Podcasts about Herky

Episode 300. It's hard to wrap my head around a number that big. Hundreds of beautiful stories. Thousands of listeners. Later this summer, we will reach another milestone: the 7th anniversary of Andy's death—14 years of having Andy here on Earth and 7 years of Andy in heaven. Another concept that is so difficult to comprehend. In today's episode, Gwen plays host and interviews Eric and me as we discuss the podcast and its growth over the past six years. The addition of our videographer, Jen, has been an incredible blessing as she has created beautiful video clips to share on Instagram and Facebook (@alwaysandysmom). These videos have helped us all see the featured children in real life, so to speak. Over the next few days, you will be able to see Andy featured for the first time! We also talked about our recent family trip. Vacations can be difficult after losing a child. Part of us may feel like we don't want to make new, wonderful memories without our loved one. Certainly, there were moments of sadness and tears as we traveled, thinking of Andy and knowing how much he would have loved it. We made a point of taking Andy's teddy bear, Herky, along on the trip and capturing pictures with him every single day. Herky had his special pouch in the backpack and made appearances at St. Peter's Square, the canals of Venice, and the Acropolis. Our 'Herky pictures' certainly did not replace having Andy with us, but they gave us all a moment to think about him and feel like a tiny bit of him was there. As we start our next 100 episodes, I look forward to seeing what new changes lie ahead. The first addition will be the opportunity to share your child on the podcast in a unique way. While some people want to share their child on an episode, others may never feel ready for such a step. I was inspired by Michael's Madre, who offered to sponsor the full cost of her episode, which is $125. Now, I invite others to do the same. If you feel called to sponsor all (or part of) an episode in your child's name, visit the Donate Page on andysmom.com, and their name will be announced in the introduction. Thank you all so much for the love and support you have shown me. The podcast has blessed me in more ways than I could have ever realized. I cannot imagine what my life would be like today without it.

No. 2 Clemson baseball gears up for a huge series at No. 5 Florida State. Plus, we continue to discuss players who could transition from basketball to the gridiron. 

Dave and Jason have a fun game of "Either Or" with Northern California Sports teams to kick off the final hour of the show NBA Recap from Wednesday Night Herky the Hornet's Origin Story What to Watch, Celebrity Birthday's With Allen Stiles

The Oregon Ducks get a gritty win over Maryland, but are they starting to look a little tired and banged up?

Yesterday we talked about how Herky the Hornet, the mascot of Sac State, could get replaced. Is this a conspiracy theory or real? We have the President of Sac State on with us next to answer our tough questions.

Herky the Hornet is the mascot at Sac State but could he be going away? The answer is yes. Find out why next.

Join Jordan, Commish, Pitt Girl, and Beth. We talk about our international listeners, the New York Times dedicating Sunday's Wordle to us, we list so many collegiate champions of so many events college events (please don't get mad if we missed you), F1 Monaco, Indy 500, Bayer Leverkusen, Southampton, EA CFB Tiers of CFB Teams, Birmingham Southern, discuss people making replica rivalry trophies, Shota Imanaga our newest favorite baseball player thanks to Iowa vs Northwestern, then we break out the WHEEL OF COSTUMED MASCOTS for the Big Ten and try to determine who'd win in a fight, but it ends in a Triple Threat Match and much much more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Whoa a Sunday episode?! What happened to Wednesdays?!The bathroom duo continues agreeing Minkis hates country music, no one can find P Diddy, the New York Mayor said something border line racist, & Peacock has a gay animal docuseries coming soon. Turn up the volume & let's go!Audio Accredited by: DJ Fred Litt      (https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLpSCqnQ/)

Its Pop Tarts vs. Toaster Strudel on a This or That Thursday, plus we check out the 100 new Herky statues!

It was a SENIOR FEST this week with Roses flyin and maybe a Herky jump or two, 2 vaults that I am glad i got to see in person, never take your eyes off Szymanski because you just never know, double front dismount that made me almost fall out of my seat, How do you describe a Scholarship to your teammates, and we have some debates on todays pod

Amateur ghost hunters are chased out of an abandoned asylum by a jabbering herky-jerky puppet man. On a rural highway, the ghost of a murdered tow truck driver comes to the aid of stranded travelers. And the tale of a haunted ceiling fan prompts the Ghostkeepers to share an unexplained experience of their own. Stories:The Fan GhostHorror at Sandhill ParkPhantom Tow TruckVisit the award-winning Glass Spider Publishing to get your book into the hands of readers worldwide. www.glassspiderpublishing.comDiscover 4,600+ true ghost stories in the Castle of Spirits Librarywww.castleofspirits.com/ghost-storiesSubmit your own true paranormal storywww.castleofspirits.com/submit OR call 801-436-7838.Watch us on YouTube and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @castleofspiritsTheme Music: "Lightless Dawn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The guys talk with Kristin Lyerly and Rich Apple about their experiences as Goldie the Gopher and Herky the Hawk. Sandra Ranck joins the show to talk about Real Estate. Guests: Kristin Lyerly, Sandra Ranck, Rich Apple

This week's pod begins with a sense of calmness over various sports teams (and a couple that aren't calm at all) (0:20). Then comes some poetic Mindfulness for the soul (8:59). Following which it's time to hype up the NZ Breakers even though they lost in the NBL Finals (10:20), preview the second Test between the Blackcaps and Sri Lanka (21:06), talk Warriors vs Cowboys including the impending debut for Taine Tuaupiki (38:36), put a spotlight on Hayze Perham's efforts with the Dogs (55:20), and then we chat some Wellington Phoenix to close things out (1:02:00). Feast. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/elnichecache Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thenichecache Email newsletter: https://thenichecache.substack.com Aotearoa sports blog: https://www.theniche-cache.com

On this episode of Quartertones we're talking with Nubian-rooted Egyptian singer Nesma Herky who takes us to the origins of her interest in singing. We then listen to her work starting with Amary, continuing with Ne3eesh Be3eed, and end with her rendition of Mohamed Mounir's Ya Marakby.Nesma Herky is a marvelous Nubian rooted Egyptian singer and a skillful music composer, who is taking steady steps toward the limelight of the music scene in Egypt.Created & Hosted by Mikey Muhanna, afikra Edited by: Ramzi RammanTheme music by: Tarek Yamani https://www.instagram.com/tarek_yamani/About Quartertones:QuarterTones is a music show. It is an opportunity to listen to music, across genres, from musicians of and from the Arab world. This series is similar to NPR's All Songs Considered that is focused on the Arab world. afikra will be inviting musicians of all genres, as well as music historians, to help better understand the music that they perform or study. In this series, the guests will be invited to talk about their work and play their music, whether live or recorded, in three segments. The series will host current musicians who play contemporary and modern, including alternative scene or hip-hop, electronic, classical music, among other genres. The musicians will also be from different geographies.Join the live audience: https://www.afikra.com/rsvp   FollowYoutube - Instagram (@afikra_) - Facebook - Twitter Support www.afikra.com/supportAbout afikra:‎afikra is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region- past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity. Read more about us on  afikra.com

Amanda Kate is a Kinesiologist, Mentor, Mother, and more. Author of 'Divine. Messy. Human. A Spiritual Guide to Prioritising Internal Truth over External Influence', she released the book with the information, tips, and practices that have helped her move from self-loathing to self-acceptance, self-love and self-empowerment. A recovering people-pleaser and self-flagellator, she walks the path straddling the Divine and Messy daily. Always growing, developing, and learning new ways of being to, hopefully, one day leave the Earth better than she found it. Amanda Kate helps people to regain their vitality, smashing through their internal glass ceiling and limitations to find new levels of health, vitality, and abundance. She also works with business owners to increase their vibration and attract greater wealth and prosperity. Amanda Kate lives in Melbourne, Australia with her twin flame, her children, his children, and a dog named Zeus. Website: www.amandakate.com.au   Amanda's journey. 0:00 Today's breath is for you. 1:28 What is your interpretation of the truth? Is it valid? 6:41 Tapping into people's inner child. 14:20 The body as a holistic thing -. 17:53 How to deal with chronic fatigue and depression. 23:37 There's a huge rabbit hole when it comes to this stuff, especially when it has had the impact that it has. 29:42 Selflessness does what it says on the tin. It makes less and less of ourselves because we are giving and giving from resources. 35:21 When we're in anxiety we breathe in through the top part of our lungs, but our lungs start around the second and third rib space 40:33 More to do, more to do. 45:34 What is the relationship between science and religion? 49:13 How to connect to the body. 53:48 AI Transcription that hasn't been reviewed for accuracy: Intro Guy 0:00 Your journey has been an interesting one up to hear you've questioned so much more than those around you. You've even questioned yourself as to how you could have grown into these thoughts. Am I crazy? When did I begin to think differently? Why do people in general you're so limited thought process Rest assured, you are not alone. The world is slowly waking up to what you already know inside yet can't quite verbalize. Welcome to the spiritual dough podcast, the show that answers the question you never even knew to ask, but knew the answers to questions about you this world the people in it? Most importantly, how do I proceed? Now moving forward? We don't even have all the answers, but we sure do love living in the question. Time for another hit of spiritual with your host Brandon Handley. Let's get right into today's episode. Brandon Handley 0:42 Hey, there's spiritual dope. I'm on here today with Amanda cage. She is an author the author of divine messy human a spiritual guide to prioritizing internal truth over external influence. Kinesiology, this mentor, our Seipel life coach, mother and more. A recovering people pleaser and self flagellating, she walks the past channeling through the mind and messy daily, always growing, developing and learning new ways to be of being to hopefully one day leave the earth better than she found it. She lives in Melbourne, Australia with her twin flame, her children, his children and a dog named Zeus I gotta be honest with you, I may be most interested in the dog named Zeus. Amanda Kate 1:28 I know Do you know how many times I have had mentioned by all of them? I didn't mention any of their names but I gave the dog name Brandon Handley 1:37 you know let's you know there's the family there were there but here's the dog Zeus I don't know if you saw we just watched we just thought the kids and I just watched for Thor. Oh yeah, the new Marvel movie Thor and Zeus was in it very, very entertaining. So before we before we even fully take off I felt I feel like my day was like energetically disrupted right like I mean just a disrupted day. So let's I've got I've got a Tibetan Buddha you know, singing bowl that I don't use as often as I should let's just get it to get ourselves started let's let's do it. Let's do it man. So I like to start these off with the whole idea that you and I are like you know we're divine spiritual creatures. We are conduits for universal energy life source, right whatever's coming through us right now is for somebody's highest and best good can only come through us in this moment in this time and space. We're not you and I aren't even going to hear like but what's that message for somebody else? Today that's coming through right now Amanda Kate 2:48 to breathe. I know that sounds crazy but and maybe it is because you mentioned that you know your day has been a bit crazy and all over the place and I think sometimes when we're feeling that way, we forget the really simple things. Breeds go feel the sun on the face go get some fresh air have a glass of water and sometimes this simple things really bring us back into our beingness rather than you know flitting around all over the place. Brandon Handley 3:18 Yeah 100% those external things they are exactly that they're they're their external disruptors. I love that you bring up to just breathe and these simple things I also teach breathwork Right? to a group of people, several people but yeah, and today I'm I don't have the book with me I'm going through cheese I remember the guy's name who's me one of the one of the one of the breathwork coaches 21 Day damper lay that's what I'm doing damn relays and today's today's breath is like you know, find a breath and just feel it right like what is the emotional charge with that breath and how can you make that breath express that without using your words so that was one of the things that I had to do for myself I didn't have to I got to do it today for myself and remember to do that and then he also talked about you know, get out in the sun go to some simple things and you know what I've been doing recently instead of going to an office all the time we have we have we have these phones right we have 5g We can go anywhere and like work and so I just go to places a 5g found a nice park today with the willow tree and worked under that for a little while today so I can totally appreciate where you're coming from and I agree right go find some of those simple things. Look, let's talk about being divine and messy. I think I think you know if we as we grow up you and I and Western civilization on a spent some time in London so I'm sure there was a lot of proper going on right and and really Religion and Spirituality, I don't think there's a too different, but it's been taught like, like Catholicism would probably come to mind when you think of the mind. Right? And you think, super clean, right? If it's divine, and it's clean and not messy, you know, where's where does it come up? Like, where? Where do you? Where do you land with that? Amanda Kate 5:23 I see the divine and the mercy and everything, pretty much, you know, we're doing the best we can, even those people who are completely indoctrinated in religion, I think are doing the best they can, you know, even with, you know, I guess some of those elements of guilt and shame and fire and brimstone and all of that sort of stuff, people are still doing the best they can. And, and that's the bit that I guess I tap into, I wouldn't necessarily call myself religious. But I do consider myself spiritual. My interactions with God and my connection to God, the goddess is my experience. And it's my lived experience. And it's my own, I guess, communication and relationship, rather than looking at the organization of religion, the dogma and doctrine within religion. And sometimes I feel the cherry picking of lessons that I don't know how we get very human element to them. And again, some of that stuff is extremely messy. You know, we've had some good examples of that coming out of, you know, the states in the last couple of weeks, you know, where religion is trying to get involved in certain things? And you're like, does it really say all that stuff in the Bible? Or is it just, you know, an interpretation? And I think that's where I find it really fascinating is looking at, okay, what is your interpretation of the truth? What is your interpretation of what you're reading? And that is where your valid truth comes from? And it's no less valid than my truth or anybody else's truth? It's just a different perspective to look at it from. Brandon Handley 7:08 No, absolutely. I mean, I think the other part of this, right, is that even if you're reading materials, and and you're deeply immersed in, in the doctrine and dogma that you are challenged to, you can only come to that from your own level of understanding. Absolutely. So until like your there's like multi layers, right? Like, you can read the document many, many times over read the same thing over and over and over and over and over again. And then like, the next time you read it, it's like, it's like, somehow the words on the page changed. Right? You're like, I've been reading this my entire life. Whoa, what has happened here? Amanda Kate 7:58 100%. Right, 100%. Brandon Handley 8:01 So you're now able to, though, from if I'm hearing you correctly, that you've had some of these kind of almost calm awakening experiences, experiences where, you know, for certain, you've connected with source of some type, you've had experiences, you've got an inner lived experience, and you've got your own way of kind of expressing that. And that, even if you look at this dogma, and this other doctrine, you're seeing it through your own eyes lived experiences, and a totally different understanding. Amanda Kate 8:36 Yep, exactly. And there's no more right or wrong than anybody else's experience. And I think that's, that's what I'm starting to learn and love is that, you know, I guess early on, and I'm sure I'm not alone in this, you do go through this? Well, my way it's the right way. Or, you know, this is the this is the way that we need to look at things or perhaps this is the only interpretation that could be the truth. And yet, I think this is why I love having so many conversations about it is because every single time, I get another view, another perspective of the truth. You know, I don't know if you remember those filament labs where there's a ball in the middle and all these little shiny filaments. And I look at every interaction as putting elements into that ball, so that hopefully, eventually we get to 360 degrees, you have each of those different issues and things. And so every conversation I have, I look at adding filaments to my understanding of the world from a completely different perspective. And so I actually don't mind having conversations with people who completely disagree with me or, you know, are on a completely different tangent because I will always learn something from them. Brandon Handley 9:50 Yeah. You at least understand their filter. Like what's their filter and like, kind of what's that? What's what's coming out of there? Is it's funny because you bring up the truth, right? And I think that there's a truth. There's your truth. There's their truth. And then there's like, the truth, whatever that is, right. And we as humans, love it, I would have to say, it's gonna be real tough for us to ever experience the the truth, because we're subjective. This is a subjective experience. Right? Yeah. So I think that that's interesting. To go through that. Well, let's, let's also just let's tell people will read about you. Right, Liam, kind of what are you into? You've got your book. You do the Kinesiology is what does the Kinesiology I mean, tell me all about it. Amanda Kate 10:44 So kinesiology in Australia is a bit different from what you guys consider in over in the States. So we often, I think you guys call it applied Kinesiology. So it's much more about energy work. And we combine that Eastern wisdom with Western science. So it started with, you know, I guess through that chiropractic arm of things where we started realizing that the spinal nerves talk to different parts of the body. But the way that Kinesiology is put together is about, I guess, reading into the subconscious mind, and we do that through manual muscle testing. So if your muscle hold sperm, there's no stress, if I think of something stressful, I can't hold my arm up. And so we're looking at almost that subconscious stress, creating an electrical imbalance in the body. And that's what I am reading for the client or with the client and, and helping them sort of, I guess, see the physical nature. While they might say one thing that they in their conscious mind would go, this is 100% true, yet I can I can muscle test them and OB, that's actually not true to you, because of that subconscious programming. And that can be stuff that we've picked up from our families, from friends from society, from school, from religious leaders from whomever it is who's had an influence on our life. And so then we sort of take them back to those stressful times. And we find the emotional resonance, why it's sticking in the body, why that is creating that disturbance in the field. And then we clear it through vibrational means so I use a lot of sound donor, you've got the Tibetan sound bowl out, first, I will use sound, I will use vibrational essences or essential oils, so plant medicine, and bringing in those different vibrations to change that vibrational structure. So it's part of the somatic therapies where we're actually shifting out what's stuck in the body, and allowing people to move into new states of being from that with the conscious awareness of what their subconscious is trying to do to keep them safe. Because let's face it, our bodies aren't trying to do anything other than keep us alive and keep us safe. So every behavior pattern, every idea that we have, every behavior that we have, is actually about us staying alive and staying safe and staying safe within, you know, our tribe as we would have been born in, you know, ages ago, and obviously, some, some people are still in that community. But it's about being accepted by the community. And so we learn from very early on how we need to behave to be accepted within that community. And some people have great lessons, and some people have less than great lessons. But either way, we will create behaviors and patterns around that. And so what I do is work with people, I look at it as rewiring the nervous system to a new level of knowing what safety is for them. And yeah, so we do a lot of subconscious work, a lot of clearing, a lot of tapping into the body, where are you feeling this stuff, and then also resourcing their inner children. So getting them to parent, their own inner child and their own inner teenager to become more resourceful. And the more that we can parent, those inner children and in our team, the less we end up in those same reactionary pattern. Brandon Handley 14:20 You get to take them like out of timeout. Yeah, exactly. Taken. taken your inner child out of timeout. Yeah, let it come back out to play. Yeah. So is this I gotta imagine, you know, with the work that you're doing, and just a brief exploration of what you're about. You've come across David Hawkins, right. This is you know, kind of his space. Who else is really well known in this area for these these responses and are you know, when you're doing this kind of these He's tests to find the like the emotional resonance. Is it tied to like just this, this type of tapping? Is it to go to a space on the body and say, I'm feeling it here and walk us through kind of that experience of, you know, locating, you know, I say I'm having a good day like Tiger walkers, or like, No, I love broccoli or whatever. No, you don't, you know, it's just kind of walk us through what a scenario is like that? And what type of kind of muscle testing you can do and, you know, throw all kinds of ads in there for you. Over keeping track because I lost track. All right. Is this something that can be is it something that we can do? Through a zoom? Call? Amanda Kate 15:51 Yes, look, I can I certainly do work online now. And it is it is that I tap into people perhaps not the way I was taught. In terms of Kinesiology, I tap More in by the way I was taught when I did some mediumship and psychic mentorship. So if you imagine, even now, you're vibrating at a certain frequency. So even when we're interacting, I am tuning in to the Brandon Handley radio station, I am finding your frequency. And you are tapping into the amount of Cait frequency because we're having this conversation and we want our energy fields to merge. So in addition to that, when I work online, I imagined my auric field as a massive blanket that I'm going to throw over you to encapsulate your auric field so that I can read that information without me taking it on. Because I don't really I don't want to get you know, my shit confused with yours. Because we want to keep Brandon Handley 16:51 we need to table that one. Right like that not taking on other people's emotions. How? Yeah, I think that that's yeah, so we'll bring that one back up. Go ahead. Yeah. Amanda Kate 17:02 So especially and let's face it, you know, I've had some pretty traumatic things that happen, you don't tend to move into this work without, you know, relatively rough rows. And so I want to make sure when I am working with a client that we are keeping it there stuff, we don't want to be clearing my stuff in there session, that's not what they pay me for. And that's not what I want to be doing. So what we do, it really depends on the session as to how things pan out. But if I touch certain points on the body, so we use a lot of their traditional Chinese medicine points, we'll use actually you can see some of the charts up behind me there with with those points on and we use the meridians structures, we also use the chakra systems, we talk about the auric field. So we are looking at the body as a holistic thing. So quantum physicists have proven the universe is 4% physical matter. And we look at you as a being as 100%. So when you think about taking the physical out, most people look at the physical as most of the picture. Whereas we understand that tapping into that we also have our mental self, our emotional selves, our energetic selves, our spiritual self, our psychological selves, our metaphysical self, transformational, relational, financial, all these different aspects of ourselves, tap into this thing that is us. And most people think that our subconscious is in the brain, it's between our ears. But our subconscious is in every cell of the body it is in our auric field, it is through every tiny piece of us that exists is the record of who we ever have been in the past who we are now and who we ever will be. It's all in this field. Now, I don't tend to look into the future because again, you have freewill choice, you can choose one path or not. I look at, you know, where you want to head to what your next step is to get there. And anything in between that I see as noise because that's our what is that's our daydreaming that's wishful thinking that, you know, nothing really concrete. But where are we heading? And let's get a really clear picture of that. Let's get a really good vibrational feel of what it will feel like when I get to that view. And then let's look down what's my next step to get there. And then we glance over our shoulder to see what's holding us back from getting there. A lot of people in healing will stand basically looking back at what's stopping them from moving forward, but they're not getting a picture on the end result of what they're looking to achieve when there are Brandon Handley 19:46 a bunch of baggage around a ship to carry around with this. This is Amanda Kate 19:51 Yeah, yeah. So again, we work through all of that kind of stuff. And what we do is, I mean, I can pretty much muscle test, you know any muscle that that's, you know, in your body, either by using that particular muscle, or by using what we call a surrogate. And if you think of sorry to say it's a different muscle, then you know, basically reading the energy of another muscle. And so, realistically, we can go through any of each of the 14 main meridians has, you know, a number of muscles associated with it. So we don't tend to test the ones that are easiest for the clients. A lot of them will be the bigger arm and leg muscles, because it's more comfortable. You know, we don't want you sitting in all sorts of contorted position so that we can you know, muscle test awkward muscles, but it's almost like, and probably the easiest one that most people can do. And if I don't know how easy it is for you to stand up, but if you stand up, and you think it's something that you love, and I'll stand side over, I know this isn't fully out, everybody. I just dropped my microphone. So if I turn around, and I go, Okay, think of something I love. My body naturally moves forward. If I think it's something I dislike, I'm naturally going to move away from it. Right, right. So that is actually a really easy, I guess, way. Sorry, my microphone kept falling over, then I'm not apologies, everybody. Brandon Handley 21:27 Like so where, where? Where would I apply this? Right? Like, I love that one. I've never, you know, here's, here's the challenge, too, right? We get like all of these different modalities, but we forget to use them. Right? I really liked that. I really, I think one of the simplest ones is like what you just described there, you know, leaning forward and leaning backwards? Where's where should I use this? Amanda Kate 21:50 A really great one to do is if you're buying a present for someone that you don't know that well, I've used it before for that and it has worked every time, okay, you walk into a store and you go okay, is the ideal present for that person and you get a picture of them in your mind on the left hand side of the store notes on the right hand side of the store. Okay? You know, you are simple. Yes. No answers. Okay. And, and it's amazing. Or if you put, say an apple and an orange in each hand, you know, one on one hand with an apple and one hand with an orange. And you feel Okay, which one would my body benefit most from right now? Your body will lean towards which one feels more right for you? Brandon Handley 22:36 I think that would be super fun to do with like an organic apple and like a non organic apple. Yeah, right. Like, that would be great. Amanda Kate 22:44 Yeah. I have my hands. And I can tell you in other movies Brandon Handley 22:53 like this glass? Amanda Kate 22:55 Yeah, always guys. No, you do not want that. And I'm like, Yes, I really do. Brandon Handley 23:02 Subconscious in every cell of my body, I'll tell you what, I get it. Um, so. Okay. So you know, we do this. We kind of we connect we do we go through some Kinesiology? I think one of the things you talk about a lot, too was your own experience wants to share that with you know, how did you get here? Right? Like, okay, great. You're here but like, I don't know, is it just like, you know, hey, I decided one day I saw an ad for Udemy and I'm like, Kinesiology is for me, or something else happened? Amanda Kate 23:37 Well, I I had had some pretty rough times in, in my marriage. I had a life on paper that most people would absolutely kill for. You know, I had a rich, successful husband. I had two beautiful children. We traveled around the world. I'd lived in the UK 11 years. We then moved back to Melbourne, and I started getting really sick. So I ended up having chronic fatigue. I was needing three hour naps in the afternoon. And I was usually pretty self motivated. You know, pretty focused on on what I wanted. And first started sort of seeing a naturopath and started getting an idea outside of, I guess traditional medicine because traditional medicine my GP kept saying you're the healthiest sick person I've seen, like, all your blood tests are fine, you'll be alright. They tried to put me on antidepressants and just in my heart and soul. I went, it's not depression, like it doesn't. It's bigger than that. It's and I'm not saying that. Like for me, it wasn't able to be contained within that. Yes, there were probably elements of depression there. But that wasn't the problem. And I guess I knew that at a deep level. And so I kept sort of trying different things and getting rid of gluten getting At a dairy sort of helped a bit, but there still was so much else going on. Anyway, I had a family holiday, which ended up being quite traumatic. And so I, when I got back, I saw my GP and got a mental health care plan, so that I could go and see a psychologist. And I rang this particular psychologist, because I knew that she did mindfulness courses, I knew she did assertiveness courses. And so I signed up for her next mindfulness course, I signed in for a session with her. And the receptionist said, it's another six weeks away. You sound pretty stressed, you know? She said, what's going on for you? And I said, you know, we've just emigrated to Australia and my husband's working in a, in a job he doesn't like he's, you know, stressed. He's moved away from his family, because his family were in the UK, you know, my son's been bullied at school, my daughter is, you know, an absolute handful. And, you know, I'm holding it all together. And she said, who's got your back? And that was it. I just, I just broke into pieces. I was sobbing, I couldn't even answer her because I'm like, nobody. I have nobody to lean on. And, and I didn't, you know, I hadn't really made too many good close friends. By that point. I hadn't. You know, I was on my own. And I had been for a very long time, having lived in the UK had children over there was not supported within my marriage was not supported, you know, terribly well, I did have some incredible friends over there. But I still just didn't have that support that I needed. Anyways, so she said, Well, we've got a kinesiologist here, would you be willing to try it and I'm like, never heard of that. But you know what, I'm desperate. I need to fix myself. And I remember my first session with my kinesiology assess where she saw dollar signs and went to cheating on like, the perfect client, because I went, I need to fix myself enough to fix my marriage, because I'm broken. That was the end, she still laughs at me about it, because she ended up being one of my teachers when I was studying. And towards the end of my degree, she's like, Oh, my God, I don't even recognize you as that woman who walked into my clinic like, crazy. And yes, she did. She said to me, in that first session, you don't realize how emotionally abused you are, do you? And I saw it in a lot of relationships in my life. But it took a long time to find that biggest abuser. And it was just the changing of everything. For me, within those first couple of months, I started getting a sense of me again, some of the chronic fatigue symptoms started to dissipate. I just started to feel more whole. And I was finding bits of me that I had completely suppressed, ignored, repressed, cut off through, you know, shame, or humiliation, or whatever. And I was finding all these aspects to myself that were just it was like coming home. And so within six months of that first session, I was studying kinesiology because I thought if I can just help one person, the way this has helped me, I'll have made a difference in the world and it'll be a life worth worth living. And I did, I just loved it. Every time I went into class, it was like I was remembering stuff that I knew from, you know, whether it be past lives, or whatever. It felt like it's really soul deep remembering. And it was it was amazing. I ended up starting my Advanced Diploma before I even finished my diploma. I overlapped them by about six months, I did all of the extras the college offered. So I did quantum neurology, which is like anxiety and depression on that quantum level. Looking at Advanced hormones and glands balances, looking at all of these different advanced techniques, as well as doing total body modification, which is like looking at all the systems of the body and how they interact with different energy points, and things like that. So it's been phenomenal. Like I did about six years worth of study in four years, because I just kept finding more stuff that I just wanted to know about. And the more I learned, the more I realized I didn't know and I just wanted to know more stuff and I think I'm still in that state the more I know that the more I realize I don't know. Brandon Handley 29:42 For sure, right there's there's a huge rabbit hole when when it comes to this stuff. Especially especially when it's had the impact that it has had on you, right and you're like, I gotta go shout this from the mountaintops. Right, everybody You gotta come try this out. Right? And then like you're you're always exploring on how to improve that how to grow in this thing. And like you said, Oh, I didn't know that about that. And you know, maybe you find another person that is similar, but just like just a slight sliver different and like, you chase that rabbit hole, like, like, but it all kind of comes together, right? To the point where you are, right? It's, it's all what you need to be doing what it is that you're doing. You know, so when you went to the nature path, I guess you'd already gone through like the traditional path, right? And you'd said, Alright, look, I've tried this, this, this and this? The answer is I'm getting the answers. But they just, it doesn't feel right. Yeah, Amanda Kate 30:45 I wasn't actually getting answers. They were just, they were just trying to chuck stuff at me. I don't know, if they were hoping I'd go away, or if they just didn't know what to do. You know, I was suffering for, say 13 days a month with my cycle. And it was all emotional based, you know, but they didn't pick that up, they were just trying to put me on the antidepressants. And that was literally the only answer they seem to have for me was antidepressant. So I'm going, but that's not quite right. Like, that doesn't feel right for me. And so. And in the end, it was the best thing that could have ever happened. Because it did lead me down this path. And it did lead me to a place whereby I've found exactly where I need to be. And what I needed to learn to get myself to a level of health and wellness that a few years back, I would never have thought possible. Brandon Handley 31:40 Enough for sure. And you you mentioned, you know, where you started off, and six months later, how great of a distance or a just how much difference can occur within six months if you put in the work, right, if you you know, kind of follow some of these other ways of being. I mean, you mentioned that to like your dietary changes. Well, it had a difference if it wasn't it, right. But it's the kind of holistic practice that that brought it all together for you. Amanda Kate 32:14 Yeah, it was it was really doing a lot of their deep emotional clearing and the psychological work. So basically, I never felt safe. And so I was constantly on edge. I was, you know, I was I was always reactive, because my nervous system didn't feel safe ever. So I had long bouts of insomnia. And I still occasionally get them. That's usually when I know that my body's going out of whack again, is that the insomnia returns and I'm like, right, I'm gonna go back and do some different work. Because you're not supposed to sleep deeply if you've got to bear outside your cave, you know? Yeah. And so when my nervous system was Prime's Brandon Handley 32:57 though it's funny bring that off as literally like kind of taken a snooze in the in the woods the other day, and there's kind of a brief one. And it's right across like a path where my son and I like seeing like, what may have been a bear Princess, like, you know what every noise is, like Herky jerky, all round. So you're right. You don't sleep well, when there's a bear out and about. You know, I think the other thing too, is like, you talk a little bit too about like the mindfulness and the assertiveness. Where, you know, where did that show up for you? Kind of like, I still remember taking a communication course where Western women in general if you're being assertive, you're being perceived as like a bitch, right? Oh, yeah. So I'm sure that there was a lot of that there are two sounds like you were in a relationship that wasn't amazing. And like, you know, to assert yourself, you probably felt like you were out of line. So how, you know, I mean, talk a little bit about, you know, getting through that as well. Amanda Kate 34:05 Yeah. Look, I think this is, this is that spectrum that we live on. We are taught that if we do anything for ourselves, that we are harming other people, generally as women, men don't seem to have the same messaging to the same extent. We are taught that the best thing we can be as women is selfless. And that if we are not selfless, we're being selfish. And the selfishness hurts other people, it damages them. It goes as far as damaging them and not just damaging them but taking away what is good in their life. If we decide to take what we need for our life, that's the way you know those ingrained messages go. Now, it's really interesting. I've changed my idea on selfishness over the years one I used to think it was doing something to hurt somebody else. But when I heard abraham hicks talking about it, they said If you think about who is calling you selfish, selfishness actually doesn't exist. Because most of the time the person calling you selfish is wanting something from you that you're not willing to do or willing to give or can't give. But they're wanting it from you. So actually, is the person calling you selfish that is tending to display their selfish qualities. And I'm like, Oh my god. Mind blown. Brandon Handley 35:24 Yeah, that's such a lightbulb moment with that with that. I've definitely heard her go through that as well. Yeah, definitely. Like, she like, Oh, my God. She's penny dropped. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Like, mind blown. 100%. Here's a space on this for a second. Oh, god, god. Amanda Kate 35:42 Yeah. And I was just gonna say that selflessness does what it says on the tin, it makes less and less and less and less and less of ourselves. Because we are giving and giving and giving and giving and giving from resources we don't have. Brandon Handley 35:56 Yeah, yeah. Somebody somebody said something to me, that kind of resonated, and I'm still trying to figure it out. 100%. But she's like, if you had to sacrifice something that wasn't yours to begin with? Yeah. Yeah. Right, which I thought was a pretty powerful line. Yeah. And I think that's in line with what you're saying there. Right? There's the sand that you kind of completely diminishes and eradicate all of who you are. Yeah. Without replenishment. Amanda Kate 36:22 Absolutely. But in the middle of the two, is actually being so full, and making ourselves a priority to fill ourselves up. And then we can give to other people from that overflow. And so in the middle of that selfishness, or selflessness, I don't see either of those as being a place to stand it is standing in the middle. And that is part of that assertiveness, it is part of that no, this is the space I'm going to take off. I am going to allow myself to be in this space, I'm going to trust that I deserve to stand here. I am also going to not just give and give and give. I'm going to allow myself to receive. And then everybody else. Yes, absolutely want Brandon Handley 37:05 to write had some conversations with the guy who brought that to light, too. We want to give one a good one a good one to give. I'm such a good giver. But are you good at receiving? Right? And you kind of? Well, you if you don't receive you don't have anything to gift? Yeah, yeah. Amanda Kate 37:27 If we think about the basics of that, we're doing one part of the equation through giving. So if you you know, when I talk about the masculine and feminine principles that has nothing to do with gender, it has nothing to do with sexual identity, it is just purely, you know, I guess the binary way that it is able to be described. But if you think about the mass, the male sex organs, they are out there, they're projective, they are giving, they can be easily seen. That's the masculine aspect of ourselves. So the outbreath, because it is going outward, it is the masculine breath, everything internal, the in breath, this female sex organs, it's receptive, it's hidden, it's mysterious, the motive, it's all about feeling. That's that feminine aspect. So if we're just giving, all we're doing is our masculine side, and we all have this inside us, we just have different percentages and different, you know, ways that we express it. But even you know, the most masculine of all the people who identify as highly masculine still have feminine aspects to them. And those people who just, you know, identify as very feminine also have masculine aspects to them. Because if we just had the feminine, we would never do anything. And if he just had the masculine, we'd run ourselves into the ground, because we've never actually stopped and just be for a bit. And so the receptivity is actually really, really important for us to balance out that feminine aspect and to replenish ourselves. So that we have enough to give, because if I'm giving and giving, you know, if you look at all the different hats that we wear, you know, I'm a mother, I'm a partner, I'm a business owner, I'm a you know, I'm a facilitator in in this healing space, I've got all of these different things that I do. Now, if I am only giving say to my business, then I'm actually taking energy from other areas of my life to constantly be giving to that. So I need to be giving and receiving and all of these different areas of my life, but without the receptivity part. I am purely giving from a finite resource. And that's when we end up running run down. Brandon Handley 39:34 Now to present makes sense, makes sense. You brought in I talked with kind of a go back to the bear in the woods and sleep and insomnia and not being able to kind of release your your state of what is it the sympathetic mode, right being kind of stuck in fight or flight? You share it you share it on one of your I think YouTube's A breath work or just kind of a type of breathing that you can do to release and reset the autonomic nervous system, I would love it if you just shared that here on this podcast. You know, even if I teach stuff and share stuff, nobody listens to me. So you can share it as many times as you want. But just getting another perspective. And again, this could be, you know, that person on the other end today that maybe they just can't hear that from me, but they can hear from you. So yeah, absolutely. Amanda Kate 40:34 So often, when we're in anxiety we breathe in through the top part of our lungs, but our lungs actually start around the second and third rib space. So if we're only breathing in the top part, the main bit of our lung with all of the alveoli in isn't actually getting the oxygen, because that comes down into these, you know, into the lobes at the very base of our lungs. So what we need to be doing is pushing that breath much, much deeper. And that's what people talk about in terms of belly breathing, and things like that, of course, your belly doesn't actually breathe, you know, there are no lungs in our belly, but we want to be pushing it down. What happens when we stay in anxiety breathing is our diaphragm actually gets caught and tightened, because it's not being exercised with that breath, it's not being pushed down. So we end up with quite a tight diaphragm, which is why a lot of people who are in long term stress feel that they can't breathe fully, all the time, because their diaphragm is actually caught up and stuck. So what we want to do is actually deep breathe in, and we and it works well, if you put a hand on your chest. So you can actually feel that your chest isn't moving until the very end of the breath. And you just push the air down deep into your belly as you can and really feel that expanding without the chest moving. And the chest full move at the end, of course, because eventually, that's where the air will end up in the top part of the lungs. Then as we let it out, and we only need to do three or four of those deep, deep breaths. So I tend to sort of breathe in for 1234. And then I'll hold for one or two. So I do quite slow breaths. I mean, look, you can count to 10, if you really want to, but I sensitive, countless less and lots like slower. So just breathe in really deeply. Hold it for a second or two, and then let it out. And I tend to make my outbreath slightly longer than my in breath. I don't know why I just do no right or wrong, you do what feels good for you. But breathing really deep into those into those lobes of the lungs imagining that air be pushed right down into the deepest alveoli, so then your oxygen and your blood can do that transfer so much easier. Because you're trying to do it where there's the bulk of that, that transferability. And I get people to practice things like when they're stuck at the traffic lights, you know, you're gonna get a minute or two. So you know what, every time you pull up at lights, practice two or three big deep breaths. And then you know, and the other thing I try and get them to do is actually notice what's going on. You know, whose turn is that next? Oh, look, there's a mother with a baby in a pram over there. There's a red car here, you know, just coming really into that present moment. So one of the things that I want to do, because I'm trying to reduce stress in people's lives, the tools that I give them are there to reduce stress in their lives. If I tell you to, you know, you've got to deep breathe 10 times a day. Oh, shit, there's another thing for my to do list and five, how am I going to fit that in? I'm already busy enough Holy crap. And now it feels like a chore. And when it feels like a chore, we're not going to do it. And that's why I try and get people to do it in those kinds of situations where they're already there. Oh look, there's a minute or two because I have to stop because all the traffic stopped. Okay, what can I do in this moment? Let's bring myself back let's become really present. Let's listen to the words in the song on the radio. Let's do some really deep breathing Let's become really hyper focused on this minute right now. And then off we go again. And so it's about trying to knit some of those practices in to the every day and that's how I found my changes happened was because I would knit them in and then they would just become seamless. And you know so every morning for example when I have a shower I imagine that that water is just washing away anyone else's stuff that's attached to me anything that doesn't belong to me any you know hooks called seeds attachments in Wow, you know, anything that water, rinses it away, sends it back to Mother Earth for her to transmute into something beautiful. And then I'm not just cleaning, you know, my body, I'm also cleaning my energy field. And so it's ways to knit those practices in, whether it be deep breathing, or energy clearing, or whatever it is. So that it feels seamless in your day, and you're not just doing Oh, here's another thing I've got to do. And here's another thing I've got to do, and here's, you know, we don't, we don't need more stress, we got enough of that. Brandon Handley 45:34 More shit to do, which is kind of fun. Especially especially when you first get started in this space. That if you're not already, like in personal development, or you have these spiritual practices, you're like, alright, you need to do this, this this and like, you have this huge list of all the shit that's just posted on the day, like, this is stressing me out, like how am I supposed to like gain enlightenment, like, and I've got this list of shit to do. I don't know, if I'm gonna get to like, you know, four or five of them. And I got like, 12 Yeah, I'm never going to Nirvana. So, I love I love the concept too, in the idea of like, knitting it in, right? Like, I just thought about, like, you know, the fabric of your life naked and to like, you know, the fabric of your life so that it becomes seamless, it's there. It's not like, you know, a stop, and you don't have to stop your entire day. Pull out like your meditation blanket. And you know, wait for the do and humidity to be like, 67%. Before you can, you know, breathe easily, right? Yeah. There's no specific time and or space that you have to do it. Yeah, you make a conscious choice to like, pause. Or take it all in. And, and, and, you know, self fullness. Amanda Kate 46:48 Yeah. Yeah. And it's doing it throughout the day, because let's face it, I mean, I walk my dog for an hour and a half to two hours every morning. I'm then trying to fit in a workout to also run a business Plus, I've got a family to look after, you know, my time is pretty precious right now. And okay, I could walk my dog for less, but it's also my exercise. And you know, there's a whole heap of things. I guess I could sacrifice a little bit more. But you know, my poor walk with the dog is, you know, I'm on the beach every morning. Rain, hail or shine, you name it. I'm there. It was three degrees this morning. I think when I was out there walking, you know, I'm also doing cold water swimming now. So I go down into the bay. I think it's about nine degrees at the moment. I do about 20 minutes in the bay. Brandon Handley 47:33 So suits are Fahrenheit. Celsius. I got Yeah, I gotta imagine Celsius. Right. Amanda Kate 47:38 Yeah. Not nine Fahrenheit. Brandon Handley 47:41 So cold. Sounds like, it doesn't stop. Amanda Kate 47:44 Yeah, it's not. But you know, I've got those little practices that I do. And they are my meditative times, when I'm walking the dog at the beach, you know, it's pick up the ball, throw the ball, pick up the ball, throw the ball, you know, and walk, I think I do about 7k, or roughly, maybe a bit more. And then you know, it's the same when I'm in the water, I have to breathe well, cuz in that cold water, it takes your breath away. I practice my breathing. And I get into this place where after about, it's about six or seven minutes, it stops hurting. And then it gets into this really calm, bearish. And that's why it feels like that. Not quite, I haven't gotten there yet. Thank God. Brandon Handley 48:33 Man. I mean, I totally appreciate you being on I know. Yeah. So I got at least one book. What do you have more than one book? Because I didn't I didn't go that deep on it. But I have Amanda Kate 48:42 one book. But there's also a secret book club title. So it was the same book, but I really wanted it printed under the working title as well. The the actual book itself is called Divine Mercy human. And the secret book club title is called Don't let that can't steal your bricks. Brandon Handley 49:04 It's great. I think that I think I think you know, at the very least when I saw the I think I might have seen that somewhere too. And just trying to fall over. Yeah. But I really liked the divine messy house. Yeah. Right. It's very thick on this podcast. And what we do here is try to be approachable space, there's way too many motherfuckers who are like, like, again, who who put themselves at like, you know, at a level that you're like, Listen, I'm just trying to have a conversation. Yeah. I don't know that we need to get that deep into it. All right, sometimes. Sometimes surface level conversations are real cool. Amanda Kate 49:45 Oh, absolutely. I think the other thing is, it's about being relatable. And it's about doing stuff that's actually going to work like we as you said, you know, if we did all the spiritual practices that we got taught, we'd be spending 24 hours a day In our spiritual practices, we're not timeframes. No time for anything else, but we live life. So yeah, I'm so with you. Brandon Handley 50:08 Right? Right, right. I mean, I think and look, if we look at Hinduism they've got they've got pretty Dagny Listen, I know that I know, it gets romanticize but like, you know, there's, there's the greenhouse, right? That's it, there's a householder, there's like, that's what you're doing. That's your life. And then there's the spiritual aspirant who goes and meditates in a cave. Those are your two choices. You can either live your life with your family, or go live in a cave. Yeah, right, there's really, it's really hard to kind of get the in between is trying to make it approachable. And I think that you know, what you've got here is like, super approachable. And I appreciate that. So, appreciate you being on I have a couple questions for you, if you don't mind. So, I really do look at this as kind of like a spiritual speed dating, right? Like, so somebody's going to come on today. They're gonna be like, You know what, Brandon, this isn't working out anymore. I'm ready for my next dating partner. And that could be you. So, let's see here. Spiritual Bachelorette number one, what is the relationship between science and religion? Amanda Kate 51:13 At the moment, I see them as a little bit one on the same, they can both be very doctrine ated and dogma filled, or they can be done with heart and soul. And I tend to resonate more with the heart and soul in both aspects. Brandon Handley 51:29 Just seems like, I like that right. It seems like there are these fine lines to follow, right? I'm not sure how deep you've gotten into the breath work. Who's Who's the Russian who Gamez name is escaping me right now. But the you know, who came up with all this? Work? The guy who did the math to set up like the the breathing? And radio? Yeah, to go into space, right? Yep. People trashed his work. Because it was going to interfere with other people's like studies that there's a fear that everything you've learned is wrong. Yep. Yeah. Right. And you don't want people to find that out? Amanda Kate 52:14 Yeah. And what is true science and true religion about for me, it's about curiosity and asking questions and knowing that there is no finite yes or no, that is 100%. Right are 100% Wrong. And so the best science for me keeps asking questions and is actually prepared to be wrong. And for me, it's the same about spirituality and religion, the number of times I have racked up and I've been wrong, you know what I'm getting better and better at owning it and being responsible for my own shit. And, and I see that within, you know, it was like the whole thing that we've had fed into us over in Australia the last few years trust the science or the fact that you're even saying there's the science. For me that doesn't sit right because science is all about asking questions, and being prepared for different answers that don't fit with your paradigm and your you know, your desired outcome. And, and that's the exciting bit for me is is science and religion that go and keep asking questions and keep their curiosity alive and keep in touch with that childlike innocence. Brandon Handley 53:19 No, I love it. I love it. Coup de doo doo doo doo doo doo. Let's go with what prevents people from living to their full potential. Amanda Kate 53:33 I think it's pretty much you know, what I was writing about in my book is it's trusting external influences over your internal truth. And our internal truth is valid. And the way we experience the world and interact with the world is such an important thing. And so often we defer our inner knowing to other people's suppose it expertise, but they don't know us, they don't know our life path. They don't know our spiritual purpose. You know, they're coming with their own baggage and their own filters and their own ideas about life. And you know, what we need to learn to trust what's in here, our own heart and soul, and our breath work. breathwork connects us to the body and the more connected we are to the body, the more we can actually read what the body's trying to tell us and what our soul is trying to tell us. Brandon Handley 54:24 You so let's explore that just for a second to like, when you say connect to the body, what are you saying? Amanda Kate 54:30 Feel into it? So you know, when we're building up in our head, we tend to be in I call it either the wounded feminine or the wounded masculine. We're trying to, you know, over give over control, overthink, over, over, over, over analyze. And what happens is if you imagine a cardboard cutout of yourself as your energy field, our self point moves from this place on our chest, there's like a little whereas the little divot here. It's on our on our sternum, it's just under the knotch. There, there's like a little divot, that's also fine for a lot of clients at the moment who are in overthinking that they'll point is up around here, up around the top of their forehead, that means that energetically they are literally in their head. But also, their feet are not touching the ground, the more our feet touch the ground, and the more grounded we are, and the more in our body we are, the higher we can actually reach people seem to think that if they want to meditate, they need to just go up and they can, you know, go up like a helium balloon. But the more we tether ourselves to the ground, the higher we actually get in that aspect. And so that's what I mean about being in our body is being firmly anchored into the 3d reality that we've chosen to be present in right now. And from that 3d reality, if we are anchored into it, we can then lift higher, and we can go into a more divine aspect of thinking, where we acknowledge our emotional self, we acknowledge our logical self. And we are able to go then above that and get our out of the box thinking happening, our intuition. Brandon Handley 56:12 So I need to use my body to get to my brain and connect it to source me. So the thing I think about to write is like, I think about the idea of, you know, lightning, if lightning strikes, and I'm not grounded, there's no where that energy to flow. So in order for energy to flow, there's got to be some type of grounding. Yeah, yeah, fair. That's the way of what you're saying here. Amanda Kate 56:41 Imagine, imagine when you're the one I used with clients is, you know, when your batteries aren't quite in your TV remote, and it does nothing. You can't have a TV, you need both ends to be battery connected to actually do it. And so, you know, the way I look is, is one of our terminals is connected to the earth, and the other terminal above our head is connected to the heavens. If we are connected in like that we are so much more useful. And I think that's why they call it M body meant it's about being in the body. Because so many of us if you think about the language we use, or she's beside herself right now, energetically, often I will then find myself point, literally beside themselves because energetically that their energy system is not quite in their body properly. When we are fully embodied, we are feeling what we need to feel in this moment, we are getting the insights and intuition we need in this moment. To make more empowered, more discerning choices that are more self loving. Brandon Handley 57:47 We think about the idea of being in alignment, right energetically being in alignment and we would think about like our body being this place over here. You kind of all need to be working together as kind of one. Okay, awesome. Awesome. Amanda Kate. Such a blast. I know we could have taken this in so many different ways. I appreciate you. You know having this conversation with me how to blasts where can people go find out more about you connect with you? Amanda Kate 58:14 Yeah, the easiest place to start probably my website www dot Amanda kake.com.au. My book is on there and all sorts of things. I am on Facebook at Amanda Kate transformation. I am on Instagram at Amanda underscore underscore Kate and I've just joined Tik Tok and having heaps of fun on there at divinely messy. Brandon Handley 58:37 Nice. Thank you so much for being Amanda Kate 58:39 here. Thank you so much brand has been so good and keep bringing your work into the world because it's so needed. Intro Guy 58:45 Thank you. I really hope you enjoyed this episode of the spiritual dove podcast. Stay connected with us directly through spiritual dove.co. You can also join the discussion on Facebook, spiritual and Instagram at spiritual underscore Joe. 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The pandemic caused us all to readjust our values and focus on what truly matters. It also forced us to alter how we communicate and innovate.In this special episode of Prism, Dan Harden moderates a discussion with founders Fred Bould and Caroline Flagiello on how we can use the lessons from this experience to create an exciting new era of Design. The panel reveals:How to make the most of our newly realigned values, the work-life blur, and virtual creative collaborationsWays to implement the new design thinking that's emerged which values experiences, quality of life, and purposeThe ideal vision of Design and the roadmap needed to get thereListen in on their perspectives on how we can all find design nirvana.GuestsCaroline Flagiello, founder of Akin, is an innovation expert with two decades of experience leading teams and designing for every kind of organization, from nascent startups to high profile Fortune 500 companies, in industries ranging from consumer electronics to fashion to food and beverage.Fred Bould, founder of Bould Design, has collaborated with leading innovators such as Nest Labs, GoPro and Roku. Their work has met with both commercial and critical success. Recognition includes numerous IDEA, Core77, D&AD, and Red Dot Awards, as well as the Cooper Hewitt and SF MOMA Permanent Collection. Bould's design solutions are noted for usability, simplicity, and elegance.This episode of Prism was originally recorded as a live Whipsaw virtual event on July 28, 2021.Episode TranscriptDan Harden 0:07Hello and welcome to Prism. Prism is a design oriented podcast hosted by me Dan harden, like a glass prism that reveals the color hidden inside white light. This podcast will reveal the inside story behind innovation, especially the people that make it happen. My aim is to uncover each guest unique point of view, their insights, their methods, or their own secret motivator, perhaps that fuels their creative genius.Okay, hello, and welcome to finding design Nirvana. I'm Dan Harden. Whipsaw's Founder, CEO and Principal Designer and with me are Caroline Flagiello and Fred Bould. We're here to discuss how we can evolve from this somewhat dark time that we find ourselves in. We've experienced something truly extraordinary in the last Well, now what year and a half, and it's still going on. But how can we evolve from that time that we have all experienced into a better we'll call it designed to future. That's why we call this finding design Nirvana. We think we should be learning from these tough times in order to advance design to a higher Well, maybe even more ideal state, if that's possible. That's what we wanted to investigate with this discussion. Tonight, we'll talk about the lessons we have learned from the pandemic that can help us re examine how we think about design, especially in terms of what design should be focused on where the opportunities lie to innovate, and how design should or can be practiced. So without further ado, let's meet our panelists, Caroline, Fred. Fred is the Founder and Design Director of Bould design, Bould, has collaborated with great companies such as nest labs, GoPro, Roku, and many, many others. They've won lots of Design Awards. They've got worked at the Cooper Hewitt and SF MoMA. They're designed many of you know it. They're designed as noted for simplicity, elegance, and a focus on usability. They always do great work can always count on Fred and his company. I met Fred in the 80s when we both worked at Henry Dreyfus associates. And we've been great friends ever since. Good to see you, Fred.Fred Bould 2:21Great to see you. Carolyn. Good to see you. Yeah. My first got to know Dan, when I was an intern at Henry Dreyfus associates. And Dan was one of the young hotshot designers there that everybody looked up to. So it's, it's really, it's really gratifying to find myself here, you know, 100 years later. We're working in close proximity to Dan and, and his elk. So this is great.Dan Harden 2:52Thanks for joining Fred. My other guest is Carolyn Flagella. Carolyn is Founder and CEO of Akon a firm she founded in 2015. Caroline is an innovation expert with two decades of experience leading teams and designing for every kind of organization from Little startups to high profile Fortune 500 companies. She also worked at Pentagram and IDEO, and I've known Caroline for over 25 years. She helped me chair the National idsa conference in 2002. I still can't thank you enough for that, Carolyn. And you may have also seen Caroline on the CBS series, California by design. Welcome, Caroline. Thank you for joining.Caroline Flagiello 3:33Oh, thank you for having me. Yes. And good to see Fred. Um, yeah, Dan, when I first met you, it was at the MoMA. And it was during an idsa Awards event. And you were President of Frog at the time. And I was like, Oh, that's Dan. And so, you were you know, you were the god. Oh, well, I was still, you know, starting off in my career. So anyway, it was a long time ago, but you were still the god.Dan Harden 4:05Oh, my God. Okay, we did not practice Believe me this.Okay, so let's, let's get into our discussion, but thank you. So, let's start out kind of broad. Alright, so this crazy pandemic that we've been through, I mean, it has rocked us all to the core in so many ways. But let's talk briefly about its impact on work, especially, like, How were your practices impacted? And how did you adjust? Did you survive obviously, or how did you thrive?Fred Bould 4:41Carolyn, you want to take?Caroline Flagiello 4:44Sure, so, um, when I started Akon seven years ago, it was relational based consultancy. So basically, our goal is to have long term key clients and reduce that churn and spend And I also thought that there was a different way to be able to create a consultancy that didn't look like the consultancies that we've all you know, and love and work for, and thought that we could leverage global talent in different ways. So I leveraged a distributed teams, as well as our core team. And so like, our practices really haven't changed. But what we did is we really honed the ability to connect in hybrid ways and connect through video, you know, seven years ago, and that, you know, being able to access global talent is just really important. And I think, really, we've seen the the fruits of that, through hybrid work, quite honestly. And I think organizations are really realizing the power of accessing global talent and that way. But in terms of our practice, we're continuing to thrive in this hybridized environment. Now, others who see the power of that are really appreciating and understanding that, and our clients are getting even more comfortable with that now that it's become more of the norm. So we haven't changed so much in the way that we have practiced, but I everyone around us has. So that's been really nice, because now it's elevating all of us.Fred Bould 6:30Yeah. I guess I, my experience, I'll be really honest, I was, even though at the beginning of my, when I first started Bould design. I worked actually worked from my house for several years. And, and even despite that, I was kind of To be honest, I was a work from home skeptic, I really was I felt like, you know, it's, how are we going to review mockups, and, you know, share sketches and things like that. And, but then when I kind of saw it coming, but I have a brother who lives in Shenzhen, so I've been talking to him about, you know, he was on lockdown, months, months before we were and it was still in question whether it was going to sort of make its way here and you know, what the, what the depth would be and so on. But at some point, I turned to my partners, and I said, Hey, we need to get set up for this. And, you know, we got our we got our system set up so that people could take computers, we'd all be connected and be able to connect to the server and whatnot. And, and sure enough, about two weeks after we did that we you know, the word came down that everybody had to be work from home. And I wasn't, I didn't have a lot of anxiety, even though I was kind of a work from home skeptic, I kind of said, Well, you know, we don't really have a choice. So let's, let's, let's do this. And, you know, 24 hours later, we were set up, you know, 16 people working from 16 different places around the Bay Area. And it worked fine. It was I, you know, I can't say I was surprised because we're, we're very good communicators, and we're well organized. So I think that that that helped us. But it it went pretty well. I think some of our some of our clients saw things go quiet on on their side, you know, in terms of sales, because I think people were, you know, hesitant to go out and buy things when they didn't really know whether they would have jobs or not. I'm talking about the the general population, whether they would have jobs and whether they would be getting paychecks and things like that. But you know, I think when the government stepped in and said, Okay, we're going to, we're going to give people money and people felt reassured and they said, okay, you know, there, somebody, somebody has our backs. And so a lot of our clients have done extraordinarily well. You know, we have clients that are involved with, you know, streaming entertainment, well, guess what, when people can go out, guess what they do? networking equipment, sick, things like that all became very important. So it's actually it's been a pretty good year. And I think we've we've learned an awful lot about the boundaries of what works, you know, for work.Dan Harden 9:29Yeah, it sounds like you've adjusted. I know. Personally speaking, I would agree with you. I've always been a wfh work from home skeptic right when when I would get an email as an employer, you don't want to see wfh, I'm down I'm going to be working for like, Yeah, right. But you know what? My team blew me away. They're so effective. I mean, I never would have guessed that this was possible. But but it does take adjustment and adjust. We did and not only survived, but I think we're thriving more than ever because of it, we learned a lot about one another. Partly because we're all on this equalizing grid like we are right now. And people that didn't work together before, you know, especially the certain engineers and designers or the UX team working with engineers, they get to hear one another's problems and issues. And it's, it's really created a lot of empathy and understanding among individuals in the company. But I can't tell you like, you know, like that first week, when it all came down, this pandemic is going to be such a big problem. I can tell you in one week, we lost three clients. It was like 10% of our business in one week. But you know, this is like, Royal Caribbean, like everyone's like, No, no, I'm not getting on a cruise ship. So you know, they call they're like, stop all work. Some of the gaming industry stop all work. There were a few clients like that it was kind of alarming, I must say.Caroline Flagiello 10:58Yeah, I think a lot of clients gave pause. Right. And they did it, whether it was a couple weeks, or a couple months, you know, we all paused quite frankly, we didn't know we were stuck at home, literally couldn't move. Right. And we didn't know what the virus was doing. A very scary information was coming every day. We were it was social unrest. I mean, we had some major things all happen at once. So I think it was a lot as humans to take in. But Dan, I love what you mentioned about humans, because we saw each other's humanity. I think as as work has changed, our work has completely changed forever, right? We have seen each other's humanity in ways that we've never thought were professional, or we've redefined professionalism for ourselves now.Dan Harden 11:49wOkay, but what does that mean, when it comes to real effective virtual collaboration, because collaboration, you know, it's just it was a buzzword 10 years ago, you have to collaborate, build your team. And we're, we're all used to doing that, you know, in jam rooms, or war rooms, whatever you want to call them. But what about virtual collaboration? And the creative fields? Where are the challenges that you guys have found? And how have you overcome that? Do you think it works?Fred Bould 12:17Yeah, I mean, it's funny, because we looked at things like, you know, like getting tablets and stuff that we could sketch on, and things like that. But then after not too long, we ended up just basically saying, you know, here like this, and, you know, flashing sketches up on, on on the camera, and then on the other side, people go click, and they capture it. And then we'd have these, like, documents, these, like, you know, shared documents running all the time in the background. And it I guess, it was a little bit ad hoc, but it was effective, you know, like, we'd have like a Google present, you know, document going that we would just throw stuff into, we'd like take pictures of sketches and throw them in there or cap, you know, do you know, screen captures and stuff like that. And we kind of got pretty fluid, it was a little bit, you know, a little bit Herky jerky at first. And I have to say, at the end of the day, I would be I would be exhausted. Because you, you know, when you're having a conversation with somebody face to face, you're taking in all this information cues, you know, all sorts of things that are absent when, you know, you're talking to people on little boxes. And so your brains kind of working in overdrive to fill in, you know, to, you know, pull out all the information to camp. And so I would, you know, I enjoyed work, but I have to admit, at the end of the day, I'd be like, wow, I need to go stick my head in a bucket of cold water.Dan Harden 13:58That was such a surprise that that that condition ones mindset after day, it feels like more work even though it sounds like it should be less right working from videowall to design is so social, you know, that's why I was worried about it working in this manner. Because you learn so much through nuance, you know, the subtle look on somebody's face when you see our concept that may not quite resonate with someone, it's enough of a signal to tell you Oh, maybe I should work harder on that detail.Fred Bould 14:28So we're even like the curve of a line on a whiteboard sketch. You don't need it. It can you people will look at it. You can say yeah, it's sort of it accelerates here. And it's harder to do that like this.Caroline Flagiello 14:45It definitely is. But I do think with tools like Miro and like you said screen capture and being able to you know, draw either virtually or you know, I am being able to post you get really fluid. And I think what's really interesting is that we haven't ever leverage the power of video in the way that we have recently, right? Like, we have all these tools. And we've talked about the future of work and what it looks like. But the pandemic accelerated all of these tools in our toolbox. And honestly, like our mirror has been a lifesaver. We like Nero vs mirror roll. But you know, obviously, there's, they're both there. Because our clients are now being able to jump in the boards with us see, the process, it doesn't have to be the tidhar that we've, you know, used throughout our careers, and they get to see the workings we collaborate a lot easier. And then from a design perspective, we get to populate what we want to and then what's great is you can turn those into pages, so you can make those into a presentation. But, but like the design piece of it, like when you're designing physical products, yes, I mean, that's probably the more challenging component of design. But when you're designing systems, culture, change, you know, all of those things, that's a lot easier within the virtual environment. But I do think that we're honing our skills and being able to read each other.Dan Harden 16:18True, there's a really great question that just came in, where do you go for your creative inspiration when you're stuck in your house?Caroline Flagiello 16:24That is a good one.Fred Bould 16:25For me, it's about it's about asking questions. I obviously I want to know, the environment that I'm that I'm operating in. But I think for us, you know, we just looked really closely at who you're designing for, you know, what the what the newest nuances are the function of the the device that you're developing? And, and and prototype.Dan Harden 16:49So, yeah, I would even I would add that design for me is, yes, there's a physicality to it. But even more so I think design is more of a mental construct, requires seeing, observing, feeling sensing, while simultaneously thinking and solving pragmatic problems. And sometimes there's a benefit to having environmental context. In other words, getting out and seeing the world. Yes, sometimes those acts are benefited by having people around you being in a studio. Of course, I missed that. But I can always jump on video as a medium, it kind of replaces that in person. In order to get those juices flowing. And get creative with whatever is around, you might have one one of our designers, he didn't have any polyurethane foam, and he couldn't get in his car to go find polyurethane foam because the stores were closed. So he used aluminum foil to create this, the Hand tool thing I was like what in the world is this pile of aluminum foil, but I'll be darned the shape was there. The idea was there, the ergonomics were there. It was it was really cool to see that. So get creative with whatever is around you. The most important thing is to just stay creative, no matter where you are. I mean, if you're stuck in a little village and in Vietnam, and you get a design idea, figure out with what's around you to whatever you need to do, do it.Caroline Flagiello 18:23I think that that we our creativity has been pushed to new limits, right? How you get access to content, where you search for content, and spread, you aren't stuck in your home, maybe you can go out with a mask. We definitely have done that we literally do are designing this cooler for camping. And I had the design team Meet me at the campsite. So we ended up camping over the weekend. And we were designing in context. Which, you know, normally you visit and then you leave, but we were literally designing and context as a team. So I think you just get creative about how you do things. But I feel like in that creativity, it's opened up new processes for us and new ways of gleaning inspiration and and inspiration from a material standpoint. Like if you think about sustainability, I think we're thinking about what are those materials out there that we can have access to you start making phone calls, you get stuff shipped to you I have boxes coming multiple times a day, write to our studios so we can see the latest, the greatest get get your hands on stuff. So hybrid work does not replace physical touch physical experience is just how you do it. And this process does take longer. That's the other thing. I will say that does design in general has taken longer during COVIDDan Harden 19:52It has that something's longer something faster because you have the tools to make certain decisions like right now. With your client, you know, we're drawing online in video and showing concept literally real time. So there is there is some odd benefit. So considering that the process has certainly changed, did the type of work that were coming into your companies change it certainly did it whipsaw I mean, we got way more health care, work, protection work. Certainly a lot of home goods, because people aren't spending money, you know, their budget allocations going more toward material things that will help them in their home versus getting on an airplane and flying somewhere. And also service design. But where have you guys seen the the uptick and different kinds of work?Fred Bould 20:46I just want to go back to the collaboration thing, because just for one second, because I would actually venture a guess. And like, if I go into the room next door and say, Tell me the truth. Did you guys like the fact that you were kind of, you know, for long periods of time, you were kind of on your own, you had more independence, you had time to think you could try things that maybe wouldn't try when you were in the studio, you know, that there was just a little bit more, I'm guessing that a lot of designers probably felt more independence. And that was probably, you know, liberating and refreshing. I mean, we tried, you know, trying to give designers space, but you know, their schedules and meetings and stuff like that, but I'm venture I'd venture to guess I'd say a lot of designers felt like it was.Dan Harden 21:37I would agree with you, Fred, I might even venture to say that the creative people. Well, you're either more creative when you are very relaxed and your zone, not pressured. Or, or under extreme anxiety. Like I've got a deadline tomorrow morning, Daniel, I got to figure this out. Now, you know, I find that I'm either in one of those two extremes, or I'm very, very heady and kind of like trying to reach my subconscious for solutions on the one hand, and the pandemic has been good for that actually come up with some wild ideas, just like sitting around in my sweatpants. I don't wear a sweat pants, but we don't need to discuss what I wear. So yeah, that's it's really interesting. I think there is an upside to it.Fred Bould 22:27To answer your question, we saw a continuation of what we were what we were saying before, but we did, we did pick up some medical and we actually, one client was COVID, a COVID related project, it was this disinfecting device for commercial spaces. And you know, that had to happen really fast. So we started, you know, we started the project in June last summer, and they were like, yep, we want to be shipping in October. So that's June, July, August, September. That's four months, including design for manufacturing and everything.Unknown Speaker 23:09Well, yeah.Caroline Flagiello 23:11I mean, our work stays pretty consistent. I mean, we're purpose driven and the work that we take on. But what was interesting was the focus is shifted to even more culture, more, the future of so I'm a big futurist, we love the future of tight projects. And the future of work was one that we've worked on in many different sectors, within industry, within governments, and thinking about what it means to reinvent work for ourselves, and or embrace this new way of working because we're in a working Cultural Revolution right now. Where big companies are, like, you know, come back to work, or else and workers are saying or else, right? And so, we need to be flexible. And because we started realizing what's really important to us as humans, we started reevaluating our own values around life work, and it's not work life balance, it's actually work life fluidity. And those boundaries between work and home, they were already starting to shift with, you know, Fridays off or, you know, flex Fridays, etc. But no, it's actually very different now. And so being able to, as designers think about how we're able to incorporate that fluidity in a way that really services people, their heart, their their soul, and feeds us in a different way. We were missing our family, we're missing the life with our heads down work ethic that we have all experienced. And so that's the kind of work that we started seeing more of as well as transitions. What does it mean to transition Thinking about as a culture and as a human, as you go through these transitions? How, what support do you have? What models do you have out there? And, you know, what is your ecosystem? What's your network? And who are the people that thrive in transitions and don't? And so that that's the kind of deeper human work that we started getting into over the course of the pandemic.Dan Harden 25:23Very cool. You know, one, one thing in addition to that, I've also seen that the pandemic has acted like an accelerant for certain businesses and technologies, for example, we're starting to see way more interest in different kinds of precision medicine, or very specific solutions around healthcare. Partly because the technologies are realizing that that's where the answers are, if you look at, you know, what Pfizer and moderna had to go through to create that, that vaccine. And of course, all of this relates to design because we have to ultimately package these solutions and present them in a way they're palpable and understandable intuitive to those end users that that we want to have consumed these products. So we're starting to see way more AI driven diagnostics, lots of biology plus electronics, netting products that are very weird and wild, something like we did recently for this company called Conoco just really unusual things. And the pandemic is, it's been like this, this catalyst in some way good. Some people are like, well, the heck with it, let's do this.Fred Bould 26:34Yeah. There was a doctor at the National Health Service in England, who said that they've seen 20 years of innovation in two weeks. And I, I experienced it myself, I had a pinched nerve in my neck from doing stupid things. And so my doctor said, Well, do you want to do PT on zoom? And again, I was skeptical, but I said, Yeah, sure, that sounds great. Let's do that. And it worked. It was a little bit, you know, was a little bit odd. But it, it worked. You know, here I am three months later, and no more pinched nerve than I, you know, other than seeing the physical therapist online, I'm sure it made their job much harder. Because they couldn't, you know, like bend my neck and say, Hey, Did that hurt, or things like that. But I think we've seen a tremendous amount of innovation in a very short time. And I think that it's opened people's eyes to opportunities for new types of products and services.Dan Harden 27:41Yeah, it is a plus. I think that, you know, when things get tough, people have a tendency to really reassess what they want out of life, and start to think about things like quality of life being more important than quantity of life. And this is, this is really where I want to move the conversation is, it sounds to me, you know, all three of us are experiencing the same kinds of changes in our companies. There is more of an emphasis on quality of life and health care and home centric design. But will it stick? I want it to stick, because it seems like people are being a little bit more sensible. I think quality of life and quality of design go together like peanut butter and jelly. I mean, they work well together. So but but we all live in a wild world, and everybody's trying to make more money, and they're, you know, the traffic's coming back. And are we gonna fall back into these patterns? How can we make it stick in the foreseeable future?Caroline Flagiello 28:38Well, I think one of the things that we are missing, and we're seeing this in our, we've been auditing Silicon Valley companies and honestly, nationally as well. And what's missing is that friction, that friction and that need that, that innovate helps innovators and creatives Spark, and if we don't get back to that level of Spark, which comes from interacting with each other, and or, you know, seeing things and being inspired, you know, like going to see us For example, when person brought up how CES was important to kind of Spark. She used the word envy, but I don't I don't know if it's envy, but like just Spark, you know, that that creative, Uh, huh. Like I want to get in the mix, we will start seeing a push for the lack of comfort, you know, in the home so that we can get to that creative spark. So that's one of the things that we need to think about how do we create that spark or keep that spark going, and we're also posting on a lot of our relationships that we had pre pandemic. So starting a project with a client that you've never met in person and or teammates that maybe you have new hires that just started really hard to do. If you haven't met in person, a lot of projects are failing, all around and every company with teams that haven't met in person. So how do we keep it going in terms of that balance and and honoring what people are feeling like they're missing? But then how do you just keep that that creativity, that hunger alive? haven't figured that out yet?Dan Harden 30:32What do you think, Fred, about that?Fred Bould 30:36I think that there was a lot of friction to enough friction to start a lot of a lot of different fires. So I, you know, I think likeCaroline Flagiello 30:48creative friction, versus like, destructive fire affection.Fred Bould 30:53Yeah, no, I, I think that the, I think that the pandemic, just really, I mean, for me, personally, it, it definitely helped me kind of realign, I feel like there's, you know, within the studio, there's just, I think there's a lot more empathy for everybody. And I think that when people are more empathic than they, they, they're more attentive to each other's needs, and they're kinder to each other. And I think that plays into design, I really, I think that helps you know, us, you know, when we're because we're always sometimes we're the uses of things that we're designing, but a lot of the times where we have to imagine and so I think that when you're more empathic, it's easier to imagine, you know, and you go that extra mile to make create a better experience.Dan Harden 31:42But Fred, how do we make this the tangible benefits that we just heard? And I think there are more unforeseen dividends, right, that have happened from this pandemic? I mean, it's, it's been held for a lot of people, let's face it, not to mention that the disgraceful loss of life, but how do we make some of these, these these good things stick?Fred Bould 32:04I think they'll stick because it's a value shift, the underlying, you know, like, he talked about, you know, mass flow, I think the shape of the pyramid of the base has changed, and what what people are, are going to support and tolerate, it has changed. And so, you know, they're some of the biggest companies in the world, you know, come back and said, Okay, here's what we're gonna do. And people have said, No, I don't think so. I'm not doing that. What else do you have? And so I do think that there, there's a shift and that that employees feel and understand that they have more power. And so and I think that, you know, whoa, whoa, to the, the organization that doesn't take that on board, you can, you can go and pick up the Economist magazine and read, you know, dozens of articles about this kind of thing. Things have things have changed, and things have shifted, and I don't I don't, you know, I feel like it's a, you know, the toothpaste has come out of the tube. We're not you can't put it back in.Dan Harden 33:24Yeah, like, I really, I agree, I hope that some of these, these benefits that we're talking about, really, really do stick, I think it's incumbent upon us designers to make sure that we we do we do carry a new kind of torch, and that we are strong and persuasive, and making sure that we're offering good sound meaningful, truthful solutions to the clients and be brave stand up and just, you know, proclaim what innovation means to you. That's okay. I think there's, I think the big message here is, it's okay. Make your Proclamation. Everybody is we're in this time now.Fred Bould 34:03Yeah. I also kind of wonder, like, so, you know, as a work from home skeptic, you know, I was proven wrong. And I think that, that kind of has emboldened people to say, Okay, well, what other things that I held to be true, are also incorrect. And so I see, I see my designer is asking questions like, well, do we really have to do it that way? Or, you know, is, you know, why is that a sacred cow? Why can't we change that? So? I don't know. I think that I think there's I think there's a shift going on.Caroline Flagiello 34:44Right. Well, I do think as I mentioned before, the idea of work fluidity, that you we as designers need to design tools and experiences that allow work fluidity, so that we are It's not flexibility. And this is the difference. So and I stumbled across this Aha, you know, thinking about the future of work, that it isn't about either or, it's about that we are working in our cars, at the cafe, at home with our teams that are home office back, you know, hopping on a plane working on a plane, like work happens everywhere. And while we may have thought about that, we still think about it as binary work from home, right? Well, actually, it's not just from home. So work fluidity needs to happen as our devices pick up from one area to another, you know, content, our access to content, our access to people, we need to think about that even more, because honestly, our tools are still very limited in what they can do and how they support idea generation collaboration. Well, it's great that we have what we have now, they're really still very, very limited. So I think, to keep it going and moving forward, we need to reinvent our tools for creation, collaboration, communication, and start thinking about other dimensions. So we're even playing around with VR, right, and collaborating conducting meetings, we have, we are just on the precipice of an amazing time, if we choose to take it, our muscle memory is so strong to the way it used to be or normal, I think that we may be missing a big opportunity in advancing how we create, how we work, how we think, how we transmit ideas. And so VR is the real untapped dimension, quite frankly, on how we can collaborate together and start bridging some of those arenas. But I don't want to diminish, you know, the, the in person power because we as human animals can communicate and transmit energy that you just don't get anywhere else. So we need to not forget that, obviously, in person is hugely valuable. But I don't want to miss out on all of the other dimensions that we haven't really tapped fully.I think designers intrinsically, are so good at that. Because many of us are crafts persons, artists, musicians. And it allows you to have this, this touch point with your own humanity. And it's often that that element of that designers bring is sometimes sidelined by big business and managers and CEOs that maybe value the bottom line more than an individual's big idea. So if it's allowed us to bring out more of our humanity, that's, that's awesome. I love that perspective. Carolyn, do you think it's do you think,Fred Bould 38:02you know, like, great tools, right, we have zoom and Google Hangouts, we have all these other things. And when we first you know, I think that the people who develop them were sort of like, Oh, crap, we have like, you know, 500 times, number of people using this now. And I think that they really, they probably, you know, people generally, like, I'm very thankful to be able to talk to people like this. But in fact, the software could be better. You know, it could be easier to use, it could be more flexible, it could allow us to share more easily. And so I'm, I'm guessing that there's this sort of unseen groundswell of people out there going, Wow, there's a lot of opportunity for making this a lot better. And so I think that when you say, how are we going to do it? I think it's probably happening, you know, you know, out there in Silicon Valley and across across the world, people are probably imagining great new ways for collaborating.Dan Harden 39:18To do you think this pandemic in both of your opinions has made us especially designers, has it made us more accountable? Is it going to make us more responsible? Will it prompt us to really think about the essence of a problem and how to how to really go about solving it that might additionally be very sustainable in every way, not just environmentally sustainable?Caroline Flagiello 39:44For sure. I mean, honestly, at the beginning of the epidemic last year, I was on a panel where scientists were talking about from the UK we're talking about you think this viruses bad wait till the Climate change hits you, and you're worried about being in the home now. Just wait. And it's in years, not in 10 years, it's in a couple years. And I honestly, you know, we've heard climate change. And it honestly, it doesn't stick with you, as much as when this scientist was talking, it scared the bejesus out of me. And ironically, from that, that conference to when clicked, you know, client work started picking up again, it was all about sustainability more than ever before. And, and it really gives you pause about, and especially as design leaders, being able to say, Hey, wait a minute, I don't know if that deserves to exist, this product that you want to create, like, let's prove, why does that deserve to exist. And I don't know if I want to partake in creating that thing. And I think also when we think about sustainability, for the product, its lifecycle. And the onus that we have as designers, not just in sustainability, but in the creation of things, or services or experiences, just because I think we really have a lot more power and being able to redirect a refocus. And also be able to shift and build a business case for maybe something that's an alternative that actually has much more positive outcomes. And that process of development as well as much more positive. So in that, though, I will say as designers, it is crucial for us to get up on many different manufacturing techniques out there for let's say sustainability, because I don't think that we have in our toolbox, enough sustainable knowledge to really design effectively, cradle to grave. and beyond. I just thought why don't just think I know. And I think it behooves all of us to really get deep into what this looks like. And sustainability, not just in physical product, but and the whole cycle of our experience, from product services, culture, everything needs to be sustainable. We worked on a program years ago around human resilience, human resilience as part of sustainability, right? And thinking about how we're able to tap into ourselves to be sustainable, which also mirrors back into a earlier point that you made down around. How is this changed us? Like how were we more sustainable as humans in the condition that we're in right now, but also sustainability and the products, as I mentioned, and the services that we design? Yes, we do have greater responsibility than ever before, because we've seen the effects.Dan Harden 42:55Yeah, I also see this, there's has been for the last 50 years, this relentless Corporate Drive to make more money through design. And honestly, I know I do design for a living, but that kind of motivation simply does not inspire me. I mean, my my definition, and the pandemic has really driven this home is of my definition of prosperity is totally the opposite. And like a lot of designers, I mean, I think we have to value meaning over money and outcome for users of our income for corporations. I think growth of cultural value is more important than growth of shareholder value. I think we have to somehow through the means that you just mentioned Caroline, keep pushing for these, these values that are more sustainable, and more holistic definition of what sustainability even is. And I think that's our big challenge. I mean, Fred, I know you because I've known you for a long time. I know so wholeheartedly, you would you would believe in that or tell me maybe that you don't? What do you thinkFred Bould 44:10I i've always I've always been frustrated by the, in order to see real change in sustainability. You have to have a change in you know, it's like steering a supertanker. They are like we've we've gone out many, many times and looked at you know, different types of material that are more ecola more environmentally sound. And they're always these these nice things, but I think it's things are slowly changing, because people are starting to understand, well, you know, I can still do well, by doing good and, you know, at some point, something's going to happen. It's like I've always said with With consumer electronics, if you go and look at the reviews, or you'll get what's selling the best, it's not like something selling 40. And this one's 40%, this one's 30%. And this one's 20%. This one's 10. It's like this one's 90%, because it's the best. And then this one is 6%, because it's cheaper, and then this one selling 3%, because it's really, really cheap. I think we have to get to that situation with, with sustainability, where we can go out and there there are options for you know, for materials and systems that are better. And that we can and that there we can be they can be deployed on a massive scale, not Nish. I'm not talking about, you know, making lamps out of orange peels. I'm talking. Go Go look on the scene, it's there. But no, I'm talking about like, really, really meaningful ways of doing things like, you know, at the at the Tokyo Olympics, they made the they made the beds out of cardboard. Okay, that's awesome. Why, you know, I would it be okay, sleeping on a cardboard bed? You know, I don't I don't, it doesn't, it doesn't need to weigh 600 pounds. You know, I? So I think that there's, there's two things, there's the systems, the infrastructure, and then there's our limited ways of thinking about them.Caroline Flagiello 46:33Right? Well, I wanted to ask, so we're working on sustainable running shoes right now. And it's interesting when you start investigating, like in the running shoe category, you know, all these proclamations, right, from big companies that we all know and love and have worked for around their sustainable shoe. But you know, there's a lot of carbon credits that they're buying, right? And as does he mean, you know, it's kind of cheating, right? It's not, it's not really being sustainable, or using an ecologically sourced material, but it's still last forever. As designers, you know, how now I'm taking your role dance, as designers. How do you feel about pushing back in that arena? Like, what would you work on a project where you knew the client was buying carbon credits, and, you know, basically buying their way into sustainability? Or, you know, how does that fit with you guys?Dan Harden 47:36I think as long as you are able to make the positive change that you should be as a designer, then the means in which that occurs, providing the ends is a good result, some benevolence, some benefit to the end user that I'm okay.Caroline Flagiello 47:52Yeah, it's kind of interesting, because, you know, our client isn't necessarily advocating for that. But it was just the investigation out there seeing the greenwashing if you will, and it doesn't sit well with us, we're like, Huh, if you're really willing to make a change, we're there for you. Right, we're gonna take it, we're gonna see this through. But if you're, it's a marketing ploy. We're not really that interested in engaging?Dan Harden 48:20Oh, I misunderstood your question. And then I hate anything disingenuous. So you know, we and we are often every design firm will you'll pick these moments when you have to ask yourself, should we be doing this? You know, we'd turn one down this morning, a client that wanted to work with us, and we're just like, no. And, yeah, you're those are hard decisions sometimes, because they're, they're often not black and white. Right?Fred Bould 48:47You know, I think you have to ask yourself, okay, is this is this supertanker? Do they want to make a turn? Or do they just want you to, you know, get on the deck and cheer them on? And I think that if you can, if you can make even even an incremental positive impact than it, then it then it's worth doing, because there's definitely somebody else out there who won't care and will just say, yeah, sure, we'll do that. So, you know, if you can, if you can get in there and and even make, you know, like, if we could, if we could get a client to just make a change in their packaging, to go from say, you know, a plastic insert to a compostable insert, you know, from go from like a styrene, or something like that, which is horrible to, to, you know, an egg crate or something like that. Then it's, you know, these these things are, they're all incremental, but they're, I think they're meaningful.Caroline Flagiello 49:53Yeah, and that's a really good point, right, like, increments do add up, they do stack up It is important. And I think to answer the circle back down with your question around responsibility. I do always we're all saying that yes, we do have responsibility to bring up these really hard questions. And then also to guide the process to guide the process towards a better answer are utilizing things that they've already used but a new way. And that's where doesn't always have to be reinvention. Right. It could be rejiggering of an existing system, but just optimized in a way that actually improves exponentially over time. So I just want to circle back.Dan Harden 50:38Yeah, good. Very, very good point. If there's ever a time that we have the IRS, you know, in the C suite, or clients, it's probably now because with all of this change, we're seeing, I mean, whether it's social change, climate change, changes in the Delta variant. I mean, there's just so much that we're dealing with right, it's hard to cope. designers are good at coalescing solutions, at culling from what we see in the world into some form of betterment. I think that spells when there's so much change going on, that spells opportunity to me, change occurs, and very difficult times and very positive times. So I think that's what we're seeing here. And it is our moment to do exactly what you're just saying. So this is this is awesome. we've, we've covered so many interesting things. There have been so many incredible questions coming in. So there are so many here on our list. I'm going to just hand select one or two or three, maybe let's see if we can get through them. These are real time. Let's see. Work From Home is made everyone worked more than ever. And where to guess that end is blurred the line between work and home life? What's your plan for returning to a healthy balance of work and rest for your employees?Fred Bould 52:21Well, we're actually we track that pretty closely, we actually we actually go to people and say, we think you're working too much can what can we do to help you balance your workload? Because I mean, we know that when, when people are working too much, the actual productivity goes down, their happiness goes down. And, you know, the work just isn't as good. There's, there's definitely, you know, there's a limit to how much you should work. And we, we we actually be reviewed that every Monday, we look at how much people the leadership team here looks at it and says, Okay, well, everybody's good, you know, sort of like everyone's somewhere around 40 hours. If somebody is above, then we'll go and talk to them and say, Okay, well, how can we help balance your load? It's, it's super, it's super important that people have known this for for ages to there's, you know, somebody works 70 hours, 70 hours a week is not doing a good job for a number of those hours.Caroline Flagiello 53:35Right. Right. I think also, you know, not capping vacation time, I think, what's been really interesting is, you know, people don't tend to abuse that. I mean, some people can, but if you take the time that you need, and expect everyone to be responsible adults, obviously tracking what's going on, you're able to flex and people are happier, as you had mentioned, Fred. You know, I think also, at least for us, like Gone are the days of, I need to see you working in, you know, your desk, 40 hours plus a week, if I don't see you working, then you're really not productive, right? I think, being able to understand that work in life, if they're going to be more fluid, they're going to happen. And you know, what's interesting is that you need to also take care of your wellness. And we are big advocates of that meaning like, Hey, I just need to take a little bit of time to go for a walk or, you know, I you know, at certain time I'm taking this Pilates class or you know, you know, what have you or I want to take a painting class, and it's, you know, started it this time in the evening. That that says it being able to be fluid, but also you can't abuse it, right. So trying to find that that fluid line, and we've been pretty successful in doing because everyone has that drive to do well, I mean, that's we're hungry, if you're a hungry designer who needs to create and innovate, that's great, but then you have rest time, otherwise, you will never replenish. And when you go, go, go, which is what I think as a society we've been doing, but as designers, if you do not give yourself that downtime, you are an empty husk, empty husk and you will not be able to give your best give your all it's why great ideas come in the shower, right? You need that experience during the day, to be able to and it's daily, to be able to do that. And I think with the way that we've been working, and how easy it is to get on video. I mean, I have to admit, I have not myself been very good. At the end of the day, like I just told my husband, also a designer, I'm like, you know, at the end of today, we're running out of here screaming and going to go get dinner, we call it purple dinner, because we eat in our car, but um, you know, mobile dinner and myrin. So, you know, whatever that is, you need to find that joy,Dan Harden 56:23I would agree that also design it's it's one of these professions where you're so informed by the things that you're not necessarily at the moment thinking about or trying to solve, you know, it's, it's, it's the subtle observation you made about an individual in a conversation that somehow informed the way you're thinking about a design problem a year from now. It all goes in, it all goes in, and then it's your job as a designer to sort of readily access it when you need it the most. And, and apply it and sometimes walking around in your sweatpants. A that's all of a sudden you use career something you see something. Yeah, that's all. So here's my final question for you too. What does design Nirvana mean to you, you know, society as gone through something. And as designers, if we're to learn anything from this, we should be able to carry our profession forward in some way to elevate what we do to advance it to bring it to a higher state of existence. I mean, that's kind of what Nirvana is. But is there such a thing as designer about a will the world really benefit from design? And if so, how? How can we move our, our society you know, we went from an industrial society to a creative one, where are we going now? And what is design Nirvana?Caroline Flagiello 57:55So I will say, for me, I have, personally this mix of futurist with light. And I. So think that we are in this age of technology, and design, much like fashion, where it's hope future, it's in your face, we are we're tethered to our products were tethered to our phones, were tethered to our technology. I think for me, design Nirvana would be that technology recedes into our environment more than it ever has. And we call upon it when we need it. But we need to be able to get back to our humanity in a way that I don't think that we have, and it's why home family, and you know, family values, all these things have resurfaced, when you have a very serious question of life or death, right? And for me, I would love to see technology recede into our walls more recede into our environments more, like I said, and populate, you know, when when we need it, and then it recedes back again. And so for me, if we can as designers almost get over ourselves, and the flashiness of look at the cool thing I just made or the cool system I just designed, and be like, wow, and then it just goes away. That to me would be Nirvana.Fred Bould 59:27I would say for, for me does design Nirvana is and we were talking about this recently, is just meaningful, meaningful, hard to solve problems. Because I think that that's, you know, that's, that's what makes work interesting is to have have a hard problem that that needs to be solved, to work for clients that recognize and value our Our efforts and are supportive of the process that we go through. And I, I would say we have that in our clients are generally very, very supportive of what we do and how we do things. And then, you know, to be to be working with a team of a team of experts, people who are super engaged, and, and really engrossed in love what they're doing. I think that's what that's what makes the the studio special is that there's this, this just sort of, kind of, sort of unspoken understanding amongst everybody that, you know, that we're, you know, what we're doing is, is, is, is challenging, but but fun. And, you know, and we all grow, sort of engaged as a group and supportive of each other as individuals.Dan Harden 1:01:01Awesome. You know, I think we're out of time. And it's a shame because we have received so many questions. There's got to be a way well, you can find all three of us online. Sorry to have just volunteered your more time Carolinian friend. But if you wanted to ask any of us individually, any questions I know, I'd be open answer a few questions. And I'm dan@whipsaw.com. And you can certainly follow us at whipsaw design. I just want to thank everybody for tuning in. It's always a pleasure to do this kind of thing. We do have to just stay connected. What we're trying to do is really just keep our community together and have stimulating conversations like this with really cool people like Caroline and Fred. So thanks, everybody. Huge. Thanks, Caroline. Fred, wonderful. As always seeing you guys and good night.Caroline Flagiello 1:02:00For you, Dan. So good to see you, Fred, too. Thank you for havingFred Bould 1:02:04likewise and thank you to which song for organizing this. I know a lot of work went into it. I appreciate everybody on the team for making it happen.Caroline Flagiello 1:02:14Yes, great job team. Right,Dan Harden 1:02:15that good set. Yeah. Great. Thanks to my team. Alright. Goodbye, everybody. Thanks a lot. Thank you for listening to prism, follow us on whipsaw.com or your favorite streaming platform. And we'll be back with more thought provoking episodes soon. prism is hosted by Dan Harden, Principal designer and CEO of Whipsaw, produced by Gabrielle Whelan and Isabella Glenn, mix in sound design by Eric New See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Think Iowa is all fields of corn and State Fair antics? Get your head in the game (and keep that corn away from Erin). This week we're highlighting Iowa authors and local big deals. Come for the great picks, stay for our time capsule ideas involving Herky the Hawk that take a deadly turn. We're nice in Iowa. But that doesn't stop us from trying to get Erin on Dateline. ____________Our picks this week: Novels:Amy: Lila, Marilynne RobinsonErin: Some Other Town, Elizabeth CollisonOther Books:Amy: We the Interwoven: An Anthology of Bicultural Iowa, Volume 1, Sadagat Aliyeva, Melissa Palma, and Chuy Renteria, Edited by Andrea Wilson (Collection from the Iowa Writer's House Bicultural Fellowship)Erin: Midnight Assassin, Patricia Bryan and Thomas Wolf (Nonfiction)Pop Culture:Amy: Missing in the Metro (Podcast)Erin: Raygun: Overheard in the StorePlus! Other Iowa authors you should know and love: Kali Van BaaleJulie StoneFrancis SparksJames ErwinJennifer WilsonIowa Writers and Illustrators _________Like what you hear? Subscribe to Broads and Books wherever you get your podcasts. And hey -- be a pal. Give us a rating and review while you're there! Plus: Send us your ideas and challenges, and you could be featured on a future episode! Broads and Books is a book podcast, a funny podcast, and a feminist podcast. And you'll find we're one of the best podcasts. Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste. Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, and so much more. We also update you on our mascot, Podcat, and her latest attempts to kill us. Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week. Find links to all of episodes, along with bonus material, at BroadsandBooks.com. You'll also find ways to get in touch and follow along every week!

(Please note this episode was edited for time and to cut around a few audio mishaps.) Amanda and Sarah celebrate their one-year anniversary with their Rate, Review, Subscribe, Imbibe live show at Spirit. They conjure resident ghost Herky (played by Alex Stypula of the podcast Give Me Murder Or Give Me Death) for a supernatural version of The Dating Game. Listen as Pittsburgh podcast friends Neon Brainiacs, Werewolf Ambulance, Start the Beat with Sikes, and Thrifty Podcast compete for a chance at love with Spirit's hunky haunter. For updates on future episodes and other fun stuff, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

The PoddiMouths are back, and this week they will make you hungry with their discussion around food and fancy hole-in-the-wall restaurants.  If you want to see some of these fancy hole-in-the-wall places, don't forget to check out their new Instagram account, @Eat.Drink.Road and follow their adventures.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15325671)

This episode of "Out of the Dust" traces the effects and legacy left by The State Hornet between 1940-2018 by looking at the California State University, Sacramento Mascot Herky T. Hornet. . Herky is the voice of the student body at Sacramento State and truly represents each student. And, as always, STINGERS UP.

MotA-Minute: Beneath The Minute of the Apes - Minute 72"Minute of the Apes" is the daily podcast where Sean, Richard and Todd break down "The Planet of the Apes" movies, one minute at a time.Follow us on:Facebook @MinuteOfTheApesTwitter @MinuteOfTheApesEmail: podcast@minuteoftheapes.comWebsite: https://www.minuteoftheapes.com/

MotA-Minute: Beneath The Minute of the Apes - Minute 72"Minute of the Apes" is the daily podcast where Sean, Richard and Todd break down "The Planet of the Apes" movies, one minute at a time.Follow us on:Facebook @MinuteOfTheApesTwitter @MinuteOfTheApesEmail: podcast@minuteoftheapes.comWebsite: https://www.minuteoftheapes.com/

John and Rebecca are joined by Evan The Mayor From The City That Breeds Podcast to talk about Jerky. We learn how it's made, how it's packaged and how it's shopped to a very lame public.  Thanks for listening. Please rate and review us on iTunes and add us on Spotify.  Cheers!!

Take about a minute to find out about what John is thinking the market will do. Get market analysis and insight each week along with how six different strategies are profiting. Join us: https://www.lockeinyoursuccess.com/weekly-market-and-position-update/ - SEE THE CHARTS AT: https://www.lockeinyoursuccess.com/market-outlook-for-august-20-2018-watch-for-the-herky-jerky/

This episode hosts Teri & Ed Moore discuss The Mighty Thor (1966) issue 356 and the anniversary issue 700 fromRead the Rest... The post The Mighty Thorcast 156 – Herky, War Thor and 700 issues first appeared on The Mighty Thorcast.

Matt and Steve get weird for Easter by watching The Littlest Angel’s Easter (1998) and Jay Jay the Jet Plane: Never Give Up (2002). We bought these VHS for 25 cents apiece at a local resale shop and boy do we wish we would of saved our money. The Littlest’s Angel’s Easter (1998) Directed by: John Delaney Cast: Naomi Judd Produced by:Don Schroeder (Executive Producer) Chris Delaney (Producer) Arnie Zipursky (Producer) Animation Department: Yoosik Oum (Layout Artist) Jay Jay the Jet Plane: Never Give Up (2002) Episodes:Jay Jay’s Butterfly AdventureSnuffy’s ThanksgivingTracy’s Shooting Star History:Additional distribution was added with Tommy Nelson, the children's division of book publisher Thomas Nelson, although the series is not overtly "Christian". Voice actress Mary Kay Bergman provided the original voice of Jay Jay, Herky, Savannah, and Revvin Evan. After her death, Debi Derryberry and Donna Cherry replaced her.

We back for more jokes about hurt bae, "1 gotta go" picks, tory Lanez stealing and more! also abasi leaves during the podcast and we kill him for it. Tune in to the new episode now!!!

Nothing will make you hate humans—capricious, volatile, unplanned, erratic humans—like sitting in the back of self-driving car. When I hitched a ride in one, a white and orange General Motors Cruise autonomous vehicle during a press event in San Francisco on Tuesday, every movement was a cause for alarm. Two walkers darted out in front of the car during my roughly 20-minute, 3-mile ride, blissfully ignorant that they were trusting their lives to a piece of software.

Hard Man's got neck issues. Guest commentators: Sean Black & Bryton Salty -- Full movie: https://youtu.be/H91BxkBXttE Other TMBC Podcasts: ThatMightBeCool.com Rate, review, follow, and subscribe! @TLDminute

Matt Galloway returns for one night only and has Mick Foley set in his crosshairs. Recorded and broadcast on September 14th, 2016Featuring:Anthony Skatz, Maxwell Baumbach, Paul Griffin, and William Washington Running Time: 03:27:37 Topics Notes –

In this episode of the 3 Up, 3 Down Podcast, hosts Troy Banning and Ross These dig into the prep football season in the state of Iowa. The surprises of Week 1, including Webster City's dominant effort against Humboldt, as well as a look at the initial AP poll of the season are covered. Colin Kaepernick and Chris Doyle also enter the discussion and, finally, is Herky too angry?

Herky the Hawk has been the symbol of the University of Iowa and its intercollegiate athletics teams for more than 60 years. Herky represents not only the University of Iowa, but the entire state of Iowa... hence the state's nickname, the Hawkeye State.

Herky the Hawk has been the symbol of the University of Iowa and its intercollegiate athletics teams for more than 60 years. Herky represents not only the University of Iowa, but the entire state of Iowa... hence the state's nickname, the Hawkeye State.

The University of Iowa Spirit Squads consists of the Iowa Cheerleaders, the Iowa Dance Team and the Herky the Hawk. The program is at the forefront of the University of Iowa, providing `Black and Gold' not only but across the nation.

The University of Iowa Spirit Squads consists of the Iowa Cheerleaders, the Iowa Dance Team and the Herky the Hawk. The program is at the forefront of the University of Iowa, providing `Black and Gold' not only but across the nation.

On today's ABC WUBS edition of Daytime Confidential Karen from Wubs.net joins Luke and Belinda to discuss Tuc Watkins' return to One Life to Live and the amazing scenes with Todd, Blair, and Starr last week.  We discuss Ricky Paull Goldin's jump to All My Children and the Frankie and Colby dynamic.Karen has the latest General Hospital spoilers including Sam and Ian being called "Sin", Who exactly is the Olivia Kate mentioned, Karen's thoughts on Claudia, and what did Ric Hearst do to deserve this Marianna storyline?

Big Thursday fun as we get Nicky Diamond and his "BIG GAME" picks! We talk about local commercials, "Auto-Drive", happy mornings... plus, Mike addresses "the rant". Oh, and guess who bought a NEW HAT! This Episode is Sponsored By: NAKED WINES.  To get Naked Wines' 6 bottle for $39.99 offer, head to NakedWines.com/TMOS and use code TMOS for both the code AND password.  Thank you for supporting our sponsors!Our Sponsors:* Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com* Check out PrizePicks: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/TMOSAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy