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Back in August Randy Anderson of the Illinois Top Times Speed Lab hosted a one day track clinic featuring the great Boo Schexnayder and Vince Anderson. Coaches were treated to six amazing talks (and a free dinner!) and walked away more prepared for the 2026 season! For the month of October and September in 2025, we'll be publishing each presentation in a two-part format. Every Wednesday and Thursday you'll hear one of five talks from Boo and Vince: Week 1-Teaching the Long Jump, Week 2-Training the Hurdlers, Week 3-Plyometric training, Week 4-400m training, Week 5-Relays and Week 6-Hamstrings!Welcome to Gill1918, the track & field coaching podcast powered by Gill Athletics. Since 1918, Gill has been dedicated to empowering coaches with innovative equipment—now, we're bringing elite coaching education straight to your ears.Our goal is to create the Ted Talks of track/field podcasts bringing the annual track clinic to your ears DAILY! Topics will include but are not limited to covering key strategies, techniques, and training principles to help you improve athlete performance, structure better workouts, enhance team culture, and more!Whether you're a high school, collegiate, or club coach, Gill1918 is your go-to resource for quick, high-impact coaching education from the best minds in the sport.

Archie Gottesman traces her path from the comic genius behind Manhattan Mini Storage to JewBelong, where she's trying to make Judaism feel human, welcoming, and actually usable (no Talmudic degree required). She and Bradley get blunt about fear-based conformity on the left, rising antisemitism since 2021, and how many Jews contort themselves to stay “in the club,” even when it means pretending to believe things they don't. They spar, politely, over whether mainstream American Jews have drifted from Israel, then pivot to tactics: message-tested billboards, mobilizing pride and pulling support from institutions that don't defend Jews. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City's only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today's episode: info@firewall.media.Be sure to watch Bradley's new TED Talk on Mobile Voting at https://go.ted.com/bradleytusk.Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter and follow Bradley on Linkedin + Substack + YouTube.

Back in August Randy Anderson of the Illinois Top Times Speed Lab hosted a one day track clinic featuring the great Boo Schexnayder and Vince Anderson. Coaches were treated to six amazing talks (and a free dinner!) and walked away more prepared for the 2026 season! For the month of October and September in 2025, we'll be publishing each presentation in a two-part format. Every Wednesday and Thursday you'll hear one of five talks from Boo and Vince: Week 1-Teaching the Long Jump, Week 2-Training the Hurdlers, Week 3-Plyometric training, Week 4-400m training, Week 5-Relays and Week 6-Hamstrings!Welcome to Gill1918, the track & field coaching podcast powered by Gill Athletics. Since 1918, Gill has been dedicated to empowering coaches with innovative equipment—now, we're bringing elite coaching education straight to your ears.Our goal is to create the Ted Talks of track/field podcasts bringing the annual track clinic to your ears DAILY! Topics will include but are not limited to covering key strategies, techniques, and training principles to help you improve athlete performance, structure better workouts, enhance team culture, and more!Whether you're a high school, collegiate, or club coach, Gill1918 is your go-to resource for quick, high-impact coaching education from the best minds in the sport.

Attorney and success strategist Amber Fuhriman joins Lesley for a raw and empowering talk about perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the hidden fear behind our need for clarity. Amber opens up about how achievement became her coping mechanism and how trauma can disguise itself. Together, they unpack toxic positivity, hyper-independence, and what it really means to redefine success on your own terms. You'll walk away with Amber's SOS system to ask for help before burnout hits.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co mailto:beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/#follow-subscribe-free.In this episode you will learn about:How people-pleasing can quietly sabotage your goals and boundaries.Why success and busyness often mask deeper emotional pain.How “seeking clarity” hides perfectionism and fear of making mistakes.The real cost of toxic positivity and how to embrace hard emotions.How Amber's SOS system helps you stop overthinking and take action.Episode References/Links:Break Your Bullshit Box Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/morethancorporateAmber Fuhriman's Website: https://www.successdevelopmentsolutions.com90-Day Success Jumpstart - https://jumpstart.successdevelopmentsolutions.comRory Vaden's TED Talk - https://youtu.be/y2X7c9TUQJ8?si=yV69LFYhwgBlc4zYTiny Habits by BJ Fogg - https://a.co/d/0MOylqVGuest Bio:Amber Fuhriman is an attorney, success strategist, and speaker who helps high achievers create success aligned with self-awareness and authenticity. 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We both lost our dads at the age of 18. We both had siblings that we felt like relied on us. There were these things that were identical to who we were, yet I went to law school and he went to jail. He became a drug addict. He has turned his life around now, and he's clean and sober, yet people look at him and they say, you're such a screw up. And people look at me and they say, you're so successful. What they don't realize is we were numbing the same thing. Academic accomplishment was my numbing mechanism. If I did enough, if I focused on something else, then I wouldn't have to feel what I was going through.Lesley Logan 0:49  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started. Lesley Logan 1:32  All right, Be It babe, get ready. This interview, we go on the best journey. It's so good. The Be It Action Item was great. There's also some really good action steps to take within the interview. Amber Fuhriman is our guest today, and I wanted to have her on because I got to be on her amazing podcast. And I loved her questions so much. I loved her responses. I loved the conversation. I was like, she should be on this show, because if anyone's been being it it till you see it, it's her, and we talk about people pleasing and perfectionism and success. And I just think you're going to have a really great time. I think it's going to be really eye opening. Pay attention to the SOS thing. I think that's a killer. And let me know what your takeaways are. I want to hear about it. So here's Amber Fuhriman. Lesley Logan 2:10  All right, Be It babe. Get ready. I know this is going to be a great conversation, because I've already had the pleasure of meeting this woman on being on her podcast, and we could have gone on for hours. So I just decided, well, let's just continue the conversation over on my podcast. Amber Fuhriman, can you tell everyone who you are and what you rock at?Amber Fuhriman 2:27  I'm so excited to be here, and I agree with you. We could have talked forever, and you just meet people. It's crazy we're both in Vegas, because I think our response was, how have we not crossed paths? Like, how is two amazing people that it is fantastic not met before now, so I'm so excited. To sum it up, I'm a recovering perfectionist, a people pleaser that is learning how to not people please. I'm an attorney, a, it's a struggle, man, the struggle bus is big on the people-pleasing train, right? Yeah. I am a attorney, sometimes in recovery, sometimes not. And I do coaching and human behavior and podcasting and all of the things.Lesley Logan 3:05  Oh my gosh. I think everyone their ears perked up when they heard, oh, you're a recovering perfectionist and a recovering people-pleaser. like, hi, who are you, like, we're listening? Because the people-pleasing, looking to start there, it is really hard. And I think it's like, I think some people don't even realize they're people-pleasing. I think that they think they're being kind.Amber Fuhriman 3:24  Yeah. I think that's so true, and I also think we don't, we've never been told to talk about it, because people-pleasing is what we were told we were supposed to be as not even just women. I mean, I do think women have it more than men, but I don't want to exclude men from the conversation of people-pleasing, but I do think that we as women were told that our job is to be there for other people. We are traditionally put into nurturing roles. I remember being the only female attorney at the criminal defense firm I worked at before I started my business, and we had a really sensitive case, and I remember them coming in and saying, Amber, we need you. We need a woman's touch. And I said, you, and you asked me, like, have you not met me? Like, I'm so rough around the edges. If you need somebody that can nurture this poor woman, I should be your last choice. I can look at six men that will do a better nurturing job than I will, but there's this perception that we're just supposed to take care of other people.Lesley Logan 4:20  Yeah, yeah. And it's like, can you, do you know, like, what are, in case people don't know, what are some signs that they are a people-pleaser? Do you have that off the top of your head, like?Amber Fuhriman 4:30  Yeah, I think the one that's coming to my head the most right now is that you care about what somebody else is going to feel about your actions more than you care about what you're going to feel about your actions. So you go to say something or do something, and the first thought you have is, but what will the other person think? And I am, I want to clarify that there's zero part of me that's telling you to go around being an asshole, just for the purposes of being an asshole, but if your authentic self and you speaking your truth and who you are, is going to piss somebody else off, then let them fucking be pissed.Lesley Logan 5:05  Oh, okay, so here, my mind went so many places, because one of the things that, we coach Pilates studio owners a lot, and so we're small business owners, and, like, also just in life, go out, and I like talking to small business owners, and it is amazing how many people, like, don't want to change their policies, don't want to charge for a late cancelation and won't raise their rates because they are so concerned with how it's going to affect the other person that it's actually affecting their business from making the money it needs to make for them to stay in business. And it's like to your point, of course, I'm not an asshole who doesn't care how they feel, and I don't want to lose them as a client. But also, if I don't make enough money doing this, when I am working with clients, they are taking a spot from someone who could pay me so that I can actually provide for my family, so I cannot put their feelings so far ahead that I'm actually suffering.Amber Fuhriman 5:53  Yeah, and I don't think we think about it that much right, like if I am speaking my truth and I'm being me, and I'm being authentic to who I am, and that upsets somebody, and I think, oh my gosh, I can't say that, because they're going to be upset. Are they putting the same thought process into whether they're asking me to be somebody different than who I am? Right? Why is it that we are the ones that have to adjust and and I know this is going to trigger some people out there, so you're welcome and I love you, because the reality is one of my favorite sayings is that your actions are all about you, and their responses are all about them. So whenever I have somebody who responds emotionally to something that I'm doing, the first question I ask myself is, were the actions that I took in alignment with who I want to be as a human being. Do I need to adjust something? Are they rightfully upset? Did I act out of alignment with who I am? If I did, then I have some apologies to make. I have some internal work to do. I have some questions to ask, but if I can look back and say I am 100% congruent with the actions that I took, and yes, I want to repair this relationship, and I will be there for you when you're ready to have a conversation, but I will not apologize when I am 100% in alignment with my actions. This is a conversation you get to understand and accept me for who I am, or don't accept me, and it is a beautiful place to get to, but it's not easy. Lesley Logan 7:17  Yeah, thank you for clarifying, like how you can self-reflect, to just address and also double check what you're doing. Because I think especially if you are trying to not people-please as much, you're going to need that set of tools to help you get there, because you're going to have people who get pissed off. The first people who get pissed off are your close family and friends who will get that's who you're people-pleasing for so many years are not going to like when you start acting different.Amber Fuhriman 7:43  Yeah and I think family and friends is the hardest, because they're going to support you the least by nature, which is not all their fault. It's human behavior, right? We exist. So for the people that are listening, there's this term that I love in NLP, called perception is projection. And basically what that means is we project all of the things about ourselves out onto the world. So everybody that we come in contact with is meant to teach us a lesson, positive or constructive about ourselves, right? So we can only see the world as we are. So when we start making positive changes in our life, when we start becoming the next version of who we are. We are fucking with the perception that our friends and family have held of us for a really long time, and that messes with their identity, because now they're faced with, do I level up or do I stay and leveling up takes courage and getting out of a comfort zone and something that not everybody's ready to do. So when they're faced with that choice, sometimes it's easier for them to try to convince you not to change than it is for them to face their own bullshit of whether or not they're going to be willing to join you.Lesley Logan 8:54  Oh my gosh. Everyone rewind. Hear that one more time. It was so good. It's so good. We can keep going on this path. But I also wanted to say, like, maybe let's go on a journey with you. You like, have you always wanted to be a coach? Did you always want to, like, dive into helping people with success and things like that? Or was like being an attorney, like the thing you wanted to do? Like, what's the journey that got you to where you are today, podcasting and helping people like you do?Amber Fuhriman 9:18  Yeah, the answer is neither. So I will say that going to law school was a trauma response for me, and because it was a trauma response, the question I hated the most was, what made you decide to go to law school, or why did you go to law school? Because I never had an answer. For me, I grew up in, I was born in the '80s, grew up in the late '80s, early '90s. So I say that because that period of time, for those of us who were raised there, we were taught that we put in enough hard work and there was this level of payout that's gonna come at the end, right?.Lesley Logan 9:50  Oh yes, yes, you work hard and you're going to get rewarded, also. Amber Fuhriman 9:54  Hard work pays off, I fucking hate that phrase. Lesley Logan 9:56  If you add that, if you add a layer of religion in there, the same thing, like, there's a lot of gold at the end of all of this for the people who do everything perfectly right, and work harder than yesterday. And you know what? Also, also, you should do 110% at work just to prove that you deserve the paycheck you're getting, and then be happy that they didn't fire you and not give you, like, like, all these different things. But anyways, keep going.Amber Fuhriman 10:24  Yeah, yeah, no. So, so you get it. And then the second part of what I'm about to share is the reality that we often say what it is we want to have, but we don't articulate the reason those things are important to us. And so we never understand and get to make the connection of whether what we think we want is actually going to bring the payout that we think it's going to bring. So let me bring this down a little bit for you. So I grew up in the world where money equaled success, success equaled happiness, and I was in so much pain. So I talk about this in my book, when I decided to go to therapy in 2016 and decided is an overstatement, when I was suffering from panic attacks and had no choice but to go to therapy because I couldn't breathe, in 2016 it was the first time I had ever heard the term abandonment disorder. I didn't know what that meant. And then I started looking back at my life, and I started experiencing death for the first time at the age of seven. My cousin, I had two suicides in my family before the age of 14. My dad died when I was 18. Like our brains don't comprehend that somebody died. They just comprehend that somebody's gone, right? So for me, I was just so used to people leaving me that it created this belief that people aren't going to stick around, and I've got to be super hyper independent, along with that, after my dad passed away, when I went to a grief counselor for the first time, the first thing they did was try to put me on antidepressants. And I never wanted to be medicated, so in my brain, that connected if I talk to anybody about not being okay, they're going to medicate me, and I don't want that, so I just pretended I was good, until I couldn't pretend anymore. After my dad passed away, I failed out of undergrad. I was the first person in my family to go to college. I really struggled with this idea of grief and success at the same time. So when I was at my rock bottom, I thought, something's got to change. I've always loved legal thrillers. I fell into the trap of thinking that life as an attorney was a John Grisham book, which it is, sadly not. My dad and I talked about me going to going to law school. He thought I'd really like it. He was no longer here, so it was kind of a connection to him. But most importantly, it's the only way I knew to make six figures, and that money equals success. Success equals happiness. Happy people don't feel pain. So in 2016 after I'd gone to law school, I'd made my first six figure income. I had the respect in my profession, and I still hurt. I didn't know how to breathe, and that's when my panic attacks started. It was learning the human behavior behind choices, healing from my own choices, uncovering and dealing with the masks that I put on throughout my whole life as I saw the benefits of that. That's when coaching kind of opened its doors to me.Lesley Logan 13:22  Wow, thank you for that whole journey. And I think I can, I don't, I don't have, I didn't have the grief part of it in my childhood, but I definitely had the hyper independence, like, you know, I, I, there's pictures of me as a little girl, like, making my own breakfast, because my dad was, like, very into, like, build a bit, like, you have to be able to take care of yourself. And like, so like, as a three year old, like, the bowl of cereal was poured and the milk was in the fridge, and I had to grab the milk from the fridge, it's already poured in a cup for me to fill my bowl. And, like, I love the independence it taught, but also, layered with that whole, and my parents for good reason, like, they live in a small town. They do not have money. So if they're like, if you want to have a life that's not like this, you have to go to college, because college is going to guarantee a paycheck.Amber Fuhriman 14:12  It's so comical now, right?Lesley Logan 14:13  It guaranteed a lot of student loans. I'm glad, of course, I'm glad I went. I would not be here today had I not gone on that journey, because I don't believe anything happens without happening for us, but because I'm but I did laugh as like in the 2008 recession, when I was a full time Pilates instructor that is not why I went to school for, and I was like, well, this $700 month student loan bill sucks, but I wouldn't have found a Pilates had I not been there. So, like, all these different things happen for the way they go. But it took me a really long time, and I'm still learning today, it's probably the thing, the hardest thing I'll ever have to learn is like, I cannot do it all alone. So I'm constantly thanking my team. I'm constantly thinking, my team. I have to remind myself, my team. And then when things go wrong, I have to the my first reaction is like, I could have done it better, and I have to go, no, I could have explained it better. I could have, maybe I could reflect back and see where I could have checked things more. I could have. But, like, I that hyper independence is a really hard thing, I think for a lot of women, because what they do is they just do everything themselves, and then they're burnt out and they're pissed off, and they'are resentful. Amber Fuhriman 15:19  Yeah. Yeah. And I think so when you say I could have done it better, you're saying you could have done it better than the team or better than. Lesley Logan 15:26  Myself. I could have done it better myself. Amber Fuhriman 15:27  You could have done it better yourself. Lesley Logan 15:28  Yeah, which is not true, because I can't even do, I can't even like, do technology myself, so.Amber Fuhriman 15:34  Right. And I fall into that often. And the reason I asked for clarification was because I wanted to make sure I understood what you meant. And maybe we could have, right, done it better, but we can do it better once, and then they get to be better at it by doing it over and over again. But I think more importantly, have you ever heard Rory Vaden's TED Talk, Procrastinate on Purpose? Lesley Logan 15:56  Yes, yes. Amber Fuhriman 15:57  Oh my gosh. I love this so much. And one of the things that he says in there that really sticks with me is by saying yes to one thing, you're saying no to an infinite amount of other things that you don't even know yet. So when we say I could have done that thing better, maybe that's true, but what is the thing that we actually did better that we wouldn't have been able to do had we focused on that thing that we might have done better? Right?Lesley Logan 16:20  Yeah, yeah. I think that's so good. And I think, like, we, I, we all have our things that we are overcoming. And like, it'll think you, you're in the coaching world, so, like, maybe you can address this. I think the perfectionist in us, and in all the people listening, is that, like, we should get over it. And I've determined, or come to some comfort thinking that, like, nothing you're ever over it, you just get quicker at identifying that you're in it and that you have to deal with it. Amber Fuhriman 16:49  What is it, the perfectionism? Lesley Logan 16:51  The perfectionism or the thing that you're like, whatever your whatever your trigger is, so like, the hyper independence, or the people-pleasing, or it's not that you're like, you just like, overcome it and it's behind you and you'll never do it again. It's like, I think that, like, it still comes up in different levels or different ways, and you have to go, oh, I recognize it a little sooner. Like, instead of it taking days for me to get over it, like, whatever it is, like, I it takes me an hour, or takes me five minutes, I go, oh, that's me falling into that trap again.Amber Fuhriman 17:20  Yeah, I think it's so important to focus on that, because one of the things that we do in our trainings is we help people with some emotion-related conversations, which is basically every conversation we're ever going to have in life. So when we think about some of these perfectionism and people-pleasing and even overthinking or lack of delegation, or whatever the behavior is, usually that is tied to some emotional response that's usually tied to anger, sadness, fear, hurt or guilt, which are five major emotions. Normally when we're talking about what, what the purpose is of these behaviors, we can tie it back to one of those five emotions. So as we do the emotion work, the behaviors start to shift, and one of the biggest ones is fear, right? I'll ask people, what's the purpose of not delegating? Well, I'm afraid it won't get done as good if I do it, or I'm afraid like somebody will see it and it won't be mine, and then that'll trigger this imposter, or whatever it is, right? So when we're talking about this, understanding what we're actually feeling when we experience those behaviors is so incredibly important, so we can deal with those emotions, but I think also being able to tap into what the purpose of those behaviors are. So whenever somebody that I'm working with has a behavior like perfectionism or lack of delegation, or whatever the it is, I'll ask them, what's the purpose of this? And they're like, well, it doesn't serve a purpose. And my response is always, it must, or else you wouldn't do it, because every behavior has an intention. So what is it that you're gaining or avoiding by doing these behaviors, because that's where the real work is done.Lesley Logan 19:03  This, as a habits coach that's the same thing, like BJ Fogg, who I study with, he said there's no such thing as a bad habit, because every habit serves you. If you don't like a habit that you have, that's okay, but there's no there's they're not good or bad. It's just, like they all either they're providing certainty or safety or there's a actual positive feeling you're getting from it in your brain, even if you don't like that you do. If you don't like that, you scroll. There's something that you're getting that's a dopamine hit that your brain is like, this makes me feel good. Now, to unravel that, we have to figure out what the prompt is, and we have to figure out, you know, how do we get that same, a similar feeling with something else that you actually do want? But I, thank you for (inaudible) that journey. Can I ask, like, I think, like something that stuck out, and we don't have to talk about this, if you don't want to, but like, you mentioned that like going to law school is like a trauma response. I feel like most people wouldn't think that like going and taking yourself to school would be a trauma response. I guess I'm wondering, like, what are, what are some trauma responses that people might not realize that, like, that's a trauma response they'd be doing. Like, can we talk a little about trauma responses?Amber Fuhriman 20:06  Yeah, absolutely. And I'm an open book, so I will go anywhere you want to go. So let me give an example. This is when I started to realize that it was kind of a trauma response. I have a really good friend of mine that I did a podcast interview with about four years ago, when I first, first started my podcast, he's one of the first people that I met in the personal development space, and one of the reasons we connected is because we had so many similarities in our life. So if you took away our names and our identities and our genders, and you looked at just the dots that were important to our identity, we both had a history of suicide in our family. We both lost our dads at the age of 18. We both had siblings that we felt like relied on us. There were these things that were identical to who we were, yet I went to law school and he went to jail. He became a drug addict. He has turned his life around now, and he's clean and sober, yet people look at him and they say you're such a screw up, and people look at me and they say you're so successful. What they don't realize is we were numbing the same thing. Academic accomplishment was my numbing mechanism. If I did enough, if I focused on something else, then I wouldn't have to feel what I was going through. And I think that we fall into this trap of thinking that because our and I'm really careful when I compare this, because our addiction is socially acceptable. We convince ourselves that it's healthy, right? But it's not. We're still numbing. If you're I mean, obstacle course racing that I did for a really long time was a numbing mechanism for me when law school didn't work. At some point in time, we get to feel the feels. At some point in time, we get to just be human and be enough without feeling like we need to be or do or become something more when we feel that way, when we feel like I am enough right now, then the things that we want to do and become become additional exciting opportunities for us, instead of the thing that is going to fix us or heal us. And I think that's the difference. So when we, when I look at law school as a trauma response, the only reason I can say that it was one is because I didn't go to law school because I wanted to go to law school. I went to law school because it was supposed to fix or stop the pain of something, and anytime we do one thing because it's supposed to make us not hurt, I think that there's some trauma in there, and that doesn't mean it's a bad thing. It just means that we get to take it for what it is.Lesley Logan 22:46  Yeah, I think, my yoga teacher was I interviewed on my podcast, and his he was talking about, like, everyone's label things as good and or and bad. And he's like, that's just not really how it works. He's like, you can't have happiness without sadness. You can't, like, all these things have to exist for you to feel happy. You have to have felt pain. Like, that's the only way you can do it, which I think is really interesting, that we were taught like, success equals happiness and happy people don't feel pain. That's not true. But he also said, like, you know, in our society, we tend to think, oh, someone who drinks wine at the end of the night is numbing, and that's bad. But actually, like, there's been a lot of people who have even said like Mindy Pells, he said it there's someone else who's like, if that glass of wine helps you relax after a hard day and allows you to connect with your family, allows you to talk to them and to be fun, it might not be bad. Now, if it's you're doing it every night, too numb from the pain of work and also ignore your family, then it's not really serving you. Then it's so like, we do have responses to things, and as long as we're evaluating like, how is this actually serving us? Is it serving us? Is it actually serving the people that we say we love? Then we can't we need to stop being so hard on ourselves about some of the things that we're doing and that some things that we might not deem healthy aren't really healthy. Because I actually really liked that you told that story. You know, I have a real, after living in L.A. and living around unhoused people for as long as I did, just it's really, it's like nails on a chalkboard when someone says that they're lazy, why don't they go get help? Why don't they use resources? And it's just like we have no idea what their life was that led them here. Most people who are mentally healthy do not choose to live on the streets. You know, like, most people.Amber Fuhriman 24:27  And only that, like, I love that we went here, and I'm gonna piss some people off here in just a minute. So remember, you love me. I just did a keynote in Nashville in March, and my keynote is, every victim needs a villain, and it's so easy for us to look at people who live on the street as being a victim and be the person that's like, why don't you do this, or, why don't you do this? What about the person that wakes up pissed off at their job every single day and doesn't take control of their life? What about the person that wakes up and doesn't run their business the way that they want to do or that they could in order to make more money? What about the person that wakes up without good relationships with their family and then allows those relationships to destroy them inside? Because they have a roof over their head, doesn't mean that they're any less of a victim than anybody else. So we get to sit back and say, yeah, it's really easy for us to sit here and judge this type of victim, because we can look at them and we can identify that they are not societally acceptable. But your type of victim, whatever it is you're a victim of, because I promise you, every single person is a victim of something. It's a lot less easy for us to look internally and say what am I not taking control of in my own life?Lesley Logan 25:40  Yeah, Gosh, what a great TED Talk. And also, like, I think, like, what came to my mind is, like, a lot of people are like, well, my problems aren't as bad as so it's not that big a deal.Amber Fuhriman 25:50  And that works double sorted wise, right? Yeah, because, number one, my problems aren't as bad as this, so I don't need to deal with them. It's really unfortunate because the person who is living unhoused didn't wake up one day and live unhoused. There were not that bad problems that started it right. But second of all, the other side of that is when it comes time to become something great we also use that to say, well, my life didn't have the transforming moments because my problems weren't that bad, so I don't have anything to share with the world. So we get to just stop comparing ourselves in general, and say there's this thing that I don't like about what's going on right now, and regardless of whether somebody else has it worse, I still get to deal with this thing. And I want to tangent just a little bit, because you mentioned something earlier that I want to make sure that we dig into, which is the success happiness thing and it's toxic.Lesley Logan 26:46  You're reading my mind. Yeah, we're going here next.Amber Fuhriman 26:50  Toxic happiness and toxic positivity culture that some people live in, like I absolutely despise affirmations, the way that they are traditionally taught, which is stand in front of a mirror and tell yourself you're pretty until you believe it. Because this fake it till you make it mentality doesn't work. And if I don't think that I have self-worth, and I don't think I'm pretty, and I don't think like that I'm capable of whatever, then standing in front of a mirror and lying to myself about it isn't going to do a goddamn thing, except for convince myself I'm a liar, right, right? Lesley Logan 27:21  Well, the brain doesn't like distance, so you can't, that's why this is not called fake it till you make it, right, like, that's. Amber Fuhriman 27:26  Yeah, which I love. I love. So we get to pay attention to what that voice is. When you stand in front of a mirror and you say, I can have a seven figure business. I can have an eight figure business. What does that voice tell you? Because instead of just telling that voice it's wrong. We get to understand where does that voice's beliefs come from, and heal whatever that is that makes us believe that. So, and I'm not saying like so, the best way that I've ever seen affirmations done is to say this is who this is what I want to accomplish. This is who I need to be in order to accomplish it, and this is who I think I am now, so that you can see the gap between them to become it, and then your affirmations become things about yourself that you are in control of, that you are committed to being in order to level up to that next step of your life. So that's the first side. The other side is this toxic positivity and happiness. Like, if somebody else looks at me and says just think happy thoughts. I'm going to shove them through a glass window. Like, so I want people to hear this, because especially in the clickbait side of personal development, there's like, just feel better about yourself. Yeah, that's great. Like, thanks for the million dollar advice. Lesley Logan 28:38  It's like when someone says, well, you know, calm down. It's like the same, the same visceral response happens, I think, like, there, as we know, as you and I know, on the other side of things, yes, you can always look back on a rear view mirror and go, that shitty situation was a great thing to help me pivot. But while you're in the shitty situation, what you don't need to hear is just think happy thoughts. This is going to be great, like this is no no one needs to hear that from you. They can come up with that themselves, but at first they do have to feel the feelings of the shitty situation.Amber Fuhriman 29:16  Yeah and when I hear that, so the one for me that really resonates, and the reason I laughed is because when I was suffering from panic attacks, I would love it when people would say, Amber, just breathe. And I'm like, have you ever had a panic attack? I'm telling you, that's what I'm not capable of doing right now. Like, I would love to just breathe. You make it sound so simple. I like it takes every thought that I have in every ounce of focus to get air in my lungs right now. So just breathing doesn't seem as easy as you make it sound, but I think the other side of this just think happy thoughts, comment that you made is it makes us feel like we're doing something wrong, or that we are wrong because we're not okay. And it is okay to not be okay, it's just not okay to stay not okay, right? I got a. Water bottle at a conference I went to once that said nobody drowned by falling in the water. They drowned by staying there. So like we get to acknowledge like I'm not okay right now, how long am I going to allow myself to not be okay, and where do I need to be and who do I need to be around in order to be okay? So in this, in this vein, I encourage all of my clients to create an SOS list. And I actually encourage them, if they have an iPhone, to go into their text replacement and come up with an SOS phrase and replace SOS with their SOS phrase. So for example, mine is, I'm stuck at the airport because my so my SOS moments are normally overthinking. And I remember talking to a good friend of mine, and I was venting about what direction I was going to take my business. And I was tired of constantly feeling like I was having the same conversations about growth and not taking action and all the bullshit. And I said you know what I feel like? I said, I feel like I'm stuck at the airport. And she says what do you mean by that? And I said, I feel like somebody has given me an all expense golden ticket, paid vacation to anywhere that I want to go in the world. All I have to do is pick the plane that I'm going to get on. But instead of actually choosing a plane, I'm standing in front of the departures board looking at which one that I want to do, over analyzing every decision, and then I become Tom Hanks living in an airport, right? So for me, any choice I made would be a better choice than what I'm doing right now, but I'm so overthinking it that I can't express what I want. So I think that what's important is when we're in those moments we are sometimes so in our thoughts that we don't know how to ask for help. So if you have that close knit group of friends that you can say you are on my SOS list. If I text you and say I'm stuck at an airport, I am in my shit. So whatever your phrase is, what you'll find, and what's beautiful is that the moment you send that message, your brain knows that it's okay and you will normally have the answers that you're looking for before they even call you back. It's that decision to ask for help that allows your brain to say, okay, now I can see solutions. So if you if you find yourself in those places, pick two or three people, reach out to them, get their permission, I'm going to put you on what's called My SOS list. This is my SOS phrase. This is what it means to me. If I ever send this to you, it just means that in that moment, I really need somebody to check on me because I don't know how to ask for help.Lesley Logan 32:32  Oh, my god, that is so good. And I love that so much, because it makes me think of like Brené Brown said, like, I have five people. I have a name of five people in my life whose opinions of me matter, and they know that their opinions may matter, and if I have bad feedback or something comes up, I look at that list and it's like, okay, well, they're they're not my five person list. So who are they? So it makes me think of that. It's like having these lists of people that can help us, because it is, it is hard to fall in the water, not judge yourself for falling in the water, not get frustrated that you're back in the water and then, and then you're like, okay, I get to feel my feelings, and then somehow it gets becomes a habit, and you're still in the water, right? Like, so I really do like that like, we get to fall in the water, we can actually feel these feelings, and then when we're ready to get up and ask, like, we have a way of asking for help, which isn't like, I need help right now, because that is so the recovering perfectionist in the world, like that is like you that's like a that's a four letter word is I need (inaudible). Amber Fuhriman 33:30  Yes. Well, because a lot of this perfectionist thing comes from, you know, everybody's different, so I hate lumping behavioral traits into this is where they come from, but I've seen some trends, and a lot of it comes from believing that we had to be something in order to be valued and loved and worthy of connection, right? That just ourselves wasn't, so if we are imperfect, that means that we're unlovable, and I find that there's a lot of that connection between perfection end. And then the other thing that I love right now is the word clarity, that, because I see that everywhere, and I remember my coach telling me. Lesley Logan 34:10  (inaudible) having an authentic moment, clarity is. Amber Fuhriman 34:12  Yeah, yeah. Like my coach kept saying, so when are you going to take action? And I said, I just need some clarity. Just need some clarity. And I didn't realize how much I said it, and I'll never forget her telling me, Amber, you realize clarity is just the word perfectionist used to not use the word perfection. I'm like, I hate you right now, and I love you.Lesley Logan 34:29  I have a coach who said certainty is perfection in disguise. I'm like, fuck you. You're right. Like, like, I need it. Amber Fuhriman 34:39  I hate it when you're right. Lesley Logan 34:41  Yeah. You're like, I know that. I knew that. Amber Fuhriman 34:44  So, there's this, there's this video. This is what I feel like when I talk to my coach sometimes, there's this video of a little boy. I'll have to send it to you, and you can put it in the show notes. It's hilarious. A little boy, and you know those slides that we grew up with, like, not the safe ones that kids have today, but the metal ones that you were either going to burn your ass on when you go down, or you were going to end up bruised because you went so fast that you hit the gravel. Yeah, we didn't have those soft, padded, black, safe surfaces that kids get now. So I was watching a video of this little, maybe six year old boy, and he's walking towards this death slide that we grew up with, and he's carrying a blue toboggan behind him, and you can see that in his little six year old boy brain, he's going to climb up the stairs of the slide and ride the toboggan down this metal death slide. And his mom's videoing, and I love this so much, because his mom says, if you're going to be stupid, you better be tough. And his response is, I know you told me that lots of days. And so like I feel like every single time my coach says something to me that makes sense, I'm like, you tell me this all the time. I know I'm still going to take my blue toboggan up my death slide and figure out how this works in my own damn choices. And then you and I are going to figure out how to fix the outcome, right?Lesley Logan 36:07  Oh, my god, please send it. We have to link it. And also it's, it's, well, I mean, so as applied instructor, I was teaching someone in my group who's in my mentorship program who's trying to up level her teaching, and I was giving her some breakfast, like, I know, but like, I should be able to do it by now. And I'm like, okay, hold on. Like, I know that you know what the exercise is supposed to look like. I know that you've been doing this for years, and you, your body has been able to cheat its way through this. And I also know that you signed up to no longer do that. The problem is that your body wants to do the easiest thing, because it's just that's it's trained to conserve calories. It's literally trained to conserve calories. So we know that the new way, the better way, the more the stronger way, the more connected way is better. But to rewire our brain to do it that way, to do it that way is going to take more calories. So our body wants to do the easiest way. And I think, like us, you know, use clarity or certainty or have these other the perfectionist person of us is like, okay, I'm not. I'm going to work on being imperfect. And then our brain's like, oh, look at this thing over here. This is a great way to, like, hide out and take notice, because it's harder, it's more calorie-consuming. It's more awareness. It requires more thought to actually not like, to actually live in that imperfect place, and like be willing to make a mistake or be willing to get on the wrong flight, or be it requires more calories. So our brains and bodies are very good at sneaking around and taking shortcuts.Amber Fuhriman 37:41  Yeah, I love it. And one of the things that's coming to my mind right now, and I think I'm going to go do this. I've never done it before, and I think I'm going to, and I would encourage some of your listeners to do it and let me know how it goes. I want to leave my house without a plan one day, and I just want to, like, find out where I end up. And maybe, since we're both in Vegas, we can leave our houses without a plan together and just figure out what choices present themselves to us and where we end up when we don't have a expectation of how our day is going to turn out.Lesley Logan 38:12  Okay, we're, we're setting a date to do this. I have three months in town, so let's set a date where we do this, and then, and then we'll have a date the next day to talk about it.Amber Fuhriman 38:21  To talk about it, right, like, what opportunities do we miss? And I'm not telling people they shouldn't plan like my my schedule is like, completely planned out because it's important to but I also think that every now and then we need days where we just figure out where we would end up if we didn't have expectations about what the day would look like, what would we say yes to, and what opportunities do we miss when we're so focused on something else?Lesley Logan 38:46  Because, I mean, like when we go on vacation, some people can't have a vacation day that's not over planned. My husband, I went on vacation earlier this year after our big tour. Our tour was 8000 miles, like 22 cities, 47 events. Like every day is planned out. Otherwise we don't make it on the tour on time. So we have a vacation that's planned after every tour. And I took him to this hotel I love, and we literally laid by the pool, and I got so I read two books, and I got so bored. I was okay, I'm really bored now. It'd be a good time for us to, like, do something else. And he's like, what do you want to do? I'm like, I don't know. Why don't we just drive into town and see what we see. And like, had the best time wandering around a town, you know. But like, like, we do this when we're on vacations, ideally, you relax and you have but like, we don't ever do it like, on a on a day that normally we planned out or in our own towns. It makes me think of artist dates I'm in. I love it.Amber Fuhriman 39:35  Yeah, let's do it. I also want to share for those of like, because we've talked so much about perfection, I love, and I would encourage, if your listeners are artistic, they can they can do this, or they can go, like, find a picture on the internet. But whenever a friend of mine or a client of mine talks to me about perfection, I'll ask them to introduce me to their unicorn, and they'll be like, what are you talking about? And I said, Well, if we're gonna talk talk about things that don't exist, then we might as well talk about unicorns, right? So, like, just think about, like, we would never say, I can't go do something today because I have to take care of my unicorn. Everybody would be like, that is out, like, that's so dumb. Like, unicorns don't exist. Exactly, exactly, my friend.Lesley Logan 40:20  Okay, I have one more question, because I would love, I mean, I get, I feel like I get this asked all the time, and we brought up success, enough like, how, how do you define success now? Because I'm assuming it's changed since it's no longer get rich to be happy and not feel pain.Amber Fuhriman 40:38  Yes, it has absolutely changed. Yeah, freedom, which I know really isn't a definition. I love when people define words with other non-definable words. So I'll go a little bit deeper on that. For me, I love knowing that if I wanted to pick up and go to Nashville for a month, I can pick up and go to Nashville for a month if I have a friend who needs me, or if my family needs me, I my uncle passed away, or, I'm sorry, my cousin passed away in August, and I was able to just go stay with my aunt for I call him my uncle. This is why it's so hard. They're so much older than me. But either way, I was supposed I was able to go stay with his wife for a little bit and not have to worry about work, because I could travel so location, freedom and independence is so incredibly important to me, and then feeling like I'm in control, you know, not necessarily not having responsibilities. One of my coaches quotes that I steal from her all the time, so I'll give her credit, is choices of powerful things, suffering is always optional. So when I step back and I say, whatever happened today, I was in complete control of my choices in how I spent my day. So if I am not happy with the way my time was spent, then I get to look at my choices to determine how I'm going to avoid repeating that again in the future, where did I spend time that I didn't want to spend time? So time and location freedom is my definition of success right now. Lesley Logan 42:08  I do love that. I do love that. Okay, well, we could obviously talk for hours. We're gonna take a brief break, and then we're gonna find out how people can find you, follow you, work with you. Amber Fuhriman 42:15  Sounds good. Lesley Logan 42:16  All right, Amber, where'd you like to hang out? Where are all the places people can hear your amazing words of wisdom more.Amber Fuhriman 42:24  So first of all, the I have a free Facebook group, which we are revitalizing. It's been pretty dormant for a while, and I'm committed to changing that. So if you want to be a part of that revitalization, called the Break Your Bullshit Box Community on Facebook, so you can go check that out there, other than that, socials and the book and all of that stuff is on my website, at successdevelopmentsolutions.com.Lesley Logan 42:49  Amazing, amazing. Okay, you have actually given us so much. There's a few things I'm like, well, that's a Be It Action Item. Well, that's a Be It Action Item. But for the for the bold, executable, intrinsic, targeted steps people can take to be it till they see it, what do you have for us? You can take from what we've already gone over, or you can add more. Amber Fuhriman 43:04  Yeah, so I think the first thing that I would say is, if any of your listeners are interested in taking that next step, I do have an online 90-Day Success Jumpstart Training that starts to get you into some really actionable steps. So if they're interested in that, they can go to jumpstart.successdevelopmentsolutions.com. The actionable piece that I really want to leave people with is an understanding that you have complete control, like you make decisions every single day, whether you realize you make decisions and if there is anything that you are not 100% happy with in your life, then we get to dig into what decisions you're making to create that, because avoiding making a decision is still a decision. So what choices are you making? And how can we make different choices? So that's the actionable piece I would leave them with. Lesley Logan 43:54  Love, love, love. Amber, so fun. Okay, we have a date to make about our unplanned day, and then also a date just to be in person. You're wonderful, amazing. You guys, share this with a friend who needs to hear it. Share this with that people pleasing friend who doesn't realize that they are. They won't know that we told them to do that until they get to this part. And then, yes, that was for you. And make sure that you share any takeaways with Amber or the Be It Pod. We want to hear from you. We want to hear what your takeaways are. And until next time, you know what to do, Be It Till You See It. Lesley Logan 44:23  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day. Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. If you want to leave us a message or a question that we might read on another episode, you can text us at +1-310-905-5534 or send a DM on Instagram @BeItPod.Brad Crowell 45:06  It's written, filmed, and recorded by your host, Lesley Logan, and me, Brad Crowell.Lesley Logan 45:10  It is transcribed, produced and edited by the epic team at Disenyo.co.Brad Crowell 45:15  Our theme music is by Ali at Apex Production Music and our branding by designer and artist, Gianfranco Cioffi.Lesley Logan 45:21  Special thanks to Melissa Solomon for creating our visuals.Brad Crowell 45:25  Also to Angelina Herico for adding all of our content to our website. And finally to Meridith Root for keeping us all on point and on time.Transcribed by https://otter.aiSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/be-it-till-you-see-it/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Not until Democrats finally stop performing politics, says Bradley, will they be able to beat Trump. In a blistering set of takes, he adds: “No Kings”–style protests are worthy but don't challenge Trump; the government shutdown only breaks when Republican voters feel real pain; the NBA must apply zero tolerance and radical transparency to the gambling scandal (“kill it or lose the league”); underage online betting could be fixed overnight with biometric checks; confronting ICE on the street is a high-risk, high-reward gambit for Trump opponents; blowing up alleged drug boats is either war or murder — pick one or stop; museum security may be more implied than real; and why there's nothing Kamala Harris can do to be a serious contender for 2028.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City's only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today's episode: info@firewall.media.Be sure to watch Bradley's new TED Talk on Mobile Voting at https://go.ted.com/bradleytusk.Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter and follow Bradley on Linkedin + Substack + YouTube.

Week 8 "Ted Talk": Ted breaks down Josh McDaniels' 2nd half adjustments

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Topics discussed: Evaluating the ceiling and floor of the 2025 Patriots after eight games // NFL analyst Mark Schlereth on why the Patriots are Super Bowl contenders // Week 8 "Ted Talk": Ted breaks down Josh McDaniels' 2nd half adjustments + the growth of team's culture under Mike Vrabel // What changed for the Celtics in their first win of the year in New Orleans // Former Pats' QB Brian Hoyer believes Maye, McDaniels have more room to grow // Which non-QB Patriots player has been the team's first-half MVP? // Three Point Stance, The Drive, Odds and Ends + more!

This week started with a gut punch, my course evaluations. Let's just say a few of my college students think I should “go back to teaching middle school.” Ouch. But you know what? They might have a point. Somewhere between grading, crying, and doom-scrolling, I stumbled into a TikTok hole about a guy making something called “perpetual stew.” (Spoiler: it involves placenta. You're welcome.) Then I found joy again through the weirdest toy ever made, the Fugglers, and two teacher voicemails that prove no classroom (or online class) is ever boring. Oh, and a story about a teen giving birth mid-class that somehow leads to me oversharing about my own labor story. We'll end with a TED Talk reminder about being a champion for your students… and a hill I will absolutely die on: letting kids live online before they can legally be left alone is one of the biggest mistakes we're making as parents. Takeaways: Andrea opens up about getting roasted in her course evaluations and why she actually agrees with some of the criticism. The placenta stew TikTok saga that you won't be able to stop thinking about (for better or worse). A hilarious (and horrifying) teacher voicemail about a car “stolen by a tow truck” and a class of sixth graders trying to cheer their teacher up. A second voicemail that takes a wild turn when a student's water breaks during last period. Andrea's final reflection on Rita Pierson's “Every Kid Needs a Champion” TED Talk and her hill to die on: protecting kids from early internet exposure. -- Teachers' night out? Yes, please! Come see comedian Educator Andrea…Get your tickets at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠teachersloungelive.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educatorandrea.com/tickets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for laugh out loud Education! — Don't Be Shy Come Say Hi: www.podcasterandrea.com Watch on YouTube: @educatorandrea A Human Content Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Monkey Steaks, the Black Lincoln Collective dives headfirst into one of their most chaotic episodes yet — the kind of recording that starts with a bad idea and ends with Fred yelling, “I'm just saying, if monkeys can cook, they'd be better than half these Food Network clowns!”From that deranged opening, things spiral quickly. Parker can't stop laughing long enough to explain the origin of the phrase “Monkey Steaks,” Allan attempts to apply logic (mistake number one), and Fred doubles down on the theory that primates should be running hibachi grills. It's equal parts brilliance and breakdown.Between rants about cooking shows, bizarre celebrity impressions, and one of the worst business pitches ever conceived (“It's a steakhouse, but we only serve monkey-themed cuts — trust me, it's vegan... sort of”), the hosts manage to create comedic gold out of pure chaos.There's also a weirdly philosophical detour into what makes humor work — Parker claims, “If you have to explain a joke, you've already failed... unless it's on this show, then it's just Tuesday.” Fred insists that sarcasm is a “love language,” while Allan tries and fails to keep the conversation from falling into total anarchy.The result is classic Black Lincoln Collective: a raw, ridiculous, occasionally brilliant display of comedic chemistry. It's the kind of episode that feels both entirely improvised and impossibly planned, like watching three stand-ups crash a TED Talk.If you're new to the show, Monkey Steaks is your initiation. If you're a returning listener, well, you already know better — and you're probably here for the trainwreck. #blcpodcast #podcastingforthepeople #funny #podcast #greenvillesc #scpodcast #yeahthatgreenville Listen at: https://americasfavoritepodcast.com Tweet the Show: https://twitter.com/blcworld Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blcpodcast/ Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blcpodcast/ Buy Fred and Allan Beer: https://www.patreon.com/blcworld

If you've ever felt like you had to shrink yourself to be accepted or tone yourself down to be liked, this episode will light a fire in you.This week, Kat is joined by Caroline Goyder - internationally renowned speaking and voice expert, author of Find Your Voice and Gravitas, and TEDx speaker with over 10 million views.Together, they dive into what it really means to speak with confidence, presence and feminine power - not by forcing it, but by grounding deeply in your body and nervous system.✨ Inside this episode, you'll learn:Why so many women struggle to take up space and speak their truthHow your body and breath directly impact your confidenceSimple practices to regulate your nervous system before big conversations or presentationsThe truth about imposter syndrome and how to show up like you belongWhat it means to know you deserve your seat at the table - and actually speak like itThis conversation is for every woman who's ever held herself back, stayed quiet, or questioned her worth. It's time to take up space, ground in your body, and let your voice be heard.Links Mentioned:

Die Nostalgie ist ein Laster, welchem man sich versagen sollte. Denn für jedes Vergnügen, was uns im “Damals!!” genommen wurde, sagen wir: Rauchen in Flugzeugen, gibt es im Heute Ersatz. Hier: Internet in Flugzeugen! Ja, vorbei sind die Zeiten, in denen man sich in der Flughafenbuchhandlung eine Packung steuerfreie Lucky Strikes und einen dicken Dan Brown holte, um den Transatlantik-Flug zu überstehen. Heute kauft man sich für das gleiche Geld einen Internetpass und kocht sich über den Wolken das Hirn weich mit acht Stunden TikTok-Videos-Swipen. Das ist, zugegeben, deutlich gesundheitsschädigender als eine Schachtel Luckies (für alle Beteiligten), aber irgendwas ist ja immer.Dennoch kann ich nicht umhin, einen Verlust wirklich zu betrauern: den Verlust eines intellektuellen Vergnügens, einer albernen Freiheit, eines ungefährlichen Spaßes. Nein, Axel, Polenböller ist falsch. Es geht um die gute alte Verschwörungstheorie. Noch in den 2000ern habe ich Nächte damit verbracht, mir auf YouTube wilde Vorträge zu 9/11 anzuschauen. Tagelang hatten alte weiße Männer in Hobbykellern CNN-Footage solange zusammengetoastet, bis die Videorealität mit ihrem Weltbild in Kongruenz war und niemand hat sich einen Kopf gemacht, ob man beim Abrufen der Kunstwerke von Youtube getrackt wurde, denn, selbst wenn: Ja, Herr Falschgold kuckt alberne Amateurvideos, big deal. Aber es war auch eine den Kopf erwärmende Übung, sich in die zwei, drei Prozent der Leute reinzuversetzen, die die Filmchen kuckten und sich die Zeit nahmen, absatzweise Kommentare darunter zu schreiben. “Wieviel seines Hirns muss man ausschalten, bis 2+2 tatsächlich 5 ist?”, ist eine faszinierende Frage.Zwanzig Jahre später sind all diese Videos aus dem Normalo-Internet getilgt, zu groß ist der Hirnschwund in großen Teilen der Bevölkerung, sie könnte verunsichert werden, glaubt der Bürger doch heute wirklich jeden Scheiß und außerdem muss Platz gemacht werden im Internet für die wirklich manipulativen Kaliber, damit irgendwann auch der letzte Widerständige fünf Lichter sieht, statt vier.Stimmen uns Connaisseure der Kunstart “Verschwörungstheorie” diese Um- und Zustände traurig, wütend oder, s.o., einfach nur nostalgisch, so kann das für die professionellen Createure ruinös werden. Brachte Dan Brown nach seinem ersten Professor-Langdon-Buch “Illuminati” im Jahr 2000 die Fortsetzungen noch alle drei bis fünf Jahre heraus, brauchte er glatte acht für dessen jüngste Geschichte. Sie heißt “The Secrets of Secrets” und ich habe den Roman tatsächlich gelesen.Wollen wir doch mal spekulieren: Man kann vermuten, dass Dan Brown 2017, nach Veröffentlichung von Teil Fünf der Serie (”Origin”), kurz das Bankkonto gecheckt hat und sich an Teil Sechs machte. Kurz vor Fertigstellung zwang ihn dann Corona ins Homeoffice, wie den Rest der Weltbevölkerung. Für einen Schriftsteller ist das kein Problem, aber seine Zielgruppe, die Transatlantikfliegenden, brach komplett weg. Bummer. Wie er sich nun überrascht und leicht gelangweilt durch Facebook klickerte, wird ihm aufgefallen sein, dass die Menge und Verbreitung seines Markenzeichens, seines f*****g Spezialgebietes, des Dinges, in dem doch er die Koryphäe ist: die gemeine Verschwörungstheorie nämlich, dass diese sich so explosionsartig vergrößerten, dass vielleicht, so spekulieren wir, jemand zufällig auf genau die spinnerte Idee gekommen war, die er gerade in Buchform den Millionen schenken wollte. S**t. Was tun? Wahrscheinlich (wie gesagt, wir spekulieren hier nur) hat er nochmal von vorn angefangen und eine Story ersonnen, die in eine Gedankenlandschaft passt, wie wir sie alle seit dem Jahr 2020 ertragen müssen, eine Landschaft, die man im allgemeinen mit “Es ist eh alles egal” beschreibt. Weiß ist schwarz, gut ist böse, und alles ist erlaubt. Und alles ist egal.Alles? Nun, nicht alles, dachte sich Dan Brown und man muss ihm zugestehen, der Gedanke ist clever: Egal ist, ob sich die Börse von der Wirtschaft abkoppelt und deshalb alle ärmer werden; egal ist, ob sich das Weltklima um 1,5 Grad erhöht, während die USA Windparks verbieten; egal ist, ob Kinder an Masern sterben, weil ein Mann mit Wurm im Kopf Gesundheitsminister der reichsten Nation der Welt ist. Was nicht egal ist, selbst all den Wahnsinnigen, die an den drei vorbenannten Egalismen schuld sind: Ob man den s**t selbst noch erlebt. Einfacher: was niemandem egal ist, ist, dass man früher oder später sterben wird. Und dort setzt Dan Brown an und das ist brillant.Das schöne für diese Rezension ist, dass das gerade kein wirklicher Spoiler war, haut uns der Autor das doch so ziemlich auf den ersten Seiten vor die Füße. Wir wissen nur noch nicht: Warum? „Das entwickelt sich!“, wie Manfred Krug sagte, damals, und zwar gewohnt rasant. Die Story ist, von ein paar Rückblenden unterbrochen, eine, die sich über gerade mal einen Tag und einen halben erstreckt. Sie liest sich, wie man das von moderner Pageturnerware gewohnt ist, wie das Drehbuch für den zu erwartenden Film, in dem der mittlerweile neunundsechzigjährige Tom Hanks als Prof. Langdon definitiv ein Bodydouble brauchen wird, denn nicht nur rennt der Hauptheld mal locker früh halb sieben über die Karlsbrücke, nein, er rennt auch wieder zurück. Kurz danach schwimmt er dann, leicht unfreiwillig, in der Moldau. Im Februar. Zudem hat er sich verliebt, und zwar in seine ehemalige Professorin, ¡Holla! Wir werden im Kino also extrem weichgezeichnete GILFs sehen, bis uns der fade to black erlöst. Das wird hart. Ein Markenzeichen der Serie ist, dass Dan Brown seinen Protagonisten jetsetten lässt, wie seine primäre Zielgruppe. Von Rom, Paris, Florenz geht es diesmal nach, geographisch bewanderte Leserinnen haben es längst punktgenau verortet, ins goldene Prag, in die Stadt der hundert Türme. Wie Beate Baum letztens die Dresdner Neustadt als hyperlokales Setting benutzte, um Morde in deren Künstlerinnenmilieu aufzuklären, präsentiert Dan Brown uns auf der ersten Seite des Buches eine Karte der Prager Innenstadt und gibt den Fremdenführer. Im Schatten von Vyšehrad, Prager Burg und Veitsdom passieren die üblichen internationalen Intrigen, muss der Professor sich nur mithilfe seines genialen, rätsellösenden Kopfes aus brenzlichen Situationen befreien; Schießereien, Morde, Verfolgungsjagden halten uns am Ball, all das geschrieben in den mittlerweile üblichen minusklen Kapiteln von ein paar hundert Worten, über 137 sind es am Ende, auf dass man sich zwischen diesen Lesesnacks den Gargrad des Kopfinhalts mit zwei, drei Instareels auf “sehr soft” stellen kann. So soll das sein in einem Pageturner, so verlangt es der Lektor. Dan Browns real existierender bekommt übrigens in der Prof. Langdon Serie nicht zum ersten mal eine prominente Nebenrolle (was ich wirklich nice finde).Worauf der ganze Quatsch hinausläuft, ist lange unklar und nicht des Spoilerns Wert, denn die Story hat mit der Verschwörungstheorie nicht wirklich viel zu tun, letztere ist eher Mittel zum Zweck, der Hammer, der das Ding irgendwie passend machen soll. Was nicht heißt, dass Dan Brown nicht eine wirklich überraschende Wendung hat zum Schluss, da ist er schon Profi. Oder eben nicht zum Schluss. Irgendwie war der Lektor schon ein bisschen happy über seine Prominenz im Buch, so dass er sich selbst nicht aus den letzten fünfzig Seiten Abspann streichen wollte, die wir, nachdem schon alles klar war, überstehen müssen.Aber vielleicht hat Danny auch darauf bestanden, dass das alles drin bleibt, weil er da nochmal richtig seine Theorien ausbreiten kann. Denn Dan Brown ist, so weit ich das sehe, der einzige Erfolgsautor im Genre, der zu seinen absurden “Entdeckungen” steht und sich nicht dagegen wehrt, wenn Künstler und Werk in einen Topf geworfen werden. Das alles läuft natürlich unter “Anregung, den Status Quo zu überdenken” und ähnlichem Schwurbel (als würden Wissenschaftler das nicht den ganzen f*****g Tag lang machen), und das ist auch OK und war immer harmlos genug, bis es das nicht mehr war, siehe oben. Der zu hinterfragende Status Quo, den er sich in “The Secret of Secrets” herausgesucht hat, ist dankbarerweise ein recht harmloses Stück Pseudoscience. Zusammengefasst lautet seine These: “Die Realität ist nicht wie sie uns erscheint”. No s**t, sherlock. Gefühlt 1/3 aller TED-Talks in den 2010ern drehte sich genau darum. Dan Brown zitiert die üblichen Experimente, nach denen wir z.B. deutlich schneller auf externe Stimuli reagieren, als unser Hirn das eigentlich leisten kann. Er berichtet von den alten Programmen der CIA, in denen man “psychics” für das “remote viewing” züchten wollte, also, ein Medium in Langley verbindet sich mit einem Medium im Kreml und schon weiß LBJ, was Chruschtschow zum Frühstück hat. Er schreckt noch nicht mal vor dem in den 80ern allgegenwärtigen ESP zurück, über das sich schon die brillante TV Serie “The Americans” lustig gemacht hatte. Die Konsequenz aus all dem ist, irgendwie, lest den Humbug bitte selbst, dass wir alle unsterblich sind. Na also!All das wird ausgebreitet hinter einem Vorwort, welches behauptet, das alle im Buch erwähnten Experimente real wären. Nur dass halt die wenigsten davon reproduzierbar sind. Das spielt aber keine Rolle, so Dan Brown, denn die übergreifende Theorie im Buch erkläre ganz wundersam, dass all die Experimente gar nicht nachvollziehbar sein können! In der Wissenschaft nennt man das einen Zirkelschluss. Ich nenne es einen unterhaltsamen, mittelspannenden Pageturner zum Kopfausschalten in schweren, dunklen Zeiten. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lobundverriss.substack.com

What do you do when your hot‑girl era turns into a medical horror story? I broke my foot on a date, got a UTI, and spent the day being gaslit by the ER - who sent me home TWICE with a literal displaced fracture… but not before charging me for wasting my time. I can't walk for two months, might need surgery, and now I'm side‑eyeing my friends because my scorpio senses are tingling that one of them definitely gave me the evil eye. It's giving delusion, humiliation, and the American healthcare system at its finest.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Send us a textYou've got the job.The house.The friends who think you've got it all together.On paper? You're bloody nailing it.But inside? You feel… flat. Disconnected. Like you're living someone else's life with your name on it.This week, we're talking about why that happens, and how to rewrite the invisible rulebook that's running your life.Because let's be honest, half of us are still living by the values we inherited from other people (our parents, the ex, our boss, society) and wondering why it all feels off.In this episode, I'll walk you through: ✨ The difference between a life that looks good and one that feels good ✨ How your real values show up in your time, money, and energy (not your Pinterest board)✨ Why “achievement” might actually be your secret craving for validation✨ The 3 steps to updating your internal operating system so it matches who you're becoming✨ And what it really means when I say “every reinvention has a funeral”If you've been feeling like you're stuck in a life that looks picture-perfect but secretly feels like Groundhog Day, this one's for you, love.This episode will help you stop living by someone else's code and start building a life that finally fits.Because the goal isn't to look successful. The goal is to feel at home in your own damn life.Listen if: You've been wondering why everything looks fine but still doesn't feel right, and you're ready to find out what actually makes you feel alive again.You'll love this if you like: Real talk, a bit of swearing, and practical reinvention tips that don't sound like a TED Talk.

Back in August Randy Anderson of the Illinois Top Times Speed Lab hosted a one day track clinic featuring the great Boo Schexnayder and Vince Anderson. Coaches were treated to six amazing talks (and a free dinner!) and walked away more prepared for the 2026 season! For the month of October and September in 2025, we'll be publishing each presentation in a two-part format. Every Wednesday and Thursday you'll hear one of five talks from Boo and Vince: Week 1-Teaching the Long Jump, Week 2-Training the Hurdlers, Week 3-Plyometric training, Week 4-400m training, Week 5-Relays and Week 6-Hamstrings!Welcome to Gill1918, the track & field coaching podcast powered by Gill Athletics. Since 1918, Gill has been dedicated to empowering coaches with innovative equipment—now, we're bringing elite coaching education straight to your ears.Our goal is to create the Ted Talks of track/field podcasts bringing the annual track clinic to your ears DAILY! Topics will include but are not limited to covering key strategies, techniques, and training principles to help you improve athlete performance, structure better workouts, enhance team culture, and more!Whether you're a high school, collegiate, or club coach, Gill1918 is your go-to resource for quick, high-impact coaching education from the best minds in the sport.

Five charter revisions on this year's ballot could make the city more affordable and make affordable housing more plentiful. Bradley sits down with Alec Schierenbeck, executive director of the NYC Charter Revision Commission, to explain how these proposals could finally unclog New York's housing pipeline. They dig into why city bureaucracy resists change, how AI could streamline zoning and public services, and why the next mayor's success may hinge on these reforms. The episode ends with a call to young public servants: outwork everyone, question everything, and take pride in making the city even a little bit better.RSVP to join Bradley TONIGHT at P&T Knitwear for a live event with Rev. Al Sharpton in conversation with NYT Magazine Staff Writer Jonathan Mahler, author of the new book, THE GODS OF NEW YORK: bit.ly/GodsOfNewYorkThis episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City's only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today's episode: info@firewall.media.Be sure to watch Bradley's new TED Talk on Mobile Voting at https://go.ted.com/bradleytusk.Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter and follow Bradley on Linkedin + Substack + YouTube.

Why Joe Mazzulla is drawing criticism after Celtics' opening loss to 76ers // Why last night's game left Andy Hart dubious about the 2025-26 Celtics // Reacting to the latest news in the Billups-Rozier gambling arrest story // The Drive: NFL highlight controversy, NBA stardom + Jaylen Brown's effort // Where Patriots' insider Tom E. Curran ranks Drake Maye in his top NFL QBs // Week 7 "Ted Talk": Ted's takeaways from the Patriots win vs. the Titans // Bruins' analyst Andrew Raycroft goes in-depth on Jeremy Swayman's season // Reacting to potential Patriots' trade targets listed in The Athletic // Drake Maye responds to question about his "instinct" not to avoid contact // The Drive: Dividing the blame pie between Jaylen Brown and Joe Mazzulla // How LeBron James became connected to the NBA's mafia gambling scandal // Odds and Ends: Chaos around the Miami Dolphins continues to grow //

The Drive: NFL highlight controversy, NBA stardom + Jaylen Brown's effort // Where Patriots' insider Tom E. Curran ranks Drake Maye in his top NFL QBs // Week 7 "Ted Talk": Ted's takeaways from the Patriots win vs. the Titans //

Ted Talk: An eager Ted Johnson needs to weigh in on Pats/Titans

Today's episode is on the topic of Thriving. To help me I have invited 2 special guests. The first is Dr. Gavin. Gavin is a Doctor of Psychology and Associate Fellow at Oxford Sayyid Business School. We have had Gavin on previously to discuss Energy and Purpose. The second is Valorie Kondos Field. Valorie, or Miss Val as she is known, was the head of coach of the UCLA gymnastics team from 1991 to 2019, leading the team to seven national and 18 Pac 12 Championships. She was voted NCAA Coach of the Year four times by her peers and in 2016 was voted the Coach of the Century by the PAC12 Conference. Her Ted Talk, titled Why winning doesn't always equal success, has been viewed over 4 million times, and she recently released a best selling book called Life is Short, Don't Wait to DanceQ: How does your organization experience thriving? What can you do to facilitate this? If you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a great coach, who has a unique story to share, then we would love to hear from you, please contact us at paul@thegreatcoachespodcast.com or contact us through our website thegreatcoachespodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest: Jason Nyhus, General Manager, Shopware North AmericaGuest Bio: Jason Nyhus serves as General Manager at Shopware, overseeing the company's North American operations. With deep roots in the e-commerce community, Jason has been instrumental in Shopware's expansion across the United States. His leadership focuses on building authentic partnerships with merchants and agencies while fostering a community-driven ecosystem that prioritizes collaboration over competition.Episode SummaryIn this episode recorded live from the e-commerce forum in Minneapolis, Jason Nyhus returns to Talk Commerce for his fourth or fifth appearance to discuss Shopware's rapid growth in North America. The conversation explores how Shopware is leveraging AI and agentic commerce to transform B2B sales operations, particularly in helping sales representatives reclaim time from administrative tasks. Jason shares insights into Shopware's community-first approach, their unique business model that focuses on being world-class at commerce software while partnering for everything else, and the philosophy behind their popular Shoptoberfest event.Key Takeaways• Agentic commerce addresses a critical B2B pain point: Sales reps spend only 25% of their time actually selling, with 75% consumed by administrative and corporate-mandated tasks• Shopware's dual AI strategy: Automating routine e-commerce tasks (product creation, imagery, descriptions, campaign management) while deploying agents to handle administrative work for sales teams• Rapid US expansion: Shopware now serves several thousand merchants in North America and claims to be the fastest-growing e-commerce platform in the region• Three growth drivers: Open source accessibility allowing free installations, European clients expanding to North America, and strategic agency partnerships launching new implementations• Focused target market: Shopware deliberately targets complex use cases rather than straightforward implementations, requiring deeper client relationships and specialized expertise• Revenue model philosophy: Shopware focuses on being world-class at commerce software and lets ecosystem partners excel at hosting, payments, marketing, professional services, and app stores• Community over commercials: The Shoptoberfest event features 10-minute merchant TED Talks sharing real experiences rather than vendor presentations, making practitioners the stars of the showTimestamped Sections[00:00] - Introduction and Welcome[00:35] - Shopware's Approach to AI and Agentic Commerce[02:27] - Shopware's US Market Momentum[04:27] - The Importance of Relationships and Complexity[06:30] - Community-Driven Philosophy[08:49] - The Birth of Shoptoberfest[09:34] - Merchant-Focused Event Format[10:58] - Irish Titan and Community ConnectionTopics Discussed• Agentic commerce and AI automation in e-commerce• B2B sales efficiency and time allocation challenges• Open source commerce platforms and accessibility• Shopware's North American market expansion strategy• Building authentic client and partner relationships• Complex e-commerce use cases vs. straightforward implementations• The six ways to monetize e-commerce (software, hosting, payments, marketing services, professional services, app stores)• Community-driven events and ecosystem building• Shoptoberfest event philosophy and format• Notable Shopware clients: Uppababy, Dunham Sports, Albany Fasteners, Eagle Crusher, Boo Ally• Agency partnerships and specialized expertise (Above the Fray)• Minneapolis/Twin Cities e-commerce ecosystem• Ecom Forum event format and community focus• The difference between "community" and "ecosystem" terminologyConnect with ShopwareLearn more about Shopware's commerce platform and agentic commerce solutions at their website.About Talk CommerceTalk Commerce is hosted by Brent Peterson and features conversations with e-commerce leaders, innovators, and practitioners sharing insights about the future of digital commerce.

On the latest episode of The San Jose Earthquakes The Soccer Hour, Ted talks about the season ending win over Austin, looks at the future, then chats with Niko Tsakiris after his first ever goal on Saturday night, and then goes over postgame reaction following Saturday's win. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get your copy of Nikki's book today on Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and through Bookshop.Org, where every purchase supports your local bookstore.Want a sneak peek of Nikki's book? Download a FREE chapter!Tune in to hear Nikki's fascinating conversation with best-selling author and viral TED speaker, Tia Graham, who stops by the show to talk about the mom life superpower you haven't tried: radical acceptance. If you're an ambitious mom who's ever wanted to learn how to choose happiness for yourself and prioritize your well-being based on the science of happiness, you will not want to miss this conversation! Connect with Tia on her website, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. And be sure to check out her TED Talk and her book, Be a Happy Leader.**This is Nikki's Amazon affiliate link. If you click on this link and make a purchase, Nikki might earn a commission, at no additional cost to you. Win-win!Support the showFollow Nikki on Instagram and Facebook! Wanna be on the show or sponsor an episode? Email your pitch to nikki@youridealmomlife.com.

Back in August Randy Anderson of the Illinois Top Times Speed Lab hosted a one day track clinic featuring the great Boo Schexnayder and Vince Anderson. Coaches were treated to six amazing talks (and a free dinner!) and walked away more prepared for the 2026 season! For the month of October and September in 2025, we'll be publishing each presentation in a two-part format. Every Wednesday and Thursday you'll hear one of five talks from Boo and Vince: Week 1-Teaching the Long Jump, Week 2-Training the Hurdlers, Week 3-Plyometric training, Week 4-400m training, Week 5-Relays and Week 6-Hamstrings!Welcome to Gill1918, the track & field coaching podcast powered by Gill Athletics. Since 1918, Gill has been dedicated to empowering coaches with innovative equipment—now, we're bringing elite coaching education straight to your ears.Our goal is to create the Ted Talks of track/field podcasts bringing the annual track clinic to your ears DAILY! Topics will include but are not limited to covering key strategies, techniques, and training principles to help you improve athlete performance, structure better workouts, enhance team culture, and more!Whether you're a high school, collegiate, or club coach, Gill1918 is your go-to resource for quick, high-impact coaching education from the best minds in the sport.

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.comWhen does your influence cross the ethical line at work? What sends people to the “dark side” that causes personal pain and derails careers – and how to make sure that never happens to you? Richard Bistrong can tell you from personal experience: He went to prison for bribery. And if you think that can't happen to you (most people don't), or you've felt the pressure to cut corners to advance at work (most people do) -- then you really need this episode. Richard Bistrong, CEO of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, wants to make sure you navigate tough ethical decisions that can arise in the ambitious pursuit of your career, getting things done, or influencing others. He and host Michael Wenderoth discuss what blinded Richard and practical steps that you – and your organization – should put in place to stay out of trouble, and smartly accelerate your career. SHOW NOTES:Risk will sneak up on you when you think: “That would never happen to me”Why Richard was sent to prison – and what that was likeHow Richard accidentally started Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC, to address an underserved “middle”Cheating is always a choiceThe call Richard never madeThe case of the Dutch police official: How conspiracies and bribery usually occurSunshine, chocolate and tolls vs. “commiting transnational crime”: How euphemisms and “non-terms” don't sound so bad lead to moral fadingWhen an internal compliance officer needs to walk around with body guards – in their OWN companyAre people inherently good – or evil?If Richard could go back and make the call, how would he have done it?Not a “one and done”: Proactive outreach and what the company could have done“The voice of business”: How company's can get over the first awkward call, by using open ended questions – and making sure those calls don't just come from the Compliance officerTraining vs Preparation, Wall posters vs Operationalizing through Structures and Governance: What most companies missHow to identify your blind spotsAssembling “truth tellers” to manage conformity and your own confirmation bias“Ethical mistakes age like milk, not like wine”How to know when you are crossing the lineNavigating the “deep grey” when it comes to influenceRichard's safety check: Are you becoming somebody else's ambassador?Tips on how to assess a company's ethics – “You can always walk out, but you don't always have to walk in”“The lack of competing narratives” and other red flags that Richard looks forChanges in how the FCPA is being enforcedThe question Michael use to pose to his sales teamHow Richard finds foreign (non-US) countries approach business ethics differently from their US counterpartsFocus on the frozen middle in organizations BIO AND LINKS:Richard Bistrong is the CEO of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, a consultancy focusing on real-world anti-bribery, ethics, and compliance challenges. His expertise is in Ethics, Compliance and Ethical Decision Making Under Pressure. He hopes to share the benefits of ethical business practices by the identification of blind spots in decision making. His work has appeared in Fast Company and The Harvard Business Review. He has also been quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Financial Times. You can connect with Richard on LinkedIn and follow him on Instagram. Richard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardbistrong/Richard's website: www.richardbistrong.comRichard is on Instagram at @richardbistrong (and on YouTube, X under his name; and on Facebook under Front-Line Anti-Bribery.His TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDnGVxAc7ikDorie Clark's book Reinventing You: https://dorieclark.com/reinventingyou/Ron Carucci “How to Fix Our Trust Recesssion” (EP25 on 97% Effective): https://tinyurl.com/39cdawcpSpeak Out, Listen Up (Book by Megan Reitz and John Higgings): https://a.co/d/56zuYWxThe concept of “dangerous silence” in Amy Edmonson's book, The Fearless Organization: https://a.co/d/08U3fDM“Why High-Performers are More Subject to Ethical Risks” (Forbes): https://tinyurl.com/5yp558vw“How to Approach Business Ethics When Global Consensus Breaks Down” (HBR article by Richard and Anna Romberg): https://hbr.org/2025/03/how-to-approach-business-ethics-as-global-consensus-breaks-downMichael's Award-Winning book, Get Promoted: What Your Really Missing at Work That's Holding You Back https://tinyurl.com/453txk74Watch this episode on video, 97% Effective Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@97PercentEffectiveAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Send us a textThis powerful (encore) episode explores how understanding death can help us live more authentically. My guest, Alua Arthur is a certified end-of-life guide who shares gentle, eye-opening insights on letting go of fear, embracing presence, and finding peace in everyday living. It's not about death - it's about truly living. Alua's book, a New York Times Best Seller, is “BRIEFLY PERFECTLY HUMAN: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End.”  Alua has been described as a guiding light. She often forms close relationships with her clients, who reveal to her their innermost thoughts – regrets, what-ifs, secret joys, hidden affairs, and more. She also helps to organize business and legal affairs.As a toddler, Alua's family fled a murderous coup d'état in Ghana in the 1980s. She still remembers it vividly. This and more helped birth her book and path in life. This book is for those close to death and their loved ones, and everyone else who desires to embrace life and live a more authentic life.                                                                                                                                             BIO: Alua Arthur  - In “Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End,” America's most visible death doula, Alua Arthur, shows us how imagining our ideal ending can help us get clear about how we need to live and who we need to become to achieve that ideal ending. As a “recovering” attorney and founder of Going with Grace - a death doula training and end-of-life planning organization, she helps people navigate the practical and emotional aspects of death — so they can live with greater purpose and clarity. Her TED Talk, “Why thinking about death helps you live a better life,” has garnered over 1.5 million views, and she's been featured in Vogue, InStyle, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Disney's Limitless with Chris Hemsworth. A sought-after speaker and educator, Alua travels the world sharing how embracing our mortality can awaken us to the beauty of being briefly, perfectly human.Support the showSupport the show buymeacoffee.com/agelessglamourgirls www.linkedin.com/in/marqueetacurtishaynes www.agelessglamourgirls.com https://www.shopltk.com/explore/AgelessGlamourGirls https://www.youtube.com/@agelessglamourgirls Instagram @agelessglamourgirls Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agelessglamourgirls Private (AGG) FB Group: The Ageless Café: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theagelesscafe TikTok: @agelessglamourgirls Podcast Producers: Purple Tulip Media, LLC and WEG Media Group, LLC

Keywords goals, success, happiness, entrepreneurship, TED Talk, personal development, unreasonable goals, energetics, identity, framework Summary In this episode, Doug Bennett interviews Dr. Nona Djavid, an entrepreneur and TED Talk speaker, about the evolution of goals and the importance of redefining success and happiness. Dr. Nona shares her journey from achieving traditional goals to embracing unreasonable visions that align with her true self. The conversation explores different types of goals, the framework for achieving them, and the significance of identity in the goal-setting process. Dr. Nona emphasizes the need for a mindset shift and the importance of taking action towards one's dreams. Get hold of Dr Nona Djavid LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/nonadjavid Get in Touch - https://event.webinarjam.com/go/live/47/5vgkvc37i7s8sv Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/drnonadjavid Takeaways Goals evolve over time and should reflect personal values. Success and happiness should not be defined by external factors. Measuring progress from where you've come is crucial for fulfilment. Redefining health can lead to better outcomes and satisfaction. Creating a non-profit can integrate personal passions with business goals. There are three types of goals: SMART, Inspired, and Unreasonable. Unreasonable goals require a shift in identity and mindset. Writing down goals increases the likelihood of achieving them. Taking time off can lead to increased productivity and creativity. To achieve different results, one must take different actions. Sound bites "Measure from how far you've come." "I teach three kinds of goals." "How do you collapse time?" Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Goals and Energetics 00:54 The Evolution of Goals 05:52 Redefining Success and Happiness 09:32 Big Audacious Goals and Impact 14:19 Types of Goals: SMART, Inspired, and Unreasonable 26:37 The Framework for Achieving Unreasonable Goals 34:31 Living in the Accomplished Goal Mindset VALUABLE RESOURCES Website: http://dougbennett.co.uk Email: doug@dougbennett.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/financialdoug Download Your "Ten-Step Guide To Financial Freedom" Here: https://bit.ly/Struggle-Success BOOKS: Goals Do Come True is available to buy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3phcy6Z Think Simple, Win Big is available to buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Simple-Win-Big-Business Enjoy, and come back for the latest podcast each Wednesday. Thank you for listening.

On the latest episode of The San Jose Earthquakes The Soccer Hour, Ted talks about the season ending win over Austin, looks at the future, then chats with Niko Tsakiris after his first ever goal on Saturday night, and then goes over postgame reaction following Saturday's win. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was right in the middle of a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation session that Bradley had a brainstorm — an idea for a TV drama built around a conniving New York politico who hatches a plan to manipulate prediction markets. He titled it THE PREDICTORS, and in this Firewall episode, the audience (you) gets to play the part of a streaming executive as Bradley pitches us the show.RSVP to join Bradley this Thursday evening 10/23 at P&T Knitwear for a live event with Rev. Al Sharpton in conversation with NYT Magazine Staff Writer Jonathan Mahler, author of the new book, THE GODS OF NEW YORK: https://bit.ly/GodsOfNewYorkThis episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City's only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today's episode: info@firewall.media.Be sure to watch Bradley's new TED Talk on Mobile Voting at https://go.ted.com/bradleytusk.Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter and follow Bradley on Linkedin + Substack + YouTube.

Richard Cooke is a Grammy Award–winning musician, instrument designer, and innovator, best known as the founder of Freenotes Company (1991). Early in his musical life, he played flute and explored improvisation and intuitive approaches to sound, which shaped his belief that anyone can make beautiful music. A pivotal moment came during a retreat with Paul Winter's consort, which inspired him to focus on creating instruments and experiences that make music accessible to all. Cooke developed Freenotes instruments based on the principle “Beautiful Music Made Simple”—intuitively tuned percussion and melodic instruments that allow anyone to play without fear of wrong notes. His work expanded into Freenotes Harmony Park, bringing outdoor, playable sound installations to parks, schools, and public spaces, creating communal experiences where music fosters connection and joy. He also contributed to the restoration and recreation of instruments by Lou Harrison, preserving and extending the life of these unique creations. Today, Richard continues to design and consult on instruments, installations, and sound-spaces that encourage play, healing, and community engagement. Guided by the philosophy that sound can unite, transform, and inspire, he invites people of all ages and backgrounds to explore the joy of making music together. Website: https://freenotes.life/ TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04VbxnzUwes CD: https://soundcloud.com/search?q=freenotes%20gamelan Natalie Brown, host of Sounds Heal Podcast: http://www.soundshealstudio.com http://www.facebook.com/soundshealstudio http://www.instagram.com/nataliebrownsoundsheal http://www.youtube.com/soundshealstudio Music by Natalie Brown, Hope & Heart http://www.youtu.be/hZPx6zJX6yA

In this episode of Stories from the River, host and CEO Charlie Malouf welcomes keynote speaker and author Kristen Hadeed, fresh off her impactful talk at Broad River Retail's “Pioneering the Path - a Purpose 8:28 Experience” leadership event. Kristen opens up about her unexpected journey—accidentally launching the cleaning company Student Maid at just 19, navigating major failures, and discovering her passion for human-centered leadership. What began as a student side-hustle quickly became a laboratory for learning, where she uncovered how trust, communication, and belief in people can transform a culture. Kristen reveals the pivotal conversation with her friend and colleague Monique that ultimately shifted her company's purpose, evolving from her cleaning company Student Maid to a leadership development organization. Her story sets the stage for a larger message: leadership isn't about perfection—it's about courage, connection, and owning our impact. Charlie and Kristen also discuss how she prepares her keynotes, customizing every presentation to the culture and needs of her audience rather than delivering a pre-packaged speech. Together, they unpack themes from her session, including the power of a “resilience résumé,” confronting imposter syndrome, and recognizing fear as a signal that something truly meaningful is on the line. Kristen's vulnerability, humor, and practical wisdom invite Memory Makers to lead with heart, take ownership, and collaborate boldly with courageous conversations. From her first interactions with Broad River, Kristen says she immediately felt the authenticity and electricity of the culture. Part 1 captures that energy—an inspiring conversation about growth, intentional leadership, and the courage to build environments where people can thrive. Come back for part two of this conversation on Thursday! Additional Resources:  Kristen's Leadership Development Company Website - https://www.kristenhadeed.com   Permission to Screw Up by Kristen Hadeed - https://www.amazon.com/Permission-Screw-Up-Learned-Everything/dp/1591848296   The Human Leadership Program by Kristen Hadeed -  https://www.kristenhadeed.com/humanleadershipprogram   Kristen's Original 2012 TED Talk with over 3.3M Views: How to Retire by 20 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDvoGev5_tk   Kristen Hadeed and Millennials on the Truly Human Leadership podcast: https://feeds.libsyn.com/67290/podcast/ep-19-kristen-hadeed-and-millennials   Kristen Hadeed and Millennials on the Truly Human Leadership on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/truly-human-leadership/id992577373?i=1000581569564   The War of Art by Steven Pressfield - https://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/1936891026   The Imposter Phenomenon by Dr. Pauline Rose Clance - https://paulineroseclance.com/impostor_phenomenon.html   Silence the Imposter by Gary Frey - https://www.amazon.com/Silence-Imposter-Weapons-Syndrome/dp/B0CJLLLV61   Combining Ministry and Football: The Unique Path of Pittsburgh Steelers Chaplain Kent Chevalier - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJuLje81LNE   Arthur Brooks - The Power of Teaching, The Arrival Fallacy, The Mad Scientist Profile, Lifting Heavy Weights, & The Two Best Practices To Be Happy - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-learning-leader-show-with-ryan-hawk/id985396258?i=1000725431986     Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XOAGyXo5auw    Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  Broad River Retail brought this show to you. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com      Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail  

Ja, ist denn schon wieder Mittwoch? Läuft That's What He Said bei euch und ist es schon Folge zweihundertzweiundvierzig? Wenn die Antwort darauf JA lautet, dann willkommen in der Matrix. Das Nachbarupdate gibt's woanders, denn Donnie will keine weitere Frustsuppe kochen. Also schlittern wir lieber hin zum Highlight: Erfahrt in dieser Folge, wie Donnie über Reality TV, Influencer Beef und allgemein zu dieser Art von Reactions steht. Da bleibt natürlich der Skandal rund um das Riyadh Comedy Festival natürlich nicht aus. Seid gespannt, denn da hat unser Host als Comedian natürlich auch eine eigene Meinung zu. Da stellt sich die Frage: wer wird hier gegaslightet? Wenn ihr bis hierhin gelesen habt: Wer ist eigentlich euer liebster Comedian, wenn ihr denn jemanden habt? Schreibt es gern in die Kommentare, teilt diese Folge und lasst es euch gut gehen. Ciao.Codes, Support und Partner:innen von Donnie unter https://linktr.ee/dosullivanMehr von Donnie gibt es auf Twitter, Instagram, Twitch und YouTube: Donnies Hauptkanal und Donnie Uncut.Ihr wollt Donnie unterstützen? Hier geht's zur Patreon-Seite von TWHS: https://www.patreon.com/TWHSBock auf Merch? Hier geht's zu Donnies Supergeek-Shop: https://supergeek.de/de/donnieosullivan/Feedback oder Fragen an Donnie? Schick eine Mail an donnie@poolartists.de! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Stories from the River, host and CEO Charlie Malouf welcomes keynote speaker and author Kristen Hadeed, fresh off her impactful talk at Broad River Retail's “Pioneering the Path - a Purpose 8:28 Experience” leadership event. Kristen opens up about her unexpected journey—accidentally launching the cleaning company Student Maid at just 19, navigating major failures, and discovering her passion for human-centered leadership. What began as a student side-hustle quickly became a laboratory for learning, where she uncovered how trust, communication, and belief in people can transform a culture. Kristen reveals the pivotal conversation with her friend and colleague Monique that ultimately shifted her company's purpose, evolving from her cleaning company Student Maid to a leadership development organization. Her story sets the stage for a larger message: leadership isn't about perfection—it's about courage, connection, and owning our impact. Charlie and Kristen also discuss how she prepares her keynotes, customizing every presentation to the culture and needs of her audience rather than delivering a pre-packaged speech. Together, they unpack themes from her session, including the power of a “resilience résumé,” confronting imposter syndrome, and recognizing fear as a signal that something truly meaningful is on the line. Kristen's vulnerability, humor, and practical wisdom invite Memory Makers to lead with heart, take ownership, and collaborate boldly with courageous conversations. From her first interactions with Broad River, Kristen says she immediately felt the authenticity and electricity of the culture. Part 1 captures that energy—an inspiring conversation about growth, intentional leadership, and the courage to build environments where people can thrive. Come back for part two of this conversation on Thursday! Additional Resources:  Kristen's Leadership Development Company Website - https://www.kristenhadeed.com   Permission to Screw Up by Kristen Hadeed - https://www.amazon.com/Permission-Screw-Up-Learned-Everything/dp/1591848296   The Human Leadership Program by Kristen Hadeed -  https://www.kristenhadeed.com/humanleadershipprogram   Kristen's Original 2012 TED Talk with over 3.3M Views: How to Retire by 20 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDvoGev5_tk   Kristen Hadeed and Millennials on the Truly Human Leadership podcast: https://feeds.libsyn.com/67290/podcast/ep-19-kristen-hadeed-and-millennials   Kristen Hadeed and Millennials on the Truly Human Leadership on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/truly-human-leadership/id992577373?i=1000581569564   The War of Art by Steven Pressfield - https://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/1936891026   The Imposter Phenomenon by Dr. Pauline Rose Clance - https://paulineroseclance.com/impostor_phenomenon.html   Silence the Imposter by Gary Frey - https://www.amazon.com/Silence-Imposter-Weapons-Syndrome/dp/B0CJLLLV61   Combining Ministry and Football: The Unique Path of Pittsburgh Steelers Chaplain Kent Chevalier - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJuLje81LNE   Arthur Brooks - The Power of Teaching, The Arrival Fallacy, The Mad Scientist Profile, Lifting Heavy Weights, & The Two Best Practices To Be Happy - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-learning-leader-show-with-ryan-hawk/id985396258?i=1000725431986     Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XOAGyXo5auw    Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.  Broad River Retail brought this show to you. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com      Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail  

Brené Brown is a researcher, storyteller, and author who hosts the podcast Dare to Lead and has given some of the most popular TED Talks of all time. Brené joins Adam live at Authors@Wharton to talk about her new book, Strong Ground. They discuss how to identify your core values, what courageous leadership looks like, and whether vulnerability has gained popularity. They also address the problems with “executive presence,” compare notes on how to have hard conversations and set boundaries, debate the merits of the “tush push,” and reflect on what Brené learned from working with FBI hostage negotiators. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links:TEDNext: ted.com/futureyouTEDAI San Francisco: ted.com/ai-sf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shock & AweGuest: Garrison Neill – Neill Group (@garrisonneill)Mentioned: @seriousbusinessconfEpisode Summary:In this episode of Your Day Off Podcast, host Corey Gray sits down with Garrison Neill, Chief Marketing Officer of Neill Corporation and President of Paris Parker Salons and Spas. As part of a third-generation family business shaping the future of beauty through education, artistry, and innovation, Garrison shares how Neill Corporation continues its 78-year legacy of helping people reach their full potential through beauty.Neill Corporation's portfolio includes Paris Parker, Parker Barber, VoMor Hair Extensions, Aveda Arts & Sciences Institutes, and the industry's leading personal and business development conference — Serious Business.In this inspiring conversation, Garrison and Corey explore the story behind Neill's multi-generational success, how Serious Business became the hair industry's TED Talk, and why connection-based leadership is transforming how salons grow. The 2025 theme, Shock & Awe, challenges professionals to find gratitude, wonder, and presence in a world that never stops moving.Highlights:The Neill family legacy: 78 years of leadership, education, and evolutionHow Serious Business became a movement for personal and professional growth“Connection drives results” — the modern leadership philosophy reshaping salon cultureThe comeback of craft, artistry, and in-person learningThe purpose behind Shock & Awe: seeing beauty in the chaos

The Game Changers podcast celebrates true pioneers who inspire us to take the big step forward and up in education and beyond. In episode 203 (Part 3) of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Dr Adam Fraser! Dr Adam Fraser has a PhD in Biomedical Science and is the author of the bestselling books, “The Third Space” and “Strive”. He is the director of the e-lab, a research company that partners with different universities around the world to solve challenges. In the last 10 years he has delivered more than 1500 presentations to over half a million people Globally. Dr Adam has shared the stage with the Dalai Lama, Steve Wozniak (co-founder of Apple), and Sir Ken Robinson (the most watched Ted Talk in history). But what makes Adam such a valuable voice in education is his work in The Flourish Movement. A program he co-founded that helps school leaders build sustainable leadership practices. Designed by school leaders, for school leaders, this program was first delivered in 2017 and since then over 1,100 school leaders have completed the program. Flourish has earned international recognition including an award from the Academy of Management for Best Action Research Paper in 2020. In 2023, Flourish was also a finalist for the prestigious Carolyn B. Dexter Award for the Best International Paper in Organisational Development and Change. More recently, Adam has completed one of the largest research projects in the world into Secondary Traumatic Stress in Educators in Australia in partnership with Deakin University. Personally, Adam is married and is the father to 2 daughters – a tween and a teen, both of whom he tries not to embarrass but seems to fail miserably! The Game Changers podcast is produced by Evan Phillips supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE Education. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at gamechangers@circle.education, on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil via LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram. Let's go!

Franciele Spinelli, Doutoranda da Universidade de Queensland defende tese em 180 segundos e vence competição acadêmica estilo Ted Talk. Na economia circular nada se perde tudo se transforma. É também aí que Brasil e Austrália se encontram. Fadistas portugueses fazem tributo a Amália Rodrigues no Carnegie Hall em Nova York. Tudo pronto para o lançamento do livro 'Asterix na Lusitânia'.

Can a machine love a child the way a parent does? Kelly introduces a special GOTO series exploring one of the most unsettling questions of our time: as AI becomes more capable, what is a parent actually for? After curating a session at TED 2025 on parenting and technology, Kelly shares an episode she hosted of TED Talks Daily featuring her own TED Talk about the unglamorous, unmeasurable bravery required in family life—the kind that happens when someone says "tell me more" instead of trying to fix everything. Then she takes us behind the scenes of her work with six speakers who helped her wrestle with whether AI could ever replace the messy, imperfect, irreplaceable work of raising a human. From technologists who insist AI could breastfeed better than humans to psychologists warning about developing intolerance for real people's limitations, this conversation looks at what we might lose if we optimize away all the friction and failure that actually shapes us. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Okayyyy I went there today.Welcome to my first ever Friday Episode!Moving forward, Wednesday Episodes will be more business strategy and Friday will be identity activation and personal growth - especially in becoming the woman God called you to be.If you've been feeling like you're showing up online but wondering if it even matters... like you're posting and posting but still kinda battling that “what am I even building?” feeling... this one's for you.This episode is not some perfectly packaged TED Talk, it's me telling the truth about building a business that actually lasts  and how God has used visibility not to stroke my ego, but to shape my character.I'm talking about:what really shifted in me 2 years & 2 months ago when someone left my life publicly without a word (and I've never told that full story on air… until now)how I've been learning that sometimes God removes what you thought you needed to reveal what you're really made ofwhy I no longer need the loudest voice in the room. I want the most grounded oneand how we confuse content with calling  and what to do about itI also talked about how our kids aren't listening to what we say, they're watching who we are. That reel hit different today and it fit perfectly.This one's honest, emotional, and might make you feel a little exposed in the best way.But if you're building something with real impact, this is your reminder that legacy often looks quiet… until the harvest comes.And yes, WealthGen is still open this week, but this isn't a pitch. This episode is a mirror. For the woman who knows she's called to more, and is finally ready to stop performing and start becoming.Why building for legacy doesn't actually require applauseWhat happened the day God removed someone I never thought I'd loseThe real reason we get addicted to being seenWhy visibility isn't the goal, but alignment isHow to use attention without needing validationAnd how to walk in obedience when it costs you approvalAnd if you know WealthGen is your next step?DM me “WEALTH” on instagram (@randacarrabba) to get in before the doors close.Or watch the masterclass replay here: www.randacarrabba.com/wealthgen-masterclass/

Start with the PSA - it's your biology lesson in detachment. Send it to every girl who caught feelings after he came inside her.Then we dive into vag myths, s@x lies & the patriarchy - we're breaking down everything men still get wrong about women's bodies.What's the craziest thing a woman's admitted about her taco?The biggest myth men still believe in 2025?And is it true a fishy taco is actually HIS fault?Yeah, I asked all of it and more. :) The founders of Winx Health join me for the most unfiltered, chaotic, and actually-educational convo about women's bodies you'll ever hear.Go to HelloWinx.com/Adulting for 50% off at walgreens for all Winx products!Today's episode is brought to you by:Skims: Shop my favourite bras and underwear at SKIMS!Nutrafol: For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering my listeners ten dollars off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol and enter my promo code ADULTINGBellesa: EVERYONE who signs up wins a FREE Rose suction toy with their order HERE!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this A Little Bit Extra ep, Sarah dishes all about her recent trip to New York City—think walks on The High Line, big shroom feels, and some serious kitchen magic courtesy of Sarma Melngailis. What happens when two culty survivors share homemade meals and chat about upcoming guest Dr. Ingrid Clayton's Fawning? You get a new club: “Fawn Stars”—and Sarah is a founding member.We also break down the latest courtroom jaw-dropper (yep, the Diddy sentence), spill on where we're at with our forthcoming book, and it's open mic time for listener voicemails—expect spicy takes, cathartic rants, and a few hearty laughs on the side. It's real talk, big updates, and that signature ALBC flavor you know and love.Also…let it be known that:The views and opinions expressed on A Little Bit Culty do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business, individual, anyone or anything. Nobody's mad at you, just don't be a culty fuckwad.**PRE-ORDER Sarah and Nippy's newest book hereCheck out our amazing sponsorsJoin A Little Bit Culty on PatreonGet poppin' fresh ALBC SwagSupport the pod and smash this linkCheck out our cult awareness and recovery resourcesWatch Sarah's TED Talk and buy her memoir, ScarredCREDITS: Executive Producers: Sarah Edmondson & Anthony AmesProduction Partner: Citizens of SoundCo-Creator: Jess TardyAudio production: Will RetherfordProduction Coordinator: Lesli DinsmoreWriter: Sandra NomotoSocial media team: Eric Skwarzynski and Brooke KeaneTheme Song: “Cultivated” by Jon Bryant co-written with Nygel AsselinSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Back in August Randy Anderson of the Illinois Top Times Speed Lab hosted a one day track clinic featuring the great Boo Schexnayder and Vince Anderson. Coaches were treated to six amazing talks (and a free dinner!) and walked away more prepared for the 2026 season! For the month of October and September in 2025, we'll be publishing each presentation in a two-part format. Every Wednesday and Thursday you'll hear one of five talks from Boo and Vince: Week 1-Teaching the Long Jump, Week 2-Training the Hurdlers, Week 3-Plyometric training, Week 4-400m training, Week 5-Relays and Week 6-Hamstrings!Welcome to Gill1918, the track & field coaching podcast powered by Gill Athletics. Since 1918, Gill has been dedicated to empowering coaches with innovative equipment—now, we're bringing elite coaching education straight to your ears.Our goal is to create the Ted Talks of track/field podcasts bringing the annual track clinic to your ears DAILY! Topics will include but are not limited to covering key strategies, techniques, and training principles to help you improve athlete performance, structure better workouts, enhance team culture, and more!Whether you're a high school, collegiate, or club coach, Gill1918 is your go-to resource for quick, high-impact coaching education from the best minds in the sport.

What goes together better than smoked fish and good books? Russ & Daughters, beloved for its lox, herring, bagels and babka, is not only one of the truly great and iconic New York food institutions, it's also a neighbor of P&T Knitwear, Bradley's bookstore on the Lower East Side. To mark the publication of their fabulous new cookbook, Russ & Daughters: 100 Years of Appetizing, owners (and cousins) Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper sat down with Bradley in September for a live event at P&T to discuss how their family business has survived and thrived in an ever-changing city.Discussed on today's episode: Russ & Daughters 100 Years of Appetizing, by Niki Russ Federman, Josh Russ Tupper, Joshua David Stein, Flatiron Books, (09/09/25)This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City's only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today's episode: info@firewall.media.Be sure to watch Bradley's new TED Talk on Mobile Voting at https://go.ted.com/bradleytusk.Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter and follow Bradley on Linkedin + Substack + YouTube.

Aaron Johnson is a powerful social activist and thought leader dedicated to fostering environments where Black-bodied individuals can fully express themselves. His TED Talk, “Chronically Undertouched,” highlights the profound absence of safe, loving, platonic touch in the lives of many Black men. His work is rooted in addressing this deep cultural and emotional wound. Aaron helps men of African descent transition from being chronically undertouched to developing personalized “touch plans,” creating practices that honor safety, connection, and dignity. Beyond individual guidance, Aaron cultivates retreats and workshops on Black-owned land in the Mojave Desert, where BIPOC communities can gather for healing, meditation, song, and collective renewal. In this episode, host Shay Beider and Aaron Johnson dive into the profound impact of platonic touch for Black men and BIPOC communities. Aaron shares his personal journey of reclaiming touch and accepting his tears after confronting the deep cultural barriers shaped by history, racism, and social conditioning. Aaron introduces his “Touch Plan” framework, starting with deep listening, grounding practices, singing, and gradually introducing platonic touch with consent and presence. This conversation also touches on the role of culture, history, and collective healing, highlighting Aaron's retreats, workshops, and films, including Dark and Tender, which documents men of African descent rediscovering tenderness, connection, and emotional expression. The conversation highlights how nurturing physical and emotional connection can support holistic wellness, resilience, and collective empowerment. Listen to the complete episode by clicking the player above. Transcripts for this episode are available at: https://www.integrativetouch.org/conversations-on-healing  Show Notes: Learn more about Aaron Johnson Listen to Aaron's TED Talk here Watch the film Dark and Tender Read the Art of Giving and Receiving here This podcast was created by Integrative Touch (InTouch), which is changing healthcare through human connectivity. A leader in the field of integrative medicine, InTouch exists to alleviate pain and isolation for anyone affected by illness, disability or trauma. This includes kids and adults with cancers, genetic conditions, autism, cerebral palsy, traumatic stress, and other serious health issues. The founder, Shay Beider, pioneered a new therapy called Integrative Touch™Therapy that supports healing from trauma and serious illness. The organization provides proven integrative medicine therapies, education and support that fill critical healthcare gaps. Their success is driven by deep compassion, community and integrity.  Each year, InTouch reaches thousands of people at the Integrative Touch Healing Center, both in person and through Telehealth. Thanks to the incredible support of volunteers and contributors, InTouch created a unique scholarship model called Heal it Forward that brings services to people in need at little or no cost to them. To learn more or donate to Heal it Forward, please visit IntegrativeTouch.org  

Back in August Randy Anderson of the Illinois Top Times Speed Lab hosted a one day track clinic featuring the great Boo Schexnayder and Vince Anderson. Coaches were treated to six amazing talks (and a free dinner!) and walked away more prepared for the 2026 season! For the month of October and September in 2025, we'll be publishing each presentation in a two-part format. Every Wednesday and Thursday you'll hear one of five talks from Boo and Vince: Week 1-Teaching the Long Jump, Week 2-Training the Hurdlers, Week 3-Plyometric training, Week 4-400m training, Week 5-Relays and Week 6-Hamstrings!Welcome to Gill1918, the track & field coaching podcast powered by Gill Athletics. Since 1918, Gill has been dedicated to empowering coaches with innovative equipment—now, we're bringing elite coaching education straight to your ears.Our goal is to create the Ted Talks of track/field podcasts bringing the annual track clinic to your ears DAILY! Topics will include but are not limited to covering key strategies, techniques, and training principles to help you improve athlete performance, structure better workouts, enhance team culture, and more!Whether you're a high school, collegiate, or club coach, Gill1918 is your go-to resource for quick, high-impact coaching education from the best minds in the sport.

What if treatments or even cures for devastating rare diseases already existed — and were just waiting to be discovered? On this podcast extra, we dive into the extraordinary journey of physician and researcher David Fajgenbaum, cofounder of Every Cure. After facing death five times due to a rare illness called Castleman Disease, Fajgenbaum not only discovered his own treatment, but also launched an ambitious project using AI to unlock existing drugs for countless other conditions. He has a new TED Talk and was recently featured in Time Magazine's list of “The World's Most Influential Rising Stars.” Fajgenbaum's life is also the subject of an upcoming movie based on his memoir “Chasing My Cure.” Listen to his incredible story of resilience, the profound lessons he's learned from living in "overtime," and how his work is already saving lives by repurposing treatments hiding in plain sight.

What's it like to survive chaos at home, culty control next door, and a national TV spotlight that labels you “crazy cousin”—all before breakfast? In this episode, we sat down with Amy Duggar King to talk about finally telling her real story after years of reality TV, IBLP dogma, and generational trauma behind the Duggar family empire. Amy gets candid about finding her voice after childhood abuse, navigating gaslighting on and off the set, and why her memoir aims to help others break free from toxic family systems. From confronting red flags and speaking out about Shiny Happy People to choosing peace, healing, and faith on her own terms, Amy shares what it means to be a “holy disruptor” when the world wants you to keep smiling for the cameras. Check out her memoir, Holy Disruptor: Shattering the Shiny Facade by Getting Louder with the Truth.Trigger warning: This episode contains frank discussion of abuse and child pornography.Also…let it be known that:The views and opinions expressed on A Little Bit Culty do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business, individual, anyone or anything. Nobody's mad at you, just don't be a culty fuckwad.**PRE-ORDER Sarah and Nippy's newest book hereCheck out our amazing sponsorsJoin A Little Bit Culty on PatreonGet poppin' fresh ALBC SwagSupport the pod and smash this linkCheck out our cult awareness and recovery resourcesWatch Sarah's TED Talk and buy her memoir, ScarredCREDITS: Executive Producers: Sarah Edmondson & Anthony AmesProduction Partner: Citizens of SoundCo-Creator: Jess TardyAudio production: Will RetherfordProduction Coordinator: Lesli DinsmoreWriter: Sandra NomotoSocial media team: Eric Skwarzynski and Brooke KeaneTheme Song: “Cultivated” by Jon Bryant co-written with Nygel AsselinSUPPORT OUR SPONSORS:For a limited time, our listeners get 25% off their entire colostrum order; just head to CowboyColostrum.com and use code CULTY at checkout. Don't let financial opportunity slip through the cracks. Use code CULTY at MonarchMoney.com in your browser for half off your first year.Bring on the good vibes and treat yourself to Soul today! Soul is offering our audience 30% off your entire order! Go to GetSoul.com and use the code CULTY.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It was supposed to be a romantic Vegas trip… until I got hemorrhoids, threw up in a $900 suite, did shrooms (allegedly), and had second thoughts about Bookman.Why? Because this man did the unthinkable… he texted back, planned dates, opened doors, used empathy, and was willing to change. Is this too good to be true… or have I met my match? You tell me.Welcome to Part 1 of Finding My Husband: Vegas - where romance meets chaos, Russian standards meet American men, and emotionally stable men are the new red flag. I said what I said.(dating podcast • Vegas trip chaos • attachment theory • love bomber or match • relationship overthinking • female hosted podcast)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The trip ended, the lessons didn't.In Part 2 of Finding My Husband: Vegas, I'm talking about the real game: how to keep him hooked without losing yourselfWhy even healthy love will still drive you a little insane sometimesHow to self-regulate before you self-sabotageFrom overthinking to attachment theoryEverything you need to know about dating an avoidantAnd how to actually win an avoidant over(dating podcast • attachment styles • relationship advice • how to love an avoidant • female-hosted podcast)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the second part of this conversation, Joe Szimhart delves into the intricate preparations and challenges of conducting cult interventions. He discusses the importance of understanding individual situations and the role of family dynamics in intervention success. Through vivid anecdotes, Joe explains the historical and sociological aspects of cult deprogramming, touching on controversial figures like Ted Patrick. He also highlights the psychological concepts such as cognitive dissonance, thought reform, and the significant impact of maintaining rapport and active listening. The episode encapsulates Joe's extensive experience and offers valuable advice for families dealing with loved ones entangled in high-control groups.Timestamp menu: 00:00 Introduction and Recap00:29 Preparing for an Intervention02:37 When to Use Force in Interventions02:55 The History of Deprogramming06:40 Challenges in Interventions08:36 Cases of Misunderstood Cult Influence13:50 Current Concerns in Cult Activities17:46 Understanding Brainwashing and Cognitive Dissonance18:26 Intervention Stories and Psychological Changes21:06 Breaking Cognitive Dissonance24:47 Personal Experience vs. Vicarious Experience29:11 Active Listening and Engaging Conversations33:41 Advice for Loved Ones of Cult Members36:46 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsYou can contact Joe at jszimhart.com, follow him on his YouTube channel or on X @jszimhart, and check out his memoir, Santa Fe, Bill Tate, and me. Check out his site dedicated to "culty" work: www.cultbehaviorconsultant.com.Also…let it be known that:The views and opinions expressed on A Little Bit Culty do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business, individual, anyone or anything. Nobody's mad at you, just don't be a culty fuckwad.**PRE-ORDER Sarah and Nippy's newest book hereCheck out our amazing sponsorsJoin A Little Bit Culty on PatreonGet poppin' fresh ALBC SwagSupport the pod and smash this linkCheck out our cult awareness and recovery resourcesWatch Sarah's TED Talk and buy her memoir, ScarredCREDITS: Executive Producers: Sarah Edmondson & Anthony AmesProduction Partner: Citizens of SoundCo-Creator: Jess TardyAudio production: Will RetherfordProduction Coordinator: Lesli DinsmoreWriter: Sandra NomotoSocial media team: Eric Skwarzynski and Brooke KeaneTheme Song: “Cultivated” by Jon Bryant co-written with Nygel AsselinSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.