Podcasts about Function

In this episode, Dr. David Puder and his psychodynamic psychotherapy training cohort apply reflective function (RF) and mentalization concepts to John Steinbeck's masterpiece East of Eden. They examine how Reflective Function collapses under shame, rejection, threat, and attachment arousal across key characters. The discussion highlights that true personality health is not the absence of aggression, dependency, or guilt but the growing capacity to recognize conflicting self-parts, stay in contact with reality, and remain related to imperfect people. Link to blog Link to YouTube video

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.On today's edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the new U.S. ‘Operation Economic Outcast' war strategy against Iran, the history and function of modern political polling, and the influence of prediction markets on modern politics.Part I (00:14 – 10:20)The New War Strategy Against Iran: The U.S. is Calling for ‘Operation Economic Outcast' to Squash Iranian Economy to End the U.S-Iran ConflictBessent Launches ‘Operation Economic Outcast' to Isolate and Squeeze Iran by The Wall Street Journal (Brian Schwartz, Laurence Norman, and Alexander Ward)Part II (10:20 – 17:11)How Did We Get Into Such a ‘Wild West' of Political Polling? The Important History and Function of Modern Political PollingWhy Polling Chaos Could Create Big Problems for American Politics by The New York Times (Reid J. Epstein)Part III (17:11 – 26:00)The Influence of Prediction Markets on Modern Politics: Young Men and Gambling Markets are Having a Massive Influence on Modern Polling – There are Big Issues HereSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

Patsy Mangan joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about Scribd Flex, why flexibility only works when it is paired with clarity and accountability, and why Scribd needed the GRIT Performance framework.----  Sponsor Links:

Most CEOs think their sales problems are tactical but they're leadership challenges hiding in plain sight.   What you'll learn: a) Why most "closed won" deals aren't truly wins and how this tanks customer retention b) The surprising reason 61% of buyers now prefer a rep-free experience c) How outdated funnel thinking sabotages account growth in today's looping buyer journeys   Today, Janice B Gordon, the Customer Growth Expert, explains why sales underperformance is a leadership issue and how visionary CEOs can fix it to deliver predictable, scalable growth. She reveals the real reasons deal stall, buyers disconnect, and revenue growth flatlines in modern B2B sales.   Timestamps: 00:00 Uncomfortable truths about sales 2026 04:12 Message for CEOs and Founders 08:55 Rethinking the sales process 11:29 Improving sales approach strategy 13:16 Quarterly focus over long-term growth 17:26 Addressing structural issues in sales 20:58 Evaluating Leadership Capabilities 23:34 Addressing Leadership and Capability Gaps 27:34 Sales issues and leadership discussion   Connect with Janice Book Janice to speak at your next sales or leadership event: https://janicebgordon.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/janice-b-gordon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janicebgordon Scale Your Sales Podcast: https://scaleyoursales.co.uk/podcast Enjoy the episode? Share your takeaway in the comments and leave a review on Apple Podcasts to help more leaders discover the show.

Do I consult my wife about programming? Do I use AI when programming? Should people improve at a specific rate? Getting Comfortable being Uncomfortable. Tips for Consistency. Does Linchpin have a training bias? Do I program the VNR track? Which movement was toughest for me to learn? Training for Form vs Function. Suffering during Rest Periods. Why do I program in 4-week blocks? Strict vs Kipping Pull-ups

Holy crap! Is it another new season of The Knowledge of Nothing (KON) podcast? Absol-f-ing-lutly! Your hosts (aka KONMen), Tony, Brian, Oren, and Wayne will take you on an unexpected, potentially informational, but most definitely entertaining journey into the podcast universe! This week's show brings the heat with the return of Tony's BF, Reacher S4, and from Anaheim, California where D23 exploded tons of pop-culture news! After another segment of Oren's jokes and trivia, Wayne debuts a new game called “Cuntjunction Function” where the guys have to guess the meaning of made up English curse words. This game immediately goes off the rails so you'll definitely need to tune in to hear their antics!Contact us at info@theknowledgeofnothing.com and follow/DM us on our socials!https://www.facebook.com/theknowledgeofnothing/Instagram: @theknowledgeofnothingTwitter: @TheKONMen1

311: Navigating the grocery store can feel overwhelming, especially when so many products are marketed as “healthy” without actually having the ingredients to back it up. In this episode, we're breaking down how to shop smarter, read ingredient labels, spot misleading claims, and find better options without feeling like you have to overhaul your entire life overnight. Topics Discussed: → How do you read food labels? → What ingredients should you avoid? → Are seed oils unhealthy? → How can you spot greenwashing? → What are the healthiest grocery swaps? Sponsored By: → Function | Check your health the way I do with 160+ lab tests and access to scans through Function, all for only $365 a year. Learn more at https://functionhealth.com/REALFOODOLOGY and use code REALFOODOLOGY25 for a $25 credit. → Ogee | Thanks to today's sponsor, Ogee: A higher standard for beauty. Go to https://ogee.com/REALFOODOLOGY and use code REALFOODOLOGY to get 20% off certified organic makeup that performs like luxury. Or visit Sephora.com, search Ogee, and shop the Crystal Contour Collection today. → Our Place | Stop cooking with toxic cookware, and upgrade to Our Place today. Visit https://fromourplace.com/REALFOODOLOGY and use code REALFOODOLOGY for 10% off sitewide. With a hundred-day risk-free trial, free shipping and returns, you can experience this game-changing cookware with zero risk. → Qualia | Take control of your cellular health today. Go to https://qualialife.com/realfoodology and save 15% to experience the science of feeling younger.  Timestamps:  → 00:00:00 - Introduction  → 00:01:04 - Health With Hunter:Eating Healthy Is Not Boring → 00:02:14 - Start At The Perimeter  → 00:04:19 - Shop The Sales → 00:05:14 - Keep It Simple → 00:09:13 - Common Health Concerns  → 00:13:48 - Secretly Unhealthy Food  → 00:15:45 - Baked Goods  → 00:20:33 - Best + Worst Creamers  → 00:22:52 - Coffee  Recommendations  → 00:25:13 - Underrated Clean Brand  → 00:28:34 - Kylie Fitzgerald: Navigating The Grocery Store → 00:30:46 - Seed Oils  → 00:37:29 - Added Sugar   → 00:41:21 - Erythritol + Allulose  → 00:44:46 - Artificial vs Natural Flavoring → 00:51:50 - Greenwashing  → 00:55:12 - How To Read A Label  → 00:58:11 - Produce Recomendations  → 01:04:46 - Egg Recommendations  → 01:10:18 - Raw Milk + Dairy  → 01:14:07 - A1 vs A2 Cows → 01:16:37 - Accessibility  Show Links:→ https://www.realfoodology.com/ Further Listening: → How to Navigate The Grocery Store  | Kyle Fitzgerald → Weight Loss Myths, Healthy Swaps & Grocery Store Hacks | Health With Hunter Check Out Hunter: → Instagram → TikTok → YouTube Check Out Kyle: → Instagram→ Youtube  Check Out Courtney:  →  LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE →  Check Out My new FREE Grocery Guide! →  @realfoodology →  www.realfoodology.com →  My Immune Supplement by 2x4 →  Air Dr Air Purifier →  AquaTru Water Filter →  EWG Tap Water Database Produced By: Drake Peterson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#998: Join us as we sit down with John Paul DeJoria – entrepreneur, philanthropist, co-founder of Paul Mitchell and Patrón, and author of Success Unshared is Failure. John Paul shares the extraordinary story of going from being homeless twice to building some of the most recognizable brands in the world, including launching Paul Mitchell with just $700 and living out of his car. In this episode, he breaks down the scrappy strategies, resilience, and mindset that helped him turn setbacks into billion-dollar businesses, and why he believes rejection is simply part of the process. John Paul also opens up about building a blended family, raising children without spoiling them, the role of philanthropy in his life, and his perspective on wealth, happiness, and success. He shares the lessons he learned from being fired, starting over, and betting on himself, along with his philosophy that "Success Unshared is Failure" and why focusing on the next step, rather than the obstacle, can change the trajectory of your life.   For Detailed Show Notes visit TheBossticks.com   To connect with John Paul DeJoria click HERE   To connect with Lauryn Bosstick click HERE   To connect with Michael Bosstick click HERE   Read More on The Skinny Confidential HERE   Head to our ShopMy page HERE and LTK page HERE to find all of the products mentioned in each episode.   To learn more about John Paul Dejoria and his book "Success Unshared Is Failure" visit https://bit.ly/JPDejoria-Book-Success.    This episode is sponsored by The Skinny Confidential Shop your nightly ritual now at https://shopskinnyconfidential.com.   This episode is sponsored by ARMRA Go to http://armra.com/SKINNY or enter SKINNY to get 30% off your first subscription order.   This episode is sponsored by Wayfair Join Wayfair Rewards today to get 5% back on every purchase and start saving on your next home upgrade. Head to http://Wayfair.com to shop all things home.    This episode is sponsored by Nutrafol For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners $10 off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you visit http://Nutrafol.com and enter promo code SKINNYHAIR.   This episode is sponsored by Function Health Check your health the way I do. Function provides 160+ lab tests for $1/day and member pricing on advanced imaging. Join at http://functionhealth.com/SKINNY and use gift code SKINNY25.   This episode is sponsored by Revolve Shop at http://REVOLVE.com/SKINNY and use code SKINNY for 15% off your first order. #REVOLVEpartner   This episode is sponsored by ThirdLove Use code BOSSTICKS15 for $15 off your first purchase at http://thirdlove.com.   This episode is sponsored by egglife Find egglife wraps chillin' in the fridge at Aldi, Whole Foods, Kroger, Target, Walmart & more. Visit http://www.egglifefoods.com to find a retailer near you. Produced by Dear Media

Peter Schiff on plunging retail sales, sticky inflation, the Fed's stealth QE, and why the world is now leaving the dollar standard.This episode is sponsored by NetSuite. For the first time ever you can try NetSuite Next for free. If your revenues are at least in the seven figures, Go to https://netsuite.com/goldThis episode is also sponsored by Function. Join at https://functionhealth.com/peter and use code PETER25 for a $25 credit.Retail sales just plunged, producer prices are still rising, and the Fed is quietly expanding its balance sheet again.The July data tells the story the markets keep ignoring. Retail sales fell 0.6 percent, the biggest drop in over a year, and since those numbers are not adjusted for inflation, real spending fell even further. Consumer sentiment sank to 51 as households braced for 4.3 percent inflation, more than double the Fed's 2 percent target. Producer prices rose 4.7 percent year over year, and instead of rallying on the weak data, the bond market sold off to its lowest weekly close of the year, with the 30-year at 5.27 percent. Meanwhile the Fed expanded its balance sheet by more than 21 billion dollars in two weeks, with the national debt about 80 billion dollars away from 40 trillion.Peter marks 55 years since Nixon closed the gold window and calls it what it was: a 100 percent default on America's creditors. His father Irwin testified against removing gold backing in 1968, and the 1970s proved him right. Now the sequel is underway. The world is going off the dollar standard the way America went off gold, and the next leg down in the American standard of living has already started. Gold near 4,400 dollars and silver above 66 are the market's verdict.Chapters:00:00 Middle Class Squeeze01:01 PPI Breakdown04:08 Fed Balance Sheet Surge05:23 Stagflation Signals08:28 Bond Market Warning11:39 Greenspan and 1987 Echoes14:48 Stocks vs Bonds Diverge15:33 Gold Shines Bitcoin Slips18:16 Bitcoin Bear Case21:08 Iran Sanctions and Oil26:30 Nixon Gold Standard Legacy28:52 Inflation Math Reality29:30 Video Plug Fiat Failure30:19 Electric Catamaran Tour34:30 Cruising Plans Tax Credit37:02 Gold Standard Break Explained48:09 Dollar Standard EndingFollow @peterschiffX: https://twitter.com/peterschiffInstagram: https://instagram.com/peterschiffTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@peterschiffofficialFacebook: https://facebook.com/peterschiff#Stagflation #InflationOur Sponsors:* Check out Blinds.com and use my code GOLD for a great deal: https://www.blinds.com* Check out Chilipad and use my code GOLD for $255 off: https://sleep.me* Check out Factor and use my code gold50off for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com* Check out Fast Growing Trees and use my code GOLD for a great deal: https://www.fast-growing-trees.com* Check out Plaud AI and use my code GOLD for a great deal: https://www.plaud.ai* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/GOLD for a great deal: https://www.quince.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code GOLD for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

“The public library is our country's last truly democratic institution,” writes celebrated librarian and public historian Dorothy Lazard. In her 40-year career, half at Oakland's main branch, Lazard was on the front lines of libraries' mission to provide free access to all and to serve as a hub of civic life. She was also witness to book bans, financial crises and the many challenges that threaten the institution. Her new book, “Behind the Desk at the Main: A Librarian's Memoir,” offers a personal portrait of how libraries work and the people that keep them functioning, and a rousing call to protect them. Guest: Dorothy Lazard, author, Behind the Desk at the Main: A Librarian's Memoir; former head librarian, Oakland History Center; author, What You Don't Know Will Make a Whole New World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've all heard the bickering. You've see the side eyes. After listening to all your requests for lighter podcast episodes, we've been holding off on publishing this episode, until we realized what we honor the most is delivering, raw, honest takes you can relate to that no one else is openly talking about. If you are not a fan of deep podcast episodes, we request you stay tuned for our next episode which will be much happier and full of laughs. If you're curious about our marriage or trying to relate to imperfect marriages, this might just be for you! Thank you to this week's sponsor. Function provides 160+ lab tests for $1/day and member pricing on advanced imaging. Join at https://www.functionhealth.com/ZARNA and use code ZARNA25 for a $25 credit. And before you go, text a question to 855-608-1717 on SMS or WhatsApp for a chance to get a shoutout in the next episode! My very handsome son built this tool so I can learn more about all of you, so text us! I'm watching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today's episode Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar meets with design legend Michele De Lucchi. Born an identical twin, he grew up being treated, as he remembers it, almost as half of the same child. At 18, the brothers chose different disciplines, different cities and different appearances. His brother shaved; Michele grew the beard that has stayed with him ever since.“When you design something, you have to create an identity.”It is a wonderfully disarming beginning to a conversation with someone whose career runs through more than five decades of Italian architecture and design: Alchimia, Memphis, Olivetti, the Tolomeo lamp, major buildings, interiors, furniture, drawing, painting and sculpture. Yet I became less interested in making him recite that history than in understanding the person who has continued to question what design is for.De Lucchi speaks about objects as carriers of memory. His father appeared able to “listen” to a glass, a watch or a building and understand who made it, where and when. Function was never the whole story. Materials could hold a narrative; architecture could shape the life unfolding inside it.When I told him that his work makes me happy, he answered that it was the most beautiful compliment I could give him.“We don't need pessimistic architects and designers because we don't need a pessimistic future.”That may be the key to Michele De Lucchi. Radicalism, for him, is not a colour palette or a historical style. It is the courage to resist convention, grasp the energy of one's own time and give form to a future worth entering.In the full episode, we travel from 1970s Florence to Olivetti and the beginnings of Memphis, but also into far more personal territory: his twin brother, Ettore Sottsass, a journey around the world, fashion, serendipity, meditation, AI and the unknown. Some stories are far better heard in his own voice, and I will not give them away here.Several of his designs will also appear in Radical Rooms, the exhibition I am curating for Mankovsky Gallery in Stockholm this August, bringing radical Italian design into conversation with contemporary painting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Brisbin 8.9.26 You may be familiar with an elevator speech. Whatever you have to offer, if you can't articulate who you are, what you do, why it matters in the time it takes to get to your floor in an elevator, you've lost the opportunity. Jesus' Way is purely experiential, not cognitive, but we still need an elevator speech to concisely understand what it is and isn't or we'll be digging holes where there is no treasure. We each need our own personal speech…but generally, it's not a path leading somewhere else. It's how we follow the path we're already on, growing awareness of the unseen Oneness of all things in two complementary ways: living as if oneness really exists while relinquishing everything that obscures it. Only way to see who we really are in relation to what really is. In 1996, a neuroanatomist had a stroke. Function by function, her left hemisphere went offline, leaving her entirely in her right mind. The left brain is the source of ego awareness, linear order, sense of separation and physical boundaries, deep ties to the past for threat assessment. The right brain is all about the present moment, flow, sense of oneness, experience without judgment, identification with everything. She watched with clinical fascination as her left brain faded, each area stopping function, her fear and horror muted by the overwhelming peace and oneness she felt as never before. Took eight years to bring her left brain back online, to bring her two hemispheres into balance, to choose which left brain parts she wanted back and which only obscured the world as one. Took a stroke, the loss of her left brain to force awareness of her right, contemplative mind. She wrote she wished there were a safe way to induce this awareness in people. Well, there is… Jesus' Way is a dive into the right mind by living as if all life is one, experiencing loving the enemy while relinquishing the dominance of the left mind, selling off everything that obscures us as one with. Want a really short elevator speech on Jesus' Way? It's a way of having a spiritual stroke. You'd have a lotta ‘splainin' to do, but at least you'd have their attention.

Fauci pled the 5th over 100 times during his recent Congressional hearing! New evidence exposes a MASSIVE cover-up by Fauci regarding gain-of-function research, & more!Welcome to Actuali, where we explore the crisis of meaning in our world today, and how we may help usher in an awakening from it.This is Part 2 of our deep dive showing how Fauci blatantly lied to the American public, and why this may be the one of the greatest cover-ups in U.S. history. Share this one with everyone you know!Today we reveal evidence proving Wuhan was a U.S. funded biolab (one of many), how emails between Bill Gates and Epstein reveal they had ongoing work involving pandemic preparedness (incredible revelations in and of themselves), and more.We'll examine how Fauci pled the fifth over 100 times, repeatedly shifted blame, and attempted to evade accountability when confronted with direct evidence of U.S. funded labs and gain-of-function research. The breakdown of public trust and the failures that allowed media gaslighting to override scientific debate show us why holding persons like Fauci and entities like the WHO accountable is essential to ensuring our systems of self-governance and public health are never subverted again.What do YOU think? Will we ever see true legal accountability for any of the officials involved in this cover-up? Share your thoughts below

In this episode,we're covering the science of blood sugar and the Fab Four, why protein matters more than ever as we age, and how I'm using creatine and magnesium to support muscle, energy, sleep, and my health in my 40s. Plus, we talk about motherhood, raising three boys, the amount of sugar kids are consuming today, and why I'm so passionate about changing the way we use sugar as a reward for our children. And finally, I'm giving you a first look at my newest passion project, Sweet Deal, and the movement I hope will help parents create better boundaries around sugar for their kids. → Leave Us A Voice Message!  Topics Discussed: → How do you balance blood sugar naturally? → What are the benefits of creatine for women? → How much protein do women need? → Does magnesium help with sleep and anxiety? → How does sugar affect children's health? Sponsored By:  → Function | Check your health the way I do. Function provides 160+ lab tests for $1/day and member pricing on advanced imaging. Join at https://functionhealth.com/bewellbykelly and use code BEWELL25 for a $25 credit. → Be Well By Kelly Protein Powder & Essentials | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at https://bewellbykelly.com. → Minnow | Shop minnow's new apré-ski capsule collection at https://shopminnow.com and enter code MEETMINNOW15 at checkout to receive 15% off your first order. → Hiya | Get 50% off your first order at https://hiyahealth.com/KELLY → Branch Basics | Go to https://branchbasics.com/BEWELLPODCAST and use code: BEWELLPODCAST for 15% off your first purchase. Timestamps:  → 00:00:00 - Introduction → 00:01:19 - Kelly's Career Summary  → 00:04:08 - The Fab Four + Blood Sugar → 00:10:29 - Glucose Levels  → 00:18:30 - Nutritional Science  → 00:22:34 - Nutritionist to Entrepreneur → 00:27:34 - You're Never Too Old   → 00:31:57 - Building Be Well by Kelly → 00:35:06 - Product Creation + Investing  → 00:40:23 - Kelly's Parents  → 00:46:18 - Motherhood, Family + Work-Life Boundaries → 00:49:53 - Business Classes  → 00:56:21 - Product Sourcing + Heavy Metals  → 01:00:22 - Protein Needs For Women → 01:03:29 - Creatine For Women → 01:06:27 - ATP + Creatine  → 01:10:21 - Magnesium, GABA + Better Sleep → 01:12:43 - Sweet Deal: Rethinking Sugar for Kids → 01:19:21 - Chronic Disease → 01:23:28 - Cafeteria Food  Further Listening:  → Why You Keep Overreacting + How to Regulate Your Nervous System | Jonny Miller Check Out Brigid: → Website  → Instagram → YouTube Check Out Kelly: → Instagram → Sweet Deal (Book) → YouTube → Facebook

Sienna told the show that her husband Ivan is doing a camping MARATHON in November lol! The thing is... he isn't training for it. The show thinks that's a nightmare. What was your 'nightmare work function' that you had to attend? Follow us on socials! @themorningmess

Sienna told the show that her husband Ivan is doing a camping MARATHON in November lol! The thing is... he isn't training for it. The show thinks that's a nightmare. What was your 'nightmare work function' that you had to attend? Follow us on socials! @themorningmess

Sienna told the show that her husband Ivan is doing a camping MARATHON in November lol! The thing is... he isn't training for it. The show thinks that's a nightmare. What was your 'nightmare work function' that you had to attend? Follow us on socials! @themorningmess

Title: The Task of Cultivation and Growth Passage: 1 Corinthians 3:5-9 Right Understanding of the Function of Church Leaders Right Understanding of the Ability of Church Leaders Right Understanding of the Power that Grows the Church

This week we are back to Function PDX with beer from Societe Brewing. Adele behind the bar tells us the best part about the pub and the menu. Josh gets wild at Living Haus, Imperial Bottleshop, and nearly all of the Breakside locations. Damian drops the schedule for the rest of the month. Lots to love and drink on this Brew Happy podcast!

Who-or what-are you online? A profile, handle, podcast, avatar, or AI persona can be addressed, remembered, praised, criticised, and made socially present. But it is not quite identical to the person behind it. This episode of Permanently Moved is an hour-long audio essay on digital identity, personal branding, social media, puppetry, platform culture, and AI. It argues that online identity is best understood not as performance or authenticity, but as animation: a figure brought to life through an operator, audience, and apparatus. Moving from The Brand Called You and main character energy to Bunraku theatre, VTubers, icons and idols, automata, platform metrics, and ChatGPT, Jay Springett asks what it means to be responsible for a figure online without being consumed by it. SHOW NOTES https://thejaymo.net/2026/08/11/303-internet-operator-permanently-moved/ START SELECT RESET Issue 16 of Start Select Reset, the print companion to this episode, contains the full essay plus extra material not included in the audio. Membership (£5/month, shipping included): https://thejaymo.net/support/ Buy the zine while copies last: https://thejaymo.net/zine CHAPTERS (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:06) DRAMATIS IDEAE (00:02:20) Part 1. The Brand Called You (00:09:34) Part 2. Main Character Energy (00:16:21) Part 3. Figure and Function (00:20:42) Part 4. The Booth and the Stage (00:26:43) Part 5. The Suppressed Metaphor (00:32:16) Part 6. The Animated Equation (00:38:25) Part 7. The Face, the Mask, the Person (00:40:47) Part 8. Metonymy, Icon, Idol (00:46:16) Part 9. The Self-Moving Figure (00:53:25) Part 10. Where the Operator Stands (00:58:24) Part 11. The Speaking Image (01:04:34) Part 12. Internet Operator (01:08:03) Afterward (01:08:44) Support the Show (01:09:29) Credits Mentioned in this episode Tom Peters — "The Brand Called You" Teri Silvio — Puppets, Gods and Brands Kevin Munger — "The YouTube Apparatus" Henryk Jurkowski — Aspects of Puppet Theatre Charles Taylor Heinrich von Kleist — "On the Marionette Theatre" Mindar at Kōdai-ji ChatGPT Gordon White Permanently Moved is a quarterly podcast written, recorded, and edited by Jay Springett.

This week, Tee is joined by Dr. Joe Nieusma, toxicologist, founder of Superior Toxicology & Wellness, and an expert with nearly four decades of experience studying the effects of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, biological agents, and environmental toxins on human health. Throughout his career, Dr. Joe has worked extensively in pharmaceutical safety and toxicology while helping people better understand how toxic exposures, inflammation, and lifestyle choices influence long-term health. Combining scientific expertise with a practical approach to wellness, he is passionate about empowering individuals to address root causes rather than simply managing symptoms. In this episode, Dr. Joe explains why the health of your gut influences nearly every system in your body. He discusses how chronic inflammation, leaky gut, processed foods, excess sugar, environmental toxins, and certain medications can gradually overwhelm the body's natural defenses, contributing to joint pain, brain fog, digestive issues, immune dysfunction, and accelerated aging. Tee and Dr. Joe also explore why conventional medicine often focuses on treating symptoms instead of identifying underlying causes and how nutrition, hydration, movement, and quality sleep provide the foundation for lasting health. The conversation also dives into one of Tee's favorite topics, environmental toxins and the cumulative burden they place on the body every day. Dr. Joe explains how toxic exposures from food, drinking water, household products, wildfire smoke, and the environment contribute to chronic inflammation over time. He shares practical strategies for reducing toxic load through cleaner eating, filtering drinking water, minimizing processed foods, reading ingredient labels, and making small, sustainable lifestyle changes that support the body's natural ability to heal. They also discuss emerging research surrounding Carbon 60 as a potential tool for managing inflammation, while emphasizing that healthy daily habits remain the cornerstone of long-term wellness. Whether you're dealing with chronic pain, digestive issues, fatigue, or simply want to reduce inflammation and age more healthfully, this episode offers practical insights you can begin applying today. Connect with Dr. Joe:  Website Live Longer Labs  Facebook LinkedIn Follow Therese "Tee" Forton-Barnes and The Green Living Gurus: Austin Air Purifiers: For podcast listeners, take 15% off any Austin Air product; please email Tee@thegreenlivinggurus.com and mention that you want to buy a product and would like the discount. See all products here: Austin Air   The Green Living Gurus' Website  Instagram YouTube Facebook Healthy Living Group on Facebook   Tip the podcaster! Support Tee and the endless information that she provides: Patreon Venmo: @Therese-Forton-Barnes last four digits of her cell are 8868 For further info, contact Tee: Email: Tee@thegreenlivinggurus.com Cell: 716-868-8868   DISCLAIMER: ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED HERE IS GENERAL GUIDANCE AND NOT MEANT TO BE USED FOR INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR PROVIDER OR DOCTOR FOR MEDICAL ADVICE. Produced By: Social Chameleon

Will AI replace your bookkeeper, or is the future of finance more human than you think?   In today's episode, I'm joined by Nick, founder of Dexterous Group and DexIQ, to explore how AI is transforming finance, what business owners need to know, and how to stay ahead as technology continues to evolve.   Full shownotes at https://clarewood.com/podcast/episode385/

Maxillary expansion isn't just an orthodontic intervention - for adults navigating narrow palates, compromised airways, and chronic TMJ dysfunction, it can be a total health transformation.In this episode, Hallie Bulkin sits down with Jeannie Nelson, MS, CCC-SLP, to share an unfiltered, first-hand account of their personal experiences undergoing MARPE (Minimally Invasive Micro-Implant Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion). Together, they pull back the curtain on the procedure itself, comparing their treatment approaches, pain management strategies, and the physical and emotional realities of the recovery process.Hallie and Jeannie dive into the profound functional benefits that go far beyond aesthetics—including drastic improvements in nasal breathing, sleep quality, reduced systemic inflammation, and even unexpected shifts in vision. They also discuss navigating speech challenges, dietary changes, lymphatic support, and essential tools to prepare if you or your patients are considering advanced expansion.About the Guest: Jeannie Nelson, MS, CCC-SLPJeannie Nelson, MS, CCC-SLP, is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, certified myofunctional therapist, and pediatric feeding specialist. With an extensive clinical background in evaluating and treating complex orofacial myofunctional disorders, pediatric feeding difficulties, and airway-centric cases, Jeannie brings both high-level clinical expertise and personal patient experience to the conversation. In this episode, she joins Hallie to share her first-hand journey navigating adult maxillary expansion (MARPE), shedding light on the intersection of structural anatomy, speech clarity, and whole-body functional recovery.Key Topics & TakeawaysThe Functional Power of the Maxilla: Understanding why expanding the maxillary bone directly impacts nasal vault volume, airway capacity, and structural posture.Comparing Expansion Approaches: Exploring how individual anatomy influences protocol choices, appliance designs, and overall treatment timelines.Soundbites"Opening up my nose has been completely life-changing. You don't realize how much energy you spend fighting to breathe until that restriction is lifted.""Breathing properly has drastically improved my sleep architecture, nervous system regulation, and daily recovery.""The maxillary bone impacts everything—from your nasal airway and posture to how your vision, jaw, and neck organize."Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction to MARPE and Personal Treatment Backgrounds02:49 – Comparing Treatment Approaches, Protocols, and Individual Experiences05:41 – Pain Management Realities and Practical Recovery Insights11:36 – Navigating TMJ Issues, Jaw Alignment, and Airway Stabilization21:21 – The Interconnectedness of Maxillary Structure, Oral Health, and Whole-Body Function39:09 – Speech Clarity, Articulation, and Communication Challenges42:47 – Pain Perception, Nervous System Response, and Emotional Recovery51:43 – Preparing for Advanced Expansion: Essential Preparation Tools and Protocols57:32 – Final Thoughts and Resources for Patients and CliniciansLinks & ResourcesFast Myo Screening Tool: Identify structural and airway red flags in your clinical practice at FastMyoScreening.com.Connect with Jeannie Nelson: Learn more about her practice, clinical services, and myofunctional expertise at Breathe Eat Sleep Talk. WORTH A LISTEN: CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEYEpisode 137: The Evidence Based Research Behind Tethered Oral Tissues with Richard Baxter, DMD, MS.Don't Ignore the Snore: The Hidden Link Between Airway, Sleep, and ADHD.STAY CONNECTED

Heart disease is still the leading cause of death worldwide. Yet many people assume it only happens to those who are older, out of shape, or obviously unhealthy. In this episode, I sit down with cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Jeremy London, whose own heart attack challenged many of the assumptions we make about heart health. We discuss why prevention isn't always as straightforward as it seems—and how understanding your personal risk can help you take a more proactive approach to your health. We cover: Why some healthy people still develop heart disease The difference between standard cholesterol tests and a more complete assessment How to better understand your personal cardiovascular risk The lifestyle changes that can help lower your long-term cardiovascular risk Interested in more comprehensive lab testing? Learn more at Function and use code MARK2026 to save $50 on your membership. Heart disease is often preventable—but only if you know what to look for. Listen to my conversation with Dr. Jeremy London to learn how a better understanding of your personal risk can help you protect your long-term heart health. View Show Notes From This Episode Sign up for Dr. Hyman's Brainshaping Academy to learn how to nourish the biological systems that support your mental, emotional, and cognitive health https://drhyman.com/products/brainshaping?utm_source=dr_hyman_show&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=may_27&utm_content=link Get Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hyman https://drhyman.com/pages/picks?utm_campaign=shownotes&utm_medium=banner&utm_source=podcast Sign Up for Dr. Hyman's Weekly Longevity Journal https://drhyman.com/pages/longevity?utm_campaign=shownotes&utm_medium=banner&utm_source=podcast Join the 10-Day Detox to Reset Your Health https://drhyman.com/pages/10-day-detox Join the Hyman Hive for Expert Support and Real Results https://drhyman.com/pages/hyman-hive This episode is brought to you by Paleovalley, Pique, Perfect Amino, Seed, BON CHARGE, and Cozy Earth. Shop nutrient-rich foods and supplements at paleovalley.com/hyman and save 15% off your first order. Elevate your daily wellness ritual at piquelife.com/hyman and enjoy 20% off plus free gifts. Help fill protein gaps at bodyhealth.com and use code HYMAN20 for 20% off. Support your gut health daily at seed.com/hyman and use code 25HYMAN for 25% off your first month. Explore red light products at boncharge.com/hyman  and enjoy 15% off with code HYMAN. Upgrade your sleep setup with cozyearth.com and enjoy 20% off  with code HYMAN.

Trey and Katie bring their own Correct Opinions this week—and somehow end up targeting the same part of your face.Trey explains why veneers can make perfectly normal teeth look insane, while Katie argues that wrinkles look better than bad Botox and fillers. That leads to men getting Botox, Trey defending his hair transplant, and the realization that Hollywood may no longer allow famous men to simply go bald.Thanks to this week's sponsors:FUNCTIONCheck your health the way Trey does. Function provides 160+ lab tests for $1/day and member pricing on advanced imaging.Join at https://functionhealth.com/trey and use gift code TREY25 for a $25 credit.@Function #FunctionPartnerFACTORLet's eat real. Head to https://factormeals.com/correctopinions50off and use code correctopinions50off to get 50% off and 1 free breakfast item per box for 1 year, while supplies last until 10/31/2026.That's code correctopinions50off at Factor Meals. See website for more details.VINTEDGive your clothes a second life with Vinted. Download the Vinted app for free to start selling with no seller fees, so you keep everything you earn. Plus, for a limited time, enjoy free shipping in the US on Vinted.CASH APPNew Cash App customers can earn $10 if they use code CASHAPP10 in their profile at signup and send $5 to a friend within 14 days. Terms apply.Download Cash App Today:https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/5zhgqoej#CashAppPodCash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flex card. Cash App Green features, Savings, Direct deposit, Round ups, Overdraft coverage and Discounts provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures.Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL3ESPT9yf1T8x6L0P4d39w?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe to Correct Opinions on Apple: http://bit.ly/COPodcast0:00 Losing Patience With the Kids2:14 Trey Shows Up to the “Redneck” Baby Shower9:35 Mom Brain, Group Chats & the Dinner Mental Load13:10 Correct Opinion: Your Veneers Look Bad17:22 Botox, Fillers & Looking Older21:30 Men Getting Botox vs. Trey's Hair Transplant27:10 “Things That Make Men Gay” TikTok30:35 Aquariums Are Better Than Zoos33:41 Delivering a 9 lb. 10 oz. Baby35:28 Stop Posting Every Anniversary38:20 People Who Don't RSVP Are the Worst44:40 Reacting to the Viral National Anthem51:12 The Bedtime Gap Relationship54:44 An Old Man's Marriage Advice Goes Off the Rails57:48 Why Parenting Ages 2–4 Is So Brutal1:03:30 Are Parents Softer on Sons or Daughters?1:05:00 Trey's Monster Zit Becomes Family News

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Resilience is the most used word in automotive, and one of the least staffed functions in it. It turns up in board decks, on conference panels, and in webinar titles, and then the next disruption hits, and the response doesn't look any different from the last one: a war room, a handful of empowered people, and a lot of luck.In this episode, Jan Griffiths and Tom Roberts sit down with Ambrose Conroy, CEO of Seraph, to put structure behind a phrase most leaders use loosely. Ambrose built his firm on crisis work, and his answer to the resilience question isn't a mindset. It's an org chart. Build an office of resilience, staff it full-time, and have it report to the CEO or the board.The model already exists outside automotive. Shell and Apple run standing teams that watch their value chains down to raw material pricing, and Apple's got roughly 100 people doing it. Toyota does the same work without giving it a name. What separates them from most OEMs and tier ones isn't intent. It's the ability to see across their own data.That's where most companies stop. Multiple ERP instances, disconnected PLM systems, and dozens of cross-reference tables make it slow to answer a simple question: what stops if the rare earth supply is disrupted, or if an earthquake takes out a plant in Japan? Ambrose and Tom are blunt about what dirty master data does to AI. It drifts. It hallucinates. It returns alerts nobody can act on.Speed is the second half of the argument. In the Novelis disruption, three OEMs faced the same problem. One had an alternate capacity locked in within 48 hours. One followed the full qualification process and lost weeks. The third didn't really know what was going on.The mindset shift is the hard part, and Jan says so plainly about her own years running the supply chain. Nobody wants to fund headcount against a risk that hasn't happened yet. The leaders who fund it anyway will be the ones still shipping when the next choke point closes.Themes Discussed in This EpisodeWhat an office of resilience actually doesWhy resilience fails as a part-time assignmentBoard and CEO ownership of enterprise riskMaster data as the foundation of risk visibilityChoke points, commodities, and what-if modelingThe end of the annual cost-downDecision speed as a competitive advantageMeasuring resilience against competitorsThis podcast is powered by QAD RedZone.Featured GuestName: Ambrose ConroyTitle: Founder and CEO of Seraph ConsultingAbout: Ambrose is the Founder and CEO of Seraph Consulting. He founded Seraph to solve complex, bet-the-business problems for clients and to be the go-to partner for driving operational excellence. Before founding Seraph, Ambrose served as Vice President of Supply Chain Solutions at NAI Global and led the West Coast Global Business Transformation Group at PA Consulting, where he specialized in due diligence, crisis management, and strategic transformation. He began his career as a consultant at CSC.Connect: LinkedInAbout Your HostsJan GriffithsJan is the host and producer of the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast and The Automotive Leaders Podcast. A former automotive manufacturing and supply chain executive, Jan is recognized as a Champion for Culture Change in the automotive industry. She brings direct, grounded conversations to leaders navigating execution, disruption, and transformation across the global automotive ecosystem.Tom Roberts (Co-host)Tom is Co-host of the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast and Vice President of Strategic Industry Development at QAD. He works closely with automotive and industrial manufacturers to close the gap between insight and execution, helping leaders move from visibility to systems of action that drive real operational outcomes.Mentioned in the Episode:Seraph choke point analysis webinar deckEpisode Highlights[00:04:35] What an Office of Resilience Is: Ambrose anchors it to the board risk committee mandate. The office exists to protect your ability to deliver today's products and services, no matter what happens.[00:05:34] Seeing Across Your Own Data: The blocker isn't strategy. It's architecture. Most OEMs and tier ones have built systems that can't give anyone a cross-enterprise view.[00:07:57] AI Drifts on Dirty Data: Fifty reference tables and disconnected PLM systems produce alerts nobody trusts. Tom points out that's exactly where big data analytics projects fell over a decade ago.[00:09:04] If It's Not in the System, It's Risk: Working around the system of record feels faster in a crisis, and it's what leaves you people-dependent when things start going wrong, and people get tired.[00:13:44] The Cost-Down Era Is Over: Annual price decreases aren't coming back. Ambrose argues that if you're not running the what-if scenarios, the crisis and chaos will cost you far more than the five or ten strategic heads you didn't want to fund.[00:16:45] Who Owns It: CEO, CFO, or board. Anywhere below that, silos and politics kill it before it's produced anything.[00:19:42] Part-Time Doesn't Work: You need full-time people from finance, legal, supply chain, and strategy, led by someone with the standing to challenge peers. Ambrose calls it a grooming ground for future senior executives.[00:22:02] Three OEMs, One Disruption: The Novelis situation exposed the gap between empowered decision-making and process compliance, measured in weeks of lost capacity.[00:24:09] Measuring Risk You Prevented: Purchasing savings as a metric is done, and Ambrose points to an OEM that skipped a volume-specific contract to capture some. Success is relative now: how fast your organization absorbs disruption compared with direct competitors.Top Quotes[00:06:33] Ambrose Conroy: "It's not just getting out of China, it's not just regionalization, it's making sure you have business continuity moving forward, no matter what."[00:16:15] Ambrose Conroy: "So an office of resilience needs to be able to take that into account, and you need to have the data to do it. But you also need to have the organization, you need to have the will, and you need to have the sponsorship from a board level or a CEO level to make it work."[00:27:00] Ambrose Conroy: "There's a lot of choke points out there right now that could close, thinking through those proactively and comparing how your organization performs to those of your direct competitors is the cleanest way to measure the impact and success of the office of resilience."If this episode resonated, share it with a fellow automotive leader and subscribe to the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast, where we're closing the gap between insight and action across the global automotive supply chain.Follow the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast for real conversations with leaders who are making hard choices, focusing their bets, and leading with intent.

Taking a weekend course can make you see tongue posture, restricted movement, and mouth breathing everywhere you look. But recognizing a pattern is vastly different from truly understanding it.In this solo episode, Hallie Bulkin addresses "The Myo Gap" - the space between noticing an isolated anatomical finding and developing the clinical depth to understand how it fits into a child's connected, multi-system picture. She unpacks why a restricted frenulum or forward resting tongue is merely a data point rather than an automatic diagnosis or treatment plan, and explains how shallow understanding leads clinicians to jump directly to conclusions, quick referrals, or "cookbook" exercises.Hallie breaks down how to conduct a deeper assessment by analyzing real-time compensations, motor coordination, sensory processing, and overall physical development. You'll learn why true clinical competence often leads to making fewer but far more valuable referrals, how to navigate honest parent conversations without false certainty, and why real clinical judgment requires mentored practice over quick information.Key Topics & TakeawaysThe "Sensitization" Trap: How new clinical learning creates pattern-recognition bias where every finding looks like the primary root cause.Observation vs. Diagnosis: Why a restricted frenulum or forward tongue posture is an initial observation point, not an immediate reason to prescribe exercises or surgical releases.Reading the Connected System: How to evaluate tongue function relative to jaw mechanics, lip seals, nasal breathing, overall muscle tone, sensory processing, and motor coordination.Selective, Value-Driven Referrals: Why advanced clinical discernment leads to fewer automatic referrals for releases and results in clearer, function-based communication with ENTs, dentists, and surgeons.Honest Parent Conversations: The shift from presenting false certainty ("Your child has a tie, so they need a release") to leading transparent, nuanced clinical discussions.Soundbites"Recognizing a pattern can feel a lot like understanding it before the depth is actually there. An observation is not a diagnosis, and it's definitely not a treatment plan.""Structure matters, but function matters more. Context determines what the structure actually means.""Confidence isn't giving parents a quick, simple answer—it's being able to separate what you know from what you suspect."Timestamps 001:04 - The Gap Between Knowing and Understanding Myo 02:50 - Clinical Sensitization & Pattern Recognition 04:23 - Case Study: 3-Year-Old with Low Tone 06:23 - What Deeper Assessment Looks Like 07:35 - Assessing a 2-Year-Old for Feeding Concerns09:04 - Myo Does Not Replace the Rest of the Child 10:20 - Structure vs. Function & Better Referrals 12:03 - Assessing Infants & The Feeding Dyad 13:28 - Communicating Honestly with Parents 15:20 - Myo vs. Feeding Therapy & Multi-Disciplinary Care 16:26 - How to Build True Clinical Competence18:21 - The Myo Method & Closing Thoughts Links & ResourcesThe MYO Method: Elevate your clinical reasoning, bridge assessment gaps, and master orofacial patterns at TheMyoMethod.com.Fast Myo Screening Tool: Stop guessing during your intakes and download the checklist at FastMyoScreening.com.WORTH A LISTEN: CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEYEpisode 132: Feeding With A Twist of Myo with Hallie Bulkin, MA, CCC-SLP, COM.Episode 150: Where To Start And End With TOTS?.STAY CONNECTED

In this episode I talked with Emily Kopp. She is a Senior Investigative Reporter at The Daily Caller. She has spent years of her career focusing on the origins and history of the COVID-19 virus. In this podcast we discussed the recent Senate hearing in which Anthony Fauci plead the 5th over 100 times. We also discussed the origins of COVID-19 and the history of Gain of Function research. Go subscribe to The Paradox Press now!Follow me on X: https://x.com/andyschmitt99

In this throwback episode of the Group Function Podcast, Alan Mead sits down with two titans of dental podcasting: Dr. Mark Costes and Dr. Paul Etchison!  Together they decode the rapidly evolving world of Dental Service Organizations (DSOs). They break down complex industry jargon like EBITDA, recapitalization, and same-store growth, making it easily digestible for independent practice owners. The trio explores the transition from the initial wave of practice consolidation to the modern, highly discerning private equity landscape. Between dropping heavy business knowledge, they also take a nostalgic detour to reminisce about feral 1970s and 80s childhoods, riding bikes until sundown, and the ultimate debate: Star Wars versus He-Man. Mark and Paul use quite a few terms that you might not be 100% familiar with. I had heard them kicked around, but before the conversation starts, I list a couple definitions that you might find helpful: DSO: Simply put, DSO stands for Dental Service Organization. A DSO is a company that helps administer the business aspects (management, marketing and business administration) of the dental practice. EBITA: EBITA stands for "Earnings Before Interest, Taxes and Amoritization." It is a measure of profitability that a potential investor can use to evaluate a potential company or practice. It's used help make "apples to apples" comparisons between potential investments. EBITA is calculated from financial data reported by a company. Many DSOs valuate dental practices as a multiple of their EBITA. same store growth (or same store sales): a measure of growth used by a DSO to know how well an individual practice within the DSO is doing. A DSO will want to know how well the individual practice is doing vs. the entire DSOs growth. The idea is to invest in a practice that has potential to grow in it's own location separate from its relationship to the whole DSO. Private equity (or PE): a type of investment where investors buy shares of privately-held businesses. Private equity is the money supply that has driven the DSO revolution in dentistry (and many other industries). Private equity money expects a return on their investment much like any investor would.  Recapitalization (aka: recapitalization event): "the second bite at the apple" according to Mark and Paul. Recapitalization is the restructuring of a company's debt and equity mixture, and/or financing. This is usually done to stabilize a company's capital structure. In the context of a DSO, recapitalization might be the sale of a smaller DSO/group to a larger one and/or the buying out of dental owners. Some links from the show: Dental Success Network (Mark's stuff) Dental Practice Heroes (Paul's stuff) Join the Very Dental Facebook Group using one of these passwords: Timmerman, Paul, Bioclear, Hornbrook, Gary, McWethy, Papa Randy, Frank or Lipscomb!  The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you'd like to support the shows you love at Very Dental then show a little love to the people that support us! We're proud to be supported by the folks at Net32! I'm a big fan of the Bioclear Method! I think you should give it a try and I've got a great offer to help you get on board! Use the exclusive Very Dental Podcast code VERYDENTAL8TON for 15% OFF your total Bioclear purchase, including Core Anterior and Posterior Four day courses, Black Triangle Certification, and all Bioclear products. Crazy Dental has everything you need from cotton rolls to equipment and everything in between and the best prices you'll find anywhere! If you head over to verydentalpodcast.com/crazy and use coupon code "VERYSHIP" you'll get free shipping on your order! Go save yourself some money and support the show all at the same time! The Wonderist Agency is basically a one stop shop for marketing your practice and your brand. From logo redesign to a full service marketing plan, the folks at Wonderist have you covered! Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/wonderist! Enova Illumination makes the very best in loupes and headlights, including their new ergonomic angled prism loupes! They also distribute loupe mounted cameras and even the amazing line of Zumax microscopes! If you want to help out the podcast while upping your magnification and headlight game, you need to head over to verydentalpodcast.com/enova to see their whole line of products! CAD-Ray offers the best service on a wide variety of digital scanners, printers, mills and even  their very own browser based design software, Clinux! CAD-Ray has been a huge supporter of the Very Dental Podcast Network and I can tell you that you'll get no better service on everything digital dentistry than the folks from CAD-Ray. Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/CADRay!

July 31, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Function Health secures $450M non-dilutive financing from General Catalyst, using diagnostics as the entry point to build a continuous preventive health platform Spotify introduces Running Mode, an AI-powered experience creating personalized running playlists with coaching prompts as platforms compete on fitness engagement The FTC, joined by California and Utah, sues Hims & Hers over health data sharing and subscription practices, which the company denies and plans to fight More from Fitt: Fitt Insider breaks down the convergence of fitness, wellness, and healthcare — and what it means for business, culture, and capital. Subscribe to our newsletter → insider.fitt.co/subscribe Work with our recruiting firm → https://talent.fitt.co/ Follow us on Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/fittinsider/ Follow us on LinkedIn → linkedin.com/company/fittinsider Reach out → insider@fitt.co

⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open: "No Justice, No Peace" 0:28 Welcome to Wake Up America — Five Years After "Trust the Science" 2:25 Today's Rundown: Ed Sheeran, the Fauci Files & Flock Cameras 4:55 Ed Sheeran Tells America to Relax About Six Pints 9:19 What the WHO Numbers Actually Say About Drinking 11:55 Industry Pamphlet vs. Government Chart — Who Do You Trust? 15:55 Whiskey, Cruise Ships & a Bottle Through Customs 17:55 Top Shelf vs. Bottom Shelf: Who's Still Buying Booze 21:55 Break — Coming Up: The Trial of Anthony Fauci 29:25 Rand Paul's Opening Statement: The Fauci Files 33:55 1,100 Pages: Private Doubt, Public Certainty 35:55 The DEFUSE Proposal & the Furin Cleavage Site 37:55 Did NIH Supervise the Research? "The Answer Is No" 39:55 "The Refusal to Admit Error Destroys Trust" 41:55 Austin Reacts: The "Fauci 5" & Fauci on Trump 43:55 Gain-of-Function & Wuhan: Where the Evidence Stands 49:55 Fauci's Own Statement: 38 Years Running NIAID 51:55 Fauci Invokes the Fifth Amendment 53:55 Section 192: The Contempt of Congress Warning 59:02 GUEST: Judge Andrew Napolitano, Judging Freedom 59:55 Can You Reject a Pardon? Pardons vs. the Fifth 1:01:55 Presidents Telling the DOJ Who to Prosecute 1:11:55 Todd Blanche's Confirmation & Prosecutorial Independence 1:13:55 "Take a Chainsaw to It" — The Flock Camera Clip 1:15:55 Congress, the Strikes & Who Owes Accountability 1:19:55 VAERS: 1.7 Million Adverse Events on the Record 1:21:46 Mini-Documentary: Nathan Hale 1:29:02 GUEST: Jack Codiga, Congressional Candidate From Charlotte 1:30:59 North Carolina Made Flock Get a License — Why That Matters 1:33:58 Guns, Principle & Filming the Camera on His Own Street 1:35:55 Charlotte Housing Prices & What Broke for Young Americans 1:42:36 Assimilation, Inherent Value & Closing Questions 1:47:59 Wrap-Up & New Sponsor Disclosure 1:52:11 Mini-Documentary: Nathan Hale (Full) THE FAUCI FILES JUST DROPPED Rand Paul just released more than 1,100 pages of Anthony Fauci's pandemic diary—and the man who told America to trust the science apparently spent plenty of time documenting his own fame. We break down the “Fauci 5,” the celebrity encounters, the private warnings about a possible engineered virus, and the questions Fauci now faces under subpoena. Then we get into Ed Sheeran's viral defense of British drinking culture, the federal government quietly abandoning its old drink limits, and why the real difference between a Friday night and a drinking problem cannot be calculated on a government chart. Judge Andrew Napolitano joins us to explain why Donald Trump's former personal attorney should not be placed in charge of the entire Justice Department. And congressional candidate Jack Codiga exposes the Flock cameras quietly recording where innocent Americans drive.

Living with chronic illness can feel like collecting diagnoses without getting real answers. Symptoms are treated one at a time, but the underlying causes can easily be missed. What if asking a different question is the first step toward feeling better? In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Richard Horowitz, an internationally recognized Lyme disease expert and author of the new book Ending Chronic Illness. After caring for thousands of patients over more than four decades, he explains why many seemingly unrelated conditions share common underlying drivers—and why thinking like a medical detective may help uncover them. We discuss: Why treating the diagnosis isn't always the same as treating the problem—and how to start looking deeper How hidden infections, environmental toxins, gut health, and other overlooked factors can quietly drive chronic illness What new research may reveal about the links between infection, inflammation, and brain health How to begin uncovering what's really driving persistent symptoms Our bodies are constantly communicating with us. The challenge isn't that they're silent—it's that we haven't always known how to listen. Sometimes finding better answers begins with asking different questions. Continue Exploring If you'd like to explore Dr. Horowitz's work further, here are two great places to start: Take his Symptom Assessment Quiz to better understand what may be contributing to your symptoms. Subscribe to his Medical Detective Substack ****for ongoing insights into chronic illness, Lyme disease, and root-cause medicine. Interested in getting tested? Many of the lab tests discussed in this episode are available through Function, making it easier to get a more comprehensive picture of your health. 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(0:00) Infections and toxins as root causes of chronic illness; Dr. Horowitz's background and journey to functional medicine (5:37) Discovering and treating various infections, toxins, and Dr. Hyman's personal health story (9:16) Root causes of chronic disease, inflammation, and testing for infections and toxins (15:11) Sponsor: Seatopia and PerfectAmino (16:42) Importance of diet, addressing multiple health factors, and autoimmune misdiagnosis (19:26) Role of infections, toxins, microbiome, and leaky gut in autoimmune diseases and inflammation (21:06) Treating underlying causes and neuroinflammation in chronic diseases (24:37) Nutritional deficiencies, COVID-19, and the importance of sleep in chronic illness management (30:19) Plant medicines, supplements, and dapsone in treating neuroinflammation, Lyme, and Alzheimer's (41:30) Use of methylene blue in treatment protocols (44:56) Sponsor: Bon Charge (45:58) Sponsor: Made In (46:43) Evolution of treatment protocols and six principal causes of inflammation (50:18) Importance of adrenal function and hormone treatment in chronic illness (52:17) Differential diagnosis vs. root cause analysis and root cause testing (56:38) Horowitz's questionnaire and protocols for treating chronic infections (58:39) Addressing mold-related health issues and Dr. Hyman's personal experience (1:01:01) Mold testing, detoxification, and controversies in treatment (1:07:47) Insurance challenges and HHS innovation grant for chronic illness research (1:09:04) Importance of root cause medicine and Mark Hyman's upcoming book on longevity (1:11:56) Personalized medicine, reversing Alzheimer's biomarkers, and research funding priorities (1:15:02) Influence of Buddhist principles and personal experiences with chronic illness (1:16:01) Hope for patients, resources for learning, and closing remarks

In this episode, I sit down with nervous system expert Jonny Miller to explore how emotional regulation shapes our relationships, health, parenting, and overall well being. Jonny shares the deeply personal story that led him into this work after the loss of his fiancée, and explains why avoiding emotions often creates more suffering than allowing yourself to feel them.  Together, we discuss emotional debt, grief, somatic awareness, breathwork, nervous system regulation, parenting under stress, and practical tools for building resilience. You'll learn why emotions are meant to move through the body, how to recognize signs of dysregulation, and simple practices that can help you respond with more calm, presence, and connection. → Leave Us A Voice Message!  Topics Discussed: → How do you regulate your nervous system? → What is emotional debt? → Can breathwork reduce anxiety? → Why do we avoid difficult emotions? → How do you process grief in a healthy way? Sponsored By:  → Function | Check your health the way I do. Function provides 160+ lab tests for $1/day and member pricing on advanced imaging. Join at https://functionhealth.com/bewellbykelly and use code BEWELL25 for a $25 credit. → Be Well By Kelly Protein Powder & Essentials | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at https://bewellbykelly.com. → Timeline | Timeline's clinically proven formula is now available at a new, lower price. Mitopure now starts at $79, when you subscribe at https://timeline.com/KELLY Timestamps: → 00:00:00 - Introduction→ 00:01:51 - Nervous System Mastery→ 00:04:05 - Suicide + Grief→ 00:13:21 - Feel Your Feelings→ 00:14:56 - Defining Emotions→ 00:16:45 - Mental Loops→ 00:18:53 - Nervous System Regulation→ 00:22:42 - Psychosomatic Response→ 00:28:01 - Traumatic Birth→ 00:31:22 - Emotional Hygiene→ 00:32:49 - Breathwork + Co-Regulation→ 00:38:47 - Exercise + Mental Health→ 00:43:48 - Beginner Emotional Regulation→ 00:45:47 - Different Types of Breathwork→ 00:47:15 - Breathwork Tutorial→ 00:50:21 - Intention Setting→ 00:52:22 - Reactive Nervous System→ 00:54:36 - Parenting + Emotional Regulation→ 00:57:37 - Gratitude + Unpleasant Emotions→ 01:00:46 - Fear of Death→ 01:04:20 - The Pressures of Entrepreneurship→ 01:09:29 - Goal Setting→ 01:13:43 - Clarified Desire→ 01:16:26 - Root Wants + Needs→ 01:19:39 - Decreasing Tension→ 01:23:46 - Watching Your Kids Struggle→ 01:25:11 - Closing Thoughts Further Listening:  → Why You Feel Stuck: Trauma Patterns, Self-Worth + Nervous System Healing Show Links: → Free nervous system assessment | https://nsmastery.com/assessment  → Protocols for self-regulation | https://protocolcards.com/  Check Out: → X | https://x.com/jonnym1ller?lang=en → LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonnym1ller/%E2%81%A0 → Website: ⁠https://www.jonnymiller.co/⁠ → Course: ⁠https://nsmastery.com/lenny⁠ → Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@JonnyMiller Check Out Kelly: → Instagram → Youtube → Facebook

Annie Jacobsen is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author known for her research and writing on topics related to national security, defense, and intelligence. Her investigative work has focused on some of the most secretive areas of government and includes the titles Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base, The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency, Operation Paperclip, and Nuclear War. Her latest, Biological War: A Scenario is out now. Video Chapters: 00:00 – Intro: Nations With Bioweapons Programs & Meet Annie Jacobsen01:15 – Panic vs. Pressure: Writing About Doomsday & Trusting the Algorithm04:58 – Covid's Airborne Denial: A Case Study in Institutional Fallibility09:58 – Nuclear vs. Biological: Case Fatality Rates & Which Scares Her More17:41 – Pentagon War Games: Outbreak to Anarchy in Six Days26:06 – Global Threat Landscape & Anatomy of a Lab Accident at Vector34:03 – Close Calls, AI-Enabled Bioweapons & Rebuilding Public Trust44:00 – Gain-of-Function, "Devolution," Live Outbreaks & Closing Thoughts Sponsors: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SKmtN55V2AGbzHDo34DHI?si=5aefbba9abc844ed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick plunges into the fallout from COVID-19, dissecting shifting narratives around public health, mixed messages from authorities, and the emotional toll on listeners facing mandates, coercion, and suspicion of pharmaceutical campaigns. He moves quickly to challenge misconceptions about the Catholic Church’s history with vernacular Bible translations, offers plain answers on moral issues borrowed from movies, and fields rapid-fire questions on everything from sacramental marriage for converts to the best study Bibles for Catholics. Spirited calls and tough questions swirl together as Patrick weighs faith, fear, and the search for truth, all without missing a beat. Audio: Fauci talks to a man on his doorstep: “I’m not taking a shot that was made in 9 months” – 2min - https://x.com/IngrahamAngle/status/2082310100698431570/video/1?s=46 (04:35) Audio: Fauci montage (Masks, Herd Immunity, Schools, Lockdowns, Lab, and Gain of Function) – 5 min - https://x.com/AckerenBrenda/status/2052823529142227259/video/1?s=46 (07:40) Ernesto - (email) – When did the church stop burning people for reading the bible? (14:53) Connie (email) - I work in healthcare and was coerced into getting this shot. (19:52) Dominic - What is morally right in a situation seen in the Mission Impossible movies, where you have secret agents trying to save the world? (22:12) Jared - I am a former Protestant pastor who has become Catholic. How do I moderate my understanding of the Bible? (28:00) Prince - Is there a karaoke version of the Patrick Madrid album? (31:30) Nathaniel (12-years-old) - If Catholics translated the Bible, why did Catholics oppose William Tyndale? Theresa - I go to a Lutheran Church and they never talk about sin? Anna (email) - I have some friends who are familiar with the group, Catholic Utah, my understanding is that they no longer exist. Elizabeth – The Lutheran Church doesn’t consider homosexuality a sin. (40:03) Sam - I am Catholic and from the Eastern Church. If a family wants to be baptized, do they need to receive the sacraments of marriage? (44:02) Joe - If a Catholic disagrees with the Immaculate Conception or Papal Authority, at what point do they go to hell? (46:45)

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Anthony Fauci is back in the hot seat!

The truth is finally coming out, and the fallout is absolute chaos!

Massive political fallout and explosive accountability are taking center stage!

In today's explosive full-day coverage, we break down the biggest stories reshaping the nation!

What happens to male leadership when female dependence disappears? For generations, many cultures placed men at the head of the intimate household before asking whether the man possessed the judgment, restraint, emotional range, accountability, or relational competence required to lead anything. Gender supplied the title. Provision supplied the evidence. Female dependence supplied the stage. Yet the arrival of the self-sufficient woman forces the arrangement into open court. Can a man still recognize himself as valuable when he is no longer financially necessary, emotionally indispensable, physically dominant, socially authorized, or automatically obeyed? Can he remain grounded when a woman says, “I can live without you, and I still choose you”? That sentence may represent love in its freest form. It may also terrify anyone whose identity depends upon necessity. This investigation asks whether some forms of male leadership rest upon competence or contrast. A man may appear powerful because a woman has been trained to appear less powerful. He may seem decisive because she has been discouraged from deciding. She may perform dependence because protection, relief, status, erotic tension, or freedom from responsibility rewards the performance. The arrangement may therefore operate as a hidden exchange: he receives relevance; she receives exemption. The deeper problem concerns power itself. Can leadership remain ethical when another person's weakness protects the leader's identity? Can a leader remain objective while benefiting from the condition he claims to guide? Does authentic leadership create permanent followers, or does it strengthen another person until following becomes unnecessary? Perhaps the final test of relationship leadership arrives after need has died. No helplessness remains to manage. No cultural title can settle the question. No dependency can impersonate devotion. Only two sovereign adults remain. At that point, leadership must prove that it can survive freedom, equality, disagreement, competence, and choice. Otherwise, the relationship never contained a leader and a needer. It contained two people protecting a bargain neither could afford to expose.

What happens to male leadership when female dependence disappears? For generations, many cultures placed men at the head of the intimate household before asking whether the man possessed the judgment, restraint, emotional range, accountability, or relational competence required to lead anything. Gender supplied the title. Provision supplied the evidence. Female dependence supplied the stage. Yet the arrival of the self-sufficient woman forces the arrangement into open court. Can a man still recognize himself as valuable when he is no longer financially necessary, emotionally indispensable, physically dominant, socially authorized, or automatically obeyed? Can he remain grounded when a woman says, “I can live without you, and I still choose you”? That sentence may represent love in its freest form. It may also terrify anyone whose identity depends upon necessity. This investigation asks whether some forms of male leadership rest upon competence or contrast. A man may appear powerful because a woman has been trained to appear less powerful. He may seem decisive because she has been discouraged from deciding. She may perform dependence because protection, relief, status, erotic tension, or freedom from responsibility rewards the performance. The arrangement may therefore operate as a hidden exchange: he receives relevance; she receives exemption. The deeper problem concerns power itself. Can leadership remain ethical when another person's weakness protects the leader's identity? Can a leader remain objective while benefiting from the condition he claims to guide? Does authentic leadership create permanent followers, or does it strengthen another person until following becomes unnecessary? Perhaps the final test of relationship leadership arrives after need has died. No helplessness remains to manage. No cultural title can settle the question. No dependency can impersonate devotion. Only two sovereign adults remain. At that point, leadership must prove that it can survive freedom, equality, disagreement, competence, and choice. Otherwise, the relationship never contained a leader and a needer. It contained two people protecting a bargain neither could afford to expose.

The TalkDoc & Co. discuss why “crappy” apologies (e.g., “I'm sorry if I offended you,” “I'm sorry you feel that way,” “I'm sorry, but…,” “you know I'm sorry,” “my bad,” or “I guess I owe you an apology”) feel empty because they shift blame, lack reflection, and show no effort. They outline research on the anatomy of an effective apology, emphasizing that it must focus on the offended person, include ingredients such as understanding the offense (not self-justifying), accepting responsibility, and offering repair, ideally with specificity and behavior change. They explore defensiveness, how bad apologies can further damage relationships, and how repeated harm makes apologies lose credibility, including in abusive patterns. They distinguish apologizing from asking for forgiveness and note forgiveness can be individual, even without receiving an apology, and they touch on cultural uses of “sorry” and overuse diluting impact.  Music by epidemic sound. SHOW NOTES: Experts :   Lewicki, Polin and Lount - An exploration of the structure of effective apologies. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2016-18054-006 Maddux and colleagues - Cultural Differences in the Function and Meaning of Apologies Cultural Differences in the Function and Meaning of Apologies Link : Link to AFAF Episode #003: Sorry Not Sorry - How to Apologize https://afafpodcast.podbean.com/e/sorry-not-sorry-1612932625/

Most creators are told to build an audience first and figure out the money later. Spencer Scott Pugh did the opposite — and it worked. In this episode, the tech reviewer behind Form and Function breaks down how one unpaid smart-ring review turned into $280K in sales for a brand, why he treats his channel as a marketing business instead of a personality play, and how he lands, prices, and negotiates brand deals that actually pay the bills. We get into product-first thumbnails, the pricing "three-package" trick, the brand deal that burned him, beating burnout with a team, and the one question every creator has to answer before anything else works. Honest, tactical, and refreshingly transparent. About Spencer: Spencer Scott Pugh is a Roanoke-based creative and product tech reviewer. He spent ten years in marketing and advertising before going independent to focus on his own brands—Spencer Scott Pugh and the more editorial Form and Function. He's a husband, father of two, and a man of faith who cares about craft, family, and doing good work with good people. Connect With Spencer: YouTube Channel /// Website   What We Offer Creators Join Creator Communities. A place to gather with other creators every single day. This provides access to Our Private Discord Server, Monthly Mastermind Group, and MORE!  Hire Dusty To Be Your YouTube Coach YouTube Channel Reviews (Audit): Get a 7-10 minute personalized video review of your YouTube channel with honest, actionable feedback for just $50. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: Each week I document what I'm doing in my business and creative journey, share new things I've discovered, mistakes I've made, and much more! All Tools Mentioned On The Show: The Ultimate Entrepreneurs Resource. This is the spreadsheet where I keep all of the tools mentioned by all the guests on the podcast. Follow The Show: Facebook /// X /// YouTube /// Instagram

Warsh admitted monetary policy caused inflation. Bessent thinks silver certificates still redeem at Fort Knox. And import prices are up 7.1%.This is episode is sponsored by Function. Join at https://functionhealth.com/peter and use code PETER25 for a $25 credit.This episode is also sponsored by Pebl. Go to https://hipebl.ai to get a free estimate.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox viewers that old silver and gold certificates can still be redeemed at Fort Knox. Gold certificates were repudiated in 1933 and silver certificates in 1968. Peter Schiff argues that if the man who signs the currency does not know basic monetary history, there is no reason to trust his assurance that the gold in Fort Knox is all there.Markets confirmed the AI bubble is deflating. SpaceX fell 13.25% on the week to close below $124, under its $135 IPO price, and anyone who bought the post-IPO high near $225 is down 45%. Only about 5% of the company trades today, but lockups expire through year end and take the float to roughly 40%, an eightfold increase in supply. Gold closed at $4,017 and silver at $55.83, which Schiff calls a head fake created by the false narrative that war is bad for gold.The honest inflation numbers tell a different story than the CPI: import prices are up 7.1% year over year and export prices are up 10.2%, against a reported 3.5%. Kevin Warsh admitted in Senate testimony that monetary policy caused the inflation, then offered a plan that amounts to talking about it while the Fed's balance sheet grew another $7.4 billion. Schiff also covers Trump selling paid early access to market-moving posts and explosive new FOIA emails showing Euro Pacific Bank was shut down for publicity, with the Australian Tax Office driving the operation to protect a journalist facing his defamation suit.Chapters:00:00 Trump Posts Paywall01:23 Market Week Wrap07:42 Gold Silver War09:52 Inflation Data Reality23:30 Warsh Hearing Grifts37:59 AI Jobs and Progress40:22 Trump Post and Fox Fallout44:05 FOIA Trail and Censorship Claims50:31 Nine Fraud Bank Shutdown Emails57:07 Operation Atlantis PR ExposedFollow @peterschiffX: https://twitter.com/peterschiffInstagram: https://instagram.com/peterschiffTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@peterschiffofficialFacebook: https://facebook.com/peterschiffFree Reports & Market Updates: https://www.europac.comBook Store: https://schiffradio.com/booksSign up for Peter's most valuable insights at https://schiffsovereign.comSchiff Gold News: https://www.schiffgold.com/news#PeterSchiffShow #FortKnox #InflationOur Sponsors:* Check out Chilipad and use my code GOLD for a great deal: https://sleep.me* Check out Fast Growing Trees and use my code GOLD for a great deal: https://www.fast-growing-trees.com* Check out Plaud AI and use my code GOLD for a great deal: https://plaud.ai* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/gold for a great deal: https://www.quince.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code GOLD20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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