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Cáel  Defeats The Illuminati: Part 19The Great Hunt.Book 3 in 19 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels.‘The Hunt is never an easy thing because in the Wild there are things which hunt the hunters'September 11th: First Day Of The Great HuntCentral ArgentinaFelix was still nursing his hurt hand when I came back from my Ishara-space."Well?" he smirked."Plenty of good news," I smirked right back from the place where I had dropped when Felix had cold-cocked me. "Suffice it to say the weather on the final day will be in our favor ~ no more precise answer than that from the goddess SzélAnya ~ plus our horses will not throw us, or give away our position. That's from the Goddess Epona by the way.""Finally, the Goddess Ishara will be watching over us and our travails... she will send omens to warn us of hunters closing in as well as talk to me in my dreams. Apparently she doesn't want me; us; to shame her in this contest so is taking this competition seriously. Mind you, this means the other goddesses will be taking this contest seriously as well, so we have our work cut out for us again.""What is Ishara the Goddess of again?" the teased me."Oaths, love and medicine," I repeated my answer."Fine," the grinned, "is there any goddess in my corner?""None that bothered talking to me," I snorted. "Want me to knock you out and see what you can see?""Nah... I'm Felix Melena. I work better alone.""You mean in alone in a team of two, right?""Yeah; a team of four actually, Nyilas. Don't forget our mounts," Felix motioned to our two horses.I was ecstatic because they had brought Peppermint down from 'Summer Camp' for this romp through the Pampas. To me she was the perfect mare for this endeavor.Felix had been gifted with a spirited gelding named 'Thunderbolt'; 'Rayo' in Spanish. He was a black haired beast with white sox and a white diamond on his forehead. Felix had wanted a stallion, but the Horse-mistresses of Epona had nixed that choice as highly impractical for a horse-virgin such as himself. I had to agree as stallions had far too much spirit and the likelihood of one making noise when it smelled an unknown mare was far too high... so a gelding it was.Not that an 'unknown' mare was that much of a possibility. See, we had been put down where the other thirty huntresses would also be starting from; a makeshift corral our host Freehold had put together as the entrance to some 'badlands' in which the hunt would be taking place. There ten Amazons; with their own mounts; manned the place, fed the horses and made sure no one cheated out of the starting gate.We had our 24 hours head start on our pursuers, but that didn't turn out to be the huge edge we thought it would be. We were given the first part of our map... which led to the area we would find our second part of our map... and so on until sometime late Saturday night, or Sunday morning, we would find the final part of our map which would direct us to where our extraction point would be.We were to be extracted at Noon; not sunset as we had originally been told; on Sunday. Actually, anytime between ten minutes before to ten minutes after... so fair this was not seeing as we were novice outdoorsmen. Still, those were the rules we were given so off we went early Thursday morning. In the truest Amazon fashion, this was to be a contest which required the utmost skill and endurance to win.Heading out, Felix and I were deciding on what the enemy strategy, or strategies, would be. We figured some would start by simply trailing us seeing as how they were better both at tracking as well as doing so from horseback. The second group would follow a different, but equally difficult 'Treasure Hunt' toward our final point of extraction and wait for us there.I reminded Felix that neither he nor I nor any of the Amazons would be riding our horses to death, or even injury, because that wasn't the Amazon way. Such callous disregard for one's mount wasn't in them and we had to follow that dictum, or suffer irreparable harm to our own 'honor' should we do so and somehow win. Doing so and losing... we decided to not even go there.This also meant we had to take time for our horses to graze and find water for them to drink along the way. After getting that lecture, Felix wondered out loud if it wouldn't be a better idea for us to let our horses loose and 'hoofing' it ourselves seeing as how the Amazons would also have to follow the same horse etiquette. I had to remind him reluctantly how much faster horses could travel. Horses were the way to go.The difference was there was no rapid charging across the landscape with the Sun at our backs as we headed out. No, we took it at a steady trot until we hit our first terrain feature; a steady gradient cut in the side of a canyon which had been created over the millennia by the forces of wind and rain. Down we went. Our horizon sunk down until all we had were the walls of the canyon.Our map directed us to take this route to the first 'treasure horde', whatever that was. By the way we were moving and how the Sun slowly crawled up above us; recall it was almost 'spring' down under; we figure we were making good progress toward our first target... which we located without too much hassle around noon.It was a Bonanza! Not for us, but for the horses. We had four bags of grain for our mounts. We humans received some sort of indescribable jerky (since it was probably not human we decided to eat it... later [it turned out to be the local flightless bird and it tasted like chicken jerk jerky too!]). There was also the second part of our map which led us farther out into the wilderness. Off we went.Third Treasure Trove.By evening we had found our third treasure trove. The second had contained two compasses and two hatchets (Yippee!). The third had contained two sections of twenty-five meter rope and some flint and tinder so we could start a fire. Felix was all for this as it was butt-numbing cold already and we were damn tired from a day full of riding.We compromised by creating a banked fire. We also decided to sleep instead of pushing on. It was pretty dark outside even with the three-quarters Moon above. We definitely didn't want to walk our mounts into something which could bring them up lame this early in the contest. I assured Felix we couldn't abandon them and leading them would be torture. Essentially we would be disqualified.I won the compass toss and got to sleep the first part of the night. Felix woke me around Moon-set and then I kept watch; there were predators about, or so we believed; until sunrise. Then we ate the last of the jerky, fed and watered our mounts then head out once more. This time our hearts began to hammer within their cages and every noise had sinister implications.See, the Amazons are cheating bitches of all cheating bitches and could have started after us at 12:01 last night and pushed on following our trail through the night. Being expert horsewomen and spectacular trackers they could do shit like that. We, their prey, had to be clever in other ways. What those ways were weren't relatively apparent though.Maybe Pamela could show up and, after slapping me upside my head, give me a clue. No Pamela arrived though so we were on our own. Shortly after the Sun crested the canyon walls; we kept to the canyons just in case; we came across the fourth 'trove'... and it was chilling. We received two binoculars and some more jerky (it was to be our lunch). The binoculars were the chilling part because if WE had some then most likely the Amazons behind us had some as well.Also, the way from our fourth treasure to out fifth put us in the horns of a dilemma. We could either cut over the sides of the canyon to where the fifth treasure trove/map was, or keep to the canyon and travel three times the distance. After a quick discussion followed by some 'rock-paper-scissors' (complete with a prayer to Dot Ishara), I won, so up and over the side we went.To reduce the size of our silhouette, we dismounted and led our horses across the... and stumbled across a herd of cattle; Sweet Mother Ishara! We moved through the herd, waved to the accompanying Amazon gaucho, and went on our way. Felix muttered something about my 'dumb' luck. He-he-he-he-he... We talked to the gaucho, turned on the charm and convinced her to not tell any of our pursuers we had come by this way.She was like nineteen years old and I could tell really took a shine to Felix... so he promised to come back and visit her the moment he won the contest. After we departed her and her track-erasing herd of cattle, I pulled him aside."You had better keep that promise to that girl. If you don't, she and her kinfolk will hunt your ass down and tag you like a mule deer in the Yellowstone," I cautioned him."I know. I know," he grinned. "These are some crazy ass bitches. Besides, being the lone male in a freehold of women has its own appeal."I thought we were in safe territory again when Felix finally asked that doom-laden question."Cáel , where have all their dudes gotten off to?"'Oh shit', I mused. How much of the truth could Felix handle?"I'm only telling you this because I like you," I said then took a deep breath. "They sold them to the Nine Clans... they are a bunch of assassins.""Really?" he studied me. Like he was going to catch me in a lie after four years of dating the most dangerous game on this Earth; girlfriends."Really. Where do you think they get those legion of ninja and combat fighters from? Sure their life expectancy isn't what we have, but it is much better than they would have if they stayed home." There was some part of the truth in that."That seems... short-sighted.""What do you think guys like us are for? Now they won't have to kidnap local passer-byers for weeklong orgies.""How come words has never gotten out about this?" Felix was relentless."It has from time to time, but Havenstone makes sure such reports are relegated to the realm of tabloids and UFO aficionados. If that doesn't work, they bribe some people to bury the story. If that doesn't work, they kill some people.""Now that I believe," Felix nodded."That they kill people to keep their secrets?""Absolutely. They look like the kind of girlfriend who wouldn't be happy unless she burns your balls before your eyes after you break up.""How succinct," I nodded back."So, are we ever going to see Khalid, Trent, or Brian again?""Sure... they are only being kept prisoners and milked of their seeds... but I can arrange for you go to go meet them if you really want to," I offered."No thanks," Felix shook his head then grinned. "They washed out while only you and I remain. Let me find them on my own and get some sort of permission from Ms. Love (Katrina) first. I thought Khalid was kind of cool and Trent was the kind of brother I could invite out for a beer, or ten.""Not Brian?""Brian was too invested in himself and his weevil-ing ways. I couldn't trust him at my back, or with my girl. Mind you, I wouldn't trust you with my girl either, but we are otherwise okay.""Smart move. I have exceedingly low impulse control around the ladies plus an over-developed libido.""Yeah," he smiled my way. "I'd trust you in a knife fight, but not with someone I loved. You are way too smooth, Nyilas. Way too smooth.""What brought that revelation on?""Ms. Lee (Brooke). Normally I can mend any fence with any girl I come across, but not with her after she'd been with you. I admire that," he studied me."So, are you and Gene going to be a regular thing?""Yeah. I think so. I still expect me to be getting plenty of tail at Havenstone once I win this thing, but having a less-lethal girl on the outside wouldn't suck either."So much like me... I admired that about the guy."Once we win, don't ya mean?""Sure thing, Nyilas," he chuckled. "I figure it helps me to help you across the finish line. The better standing you end up in the better an ally you make back at work.""That reminds me; Katrina told me they are going to spin this; your participation in this inaugural Great Hunt is that all sins are forgiven; yadda, yadda, yadda. Thus you still walking around Havenstone being the bad boy you are.""Clever lady and always thinking ahead. Is she seeing anybody?""No, and dude, you don't want to go there. She is far too clever by half to fall for any of our reindeer games. She scares me," I cautioned him."All the more reason to pursue her," he snorted."Go for it," I shrugged. Hey, I'd warned the guy."What about that blonde number I saw you with... Elsa was it?"Oh, he knew exactly who Elsa was, but he was acting all nonchalant about his treatment at her hands."Yeah. Elsa. What about her?""Is she in your stable?""Nope. Not really," I shrugged. "Going after her too?""Oh, definitely.""Good luck with that," I sighed. He'd learn the hard way."There is something you are not telling me.""Yeah. She has the hots for me. Wants to own me... and not in a good way.""Oh... is that your way of cautioning me to be wary of her?""Most definitely. Elsa is one scary lady and she already knows who and what we both are.""What are we?" he was eyeballing me again."Hunters on the prowl. Guys who like a challenge. In your case, the guy who only wants the best. I'm more of an omnivore.""You mean you are a man-slut," he snorted."Got me," I chuckled."So, you think she's out of my league?""No. I think she is Katrina's friend and Katrina sees right through both of us. Elsa might not have those interpersonal skills, but she's twice as lethal. Trust me on that; I've fought her.""How tough was she?""Beat me black and blue then choked me out because I wouldn't surrender.""Oh... I'd like to get her on the mats.""Good luck with that then. Become a 'Runner' and there is even more I can tell you about her. Right now it is all simply in-house stuff.""Corporate confidentiality details, eh? Executive Services purview and stuff like that. Man, I was wrong to look down on your branch of service. I apologize.""Why thank you. I honestly never thought I'd get a sincere apology from you.""I can be wrong once in your lifetime," Felix laughed, "and I'm man enough to admit it.""Oh... and thanks for the sim-cards. They helped me get off that deserted atoll.""No problem. That was Katrina's idea though.""Well, you got them to us so surreptitiously the Chinese suspected nothing.""Don't you mean those rogue Albanians?""Yeah... them too," I laughed along with him."I think we can be friends, Nyilas," he grinned."I think so too. I didn't think so originally. On the first day you and the others treated me like the country bumpkin, but now I think you see me as a survivor... just like you.""Precisely. You know I had the option of leaving Havenstone... no matter how this affair turns out.""And you didn't take it? Who offered you this opportunity anyway?""Katrina.""It might have been a ruse," I warned him. "These bitches don't play fair.""I took that into account... but I love the challenge of this place. It is like no other work environment on Earth. Challenges every day, hot women all around, and the chance to risk my life on a monthly basis. Screw regular corporate America. I've found the place where I belong."Felix sounded so enthusiastic. I hoped he understood the fate he was embracing. I also hoped he found a niche in Havenstone which allowed him to live out his life... hopefully a long, long life. Maybe I should warn him about the 'cliffs'? Perhaps once we had won and were safely back in Havenstone's motherly embrace.Hiding.Fortune favored us backtracking from our seventh treasure trove; our dinner and more grain for the horses. A few birds flew up out of the brush ahead of us. I took that as a sign from Ishara."Felix," I hissed. "Hide!"We looked around and found a draw away from the main canyon floor for us to slink into. I used some brush to cover our side tracks then ran back to cover.No sooner had I gotten there than two Amazons came trotting past us. The lead one was Svetlana Inara and she was tracking us from the saddle. The second one was Beatrice Astarte who was scanning the environment as they moved together following our trail up this vein of the canyon. As soon as they were around the next corner of the vein, Felix and I mounted up and raced down the other way.The sand floor covered our hoof-falls and we had to go that way anyway. We had barely covered the distance to the next draw when we spotted two more Amazons following our earlier trail this way. We had Two Amazon parties on our trail and it wasn't even Friday night yet! This group spotted us and gave chase. They must have ridden their horses hard to get this far because we quickly left them in our dust.This allowed us to slow down a bit and deviate over to where the eight 'treasure' was. Our map had us going back down his particular draw which I thought was most unwise, so we went over the lip of the draw dismounted and led our horses at a rapid run; for us humans; across the greater landscape. Thank SzélAnya, a late afternoon rainstorm fell upon us as we dropped down into the next vein of the canyon before the pursuing Amazons crested the draw we had exited.We walked through the rain until the sun set then debated what to do next. We were going to need light to figure out where the eighth treasure was at; they were all somewhat hidden. We had to keep moving no matter what because we doubted the Amazons on our asses were going to let up. We decided when we got close to the eighth treasure horde I would do the searching while Felix stood watch on the entrance to the draw.Using a hatchet I cut off a branch from a bush and set it alight so I could see what I was doing. It took me twenty long minutes to figure out where the treasure was hidden... night-vision goggles and the map to the ninth map piece. Gleefully, I went back down to where Felix was except... no Felix. Oh Shit! I slipped back and put on my night-vision goggles, got a hatchet at the ready and returned, scanning about.I spotted one Amazon... she was Carla Nemain... and I recalled her being teamed with Ella Mielikki. Anyway, I tried to sneak up on Carla and it almost worked. At the last moment the cloud cover cleared and the three-quarters Moon revealed me. She spun on me with twin fighting sticks while I tried to brain her with the flat side of my hatchet.Yours truly took two punishing blows to his ribs while only clipping her with my hatchet. Still, the blow appeared to cause her to stumble so I pressed my advantage. I knocked one of her two sticks out of her hand then missed twice. I thought I heard someone coming up hard behind me. Well... fuck!"What do you have?" Carla grumbled. "Are you trying to kill me?"I kept silent, pulling out my second hatchet and pressing my luck a little further. I disarmed her and then hammered her down with a hatchet to the top of her skull. Down she went. I spun around just in time to see Ella Mielikki coming at me with a lasso. She launched it a second too late and I was able to bat it aside. She drew her honor blade and kept coming though."Ella... I have two hatchets. This is not a fight you can win," I addressed her."You won't kill me," she kept advancing."Of course not. We are sisters, but I can do... this!" and I attacked her with the flat ends of my twin hatchets. I so had her too... or I would have had I had the extra moment to ensure Carla was unconscious.She wasn't. She jumped me from behind then Ella rushed in from the front and I went down in a tangle of arms, legs and torsos. I was doing surprisingly well wrestling them both despite the odds until Ella put her knife against my throat."Give up," she panted. "You have been captured. Admit it!""I surrender," I sighed then relaxed my body. My two hatchets dropped to the ground."Let's bind him up too," Carla grinned. They proceeded to tie my hands behind my back then my legs together. Then then gave each other a celebratory 'high-five'. Then came their pillaging of our loot. They especially loved our night vision goggles and the grain for 'their' horses. They abandoned our horses, put loose nooses around our necks and began riding off down the canyon, their horses feeding on the grain in feedbags... and there was a suitably humbled Felix...To do so they had to untie our legs, but they compensated for that by tying our elbows together behind our backs as well as our hands. It was a rather painful affair. All in all, our captors were quite triumphant. After a while, I decided to speak."So, how did you catch us so fast?" I asked Carla. She had my noose."I prayed to Nemain and then picked a compass point and rode that way. We came across your path and followed you here."So you weren't the group following us from the afternoon?""No... you were being followed?""Yes... by two groups... both of whom tracked us from the beginning," I sighed."Ella," Carla addressed her companion. "We had better get a move on. There are four others on our track.""Damn it," Ella grumbled. "You take both males. I'll double back and start masking our trail. You pick a different compass point and I'll catch up.""Okay. Come here," Carla accepted Felix's noose from Ella. "We are going... north by northwest."Ella doubled back and was soon out of sight. Carl took the next draw she came across and kept up a steady walking pace. As a matter of safety, she didn't wrap our tethers around her saddle horn on the off chance her horse took off. We could be dragged to death of we were attached to the horse. So, we had a momentary advantage... and took it.I spotted Felix counting down with his fingers behind his back. I spotted him at '4'. I rapidly signaled '3', he went to '2' and I finished up with '1' then we lunged backwards trying to pull her off her horse. With my luck, she tumbled down on Felix's side, horse rearing up. I ran for it, quickly pulling my noose along with me. I heard Carla and Felix cursing behind me.It was gut-check time. I could abandon Felix or attempt to double back and help him with only my legs because my hands were behind my back."Fuck it," I cursed silently as I doubled back. In the forefront of my mind was the notion Felix would come back for me if the roles were reversed. In I charged.Felix was standing, trying to use his martial arts kicks to keep her at bay.He was also absorbing the majority of her concentration because; again; she didn't notice me until I was right on top of her. I put a shoulder into her diaphragm, taking her down and knocking her knife out of her hands. Felix didn't waste a moment giving her as snap-kick to the cranium... knocking her out. I picked up the knife and backed up toward my partner.First I had to saw through his elbow bonds and then his bound hands to free him. This all took precious time. I had just freed him when Carla began moaning. Felix looked to me then to the horse."Go," I urged him on. "Go to the next site and then double back for me. You know which way they will be heading and it is you on horseback versus two of us who aren't."He gave me a quick nod of the head then jumped into the saddle... and almost spilled himself over the other side, but then was off like a flash. I ran off in the other direction. Of course with the minimal lighting and my arms tied behind my back I didn't expect to get too far, but what realistic choice did I have. I certainly wasn't going to give up, damn it.[The Politics Of Not Playing Fair]In hindsight, knowing the Amazons were cheating bitches of cheating bitches, I should have tried to cheat more, but I ended up thinking too much about the male version of honor and not enough about winning. Thankfully, others were much more invested in me winning than that. Add to this and I had family I really hadn't counted on seeing things that way.And then there was the Sanctity of the Contract to consider... which I clearly hadn't, though the opportunity to do so was right there all along.As I was fleeing for my life I caught sight of one person running past me to my right and another to my left as a third slammed into me and took me down. For an instance I was thinking 'now they are operating in groups of four!' then the clothing of the three entered my consciousness. They weren't dressed like Amazons. Their camouflage was all wrong unless you were deliberately trying to hide in this environment.The only people I knew who would do something like that without a plethora of modern weapons being evident; thus being the Seven Pillars; were the Ninja![in Japanese] "Hey there, are you looking for me?"[in Japanese] "Yes we are, Ishara-sama," a feminine voice answered. "Where is your companion? We are supposed to make a good faith effort to save them as well.""Wait... who hired you?""Well, it is supposed to be something of a secret so tell no one, but it was your brother," she replied in thickly accented English. With a few flashes of steel in the moonlight and I was a free Amazon once more."Were did the other two go?""Covering your tracks and laying out a few nuisance traps to confuse the two following you.""Your body feels... awfully familiar," I hazarded conversation of another sort."I am Miyako's older sister; and married. Happily so though I have been repeatedly reminded of your... horn-dog status. It is 'horn-dog' correct?""Yeah," I sighed. "That's me. Let's go find Felix before he gets hopelessly lost."By this time the other two had made it back to us, expertly covering my tracks; they were not leaving any; because, you know, they were ninjas. By the looks of things it must have seemed I flew away because I had simply vanished as well. I wish I could have hung around long enough to see the looks of consternation on the pursuing Amazons' faces, but I had real work to take care of."So basically, my Brother, the Great Khan, has hired three ninja to help me win," I whispered as we made our getaway into the moonlit darkness."Oh no," I could have sworn she smiled, "There are seven of us. We each have other tasks to perform, be it carry extra equipment, or scouting ahead to make sure we don't bump into any more of your girlfriends.""They are not my girlfriends... yet... maybe," I shrugged."Don't make me hit you," she whispered back. "I will hit you if you cheat too much on my little sister. She is so impressionable you know.""Oh... boy," I groaned. A protective older sister while I was on a time table. "Is all of your team female?" I asked instead."Yes. When dealing with our allies the Amazons it was considered the diplomatic thing to do. Now we most move like the autumn breeze over the grass, Ishara-sama.""Please, call me Cáel . What's your name?""Not something I can reveal while on a mission. My name in the team is 'First' as I am the team leader.""I could call you Hatsuyuki," I kept going. Hatsuyuki meant 'First Snow'. We were angling in a different direction suggesting to me we had come across Felix's path and were racing to catch him."I will help you out a bit," she chuckled ever so slightly. "Every woman on the team is a sister, or sister-in-law of Miyako, so we have all heard the tales of your exploits and been suitably warned by Grandmother to not fall for your... reindeer games.""Wow... cut off at the knees before even leaving the starting gate," I frowned."Please concentrate on the task at hand Ishara-sama," she whispered then, "Four more ahead of us. I swear they must have some sort of divine assistance as well.""Cheating bitches of all cheating bitches," I quietly cursed. Hatsuyuki put her hand over my mouth despite the low volume of my words.I risked a peek. It was fucking Elsa and Rachel and they were having a pow-wow with Tormé Maeve and Parul Nammu. By the rules of the Great Hunt, no Amazon could subdue, or otherwise hinder any other Amazon; as long as they didn't have a male. Then all bets were off. After a while the two teams flipped a coin and departed in different ways... which were eerily close to our actual track.The moment they were safely away, we took off once more at a steady jog. Mind you, I was in pretty damn good shape... and these little ninja babes were threatening to run me into the ground such was their stamina. The big thing was breath control. We had to be prepared to be utterly still at a moment's notice. Every Amazon around us was as hunter of some sort, be it of big game, or of humans.Even with their precautions we found ourselves being tracked by Daryna Šauška and Yatta Oxóssi within the hour. Exactly what they were tracking wasn't known to me and was a source of consternation to the Ninja. It was impossible to outrun horse-bound foes at our current pace and if we moved faster, the odds of our enchantment failing would drastically increase."Fuck!" I hissed."What?" Hatsuyuki made brief eye contact then scanned around for whatever threat I might have detected."They are tracking the magic of the enchantment," I enlightened her."Are you sure?""Alal; my Grandfather is," I held her eyes this time. "Honestly, I was going through the Rolodex of my mind when this thought occurred to me. I think it was a mystic rite the Egyptians invented millennia ago, but he knows it.""What is the counter?""I don't know," I sighed, "but I do know your movement is leaving a magical trail behind which glows like the failing light of a sunset to the searcher."Hatsuyuki whispered some arcane words which my ears failed to focus on while making several complicated hand gestures. She gave me one head nod then we took off, jogging in another direction though still angling to intercept Felix. I noticed the change immediately. Dry grass crackled beneath our feet and standing grass bent at our passage. I was the worst offender without a doubt.Later when we stopped for a break, 'Three' returned to tell us the followers had initially been confused by the loss of the spell energy betraying us, but then they dismounted and began tracking us on foot; slower yet still a persistent menace."New plan," I decided. "We set an ambush for them.""We can't do that, Cáel ," Hatsuyuki informed me. "We are forbidden to directly confront our foes."My mind barely hesitated in its skullduggery."But if I confront them, could you steal their horses?""Yes," she grinned once more, or so I thought. "Then set up a field of simple traps with a path I can maneuver through so I can lose them once I have their undivided attention. Can you do that?""Yes," and another smile."Let's get on it," I grinned back. I could tell she was warming up to me. After all, I wasn't pressuring her to save me, or violate her Contract. Instead I was thinking on my feet and utilizing what they were best at to avoid my enemies.[in Japanese] "Team, here is what we must do," Hatsuyuki gathered her girls together and laid out what they needed to accomplish.Twenty minutes later, the ambush was set and the two ladies walked right into it. Apparently the idea I would fight back so aggressively hadn't occurred to them. I smashed straight into Daryna first, knocking her down and running past her. Instinctively she jumped up, cursing me even as she gave chase. For an instance Yatta hesitated, considering mounting up and giving chase, or pursuing on foot. Rapidly riding a horse even in this partially moonlit night was risky so she decided to join Daryna on foot as I raced away. She did grab her lasso first though. Seeing as Daryna was following in my footsteps, it was Yatta who stumbled into the first series of traps, spraining her ankle in the process.Hearing that, I took a quick detour, allowing Daryna to catch up if she cut crossways in her pursuit. Predictably she did so and crashed into her own series of traps while I continued to beat feet out of there. As Daryna untangled herself from the 'spider web' trap; really just a tangle of silk strings; she heard the horses neigh and then take off. The ninja had exploded smoke bombs in the horses' faces to accomplish this feat.By the time Daryna stood up, I was long gone in the foot race. She carefully picked her way back to Yatta, helped her up and then worked her way back to find their saddles cut loose and packs set aside... and their horses long gone as well. From what 'Five' related to us later, Daryna elected to take after their lost steeds while Yatta treated her sore ankle. 'Five' didn't hang around to see how long it took Daryna to return with their mounts. The rest of us had successfully slipped away by that time.Reunited.By the time we had reunited with Felix he had already discovered our next Treasure Trove; more grain, a compass and a map of the whole region. Woot! We still only had one mount until an hour past sunrise when our two steeds came trotting into our brief camp. Now we had three horses. We elected to release Carla's mount to find its way back to her mistress... eventually, we hoped."Care to explain the entourage?" Felix joked."Somebody who is somebody loves me," I shrugged. "I can't tell you who though. I've been sworn to secrecy.""Damn... five female ninja. We have got to not waste this opportunity.""I am so onboard with that plan," I grinned, "but it going to be tough. Most of the only speak Japanese and they are all related to a girl I've already knocked up.""So they all know what a stud you are, Cáel ," Felix laughed. "Give it time and they'll be begging for it. I know the type. Fit, but silent with minimal social skills. They want to know all about how you seduced their sister, cousin, what have you.""God, I hope so," I groaned. "All this abstinence is driving me crazy.""Me too," he chuckled. "Me too."Oh, what we had planned was horribly irresponsible. We had the inaugural First Great Hunt to win for all Mankind after all. Still, it took only three elements to be effective; a stream, river, or lake of some kind to bathe in; to convince the ninja we had to take a bath to remove any scent the Amazons who captured us may have sprayed on us; and the ninjas' willingness to believe such an outlandish excuse to get naked. Once they saw us naked nature would take its course.Well, despite our awesome masculine arsenals... we got nowhere. The ninja babes didn't buy our excuses, blew away our pseudoscientific ramblings (pheromones don't work that way, they insisted) and seriously; we didn't really have the time. So while putting our shirts back on and then going for our boots, two more Amazons came our way. We barely had the warning time to seek cover when Elsa and Rachel came riding down the stream, looking each way for any signs of us.Thanks to our horses remaining perfectly still as well, they gradually moved past our hidey-holes and out of our view. The second the ninjas gave us the 'all clear' we hurriedly finished dressing then headed off in a different direction. The last two Amazons I wanted to confront were Elsa and Rachel. I liked Rachel too much and quite frankly was too afraid of Elsa.Once more we risked using some Ninja Magics to aid our passage through a light, early morning rain. This one put off a confusing area of tracks which were both difficult to follow; Amazons were no dummies; and included our chosen pathway to the next treasure trove. Shortly after an overcast noontime Sun, we hunkered down for a few hours and took a short nap.I would have liked to sleep longer, but according to the two ninja who had stood watch, the whole area appeared to be crawling with Amazons out and about, mounted and dismounted and following our misleading trails, but still being close enough around to make traveling above the canyons frankly impossible. Felix and I had a meeting of the minds with Hatsuyuki.Sending two Ninja off on our steeds wouldn't work because at least one group of the opposition had our binoculars and none of the Ninja could pass for us under such scrutiny. In fact, we couldn't come up with a single plan which guaranteed us a chance to move about unseen. So, we came up with a crazy plan instead. I would take off on Peppermint in an elliptical path meant to draw off as many Amazons as possible.It had to be me because a few of the Amazons might not pursue Felix if he tried the same stunt, focusing on capturing Ishara first... so Ishara had to be the one to play decoy. We shook hands, hugged then scouted around for the best opportunity for me to make a bolt for it... then off I went. What the Ninja planned to do wasn't revealed to us though I had a feeling they weren't enamored with my plan.Peppermint and I came out of the closest draw and set off with a meandering gate; we would need all the speed she could muster soon enough. Unthinkingly, I had also stumbled across an added bonus to my plan. Me and my dumb luck. See, all the Amazons anywhere close to me at the start had been pressing their mounts hard for a day and a half now plus hadn't spent any time last night sleeping whereas me and Peppermint were relatively well fed and watered as well as well rested.Still, my initial sense was that I was simply fucked. All across the plain, Amazons noted my presence within a minute and began moving to hem me in. I imagine once I was unmounted and bound, the grand melee to see who would claim me would begin. I counted twelve of the fine ladies and while none were directly ahead of the direction I was heading in, some were far too close for me to hold out much hope.I didn't give up though. I wasn't in me and apparently it wasn't in Peppermint either. She picked up the pace instinctively when I leaned forward and off we went. Incrementally, all thirteen steeds picked up their speeds. I wasn't going to make it... and then it got worse. Coming out of a draw to my front-right was none other than Ella Mielikki.See appeared as surprised to see me as I was to see her, but that didn't last. She whipped out her lasso and spurred her mount to go faster. She was going to cut me off. I had no out in any other direction. All I had was a plain full of grass and thunderclouds in the distance; just too far away to do me any good.'Remember who you were...' came unbidden to my mind.I leaned forward and began whispering in Peppermint's ear in a language I did not know... but three thousand years ago it had been the language of horse peoples like the Scythians who taught it to their noble young... and so had another people long forgotten by history... the Medians. The words spilled out of me until all that was left was the final benediction; words that would bind man and mount together.[Median] "For Aya," I whispered.Remember who you were; wasn't meant for me. It was for the hundreds of Median steeds my Grandfather had ridden into battle... with his comrades-in-arms for over a thousand years two thousand years ago.Ella was whirling the lasso over her head. We were so close I could read the prayer to Mielikki on her lips as she strove to close those last few hoof-falls. The lasso flew through the air...Peppermint took off in a burst of speed utterly unlooked for. Her ghostly white plume rose majestically over her head; Grandfather's symbol... and now mine. The thunder of a hundred such steeds filled my ears with their power as we pulled away from the falling lasso... now less than a foot... too short. She had missed us and with that throw, passed the last chance the Amazons had to catch me.Rachel would later tell me they were all completely aghast at the pace Peppermint set as we rode past Mielikki, easily outdistancing her thus everyone else. We had escaped them and they knew it. They didn't know how and the looks of utter disbelief the Amazons behind me exchanged left them no doubt I had led them a merry chase only to vanish in a whirlwind of dust as I raced all the way into the storm-burst. Gone, gone, gone.Rachel told me she had then turned to Elsa and laughed heartily."I should have given him my honor blade," she chuckled, "because unlike the rest of you, I knew better.""But, what did he do?" Elsa had asked, truly curious and a bit frustrated."Just being Cáel ," Rachel had shaken her head as she replied. "Just being Cáel ."[Sunday]It was a thick, pounding rain as promised. No one could ride in this. Visibility was down to a few yards and the ground had turned into a morass. Only the greyness of the clouds betrayed the coming of day to us while our final treasure trove; a compass, map and coordinates for the rescue; pointed us in the proper direction... us and thirty Amazons.In our favor, the Ninja threw up a marching cordon around us so we didn't walk into any ambushes, and any Amazons not already at least even with us in the distance separating us from our evacuation point had a chance of catching us. Again, no Amazon worthy of their name would ride in weather like this and in a foot race, we men actually finally had the advantage.I wish I knew who was closest so I could plan accordingly. In strictly hand to hand combat, Felix and I had the advantage on over half those we were confronting. While most excelled at being hunters, beating up their prey with hands and knives wasn't normally their second best feature. No, they were fine combatants, just not in Felix's, or my, league.But then there were the Amazons like Tormé Maeve and Elsa Zorja who could kick our asses without a doubt, and planning how to fight them required a completely different game plan."What's on your mind?" Felix leaned in and shouted into my ear."This ain't over. Not only do we have to reach the evacuation site within a twenty minute window, we have to hope a half-dozen Amazons aren't waiting there for us."Felix nodded."Who is going to be the worst team?""Elsa and Rachel. I'm not sure I can beat Rachel and I'm damn sure I can't beat Elsa," I answered."Leave Elsa to me then. While I've never fought her before, she's also never fought me," he reasoned. "My best bet is an all-out offense; holding nothing back and hope I can outmuscle her before she pulls some surprise on me.""That's about right," it was my turn to nod.One of the Ninja came running back to us."There are two Amazons ahead of us going in the same direction. What do you want to do?"I looked to Felix who cracked his knuckles. He was right too. We didn't have enough time left to race around them; not in this mud; so jumping them and putting them down was our best bet.Bleeding.Our fists were bleeding, I had a knife wound on my left thigh, and Felix's nose was most likely broken, but we had put down two pairs of Amazons in the closing hour of the Great Hunt... and we were still free. We had even recorded the coordinates of where we left the four bound Amazons because leaving them all tied up in these conditions didn't seem fair.So far we had put down Niranjana Ereshkigal and Anna Cybele whose strategy was to figure out where the evacuation point was and then set up an ambush close by, and our old buddies, Tormé Maeve and Parul Nammu, who had been racing up to the evacuation point after some piece of divine intervention. They stumbled into us as we were binding up the first two.Thanks to the Ninja we had a moment's warning before they jogged right into us. It was on! Felix immediately challenged Tormé while I circled Parul, each seeking an advantage. Unfortunately, Tormé began cleaning Felix's clock so spun around and we switched partners."I wanted it to be me and you," she snarled."I was hoping to miss you entirely," I replied. She laughed and closed... and then slipped in the mud and slid right into my knee strike. Before she could clean the cobwebs from her head, I had landed three solid fist strikes to her jaw, rendering her incapable of immediate resistance; one tough chick! I quick glance back to Felix showed me he had Parul well in hand, so I quickly bound Tormé up and took her honor blade so she wouldn't be cutting herself free too soon.After we had Parul secured, Felix slapped me on the back and laughed."You bastard, I saw that," he chuckled. "She slipped.""I'll take it," I was unapologetic. Explaining to Felix how she was Katrina's #1 assassin would take too long. I'd leave it to Katrina to warn him how dangerous dating her would be.And then we heard the helicopter... and looked at our watches. It Was 11:48! We raced up the last bit of the slope to see the helicopter finish its descent. We'd made it... and then we saw Elsa and Rachel climbing up the slope beside us, disguised as we were by the downpour."Cáel !" Elsa screamed out my name. Rachel simply charged Felix wordlessly.I drew Tormé's honor blade and faced Elsa down. "Do you honestly think you can defeat me?" Elsa laughed. "Because Cáel , you cannot. You are already beaten, bruised and bleeding. Surrender and I promise to be gentle.""On any other day, I would agree with you, but this is not like any other day," I held my captured small knife out in a fighting stance."Today... today I have my Grandfather's knowledge and my Father's boundless spirit, Elsa. Today; you cannot defeat me. Come at me and find out, if you must." My stance flowed into an alien design... which came from a time when knives were the only close combat weapon anyone was lucky enough to have. My knife raised up over my head yet still pointing at my opponent while my empty left hand pointed at my foe.Then it occurred to me... if I could withstand the pain, I could grab her blade and hold it in place while I slashed down with my own ceremonial weapon. I could regenerate the damage; that was my edge and this was a fighting stance my Grandfather had perfected with that knowledge when all blades were either sharp stones, or smelted copper.I could see Elsa studying me rapid-quick before she made her lunge. It was so On! The first series of slashing strikes saw me barely missing having my hand cut open. I wasn't so lucky my second time around. Elsa sliced my ring finger to the bone."Damnit, Cáel !" Elsa snapped. "If you are going to fight me, at least use the training Pamela gave you. I have no idea what this crazy stance is supposed to show, but I think it is nothing more than your made-up style again. This time I am going to really hurt you if you don't surrender... Right Now!"Yeah, Elsa was upset she had to actually hurt me. I sensed that in her. Still, the pain quickly receded and I continued to stalk her... silently and with great determination on my face. No response was necessary and I was sure my quietude was unsettling her even more. On the next exchange Elsa moved so fast I couldn't track her blade. Still, I moved my empty palm across to stop her most likely angle of attack.I was wrong. By shifting my entire body to stop her slash, I put myself in the wrong positon; closing the distance between us and intercepting her surprise backslash with my left side at the kidney level. Ouch! Motherfucker! I grunted but used my positioning disadvantage as an advantage. As Elsa's hand recoiled from the dire wound she had given me, I reached out with my left hand and grabbed her wrist.My right hand came down attempting to slash her wrist in this exchange. She caught my right wrist in her left hand. Our bodies collided then my forward momentum slammed into her form and we both fell over. She rolled so we ended up crashing down on our sides, but I refused to release my hold while driving my blade ever downward.I didn't have much advantage over Elsa, but I was superior in upper body strength. It was my old buddy except coming out in my favor today. Slowly my blade inched toward its target."How... can... you... still... be... fighting?" Elsa ground out between her teeth."I am Ishara," was my reply. "The power of the goddess runs through me," I added a lie meant to confuse and dishearten her.She tried to break away by rolling around. I wouldn't let her. I tangled my legs up with hers until we were one conjoined mess. Then she surprised me with a head-butt right as the option was just occurring to me. She smashed my nose. There was blood everywhere, but I wouldn't relent on my hold. Instead, I followed up her head-butt with one of my own.Elsa caught mine with the hardest part of her forehead instead. Our skulls collided. I refused to feel the pain so while she was still reeling from that contact I smashed forward once again; this time impacting her temple and really shocking her. I had to have seemed like a monster to Elsa by this point in our bout; I could feel no pain and no infirmary would hold me back.Lacking every other point of leverage, she went for the 'Tried and True'; her knee impacted my precious gonads and for just that instance, my hold on her weakened. She broke free then rolled away."Stay down," she almost screamed at me. I didn't, instead rising up and resuming my archaic stance once more."This is going to hurt you a whole lot more than me," she promised next. Just then we both heard a titanic scream to my left. By the sound of the grunt which followed, I realized Felix had connected with one of his powerful kicks to Rachel's ribs. I used the positional advantage to charge. We collided once more, each one's opposite hand clamping down on the other's knife hand.While standing, we pushed each other back and forth, attempting kicks and foot stomps all the while my knife approached Elsa's collarbone. We were both too on guard for head-butts to pull one off this grapple, but I didn't need it... because we were in fact, grappling and I had a whole martial art devoted to grappling; Brazilian Jujutsu!I dropped Tormé's honor blade and flipped us around so I landed on top of her. Her blade drew a bloody line along my hip, but not enough damage to cause me any consternation. I could see it in her eyes, the moment we landed in the mud. She realized her mistake by allowing me too close, but the last time she had let that happened she had succeeded in stabbing me in the kidney, so she was taken off-guard for just that instance."Yeah," I chortled, "Just recalling my Brazilian Jujutsu aren't ya?""I can beat it," she ground out."You and an MMA Army," I growled back. She was in danger of having me roll her over... then it would be light's out!Right then Rachel and Felix came crashing down on the two of us, breaking my concentration and my hold. The four of us rolled up and separated once more.Rachel moved to Elsa's side while Felix helped me stand."We are running out of time," Felix informed me. We were. That appeared to be Rachel and Elsa's strategy all along. Keep us occupied for the remaining... eighteen minutes... damn was I out of breath and hurting."Switch," Felix tapped me on the forearm. "I got this."He didn't and he knew he didn't. For some god damn unknown reason, Felix was doing a selfless act for the first time in his life and I couldn't comprehend why."She'll destroy you," I pointed out."You're bleeding; badly," he stated, "and failing fast.""Listen to your friend," Rachel interjected herself into the conversation. Worse, she stepped aside and clearly indicated she would let me pass."Rachel!" Elsa snapped."He's earned it. For the past eighty-four days and then some, Cáel has earned; our respect," Rachel reminded us."Okay," I acknowledged the act of kindness. I moved behind Felix so he could screen me from Elsa... then shoved him as hard as I could across the muddy surface toward freedom. The look he sent back my way was priceless. Reluctantly, he looked back once then jogged to the helicopter and the rewards he deserved for surviving against so many for so long; just like me, but without the Goddesses and my troop of ruthless Amazon allies..."Two on one," I joked."No. I've surrendered my trophy," Rachel smile to me was emotionally crushing."Fine," Elsa nodded then, "Let's continue." This time I didn't have a knife.When we collided this time, she didn't hesitate to stab me in the left pectoral; above the heart, but not by much. I failed to catch her wrist and realized I was all out of game. My regeneration couldn't tackle both bleeding wounds and I was beginning to feel woozy.Elsa fell back."Surrender, Cáel ," her own voice had softened."Never surrender," I laughed back then I began to sway.This time as Elsa closed, she went for the grapple as well. I countered as best I could, but my reflexes were slowing down too. I wasn't going to make it then something tackled us both, slamming Elsa into my chest, stunning her."Felix... you came back," I groggily mumbled as Felix hammered Elsa hard, twice in the temple."You would come back for me. I see that now," he confessed. He half pulled, half-dragged me to our waiting chariot. The clock was a 'ticking."Rachel," I looked over to the other combatant. She hadn't started advancing on us like she should have."Go," she waved us away. "Today... today you have won your freedoms. Now go."What honors Rachel had passed over for whatever reasons were unknown to me. I was terrified she had done it out of love for me. Terrified because I felt so unworthy of such devotion and affection.Yet, Felix and I had made it and as the helicopter took off, I could sense the tension leave my body. My wounds were indeed healing and my blood supply, so witlessly spent was returning to me. Felix leaned into me as the nice Epona medic aboard our ride began to administer her traumatic injury training. I winced because it felt appropriate, not because I was allowed to feel any of the passing pain."You are a Runner now," I looked over to Felix. "Welcome aboard.""Sure thing, Ishara.""Ha," I chuckled. "Call me Cáel . You have earned that right.""I imagine there is something to that," he nodded. "Tell me what it is when you get the chance.""I will," I promised. "That and a few thousand other critically important things none one else will bother to teach you. As the saying goes, 'you've earned it'."Thus Ends The First Great HuntNow onto the final chapter of the First Part of Cáel 's journey.By FinalStand for Literotica.

ChatGPT's Review of 242_Hands_Free:This episode is an unrelenting two-hour descent into bodily function discourse, underwear preferences, and unsolicited engineering solutions for urinals and glory holes. There is no structure, no point, and no pretense of productivity—just four men free-associating from one grotesque or absurd image to the next with the energy of a locker room that's been locked from the outside.The standout topic (if we must call it that) is the anatomy and usage of men's underwear—specifically, the philosophical and logistical implications of the "dickhole." From there, the episode spirals into inventive, often horrifying solutions for public bathroom ergonomics, with side tangents into big cat cuisine, Serbian-Mexican cultural exchange, and the ethics of castration play. At some point, it becomes a meta-commentary on podcasting itself—how little it takes to sustain a show when the chemistry is this chaotic.The tone? Gleefully filthy and unserious. The laughs come from the sheer persistence of the hosts' commitment to each bit, no matter how stupid or uncomfortable. It's not for the squeamish, the uptight, or anyone expecting a point.Would I recommend it? Yes—if you're a fan of unfiltered guy talk that rides the line between idiocy and accidental brilliance. Otherwise, maybe stick to podcasts with actual topics.

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Tonight on The Last Word: Ontario imposes a 25% tax increase on electricity exports to the U.S. in response to Donald Trump's trade war. Also, Elon Musk attacks Sen. Mark Kelly's visit to Ukraine. Plus, a federal judge partially blocks Trump from defunding USAID. And The New York Times reports a Justice Department official was fired after opposing restoring Mel Gibson's gun rights. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Adam Schiff, and Andrew Weissmann join Lawrence O'Donnell.

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Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with President Biden addressing Tuesday's election defeat for Democrats, emphasizing that despair is not an option, and reminding us to learn from those who fought and sometimes gave their lives for a better future. We will also cover some historic firsts, with two Black women and the first Korean-American man winning Senate seats. Plus, the rules of politics are changing—Donald Trump's embrace of manosphere podcasts and Elon Musk's disinformation tactics have shifted the game, signaling that it is no longer just about TV ads and big rallies. Listen now to this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

In this special edition of our popular 'Die on this Hill' series, Alan teams up with his buddy AJ, the owner and operator of the Flip a Coin Arcade, to defend Data East's Hook.Alex is there as the resident hater on the show, and he GLEEFULLY reads AJ and Alan an avalanche of awful reviews scoured from the depths of the internet.Buckle up, this one is a wild ride.But we do use some choice and tasty adult language throughout the episode to punctuate our refined takes.  You've been warned! BANGARANG! 

An Anthology of Professional Woes video made the rounds recently, lamenting the fact that many Hollywood professionals have been out of work for so long that they are now at the end of their collective ropes. They seem to be asking for some kind of assistance… presumably from the half of the country that they have mocked, denigrated, laughed at and insulted for the last two generations. It's kind of hard to feel sympathy for people who knowingly — usually GLEEFULLY — chased half of their audience (and paychecks) away. Join our crack team of elite anti-elitists by becoming a member or making a one-time donation right here: https://billwhittle.com/register/

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Our community season continues with one of the funniest movies of all time and our first newly minted Top 100, Monty Python and The Holy Grail. A gleeful skewering of the filmmaking process by first time filmmakers, The Holy Grail crams in a musical number, an animated god, and a record scratch of an ending that breaks the fourth wall in the same way Blazing Saddles did. Clint, Cal and Alex discuss the movie being impossible to turn off, its place as a foundational post-modernist comedy, and how budget constraints changed the ending and invented the term “cop-out”. Who made the mistake of not including this brilliant comedy on their list? Meanwhile, Dan's algorithm is still trying to determine how to count to three before throwing the holy hand-grenade into the list. CineFix Top 100 is available on all your podcast networks including: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/02lznfKZ2gCnBwFoTgKlYr Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinefix-top-100/id1693413490 Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/80256cff-2174-4d69-a9c7-8b565e96e39b CineFix Top 100 is produced by Tayo Oyekan, with Director of Photography, Jamie Parslow and Technical Producer, Marhyan Franzen. Our Executive Producers are Clint Gage, Dan Parkhurst and Corrado Caretto. Logo and graphic design by Eric Sapp and title animations by Casey Redmon. Be sure to subscribe to CineFix for more movie lists, brilliant moments and top 100! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get ready for a dip into the toxic pool of cinematic absurdity on this week's B-Movie Bliss! Embark on a hilariously thought-provoking journey into Tromaville's twisted masterpiece - The Toxic Avenger. Join me as we explore the comedic depths of Melvin Ferd's unexpected transformation, from mop-wielding janitor to the muscle-bound guardian of justice. Uncover the film's surprising social commentary, absurd humor, and its cult status in the world of B-movies. It's a rollercoaster of laughs, slime, and unexpected profundity that you won't want to miss! #BMovieBliss #ToxicAvenger #TrashCinemaGems #CultClassics #MovieReview #PodcastFun #TromavilleTales #BMovieMagic #LaughWithUs #SlimeAndLaughter (Theme song "Back to Bassicks" composed by Dave Loveless) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bmoviebliss/message

Rumors of rivalry have long plagued music titans Taylor Swift and Beyoncé's complicated coexistence as pop's reigning queens. But Swift's gleeful attendance at Beyoncé's December 1st "RENAISSANCE" film premiere signals a shifting tide. Documenting her 2022 Renaissance Tour, Beyoncé's concert film continues rewriting fame's limits, with Swift profusely praising her artistic influence. This public show of support follows subtle recent displays like Beyoncé singing along to Swift's 2021 Grammys speech. While past shade and fanbase clashes fueled strained relations, Swift and Beyoncé's admiration for mutual unparalleled success increasingly outweighs the drama. With both icons intersecting more lately, their strengthened personal connection plants seeds for potential collaboration between two unstoppable forces now raising the bar in partnership more than rivalry.

The week went from nonstop coverage of the war in Israel Hamas to nonstop coverage of the mass shooter at large in Maine. Fox News host unwittingly promoted federal gun control laws, Jesse Watters pretended he knew how to survive in the wilderness. He also said forks don't make people fat. He also proudly announced that he bought a gun which anyone with a brain would realize is a bad idea. The Five joked around about Michael Cohen and a sketch artist who is in love with Trump. It's a crazy ride through a week of Fox News. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit decodingfoxnews.substack.com/subscribe

Every top food and drink founder reads our weekly Newsletter,  Friday Feast - why wouldn't you?https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/Watch the full shabang on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videosLet's link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/11pm.Outside: cold, black November evening.Inside: a warm, cosy flat in Twickenham.Saturday's movie about to start.Hot curry on his lap.Suddenly.The phone rang and rang and rang and rang.He gave a piercingly-curt look to his wife.“No, no, no PLEASE don't answer - it'll be Jim wanting to go down to the pub”His wife answered anyway.Frustration clawed and screeched across his face.Gleefully, she looked at looked at him: “it's Mel Gibson”He said “get out of here… you're pulling leg”Reluctantly, he picked up.Mel Gibson said: “Jim, I want you to play Campbell in Braveheart”After that phone call James' life forever changed.Thrilled to welcome James Cosmo, on to the podcast.James had an illustrious acting career: Brave Heart, Trainspotting, TROY and Game of Thrones and many more.Now he's plying his trade in whiskey, founder of the brand, STORYMAN.This episode is a Master Class is NEVER, EVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS.ON THE MENU:1. If you believe in your heart, you're doing something moral and ethical and courageous, the universe will conspire to make things happen2. Why challenger food and drink founders must embrace being “The ant at the damn, well you haven't met be yet”3. Mel Gibson leadership lessons: go the extra mile + be the first one there + it's going to be fantastic + the leader eats last4. Why you must embrace nerves: nerves give you 40% better performance + You need to feel unsure of your footing, to know your balance is right5. Danny Boyle and Trainspotting Leadership lessons: The Kiwi vs. Shiny apples analogy: be different, not betterFull episode goes live Monday 8am.Other episodes below

Kevin Harvick's stunningly slow car in a first-round exit (1:00); what happened to Harvick's team this season? (5:00); why it's tougher for teams to dig out of a hole right now in the early development of the Next Gen (7:30); Denny Hamlin's belief that the driver matters more (10:00); “the driver today is much more like an NFL quarterback than ever before (13:00); Harvick answering those who asked if he had “checked out” (16:00); the difficult sides of a driver trying to soak in the final races of a career (20:00); Joey Logano's championship defense abruptly ends after a difficult season (23:30); Bubba Wallace's Round of 12 outlook (26:30); the dreaded Round of 12 layout (30:00); why Ryan Blaney wants Round of 12 chaos (31:00); outside of Hamlin and Larson, some other championship dark horses (33:00); Denny Hamlin's embrace of the “villain” role (35:30); a good and authentic message that it sends (43:00); 

Harry tries to remember where he knows Sally from as Rob and David of BluePrint: Review take it all in.

There is a lot to be done to kick off the week and tonight we are GLEEFULLY going off the deep end. I have some residual thoughts about last week's topics of censorship and controversial speech, a few thoughts about the Twitter Files; but then we are going to embark on something really epic... Kanye West's suspension from Twitter happened after posting a strange, triggering 'symbol' in an effort to troll Elon Musk. Whereas most of the people who saw it cried about one 'ism' or another, the autists on the boards went to work, and you won't believe where this one leads... . Watch/Subscribe on Rumble: https://rumble.com/v1z1obm-thoughts-from-the-weekend-and-elon-the-clone-12522.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

With infectious enthusiasm, Dr Margot Savoy, senior vice president of education for the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), talks about the ongoing collaborative efforts of the family of family medicine organizations to support the educational needs of the entire family medicine community, whether with CME or other educational opportunities. Gleefully drawing on her experience as a medical student who “just wanted to be a real doctor,” Dr Savoy brings good humor into the journey so many have taken, whether as students and residents, or preceptors and faculty.Hosted by Saria Carter Saccocio, MD.Copyright © Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2022Guest Bio:Margot Savoy, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FABC, CPE, CMQ, FAAPL, (she/her) is Senior Vice President of Education for the American Academy of Family Physicians, Associate Professor(adj) of Family & Community Medicine and Urban Bioethics at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, and Associate Professor (adj) at the Maurice Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University. Dr. Savoy oversees the AAFP education portfolio from medical school through continuing medical education, the accreditation system, journal media and the Center for Diversity & Health Equity. She also is the lead for Physician Health First, the AAFP's physician well-being program.Dr. Savoy graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2002, completed Family Medicine Residency Program at the Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency Program (Springfield, PA) in 2005 and graduated from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health in 2008 with a Masters degree in Public Health in Public Health Leadership with a focus on Public Health Practice. She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, the Certifying Commission in Medical Management, the American Board of Medical Quality and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Association of Physician Leaders and the Advisory Board Company. Resources:AAFP Resources:AAFP Center for Diversity and Health Equity AAFP Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness in Family Medicine (CDEI-FM)Physician Health First - AAFP Resource Publications:AAFP PublicationsSTFM Journals STFM Faculty Development:Faculty for Tomorrow WebinarsTips for New FacultyFaculty Development DeliveredSTFM Faculty Development Starter Package for ResidenciesShow Notes: https://stfm.org/stfmpodcast122022

We've heard of the tortured artist working away at their masterpiece; but a haunted artist? In a church? Ok, but after we talk about Wendell & Wild!

There's nothing quite like a Week 1 Free Stretch with Bobby Fenton. Yeah, even though it's a year-round podcast, opening week of the NFL season is special. Follow Bobby on Twitter, @bobbygameday. The Free Stretch is presented by Bill Currie […] The post This Week's Free Stretch Gleefully Sets Its Sights On Sunday Night, As Well As A Wish List For The 2022 Season appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com.

Rob once again is joined by Duncan Shields of The Time Bandits Minute as John begins to rifle thru Tony's possessions.

Gleefully the Oh My Gosh! Geeks team has made it to the letter G.  Join us for this game-changing geeky gambol where we gab about all the greatest gossip.  

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Sharing the spotlight with employees is not only a leadership skill that empowers a team but is also a sign of strong emotional intelligence. Gini Dietrich discusses how leaders can share the spotlight with their team. Continue Reading → The post Spin Sucks #188: Gleefully Share the Spotlight appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.

I always say that people buy from people, and if your clients are happy to buy from - and work with - the other people on your team, it is going to be much easier to scale. This week on the Spin Sucks Podcast, Gini Dietrich is talking about how and why to elevate your colleagues.

Intro Background (1:43) Homelander created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson in The Boys #3 (Nov. 2006) Introduced as the leader and most powerful member of the Seven, a group of corporate-sponsored superheroes Initially comes off as affable, only to reveal he's actually a misogynistic jerk - and it gets worse from there Public backstory is that he was an alien who landed on Earth, but in reality his mother was a mentally disabled woman who died in childbirth, and he was the byproduct of genetic experiments from Stormfront, a Nazi superhero - he spent his childhood strapped to a hydrogen bomb in case he tried to escape Homelander hates being a hero, but only does so because Vought pays him handsomely Later revealed that Billy Butcher, head of a group of humans who hate the Seven, has special dislike for Homelander because Homelander raped his wife, who died giving birth to a superpowered baby, which Billy then killed immediately #BecauseComics Homelander is revealed to have no memory of this or many other horrific acts which he is blamed for - this causes him to have a psychotic break and begin doing whatever he wants He has no memory because the horrible acts were actually committed by Black Noir, a clone of Homelander that Vought created to keep Homelander in check - since Black Noir's sole purpose was to kill Homelander, he gaslit Homelander to drive him insane in order to justify killing him - Homelander and Black Noir fight, and Black Noir kills Homelander, but is injured enough that Billy could finish him off with a crowbar Issues (8:46) Matt: Wow. The layers upon layers to this guy. He really is just the embodiment of the nature versus nurture argument writ large, isn't he? Injected with an artificial compound to give him superpowers in the womb, mother died giving birth to him, spent his entire childhood chained to a hydrogen bomb so he wouldn't escape from Vought. Raised with no other purpose in life but to become a living corporate-sanctioned product whose image and likeness would be sold for profit while he awed and wowed a company's customers. Given every single ounce of hedonistic excess he could ever want by his company to keep him happy and cooperative and, basically, to stop him from using his powers to destroy the world and/or enslave the human race. This naturally instilled in him some deep-seated psychological issues: 1. Entitlement. I mean...holy crap. The man's mantra is, "I can do whatever the fuck I want." Coercing women into sex? Not a problem. Gleefully using his powers against civilians? Assholes shouldn't have been standing there. It's positively bone-chilling the way he doesn't even give his actions a second thought, or much of a first one. 2. Complete lack of empathy. The man does not even consider non-Supes to be people. Absolutely does not care about the damage any of his actions cause. Also can't even be bothered to try to help people in need unless it's his bosses telling him to. On 9/11, doesn't even want to try and save the plane until someone points out they'll probably get fired if they don't. (13:54) 3. Unapologetically racist and sexist. Has a hierarchy, even among his fellow supes. Women are beneath men. Nonwhites are beneath whites. Basically anyone who's not him or just like him is beneath him. Referencing The Deep, as Bill Burr would say, he drops the hard "r", hits the dismount, and sticks the landing. Multiple times. Views Maeve and Starlight as sex objects first, superheroes second. But, and this is a but, it's implied that he at least tried to adhere to the idealism of a hero early on in his career, even if he was a bit of a prick about it. And it was nonstop long-term gaslighting campaign of Black Noir -- tricking him into believing he suffered from blackouts where he committed horrific acts of rape and mass murder and had no memory of it -- that caused him to go full-blown monster. That he thought to himself, in for a penny, in for a pound. After he's descended into what we see in the comics, we learn that the major issue that he's struggled with his whole life is that, as Stillwell points out in their big confrontation, with all his power, he is really nothing special at his core. There is literally not one person chosen at random who couldn't do everything he'd done in his life if they were given his powers. Oh boy, does that eat at him. He's nobody, just a guy who won the superpower lottery and decided to treat it like most people do when they win the actual lottery. Man, that's a lot of meat to chew on right there. Real-life analogue? Ummm...Dance Moms, anyone? Child actors? Child beauty pageant contestants? Kids who are steered into an activity before they have any inkling of whether or not they actually want to do it and pushed on relentlessly by obsessive parents who want their kids to be the best to satisfy their own egos, robbing them of a childhood and making them sincerely believe that they are better than anyone else? You don't have to go too far to imagine all the real-life Homelanders out there. Gaslighting by Black Noir (28:00) Break (34:41) Plugs for BetterHelp, Cheers to Comics, and Erica Schultz Treatment (36:33) In-universe - Make it a talk show, and hope to get him to some level of self-awareness Out of universe - (38:39) Does someone like this get a therapist who looks like them, or one who pushes their boundaries of comfort? Skit (NSFW warning) (46:28) DOC: Hello Homelander, I'm Dr. Issues. HOMELANDER: Good afternoon, Doc. I appreciate all mental health professionals. I may wear a cape, but you're a true hero. D: Thanks for that. H: So how long you been with the company? D: Company? H: Vought. I figure it has something to do with the casualties from our last appearance. Real shame those people were in the car. Unfortunately, those terrorists were too far away for me to get to in time, and I had to throw SOMEthing at them. D: I don't work… wait, what? H: You know how it is. Bad guys with guns. So I had to make a choice. There was a car nearby, so I threw it at the terrorists. Wasn't until I heard the screams that I realized it wasn't empty. And super though I may be, I'm only so fast. I mean, I'm no A-Train, that's for sure. D: Oh no...I've met many first responders who have had to make snap judgements like that, but not with such...force. H: Yeah, they're usually crybabies about it. I got over that s**t a long time ago.  D: So you really don't care that there may have been any other way to handle  life and death situations? H: Do you have any real suggestions? I can see someone like you acting all Monday morning quarterback, but who really gets their hands dirty? D: I'm not disrespecting you by asking to expand your thought process. You said you respect mental health professionals, right? H: Real professionals, yeah. D: What's that supposed to mean? H: Someone who got where they are through hard work and dedication, not just to fill some quota. You know, like we do with the Deep. D: Glad I have the GPA and scholarships to prove it then. Unless you think the people important enough to run this operation would place any random quack in here to talk to you. H: Anyway, I'm sure the paperwork monkeys have all that taken care of. I'll do some talk show appearances, a photo op with the family members of the… Johnsons? Johnstons? Johnbergs? Ah, who the f**k cares.  D: Homelander, I'm sorry, I think there's been a misunderstanding. I don't work for Vought. H: Oh. Then why the f**k am I talking to you then? D: You are right, it's because those people died, though.  H: Well like I said, their fault they were nearby.  D: Oh my God, how does anyone believe you're a hero? H: Because I save poor bastards like you all the time. D: OK, I'm done pretending. Homelander, you are under arrest by the United State military in conjunction with the deaths of four civilians, along with mass property damage. I am here to assess your competence prior to trial. H: What. The. F**k. D: And to ensure your cooperation, you have been placed inside an energy field, which I might as well reveal to you now. *energy hum* H: Are you f**king kidding me? D: So now that we've gotten that out of the way H: You listen to me, you pencil pushing c*******er. You have no goddamn right to keep me here, and I assure you as soon as I get out the FIRST f**king thing I'm doing is ramming my fist so far down your throat you'll be able to chew out your own ass for being so f**king r******d. D: So since you're being detained, I don't need to tell you that this is meant as therapy to improve anything. You've already given me the information I need to make a decision as to whether or not you're dangerous. H: You're goddamn right I'm dangerous. I'm the most powerful f**king thing on the planet. There's no God, there's just me. And all you worthless peons can suck my asshole. D: At this point, due to your severe agitation, I'm required to ask if you have any history of medication that has helped you to stay calm and perhaps relax for a while. H: I relax by jerking off. And when I'm done killing you, I'll jerk off on your f**king corpse.  D: Duly noted. Then it's my selection with regards to… hmm… how do we deliver medication to an invulnerable being? H: You aren't going to deliver S**T, do you understand? For someone who's supposedly smart enough to graduate whatever degree mill you came from, you're f**king oblivious to how utterly F**KED you are when I break this field. There isn't a thing that can hold me forever. And the fact that you haven't run away screaming means you're even dumber than you look, you stupid ni- D: Alright, that's enough of that. I was entertaining you up to this point, because your blustering isn't all that uncommon in my area of practice. But the racism is a special kind of heinous. So with that, we're done here. H: No, we're not done. You can walk away, but I promise, I will find you, and I *punch* will *punch* end *punch* you. D: Good luck with that. H: F**K YOU! AHHHHH! *punch* *shatter* D: Oh s*** H: *punch* *gory sound effects* I told you I'd kill you. And now to relax. *zip* *masturbates furiously* What the F**K did I tell you? I do whatever the F**K I want, when I want, because I'm f**king GOD. You little *ungh* s**t.  Ending (51:28) Recommended reading: The Boys: Herogasm Next episodes: Polaris, winter break Plugs for social References: Jim Carrey Madness quote - Anthony (6:52) Gilbert Gottfried Aristocrats (NSFW) - Anthony Apple Podcasts: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Spotify: here Twitter Facebook Patreon TeePublic Discord

The World Famous Insurance Dudes chat with Perry Olson Part 2We Are Insurance Dudes!!! We Are Here To Learn From All The Incredible Insurance Dudes And Dudettes We Speak With And To Pass The Knowledge Nuggets That We Learn To Our Dedicated And Amazing DudeNation!For All Things Related To Being An Insurance Dude or Dudette,  Incredible Tips, Amazing Tools, and Valuable Resources, Check Out The Insurance Dudes Hub!https://www.theidudes.com/Are you interested in learning  “How To Predictably Sell 6-Figures A Month From Insurance Internet Leads While Saving You Time And Money!?"Head over to our free masterclass  today! Click Herehttps://www.theidudes.com/masterclass-registration1619461457775..................................................................................................................................................................About PerryPerry Olson is an award-winning insurance agent providing coverage for individuals, families, and businesses across Nevada, California, Utah and Arizona. But before he started his career as a celebrated State Farm insurance agent, he was a Jackrabbit… at South Dakota State University! After graduating, he hopped into the insurance industry in 2002 to help connect people with the policies they need.In 2006, Perry headed west to join State Farm in Las Vegas, NV. By 2012, Perry had become a Nevada multi-office agent with three offices offering auto, home, life, and business insurance. Today, he and his team have grown his agencies to one of the largest offices in the country servicing over 12,000 households and 25,000 policies.His success has earned him attention in the industry. In addition to receiving awards from State Farm and other organizations, Perry was one of the first agents to qualify for President's Club (top 50 in the company) in both his offices in the same year! Perry is also a member of the Million Dollar Round Table.Perry's philosophy for business is simple: put the customer first. This mantra is what has led Perry to employ more team members than any other agent in the nation. He believes that his team should be available to help customers and ensure they get the coverage that suits their specific needs.   With two bustling offices, Perry's a busy guy. But he still finds time to enjoy his hobbies, like traveling, trying different Peloton workouts, and winding down with his pets.   Website: https://www.perryolson.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perry-olson-62888842Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Perry-M-Olson-State-Farm-Agent-106224044265376/https://www.yelp.com/biz/perry-olson-state-farm-insurance-agent-las-vegas

The World Famous Insurance Dudes chat with Perry OlsonWe Are Insurance Dudes!!! We Are Here To Learn From All The Incredible Insurance Dudes And Dudettes We Speak With And To Pass The Knowledge Nuggets That We Learn To Our Dedicated And Amazing DudeNation!For All Things Related To Being An Insurance Dude or Dudette,  Incredible Tips, Amazing Tools, and Valuable Resources, Check Out The Insurance Dudes Hub!https://www.theidudes.com/Are you interested in learning  “How To Predictably Sell 6-Figures A Month From Insurance Internet Leads While Saving You Time And Money!?"Head over to our free masterclass  today! Click Herehttps://www.theidudes.com/masterclass-registration1619461457775..................................................................................................................................................................About PerryPerry Olson is an award-winning insurance agent providing coverage for individuals, families, and businesses across Nevada, California, Utah and Arizona. But before he started his career as a celebrated State Farm insurance agent, he was a Jackrabbit… at South Dakota State University! After graduating, he hopped into the insurance industry in 2002 to help connect people with the policies they need.In 2006, Perry headed west to join State Farm in Las Vegas, NV. By 2012, Perry had become a Nevada multi-office agent with three offices offering auto, home, life, and business insurance. Today, he and his team have grown his agencies to one of the largest offices in the country servicing over 12,000 households and 25,000 policies.His success has earned him attention in the industry. In addition to receiving awards from State Farm and other organizations, Perry was one of the first agents to qualify for President's Club (top 50 in the company) in both his offices in the same year! Perry is also a member of the Million Dollar Round Table.Perry's philosophy for business is simple: put the customer first. This mantra is what has led Perry to employ more team members than any other agent in the nation. He believes that his team should be available to help customers and ensure they get the coverage that suits their specific needs.   With two bustling offices, Perry's a busy guy. But he still finds time to enjoy his hobbies, like traveling, trying different Peloton workouts, and winding down with his pets.   Website: https://www.perryolson.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perry-olson-62888842Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Perry-M-Olson-State-Farm-Agent-106224044265376/https://www.yelp.com/biz/perry-olson-state-farm-insurance-agent-las-vegas

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So Scotland is out of Euro 2020 and as far as football is concerned it's back tae auld claes and porridge and possibly supporting Wales, and anyone who's playing England.However back on the political pitch the UK government seems hell bent on privatising Channel 4. What's the real motivation behind this move,and why, as Scots, should we care?All predictions point to a massive surge in folk from the rest of the UK holidaying in Scotland. Should we welcome this boost to local economies struggling because of Covid or is it a blight for local folk?Andy Burnham launched an attack on Nicola Sturgeon this past week over the travel ban between Scotland and Greater Manchester. Gleefully covered by the the media. Sturgeon claimed it was all about Burnham throwing his hat into the Labour leadership ring. Lesley reckons there's a bit more to it than that,if that at all.The One Britain One Nation campaign has shot from West Yorkshire obscurity into national proninence. What's the campaign all about and why have Gavin Williamson and the Department of Education thrown their whole weight behind it?

It's hard not to imagine how Aaron Rodgers would change the future of the Denver Broncos. Adam and Ian speculate how a trade for the future Hall of Fame QB would change the course of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Conservative America took to the airwaves and social media to celebrate the great legacy of Rush Limbaugh yesterday while liberal America showed their true colors once again gleefully tweeting about his death and showing just how depraved they are. President Trump floated the idea of a new social media platform, Bill Gates says people may need a third vaccine shot and the left continues to try and force people into feeling bad about their race. Partner Links: Visit our friends at RedVoiceMedia.com to get great news commentary and content on our nation's law enforcement community. Show Sponsors and Fan Discounts: Mammoth Nation Become a member and save at https://mammothnation.com/ UFM Underwear Visit https://ufmunderwear.com/ and Use Promo Code DREW to receive $6 off! Hero Soap Company Use this link and promo code DREW to get 10% off Hero Soap! https://herosoapcompany.com/discount/Drew Red Beach Nation Whether you live at the beach, are traveling to one or just want to imagine yourself there…Red Beach's comfy patriotic apparel is sure to lift your spirits. Use promo code DREW and save 10% at https://RedBeachNation.com

This morning we reveal the top 10 Classic Rock albums that will make it into Dave's 100 Collection, Dave peeks into your Relationship Rolodex AND there's a delivery for Dave which leads to some healthy competition. Enjoy!

"Turn it all Around" Words and Music by: Debra Barsha/Sheilah Rae Lead Vocals: Wonu Ogunforwara Backup Vocals: Harris M. Turner Music producer: Taylor Peckham Special thanks to video producer/editor: Janice Barsha A statement from the creators: "This piece was created in honor of the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote, we wanted to encourage women to get out and vote in this crucial election year. Women can do anything!" MORE ON DEBRA BARSHA: If you are looking for Debra Barsha, you will find her hopscotching across the boundaries of contemporary music. Gleefully defying classification, Barsha is that rare talent that sees show business itself as a medium. Singer, songwriter, actress, composer, pianist, raconteur, Barsha is just as comfortable fueling the grooves on a George Clinton album as she is writing an Off-Broadway musical about a pop-art icon (Keith Haring-Radiant Baby). With a career that includes television soundtracks, children's musicals, one-woman shows, and national tours with postmod British pop-stars (Thomas Dolby), Debra Barsha manages to put the undeniable stamp of her own musical personality on the full spectrum of her work. For full bio, visit her website.  Website: http://www.debrabarsha.com/BIO.html MORE ON SHEILAH RAE: Sheilah Rae has had an extensive career in the Theatre and the Music Business. She has been a performer in such Broadway musicals as Fiddler On the Roof, Applause, The Rothschilds, and Company. She is a five-time finalist for the Heideman Award of the Humana Festival, in 2005 for her short musical play Lovelines and 2006 for What Goes Around, and 2010 for The Waiter, all with Michele Brourman, as well as Single and Active in 2011, On the Page in 2012. She has won songwriting awards from Billboard, Music City Song Festival, Variety, and in 1999 was awarded the Rising Star Galaxy Award from the NY Women's Agenda for outstanding work in the theater. Sheilah is the recipient of the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from NY Theatre Barn for her exceptional contributions to musical theatre as a writer, composer, lyricist and performer for more than 50 years, and for her continued outstanding service and vision as founder of New York Theatre Barn. For full bio, visit her website.  Website: https://www.sheilahrae.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time's mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let's create together.  Follow Us: Instagram | Twitter Created by CurtCo Media Concept by Jenny Curtis Theme music by Chris Porter A CurtCo Media Production See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Justin and KP stumble through a bewildering Raw and then Gleefully discuss Smackdown and all its glory! The red brand logic train goes a tad off the rails as The Monday Night Messish avoids Alistar and Dominique's vengeance. Although Orton as a janitor is interesting! Roman continues his tremendous run as head of the family! The great liberator continues his championship run!

Listen, Subscribe, Share the show with friends, Donate. Help us keep this train rollin! Share and subscribe. The Propaganda Report Podcast: DNB: Embrace The Cognitive Dissonance, LAPD Storing Personal Data of Anyone They Encounter, & Media Gleefully Stokes Racial Division (10.1.20) Propaganda Report Store https://the-propaganda-report.myshopify.com/collections/all SPONSORS Neighbors Feed & Seed https://www.neighborsfeedandseed.com/ Coupon Code: PROP True Hemp Science https://www.truehempscience.com/propreport/ Coupon Code: PROPCODE Propaganda Report Patreon https://www.patreon.com/propagandareport Propaganda Report Rokfin https://rokfin.com/post/16420/Slave-School-How-The-Left-Uses-Activist-Training-To-Mentally-Enslave-Their-Subjects DONATE LINKS If you find value in the content we produce and want to help us keep this train rollin, drop us a donation via Paypal or become a Patreon. (links below) Every little bit helps. Thank you! And thank you to everyone who has and continues to support the show. It’s your support that enables us to continue producing shows. Paypal Patreon SUBSCRIBE LINKS Subscribe on iTunes  Subscribe on Google Play Music Listen on Google Podcasts Listen on Tunein Listen on Stitcher Follow on Spotify Like and Follow us on Facebook Follow Monica on Twitter Follow Binkley on Twitter Subscribe to Binkley’s Youtube Channel https://www.paypal.me/BradBinkley https://www.patreon.com/propagandareport https://twitter.com/freedomactradio https://twitter.com/MonicaPerezShow https://www.youtube.com/bradbinkley https://www.youtube.com/monicaperez 

"Gleefully gory, vehemently vicious and compellingly cathartic" Becky is the new horror film starring Lulu Wilson and Kevin James. Listen to the review now.

We venture back to the world of My Hero Academia this week, and talk movie pushes. We also review Dark Night Death Metal #1, Faithless II #1, Sleeping Beauties #1, and Bandette Volume 1 on this week's Major Spoilers Podcast! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWS https://variety.com/2020/film/news/christopher-nolan-tenet-delayed-coronavirus-1234576169/ REVIEWS STEPHEN DARK NIGHT: DEATH METAL #1 Writer: Scott Snyder Artist: Greg Capullo Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: June 17, 2020 Get ready for the earth-shattering encore! The legendary team behind Dark Nights: Metal and Batman: Last Knight on Earth take center stage and reunite for one last tour. When the Earth is enveloped by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League is at the mercy of the Batman Who Laughs. Humanity struggles to survive in a hellish landscape twisted beyond recognition, while Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman have all been separated and fight to survive. Unleash the beast and let the head banging begin! [rating:3.5/5] MATTHEW FAITHLESS II #1 Writer: Brian Azzarello Artist: Mana Llovet Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 10, 2020 The best-selling erotic thriller returns from the acclaimed team of Brian Azzarello (Batman: Damned) and artist Maria Llovet as Faith, and her lovers, Louis (a.k.a. The Devil) and Poppy (his daughter), bring magic and chaos to the streets of Italy. Turin, known as the epicenter of black magic, is also a place of high fashion, art, and literature. Now, Faith is in the center of it all and with that, her own power grows. But any power comes with a price. Faith has only just begun to pay for hers. [rating:3/5] RODRIGO SLEEPING BEAUTIES #1 Writer: Rio Youers Artist: Annie Wu Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 24, 2020 A strange sleeping sickness, known as Aurora, has fallen over the world, and strangest of all, it only affects women. In the small town of Dooling, a mysterious woman has walked out of the woods; she calls herself Eve and leaves a trail of carnage behind her. More mysterious: she's the only woman not falling asleep. [rating: 3/5] ASHLEY BANDETTE VOL 1: PRESTO TP (SECOND EDITION) Writer: Paul Tobin Artist: Colleen Coover Publisher: Dark Horse Cover Price: $14.99 Release Date: June 17, 2020 The world's greatest thief is a costumed teen burglar by the nome d'arte of Bandette! Gleefully plying her skills on either side of the law alongside her network of street urchins, Bandette is a thorn in the side of both Police Inspector Belgique and the criminal underworld. But its not all breaking hearts and purloining masterpieces when a rival thief makes a startling discovery. Can even Bandette laugh off a plot against her life? * Now available as a trade paperback with new cover art. * The multi Eisner-winning series returns in a new edition. [rating: 5/5] DISCUSSION My Hero Academia Vol. 5 Creator: Kohei Horikoshi Publisher: VIZ Media The final stages of the U.A. High sports festival promise to be explosive, as Uraraka takes on Bakugo in a head-to-head match! Bakugo never gives anyone a break, and the crowd holds its breath as the battle begins. The finals will push the students of Class 1-A to their limits and beyond! CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.

We venture back to the world of My Hero Academia this week, and talk movie pushes. We also review Dark Night Death Metal #1, Faithless II #1, Sleeping Beauties #1, and Bandette Volume 1 on this week's Major Spoilers Podcast! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWS https://variety.com/2020/film/news/christopher-nolan-tenet-delayed-coronavirus-1234576169/ REVIEWS STEPHEN DARK NIGHT: DEATH METAL #1 Writer: Scott Snyder Artist: Greg Capullo Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: June 17, 2020 Get ready for the earth-shattering encore! The legendary team behind Dark Nights: Metal and Batman: Last Knight on Earth take center stage and reunite for one last tour. When the Earth is enveloped by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League is at the mercy of the Batman Who Laughs. Humanity struggles to survive in a hellish landscape twisted beyond recognition, while Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman have all been separated and fight to survive. Unleash the beast and let the head banging begin! [rating:3.5/5] MATTHEW FAITHLESS II #1 Writer: Brian Azzarello Artist: Mana Llovet Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 10, 2020 The best-selling erotic thriller returns from the acclaimed team of Brian Azzarello (Batman: Damned) and artist Maria Llovet as Faith, and her lovers, Louis (a.k.a. The Devil) and Poppy (his daughter), bring magic and chaos to the streets of Italy. Turin, known as the epicenter of black magic, is also a place of high fashion, art, and literature. Now, Faith is in the center of it all and with that, her own power grows. But any power comes with a price. Faith has only just begun to pay for hers. [rating:3/5] RODRIGO SLEEPING BEAUTIES #1 Writer: Rio Youers Artist: Annie Wu Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 24, 2020 A strange sleeping sickness, known as Aurora, has fallen over the world, and strangest of all, it only affects women. In the small town of Dooling, a mysterious woman has walked out of the woods; she calls herself Eve and leaves a trail of carnage behind her. More mysterious: she's the only woman not falling asleep. [rating: 3/5] ASHLEY BANDETTE VOL 1: PRESTO TP (SECOND EDITION) Writer: Paul Tobin Artist: Colleen Coover Publisher: Dark Horse Cover Price: $14.99 Release Date: June 17, 2020 The world's greatest thief is a costumed teen burglar by the nome d'arte of Bandette! Gleefully plying her skills on either side of the law alongside her network of street urchins, Bandette is a thorn in the side of both Police Inspector Belgique and the criminal underworld. But its not all breaking hearts and purloining masterpieces when a rival thief makes a startling discovery. Can even Bandette laugh off a plot against her life? * Now available as a trade paperback with new cover art. * The multi Eisner-winning series returns in a new edition. [rating: 5/5] DISCUSSION My Hero Academia Vol. 5 Creator: Kohei Horikoshi Publisher: VIZ Media The final stages of the U.A. High sports festival promise to be explosive, as Uraraka takes on Bakugo in a head-to-head match! Bakugo never gives anyone a break, and the crowd holds its breath as the battle begins. The finals will push the students of Class 1-A to their limits and beyond! CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.

Where are the lawyers? Lawyers do yer job! Sue for sedition! Sue for treason, the Whole Enchilada! This is not a party thang, because the Democrats are a mirror image of the Republicans. Let's get busy! Let's ACT! Now is to come to the aid of the party - the American Party - which we are all members! Call 202 224 3121 tell Congress #dumpyrump! TEXT OF LETTER TO THE EDITOR >>>>>>> Dear Editor: I personally find it Outrageous for an IMPEACHED POTUS to harass governors and endanger the health and safety of our medical personnel in USA

The Super Tuesday results are in and VB's wildest dreams came true. Elizabeth Warren finished THIRD in Massachusetts and was not even remotely close to winning any state. As far as Dave and Lightning could remember, this is the happiest VB has ever been to start a show.

It took me a while to come to terms with the fact that some bridges are best when burned and some burning bridges can't be helped. The most important thing to grasp when burning bridges, both intentionally and accidentally, is that you must learn through it all to make it worthwhile.

Greetings Acolytes! I'm Kennedy Phillips, Creator of Magus Elgar. You may also recognize my voice as Magus Serling Tenthorn, Mentor to those who wish to learn all about the magic of Hearth. The various casters in the world of hearth master their arts by speaking obscenities in the ancient tongue of trite; literally insulting the entities that rule over reality called the elements. Since these elements are so insecure, their attempts at smiting us help us cast everything from lightning from our fingertips to lengthening that fourth leg on your table that always seems to come up short and make the whole thing wobble. There are sorcerers whose primal talent teeter on the precipice of madness, wizards whose scholarly pursuits focus on more grounded, but tried and true formulas, and the Magi, who bridge a balance between deep study and raw magical potential. At the forefront of magical pioneering is Magus Thaddelor Elgar. Who is so far ahead of the curve, most of his acolytes often veer off the path to enlightenment and into the ravine of comical death. In our show, Magus Elgar and his apprentice, Udo Malaaki accidentally discover an entirely new form of magic: something called Science in the dimension of Earth or whatever. Now scientific tools have bled into the world of Hearth and have taken on magical properties, and run the risk of ripping apart the fabric of reality! It's up to the Magical Interdimensional Anomaly Locators to find these Scientific Tools Augmented with Magical Power. After all, who else would find a better place for Stamps than Mail? Join Magus Elgar and his colleagues: the timid but responsible Udo Malaaki, Scientist apprentice and aspiring villainess Kaylee Fawn, The Caffeine addicted Quantum Scientist Dr. Graw Horatio, and their Gleefully suicidal abomination, Kakkay. Today I'm here to share with you one of my favorite episodes: Episode 8: Ether? I hardly knew her! In this episode, Magus Elgar and his colleagues seek a mysterious figure who is using a STAMP to drain the magical energy from competitors at the Sazaastrum magical tournament. Where Udo is tasked to luring out the culprit by competing as a surprise contestant. This was one of my favorite scenes to play out because Audio dramas are very difficult to play a magical duel and still understand what is happening. Each spell was built from scratch using foley and a little bit of sound design magic. I highly recommend headphones! If you wish to learn more about our show, magic, and the world of hearth, visit maguselgar.com where you can sample comics, artwork, and even nifty facts about Magic narrated by Magus Serling Tenthorn. We also have an animated short on youtube of Elgar and Udo being afraid of a bridge for some reason. I would to, infrastructure is an unholy ritual that defies nature, don't you know! Anyway. I hope you enjoy Magus Elgar and consider listening to us more! Enjoy the show acolytes! https://www.maguselgar.com/

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Recorded on June 23, 2019. Episode 388: Bandette Vol. 1: Presto! The world’s greatest thief is a costumed teen burglar in swinging Paris by the nome d’arte of Bandette! Gleefully plying her skills on either side of the law, Bandette is a thorn in the sides of both police inspector Belgique and the criminal underworld. … Continue reading

We welcome back the hilarious GleefullyTim (follow him on all social) to create our own Disney Musical adaptations. We discuss how we need more Native American Broadway stars, if Phil is the worst part of Hercules and Brooke is further flabbergasted by Producer Matt's diet.

HCM Technology Report’s weekly roundup via podcast. Written with conviction by Mark Feffer. Gleefully shredded by Chad Sowash. This week: Recruiting and video tools at LinkedIn, JobVite spends on acquisitions and more HR professionals take AI seriously.

A Tale Of Utopia, Of Beasts Transformed by Magic But It Seems that Asking Questions Results in Something Tragic... This week the Party Arrive at the Island alluded to by Toby the Fox... What Kind of Creature is this that Greets them from the Shore? Will Tensho be able to tolerate the Rules of this Island? Can Ora truly Talk to Bees? How will they React to “King” Belry’s Suggestions? Can the unnamed Rogue Help figure out whats going on? Will Ora & Tensho Ever get to the Mine? and What could Cause Cap’n Ash to Gleefully start splashing water around? Also this week: Belry Gets Ice Cream, Ora Drinks some water & The Truth About Secret Linda is finally revealed... A Magical Solution, A Gift To Fulfil your “Heart’s Desires” Yet It Seems What you Request in Words, is Not what Always Transpires.. But Don’t you all Wish, in the Depths of your Soul – Can I Be a Bunny? Well we have the Answer for you Right Here in The Land of Dreams & Honey   Learn more at Penancerpg.com Come talk with us on Twitter or Facebook Listen on Google Play, Spotify, iTunes, Libsyn, Stitcher Support us on Ko fi and Patreon

Gleefully breaking social contracts this holiday season.

Embark on an epic kung fu odyssey to avenge your master. Juan, truly the best teacher, wrote all of his secrets down on scrolls, but never gave any to his only student, Ryuhi. When they all get stolen, Ryuhi finds the best scroll, like no scroll ever was, and goes on a killing spree to get the other ones back. Righteous! Dragon download straight to the face! Show Notes (01:30) Legit promotional material put out for Kung Fu Panda. (03:00) Probably the BTAS episode Geremy's talking about. (04:15) Justice League vs. BTAS. Mr. Sims rants about how got the intro is. (15:00) Fox fun! (18:00) I'm not linking Galgun again. You have Google. (25:00) Because Fire Emblem needs more bunnies. (34:30) Not dying is hard. (42:00) The ZeRo match Tyler was talking about, if you can stand ZeRo's voice. (37:45) Not our poll, but we should contribute to SCIENCE! Pick the best Starburst. (53:00) Kung Fu Time! (1:02:00) How does this game rank up? Next time on Last Time, Wonder Boy in Monster Land! Gleefully slaughtering monsters at Geremy@lasttimeonvideogames.com, Tyler@lasttimeonvideogames.com, Zach@lasttimeonvideogames.com, or LTOVG@lasttimeonvideogames.com. You can also go to the show page at plus.google.com/+LastTimeOnVideogames or comment on the site at www.lasttimeonvideogames.com. Also, you can follow our tweets @LTOVG.

Today, Raina (@itsrainaingmen) is joined by the hilarious band kid Jess Morse (@hessicaa) as they talk GLEEfully about the bad boys of a capella, the ACAFELLAS! Step, aside Pitch Perfect, because this fedora wearing Spanish teach and his crew are tearing up the game. Listen to Jess and Raina bust the windows out of all their cars. Give us five gold stars on iTunes! Subscribe! Twitter: @glee_podcast Jess's Comedy Album! http://killjessmorse.bandcamp.com/  

Ben Randall is here!! It's another awesome show this week as we Gleefully hang out with our good friend Ben. Come and hear some new takes on old Ned's Notes and a spectacular story in Mr. McTuggins Tails. Come on in and enjoy! Music Credits: If I Was A Lesbian by Chad Fess and Jason Lee

(0:01:40) Blu Rays: (The Wolverine...Breaking Bad: S5...Fast & Furious 6), (0:09:05) Coming Attractions: (Frozen...Out of the Furnace...The Book Thief...Home Front...The Hobbit 2...Madea Christmas), (0:13:35) Box Office: Katniss is the Mockingjay, and Frozen is hot, (0:15:15) TV Talk: Trey shares a Top Gear story, and it's mid-season finale time!, (1:18:45) Darren butchered poultry, entertained the families and survived Christmas in midtown, (1:29:45) Tripp re-read World War Z, played The Last of Us and Assassin's Creed 4, and got a hardcover Hawkeye, (1:39:40) Shaun watched some Dr. Who, finished his Mass Effect 3 replay, watched some Banshee and almost finished A Dance with Dragons, (2:01:35) Trey played too much PS4 and read Marvel: The Untold Story

In the latest Downstage Center, "Silence! The Musical" writer Hunter Bell and actress Jenn Harris discuss the show The NY Post called "Gleefully submissive" and The NY Times "a hilarious take down." From its premiere at the 2005 New York International Fringe Festival to its current home off-Broadway, the uproarious show continues to keep its audience in stitches!

In the latest Downstage Center, "Silence! The Musical" writer Hunter Bell and actress Jenn Harris discuss the show The NY Post called "Gleefully submissive" and The NY Times "a hilarious take down." From its premiere at the 2005 New York International Fringe Festival to its current home off-Broadway, the uproarious show continues to keep its audience in stitches!

In this mildly special episode of the Gleefully Macabre podcast, Jeff reads the story "The Loneliest Jackalope" from the anthology Unnatural Tales of the Jackalope. But it's a pretty demented little story. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow us on Twitter @JeffStrand and @dreadmedia.

In this mildly special episode of the Gleefully Macabre podcast, Jeff reads the story "The Loneliest Jackalope" from the anthology Unnatural Tales of the Jackalope. But it's a pretty demented little story. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow us on Twitter @JeffStrand and @dreadmedia.

In this mildly special episode of the Gleefully Macabre podcast, Jeff reads the story "The Loneliest Jackalope" from the anthology Unnatural Tales of the Jackalope. But it's a pretty demented little story. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow us on Twitter @JeffStrand and @dreadmedia.

In this mildly special episode of the Gleefully Macabre podcast, Jeff reads the story "The Loneliest Jackalope" from the anthology Unnatural Tales of the Jackalope. But it's a pretty demented little story. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow us on Twitter @JeffStrand and @dreadmedia.

Jeff fondly remembers a couple of horror film festivals that are now deceased, and shares the highlights of the Freak Show Film Festival. Follow us on Twitter @JeffStrand and @dreadmedia.

Jeff fondly remembers a couple of horror film festivals that are now deceased, and shares the highlights of the Freak Show Film Festival. Follow us on Twitter @JeffStrand and @dreadmedia.

Jeff fondly remembers a couple of horror film festivals that are now deceased, and shares the highlights of the Freak Show Film Festival. Follow us on Twitter @JeffStrand and @dreadmedia.

Jeff fondly remembers a couple of horror film festivals that are now deceased, and shares the highlights of the Freak Show Film Festival. Follow us on Twitter @JeffStrand and @dreadmedia.

This episode of Gleefully Macabre is wayyyyy past deadline. But that's okay, because Jeff Strand is here to talk about deadlines, Best Worst Movie, and the promotional song for his upcoming novel "Waiting for a Bad Day for Voodoo" by Trevor Strong! Visit Trevor at www.trevorstrong.org and Jeff at www.jeffstrand.com. Follow @JeffStrand. And follow us on Twitter @dreadmedia. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

This episode of Gleefully Macabre is wayyyyy past deadline. But that's okay, because Jeff Strand is here to talk about deadlines, Best Worst Movie, and the promotional song for his upcoming novel "Waiting for a Bad Day for Voodoo" by Trevor Strong! Visit Trevor at www.trevorstrong.org and Jeff at www.jeffstrand.com. Follow @JeffStrand. And follow us on Twitter @dreadmedia. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

This episode of Gleefully Macabre is wayyyyy past deadline. But that's okay, because Jeff Strand is here to talk about deadlines, Best Worst Movie, and the promotional song for his upcoming novel "Waiting for a Bad Day for Voodoo" by Trevor Strong! Visit Trevor at www.trevorstrong.org and Jeff at www.jeffstrand.com. Follow @JeffStrand. And follow us on Twitter @dreadmedia. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

This episode of Gleefully Macabre is wayyyyy past deadline. But that's okay, because Jeff Strand is here to talk about deadlines, Best Worst Movie, and the promotional song for his upcoming novel "Waiting for a Bad Day for Voodoo" by Trevor Strong! Visit Trevor at www.trevorstrong.org and Jeff at www.jeffstrand.com. Follow @JeffStrand. And follow us on Twitter @dreadmedia. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In the third episode of Gleefully Macabre, Jeff acknowledges how late this one is, and then talks about the soon-to-be-classic grindhouse film Hobo with a Shotgun, along with blaxploitation zombie classic Sugar Hill, and martial arts classic Enter the Dragon. He also says the word "tardy." Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow us on Twitter @dreadmedia. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In the third episode of Gleefully Macabre, Jeff acknowledges how late this one is, and then talks about the soon-to-be-classic grindhouse film Hobo with a Shotgun, along with blaxploitation zombie classic Sugar Hill, and martial arts classic Enter the Dragon. He also says the word "tardy." Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow us on Twitter @dreadmedia. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In the third episode of Gleefully Macabre, Jeff acknowledges how late this one is, and then talks about the soon-to-be-classic grindhouse film Hobo with a Shotgun, along with blaxploitation zombie classic Sugar Hill, and martial arts classic Enter the Dragon. He also says the word "tardy." Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow us on Twitter @dreadmedia. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In the third episode of Gleefully Macabre, Jeff acknowledges how late this one is, and then talks about the soon-to-be-classic grindhouse film Hobo with a Shotgun, along with blaxploitation zombie classic Sugar Hill, and martial arts classic Enter the Dragon. He also says the word "tardy." Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Follow us on Twitter @dreadmedia. Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

Jeff celebrates the milestone of reaching his second episode by talking about his plans for the 2011 World Horror Convention, and shares some horror stories of conventions past. And he learns the perils of "keepin' it real." Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

Jeff celebrates the milestone of reaching his second episode by talking about his plans for the 2011 World Horror Convention, and shares some horror stories of conventions past. And he learns the perils of "keepin' it real." Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

Jeff celebrates the milestone of reaching his second episode by talking about his plans for the 2011 World Horror Convention, and shares some horror stories of conventions past. And he learns the perils of "keepin' it real." Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

Jeff celebrates the milestone of reaching his second episode by talking about his plans for the 2011 World Horror Convention, and shares some horror stories of conventions past. And he learns the perils of "keepin' it real." Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In this thrilling episode of Gleefully Macabre, Jeff Strand talks about the gala premiere of the latest Herschell Gordon Lewis film, The Uh-Oh! Show, and shares life-changing behind-the-scenes insights about his 15 seconds on screen. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In this thrilling episode of Gleefully Macabre, Jeff Strand talks about the gala premiere of the latest Herschell Gordon Lewis film, The Uh-Oh! Show, and shares life-changing behind-the-scenes insights about his 15 seconds on screen. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In this thrilling episode of Gleefully Macabre, Jeff Strand talks about the gala premiere of the latest Herschell Gordon Lewis film, The Uh-Oh! Show, and shares life-changing behind-the-scenes insights about his 15 seconds on screen. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In this thrilling episode of Gleefully Macabre, Jeff Strand talks about the gala premiere of the latest Herschell Gordon Lewis film, The Uh-Oh! Show, and shares life-changing behind-the-scenes insights about his 15 seconds on screen. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Join the Facebook group! Visit www.audibletrial.com/dreadmedia to get a free audiobook!

In this episode of Protection From Noob, Lennox and Chad are joined once again by Greg as they Gleefully go through the spoilers to date. Currently mostly commons, the set is shaping up well and the team walk through each colour looking at what's new and what's returning in the newest Core Set ever! Also in this episode, another bet is made and a mildly amusing anecdote about Jund is told. This weeks outro music is Rio by eighties icons Duran Duran because it's awesome.  Follow us on Twitter: Lennox (@mtg_lennox) at www.twitter.com/mtg_lennox Chad (@psientologist) at www.twitter.com/psientologist   Email Lennox/The Show at: mtg_lennox@hotmail.com Show Hosts: Lennox Chad Greg