conversions   All too often, these stock questions become a safety blanket and let me be the first to say that staying safe is boooooring for your listener.  Here at podcast performance coach, we subscribe to listener-first podcasting. So, ask yourself, are you asking the same questions each episode because that is going to give your listener the absolute best experience?  Chances are, the answer is no. In a perfect, well produced podcast world, you would research your guest and figure out what it is that they can actually deliver to your listener. Then, develop your questions around pulling out all of their best ideas, info, and stories.  Yes. This will take more time but it will also lead to a better podcast. But, since I know we don't live in a perfect, well produced podcast world, you may need to stick to a template or outline.  If you are going to use a set of stock questions or a templated outline, here are some tips for keeping it fresh and interesting for you audience: #1 Follow the conversation. Don't pass up opportunities to take the discussion further even if it means throwing away all of your other questions. If your guest is laying a golden egg, don't pass it by - pick it up and run with it! The trick here is that you have to listen and stay present in the conversation (not be checking what the next question is).  #2 Don't telegraph your questions. I hear this all the time, ‘my next question is…' or ‘I/we always ask our guests…' This is not only a dead giveaway that you are phoning it in, but it pulls the listener out of the experience because now they are thinking about the production. Trust me, they prefer the wizard to stay behind the curtain - nobody needs to see the messy mechanics! And, we don't need to know that this is your next question… it's going to be pretty damn obvious that it's your next question when you ask it! A great interview is well planned but it FEELS spontaneous! #3 Freshen up those stale questions. Even if you are going to ask the same set of questions to each of your guests, you can change the way you ask those questions. Use different words, change how you ask it, give a fresh example, anecdote or piece of research (on your guest) to set up the question and make it feel fresher.  #4 Find the flow. I can tell a rookie podcast interviewer by the awkward silence right before a seemingly unrelated question. Here's what I mean. Your guest has just given this great answer and you say something inane like, that's so interesting. Pause. Ask the next question on your list which is unrelated. Here's how a pro handles it… they segway. No, I don't mean the millennial 2-wheeled fad. I mean that they create a clear connection between the last answer and the next question. This is how conversations flow and it is a skill you may need to work on. Figure out what the answer has to do with the next question and connect the two. Sometimes (hold on, this might blow your mind) you can make a better connection to a question two or three questions down the list. Heck yeah, you can do that! See tip #1.   Now I have a question for you… do you think you're ready to stop letting stock questions take the thrill out of your podcast? That is a loaded question. I loaded it just for you.  And I hope that's just the question you need.  If your podcast is feeling extra stale (and it's not just the stock questions) you may be in need of a tune-up. Good news. I can help with that and the first step is to book a free 15-minute coaching call with me. 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Freshen your breath, put on your hottest 'fit, and loosen up with a glass of wine. It's time for the 69th episode of Boob Tube Boys, and there's no better way to celebrate than by covering Melrose Place. Brian guides Van and Spencer through a world of apartment complex pools, gaslighting, and sexual dreams about nature. You'll learn all about night picnics and corporate retreats, so you don't want to miss this sultry, sweaty episode. Unless you're some sort of prude!

Francis Preve is a sound designer, journalist, and educator. He teaches synthesis and sound design at Austin Community College. Francis is one of the most in-demand synthesizer programmers in the world. He makes factory presets for companies like Roland, Sequential, Korg, and Ableton, just to name a few. His company, Symplesound, provides some of the finest sound libraries available. Francis' latest work is a collaboration of Serum presets with sound designer Tom Wolfe. For our third conversation on the podcast, Francis and I covered quite a range of topics, including his many projects during the pandemic, memories of Dave Smith, and why you shouldn't listen to your tracks until they are finished. As usual, it was an honor to speak with Francis and learn from one of the masters of the field.  Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes: Francis' Site - https://www.francispreve.com Symplesound - https://www.symplesound.com Tonepaper Ambient Album - http://tonepaper.com Tom Wolfe - Francis Preve Collaboration - http://synthvault.net Francis' Serum Preset Collections - https://xferrecords.com/preset_packs/manufacturers/francis-preve Watch + Learn Tutorials - https://www.francispreve.com/blog/2020/5/22/watchlearn-index-1-20200522 Microtonal w/Richard James - https://warp.net/editorial/richard-d-james-speaks-to-tatsuya-takahashi Ableton Micro Tuner Pack - https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/microtuner/ Broken Synths with Brian Eno - https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2012/02/20/brian-eno-and-his-broken-yamaha-dx7-synths/ Calvin and Hobbes "Chewing" Magazine - https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1992/05/05 Freshen-up Gum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5sGX8VM22E The Go-Giver - https://amzn.to/3AAxM7R The War of Art - https://amzn.to/3OVz6GY Vinyl Williams - https://vinylwilliams.com Francis on MPP #38 - https://brianfunk.com/blog/2017/10/30/38-francis-preve-sound-designer-educator Francis on MPP #98 - https://brianfunk.com/blog/2019/1/29/98-francis-preve-2-sound-design-synthesis-vanlife Brian Funk Links: My Website - https://brianfunk.com Intro Music Made with Dream Organ Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/dream-organ Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at my store with the code: PODCAST - https://brianfunk.com/store Thank you for listening.  Please review the Music Production Podcast on your favorite podcast provider! And don't forget to visit my site https://BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs. -Brian Funk

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May is Home Remodeling Month but we don't need to always do large and expensive projects. We can transform our homes with simple, low-cost, DIY projects. In this episode, we discuss the different types of projects you can do that are affordable, easy and can often be completed in a weekend. Tune in to hear our tips to refresh your home with simple DIY projects.   IN THIS EPISODE:   [01:50] Cost-effective exterior project ideas. [05:37] The benefits of installing low voltage lighting outside. [12:26] Interior DIY project ideas. [16:00] How to refresh a room with decorative and furniture type projects. [19:15] Tips when using paint to transform different spaces. [23:08] Where to find inspiration and other easy project ideas.   KEY TAKEAWAYS:   DIY projects can be great ways to update your home for a low cost. When investing in your home, focus on the front of your house first. Take care of your grass, irrigation, and consider adding shrubs, trees and potted plants.  The front door is the main way we welcome guests. Freshen up your front door with a bright paint color or new hardware.  Organization is another way to invest in your home. When you have a clutter-free environment, you have a more productive environment.    RESOURCE LINKS   HomeZada Website 4 Quick and Easy Smart Home Projects 5 Quick and Easy Home Projects to Finish in a Weekend 7 DIY Home Improvement Projects That are Easier Than You Think 7 Home Improvement Projects You Can Do in a Weekend 7 Projects to Get Your Home Ready for Summer Fun That Cost Less Than a Smartphone

Rachel and Walls catch up on the high stakes game of chicken between Disney and Florida governor Ron DeSantis regarding the discriminatory "Don't Say Gay" bill. After checking in, Rachel shares her on-set experience working on an episode of CBS's FBI: Most Wanted. Walls considers what she's grown out of and what she's grown into, as she tries to listen more and assume less. Walls recommends a workout to keep your body fresh, while Rachel recommends trying a new flavor here and there to keep your outlook fresh. After this episode our hosts will be taking a one-week spring break, but they'll be back with more questions, recs, and laughs before you know it! What's something you've grown out of? Try any new flavors you love recently? Let us know on Instagram and Twitter. Emails and voice memos welcome at withrachelandwalls@gmail.com! Supporters! THANK YOU! To join them, tap the "Support" button here. Music by Royer Bockus LINKS! Freshen up your apartment workout with MadFit on YouTube, or download the MadFit app for Apple or check out the MadFit app on Android Watch Rachel's episode of FBI: Most Wanted on CBS --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/withrachelandwalls/support

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Freshen up your day with our first episode of Fresh Off The Set! Brooke and Sarah kick things off with an introduction of all five hosts of Fresh Living: David Osmond, Elora Murray, Kari Hawker-Diaz, Sarah Jenkins, and Brooke Mangum. Did you know that Brooke was on a reality TV show? Did you know that David Osmond performed on Broadway? Or that Kari was in "Oceans 13"? Learn more about the fascinating lives of Fresh Living's hosts and how they ended up on a lifestyle TV show in Salt Lake City, Utah!

THWACK! "Ah holy hell, that hurt," I blurted out after the surprise attack courtesy of Fred in the seat in front of me. I can't even begin to describe how much assigned seats suck. If you're surrounded by kids who sleep the entire time, it's a pretty sweet setup. As luck would have it, I'm stuck with a chronic puncher five days a week. Most of my trip consisted of staring at the back of Fred's head, awaiting the attack. Billy, who sat beside me, knew better than to chuckle because Hulk would say, "What you laughing at," then smash him too. At least my daily abuse is over early in the morning before school, so the rest of the day is smooth sailing. The school bus makes the familiar "phhsst" sound and comes to a halt in front of MCHS. A cluster of students filters through giant doors while half of us break to the right up the steps toward lockers around the gym. Sneaker squeaks and the echoes of a large crowd signal the day has begun. After grabbing my English book, I bump into Chastity, who offers me a piece of Freshen-up. Gladly I accept the gift and head toward class. All the early birds mingle for a bit before the bell rings. Jennifer makes eye contact and stops to talk. It's an awkward situation because cheerleaders are a species I have yet to figure out. It's not that I don't want to have a conversation with a gorgeous girl in a sweater and short skirt, but my experience is limited, and as far as I can tell, the library has zero self-help books on the subject; I've looked. "You smell good; what are you wearing?" Jennifer asked, waiting on a reply. My mind went blank as I tried desperately to decipher the 'popular girl code.' "Should I tell her my shirt is a Kmart Hawaiin print or thank her first for telling me I smell good?" I thought. "The cologne, what kind is it?" she insisted as she threw a smile my way. "Oh, oh that, it's Drakkar," I spurted out two octaves higher than usual. She told me she liked it and took her seat. After thanking her, I made a mental note to remind Mike to ask his mom for more free samples. She works at the PX at Fort Campbell and gets them all day long. The bell rings, and Mrs. Dinsmore uses her desk as a seat while she addresses the students, "Alright, class, you know how I feel about gum." Oh crap, she despises chewing gum, and here I sit trying to figure out if she's talking to me or not. There was no look my way, so I should be safe. About half of the room walked by, throwing the contents of their mouth into the trash can held by Mrs. Dinsmore herself. Yeah, she never saw me, so I'll tuck it away to the side of my cheek until class is over, and she'll never know. Halfway through the pop quiz, she says once again, "This is your final warning, throw the gum away now, or there will be consequences." Not a soul budged, "Was she addressing me?" Impossible, I thought as I used my tongue to secure my hidden cargo. Obviously, someone in here is careless because I've exercised a great deal of caution, so she has no reason to suspect me. Her glasses slid down the bridge of her nose as she scanned the class waiting for the guilty party to approach. I should be in the clear; I'll continue to work like nothing is wrong. As the first period wrapped up, it was time for our irritated teacher to confront the bubble gum bandit. I felt sick as she cleared her throat, ready to unmask the fugitive. "Brian, I need to see you after class," she demanded as I took a giant sigh of relief. Evidently, Brian needs to work on his stealth skills, and maybe he'll luck out like me next time. Thankfully the bell sounded, and I heard, "Mr.Sherron, I need to see you as well," as I attempted to make my exit. It looks like the jig is up; I'm busted. We passed Coach Cron in the hall as Mrs. Dinsmore marched us to the principal's office. "What's up, Crest? You in trouble?" he said, knowing good and well Brian and I were about to get the paddle. Wondering why he calls me Crest instead of Chris has been a mystery since the first time he made me do push-ups. Brian and I both gave him a half-smile and nodded as we got closer to our demise. She gave us instructions to wait outside for a moment while she had a word with her boss. My fellow delinquent and I discussed how Mrs. Dinsmore could have possibly known we were guilty. Neither of us gave any indication that we were smuggling illegal contraband, so we concluded she must have some sort of superpower. Then the door opened. Brian went in first, and within moments I heard it. The sound was deafening, and I could feel the vibrations under my feet. My friend stepped from the office, shaking his head, and mumbled, "she hits a lot harder than you'd think." My superiors never asked me to come in or anything; they only stared through me as if to say, "it's your turn." The instrument of pain was almost as big as Mrs. Dinsmore, but she handled it as though it was as light as a feather. I assumed the position, and without warning, I heard a SWISH and then a THWACK! "Ah holy hell, that hurt!" I cried out for the second time today.

Music and learning, singing and goofing. Enter here for children's songs about dinosaurs and dumplings. But fair warning, you may be asked to rhyme something with "Cilantro." If you're comfortable with that possibility then press play on this educational podcast for kids and enjoy. We begin with a rhyming game. Freshen up phonological awareness, fine tune your flow and polish your poetry with this edition of Rhyme Time. Our categories this go round are fancy colors, types of dumplings, herbs, handicrafts and kinds of trucks. Watch out for the extra hard herbal bonus round! ✪ This week's echo song is about a lonesome dinosaur. Why won't anyone play with the T. Rex? Is it because he'll eat them? This Echo Song explores themes of h̶u̶m̶a̶n̶ dinosaur nature while developing a child's sense of pitch and humor. It's music for kids that dinosaurs will love too. ✪ We haven't had a Vocal Jam in a while which means it's time for a vocal jam. Think of it as an instant a cappella group but better because the group is your family and instead of pop songs you're just saying names of dumplings. This is a great intro to harmony and part singing for kids and is also great as a family singalong. Learn the parts and perform it next time you're at a dumplings shop! Great idea! ✪ We hope you enjoy our music and games for preschoolers, kindergarteners and early elementary age kids! It's like a music lesson for kids you can listen to during tea time. ✪✪✪ FAMILIES CAN - an Amazon Best Book of the Month - by Dan Saks and Brooke Smart available from Penguin Random House ✪✪✪ http://tinyurl.com/familiescan WAYS TO SHOW NOODLE LOVE: ✪ Join our Patreon to get a show shout out and a handwritten letter! www.patreon.com/noodleloaf ✪ SUBSCRIBE and/or LEAVE A REVIEW on Apple Podcasts ✪ Get some Noodle Loaf gear at noodleloaf.threadless.com. ✪ Want to add your voice to the Noodle Loaf choir? The echo song and instructions are here: http://noodleloaf.com/choir Find us on noodleloaf.com Twitter and Instagram or write to us at noodleloafshow@gmail.com

With our intended guest and Firefly Lane expert LaToya Ferguson forced to bow out (we'll re-book her again ASAP!), your co-hosts muddled through on Netflix's new middlebrow book adaptation to the best of our ability. Around The Dial takes us through the late Quibi sitcom Mapleworth Murders, Hulu's Canadian import Jann, HBO Max's Danish import The Investigation -- and Borgen, with which it shares approximately half its cast -- the just-announced Black Panther show coming to Disney+ from Ryan Coogler, and Syfy's Resident Alien. Tara presents the A.P. Bio episode "Teacher Jail" to The Canon. And because the Loser is VERY dark, we name the Loser THEN the Winner this week, rather than send you home on a downer. Freshen up your Aqua Net and join us! TOPICS Lead Topic:

We are joined by Lee Adkins to discuss some best practices for Real estate agents to maximize productivity. We went over setting up Google Calendar for efficiency, G-suite Hacks, and CRM settings. PLAYLIST TO DEMOS FOR MENTIONED TOOLS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUTu3te8TdM5RIdyGpSuG4XN8PpK8t7S0 G-suite/Gmail Hacks Setting up Google Calendar for efficiency Google Drive File Stream - makes your Google Drive act like a folder on your computer - you can attach or save files or folders to Drive just like anywhere on your computer https://www.google.com/drive/download/ Unroll.me (and/or Google inbox setup) General Organization 1Password or Last Pass - both for ease of workflow and security of your data and client data Video stuff (client or company facing) Use Zoom for meetings Use Zoom to train your team, have team meeting, do buyer or seller consults, NAR Discount = NAR-ZOOM Loom or Camtasia or similar to create on-demand training or client info House it unlisted (or public) on YouTube CRM settings Segment as much as possible Update contact info over time and add other info like birthdays, etc. Marketing Revamp (or start) your newsletter Freshen up a logo or branding (consider supporting a local business for this) A few other, non-digital tips Pick up a hobby, meditate, refresh your daily habits or workflow or office setup