Podcasts about Gowen

Dimitri and Khalid explore the deadly climax of the Molly Maguire phenomenon in 1870s Pennsylvania coal country, including: Pinkerton spy James McParlan's exposure and narrow escape from Schuylkill County, the spectacular(ly corrupt) murder trials from 1876-78 that captivated the nation, Reading Railroad President Franklin B. Gowen's mesmerizing star turn as lead prosecutor in the courtroom, his four hour Aaron Sorkin monologue about the perfidious Irish conspiracy threatening the very foundations of our (Protestant Capitalist) Republic, squealing witnesses and Pennsylvania Dutch jurors, McParlan/McKenna on the witness stand, Gowen's relentless drive to convict Hibernian leader “Black Jack” Kehoe of a Civil War murder he didn't commit, Black Thursday and the Day of the Rope, executing two Mollies just after Governor Hartranft grants a reprieve, the Great Railroad Strikes of 1877, two descendants of convicted Mollies becoming militant IRA-supporting Teamster leaders in the 20th century, Gowen's HOTGAF arc going off the rails, the Reading's slide into crushing debt and bankruptcy, getting forced out of the game by a rising JP Morgan, and Franklin Gowen grimly imitating the tactics of his Molly adversaries by shooting a mine boss - himself - in 1889.  For access to premium SJ episodes, upcoming installments of DEMON FORCES, and the Grotto of Truth Discord, become a subscriber at patreon.com/subliminaljihad.

Dimitri and Khalid dive into the heart of the Molly Maguire story in 1870s Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, including: the simultaneous rise of the first successful labor union for miners (Irish-Catholic John Siney's Workingmen's Benevolent Association) and the charismatic Irish-American (Protestant) industrialist wunderkind Franklin B. Gowen, Gowen's sinister HOTGAF plans for the Reading Railroad (crushing the independent owner-operators, bribing the State Senate, price-gouging everyone, implying the WBA is controlled by a murderous global Irish-Catholic cabal), the brutal Long Strike of 1875, bloody clashes between Irish workers and Nativist "vigilance committee" death squads, the two-year infiltration of Irish Pinkerton detective James McParlan into the innermost circles of the Molly Maguires, and more. For access to premium SJ episodes, upcoming installments of DEMON FORCES, and the Grotto of Truth Discord, become a subscriber at patreon.com/subliminaljihad.

Dans le cadre du Podcasthon, initiative rassemblant des milliers de podcasts au profit d'associations caritatives, cet épisode spécial est consacré à l'association des Roses Rouges sur le Bitume.( RRSB )RRSB soutient la cause de Roger Mac Gowen, cet homme innocent condamné à mort puis incarcéré, mais rayonnant de tranquillité paisible. L'association RRSB met en place des actions pour l'aider à survivre au milieu de l'enfer des prisons, et l'aider à continuer de transmettre l'espoir autour de lui. Un reportage passionnant, avec Bernard Montaud, Sanjy Ramboatiana (co-fondateurs) Michèle Guy et Céline Thomi (présidentes de RRSB France et Suisse) et Emilio Rodriguez (compagnon de cellule et ami proche de Roger).En savoir plus : ⏩ https://www.rogermcgowen-rrsb.org/Documentaire ROGER MCGOWEN CONDAMNÉ À MORT #889 réalisé par Nicolas Pallay, 2013 :⏩ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HYmJYPPjfAHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTHWe've got some class project presentations going on. Baby Jack is sleeping through class, so he's probably dying. She lets them loose outside, and Nathan comes by for lunch and to tell her that he has been promoted to Head Constable.Edie comes to talk to Lucas. He is being sued for his executive order, and she is trying to get out from underneath McGinty's thumb.Bill is surprised to see his old pal Georgie back in town, and he's not upset about it.Elizabeth is helping student Emily come up with an idea for her project. She's been helping with the nut business, so they go to talk to Gowen, and he's like, "Oh, Emily is brilliant. She figured out something to do with sawdust." Sounds like she has a project idea after all.Frickem & Mei decide that they're going to throw a harvest festival, as Mei's family used to do every year.Nathan and Lucas go to talk to McGinty about his dirty contracts that are screwing farmers and Edie out of their land. McGinty is like, "I'd like a restraining order against the governor and Edie. Also, I'd like your daughter to pay a $25 trespassing fee." This makes Nathan really mad.When he goes to talk to Allie about it, she breaks down and says she'll pay it.Emily finds out that she missed the deadline to apply for college.Bill and Georgie go to question the dumb Garrison they have arrested, who gives them some valuable information, none of which I'll bore you with here.Allie goes to ask Elizabeth if she can change her project. She doesn't want to study the salmon anymore because of the trespassing situation. She's like, "We're not going to let him get away with this easily. Mr. McGinty is doing something wrong, and he shouldn't get away with it." When they go to talk to Nathan, Oliver is like, "I figured out how to get him. He's been using trees that only grow on Lee's land." So, they bring McGinty in and tell him that unless he forgives all the debts and the trespassing, Lee is going to press charges on him.Georgie goes to thank Rosemary for her help in the Garrison case, which makes her very happy. Georgie then tells Bill that she's leaving, and he kisses her!The next day, baby Jack goes missing! Nathan finds him unconscious in the woods. They bring him to Dr. Faith, and he's back, baby! Elizabeth tells Faith that he fell asleep in class and that he's always hungry. Faith runs some tests, and her worst fear is confirmed. She goes to tell Elizabeth that Baby Jack has diabetes, and Elizabeth is shocked. There is no cure for diabetes.

Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTHBill rides into town, very serious. He tells Nathan that the Garrison gang is on the run. He is going to go on a stakeout. Angela and her parents are going to take her to see the school and tensions are high. Rosemary and Elizabeth overhear Ava's telegram that Rosemary finds very suspicious. This boy who came into town last episode is walking in the woods and Sonny Garrison comes out to join him. They're cousins and he got Sonny and map to Lover's Tree. Lucas goes to talk to Gowen to get some advice. He suggests Lucas do an executive order to take back the land so he can build his park but it'd probably cost him the governorship. Sonny and the boy can't find the tree, so he goes to ask for Allie and Oliver's help since they're literally always talking about the woods. They agree to try to help him find it. Rosemary decides to try to get to the bottom of the whole Ava thing, so she breaks into her room and takes her trunk. Ava figures out that they're onto her so she finally comes clean - she used to work with a mentalist conman who accidentally pickpocketed a Pinkerton and blamed Ava, so she fled to Hope Vally which she head about in Elizabeth's book. Allie and Oliver are helping the kid but Oliver let's it be known that he's a mountie in training which freaks dude out. Sonny comes out of the woods and grabs Allie and is like I'm going to hold her hostage until you get us to the tree.They get to the tree and dig up the box but there's nothing in. By the time they do that, word gets out that Allie and Oliver are missing. So they go to the woods. Eventually Elizabeth finds them followed by Nathan. Yay! Lucas tells Edie about the executive order and she says that's going to bring a war but they can still be friends. Angela is nervous about the school but her mom encourages her to give it a shot. They send Ava on her way. 

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Ben Picton, Rabobank Senior Market Strategist, about a new special report from RaboResearch analysing the US tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, the likelihood of tariffs being applied to NZ and Australia and what the implications might be for food producers... He talks with Alex Gowen, UK & Europe Regional Director for Beef + Lamb New Zealand and New Zealand Meat Board, about the relative strengths and weaknesses of NZ red meat in that part of the world, the recent Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin and some of the key lessons from the event... And he talks with Brent Walton, CEO of Waimakariri Irrigation Limited, about the size and scale of the scheme, the history and future of it and the Kathmandu Coast to Coast, which begins today and sees competitors kayak 70km down the Waimakariri River as part of the iconic event. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Dom talks with Alex Gowen, UK & Europe Regional Director for Beef + Lamb New Zealand and New Zealand Meat Board, about the relative strengths and weaknesses of NZ red meat in that part of the world, the recent Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin and some of the key lessons from the event. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTHThe kids take over the radio show to talk about the booming hazelnut company. It's a gripping segment of radio. Ally tells Nathan that. for her 17th birthday, she wants to have a party with just kids. Nathan and Elizabeth sneak into his office to make out but Oliver is there and that puts a bummer on everything. He tells Nathan he put the case file on his desk. Nathan takes a look at it and he's shocked to find out that Oliver writes at a 4th or 5th grade level. So there's a guy named Jed who also has a nut company and Gowen is pricing his hazelnuts so much lower than his and that's bumming him out. Ned gets a double headed eagle gold coin which is very exciting, and Rosemary thinks that'll be a good radio story...but only with the angle of them inviting the owner to come reclaim it. Lucas is really feeling the pressure about the park and is avoiding the press. So he gets on a train to meet with Eedie and try to figure out a compromise. Rosemary gets word that Lee is up to something secreitive, first with Bill and then with Faith. Cute boy Earl Wyatt comes back into town and Ally is all about him. Lucas comes back into town and Lee gives him the cold shoulder. He tries to go to his office but it's being used for hazelnut storage. Rosemary and Elizabeth decide to spy on Lee and Frickem but they're bad spies and Lee finally admits he's been working on a trail - and he put up a sign that says Goldie Trail. Bill pitches to Rosemary that they investigate the coin together. And Nathan and Elizabeth spend the final 20 minutes looking at each other in slow motion.

Today on the Big Joe + Laura Show, we kicked off our Warm Hearts Coat Drive, aiming to collect coats for the homeless and unhoused in Grand Rapids. Don't have many friends? It might actually be good for your health. Chelsea called in to share some good news for Big Joe's Little Wins. Britney from Gowen played Laura Can't Lose. Baby Justin is turning one this weekend. Follow the Big Joe + Laura Show on social media @bigjoeandlaura.

Jason Gowen v. Gerald Winfield

Exposition "Making the Landscape" à la Galerie GOWEN La galerie GOWEN à Genève accueille jusqu'au 29 novembre 2024 une exposition captivante intitulée "Making the Landscape", qui réunit une vingtaine d'artistes internationaux pour revisiter le thème du paysage à travers une perspective contemporaine. Cette exposition met en lumière les diverses façons dont les artistes repensent et transforment le paysage, en associant des techniques classiques avec des interventions plus abstraites et modernistes. Parmi les artistes exposés, on retrouve des œuvres de Paul Signac, Nicolas Party, et Fatma Shanan, qui explorent chacun à leur manière la relation entre l'homme et la nature, les transformations environnementales, et les identités ancrées dans le paysage. Le changement climatique, la surexploitation des ressources et la quête d'un équilibre entre l'homme et son environnement sont des thèmes récurrents dans cette exposition. Laura Gowen, fondatrice de la galerie éponyme, partage avec nous la démarche de ces artistes et l'importance de cette réflexion artistique à l'ère des enjeux écologiques. Une exposition incontournable pour tous les passionnés d'art paysager, et pour ceux qui souhaitent réfléchir aux questions environnementales à travers l'art.  

In this episode of Christian Book Blurb, host Matt McChlery interviews author Michael T. Gowen about his book 'Daniel Being Distinctive in Uncertain Times.' They discuss the relevance of the Book of Daniel in today's society, the importance of devotional Bible reading, and how to live authentically as a Christian in the workplace. Michael shares insights on purity, wisdom, and navigating crisis points, emphasizing the need for community and support. We also hear about Michael's love of theatre, eating with friends and eating 'moules et frites'.  Links Help keep this podcast on the web by simply buying me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattmcchlery Sponsor an episode of this podcast Click for Advertising info Visit Michael T Gowen's publisher malcolndown.co.uk Visit Matt McChlery's website mattmcchlery.com Takeaways Daniel's faithfulness serves as an inspiration for modern Christians. Encouraging deeper Bible reading can strengthen one's relationship with God. The Book of Daniel is relevant to contemporary societal challenges. Authentic Christian living in the workplace requires wisdom and tact. Purity is essential for intimacy with God and spiritual effectiveness. Sharing burdens with trusted friends is crucial during crises. The power of storytelling can be a more effective witness than doctrine. Building strong foundations in faith prepares us for future challenges. Community support is vital for leaders in the church. Gowen emphasizes the importance of enjoying God's presence in nature. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Christian Book Blurb 00:30 Exploring the Book of Daniel 02:24 Encouraging Devotional Bible Reading 06:42 Daniel's Relevance in Modern Society 12:02 Living Authentically in the Workplace 15:51 The Importance of Purity 19:16 Wisdom and Tact in Spiritual Gifts 23:10 Navigating Crisis Points 31:17 Getting to Know Michael T. Gowen 39:27 Future Works and Conclusion

This week, we're joined by interior designer Zoe Gowen for a tour of her clients' beautiful cedar shake home in Birmingham, Alabama. Zoe takes us through her design process, sharing how she blended traditional Southern style with modern Dallas influences to create a warm, layered neutral space. She reveals her strategies for incorporating antiques, mixing textures, and creating inviting spaces both indoors and out. What You'll Hear On This Episode How Zoe transformed a traditional Alabama home with Dallas-inspired clean, neutral aesthetics. Tips for creating warmth and interest in a primarily white and neutral color palette. Strategies for mixing traditional elements with more contemporary pieces. The importance of layering textures and finishes in neutral spaces. How to use wallpaper panels to add architectural interest and define spaces. Tips for making a neutral home kid-friendly and livable. Zoe's approach to designing connected spaces like the living room, kitchen, and breakfast area. How to create a sculptural and impactful dining room with minimal pieces. Ideas for designing gender-neutral guest rooms and primary bedrooms. Smart solutions for nursery design that can transition as a child grows. Tips for maximizing outdoor living spaces in smaller yards. Mentioned:  Ballard Designs Watch the Full Episode - Ballard Designs YouTube Zoe Gowen | @zoegowen

To accelerate your search and acquisition journey, join the next Buy and Build Accelerator, in September.  https://www.buyandbuildaccelerator.com/ This week we speak with Jack Minns, Corporate Transactions partner at Larking Gowen. Jack has a wealth of corporate finance experience, generally representing sellers looking to exit the business.  During the episode, we discuss the definitions and components of working capital, the common issues and contested areas, and the adjustment mechanisms post-close, namely a working capital peg or the locked-box method.  We hope you enjoy this conversation with Jack as much as we did.  If you want to find out more about EOS, reach out to Rob Liddiard at https://www.mission-group.co.uk/. Rob is very open in sharing his experience with EOS in his startup and his new passion for helping other owners implement the system in their businesses. 

In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (6-27-2014), PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed one-legged ex-WWE wrestler Zach Gowen and ex-Creative Team member Alex Greenfield discussing Money in the Bank favorites, SummerSlam and WrestleMania 31 speculation, backstage Vince McMahon stories, the original shocking plan for the Brock Lesnar-Zach Gowen angle, and much more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support.

In this episode we are joined by Garner Gowen, recent addition to the coaching staff at NBS. We talk all things body composition where Coach Garner shares her knowledge and personal experience in putting on muscle mass.Don't forget to subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed the show. And, as always, stay tuned for more incredible stories and adventures on NBS Fitness Radio.Talk to Us About Your Goals: https://www.nbsfitness.net/Connect with NBSWebsite: https://www.nbsfitness.net/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/nbsfitnessFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nbsfitnessmemphisInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nbs_fitness/

This week we catch up with Zoe Gowen, owner of El Shoppo, former editor at Southern Living, and Caroline's former boss! Zoe shares lessons learned during her time scouting and featuring homes across the South, from the importance of highlighting regional styles to the challenges of finding the perfect paint color. She opens up about how the experience influenced her personal design aesthetic over the years, as well as how her career path led to starting her own decorating business and textiles shop, El Chapo. Zoe also gives some great tips for elevating your home while embracing your unique and personal style. What You'll Hear On This Episode: What Zoe's time at Southern Living taught her about home decor. Your home should feel like YOU. How the inside of a cucumber serves as color inspiration for Zoe! What are decorating motifs that always work? There is no “one size fits all” approach. Cushion Back vs. Fitted Back Chairs. When it comes to mixing patterns, it's all about balance and harmony. Why Zoe has moved towards a softer color and pattern choice in her own home. The room Zoe tried over 200 paint samples in to find the right color. Color perception can vary greatly between individuals, similar to differences in taste of spices. Sofa solutions for those of different heights and sizes. What prompted Zoe to branch out on her own? Decorating Dilemma:  Hi David! Okay, so first, we would suggest adding more bookshelves to make the space feel more like a library, but not in a way that sacrifices the windows. Zoe likes the idea of incorporating yellow to complement the mural but thinks a lighter tangerine color would work better since you are working with a coastal space. If you want to keep the burgundy furniture, consider going with purple for the walls. Otherwise, cantaloupe-colored walls could pair well with the red furniture. Adding an oriental rug and more lamps could help make the library more cozy. To break up the space, Zoe recommends turning the mirror vertically. She also thinks removing the circles from the chandelier or changing the light fixture could help reduce busy reflections on the ceiling. Finally, we like the idea of lightly dressing down the space and adding in more variety by slip covering the furniture in different fabrics.  Ballard Designs Watch the Full Episode - Ballard Designs YouTube El Shoppo Zoe Gowen

Elizabeth and Nathan help Tom out of a tight situation; the town comes together after a setback; Joseph heals an old rift; Gowen councils Lucas.Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTH

Hickam and Lee clash with the mayor of Benson Hills, while Gowen suggests a solution with huge implications for the town; Elizabeth and Nathan clear up a misunderstanding.Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTH

Bài của Anh Jay Gowen, Cố Vấn Sức Khỏe Tâm Thần được Cấp Giấy Phép và một tìn hữu của Giáo Hội Các Thánh Hữu Ngày Sau của Chúa Giê Su Ky Tô đang sống tại tiểu bang Washington, Hoa Kỳ Những cuộc trò chuyện thiết yếu sẽ giúp con cái của chúng ta biết […] The post Podcast số 356 – Liahona tháng 1, 2023 – Những Cuộc Trò Chuyện Thiết Yếu trong Gia Đình – Jay Gowen appeared first on Thánh Hữu Việt Nam.

In this week's Interview Classic episode from ten years ago (4-4-2014), Wade Keller interviews ex-WWE wrestler Zack Gowen, known best for having only one leg, but also notorious for how much he was despised by his WWE colleagues in the locker room in 2003. In this nearly two hour interview, he discusses his mistakes in 2003, the new documentary on his life including his rehab and recovery in recent years from drug addiction, and much more including early impressions of Brock Lesnar and John Cena in 2003, some Chris Benoit stories, backstage details on the Brock Lesnar attack angle that people remember to this day, and more.

Happy Women's History Month the team behind the Beyond the Boys Club.  Thus far, in our series, we have spoken to singers, musicians, and songwriters, but to get a fuller picture of the industry, we decided to present an interview with two inspiring leaders in the music industry: Jane Gowen, EVP of Marketing & AR, and Sujata Murthy, EVP of Media & Artist Relations, both from Universal Music.Jane Gowen is the EVP of Product Development & Marketing for Universal Music Enterprises. Gowen holds key leadership roles on global teams for The Beatles, Bob Marley, The Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, and many others. She is focused on working with artists to innovate and to bring their music to a younger audience. Prior to her current role, Gowen held creative leaderships roles with Virgin Records and EMI Music, working on campaigns artists including Lenny Kravitz, Spice Girls, Janet Jackson, The Smashing Pumpkins and Pink Floyd, among others.Sujata Murthy at EVP of Media & Artist Relations at Universal Music Enterprises , the global catalog division of Universal Music Group (UMG). Murthy began her music career at Capitol Records working with artists ranging from Radiohead to Skinny Puppy. She transitioned to become the primary publicist for artists reissuing classic albums on CD for the first time including Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, and Dean Martin. In her role, Murthy will continue to be responsible for the label's media department and oversee press strategy and campaigns, as well as work closely with artists, managers and estates across UMG's roster.In conversation with host Anne Erickson, the three discuss their origins in the industry, how it has changed, who their mentors were, and how they navigated their way to today. And don't forget to like, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss an episode of Beyond the Boys Club!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A ribbon cutting ceremony and open house was held Friday, Jan. 12, for the City of Brownsville's new Communications and Marketing Department & Convention and Visitors Bureau Complex.The multi-million dollar complex, which is situated on East Adams Street in downtown Brownsville, will also house the Office of Space Commerce. It is located next door to the eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization. Brownsville City Commissioner At Large “B” Dr. Rose Gowen and Brownsville City Manager Helen Ramirez were the keynote speakers. The City of Brownsville's Communications and Marketing Director Manuel Chacon and Brownsville eConvention and Visitors Bureau Director Dafne Maldonado also spoke at the event.Commissioner Gowen said it was important for the Convention and Visitors Bureau to be relocated to the downtown district so that tourists and residents could experience the revitalization of the city's downtown.“So, when you walk by and invite others to join you remember that it was a hard fight but that Brownsville deserves this space. We deserve this revitalized downtown and we are not even finished yet,” Gowen said.City Manager Ramirez said the city deserves a building that is dedicated to a collaboration of communication, tourism, innovation, and space commerce.“When we look at innovation and creativity, this is a hub. This is a hub for entrepreneurship, it's a hub for learning and education. It's also a place where our city of Brownsville employees can have a place to learn and not always be in a stuffy office, be in this cool scene or patio area. Think of all the collaboration we are going to have with our employees,” Ramirez said.The building is funded through Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) funding, which is used to support public-access channels. A City of Brownsville's press release said this type of funding is “important for maintaining and equipping facilities dedicated to public broadcasting and educational programming.” PEG funding can be used to purchase of studios, video production facilities, and related equipment. All of these, the City's press release said, are “essential for producing high-quality content for public access television.”Guests toured the building including the Brownsville TV live recording studio that will enable the production of high-quality, live-recorded content which is a significant asset for local media and can be used for various community and cultural programs.The new building features offices, workspace areas, and an outdoor courtyard that will function as an outdoor venue for the City of Brownsville.The building also houses a gift shop operated by the Convention and Visitors Bureau and a lobby area.The gift shop will offer souvenirs and items promoting Brownsville, which is beneficial for tourism and local branding.The lobby is designed for the comfort of guests visiting the downtown area, with amenities like seating and smartphone charging stations, enhancing the overall visitor experience.Here is an audio recording of the remarks made by Commissioner Cowen and City Manager Ramirez.To read the new stories and watch the news videos of the Rio Grande Guardian International News Service go to www.riograndeguardian.com.

In this episode of the Ruthlessly Aggressive Podcast, Jake is joined by Logan Crosland to discuss the 6/30/03 Raw and 7/3/03 Smackdown. The two break down Kane's reluctance to face the crowd, Gail Kim's big debut, Bischoff's reign of terror, more evil Test, RVD's title shot, Gowen realizing his dream and much more.

historia #podcasthistoryczny Witajcie! W dzisiejszym filmie zagłębiamy się w historię, której często pomija się w opowieściach o Pierwszej Wojnie Światowej – udział Japonii. Często niedoceniana rola tego kraju miała kluczowe znaczenie w wydarzeniach tamtego czasu. Podczas gdy zmagania na frontach Europy dominowały wydarzenia, Japonia aktywnie uczestniczyła w działaniach militarnych. Ale czy wiesz, jakie były motywacje tego kraju do włączenia się do konfliktu? Jak zmieniła się ich rola na arenie międzynarodowej? W tym filmie odkryjemy niezwykłe aspekty japońskiego zaangażowania w Pierwszą Wojnę Światową – od ich sojuszu z Ententą po ich działania w Azji i Oceanii. Będziemy eksplorować, jakie wpływy miała ich obecność na kształtowanie się geopolityki po zakończeniu wojny. Przygotujcie się na fascynującą podróż przez historię, która rzadko jest omawiana. Subskrybujcie kanał, aby nie przegapić kolejnych odcinków!

Join Luke and Hannah as we take a look into Hannah's world on how she became an Aston Villa fan.   #astonvilla #avfc 

Elizabeth encourages Gowen to seek forgiveness from Rosaleen to heal old wounds. Meanwhile Montague continues to raise suspicion.Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTHThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4438180/advertisement

An athlete and trainer, and trainers trainer, Simon Gowen has spent a lifetime developing pathways to improves peoples' wellbeing. A certified Wim Hof Breathing instructor. Drawing from his years of experience with  cold exposure, breath work, and movement, Simon developed what he calls the SG Way to greater wellbeing.#simongowen# #wimhofmethod #sgwaythesgway.net linkedin.com/in/simon-gowen-0a06788

I'm so excited to have my ice bath sensei, Simon Gowen, on the Voices of Wisdom this week. A Wim Hof certified breath and ice bath instructor, Simon is masterful at guiding people through transformational journeys using breath work, cold water, and loving attention.  In this episode, we talk about my vulnerable, panic-inducing, and ultimately deeply healing experience of going to Simon's house twice a week to face my fear of  the ice water.   We also get into:  The power of sitting with discomfort  Using fear to heighten presence in the moment  How to reset our nervous systems with intentional breath  How breathwork and cold water exposure can help us heal from chronic stress and chronic disease  You can find out more about Simon at his website: https://www.thesgway.net/

Yes, all three interests in the title and so much more. Meet Kris Gowen. By any definition, she is a person with varied interests, and a wealth of knowledge that we all can appreciate, and she even has sung Karaoke in all 50 United States. Kris hales from New Jersey originally. She always has liked Drama, but her high school didn't have a drama department until her Senior high school year. Even so, singing has always been a part of her life. During this episode Kris and I have a far-reaching discussion about such things as communications, how do we change some of the conversations inside politics and how we can become more educated about things so we can make better decisions. Kris tells us about her teaching and personal adventures traveling around the world and tells us about lessons she learned along the way. As I said, Kris is an author. She has written books about her Karaoke adventures and she has even written a book about sex education. Her stories about these books are fascinating and worth hearing. I hope you enjoy our time with Kris. She is quite insightful, inspiring, and of course unstoppable. About the Guest: L. Kris Gowen, PhD. is an author and karaoke lover. She has written One Nation Under Song: My Karaoke Journey through Grief, Joy, and America about her epic road trip to sing karaoke in all 50 states (she did fly to Alaska and Hawaii), and Find Your Song: How to Cultivate Pockets of Joy during Times of Grief -- both books are based on her own experiences navigating tough times by holding onto the small joys in life. She has also written Sexual Decisions, a sex education textbook for teens which she is both proud and sad to say is on several banned book lists. In addition to being an author, Kris has a ton of other interests. She has spoken nationally and internationally on healthy relationships and the role of technology in sex and relationships. She is also on the Board of Make You Think, a small non-profit that supports science education and entertainment for adults. Her friends, bar trivia, and travel round out her passions. Kris currently splits her time between Portland and Toronto and earns her keep as a Consultant, supporting organizations in Change Management and Evaluation. She prioritizes applying a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion lens to all her work. She will always say yes to sushi and while she doesn't have a go-to karaoke song, she loves to sing Olivia Newton-John, Donna Summer, and Sia. Links for Kris: Find Your Song: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1736659502/ One Nation Under Song https://www.amazon.com/One-Nation-Under-Song-Karaoke/dp/1087932653/ About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! 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Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i  capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson  01:20 Well, hi again. And yep, it is unstoppable mindset time. Thanks for being here. We really appreciate you. And we appreciate you listening. Today we get to chat with Kris Gowen. Kris has a lot of fun things to talk about. I'll tell you as far as really fun. She is and wants to emphasize a lot during our interview karaoke, and we will but we'll talk about other things as well. And she'll tell us how she has sung karaoke in all 50 states. And I don't know about the moon yet, but something to look forward to. But Kris, welcome to unstoppable mindset. We're really glad you're here.   Kris Gowen  01:57 Thanks so much. And thanks for you. Yeah, thanks for inviting me.   Michael Hingson  02:01 Well, so let's start. Like, I usually like to tell me a little bit about you growing up how you started. And, well, you started like everybody else you got born, but you know, growing up and some of those kinds of things. And what eventually led you to some of the things that you do?   Kris Gowen  02:15 Yeah, so I grew up in New Jersey to Canadian parents, and most of my relatives live in Canada, in split between a couple provinces. So I, I'm outside of New York City. So which as opposed to mountain lakes, okay.   Michael Hingson  02:37 All right. So I lived in Westfield for six years. Okay, great.   Kris Gowen  02:41 Yeah, it's a very tiny little town around it. So it was a sort of good public school system, often used to have, you know, where people would commute to New York City from and yeah, just people working. But yeah, it was it was small and lovely. But sadly, because it was so small. While I was in high school, there was no drama department until my senior year. But the only I'd loved singing, I just love singing, I can't remember a time where I didn't love singing. And I'm sure you know, ever, you know, I'm sure at some point, it just sort of evolved. But I would sing in the church choir a little bit. And that was like the sort of reason for me to even go to church early on, because I wasn't really religious and, and then would just sing any chance I got and would sing along to the radio and tape songs and sing those and just do all that kind of stuff. And then finally, I got a chance to sing. I was Snoopy, and you're Good Man, Charlie Brown my senior year in high school and really liked doing that. And from there, it's like I said, I just have love to sing no matter no matter what comes my way.   Michael Hingson  04:03 When I was a freshman in high school, I was in the the Glee class. And one of the things that they did was schedule and start doing work to try to get people to appear in a mall and the night visitors, and I tried out for it. The problem was I said that although I could sing high enough because my voice hadn't changed. I wasn't quite loud enough, so I didn't get the part. Darn it, but it was was fun.   Kris Gowen  04:36 Yeah, oh, yeah. Loud has never been my problem. If there's anything it's like trying to tone it down a little bit. So I have the opposite problem that you do when it comes to tempo goals.   Michael Hingson  04:47 Well, I think the issue really was that a guy would have a hard time in general getting a so it was a girl who eventually got the part anyway. Yeah, which wasn't a surprise. was a little disappointing. But on the other hand, we did go to see it when it was actually performed. And there's nothing like live performances anyway, whether it's even a high school performance or a college or we, we actually when we lived in Mission Viejo, California, my wife and I had neighbors who were Mormons, and they had a number of performances that they put on every year. And they did a wonderful job of Oklahoma and there's just nothing like live performance.   Kris Gowen  05:29 Yeah, I agree. And I I have a very good friend here in Portland, Oregon, that is a drama teacher for in high school, and I tried to go see as many of their shows as I can. And other friends that perform here and there and certain musical reviews or things like that, and I do love supporting them, because they're my friends. And also just because it's super enjoyable to to hear the live performances.   Michael Hingson  05:56 We were very fortunate when Jerry Lewis starred as Mr. Applegate the devil in Damn Yankees, we were living in New York, and it was his only time ever appearing on Broadway. They did a wonderful interview about it, but we got to actually see him, which was really cool. That's fantastic. He did a great job. So you went through high school and all that in New Jersey? And then what did you do with your world,   Kris Gowen  06:18 I went to college in California and discovered I'm much more of a West coaster than an east coaster and spent did some my undergraduate in California and then I went back east for like three months to see if I could make it back over there. And I was in New York for a little bit and trying to work in the TV industry. And that didn't work out at all. And so three months later, I went back to the effect of California, and then spent a little bit more time there. And then I went back to the east coast for a year to get a master's degree. And then I came back to California to get a PhD in child and adolescent development. And then I moved up to Portland, Oregon, in 2000. And pretty much I've stayed here almost through I just move back actually, I spent a year and a half in Toronto. And we'd like to figure out a way to get back there. So I think that's my flavor of east coast that I like ultimately,   Michael Hingson  07:24 so nice city. Yeah, I really enjoyed. I enjoyed some time in Toronto. So yeah, what was your major in college?   Kris Gowen  07:33 Communications, film and television. And that's when I learned that I am a horrible filmmaker. And really, I just cannot put together a I can't edit Well, I can't do anything. It was just something that I thought I would really love doing. And I did enjoy it. But I was just very bad at it. And so. So after you figure that out, where do you major in something that you really don't have a lot of skill in? You know, you need to be like, Oh, now what do I do? So yeah, so I managed to bakery for a little while, and then that's when I started, then getting my master's degree and then also my PhD in child and adolescent development for the most part, and started working with youth and young adults, as well as writing for youth and young adults in the sex ed world. And so that's where I really got a stronghold there. But I then I started using my research and my research skills more broadly to support community based organizations in their evaluation program evaluation efforts. I mean, this is kind of nerdy and boring, but I love it. I really love using data in ways that are really applied and that are accessible to whoever wants to know the numbers and things like that. And it's, it can be a pretty big challenge and I really love it.   Michael Hingson  08:54 So even though you like to sing and so on, you didn't decide to try to go off and do music as a study and as a as a possible major. Hmm.   Kris Gowen  09:04 You know, it really never occurred to me that that would be an option. Um, I never really felt and saw myself as a good singer, I'd say until just the last couple of years. So I you know, would audition for things I wouldn't necessarily get parts I still love to sing so I would still sing I knew I wasn't awful awful, but I I never really saw any form of musical career being a possibility you know, really at all so you know, thank goodness for places like karaoke where, you know, one of the reasons I love it is because it's got so much unexpected pneus in it. And another reason is it's such a supportive community like it's one of the few places that you can do, like awful at and people will still completely cheer you. Yeah.   Michael Hingson  09:56 And there's no pressure no which is which is cool. I was telling someone yesterday we were listening to Joe Stafford, you know who she is? Or was, she was a singer in the 40s and 50s and had perfect pitch. And you talk about doing bad Joe Stafford recorded a whole album once, where she sang a half a note off key just to prove she could. And so the whole album, right is her a half note off key because she had perfect pitch to be able to do that.   Kris Gowen  10:31 Right? Which is it is very hard to sing. Right? Purposely off key when you've got all this music happening around you and you just sounds so wrong.   Michael Hingson  10:41 Yeah. It came out. Alright, the album was I don't know how much it sold, it was fairly popular. As I recall. I just heard about it, having been done, but I believe as I recall that it was popular enough because it was Joe Stafford to who was a pretty famous person back and singing in the 50s. And so on. Probably her most famous song was the song you belong to me, you know, see the pyramids along the Nile and all that. And she was the main person, or the person who's made that song most famous, although a lot of other people have done it. But what got you into? Well, first of all, where did you go to school in California?   Kris Gowen  11:22 I went to school at Stanford, both for my undergraduate and my PhD.   Michael Hingson  11:27 Oh, cool. couldn't stay away from the football team out from the cardinal   Kris Gowen  11:31 height. I know, I know if Shaw being no longer being the coach. Yeah, no. So there is I mean, when I was there, actually, Stanford did have a couple of stints of doing okay. But for the most part, it was definitely not some of Stanford's glory years when I was when I was on campus.   Michael Hingson  11:48 But it's a wonderful school.   Kris Gowen  11:51 Yeah, yeah, I was just back there the other like, a couple months ago, and, you know, barely recognizing it as everything grows. But yeah, so yeah, decided that, California. And again, like I said, the west coast was really for me. And so I've spent a little bit of time, both in California and Oregon.   Michael Hingson  12:09 So what got you into child development and deciding to do that as a, as a career and as a major? Oh, yeah. So   Kris Gowen  12:17 I, you know, so I had my failed, I failed attempt at trying to be in, in the television world. And so tail between my legs, I went back to California, where my, my social circle was, like my support network, and I, I managed a bakery. And just to make, you know, make ends meet and just sort of regroup. And this was during the era where there was a lot of debate on condoms, whether they should be in schools or not. And you know, and the science, like any research study basically said that if you provide condoms in schools, it does not increase the rate of engaging in sexual activities among kids. And it but it does increase safer sex practices. So I saw I knew this literature, and I knew the research because, well, I'll back up a little bit but but, you know, Congress and other other politicians were basically ignoring the science and, and just making laws that had nothing to do with anything grounded in evidence. And I just got very annoyed with that I would throw socks at the television anytime there was like a newscast about it. And I was like, that does it, I'm gonna go back to school and get fancy letters after my name. So I can write curricula and do these things. And, and so related to that was really, I went into film and television, because I wanted to make documentaries. From the standpoint, like from the viewpoint of youth, I wanted to do things about social issues. And that was really what was driving me because I really felt like that the whole educational system was teaching us about things that didn't matter, right, like a very typical adolescent attitude of like, what's the point of learning all of this, this is dumb, we should be learning other things. And so I was like, I know I'm gonna make important movies about social issues, and that I learned that I could not make movies at all. I just took that passion and kind of turned it into something slightly different that still allowed me to focus on issues that matter to youth and young adults.   Michael Hingson  14:35 How about collaborating however, so you didn't make you? You weren't great at making the movies did you ever explore collaborating with good movie makers and maybe helping to create the scripts and the topics and all that or have you not gotten that far yet?   Kris Gowen  14:48 It was funny because I didn't think of doing that because I just thought like, it was going to be that just really hard to break into right. So as I was working in television for the three months that I worked, it's Just like the whole competitiveness and things, and I just didn't really, I didn't really have the good networking skills, and I didn't have those things. And I just really found myself again drawn to okay, what's the what's the evidence? And? And how are we going to do like create these best practices, and that was really more suited to sort of look into those things, not from a mass media standpoint, but really more from a research standpoint, but then also, from supporting these so many programs that are out there that are doing great things.   Michael Hingson  15:34 You know, what comes to mind, though, immediately, is, as you were talking about, the politicians go off and do the things they do they ignore reality, and so on. How do we deal with that? I suppose one answer is we got to elect other people. But how do we get enough people to do that, that we get intelligent people in Congress and so on? But how do we start to truly change the dialogue? Because it it gets to be so frustrating, when when they totally ignore the politics and they stir up so many people to do that? Yeah, well,   Kris Gowen  16:07 I mean, one, one piece of this is like, I can't imagine being a politician in the sense of you have to make decisions about everything, like you like, so there's sex ed policy, there's forestry, there's electric cars, there's tax laws, whatever, like you're supposed to have an opinion on all these different things. How the heck are you? expert in all these things? Right. So   Michael Hingson  16:35 go ahead. Well, I say that's, of course, the real issue. Do you really have to have opinions on everything? Or do you use it as an opportunity to learn and then vote based on what you learned? But anyway, go ahead.   Kris Gowen  16:49 Well, right. But I agree with that would be ideal, but there's only so many hours in the day, if you're literally like trying to figure out how to and then so right, so the US has lobbyists and and then lobbyists have agendas, and some are better funded than others. So there's that. And then also you listen to, you know, your constituents, because you want to get reelected. And so different moral values, and different, just values in general are infused into different segments of, of our population, and, and so then you start to go the direction that you believe will get you reelected, or you go in the direction of this lobbyists that's giving you the information that you think you need, and maybe it's good information, and maybe it's less grounded in evidence, it's, it's so complicated to just sort of say, Oh, well, they should just listen to the science. It's like, Yeah, but they got to listen to the science on like, 700 topics. And I'm guessing that I'm not even exaggerating when it comes to that. And   Michael Hingson  17:48 they do. But in reality, a lot of what goes on with the politicians is really, the accomplishments of the staff and the staff advises them, yes, the politicians vote. But I guess my point really is having spent a lot of time around Washington and dealing with Congress and, and educating them on issues with disabilities and so on. A lot of the time, it's really educating the staff, or trying to educate the staff. So the staff really controls a lot of what the actual legislator hears and sees. So it still gets back to they're not necessarily the experts that we might think they are. They rely on staff. And that also means maybe they need to do a little bit better job of hiring smart staff. But as I said, it's also that they oftentimes stir up their constituents, which is a problem.   Kris Gowen  18:45 Yeah, yeah. Oh, yes.   Michael Hingson  18:47 It's a mess. It's a challenge. I don't envy anybody who does it. I agree with you. But I think also there are, there are more things that we could do to to have a more substantive discussion about a lot of stuff. And and it seems like we're really losing that opportunity, or at least we're losing the perspective of having meaningful conversations, compared to what it used to be like 40 and 50 years ago.   Kris Gowen  19:17 Yeah, yes, there's definitely more of a I mean, there's lots of explanations. And again, these are sort of, I mean, we're, we've, like, whatever, five minutes into this podcast, we're launching into like, some of the country's biggest challenges and I write, I definitely don't have answers for them. And I don't think anybody does at this point, because it's not going to be simple. It's so many different things that are happening that are coming together at a time that is creating, yeah, these like strong divides between between some types of values. And at the same time, I do think that there are commonalities that are there. It's just that we're very much entrenched, right? Now in, you know, being more drawn to difference than we are to similarity and common ground.   Michael Hingson  20:06 Yeah. And I think that's a theme that a lot of people who think about it get to, which is, we're focusing too much on differences and not commonalities and finding ways to work together. But you went off and you got your PhD and came back to Stanford to do that. And then what did you do with your life?   Kris Gowen  20:26 I ended up working a little bit in so I was in I'm trying to remember, this is a very long time ago, I didn't realize I was gonna have to go through my whole biography. That's all good. I just was like, What did I do after that? I, I was doing some research, I've really always been drawn to not being a traditional academic. So I've been research faculty at a couple of universities, I've worked, like I said, in sort of the nonprofit sector for a little bit. Some of it had to do with youth and young adults, some of it dealt more with health care in general. And so yeah, just been, you know, going where my passions were taking have taken me and I really liked that. That's how I've done things. Sometimes it's frustrating to be like to look at myself, some days, I'm like, Why did I just not choose an easy path or just like, you know, become an academic and stay in a place and just keep going. And I just sort of learned that just has to stop my nature, I just can't stay in one place for too long. Whether that's, you know, career ideas, or whether it's a physical location, I just really always been drawn to making sure that what I'm doing matters, and making sure what I'm doing. supports other other people.   Michael Hingson  21:54 can't do much better than that. Hmm.   Kris Gowen  21:56 Well, not I don't know. I mean, also, I just, you know, I know there's I'm sure there's many ways I can do better. And this is what I got.   Michael Hingson  22:04 Oh, that's okay. So did you go into teaching? Or what did you go into doing?   Kris Gowen  22:08 I did, I taught, I taught at Portland State University. For a while I taught human sexuality. I taught women's reproductive health, I taught a handful of other courses, but those were the two main ones. And then I was what's called research faculty. So again, I had a research portfolio that focused on youth and young adults, both in terms of healthy relationships, safer sex, as well as mental health. So I did that. And then I got tired of doing that. And so I took the opportunity to do some traveling for a couple of years where I was in a, you know, would stay in various countries for several, you know, for several months, and explore and really get to know different communities and different cultures and, and really appreciated that time, I taught some, taught some English and taught some research methods. And a couple of different I taught in Vietnam, I did some tutoring in South Korea, my student teaching was in Vietnam. And then I taught in Oman, which is in the Middle East. And all of that took around not quite two years to do that. And then I settled back up to being in an academic institution, again, in Oregon, and then, yeah, and then I, then the pandemic it, and everything went sideways. And that's what allowed me to take that time and reflect and decide, you know, I want to move to Toronto at some point in my life. So I, I, you know, got my paperwork in order and went up there and work there for a little bit. And now I'm back in Oregon, where my social support network is, and I'm doing some consulting work.   Michael Hingson  23:56 So now you're kind of on your own. Do you have have you formed your own company? Or what?   Kris Gowen  24:00 I do some independent consulting in that I also work for a large business management consulting firm as well.   Michael Hingson  24:08 What do you do for them?   Kris Gowen  24:10 Some change management work, as well as I'm currently supporting a new a new artificial intelligence, language processing, natural language processing tool, which is basically just something that would help help people analyze a lot of qualitative data as opposed to doing it all by hand. Because if you've got like a large organization, or if you've got, you know, for example, a large number of tweets or something and you want to make meaning of them, and there's literally 1000s of them. Typical qualitative research methods just can't really capture that data with any form of efficiency. So it's an interesting dance between humans and machine to help make the process more efficient. So I'm looking into supporting that, that that work?   Michael Hingson  25:08 Do you use a tool that we would have heard of? No,   Kris Gowen  25:11 use a tool that is proprietary of the organization I'm working for. And it's, it's still we're still in soft launch? So no, I haven't I'm not using a tool that anyone else is really, I mean, other than internally, a few of us are being trained up on this to help to help support its utilization in house.   Michael Hingson  25:32 I know, there's been some discussion over the last few weeks about the stuff that Microsoft is doing to do text analysis and be able to do everything from composing poetry to having conversations with AI. Yes. I have not played with that yet. Although I guess I should explore it. People have asked me and I haven't really done that. So that's one of the things that I get to do when I take a little bit of time and, and don't do interviews for a day or two. But so that's, that's, that's all pretty cool. Well, you, you've done some writing, you wrote a book, I believe on sex education, right?   Kris Gowen  26:10 Yeah, I did. I wrote a book called mimicking or they retitled it. So its first iteration was called Making sexual decisions. And then it just became sexual decisions. And it's sort of a, it's a textbook and like a library book for teens. And what made that unique, was it really balanced? It was about 5050, on healthy relationships versus sort of the the anatomy and sexual health components. So books tended to either lean towards one or the other. And so I wrote that. And then like I said, it had a couple of additions to it. And then, you know, it becomes sexuality education becomes really outdated very quickly. And so the book is, I think the last iteration of it was 2018, I think was when the the last edition of that was really published. But somehow, Congress is founded and has put it onto some banned book lists. Because it, I guess, it says things that they don't want it to say. So my friends made me a t shirt that says, you know, my book was banned, not like, you know, kind of selling a stinking t shirt. So yeah, and so I wrote that. And then yeah, the other two books that I've written since then, one was about my karaoke journey. And then the other was somewhat related to that, but was looking at the importance of finding joy during times of grief, because the first book about my karaoke journey, singing in all 50 states was really about me, processing the loss of my best friend. So those books, you know, they're certainly not sequels of each other, anything like that. But they're they, you know, there's a tie in there with the joy that karaoke brings me and how it really, I think, helps my mental health and just encouraging people to either find joy in karaoke, or whatever it is that they can find happiness in, during really, really tough times.   Michael Hingson  28:21 Well, I do want to get to that. But I've got another question that you just made me think of, as you said that there have been several iterations of your your book on sex education, and they become out of date very quickly, why is that? What, what really causes the shift that makes it come out? It will go out of date and need to Yeah,   Kris Gowen  28:39 I mean, there's a lot of things like the from between, like, I'll just give an example between the first the second edition, the HPV vaccine came out, right? So like, that's a whole thing. So, and then other ways that we talk about consent? I think, you know, so this is this is not necessarily in the iterations of my book, but we start like, when I was in high school, and even when I was in college, the idea of consent was very heteronormative. In other words, it was very assumed that it was going to be a boy and a girl negotiating sexual activity and it was up to the girl to be the gatekeeper to say no. And then and it was really up to the girl to make sure that that's the way it was. And now we've evolved so much more than in our consent language. First of all, we've dissolved like we're working on dissolving the gender binary, we can't assume the genders of the people that are wanting to engage in sexual activity we can assume who might be wanting to say no, versus another person who might be more interested. And then there's also the concept of teaching kids how to hear a no and how to make sure they're hearing a yes, so the onus isn't placed on On the person who is less interested in engaging in a certain type of activity, so there's so much on that. And then again, sort of talking about the ways we talk about gender identity and sexual orientation evolve very quickly. So if we want to be inclusive, and reach all young people in, in getting, you know, providing them with knowledge, things change really fast.   Michael Hingson  30:25 Do you see other kinds of changes that are coming?   Kris Gowen  30:31 I mean, yes, because gender identity and sexual orientation are still evolving in terms of how we're discussing those things. And I didn't even mention technic, the role of technology, and how that's escalating, right? There's always different apps that are being used, there's always different ways to communicate, and what are the most common ways that young youth and young adults prefer to communicate. So all of that is very, all of that is continuing to evolve. And I think a lot of that is still evolving. I'm hoping that our conversations about like I said, consent, and gender identity and sexual orientation, and just relationship structure, and things. I think all of that I'm really hoping continue to evolve and start to become more gray, as it were, that we don't have the sort of hard and fast rules, but instead really encourage listening and respect and communication and teaching people how to think about what matters to them, and then communicating that and feeling comfortable communicating that to somebody else that they might want to be with   Michael Hingson  31:47 and accepting the responses that come whatever they may be.   Kris Gowen  31:51 Exactly. And that's part of the communication and listening piece. Yeah.   Michael Hingson  31:55 Well, so you have been doing all of this, which is great. And you've been doing karaoke. How did you get started originally with karaoke? What? What made you decide that that was something that would be fun to do?   Kris Gowen  32:09 Well, I mean, it's it sort of comes back to when I was a kid and just loving to sing no matter what. And so the first time I sang karaoke was actually in Arizona. And I don't remember what year this is, but it was in there was sometime in the 90s. But I do remember being like being in a bar after I'd like I was visiting a friend of mine, and we were, we just played a softball game. And now we're in a bar, and there's singing, and it's like, Well, wait, what's this magic, I can put a song in, and then they're gonna call my name, and then I get to sing. This is the best thing I've ever heard was was the best thing ever. And then, and that first time was a total disaster. I mean, I picked a song that I picked hearts alone, which first of all, no one wants to hear that in a bar, like no one needs to hear that right. And then I left the big note. I mean, it was just a disaster. But I was super happy about it. I was just like, This is great. And then, and then when I went to get my Masters on the East Coast, I didn't know anybody. And so one of the things I did was just sort of became a local at one of the nearby bars, and they had karaoke every Wednesday, I think it was. And so I just went every Wednesday as my chance and something I always just would look forward to. And I would just be like, I'm going to sing a couple songs and be able to do this thing. And it gets to see like the same people over and over again. And it's just this wonderful, magical experience. And then so from there on out, I just started to look for karaoke bars, wherever I was. And just yeah, just kept singing as a key component of my, my mental health and just general fun.   Michael Hingson  33:58 We bought a timeshare at the Lawrence Welk Resorts in Escondido, California in the early 90s. Got a great deal. And they had karaoke on I think it was Saturday nights. And I'm not sure whether that was the first time I did it. But it probably was. One of the things that they did a couple of times is there were people who came and they did it enough that they actually let them take an hour and do a whole karaoke concert.   Kris Gowen  34:25 Wow. Which hopefully they knew that because then the people who came just to sing a song or two are like, wait, I have to wait an hour.   Michael Hingson  34:33 Oh, it worked out. Yeah, they they always advertise it ahead of time. But also, they started earlier and they actually started like an hour early so people can come to hear the concert and then the regular karaoke time. Started at the usual time.   Kris Gowen  34:47 Oh, that sounds fantastic. Yeah, that's yeah, it   Michael Hingson  34:49 was it was it was wonderful. And so and you did even with a concert here, some people who will let's just say did better than others. Okay. Yeah, that's okay.   Kris Gowen  35:01 It is. I mean, I love that part of community. And I really think that that's, you know, I've alluded to it before, but karaoke is yes, of course, I love to sing. And I love, you know, like, singing in front of people, I think that adds an extra joy to it for me. I mean, some people, it's their living hell, but you know, that's okay. Because that's what variety and life is for. So, I love that aspect. And I love when a person gets called to the microphone, and I don't know who that person is, and I have no idea what they're gonna sing. You can't tell by looking at a person with their song selection is going to be an end. Like, I just love all of that. And then I love going to a, you know, going to a karaoke venue, like regularly and then getting to know those people and just feeling that support and giving that support to people who are being really brave by just stepping out and singing a song in front of others.   Michael Hingson  35:59 Oh, since that first time, have you ever done hearts alone again? Oh, yeah. Okay.   Kris Gowen  36:03 Oh, yeah. And also, anytime I really now it's sort of funny anytime I think I'll know a song and then I don't sing it very well. I am like that does it? And I like, really, you know, we'll all focus on it. I can't say that I, when it comes to, you know, bar karaoke, singing, I don't really rehearse per se. But I will like, listen to the song a couple of times. So I actually, you know, know it,   Michael Hingson  36:29 know, the melody at least, do you? Do you read the words most of the time? Or do you try to memorize words ahead of time?   Kris Gowen  36:36 Well, I mean, I like to, it's a good question, because there's a couple of things. One is I like to do a bunch of new stuff a lot. And so I, I do enjoy, therefore, rely, like, being able to read the words and reading the words. And then also, I do find that oftentimes, I then end up using them as a crutch, like, I don't actually need them. But I still look at the screen. And then, however, I've also been dabbling here and there in competitive karaoke. And when you do competitive karaoke, you 100% cannot look at the words like you just you have to engage the audience. And you have to be doing that. And there's no looking at words, when you're, when you're doing that kind of that kind of competition,   Michael Hingson  37:27 you have no way to really put the feeling into it that you do if you already know the words, because you're focused on the words, you're not focused on what you need to be focused on. And that makes sense.   Kris Gowen  37:40 Yeah, your storytelling doesn't get as good. You're like, again, your audience connection isn't as good. You can't, you know, I mean, depending on how many monitors are there, but it's also difficult to, you know, go to different parts of the stage to to talk to, you know, sort of, quote, unquote, talk to different people in different parts of the room. So you really need to not be tethered to the screen. Yeah, in order to do some of those things, to help create a better performance.   Michael Hingson  38:11 I remember once doing karaoke with someone, and they wanted to perform a song and I didn't know all the words to do the melody and all that. And actually, the operator of the system stood next to me. And because I told him, I don't know all the words, he said, don't worry. And he told me the words far enough in advance that I was able to go ahead and put it together, which was really pretty cool. And then actually, it came out pretty well. I wish we'd recorded it, but I don't even remember what the song was. But it was fun to be able to do that. And but for me, I do memorize and practice, before I go only so that I make sure I really do know all the words because it's the only way that I'm going to be able to do it successfully, but it makes it a lot more fun to, to be able to, as you said, connect with the audience in one way or another. Well, and   Kris Gowen  38:59 it's funny too, because I appreciate, you know, you needing to, like, you know, memorize the lyrics in advance. And sometimes the lyrics that show up on the screen are definitely not the right lyrics. Like, you look at them and you're like, um, that is really not what I think this person is saying. And, and so, you know, sometimes the the lyrics are incorrect on these in these karaoke tracks.   Michael Hingson  39:24 So yeah, which is, which is another whole issue that one has to deal with, but you know, it's it's still is a lot of fun to do. And I've enjoyed it. What's the for you the most rewarding or the thing you love most about doing karaoke?   Kris Gowen  39:42 I mean, I really do think it's this this piece of, of community that even if you're only in a like in like, again, when I was going around the US and singing karaoke in all 50 states wherever I was hanging my had that night that was sort of that was my community for the night. And again, it's a very supportive community, and people are cheering each other and people will potentially, you know, strike up a conversation with you. And it is like, you know, when we were talking about the politics stuff at the start of this conversation, you don't know somebody's political affiliation, you don't know, like, you know, who they go home to at night, if anybody you don't know, you just don't know really anything about them. And it's okay, like, we're just, everyone's united. And I mean, my books called One nation under song, in part for that reason, because you really do become this community of humans. And there's a lot of magic in that to then sort of forget about some of the other things that might make you not friends. Outside of that setting.   Michael Hingson  40:53 What are some songs that don't make good Karaoke Songs? Or maybe a better way to put it is what makes the best Karaoke Songs?   Kris Gowen  41:00 Yeah. So the first one is like if it's super long if there's a lot of long instrumentals. And then And then usually, I mean, not always, but if it's way too slow. I mean, because most karaoke is done in bars. And most karaoke is done late at night. And so, the idea of singing something super long, was super long, instrumentals and slow. Like you just no one wants to, like, people want their turn and people want to like go to a bar to feel probably usually a little peppier. So it's like those things. So. But that said, it's not necessarily the flip side is what makes a good karaoke song. A good karaoke song is the song that's in your heart is a song that matters to you is the song that you want to sing because it is the song you want to sing. Because you can tell when people are singing the song that's bringing them joy. It's, you can just tell and it just becomes a funner performance.   Michael Hingson  42:04 I think I mentioned when we chatted before doing this interview about the time we were at Lawrence Welk and it was near the end of the night and one of the servers got up and just started singing from the best little whorehouse in Texas hard candy Christmas. Yes. And did the most incredible performance of that I think I've ever heard outside of and maybe is, is equal to what was in the the musical or the movie. But clearly, she had sung it before, and just in a really wonderful job with it and got a great reaction from the audience.   Kris Gowen  42:41 Yeah. Yeah, I mean, again, some people are gonna want to sing the same song over again, and have it be very rehearsed. And there's nothing wrong with that, because that's what makes that person feel comfortable, or the side of them that they want to show. And so I do know, people that sing, you know, a very small repertoire of songs. And that's where they that's again, that's where their comfort is, that's what they want to do. And then I have other friends who are just more like, it's a bar, no one's really listening to me. I just want to sing something that that I want to try, or I you know, again, that's the song that I was singing to on the radio, and I was like, oh, I want to give it a whirl myself. Right. Like, there's just sort of those things. And then, you know, every day is a different mood, and it's a different time. And so what is the song that's calling to at that particular time? And that's, you know, what I when people will turn to me and say, What should I sing? I'm like, Well, what were you Yeah, what were you singing to on the radio? The last time you were listening to the radio, or what did you find yourself? Singing in the shower? The last time I was doing this? Well sing that.   Michael Hingson  43:49 So from a long song standpoint, probably. You wouldn't want to go much longer than Don McLean's American Pie, but at least it's a fast tempo song.   Kris Gowen  43:58 Yeah, but yeah, American Pie. Yeah, that's, I mean, that's like seven minutes, right? I mean, there is a radio edit and a karaoke edit of that song. So, but yes, like American Pie. Piano Man is even really long. I mean, sometimes people can get into it. But like, if it's over five minutes, you're just like, Yeah, I don't know.   Michael Hingson  44:16 It's getting a little bit. It can be a little bit tougher, right? There is   Kris Gowen  44:21 no hard and fast rule. I mean, no. Do you have the bar, there's nobody in that bar, I will bust out Come Sail Away, which breaks all the rules. It's too long. It's got like over a minute, instrumental in it, all that stuff, but it's a fun song. And I'm only singing it if there's like a very small rotation of singers.   Michael Hingson  44:39 Yeah, yeah. But if people enjoy it, it works. Sure. Sure. So. So how did you get involved in thinking of this idea of singing karaoke in all 50 states, you would love to travel so that gave you a good excuse for doing it. But how did that all come about?   Kris Gowen  44:59 Yeah, I mean, The the the slow roll of it was I can't I think there was just one day that I noticed that I was starting to collect states because I again, as an as a former academic, I would go to a lot of conferences. And so sometimes you network in the conferences, and then sometimes you're just sort of like, you know what I don't want to network in a conference, I want to go out on this, I want to see what St. Louis is like, or I want to see what, you know, Tampa, Florida is like, and so you find the karaoke establishment, and you go there to get a little like dose of local flavor of a place. And so I don't know, I had collected maybe nine or 10 states just sort of doing it that way. And then. And then in 2015, my best friend was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. And I had a good year with her not quite a year, but you know, and when she died, I was like, she and I used to also sing together a lot. And I just, I just kind of was at a loss, for lack of anything else, just like, I couldn't really imagine a life without her I. And so I quit my job. And I drove around the country to say, All right, if my goal is to sing karaoke in all 50 states, I'm doing it this weird trickle, you know, when else am I gonna get to Oklahoma? When else am I going to do? Like, I need to, I need to do this, I need to do this as an actual thing. And so I did, I got in my car. And I drove over 17,000 miles in 99 days to hit the 48 lower states. I took I avoided freeways and interstates whenever possible, because I wanted to actually see the country. And so when I was done, you know, I had a couple months in between, but then I picked up Alaska and Hawaii. So make it off. 50.   Michael Hingson  47:05 So you are clearly grieving? How did this really help your grief?   Kris Gowen  47:12 In a lot of different ways. And not intentionally mind you? I just was following my, you know, to me, I'm like, what is the one that I didn't really like my job at the time? I you know, I didn't my relationship situation wasn't great. And so I was like, the one thing that still I could find anything to care about was karaoke. It was the only thing that I cared about. That was it. And so I'm like, alright, well, that's something that's good. I'm finding joy in something. And so again, I got in my car and just took off. And the things that made this trip really good for my grief, I think were one singing really helps emotional processing, it helps you get your feelings out, it does all that there was structure to my days, but not too much of a structure. Like I had, I knew that on, you know, I woke up in one state. And I knew that I needed to get to this other state by a certain time. And I had a lot of alone time. I didn't do the whole trip by myself. But I did a lot of the trip by myself. So I had time in a car to sort of just again, let myself feel and let myself exist. I was constantly seeing new things, which is another great brain exercise for building resilience is to experience new things. And yeah, I just, I think this combination of like structured but not too structured, seeing new things, being able to use my emotions and channel them in ways that I enjoy and finding that like one slice of joy that would help me balance it just was a very good way for me to just allow myself to experience what I needed to experience.   Michael Hingson  49:03 Did you well rephrase that, do you think that you benefited more from doing the karaoke, or that you've benefited more from doing the travel spending time alone? Having a lot of time to think and process?   Kris Gowen  49:21 I mean, I think it's the balance. And I think that's the key to and so like, sort of, in my second book, which is find your song, it's, it's the whole concept of that book is is balancing moments of joy during times of grief. Because we need the balance. You know, like ultimately your body needs a balance your your brain needs a balance that when you provide yourself with the respite of moments of joy during an awful, awful time of life, you're actually allowing yourself to grieve better, you're allowing your body to to have those breaks it It physically needs in order to, to recover. Because grief is impacts us physically, emotionally, mentally. And so if we're always, you know, quote unquote, in it, like just stuck in the, you know, we do need to be in it sometimes I mean, not everybody and and, and I was a person who needed to be in it sometimes. But if I was just always in it, then that was not, that would not be good.   Michael Hingson  50:30 What would you advise a person to do? Or how would you advise a person who is experiencing grief? What kinds of things would you say to them?   Kris Gowen  50:42 I mean, again, it's sort of again, it's like my, I mean, my book almost outlines, like a bit of a, I'm not gonna say a script, because there is no script. I think the first like, the first chapter is basically like, there is no brief script. So if you think, and also, if you think, you know, you're like, Well, I've lost somebody before, or I've grieved before. Yeah, but this is a different person, and you're a different person, because it's a different time. So you can't be like, Oh, I was like this, when this happened. Now I'm going to I'm going to be the same way, it's just not going to happen. So your grief and your grief experience in the moment is yours. And so to allow your emotions in, allow them to be. And again, don't be afraid, and don't be ashamed if you're experiencing some positive times in amongst the negative. And really being, if you can, being mindful of what are little things you can do to promote self care and to get the supports that you need. And so if you've got that one student, like you're like, the only joy I'm getting right now is watching this television show. Fine, then go for it. If your joy is karaoke, if it's knitting, if it's making Chinese food, I don't know, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter how silly it seems. It's not silly, because it's it's, it's your it's your your sister being pointing you in a direction of some form of a finding a little bit of pleasure and a life where it might be hard, and you can't even see any form of pleasure at all, except for quote, unquote, this stupid thing. And this stupid thing is it's not stupid. It's,   Michael Hingson  52:25 it's what's important for you at the moment, and you're right, there's, there's no reason to think that anything is stupid. What I think is important is thinking about it and internalizing it to the point where you can, at some point, start to think about, okay, I'm doing this, I'm really enjoying it. I don't want to stop doing it. But how do I also continue then to move forward? I know when my wife passed away, last month to be well, and November, I started saying, like, a number of people always say, Well, you know, you got to move on. And I realized that was the wrong thing to say. Because if you move on, that it to me, it seems like it implies almost that you're possibly forgetting. But what I realized the appropriate thing, at least for me to say is, we do need to move forward. And she would want that.   Kris Gowen  53:18 Yeah, yes, I mean, the language, language does matter. And everyone's going to resonate with a certain way. So some people like you're saying move forward resonated with you. Some people are like, move through that we're different. I mean, you're you're different. You, you experienced a profound loss, and I'm sorry for your loss. And there is like, so you are now a different person. And so it's like, okay, who's this new? Who is this new, Michael? And how does this new Michael want to navigate through through the universe, and for a little while, you might be like, oh, and navigate through this universe at all, and other people have ideas. Because sometimes the grief and the loss is more expected than others. So some people have done some anticipatory grief or is like some, some preparing and other times, the universe does not provide us with that opportunity to sort of think about life without that person   Michael Hingson  54:17 whose case it was kind of half and half. I wouldn't say that it was totally unexpected, but not as fast as it it occurred. And also, no matter how much you expect it. It's really different when it's occurred, and now you are actually in a different space, in my case alone. So there there are things I do differently. And sometimes I wonder why am I doing it differently? And I realized, well, that's because now it's the way it is so I wake up earlier, I turn the TV on when I get up in the morning and Karen always used to get up much later than ice. I'd never turned the TV on until we I go out In the other room and close the door. So a lot of things that are different, but it's also okay. And I'm sure it will evolve some more over time. But I happen to be a person that likes to continue to move. And I get the joy, I will say, of doing this podcast, which is so much fun. And I get to learn so much, though all of all of the time that I get to spend with you and others is such an enjoyable thing for me. And it's been that way ever since the beginning of the podcast, but it's so much better even now.   Kris Gowen  55:34 Yeah, and it's, I mean, it's, again, it's, it's some connection that you're getting for a little bit of time, it's a project that hopefully isn't too overwhelming for you. And it is these these pieces that just help you sort of take every, you know, take things day to day in that very mindfulness, that mindfulness way because again, it's not like, you know, there's the Kubler Ross stages of grief. And there's these other things and, and, you know, if I look at my, you know, grief journey, if you will, it's really just a big scribble. You know, because there's, there'll be days, I mean, Molly died in 2016. And so it's been several years since she's been gone. And, you know, for the most part, you know, I'm I function through the day to day, I still think about her every day, there's something in the world that makes me think about her. And then there's some times where it's just a gut punch. It's just like, it's like, it's like, it wasn't that long ago at all. And there's, there's other times where it's, it's not doesn't feel that way.   Michael Hingson  56:41 And for me, I don't ever want it to be that long ago. And I will always remember and I think that it's important. Well, when you're married for 40 years, minus 15 days, that's not a surprise. But I wouldn't want I wouldn't want that to change. There's so much to remember about her and, and all of the wonderful times the memories will always be here. And that's an important thing. Yes, definitely. So then the pandemic hit you remember that pandemic thing? And, yeah, well, I'm   Kris Gowen  57:12 still here.   Michael Hingson  57:13 Little things are crawling all over the place. And you wrote another book.   Kris Gowen  57:17 Yeah. And that's the book that the Find Your song is, is where so I wrote one nation under song as like, when I completed that karaoke journey. And then I never really had the intention of writing a book from it, I just got back and I was like, I'm not done. I'm not done. Not done. And so like, that book just sort of came forward. And I, you know, worked on it that way. And then, during the pandemic, I, I wish I could remember, I'm sure it's brain fog, or whatever have you or just the COVID time messing this, but like, I just noticed that like I was grieving the world was grieving. The two things that really bring me like, are the three things that bring me joy, karaoke, can't do that. That's like one of the worst things you do during a pandemic, travel can't do that. So like the two things that helped me through my, you know, that the loss of Mali, those were way off the table, and then even being in community and being with friends or something, well, that was on the table in a very small dose, right, you couldn't just go out and see people. So I was left with being stripped of the my coping mechanisms. And so one of the other coping mechanisms I still sort of had was writing. And the thing I wanted to write about was the thing that I was experiencing, which was grief and being the researcher that I am I went to literature and I looked at grief literature and, and just started writing about this concept of joy and grief and and synthesizing the science, my own personal experiences and, and my own abilities to synthesize literature as a researcher. Yeah, I just I, like I said, it's, it's a tiny little book. And, you know, so it's digestible for people who are going through grief because, you know, can't really read a lot when you're super sad. And, and you Yeah, it just takes people through sort of things to consider others meditations in it, that you can use exercises that you can do if you find those fun, and otherwise, it's just, it helped me and I just hope it helps other other people without being really super prescriptive, like do it this way. It's not that kind of book.   Michael Hingson  59:47 No, I'm curious. You during the pandemic, of course, she had travel issues and so on, and I appreciate that I came back from New York on March 6 of 2020 is They closed down the city I escaped and made it back to California. Can you travel and get anywhere near the same level of enjoyment by doing it virtually?   Kris Gowen  1:00:12 Travel virtually, or karaoke virtually   Michael Hingson  1:00:15 traveled? Well, we could talk about karaoke too, but I was thinking more of travel virtually.   Kris Gowen  1:00:19 I'm, I don't I mean, not for me, I'm gonna say I think other people, it might answer that differently. And I'm way too much of a people person. And way too much of a person that needs to absorb the ambiance. And the feelings that I'm have the space around me to really get the sense of I've been there without actually physically being there,   Michael Hingson  1:00:50 there is nothing like experiencing the ocean by being there. And I don't necessarily even mean walking into the ocean, although that, for me becomes a part of it as well. But the sound is different, it is just a total different thing, or going to a live performance. And listening to the orchestra, and or to a musical and listening in watching it live. The sound the whole ambiance, although I can cope with doing things virtually. And I can watch movies virtually Well, or, you know, online or however. But there's nothing, absolutely nothing. Like being in a Broadway theater and observing a performance.   Michael Hingson  1:01:40 Yeah, you feel the energy and you feel the energy,   Michael Hingson  1:01:44 the sound is totally different. And I'm sure that the site is as well. We went to see Lion King, what as soon after it came out, and my brother in law, his wife, and their daughter, three years old, were visiting us and a friend of his new one of the actors and got us into the Lion King. And Karen was telling me, my wife was we were watching and she said, you know, you really forget about the puppets, you just see the animals and you forget that it's people behind them. And then after the show, we got to go back stage and meet several of the actors. And I actually got to look at a couple of the puppets. And although I experienced, obviously different than she did, and the others, I understood what they were saying, but there is just nothing like the energy of being in a live performance or in a situation. So I think you can see a lot by traveling virtually. But it is still not the same as being there.   Kris Gowen  1:02:47 Yes, I mean, I think it's, it's better than not doing anything and seeing the same four walls or one block or whatever, of where you're situated. And yeah, and for me, it's not the same. And I don't want to take away the experience of other people have that experience that differently.   Michael Hingson  1:03:05 Well, the other part about it is is virtual reality improves. I wonder how much that will affect our ability to maybe have a better experience? Don't know the answer to that yet. We're to near the beginning of that whole process, though, to really know.   Kris Gowen  1:03:22 Yeah, it is interesting, because buildings, maybe, but again, like if you're looking for the people energy, you're still not gonna be able to get that. But if you want to look at like, you know, a castle, or some a temple or something like that, and just can't be immersed.   Michael Hingson  1:03:39 Even people, maybe you can, again, depends on how good and effective the virtual reality is, how good the sound is, how good every aspect of it is. But that's something that only time is going to really tell but I suspect, they'll always be something that is hard to replicate in a virtual reality mode, as opposed to actually being there. And that's part of the fun and even if you get all the same sensations going somewhere, you still know you're there, which is just in itself kind of fun.   Kris Gowen  1:04:17 Yeah, for sure.   Michael Hingson  1:04:20 Well, this has been really a lot of fun to to do. I've enjoyed it. If tell Miss, where people can get your books and the names of the books again, and how could they reach out to you if they want to learn more about you if you're doing consulting that may be relevant for people, how do they get to you and all that stuff?   Kris Gowen  1:04:39 Yeah, so let's see. It's um, like now trying to figure out which hat for which which contact LinkedIn? Probably LinkedIn is probably the easiest for consulting and things like that or just being in touch. And my two books are one nation under song and find your Song and they are both on Amazon. And my publisher went under when I was during the pandemic, so they're currently in self published mode. And so other booksellers will pick them up because they're through Ingram Spark. So it's not just Amazon, it can be through a Barnes and Nobles online or a Pauwels, or something like that. And yeah, LinkedIn would probably be the easiest place.   Michael Hingson  1:05:27 How do people find you on LinkedIn? Kris? Gowen,   Kris Gowen  1:05:30 K R I S G O W E N.   Michael Hingson  1:05:33 That will that will find you How about your book on sex education and so on? Is that still available?   Kris Gowen  1:05:38 I think it actually is. And also, again, like sort of major retailer booksellers, I think it's that's through Rowman and Littlefield. And I think they still, I think they still churn it out every once in a while. It's certainly not my retirement plan. But I think it's still, it's still out there and

Craig S. Oldenburg — Executive Director of Camp Concordia in Gowen, Michigan, and Bill Indelli — Executive Director of Walcamp in Kingston, Illinois, join Andy and Sarah to talk about why kids go to summer camp, what kids get to experience in the great outdoors at camp, things at camp that they are not likely to get to experience elsewhere, how campers hear the Good News of Jesus for them at camp, some common questions parents might have, and how to prepare for camp. Find a camp for you and your family: Camp Concordia: campconcordia.org Walcamp: walcamp.org NLOMA Camps around the country: nloma.org

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Elizabeth worries about her relationship with Lucas, while Bill helps Gowen through the fallout of the mine explosion. Rosemary and Lee receive some news.Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTH

With the mine reopening imminent, Gowen decides to take drastic measures to make sure it stays closed. Elizabeth and Lucas struggle to communicate with each other. Lucas gets out of town to clear his head.Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTH

Lee writes a new editorial in the Valley Voice. Gowen worries about the oil company's intentions now that Fiona has all but secured a deal with investors.Watch on Philo! - Philo.tv/DTH

L. Kris Gowen, PhD, EdM, is a sexuality educator, researcher, and co-founder of Beyond the Talk with Leah. She has taught Human Sexuality and Women's Reproductive Health to university and graduate students, and is the author of Sexual Decisions: The Ultimate Teen Guide, which she's proud and sad to say is now on several banned books lists. Kris's passions have centered on the intersections of sexuality and technology since the mid-1990s, when she was a sexpert in an AOL chatroom for teenagers. Today, Kris presents on various topics from sexting to online dating to sex robots. She released a guide for educators, A Guide to Teaching about Online Sexually Explicit Media: The Basics, which has been featured in the NYT. She is also co-host of the online dating podcast B4 U Swipe. —Leah Haas (she/her) works in mental health as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in sexuality and gender at Inner Awareness Therapy. She is a sex educator and trainer for the State of Oregon implementing a middle school, peer led, comprehensive sexual health curriculum. Leah is co-founder of Beyond The Talk which provides sex education to adult populations. In her free time, Leah loves to sing, backpack, and hang out with her dog Leto.All production by Cody Maxwell. Artwork by Cody Maxwell. Opening graphic assets by UlyanaStudio and Grandphic.sharkfyn.com maxwellskitchenpodcast.com

The first time is always the best. In this case, that's 100% true. Brock Lesnar and Big Show have been feuding for a while and it comes to a head in the Main Event of SmackDown for the WWE Championship! Brock Lesnar takes the Big Show up to the top rope and delivers the biggest superplex of all time as the ring implodes. Neither man could get up to their feet and SmackDown goes off the air in pandemonium. The show is also highlighted by the long standing rivalry with Matt Hardy and Rey Mysterio over the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. Also, Zack Gowen is trying to get a WWE contract and with the help of Mr. America, Zack has an arm wrestling match vs Mr. McMahon. If somehow he can win, he will realize his dream and become a WWE Superstar! Undertaker continues his feud with the FBI. Billy Gunn and Torrie Wilson become an item. Plus, Charlie Hass and Shelton Benjamin are sick of being in the shadow of Kurt Angle and want to be the new leaders of Team Angle. Kurt does not take this lightly and Team Angle breaks up! Deadlock Discord: https://discord.gg/E4BvR4W Deadlock Shop: https://shop.deadlockpw.com Deadlock Patreon: https://patreon.com/deadlockpw Deadlock Twitter: https://twitter.com/deadlockpw Deadlock Instagram: https://instagram.com/deadlockwrestling Deadlock Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/deadlockpw Deadlock Pro Wrestling: http://deadlockpro.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week I'm talking with Mike Gowen, president of Milestone Publicity in Nashville. Milestone teams with clients to generate awareness in the media to effectively promote their brands, singles, albums, tours and much more. We are discussing educating potential customers, how to deal with nightmare situations with clients and the difference in repping an emerging artist vs. an icon.   Sponsors: Edenbrooke Productions - We offer consulting services and are offering listeners a 1-hour introductory special. To request more info on consulting services, email Marty at contact@johnmartinkeith.com.  In this episode we discuss: *Scouting for talent. *A scout for PR is similar as A&R for a label.  *Finding what type of artists are getting coverage and how we can fill those slots for our company. *You are educating potential customers. *PR assistant is watches PR campaigns. You are supporting the publicist.  *Working with Kiefer Sutherland, Billy Idol, Tommy Emmanuel, Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics and more. *The difference in repping an emerging artist vs. an Icon. *Working with emerging artists you are trying to get them more exposure. You're a cheerleader. *Working with Icons you are trying to manage exposure. You're a security guard. *How to deal with nightmare situations with clients. *You pitch interviews for magazines 4-5 months before. *PR introduces new potential fans to emerging artists. *Booking late night tv is similar to pitching for a magazine article. *Say “yes” to every opportunity. *https://www.milestonepublicity.com Milestone Publicity—founded by industry professional Mike Gowen and now headquartered in Nashville—is a full-service public relations firm built to represent the needs of our music and lifestyle clients in the modern age of media. We team with clients to generate awareness in the media to effectively promote their brands, singles, albums, tours and much more. With a combined 25 years of experience, Milestone Publicity delivers well-executed campaigns in the current media landscape for its eclectic roster of clients. Every campaign is built around client goals and Milestone has the experience, relationships and tools to attain those goals.  BIO: Already possessing a prior decade of earned experience in the music industry, with a bulk of that time specializing in public relations and identifying the key elements to successful promotion, Mike founded Milestone Publicity in 2019. Specifically, he has worked with icons such as: Aerosmith's Joe Perry, Andy Grammer, Billy Idol, Brian Setzer, Dada Life, Dream Theater, Dwight Yoakam, Godsmack, Heart, Jerry Douglas, John Fogerty, Kiefer Sutherland, LIVE, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Sex Pistols' Steve Jones, System of a Down's John Dolmayan, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tommy Emmanuel and Wynonna Judd, to name a few. Utilizing his close relationships with the full-spectrum of media, Mike strategically designs campaigns to deliver results and meet client goals. Whether he's consulting or spearheading a national press campaign on behalf of a client, Mike's vision at Milestone is to ensure that every client feels a wealth of value is being provided.

Today our guest joining us is Kevin Gowen. Kevin serves as Chief Information Security Officer for Synovus and is responsible for information and cyber security, physical security, business continuity, fraud, and financial crimes. He was named Chief Information Security Officer in 2015. Gowen earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was a recipient of the James H. Blanchard Leadership award and was named Tech Exec Networks' Information Security Executive of the Year in May 2022. Gowen is an alumnus of Leadership Columbus and serves as a board member of the National Technology Security Coalition along with serving on multiple advisory boards and in industry group leadership roles. [Oct 17th, 2022]  00:00 – Intro  00:56 – Intro Links:  Social-Engineer.com  Managed Voice Phishing  Managed Email Phishing  Adversarial Simulations -  Social-Engineer channel on SLACK  CLUTCH  innocentlivesfoundation.org  03:55 – Kevin Gowen Intro  05:55 – What made you want to go into InfoSec?  06:56 – Managing Risk with teams of 10,000+  08:24 – How do you stay in front of the next attack?  10:15 – Top 3 Talking Points to assure the stakeholders  11:27 – How do you educate the customer?  13:04 – The "push" during Cybersecurity Awareness Month  14:23 – That's not Amazon!  15:55 – How are you attracting and retaining talent during this employee drought?  20:23 – Poaching vs Developing  22:46 – Communicating the need for diversity down the ladder  24:25 – Cross-industry and Inter-department hiring  26:24 – If I knew then...  28:41 – Defining our "true" critical assets  30:03 – Be willing to be evaluated  32:32 – Who helped get you to where you are today?  Father  IBM Manager  Allen Gula, Jr  34:47 – Find Kevin Gowen online  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-gowen  35:59 – Book Recommendations  The Leadership Challenge – Barry Posner  The Founders Mentality – James Allen  &  Chris Zook  Better Great Than Never – Lindsay Dare Shoop 39:28 – Wrap Up   40:13 – Outro  www.social-engineer.com  www.innocentlivesfoundation.org 

The lads are joined by a fellow Chelsea/Spurs brother rivalry of Mike and Jimmy Gowen. We discussed the Battle of the Bridge pt. 2, the preview gameweek, as well as looking forward to the coming weekend. Give it a listen!

Thanks for joining me today as I talk with Zack Gowen of St Simon Island. Zack is what I would call a food entrepreneur. He has spent the majority of his career in the restaurant business, owns Georgia Sea Grill, started Potlikker Farm and then Satilla Ponds as part of his broader goals of sourcing high quality local ingredients and since the recording of this interview has added Three LIttle Birds to his family of food-related businesses. Three little birds combines catering, take out eatery and minimart in one stop. So, take a listen as Zack and I talk about how things all got started and his vision for great local food. You can learn more about his businesses at www.georgiaseagrill.com Thank you to all of our amazing sponsors who make it possible to share conversations like this one! Please take a moment to visit their websites. Morning Belle Farms Chelsea Green Publishing Savannah Hydroponics and Organics --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/southernsoil/message

Kyle and Jeff are joined by Nate Gowen, Director of Admission in the Music Department at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.  They cover all aspects of applying to college as a music major.  This is a great episode to send to your students to help them through this process! To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreaon - using the button at the top of growingband.com Our mission is to share practical  advice and explore topics that will help every band director, no matter your experience level, as well as music education students who are working to join us in the coming years. Connect with us with comments or ideas Visit our merchandise store to purchase exclusive swag from The Growing Band Director Podcast  Follow the show: Podcast website : Growingband.com On Youtube The Growing Band Director  Facebook-The Growing Band Director Podcast Group Instagram @thegrowingbanddirector Tik Tok @thegrowingbanddirector If you like what you hear please: Leave a Five Star Review and  Share us with another band director!

Sustainability is no longer a buzz word for businesses--Putting Sustainability at the heart of your organization pays off in many ways---from how you support your customers to how you drive innovation and ultimately to how you protect the planet for future generations. On today's show we're speaking with Jim Gowen, Verizon's Chief Sustainability Officer & SVP Global Supply Chain about how his company plans to achieve net zero operations by 2035 and what companies need to do to start their own sustainability journey.

We are almost at the finale and today Rachel and Caroline have lots of drama to talk about When Calls the Heart S9 Ep 10-11 This episode is brought to you by Bethany House Publishers and Becky Wade's new novel 'Turn to Me' Follow Becky on twitter https://twitter.com/beckywadewriter Check out Becky's website https://beckywade.com/home/ when you purchase any of the Misty River Romance novels with the promo code MISTYRIVER40. bakerbookhouse.com and code MISTYRIVER40 Check out Rachel's video of What to Watch if You Like When Calls the Heart https://youtu.be/r_ogC8JY6fg Follow Caroline on twitter https://twitter.com/MetacarolineR For our interview with Amanda Wong https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV1981062447.mp3?updated=1647408192 Check out our interview with Andrea Brooks https://youtu.be/sL9AOS7aUW0 For our interview with Erin Krakow https://youtu.be/8MHXVRbDSp0 For all our coverage of When Calls the Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucc82g5OGQs&list=PLXv4sBF3mPUAAf-YAEPZL-Hukd-Ej9rrA For all our coverage of When Calls the Heart S9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MHXVRbDSp0&list=PLXv4sBF3mPUCeKo5SE2y_BKMifApdI_Rc Follow us on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288?mt=2 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram HallmarkiesPodcast.com Check out lots of Hearties inspired merch https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hallmarkies?utm_campaign=Hallmarkies&utm_medium=8581&utm_source=affiliate Please support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Rachel's blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow Rachel's Reviews on youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/smilingldsgirl Follow Rachel on facebook www.facebook.com/smilingldsgirl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig S. Oldenburg — Executive Director of Camp Concordia in Gowen, MI, and Keith Peters — Program Director at Camp Lutherhaven in Albion, IN, join Andy and Sarah to talk about what happens at summer camp, who can attend, special programs available at Camp Concordia and Camp Lutherhaven, needs for summer staff this year, and how to apply. Find all NLOMA Summer Camps at nloma.org. Find Camp Concordia at campconcordia.org and Camp Lutherhaven at lutherhaven.org.

In the second of a special two part series, the Law Offices of Quibble, Squabble & Bicker continue the minor fake legal strategy session and revisit Matt's lack of friends while also helping the client, The Orchestra of Evil (and Emptiness), with guest fake attorney and author of the book One Nation Under Song, Dr. L. Kris Gowen. They also investigate Bob Seger, some weird American, Steve Martin, the Newfies, Team Arkansas, don't have good words, Science on Tap, science songs, themes are fun, her left leg is my friend, that was the scabies, NFL, Diner, Blind Lemon Picasso, Bonnie Tyler, clarity and veracity, honky cat, eating his gun, Jesuits, four brown shirts, Sid the Sexist, tits up, Texas Instruments, family for the night, Trump won and skeevy weirdos. For other episodes, go to www.qsblaw.org. They are also internettable on: Instagram - @lawofficesofquibble; Twitter- @qsblaw; TikTok - @qsblaw; Uhive - https://www.uhive.com/web/shares/z/QTTCLFU; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quiblle.bicker.3; Tumblr- quibblesquabblebicker; Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/user/QuibbleSquabbleor watch them on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/LawOfficesofQuibbleSquabbleBicker --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/qsb/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/qsb/support

In a special two part series, the Law Offices of Quibble, Squabble & Bicker hold a minor fake legal strategy session and uncover their origins while also helping the client, The Orchestra of Evil (and Emptiness), with guest fake attorney and author of the book One Nation Under Song, Dr. L. Kris Gowen. Together they address jangalang, Piggy Stardust, what does that mean, whipped it up, Dementia 101, empty orc, Klingon karaoke, George Orwell, just simpatico, Milli Vanilli, there is birds, flambee a swan, I'm a dwarf, Juice Newton, teledildonics, elderly country dude, Goldschlager, goosestepping, Tiny Tim, the Muppet Show, karaoke mafia and stretch out that yodel. Part two will air next week! For other episodes, go to www.qsblaw.org. They are also internettable on: Instagram - @lawofficesofquibble; Twitter- @qsblaw; TikTok - @qsblaw; Uhive - https://www.uhive.com/web/shares/z/QTTCLFU; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quiblle.bicker.3; Tumblr- quibblesquabblebicker; Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/user/QuibbleSquabbleor watch them on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/LawOfficesofQuibbleSquabbleBicker --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/qsb/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/qsb/support

Part 2 with Ty! Thank you for coming back for more shenanigans. We talk about the paranormal, childhood traumas, Dumbledore vs Obi- Wan? I'd say we cover the spectrum of things on this episode. Check out all things TyHaunt Me WebsiteHaunt Me InstagramHaunt Me YouTube

A few weeks before baby CISO made his grand entrance, I hosted a live podcast with my good Friend Kevin Gowen, CISO at Synovus and Andrew Barnett, Chief Strategy Officer at Cymulate joined me to discuss how Tech and Security meet and how as partners we need to solve the latest challenges and technology evolutions to the new security challenges.   Bio: Andrew Barnett A Cyber Security leader with over 15 years of experience, Andrew has built a career combining business, technical, and sales acumen. As chief strategy officer, he leads Cymulate's go-to-market partnerships, technology alliances and product strategy.   Previously, Andrew was a Senior Manager in Deloitte's Cyber Risk Services Practice, leading IT Risk and Security management consulting services for Fortune 500 clients and building Deloitte's Breach and Attack Simulation solutions.  Prior roles include serving as VP of Business Development at Verodin (now Mandiant Security), and Senior Director of Portfolio Programs at Optiv where he served as a technical advisor for M&A activities and co-developed security strategies for The Blackstone Group and its investment portfolio. Andrew began his career building networks for companies like McKesson and News Corp and holds his BS in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University.     CISO Talk is supported by these great partners please make sure to check them out: Cymulate:  For companies that want to assure their security against the evolving threat landscape. Cymulate SaaS-based Continuous Security Validation automates security risk assessments end-to-end, enabling them to challenge, assess and optimize their cyber-security posture simply and continuously. Because security professionals need to know and control their dynamic environment. KnowBe4: https://info.knowbe4.com/phishing-security-test-cyberhub  **** Find James Azar Host of CyberHub Podcast, CISO Talk, Goodbye Privacy, Tech Town Square, and Other Side of Cyber James on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-j-azar/ James on Parler: @realjamesazar Telegram: CyberHub Podcast Locals: https://cyberhubpodcast.locals.com ****** Sign up for our newsletter with the best of CyberHub Podcast delivered to your inbox once a month: http://bit.ly/cyberhubengage-newsletter   ****** Website: https://www.cyberhubpodcast.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPoU8iZfKFIsJ1gk0UrvGFw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CyberHubpodcast/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cyberhubpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cyberhubpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyberhubpodcast Listen Here: https://linktr.ee/CISOtalk   The Hub of the Infosec Community. Our mission is to provide substantive and quality content that's more than headlines or sales pitches. We want to be a valuable source to assist those cybersecurity practitioners in their mission to keep their organizations secure.