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Recorded at the MESH Studios in Hickory NC it's a review of SATURDAY NIGHT! (please read that in the voice of Don Pardo for the full effect). Our hosts discuss the latest film from Jason Reitman and then a pair of trailers for some interesting theatrical releases coming in early 2025.Recommendation in this episode: Casa Bonita Mi AmorFootcandle Film SocietySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of The Real Hickory Podcast Mike does another Small Business Spotlight with Ron Weber of Mountain View Sound and Video. Ron gives tips on how to plan out a home audio/video system, his favorite brands and how he keeps things simple for his customers. He also talks about how people in areas with limited internet coverage can take advantage of new technology. For more information about his company go to https://mvsoundandvideo.com/ The Real Hickory Podcast is hosted by Mike Kelly Broker/Owner of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills in Hickory NC. If you would be interested in highlighting your local business feel free to reach out to Mike directly. This podcast has won Best Podcast of The Catawba Valley the last 2 years running and is available on Facebook, YouTube Apple Podcasts and Spotify so please like and subscribe to help spread the word.

Check out the latest episode of The Real Hickory Podcast where Mike interviews Karen Tonks with Kilty Pleasure Tours. Karen's business takes customers on amazing tours of local breweries and wineries. She offers other transportation options as well. Karen is a dynamic entrepreneur and a staple in the Catawba Valley business community. Karen has another business called Time Genies, a concierge and errand  service business and she will discuss that as well. To learn more about Karen and her businesses go to www.KiltyPleasures.com or www.Time-Genies.com    The Real Hickory Podcast is hosted by Mike Kelly Broker/Owner of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills in Hickory NC. If you would be interested in highlighting your local business feel free to reach out to Mike directly. This podcast has won Best Podcast of The Catawba Valley the last 2 years running and is available on Facebook, YouTube Apple Podcasts and Spotify so please like and subscribe to help spread the word. 

If you're the victim of a car crash in Hickory and you've been struggling to get the compensation you're owed, Nagle & Associates, P.A. can help. Call them at (866) 944-4257 or visit https://www.naglefirm.com/ to learn how they can represent you. Nagle & Associates, P.A. City: Winston-Salem Address: 380 Knollwood Street, Suite 320 Website: https://www.naglefirm.com/

It's Monday, the 6th of November. Good Grief, where did this year go to? I was looking through my files yesterday, trying to decide what to offer for today's Music Monday. I ran across this arrangement thatLyn Nash and I did a few months back and, honestly, had totally forgotten about - I bet he has too! We've spend so much time working on our Christmas project, that everything else kinda gets lost sometimes. Speaking of the Christmas project, it will be released in just a few short weeks - the Monday after Thanksgiving to be exact. More on that in a future Music Monday. This arrangement is a quiet - laid back if you will. The song itself is certainly not a in your face kinda song, but I like this interpretation especially. Nash provides an excellent solo line with his flugelhorn. AS a side note, we started recording together, I think, in 2016 - all of it long distance as he lives in Hickory NC, and I'm here in Lynchburg, VA. It's truly amazing what technology allows us to do. So here's our rendition of Lord, I Give You My Heart. Song plays. You've been listening to Music Monday with Linwood. A lot of the material you hear on this program can be found on my website - linwoodcampbell.com. Our music can be found on Youtube, Facebook and Soundcloud. And hopefully soon, Spotify. If you enjoyed this, please consider sharing with a friend. See you next time.

It's Monday, the 6th of November. Good Grief, where did this year go to? I was looking through my files yesterday, trying to decide what to offer for today's Music Monday. I ran across this arrangement thatLyn Nash and I did a few months back and, honestly, had totally forgotten about - I bet he has too! We've spend so much time working on our Christmas project, that everything else kinda gets lost sometimes. Speaking of the Christmas project, it will be released in just a few short weeks - the Monday after Thanksgiving to be exact. More on that in a future Music Monday. This arrangement is a quiet - laid back if you will. The song itself is certainly not a in your face kinda song, but I like this interpretation especially. Nash provides an excellent solo line with his flugelhorn. AS a side note, we started recording together, I think, in 2016 - all of it long distance as he lives in Hickory NC, and I'm here in Lynchburg, VA. It's truly amazing what technology allows us to do. So here's our rendition of Lord, I Give You My Heart. Song plays. You've been listening to Music Monday with Linwood. A lot of the material you hear on this program can be found on my website - linwoodcampbell.com. Our music can be found on Youtube, Facebook and Soundcloud. And hopefully soon, Spotify. If you enjoyed this, please consider sharing with a friend. See you next time.

Spanning 30 acres and 13 attractions, Lake Hickory Haunts has grown into an entire scream park in Hickory, North Carolina, but it's been quite the journey; we'll hear all about it today. Support for this episode comes from Hauntpay; Hauntpay is Scary simple ticketing and payments made for haunted attractions. Watch our full video walkthrough of Lake Hickory Haunts here.

Samurai swords can only take a startup so far…this month's Entrepreneur Exchange welcomes Pete Nappier with the Samurai Institute in Hickory, NC who discusses the challenges in starting his martial arts business and getting his marketing message out on a shoestring budget. Plus hosts Jeff Neuville and Gary Muller share their small businesses of the month, which include some tasty sweets and beach gear to get you ready for the summer. It's all here on this month's Entrepreneur Exchange on the MESH podcast network!Helpful Links: Manufacturing Solutions Center, The Samurai Institute, The Hickory Hub Small Businesses of the Month: Inner Chi Arts ,Carpe Custom Bakery, Shibumi See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Whitney Elkins-Hutten of PassiveInvesting.com interviews Dante Belmonte, a multifamily investing expert, about his latest acquisition, a beautiful 44-unit property in Hickory, NC. Join us today as Dante walks us through the property and how he secured the deal. Learn his strategies and best practices to use his investment money wisely. Dante talks about everything he did to get the unit: inspection, renovation, financing, and legal documentation. Tune in and learn a thing or two to level up your multifamily investing prowess.

From around campus, a plant-based cafe finds new roots on King Street. According to The Appalachian, Rooted on King is a plant-based cafe that focuses on healthy foods, gives a touch of international taste, and keeps close community ties. Located on King Street, the cafe opened its doors on Feb 3, 2023. You can check it out Wednesdays-Saturdays at 11 am-2:30 pm. From around North Carolina, NC lawmakers may require students to take computer science and get rid of earth science. According to The News & Observer, NC lawmakers could replace earth science with computer science. Some claim kids need computer science, pointing out a skills gap in the state's workforce. However, some state lawmakers and teachers don't think computer science should be treated as a requirement. From national news, US and Canada are investigating three unidentified objects shot down over North America in the past three days. According to the New York Times, the Pentagon and intelligence officials are trying to uncover and make sense of the three unidentified objects that flew over Alaska, Canada, and Michigan that US fighter jets shot down with missiles on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. On Saturday, officials detected a radar blimp that disappeared over Montana. The blip then appeared Sunday over Montana and then into Wisconsin and Michigan. Military officials obtained the visual and had it shot down. This leaves us with one question, “what is up there”? Now time for sports. Women's golf continues today at Oyster Shuck in Charleston after beginning their season Yesterday. On Thursday men's indoor track and field is in Albuquerque, New Mexico for the USATF indoor championships. Also on Thursday men's basketball will take on Texas State here in Boone. The Mountaineers are trying to rally after a tough loss to South Alabama. Finally on Thursday the 9-16 women's basketball team will take on old dominion in Norfolk. Finally rounding out the week Friday and Saturday men's track and field will continue the USATF indoor championship and baseball season will start against Queens college in Hickory NC. For some national news we had some major upsets in the college basketball world. #1 Purdue fell to Northwestern university on Sunday which brings them down to #3 and Previously #6 Tennessee fell to Missouri. That puts Alabama now at #1 after beating Auburn also on Sunday. Today 18 Creighton takes on #24 providence, #23 Nc state takes on Syracuse, #12 Kansas state takes on Oklahoma and #5 Kansas takes on Oklahoma state. Now to the weather.... According to Booneweather.com, it is going to be a nice day with partly cloudy skies and light winds with a high of 55 and a low of 48.

If you, like Fran, have never been to a chiropractor and don't really understand the impact a misaligned spine can have on your overall health, then this podcast is for you!If you, like Amy, have found great relief through chiropractic care and want to learn more about why the adjustments are so helpful, then this podcast is for you!Dr. Matt Kirkland, owner of New Directions Chiropractic in Hickory NC, cracks us up (

We're still traveling... eating, drinking, and hanging out in the southeastern US. Today we're in Hickory North Carolina visiting with friends who took us to an awesome, local, one-of-a-kind restaurant... Charolais (named after a French breed of taurine cattle, apparently known as the best breed for beef production in the world).Join us for a quick visit and let us tell you about this little NC gem.

Halloween is almost here and the (g)hosts are so excited that they're pulling out all the stops and making Episode 274 our 2022 Halloween Spooktacular! We're bringing you plenty of spooky, music, news, interviews, and so much more as we celebrate the greatest of holidays.Storm is ranting about trick or treat bags in a Haunt Minute. Meathook Jim brings you a special Halloween themed Between the Corpses. Badger reads the latest in Deadline news, plus he went to Tiny Terror Con in Hickory NC and brings you interviews with some modern horror icons including the first Jason, the lost Leatherface, and Pepper. As a bonus, he talks with Jen from the Legendary Haunt Tour and discusses how you can close out the haunt season by visiting some really cool haunts in Nashville, TN. The Old Crone is back and reads us a special ghost story just in time for Halloween. In addition, we just might have a winner of the Gruesome Giveaway for the month of October. Who won? Stay tuned. We also bring you FIVE, count them, five rocking tunes that all celebrate the season.The Roundtable of Terror discusses one of the most iconic images of Halloween; witches. We sit down with several modern-day witches and have a conversation about what it's like being a witch in today's society and how they celebrate All Hallow's Eve. Did anyone ride in on a broom? Where do you get eye of newt anyway? And was anyone turned into a frog? Stick around to find out. All this, plus so much more.We hid the body, but you'll become an accomplice just by listening to........the BIG SCARY SHOW. (Happy Halloween)Featured music: PsychoCharger - Tonight is Halloween, Wednesday 13 - Halloween 13-13, Halloween - Her Ghost Comes Out to Play, Ragdolls - Halloween Night, Van Helsing's Curse - Halloween#bigscaryshow #roundtableofterror

Director George Miller has crafted a tale of a djinn (played by Idris Elba) and a scholar (played by Tilda Swinton) facing off in a hotel room in THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING. Comedian Jenny Slate & director Dean Fleischer-Camp bring their YouTube stop motion creation to the big screen with MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON. Our hosts review both films and then share some silver screen news. To close out the show they share a joint recommendation of a film that just hit cinemas that you might want to check out. ("Barbarian")The Footcandle Film Festival will be held September 21 - 25, 2022 in Hickory NC!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Eric Bywaters AKA E-Trade is one of those low key legends that every scene needs. He has weathered the ups and downs of the Hickory NC scene over the years, and has consistently put effort into making skateboarding happen in his small town. He was the manager of Board Paradise skatepark during its glory years, and can now be found frequenting the beloved shit hole DIY. This episode goes out to all the small town skaters doing their best and making it happen.

In radio news, it's all about morning radio, and major radio groups report their second quarter earnings. We also have news on the street, and the first day of the July Personal People Meter Ratings. This will be followed by those call letter and format changes. Next up it's Bernie's time to shine, followed by an aircheck of WAYS from Charlot Nc from 1966. Finally we travel to Hickory Nc and hear oldies as herd on radio station WAIZ AM.

On this episode we are sharing Mikes interview with Hal Row on WHKY a local radio station in Hickory NC. This time Mike was interviewed and they discussed the local housing market.  This recording  is being used with permission by WHKY. Please subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts or on Spotify You can also see a video version of this on The Real Hickory Podcast Facebook page  our the HREG YouTube page. Podcast Credits: The Real Hickory Podcast is hosted by Mike Kelly Jr. President of Hickory Real Estate Group Inc. The opinions and views on the show are from mike and do not reflect the views of any other organization. If you are interested in being a guest on the podcast or advertising opportunities reach out to Mike directly. Please subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and give us a good rating if you are so inclined.  Music Author miguelji Title Blues Groove https://audiojungle.net/item/blues-groove/102836  For any queries related to this document or license please contact Envato Support via help.author.envato.com Envato Pty Ltd (ABN 11 119 159 741) PO Box 16122, Collins Street West, VIC 8007, Australia

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In this interview you have an opportunity to meet Brandon & Shelly Smith, Church Planters to Hickory, NC. Here more about their plans and how you can help! Also check out their website at https://www.projecthickory.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/daryl-grimes/support

Jean Tashman is the OG Distinguished Savage! She went from RN to Director of Nursing to Administrator of Glen R Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory NC. She then rose to Group Vice President of AMI a multi national for profit hospital group. Her accomplishments are too many to list here! She is a leader and innovative thinker and she's my Mom. 

Coldwell Banker Boyd & Hassell Realtors have released a checklist of the top things that home sellers need to address before putting their house on the market. The complete list can be viewed at https://www.cbbh.com/selling-your-house (https://www.cbbh.com/selling-your-house)

Join Creating Wellness host Fran Paradine as she discusses with Dr. Elizabeth Beadle about her methods of optimizing vitality and longevity.This is episode is sponsored by Incredible Edibles in Hickory, NC.Fran Paradine, co-owner of Incredible Edibles in Hickory NC, lacrosse official, retired therapist (who still has the skills), girls lacrosse coach, wife of a college coach, and mother of three pretty cool kids talks with the amazing women in our community who foster and support all kinds of well-being.Since 1994, Dr. Elizabeth Beadle has practiced both chiropractic and acupuncture. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and then earned her Master's degree in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition from Columbia University in New York City. She pursued her Chiropractic degree from National College of Chiropractic (NCC) in Chicago. While in Chiropractic college, she was the Physiology Fellow for 3 years and she also earned "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities" award. After graduating from Chiropractic college, Dr. Beadle was an Instructor at NCC, teaching Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physiology for several years. She then continued her education and received her Diplomate in Acupuncture (NCCAOM) and Fellowship from International Academy of Medical Acupuncture (FIAMA). She also practiced chiropractic at the American Holistic Center, and interned with renowned orthopedists in Chicago. Dr. Beadle opened her own practice, Healing for Life, Chiropractic and Acupuncture, in Hickory in 1999."Healing for Life" has enjoyed being voted "Best"or "Finest" Chiropractor in Catawba County in 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, and 2019. We really appreciate the trust and recognition from the Hickory area.Dr. Beadle is a unique chiropractor in the area. She is one of the few doctors who has her Masters degree and Acupuncture Diplomate (NCCAOM & FIAMA). She is also certified as a Chiropractic Sports Physician (CCSP), ACSM Team Physician, Cox Flexion Distraction Technique, and Mally Carpal Tunnel Technique. This training has given her the knowledge and ability to thoroughly evaluate and treat a variety of conditions conservatively.Dr. Beadle is an avid and competitive athlete. She was ranked as second top female in-line skate racer and top 50 women athletes in Chicagoland. She skated for Chicago's North American champion women's in-line hockey team and then the Charlotte Lady Checkers ice hockey team. Currently, Dr Beadle ski races in the Sugar Mountain adult race league and the Crescent Ski Council and has been ranked fastest or second fastest female ski racer since 2006. She is also an avid horseback rider and cyclist.Dr. Beadle is very active in the community. She has served on the Board of Directors for the YMCA, The Boys and Girls Club, and the PTA of Hickory Day school and Hickory High School. Dr. Elizabeth Beadle wants you to know that she cares about you and the health of your family. She and her staff are committed to creating an office that is warm and caring as well as up to date on the latest health care issues. Dr. Beadle would welcome the opportunity to be your health care provider, giving you and your family the most effective and gentle health care services available.Dr. Beadle would like to welcome you to her facility and looks forward to providing this community with quality chiropractic and acupuncture and revolutionary Pulse Electro Magnetic Field (PEMF), nutrition, rehab, and Biohacking that are geared towards Optimizing Vitality and Longevity.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today we are joined by Justin Chandler and Liam Lancaster to talk about the first ever NAGA comp in Hickory NC. We had a ton of participation and support from the Fenix team and we wanted to share our thoughts. We had so many students compete that we relied heavily on Chan and Liam to cover the matches that we couldn't. Overall we had a great time and hope to welcome many more grappling tournaments to Hickory.

Join Creating Wellness host Fran Paradine as she speaks with Michelle Morgan, Director of Women's Resource Center in Hickory, NC about the importance of community, connection, and women supporting women on our overall well-being. This episode of Creating Wellness is sponsored by Incredible Edibles in Hickory, NCFran Paradine, co-owner of Incredible Edibles in Hickory NC, lacrosse official, retired therapist (who still has the skills), girls lacrosse coach, wife of a college coach, and mother of three pretty cool kids talks with the amazing women in our community who foster and support all kinds of well-being.About the WRC: What began as a dream for three local women in 1986 has flourished into a decades-long commitment to women and families in the Unifour area. (Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, and Catawba counties).Women's Resource Center was established to promote the overall well-being of women by focusing on their intellectual, psychological, spiritual and physical health. We received our 501c3 designation in 1987 and began our journey of empowering women to live their best lives.Our dedication to improving the overall quality of women's lives remains as strong today as it did back when we began. Our support groups, programs and services continue to evolve and expand, responding to the diverse needs of our community.We provide a warm, welcoming space for women who do not know where to turn for guidance in their time of need. We are a safe space to ask questions, have someone listen to your story without judgement, and receive the information and tools needed to strengthen your life. We also offer life enriching workshops and events for women regardless of their station in life. Bottom line, we are here for ALL women!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Host Fran Paradine, welcomes Maggie Tremols to the first episode of Creating Wellness. Maggie is an Educational Consultant, Reading Specialist, Homeschool Educator at BOTI Academy.Discussed in this episode: Brain Inflamed by Kenneth Bock, MDThis episode of Creating Wellness is sponsored by Incredible Edibles in Hickory, NCFran Paradine, co-owner of Incredible Edibles in Hickory NC, lacrosse official, retired therapist (who still has the skills), girls lacrosse coach, wife of a college coach, and mother of three pretty cool kids talks with the amazing women in our community who foster and support all kinds of well-being.From Maggie Tremols: I am a mother, educator, wellness guru, and unshakable optimist dedicated not only to helping students from pre-k through college maximize their educational experience, but also to helping homeschool families craft and implement a curriculum that ensures both the academic excellence needed at the collegiate level and the tools necessary to equip students with the executive functioning skills, life-skills, health & wellness habits, and passion for learning that are crucial to becoming successful contributing members of society. Through in-person and virtual one-to-one coaching sessions, tutoring, small group workshops, and full-time homeschooling, I have dedicated the last twenty-two years to the development of the whole student by meeting each student and family ‘where they are' in order to help them set goals and implement practices that cultivate independent thought, work-play balance, physical and mental well-being, and the academic excellence needed to reach their true potential!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In case you couldn't watch live or if you don't have time to watch but don't want to miss President Trump's speeches, here is the audio from Trump's speech in Hickory, NC. Enjoy listening while you go about your daily life. Please subscribe to the podcast if you haven't already. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thejacobjohnstonshow/message

Mary Mitchell, Family Caregiver Support Specialist from the Area Agency on Aging answers the plea, who can help me take care of my loved one? Mary also presents practical tips and insights to the audience.Thank you to our sponsor Pace-at-Home. Find out more about Pace-at-Home services here*Audio note: This recording is from a Zoom presentation*See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We travel to Sheryl neck of the wood for family Birthday fun. We tryout Blowing Rock Brewery in Hickory NC. Then its off to drinking and axe throwing with our usual shenanigans in the later evening with family and friends.Once again Thank you for giving us a chance. We appreciate it.This weeks brewery:Blowing Rock BreweryAxe ThrowingPatriot Axe ThrowingOur contact info:cs@lifeontapunfilteredWebsite: Life On Tap - UnfilteredFacebookInstagram & Twitter:lifeontapunfiltered

Grabs 10 Alex Smith Hickory Fire Department (North Carolina) joins Grant to talk about a grab made on July 16, 2017.

This week we have Ryan Huguley from Ridgeline Church in Salt Lake City on the Podcast. I had the chance to learn under Ryan while he was in Hickory NC as Lead Pastor. I admire him greatly and the work he is doing for God. If you are interested, check out the links below. Ridgeline Church - https://ridgeline.church/ Ridgeline Podcast - iTunes Ryan's Site - http://ryanhuguley.com/ Ryan's Book - 8 Hours or Less: Writing Faithful Sermons Faster If you are moved, donate to Ridgeline Church, they are doing great work in the SLC and move into a seven day a week Ministry Center in 2020. Their goal is $20,000 to provide their church with a home base for the next few years. Are you interested in being on our podcast? Fill out the form below, we would love to hear from you! Podcast Interview Request If you have any questions or feedback please use the Contact form on our site Just Hold Fast We love you and pray that you find encouragement to strengthen your relationship with God through this podcast. Find us: Facebook Twitter Instagram

On this episode Mike chats with Ryan Carroll of Full Metal Chicken on a couple cool topics. First they talk about the Lake Hickory Trails which is a mountain bike trail system in Hickory NC. They discuss how it was started and how people can enjoy it now. The conversation then shifts to Ryan's company Full Metal Chicken a local full service digital advertising agency. It is a great conversation where they talk about tips for social media and some things that many businesses are currently overlooking by accident. We hope you enjoy it and share with your friends.  Podcast Credits: The Real Hickory Podcast is hosted by Mike Kelly Jr. President of Hickory Real Estate Group Inc. The opinions and views on the show are from Mike and do not reflect the views of any other organization. If you are interested in being a guest on the podcast or advertising opportunities reach out to Mike directly.  Please subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and give us a good rating if you are so inclined. Music Author miguelji Title Blues Groove https://audiojungle.net/item/blues-groove/102836 For any queries related to this document or license please contact Envato Support via https://help.author.envato.com Envato Pty Ltd (ABN 11 119 159 741) PO Box 16122, Collins Street West, VIC 8007, Australia

CreepGeeks Podcast Episode 141 Bigfoot sighted in Hickory NC, Stolen Bigfoot in NC, met Travis Walton and we’re going to Cryptid Con! Today's podcast is brought to you by audible - get a FREE audiobook download and 30-day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/cheapgeek  -Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.   What is the CreepGeeks Podcast? CreepGeeks Podcast is an off-beat news podcast that takes a light-hearted approach to the paranormal, cryptid, strange, the silly, and trending tech topics circulating the web. Broadcasting paranormal news and fun stories from our underground bunker in the mountains of Western North Carolina. What is “Weird Wednesday” -We break down an unusual topic/subject or trending phenomena. Hey Everyone! You can call the show and leave us a message!  1-575-208-4025 Did you know? Use Amazon Prime Free Trial! You can support the CreepGeeks Podcast with little to no effort! Won’t cost you anything!  When you shop on Amazon.com use our affiliate link and we get a small percentage!  It doesn't change your price at all. It helps us to keep the coffee flowing and gas in the Albino Rhino!  https://www.amazon.com/shop/cheapgeek    Subscribe on YouTube! Watch our LiveStream Podcast Every Sunday https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsHr9qXQk2saJUs9cKkSY0w   Website- http://www.creepgeeks.com   Hey everyone! Help us out!  Rate us on iTunes!  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creepgeeks-podcast/id1143963925?mt=2   Interesting Random Factoid(s) 10 Bigfoot Facts https://allthatsinteresting.com/bigfoot-facts  Bobby Commercial Latest News:  Bigfoot Steals: Apples, Chickens, Candybars, Dogs, Possibly people... Police in a North Carolina Mountain Town Recently Went in Search of Sasquatch  https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/08/police-in-a-north-carolina-mountain-town-recently-went-in-search-of-sasquatch/  North Carolina Man Captures Video Of Bigfoot https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/08/north-carolina-man-captures-video-of-bigfoot-along-with-a-footprint-of-the-creature/  Man blames 'Bigfoot conspiracy' for break-ins https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/330033/man-blames-bigfoot-conspiracy-for-break-ins  Bigfoot Leaves 'Gifts' of Dead Mice https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2019/08/bigfoot-leaves-gifts-of-dead-mice.html  We’re going to CryptidCon! http://www.cryptidcon.com/  CURSED COMMERCIAL and Paracon Commercial RECAP- Cherokee- Travis Walton Carolina Paracon Interview:   Learn more about Carolina Paracon here:  https://www.facebook.com/events/362260144445487/ Be sure to check out Toby and Toni Afterlife Paranormal here: https://www.facebook.com/TobyToniAfterlifeParanormal/   FIRST COMMERCIAL-  Audible is audio entertainment that entertains, educates, and inspires. For you, the listeners of [CreepGeeksPodcast],  Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 30-day trial to give you the opportunity to check out their service.  To download your free audiobook today go to www.audibletrial.com/cheapgeek     Again, that's  http://www.audibletrial.com/cheapgeek   for your free audiobook. Enjoy this with your free trial:  “Through the Brown Mountain Lights” by Christy Tillery French  https://amzn.to/2MfRZZh  We’ve added another event to our already busy schedule!   What’s Next- Events! Going to Cryptid Con Marion Bigfoot Festival Sept 14 These guys were awesome enough to reach out to us and we’ll be attending this event. It’s all things “weird” just like us so definitely stop in! https://www.facebook.com/events/447470382735401/ Outer Realms Festival: September 21st, 2019. Carolina Paracon 10/05 https://www.facebook.com/events/362260144445487/  CREATURES LEGENDS AND LORE Gatlinburg Tenn. 10/12 https://gatherupevents.com/creatures-legends-and-lore-conference/  Georgia Bigfoot Festival 10/18  http://www.georgiabigfootconference.com  Tennessee Bigfoot Festival 10/23 http://www.bigfootday.com  Recommended Reading: Haunting Stories: Native American Tales on Reservations and Rural Areas:  https://amzn.to/2KR54FL  Get Something For Amazon Prime! https://www.amazon.com/shop/cheapgeek     Cool Stuff on Amazon -Squatch Metalworks Microsquatch Keychain:  https://amzn.to/2Mzc7Ek  Amazon Influencer!  https://www.amazon.com/shop/cheapgeek?ref=ac_inf_hm_vp   Here are our Latest Social Media Posts:  Over on Youtube! TheOrdinaryHiker- Instagram:  https://instagram.com/theordinaryhiker  CheapGeek1-   Best Gummy Bears, New Mexico Timelapse, and a Goal! https://youtu.be/myxVPFQ5bLE   Join the CheapGeek Facebook Group- Join! Post stuff! Here's a link- https://www.facebook.com/groups/CheapGeekPage/    Instagram?  www.instagram.com/creep_geekspodcast   www.instagram.com/theordinaryhiker  Need to Contact Us? Email Info: contact@creepgeeks.com  Attn Greg or Omi  Want to comment about the show? omi@creepgeeks.com   greg@creepgeeks.com   Business Inquiries: contact@creepgeeks.com   https://teespring.com/stores/creepgeeks-podcast-store   Join Us Next Time! 

This weeks episode features Dave Leonetti the Business Services Manager with the City of Hickory. This show features discussion about the progress on the bond referendum and the future of the Hickory Trail system. They also discuss some similarities between Pawnee Indiana and Hickory NC and there is also a little bit of South Jersey/Philly talk.  If you are interested in creating a business in Hickory or just want more information about the future plans of Hickory reach out to Dave via email at dleonetti@hickorync.gov    Podcast Credits:   The Real Hickory Podcast is hosted by Mike Kelly Jr. President of Hickory Real Estate Group Inc. The opinions and views on the show are from mike and do not reflect the views of any other organization. If you are interested in being a guest on the podcast or advertising opportunities reach out to mike directly.   Music Author miguelji Title Blues Groove https://audiojungle.net/item/blues-groove/102836   For any queries related to this document or license please contact Envato Support via https://help.author.envato.com Envato Pty Ltd (ABN 11 119 159 741) PO Box 16122, Collins Street West, VIC 8007, Australia

Today Mike talks with Karen Tonks of Time Genies Concierge and Errand Service based in Hickory NC. She helps people get their homes and offices cleaned and organized as well as a multitude of other tasks.  For more information on Karen visit her website at www.time-genies.com or call her at 213 444-3643.    Podcast Credits:   The Real Hickory Podcast is hosted by Mike Kelly Jr. President of Hickory Real Estate Group Inc. The opinions and views on the show are from mike and do not reflect the views of any other organization.   Music Author miguelji Title Blues Groove https://audiojungle.net/item/blues-groove/102836   For any queries related to this document or license please contact Envato Support via https://help.author.envato.com Envato Pty Ltd (ABN 11 119 159 741) PO Box 16122, Collins Street West, VIC 8007, Australia

StreetCircleDrive is back with a special guest at the table!  McNally introduces Kim Holden from the Catawba County Partnership for Children (http://www.catawbakids.com)!  She joins us to share some events, updates and education about whats going on with Imagination Library and their other services. Moose gives you the event calendar rundown and Mary-Margaret kicks off the lunch discussion on a true Hickory staple.  But do they all agree on this review? StreetCircleDrive is your place to learn more about Hickory NC… the place we all love, and think you should too.  

On the kick off episode of StreetCircleDrive, the hosts open their minds and their mouths with thoughts about the City we love, Hickory NC. Up first, an update on “the bond”. How far along are they? Where do we go from here? With so much to do, we hit on the events around the city and discuss some of our favorites. Last but not least – what is sure to be our favorite segment each episode – we hit up a local restaurant and gave them our own SCD star rating! Descriptions you don’t want to miss! Stick around and enjoy some local topics, by local people, for anyone interested in Hickory NC!

Cass Midgley and Dr. Bob interview Raul Cardona, after Cass' talk with Carlton Larsen—our two "nobodies" on this week’s episode. We interview people you don’t know about a subject no one wants to talk about.   Carlton got his M.Div and became a Lutheran Minister in Canada during the Christian Coffeehouse boom. He now identifies as a Woo-Woo pseudo-Buddhist/Christian Agnostic, still writes music, and is a truck-driver for a living. He talks very candidly about his sexual healing within a 12-step support group and the beautiful frontier of his life after dogma. Bob was out sick for this interview. After that, Bob and Cass converse with Raul Cardona. Raul wasn’t raised religious but began looking for meaning and purpose in life while deployed in Iraq. To this end, he started reading the Bible, and the Christian story appealed to him, drawn to the idea of a God who loved him unconditionally, in spite of all the wrong he had done. He had gotten in trouble with the law as a juvenile on the streets of Boston. As his faith grew, he determined to become an expert at defending Christianity through apologetics. He studied books on defending Christianity and watched YouTubes of Christians debating Atheists. This backfired beautifully (as Matt Dillahunty says) and eventually led to the loss of his faith. No big monologue this week, just some thoughts on honesty provoked by the honesty of both of our guests today. I'll start with a quote from Sam Harris. I highly recommend his little book called "Lying." It's a short read and yet is liberating in its call to be honest. This quote may or may not be in that book, but Sam is quoted as saying, "One of the greatest challenges facing civilization in the twenty-first century is for human beings to learn to speak about their deepest personal concerns-about ethics, spiritual experience, and the inevitability of human suffering-in ways that are not flagrantly irrational. We desperately need a public discourse that encourages critical thinking and intellectual honesty. Nothing stands in the way of this project more that the respect we accord religious faith. All I'm arguing for really is that we should have a conversation where the best ideas really thrive, where there's no taboo against criticizing bad ideas, and where everyone who shows up, in order to get their ideas entertained, has to meet some obvious burdens of intellectual rigor and self-criticism and honesty-and when people fail to do that, we are free to stop listening to them. What religion has had up until this moment is a different set of rules that apply only to it, which is you have to respect my religious certainty even though I'm telling you I arrived at it irrationally." Someone asked me this week how I lost my faith and after thinking a few seconds the best I answer I came up with was "I got honest." Honesty takes courage. It's looking at reality and owning up to where one's life doesn't align with it. And making the changes required to do so, which is often really hard work and can take years. In fact, let's just call it what it is--a life's work. Speaking of life’s work, my friend and former guest on this podcast (episode 100) David Dark recently said in an interview with Jon Foreman, lead singer of Switchfoot, "I DON’T THINK REAL LOVE BEGINS TILL WE HOLD OUT THE MESSY FACT OF WHAT WE’RE REALLY UP TO AND INTO WITH OPEN HANDS" There's a link to that interview in the show notes. Don’t forget: ReasonCon in Hickory NC, is coming up the weekend of April 21st.  more info is available at reasonnc.com. I’ll be there with lots of listeners and former guests of this podcast. If you’re planning on going, I’d love to meet you so let’s meet up at ReasonCon.   We taped these conversations on February 18th and 19th, 2017. We interview people you don’t know, about a subject no one wants to talk about. We hope to encourage people in the process of deconstructing their faith and help curb the loneliness that accompanies it. We think the world is a better place when more people live by sight, not by faith. Please subscribe to our podcast, and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Our show is available on most podcast platforms.  Also, you can support us monetarily in two easy ways: you can pledge one dollar per episode through Patreon; that’s www.patreon.com/eapodcast, or leave a lump-sum donation through PayPal at our website, www.everyonesagnostic.com. The smallest contribution is greatly appreciated. Credits:"Towering Mountain of Ignorance" intro by Hank Green https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3v3S82TuxU Intro bumper "Never Know" by Jack JohnsonThe segue music is on this episode was created by the Barry Orchestra found at barryorchestra.bandcamp.com The song at the end is written and performed by our guest, Carlton Larsen.   Thanks for listening and be a yes-sayer to what is. Carlton's music site: https://www.reverbnation.com/carltonlarsen

Cass Midgley and Bob Pondilloo interview Matthew O’Neil. Matthew is an activist, theologian, and teacher. He has an MA in Theology from Saint Michael's College and is a certified Humanist chaplain and celebrant. He is the author of What the Bible Really Does (and Doesn't) Say About Sex and writes for the Danthropology blog through the Patheos network. He lives in Saint Albans, Vermont. Today, we talk about O’Neil’s catholic upbringing and his latest book, “After Life: Solving Science and Religion’s Greatest Disagreement,” which he wrote after having a near-death experience. This is a good talk with Matthew O’Neil. Of his latest book, “After Life,” Dr. Michael Shermer, author and editor of Skeptic magazine, wrote this: “What happens after life? Matthew O'Neil answers this question with learning, elegance, and grace. He reveals the surprisingly rich history of heaven and hell and many other religious ideas that believers assume have always existed in their present form but in fact evolved along with society and culture. There may be no scientific evidence for an afterlife but O'Neil demonstrates how this fact leads to a most uplifting conclusion. To discover it, and how to live a fulfilling life without an afterlife, read this beautiful book.” Before we get into our conversation with Matthew, as you know, this podcast chronicles the stories of people recovering from Christianity and getting healthy, myself included. Something that comes up a lot is the notion of agency and discovering one’s self and acting from that authentic self. There are lots of factors that contribute to arrested development in people, and Christianity is one of them. Christianity not only tries to minimize one’s self to be eclipsed by Jesus or the Holy Spirit, but it can bring out the worst in people.  One way it does that is it removes responsibility from its followers. Our mistakes are cast into the sea of forgetfulness, or cast onto the sacrificial scape-goat of Jesus and are now covered in the blood. Sometimes Christianity demotivates personal development because it is worthless to be good (filthy rags, Isaiah 64:6) or even impossible to be good and thus a futile effort, as Paul taught in Romans 7: “I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. If I do what I don’t want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do.” Contrast these lines of thinking from the Bible with the wisdom that is coming out of science and the study of what it means to be human. The following declarations of healthy adulthood, by Dr. David Richo, my reveal some unhealthy mindsets leftover from Christianity. I recommend his book, “How to Be an Adult: A Handbook on Psychological and Spiritual Integration.” A link is in the show notes. These are rich statements, loaded with meaning, so for the sake of time I’m just going to read them without comment. However, you may want to be prepared to stop the tape and contemplate some of them.    I accept full responsibility for the shape my life has taken. I need never fear my own truth, powers, fantasies, wishes, thoughts, sexuality, dreams, or ghosts. I trust that “darkness and upheaval always precede an expansion of consciousness.” I let people go away or stay and I am still okay. I accept that I may never feel I am receiving – or have received – all the attention I seek. I acknowledge that reality is not obligated to me; it remains unaffected by my wishes or rights. One by one, I drop every expectation of people and things. I reconcile myself to the limits on others’ giving to me and on my giving to them. Until I see another’s behavior with compassion, I have not understood it. I let go of blame, regret, vengeance, and the infantile desire to punish those who hurt or reject me. When change and growth scare me, I still choose them. I may act with fear, but never because of it. I am still safe when I cease following the rules my parents (or others) set for me. I cherish my own integrity and do not use it as a yardstick for anyone else’s behavior. I am free to have and entertain any thought. I do not have the right to do whatever I want. I respect the limits of freedom and still act freely. I overcome the urge to retreat on the brink of discovery. No one can or needs to bail me out. I am not entitled to be taken care of by anyone or anything. I give without demanding appreciation though I may always ask for it. I reject whining and complaining as useless distractions from direct action on or withdrawal from unacceptable situations. I let go of control without losing control. Choices and perceptions in my life are flexible, not rigid or absolute. If people knew me as I really am, they would love me for being human like them. I drop poses and let my every word and deed reveal what I am really like. Changes and transitions are more graceful as I cooperate with them. Every human power is accessible to me. I live by personal standards and at the same time – in self-forgiveness – I make allowances for my occasional lapses. I grant myself a margin of error in my work and relationships. I release myself from the pain of having to be right or competent all the time. I accept that it is normal to feel that I do not always measure up. I am ultimately adequate to any challenge that comes to me. My self-acceptance is not complacency since in itself it represents an enormous change. I am happy to do what I love and love what is. Wholehearted engagement with my circumstances releases my irrepressible liveliness. I love unconditionally and set sane conditions on my self-giving. Source: Richo, D. (1991), How to be an adult: A handbook on psychological and spiritual integration. New York: Paulist Press. I love this picture of adulthood, aspire to it, and commit myself to do the work needed to attain this level of health and maturity.  It’s never too late to grow. Don’t forget: ReasonCon in Hickory NC, is coming up the weekend of April 21st.  more info is available at reasonnc.com. I’ll be there with lots of listeners and former guests of this podcast. If you’re planning on going, I’d love to meet you so let’s meet up at ReasonCon.  We taped the conversation on February 5th, 2017. We interview people you don’t know, about a subject no one wants to talk about. We hope to encourage people in the process of deconstructing their faith and help curb the loneliness that accompanies it. We think the world is a better place when more people live by sight, not by faith. Please subscribe to our podcast, and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Our show is available on most podcast platforms.  Also, you can support us monetarily in two easy ways: you can pledge one dollar per episode through Patreon; that’s www.patreon.com/eapodcast, or leave a lump-sum donation through PayPal at our website, www.everyonesagnostic.com. The smallest contribution is greatly appreciated. Credits: "Towering Mountain of Ignorance" intro by Hank Green https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3v3S82TuxU Intro bumper "Never Know" by Jack Johnson The segue music is on this episode was created by our guest today, Matthew O’Neil. His music can found at soundcloud.com/immattoneil Thanks for listening and be a yes-sayer to what is. Dr. Ricoh’s book: How To Be an Adult Matthew’s books on Amazon Matthew’s Twitter: @mwoneiI Matthew’s articles on Danthropology: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/author/moneil/ Matthew’s music: https://soundcloud.com/immattoneil Matthew’s Facebook  

Cass and Bob interview Rebecca Murphy. Rebecca is a 46 year old white cisgender heterosexual female, married for 28 years and childfree by choice. She was raised in an off-shoot of Mormonism called Temple Lot. In college she left that faith but was swept up into the International Church of Christ, which under the surface of their inspirational Sunday services was a domineering pyramid scheme with all the mind controlling influences of a cult. Before our talk with Rebecca, Cass has a brief conversation with Harry Flook, a 21 year old British photographer and documentarian visiting the states through former guest Gayle Jordan and the Recovering From Religion organization to chronicle how people find a sense of community after losing their faith and leaving the church. If you’ve been following the last several episodes, you will have noticed that I am on a journey that associate with the stage of life in which I find myself, which I’ll describe as mid-life, post-religious, and post-parent. There seems to be a natural rite of passage happening that is not unlike puberty, where it is going to happen whether you like it or not. In the absence of meaning, formerly found in the role of being a parent and/or seeing one’s self within a religious narrative or simply the realization that one has fewer years left to live than one has lived thus far, some realizations begin to enter one’s mind that can serve as a mirror that exposes immaturity in one’s character (at best) or seem pathological at worst. It turns out (at least for me) that a strong sense of self has been kept at bay by the busying narratives in which my life has been immersed, and as the curtain closes on them (my role as a parent, for example, or my role as child of god destined to live eternally in heaven), and that suppressed identity is coming unchained and emerging from the dungeon with a vengeance. But, it doesn’t know how to behave or even walk and is blinded by the sun and atrophied by immobility so nothing about this is homecoming is going to be pretty. In fact, it can arouse deep anxieties, even panic, and hopelessness that can lead to suicidal thoughts. You will hurt and be hurt by those nearest to you. Especially if they’re going through the same thing at the same time. Many marriages are ended by this transition. But I found my hope in a psychological concept founded by Carl Jung and Murray Bowen called “differentiation.” Differentiation of self is one's ability to separate one's own intellectual and emotional functioning from that of one’s family and/or lover. Individuals with "low differentiation" are more likely to become emotionally fused with others—particularly family or lovers. They’re like Siamese twins attached at the hip. And this attachment, that is largely dependent and codendent, can last for years until this awakening happens and you want to go your own way. Any attempt to do so will be taken personally by the person you are fused with. You want to differentiate yourself from them and they say, “why are you doing this to me?” When in fact, you are doing nothing TO them, they are just leaning on you so hard that they hit the floor when you move. People with "low differentiation" depend on others' approval and acceptance. They either conform themselves to others in order to please them, or they attempt to force others to conform to themselves. They are thus more vulnerable to stress and less adaptive to life changes. You may have heard of a healthy H-shaped relationship, where two stand-alone, vertical lines are in relationship, contrasted with an unhealthy A-shape relationship where those lines are leaning on each other. Those with generally higher levels of "self differentiation" recognize that they need others, but they depend less on others' acceptance and approval. They do not merely adopt the attitude of those around them but acquire and maintain their principles thoughtfully. These principles, morals, and ethics help them resist lapsing into emotional reactivity and impulsive thoughts and actions. Thus, despite conflict, criticism, and even rejection, those with greater capacity to "self differentiate" can stay calm and rationally "clear-headed" enough to carefully assess facts, less clouded by emotion. What they decide and say matches what they do. Even when they act in the best interests of a group, they choose thoughtfully, not because they are caving in to group-think. They're more objective observers, more capable of calmness under relationship and task pressures. Confident in their own thinking, they can either support another's viewpoints without becoming wishy-washy; or, they can reject another's opinions without becoming hostile with them, or passively disconnected from them. The ideal outcome here is when two people (beit father and son, or siblings, or husband and wife) both move from an A shape to an H shape, no one falls to the ground. However, if one person is unwilling or unable to do the work—the introspection, the therapy, the communication, the research—all of which are helpful in understanding what the fuck is happening, then they are most certainly going to crash when the other person differentiates. At that point, they have the option to stay on the floor crying, blaming and demonizing the other person…for the rest of their lives, but in so doing, they miss out on this wonderful evolutionary opportunity to grow up and personally develop, and secondly, they destroy a valuable relationship to their own heart. I see this as a key development for those of us who have graduated from religious faith. When we discover that self-debasing doctrines have left us a depleted shell or ghost-like version of our true selves, we have to find them and meet them, maybe for the first time. We have to get to know them, we have to ask them questions, we have to discover what they like and dislike because they’ve been asked. This is the first step of differentiation. The second is learning how to self-soothe and control our own anxieties. Before, we looked to God or others to comfort us. The third is learning to manage our reactivity, or what Dr. David Schnarch calls, “grounded responding.” Religions remove responsibility from people and when they get our from under that tyranny, they find that they’re ability to respond to circumstances and people is undeveloped. They either over-respond in aggression and thoughtless comments, or under-respond in passive aggression, apathy and dis-attachment.   The fourth and last element of differentiation is endurance. Stay in the room with difference. Tolerate some discomfort for the sake of personal growth and the healing of relationships. Toughen up. Grow a pair. Start giving yourself and your loved ones the benefit of the doubt. Don’t be so quick to assume the worst in them. Bounce back after defeat or failure. Ultimately, you know what this is: this is saying yes to what is. This rite of passage is a gift and will reap tremendous benefits in your life and relationships. Like giving birth, if you can survive the pain of transition and the stretching, you will reap a new life. No-sayers want to pretend it’s not happening or that there’s no work to be done here. They may be quick to thrown in the towel or say “there was no hope for that relationship anyway,” which actually may be true, but please, only make that call after exhaustive effort on your part. Know this: there’s nothing wrong with you if you’re going through this. Don’t blame or shame yourself or anyone else. Tenderly welcome your formerly enslaved self into the 21st century, into freedom, and start looking for ways for that beautiful human being to express their self. Teach them they can self-comfort, they can act from their core and not react from fear, and that they have what it takes to finish strong.  Don’t forget: Coming up: Saturday, March 18th the Nashville Nones Convention. it’s an all day event to be held at Unity Church in Nashville tickets are $20 at the door. More info at nashvillenones.com and there’s a link in the show notes.  5 weeks later is ReasonCon in Hickory NC, the weekend of April 21st.  more info is available at reasonnc.com. We taped the conversation with Rebecca Murphy on February 5th, 2017, and the interview with Harry Flook on March 5th. We interview people you don’t know, about a subject no one wants to talk about. We hope to encourage people in the process of deconstructing their faith and help curb the loneliness that accompanies it. We think the world is a better place when more people live by sight, not by faith. Please subscribe to our podcast, and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Our show is available on most podcast platforms.  Also, you can support us monetarily in two easy ways: you can pledge one dollar per episode through Patreon; that’s www.patreon.com/eapodcast, or leave a lump-sum donation through PayPal at our website, www.everyonesagnostic.com. The smallest contribution is greatly appreciated. Credits: "Towering Mountain of Ignorance" intro by Hank Green https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3v3S82TuxU Intro bumper "Never Know" by Jack Johnson The segue music is on this episode was created by “The Barry Orchestra” found at barryorchestra.bandcamp.com Thanks for listening and be a yes-sayer to what is. Differentiation  https://nashvillenones.com/ http://reasonnc.com/ harryflook.com

Cass Midgley and Dr. Bob Pondillo interview Bill Finley. Bill was a latch-key kid that took matters into his own hands as a senior in high school to map his path through Bible college and 13 years of service in the Salvation Army. But his mind and heart were too broad for the narrow path of Christianity, or as he puts it as an arm-chair linguist: "I needed another language." Here in Nashville on Saturday, March 18th, we're hosting a one day convention called the Nashville Nones Convention, or NaNoCon. This is our second annual gathering. You can find more information at nashvillenones.com. Tickets are just $15 if you register before March 12th and only $20 at the door. Matt Dillahunty is our key note speaker and they'll be breakout workshops. The second event is ReasonCon 3, being held the weekend of April 21st and 22nd in Hickory NC. This conference puts an emphasis on atheist podcasts and the communities that build around them. Tickets range from $45 to $180. For more information go to reasonnc.com. In addition, I want to plug two medias that truly illustrate what it means to be a yes-sayer. The novel by Alain de Botton, "The Course of Love," and the movie, "Arrival," starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner. Alain de Botton's "The Course of Love" follows a young couple, Rabih and Kirsten, for around 30 years from courtship to mid-life. Francine Prose, of the Guardian calls the novel "a sympathetic account of the relationship that begins only after the besotted courtship has ended. Having fallen deeply in love, the couple “will marry, they will suffer, they will frequently worry about money, they will have a girl first, then a boy, one of them will have an affair, there will be passages of boredom, they’ll sometimes want to murder one another and on a few occasions to kill themselves. This will be the real love story.” Journalist Michelle Newton writes, "De Botton argues we are all crazy and broken; that is the human condition. I would argue that the culture we live in is also in need of major repair as it is riddled with anxiety. No wonder the promise of escape via the wings of love is appealing. A strong dose of reality is needed to ensure the long-lasting survival of love. De Botton argues it is a skill to be learnt over time. I am no expert on love, but that is just the point. No one is." De Botton invites us to put away our fairy tale expectations of what romance should look like and do the hard work of cohabitating with another person just as crazy as us, with just a different brand of crazy. The lie that the grass is greener continues to pull us out of our present reality into a delusional dream-state that says no to what is. I'm convinced that most couples in the world bear some measure of resentment when their partner is praised by others, thinking to themselves, "if you only knew him/her like I do, you wouldn't think so highly of them."  Obviously, this advice only applies to couples who are not in a perilous relationship where they're safety and well-being are threatened. But barring that, being a yes-sayer means deciding if you want your pursuit of companionship to divest itself over and over again with new partners, looking for mr or mrs right? Or if the person laying next to you snoring or drooling or farting suffice for the task? And lastly, the movie, "Arrival."  “Arrival” is not your typical alien movie. This film has tremendous depth and a message that blew my mind. Amy Adam’s character, Louise, is a Professor of Linguistics and is called on to help communicate with aliens from outer space who have arrived on earth. As she grows more intimate with the aliens, they bestow on her, through dream-like visions, an ability to transcend time by seeing the future. What she does with this information and how she reacts to it emerges as the ultimate message of this movie cloaked in an alien invasion context. What I’m about to say could be considered a spoiler, but I think your experience with this movie will be enhanced by understanding the twist at the end as you watch it from the beginning. Louise is able to see her future self marry the scientist she’s working next to at ground zero, see the daughter that they bear, and see her die as a pre-teen with some kind of cancer. AND SHE CHOOSES TO FOLLOW THAT PATH ANYWAY. Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “Life’s a journey, not a destination.” To quote movie critic, Jarrod Canfield: “Arrival is a thoughtful adaptation of that adage. Arrival introduces us to a new prism by which we can better view our own lives. There is no salvation in this vantage point, nor protection from death. Instead, Arrival asks a simple question: if you could view your life as an image, a story told in one nonlinear and infinite symbol, would you change it? Would you live it anyway? Louise embraces life for all of its myriad victories and losses, knowing that the journey is worth far more than the final destination.” This is yes-saying. Looking the cruelty and absurdity of life in the face and walking into it anyway. Nietzsche’s formula for human greatness is Amor Fati, latin for love of fate—not wanting anything to be different. No-sayers look at their lives and they say NO, they want things to be different, they puff and pout over things for which they have no control. We taped this conversation on January 21st, 2017. We interview people you don’t know, about a subject no one wants to talk about. We hope to encourage people in the process of deconstructing their faith and help curb the loneliness that accompanies it. We think the world is a better place when more people live by sight, not by faith. Please subscribe to our podcast, and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Our show is available on most podcast platforms.  Also, you can support us monetarily in two easy ways: you can pledge one dollar per episode through Patreon; that’s www.patreon.com/eapodcast, or leave a lump-sum donation through PayPal at our website, www.everyonesagnostic.com. The smallest contribution is greatly appreciated. Credits:  "Towering Mountain of Ignorance" intro by Hank Green https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3v3S82TuxU Intro bumper "Never Know" by Jack Johnson The segue music is on this episode was created by friend of the show “The Barry Orchestra” found at barryorchestra.bandcamp.com Thanks for listening and be a yes-sayer to what is.  

Moose and Abigail sat down on location with the members of Porch 40 before their performance at Granite Falls Brewing. Puling influences from an array of genres, Porch 40, from Cullowhee, NC has a rapidly growing fanbase and are currently touring the southeast supporting their new album "Spread It Heavy.” Porch 40 is also heading the Summer Lawn Party in Hickory NC on June 20, 2015. www.summerlawnparty.com.

Daniel Cook, Dark Night, Street Lights in Hickory, NC joins us today, and shares testimonies involving signs and wonders, as well as stories from ministering in the marketplace. Daniel tells us about his bumpy journey leading into the Kingdom of God, and how was able to turn it into power for the Kingdom. Daniel then speaks on the topic of power coming out of intimacy with Jesus. Boom Goes Yeshua!

The Belfast Boys are Alyn Mearns (guitar & vocals) and Adrian Rice (mandolin, bodhran & vocals). Mearns and Rice both hail from the Troubled streets of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Mearns has lived in the States since his late teens, but Rice only settled in Hickory (NC) in 2005, having come to Lenoir-Rhyne College as their Visiting Writer-in-Residence. Both men have been happily ‘captured’ by lovely American brides. Join them as they have a conversation with Chad about their music, their influences, and their newest CD "Songs For Crying Out Loud". And speaking of their new album, they are having a party to celebrate! Their newest CD is entitled “Songs For Crying Out Loud” and the party will be held on October 21, at The Main Cellar City Club, behind Market on Main in Hickory, North Carolina. The party will be held from 8-11, and admission is free. There will be a cash bar.