Podcasts about Hacky sack

Hacky sack, otherwise known as “footbag,” is a collaborative game of dexterity, where players kick a small, round, pellet-filled bag back and forth between players.  The sport is typically affiliated with images of college quads in the ‘80s and ‘90s, but it’s experiencing a resurgence — so much so that there’s even a current hacky sack shortage.  The U.S. Open Footbag tournament is taking place in West Linn, Oregon, this weekend, just across the river from Hacky Sack’s birthplace of Oregon City.  The game is characterized by its laid-back nature, but this weekend, hacky sackers will compete in several different events, including “freestyle battles” and “Net,” a volleyball-style event where competitors have to kick the bag over a 5-foot-tall net. They can even show off their tricks and compete with planned hacky sack routines. Oregon is not only the birthplace of modern hacky sacking, but as it turns out, the birthplace of several professional hacky sack athletes.  One of those athletes is Tricia George, who’s considered one of the best players of all time, according to her entry in the Footbag Hall of Fame.  She holds several Guinness World Records in hacky-sacking and has been playing since 1980. She’ll join us on the show, along with a newer player, Brennan Reim, a soon-to-be 9th grader who’s competing in this weekend’s competition.  He’s been hacky sacking since 2024.  

Dan, Manny, & Billy report on Gen Z's recent obsession with Hacky Sacks, their journeys to find them in the wild, and they put them to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!   “I don't ever remember buying a sack, but I always knew I had a sack. And then you would just, like, play sack, and then the sack would go into someone's pocket, and then you would have that sack. It was like, Dan, you compared it to, like, a lighter. Yeah. Like, did you ever buy that lighter?” |-Manny Coelho   A few weeks ago, Manny called up Dan to tell him that Hacky Sacks were back. He was seeing kids playing with them in the neighborhood, his nephew asked him if he knew what they were, and then there was a random hacky sack in his sister's basement. All signs were pointing to the resurgence of this stoner activity (shoutout Bajas) by Gen Z so Manny, Billy, & Dan went looking for them in stores (check out the journey on Instagram) and two out of three of the hosts found them! This episode is like a late-night hack session, there's no logic, it's random, there's a lost sense of time, and in the end, it never was about hacky sack at all. It's just about hanging out with your friends. The guys talk about Spencer's Gifts, how Gen Z is messing up hacky sack, the game of Combat, playing catch, Pods, Magic the Gathering, the drinking game Asshole, and so much more. Oh! And just like any good shroom trip, the guys somehow verbally wander full circle back to hacky sacks and finally figure out why hacky sacks are back. Not to spoil anything, but it's all Ryan Gosling's fault. So, put on your baggiest jeans or corduroy pants, put on a beanie no matter the temperature, grab at least 3 friends, and get hackin, because this episode is classic Nostalgia Test fun.   *** If you love what we're doing and want to support the podcast so we can keep this show going with better equipment and maybe meet up with each other to do some in-person recording, donate to The Nostalgia Test: buymeacoffee.com/nostalgiatest   Lastly, we're looking to be booked for podcast appearances, hosting gigs and parties, maybe you have a block party coming up, a BBQ that you want to be Nostalgia themed and you're looking to make it seriously memorable, a reunion, etc., contact us to book the podcast. We're ready to Get Nostalgic With You: Contact For Booking   *** Email us (thenostalgiatest@gmail.com) your thoughts, opinions, and topics for our next Nostalgia Test! Suggest A Test & Be Our Guest! We're always looking for a fun new topic for The Nostalgia Test. Hit the link above, tell us what you'd like to see tested, and be our guest for that episode! ***   Approximate Rundown 00:00 Special Report Begins 00:21 Hacky Sack Comeback 01:30 Nephew Sparks Mystery 03:12 Footbag vs Hacky 04:18 How We Learned 07:11 Where to Buy One 08:22 Mall Store Nostalgia 10:40 Three Day Hunt 13:47 Gen Z Hacky Trends 16:56 Will It Last 18:52 Next Nostalgia Wave 21:10 Pogs Memories Return 22:22 Pogs Comeback Theory 23:15 DIY Merch Ideas 23:58 Snap Bracelet Nostalgia 25:02 Hacky Sack Reality Check 28:23 The Movie that Sparked The Trend 30:13 Frisbee and Simple Fun 31:09 Playing Catch Memories 33:32 Backyard Live Game Night 35:24 Asshole Card Game Rules 38:26 Wrap Up and Callouts   Book The Nostalgia Test Podcast Bring The Nostalgia Test Podcast's high energy fun and comedy on your podcast, to host your themed parties & special events!  The Nostalgia Test Podcast will create an unforgettable Nostalgic experience for any occasion because we are the party! We bring it 100% of the time! Email us at thenostalgiatest@gmail.com or fill out the form at this link. LET'S GET NOSTALGIC!       Keep up with all things The Nostalgia Test Podcast on Instagram | Substack | Discord | TikTok | Bluesky | YouTube | Facebook   The intro and outro music ('Neon Attack 80s') is by Emanmusic. The Lithology Brewing ad music ("Red, White, Black, & Blue") is by PEG and the Rejected

Footbagging, otherwise known as Hacky Sack, is a classic game played with a small bag that’s kicked in the air – and it’s recently been making waves among young people. This ’90s toy has gone viral and is the newest trend. Bill discusses the comeback of the hacky sack, how people are looking for screen-free activities, and some of its history on this edition of the Carolina Outdoors. Did you know you can find hacky sacks in-store at Jesse Brown’s? Stop by and get one for yourself before they sell out! More Liner Notes and information are available online at Jesse Brown's

Footbagging, otherwise known as Hacky Sack, is a classic game played with a small bag that’s kicked in the air – and it’s recently been making waves among young people. This ’90s toy has gone viral and is the newest trend. On this edition of the Carolina Outdoors, Appalachian State student Lachlan Collins talks about how hacky sack has become popular on his college campus. Did you know you can find hacky sacks in-store at Jesse Brown’s? Stop by and get one for yourself before they sell out! More Liner Notes and information are available online at Jesse Brown's

Callers share their most harrowing near-death experiences and fond memories of working first jobs at McDonald's during a round of Three Strikes. They also discuss the surprising resurgence of hacky sack among today's youth and preview the upcoming weekend for Georgia and Georgia Tech baseball. 01:00 - Hacky Sack's Surprising Comeback 05:43 - Georgia College Baseball Preview 10:20 - Three Strikes Caller Stories

EP102: Top 10 Sega Genesis Box Art, Nostalgic Cereal Commercials, & Hacky Sack Making a Comeback

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit meetthemess.substack.comMove over, Meet the Press—it's time to Meet the Mess!This week on the podcast, Jen and Karyn dive into Trump's alleged $1.8 billion grift! Plus, a new poll asked Americans if they think they could physically beat Donald Trump in a fight, and the results are incredibly predictable. And, Kash Patel reportedly took a “VIP snorkel” trip at the gravesite of more than 1,000 American military members for funsies.In celebrity news, Jen's obsessed with the Real Housewives of Rhode Island, Hayden Panettiere drops bombshell revelations in her new memoir, Matthew Perry's family speaks out against his former assistant, and Spencer Pratt continues his commitment of anything for attention by running for LA mayor.Plus: old wives' tales that turned out to be true, why people on GLP-1 medications suddenly become obsessed with this one thing (Karyn included), the unexpected return of the hacky sack, how heavily filtered social media photos reportedly hindered the search for a missing woman, and this week's “Bless That Turns Into a Mess” involving nuns and giant rabbits.On Meet the Mess, bestselling authors Jen Lancaster & Karyn Bosnak dive into the messiest news stories and hottest topics of the week to give a fresh and entertaining take on current events and life in general. An extended video version with the “Hot Mess of the Week” is available to paid Substack subscribers. Visit meetthemess.substack.com for more.Meet the Merch:• https://www.etsy.com/shop/MeetTheMessConnect with us on Instagram:• https://www.instagram.com/meetthemesspod• https://www.instagram.com/jennsylvania• https://www.instagram.com/karynbosnakConnect with us on TikTok:• https://www.tiktok.com/@meetthemess• https://www.tiktok.com/@karynbosnak

A sad story of a lost cat in Andrew's neighborhood has one dazzling detail that offers a sliver of delight.  Plus, Luke and Andrew are very excited to hear that the youth of today are getting into hacky sack again! And Luke thinks today is the day someone named Josh is really going to buy his lawnmower. 

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Jamie went to the Yungblud concert and after the show she found a bar that was open until 3am?? Did you ever play Hacky Sack? Apparently, it's making a comeback and we are here for it. BIG game for the AVS tonight but Carson isn't going? We think he's in the dog house with his wife. And people are getting scammed buy a fake car dealership on TikTok that has an Aurora address attached to it.

Sherman and Tingle get into fads (they aren't hip to the POG world), Sherman's Dad had blades, News we DIDN'T Choose, and who knew where the H the Hacky Sack came from on today's ATSP!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of Social Kick, Bryan and the crew sit down with one of the hottest "free agents" in NCAA swimming: Julian Koch. After an explosive sophomore season at Pitt that saw him jump from a non-qualifier to a top seed in the 100 Freestyle A-Final, Julian has officially entered the transfer portal. Julian breaks down the "overwhelming" 48 hours after his name hit the portal, his recent visits to powerhouses like Texas, Florida, and Tennessee, and the 20-pound muscle transformation that fueled his 40.4 100 Freestyle. We also dive into his international background—growing up in Dubai, Paris, and Qatar—and why he represents Germany on the international stage. Whether it's discussing NIL value, his newfound obsession with Hacky Sack, or the 800 IM "worst set ever" from his club days, Julian provides a raw and insightful look at the life of a modern elite collegiate swimmer.

When no one wants your Meat Slingshot, what do you do? Make a better flying disc and name it after a pie plate, naturally. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom and pop to major brands. Stephen Semple is a marketing consultant, story collector and storyteller. I’m Stephen’s sidekick and business partner, Dave Young. Before we get into today’s episode, a word from our sponsor, which is… Well, it’s us, but we’re highlighting ads we’ve written and produced for our clients. So here’s one of those. [ECO Office Ad] Dave Young: Welcome back to the Empire Builders Podcast. Dave Young here with Stephen Semple and today’s topic, Wham-O. It’s from Wham-O. In all the toy stores, I’m trying to think. Slinky wasn’t Wham-O, was it? Stephen Semple: No, Slinky was not Wham-O. Dave Young: Yeah. I’m trying to think of what Wham-O was. Stephen Semple: Frisbee’s. Dave Young: Frisbee’s. Stephen Semple: Hula Hoops. Dave Young: Okay. Stephen Semple: All sorts of crap, right? Dave Young: I didn’t realize the Frisbee was a Wham-O product. I mean, I remember the name. I remember the ads and it’s a cool name. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Well, it’s so funny. Wham-O was Frisbee, Hula Hoops, Slip ‘N’ Slide, Super Ball, all of those- Dave Young: Probably lawn darts. Stephen Semple: All of those sorts of things were Wham-O. But what I find funny is before getting on, we were talking about this whole thing of sounds and things like that and communication. And then all of a sudden it’s like, “Oh, we’re going to talk about a company whose name actually has that real kinetic feel of Wham-O.” Dave Young: Mm-hmm. I love a name that is also a sound. And if we have time, I’ll tell you about a client I’m working with that we changed the name of the company to make it a sound. Stephen Semple: Oh, that’s cool. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: That’s awesome. Oh, the other ones that they did, Hacky Sack and Silly Strings was a couple of the other ones. Dave Young: Were they responsible for lawn darts? That’s my question. Stephen Semple: I’m not sure if they’re responsible for lawn darts. So since it didn’t come up- Dave Young: Maybe not. Yeah. Stephen Semple: … I guess probably not. The company started in 1949 out of, basically a lot of these things out, of the garage in South Pasadena. And it was Richard Knerr and Arthur Melin, who are basically two university graduates, started this company. And their first product was a slingshot, was a wooden slingshot made from ash wood. And the name Wham-O was actually inspired by the sound of the slingshot hitting a target. Dave Young: You release it… Yeah. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Yeah. Dave Young: Very satisfying. Stephen Semple: But here’s the funny thing is, it wasn’t originally… The idea behind making it was not actually a toy. They loved training falcons, and it was to train falcons for hunting. Dave Young: A slingshot? Okay. Stephen Semple: They would shoot the meat into the air. They got frustrated that the regular slingshot wouldn’t fire it the way they wanted to do it, so they made their own. Dave Young: So they made a meat slingshot. Stephen Semple: Made a meat slingshot. Dave Young: It turns out there wasn’t a huge market for meat slingshots. So you pivot and put it in the hands of children eventually. Stephen Semple: It’s the 1950s, dude. Dave Young: Uh-huh, that’s right. “You’re going to put an eye out.” Well, somebody already did. Stephen Semple: Be careful with that hamburger you’re firing out. Dave Young: But that was their fault, not ours. Yeah. Those were the days, right? Stephen Semple: Right. Dave Young: When the manufacturer could say, “Well, that’s your fault. You shouldn’t have been an idiot.” Stephen Semple: “What’d you expect a rock to do?” But again, so many businesses, it started with them just solving their own problem. And their own problem was they wanted this thing. But what they found out, they created one that was so good that all of a sudden was like, “Wow,” people became interested in this. Dave Young: It the wrist rocket? Stephen Semple: You know what? I was able to find- Dave Young: I don’t know if that’s the same kind of- Stephen Semple: I wasn’t able to find pictures of the original thing around, because it didn’t do particularly well, but it kind of put them onto a path. Because very quickly they added blow guns and boomerangs. Dave Young: Nice. Stephen Semple: Right? But the whole idea was these types of things. And they get to the stage with these various products. So they’ve got the slingshot, they got the blow gun, they got the boomerang, they got these little niches going on and they’re selling basically $100,000 a year of this stuff. But they’re thinking to themselves, “If we’re going to really make this a business, we need a bigger idea.” And I’m going to say, if you’re going to really make this a business, you need an idea which is not going to put somebody’s eye out. Dave Young: Probably. This is, again, like you said, the 1950s. Stephen Semple: 1950s. Really, no seat belts, like, “Come on now.” Dave Young: The BB gun’s already invented. Stephen Semple: You know, it’s funny, when you think back to how we were with safety and things like that, one of my really fond memories… Now this wouldn’t have been the ’50s, this would be the ’70s, but one of my really fond memories of being a kid was we’d be hauling stuff somewhere and we had this old green wood trailer with oversized tires on it that bounced like crazy when you’re driving down the road. And one of the funnest thing is we would go somewhere and coming home, all the kids would pile into the trailer in the back as we’re driving down the road. Dave Young: You’d be the ballast to hold down the sheets of plywood. Yeah. Well, who needs tie downs when you’ve got 200 pounds of children? Stephen Semple: And the weird thing is, it’s not like anybody thought that was weird. Dave Young: No. Stephen Semple: That was what you do. Dave Young: Yeah. And if you weren’t on the trailer, you were sitting on the edge of a pickup with your back to the road. Stephen Semple: Exactly. Exactly. Anyway, back to Wham-O. They’re needing a bigger idea. And while they’re on the beach, they come across this flying disc called Whirlaway. Dave Young: Okay. Stephen Semple: Right? And they decide… They also found another one called Pluto Platter. So it didn’t work. It wasn’t really selling. And so Wham-O, they buy the rights to this. They go, “Look, we’ll buy the rights to this.” They make a few couple of design changes. And Morrison saw this people also tossing these metal pythons, right? Dave Young: Oh, okay. Stephen Semple: And so that was actually where he came up with a little bit of the design change. He kind of looked at that and went, “Oh, this is much better than this Pluto Platter thing.” Dave Young: You drop the edge down and balances itself a little bit better. Stephen Semple: Yeah, yeah. And one of the pie plates they came across, guess what the name of the pie plate was? Dave Young: Frisbee maybe? Stephen Semple: Bingo. Dave Young: Yeah? Okay. Stephen Semple: Frisbee. Dave Young: Okay. So they buy that too or just- Stephen Semple: They just trademarked that because it wasn’t trademarked. So they went and trademarked the Frisbee name. And in the first two years, they sell a million Frisbees. Dave Young: Wow. Stephen Semple: Right? And what they did to promote it, so here’s the really cool idea, they go to university campuses and they also gave it to people and people, guess what, immediately found on university cool ways to do tricks and stuff with the Frisbee. So that then got it going. And look, this was pre social media days. Imagine what you’d be able to do today in terms of demonstrating all this crazy stuff on social media. Dave Young: Well, you’d have to get people off their phone. Stephen Semple: Yeah. But what they have now is they have a way of creating ideas. And what they realized was they had to look for things and just make them better. So they created this open door policy. They would listen to anybody, “Come pitch an idea, we’ll listen.” So the next one was a neighbor had come back from Australia with this bamboo exercise hoop, and you had to use it doing a movement like a hula dancer. Dave Young: Yeah. Okay. Stephen Semple: And so they do a handshake deal. And if it’s a hit, we’re going to give you royalties. And instead they make it out of this lightweight, colorful plastic, and they put little beans inside so that it makes a sound. Dave Young: Absolutely. Stephen Semple: It also has a little bit different feel to it. They took this idea to parks and they demonstrated it. And what am I talking about, Dave? What’s the name of the toy? What’s the name of the toy? Dave Young: Oh, it’s the Hulu Hoop. Yeah. Stephen Semple: Bingo. Yeah, it’s the Hulu Hoop. And in 1958, they launched the Hula Hoop, and it’s the biggest toy fad in history. And I think it still is. Dave Young: Oh yeah, I think. Stephen Semple: I think it still is. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: And they were farming out the product they couldn’t keep up with production. Now, here’s where a little problem happens for them. Remember that handshake deal? If this is a deal, we’re going to pay your royalties? Dave Young: Yeah, yeah. Stephen Semple: They didn’t pay any royalties and they got sued. Dave Young: Shoot. They should have paid the royalties. Stephen Semple: On top of that, knockoffs happened, right? Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: Because it was pretty easy to copy and people were making it cheaper. And then by the end of 1958, they actually reported a loss because of so much of this competition going on. Dave Young: Really? Okay. Stephen Semple: Yeah. So they stopped production. They’ve got growing debt. They’ve got a warehouse full of unsold product. So they need to find another hit. Because what they’ve noticed is in their business model is the toy gets hot and then it drops off. So what they suddenly realize is they need to constantly be looking for these new ideas. So Robert Carrier is a guy from the upholstery industry and he came home one day to see his son sliding on the concrete driveway because it was wet. Again, remember, ’50s, right? Dave Young: Sure. Anything to entertain yourself as a kid. Stephen Semple: He takes some Naugahyde, incorporates a hose and holes, and now you’ve got… Dave Young: The Slip ‘N’ Slide. Stephen Semple: Right. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: Right. So basically the guys at Wham-O come across this idea and they replace it with vinyl plastic and you’ve got Slip ‘N’ Slide. Dave Young: Yeah, yeah. Stephen Semple: And when they launched Slip ‘N’ Slide, it sold like 3000 units in the first few months. Dave Young: Mm-hmm. Stephen Semple: Right? Another inventor comes and sees them, Norman Stringley, who’s a petrochemical engineer who specializes in rubber, and he makes this really dense, high bouncing ball that could also spin in reverse. Dave Young: Okay. Yeah, the Super Ball. Yeah. Stephen Semple: Bingo, the Super Bowl. Dave Young: Mm-hmm. Stephen Semple: Smash hit, six million sold in 1965 alone. Dave Young: Well, and I think it was just a couple of years before that with the Absent-minded Professor and Flubber. Do you remember Flubber? Stephen Semple: Yeah, right. Dave Young: So that was like Super Ball was having a ball made out of Flubber. Stephen Semple: Yeah. And I don’t know whether this is true or not, but seemingly the whole Super Ball thing was also part of the inspiration for creating the name of the Super Bowl. Dave Young: Really? Stephen Semple: Yeah. And again, this is one of those ones I could not find confirmation of it. It may just be one of those things that’s a great story that now is part of the world out there. Dave Young: Yeah, the zeitgeist. The zeitgeist. Stephen Semple: The zeitgeist, yeah, that’s it. And then in 1959, the Wham-O Bird Ornithopter, which was this aluminum spars and all this other… and brightly painted look like a hawker or an owl. And it was rubber bands. Remember those things, they were rubber band powered? They were about like three bucks and they made 600,000 of those. And then- Dave Young: It was brightly painted so you could see it up in the tree when it got stuck. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: And now you’re like, “Oh shoot.” Stephen Semple: And then they created the Wheelie Bar, which was something that was great for attaching to a swing bicycle. And the air blaster and the bubble thing. One of the things that they just did was they realized they needed to just continually be making new ideas because the cycle for their types of toys, they would go really popular and drop off, really popular, drop off, really popular. In 1969, they did Silly String. Remember Silly String? Dave Young: Sure. Yeah. Stephen Semple: Right? The Hacky Sack in ’83. So just on and on and on and on, they would do these things. And in 1982, I was never able to find the price that Wham-O was sold for, but Wham-O was sold to Kransco Group Companies in ’82. And then in ’94, Mattel bought them. Dave Young: Wow. Stephen Semple: Then in ’97, Wham-O became independent again. Dave Young: Oh, really? Stephen Semple: And then in 2006, they were sold to Cornerstone Overseas Investment Limited for $80 million. Dave Young: Stay tuned. We’re going to wrap up this story and tell you how to apply this lesson to your business right after this. [Using Stories To Sell Ad] Dave Young: Let’s pick up our story where we left off, and trust me you haven’t missed a thing. Stephen Semple: Then in ’97, Wham-O became independent again. Dave Young: Oh, really? Stephen Semple: And then in 2006, they were sold to Cornerstone Overseas Investment Limited for $80 million. So the one thing I can find to put a value to Wham-O was they were bought, they went independent, and then they were sold again for $80 million. So I always like to try to go, “What was this company worth?” Dave Young: Those guys probably left when it got sold the first time, would be my guess. Stephen Semple: Yes. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. Dave Young: But here’s my observation of this. These guys weren’t making games. Stephen Semple: Oh, interesting. Dave Young: Hacky Sacks sort of became a game, right? Stephen Semple: Mm-hmm. Dave Young: Because you could play it with several people. You’d have people in a circle all smacking the Hacky Sack. In fact, I have one. I thought it was laying back here. It’s sitting on my desk or around here somewhere in this stuff. Stephen Semple: Cool. Dave Young: But it’s one of the little original leather ones. Stephen Semple: Nice, yeah. Dave Young: But my observation is this is a stretch. Okay? Stephen Semple: Okay. Dave Young: This is just me following a trend. Stephen Semple: Do I need to sit down? Do I need to sit down? Dave Young: No, I don’t think so. I don’t think so. I think, in fact, knowing you as well as I do, I think you’ll jump right on board with this. Stephen Semple: Okay. Dave Young: These guys were making fidget toys. These guys were making things that you could do yourself just by yourself, right? Stephen Semple: With the one exception being- Dave Young: And it’s not necessarily Hula. Stephen Semple: Frisbee would be the one exception, but Hula you could do yourself. All these other things you could do yourself. Dave Young: And people figured out how to make Frisbee golf courses and then you could play that by yourself. Stephen Semple: Oh, that’s true. Oh, that’s true. That’s true. Dave Young: You’re just throwing towards a goal. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: But they didn’t make Frisbee as a game. They made it as an activity. Stephen Semple: Yes. Dave Young: So you could say they’re activities, but they were also things that you could just go do this activity and just be outside playing with something and be out on the driveway bouncing your Super Ball or- Stephen Semple: I remember having a Super Ball. They were fun. Dave Young: … holding your Hula Hoop, or shooting at things with the original slingshot. Stephen Semple: With the meat? Dave Young: The meat slinger. They had to quickly have pivoted from that, because I don’t think falconry ever got huge, right? They were looking at things that were just kind of cool. And I say fidget toys because even as we record these things, I have four or five things on my desk that I always have in my hand and I’m always just doing something, right? Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: It keeps my brain focused on this conversation instead of wandering all over the place. Stephen Semple: We just didn’t have the terminology fidget toy, right? Dave Young: Well, here’s the other thing. If you want to take it a step further, ADHD wasn’t known about then. Stephen Semple: Correct. It was around, but we’d had- Dave Young: Sure. Lots of kids with ADHD that needed… Just take your Super Ball outside. You could kill a lot of time goofing off with a Wham-O toy. Stephen Semple: Well, and a great example of that is I was only diagnosed a few years ago as having ADHD. Dave Young: Yeah, same. Mm-hmm. Stephen Semple: So gone through my entire life with it, not knowing… Mind you, if I look close enough, the science were there. Dave Young: Well, sure. Yeah. When I told people, I think mine was almost 10 years ago, but anytime I’d tell somebody like, “Wait, you didn’t know? You didn’t know.” Stephen Semple: No, I was distracted. I didn’t notice. Dave Young: The rest of us knew. “How long have you been having these memory problems?” “For as long as I can remember.” Stephen Semple: So not long. Dave Young: I don’t know. Stephen Semple: But the one thing I want to tie back to on Wham-O, and it’s a great observation that that’s what they were basically creating, is the thing that they noticed very quickly was this was their natural business. Their natural business was you create something, it’s a hit, and it falls off. And they just bought into it. They said, “That’s the nature of this business.” So what you need to do is continually be looking for these new ideas. Dave Young: A new thing. Stephen Semple: So this is reason why we didn’t talk very much about… They literally had this open door policy. If you were an inventor of a toy, you could come see them. And look, they looked at a lot of crap, but at the same time that they knew that they had to constantly be out there, it’s not about, “Oh my God, we’re making all this money from the Hula.” What they learned from the Hula, because it almost killed their business, is they need to be constantly looking for that next idea, that next idea. And it’s not about, “Oh, it’s dropped off. We’ve got to revive this with marketing.” Toy, especially in those days, had this natural cycle that it went through. They bought into, “This is the way it is, so we got to constantly looking for new ideas, fill in that pipeline and creating it. And then also recognizing when this thing drops off, we’ve got to manage that drop off.” I really like the fact that they just really saw their business for what it was and said, “Okay, given that’s what it is, this is how we have to manage things.” Dave Young: Yeah. And honestly, this fits it so well because the inventors are probably… They’re just figuring out something that they enjoyed. Right? Stephen Semple: Bingo. Dave Young: I made this little thing. I made this little thing out of paperclips and look what it does and it’s kind of fun and I think you could take it to the next level. And I think there’s lots of things like that. And so they were filling that need of these inventors who were probably just solving their own little attention problem. Stephen Semple: Well, great. Oh, I discovered my kid was doing this and I did this and they’re now having fun with it and all the neighborhood kids are coming over and doing it. Dave Young: Frisbee was a way to play a game of catch without needing a glove and a ball or pretending you’re playing baseball, right? And so if you weren’t a baseball player, you probably didn’t run around with a glove and baseball anyway. So it was a way to… And most of these toys, you didn’t need anybody else. Stephen Semple: You didn’t need anybody else. Dave Young: Frisbee you did, but it was just a game of catch. Stephen Semple: Right. And also what they recognized was people would very quickly, like with Hula and Frisbee and all these things, people would very quickly figure out their own ways to make it fun and do strange things. Dave Young: Gamify. Stephen Semple: Which then also made it more… People gamified it on their own and will gamify it on their own. Give kids a bunch of stuff, they’ll gamify it. Dave Young: I’m sure it wasn’t too long before there was somebody, the first person in the Guinness Book of World Records for Hula Hoop. Stephen Semple: Oh, for sure. Dave Young: Right? Stephen Semple: Oh, for sure. Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. Dave Young: Because you just see how long you can do it, you see how many spins you can do it. Stephen Semple: Yeah. And again, the interesting part to me was it didn’t start as, “Hey, we’re making this toy.” It was, “we made this thing,” and then they started to discover that it was fun. It was just fun on their own firing without the falcons and now it’s a toy. Dave Young: Yeah, I love it. I love it. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: The story of Wham-O. Stephen Semple: Wham-O. Dave Young: Wham-O, it’s a sound. Right? I know this is an audio podcast, but just do a Google search for the Wham-O logo, right? It’s a sound. You can hear it when you read it and you can see that it’s in motion, right? Stephen Semple: Yes. Dave Young: All of these things had that in common too. Everything was about motion and something moving, some kind of action. Stephen Semple: Well, the other thing that’s really smart about the Wham-O logo is it’s that it’s colorful. But the other thing is the way they’ve done the Wham-O, if you really look at it carefully, it’s the letters at the beginning are big and it gets smaller, which is kind of how you would say Wham-O, right? Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: If you actually listen to it, the sound drops off. And even the way they drew it, they were drawing upon the common way in which comics convey this. And if you think about it at the time, you would have had also things like Batman with the, “Pow!” Dave Young: Absolutely. Yeah. Stephen Semple: So they were also tying into a popular zeitgeist of communication, which is really brilliant. Dave Young: That probably was also attractive to the same kids. Stephen Semple: Correct. Dave Young: Right? Stephen Semple: Oh yeah, correct. Dave Young: And they would recognize it. They would see the language of the comic book and the logo of Wham-O. Stephen Semple: Bingo. Immediately, mm-hmm. Dave Young: The way it recedes, it’s not that it gets smaller in your brain, it’s that it’s getting farther away. Stephen Semple: No, but that’s what I meant by just trying to explain since we’re on a podcast that the lettering gets smaller. Dave Young: But it gives you that feeling of motion. Stephen Semple: But in our brain… Bingo. Dave Young: Mm-hmm. Stephen Semple: Yes. Yes. Dave Young: So they managed to put sound, color and motion into a static logo. Stephen Semple: Correct. Correct. Dave Young: And that’s a super cool thing to do. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Yeah. Really, really amazing thing to do. Yeah. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: Yeah, it was very cool. Very cool. Dave Young: This is a long episode. Do you want to hear about this client I mentioned at the beginning? Stephen Semple: Go ahead, Dave. Dave Young: Short story. And this is a air conditioning client in Tucson, and his company was named Tailored Mechanical. Stephen Semple: Okay. Dave Young: I think he listens to the podcast, so he’s probably going to hear this and go, “Oh my God.” But we’re in the middle of rebranding. And we asked him when he became a client, like, “Are you okay with us recommending a change in the name of the company?” Because Tailored Mechanical doesn’t exactly tell you that they’re an air conditioning repair company, right? I’m not sure what they do if you tell me mechanical, right? They’re not auto mechanics and they don’t fix elevators and things like that. I don’t know. But anyway, his name’s Chris Plunkett and his wife’s name is Scarlett. And so we gave him a couple of new name suggestions, knowing the one that we really wanted him to pick. We gave him one that had air conditioning in the title, just the typical thing. And then we’re like, “I mean, your wife’s name is pretty cool. You could call this company Scarlett. There’s no other air conditioner company named Scarlett. That would be a cool name.But, dude, everybody already just calls you Plunkett because it’s a sound and it’s fun to say. And so that’s the name of your company, Plunkett.” Stephen Semple: Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. Dave Young: And the logo is like Wham-O, it’s got motion in it. Stephen Semple: Nice. Dave Young: It’s bigger at both ends because there’s a pa-pa. There’s two syllables and they’re both kind of consonants, Plunkett. And so that’s going to be fun and we’re going to have fun with it. Stephen Semple: That will be fun. Dave Young: It’s almost going to feel like a Wham-O kind of a brand, but the whole goal… Remember the whole goal with companies like this is, we just need to make him memorable, right? Stephen Semple: Yes, yes. Dave Young: And anyway, I love the Wham-O story. I love that this is the kind of smart decisions that people can make that closely make their brand memorable. Rememberable is even a better word. It’s not a word. Stephen Semple: Yes. Yes. That’s awesome. That’ll be a fun campaign. Dave Young: Mm-hmm. Stephen Semple: You should send me some of the ads and we should put them in on the podcast. Dave Young: Yeah. I mean, we haven’t even got to that stage yet. We’ve just got the trucks wrapped and people are looking… Stephen Semple: When you’ve got that, send it along. We’ll put them in the podcast. Dave Young: You don’t know what we’re doing to make the trucks also have motion even when they’re sitting still? Stephen Semple: What are you doing? Dave Young: They’ve got the big logo on them and they’re brightly colored. They’re different colors on both sides. And we’ve put NASCAR style numbers on the doors. Stephen Semple: Oh, nice. That’s fun. Dave Young: Big, big numbers. Stephen Semple: That’s fun. Dave Young: And people scratch their heads. It’s like, “Well, it’s just science. Trucks go faster if they have numbers on them. Have you never watched a race?” Stephen Semple: That’s just science. All right, David, that’s fun. That’s fun, man. Dave Young: It’s fun to have a client that lets you do fun things in the aim of creating entertainment, and that’s the currency of attention. Stephen Semple: Yeah, that’s awesome. Dave Young: Thank you, Stephen. Great. Stephen Semple: So much fun. Thanks, David. Dave Young: Thanks for listening to the podcast. Please share us, subscribe on your favorite podcast app and leave us a big, fat, juicy five star rating and review at Apple Podcasts. And if you’d like to schedule your own 90-minute empire building session, you can do it at empirebuildingprogram.com.

“Scary Spirits Podcast” Presents: A Blood-Chilling Christmas Treat! Greetings, creatures of the night! This week, your fearless hosts Karen and Greg sink their fangs into the 2021 holiday horror gem “Red Snow.” Yes, my dear fiends, Christmas has never been so… crimson. Join us as we unravel the sinister secrets lurking beneath the snowdrifts, dissecting every chilling twist and vampiric turn of this festive fright-fest. And what's a macabre movie review without a devilishly delicious drink? Sip along with our “Let It Snowtini”—a cocktail as frosty and fiendish as the film itself. So, sharpen your stakes, pour yourself a glass, and prepare for a holiday horror review that will leave you howling at the winter moon. Tune in now—because in the world of Red Snow, the only thing colder than the season… is the undead. Let it Snowtini Cocktail • 1 oz vodka• 1 oz amaretto• 1 oz heavy cream• Nutmeg Instructions: Put several ice cubes in a shaker. Add the vodka, amaretto, & cream and shake vigorously. Poor into martini glass and garnish with nutmeg. Source: 2beesinapod.com A Brief Synopsis: A struggling vampire romance novelist must defend herself against real-life vampires during Christmas in Lake Tahoe. Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include: Karen tells us all about Lake Tahoe. We learn about the controversial film “Birth of a Nation”. Do you know how many insects a bat can consume in one evening? We also learn about the origins of the game “Hacky Sack”. Our rating of the film: This movie was OK. It took us 3 cocktails to get through it. Take our online survey! We want to know more about you! Please take our survey. All questions are optional and you can remain completely anonymous if you prefer. Tell us what you like or would like to hear more of! All music on the Scary Spirits Podcast is provided by the band “Verse 13”. Please check them out. You can listen to all their music on their Bandcamp page. Get social with us! Connect with us on Facebook and Instagram Subscribe on YouTube to watch Greg attempt to make all the featured cocktails Follow @ScarySpiritsPod Questions, comments or suggestions? Shoot us an email at info@scaryspirits.com As an Amazon Associate, we may earn a small percentage of qualifying purchases through our links.

Diese Folge startet mit einem kleinen Tränchen im Augenwinkel – es ist die letzte im heißgeliebten The Wurst Penthouse! Gabriel und Jacob werfen nostalgische Blicke zurück auf schöne Studio-Momente, bevor sie das Mikro noch einmal im alten Setting anwerfen.Danach wird's gewohnt wurstig:

Balance and Composure tomorrow release their first album in eight years. Jon remembers first tours, working at the call centre with his mum and playing hacky sack at the horseradish factory. DistroKid makes music distribution fun and easy with unlimited uploads and artists keeping the ENTIRETY of their revenue. Get 30% off the first year of their service by signing up at https://distrokid.com/vip/101pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for all the kiddies to head back to school. Time for Hacky Sack and studying on the quad. It's time for Hell Night! That's right! We walk you through the slowest of horror movies while we do our best to keep you entertained so sit back, grab your books, and STAY SPOOKY! 

Christopher & Jobst im Gespräch mit Aleks. Wir sprechen über Dschungelcamp & Fort Boyard, in der glücklichen Lage sein kein Geld zu brauchen, MTViva liebt dich, im Keller gegen Gartenstühle headbangen, Zettelschreiben mit Dylan, Quickness auf Kassette, erste Reihe beim Chili Peppers Konzert, Sheldon Wine, musikalische Offenbarung, liebevoll & wütend, Alice in Chains & D.A.D., cruisen, Dancehall & Reggae, gewisse Werte gehören zum Leben, Bad Brains hat an zuhause erinnert, christliche Werte vertreten, Zeichen aus dem Jenseits deuten, wütend & krawallig, die Metal-Disko Raskalnikoff, Tuborg-Dosen im Hosenbund, die Bhagwan-Disco hinterm Bahnhof, die weiblichen Droogs, bißchen Helikopter-Eltern sein, mit Nils von Intricate knutschen, Hacky Sack spielen, alle hatten Dreadlocks, Human Rights 1991 in Düsseldorf, die Festnetznummer von Mama Bechtel, mit Svens Ente überall hinfahren, verknallt in den Lebensstil, auf Tour mit den Bad Brains, die Festnahme von HR, Bad Brains im Madison Square Garden, Monkeys with Tools, gern auf Konzerte gehen, 24/7 Spyz, der 1.12.1993, dauerhaft auf Klassenfahrt, Starstruck von Danzig, spooky in Gwar gelaufen, Earl mit Tour auf Fishbone, den Hauch einer Idee haben was es heißt Superstar zu sein, Madonna kann machen was sie will, ein sechsseitiger Liebesbrief von Frank, Amica TV, irgendwann ging´s nur noch um Geld, Platten ehrfürchtig auflegen, FC-Fan Hymnen. Welcome to Tomorrow von Snap, Al Anderson von den Wailers, Thomas Anders und die Nachbarin mit dem Müll, jungen Kolleginnen viel Kraft wünschen, sich der Priviligien bewusst sein, die "Band" Sweet Seduction, Therapiestunden mit dem Bruder, im Sitzen duschen oder nicht, uvm. Drei Songs für die Playlist: 1) Der Lieblings-Bad Brains-Song von Aleks: Sailon On 2) Ein Song auf den sich Aleks bei VIVA immer gefreut hast: Madonna - Frozen 3) Ein aktueller Lieblingssong (von Jobst): GOSSIP - Act of God

Martin May continues as Alice Fraser joins the Frotcast to discuss 'Blue Streak,' from 1999.

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The West Indies put together their best day of the summer with 8/266 against Australia, after losing five wickets early. Man of the moment Kavem Hodge talks to Brad Haddin and Gus Worland after his career best 79 before Nathan Lyon joins his good mate in Hadds to talk through the "hacky sack" that was the pink ball. Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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What is vocal fry? Celebs who speak this way: Matthew McConaughey, Britney Spears, Kardashians, Woody Harrelson. Also: airline pilots, millennials, and Allison. (No shade to anyone - all in good fun here.) Is vocal fry bad for your vocal cords and hurting others' perception of you? Or is it maybe cute? My work wife Allison Pons (@allisonpons) joined me to discuss. Think: "This is your captain speaking..."Watch: https://youtu.be/A3ktFWE0ScY or emilybinder.com/podcastNew! Get priority replies & higher perks when you join my channel and support the show! YouTube Memberships from $2.99/mo. Cancel anytime: youtube.com/@EmilyBinder/videosTimestamps:0:30 Vocal fry on podcasts0:35 The quiet trend: why is everyone on TikTok speaking so softly?1:00 We demonstrate vocal fry1:30 Indie rock DJ voice (Pray for ATL!)2:05 Do men do vocal fry? Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, burners, Hacky Sack guys4:00 Business ladies. Fav posture / office stretch since we met in 2010Related videos:Write a Perfect Cover Letter in Minutes from 1 ChatGPT PromptGet 10 Unique Podcast Guest Questions from ChatGPT Prompt GeniusLaura Larios: Speaking with Confidence: Using Nervous System Voice TechniquesStop wearing huge headphones.MY TOOLS:1) Easily record a video podcast: emilybinder.com/riverside2) Edit audio or video like a Word doc: emilybinder.com/descriptSHOP MY GEAR:Full audio / video gear listMy mic: Shure SM7B Microphone - Complete Gear List: https://amzn.to/3snkG8DCheaper, also great mic: https://amzn.to/3MQ6H66Podcast - rate / review / subscribe: emilybinder.com/podcastBook a coaching session: emilybinder.com/callFollow & connect:My website | Beetle Moment Marketing | LinkedIn | X | Instagram | YouTube | Email Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Abrahams is our special guest for this episode. He is a strategic communication lecturer from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, host of "Think Fast, Talk Smart" podcast, and the author of the new book “Think Faster, Talk Smarter.”In this episode, we explore the significance of spontaneous communication, strategies to manage anxiety, the correlation between martial arts and communication, and tips on navigating networking situations.Matt AbrahamsMatt Abrahams is a passionate, collaborative and innovative educator, author, podcast host, and coach. He is the Larsen Lam Family Lecturer in Organizational Behavior at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business where he teaches two very popular classes in Strategic Communication and Effective Virtual Presenting. He received Stanford GSB's Alumni Teaching Award in recognition of his valued service to teaching Stanford Alumni around the world.In addition to his teaching, Matt is much sought-after keynote speaker and communication consultant for Fortune 100 companies. His online talks garner millions of views and he hosts the popular, award winning GSB podcast called Think Fast Talk Smart.Matt is especially interested in applying communication knowledge to real-world issues. In service of this goal, he published Speaking Up Without Freaking Out, which is now in its 3rd edition. His book was written to help people present and communicate in a more confident, connected, and compelling manner.Prior to teaching, Matt held senior leadership positions at several software companies, where he created and ran global learning and development organizations.Matt received his undergraduate degree in psychology from Stanford University, his graduate degree in communication studies from the University of California at Davis, and his secondary education teaching credential from San Francisco State University. He is a prolific writer with articles published for the GSB as well as Fast Company, Toastmasters Magazine, Inc.com, Quartz, etc. He has also published several research articles on strategic planning, persuasion, and interpersonal communication.⚡️ In each episode, Paddy Dhanda deep dives into a new human Superpower and gives practical advice on how you can apply it immediately.

Why climb the mountian? Cause it was there. This week Paul and Alex talk about doing what one must until the Universe has had enough. Also, we get a long needed Nermal lore dump.  Follow the Podcast on Twitter or Instagram Follow the Paul on Instagram  Follow Alex on Twitter or Instagram Mystic Lasagna is a Member of the Missing Sock network. For other great shows like this one, check out https://www.missingsocknetwork.com/ or search Missing Sock in your favorite pod catcher.  Also we have Merch!! Follow the network on Instagram.  Lasagnaste´  

PRODUCTION NOTE: Our name has changed but our levels of delusion and derangement have not! Lit By Moonlight is now Normal About It - where we're anything but! This is NOT a spoiler free podcast! CREATURES!!! We got more creatures everyone!! In our review of Season 5, Episode 7 (omg its almost over) of What We Do in the Shadows, we discuss our theory about The Guide, the friendship that's blossoming between Nandor and Colin Robinson, the 'cool teachers' we were reminded of from high school and our wishes for the end of the season! Links: Thanks to Purple Planet Music for our lovely theme music! Follow Us on Instagram! Follow Us on Tik Tok! Listen On Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts More About Us!

On this Bob & Tom Extra: We have comedian Greg Warren with his Warren Report about hacky sack! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, this is what's important: Outfits ideas, the history of hacky sack, buying stuff off Instagram ads, pickleball, the live show, old movies, Nascar, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Great news Pod Fam....We're excited to have an opportunity to partner with MANSCAPED!!!! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping With Promo Code: BEERMANBEER at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod   Now on with the show........ This week our guest is Mike Perri! The bassist of the band Mongo! Atlanta Georgia's Hottest Cave Man Punk Band! Mike joined us at the Metallica 72 Seasons Watch Party and we talk all things Metallica and their new album. He tells us all about Mongo, how he joined the band, their Dinosaur Mascot and “Cave Babes”. Are there difference's between the music scene in Hotlanta and Connecticut?...listen to find out. We also discuss with Mike, who came into studio in full KISS face paint (somebody wants to be Peter Criss) All about Earthy Meats, Hacky Sack, Meeting Jonny Benson in math class for people who can't spell Arithmetic and what it means to be a “Burnout”. Plus… We talk live concerts from Shinedown Three Days Grace, The Iron Maidens and more. All while we taste Hazy Rays! The newest IPA from Lawson's Finest Liquids and some signature beers from our friends at Wicked Ways Brewing. A fun time loaded with all kinds of Rock & Roll and delicious beers with Mr. Mike Perri of Mongo!

Please subscribe to our newsletter for more insight, giveaways and sponsors - https://sh-t-that-goes-on-in-our-heads.ck.page/f844f11eea To find out More About our Podcast Official Podcast Website: https://goesoninourheads.net/ Podcast Merchandise: https://www.customizedgirl.com/s/Sh1tthatgoesoninourheads To Help Support the Podcast you can donate here: https://donate.stripe.com/8wM4hy4js24y9b26oo Advertise on this Podcast: https://www.passionfroot.me/goesoninourheads Editor: NJz Audio ******************************************************************************************************************* Tune in to this soul-stirring episode of "Sh!t That Goes On In Our Heads," where our hosts, G-Rex and Dirty Skittles, crack open a couple of cold ones with the legend himself, Bass Man. This episode touches on the realness of growing up with undiagnosed ADHD, the beat of life's transitions, and the rhythmic escape that can be found in the strings of a guitar. #### What's on Track: - **Retail Riffs to Remote Routines**: Learn how Bass Man tuned his life from the unpredictable retail schedule to a harmonious 9 to 5 melody. - **ADHD and the Adult**: Discover how an adult diagnosis of ADHD echoed back through Bass Man's life and his journey towards self-understanding and acceptance. - **Hacky Sack and Physics**: Lean in as Bass Man recounts an unusual yet pivotal moment with his physics teacher that's kept him kicking to the present day. - **Stress Strings**: Bass Man plucks out insights from his childhood, taking a hard look at how family dynamics can influence personal growth and emotional tuning. - **Music as a Mental Metronome**: From mastering the cello to jamming with middle-aged rock stars, we dive into how music can be both a passion and a supportive practice for those with ADHD. - **Band Name Brainstorm**: Get a kick out of the band name possibilities cooked up by the gang (thank you, name generator!). #### Lessons Learned: - **Organization as a Symphony**: Harmony in life begins with self-programming and maintaining a solid routine, especially crucial for those dancing to the ADHD beat. - **Seeing Without Sight**: Sometimes, closing our eyes can help us focus and drown out the noise, whether in life's complex situations or in the middle of a music piece. - **Vulnerability is Virtue**: Never shy away from expressing your struggles—there's strength in the shared experience of just not being okay. - **Finding Your Rhythm**: Whether it's music or another passion entirely, it's essential to have an outlet to strum away the stress and calm your thoughts. #### Noteworthy Moments: - G-Rex's offer to foster Bass Man's career through LinkedIn connections. - Tales of Hacky Sack heroics and diploma dreams. - An honest discourse about how recognizing our parents' pitfalls can lead to profound personal discoveries. - The taste of tequila and Sprite fueling the conversation on personal evolution and professional exploits. #### Listen & Share: Don't forget to subscribe for more episodes where we keep it candid about the Sh!t That Goes On In Our Heads. Also, don't hesitate to share this episode with anyone tapping to the tempo of their thoughts—it might just be the harmony they need. Hit play, take a swig, and let the conversation flow—it's time to tune into the delightful disarray of our minds and maybe strum a new perspective into your life.

Charles Noble served in the Scotland, Edinburgh Mission from July of 2004 through July of 2006. Charles shares with us his amazing areas and companions that he loved serving with. He only had 5 areas in his mission, which is a rarity. Charles talks about the great people he taught and brought to the gospel. He also shares funny stories such as getting drunk inadvertently from a piece of chocolate, playing Hacky Sack and football with the other missionaries, and losing over 5 stone (70 pounds) and using a rope for a belt on his oversized suits. Charles currently lives in Green Valley, Arizona, near Tucson, with his wife and their cats. Recorded March 9, 2023

It's a full episode on the latest edition of the Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast We break out a new segment called Over the Top. We run down the results from all the shows from the past week, and Tony put's it OVER THE TOP with a fun fact. Then we get down to it, as we are covering picks and talking Elimination Chamber. Matt disliked the Women's Chamber match and draws disgust from his fellow wizards. They talk Lashley/Brock, the mixed tag match, Tony thinks Finn doesn't fit in Judgement Day, Elimination Chamber match and of course the main event, Sami Zayn vs Roman Reigns. We also share our followers favorite Elimination Chambers. We turn our attention to NJPW Battle in the Valley. Tony makes fun of Jay White, Matt loses his mind about the Pirate, and Handsome Kevin hates Mercedes entrance music. We talk about the show a little, and the big women's match before Kevin has some technical issues that lead to some hysterics later in the show After a quick commercial break for the Shining Wizards Network and the Patreon Read, its on to the Wizards Rewind. Back to No Way Out 2005. We go top to bottom with the card, the landscape at the time, and have lots of laughs and good times getting in the time machine to go back to 2005. We end with the bad news about Jerry Jarrett & Richard Belzer , and end on a high note with the Richard Holliday news. If you enjoy the show, remember to rate, review and subscribe --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-shining-wizards/support

Recently, Taiwan has been celebrating the Lunar New Year, and the Lantern Festival. Join us as we talk about another celebration being observed in France, Italy, and Brazil! Take a break and learn about the origins and customs of Carnival around the world, with ICRT's Paz and Tim, as they chat with Podcaster, Mary. ICRT BreakDown is a fun and relaxing podcast to help you build your English vocabulary, and improve your understanding of common expression in the news. So, join us with a cup of your favorite coffee or tea. Just sit back, relax, and listen! — Vocabulary Religious tradition 宗教傳統 The family followed the religious tradition of celebrating Easter with a big feast and church service. 這家人遵循以盛大的宴會和教堂禮拜慶祝復活節的宗教傳統。 Local custom 當地習俗 As a sign of respect for the local custom, visitors to the village are expected to remove their shoes before entering the temple. 作為對當地習俗的尊重，村里的遊客在進入寺廟前必須脫鞋。 Animal bladder 動物膀胱 In medieval times, the animal bladder was used as a tool for playing the traditional game of Hacky Sack. 在中世紀，動物膀胱被用作玩傳統沙包球遊戲的工具。 Pagan 異教徒 The villagers secretly practiced their pagan rituals under the cover of darkness, away from the judgment of the local church. 村民們在黑暗的掩護下秘密地進行異教儀式，遠離當地教會的審查。 Fasting禁食 Fasting is a common religious practice in many cultures, where individuals abstain from food or drink for a set period of time to show devotion and seek spiritual growth. 在許多文化中，禁食是一種常見的宗教習俗，個人在一段時間內禁食禁飲，以表示虔誠和尋求精神成長。 搭乘英語特快車，一起學英文

In this episode former professional footbag (hacky sack) player and performance artist Nick Polini joins the podcast to share stories from being at the top of one of the worlds most unrecognized sports, as well as his current passions - juggling, magic, and stand-up comedy.

Jason thinks about nuts, Andrew ponders security and Martin gets crankin'! How Does One Describe This Show? 00:00:00 How would you describe this show? Let us know!

This is the final episode of season 1! We did it! Listen along as Hips ignores Better and Better brings things down with talk of politics. Typical. Along the way enjoy 1970s TV references and Better's extremely strong views on Jeff's love life. 

"Buve" stops by Purple Roads! Beloved camera operator Bruce "Buve" Harmon from Barney & Friends chats with Carey about his time working on Barney & Friends, Radio City Music Hall, Hacky Sack and so so much more!Purple Roads is also available on Apple Podcast, Spreaker, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Google Podcast and anywhere else you find your Favorite Podcast!Follow Purple Roads on social media!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PurpleRoadsP......YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/PurpleRoadsPo......Instagram: @purpleroadspodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/roadspurple​​​​​​...Tik Tok: @purpleroadsPatreon: www.patreon.com/purpleroadsCheck Purple Roads out on DBA TV: https://dbandatelevision.tv/For more information on Purple Roadscarey@purpleroadspodcast.com

This podcast covers New Girl Season 3, Episode 2, Nerd, which originally aired on September 24, 2013 and was written by Kay Cannon and directed by Fred Goss. Here's a quick recap of the episode:Jess doesn't fit in with the teachers at her new school so Nick comes to the rescue! Schmidt spends the episode trying to balance his relationship with Cece and Elizabeth while his coworker Beth tries to sabotage it and Winston watches Daisy's cat, Ferguson.We discuss Pop Culture References such as:Mad Men / Don Draper / Peggy [Olson] / Don Draper's Office - When Schmidt is showing Elizabeth his office, he comments that it is a ⅔ replica of Don Draper's office from the television show Mad Men and he fantasized about Elizabeth being his “sexy Peggy”. Additional Pop Culture References such as:“I Believe I Can Fly” - R. Kelly - When the guys needed to wake Jess up to go to work, they sang her the song “I Believe I Can Fly”, which is a 1996 song written and performed by American singer R. Kelly. The song was originally from the soundtrack to the 1996 film Space Jam.James Taylor - Nick told Jess not to worry because she's “Nick Miller's girl now. [She's] my old lady,” to which Jess thought he was talking like a James Taylor song. James Vernon Taylor is an American singer, songwriter, and musician, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 and has won six Grammy Awards. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide. “What's Up?” - 4 Non Blondes - When Jess is standing on the toilet while drunk, she is singing the song “What's Up?” This song was released as the second single from American Rock group, 4 Non Blondes', 1992 debut album, Bigger, Better, Faster, More!. It reached number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 but was number one in many other countries. From San Francisco, 4 Non Blondes were active from 1989 to 1994 and “What's Up?” was their most popular song. On our new section of our podcast called “Most Likely To” we discussed who we think would be most likely to be like Beth, steal their partner's cat, commit a crime to fit in, and sneak into their boss's hot tub but not get caught. We also covered when Schmidt went to go see Cece to uninvite her from his work party as our “Schmidtism” this episode. For “Not in the 2020s” we highlighted the way Elizabeth spoke about people from Hong Kong and Dr. Foster forcing Nick and Jess into his hot tub. Our “Yes in the 2020s” included Winston standing up for himself and Nick helping Jess get new friends. We also explored the careers of Dreama Walker (Molly), Mark Proksch (Dan), and Angela Kinsey (Rose), the guest stars of the episode. We also mentioned this article about Mark pranking the news as a "yo-yo master".Also in this episode were the following guest stars who we do not discuss in the podcast: Merritt Wever (Elizabeth - Previously discussed in S2E22), Eva Amurri (Beth - Previously discussed in S1E8), Curtis Armstrong (Dr. Foster - Previously discussed in S2E24), Brenda Song (Daisy - Previously discussed in S2E23), Grace Holley (Hot Girl), Sergio Cilli (Director), Jimmy Kaplanges (Jimmy), and Erika Stillwater (Hot Girl #2).We didn't find the bear this episode but we did discuss how Schmidt being a Sagittarius but having a January birthday didn't match and an AV club article that mentioned the belief that less lines were ad-libbed in this season.While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:Shorty - This episode Schmidt tried to call Cece “shorty” in public. Shawty, shorty, or shortie is an American slang term used as a term of endearment for an attractive woman or a girlfriend, that was particularly popular in hip hop from the 2000s. Hacky Sack - In a flashback we see that Nick used to be popular as he was good at the game Hacky Sack. "Hacky Sack" is the name of a brand of footbag popular in the 1970s, which has since become a generic trademark. A footbag is a small, round bag usually filled with plastic pellets or sand, which is kicked into the air as part of a competitive game. This episode got a 7/10 rating from Kritika and an 8.5/10 from Kelly and we both had the same favorite character: Nick!Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 3!Music: "Hotshot” by scottholmesmusic.comFollow us on Twitter, Instagram or email us at whosthatgirlpod@gmail.com!Website: https://smallscreenchatter.com/

One of the best parts of going to the Oscar's is the fancy goodie bags they give out to guests.  But this year, The Oscar's are actually giving away real estate!  (:30) Every Friday, Raven's wife Alicia calls in to the show to give Raven a grade on how he did as a husband that week!  This week, Raven's latest surgery has been causing some tension in the house, but is that really his fault?  (3:16) You love your friends, but even the people closest to you can sometimes make you roll your eyes!  If you are that friend who always feels the need to start fights, that's definitely all I need to know about you!  (7:15) Basketball may not be your thing, but everyone is always excited about the latest trends!  Anna and Raven present March Fadness, the ultimate tournament to determine the greatest fad of all time!  Today's match-up is between; Hacky Sack vs. Pokemon Go!  (14:44) Does your child have a toy that they are particularly attached to?  Anna's younger daughter has become attached to a particular toy recently and last weekend her worst nightmare came true…  (20:07) It's time for Mommy's Margarita Friday!  Moms (and Dads) share all the crazy things that their kids have put them through this week that have definitely earned them a margarita!  (26:48) Anna is sick of cooking, so she's come up with a plan to get her entire family to take over the dinner duties!  Last night, her 13 year old made dinner, with surprising results!  (30:07) Charlie and Samantha have been dating for a long time. They went to the mall and after a couple of hours, he wanted to leave. Samantha kept saying "a few more minutes", but after 90 minutes Charlie said he was leaving and left her at the mall. Samantha couldn't believe it, she thought he was kidding! Was he wrong to actually leave her there?  (33:22) Tammy has got a shot at a new record high jackpot!  $3800!  All she has to do is beat Raven in pop culture trivia!  (41:04) 

Anna's older daughter turned 13 over the weekend!  This birthday was a good time, but it reminded Anna of one of the most stressful weekends of her life!  (:15) Just when you thought you were done with the Kanye/Pete Davidson story, a new development has happened that's completely out of this world!  (2:44) The gas crisis is affecting everyone in the country, so if you're out here making it worse, that's all I need to know about you!  (5:57) What new piece of technology has actually changed your life?  You wouldn't think that something as simple as crock pot liners would change the entire way you cook, but it happened to Anna!  (9:32) What do you do with old cards that people give you?  Is there a polite amount of time before you throw them out?  Anna has taken a pretty firm stance about how her family gives and receives cards and it might not be what you think!  (13:30) Have you had to stay in a Covid hotel?  Anna's friend is currently stuck in one in Panama and she called in to tell them all about it!  (21:11) The increasing gas prices have got us all going a little crazy, so to help, we want to fill your tank! All this week, play “Heads Up” for a chance to let us fill your gas tank!  (25:11) Basketball may not be your thing, but everyone is always excited about the latest trends!  Anna and Raven present March Fadness, the ultimate tournament to determine the greatest fad of all time!  Today's match-up is between; The Hacky Sack and The Rachel Haircut!  (27:19) Do table manners even matter anymore?  Anna went to a restaurant over the weekend and she was shocked at the lack of etiquette!  So she called etiquette expert Karen Thomas to discuss what manners are appropriate in the modern age!  (30:26) Amanda and Ken's 17-year-old daughter became very close friends with their neighbor's daughter. The problem is that they don't like the neighbors very much. Amanda would like to have a conversation with her daughter about not being her friend anymore. Ken thinks you can't tell someone who to be friends with, she'll just rebel. What do you think? (37:23) Michael thinks he's got what it takes to win $3000!  All he has to do is beat Raven in pop culture trivia!  (46:02)

Listen in as we talk to Derrick Fogle, Missouri's local legend known as the 'Hacky Sack Guy'.   

On my very first historical episode I sit down with with footbag hall of famer Bruce Guettich and mother of hacky sack Linda Roberts to examine and discuss the colorful history and legacy of hacky sack co-creator, Mike Marshall.

Welcome to the 8th episode of GENUINE, the podcast! Today we travel back in time and space to two interviews from four years ago when there was no pandemic and it was possible to wander around a city playing hacky-sack with somebody. On today's archival episode, Sarah and Carlton talk about two interviews Sarah conducted, both focused on sparks of inspiration, in two very different arenas. Eugene Coneglan is a fascinating guy from New Zealand who left his government career to teach people around the world how to hacky sack. Jim Infantino is a deeply genuine, creative musician, author and web developer from Boston, Massachusetts. As Sarah says, "Leaning into where we are sparked is super powerful," so regardless of where you are right now and how you might be doing, give yourself the gift of a pause to settle in, listen, and enjoy the journey as it unfolds. Show highlights: Carlton and I talk about what inspires us. Eugene talks about the life he is pursuing. Eugene shares how he developed his passion for Hacky Sack. The impact that Hacky Sack has made in Eugene's life. What Eugene learned from Austin, his friend, and mentor. Eugene shares what he did to pursue his calling. What you will gain from playing Hacky Sack. Jim talks about his experience of the creative process. Jim discusses from where the idea for the book he is writing came. Jim explains what fulfills him when it comes to web design and songwriting. How Jean-Paul Satre and Simone de Beauvoir influenced Jim's understanding of communication. Jim describes the communications he likes to create and talks about what fulfills him the most, creatively. Jim talks about his napkin poetry shows. The trap with creativity. Jim talks about inspiration. Why you should take a risk and something every day that pushes your boundaries. Links: Join GENUINE, the community to enter the conversation and step into our Positive Mind Challenge: https://genuinenetwork.org/ Jim Infantino: https://jiminfantino.com/ Eugene Coneglan: https://vimeo.com/user37053801

Did Paul McCartney audition to be the weather reporter for the show? Bash trimmed his beard, they introduce a new segment called InstaGnarley Take, Barb had a commercial audition and brought her "cat", and Bash started playing Hacky Sack from Wham-O. Special thanks to Steve Tardio, Dave Elmy, Artie Brennan, Evan Levy, and Alexsis Neenan.

Special guest's Hannah Barron AKA The Queen Of Noodling, and Lil Brows AKA The King of KATS Rap Battle join the show and the guys talk Shapel's Fear Of Energy Drinks, Brendan's Bike Crash, Blind B-Ballers, Hacky Sack, Robot Pigeons, an All New Name Game (TV Show Edition), Tarantino vs Scorsese, a Live Performance by Lil Brow's and much more!Follow Lil Brows on IG:https://bit.ly/LilBrows_AustinPollardCheck out Hannah Barron's YouTube:https://bit.ly/HannahBarronHelix Sleep - https://helixsleep.com/kats Athletic Greens - https://athleticgreens.com/katsLiquid IV - https://liquidiv.com/ use code: KATSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast we discuss the world of hacky sack, This includes the Hacky Sack club, What is a Hacky Sack, and the history of hack Sack. We will also being viewing a segment of a commercial for Hacky sack Club created by Jackson Carter, who happens to be our Co-editor. Links: https://youtu.be/6LAWQ7xy5kw Follow us on instagram: @duggismydog, and @veddermichel contact: 951-434-0703 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Emily as she GMs a whole new adventure featuring Weldy and his friends.  If you like what you hear head over to our Patreon and help us meet our goal to continue this fun new show! Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SouthernTomfoolery Southern Tomfoolery Plays https://www.southerntomfoolery.com/ https://discord.gg/7KPfMCz https://twitter.com/SouthernTomfool https://www.facebook.com/SouthernTomfoolery/ https://www.instagram.com/southerntomfoolery/ Hacky Sack Heroes Title Music: "Hacky Sack Heroes" by Adam Kelly Other music: "Nakondis Mists" by Adam Kelly "Opening Jam" by Chance FisherMusic from https://filmmusic.io:by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Join Emily as she GMs a whole new adventure featuring Weldy and his friends.  If you like what you hear head over to our Patreon and help us meet our goal to continue this fun new show! Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SouthernTomfoolery Southern Tomfoolery Plays https://www.southerntomfoolery.com/ https://discord.gg/7KPfMCz https://twitter.com/SouthernTomfool https://www.facebook.com/SouthernTomfoolery/ https://www.instagram.com/southerntomfoolery/ Hacky Sack Heroes Title Music: "Hacky Sack Heroes" by Adam Kelly Other music: "Nakondis Mists" by Adam Kelly "Opening Jam" by Chance FisherMusic from https://filmmusic.io:by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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