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Life's thrown us some curveballs recently, as I (Chris) have been on a brief work hiatus due to health issues, and Lisa has been battling illness, which has unfortunately led to her losing her voice. Despite these challenges, we're absolutely not going anywhere. As we navigate these bumps in the road, we encourage you to dive into our podcast backlog, particularly if you're new to our community. There's a treasure trove of valuable content to be discovered, from our candid thoughts on Weight Watchers to our in-depth discussions about Ozempic experiences.Rest assured, we'll be back next week, ready to share our trials, tribulations, and captivating topics. We appreciate your patience and unwavering support, so stay tuned!Support the showDo you have a story you would like to share? Send it to us at theweightingroompc@gmail.comDisclaimer: We are not Medical professionals and all views and opinions are our own.

So this week we decided to focus on military conspiracies. However, I (Chris) couldn't find anything interesting that wasnt just political nonsense. So I broke from our chosen subject and went with two cases of illegal and unethical human experimentation, one perpetuated by the government and the other by a psychologist. So this week I have Project Artichoke and the Monster Study. Nate however stayed on topic and brings us some of the conspiracies surrounding Operation Highjump. Not to spoil his story too much, but we got some nazi penguins up in this one! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanumobscura/support

This episode is short but not-so-sweet. In fact, this episode is downright mean. This all started when I (Chris) got a new haircut. Jarion, a bald man, quickly decides to take it down a road that literally made me speechless. Jarion seemed to get a second wind right when all of the wind left my sails. Darrell was there to witness and spur on, one of the harshest verbal assaults I've ever been part of. #friends #meanfriends #prisonhaircut #shawshank --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ok-terrific/message

This is what win and subsequent victory celebration sounds like for someone with Bipolar Disorder and his friend.I (Chris) have Bipolar Disorder. Wins, either large or small, are often hard to come by. Jeff did the absolute best thing he could for me: he made me feel normal; not by any means other than to have a conversation with me about our various landscaping projects.Thank you, Jeff.Music: "Mississippi Squirrel Revival" by Ray Stevens (https://youtu.be/K16fG1sDagU)Creators & Guests Jeff Feightner - Host Chris Dubbelde - Host If you're ready to make a podcast, make your podcast better or collaborate in another way, contact us at makemypod@fytepro.com

Please excuse the audio quality for some of this episode. I (Chris) made a mistake during recording, but the content of the episode is so good, and we believe it will be so helpful to you as we discuss how we Consume and Create in our lives. At the end of the episode, we shared some questions to ask yourself as you audit your consumption and creation:What am I consuming and how is it leading to creation?What am I creating with my life? Does what I'm creating have to do with what I am consuming?Grab the Morning Connection Guide to help you connect with Yourself and Your Creator here: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6359f883a5cd98b598651008

Maybe It's About Time is the title of a book written by our guest Neil Boss on this edition of Living The Retirement Lifestyle Podcast. Neil is a retired partner of Deloitte LLP one of "The Big Four" Accountancy and Management Consultancy firms in London and we were intrigued to know the story behind his book and whether it was something he had always wanted to do... You'll hear his answer when you tune into our chat because like you, we were intrigued to know why now and why the story line he chose but as you will hear him say "it was always a plan to write a book in his retirement" We'll circle back to that... https://vimeo.com/773253506 The Story Set in the early months of 2020 Maybe It's About Time is a story about the difficulty of changing life for the better. The central characters are Marcus and Claire and how a chance encounter through a mutual friend, Gavin leads to an unlikely friendship all the while the early months of the pandemic were unfolding. We had to ask Neil whether Marcus was actually him but he assures us the character was totally fictional albeit he draws on his experience of what he describes as the egocentric world of professional service. Whilst full of humour, the story ultimately delivers a serious message about remaining true to our personal values and changing lives for the better. We began reading Maybe It's About Time on a transatlantic flight to Salt Lake City just recently. It was a large book to take on board but Susan was quickly engrossed (and the crew were intrigued to know was it a good book lol). I (Chris) get to read it next beacuse that's how we work together lol

campGEO Conversational Textbook Link - click hereLearn all the basics of Geoscience in a fun an entertaining way - with images!One day, I (Chris) walked into class and announced that we were beginning plate tectonics.  I was so excited to begin teaching this content.  The response from my students was not at all what I expected.  They let me know that they had all the plate tectonics they could handle in middle school and there wasn't anything left to learn.  They knew the 3 basic types of plate boundaries (kind of) - divergent, convergent, and the T-one.  I then started asking deeper level questions that tested their ability to apply this huge theory to make sense of the world around them.During lunch that day, I began writing a series of questions about the unifying theory of plate tectonics.  Needless to say, their understanding was skin deep and that's totally Okay.  I wanted to show that we can take a basic understanding and use it to make so much more sense of our world.  That "event" gave me the idea to do a series on PlanetGeo covering a deep dive into plate tectonics.  Jesse was not easy to convince.  He felt like it was too massive.  Anyway, I won and here comes the series.  In this episode, we answer the following questions:1.  How does plate tectonics explain the formation of basalt?2. How does plate tectonics explain the formation of andesite?3. How does plate tectonics explain the formation of granite?We hope you enjoy!Remember you can Support Us Here,and share PlanetGeo with your friends and family!——————————————————Instagram: @planetgeocastTwitter: @planetgeocastFacebook: @planetgeocastSupport us: https://planetgeocast.com/support-usEmail: planetgeocast@gmail.comWebsite: https://planetgeocast.com/

Its been a little while since we last uploaded, so real quick Katie and I had a nice little break from the podcast just to freshen up some and be energized when we got back. Haven't really missed a lot in Pokémon GO considering there hasn't been a lot of news recently or in game events. But in this episode we talk about what we've been up to and I (Chris) have been doing some work in PVP, so come over and have a listen! You can check out the info we use on the Podcast below. 1) https://www.leekduck.com/ 2) https://pokemongolive.com/en/news You can also find us on... Follow Us on Twitter @PokeGuyPodcast https://twitter.com/PokeGuyPodcast Email : pokeguypodcast@gmail.com Leave Us a Voice Message on Anchor!! - https://anchor.fm/christopher-heyden9/message Friend Us!! Chris: PokeGuyChris31 Trainer Code: 2425 7145 3572 Katie: xxGrabDatButtxx Trainer Code: 5519 4925 6258 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-heyden9/message

After a huge gap, Wccftech Talks is back on all podcasting channels. Long story short, all episodes can be found on YouTube, but this is the first time since Keith left that I (Chris) got the login details for this. So, uploading to where we are and back on all channels from now on!

After a huge gap, Wccftech Talks is back on all podcasting channels. Long story short, all episodes can be found on YouTube, but this is the first time since Keith left that I (Chris) got the login details for this. So, uploading to where we are and back on all channels from now on!

After a huge gap, Wccftech Talks is back on all podcasting channels. Long story short, all episodes can be found on YouTube, but this is the first time since Keith left that I (Chris) got the login details for this. So, uploading to where we are and back on all channels from now on!

After a huge gap, Wccftech Talks is back on all podcasting channels. Long story short, all episodes can be found on YouTube, but this is the first time since Keith left that I (Chris) got the login details for this. So, uploading to where we are and back on all channels from now on!

Today's guest is T. Elijah Hawkes. Elijah served as a public school principal for over a decade, including as the principal at Randolph Union in Vermont, and was the founding principal of the James Baldwin School in New York City. Currently, he is a director at the Upper Valley Educators Institute and an advisor at the Polarization and Extremism Research Innovation Lab at American University. In addition, he is the author of various articles on democracy, public schools, and adolescence including appearing in The New Teacher Book and Rethinking Sexism, Gender, and Identity. Further, Elijah is the author of School for the Age of Upheaval: Classrooms That Get Personal, Get Political, and Get to Work, which we'll be talking about in this podcast. Further, his second book, Woke is Not Enough: School Reform for Leaders with Justice in Mind will release soon.In this podcast, Elijah and I (Chris) will talk about an education that gets personal, gets political, and gets to work. It's all about how we can channel the anger of adolescents toward fulfilling, actionable livelihoods toward changing structures and systems that challenge and oppress them. Further, we'll discuss the growth of extremism, how dialogue has broken down and the difficulties in performing this work.GUESTST. Elijah Hawkes, Director of Leadership Programs at the Upper Valley Educators Institute and Education Advisor at the Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab at American University, as well as a former principal.RESOURCEST. Elijah Hawkes' WebsiteSchool for the Age of Upheaval: Classrooms That Get Personal, Get Political, and Get to WorkStrong Schools, Polarized Times from the Upper Valley Educators InstitutePolarization and Extremism Research Innovation Lab Confronting Conspiracy Theories and Organized Bigotry at Home from the Western States CenterSouthern Poverty Law CenterDr. Rachel Kleinfeld's Articles and Books See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, it's time for Part 2 of our spring podcast Q&A! Here's what's on tap for the episode: • What is a calorie deficit, and how should you track it? • When should you do a deload week? • What supplements should I be taking? And what supplements do I (Chris) regularly use? • What's the best way to get restarted with fitness after a long layoff? • What can I do to feel more confident in a bathing suit this summer? Online coaching: https://chrisgatesfitness.com/coaching/ #CalorieDeficitDiet #DeloadWeek #FitForSummer

Have you evaluated yourself for 2021 yet?  Tune in, as I - Chris, "the family man", takes a look at himself in the last year.  Have a I done a good job, as a husband, a father, a provider, protector, a brand builder, as a friend?Looking forward to letting you all know me a bit better - here's to a successful 2022! Build Community - Do the Work - Be a Force Multiplier for GoodSign Up for Digital MagazineFamily Man Tactical Apparel StorePlease support our podcast and brand by following us on Instagram and Facebook.As always - Let us know how we did, suggestions, and your point of view.Email:  fm@familymantactical.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55579011&fan_landing=true) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/family-man-tactical-show/support

I (Chris) had a great conversation with actor / composer Scott Evan Davis. We talked about many things from imposter syndrome, acting, music, Broadway, sacrifices, he told some great stories to a whole lot more!Scott Evan Davis is a New York City-based composer/lyricist and social media influencer. He has 226.5k followers on Tik Tok as the Prince of Snarkness, (a sarcastic coffee drinking persona) as well as 52.6k on Instagram. After working as an actor around the country, he began composing in 2010, and since then has gained widespread recognition in the worlds of musical theatre and cabaret. Scott has performed concerts and song cycles of his music at NYC venues such as Birdland, Duplex, and Don't Tell Mama's as well as in Washington D.C. at the Kennedy Center, and in Los Angeles. He has performed concerts internationally in London, Dublin, and Australia.

I (Chris) am posting this episode a few days early so I have no way of knowing whether Jon will have posted any of last week's episodes by the time you read this. Classic Jon! Your hosts for today's episode were Jonathan Gibson and Christopher Winter. Are there fine Being Jim Davis-themed wares available for sale in the Pitch Drop Store? We'll never tell... Today's strip Become a Patron! Or visit these other fine internet URLs: BJD Homepage | BJD Twitter | BJD Facebook Page | Pitchdrop Network Homepage

COVID brought new challenges to real estate investing over the last 18-months. Aaron Ivey sits down with real estate investor, Chris, to reflect & chat about his investor group, property investment strategy, relationships, and the need for professional property management services. Find out more about this real estate investing podcast at: https://epmrealestate.com/podcast/real-estate-investor-groups-real-estate-investment-strategy   Aaron: Here with me today, I have a 2-year partner in the adventures of property management. His name is Chris, and he's a member of a larger partnership that he is in with other investors, known as Round Oak. Round Oak partnership, if you will. Chris is here with me today to talk about operating real estate during the COVID era, the last 2-years of doing property management and real estate investing inside of COVID. So, Chris, I want to thank you for joining us today.   Chris: Yeah, Aaron, thanks for having me. I'm excited to join and talk about our relationship and our dealings over the last 2-years.   Aaron: Fantastic! Chris, just to start us off, I would like for our listeners to know I've laughed with you over the last couple of years, telling you that I often speak to you more than I've spoken to my own wife, on a daily basis.   Chris: That is a good point. I think you and I, on average, have talked once a day for the last year and a half. Certainly, more than I talk on the phone to almost anybody else.   Aaron: Yeah. I actually find it quite endearing that I know when we text during the day, that it's probably going to lead to a conversation, and I think that, hopefully, our listeners will be able to pick up on just the natural chemistry that you and I have. And there's a reason why we have chemistry. I believe it's because you are one of four partners in a real estate investment partnership, and the partner that you are in that partnership is the operating partner. So, when you and I initially met, I understood you as being a decision-maker and an analyst for your partnership, and that you and I were going to be making a lot of decisions together throughout the course of our relationship. So, I was wondering if you could tell us just a little bit about yourself, about how you came to be interested in real estate investing, and how this partnership came about?   Chris: Sure, so a little bit about myself. My background is more of an accounting background, I'm a CPA by trade. I worked for a real estate company that manages and owns apartment real estate, and so I've always kind of been interested in that and just through friendships, the people I knew from college as well as other people I've met within the Memphis area, really started talking about getting and owning some real estate. There was actually a group of guys, again that I went to school with, they started a small organization where they were buying and renting properties. They had a need where another partner was getting out and they needed to bring someone else on, and it was at a time where I was able to jump feet first and I was able to hook up with them. Kind of my role in it, as you mentioned, was because of my background in real estate I agreed that I would work on the day-to-day operations along with another one of our partners, Adam. While our other partners would be more on the backend recruiting investors or looking for deals in the market, that sort of thing, and so that's kind of how our roles are defined within the partnership.   Aaron: Got it, and so it sounds like the partnership came together in a very organic way. You know, if you don't have good chemistry with the other people you are partnering with in a long-term investment, like real estate investment, then it's going to be a very challenging partnership. I think it's really cool that you got into this partnership with people that you knew or that you knew of through your personal relationships. And so, when would investors do come to me and they say, well, I'd like to form a partnership with someone in order to expand my buying capacity or share the load of management and debt servicing, and all of this other stuff, I often recommend that they should talk to people that they know, that they should consider and survey their friend and professional group in order to, to think about this people, that would be the most qualified to work with. People with whom they've got a good working relationship. I remember when you and I first met, one of your partners had reached out to me and said, and I didn't even know you as he hadn't mentioned your name yet, and he just said, hey I'm part of a partnership. We own, at the time about 30 houses, some somewhat in flux, you know, around that 30 house range, 25 to 30 house range and he said we need help. We've been self-managing and one of the reasons why I would like for you to be our property manager is because we're all moving and we're all, you know, our families are growing and we're having children or we're sending kids, you know, off to college. We need help! We need boots on the ground, someone who will professionally assist us in the management of these properties. Of course, I signed on, and very quickly I met with you, and your vision for your partnership 2-years ago was different from the way that your vision is now. Do you happen to remember where you were? It would have been January, I think, of 2020 or maybe December of 2019 when we first met and started discussing your plan. It was very different from where it is now. Do you remember where it was?   Chris: Yeah. So, you know, back then when we were kind of bringing you into the fold and asking you to help us manage these properties, you know, our goal was to take all these properties that we had, and we had a pretty good mix of properties that were some of what I'll call appreciating assets, where we were holding them, we were renting them, but you know, the long-term plan is that they were gonna continue to appreciate. We had some that were strictly cash flow, you know, in our mind they, you know, they rent well, they provide cash on a monthly basis but don't expect much in terms of appreciation on those. They're in areas that the price kind of is what it is. Our plan was, we're gonna hold all of these properties, we're gonna continue to rent them. Obviously, I hope to grow the rents over time and use that money to pay down the mortgages that we have on the properties and, you know, ultimately just kind of operate these properties for a period of time and then, you know, eventually get to a point where we're selling these properties and paying off investors. Our time horizon on that was was pretty far down the road and I think what you are hinting at here is, you know, over the last, really call it a year, but it really accelerated over the last 9-months or so, we've kind of had a switch and moved up that selling timeline on some of our properties just because of the market and how overheated it's been that, you know, we're seeing on properties that, you know, I called cash flow a minute ago or we didn't anticipate there would be much appreciation. We're seeing appreciation that is sometimes upwards of 100 percent from what we bought the properties at. And so we are currently going through and evaluating all of our properties and taking advantage on some of those where, you know, we feel that the market's right for us to take our profits on the sell-side, and recycle that capital, whether it's paying off in the investors that we have internally or using that to buy another property in different areas, or just kind of evaluating what that looks like.    Aaron: Yeah. And without going backward in the description of what you're talking about, I think we may even have to have a follow-up conversation later and talk to the Chris of 2018 and 2017 who, you know, before this big boom and explosion in property values. It was that Chris honestly, and your partners at that time, who were purchasing property. Those were the partners who were choosing individual properties. So I don't want to spend too much time today talking about how you came into the properties that you had. You know, I am a little bit curious about how you financed it with your partners because I know there are a lot of people out there that are wanting to do what you're doing, you know, they want to form these partnerships and purchase large packages of properties. And so to kind of stay on your last point you accelerated your desire to sell, so now you've sold out of, let's say that you're still in that 26, 27 property range before this big sale cycle which kind of happened over the last year. You've now sold out about, would you say 13 properties? Are we at that point?   Chris: Yes, we're gonna be, by the end of next month, we're gonna be down to about 20 total properties. So we started with about 33, 34 doors. We are now going to be down to about 20. So yeah, that's right.   Aaron: At the risk of, you know, showing your hand, you know, as it were, can you tell us your long-term goals for the remaining 20 and then answer the question of, do you anticipate acquiring more real estate and, if so, when and what will that look like?   Chris: Sure. Yeah, I mean, like you said, without giving away too much, you know, we have a partnership with four partners and, you know, if I'm looking at 20 years down the road, you know, what I'd love to have, you know, we've got a core group of houses, what that number looks like I don't know. Is it 15 houses? Is it 20 houses? Is it 10 houses? Or is it 50 houses? Again, I don't know exactly what that number looks like. But we've got a core group of houses that are paid off that are providing cash flow monthly and that at some point, when we agree as a partnership because we've got a good relationship, and we say you know what, it's kind of time to end this, let's sell this off and we get a really good chunk of capital back that has appreciated over time that has provided monthly cash flow and, you know, we're able to each take our fourth of that money and, you know, kind of right off into the sunset with it. So that's kind of where we are in terms of the long-term. Now, like I said, I don't know what that number of houses looks like, and I think that that speaks a little bit to the second part of your question, which is, you know, do we anticipate that we'll, we will buy some more houses, you know, and a corollary to that is we anticipate that we will sell some more and the short answer to that is yes, I do anticipate that there will be transactions. I certainly think that we would be interested in buying more houses. As far as timing goes, we're pretty cautious with our money. There is a lot of capital out there right now that 's really driving the prices up and, you know, we want to be cognizant of how we use our funds. Do I anticipate that we will be making a huge splash in the next, call it 6-9 months. I don't think so. I think we think we can find better uses of our capital, either with our investors or, you know, just kind of paying off some maintenance on the current properties and really making them as valuable as we can. I do anticipate that we'll get back in and, when we do, I think we will be more focused on the type of market, submarket really that we're in and we've had a good couple of years and we've built some knowledge on what type of houses we want. Whether it be, you know, do we want to rent a 2 bedroom house. Do we want to make sure that all of our rentals are 3 bedroom, 2 baths? Do we want to get some duplexes and do we want to look at any multi-family, that sort of thing? And so we've, we've really kind of built our own strategy of what our ideal house looks like. It's a really really tight focus on that as we go into the next buying cycle, whenever the market turns for that.    Aaron: Yeah. And all of that is fantastic and I think that your strategy is fantastic too. It sounds like you're very, more or less, very comfortable with the completion of your plan for 2020, or 2021 I should say. You went into 2021 and I remember that you called me in either late ‘20, I think it was late ‘20, and you said, hey we're kind of moving - going in a different direction. Then we had a much larger call in January, February of 2021 and we talked about the strategy that you had moving forward, and you were so apologetic on the front end just like so many of my investors. I've got a lot of investors that are like you. They are well structured either in their partnerships or they have cash reserves or they had this long-term plan and the market boom in 2021, just really accelerated that plan. And, you know, for all of our listeners, I think that they understand they have been able to feel this rush in the market. You said with all this capital that's in the market right now to acquire real property, we won't go to deep into it and we're really we don't even have to talk about it, and historically low-interest rates and cost of lending, the money, still to this very day, just feels almost like it's free financing, and that's a huge deal. And if people are able to get into real estate now and lock that in, even with the cost of real estate, they're still able to get an edge as an investor through a low cost of borrowing. So there are so many factors that are just fueling this overheated marketplace like what you're talking about right now, but I'm really proud of Round Oak. I think you guys are brilliant. You know, I've spoken to every one of the main four partners. Of course, Matt, that we've referred to before, was a personal friend for years before we ever got into business and I've really enjoyed working with Matt and I feel like we've got good chemistry, the five of us have got really great chemistry, and so I've really appreciated how you've worked with us over the years. Can you tell me, just to reel it back to property management for a second, how has working with Enterprise Property Management, especially during COVID? How have you seen a benefit of having a professional property management company versus having done it yourself over the last 18 months?   Chris: For me, the kind of the biggest thing that is has been very helpful is really on the application and the initial tenant placement process has been a big help with, you know, everything from the background checks to the income checks to the credit scores and everything else, and compiling that information and getting that to us in a fashion that is timely, that is summarized well or, you know, again, I'm a numbers person, that is my background, so being able to see something and just taking that information. Is this person going to be qualified enough to pay the rent on time? and that's one thing that has been extremely helpful. It frees up time from having to try to put out a feeler for a tenant, try to put out an ad on Zillow or you know, something just something out in the cyberspace to find a tenant. You guys have that. You have a pool of tenants that are available and so that, just overarching, has been a big help for us. It has helped improve the quality of tenants that we have. As far as it relates to COVID, and it be the pitfalls and that sort of thing, we've certainly run into some areas where we've had non-paying tenants, some of which have been the direct results of the pandemic, right? They've lost jobs. They've made every effort that they can to pay but they're just unable to come up with the money and then some that have been left at the colon maybe you know, maybe they haven't lost their jobs and that they've taken advantage of the fact that the eviction moratoriums are in place and landlords have no recourse, right? And you guys really helped this kind of walk through that path and understand, you know, where we can get money. You really helped with some of the eviction settlement funds that the local government has put out there. You know, we've been able to take advantage of that a couple of times with a couple of different tenants. And then, you know, we've had a couple of hard situations or we have had to have people move out either they're not taking the eviction they're not responding. I'm sorry, not the eviction, the eviction funds, they're not responding, they're not working in any form or fashion with us and you kind of helped us in those situations where we have to get them out the door and ultimately get the property back or for our team.    Aaron: Yeah, and it's funny to me the things that you just said really have been, in my experience, the main topic of conversation that you and I have had over the last 18 months. In particular, you and I often spoke about the last conversation that we had with a particular tenant or at the very beginning of COVID. Well, I can't say the beginning. Let's say August or September of last year. So about a year ago in 2020, we knew at that time which of your tenants were not going to be paying rent and they had made it very clear or they had stopped communicating. To remind our listener in September of 2020, the initial eviction moratorium, which was based on Fannie, Mae and Freddie Mac loans, if you'll remember that you and I Chris we went through and we were determining like how these loans were financed or how your houses were financed or which ones were free and clear which ones had been financed through a federally back mortgage program. The courts actually closed regardless of the local courts basically saying we can't weed out, you know, we can't help the homeowner or the investor determine if they're loan is federally backed or not federally backed. So therefore we're just going to close our doors. And I remember I had to have several conversations with you as to what our rights were in that situation, and so I had to get my own legal advice, you know, and get that from my attorney and have him tell me what the courts were going to do or not going to do, or whether or not we had to wait, or if we had any rights at all. And then of course, one of your partners is an attorney as well, and this has done very well for himself. And so he actually had to go and do his own research and digging and realized that we weren't going to be able to move forward with those evictions. I want our listener to know that Chris and I spoke about this almost every weekday and then every now and again on a weekend date. And so what I'm so proud of Chris, with you and me, is that we walked through this together on a level that I don't know that many other property managers and investors did. I'm actually quite grateful for your patience as we were learning about what these eviction moratoriums meant, how we were to empower you to continue to operate your investments during the first waves of COVID and the legal response, and the government response in that situation. It was very very challenging and, you know, for the listener, there were several times that Chris and I would get off the phone and we wouldn't have any answers. I would say, Chris, I don't know, I don't know what's gonna happen. I'm gonna find out and I'm gonna write emails and I'm gonna make phone calls, and I'm gonna, I'm gonna do my best to find the answer for you. And Chris was very patient to say, you know what, Aaron, this is very frustrating, it's not your fault, whatever you can do to get me an answer on this I would really appreciate it. Chris, you were a good friend, honestly, throughout that entire process and I wish that I could take that patient part of your disposition, you know and train other investors as to how to see challenges because your group, your investment group, and your houses, your single package, you guys hit more with the challenges of COVID than any other investment group that I work with. And yet, here we are on the back end of those initial challenges and I believe that you have profited more than any other group that I've worked with, and so that patience that you have, during the time of challenge, it really paid off for you.    Chris: Yeah. And I appreciate that and certainly helpful, you know what you and your team and then, you know, your legal counsel and everything else was able to pull together for us. And like you said, there were times where you and I would talk and it'd be, you know, essentially me just venting frustrations at the process itself, right? It was not, like you said, it wasn't really associated with you or anything you were doing it was just, you know, the sort of thing of why did the tenant get this and why did they not have to hold to their end of the contract and, you know, the landlord is stuck, kind of holding the bags especially when you know a lot of the discussion goes around and it's the - the big landlord is the bad guy and they're trying to kick people out and not the face, right? Like, you know, we're trying to work with people and we, you know, the last thing we want to do is set somebody out of their home and put them out, right? But it's the same time we are not, you know, people holding an endless bag of money. We still have mortgages to pay to the bank and we still have other expenses that we have to cover. We want to help, but we also need the other people to uphold their end of the bargain. So, there is a lot of frustration on my end with you, just kind of talking through that dynamic. But, that being said, I do think that kind of came out and in general, we've been very well blessed. Really at the end of the day, we've kind of only had one major hiccup property out of all 30. I certainly don't necessarily want to get into that, but 1 out of 30 is really not a terrible percentage when you look at it in the grand scheme of things.   Aaron: Yeah, and just for the listener, I do want to point out one thing that in my opinion caused that frustration and then I want to ask you a question on your way out about your experiences. So on that one house, the eviction moratoriums, the delays, and the courts. If this is one of those things that, you know, for the listener that's not yet investing in real estate, you've read articles about, you could read a hundred articles a day on eviction moratoriums, on communities that are being affected by covid, on job loss, on how this is affecting the average American and what kind of protections are there for that average American, and you can read about it and you can you can think that you understand it. But the reality is you don't understand it until you're put in a position where you have to be a responsible party in that situation. And so Enterprise Property Management is, or, we consider ourselves to be a very responsible party.    We do property management every day. We're professional landlords. We do something that most people would never in their wildest dreams ever want to do, and we have to give bad news, and we have to be constant and faithful and integrous in our work. We are not slumlords.  So in this situation where the law very clearly stated that we were, as a management company, not allowed to help our investors get the property back because the tenants had rights and the residents had rights, we followed that rule and we said, I'm sorry, and Chris and I had this conversation several times. We literally cannot do anything. I can't, you know, the courts aren't open or the law says I can't move forward. So the residents were protected in that situation and they were able to stay and, hopefully, make some decisions in their own lives as to how to better themselves or how to get that second job or even get a job if they lost a job or relocate their family or whatever. So the government gave them that breather to figure things out and so we acknowledged that breather. The one mistake, or the one troubled property, that we had in that whole situation is where it was unclear to us as the property management company, to Chris as the owner, and to the resident even as to what the direction of the court was. In that situation there was a great deal of complication and let's just say a lot of lessons were learned and now everybody's walked away, you know, more or less from that situation. I was actually interacting with your Realtor this morning about that particular property and it seems like the path out is clear at this point and so I'm really happy that we walked through this together and that and I think even that one's gonna be a success when it's all said and done. So I'm excited about that.   Chris: I certainly hope that that is the case, you know, like I said, we've definitely struggled with that one but, you know, we were able to work through a couple of others that, you know, like said we were able to get eviction funds from the city to help, you know, keep tenants in in their homes while still getting us paid, you know, we had other people that we were able to work out deals where they left that the home without getting marks on their record and we were able to get the house back, and then we had other situations where we were able, once the courts reopened, to go through the process of filing for eviction. So we kind of ran the gamut of all the different options from keeping people in to taking funds from the city to, you know, obviously, eventually having to evict certain people. So, we certainly had to run the full gamut there and you guys helped us with that.    Aaron: Well, thanks. You know I think you just made probably the best point of the entire conversation today, which is that you have to look at all of your options. The solution for a non-performing property due to a non-paying tenant prior to COVID was eviction. There was one solution for the investor and for 17 years leading up to late 2019, early 2020, we and everyone in the United States, that was their solution. This tenant has to go, they have to be evicted, we showed up to court, we showed the ledger to the judge, the judge says, yes, I can see that the tenant has not paid their rent. We received possession of the property, possibly a judgment, and within 10 days from that court date, we removed the tenant from the property. Enterprise Property Management's part of that, as a more compassionate person, and hopefully, the listener has been able to hear that Chris is also a very compassionate person. He is as concerned for his residence as we are and he did everything that he could to keep them in the property. Balancing that compassion with your profit goals and your motivation for investing in real estate, which is to make money. People don't get into real estate to lose money, they get into real estate to make it! Chris and I worked together and we researched options and took advantage of several different options in order to retain tenants, keep them in their properties, if that was at all possible, and then if it wasn't possible, did what the law would allow us to do, which is to get the property back. That's a great point. Chris, I'd like to close us out, if you don't mind, with one question. Looking back at your involvement, especially with those 13 or so properties that you've sold, and then you've already told us that you're going to hold on to those cash flowing properties that most of which are paid off, which is super exciting. That's every investor's goal is to have paid off properties that are cash flowing, because it frees you to make all kinds of other decisions as to what to do with those properties and how you want your future to look, and we can talk hopefully in a future episode about your plans to use those properties as your own bank. Lend to yourself to acquire more real estate or do other investments. So anyway, here's my last question for you. Is there anything you would have done differently looking back at the last, well, at your entire real estate investment experience like what would you do differently had you been able to see where you are now, back then?   Chris: Yeah, that's a really good question and, you know, part of it, probably goes back to how far back do you want to go, right? There are certainly, you know, looking back on it now, there are certain properties, and it's property types, it's areas, it's locations, it's submarkets. It's that sort of thing that, you know, if I could wave a magic wand and go back 5, 6, 7 years, you know, I probably wouldn't buy those properties and that's, you know, they're kind of personal decisions that we made and, inevitably when you are investing in real estate, you're gonna hit some that are gonna be just home runs, knock it out of the park, and then you're gonna have others that for whatever reason, you made a bad choice on the house and it turned out to be, you had to put a lot of capital into it, it was a high turnover area, you couldn't get a quality tenant, and just whatever the reason or the rationale would be, right? There's always gonna be some of those. So there's some of that, right? If I can go back that much further and change that, I would. But if we go back and we look at you know, our path over the last 18 months and say, alright as we really went about the process of recycling our capital, would I do a whole lot differently? You know? I really don't don't think so. I think we've done a good job of trying to strike while the iron's hot, you know, we've had multiple properties that we've been able to put up for sale and you know, because of the capital that's out there, they've got into bidding wars and the prices have gone up even further than what we thought was a high selling price. We've had some other ones that have sat on the market for a while and we've had to continue to drop the price until we got it to a point that, you know, the buyers are willing to take that. I think we've seen some super good highs and seen some lows that have been, you know, maybe not as productive as we thought they would be, but still better than where we thought it was 3 or 4 years ago. As far as the big picture - would we do stuff differently? I don't think so. You know, if you want to start nitpicking, I think on the one we talk about where, you know, we kind of had 1 out of 30 that didn't go well, are there things that we could have done differently? I think so. But you know, you're really getting into the minutiae of the day to day operation. So, I don't think there's a large overall change I would make.   Aaron: Well, I would say the same back to you. I think that getting involved with your partnership has been one of the more interesting and rewarding relationships that we've picked up at Enterprise and I'm not at all surprised that the very high level of strategy that you had to employ in order to make sure that your end goals were accomplished, that strategy required that you and I maintained a daily conversation. My profession has only been 20 years long. I can absolutely tell you and you already know this, because I've told you in previous phone conversations, but there's no way that I would have been able to help provide the outcome for you and for Round Oak without your daily investment in conversation with me. It would have been absolutely impossible and looking back, I personally, professionally, feel quite positive about the last 18 months. I feel like the reward has been the experience of working with you to see your success in all of this and so, thank you. Thank you for that. I'm grateful to you.   Chris: Yeah. I appreciate that. That's good to hear and, you know, we certainly appreciated the help of EPM.   Aaron: Yeah, absolutely. So so Chris I know you've got to go, but hopefully, you'll come back later and we can talk about, in very general terms of course, the next stage of your strategy to either acquire more real estate or even just touch base with you and find out how is owning paid off property benefiting you and your partners and where are you going next? Like, how is owning that real estate assisting you in your future? So again, thanks for coming on Chris, and looking forward to an even brighter future.    Chris: Yeah, Aaron. Thank you very much, I appreciate you having me on and look forward to talking again in the future.    Aaron: Alright, thanks so much.

In this episode, brothers Ashton and Chris Levarek share how they built their family company, acquiring 42 units in only 15 months. We cover how they got started, how they structure their company, divvy up the work and optimize for rapid portfolio growth to build long-term wealth for their families. Check them out at valkeregroup.com and on their podcast The Art of Winning.  --- Transcript Before we jump into the episode, here's a quick disclaimer about our content. The Remote Real Estate Investor podcast is for informational purposes only, and is not intended as investment advice. The views, opinions and strategies of both the hosts and the guests are their own and should not be considered as guidance from Roofstock. Make sure to always run your own numbers, make your own independent decisions and seek investment advice from licensed professionals.   Tom: Greetings, and welcome to The Remote Real Estate Investor. My name is Tom Schneider. And on today's episode, I'm going to be interviewing Chris and Ashton, love Eric to veterans, and they're going to tell us about how they went from over 40 units in 15 months. They're also going to talk about how they structure their business working together as brothers and how they're building wealth for their family in the long term. All right, let's do it.   Christian, Ashton, welcome to the show.   Ashton: Thanks for having us, Tom.   Chris: Glad to be here. Good to be here.   Tom: Awesome. So before we get into it, I'd love to hear a little bit about your guys's backstory. Brothers. Let's Let's hear it.   Ashton: Yeah, we're brothers. Obviously, Chris and I, I don't know, I'm four years older. Joined the military right out of high school. did that for about 18 years? I did. I was a rescue swimmer for the Coast Guard. And then I went into pair rescue for the Air Force. But around 2018 Chris and I have always been pretty close. But yeah, around 2018. Chris came to me with this great idea of creating passive income. And you know, at face value, like Yeah, let's do it. Let's get some passive. You know, cash flow. Sounds great.   Tom: Chris, where'd it Where did Where did you get that? Where'd you get that concept? Are you kind of in the looking up on bigger pockets? Looking at the Who's that Rich Dad Poor Dad stuff? or How did you? How did that first come to you?   Chris: You know, I've been trying to think how the first how I first got involved. But definitely It must have been something bigger pockets a podcast, I can be 45 minutes to work. on my end, we'll go into my story. But somewhere along the road has like sounds great what these guys are doing. And here we are, you know, busting away for a 401k that probably isn't gonna pay what we think it's going to pay at the end of the day. Ashton: And I'm kind of one of those guys that like, if it sounds like a good idea, and we do a little due diligence, I don't need to know all the details. Let's go. And so that's kind of what happened. I was like, Yeah, let's do it. I was two years from retiring from the military. And, you know, I'll let Chris tell his story. But it made sense. At that time. I didn't want to get another job. I didn't, I didn't want to create that passive income. I did want that security without having to go get a new employer, you know?   Tom: Definitely. Chris, let's hear. Let's hear a little bit about your background.   Chris: Yeah, sure. So I'm in Phoenix, Arizona, now. been here for about the last, say 10 or 11 years now. My story, I followed my brother in the military. Before that I traveled I was in Europe for about two years in France, really like traveling. So I joined the military thought I get more traveling, they sent me to South Dakota. So…   Tom: That's traveling still counts.   Chris: Yeah. So I got to see the Midwest. That was cool. I did realize, you know, I didn't want to stay in full time. So I left after four years, I was a firefighter in the military decide not to pursue that went into it got my degree at ASU. In computer I computer administration, Information Systems get here, remember now. And then I joined it engineer for the last 10-11 years. And that's kind of where it all started was was I was changing jobs every two years in the IT industry, which is pretty common. And putting away the six to 10% a 401k. Like people were saying.   And you know, I started listening to podcasts, just random, different ones, I can't remember how I started listening podcast, but long drive to commute, started listening to bigger pockets when mainly and hearing just these people set themselves up with passive income that they don't have to go do something else. When they're 67 or rely on some kind of money. They've piled away for years to last them until they you know, eventually pass or you know what happens with the family? What happens to them after that money runs out.   So I got the wheels turning. And that's kind of where it all started. I was thinking if these people can do it, why can't we? So I was, you know, reading all the books at that point and the rest of this kind of journey.   Tom: Sure. Before we get a little bit further into the journey, and you know, making that transition, where you guys pretty close in high school where there's kind of like apprehensions going into business together. I'd love to hear a little bit about that.   Ashton: So our parents were entrepreneurs. And I know everybody says don't go into business with your family. But that's because everybody's an idiot. Now. I'm just kidding. I'm just kidding.   Tom: I like it hot take. Yeah, but yeah.   Ashton: But you know, I think going into business with the wrong people. was the problem and understanding, you know, what you bring to the table and what they bring to the table and not everybody's equal, not everybody's different. And if you go around expecting everybody to do it the way you want to do it, you're, you're going to be heartbroken or upset at the end of the day, right? So I think Chris, and I were pretty comfortable being an entrepreneur with the idea of starting our own business, just because we saw our parents do it. Now, we didn't see them go through a lot of different troubles. So there was apprehension on that side, kind of like what you said.   But, you know, what are the more research we did? The more it made sense, Chris, and I have always been really close. We've been, you know, we're four years apart. But, you know, we're both very athletic. Yeah, yeah. We, I mean, we're both about getting stuff done. So that's kind of how it started. Initially, yes, there was a bit apprehension working together, like how we're going to make this work. But I think like I said, the clearer you get about your vision, and the clearer you get about what you need to accomplish that vision, and who sits in those roles to get that done, the easier it becomes.   And I think that goes family or no family, anybody, you know, everybody, anybody, you're going to hire anybody going to work with partner worth, whatever. And we can go into the tools and how we get in. We did that, that helped us figure out our roles and everything. But that's essentially it, you guys have to be clear about what you want out of the business out of the relationship, the partnership, everything has to be absolutely clear.   Tom: Definitely getting on the same page up front. So awesome. So let's, let's go ahead and take it back to 2018, I believe is when you guys started. What was the strategy? What were the assumptions? And maybe walk me through that through that first 90 days of getting getting going?   Chris: Yeah, there was. It took me I think March 2018. I started doing all the podcasts and books and we closed a property. I want to say it was October 2018.   Tom: Multi multifamily are what kind of, yeah, I'd love to hear about the market, the type of property, all that good stuff. A lot of cat backs are Yes or No, go ahead. I'll let you run with it.   Chris: Yeah, the first one, you always learn a lot. And, you know, that's, that's, that is the journey. That's the fun part, too. Like, it's not always about just getting a unit count. I think we've had a lot of fun along the way. So that first one.   I at the time, Amazon was about to land somewhere for the headquarters to me being an IT, I thought, you know, well, let's land right there kind of land. And we'll make a lot of money.   Tom: Yeah.   Chris: Ashton happened to be live in North Carolina at the time was working down, you know, in the military still down by a town called Fayetteville. And so right, you know, just north of that is Raleigh. And I saw that the rally was on the idea for for Amazon. So it's like, hey, let's go find something on rally because super expensive, but 20 minutes north west of that is Durham, and Durham has Duke University and North Carolina Central University. It's a big education town.   Tom: The triangle, right? Is that what they call?   Chris: Yeah, education? Yeah, yeah, exactly. And knew nothing about that time. But I was like, well, it was all based on Amazon. And turns out rallies a great market. So it was a good, good destination, we did look into, you know, we got a property manager in the area, we got an agent in the area. We vetted our kind of like, idea of the market, you know, what's the population look like? What what's the employment there? You know, we're all learning that as we're going.   We, you know, went all in on to duplexes. They were, I believe, 1940s really rough shape, interesting area of the neighborhood. Yeah, it wasn't right next to Duke, but definitely, there was already a lot of gentrification going on, there was properties being turned. So it looked like a good opportunity. We got in there, we did our you know, walkthrough on video, we didn't even visit it, you know, Ashton maybe drove up once or twice to go look at it. But, you know, we depended a lot on our team in the area. And that was the agent that was the property manager, the contractors. So they would come out and walk in and give us a bid. We did multiple bids on what we need to do.   But we were off by numbers. You know, we thought it would be a lot less repairs than it would be. And we just kept finding things as we were doing the work. To fix these up the strategy, really, we were trying to do the BRRRR approach. So we were trying to buy it, renovate it, and then rent it and refinance and pull all of our equity that we that we are capital that we invested into it, pull it out, and it becomes 100%, you know, return so that's what we're really looking to do. And as the cost kept rising, kept rising, were like i don't i don't know if this kind of work.   Tom: A couple of questions. I'll kind of sprinkle in there. So did you guys look at a lot of other properties before deciding on those two duplexes. Any other offers that you had in? Or was it just kind of like? It came up quick? And it's like, Alright, this one looks good.   Ashton: And we made a bunch of offers. Yeah. Terrible. Yeah. Yeah, we looked at a bunch of a bunch of other properties, we're working with a real estate agent at the time. And she would send us deals, you know, every every week, but I think there was a big learning curve with her as well as like, what she thought was a good deal versus what we thought was a good deal. And then, of course, the whole time, you know, every time she would send us something, Chris, or I would go and analyze it, using the bigger property or bigger pockets analyzer at the time.   So yeah, we looked at a lot of other properties, a wholesaler brought that to market and listed it and then she brought it to us. And I remember the first time we looked at it, I kind of thought, you know, you hear all those stories on on podcast, back then anyway, it's like, Oh, it looks like trash, it's probably a good deal. You know, that's not always the case. So sure, make sure you do your due diligence on the market on that neighborhood, make sure it can support that much investment for rehab, and still come out on top.   So we were lucky in that sense, like the neighborhood was turning, there was a I mean, we got that one at 209,000. There were homes being sold, built and sold for 600,000. right across the street, so are right down down the street. So it did work out.   Tom: Sure, yeah. Great to catch that, that timing. And, you know, as a good lesson not to wear rose colored glasses and think too. So you guys bought it costs are going up, you know, was there any kind of moments of apprehension of like, maybe we should just sell it and get out? Or tell me, you know, kind of through, you know, you guys still on the property today, let's hear a little bit more about this first earlier deal.   Ashton: I think there's always apprehension, should we sell it and get out? I mean, we've considered selling it. So we owned it, probably for two years, we'd probably considered selling it I don't know, three or four times throughout the whole deal. Like you're always learning. And if you're not learning, you're probably doing something wrong.   But we thought so when we refinanced it, we paid off, we paid our investor, we had an investor or a partner at the time, that did 70% loan to value. And that allowed us to get into the deal. And then we paid for the rehab, the rest and of course, the rehab, and we had to dip into our home equity lines of credit for that, as well as like, I can't remember if we use our maybe it was later that we liquidated our other investments. But you know, so when you do that you're like, well, if we don't refinance it fair enough. How are we going to pay back these other loans?   You know, so you're always considered, I think, in the beginning, you're always considering, like, did I do this, right? Yeah, are we going to be able to pay everybody back, as we got renters in it, and it was cash flowing. At that point, it made sense, we were able to refinance, that I'm not sure that we pulled everything out. But we were able to pay back our partner. And it was kind of a proof of concept. And a lot of times I think that's what happens is people don't take action, because they don't know if it's going to work.   The biggest takeaway from that for us was, it can be done. And so from there, we just took off sprinting, we were, we bought two more duplexes, five unit 13, unit 16 unit just kept going. Because you start to realize what's possible, especially when you start working with other people, if you're trying to do everything on your own, I think you're really gonna go a lot slower, and you get to make all the mistakes yourself. But you get to make all the learning to it's just going to be a slower process. For us, I think that was a big our biggest takeaway was like, if we work with other people, professionals, and by that I mean, other investor friendly landlords, investor friendly real estate, mortgage brokers and, and real estate agents and so on, like, those people are going to help you, right, they're going to help you be successful, because they need they want to be successful.   And so that's kind of what we started doing. We started that's exactly what we started doing. We started leveraging other people, not just financially but their experience. But yes, there was a lot of apprehension. I mean, not you know, you're always you're always doing that you're always like I did we make the right choice, should we sell Should we get out of this market? Should we go somewhere else? What don't I know, you don't know what you don't know sometimes. And that scares you the most.   Tom: That's, uh, that's pretty magic, as I remember my first deal kind of going from zero to one, you know, and you receive that first check. And it's like, wow, this is real. This is awesome. You know, you made a good point about leveraging other professionals. Be it property managers, lenders, all that good stuff. Did you guys kiss any frogs with regards to partners and I'd love to hear about kind of those stories and recommendations you'd make to people listening in finding that right you know, property manager, agent or whoever you know, to help build that team. I'd love to hear any of you guys have any editing, not horror stories, but I'd love learning experiences as the way that I'll put it with regards to partners. Especially doing a little bit more remote.   Ashton: Yeah, we've moved on to quite a few. I mean, I, we should sit down and count how many people will be partnered sometime? Chris, that'd be a good one.   Chris: Would be interesting, I think so we're probably up to three or four property managers now, before maybe four or five now, but bigger properties. But yeah, different contractors, you know, the biggest biggest recommendation, if you can find someone else's work with them, can give you a good review of that person. And it's honest review. It's not just a passing, you know, bigger pockets, they're great,   Tom: it's not there, it's not their uncle or someone giving you the recommended   Chris: Yeah, and you can call them up and you can have that conversation, you know, beforehand, that's really the best thing I think a big problem people run into is they just kind of want to check the box and get it get the deal closed. So they just go out and find whoever you know, and they get a handyman, who who's doing their roof, or they get a contract crew who just is going to do the bare minimum, they're going to give you a great bid, but they're going to give you the bare minimum product as well. So that product will break down after a couple years. So was it worth the minimum bid, you know, so that a review of someone else can be worth its weight in gold. And sometimes you can even you know, pay someone or partner with someone to get that recommendation to get that connection or that, you know, buy them lunch or whatever.   We've been really fortunate, I think, you know, our first agent was probably she was not probably she was focused more residential. So asking her to find duplexes, you know, in a very hot market was hard for her to do. And she didn't know what we were looking for what our criteria was. And, and we didn't either, you know, as new investors, you're figuring out your criteria and experienced investors develop that criteria. And or they, you know, they read a book that really tells them what they should be looking for. But if you're new to the game, make sure you partner with experts already in the game, you don't want to be teaching each other along the way with your different partners.   So getting those recommendations, having those calls, vetting them is really important. But we've been Yeah, we had one property manager and you know, just did not follow our guideline to what we wanted to do did not raise rents, had multiple problems did not renovate units, did not lease to the right people. And it took a year for us to see these issues keep coming. And we not all sudden we're having weekly calls with them are like, well, this is not property management. This Is Us managing the property itself. And they're just they're just there physically. And so we did have to move on from them. That's why it's so important to talk to someone who's worked with them, because you won't ever everything's gonna appear so nice. That first relationship meeting, you really want to get some background to their their business.   Ashton: Yeah. And I think, tonight, caveat on what you're saying, Chris, I think the way we would have avoided that the way we stepped into that bad property manager was actually from a recommendation from a real estate agent. And so not to say he was definitely well meaning and we actually bought another deal with him later that year, I think. But the problem was, he wasn't using that property management company for his comp his business, right. So he was just given a recommendation off of based off of who he knew was doing property management in that market.   And like Chris said, that set us back, you know, set us back almost 12 months, I mean, if you think of like, it was a 13 unit apartment complex, if you're not performing the way you're supposed to be performing, you're not gonna be returned getting the returns you want. And if you have investors, like, yeah, your cash flow is going to hurt. But if you have investors, that's a big deal, right? investors or partners, and so taking that hit on the income, because of those issues that Chris just highlighted. Yeah, it was a big deal for us.   I mean, if you're going to take a recommendation from somebody you trust, do it, but definitely get those reviews, those I mean, everything's review basis, or these days. I mean, it's, it's almost impossible not to get good not to get reviews. If you go to somebody's business, if they're not listed as a business that maybe that's your first sign.   Tom: Yeah, so looking back in hindsight is 2020. I'd love to hear some thoughts you guys have around, maybe some things you would have done differently. So like, you know, it sounds like this one property manager doing a little bit more thorough vetting would be at any other kind of recommendation that people listening could take to their own, either getting started or scaling in doing some things differently.   Chris: Yeah, I think I think checklists are big. processes are big. I mean, I'm big on that. I mean it. We make systems for processes for everything. However, you never actually improve, unless you jot down what you did wrong and make a checklist to not do that again. And so we got really big on making just the process. We have processes for how we're going to take down 100 unit apartment complex, what that means multiple steps along the way to how we're going to take down a small multifamily deal or maybe a short term rental, there's different processes.   But if you don't have in there, you know, call the property manager and get three reviews, guess what the next time, you're probably not going to do it, you're going to skip it unless it really battle scarred you, then you won't forget that one. But we might forget to, you know, ensure that you get the extra money wired, you know, two weeks before, whatever the checklist item is, but note down what you did wrong, and then make a system so it doesn't do it again.   Ashton: But you know, and don't let that stop you from taking action. Because I think what Chris says is absolutely true. But if we had all the checklists To start with, like, I don't know, if that would have helped, like, you know, hammer home, how important some of the things are, like, taking action and making mistakes is what really builds that learning. I think those processes or systems are absolutely crucial. But at the same time, you can't wait for the perfect product before you take action. You know, I think that that pursuit of perfection is probably usually the biggest roadblock to people actually getting out there and doing something, whether that's investing passively, passively or going and taking a deal down yourself.   Tom: Paralysis by analysis is that is the term and I love both of those things. I think, you know, codifying, and systematizing, you know, but you know, you don't want to boil the ocean and have to be so perfect that you never take action, right?   I'd love to touch a little bit more. You guys talked about markets in Raleigh. Are you guys? Are you guys continuing to go deep in North Carolina? Or what other markets you guys in? And are you guys traveling out? there much are? Yeah, I'd love to hear about that.   Chris: The other caveat is partners, right? Kind of last last piece. So we have partnered with different partners and our markets have expanded because of that. So previously, we were focused really on partners with property managers, lenders, agents, and you could focus in a sub market or a market. We were in Durham, we went to Fayetteville, which is around Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Most we had about 45 units there. So small multifamily. Then we partnered and went to Columbus, Ohio. We had a bigger deal there. I was 84. Unit.   Tom: Sorry, did your property manager have coverage in that as well as that would lead you to jump over to that area? Or just   Chris: No, no, just another another partner, another investor group that, you know, we were big on partnering with other investors, another group like that, so we pulled resources together and took down a bigger apartment unit in Columbus, they actually had property management in Columbus. So there you go. You're leveraging the partners, experts in their team as well. We had those recommendations already, because they're using them. And so you know, it took a long time to develop that relationship that we with this other investment group. I mean, that was 8 months in the making. We didn't just jump in.   But that took us to Columbus, we flew out to Columbus, we did due diligence in Columbus, last year, April timeframe, I believe. And so walked 220 unit property, the 84 unit, the 220 fell through. But then, you know, after we did that 84 unit, we actually went to Texas, again, the property management company that our partners were using found a deal in Dallas Fort Worth. And they had offices there. So it made sense. We flew out to Dallas, late, late 2020, closed in November of 2020 on 120 unit deal out there as well, same property management company, same Investment Group partners, and that, you know, it was the same dream team come together. So it was easy to make that happen. I mean, not easy. COVID you know, threw itself curveballs.   Tom: Sure I'd imagine.   Chris: but then yeah, we just same same partners, again, different property management team. We just closed in Daytona, Florida 384 units. So that was our biggest to date, flew out to Daytona, I want to say, four months ago, three months ago. And that was a nice trip. I'll do detail. And again,   Tom: That's incredible. I mean, and also, you know, I don't think I've said it yet. Congratulations on all the success in partnering with some of these other investors in groups. How do you guys set lines of like responsibility, or you guys mainly coming in as kind of operators and aggregating vendors, I'd love to hear talking about that in in forming these partnerships, you know, less from the specific vendors that are like pretty straightforward, like the trades and the property managers, but more with like other investors.   Ashton: Yeah. So I think what it comes down to is you got to identify what you bring to the table first. What are you good at? Right. And I think I mentioned this before, I think one of the biggest problems people have is they think they have to do everything. But when you start to whittle away at what you don't like, what you're not good at, and what you're not suited, you know prepared to do, then you can find the people that can fill those roles. I it sounds really simple. But um, I see it over and over again, people think they need to do everything they need to take on more than they need to. I mean, I would rather have 1% of 100 great deals than 100% of one deal that I'm doing everything for.   With that in mind, Chris, and I kind of realized that we really enjoy building the investor relations, everything from raising the capital to preparing. I mean, nobody enjoys preparing taxes, but getting the taxes prepared by the end of the year, to keep it up to building that rapport with new investors to keep in that rapport with repeat investors. That whole passive investor pipeline, like building that up and helping people create passive income, because that's what they want to do. That was our focus. And so so where does that leave us? Like, how do we do deals, if nobody's bringing us deals, so we had to find somebody else that was had a good deal pipeline, and honestly, we, it really wasn't a, let's go find these people. It was more like, this is what we like doing. And we were focused on that we were focused on building that that relationship with passive investors, building out our profile, building out our brand, our network, you know, our website, all that stuff, we were focused on doing that.   And because we are so focused on doing that, other people found us, and so are our partners who we've done. Now, three, almost four deals with, they came to us and I like what you guys are doing. And we started, we start forming this relationship, like Chris said, it was a back and forth for eight months. And then he said, hey, look, we got the deal flow right now. Would you guys be interested in partnering and helping us raise the capital and, you know, bring investors to this deal and put it all together? And so that's what we did.   For a second there we we stopped, we're like, is this what we want to do? And, and Chris, and I kind of both thought about it for like, less than a couple minutes, we're like, this is exactly what we want to do. Because we're not suited to go finding deals right now. We're not suited to close it on deals to putting that together. So focus on your strengths, and talk about what you're doing. Because the more you get out there, the more you build that brand. And now people see what you're doing. And they're like, Yeah, I would actually like to work with these guys. These guys are solid dudes, they're out there, you know, actually doing the business. And they're not just talking about it. And that's what happened. And that's how it grew.   If you're looking to build partnerships, or if you're looking to partner with other people to to accelerate your growth. That's how you have to do it. I mean, focus on your strengths. And whether that can mean you know, a lot of people are like, I don't know how to do anything, but invest passively. Well, one of our partners, that's how he started, he invested passively in three syndications, before becoming a general partner on his own deal. And now he's off and running on his own. He's doing I think his last deal was 50 something units he did it all by himself, and, and that's what he wanted to do. But it's not for everybody. Like there's other ways to do it. Some people are good at raising capital, some people are really good at finding deals, some people really you know, so like, you kind of focus on what you're good at. And network, network network network.   Pierre: I have a question for you guys. I'm currently partnering with my brother to invest. And I just would love to hear if you guys could speak to the structure of your business. How do you guys break up the work between you two coming up with the capital for projects? Do you guys pool your capital together? Do you guys have your own investments going on within the business? Like how do you guys structure your business?   Tom: Great question Pierre.   Chris: We were really big on traction. Have you read that book? No, it's by Gino Wickman. Great book to build a business to. It's the EOS system. So I don't even remember what it stands for. But basically, it is about mainly two roles, but it's about function in a business. So what's your function in the business even as brothers we know our role in our function? So determining that most big businesses have two main roles, there's an integrator and a visionary. And the integrator is more like the system detail guy and the visionary is more like the big idea down the runway. Where are we going? lot of creative ideas, that kind of thing.   When you have those two, it's kind of that magic. You can see that without you know, apple, Steve Jobs. Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, obviously visionary Steve Wozniak, detail guy. So kinda, if you can get that combination, you don't necessarily need it. But if you can get that and then build out other roles and functions that you need in your business, and everybody knows their roles, there's a company map, there's clear structure on what you're supposed to be doing. Then there's clear accountability and you get much more towards your goals in that manner.   We do 90 day sprints. So quarterly goals every quarter reanalyze redo your goals. Every 90 day sprints doesn't matter what they are, it could, it could mean you know, read 20 books, whatever. Typically, you're going to make company goals of course that are on raising your current But you could have your own your own goals as well.   How do we build the structure? I mean, we have about a team of six. At one time we were you know, what, six, seven, I should say. We have one guy that works part time. That other than that we have multiple other partners that have their own companies. So I won't include them. But the six or seven, we meet weekly. So you have a weekly cadence. You know, what's your accountable, your view, if you're on track with those goals, those 90 day goals. So that weekly cadence that quarterly cadence, very important, and knowing your function and role, very important.   Traction will set you up, though, it's a really good book to do that. As far as our roles, I mean, you could probably tell them more the systems guy, I do all the tech, I'm an IT. Ashton's more the podcast guy, he's more the meetup. He's more talking to investors. And we know that we tried to do both. If you try to do both, everybody trying to do let me help you out with that, let me do this. Nobody's accountable for anything, and you don't do anything well, so you have to really focus on the area that you're responsible for.   Our Wives work with us. So full family business. My wife does the finance and legal thankfully, so I don't have to do any of that. You know, I'll do the ppm and the deal legal but she'll, she'll do mainly maintenance and management and operations of everything. We have an investor relations, lady named Lauren, she's she does save everything, onboarding investors, she also helps out my wife with finance and legal, my wife, Jamie.   And then Ashton's wife, she is taking on a new part of our business, she usually manages the property managers. So she does the operational side for the properties. But we are launching a new piece of our business, we are doing short term rentals as well. And she's taking that on as her full time project.   And we also have Olivia Olivia is like, leave is awesome. She's like, the executive assistant does everything gets Whatever you need, you know, for you schedule space, really helpful to have.   Ashton: So she's the rock star.   Tom: Yeah, keeps keeps it all in line. I found EOS his entrepreneurial entrepreneurial operating system, and it's a great recommendation, traction, I haven't read it, but I'll definitely pick it up. And I think it's something that I that resonates with me in talking about this and knowing your strengths is there's definitely a letting go of the ego aspect of it where, you know, you might think that Yo, I'm gonna do it better. Just like no, like, make a bigger pie. Choose what you're really good at, find other people that are good at that. And make a larger pie.   Pierre: Yeah, that's cool. Thanks guys.   Chris: So important for accountability, too. If everybody thinks they're responsible for something, nobody's responsible for anything. So make someone responsible, and you'll get way better achievement of those goals.   Ashton: And Pierre, I think you're asking too about pooling capital dialer. That's, that is a big one, right? It's touchy in the beginning? Like, do we trust the business enough to put my capital with yours, that I'll be able to get it back? And I'm not going to answer that question. Because I don't know what the situation you're in. But I read a really inspirational book, this last month, and I Chris knows exactly what I'm gonna talk about. So if you go read, Nike, what's his name?   Tom: Shoe Dog!   Ashton: Phil, Knight, Shoe Dog. Like, this goes back to what we were talking about before. Like, yes, Chris is talking about a visionary and an integrator. Or a CEO and a CEO, somebody that has the big vision that's looking up and ahead, he has the 10 year, five year plan, whatever. He doesn't know how he's going to get there. But somebody, but he's relying on the integrator to help build the steps to get there so that the integrator is doing the CEO is doing the day to day making sure all those little things are taken care of. And then, you know, the CEO, or he's looking out ahead and making sure they're on top, you know, going in that direction.   Well, if you if you read that book, Shoe Dog, talking about finances, he was a visionary, Phil Knight was the visionary. And he was so much a visionary, that he didn't take a dime, he didn't make any money. All he wanted was the for the company to be successful. And I'm not saying you have to have that kind of vision. But when you understand, when everybody's on the same page of that vision, people work for free people work because they love your culture, people work. And that goes to people you hired to see yourself now how much you're how much money you're going to put into the business how much your brother is going to put in or your other family members or stuff. Like that's going to be up to you. But I think it really comes down to how clear you guys are on the vision, like how much your clarity is key, and then making sure everybody's on the same page.   You know, and Chris and I had a good laugh about this the other day, because we both in COVID during COVID, the height of COVID. You can liquidate your for your Roth IRA with no penalty. And I did that. He did that. And we both joked about her like I don't know where that is. We invested that in our own business. You know, like where is that now? I'm Sure, because nobody's keeping a ledger of how much every each person has invested. Because that's our vision, Our vision is to build this family business that will support our family that will support this lifestyle that we want to do and be able to give 10% back to the nonprofits that we, you know, like, you know, that, like, that is our vision. So we both bought into it. So I don't know, that may help them may not maybe I'm just rambling.   Pierre: No, I think that's super helpful. There's a lot of wisdom in there. But I'll just follow it up with like, any words of wisdom for someone just starting out with their first property with a family member? Just getting things rolling, getting things off the because that first deal is we've been stuck in analysis paralysis for a while now.   Chris: Yeah, that's pretty normal. I was the analysis paralysis guy, I didn't want to move till I have all the details. But it's Yeah, talk it through, it's gonna be uncomfortable with family. But it's going to be way more comfortable than if he did it with a stranger. And that sounds weird. But you know, we've had many meetings where we're just like butting heads and disagreeing completely. But we totally agree that we're moving forward. You know, like, we either way it's happening, we're doing it, we're just agreeing and disagreeing maybe on how we're doing it.   But having the talk, communicating that weekly communication, really laying it all out, you know, what's the game plan? What's the exit plan, what's the role and function and just like you would make a LLC, or joint venture, do that with your family. I mean, there's nothing, no reason why it shouldn't have legal documentation, showing it because if nothing else, it's a business plan. And that's going to give you both confidence, or the family confidence that you're building a structure, you're not just, you know, spitting in your hand and doing a shake on it, you know, it's give the structure behind it. If you operate as a business, it will be a business, it will be a more successful venture than if you kind of just, you know, wing it, you want to wing it, but you also want to structure it, you know? So yeah.   Tom: What's it? Gosh, there's a term for it like organized chaos. So there's, I forgot the exact like, like on the edge. A couple more questions for you guys will have you I'd love to hear how your strategy has evolved over time. Like I said, all of you guys, are you guys doing pretty much to to plan or has it ever you guys pivoted at all? Since you guys started? And also kind of forward looking, you know, thoughts on how you see the strategy evolving in the future?   Ashton: Yeah, that's a good question. Because the strategy is always evolving. I think if you're not evolving, you're not growing, and you're probably dying, your business is probably dying at some level. I mean, the market is always changing, people's needs are always changing. Investors desires are always changing, like, we would not have been able to do what we do without building. So yeah, you want to like we wanted to get into syndications. It made sense, the economies of scale made sense. But to do that, we had to build out several different arms of our business, you know.   And to keep it brief not to ramble on it. But we you know, the website, that was a no brainer, you needed a website, that's your business card, that's your live business card that people can access at any time of the day, and they get a call to action. We wrote two ebooks explaining stuff that we're doing so that people could buy into that more so they could get educated more on what we're actually doing. We, Chris has poured like, countless hours into building the website, but then building a blog that he writes, he writes that every week, and then he plays into that using SEO. And if you're not familiar with SEO, please don't ask me to explain it cuz I don't understand how it works.   But I just know that people are they can find us on the internet easier because of his blog. And because he's manipulating the wording in the blog to help with SEO. So we had so like, yes, there's all these tiny little things that we had to do to build out so that we could support because at some level, right, if you're working with other investors, their capital is going to dry up. So you have to expand your network and how do you expand your network and then so we built out campaigns for social media, we built out campaigns for now we're starting a podcast we're gonna release here in a couple weeks.   You know, so following much the kind of like the strategy you guys are doing, but there's, there's multiple different steps to it to help expand and grow that. So yes, we pit it pivoted we, we started out small multifamily residential loans, and now we're into commercial loans and then large multifamily. But we're also part of our vision you want to talk about our vision is to have short term rentals everywhere we would like to vacation and that's not just for us, we want them to be the size to hold our whole team. We want our take our whole team on these twice a year, retreats around the country, and eventually the world. And then eventually we would like to build out a nonprofit side of this to support other veterans.   So like, yeah, there's the vision is always evolving, and then you're always pivoting. How can we you know, how can we structure this to meet the vision. So, yeah, we're getting into the Airbnb site. We're really excited about that. We're excited about our podcast launch this year, or this next month, or this month, actually August.   Tom: So you're always feel free to plug it feel, feel free to plug it, what's what's the name of the podcast.   Ashton: It's the Art of Winning. So it's not real estate related. And that's a whole nother strategy, because we don't want to work with other people that are real estate investors. Because we felt that, you know, if we can get involved with other people, like other people that are really out there trying to create passive income that don't know about real estate, I feel like that was a whole nother untapped market. So that's kind of where we're, we're focused here.   But yeah, so it's the Art of Winning, and we focus on health, wealth and happiness. There's that one, that'll be fun. I don't know. I've talked to some amazing people. And then what else are we doing, Chris? And I feel like we're doing so much. But yeah, this is not to write another book. I'm trying to work on another book.   Chris: So we're always pivoting. I think it's very chaotic for me, I like order and structure. But then you realize that if you do want to change and you set, that's why it's so awesome to set these goals 90 days, because you kind of say, well, we said it, I have no other choice. I have to work on it. I have to pivot otherwise this won't happen. The small multifamily we used to do we managed everything. And it was a lot of work. It was these weekly calls, we're still doing it. You know, we have two syndications that we managed solely us and we are multiple small multifamily deals. And, you know, we understood that that wasn't setting us in alignment with our vision. So we pivoted and that's why you set that vision first, you set those goals, you know if you're off track, because because you can just look at them. And you know, you need to pivot or you know, need to change.   Some people like Ashton said, they want to do everything. And I think it's more of an ego thing. They want to know everything. So they can just kind of tell everybody how smart they are. But I don't think when you're starting, it's very efficient for your business to do everything, and know everything. And it's really hard to know everything because he haven't done everything. So we found by by actually niching down and aligning more with what we were trying to achieve. We had much more success, and it was more in alignment with our audience and who we were trying to be. And that was much more gratifying than trying to be some kind of expert in every category every vertical along the way. So we pivoted in that manner.   Tom: Know what you don't know and know what you do and focus on that. Pierre, do you have any more questions? After this, I'm going to go into some quickfire questions at some some quick either or questions.   Pierre: Instead of just building your own portfolios of properties. Why is it that you chose to go together instead of just did you feel like you had more reach? If you guys join forces?   Ashton: I say this all the time. I like quotes, I'm big on quotes, quotes and books, I read a lot of books. So there's a quote, it's like, go fast alone or go far together. Right? So what are you trying to do? Right? I mean, we're Where are you trying to get to? I think Chris and I are skills to absolutely compliment each other. And we didn't realize that at first. But there's a great tool for that, if you're like the Traction will help you identify what roles need to be filled.   But then go use Tony Robbins, the disc profile, not just for yourself, but learn about whoever you're partnering with. I mean, it's a no brainer if you're doing it with a family member, because you guys can people love learning about themselves, but then share it with each other and be like, yeah, you want to analyze properties, it says here, your you are not detail oriented, I don't think you should analyze any properties. So it helps you identify their strengths. And then you can place them and place yourself where you need to go. And that's where we were at the beginning, like Chris and I were doing everything. like he'd analyze a property then I'd analyze a property. And then I talked to a mortgage broker and he talked to a lender and we're all doing we're double tapping everything, you know, we're doing the same stuff.   And once you realize like, what you're not good at, but that's a slow way of doing it. If you can do it through something like a disc profile, like through Traction, stuff like that, that's gonna help you identify and speed that process up.   Tom: Alright, so I got a couple of questions here. They're either or questions and, you know, not not not a long discussion, just kind of like one or the other no right or wrong question. So, you guys ready for some quickfire questions?   Ashton: Let's do it.   Tom: All right. Consolidation or diversification?   Chris: Diversification.   Tom: You guys can also have different answers if you want but if you want…   Ashton: I think consolidation.   Tom: Oh, I like it. I like it. This is a good one hearing about where your properties are at. High property taxes or high income taxes?   Ashton: Income taxes.   Chris: It depends on the law states now.   Tom: I know some of them probably have way higher rental or property versus, you know, our Alright, here's a good one high rent growth or low vacancy?   Ashton: Rent growth.   Chris: I like low vacancy.   Tom: Wow, I like this that. I can totally see how you guys complement each other and that you're thinking of like different angles. It's awesome. Cash Flow or appreciation?   Ashton & Chris in unison: Cash flow.   Tom: Debt or equity?     Chris: Equity.   Ashton: Debt.   Tom: Small multifamily or big multifamily.   Chris: Big multifamily.   Ashton: Big.     Tom: Local or remote investing remote?   Chris: Remote.   Ashton: Remote.   Tom: Good. You're on the remote real estate investor. Turnkey or massive project?   Chris: I think that depends.   Ashton: Depends Yeah, I know you don't want long. Depends what type of asset we're talking about.   Tom: Okay. Okay. Big multifamily. Let's say it's a big multifamily. You want massive project or turnkey?   Chris: Massive.   Ashton: I think value add massive project. Yeah.   Tom: Alright. last three questions unrelated to real estate, Midnight Oil or early bird worm?   Chris: Early bird worm.   Ashton: Early bird.   Tom: Text message or email?   Chris: Email.   Ashton: Text.   Tom: Loving to the dual duality of this. Very Okay, last question. Maybe the most important one. Olive oil or butter?   Chris: Olive oil.   Ashton: Olive oil.   Tom: All right. You guys made it are you guys made it through the quickfire questions? You know, I'm going to add one last question just since any book recommendations for the audience? Yeah. Or what's the most recent one that you read in like, Oh, yeah, this is good.   Ashton: I really like shoe dog. I thought it was inspirational. When you realize how long that guy was in debt. Before he hit it big. And how much he invested into his dream like you realize that I mean, that is the American dream. And it's awesome. I mean, I I was super inspired by what he did. And I never used to really like Nike.   Tom: Yeah, you know what it's also like, relevant. I'm familiar with that book is kind of similar to what a lot of the theme of this conversation is like, know what you're really good at. And you know, he brought in some other folks on the finance side like exactly just like you said, like he knew the brand and like, I know, I love it. Yeah. Great. Great. Great book rec. Awesome.   Yeah. Go sir.   Chris: I'll give you two. If you like shoe dog Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey is outstanding, same kind of book, but more of a kind of memoir of his life. If you want to do any kind of business, and most of them have marketing, Dot Com secrets is outstanding. So it's not about building website. It's really about building funnels by the owner of clickfunnels His name is Russell Brunson.   Tom: Love it, Chris and Ashton. How can people get ahold of you? They want to learn more about Calgary. What would you recommend?   Chris: Yeah, definitely. The easiest way just go to the website, Valkyrie group comm v a l k e r e group.com they'll put in the link I'm sure. But you can get ahold of us there. We got plenty of content there. Blogs, ebooks, you know, free content, investment opportunities. So feel free to visit the website, get a hold of us and we'll form connection.   Ashton: And keep a lookout for the our podcast. Art of winning. Should be fun.   Tom: Thank you so much to Ashton and Chris for joining us. Super excited to learn more about their podcast that's coming out the art of winning. And as always take a look at Roofstock Academy. If you are interested in learning more about real estate getting the next level coaching all kinds of good stuff go to www.roofstockacademy.com. And as always, happy investing

I (Chris) have long suspected The Prisoner is a show with a particular appeal to creative people, and I love to be proven right.  Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling is a Prisoner-inspired punk duo comprised of filmmakers/musicians/writers/creators/etc. Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. When we saw their video for "Arrival" — a meticulous, two-years-in-the making recreation of The Prisoner's opening title sequence — we knew we had to meet them. From this wildly ambitious and improbably successful short film, they graduated to making features, as they tell us in a conversation that reaches far beyond The Prisoner to address the joys and the confines of fandom. Plus, I learned a new word. Watch their "Arrival" video here! Find their music on Bandcamp! And learn more about their current activities — and hire them if you want! — here. "Arrival" "A., B., & C." "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling" "Hammer into Anvil" "Living in Harmony" "Many Happy Returns" "The Girl Who Was Death" "Once Upon a Time" Written by Sophia Cacciola; performed by  Sophia Cacciola (vocals, drums) and Michael J. Epstein (bass, programming, additional vocals). "A.,B., & C." and "Hammer into Anvil" feature Rachel Leah Blumenthal on oboe and Susannah Plaster on viola.   Write to the Citizens Advice Bureau at adegreeabsolute dot gmail! Leave us a five-star review with your hottest Prisoner take on Apple Podcasts! Follow @NotaNumberPod! Our song: "A Degree Absolute!" Music and Lyrics by Chris Klimek Arranged by Casey Erin Clark and Jonathan Clark Vocals and Keyboards by Casey Erin Clark Guitar, Percussion, Mixing by Jonathan Clark Bass by Marcus Newstead  

My school sent a survey out asking why there is such a rapid drop in the number of athletes playing sports recently. I (Chris) share my personal reasons as to why I stopped playing football, and potential reasons as to why other athletes may of stopped playing the sport they loved as well. I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts and opinions on @cd_dc_podcast on instagram

Let's Talk Winning w/ Don Julio Reposado | EP61 Ok, normally I (Chris) don't think "winning" and #tequila belong in the same sentence, but I may be out numbered at our table. As Billy says, this is a sipper, not a shooter. He even has special glasses just for tequila. Chris does not find this fascinating at all LOL. But, what all three of us can agree on is that we are striving to win. Not necessarily against "others" but competing against yesterdays version of ourselves. Striving to improve and make our real estate companies better every single day. Cheers to that!

I'm sorry for the late upload on this episode. Everybody in the crew got pretty sick right after this episode was recorded. We didn't feel well enough to get this one edited and out to y'all. I apologize. This episode is about a stuffed pork loin I (Chris) found on Facebook and tried it out. The recipe is included here in this episode and on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/2sheetsmokers/ We also cooked my wife's favorite, Randy's stuffed pork loin, and a few small deer steaks he had floating around. Enjoy the episode and please give us any feedback. We do listen to it all and try to make changes where necessary. Thank you, 2 Sheet Smokers --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode introduces our listeners to "the Axial Age", the time period of the middle first millennium BC. The adjective "Axial" is derived from the notion of an "axis" as a dividing line, but within history. Karl Jaspers coins the phrase, although the notion of a "dividing line within history" around 500 BC was a scholarly thesis since the 1700s. It serves as a precedent for our time: it, too, was a time of "the world in multiple crises". Specifically, many of the great Old World civilizations of Eurasia undergo their own version of a "great acceleration" of power, with attendant volatility. The myths, religion, and spirituality, of those civilizations, undergo a revolutionary transformation. Visionaries of the time articulate the crisis as imperiling our humanity, criticize the politics and religions of the time for their role in developing such dehumanizing power, and argue for a higher spirituality that breaks through the mythical ceiling into claims of universality and transcendence. References: Karl Jaspers first presents "the Axial Age thesis" as such in his post-war book: Jaspers, K. (1953). The Origin and Goal of History. Yale University Press. I (Chris) finished a book last year on the Axial Age: Peet, C. (2019). Practicing Transcendence: Axial Age Spiritualities for a World in Crisis. Palgrave. The following books/anthology are relatively recent, excellent introductions and overviews: Armstrong, K. (2006). The Great Transformation: The beginning of our religious traditions. Knopf. Baskin, K., & Bondarenko, D. (2014). The Axial Ages of World History: Lessons for the 21st Century. Emergent. Bellah, R. (2011). Religion in human evolution: From the Paleolithic to the Axial Age. Belknap. Bellah, R., & Joas, H. (Eds.) (2012). The Axial Age and its consequences. Belknap.

I know that I (Chris) promised a part 2 to Jordan's rant last week, but, Jordan and I spent the weekend in Maine working with other high caliber men to update the Order of Man headquarters. (If you don't follow Ryan Michler and his Order of Man or Iron Council group, go do that after you listen) Hard work, life lessons, and all the takeaways we got are contained in this podcast as we make a rare attempt to provide actual value rather than a place to get mad. It's not our typical podcast, but you'll come away better for listening! We hope.

Welcome to episode 9 of Overthunk! Today's episode features Architect Andre Clark originally from Jamaica. We recorded this episode back on July 5th and then we recorded 2 more episodes that same day… and then I (Chris) moved and then… excuses, excuses… Anyway we're very happy to be getting this on-line. Depending on how you're counting we're in our 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th month of this pandemic and for me I am really thankful for our podcast! I love talking to my pal Aaron and all our guests. It's a relief from the daily grind of staying home, working from home and knowing the dishes are always looming in the kitchen waiting to be done… Andre shares with us what it's like working with Aaron, growing up in Jamaica and some of his adventures around the world. I got the impression he's a very chill dude but according to he and Aaron he's the most stressed out Jamaican out there… Enjoy! Stay safe and treat yourself today! You deserve it!! Love, Aaron and Chris Have a suggestion for a guest? You can reach us with questions, comments and suggestions at overthunkshow@gmail.com. Resources: Crisis Text Line - Free 24/7 Support Text with a Crisis Counselor https://www.crisistextline.org/ Resources to Support Mental Health and Coping with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) https://www.sprc.org/news/resources-support-mental-health-coping-coronavirus-covid-19 Music from https://filmmusic.io "Killing Time" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Music from https://filmmusic.io "Celebration" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/overthunk/message

You may notice, this episode has a more somber tone. Please take the time to listen to this episode all the way through. In particular, I (Chris) highly recommend you listen to Andre speak around the (01:23:00) mark in this show. I think it really sums up a lot of things for us and this episode. NOTE: This episode was recorded on June 2, 2020, which means Chris has officially caught up on episodes!! (P.S. Sorry for the lack of topic changes, it just didn't feel appropriate this week). (00:00:24) Intros - The guys can't believe we've already reached out twentieth episode of this podcast! Andre takes a moment to give Chris a shoutout for his podcast editing, Chris talks about how he fell asleep editing the last episode and how he's finally getting caught up on episodes. (00:06:25) Life - Chris and Andre both take time to their thoughts on the aftermath of the George Floyd murder. Andre has deleted his social media profiles, Chris is disgusted by people leveraging this as a marketing opportunity, Andre points out that the term “white privilege” is really just a P.C. term for racism and says social media can play a vital role in shedding light on social issues. (00:18:18) Social Media - Chris is tired of the “Social Media Warriors” who jump on social bandwagons, Andre doesn't believe the public diversity statements being made, says what's happening right now in our country is different than anything that's happened before, and wants effective change that levels the playing field, the guys discuss the potential for building our own private social networks. (00:31:05) Shoutout to BSI Podcast! Follow them @BSIpodcast on Twitter and be sure to give them a listen. #werockwiththis (00:31:33) Politics - Surprise, surprise! The guys are talking politics, starting with Donald Trump's abhorrent behavior cementing his legacy, including using a church and the Bible as a weapon, Andre shares stories from his past around racism in the south and warns of the problems that could arise should the upcoming trial go wrong. The guys discuss the deafening silence coming from the majority of Congress and the disconnect that exists between them and their constituents, chat about the swing voters impact in 2020, Donald Trump's repeated attempts to overstep his authority with little-to-no pushback from Congress. (01:04:24) Pop Culture - Andre longs for the days of local print newspapers, the guys talk about the lack of real journalism these days, Andre calls for more boycotts of companies that don't follow-through on their diversity pledges and says Nike hedged their bets years ago with the Colin Kaepernick deal, Andre highlights two personal examples of blatant racism in corporate culture but cautions against focusing on the symptoms. (01:17:49) The Train! - A train momentarily derails (wink! wink!) the conversation. (01:21:15) Update from the Guys - Andre and Chris give their opinions on the value conversations like this can have on the larger picture and how having respect for each other is key. (01:23:00) Andre Powell - *If nothing else, please, please listen to this part of the episode*: Andre shares his take on what is happening right now and how it feels different than before, then outlines the three things he believes we need to do to make an actual change in this country. Seriously, this is worth a listen and a register. (01:32:26) Social Media - The guys get back on the social media rant, this time focusing on marketers and influencers selling their philosophy, talk about the “woke” folks not getting it, slam platforms for marketing unity but selling information, Andre explains how a “cookie” works, the guys talk about the term “people of color,” Andre says he hates saying “white people” and explains why. (01:43:23) That's a wrap! - The guys are recording again today, so expect a new episode soon (assuming Chris doesn't relax now that he's finally caught up!).

Welcome to the inaugural Crowd Culture Podcast!!!!!! I Chris, but also I Edwin, welcome you to the show. This episode we discuss what the greatest movie trilogy of all time, based solely on our personal merits. 3 is a crowd, so join us in this little chat. Follow our Instagram @crowdculturepod @edwin.prime @luckycatvisual And check us out on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqpJZ0IFU3HMqPX7-rESdWA?view_as=subscriber

As a teenager I (Chris) had a joke book with 2000 gags from Australian lounge comic, Marty Fields. One of them I remember now and then was 'I'm not much of a gym goer, my motto is, no pain, no pain'.  I guess I just share this anecdote as a reminder to be vigilant about the material you leave lying around your children - they too may grow up to shun physical exercise and think it's normal to communicate via 90s lounge gags.

Note: Hey listeners, sorry for the weirdness—I (Chris) accidentally published this pointing to the audio for last week’s episode. All fixed now! Jean-François Lyotard on postmodernity, science, and kitschy art. The Postmodern Condition, Jean–François Lyotard Show Notes We do our best to explain this dense piece of French aesthetic theory, its arguments with German idealist philosophers, and its very strong feelings about non-avant-garde art. Errata Chris, because he was slightly sick, forgot that although we were recording in February, the episode was coming out in March. This threw off everything we said about dates for the rest of the episode. Whoops! (The book schedule is adjusted accordingly below.) Things mentioned on the show German idealists Jürgen Habermas J. L. Austin and his work How to Do Things With Words John Searle Ludwig Wittgenstein Theodor Adorno and his work Aesthetic Theory Systems theory Kurt Gödel Positivism Karl Popper Friedrich Nietzche Artists Lyotard brings up in his strange appendix: Marcel Duchamp Marcel Proust James Joyce Gustave Flaubert Karl Barth and specifically his work Nein Upcoming books April: The Age of Spiritual Machines, Ray Kurzweil May: Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton (and the movie!) June: Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness, Simone Brown Music “Tony Sendo” by Bluestaeb & S. Fidelity Present Underground Canopy “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Sponsors Many thanks to the people who help us make this show possible by their financial support! This month’s sponsors: Daniel Ellcey Douglas Campos Jake Grant Marnix Klooster Spencer Smith If you’d like to support the show, you can make a pledge at Patreon or give directly via Square Cash. Respond We love to hear your thoughts. Hit us up via Twitter, Facebook, or email!

Episode 107: The Wheel of Fire (Season 5, Episode 19)Synopsis: In which Garibaldi and Lyta find themselves in hot water, and G'Kar ponders his untenable situation. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0517717/?ref_=ttep_ep19http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/master/guide/107.htmlI think I (Chris) went a little too deep on how strange it was to me that Lise had taken over as owner of Edgars Industries. She was acting as a corporate representative when she came to the station to get some telepath research data. Liquorice Allsorts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquorice_allsorts Now that I see them I'm fairly certain my grandmother had a bowl of these on her buffet for 30-40 years. David Dickinson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Dickinson

Candis and I (Chris) talk about the dude she is maybe interested in. Does she need to calm down? Tell us what you think. Follow us on IG & Twitter @podcastdope Leave us a voicemail 817-823-7959 Email us chris@wittyvice.com hannah@wittyvice.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/1-cent-each-podcast/message

We got all kinds of great ideas out of our heads and onto the whiteboard today. Stephenie and I (Chris) are working on a nutrition book that tackles the real issue: lack of desire to make a change, and momentum going the wrong direction.

Long before I was a coffee cup with the DC Bullet logo on it, I (Chris, @acecomics) was a bona fide Marvel Zombie!  That all changed during the mid-2000's, and my fandom only dwindled from there... to the point where I now have zero (count 'em, zero) Marvel Comics on my pull list.  Being an all-or-nothing sort, I kinda let the perceived "Sins of the Sons" be visited upon the "Father", so to speak... and found that I could no longer appreciate anything that ever came out from Marvel.  New, old, whatever... I was no longer able to dig it! I'd like to rectify that... and this program is the first step toward that goal. Join me as I share the story of how I lost my way with Marvel... and the steps I'm looking to take in order to find it again.  We also spend a bunch of time talking about the very odd, sorta discomforting Steve Gerber/Mary Skrenes creation, Omega the Unknown from 1976! -- weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.com @cosmictmill chrisisoninfiniteearths.com

Nick and I (Chris) are experimenting with new ways to grow our progressive community. Social media is a double-edged sword: it’s amazing for discovering connections in a way that’s never existed before, but not intuitive for deep conversations. So, we’ve started our monthly Summit! This is an online discussion for anyone who wants to attend.This is our second discussion, centered around the start of the year. Listen in for upcoming announcements and big deals at HRP! Plus, check out restorehumanity.chat for future info!ATTENDEES (as recorded)Nick CovingtonDeanna HessShealynTerry WhitmellTerri BroceTrevor AleoChris McNuttAnd more!RESOURCESVideo RecordingRestoreHumanity.chatExpo Night ExampleStuVoice See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nick and I (Chris) are experimenting with new ways to grow our progressive community. Social media is a double-edged sword: it’s amazing for discovering connections in a way that’s never existed before, but not intuitive for deep conversations. So, we’ve started our monthly Summit! This is an online discussion for anyone who wants to attend.We were thrilled to hear such inspiring voices share their “whys”, challenges, and solutions. It’s incredible to hear what work is being done throughout the world, and the opportunity to connect and learn more is so beneficial. At many points, we’re referring to ideas that can be found in the video below, however - the discussion is still valuable as audio.ATTENDEES (as recorded)Jessica Packer-QuinnellJill GurtnerMary WesselTerri BroceJulia FlissTrinaBurton HableNick CovingtonShannonSybilGarreth HeidtJohn CagleChris McNuttRESOURCESVideo RecordingResources SharedHRP Summit #2 Sign-up (July 30th, 2PM EST) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Planning the ultimate food adventure road trip is essential for a smooth vacation packed with fun stops, amazing food, and memories that will last a lifetime. This podcast episode is filled with fun stories about our food adventure road trips all around the United States. From our experience with both long and short trips, we have developed our own system of planning and enjoying the country's wide open roads. For more specific details of what we talk about, please reference below!  Planning Use Roadtrippers.com and download their app. The Roadtrippers website and app is an essential tool we've used for all of our road trips. Just go to the site, and see for yourself the power of organization behind the planning tool. Arrange stops, attractions, and restaurants with a simple click and explore the whole United States at your fingertips. The site also gives estimates on gas prices, the time between stops, and money spent while on the road. Download the app to have a quick reference on the road. Roadtrippers.com is guaranteed to make you trip amazing. Look to blogs for places to eat and attractions to visit. Locals know the best places to chow down! Take it from someone who's visited and eaten around the city to give their true opinion about a place. We trust other foodies wholeheartedly because of their pure ambition and love for food. If you read that a dish is good and cross-reference it on a foodie's website, you are guaranteed a delicious meal. Locals also know which attractions are worth the time and money. Pay attention to their advice and choose based on what works best for your itinerary Avoid Holidays. If you have vacation time off during a holiday, odds are, everyone else does too. Forget about traveling to well-known landmarks and cities, unless you love long hours waiting in traffic, overpriced and underwhelming food, and wading through masses of people. Plan your vacation away from national holidays whenever possible. Understandably, if this is unavoidable, avoid the flocks of tourists and head towards lesser known areas of the country. Do your research here, because an awful way to spend a vacation is at an uneventful location. Find the must-try restaurants for a regionally specific food. The whole purpose of a food adventure road trip is experiencing the wonders of our nation's food scene. Every city, state, and region of the country is known for its own specific cultural dishes. To find the best here is my best research tactic: -Google "what food is *City* know for." Make a list of the city's best options and take note if the references already name a few restaurants.   -Pick a dish and google "The best *dish* in *city*" Wallow through the results but pay attention to food blogs. If multiple sites bring up the same dish in the same restaurant, you are probably discovered something delicious.  -Make notes and put this restaurant in your Roadtrippers guide for later reference. Here are some examples of what we have experienced during our food adventure road trips: -Chicago Dogs at Super Dawg in Chicago, IL -Buffalo Wings at Bar Bill Tavern in Buffalo, NY -Main Lobster Rolls at Clam Shack in Kennebunkport, ME -Coney Island Dogs at Lafayette Coney Island in Detroit, MI -Key Lime Pie from at the Key Lime Pie Company in Key West, FL -Burgers at Louis Lunch in New Haven, CT -Blackberry liquor at Whidbey Island Distillery Langley, WA -Crawfish anywhere in Louisiana -BBQ Beef Brisket at Franklin BBQ in Austin, TX -Pizza at Pizza Suprema in New York City, NY -Fast Food Burgers at Dick's in Seattle, WA -Ribs at Central BBQ in Memphis, TN Plan out those awesome roadside attractions. We love roadside attractions! In fact, sometimes we love the fun places we stop more than the food we eat along the way. Every state and city holds a hidden gem that is bound to make for an interesting adventure. Keep in mind the hours of operation when planning your trip. Most attractions close in the late afternoon. Do not waste time driving off route to a cool attraction to find a closed sign hanging in the window. Pay attention to the cost, because some attractions cost exponentially more than the time investment. Think about how long you plan to stay there, and if the money makes sense for the attraction. When you leave, do you feel you are getting your money's worth? No one wants to stand in line for three hours at the Willis Tower in Chicago eating up all of your planned time for the day. Unfortunately, sacrifices are made when seeing attractions and unless you have an unlimited time table, fitting everything in is impossible. Pick and choose your favorites and stay the course.  Here are some of our favorite Roadside attractions: -Largest Ball of Stamps in Boys Town, NE -Tallest Filing Cabinet in Burlington, VT -Quilt Museum in Lincoln, NE -Largest Revolving Globe in Yarmouth, ME -Holding a baby alligator in Jennings, LA -Worlds Largest Czech Egg in Wilson, KS -Jello Museum in Leroy, NY -Largest Truck Stop in Wolcott, IA -Niagara Falls in NY -Willis Tower in Chicago, IL -Driving through a Redwood tree in California -Driving on Lombard St in San Francisco, CA -Bragg Farm Sugar House in East Montpelier, VT Try to visit national and state parks. State and national parks provide an exciting avenue to explore the natural beauty of our country and experience the outdoors. National parks have special memories for us camping under the starts next to a roaring fire. Every park is unique with its landmarks and attractions, so take a day or two to explore your surroundings. If you plan on visiting multiple parks, consider the National Parks pass which pays for itself after three visits. Some of our favorite National parks are: -Grand Tetons -Yellowstone -Glacier -Badland -Rocky Mountain -Redwoods  Pack an emergency roadside kit. Prepare yourself by anticipating a roadside emergency. Bring a roadside emergency kit with at least the following items: jumper cables, flares, first aid kit, and a flashlight. Some other good prep items to consider: LifeStraw, blankets, and waterproof matches. Yes, these items may appear unnecessary, but a quick Google search reveals countless stories of people getting trapped in their car in the middle of nowhere waiting for help to arrive. A little preparation goes a long way and gives peace of mind. Make an awesome road trip playlist. Listen to us carefully. Your playlist will forever link your memories to your food adventure road trip. For us, we listened to late '70s, '80s, and some folk to mix up our daily jam list. Make several playlists based on your mood, weather, and location. Driving in the mountains? Pop on the Lumineers. Raging through traffic? Try Van Halen. Always remember that music adds to the overall mood and memory, so choose wisely! Google Maps is God. When it comes to navigation, we always choose Google Maps. Time and time again Google Maps proves its faithfulness and dependability no matter the time of day or occasion. If Google detours you off the highway, then there is probably a good reason for it, like an accident or road construction. If you have a co-pilot navigating, they should look ahead to see the issues and confirm the detour. Trust Google Maps and avoid a world of frustration.  Be creative about sleeping arrangements. Long food adventure road trips can eat through your funds quickly. Not only are you spending money on gas, and super delicious food, but sleeping arrangements often rack up the highest costly. With cheap hotels averaging $75 night, keep an open mind about how and where you sleep. We converted our 2018 Chevrolet Traverse into a go anywhere, sleep anywhere machine. We used makeshift window covers to block out sunlight and give privacy, with a blow-up mattress fitting perfectly for our bed. We used campgrounds, Walmart parking lots and rest areas for the majority of our places to sleep. This saved us thousands of dollars over the years and helps us to focus our money on what we care about most: FOOD! If you want to avoid sleeping in your car, we recommend Airbnb for the community, customer service, and the pricing. We rented out a whole one bedroom apartment in Austin for $20. Yes, you heard me. We have stayed in hotels, apartments, houses and rented rooms through Airbnb, and the service and ease of use could not be better. Even if you need a room in a pinch, Airbnb can help.  Prep your vehicle. This sounds basic, but make sure your vehicle is road trip ready. Double check tire tread, get the oil changed, top off fluids and clean the interior. No one wants car trouble or needing maintenance on the road. It wastes time and money. A tow truck at 2 am is going to cost double than during normal hours, so do everything possible to keep your trip moving smoothly. Trust us on cleaning the interior. A clean car that smells good makes all the difference. Pack Dehydrated and Non-Perishable Foods. With your food adventure road trip budget set specifically for dreamy eats in your new destinations, it's important to save money on your other meals. For us, focusing our money on special foods remained a top priority, so we saved money everywhere else. We packed freeze-dried camping food where one bag usually feeds two people. The good stuff costs roughly six to nine dollars a bag, so three to four dollars per person is not a bad way to eat dinner. Our favorite brand is Mountain House, with many delicious choices. Other low cost, no refrigeration food options are ramen noodles, oatmeal, soup mixes, hard salami, and canned meats. We pack a JetBoil camping stove for convenience, but before that, truck stops and gas stations have free hot water to use. We asked for permission, and no one has turned us down.    On the Road Stop for attractions that catch your eye. Planning for everything is impossible. Keep an open mind to your wonderfully planned agenda, and when a random attraction catches your eye, consider stopping. Flexibility makes road trips adventurous. One of the most random places we stopped was in South Dakota called Wall Drug. Starting in the east side of SD we drove hundreds of miles seeing nonstop signs for Wall Drug. It's an enormous convenience store, restaurant, pit stop, and attraction all in one building. It started off as a drug store in 1931 but morphed into the beast of Wall Drug we know today filled with old western style shops, life-size animatronic T-Rex, and a giant jackalope statue. We got our homemade donut fix while taking in the wonder of Wall Drug. This was totally unplanned but how could we not stop with the several hundred signs advertising the place! A super fun memory full of laughs, and delicious eats. Other fun unplanned stops: -Bayou Rum Distillery Tour in Lacassine, LA -Lincoln Silver Dollar Bar in Haugan, MT -Calm beach in off the highway in Islamorada, FL Pack a small cooler. Bringing a small cooler was a life saver for us. Our Yeti 20L Roadie was perfect for its small size, and god-like ability to keep our food cold for days without needing more ice. Although a Yeti is a bit expensive, any solid cooler will do. Make sure it's small (under 30L) and do not over pack. Walmarts and grocery stores are all over the country so pack only what is needed and buy the rest when the occasion arises. Ice does get expensive after a while so always opt for smaller coolers. We've made the mistake of bringing bigger coolers and felt it necessary to keep it filled with food and ice at all time. Spending an extra $150 on ice over the course of the trip was not fun!  Audible is your friend! Endless hours on your food adventure road trip has dull moments. You've listened to the same playlist for the twentieth time, caught up on life with your fellow road trippers and the 180th mile in the Kansas plains looks the same as mile one. Audiobooks to the rescue! Nothing like a story to keep your imagination occupied to keep those 10 hours of driving at bay. We recommend Audible, as we listened to all of Harry Potter books, Enders Game, Ready Player One, We are Legion and many more. We pick nonfiction for its ability to make time pass quickly with easily digestible material. Take your pick of the thousands of novels and see your road trip get instantly better.   Don't go overboard on the junk food. Junk food is synonymous with road trips. Big gulps, slim jims, red bulls and dried out hotdogs all play in our memories of fully caffeinated filled rides on the highway. Junk food, however, makes your body feel sluggish, tired and sick after some time, so when it's time to eat something amazing, your body may not feel up for the heavy and dense food. Stop at a grocery store and pack plenty of fruits and veggies, and when in a pinch, reach for a green Naked Smoothie from the gas station. Keeping healthy while on your food adventure road trip means your body can handle that Chicago deep dish or the Texas beef brisket. Too often we've been unable to enjoy a meal because we didn't lay off the junk food. Remember to eat those fruits and veggies! Adapt to changes when things do not go your way. Always expect something will go wrong on your road trip. A flat tire, a restaurant is closed or your amusement park day gets rained out. Keep a "go with the flow" mindset and take each challenge as it comes. Arguments and quarrels leave a black spot on these memories and often can ruin a whole trip. Before leaving for your food adventure road trip, have a little meeting with all the passengers. Discuss this open mindset and if the unexpected happens, keep a strong adventuring spirit. Stay around major cities for a few days. Road trips take you through all sorts of cities, but if you have the chance, stay in a big city for a day or two, and focus on the local restaurants and dishes that will make the trip worth it. Passing through Michigan, we stopped in Detroit for coney island dogs at Lafayette and American Coney Island, went to a chocolate factory and ate some Detroit style pizza at the legendary Buddy's Pizza. This took about the whole day and gave us a good look at the city and some iconic dishes to try. By the way, Lafayette Coney Island is the best hotdog we've ever tried and Detroit style pizza beats Chicago style. We understand if that make us enemies now. Be a great co-pilot. The copilot holds an essential job on the road trip. Navigator, DJ, and the lookout, to only list a few of the essential responsibilities of the copilot. Basically, take care of anything the driver needs so they can keep the focus on the road. On our food adventure road trips, I (Chris) am usually the driver and Tiarra the co-pilot, and I can give testament first hand how important it is to have Tiarra helping with everything I need. It's just one less thing to worry about that I know she is going to handle.   Avoid rush hour. If you're passing through major cities between 3-6pm, you might run into traffic jams. If there is one thing on a road trip to make me irritable its unnecessary traffic. Seriously. I hate it. A rule we follow: if there is a chance of a traffic jam, stop at a restaurant or attraction and pass the time having fun instead of sitting in traffic wasting time and gas. Think about it. Sit at a nice bar, have a beer, and walk around town, or sit in a car crawling at a snail's pace. Avoid traffic! Driving in big cities can be stressful. When in doubt pay for parking and use public transport. Driving aimlessly through the confusing city streets trying to find parking or find out how to get to a main attraction can soak up hours filled with stress and worry. The best option is to bite the bullet pay for parking, and use public transport. Time in these cases can be more valuable than money, so spend it wisely. Find the local bus and metro system and use it for getting around the city. Most metro stops are within close distances of where you want to go anyways. Although it costs a little bit more, spending the extra time on making memories. Visit Local Restaurants, Orchards, Farmers Markets, and Roadside Stands. Learn this motto: If the locals are eating here, you should be eating here. No matter where you visit, you will always be a tourist, and generally, you will easily be noticed. Do not let this deter you from trying the amazing food every destination has to offer. From our experience, if you ask for help, the locals will be more than happy to help. Also, just because a place is small doesn't mean the quality is poor. Generally it's the exact opposite! Smaller local places have a long-standing history in the community and are known for making great food. Keep an open mind and find the little places. Farms, fruit stands, and shrimp shacks are the sort of places where you will have an unforgettable meal, such as these: -Discovering Snap Dragon Apples in NY, picking apples and -drinking fresh cider -Huckleberry Pie in Montana -Picking lavender from a farm in Washington State -Glenda's Creole Kitchen a few miles off the main road in Louisiana -Kokopelli Farm Market in Palisade Colorado for peaches and fried peach pie.  Avoid Alcohol! Remember, this is a road trip so avoid the alcohol. Not just for safety, but for efficiency. The last thing you need is wasting hours sobering up before you can drive again. Plus the cost of a single cocktail can be more than an entire meal in a local restaurant. The only exceptions are if your road trip is based on alcohol tours such as distilleries and breweries. Even then, be careful before returning to the road.  Look for regional snacks and food at convenience stores and gas stations. Sticking to regional foods, one of the most amazing and simplest ways to try local food is to browse the convenience store aisle. You will be surprised at how amazing potato chips and candy bars can taste when it's freshly made in a unique way right down the road from where its sold. Bakeries, restaurants, and fresh fried seafood can be found at gas stations all around the country. I still remember a Texas gas station with a full-on bakery selling Kolaches, a Czech baked bread stuffed with sweet or savory fillings, with heavenly sweet teas from companies all around the state. Totally awesome, and unrecognizable from the outside. These hidden gems are part of the adventure your road trip. Still have doubts? The Food Network TV show Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives has featured countless amazing, local eateries found in gas stations. Take your time and explore the small and local.  We hope this podcast episode and blog post helps expand your ideas of your next food adventure road trip. No matter how long or short your driving, these tips will make your trip amazing. 

Chris FINALLY pops John with one of his half baked schemes. The gang borrow a format and laments 1/3 of it. Chris talks about his new collections while John scours ebay for those sweet NES deals. I apologize for the disproportionate sound levels. We did 3 sound checks but I (Chris) take responsibility for changing my mixer settings.

Almost 19 years ago, Wendy and I (Chris) had our first kid. I remember being overwhelmed at the thought of being a Dad. We had no idea what we were doing and we had no idea how it was going to impact our being in youth ministry. It's been quite a ride these last 19 years. Last month, that soon to be 19 year old graduated from High School. He's grown up in youth ministry and been on practically as many youth ministry trips as I have. Jody and I decided to have him on so Jody could get some dirt on me... I mean... so we could pick his brain about what was great and what was challenging growing up in youth ministry and having a youth pastor for Dad. If you're approaching parenthood or are approaching that time where your kid is going to be a part of your youth ministry, this episode is for you. I'm proud of my boy! This one is perhaps one of the best we've done! Or maybe that's just a proud Dad moment?!? Take a listen and let us know what you think. Click here to join our Longer Haul Youth Ministry Podcast Facebook Group SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR! ym360.com YM360 is the premier provider of youth ministry Bible study curriculum, student devotionals, DiscipleNow resources, youth leader development, and summer camp experiences through GENERATE Camp by YM360. Check out YOUTH MINISTRY THREE SIXTY at YM360.com For being a loyal listener use promo code: LONGERHAUL for 20% off your next order. *some exclusions apply*

Almost 19 years ago, Wendy and I (Chris) had our first kid. I remember being overwhelmed at the thought of being a Dad. We had no idea what we were doing and we had no idea how it was going to impact our being in youth ministry. It's been quite a ride these last 19 years. Last month, that soon to be 19 year old graduated from High School. He's grown up in youth ministry and been on practically as many youth ministry trips as I have. Jody and I decided to have him on so Jody could get some dirt on me... I mean... so we could pick his brain about what was great and what was challenging growing up in youth ministry and having a youth pastor for Dad. If you're approaching parenthood or are approaching that time where your kid is going to be a part of your youth ministry, this episode is for you. I'm proud of my boy! This one is perhaps one of the best we've done! Or maybe that's just a proud Dad moment?!? Take a listen and let us know what you think. Click here to join our Longer Haul Youth Ministry Podcast Facebook Group SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR! ym360.com YM360 is the premier provider of youth ministry Bible study curriculum, student devotionals, DiscipleNow resources, youth leader development, and summer camp experiences through GENERATE Camp by YM360. Check out YOUTH MINISTRY THREE SIXTY at YM360.com For being a loyal listener use promo code: LONGERHAUL for 20% off your next order. *some exclusions apply*

GOT the last season. I (Chris) was a day late on the show and had to suffer for it at work and all over social media. Well now i’m here and OH sex and some more lead up and the KNIGHT.  Follow us on Twitter  @JamesCSherry1 @Dtharaldson

Come on the name speaks for itself FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS IN MARCH. Tim and I (Chris) were defiantly debating on the next show cause Drew wasn't here and we were going back and fourth on who died in 2018 and who live Betty White (Great American Hero) so Birthdays wont we started on March 1st and ran the gambit to the 31st. Holy shit a lot of people are born in March. Hope you enjoy the just winging it show. Hosted by Chris and Tim    Follow us on Twitter  @JamesCSherry1 @CreativeHNDL    

JSYK DERAILED Oh it’s on.  Derailed thats what we did. This show was more or less what we learned in 2018. Also what we did and what we would like to see in the 2019 and the future. Drew and I (Chris) just went a little off track but we moved back on the rails and finished the year strong. We also spilled some secrets on what will be coming soon this year from other podcast shows and youtube ideas. Should be an interesting adventure to come and hope everyone jumps on board for the ride. I'm sure you didn't expect that we would go in this direction. But what i've learned is that if you're going to do something crazy you might as well take some friends and go for it.  Hosted by Chris and Drew Follow us on Twitter  @JamesCSherry1 @Dtharaldson

I (Chris) have been reading a lot about social media. Both how it's being used for good (and evil), and what choices we made along the way to get here. I filled Sarah in on a lot of what I've learned, and we had a long conversation about whether social media is broken, or whether we are. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 62: Walkabout (Season 3, Episode 18)Synopsis: Dr. Franklin tries to find himself, Sheridan tests the Shadows' weakness, and we meet the new Kosh.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0517720/?ref_=ttep_ep18http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/master/guide/062.htmlSinners in the Hands of an Angry God: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinners_in_the_Hands_of_an_Angry_GodFour hundred Vulcans cried out...and were suddenly silenced. http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/The_Immunity_Syndrome_(episode)The Vorlon Ulkesh appeared in the novel https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/To_Dream_in_the_City_of_SorrowsJeffrey Willerth was the performer in the Kosh suit(s) https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929790/He seems to have been primarily a producer (and an Associate to Producer on B5) more than an actor/puppeteer, which makes the subtlety of his performance even more noteworthy.Let the record show that I (Chris) did not buy into a new miniatures game while in California.Three cheers for John Mundy!Foundationism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FoundationismCleverman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ClevermanErica Gimpel: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319826/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t12JMS apparently does have a text on Foundationism. I'd love to get a look at that.JMS on religion in science fiction: https://techtv.mit.edu/videos/3608-j-michael-straczynski-on-themes-of-religion-in-science-fiction

On this edition of Thursday Night Tailgate we're joined by former Jets & Chiefs Tackle Jeff Criswell, former Patriots RB Tony Collins, former Rams DB LeRoy Irvin, former Colts LB Devon McDonald plus Ryan Christopher & Vic White of the touring Journey cover band Resurrection. Jeff Criswell talked about his experiences during training camp with the Jets, what it's like for the offensive line to play in front of a rookie QB. He also shared his expectations for the Jets this year. Playoffs? Tony Collins shared more of his experiences from training camp and if veterans want or dread reps in the pre-season. LeRoy Irvin gave us his thoughts on the Rams this season and the maturation of Jared Goff. Devon McDonald confirmed the rivalry between he and his twin brother Ricardo. We heard stories about when they faced either other in college when Devon was at Notre Dame and Ricardo played at Pitt; and how it carried over into the NFL when Devon was with the Colts and Ricardo played for the Bengals. We also got Devon's thoughts on the Colts for this coming season. Ryan Chistopher and Vic White play in a touring Journey cover band called Resurrection (www.notjourney.com) and they sound exactly like Journey. If you close your eyes and just listen it's 1983 all over again. You absolutely cannot tell the difference. Ryan sounds just like Steve Perry. We saw them live last night in Calhoun, Georgia and they nailed it. I (Chris) am a life long Journey fan. I've seen them in concert over a dozen times and I am straight up serious when I say you cannot tell the differnce. We talked about how and why they formed the band plus we got in a little football as well. They are great time and we had a great time talking to them.

Mandy Froehlich is the Director of Innovation and Technology in the Ripon Area School District in Wisconsin and author of The Fire Within: Lessons from Defeat That Have Ignited a Passion for Learning. This collection of stories from educators describes how adversity is met with strength and everyone grows as a result. Furthermore, Mandy is a Google for Education Certified Trainer, ambassador for Canvas LMS, a keynote speaker, presenter, and PD lead.In our discussion, Mandy and I (Chris) spoke about the dangers of the stigma surrounding mental health and its specific detriment to teachers and students. Often, teachers are put on a pedestal - being seen as heroic (or for some, godlike) - and facing trauma is both unrealistic to account for, as well as dangerous to the psyche of "teacherhood."Furthermore, we talk about the steps teachers can take to ensure they are well equipped to deal with trauma in the classroom, as well as simple actions that can have drastic impact on students' lives. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Part 1: The day before annual conferecne begins and I (Chris) need a little peptalk. be part of the conversation as I talk myself through annual conference in this 4 part series.

Episode 41: Confessions and Lamentations (Season 2, Episode 18)Synopsis: In which an epidemic brings about the end of the Markab people.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0517639/?ref_=tt_ep_nx http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/master/guide/040.html “Your glasses are intact, you've got some books…” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Enough_at_Last “The Outcast” episode of TNG. What a stinker of a Very Special Episode. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outcast_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation) “The Cloud Minders” episode of original Star Trek. Based on a story by our beloved David Gerrold. I (Chris) am not sure I've ever seen this episode. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cloud_Minders Mary Douglas Purity and Danger: An Analysis of the Concepts of Pollution and Taboo https://www.amazon.com/Purity-Danger-Analysis-Pollution-Routledge/dp/0415289955 Perdo Zamora: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Zamora A discussion of the Diff'rent Strokes “Bicycle Man” episode: https://tv.avclub.com/a-very-special-diff-rent-strokes-that-s-terrifying-fo-1798240170 Here's an article on “Maude's Dilemma” from 1992, fairly close to the time B5 was on the air: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-11-13/features/9204130017_1_mothers-as-donna-reed-messy-family-life-maude-findlay “A Taste of Armageddon” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Taste_of_Armageddon Such a good episode.“Far Beyond the Stars” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Beyond_the_Stars (based on a story by Marc Scott Zicree, writer of B5's “Survivors”) Do we really need to link to Space: Above and Beyond again? I didn't think so. “Edith's 50th Birthday” from All in the Family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith%27s_50th_Birthday Again, Norman Lear showing how it should be done. Family Ties' “Speed Trap” http://familyties.wikia.com/wiki/Speed_Trap They all look so young!No shortage of “War is Hell” messages http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WarIsHell Dammit, I (Chris again) said Norman Mailer instead of Norman Lear. TWICE! Bad liberal, no cookie! Sense8 is (was) such a wonderful show, cut down too soon. Imagine if, like B5, JMS and the Wachowski sisters had gone into the show with a five-year story planned out and had gotten the chance to tell it. “You've wasted another perfectly good hour listening to Car Talk” goes the line. The only show where the hosts laugh at their own jokes more than we do.

Live and in person for the first time! Some minor microphone issues so we take turns being louder than the other but it isn't terrible. Maybe by season 5 we'll learn how to use the equipment.  The room in question. Definitely very Centauri.  “Good old rock. Nothing beats that!” https://youtu.be/qg5g0bvxyes?t=1m11s “Kickboxing, sport of the future.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMU8lM3O5_Q Jon's bottom 3:3) Soul Hunter2) Infection1) Eyes Chris's bottom 3:3) Infection2) T.K.O.1) By Any Means Necessary Jon's top 3:3) Chrysalis2) A Voice in the Wilderness1) Deathwalker Chris's top 3:3) A Voice in the Wilderness2) Parliament of Dreams1) Signs and Portents Colonel Ari Ben-Zayn was portrayed by Gregory Paul Martin. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0552361/?ref_=tt_cl_t12 The bit with Catherine surveying the unknown world and getting bailed out by G'Kar wasn't actually in “Parliament of Dreams;” it was in “Mind War.” I (Chris) still maintain Parliament's position in my top 3 though. The assassination b-plot was just fine as well. Caitlin Brown played Na'Toth for season 1 (and then again for a season 5 episode) but left due to issues with the makeup and prosthetics. Mary Kay Adams played her for Season 2. The “master list” order of episodes from the Lurker's guide: http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/master/eplist.html Again I (Chris) have confused my B-plots. “Legacies” of course is the episode involving the funeral procession for the Minbari war hero, not the one where Delenn is offered a place on the Grey Council (“Babylon Squared”). I don't actually get why that leads directly to “Chrysalis” or fits in better that late in the series. TV Tropes “Out of Order” http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OutOfOrder Clerks: the Animated Series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerks:_The_Animated_Series Star Trek Continues https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTrekContinues/featured Definitely worth a look if you like the original series. 

In this episode Alex & I (Chris) talk about Warner Bros. big release "IT". What we thought of IT and wether or not you should go see it (SPOILER ALERT, you should go see it!). We talk a TINY bit about some DC Comics news and even a little WWE talk for all you wrestling nerds out there. Be sure to follow us in the links below and don't forget we are having a T-SHIRT giveaway for every 100 subscribers we get on YouTube so be sure to subscribe! The goal is to reach 1,000 subscribers BEFORE the release of Justice League. • Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/UncannyComicQuest • Read up to date news on our website: http://www.uncannycomicquest.com • Follow our official Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/uncannycomicquest/ • Awesome designs at TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/uncannycomicquest • Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/uncannycomic

Synopsis: In which a lot of bad stuff happens. I mean a LOT.8:29 - here's where Jon says “Ed Morden,” for those of you keeping score at home.  The Great Season Finales discussion:Star Trek: TNG - “Best of Both Worlds (part 1).” Clearly one of the best season finales out there. I (Chris) was never a fan of putting a main character in danger for a cliffhanger - you knew there was no way they were going to remove Patrick Stewart from the show - but Picard getting Borged had implications and thankfully the series dealt with them as it went along rather than the episode just being resolved merrily. The “Mulder buried in the train car” episode of X-Files was the season 2 closer “Anasazi” which was actually the first of a 3 parter. That was a long summer, waiting for that show to come back, even though (see above) there was no way they were killing off Mulder. Unfortunately with the X-Files, the set-ups were almost always far better than the resolutions. Mulder's escape through a tunnel or something was deeply unsatisfying. Space: Above and Beyond we've talked about at length before. The season 1/series finale was harrowing. The Expanse is too recent a show for me to want to give spoilers for the end of season 1, but it definitely provided some answers to questions that had been out there for a long time while raising the stakes. The 100 takes the “what you've known all along about this situation? Yeah, it's really something else” approach to a season closer, which I always really liked (see Lost and The Good Place). Cleverman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleverman ) Lost's season 3 closer “Through the Looking Glass” was definitely something that turned the established narrative on its head. Millennium's season 2 ended with a “global pandemic” and the wife of the lead character, believing herself infected, walking off into the woods leaving her husband and daughter safely behind. Much like X-Files though (unsurprising since it is from the same lineage) the resolution was disappointing (the pandemic turned out to be very localized and not all that severe. feh). 

Let me start off by stating that I (Chris) believe that Papa Johns pizza has been trash for quite some time. They never leveled up like their competitors which is why we found their CEO blaming the protests as the pivotal force behind their declining sales nothing but laughable. Philly now has a Jay and a Blount. And The Cavs are just playing so weirdly we have to express some concern, I mean they are awesome in 2k.  Join the discussion, @EHOPodcast on twitter, @everybodyhasanopinion on IG, everybody has an opinion on FB.

153й эпизод WeLove Drum & Bass Podcast жарит и печёт, по традиции только самые свежие и мощные новинки сцены в миксе от Dj Toper & Dj 007. Новые эпизоды We Love Drum & Bass Podcast каждую среду в 22.00 на Pirate Station Radio www.radiorecord.ru и каждую пятницу в 22.00 на Drop The Bass Radio http://radio.dropthebass.ru ______________________________________________________________________ #gunsta #welovedrumandbass #dnb #edm #podcast #drumandbass #bass #music #guest #mix #piratestation #online #radio #dj007 #djtoper #stream #dropthebass Artists page: vk.com/welovednbpodcast vk.com/dj007spb vk.com/djtoper Скачать: promodj.com/welovednbpodcast iTunes: itunes.apple.com/ru/podcast/we…Mixcloud: mixcloud.com/gunstaband DJ Toper & DJ 007 Mix: 01. Drumsound & Bassline Smith - The Odyssey VIP 02. Tantrum Desire - Gravitate 03. Skynet - Stuck In Mind 04. DJ Rap - Detonate (DNB Vocal Remix) 05. L Plus - Going Away 06. Genzo feat. Pat Heym - Wait No More 07. Noisia & The Upbeats - Dead Limit (Noisia's 'Outer Edges' Remix) 08. What So Not - Divide & Conquer (Noisia Remix) 09. Dub Phizix - (Right I'm Gonna Get Shedded This Weekend & Eat Some) Spinach 10. Teddy Killerz feat. The Qemists - Wasteland 11. Mefjus - Mirage 12. Raizer - We Are The Future VIP 13. Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Take A Chance 14. Emperor - Bad Blood 15. Dephzac - Momentum 16. Disprove - Origin 17. Cause 4 Concern - Below The Horizon 18. Synergy - Turn It Out 19. Dorian - Ritual 20. Malux - Time Crime 21. Belau feat. Szecsi Böbe - You & I (Chris.Su Remix) 22. Consouls - Flares 23. Cynematic - Shuttle 24. Schematic & Polaris - So Long 25. Magnetude - Now Run 26. Killbox feat. Ryme Tyme - Clickbait 27. MaxNRG - Soul Fever 28. Hugh Hardie - Love Troubles

First episode of this daily thing I (Chris) is trying. Not sure what it will be. First episode I go straight to the hack and bitch about drivers and I rave about our tuny little comedy scene here in Humboldt. editor@savagehenrymagazine.com

On this two part episode of the Application Security PodCast, Robert and I speak with Daniel Ramsbrock about Web App Penetration testing. In part two, we focus on the process of pen testing and web app pen testing. I (Chris) connected with Daniel through the RVASec security conference in Richmond, Virginia. Daniel has been in [...] The post Foundations: Web Application Pen Testing – Part 2 (S01E07) – Application Security PodCast appeared first on Security Journey Podcasts.

In this Hoax Busters Call Special Report, John and I (Chris) rejoin Nino Teuheneugh for our continuing discussion on: The New York Punk Scene, Lou Reed, Church of Light,Alice Bailey, John Sinclair, A2 CIA Building Bombing, Chelsea Hotel, New York Dolls, The Ramones, Meghan McCain, Johnny Ramone, Malcolm McLaren, Buster Poindexter (David Johansen), Johnny Thunders, Wayne Kramer, Zodiac Records, Gimme Shelter(documentary), Altamont Free Concert, George Lucas, Meredith Hunter, Lance Loud, â??An American Familyâ??, â??Cinema Veriteâ??, Meg White, Jackson Smith, Patti Smith, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Continental Drift Club, Lenny Kaye, Robert Mapplethorpe, The Hotchkiss School, Samuel Jones Wagstaff, Jr., The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, Warren Buffet, Danny Fields, Leslie Conway "Lester" Bangs, Debbie Harry, Ted Bundy, Gloria Steinem, H.R. Giger, The Talking Heads, David Byrne, Church of the SubGenius, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Philip Leslie "Phil" Graham,hoaxbusterscall.com

[NOTE: There are a few discontinuities in the audio from technical issues.] In this Hoax Busters Call Special Report, John and I (Chris) join Nino Teuheneugh for a riveting discussion regarding; The Blank Generation Defined, Detroit Scene, MC 5, John Sinclair, The Fifth Estate Magazine, Harvey Ovshinsky, Hardcore Radical Socialists, Abby Hoffman, 68â?? Chicago Riots, LSD, Wayne Kramer, Lexington Penitentiary, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, MK Ultra, The Narcotic Farm, William S. Burroughs, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba, James Newell Osterberg, Jr., (Iggy Pop), Louis Jolyon West, The Velvet Underground, Andy Warhol, Frances Stonor Saunders, The Cultural Cold War: The CIA and the World of Arts and Letters(Book), American Abstract Expressionism, Bibbe Hansen, Beck, The New School for Social Research, The Factory, Lou Reed, White Light White Heat, Alice Bailey, Brian Eno, Syracuse University, In this Hoax Busters Call Special Report, John and I (Chris) join Nino Teuheneugh for a riveting discussion regarding; The Blank Generation Defined, Detroit Scene, MC 5, John Sinclair, The Fifth Estate Magazine, Harvey Ovshinsky, Hardcore Radical Socialists, Abby Hoffman, 68â?? Chicago Riots, LSD, Wayne Kramer, Lexington Penitentiary, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, MK Ultra, The Narcotic Farm, William S. Burroughs, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba, James Newell Osterberg, Jr., (Iggy Pop), Louis Jolyon West, The Velvet Underground, Andy Warhol, Frances Stonor Saunders, The Cultural Cold War: The CIA and the World of Arts and Letters(Book), American Abstract Expressionism, Bibbe Hansen, Beck, The New School for Social Research, The Factory, Lou Reed, White Light White Heat, Alice Bailey, Brian Eno, Syracuse University, Free Jazz, John Cale, Fluxus Movement, John Cage, Hotel Chelsea, Timothy Leary, Skull and Bones, Suicide(band), Martin Rev , Alan Vega, New York University, CBGBâ??s, Situationist International Philosophy, Electrosynth, Richard Hell(first â??punk rockerâ??), Television(band), Charles Bukowski, 27 Club, Harry Everett Smith, Into Music: Blank Generation by Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Outro Snippet-â??Punk: Attitudeâ??, Film by Don Letts, hoaxbusterscall.com

In this H.B.C. Special Report, John and I (Chris) discuss; Ray Cyrus, Charles Schwab, Bethlehem Steel, Frank Perry, Barbara Goldsmith, Columbia University, Lana Delray, Fordham University, The Grey Group, The Jesuits, Francis Joseph Spellman, Capitian Kangaroo, Taylor Swift, Scott Kingsley Swift, Jodie Foster, Lucius Fisher Foster III, Kerry Washington, Amy Schumer, Chuck Schumer, Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Francis Bacon, Glenn Close, George Washington, William Taliaferro Close, Moral Re-Armament (MRA), Ebola, AIDs, Nicole Kidman, St Elizabeth Hospital(MKULTRA),Antony David Kidman, Brooke Sheilds, Donna Marina Torlonia, Florence and the Machine, Stevie Nicks, Greyhound's Armour-Dial , Princess Marcella Borghese, Georgette Mosbacher ,Foreign Policy Association, Atlantic Council, Princess Diana, Sara Ferguson, Kate Middleton, The Vanderbilt family, The Witneys, The Astors, Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson, The Children of the Sun, Eton College, BBC, London School of Economics, George Bernard Shaw, Lady GaGa, Tisch School of the Arts, Spike Lee, Melanie Griffith, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Bloomberg,The Globe Theater, Intro Music: Girls Like Me by Bonnie Hayes -Outro Music:TV Queen by WildNothing._hoaxbusterscall.com

*NOTE: Last part of the call was edited due to audio issues.(20min) John and I(Chris)have a rather enlightening discussion with Adam Miller about his article, "The Human body in relation to the Heterotopia" The Modern and Postmodern world has been defined by the spaces that have been created mostly in the urban environment. Spaces are much like personas in that they are constructed. Our actions within a space is limited by the way in which that space is produced. In many cases that space is produced by large moneyed interests and the government. Persona is constructed similarly, which means that our spaces and identities are not always our own. Michel Foucault wrote an influential essay in 1967 titled Of Other Spaces: Utopias and Heterotopias. https://independentoccupier.wordpress.com/2016/05/22/the-human-body-in-relation-to-the-heterotopia/ https://adammillerarts.wordpress.com

In this HBC Special Report, John and I(Chris) discuss Tiki Culture-IN THE 1950S and 60s, an epidemic of island fever swept the United States. Tiki-themed structures spread like jungle vines, taking the form of garden-style apartments in Redondo Beach, California and Polynesia-inspired motor lodges in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. http://www.wired.com/2014/07/the-bizarre-rise-and-fall-of-the-tiki-bar-in-american-culture/

Sorry for the late post, I (Chris) went on vacation and didn’t have enough time to upload before I left. Sorry about that. We recorded this episode 56, last weekend. Brooks is back for this episode! Thanks for listening and … Continue reading →

Feb 28, 2016 – My friend Kyle shares his story about getting spanked at the Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas. Then, Aaron and Chris investigate Kyle’s story by going to the Hof and getting butt paddled. Also in this episode we’re joined by Adam from the Vegas Fanboy blog & podcast to discuss Julie Bindel’s recent op ed piece “Why I Hate Las Vegas“. A special dramatic reading of the article is provided by Alex from the 98 Problems podcast. A new sound drop and segment name for our show comes from The Something …Something… ..Cast. A fantastic podcast about geek culture! Congrats to Vital Vegas for your awesome new podcast! During the one month hiatus of FnA, I (Chris) met a lot of great people who have incredible podcasts. Many of them were very kind to let me play in their sandbox. Here are a few of them that we’d love for you to check out. Afterburn 739 & Alien Theorists Theorizing – We investigated the haunted Cecil Hotel and tried to take an elevator to another dimension. Alternate Endings – We came up with better endings for E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. The Countdown Movie & TV Reviews – We tested the … Continue reading

Sean Griffin on type systems and hopes for Rust's future Notes Chris chats with Sean Griffin about the tradeoffs between mental overhead and type safety, the expressiveness of different type systems, and some of the places where Rust currently falls down. Corrigenda Sean noted he could be wrong about IEnumerable not having a Sum method in C♯, and post-show research indicated that he was (it's possible it was added after he had stopped doing .NET work, of course). See the documentation for details on how IEnumerable.Sum it behaves in C♯ if you're curious. As a related note, I (Chris) have done a little bit of digging on C♯ in the interval and it's fair to say that while a lot of the "ceremony" involved in writing C♯ is annoying, it's much more than just a "slightly nicer Java", and indeed is a much nicer language than my previous, limited exposure had led me to believe. It's no Rust or F♯, but its type system is substantially more capable than Java's. Links fmap Discussion of fmap with Optional in Swift In Haskell Rust: Trait objects Specialization RFC Implementation Diesel Sponsors Aleksey Pirogov Chris Palmer Derek Morr Hamza Sheikh Leif Arne Storset Luca Schmid Micael Bergeron Ralph Giles ("rillian") reddraggone9 Ryan Ollos William Roe Become a sponsor Patreon Venmo Dwolla Cash.me Follow New Rustacean: Twitter: @newrustacean Email: hello@newrustacean.com Chris Krycho GitHub: chriskrycho Twitter: @chriskrycho

John and myself(Chris)join Afternoon Commute repeat guest, Jay Dyer(http://jaysanalysis.com), for an excellent discussion on H.G. Wells Time Machine and Scientism Propaganda, Space Brothers, Darwinism, Materialism, Future Utopian Ideals of the Ruling Elite, Trangenderism and Transhumanism, Freemasonry, Architecture,I (Chris) delve into a rant about Darwinism, Materialism and The Multiverse......hoaxbusterscall.com

I (Chris) go on Jay's 'Esoteric Hollywood' to talk about the Military Industrial Mass Media Infotainment Complex. Esoteric Hollywood is Jay Dyer's (from JaysAnalysis.com) deconstruction of the deeper messages, symbols, and predictive programming subtexts that underlie modern film, including interviews with artists and experts in numerous media fields. Based on years of research into film analysis, comparative religion, propaganda,psychological warfare, secret societies and mind control, Esoteric Hollywood decodes the biggest movies in an unparalleled way, from the classics of the silver screen to today's blockbusters. Learn to watch film with completely new eyes, as philosophy and conspiracy combine to enlighten the arts and awaken the masses.

John and I(Chris) have another excellent discussion with returning guest, Nancy Deville. From her site bio..."Nancy Deville began her career in the 70s as a hippie clothing designer. From 1980 to 1990 she was a costume designer and stylist for TV commercials, taking a two year hiatus to design and manufacture felt her appliqué Christmas stocking designs for major department stores such as Saks and Neimans. Since 1990, Nancy has written best selling health books. She is a weight-loss and anti-aging expert. Since turning 60 five years ago, Nancy reevaluated her life and what she wants to spend her time doing. Nancy loves making up stories, and telling stories. Although she still wants to help people be healthier, and she is especially interested in helping older women live killer third acts, at the same time, she wants to live her own killer third act by doing what she loves most. A long-time yogi, Nancy is the founder and director of Yoga for Incarcerated Women http:// www.yogaforincarceratedwomen.com/, a volunteer group that takes yoga and meditation to women serving jail and prison sentences. Nancy lives in Santa Monica, California with her whippet, Scarlett."

I(Chris) call an Astrophysicist to ask questions about the sun and other stuff. His explanations are interesting, particularly in regards to the atmosphere acting as a refractive lens, making the sun look smaller on the horizon than it does higher in the sky...hmm, why doesn't it have that effect on the moon? I made this call a few weeks ago, just got around to uploading it. http://hoaxbusterscall.blogspot.com/2015/10/timelapse-of-sun-proves-flat-earth-hd.html

Pod of Thunder - 114 - I: Chris, Nick, and Andy break down I from 1981's Music from "The Elder". Andy Skypes in live from his Mexican vacation.

Join us for a spooky Retrocore!! Poisoned Peach joined me for one hell of a Halloween show. She picked some good “Halloweenish games” while I (Chris) didn’t. But that doesn’t mean we still didn’t have a good show! Hope you guys enjoy,and don’t get to startled!! Gremlins 2 (NES, Jennifer) A Nightmare on Elm Street (NES, Chris) Castlevania (NES,Jennifer) Friday the 13th (NES, Chris) Let us know how we’re doing at: Retrocore@hotmail.com