Podcasts about Grampy

Chic with Nile Rodgers, People, CNN, ABC, BET, FOXRobin Roberts & Whoopi Goldberg LOVE Them!!Music & Munchies is My Show Theme This Week: Soul Snacks Cookie Company!Music for this Segment: CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers - Let's Dance(Live At The House Sídney 2013)Everyone wants to be a leader in a world where people don't often possess the experience or expertise to be in the lead. That is gained from mastering the skills and learning to follow. Ralph Rolle is a prime example of learning to follow becoming born to lead.Ralph followed his older brother in learning the drums, but that he led him to becoming a premier musician, who has created music with everyone from super producer Nile Rodgers and his iconic disco/R&B group Chic, pop legends Sting and Bono, the 1st woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Aretha Franklin, hip-hop giants Biggie Smalls and Queen Latifah, jazz superstar Chris Botti, the queen of Neo-Soul Erykah Badu, Vanessa Williams, soul crooner D'Angelo, songstylist India Arie, Lady Gaga, Dolly Pardon, Bono, Roger Daltry, John Legend, Joss Stone, Elvis Costello and playing in the resident band for N.B.C. ‘It's Showtime at The Apollo' for over 15 seasons. Ralph has also served as the musical director for syndicated “The Caroline Rhea Show” and he served in the same role for Japanese R&B/soul superstar Toshi Kubota.Ralph took the time, any time he had the time, to stop and cook and enjoy life. It helped him to come down from the tension and time on the road that was always in motion. Cooking, another gift he received from his mother, gave him the peace of mind he needed to slow down and breathe. And in learning his way around the kitchen, he started to bake. hat stayed with him and when he was hanging out with his musician friends, he would have his signature cookies. At first they laughed, but quickly the request became “please bring those cookies with you!”Over time, his cookies found their way into the hands of clients such as Westside Market, Franks Market, and many more. Good Morning America host chose Soul Snacks for her holiday gifting in 2011. In 2015, Bette Midler and Ralph met when Nile Rodgers and Chic were the guest artists and Ms. Midler's annual Hulaween Charity event. Ralph had his “cookie calling card” with him. Ms. Midler loved Soul Snacks so much that she placed orders for her family and friends. Soon, he was selling his cookies at Melba's, a legendary soul food restaurant in Harlem. The orders poured in and soon, he was featured in CNN, BET, ABC and FOX networks, in New York Times newspaper and in The Source and Vibe magazines. From there, Ralph gave birth to “SOUL SNACKS.”SOUL SNACKS offers a variety of delicious cookies such as Georgia Oatmeal Raisin, Peanut Peanut Butter, Down Home Double Chocolate Chip, Ebony and Ivory Almond Cookie, Grampy's Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie, French Cocoa Chocolate Chip, Miami Raisin Walnut, Chunked Up Chocolate Walnut, Cranberry Oatmeal Raisin, Joyful Gingerbread and the most recently added, but now #1 seller, Sweet Potato Cookies. “Inside of every cookie is years of heart, soul and lots of pride that has been the main ingredient of SOUL SNACKS Cookies for over a decade.”All Rights Reserved © 2025 Building Abundant Success!!Join Me on ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon Music ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy:  https://tinyurl.com/BASAud 

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Stephen DeRosa, originating the role of Grampy in “BOOP! The Musical” at the Broadhurst Theater. “Class Notes” actively covers New York's current theater season on, off, and off-off Broadway. Jerry Mitchell, composed byDavid Foster, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, and book by Bob MartinPhoto credit read more The post Class Notes: Stephen DeRosa “BOOP!” appeared first on BroadwayRadio.

On this episode we take a look at a rather disjointed offering from Season 28. Grandpa Simpson gets a hearing aid, Principal Skinner reveals a life long dream and Lisa cheats on a paper. How do all 3 of these stories merge and are they successful in doing so, well I guess you'll need to tune in to find out! We also discuss:- New impressions- An update on the Alf Clausen lawsuit- Thoughts on The Simpson 4 season renewal - One hit vs two hit wonders- The connection between astronaut diapers and true crime- Spiting knowledge on The Ohio State - The importance of article usage- Changing algorithms - Discover Weekly Roulette- College football's misleading actions- A desperate sports plea- A State Capital quiz- The surprise tag at the end of the end of the episodeOur Recommendations:Cori: Afterglow Books Buffalo (www.afterbooksglowco.com)Patrick: Severance Season 2 Finale & Marvel's What If...?Bryan: The Final Season of Righteous GemstonesWant to reach out to us here's how you can do it:Email: soitscometothispod@gmail.comInstagram: @soitscometothis_podFacebook: @soitscome2thisWeb: radpantheon.com

Step inside Boop! the Musical's opening night on Broadway as The Art of Kindness host Robert Peterpaul interviews members of the cast and creative team at Sardi's restaurant in NYC. In this episode you will hear from... Creative team members: Tony Award®-winning director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots), Tony Award®-nominated lyricist Susan Birkenhead (Working, Jelly's Last Jam), Tony Award®-winning book writer Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone) and Associate Choreographer Jon Rua.   The principal cast of BOOP!, who received critical acclaim in the Chicago pre-Broadway run last year: Jasmine Amy Rogers as Betty Boop, Tony Award®-winner Faith Prince as Valentina, Ainsley Melham as Dwayne, Erich Bergen as Raymond Demarest, Stephen DeRosa as Grampy, Anastacia McCleskey as Carol Evans, Angelica Hale as Trisha, Phillip Huber as Pudgy the Dog, and Aubie Merrylees as Oscar Delacorte. Plus ensemble members: Tristen Buettel (Bad Cinderella) and Nina Lafarga (In the Heights). Follow us: @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul youtube.com/@artofkindnesspodcast Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Got kindness tips or stories? Want to just say hi? Please email us: artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Music: "Awake" by Ricky Alvarez & "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Betty Boop's back, and running a hotel! But when things go wrong, since it's late-era Betty Boop, there's only one man who can save the day: Grampy. Though he's no one's favorite character, Grampy being in a Betty Boop cartoon doesn't necessarily mean it will be terrible! So... is this one? Listen to find out!

What if losing a grandparent is a journey of unexpected gratitude and comfort? Join me and my incredible wife, Kim, as we take a heartfelt journey honoring the life of my beloved grandmother, Jeanne Harris. We share our reflections on her remarkable legacy, from her nearly 70-year marriage to my grandfather, Stanley, to the cherished memories that continue to shape our lives. This episode offers a comforting connection for anyone navigating the unique grief that comes with bidding farewell to a cherished grandparent.Take a nostalgic trip with us to an unforgettable lunch at Charlie's Restaurant on Long Island, a visit marked by Grammy's vibrant personality just before the world changed in 2020. Experience the warmth of family gatherings and the enduring influence of Grammy and Grampy, even through the challenges of Grammy's battle with COVID-19. We dive into the quirks of family traditions and the heartwarming anecdotes from childhood that highlight the strength of family bonds and the joy found in shared memories.Through tales of WLNG radio playing from Grammy and Grampy's bathroom and the chaotic joy of Christmas gatherings, we celebrate the unique touches that made our family home so special. We express gratitude for the compassionate hospice care that supported Grammy in her final years, sharing stories of resilience and healing. This episode invites listeners to embrace their own stories of loss and love, and to find solace in the enduring power of family connections.GIVE THE SHOW A 5-STAR RATING ON APPLE PODCASTS! FOLLOW US ON APPLE OR YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM! BOOKMARK OUR WEBSITE: www.ourdeaddads.com FOLLOW OUR DEAD DADS ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ourdeaddadspod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourdeaddadspod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ourdeaddadspod Twitter / X: https://x.com/ourdeaddadspod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmv6sdmMIys3GDBjiui3kw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ourdeaddadspod/

A defendant from the Sunshine State faces a near two-decade incarceration for slaying his grandfather. On Monday, 24-year-old Joshua Nareau pleaded no contest to second-degree murder in the death of his grandfather, 71-year-old James S. Khoury. Circuit Judge Shannon H. McFee sentenced Nareau to 246 years in prison, which works out to 20 1/2 years, with credit for time served, court records show. At his grandfather's funeral, Nareau spoke as if he wasn't the one responsible for his grandfather's death. He took the microphone at the podium and took a deep breath. “Jim, I called him Grampy, by blood he was my grandfather, as a person he was my father. He helped raise me. He made me the person I am today,” he said to the crowd of mourners. “You are all here because you knew and loved my grandfather and I thank you so much for that. My goal in life is to be as good as this man was. He helped everyone in this room in some way and I know that.” Khoury was a beloved deacon at the First Baptist Church of North Port. On Dec. 28, 2023 at 5 a.m., Khoury's wife called 911 to say her husband had been shot. Deputies arrived to find Khoury in front of his home, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. He had a gun holstered to his hip. His lunch box lay next to him. Paramedics arrived and pronounced Khoury dead. While deputies searched the scene, they saw Nareau sitting in the grass beside the home. Nareau told deputies his grandmother called him after the shooting and he rushed from his home which is a few hundred yards away, according to a probable cause arrest affidavit. Khoury's wife in an interview with detectives said she gave her husband a kiss before he walked out the door. Seconds after he walked outside, she heard a gunshot and her husband called out for her. She ran out and heard him fall. She saw a gunshot wound to his chest and “knew he was dead,” the affidavit said. Fearing for her safety, she rushed back inside and called 911. She mentioned to deputies her husband told her the day before that he heard a gunshot while driving to work but did not notice anything else out of the ordinary. She said she called Nareau after the shooting. Nareau told deputies he was in bed when his grandmother called him and he quickly dressed and ran over. He also said she told him there may be a sniper outside. Detectives noted in the affidavit that Khoury's wife never mentioned anything about a sniper. He also allegedly said he did not hear any shots or see anyone else in the area. Investigators later found a projectile in a large pine tree which suggested the shooter was on the south side of the home. It's also the location where Nareau would have come from to get to his grandparents' house, deputies said. A download of Nareau's phone showed his grandma had indeed called him after the shooting. But data also showed that he had walked several hundred meters around the time of the shooting, which is roughly the distance to his grandparent's residence and back, the affidavit said. The activity occurred when he told deputies he had been in bed and before his grandma called him. Detectives confronted Nareau about this, but he again claimed he was in bed and “didn't know” why the cellphone data would say otherwise, according to the affidavit. An analysis of the projectile found in the tree showed it could have come from a “Savage” bolt-action rifle that Nareau owns. On Feb. 14, the lab results confirmed the projectile came from Nareau's rifle, the affidavit said. Detectives did not give a motive for the shooting. “I am glad to finally be able to bring an update to you on this terrible incident. As you can see, even though we were not able to share much with you, my detectives and forensics team did a great job and we had a direction for the investigation and ultimately got the person responsible,” Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell said in a statement. “This does not make it any easier for the family of the victim, who now have even more grief to cope with, but I hope it brings peace of mind to the community once more. Please pray for Mr. Khoury's family as they navigate this unthinkable situation.” Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Trial of Karen Read, The Murder Of Maddie Soto, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, The Menendez Brothers: Quest For Justice, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, The Murder Of Sandra Birchmore, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

A defendant from the Sunshine State faces a near two-decade incarceration for slaying his grandfather. On Monday, 24-year-old Joshua Nareau pleaded no contest to second-degree murder in the death of his grandfather, 71-year-old James S. Khoury. Circuit Judge Shannon H. McFee sentenced Nareau to 246 years in prison, which works out to 20 1/2 years, with credit for time served, court records show. At his grandfather's funeral, Nareau spoke as if he wasn't the one responsible for his grandfather's death. He took the microphone at the podium and took a deep breath. “Jim, I called him Grampy, by blood he was my grandfather, as a person he was my father. He helped raise me. He made me the person I am today,” he said to the crowd of mourners. “You are all here because you knew and loved my grandfather and I thank you so much for that. My goal in life is to be as good as this man was. He helped everyone in this room in some way and I know that.” Khoury was a beloved deacon at the First Baptist Church of North Port. On Dec. 28, 2023 at 5 a.m., Khoury's wife called 911 to say her husband had been shot. Deputies arrived to find Khoury in front of his home, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. He had a gun holstered to his hip. His lunch box lay next to him. Paramedics arrived and pronounced Khoury dead. While deputies searched the scene, they saw Nareau sitting in the grass beside the home. Nareau told deputies his grandmother called him after the shooting and he rushed from his home which is a few hundred yards away, according to a probable cause arrest affidavit. Khoury's wife in an interview with detectives said she gave her husband a kiss before he walked out the door. Seconds after he walked outside, she heard a gunshot and her husband called out for her. She ran out and heard him fall. She saw a gunshot wound to his chest and “knew he was dead,” the affidavit said. Fearing for her safety, she rushed back inside and called 911. She mentioned to deputies her husband told her the day before that he heard a gunshot while driving to work but did not notice anything else out of the ordinary. She said she called Nareau after the shooting. Nareau told deputies he was in bed when his grandmother called him and he quickly dressed and ran over. He also said she told him there may be a sniper outside. Detectives noted in the affidavit that Khoury's wife never mentioned anything about a sniper. He also allegedly said he did not hear any shots or see anyone else in the area. Investigators later found a projectile in a large pine tree which suggested the shooter was on the south side of the home. It's also the location where Nareau would have come from to get to his grandparents' house, deputies said. A download of Nareau's phone showed his grandma had indeed called him after the shooting. But data also showed that he had walked several hundred meters around the time of the shooting, which is roughly the distance to his grandparent's residence and back, the affidavit said. The activity occurred when he told deputies he had been in bed and before his grandma called him. Detectives confronted Nareau about this, but he again claimed he was in bed and “didn't know” why the cellphone data would say otherwise, according to the affidavit. An analysis of the projectile found in the tree showed it could have come from a “Savage” bolt-action rifle that Nareau owns. On Feb. 14, the lab results confirmed the projectile came from Nareau's rifle, the affidavit said. Detectives did not give a motive for the shooting. “I am glad to finally be able to bring an update to you on this terrible incident. As you can see, even though we were not able to share much with you, my detectives and forensics team did a great job and we had a direction for the investigation and ultimately got the person responsible,” Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell said in a statement. “This does not make it any easier for the family of the victim, who now have even more grief to cope with, but I hope it brings peace of mind to the community once more. Please pray for Mr. Khoury's family as they navigate this unthinkable situation.” Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Trial of Karen Read, The Murder Of Maddie Soto, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, The Menendez Brothers: Quest For Justice, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, The Murder Of Sandra Birchmore, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

Chic with Nile Rodgers, People, CNN, ABC, BET, FOXMusic & Munchies is My Show Theme This Week: Soul Snacks Cookie Company!Music for this Segment: CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers - Let's Dance(Live At The House Sídney 2013)Everyone wants to be a leader in a world where people don't often possess the experience or expertise to be in the lead. That is gained from mastering the skills and learning to follow. Ralph Rolle is a prime example of learning to follow becoming born to lead.Ralph followed his older brother in learning the drums, but that he led him to becoming a premier musician, who has created music with everyone from super producer Nile Rodgers and his iconic disco/R&B group Chic, pop legends Sting and Bono, the 1st woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Aretha Franklin, hip-hop giants Biggie Smalls and Queen Latifah, jazz superstar Chris Botti, the queen of Neo-Soul Erykah Badu, Vanessa Williams, soul crooner D'Angelo, songstylist India Arie, Lady Gaga, Dolly Pardon, Bono, Roger Daltry, John Legend, Joss Stone, Elvis Costello and playing in the resident band for N.B.C. ‘It's Showtime at The Apollo' for over 15 seasons. Ralph has also served as the musical director for syndicated “The Caroline Rhea Show” and he served in the same role for Japanese R&B/soul superstar Toshi Kubota.Ralph took the time, any time he had the time, to stop and cook and enjoy life. It helped him to come down from the tension and time on the road that was always in motion. Cooking, another gift he received from his mother, gave him the peace of mind he needed to slow down and breathe. And in learning his way around the kitchen, he started to bake. hat stayed with him and when he was hanging out with his musician friends, he would have his signature cookies. At first they laughed, but quickly the request became “please bring those cookies with you!”Over time, his cookies found their way into the hands of clients such as Westside Market, Franks Market, and many more. Good Morning America host chose Soul Snacks for her holiday gifting in 2011. In 2015, Bette Midler and Ralph met when Nile Rodgers and Chic were the guest artists and Ms. Midler's annual Hulaween Charity event. Ralph had his “cookie calling card” with him. Ms. Midler loved Soul Snacks so much that she placed orders for her family and friends. Soon, he was selling his cookies at Melba's, a legendary soul food restaurant in Harlem. The orders poured in and soon, he was featured in CNN, BET, ABC and FOX networks, in New York Times newspaper and in The Source and Vibe magazines. From there, Ralph gave birth to “SOUL SNACKS.”SOUL SNACKS offers a variety of delicious cookies such as Georgia Oatmeal Raisin, Peanut Peanut Butter, Down Home Double Chocolate Chip, Ebony and Ivory Almond Cookie, Grampy's Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie, French Cocoa Chocolate Chip, Miami Raisin Walnut, Chunked Up Chocolate Walnut, Cranberry Oatmeal Raisin, Joyful Gingerbread and the most recently added, but now #1 seller, Sweet Potato Cookies. “Inside of every cookie is years of heart, soul and lots of pride that has been the main ingredient of SOUL SNACKS Cookies for over a decade.”All Rights Reserved © 2024 Building Abundant Success!!Join Me on ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon Music ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy:  https://tinyurl.com/BASAud 

ENTERTAINING SHORT FILMS is a new category on the RPA Network, which features indie short films for your enjoyment! We applaud these creators! A grief-stricken woman dates a similarly mourning man, only to discover that he keeps the stuffed corpse of his late grandfather taxidermy-style in the bedroom of his remote farmhouse where she is now trapped by a storm and forced to spend one terrifying night with “Grampy.”

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This week the boys talk about fans, mosquitos, Julian's Grandpa's dick, and much more! Get to the Tips! (7:40) Learn to ask for help (15:54) What to do when your power goes out in your home (20:46) Make it a rule to arrive 10 minutes early (26:18) Try live in a walkable place at some point in your life (33:14) Factor in your time when saving money (46:15) Put lost things in the first place you looked when you find them (64:43) Deep Ass Tips Email us at justthetipspod@aol.com

Another Betty Boop cartoon, here in the era where her shorts are mostly not her own, but rather a vehicle for her dog, Grampy, or some other even less interesting character! This time Betty wants to take some kid to the carnival, but the weather isn't permitting. But good ol' Grampy cooks up an indoor carnival, with an impressive finale flourish! It might be one of the best Betty Boop cartoons of the year... but still, is it actually worth watching? Listen to find out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howsitholdup/support

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Time for another episode of Trailblazing Terror. Raul has the honor of sitting down and talking with Graham Burrell the director of the short film Grampy!! The interview was as much fun as the film! Check them both out!!! Website Links: Website -⁠ https://headlongintomonsters.godaddysites.com⁠ Twitter -⁠ https://twitter.com/In2Monsters⁠ E-mail - ⁠headlongintomonsters@gmail.com⁠ Facebook Group -⁠ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1192679381675030⁠ Ashley Links: Twitter -⁠ https://twitter.com/BarelyAshley⁠ Instagram -⁠ https://www.instagram.com/barelyashley⁠ Letterboxd -⁠ https://letterboxd.com/barelyashley/⁠ Monochrome Creeps Hashtag link (watch long party every saturday night at 11 pm EST with Ashley and Tombs on twitter)- ⁠https://twitter.com/hashtag/MonochromeCreeps?src=hashtag_click⁠ Raul Links: Twitter -⁠ https://twitter.com/RaulVsMonsters⁠ Letterboxd -⁠ https://letterboxd.com/into_monsters/⁠ Graham Links - (all of Graham's links including his Youtube and social media can be found at his website. Please check it out and give Graham a follow on Youtube) Website - https://www.grahamburrellfilm.com/ Listener Feedback, Horror Happenings and Ra-Ghouls Reprehensible reading Room music Created by Mike Miller (Mike twitter): ⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004929583462⁠ Opening Music:⁠ https://audiojungle.net/item/80s-horror-retro-background/33176055⁠ Closing Music:⁠ https://audiojungle.net/item/hip-hop-horror/25238003⁠

Chic with Nile Rodgers, People, CNN, ABC, BET, FOXMusic & Munchies is My Show Theme This Week: Soul Snacks Cookie Company!Music for this Segment: CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers - Let's Dance(Live At The House Sídney 2013)Everyone wants to be a leader in a world where people don't often possess the experience or expertise to be in the lead. That is gained from mastering the skills and learning to follow. Ralph Rolle is a prime example of learning to follow becoming born to lead.Ralph followed his older brother in learning the drums, but that he led him to becoming a premier musician, who has created music with everyone from super producer Nile Rodgers and his iconic disco/R&B group Chic, pop legends Sting and Bono, the 1st woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Aretha Franklin, hip-hop giants Biggie Smalls and Queen Latifah, jazz superstar Chris Botti, the queen of Neo-Soul Erykah Badu, Vanessa Williams, soul crooner D'Angelo, songstylist India Arie, Lady Gaga, Dolly Pardon, Bono, Roger Daltry, John Legend, Joss Stone, Elvis Costello and playing in the resident band for N.B.C. ‘It's Showtime at The Apollo' for over 15 seasons. Ralph has also served as the musical director for syndicated “The Caroline Rhea Show” and he served in the same role for Japanese R&B/soul superstar Toshi Kubota.Ralph took the time, any time he had the time, to stop and cook and enjoy life. It helped him to come down from the tension and time on the road that was always in motion. Cooking, another gift he received from his mother, gave him the peace of mind he needed to slow down and breathe. And in learning his way around the kitchen, he started to bake. hat stayed with him and when he was hanging out with his musician friends, he would have his signature cookies. At first they laughed, but quickly the request became “please bring those cookies with you!”Over time, his cookies found their way into the hands of clients such as Westside Market, Franks Market, and many more. Good Morning America host chose Soul Snacks for her holiday gifting in 2011. In 2015, Bette Midler and Ralph met when Nile Rodgers and Chic were the guest artists and Ms. Midler's annual Hulaween Charity event. Ralph had his “cookie calling card” with him. Ms. Midler loved Soul Snacks so much that she placed orders for her family and friends. Soon, he was selling his cookies at Melba's, a legendary soul food restaurant in Harlem. The orders poured in and soon, he was featured in CNN, BET, ABC and FOX networks, in New York Times newspaper and in The Source and Vibe magazines. From there, Ralph gave birth to “SOUL SNACKS.”SOUL SNACKS offers a variety of delicious cookies such as Georgia Oatmeal Raisin, Peanut Peanut Butter, Down Home Double Chocolate Chip, Ebony and Ivory Almond Cookie, Grampy's Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie, French Cocoa Chocolate Chip, Miami Raisin Walnut, Chunked Up Chocolate Walnut, Cranberry Oatmeal Raisin, Joyful Gingerbread and the most recently added, but now #1 seller, Sweet Potato Cookies. “Inside of every cookie is years of heart, soul and lots of pride that has been the main ingredient of SOUL SNACKS Cookies for over a decade.” All Rights Reserved © 2024 Building Abundant Success!!Join Me on ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon Music ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy:  https://tinyurl.com/BASAud 

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Nikki and Grampy from Favorite Grampy Travels join Koby and Hollie  to share all the details about booking "Ghost Rooms" at Universal Orlando. Then tune in to hear some of our top  recommendations and stories from around the parks. Support the showSocials, Support the Podcast, and MoreThis podcast is sponsored by Favorite Grampy Travels, a Universal Preferred Travel Agency

Ocular Melanoma is a family disease. It doesn't just affect one person - having this diagnosis, the fear of the unknown can affect everyone from immediate family, friends, and more. Learning how to support each other with varying needs and boundaries amidst your diagnosis is worth the listen to this unique patient panel, led by patient and therapist, Carol McColl. Carol McColl has worked as a licensed professional counselor for 16 years, specializing in trauma recovery. She is also the author of The Single Mom's Devotional (Revell, 2009.) Carol lives in Dallas, TX, with her husband Angus, their adorable mini-goldendoodle Barney, and her 94-year old father, “Grampy." Carol's large step-family includes eight adult daughters, with various spouses and partners, and 10 grandchildren. Carol was diagnosed with OM in July 2018, and had plaque therapy in August 2018. In her free time, Carol enjoys coffee with friends, baking, crocheting, Bible study, serving at her church, travel, and quiet weekends at Holly Lake in East TX.  Our mini seminar this year was brought to you by Castle Biosciences, as well as Aura Biosciences, Immunocore, IDEAYA Biosciences, Delcath Systems, and Trisalus Life Sciences. 

Ashley Wiggers grew up in the early days of the homeschooling movement. She was taught by her late mother, Debbie Strayer, who was an educator, speaker, and the author of numerous homeschooling materials. It was through Debbie's encouragement and love that Ashley learned the value of being homeschooled.   Currently, Ashley is the co-executive editor of Homeschooling Today magazine and the author of the Profiles from History series. Ashley and her hubby live in Lutz, FL, along with Ashley's dad, "Grampy", and their three rambunctious kiddos. Together, Alex and Ashley run the family business and homeschool their kids. Each day is an adventure!   Magazine Home Page: https://homeschoolingtoday.com/     Thank you for listening to the A+ Parents podcast. If you love the show, don't forget to subscribe, share and leave us a review. Also, follow us online at www.aplusparents.com  www.mrdmath.com or on our social channels @MrDMathlive @aplusparentspodcast   Also, host Dennis DiNoia has a new book out NOW called “Teach: Becoming Independently Responsible Learners. Order your copy: https://aplusparents.com/teach   OR on Amazon   https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X2B3MG8/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_api_i_DDH16A3BD5X79CSFSQXB   To learn more about Mr.D Math Live Homeschool classes, visit:   https://mrdmath.edu20.org/visitor_class_catalog?affiliate=10252228

I was ten years old when my grandfather died. He died in his sleep during the cold February night with his rosary in his hands. My cousin had to break into the house on Sunday morning because Grampy never missed Mass and it was time to go.He found him under the covers, cold and still. The doctor told my father that he had died peacefully, that he fell into a deep sleep and his heart slowed and then, eventually, it simply stopped. My father always said that he hoped that was how he would go - to fall asleep in one world and wake up in the next. His was the second earliest death I can recall. Grammie had predeceased him by five years and it was during those intervening five years that I got to know the old man. Grampy spoke French, used Pearson's Red Top Snuff, spoke little and worked hard. He lived alone in the same little house he had built in the 1920s, heated only by a woodstove. To say he didn't work would be a lie; he was retired, but spent his time working hard, keeping himself busy living a life that would have been familiar to anyone born the century before, every day filled with vigor and purpose. He drew his water from a spring, used a scythe to reap the hay from his field, and cooked his own meals, with a liberal use of salt pork and beans. He was a simple man who had supported his family by working for all of the farmers his property bordered and maintaining a huge garden, a large barn and small horse barn, a pig sty and chicken coop. His house always smelled of wood and wintergreen, molasses and roses. He had a Farmer's Almanac tied to a string hanging on a nail on the wall next to the telephone he never used. He drank his water from a tin dipper kept in a pail covered with muslin, still the freshest, clearest water I have ever had. After my grandmother passed, I asked my mother if I could go visit my Grampie, alone,all by myself. We lived on the Back Presque Isle Road in Caribou, Maine in a part of the world that still felt new and untamed. It was 1971. At seven years old, my mother gave me permission to visit him, possibly because of her concern for the solitary state in which he dwelt. I had heard conversations on the phone between my father and his sisters worrying about the fact that the old man was talking to thin air, addressing his wife even though she had gone and met her maker. My father wisely told his sisters not to concern themselves with his need to speak to the close and quiet darkness, because, to be truthful, I spent entire days with the old man during which he might have uttered only a dozen words to anyone, living or dead. “He's not hurting anyone,” my dad had said, “and otherwise, he is fine. Leave him alone.” They did. I would tell my mother where I was going and she would tell me to make sure I came home when I saw the porch light flashing, something she always did to summon my brother and I back to our evening meal - which was supper, never dinner. That was the thing. I could see my grandfather's house from the kitchen of our home. I had to look over Grampy's field and past his gray-boarded, tar-papered horse barn, a low-built double stall affair that hadn't seen a horse in my lifetime. If I looked in the falling dark, I could see her switching the light on and off. I even knew when the light was right so I would look out for it. On the days I visited my grandfather, I would walk along the side of the road until I got there and I would just walk up to him and he would look over at me and nod, his youngest grandchild, without even a word. We would spend long hours like that, just being together without much conversation at all. He would answer me if I had questions, usually about fishing or axes or cows, because he still had one that often got loose and wandered through our garden. Later in the day he would offer me molasses cookies he had bought at the store. We would watch Gunsmoke together on Monday nights and then I would walk home in the growing dark, and my mother and father would ask my how the old man was. I was their emissary. I was also very fond of my grandfather. He was good to me in a quiet way and I would help him by turning his whetstone wheel while he sharpened his ax or go inside to his chair and get his Pearson's Red Top snuff, which he would pinch and put between his gums and lips. Even now, as a man in my sixties, he is current in my mind, a living thought sandwiched between old memories that never seem to fade. I am telling you all of this because less than a year after he died, he began to haunt me. I never told anyone at the time. I knew it was a haunting. One of my earliest memories is of my sister who woke the entire house up with her screams when I was five years old because she had awakened to see my grandmother's spirit standing at the foot of her bed. If my sister could be visited by a grandparent's ghost, why not me? There was also the idea that I didn't really know how to tell anyone what I was experiencing. Like most hauntings, it occurred first to me when I was alone. I tried with all of my mind to find a reason for what I saw but my eleven year old mind simply couldn't. My father and mother were very busy at the time.Dad had just taken on a partnership in a business in town and was gone most of the time. I never told my brother. I remember the first time I saw the light in the barn. It was twilight and the orange-red of the sky was dying down to a level glow tinged with shadows. It was late October and the cold of winter was already dancing around the edges of things. Puddles had margins from razor-frost ice. You could see your breath in the early morning. I was alone in the house, my parents not yet returned from work, and I was setting the table. It must have been around five-thirty. Our dining room windows looked out over Grampy's field, a view I'd seen a thousand times before, waiting for the bus to come down Buck's Hill, watching for headlights or the smoke as it rose from the chimneys of the neighbors' houses. What caught my eye was a light where a light should not have been, in the window of Grampy's small horse barn, a building never used and seldom entered. Even during his last few years, I had never seen him enter it. It was a place I entered only a few times in my life, a place forbidden by my father, no longer used , with old hay and sisal twine binding rope on pegs, old leather straps hanging, dust and memories. As I gazed at it, it seemed to glow steady and bright. I marveled at it for a moment and when I could not think of any good reason on God's good Earth why there would be a light there, my mind went elsewhere. Was someone inside? Surely not. But perhaps? I couldn't be sure. I waited and watched and my heart beat faster while my mind searched for something, anything that would explain it, but I couldn't find an anchor to tie to my thoughts. And then my parents came home and I debated whether or not I should tell them and Mom made dinner and when I sat down to eat, I looked in the direction of the barn and there was nothing - no light, no sign of life, nothing. Had I imagined it? Perhaps I had, or perhaps I had been given a vision? One day flew past the next and, seeing no further indication of the light, I told myself I must have been mistaken. Then comes another early evening and I am again alone in the house and then, I see it again, as clear and bright as Polaris, a light in the window of my grandfather's barn and I begin to put two and two together - his speaking with my grandmother who had passed, my grandmother's ghost showing up to my sister, the loneliness of the vast landscape in which we lived and my own eleven year old vivid imagination and I came to the unbearable conclusion that somehow, for reasons unknown to me, my grandfather was sending me a message. He knew I was alone in the house and that I would be looking in his direction and there was the light, a sign from beyond that he was still lingering. I stared at the old ramshackle barn for long minutes, my heart beating like a hammer in my chest, wondering what this meant and why. And then my mother's car drove into the driveway and she came in and put her coat away and when I looked out again, the light was gone. It was a light just for me, I concluded, a message that only I could see. I did not know its meaning. As the days and weeks and months rolled by, I saw that light often, just at twilight, almost always when I was alone, sometimes when others were there. I never told a soul about it, either. There was something personal in it for me, something meant for me and only me and I kept it that way. I loved my grandfather and I missed him and if he was trying to send me a message, I wondered, it must be a message of assurance and trust. I found myself thinking about him more often, wondering exactly why he would do this. Was I supposed to understand the meaning of the light in the barn, because I didn't. I could never tell when it would show itself or for how long. I got to the point in the bleak midwinter of finding some small comfort in the fact that he had chosen me to contact, his youngest grandchild. But I'll tell you something else. I never once went near that barn. I entertained the thought of forcing my way in - it belonged to my Aunt but she lived in Boston and would never know I had trespassed. I never went near because I believed that my Grandfather's spirit now dwelt in that old place and the last thing I wanted to do was encounter something from the other side, something that should not be there, even if it was my grandfather. I kept my distance and as spring gave way to summer, I discovered, much to my relief, that the light in the barn ceased to glow. It was gone. I confess that a small part of my mind actually missed it. Was my grandfather now truly gone? Was he in Heaven, at rest, where he should be? One hot Sunday afternoon in midsummer, when everyone was busy and had forgotten that I even existed, I got on my green Schwinn banana bike and rode to his little house on the corner, owned now by my father. It sat there empty because my dad was getting ready to rent it out. I tried my hand at the door but it was locked. I climbed up the woodshed roof and then up to the roof of the back ell and finally shimmied to an upstairs window and found my way inside. There I was, in the oppressive heat, walking the floors of the little house all by myself, without permission. I went from room to room. There was the old beige cabinet TV we watched together. I turned it on to see if it still worked. It did. I went into the kitchen and opened all of the cabinets, all empty and clean from a long day of my mother's hard work. I went into his bedroom, the one he had fallen asleep in and never woke up and sat in a circle of warm sunlight on the hardwood floor and watched the dust float in a sunbeam as time itself stopped and I realized why I was there. I was looking for the old man. I was looking for my grandfather, or maybe his ghost. I had no idea how long I had been there when I decided that I was indeed the only one there. The isolation of the place, the emptiness of it, made me sad. I wandered into the living room and found an old bronze knick-knack of a sailing ship that my grandmother got when she went to Old Orchard Beach once in her youth. I took it and stashed it in my pocket. Then I left the same way I got in, closing the window as I left. I never told anyone about this until now. It has been my secret. I still have the sailboat. When autumn came again and the nights grew almost intolerably long, I found to my surprise and my fright that the light was once again visible. For five nights in a row I found myself not even wanting to look but forcing myself, I saw it there, as clear as a fallen star from the sky. And now I wanted to know more, so much more, than I did. I was bolder and thought, if this is a sign from the old man, I need to get over my fear of the horse barn and go inside and perhaps find what he wants me to find to help him go to his rest. I tried twice and failed, my heart failing me, my courage a small bird in a cage not willing to fly free. I rolled in my bed that night unable to sleep. I could see him there in my mind's eye sitting on a stool in the corner of the horse stall, his mouth considering wad of snuff in his mouth, his eyes squinting behind his glasses and in my imagination we was calling over with his hand, motioning me to come nearer and nearer. When I did, I could see him moving his lips, trying to tell me something. He wasn't impatient or bothered. But no sound came from his mouth and that made my skin crawl. I tried to stay, in my mind, - God knows I did, but even in my imagination I ran. It was almost too much to bear. This was not the kind of thing that could be real. It was something out of a Saturday afternoon matinee at the Powers Theatre, not the reality of my ten year old life. I still hadn't told a soul. I didn't think I ever could. There are moments in your life where the sudden realization of a simple fact changes everything. It's often something you should have known or seen all along, but you didn't and you live in fear or you suffer anxiety when you realize something so life-changing is, in fact, so simple, so common. I was sitting in the darkness of the dining room in late October, staring again at the light in the barn, when my mother drove into the driveway. I heard her close the door of the Mercury station wagon and come into the house. I knew I had to leave the dining room - I didn't want her to know I was sitting in the dark. As I sat there for one last moment, I heard her enter the house and then turn off the porch light that I had turned on not an hour before. The loud click of the switch was immediately followed by the disappearance of the light in the barn. Time stopped. I said hello to her but my mind was racing too quickly to think. I flicked the switch to the porch light, saw that it was on, and went back to the dining room. The light in the barn was back. I ran back to the switch and flicked it. Sure enough, the light was gone again. All of this time in my imagination, I had been haunted by my parent's porch light reflecting in the window. The next day I found the courage to go to the horse barn and I discovered that, before he died, my grandfather had put a bright piece of tin behind the window facing our house. Positioned as it was, the angle of the light to the window of my dining room presented a perfect vector of fear as light was reflected back to my eyes from the tin and the porch light. I laughed in relief and was happy that I had suffered in silence. I told my mother of my discovery and she didn't laugh. She understood I had spent a good year wrestling with the supernatural, all by myself. She never laughed at me. I never told my father. So you see, the light in the barn was not the ghost of my grandfather haunting me. It was a trick of the light, a misunderstanding of the brain. I was young enough at ten years old to still believe in things I could not prove. In the years that have passed since, I recall that year of wonder with a kind of strange fondness, because for a year, I felt my grandfather's presence. I still imagine that he was there with me as I stared out in wonder and some fear at the light in the barn. Perhaps he had been trying to tell me, in my imagination when he spoke but I could hear him, that the light was just a reflection. I suspect that I didn't hear him, because I didn't want to. I did not want to let him go, just yet, and I held onto that light as a kind of hope, as a benevolent spirit in a lonely, sad world. The thing about seeing a ghost is that it is inexplicable. Those of you who know you have seen one, even if you've never told anyone, understand that. Maybe you haven't seen a spirit, but you've felt it, or heard it, or simply knew it. And probably, you were alone and it caught you like a whisper in the dark and you know you've experienced something uncommon, something from beyond, and you own it like a secret and tell no one or perhaps only those whose trust you know will keep you safe. I thought I was haunted by my grandfather's ghost and perhaps I was, in a way. Perhaps he was with me in spirit during that time. Since that time, I have had the occasion to witness three other moments when I encountered something that defied explanation, so perhaps I am prone to believe in such things or, like my good friend Paul says, I am sensitive and simply refuse to accept it. Since that time when I was ten years old, I have been haunted not by ghosts but by the possibility of them. In a world where everything can be explained, even the simple reflection of a porch light reminds me that ghosts aren't real. So why do I keep searching for them? Why do I have the strongest hunch that they are real AND explainable? I don't know. But when darkness falls and I look out into the world from my window, even now I see phantoms in the wind, I hear them call my name and I know that though I cannot prove they are there, nevertheless, they are. If ghosts are merely memories or thoughts of those past, then it is as much a part of the human condition to wonder about them, about what comes after the last breath, as it is to seek to explain them away with logic and science. I am still haunted. I think I always will be.

For the year of 1935, this podcast has put a lot of focus on Disney cartoons, but what about its competitors? What about the Fleischers, in particular? They've got two cartoon stars in this era - Betty Boop and Popeye. But one of those two characters was hit particularly hard by the Hays Code. How's that affecting the focus of Boop cartoons by 1935? This short is a prime example. Is it a good cartoon, though? Let's find out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howsitholdup/support

Geraint Hole  I'm 57 and I am a husband to Louise, my rock and sweetheart. I'm a dad to our 2 grown ups kids, and a grandad (Grampy) to my daughters' 4 beautiful children. I work as an Employment Specialist for a mental health charity supporting people with serious and long term mental health issues to find meaningful paid employment. Having been following a keto / low carb lifestyle since October 2020 and leading what I believed to be a much more healthy and active lifestyle, in January 2023 I suffered a major heart attack!!! I'd had some warning signs a few weeks earlier and had ignored them, but this was such a shock too, a literal and physical bolt from the blue!!! I was rushed to hospital and had a stent inserted into the main coronary artery, and another artery cleared with a balloon. Because the blockage was in the main artery, the heart attack affected a large part of the heart and caused a large amount of damage, and I was told I had been left with serious heart failure, which meant my heart wasn't able to pump as much blood with each beat.  I knew this was as a result of my poor lifestyle and dietary choices, together with my poor mental health issues catching up with me! In the 4 months since the heart attack I have followed my own path to recovery and chosen to not follow the standard of care from the NHS. Stephen's Top Tips Know your Why. Plan and prepare. Get outside. Resources Mentioned Geraint's episode 116 Baked Egg Custard - there are couple of options on this site The Clot Thickens: The enduring mystery of heart disease - Dr Malcolm Kendrick A Statin-Free Life: A revolutionary life plan for tackling heart disease – without the use of statins -   Dr Aseem Malhotra The Great Cholesterol Con - Dr Malcolm Kendrick The Numbers Needed to Treat  Aseem Malhotra episode 100 Tony Royle episode 101 Mark Felstead episode 079 We Love Our Heart Connect with Geraint Hole on social media geraint.hole@phcuk.org The Fabulously Keto Diet & Lifestyle Journal: A 12-week journal to support new habits – Jackie Fletcher If you have enjoyed listening to this episode - Leave us a review By leaving us a review on your favourite podcast platform, you help us to be found by others. Support Jackie Help Jackie make more episodes by supporting her If you wish to support her by just pledging £1 or £2 a month go to: https://fabulouslyketo.thrivecart.com/support-the-podcast/ Or You can get some extra benefits by supporting her on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FabulouslyKeto Connect with us on social media https://www.facebook.com/FabulouslyKeto https://www.instagram.com/FabulouslyKeto1 https://twitter.com/FabulouslyKeto Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FabulouslyKeto Music by Bob Collum Recommend a guest We would love to know if you have a favourite guest you would like us to interview. Let us know who you would like to hear of if you have a particular topic you would like us to cover. https://fabulouslyketo.com/recommend-a-guest We sometimes get a small commission on some of the links, this goes towards the costs of producing the podcast.

Chic with Nile Rodgers, People, CNN, ABC, BET, FOXMusic & Munchies is My Show Theme This Week: Soul Snacks Cookie Company! Music for this Segment: CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers - Let's Dance(Live At The House Sídney 2013)Everyone wants to be a leader in a world where people don't often possess the experience or expertise to be in the lead. That is gained from mastering the skills and learning to follow. Ralph Rolle is a prime example of learning to follow becoming born to lead.Ralph followed his older brother in learning the drums, but that he led him to becoming a premier musician, who has created music with everyone from super producer Nile Rodgers and his iconic disco/R&B group Chic, pop legends Sting and Bono, the 1st woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Aretha Franklin, hip-hop giants Biggie Smalls and Queen Latifah, jazz superstar Chris Botti, the queen of Neo-Soul Erykah Badu, Vanessa Williams, soul crooner D'Angelo, songstylist India Arie, Lady Gaga, Dolly Pardon, Bono, Roger Daltry, John Legend, Joss Stone, Elvis Costello and playing in the resident band for N.B.C. ‘It's Showtime at The Apollo' for over 15 seasons. Ralph has also served as the musical director for syndicated “The Caroline Rhea Show” and he served in the same role for Japanese R&B/soul superstar Toshi Kubota. Ralph stepped out into the world of music because he was following his brother, who was following the lead of his mother, who brought a set of drums into the house to keep her rambunctious sons out of the streets and out of trouble. Ralph's brother Howard told him that he couldn't disturb the set-up of the drums, even though Ralph was left-handed and his brother was not. But they both listened to every kind of music, from gospel and jazz, and for Ralph, Motown's heyday of music, with the Supremes and the Miracles and the brilliance of the Temptations blew his mind and lead him on a path that took him around the world, playing on stages and in clubs that were the site of some of the greatest moments in music history. He followed him passion around the world and then followed his heart when a new dream, a new vision, rose up in him and began to change his course in life.Ralph took the time, any time he had the time, to stop and cook and enjoy life. It helped him to come down from the tension and time on the road that was always in motion. Cooking, another gift he received from his mother, gave him the peace of mind he needed to slow down and breathe. And in learning his way around the kitchen, he started to bake. He followed his grandmother in and around the kitchen while she cooked but being a smart young boy, Ralph paid attention. He watched the details of making his favorites, including rushing to lick the bowl after she mixed her famous cake and over time, he mastered baking. It soon became his happy place, but also his calling card. If he liked a girl, he didn't sing her a song or show off his drumming skills. He would bake for her. That stayed with him and when he was hanging out with his musician friends, he would have his signature cookies. At first they laughed, but quickly the request became “please bring those cookies with you!”Over time, his cookies found their way into the hands of clients such as Westside Market, Franks Market, and many more. Good Morning America host chose Soul Snacks for her holiday gifting in 2011. In 2015, Bette Midler and Ralph met when Nile Rodgers and Chic were the guest artists and Ms. Midler's annual Hulaween Charity event. Ralph had his “cookie calling card” with him. Ms. Midler loved Soul Snacks so much that she placed orders for her family and friends. Soon, he was selling his cookies at Melba's, a legendary soul food restaurant in Harlem. That arrangement became a business that quickly took off because one night someone from BET's YSB Magazine did a story of this musician who worked at the Apollo Theater and was also a baker. The only number he could post was his sister's pager number. She didn't think he would get too many calls to handle. They were both wrong. The orders poured in and soon, he was featured in CNN, BET, ABC and FOX networks, in New York Times newspaper and in The Source and Vibe magazines. From there, Ralph gave birth to “SOUL SNACKS.”SOUL SNACKS offers a variety of delicious cookies such as Georgia Oatmeal Raisin, Peanut Peanut Butter, Down Home Double Chocolate Chip, Ebony and Ivory Almond Cookie, Grampy's Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie, French Cocoa Chocolate Chip, Miami Raisin Walnut, Chunked Up Chocolate Walnut, Cranberry Oatmeal Raisin, Joyful Gingerbread and the most recently added, but now #1 seller, Sweet Potato Cookies. “Inside of every cookie is years of heart, soul and lots of pride that has been the main ingredient of SOUL SNACKS Cookies for over a decade.” The company has recently upgraded into a new and larger facility and is now being sold in nearly 800 Walmart stores. Soul Snacks have also satisfied customers in Japan, Europe, Africa, The West Indies, Canada, and throughout The United States.“There is no expiration date on passion and there is no Plan B!” Ralph offers, with a smile on his face, realizing that it takes a lot to maintain the business while still loving music and working on new and innovative ideas, like a history project that is becoming his newest passion. “Passion is not predicated on how much money you make. Passion is about whether you finish the thought. The completion of the task and making it happen is the truth of passion. Making it happen. You've got to learn from where you failed and get up and keep going from here.”Now, he speaks to entrepreneurs and creatives in his Master Class series and empowers them to dream and keep dreaming, even when they are already working on their gifts. “When people get in their own way, when they build their own wall, I am trying to get people to see the value in (YOU). I am always talking to people about getting out of the way. That is when they start to see the world and the possibilities of everything. I've got 24 hours in a day and this is all Plan A!” The music journey is Ralph Rolle's peace place, a creative thing that he gets to do from the seat of the drummer, on his own. As the CEO of SOUL SNACKS, Ralph gets to bring others forward, including his wife Hiromi and his community. “SOUL SNACKS is about my wife and my manager and my P.A. who believe in the work and we work collectively on the dream! SOUL SNACKS was never done alone and cannot be.”All Rights Reserved © 2023 Building Abundant Success!!Join Me on ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon Music ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy:  https://tinyurl.com/BASAud 

Daisy, Grampy and Nanny all try to win coconuts but fail. Daisy, after getting more and more cross and having more treats to eat, decides to just go on the rides from then on --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sarah25628/support

Nanny and Grampy arrive and excite Daisy even more. She gets to see the funfair at last. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sarah25628/support

Grandma and Grampy offered to take Daisy to the funfair. Daisy was excited but thought that Grampy may just be a bit more excited than she was. They spoke on the phone planning it. And then Daisy gives instructions on how to make a funfair breakfast! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sarah25628/support

March 23rd 2023 - All of Thursday's show in one complete pod. Meow is back!! That's right, Jackie went back and got Grampy's cat. We have a horrible in-law in this week's Dear Six letter. We've got the Daily Dish, 90's Name That Tune and goodbye to TikTok?

March 19th 2023 - All of Friday's show in one complete podcast. We go down the "conspiracy theory" rabbit hole with Ryan. Jackie wants you to go and adopt Grampy's cats, and we play The Match Game. Plus The Daily Dish and more

Our LOU List is really centered around all things beauty and wellness this week (our favorites, duh!) before we sit down and chat travel with Kirsten. Her interview is so fun and insightful on what it means to have a travel agent, and she shares plenty of tricks + tips for everyone, so be sure to listen and follow her on her socials! Kirsten's Socials: @alwaysanadventuremom on instagram FB page: www.facebook.com/groups/alwaysanadventure Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts so you don't miss out on our weekly episodes! Video podcast option available on Spotify. Find us on Instagram @lifeopensup --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beautyburgh/support

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Geraint Hole  I'm 56 and I am a husband to Louise, my rock and sweetheart. I'm a dad to our 2 grown ups kids, and a grandad (Grampy) to my daughters' 4 beautiful children. I work as an Employment Specialist for a mental health charity supporting people with serious and long term mental health issues to find meaningful paid employment. I have struggled with my weight since I was in my 20's. I've tried all the main diets - Rosemary Connelly (low fat), Slimming World, Weight Watchers, the Cabbage Soup Diet etc. And I'm sure like you, I had some successes for a few weeks or months, but inevitably they / I failed. They weren't sustainable ways of eating and I'd go back to eating my “usual” diet and the weight would creep back on and I would end up heavier/fatter than I was before the diet!!! I hated being overweight. I always felt other people were judging me! I hated going clothes shopping and looking at myself in the mirrors from a 360 degree angle - front and back views, warts and all!!!!! I hated being sweaty all the time, especially in summer! I did have a period of success when I went into the fitness industry as a personal trainer and did a lot of activity and exercise and kept my weight at a reasonable level for me. For various reasons I stopped training and my life became a car wreck of stress and anxiety, and I piled on the pounds again. So, I thought I'd share some of the info and my insights that I've picked up along the way on my journey since October /November 2020 into the low carb / keto world. So, why choose low carb / keto? The appeal to me is that this way of eating is what our ancestors ate like! We are humans because our ancestors ate fatty meat. If we're carried on eating plants like chimps or gorillas we'd still be just another type of ape spending 12hrs a day eating plants, sleeping in trees. The second reason is to help maintain a lower insulin level in your body. As I understand it elevated insulin levels, which are caused by eating foods that spike blood sugar, like the high carb, highly processed diets we're advised to eat, are believed to be the root cause of many modern chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity, heart disease, dementia and even cancer. Restricting your carb intake will help you maintain a lower and more even insulin level. For the first time in my life I feel in control of my food intake. I no longer feel like I am ruled by food or hunger. I no longer have cravings for junk fake foods like sugary drinks, sweet treats, cakes, biscuits or crisps! It has worked for me, and I've lost over 4 1/2 stone in since November 2020. I was obese, unhealthy, I had low energy and had to snooze every afternoon! and felt like I was on my way to some bad health outcomes. The SARS-COV-2 situation focused my mind on improving my metabolic and general health, and losing weight. So, having listened to many hundreds, possibly 1000's, of hours of podcasts and YouTube videos/lectures, I decided to take the step to take responsibility for my health and cut out processed foods, sugar, cereals, bread, pasta, rice, potatoes and seed (vegetable) oils from my diet. I started gradually and just cut bread, pasta, potatoes and rice from my diet. For me I knew I had to get rid of the starchy carbs out of the house, and therefore have less temptation to eat these addictive foods! Having my wife adopt the low carb lifestyle at the same time has been a massive help as we're in it together and support this lifestyle change together. Over a period of weeks I gradually moved breakfast later and later in the morning, until in the end my first meal of the day was lunch at noon. I view it now through an ancestral lens. Our ancestors wouldn't have had food available to them 24hrs a day!! They would have had periods of no food available to them and this natural “stress” on our bodies seems to have beneficial consequences according to current research. Did our Palaeolithic ancestors have a bowl of cereal when they woke up or did they just go out hunting and gathering? Having adopted a low carb / keto diet for the past 15 months I have a new zest for life! I never feel bloated. I'm not hungry an hour after eating a meal, and therefore I don't snack between meals. I have increased energy levels and actually want to be active and exercise. I don't snooze in the afternoons any more. The arthritis in my hands and feet have resolved themselves. My brain fog has gone - I have a sharp clarity of mind and I feel much more alert and feel a vitality for life that I have not felt for a very long time! I have not suffered a serious bout of depression since mid 2020, which I believe is in part due to my lifestyle and diet change. I did a charity marathon (27 miles) walk in January 2022, and a did a 50km walk along the Essex Way from Epping to Braintree, in May 2022 - both fully fuelled by with a keto diet - no sugary snacks or gels needed. Just protein and fat, and a handful of berries. I took no sugar laden drinks or gels. I didn't “bonk” / “hit the wall” (run out of energy), because my body was using fat and ketones as energy. My tips: Follow the advice of Zoe Harcombe - “Eat Real Food”. Or like Dr Ben Bikman says - “if it's in a box or a bag or has got a barcode, avoid it!” This is a lifestyle not a short term diet - having the mindset to change your life. One “bad” meal or snack doesn't break the diet and mean you've failed!! Just start again! Join a club or group to get the support of others if you can't do it with a family member or friend Get a keto cookbook and be adventurous! Cook your own food and be in control of what you eat. Always take your own food to work. Be prepared!!! Write a weekly plan for your evening meals - don't leave it to chance. Bin the junk foods - if they're not in your cupboards you won't be tempted. Start being active every day. Whatever you enjoy or can manage. Get good sleep. Keep stress to a minimum. I practice mindfulness and meditation. But whatever works for you, like a walk in nature. Geraint's Top Tips Get your mindset right - what is it you want to achieve? Who is it you want to become. Identify the foods that you know are problematic for you and get rid of them. Practice mindfulness and meditation - start small. Sleep and stress reduction are also important. Resources Mentioned Ivor Cummings Ally Houston The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living - Russ Harris  The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living - Russ Harris Keto Pro - Rich Smith Jason Fung Joan Ifland Sam Harris - Waking Up App Dr Ian Lake  Zero Five 100 DiGeorge Syndrome https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/digeorge-syndrome/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21182-digeorge-syndrome Quotes by Geraint Hole “I was starting to see hope in my life.” “I want to be fit and strong and active into my old age.” “I just felt so focussed and single minded.” “You are looking through a frosted piece of glass and then someone takes that away and everything is so crystal clear.” “I tend to look at this lifestyle and the way I approach things through an ancestral lens.” “I kinda wish that I had done the whole thing fasted because I think I could have done.” “If I am a caveman 15,000 years ago and I need to go out hunting buffalo and there is nothing in the cupboard - what am I going to do? I am going to out and hunt buffalo and your body will make all the energy you need.” “It's those lessons that I have learned along the way that I want to share with other people.” “When I look back it has always been that the food has controlled me.” “It shouldn't be for the government to look after me and my health.” “I feel like I just want to take on the world and take on life, whatever it's got to throw at me; To have been a few years without any depressive symptoms at all, I can only think that's got to be in part to what I don't eat anymore.” Connect with Geraint Hole on social media geraint.hole@phcuk.org The Fabulously Keto Diet & Lifestyle Journal: A 12-week journal to support new habits – Jackie Fletcher If you have enjoyed listening to this episode - Leave us a review By leaving us a review on your favourite podcast platform, you help us to be found by others. 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In today's episode, we have the privilege of meeting Jon's dad, Doug Huckins. Jon and his dad share how they have navigated their own conversations (and convictions) around politics, faith, and their commitment to each other. The episode is both personal and accessible. They discuss the impact of their families of origin on their politics, the historical relationship between faith and politics in the United States, and what they learned from working through hard conversations as father and son. They haven't always seen eye to eye on these topics, but their shared willingness to continue to lean in and get curious has sustained the trust needed to move forward in relationship. It's a model of the curiosity and humility needed to do this work.   LINKS: Download the free Peace & Politics Practice Guide: https://globalimmerse.org/podcast Become an EMBER: https://globalimmerse.org/donate/ Learn about our cohorts: https://globalimmerse.org/leaders/cohorts/ Contemplative Prayer with Global Immersion (Weekly on Tues, Wed, and Thur at 7am PST): https://share.hsforms.com/1KMGPA1DaSxOQs9GOp3gDowc3ovn Conflicted Allegiance: https://globalimmerse.org/public-programs/conflicted-allegiance/ Learn more about Global Immersion: https://globalimmerse.org   Doug Huckins Bio: From 1969 to 1973, Doug Huckins served in the US Coast Guard as an electrician and scuba diver and in the Army Reserve from 1979-2001, which included a tour of duty in the Gulf War and advancement to Major. Doug also served as a Game Warden until his retirement in 2014, fulfilling a lifelong dream, earning the California governor's Medal of Valor for rescuing three fishermen in the surf whose boat had overturned in February 1996. It was while he was serving in the Coast Guard that Doug became a Jesus follower and later served as a youth pastor and deacon in Morrow Bay and later as an elder at SVCC in Salinas. He has been married to his beautiful wife since 1973, and together they have four children, including Global Immersion's own Jon Huckins. And in 2008, Doug became a Grampy, which in his mind is the best role ever.    Music from Epidemic Sound: We Are Giants by Silver Maple:https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/ICEht6ut6b/

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The amazing run continues as we welcome back Grampy Rabbit back into the spotlight. We get into more boat practices, throw in some theories on the new three old man dynamic and forgive the worst song in the Peppa library.      **This show is made for Mummy and Daddy piggies, not little piggies!**   Follow us on twitter: @peppapigpod Follow us on instagram: @peppapigpod Drop us a nice email: peppapigpod@gmail.com Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/peppapigpod   Intro and Outro music by Matt Frost Cover photo by Kiara Murphy   Follow Josh Chapman: @chapmanjosh Follow Matt Frost: @phroosh77

We are truly blessed this week as one of our favourite characters; Grampy Rabbit makes his first appearance in the show. We gush over the wonderful Brian Blessed and wonder if he was always going to become a show staple or was this just dipping the toe into guest star voices?    **This show is made for Mummy and Daddy piggies, not little piggies!**   Follow us on twitter: @peppapigpod Follow us on instagram: @peppapigpod Drop us a nice email: peppapigpod@gmail.com Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/peppapigpod   Intro and Outro music by Matt Frost Cover photo by Kiara Murphy   Follow Josh Chapman: @chapmanjosh Follow Matt Frost: @phroosh77

This episode, we talk about a close call in the subway and  the unfortunate consequences of cremating a loved one! Hold your breath!Email your crazy and weird NYC stories to: WhatWeDoInTheSubway@gmail.comINSTA: @whatwedointhesubwayTWITTER: @WWDITS_POD

This week John & Richard sit down with rod maker, fly tyer, jet pilot and new author – our friend and north branch neighbor Dave Jankowski.  Dave's new book, The Venerable Fly Tyers is available through his web site www.davejankowski.com, at the Lovells Historical Society Museums or on Amazon.  As the proceeds from Dave's book are directed to assist disabled American veterans, please consider buying directly from his site or at the museum.  We had fun chatting with Dave and we think you'll enjoy this episode.   Dave is a retired U. S. Air Force fighter pilot and Northwest Airlines captain. He is an ardent fly-fisherman, fly tyer, and bamboo rod maker. With a passion for veterans, he participates in Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing and its affiliate, Bamboo Bend, where he serves as lead instructor. He lives in Traverse City, Michigan, with his wife, Mary. They enjoy a long marriage, have four grown daughters, and eight grandchildren who all love to go to “Grampy's Cabin” on Michigan's famed Au Sable River.

Drag King and bawdy burlesquer Grampy Knockers drops in to pal around with this cult classic! We discuss dealing with flaws, becoming a character, and why we DO say gay. Grab your scooples and practice cigarettes, we've got friends to make, sis!

CNN, ABC, BET, FOXMusic & Munchies is My Show Theme This Week: Soul Snacks Cookie Company!Everyone wants to be a leader in a world where people don't often possess the experience or expertise to be in the lead. That is gained from mastering the skills and learning to follow. Ralph Rolle is a prime example of learning to follow becoming born to lead.Ralph followed his older brother in learning the drums, but that he led him to becoming a premier musician, who has created music with everyone from super producer Nile Rodgers and his iconic disco/R&B group Chic, pop legends Sting and Bono, the 1st woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Aretha Franklin, hip-hop giants Biggie Smalls and Queen Latifah, jazz superstar Chris Botti, the queen of Neo-Soul Erykah Badu, Vanessa Williams, soul crooner D'Angelo, songstylist India Arie, Lady Gaga, Dolly Pardon, Bono, Roger Daltry, John Legend, Joss Stone, Elvis Costello and playing in the resident band for N.B.C. ‘It's Showtime at The Apollo' for over 15 seasons. Ralph has also served as the musical director for syndicated “The Caroline Rhea Show” and he served in the same role for Japanese R&B/soul superstar Toshi Kubota. Ralph stepped out into the world of music because he was following his brother, who was following the lead of his mother, who brought a set of drums into the house to keep her rambunctious sons out of the streets and out of trouble. Ralph's brother Howard told him that he couldn't disturb the set-up of the drums, even though Ralph was left-handed and his brother was not. But they both listened to every kind of music, from gospel and jazz, and for Ralph, Motown's heyday of music, with the Supremes and the Miracles and the brilliance of the Temptations blew his mind and lead him on a path that took him around the world, playing on stages and in clubs that were the site of some of the greatest moments in music history. He followed him passion around the world and then followed his heart when a new dream, a new vision, rose up in him and began to change his course in life.Ralph took the time, any time he had the time, to stop and cook and enjoy life. It helped him to come down from the tension and time on the road that was always in motion. Cooking, another gift he received from his mother, gave him the peace of mind he needed to slow down and breathe. And in learning his way around the kitchen, he started to bake. He followed his grandmother in and around the kitchen while she cooked but being a smart young boy, Ralph paid attention. He watched the details of making his favorites, including rushing to lick the bowl after she mixed her famous cake and over time, he mastered baking. It soon became his happy place, but also his calling card. If he liked a girl, he didn't sing her a song or show off his drumming skills. He would bake for her. That stayed with him and when he was hanging out with his musician friends, he would have his signature cookies. At first they laughed, but quickly the request became “please bring those cookies with you!”Over time, his cookies found their way into the hands of clients such as Westside Market, Franks Market, and many more. Good Morning America host chose Soul Snacks for her holiday gifting in 2011. In 2015, Bette Midler and Ralph met when Nile Rodgers and Chic were the guest artists and Ms. Midler's annual Hulaween Charity event. Ralph had his “cookie calling card” with him. Ms. Midler loved Soul Snacks so much that she placed orders for her family and friends. Soon, he was selling his cookies at Melba's, a legendary soul food restaurant in Harlem. That arrangement became a business that quickly took off because one night someone from BET's YSB Magazine did a story of this musician who worked at the Apollo Theater and was also a baker. The only number he could post was his sister's pager number. She didn't think he would get too many calls to handle. They were both wrong. The orders poured in and soon, he was featured in CNN, BET, ABC and FOX networks, in New York Times newspaper and in The Source and Vibe magazines. From there, Ralph gave birth to “SOUL SNACKS.”SOUL SNACKS offers a variety of delicious cookies such as Georgia Oatmeal Raisin, Peanut Peanut Butter, Down Home Double Chocolate Chip, Ebony and Ivory Almond Cookie, Grampy's Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie, French Cocoa Chocolate Chip, Miami Raisin Walnut, Chunked Up Chocolate Walnut, Cranberry Oatmeal Raisin, Joyful Gingerbread and the most recently added, but now #1 seller, Sweet Potato Cookies. “Inside of every cookie is years of heart, soul and lots of pride that has been the main ingredient of SOUL SNACKS Cookies for over a decade.” The company has recently upgraded into a new and larger facility and is now being sold in nearly 800 Walmart stores. Soul Snacks have also satisfied customers in Japan, Europe, Africa, The West Indies, Canada, and throughout The United States.“There is no expiration date on passion and there is no Plan B!” Ralph offers, with a smile on his face, realizing that it takes a lot to maintain the business while still loving music and working on new and innovative ideas, like a history project that is becoming his newest passion. “Passion is not predicated on how much money you make. Passion is about whether you finish the thought. The completion of the task and making it happen is the truth of passion. Making it happen. You've got to learn from where you failed and get up and keep going from here.”Now, he speaks to entrepreneurs and creatives in his Master Class series and empowers them to dream and keep dreaming, even when they are already working on their gifts. “When people get in their own way, when they build their own wall, I am trying to get people to see the value in (YOU). I am always talking to people about getting out of the way. That is when they start to see the world and the possibilities of everything. I've got 24 hours in a day and this is all Plan A!” The music journey is Ralph Rolle's peace place, a creative thing that he gets to do from the seat of the drummer, on his own. As the CEO of SOUL SNACKS, Ralph gets to bring others forward, including his wife Hiromi and his community. “SOUL SNACKS is about my wife and my manager and my P.A. who believe in the work and we work collectively on the dream! SOUL SNACKS was never done alone and cannot be.”All Rights Reserved © 2022 BuildingAbundantSuccess!!Join Me on ~ iHeart Radio @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBAS

Jackie is feeling upset because he is bigger than the other kids at school and he is getting teased. When he goes to visit his Grampy he is in a bit of a funk but his Grampy teaches him some breathing exercises and tells him a story about a whale named Finbo. At the end we leave you with some of the music and sounds from the story to help you have your best sleep.   Sleep Tight! Sheryl & Clark   ❤️Join premium to get more stories and special shoutouts for the kids! Visit sleeptightpremium.com to learn more.  

Today's guest is Manny Oliverez – also known as Favorite Grampy. You can contact Favorite Grampy at https://favoritegrampy.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/favoritegrampy Buy his book at Amazon.com: A Love Journal: 100 Things I Love about Grandpa (100 Things I Love About You Journal): 9781638073444: Oliverez, Manny: Books Visit his author page at Amazon.com: Manny Oliverez: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle You can contact his daughter's travel agency at https://www.facebook.com/FavoriteGrampyTravels/ and https://www.FavoriteGrampyTravels.com/   To learn more about this podcast, Adventures with Grammy and books by Carolyn Berry, visit https://adventureswithgrammy.com

Happy Yule-Tide! Welcome back to Rainy Day Video Do Christmas. This week, we're taking a look at Christmas Specials we saw on the idiot box growing up:  A Charlie Brown Christmas, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Pee Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special, Max Fleisher's Christmas Comes But Once A Year, and Beavis and Butt-head Do Christmas!If you're enjoying the show, please SUBSCRIBE, SHARE, and REVIEW!Follow us on Instagram @rainydayvideopodcastThe word of the day is: YEAR! AHHHH!

October 22nd conversation over dinner in Tennessee. Grammy, Grampy, Michele, Addie, Jay, and his girlfriend Abby came into town. Jay and I went skydiving the next morning, and Erin was the lead girl in Manchester Arts Center's play, the Story of Sleepy Hollow.

Interview with Grampy on Oct 23rd. He was visiting in Tennessee to see Erin in the lead role of Sleepy Hollow. Stories included first memories, jobs, parents, school, careers

Alison Tetrick is a cowgirl, a scientist, a storyteller, and a professional cyclist. Growing up on a cattle ranch in California, Alison could dream as big as the boundless landscape. Being remote from the surrounding communities, she pursued excellence in her academics, solo sports, and was ingrained with a ranch life work ethic. Beginning tennis in high school, she used that and her Valedictorian status to earn a full scholarship to Abilene Christian University in Abilene, TX. She excelled in pursuing a B.S in Biochemistry with an emphasis in Molecular Biology and became a published scientific author in the American Chemical Society's Journal of Biochemistry for her research in cholesterol biosynthesis. Alison's scientific experience took her from Texas to Boston where she worked in a laboratory specializing in chemistry research and drug discovery and then on to the Bay Area where she currently resides in Petaluma, CA. Always seeking physical challenges to accentuate her professional career in biotechnology, she began triathlon winning her first races and qualifying for the 70.3 World Championships. Meanwhile, her Grandfather had become an avid cyclist in the later years of his life winning 17 USA Master's National Championships and remarked that his granddaughter had the potential in the sport in which he could have unlocked decades earlier. Cycling was in her blood. Despite the foray into triathlon, true riding to Alison still meant saddling up her horse to ride the trails of the Central Coast of California and it took some convincing from Grampy to race bicycles exclusively. A 6-month period that consisted of a few races, a call from the USA Cycling Talent ID, and joining the USA National Team, capitulated Alison into a career that both not almost ended her life, but also saved her life. Finding the same sense of freedom on a bike that she had found with the wide-open spaces of the ranch, she uncovered what she needed to progress into one of the best elite women cyclists in the world. In 2014, she placed 3rd at the UCI World Championships in the Team Time Trial and won stages at the Tour de San Luis in Argentina and the BeNe Tour in Belgium. She represented the USA at the Pan American Games. She was ranked by the UCI, the global governing body for professional cycling, in the Top 10 professional racers in the world. This successful career came hurtling down as a sequence of crashes that involved life flight helicopters, a traumatic brain injury (TBI), broken bones, hospital stays, months of rehabilitation, and side effects from the crashes that remain to this day led her to explore alternate outlets on the bike. From the UCI World Tour, she began exploring all things gravel. She won her first gravel race at DK200, setting the current course record, and continued to become 3x Gravel Worlds Champion. In due course, Alison was crowned by event coordinators and the gravel community as the inaugural “Queen of Gravel”. The TBI resulting from the crashes as a professional cyclist awakened her academic pursuits in the desire to understand the healing process of the brain. While continuing to race professionally and work as a consultant in biotechnology communications, she acquired her M.S. in Clinical Psychology. Alison is dedicated to investing in the sport of cycling and serves on the Board of Directors of USA Cycling. You can find her all over the world enjoying life, riding bikes and inspiring. She maintains a career as a communications professional, specializing in biotechnology and the endurance sports industry. She was a pivotal part in the activation of the Amgen Tour of California, with her science, marketing, and cycling expertise. She is also the co-founder and CEO of Saga Ventures, LLC, a consulting firm based on curating meaningful community engagement and brand activation. Be bold. Do work. Ride bikes.

Hit up the Party Planners as they discuss the Sith Rule of Two and attempt to answer age old questions such as where do clone babies come from and does "Count" work as a first name? Don't miss out on stirring renditions of 50 Cent's classic "In Da Club" and other pontifications on the raving habits of Grampy Palps' Apprentice Program (G-PAP for those in the know.) Only the deepest of thoughts on this episode. Join the Party!