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#254Our WhatsApp  groupProperty Engine discounts (Code: EXPAT)Starter: 30 day trialPro: 30 day trial/3 mths 1/2 price, Ultimate: 1/2 price 3 monthsGoalsettingLeave a review37 Question Due Diligence Checklist / Auction GuideOur Sponsors: Finnigan McNeill Property GroupThis is the fifth episode in this year's mini-season celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas.We're releasing daily bite sized episodes.Each one contains clips from three of my favourite episodes from 2025.Today's show features extracts from:#224: Why You Should Invest in Northern Ireland Property (Eimear Gourley)#225: Structural Secrets for UK Property Investors (Paul Fowler)#223: The Ticking Time Bomb of EPCs in UK Property (Solo)KeywordsUK property podcast, Expat property podcast, UK buy to let podcast, Property investment UK podcast, UK property investment tips, Investing in Northern Ireland property, Expat property story, UK rental property advice, Energy Performance Certificate advice UK (EPC), EPC changes 2026 UK landlords, UK property market podcast, Structural issues property UK, UK property portfolio management, Hands free property investing UK, Property renovation UK podcast, How to identify structural issues in UK properties, Landlord tips for EPC changes 2026, Buying to let in Belfast Northern Ireland podcast, UK property legislation for expats, Maximising capital growth Northern Ireland property, Avoiding subsidence problems in UK rentals, Retrofit contractors advice UK property podcast, Grants for energy improvements UK landlords, UK stamp duty for expats, Rental yield Belfast, UK property legislation differences, Property sourcing companies UK review, Podcast for investing in Manchester property

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Aerial photographs, weather observation and even food delivery are a few of the uses for drones. What about getting emergency medical equipment to rural areas where it’s needed, quickly? There’s now a public-private partnership aiming to use drones to do just that in central Pennsylvania. The U-S Department of Justice says it won’t require names of minors who received gender-affirming care at hospitals operated by UPMC. Patients' identities are embedded into their medical files. The holiday travel season is expected to set records. AAA estimates more than 122 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home between December 20th and January 1st. Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is now serving in a leadership role among Eastern U-S attorneys general. More than 14-million dollars in grant funding is being awarded to community projects across Pennsylvania, by the state's Department of Community and Economic Development. The projects support communities in four areas: flood mitigation, recreational trails, improvements to sewage facilities and watersheds. More than 4.4 million dollars is being awarded to about 30 community projects in Dauphin County. If you're already a member of WITF's Sustaining Circle, you know how convenient it is to support programs like the Morning Agenda. By increasing your monthly gift, you can help WITF close the budget gap left by the loss of federal funding. Visit us online at witf.org/increase or become a new Sustaining Circle member at www.witf.org/givenow. Thank you.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feliks Banel's guests on this LIVE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Moira Nadal of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation with this year's winners of Sivinski Preservation Grants; Derek Nguyen of the Washington State Historical Society in Tacoma with details about this year's model train exhibit; Malcolm Crockett of Crofton, BC on the history of that Vancouver Island community and his new book; Kerry Tymchuk, Executive Director of the Oregon Historical Society on this year's holiday exhibit of Meier & Frank department store Santaland decor and a look ahead at next year's Highway 101 centennial exhibit; lost & found sound from World War II with Chris Byrd, who hears his father Clifford Byrd - a B-17 gunner - on a recording from a radio show broadcast from London on Christmas Day 1943. More info about the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation Sivinski Fund: https://preservewa.org/programs/grants/valerie-sivinski-fund/ More info about the Washington State History Museum Model Train Show: https://www.washingtonhistory.org/exhibit/trainfestival-29/ More info Malcolm Crockett's book about growing up in Crofton, BC; https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/no-backup-a-setup-and-more-malcolm-crockett/1148702514 More info about Oregon Historical Society's Meier & Frank Santaland: https://www.ohs.org/museum/exhibits/meier-and-frank-santaland.cfm Links to more information about most topics discussed on the show are available at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, December 21, 2025 via SPACE 101.1 FM and gallantly streaming live via www.space101fm.org from historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes.

Host Susan Diaz is joined by Chris McMartin, National Lead for the Scotiabank Women Initiative (Business Banking), for a real-world conversation about how women are approaching AI. They talk about time poverty, fear of asking "dumb" questions, the shame myth of "AI is cheating", and why the most powerful move right now is women holding the door open for each other - learning in community and sharing what works. Episode summary This episode is a candid, energetic conversation with Chris McMartin - aka "Hype Boss" online and a long-time hype woman for women entrepreneurs. They explore what's different about women's AI adoption, and it's not lack of interest. They discuss the reality of learning AI at 10pm on the couch after the "82-item checklist" of the day is finally done. And the catch-22 at play - AI can save time, but learning it takes time first - like baking cookies with kids turning a 20-minute task into a two-hour event. From there, they unpack a deeper barrier: many women hesitate to ask questions because they don't want to look silly. Chris argues women often use AI "just a little bit" because it doesn't require admitting what they don't know - meaning AI becomes a copywriting helper instead of a real growth lever. They also confront the "AI is cheating" narrative. Chris shares her no-apologies stance: if AI improved your grammar overnight, that's not shameful - it's smart. And if you're worried about being judged for questions, ask AI itself - because it won't judge you. The conversation closes with practical advice for women-led teams (especially 5-50 people): start by identifying the task everyone hates and use AI there first, and schedule learning time during business hours instead of relegating growth to late-night exhaustion. Along the way, Susan brings in a powerful metaphor: "hold the door" leadership - women who are already in the room have a responsibility to bring others in with them. (Metaphor inspired by Game of Thrones and Bozoma Saint John.  Key takeaways Women aren't unwilling. They're time-starved. Many women try to learn AI at the end of the day, when they're exhausted - because that's the only time left. AI has a "cookie problem". It has huge benefits later, but it costs time upfront to learn - just like baking with kids. That learning curve is real, and it's a major adoption barrier. Fear of questions limits adoption. Chris observes women often hesitate to ask "how do I use this better?" which keeps AI usage stuck at surface-level tasks like captions and posts. "AI is cheating" is a myth that needs to die. Chris's take: using AI to communicate more clearly isn't unethical. It's an upgrade. She also notes men rarely apologize for finding ways to do things better. Ask AI how to use AI. If you feel silly asking humans, ask your LLM: "What questions should I answer so you can help me solve this?" That's the difference between generic output and useful work. Community is a women's superpower. Women often collaborate with "competitors" with zero weirdness. That community-of-practice energy is exactly what AI learning needs. For women-led teams: start with pain. Chris's first practical move: ask your team what task they hate most, then use AI to reduce or remove that pain point to build buy-in. Schedule learning like leadership. Don't push AI learning to 10pm. Put it on the calendar during work hours. Your development is part of the job. Grants can fund AI training and tech upgrades. Chris reminds listeners that many grants support technology advancement and hiring expertise - even for non-tech businesses - and AI can reduce the pain of grant writing. Episode highlights [00:03] Meet Chris McMartin + the Scotiabank Women Initiative. [02:00] "10pm on the couch" and why time poverty shapes women's learning. [02:44] The cookie analogy: AI saves time later, but learning costs time now. [05:00] Women using AI 1%: safe tasks without asking questions. [06:46] Why this matters: many "at risk" roles are held by women. [09:35] "AI is cheating" + the grammar glow-up story. [11:42] "Ask AI questions - AI doesn't judge you." [13:00] Relationship mindset: don't be transactional with AI; ask better questions. [16:21] "Hold the door" leadership and building rooms where women feel welcome. [21:43] Two tactical tips: solve a pain point first + schedule learning time. [33:48] Grants as a funding path for training and tech improvements. [38:57] Say yes to conversations even if you "don't know enough." [41:18] Where to find Chris + her podcast I Am Unbreakable. If you're a woman entrepreneur (or you lead women in your organization), take one action from this episode this week: Ask your team what task they hate most. Pick one painful workflow and test AI there first. Put one hour of AI learning on the calendar during business hours. And if you're already "in the room" with AI? Hold the door. Invite someone in.   Connect with Susan Diaz on LinkedIn to get a conversation started.   Agile teams move fast. Grab our 10 AI Deep Research Prompts to see how proven frameworks can unlock clarity in hours, not months. Find the prompt pack here. Connect with Chris McMartin on LinkedIn.

December 21, 2025; 9am: Health and Human Services terminated millions of dollars in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics after the group previously criticized health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr's changes to the federal vaccine policy. The health secretary is also expected to announce sweeping changes to how American children should be immunized in the new year. Dr. Karen Remley, the former CEO of the American Association of Pediatrics, joins “The Weekend” to share what this could mean for families.For more, follow us on social media:Bluesky: @theweekendmsnow.bsky.socialInstagram: @theweekendmsnowTikTok: @theweekendmsnow To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, we break down a troubling investigation showing how major universities are shifting federal science grant money away from labs and researchers and into DEI offices and expanding administrative payrolls. In this episode, we explain why critics say weak oversight and “indirect cost” loopholes are enabling budget capture—leaving taxpayers with less transparency and less actual scientific progress. Get the top 40+ AI Models for $20 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.aiSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1. Immigration and Housing Mass immigration under President Biden increased rental demand and housing prices. Trump’s deportations and border enforcement are lowering rents and home prices. Median age of first-time homebuyers is rising above 40 (highest since WWI). Wharton study: “Every 1% population increase → rents up 1%.” Recent rent declines (−1.1% YoY, −5.2% vs. 2022 peak). Tax Policy Changes (2026) Highlights upcoming measures: No tax on tips No tax on overtime No tax on Social Security for seniors Suggests millions will receive IRS refunds starting January. HUD Report HUD finds that immigration significantly drove up housing demand and prices, especially for low-income Americans without assistance. 2. DOJ/FBI and Mar-a-Lago Raid Newly released emails show FBI doubted probable cause for the 2022 raid but proceeded under pressure from Biden DOJ. There were political motives behind the raid, calling it “abuse of power.” Lack of whistleblowers and calls for congressional hearings. 3. Last 3 BIG WINS of this past year Space Announces $10 billion investment in NASA and commercial space through the Working Families tax cut. Goal: U.S. lunar landing by 2028 (ahead of China’s 2030 target). Emphasizes jobs (50,000+ in Texas), national security, and inspiration for youth. Automotive Policy CAFE standards were “zeroed out” to reduce car costs and improve safety. Biden-era fuel economy rules are an attempt to ban internal combustion engines. Online Safety – “Take It Down Act” Makes posting non-consensual intimate imagery (including AI deepfakes) a felony. Grants victims a statutory right to demand immediate removal from platforms. Bipartisan passage and signing in the Rose Garden with First Lady Melania Trump. Please Hit Subscribe to this podcast Right Now. Also Please Subscribe to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson and The Ben Ferguson Show Podcast Wherever You get You're Podcasts. And don't forget to follow the show on Social Media so you never miss a moment! Thanks for Listening YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/verdictwithtedcruz X: https://x.com/tedcruz X: https://x.com/benfergusonshowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a textWant a clearer way to give that actually moves the needle in Montgomery County? We sit down with Anna Hargrave, Executive Director for the Greater Washington Community Foundation's Montgomery County branch, to unpack how smart philanthropy turns good intentions into measurable local impact. Anna also opens the curtain on the annual open call for nonprofit applications, the rigorous vetting process, and the behind-the-scenes role of volunteer evaluators who help surface the most promising ideas.Also, the What's Happening MoCo Top Four Things to Do this holiday season.

On this Weekly Update with Rep. Martin Causer (R-McKean, Potter & Cameron), we discuss grants for local improvements and holiday greetings.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Thursday, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure program board, approved 108 projects to support and expand biofuel and ethanol use across the state.

On this Weekly Update with Rep. Martin Causer (R-McKean, Potter & Cameron), we discuss grants for local improvements and holiday greetings.

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OEA's grant programs put resources into the hands of members and empower Local associations to do amazing things for educators, students, and their communities. That's why OEA Secretary-Treasurer Rob McFee says they're one of his favorite parts of his job. Thanks to a member-driven push, the OEA Local Affiliate Grant programs are going through some changes. Rob walks us through the different grant opportunities, the differences in some of those grants this year, and the difference the grants from OEA and the OEA Foundation are making in hundreds of Locals across the state.LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OEA AFFILIATE GRANTS | For details about the Special Projects and Effective Local grants, click here. The application form is available here.For more information about the Local Capacity Grant, click here. Additional information can be found on the OEA Grants and Scholarships page, in the bottom right corner. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OEA FOUNDATION GRANTS | The work of the OEA Educational Foundation is to fund initiatives that enhance student learning, student achievement, and well-being, as well as promote social justice. Its Board of Directors provides four funding opportunities annually:Diversity Grants — To develop and pursue instructional classroom programs or curriculum that promote diversity, tolerance, and respect for humankind.Innovation Grants — For the pursuit of innovative and creative practices where learning is enriched by experiences or projects.Whisper Grant for Students in Need — Funds provided directly to an OEA member to assist a student or group of students with an identified hardship in meeting an educational or personal need.Make-A-Wish — In collaboration with Make-A-Wish®, the Foundation provides seed money for OEA Locals seeking to make a child's wish come true.DEADLINES TO KEEP IN MIND | Whisper Grants are awarded by the OEA Foundation year round, but other grants have application deadlines in early 2026. OEA Affiliate Grant applications are due January 31, 2026Applications for Diversity and Innovation Grants through the OEA Educational Foundation must be submitted by February 14, 2026.All receipts for reimbursements under the Local Capacity Grants must be submitted by July 31, 2026.  SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS | If you'd like to share your feedback on the Public Education Matters podcast, including your ideas for what you'd like to hear about - or talk about - on future episodes, please email educationmatters@ohea.org.Featured Public Education Matters guest: Rob McFee, Ohio Education Association Secretary-TreasurerRob McFee brings over two decades of dedicated leadership in education and union advocacy to his role as OEA Secretary-Treasurer. While serving as a secondary math teacher in the Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools, Rob has consistently demonstrated his commitment to advancing the rights and interests of both his students and his members.Rob's union leadership journey has seen him wear a variety of hats. Most notably, he served nine years as local president and as the NEOEA President from 2018 to 2022. He has also advocated for members while serving on the NEOEA and OEA Board of Directors, and as a member of the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) Board of Directors, including a term as chair from 2021 to 2022. As local president, Rob successfully negotiated multiple contracts and served on various levy committees. He led his local union through significant changes, including the construction of new buildings and the aftermath of a fire that devastated the district's Board of Education Office. His unwavering advocacy for the health, safety, and working conditions of union members underscored his leadership as NEOEA President during the COVID pandemic. Rob believes deeply in the power of collaboration and diversity. For him, leadership means assembling the right team, empowering individuals to succeed, and finding equitable solutions through collective effort.As OEA Secretary-Treasurer, Rob is dedicated to upholding financial transparency and accountability. Working closely with the leadership team, Rob is committed to amplifying OEA's voice in advocating for public education. He believes passionately in racial, social, and economic justice, viewing diversity as a cornerstone of strength within the OEA. Rob's vision for an inclusive education system demonstrates his commitment to ensuring all students and educators have the resources they need to succeed.Connect with OEA:Email educationmatters@ohea.org with your feedback or ideas for future Public Education Matters topicsLike OEA on FacebookFollow OEA on TwitterFollow OEA on InstagramGet the latest news and statements from OEA hereLearn more about where OEA stands on the issues Keep up to date on the legislation affecting Ohio public schools and educators with OEA's Legislative WatchAbout us:The Ohio Education Association represents nearly 120,000 teachers, faculty members and support professionals who work in Ohio's schools, colleges, and universities to help improve public education and the lives of Ohio's children. OEA members provide professional services to benefit students, schools, and the public in virtually every position needed to run Ohio's schools.Public Education Matters host Katie Olmsted serves as Media Relations Consultant for the Ohio Education Association. She joined OEA in May 2020, after a ten-year career as an Emmy Award-winning television reporter, anchor, and producer. Katie comes from a family of educators and is passionate about telling educators' stories and advocating for Ohio's students. She lives in Central Ohio with her husband and two young children. This episode was recorded on December 10, 2025.

When a former classroom educator becomes the one writing the checks, EVERYTHING about grantmaking shifts. Dr. Maggie Sullivan Marcus of the Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation brings a rare, dual perspective shaped by years in the classroom and years in philanthropy. Her on-the-ground experience supporting multilingual learner programs is rooted in empathy, deep respect for educators, and a commitment to equity.We get into how small but strategic investments can spark outsized impact, like, DC Public Schools' $2,500 micro-grants. Maggie also shares what it takes to build a multilingual educator pipeline and why meaningful change can't be squeezed into a 12-month grant cycle.Her candor around trust-based philanthropy, power dynamics, and multi-year funding models offers a blueprint for nonprofits eager to move the needle on bolder, more sustainable partnerships.Resources & LinksConnect with Dr. Maggie Sullivan Marcus on LinkedIn and learn more about the Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation on their website.Already have a monthly giving program? The Mini Monthly Giving Mastermind starts in January and is just for you. Register now for the FREE Monthly Giving Summit on February 25-26th, the only virtual event where nonprofits unite to master monthly giving, attract committed believers, and fund the future with confidence. Let's Connect! Send a DM on Instagram or LinkedIn and let us know what you think of the show! My book, The Monthly Giving Mastermind, is here! Grab a copy here and learn my framework to build, grow, and sustain subscriptions for good. Want to book Dana as a speaker for your event? Click here!

Bro. Doug Foster presents "The Gift's God Grants" from Matthew 2, during a worship service at Immanuel Baptist Church, Florence, Ky. Please visit us at 7183 Pleasant Valley Road Florence KY 41042, or call us at (859) 586-6829. Church links: Website: https://www.ibcflorence.com Daily Devotions: https://www.ibcflorence.com/devotions Free App: http://www.ibcflorence.com/ibc-app Our entire list of recent sermons: https://www.ibcflorence.com/recent-sermons Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ibcflorence Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ibcflorenceky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ibcflorence/ Podcasts: https://soundcloud.com/user-658781358 Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/ibcflorence/live We would love to know how to pray for you! Romans 10:9 #ibcflorence #florenceky #kjvBible #church #Godisgood #northernkentucky #baptistchurch #savedbygrace #video

After millions in funding for USDA programs was canceled, only 12 businesses will be getting the money.

Host: Coach Guest: Tawni Kelly Air date: Dec 16, 2025

Anjan Sundaram is an independent journalist, author, and founder of the Stringer Foundation with a mission to expand global independent journalism. We discuss his work and how open protocols, such as bitcoin and nostr, empower journalists.Anjan on Nostr: https://primal.net/anjansun Anjan on X: https://x.com/anjansunStringer Foundation on X: https://stringerjournalism.org/EPISODE: 187BLOCK: 928149PRICE: 1140 sats per dollar(00:03:09) Anjan's path: from Yale and Goldman Sachs to war reporting(00:06:07) How war reporting is changing in the age of social media(00:10:32) What makes a journalist? Raw footage vs. verified reporting(00:14:00) Publishing pathways, bylines, pay, and lack of safety nets(00:18:12) Fixing incentives: philanthropy, prizes, and media economics(00:21:00) Turning down quant life: the Goldman Sachs detour(00:23:07) Values alignment: finance, bitcoin, and free information flows(00:24:49) Bloomberg, Substack, and sustainability(00:26:19) Designing the Stringer Prize: credibility, juries, and impact(00:29:39) Launching Stringer: partners, applications, and endowment plan(00:32:10) Why pay in bitcoin: global payouts, fees, and onboarding stories(00:35:33) Grants to awards pipeline and the courage index(00:41:01) Lean ops vs. big charity: publicity without bloat(00:43:59) The tenure problem: long-term support without dependency(00:48:26) Transformative fellowships: MacArthur model and global gaps(00:51:30) Journalism's core: elevating humane, inspiring stories(00:53:10) Value-for-value, Nostr, and building ad-free media(00:58:24) Own your audience: platforms vs. protocols(01:02:30) Bootstrapping Nostr: network effects and onboarding journalists(01:05:13) Building a global home for independent journalists(01:06:07) The drought in investigative reporting and who funds itmore info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.comlearn more about me: https://odell.xyz

Circular.ie, Ireland's national platform for circular economy communications, has announced 40 community groups and organisations as recipients of the Circular Communications Grants, with a total value of €100,000. The scheme, funded by the Government of Ireland under the Circular Economy Fund, supports projects that are advancing circular living, strengthening community engagement and helping to build a more sustainable future across the country. Selected from more than 350 applications from all over Ireland, the successful recipients are delivering a diverse range of initiatives covering reuse, repair, upcycling, education and behavioural change. Full details of the winning projects can be found here on Circular.ie. Congratulating the winners, Minister of State at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment with special responsibility for the Circular Economy, Alan Dillon TD said: "This grant programme will help raise awareness of the innovative initiatives happening across Ireland and of those working to build a more sustainable future. We are proud to recognise their work and help them to increase the visibility of their activities and the significant role they play in building circular communities." Commenting on the announcement, Eibhlin Fitzpatrick, Community Liaison Manager at Circular.ie, said: "We were delighted to receive such a high calibre of applications for this grant. They are a real testament to the fantastic quality of circular work happening in communities throughout Ireland. It was a highly competitive process, and we have ensured grants were awarded to meet the needs, diversity and geographical spread of projects. We are genuinely looking forward to working with the winners as they continue to strengthen and expand their impact." Circular.ie has confirmed that the grants scheme will operate annually, with applications reopening in August next year. Interested community groups and organisations are encouraged to keep an eye on Circular.ie for information on next year's grants scheme. To support continued development of circular communications skills nationwide, Circular.ie will launch a series of 12 monthly online communications webinars starting in January. These sessions are open to all community initiatives and will focus on practical ways to engage with their audiences. Groups are also encouraged to explore the communications toolkits available in the Circular Communities section of the website. The schedule for future webinars will be available on www.circular.ie/circular-communities. See more stories here.

Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Holly Knotowicz, a speech-language pathologist living with EoE who serves on APFED's Health Sciences Advisory Council, interview Fei Li Kuang, MD, PhD, an allergist and immunologist, at Northwestern Medicine, about receiving two APFED HOPE on the Horizon Grants. Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is designed to support, not replace, the relationship between listeners and their healthcare providers. Opinions, information, and recommendations shared in this podcast are not a substitute for medical advice. Decisions related to medical care should be made with your healthcare provider. Opinions and views of guests and co-hosts are their own.   Key Takeaways: [:50] Co-host Ryan Piansky introduces this episode, brought to you thanks to the support of Education Partners GSK, Sanofi, Regeneron, and Takeda. Ryan introduces co-host Holly Knotowicz.   [1:14] Holly introduces today's topic, two APFED HOPE on the Horizon Pilot Grant Projects and today's guest, Fei Li Kuang, MD, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois.   [1:42] Dr. Kuang is a physician-scientist who takes care of patients with eosinophilic disorders and also performs laboratory research on these disorders in her lab, often using patient samples. Holly thanks Dr. Kuang for joining us.   [2:05] As a child, Dr. Kuang always wanted to be a scientist. She is so grateful to live out her childhood dream, and it's because of the amazing people who have supported her, most importantly, her parents.   [2:29] In graduate school, Dr. Kuang studied B cells. When she went on to do an allergy fellowship, she thought she would study B cells and care for patients with B cell problems. Instead, she fell in love with allergy and eosinophilic disorders.   [2:50] Dr. Kuang is here, in part, because of the different mentors she has had, and in large part, because of the patients she has met along the way.   [3:20] Dr. Kuang had the opportunity to work with Amy Klion at the NIH in a clinical trial to treat patients with a drug that gets rid of eosinophils. She says it was a dream come true after her training.   [4:02] She says she learned so much about eosinophils, their unusual biology, and the mystery behind what they are here for. She got hooked.   [4:15] Dr. Kuang thinks the patients you meet in a clinical trial in a special place like NIH occupy a space in your heart that makes you want to keep working on the subject area.   [4:34] Patients in a clinical trial have given up a bunch of their time to travel to Bethesda, Maryland. For the trial Dr. Kuang participated in as a Fellow, it was a good year of their time to come out and do it.   [4:47] Dr. Kuang felt there were so many interesting questions, from an intellectual point of view, but there was also a real need from patients with chronic conditions. It was a beautiful opportunity to marry scientists with physicians in training.   [5:36] Dr. Kuang shares some knowledge about eosinophils. They are white blood cells that are in all of us. They have little pink packages or granules that "jumped out" in the light microscope almost 200 years ago, when we first identified them.   [6:00] Dr. Kuang says that animals, dating back to reptiles, and different species of dolphins, all have eosinophils. A veterinary scientist, Dr. Nicole Stacy of the University of Florida, has taken photos of eosinophils from all these different species.   [6:21] They've been around for a long time. What are they good for? What we know is that they are associated with disease conditions, such as asthma and others, including leukemia. Those were the classic first studies of eosinophils.   [6:42] Now, we have a different mindset about eosinophils from work by the late James Lee at Mayo Clinic, Arizona.   [6:58] Dr. Kuang credits Dr. Lee with suggesting that eosinophils not just cause us problems but also help treat parasitic infections, maintain tissue homeostasis, help wound healing, and tissue repair. That's a new area we are beginning to appreciate.   [7:41] Dr. Kuang says we need to be open-minded that in some circumstances, eosinophils may be helpful or innocent. Now we have tools to start to understand some of that. We need to collect information from patients being treated with medicines.   [8:10] Ryan tells of being diagnosed as a kid. Doctors explained to him that eosinophils fight parasites, but in some people, they get confused and attack the esophagus. That's EoE. That was easy to understand, but he knew that the researchers knew more.   [8:53] Ryan is grateful to the patient population around eosinophilic esophagitis, and is proud of APFED's support of patients and caregivers with HOPE Grants. APFED has the HOPE on the Horizon Research Program, entirely funded by community donations.   [9:13] To date, APFED has directed more than $2 million toward eosinophilic disease research initiatives through various grant programs. As a patient advocacy organization, APFED works with fantastic researchers who submit innovative research ideas.   [9:32] These research ideas go through an extensive and competitive peer-review process, supported by researchers and clinicians in the APFED community.   [9:42] Today, we're going to discuss two different projects supported by HOPE Pilot Grants with Dr. Kuang.   [10:00] Dr. Kuang thinks there are two ways these grant programs are important to patients. One is advancing research by nurturing seedling investigators. Dr. Kuang got her first grant when she was a Fellow. It was an incredible opportunity.   [10:25] These grant programs also nurture seedling ideas that don't have enough evidence yet to garner the larger NIH grants, and so forth. There are other sources for grants: pharmaceutical companies. The grant programs are for seeds.   [10:49] Patients need to know that there are new things that are given some chance of being tested out. Research takes some time, and the FDA process of getting a drug approved is long.   [11:04] For the newly diagnosed patient, it can feel overwhelming. It feels like there's a loss of control. Sometimes, participating in something like APFED, being part of a community, gives back a sense of control that is lost when you're handed a diagnosis.   [11:45] For patients who have had it for a long time, when they participate in research and become engaged in organizations like APFED, they know they may not directly benefit today, they may benefit later, but they hope future patients will benefit.   [12:21] That gives them a sense of control and hope that things will be better for the next generation. We all want that, especially in medicine, in something that we don't have a very deep understanding of.   [12:58] Dr. Kuang received two HOPE Pilot Grants, one in 2018 and one in 2022. The first grant was awarded when she was a Fellow at the NIH.   [13:05] That first grant explored some effects of eosinophilic depletion of pathogenic lymphocytes in hypereosinophilic syndrome and overlaps with EGIDs. Ryan asks for a broad overview of that research.   [13:25] When Dr. Kuang was a Fellow at the NIH, they were doing a Phase 2 clinical trial, looking at "blowing up" eosinophils in patients who have a lot of them, hypereosinophilic syndrome patients.   [13:39] They included patients who had eosinophilic GI disease, often beyond the esophagus. They may have esophageal involvement, but sometimes their stomach is impacted, sometimes their large bowel is impacted, with related symptoms.   [13:57] What Dr. Kuang and the team noticed in the trial was that just within that little group of patients, there were people who did well, and people who did much better than before, but would have recurrent symptoms, and with no eosinophils in their GI tissues.    [14:16] The researchers wanted to know what was causing these problems for the patient. If you take eosinophils away, what other factors will impact the immune system of the patient, semi-long-term?   [14:32] Their focus was on these groups of patients who had different responses. They looked at the white blood cells that had been previously described as being the responsible, "bad" T cells that lead to eosinophils in the gut.   [14:49] They found that the patients who had recurrent flares of the disease had more of the bad T cells, and the patients who responded well and never complained again about symptoms did not.   [15:03] That allowed researchers to identify that there were subsets of patients with the disease that they were calling the same thing.   [15:18] Dr. Kuang says that work also led them to find that those cells were being reported in patients who had food allergies for which they needed an epinephrine auto-injector.   [15:27] The researchers were curious whether that was just a food allergy issue, or only applied if you had food allergies and eosinophilic GI disease. That HOPE project allowed them to do a pilot study to look at food allergy patients, too. They did, and published it.   [15:45] They published that in patients who have a food allergy and have these T cells, the insides of those cells make different messages for the immune system than the ones that the researchers had previously described.   [16:01] In looking for why there were differences in those responses, they accidentally found that there were differences inside these cells in a completely different disease, which also had these T cells.   [16:21] Dr. Kuang says that the finding was kind of a surprise. If they had found anything in the eosinophilic GI disease patients, that would have been good. They also looked at the epithelial cells and the structure of the GI lining.   [16:42] Even though there were no eosinophils in the GI lining in the patients who had been treated with a biologic that depleted eosinophils, their GI lining still looked like the GI lining of patients who had eosinophilic GI disease.   [16:55] Dr. Kuang asked what was creating those spots. Our gut lining sheds, so there should have been an opportunity for the GI lining to turn over and look new. Something was there, making signals to create these spots. They did a different publication on that.   [17:21] The data from the HOPE Pilot study allowed Dr. Kuang to apply for larger grants. It allowed her to propose to the company that made this drug, when they did the Phase 3 trial, to insert into that special study the study on eosinophilic GI disease.   [17:48] Do patients with eosinophilic GI disease do better or worse on this drug, and how do the T cells look in that trial? That HOPE Grant gave Dr. Kuang the data to ask the drug company to give her money to study it in an international cohort of patients.   [18:17] There were only 20 patients in that first NIH trial, who gave a year of their life, coming to NIH all the time. They continued to be in the study until the drug was approved for asthma.   [18:28] Dr. Kuang says the main reason the company did the Phase 3 trial, which is expensive, and the market share is not huge because it's a rare disease, is that two of the patients went to bat for this disease population.   [18:47] The two patients went and showed the business people what they looked like before, what the drug had done for them, and how their lives had changed. It wasn't the doctors or the great paper from the trial, but the patients who convinced the company.   [19:01] Dr. Kuang says she was so floored by that and moved by what they did for the community. She is grateful.   [19:24] Since the Phase 3 trial, Dr. Kuang and the other researchers realized they had not fully studied the eosinophils. They had studied them in part. They found differences in response. This inspired the second APFED HOPE Pilot Grant.   [21:19] In 2022, Dr. Kuang received a two-year APFED HOPE Pilot Grant to examine how blood eosinophils in Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases differ from those of other eosinophilic diseases and how T cells in EGIDs differ from those in food allergies.   [21:49] Dr. Kuang says normally, the biggest place of residence for eosinophils is the GI tract. That's where they are normally seen in people who do not have eosinophilic disorders.   [21:59] People who have eosinophilic disorders that attack other parts of the body, asthma, and rarely, the heart. Dr. Kuang was curious to know why one person and not the other?   [22:15] Patients who have eosinophilic GI disease often ask, How do you know this high level in the blood is not going to attack my heart or my lungs in the future? Dr. Kuang does not know.   [22:29] Dr. Kuang says, looking at the cohort at the NIH, that for many patients who have both GI organ involvement and some other space, when they first went to see a provider, their first complaint was a GI condition.   [22:54] If the doctor had only diagnosed a GI condition, nothing else, that would have been wrong. Those patients may not have been monitored as well. A third of the patients originally presented like that.   [23:11] What that meant was that we should be paying attention to patients who have GI disease who have lots of eosinophils in their blood. Moving forward, if there are new complaints, we need to investigate. We can't forget they have that.   [23:27] Dr. Kuang asks, Wouldn't it be great if we had a better tool than needing to wait? Wouldn't it be great if we had a biomarker that said the eosinophils have switched their target location and are going somewhere else?   [23:41] One way to do that is to take different groups of eosinophils and look for differences between those that never target the GI tract and those that do. In patients who have EoE, the eosinophils only target or cause problems in the esophagus.   [23:58] Are their eosinophils any different than those of a healthy person, with none of these conditions? That was the goal of that study.   [24:10] T cells are another type of white blood cell. They contain a memory of foreign things they have encountered, which allows them to glom onto flu, COVID, peanuts, pollen, that kind of thing. They remember.   [24:32] Dr. Kuang says they learned that T cells, at least in the mouse model, are required in the development of eosinophilic esophagitis. The mice in the old study, where mice were forced to develop EoE, did not get EoE if you removed their T cells.   [24:50] In the first APFED HOPE grant study, Dr. Kuang found T cells in the blood and tissue of both EGIDs and food allergy patients, but the insides of the T cells were different. The food allergy patients were children recruited by a pediatric allergist.   [25:19] In the second APFED HOPE grant study, at Northwestern, Dr. Kuang recruited her adult food allergy patients. That was a way to validate what they found in the first study and move further to better characterize those T cells in the two different diseases.   [25:47] Dr. Kuang says we're at a point where we've recruited a lot of people. She says it's amazing what people are willing to do. It's very humbling.   [26:06] Dr. Kuang's team in the lab is really great, too. To accommodate patients, they would see them after work, if that's what they had to do to isolate eosinophils. So they did that, and now they are in the process of analyzing that data. It's really exciting.   [26:28] What's exciting is that they are seeing results that show that eosinophilic GI disease patients have circulating eosinophils that are different from the eosinophils of people who don't have GI involvement, and from people who have EoE.   [26:46] The EoE patients have eosinophils different from those of healthy donors. Dr. Kuang says there's a lot of promise for perhaps unique signatures that could help define these conditions; maybe someday without biopsying, but that's a long time away.   [27:16] Dr. Kuang says they will focus on some candidate targets and try to recreate some of that in a dish with eosinophils from healthy people.   [27:26] What are the signals that lead eosinophils to do this, and can we translate that back to available drugs that target certain cytokines or other pathways, and maybe give some insight to develop drugs that target other pathways for these diseases?   [28:17] Ryan thinks it's exciting that this research is narrowing in on not only the different symptoms, but also how the eosinophils are acting differently in these populations.    [28:44] Dr. Kuang is super excited about this research. You could imagine that all eosinophils are the same, but you don't know until you look. When they looked, using the newest technology, they found there were differences.   [29:33] Dr. Kuang says it is thought that T cells respond to triggers. We don't think eosinophils have a memory for antigens. T cells do. That's one of their definitions. When T cells react to a trigger, they give out messages through cytokines or by delivery.   [30:20] Those are the messages that recruit eosinophils and other cells to come and stir up some trouble.   [30:28] In the mouse model, where you don't have the T cells, and you don't get eosinophilic esophagitis in the particular way they made it happen in a mouse, that middle messenger is gone, so the eosinophils don't know where to go.   [30:44] With drugs that take out eosinophils, you think that you've gotten rid of the cell that creates all the problems. It shouldn't matter what the message says because there's no cell there to cause the damage.   [30:58] What Dr. Kuang learned is that, at least in certain eosinophilic GI diseases, that's not true. You erase the eosinophils from the picture, but that message is still coming.   [31:10] Who's carrying out the orders? Or is that message maintaining the wall of epithelial cells in a certain way that we didn't appreciate because the eosinophils were also there?   [31:24] It's important to study both, because one is the messenger and the other is one of the actors. Whether all of the actions taken by eosinophils are bad, or maybe some of them were meant to be good, we have yet to learn.   [31:40] At the moment, we're using it as a marker for disease activity, and that may change in the future, as we learn more about the roles of these cells in the process.   [31:50] We have drugs now that target eosinophils and drugs that target T cells. Dr. Kuang thinks it's important to study both and to study the impact of these drugs on these cells.   [32:02] You could theoretically use these drugs to understand whether, if someone responds to it, what happens to these cells, and if someone doesn't respond to it, what happens to these cells, and how this disease manifests in this flavor of patients.   [32:54] Dr. Kuang says, Often in science, we take a model. We think this works this way. Then, if this works this way, we expect that if we remove this, these things should happen. We did that with the first clinical trial, with NIH patients.   [33:10] It didn't quite happen the way we thought, so we had to go looking for explanations. These were unusual setbacks. Sometimes you have unusual findings, like the food allergy part.   [33:24] When Dr. Kuang went to Northwestern, she saw different cohorts of patients than she saw at NIH. She saw people who were seen every day, which is a different spectrum than those who are selected to be enrolled in a study protocol at the NIH.   [33:42] That broadened her viewpoint. It's maybe not all food-triggered. They were seeing adults who'd never had food allergies or asthma their whole life, and they had eosinophilic esophagitis suddenly as a 50-year-old. There's a significant group of them.   [34:10] What Dr. Kuang learned and tries to be open-minded about is that where you train, what sorts of patients you see, really shape your viewpoint and thinking about the disease process and the management process.   [34:24] Dr. Kuang says she was so lucky to have experienced that at a quaternary care referral center like the NIH and at an academic center like Northwestern, where there are fantastic gastroenterologists who see so many of these patients.   [34:56] Dr. Kuang and an Allergy Fellow knew they were going to get a wonderful data set from the NIH patients they had recruited, so they thought they had better look deeply at what had been learned before with older technology, with mice and people.   [35:13] They decided to gather previous research, and that ultimately got published as an article. From that research, they learned that people did things in many different ways because there was no standard. They didn't know what the standard should be.   [35:28] Different things you do to try to get eosinophils out of tissue impact how they look, in terms of transcript, gene expression, and what messages they make to define themselves as an eosinophil.   [35:43] They also learned that because eosinophils are hard to work with, they die easily, and you can't freeze them and work on them the next day; you can introduce issues in there that have to be accounted for.   [35:59] They learned that as an eosinophil research community, they ought to come up with some standards so that they can compare future studies with each other. Dr. Kuang says it was impossible to compare the old studies that used different premises.   [36:50] Dr. Kuang says we need to be proactive in creating the datasets in a standard way so that we can compare and have a more fruitful and diverse community of data. It's hard to use the old data.   [37:57] Dr. Kuang says they get fresh blood from patients, and because eosinophils are finicky, they need to be analyzed within four hours, or preserved in a way to save whatever fragile molecules are to be studied.   [38:19] If you let it sit, it starts dying, so you won't have as many of them, and they start changing because they're not in the body. Dr. Kuang experimented with putting a tube of blood on the bench and checking it with the same test every two hours. It changes.   [38:38] Four hours is a standard to prevent the eosinophils from dying. Patients need treatment. If a patient is hospitalized and needs treatment, Dr. Kuang's team needs to be there to get a sample before treatment is started.   [39:03] The treatment impacts it, changing the situation. Much of the treatment, initially, is steroids. When you give lots of steroids, the eosinophils go away. It's no good to draw their blood then.   [39:27] Dr. Kuang also gets a urine sample. The granules of the eosinophils can get into the urine. As they study people with active disease, they want to capture granule proteins in the urine as a less invasive way to monitor activity in different disease states.   [40:04] The patient just needs to give Dr. Kuang either arm and a urine sample.   [41:04] Dr. Kuang explains, you can count your eosinophils after four hours, but to study them, they have different flags of different colors and shapes. Those colors and shapes may mean that it's an activated eosinophil, or they may have other meanings.   [41:41] Dr. Kuang focused on markers that look at whether it's going to spill its granules and some traditional markers of activation.     [41:50] Everyone chooses a different marker of activation. So they decided to look at as many as they could. One marker is not sufficient. They seem to be different in different conditions. The markers are on the surface; you need to analyze them right away.   [42:20] Then, Dr. Kuang breaks open the eosinophils and grabs the messenger RNA. They preserve it to do sequencing to read out the orders to see what this eosinophil is telling itself to make. RNA chops up messages.   [43:00] When you open an eosinophil, a protein you find is RNA, which chops up messages, destroying parts of the cell. You want to save the message. There's a brief time to analyze the eosinophil. Dr. Kuang works to preserve and read the message.   [44:04] Dr. Kuang hopes someday to run a tube of blood, look at the flags on the eosinophils, and say, "I think your eosinophilic GI disease is active," or "You have a kind of eosinophilic GI disease we need to monitor more frequently for organ damage."   [44:38] If another patient doesn't have those flags, Dr. Kuang could say, "I think the chances that you're going to have involvement elsewhere are low." That can give reassurance to folks who are worried.   [45:15] Dr. Kuang hopes that someday we can understand better why some people have food allergies vs. eosinophilic GI disease. They both have T cells, but the T cells have different packages inside with messages to deliver.   [45:34] Every day, Dr. Kuang has to tell patients she doesn't have that answer. Someday, she hopes she can tell a patient she does have that answer.   [46:35] Dr. Kuang tells about an NIH grant she's excited about and the patients she recruits after therapy, or elimination diets, to examine eosinophils and T cells, to see the impacts their treatments or diets have had on eosinophilic GI disease.   [47:18] Dr. Kuang believes there will be predictors of who will respond to an elimination diet and who will respond to steroid therapy. She hopes one day to have that, rather than going through rounds of six to eight weeks followed by a scope.   [47:34] If you have an elimination diet for six to eight weeks, every time you add back a food, you have to do a scope. Dr. Kuang says it would be great if you could be more precise ahead of time for therapy.   [47:48] Dr. Kuang says these wonderful drugs selectively take out parts of the pathway in the immune system. They provide real-life opportunities to ask, why is this important in human biology and the human immune system?   [48:15] Dr. Kuang finds the knowledge itself fascinating and useful. She hopes it informs how we choose future drugs or therapeutic avenues to get the best we can out of what we've learned, so we have more targeted ways of treating specific diseases.   [48:48] Ryan is grateful for all the research happening for the eosinophilic disease community and all the patients participating in the research. He asks Dr. Kuang how a patient can participate in research.   [49:12] There are lots of ways to be involved in research. Dr. Kuang says her patients come away from participating in research feeling good about having done it.   [49:22] Answer a survey, if that's what you have bandwidth for. Where therapies are changing, being a part of a community is good for the community, for the future, but it's good for you, too. It's healing in ways that are not steroids or biologics.   [49:58] Being part of a community is healing in ways we all need when we feel alone and bewildered. You're not alone.   [50:12] There are many ways to participate: APFED, CEGIR, individual institutions, and clinical trials. They all have different amounts of involvement. It's worthwhile to participate, not only for future patients but for yourself. They're fantastic!   [50:56] Dr. Kuang talks about the privilege as a physician of working with APFED and other organizations to do this work.   [51:09] Holly thanks Dr. Kuang for sharing all of this research and exciting information.   [51:25] Dr. Kuang is excited about what her group is doing and is hopeful. Besides showing up for this disease, we have to show up for research, in general, in this country. It's a dark time for NIH research funding.   [51:55] Dr. Kuang asks the young listeners who are thinking of choosing a field to see the potential and get into it, study this, and believe that there's going to be a future with a more nurturing research environment.   [52:36] Dr. Kuang would hate to lose generations of scientists. She says that once she was a little girl who was trying to be a scientist. Her parents had no connections with scientists or doctors, but she was able to get into research, and she thinks you can, too.   [53:48] As a graduate student, Ryan has always been interested in trying to improve things, and he sees hope on the horizon. He's very grateful to the APFED community for supporting these research HOPE Pilot Grants.   [54:17] Ryan is very grateful to Dr. Kuang for joining us today.   [54:22] For our listeners who want to learn more about eosinophilic disorders, we encourage you to visit apfed.org and check out the links in the show notes.   [54:28] If you're looking to find a specialist who treats eosinophilic disorders, we encourage you to use APFED's Specialist Finder at apfed.org/specialist.   [54:37] If you'd like to connect with others impacted by eosinophilic diseases, please join APFED's online community on the Inspire Network at apfed.org/connections.   [54:57] Dr. Kuang thanks Ryan and Holly and says she enjoyed the conversation. Holly also thanks APFED's Education Partners GSK, Sanofi, Regeneron, and Takeda for supporting this episode.   Mentioned in This Episode: Fei Li Kuang, MD, PhD, Allergist and Immunologist, Northwestern Medicine   Grants and publications discussed: Apfed.org/blog/apfed-announces-2018-hope-apfed-hope-pilot-grant-recipient/ Apfed.org/blog/fei-li-kuang-hope-pilot-grant-award/  Pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39213186/ Pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37487654/   APFED on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram Real Talk: Eosinophilic Diseases Podcast apfed.org/specialist apfed.org/connections apfed.org/research/clinical-trials   Education Partners: This episode of APFED's podcast is brought to you thanks to the support of GSK, Sanofi, Regeneron, and Takeda.   Tweetables:   "I think the patients that you meet in a clinical trial, especially in a special place like NIH, occupy a space in your heart — I don't mean to be all too emotional about this — that makes you want to keep working on the subject area." — Fei Li Kuang, MD, PhD   "When I was a Fellow at the NIH, we were doing a Phase 2 clinical trial, looking at, for want of a better word, "blowing up" eosinophils in patients who have a lot of them, hypereosinophilic syndrome patients." — Fei Li Kuang, MD, PhD   "We're at a point where we've recruited a lot of people. I've had patients drive from the northern part of Illinois … come down and give me blood. It's amazing what people want to do and are willing to do. It's very humbling, actually." — Fei Li Kuang, MD, PhD   "You erase the eosinophils from the picture, but that message is still coming. Who's carrying out the orders? Or is that message maintaining the wall of epithelial cells in a certain way that we didn't appreciate because the eosinophils were also there?" — Fei Li Kuang, MD, PhD   "We need to be proactive in creating the datasets in a standard way so that we can compare and have a more fruitful and diverse community of data." — Fei Li Kuang, MD, PhD   "I think it's worthwhile to participate [in a clinical trial], not only for the future people but for yourself." — Fei Li Kuang, MD, PhD   Guest Bio: Fei Li Kuang, MD, PhD, is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL. She is a graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Medical Scientist Training Program with both a PhD in Cell Biology/Immunology and an MD.  She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, she did her Fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) in Bethesda, Maryland. She is a physician-scientist who takes care of patients with eosinophilic disorders and also performs laboratory research on these disorders in her lab, often using patient samples.

The Middle Michigan Development Corporation awarded Technology Improvement Grants to 42 small businesses in Clare, Isabella, and Osceola counties to support upgrades in digital systems, equipment, and cybersecurity. Funding from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's Trusted Connector Grant targets companies with fewer than 50 employees. Osceola County recipients include Homemade & More Consignment Shop, Northern Precision Products, and The Shepherds Fare, which are using the grants to modernize point-of-sale systems, update computer infrastructure, and improve transaction reliability. The program aims to address practical technology needs and promote long-term business growth in rural Michigan.Learn more on this news by visiting us at: https://greyjournal.net/news/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Chris and Amy discuss a business grant program through UMSL; is anyone addressing immigration in the US?; should the US follow Australia and ban social media for kids?; Hooters story?

2025 has been a year of funding uncertainty in academia, and I know many of you have been asking yourself how to keep your research moving forward when grant opportunities are unpredictable.  Today, I'm pulling back the curtain on a mini-lesson from my Round 2+ Navigate program: Scaling Research Through Writing. I make the case for why 2026 should be a writing year for you. I walk you through how writing and publishing help expand your research's reach, deepen collaborations, and even enhance your mentorship.  I also share practical strategies for working with grad students, post-docs, and early-career faculty to develop their writing skills, because when you teach writing, you multiply the impact of your research and your team. If you've been thinking about how to make your scholarly work matter more, this episode is full of ideas to help you scale your research program without waiting for grants to come through. Tune in to learn how to shift your mindset about academic writing and how to leverage it as a strategic tool for growth and influence in your field.  And don't miss Episode 300 next week, it's our special wrap-up for 2025! For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast. We're receiving applications for our next cohort of Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap®. Check out the program details and start your application process here.   CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womxn and nonbinary professors to publish their backlog of papers so that their voice can have the impact they know is possible. Apply here! Cathy's book, Making Time to Write: How to Resist the Patriarchy and Take Control of Your Academic Career Through Writing is available in print! Learn how to build your career around your writing practice while shattering the myths of writing every day, accountability, and motivation, doing mindset work that's going to reshape your writing,and changing academic culture one womxn and nonbinary professor at a time. Get your print copy today or order it for a friend here! If you would like to hear more from Cathy for free, please subscribe to the weekly newsletter, In the Pipeline, at scholarsvoice.org. It's a newsletter that she personally writes that goes out once a week with writing and publication tips, strategies, inspiration, book reviews and more.   CONNECT WITH ME:  LinkedIn Facebook YouTube  

In today's episode, I'm bringing you a really special conversation with someone I adore — my friend and Courage Lab grad, Sheena Grosshans If you've been around here for a while, you know I love highlighting fundraisers who are doing courageous, meaningful work, and Sheena is truly one of the best examples of what's possible when you combine heart, boldness, and a willingness to grow.Sheena raised $250,000 in just six months while working only 1–2 hours a week inside Courage Lab. Yep — you read that right. And what makes her story even more powerful is that she's doing life-changing work at To Write Love on Her Arms, supporting young people who are struggling with depression, addiction, suicidal ideation, and self-harm. Her commitment, her empathy, and her sheer belief in the mission shine through in everything she does.In this episode, you'll hear us talk about: • How Sheena built a major gifts program from scratch • The mindset shift that transformed her confidence asking for bigger gifts • Why being bold, direct, and unapologetic changed the way donors responded • The tiny follow-up habit that unlocked a $10,000 gift (and a $40,000 annual fundraiser!) • How one “small” $500 gift turned into a $20,000 annual donor • The courage it takes to restructure your role so you can actually raise more money • What it looks like to advocate for your own capacity and get things off your plate • Why consistency builds trust faster than any fancy stewardship plan • How relationship-based fundraising helped her donors feel deeply connected to the missionOne of my favorite moments in this conversation is when Sheena shares the internal shift from “maybe you could give if you want” to “we are the best at what we do, and I'm inviting you into something powerful.” That shift alone can change everything — and you'll hear exactly how it did for her.If you've ever wondered what it looks like to step fully into your leadership as a fundraiser, to believe in the value of your work, and to ask boldly from that place of conviction, Sheena's story is going to light you up.I'm so proud of the work she's done, and even more excited for you to learn from her today. Let's dive in.Want 15 leads in 5 minutes? DM me "Breakfast burrito" on LinkedIn and I'll send you a pdf and 6-minute training to help you generate 15 leads for your nonprofit in minutes. It's totally free. All you need is an email to sign up. DM me "Breakfast burrito" - I'm from Texas, what can I say? - to get your pdf and mini training. If you're an org with at least $800k annual budget and major gifts is your top priority, but you need a better strategy and approach, get on the waitlist for the next CourageLab cohort here: https://julieordonez.kit.com/couragelab2

New figures from the Courts Service show a record increase in the number of people dying in the state. Grants of administration have risen from 3,670 in 2023 to 4,451 last year. Without a will, families and loved ones often face delays, uncertainty and a more complex probate process. The Law Society of Ireland, together with the Clare Bar Association is urging Clare residents to seek trusted legal advice when making a will, highlighting the importance of future planning for families, farms and local businesses. To tell us more about this was Louise Merrigan, President, Clare Law Association on Monday's Morning Focus with Alan Morrissey. Photo (c) Andrey Popov from Getty Images via Canva

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TigerTalk turns its attention to adult education in Mississippi as Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery meets with Northeast president Dr. Ricky G. Ford for an in-depth look at one of the state's strongest programs. Calvery leads the conversation as Ford highlights how Northeast's award-winning approach serves as a model for colleges across the Magnolia State. Their discussion explains how adult education supports individuals who did not complete high school and often faced setbacks that kept them from earning a credential. Ford outlines why adult education plays a key role in strengthening Mississippi's workforce. Programs focus on literacy and practical work skills that can help drive economic growth, though he notes the need for sustainable funding to meet the scale of demand. Current estimates show 301,301 Mississippians lack a high school diploma, and statewide programs helped 8,465 people reach that milestone last year. Challenges remain significant. Many students enter reading at a third-grade level or below, and 97 percent fall under an eighth-grade learning level. Ford details how programs like Northeast's work to close those gaps and offer a pathway toward long-term success for learners and communities across the state. Plus, get the latest updates on athletics, academics, workforce development, and all the incredible things happening at one of the nation's premier community colleges.

Oklahoma wants the US Supreme Court to stay away from a tribal tax case.Local nonprofits are getting grants from the founder of Amazon.The crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People is more than a century old.You can find the KOSU Daily wherever you get your podcasts, you can also subscribe, rate us and leave a comment.You can keep up to date on all the latest news throughout the day at KOSU.org and make sure to follow us on Facebook, Tik Tok and Instagram at KOSU Radio.This is The KOSU Daily, Oklahoma news, every weekday.

Ed Kashi on Archiving, Personal Projects & the Future of Photojournalism Insights from the “10 Frames Per Second” Podcast with photojournalist Ed Kashi, co‑founder of Talking Eyes Media, and his newest book A Period of Time (Briscoe Center, UT Austin). Ed's career spans 40 years of visual storytelling—from early analog darkrooms to iPhone coverage of Hurricane Sandy, from Iraq's Kurdish frontlines to a decades‑long “Aging in America” project. His journey offers timeless lessons for anyone who creates, curates, or consumes visual media. 10 Frames Per Second – a weekly photojournalism podcast from Loyola Radio (WLOY) – brings together veteran photojournalists to discuss the craft, the business, and the stories that shape our world. In episode 168 (released 12/02/25), hosts Molly Roberts, and guest host Stephen Crowley (a guest on Episode 91) sit down with Ed Kashi, a 40‑year visual storyteller who has worked for National Geographic, The New Yorker, Time, MSNBC and more. “We love to start with an origin story. So, Ed, how did you first fall in love with photography?” – Molly The interview uncovers the hidden gems behind Kashi's career, his new retrospective book, and the lessons he's learned while navigating a changing media landscape. If you're a photojournalist, documentary filmmaker, or simply love visual storytelling, you've just landed on a summary of Ed Kashi's recent interview on the 10 Frames Per Second podcast. We break down: Ed Kashi's origin story and why photography hooked him 50 years ago. The making of his new book A Period of Time (Briscoe Center, UT Austin). Why archiving is essential for a sustainable career. The power of personal projects—especially his “Aging in America” series. Mentorship tips for emerging photographers. Ethical challenges in the age of AI. Grab a coffee, skim the headings, and dive into the actionable takeaways! How Ed Kashi Fell in Love With Photography Freshman at Syracuse University (1976) – originally wanted to be a novelist, but a poetry professor told him he was “a really bad writer.” Discovered the Newhouse School of Public Communications, one of the world's top photojournalism programs. Took a basic black‑and‑white darkroom course, learned about legendary photographer Imogen Cunningham (who was still shooting in her 90s). Realized photography could synthesize politics, art, and storytelling—the perfect medium for his activist spirit. “Even at age 10 I was stuffing envelopes for Hubert Humphrey against Nixon. Photography just seemed the vehicle to combine that political impulse with art.” Takeaway for Readers If you're just starting out, look for a mentor or a historic figure who inspires you. That spark can sustain a 50‑year career. A Period of Time: A 40‑Year Retrospective Why a Retrospective Now? Archive donation – Ed Kashi gave 127 banker‑boxes of negatives, slides, prints, and ephemera to the Briscoe Center for American History (UT Austin). Unexpected invitation – Briscoe's director, Don Carlton, asked Ed Kashi, “How does one get collected?” and then offered to collect him. Creative freedom – The Center gave him full editorial control: “This is your story. Do whatever you want.” The Book's Core Idea Linear, issue‑oriented storytelling – Each chapter is a deep dive into a major project (e.g., Northern Ireland, Kurds, Aging in America). Scholarly rigor meets journalistic depth – The book reads like a photo‑anthropology textbook with stunning visuals. “Opening the book felt like holding a newborn—overwhelming but beautiful.” The Power of a Well‑Organized Archive “My archive is like a garden; I can harvest what I need because everything is sorted.” – Ed Kashi How Ed Kashi Keeps His Archive Manageable Early adoption of digital workflow – Transitioned from analog boxes to searchable digital files. Meticulous cataloguing – Every image tagged by date, location, project, and theme. Professional support – Collaborated with studio managers (e.g., Frish Brandt) and curators (e.g., Alison Nordstrom). Benefits for Photojournalists Monetization – Ability to license old images for new publications. Storytelling efficiency – Quickly locate relevant photos for pitches or books. Legacy preservation – Ensures future generations can study and exhibit the work. Quick Tips to Organize Your Own Archive Create a consistent naming convention (YYMMDD_Location_Project_Sequence). Use metadata tags for keywords, people, and locations. Back up on at least two external drives and a cloud service. Review annually – purge duplicates and update tags. Personal Projects: The “Aging in America” Series Why Aging? Not “sexy” but universally human – Kashi wanted a topic that would outlive trends. Long‑term commitment – 8 years, 25 states, $300k in grant funding (Robert Wood Johnson, George Soros). Humanizing statistics – The project shows “the vitality of life, love, and hope” beyond the typical “dying” narrative. Key Outcomes Iconic image – Death scene of Maxine Peters (West Virginia) that resonates across cultures. Global collaboration – “Climate Elders” exhibition at COP 30, involving 150 photographers from 40 countries. Lessons for Emerging Photographers Research first; then shoot – Deep immersion builds trust and authentic moments. Secure funding early – Grants give creative freedom and resources. Be patient – Long‑term projects earn credibility and impact. Mentorship & Teaching: Ed Kashi's Advice for New Photographers Area Kashi's Insight Actionable Tip Tenacity “Failure is not an option; keep going.” Set mini‑milestones; celebrate small wins. Ethics No manipulation, no staging; honor subjects as collaborators. Draft a personal ethics checklist before each shoot. Access Build relationships; be respectful of vulnerable communities. Attend local events, volunteer, network before pitching. AI & Credibility Trust reputable media; AI threatens misinformation. Verify sources; use AI for organization, not image creation. Joy of Photography Keep the joy alive—look at others' work for inspiration. Schedule weekly “inspiration sessions” with peers. Ethics & AI: The New Frontier Ed Kashi worries about political actors using AI to fake images, not about entertainment misuse. He believes trusted news outlets (NYT, BBC, National Geographic) will gain more value as AI blurs reality. Over‑post‑production can create a gloomy aesthetic that misrepresents the world. Practical Guidance Never alter factual content in post‑production. Label AI‑generated edits clearly if they're artistic. Teach media literacy: help audiences distinguish authentic journalism from AI‑fueled “deepfakes.” Closing Thoughts, Ed Kashi Call‑to‑Action Ed Kashi's journey—from a panic‑driven freshman at Syracuse to a globally respected visual storyteller—offers an actionable roadmap for anyone chasing a sustainable photojournalism career. Archive like a gardener. Invest in personal, issue‑driven projects. Mentor, learn, and stay ethically grounded. Embrace technology wisely, especially AI. Want More? Listen to the full episode on 10 Frames Per Second (new episodes drop every Tuesday). Explore “A Period of Time” at the Briscoe Center or order the book online. Join the conversation: Share your favorite archival tip or personal project story in the comments below! 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In today's podcast we lay out a simple path for Massachusetts breweries to use the Workforce Training Fund Express program for up to 100% reimbursement on financial training. From eligibility to application steps, we reveal each step in the process to turn free training dollars into better profits and steadier cash flow.• who qualifies and what reimbursement you can expect• how to find and choose pre-approved courses in the catalog• what documents you need for the application• typical approval timing and how long approvals last• why year end is the best time to apply• next steps to book a call and get guided supportFor Massachusetts breweries, book a call with me and I'll walk you through the entire application. For breweries in other states, email me about grant programs in your area - Kary@BeerBusinessFinance.com - let's work together to get you grant funds to cover the cost of financial training in the new year.Ready to transform financial results in your beer business? Learn more about the Beer Business Finance Association, a network of owners and managers working together to build more profitable companies.

Egypt processed citizenship applications from 15 countries in 2025, approving 36 while implementing stricter verification requirements.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

AP's Lisa Dwyer reports on a new agreement with a Caribbean country to help fight drug trafficking.

TigerTalk offers a look at Northeast Mississippi Community College's legislative focus for Fiscal Year 2027 as Marketing and Public Relations Specialist Liz Calvery joins Northeast president Dr. Ricky G. Ford for a detailed conversation on statewide community college needs. Calvery guides the discussion as Ford outlines priorities shared by all 15 colleges in Mississippi, including a proposed six percent raise for faculty, staff and all employees, support for rising operational costs and continued funding for the Career Tech Advantage Program that supplies updated equipment and new programs for workforce training. Ford also explains the system's request for $150 million in capital improvements and repairs, with Northeast seeking between $6 million and $8 million. In total, Mississippi's community colleges are asking lawmakers for $211.5 million in state support for the upcoming fiscal year. Plus, get the latest updates on athletics, academics, workforce development, and all the incredible things happening at one of the nation's premier community colleges. 

Eddie Toliver from the Kewanee Salvation Army and Marty Medley from the Kewanee Elks Lodge #724 joined Wake Up Tri-Counties to talk about the functions of the Salvation Army and the Elks Lodge within the Kewanee community. The Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign is in full swing, and community partners like the Elks Club are stepping up with grant support and volunteers.  The Kewanee Elks Lodge presented the Kewanee Salvation Army with a $2,000 check to help bridge the gap from grants this year. The Red Kettle campaign, angel trees, and a variety of grants aim to provide food, gifts, and assistance for those in need. This year's theme is "Give with Joy," but organizers say grants are down 50% and the need is greater than ever. Innovative giving options, like the “tip tap” contactless kettle and sponsorship packages, are now available. Volunteers for bell ringing are needed—just one hour can help. Applications for Angel Tree support are extended through November 25th. The registration deadline for the Angel Tree program has been extended to November 25th at the Kewanee Salvation Army. Families with children ages one to thirteen who need holiday assistance can apply online or visit the Salvation Army Store on North Tremont Street. Required documents include a medical card, a valid ID, and proof of current address. The Angel Tree program, in partnership with Patchy's Red, White, and Blue Christmas Toy Drive, aims to ensure local children in need receive gifts this season. Early angel tags are available for pickup, allowing shoppers to participate before tags appear at Kewanee Wal-Mart. The Kewanee Elks Lodge is making a significant impact in the community through the Elks National Foundation's Community Investments Program. As this year's grants coordinator, Marty Medley, reports, the local lodge has secured $9,000 in grant funding, which is being distributed to vital local initiatives. The Salvation Army's Adopt-a-Family holiday meal program will receive support for both Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. Additional grants are assisting the Goodfellas Christmas baskets, United Way's Shoes for Kids, the Kewanee High School pantry, the Kewanee Food Pantry, and Freedom House, to name a few. Elks members aren't just donating funds—they're directly involved in delivering meals, fitting shoes, and supporting distribution efforts throughout Kewanee. Want to join the 250 local members in Kewanee? The local Elks Lodge is actively seeking new members and welcomes anyone interested to join their efforts in supporting the community. Most membership dues stay with the local lodge, and a portion supports national initiatives. If you're interested in signing up, you can call 309-852-2797 and leave a message; the team will respond with information and an application. The Elks Lodge is known for giving back to the community through various charitable efforts and is eager to have more people involved in their projects and events. Local Salvation Army fundraising is facing a significant challenge this year, with grants down by 50% compared to last year. The annual goal this season is $36,000 to bridge the gap from grants, which are crucial to sustaining vital housing and utility assistance programs for the community. Organizers are urging residents to give with joy, emphasizing that all money raised stays local. Multiple giving options are available, including the new “tip tap”—a contactless card donation method. Unique kettle challenges, like Bears vs. Packers and Police vs. Fire, add a competitive spirit. Volunteers are also needed, with just one-hour shifts making it easier than ever to help. Shoppers will spot the iconic red kettles at Walmart, Farm King, Walgreens, and Save A Lot, where volunteers collect donations. This year brings added excitement, with local groups facing off in friendly kettle challenges and special themed events. The football rivalry kicked off the season on November 22nd, at the Bears vs. Packers Challenge. Organizers are calling for volunteers to help keep the festivities running smoothly. Interested individuals can sign up by calling 309-853-4192, emailing eddie.toliver@usc.salvationarmy.org, or visiting RegisterToRing.com. The event promises lively spirit, friendly competition, and plenty of opportunities to connect with neighbors. Mark your calendars and consider lending a hand to support your local community during this exciting day of football fun. On December 5th, it's police vs. fire; on December 6th, it's Santa vs. the Grinch; on December 13th, it's the Commanders Red Kettle Challenge.

“Don't be afraid to set yourself up for success.” – Carla D. Bass Today's featured multi-award-winning author is highly acclaimed speaker and retired Colonel of the USAF, Carla D. Bass. Carla and I had a fun on a bun chat about her book, “Write to Influence!: Personnel Appraisals, Resumes, Awards, Grants, Scholarships, Internships, Reports, Bid Proposals, Web Pages, Marketing, and More”, why empathy is the cornerstone of effective communication, and other tips to help you elevate your writing skills!Key Things You'll Learn:The role that AI can play in your writing, but how it limits your writing skillsWhy strong writing is crucial in businessActionable advice for writing effective proposalsHow to sculpt better emails and resumesHow her experience in the Air Force led her to develop her writing workshops, and the impact it had on her career after retiringCarla's Site: https://writetoinfluence.net/Carla's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00LU103BY/allbooksThe opening track is titled, “Unknown From M.E. | Sonic Adventure 2 ~ City Pop Remix” by Iridium Beats. To listen to and download the full track, click the following link. https://www.patreon.com/posts/sonic-adventure-136084016 Please support today's podcast to keep this content coming! CashApp: $DomBrightmonDonate on PayPal: @DBrightmonBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dombrightmonGet Going North T-Shirts, Stickers, and More: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/dom-brightmonThe Going North Advancement Compass: https://a.co/d/bA9awotYou May Also Like…172 - "Write to Influence" with Carla Bass (@CarlaDBassWrite): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/172-write-to-influence-with-carla-bass-carladbasswrite/Ep. 778 – How High Value Writing Can Transform Your Workplace Communication with Erin Lebacqz (@ErinLebacqz): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-778-how-high-value-writing-can-transform-your-workplace-communication-with-erin-lebacqz-erin/Ep. 839 – How AI Can Enhance Your Storytelling and Creative Process with Richard Rosser: https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-839-how-ai-enhance-your-storytelling-and-creative-process-with-richard-rosser/Ep. 835 – Turn Words Into Wealth with Aurora Winter, MBA (@AuroraWinterMBA): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-835-turn-words-into-wealth-with-aurora-winter-mba-aurorawintermba/Ep. 830 – How to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand with Park Howell (@ParkHowell): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-830-how-to-craft-spellbinding-stories-for-your-brand-with-park-howell-parkhowell/Ep. 869 – Author vs. AI with Alison McBain (@AlisonMcBain): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-869-author-vs-ai-with-alison-mcbain-alisonmcbain/158 - "Faster, fewer, Better Emails" with Dianna Booher (@diannabooher): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/158-faster-fewer-better-emails-with-dianna-booher-diannabooher/Ep. 764 – The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace with Dr. Paul White (@drpaulwhite): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-764-the-5-languages-of-appreciation-in-the-workplace-with-dr-paul-white-drpaulwhite/Ep. 602 – “How to Unlock Your Creative Potential” with Robin Landa (@rlanda): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-602-how-to-unlock-your-creative-potential-with-robin-landa-rlanda/Ep. 856 – The Bestselling Planner Pivot with Dr. Nicole Janz (@drnicolejanz): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-856-the-bestselling-planner-pivot-with-dr-nicole-janz-drnicolejanz/Ep. 779 – Speaking to Influence with Dr. Laura Sicola (@LauraSicola): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-779-speaking-to-influence-with-dr-laura-sicola-laurasicola/

It's YOUR time to #EdUpIn this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by ⁠Integrity4EducationYOUR guest is Patricia Salkin, Senior VP for Academic Affairs, Provost of the Graduate & Professional Divisions, & Professor of Law, Touro UniversityYOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4EducationYOUR host is ⁠Elvin Freytes⁠How has Touro grown from a couple dozen students 53 years ago to 20,000 students across 7 states & 4 countries, & why does Patricia believe the vast majority of students & faculty act with integrity?What innovative approach is Touro taking by hiring an associate provost for AI, implementing faculty innovation grants to teach responsible AI use, & why does Patricia believe teaching students to fact check AI outputs & craft effective prompts is better than banning the technology?How does Touro's Academic Integrity Council function with officers from every program, what does their AI addendum allow (students may use AI unless faculty specify otherwise), & why does Patricia emphasize thorough investigations, informal resolutions when appropriate, & robust student support systems?Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠● Join YOUR EdUp community at ⁠The EdUp Experience⁠We make education YOUR business!P.S. Want to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Then ⁠⁠​subscribe today​⁠⁠ to lock in YOUR $5.99/m lifetime supporters rate! This offer ends December 31, 2025!

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, Senior Fellow for Health Policy at The Empire Center for Public Policy Bill Hammond, and Grants analyst based in Albany Emily Honen.

What happens when a government abruptly cuts off the lifeline of pure science? Imagine canceling Albert Einstein just before he published [E = mc². Terence Tao, the “Mozart of Mathematics,” was one of the unlucky researchers hit when the Trump administration suddenly terminated his federal research funding. Today, I walk and talk with Tao at UCLA to understand how America's greatest living mathematician found himself blindsided by a bureaucratic earthquake — and what it means for the future of discovery. This is Part 1 of our deep dive into Tao's work, his warnings about the collapse of U.S. research infrastructure, and why mathematics is the unseen root system supporting all of modern technology.

It was an exceptionally rare day in Oklahoma today. With just minutes to spare before Tremane Wood’s scheduled execution, Republican governor Kevin Stitt made the unusual move to accept the Pardon and Parole Board’s recommendation and commuted Wood’s death sentence to life without parole. Amy and T.J. have been following this case since the Parole Board made its decision, and after speaking with Wood’s family earlier in the week, share their thoughts on this decision that had nothing to do with guilt or innocence, but had everything to do with the fairness of our justice system and the wishes of the victim’s family.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was an exceptionally rare day in Oklahoma today. With just minutes to spare before Tremane Wood’s scheduled execution, Republican governor Kevin Stitt made the unusual move to accept the Pardon and Parole Board’s recommendation and commuted Wood’s death sentence to life without parole. Amy and T.J. have been following this case since the Parole Board made its decision, and after speaking with Wood’s family earlier in the week, share their thoughts on this decision that had nothing to do with guilt or innocence, but had everything to do with the fairness of our justice system and the wishes of the victim’s family.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was an exceptionally rare day in Oklahoma today. With just minutes to spare before Tremane Wood’s scheduled execution, Republican governor Kevin Stitt made the unusual move to accept the Pardon and Parole Board’s recommendation and commuted Wood’s death sentence to life without parole. Amy and T.J. have been following this case since the Parole Board made its decision, and after speaking with Wood’s family earlier in the week, share their thoughts on this decision that had nothing to do with guilt or innocence, but had everything to do with the fairness of our justice system and the wishes of the victim’s family.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.