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Kate and Leah break down last week's atrocious shadow docket order on the President's wildly illegal executive order concerning elections and absentee ballots, which furthers the administration's effort to, as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warns, "foment chaos ahead of the November elections." Then, after touching on other legal news from the week, Leah speaks with former Governor of North Carolina—and current Senate candidate—Roy Cooper about the Court's gutting of election law and what he'll do about it when he's elected. Finally, we kick off Hot SCOTUS Reform September with a conversation about docket reform featuring One First's Steve Vladeck. Look out for our bonus series on Supreme Court reform every Thursday in September!Favorite things: Leah: Pumpkin spice latte season; Taylor Swift's Icon Session; Operation Metro Surge resistance takes center stage in State Fair art (MPR News); KBJ's dissent in Trump v. California Kate: Paradiso 17, Hannah Lillith Assadi; Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times, Skye Perryman; The Political Supreme Court, Rachel A. Shelden; End Times Fascism, Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor; meeting Mikey Friedman and learning about Page Break; Dolly Parton tributes Take the Strict Scrutiny survey.New Strict merch available here.You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at crooked.com/strict_cleGet tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC: Crookedcon.comBuy Melissa's book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern ReaderBuy Leah's book, Lawless, now out in paperbackFollow us on Instagram, Threads, and BlueskyFor a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com

A married politician in Illinois released footage of herself with a local mayor after her competitors allegedly threatened to leak the video. Touchy feely Rover. Daughter refuses to give her stepdad her password. Charlie called the cops on his mom. 

Rover thinks he has the flu, unanimous, ER visit, and pheromone maxing. Duji is now paying for ChatGPT. An officer has been placed on administrative leave after they shot baby donkey, HeeHaw. Caught cheating by robot vacuum. Woman are scammed by a fake 49er's player. Two commercial jets do a flyover for a rugby match in South Africa. Charlie went to an adult spelling bee. How would JLR do in a spelling bee? Milo Yiannopoulos, far-right British provocateur, has been detained by ICE. A married politician in Illinois released footage of herself with a local mayor after her competitors allegedly threatened to leak the video. Touchy feely Rover. Daughter refuses to give her stepdad her password. Charlie called the cops on his mom. Printing phone records and going through your kid's phone. Documentary 'Death of a Pastor's Wife.' Lindsay Clancy. Duji leaves the studio.

All-American linebacker J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to preview Thursday's Illinois football season opener against UAB. Leman breaks down what Game One is like for players, the excitement level around Illinois football's 2026 season, what would make for a successful first game, what he expects to see from Bobby Hauck's defense and players he's higher on than the consensus.Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on:Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NPSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xan2L8 Other: https://bit.ly/36gn7Ct Go VIP for 60% OFF: https://tinyurl.com/2fkhmjdz (0:00) - Intro(1:30) - What Week One is like for a player(3:30) - Excitement level for 2026 season(5:04) - Bobby Hauck's defense debuts(9:45) - Key for Illini linebackers in this defense(16:00) - How Illini overcome WR injuries(21:04) - What a success looks like for Katin Houser(26:27) - Keys for new-look Illini offensive line(28:20) - Players J Leman is higher on this season(31:25) - Impact of Xavier Scott's return

BONUS: How AI Took the Boring Out of Agile Coaching—Where Scrum Masters Should Actually Start, With Michael Dougherty Today we speak with Michael Dougherty — "Agile Mike" — about how a 30-year veteran of solution development and product leadership made AI a working part of his Agile coaching practice. Michael walks us through the journey from early ChatGPT curiosity, to documentation as the first real win, to the personal-passion project that built his comfort with the tools, and finally to where every Scrum Master should start: the retrospective. From Curiosity to Toolbox: A Slow Burn That Started With User Stories "I tried, and I thought it sucked at that. I'd rather write this by hand."   Michael's AI journey started in late 2022 with ChatGPT — like most coaches, he tried to make it write user stories and acceptance criteria. It didn't work. The output wasn't usable, and he went back to writing them by hand. What looks like a failure was actually the first lesson: not every coaching task is a good fit for AI, and the way to find out is to try. He kept experimenting in the background through 2023 and 2024 — Claude, Grok, Perplexity — while keeping personal use and business use cleanly separated. The real shift came at the Department of Homeland Security, where he sat alongside ex-Googlers, ex-OpenAI people, and an Anthropic alumnus on the team building DHS's internal chatbot. Watching what AI could do inside a heavily-protected enterprise environment changed his frame: this wasn't a productivity hack anymore, it was infrastructure. The Boring, Tedious, Now Quicker: Documentation as the First Real Win "AI has taken all those boring, tedious tasks and made them quicker, more valuable, and more fun to boot."   The first AI practice that stuck was documentation — the part of Agile coaching nobody enjoys but every client demands. Michael had spent years writing SDLC docs from blank pages, and his co-author on Shift: From Product to People used to look at empty docs and ask for help getting started. AI removed that blank-page problem. He'd give the model the team context, the client's documentation requirements, and a template — and get a draft to edit. He stayed in the loop as the human, bringing context, judgment, and final shape, but he no longer started from zero. The same shift happened with presentations: instead of fighting PowerPoint spacing, he tells the AI to drop content into a template and gets back a formatted deck. Small tasks, but multiplied across a coaching week, they bought back real time. The Personal Project Trick: Find Something You Love First "Find something you have a passion with, something you really enjoy. That made me feel comfortable with AI so I could do more."   Michael's strongest advice for coaches who feel intimidated by AI isn't to start at work — it's to build something for yourself, in a domain you care about. His own example: the Nordic Metal Tour Tracker, a personal AI agent for tracking heavy metal bands across Northern Europe (and Spain and Portugal). It plays music. It maps tours by country. It exists purely because he loves heavy metal. The trick isn't the tool — it's that working on something he actually cared about removed the fear and built the muscle memory. Once the comfort was there, transferring it to work became a small step instead of a leap. He references the rundown AI as a daily input that keeps him aware of how others — even people in their 80s — are using AI for everything from gardening to balanced school lunches. A Week With Preppy Paul: Agents, Connectors, and the End of Inbox Drudgery "Preppy Paul gives me a list of all my meetings today and the top three items I should have on each one — based on my notes, my email, my calendar."   Michael's current weekly routine looks nothing like his Agile coaching week from three years ago. He works at Zion Cloud Solutions as a Tier 1 Google AI partner, splitting time across three roles: about 20–30% traditional Agile project management (coaching a Scrum Master on a state of Illinois project), and the rest as an AI Growth Engineer and AI delivery lead on short 4–6 week projects with 3–5 person teams. The backbone is Google Gemini Enterprise — a platform that lets him run Claude, ChatGPT, or any major model behind enterprise protection (Model Armor, the SAIF framework). Inside it, connectors pull in Gmail, Outlook, Calendar, Confluence, Jira, Slack, Teams, monday.com, and thousands of other tools — each agent inherits only the permissions the user already has. A few practical patterns he runs every week:   Preppy Paul — an agent that prepares him for the day's meetings, pulling top topics per meeting from his notes, email, and calendar. Meeting-to-email — AI records and summarises every meeting, and he asks the agent to draft updates to specific team members directly from the summary. LinkedIn drafts in his voice — hashtags, formatting, and tone all match his style; he edits lightly and posts.   The pattern across all of these: the agent isn't replacing the work. It's removing the friction between the meeting and the next conversation. The Retrospective: The Best Place for Every Scrum Master to Start "Don't have it be the same darn Jira spreadsheet of the same darn three questions every time. Go to AI and eat your heart out with it."   When pushed for one thing a Scrum Master could try tomorrow morning, Michael was clear: the retrospective. It's the one Scrum event where creativity is usually welcome, where format experimentation has a low cost, and where teams are already expecting something new. Ask AI for retrospective formats that fit the team's current situation — review five or ten options, pick one, run it. The signal you watch for within a week is double: how many improvements the team generated, and how many of them actually got done. The simpler signal is the team's reaction. If at the end someone says "that was fun" — and then you tell them you used AI to design the format — you've shown the team what AI is good for without a single slide or framework. It's the smallest possible experiment with the largest possible upside. Experiment Like a Scientist, Not a Spectator "Don't be afraid of it. Try whatever you can with it. Have the viewpoint of a scientist."   The trap Michael sees most coaches falling into is curiosity without commitment — reading about AI, watching demos, talking about it, but never building anything. His framing is the opposite: be a scientist. Run experiments. Some will fail (his user-story attempt did). Some will quietly become essential (documentation did). The way to find out which is which is to keep trying, in low-stakes contexts, with both personal projects and small work experiments. The coaches who'll be useful to their teams in 18 months aren't the ones who can describe AI accurately — they're the ones who've built enough small things to know what AI is bad at, what it's surprisingly good at, and where the human in the loop has to stay.   About Michael Dougherty   "Agile Mike" has over 30 years of experience with solution development and product leadership, working in nearly every IT role that exists and literally hundreds of companies during his career. Michael has taught multiple Agile courses to over 1000 people, spoken at multiple events and podcasts, written dozens of blogs, and has been recently serving the US Government. He is the other co-author of Shift: From Product to People.   You can link with Michael Dougherty on LinkedIn and find more about his work at shiftingpeople.com and AP8XGlobal.com.

The All-American is back! J Leman returns to The Drive to break down the 2026 Illinois Fighting Illini football team ahead of Thursday night's season opener against UAB. Leman takes an in-depth look at the Illini offense and defense, including the biggest strengths, concerns, position battles, and players he's watching closely as Illinois enters a season with plenty of new faces and new pieces. On offense, the conversation includes Katin Houser taking over at quarterback, the revamped offensive line, the running game, and the challenges facing an Illinois receiving corps dealing with injuries. On defense, Leman breaks down Bobby Hauck's new 3-3-5 scheme, the rebuilt defensive front, linebacker play, and what the Illini need to do to get off to a strong start. Plus, J gives his thoughts on Thursday's matchup with UAB, what Illinois needs to accomplish in Game 1, and what would make for a successful opening night. It's the return of J Leman — and the 2026 Illini football season is finally here! Follow The Drive on X, Instagram, and Facebook!

Hour 2 of The Drive covers plenty of Illini, MLB and NFL news, starting with the Random Illini Player of the Day. The guys discuss former Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer's NFL future after the Detroit Lions waived him as part of their roster cuts. Altmyer lost the backup quarterback battle to veteran Josh Dobbs, but his next opportunity could come quickly. After clearing waivers, Altmyer is eligible to sign with Detroit's practice squad or another team. Then it's a look at the Cubs and Cardinals after a frustrating weekend, including what's gone wrong for both teams and whether either club can turn things around as the MLB regular season enters its final stretch. The hour wraps up with a Chicago Bears roster breakdown following NFL cutdown day. The Bears have finalized their initial 53-man roster, setting the stage for a new season with Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson leading the way. The guys examine the roster, position groups, surprises from cutdown day, and the biggest questions facing the Bears heading into the regular season. Plus: Who gets today's Random Illini Player of the Day?

What happens when a former 400-meter hurdler combines a love for track & field, a business mindset, and a passion for helping young athletes?In this episode of the Gill Connections Podcast, Mike Cunningham sits down with Devin Noel, founder and CEO of Hurdlenomics, to discuss his journey from Memphis, Tennessee, to Arkansas State University and eventually to building one of the most recognizable hurdles-focused training groups in Texas.Devin shares the story behind the Hurdlenomics name, how a simple request to help one athlete turned into a thriving coaching business, and why he believes the best coaches can explain complex concepts in simple terms. Along the way, Mike and Devin dive into youth development, elite hurdle training, athlete mindset, learning how to lose, coaching education, and the importance of surrounding athletes with the right support system.The conversation also explores Devin's coaching philosophy, including his "Go to the Fence, Push Them In, Sprint" approach to teaching beginning hurdlers and his belief that every hurdler should develop as both a short hurdler and long hurdler before specializing.Whether you're a coach, athlete, parent, or track & field fan, you'll find practical insights and plenty of laughs in this wide-ranging conversation.Topics Covered:• The origin story of Hurdlenomics• Growing up in Memphis track culture• Running at Arkansas State• Learning to embrace failure and adversity• Building a hurdles-only training group• Coaching philosophy and athlete development• Why every hurdler starts as a dual hurdler• The importance of coaching education and mentorship• Simplifying hurdling for new athletesConnect with Devin:Instagram: @HurdlenomicsDive into nearly 400 episodes featuring insights from coaching legends such as Boo Schexnayder and Dan Pfaff, Diljeet Taylor (BYU) and Beth Alford-Sullivan, as well as superstar coaches Petros Kyprianou (Illinois), Althea Thomas (Vanderbilt) and many more! Find us on Twitch.tv, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more!

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It's been 20 years since I was a high school pole vaulter. I had a really successful career: a state championship, a 16'7" personal best, and a Division 1 scholarship. (Yes, I was that guy who told everyone he was "going D1." We'll get to that.) And there's still a whole list of things I'd change.In the first-ever solo episode of One More Jump, I go back 20 years and walk through the nine things I wish I'd done differently in high school, from refreshing the Illinois state rankings ten times a day, to being afraid of the weight room, to kicking a folding chair in front of the whole crowd after losing state my senior year. Now that coaching high school vaulters is my career, these are the exact mistakes I watch talented kids make every season.The nine things I'd change:I wish I would've stayed in my lane and stopped comparing myself to everyone elseI wish I would've understood that no single workout or meet makes you or breaks youI wish I would've controlled my emotions and, honestly, just shut my mouthI wish I would've realized that more pain doesn't mean more progressI wish I would've gotten in the weight room earlierI wish I would've believed in my own way of jumping a little bit moreI wish I would've picked my college with my intuition instead of my prideI wish I would've finished the race my senior yearI wish I was less of a vibe killerIf you're a young vaulter, take a minute after this one and ask which of these applies to you right now. And if you're a parent or a coach, you'll recognize somebody you know in here. Probably several somebodies.One More Jump is brought to you by RISE Pole Vault in Joliet, Illinois, where we've coached over 1.2 million vaults and counting, for everyone from kids picking up a pole for the first time to Olympic Trials finalists. We keep vaulters across the country on the right pole through our nationwide pole rental program, and we sell pole vault and track and field equipment too. Training, rentals, and gear at risepolevault.com.

Monday, August 25th, 2025 The DOJ has released the audio and transcripts of the witness tampering meeting between Todd Blanche and Ghislaine Maxwell; the government has threatened to deport Kilmar Abrego to Uganda if he doesn't plead guilty to the two charges against him; John Bolton's house has been raided in search of classified emails sent on a private server; a federal judge orders the dismantling of the Florida concentration camp; Fort Bliss - where the Japanese were interned during WWII - is operating as an internment camp again; the White House lists Smithsonian exhibits it wants to erase from history; the Justice Department's release of the Epstein files to House Oversight is a joke; the Pentagon plans to deploy the military to Chicago; Homeland Security is violating the law by refusing to retain text messages; Illinois announces a first of its kind legal hotline for the LGBTQ community; residents keep repainting the Pulse nightclub rainbow sidewalk after the city keeps removing it; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Guest: Joyce Vance Preorder Giving Up Is Unforgivable by Joyce Vance - 10/21/2025 Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance | Substack #SistersInLaw - Podcast - Apple Podcasts, The Insider Podcast - CAFE @joycewhitevance.bsky.social on Bluesky Live with Allison Gill and Joyce Vance | Joyce Vance Substack Live with Allison Gill and Joyce Vance | MuellerSheWrote Substack Stories Justice Dept. Sent Congress Epstein Files That Were Already Public, Democrats Say | The New York Times National Security Counselors - Donate Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown | The Washington Post Homeland Security Tells Watchdog It Hasn't Kept Text Message Data Since April | The New York Times Japanese American groups blast use of Fort Bliss, former internment camp site, as ICE detention center | NBC News White House Lists Smithsonian Exhibits It Finds Objectionable | The New York Times Florida ordered to dismantle Alligator Alcatraz over environmental impact | The Washington Post Pritzker announces 'first of its kind' legal hotline for LGBTQ+ Illinoisans | Chicago Sun-Times Rainbow crosswalk repainted outside Pulse; Florida troopers seen standing by | News 6 Orlando Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That's just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ckWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeanshttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

For complete Medicare guidance, dial (617) 644-0093 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter Medicare Advisors.After deftly, and infuriatingly, side-stepping the legal question of whether so-called assault weapons bans—typically tight bans on AR-15 style rifles, the most commonly owned class of rifles in America—run afoul of the Second Amendment, the US Supreme Court is taking on that precise issue in the case of Viramontes v. Illinois.The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has filed its opening brief arguing that the assault weapons bans established by both Illinois and Connecticut—and, by extension, really every assault weapons ban in the country—unconstitutionally infringe the right of the People to keep and bear arms. This appeal to the Supreme Court on this question has been made necessary by the fecklessness of Progressive legislatures who wish to blame gun violence on the inanimate guns rather than the demographic actually behind virtually all American gun violence, and by the equally feckless and intellectually dishonest federal judges who support them.Join me today as I explain the legal arguments in plain English—I even made flow charts, to illustrate the legal reasoning by both the patriot and tyrannical sides of the argument—as well as read through and explain SAF's opening brief. Join me LIVE at 1 PM ET as I break it all down!Make sure you're ready to win the LEGAL FIGHT that follows the PHYSICAL FIGHT if you're ever compelled to defend yourself or your family from criminal predation. Learn why I am PERSONALLY a member of CCW SAFE, and why YOU SHOULD CONSIDER JOINING, TOO:  https://lawofselfdefense.com/ccwsafeClarence Thomas x 9: Perfect SCOTUS Mugs! https://tinyurl.com/k778wj2kFor complete Medicare guidance, dial (617) 644-0093 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter.All @TheBrancaShow mugs & MORE! https://tinyurl.com/k778wj2kJOIN OUR COMMUNITY! Exclusive Members-only content & perks! Only ~17 cents/day! $5/month! YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/hn32rfz9 Locals: https://tinyurl.com/yck4w9kfFOUNDING FATHERS SPEED DIAL: Founding Fathers SPEED DIAL: https://tinyurl.com/3f7pc8nzEpisode #1428.Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan's contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don't directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.

One week. One tough loss. Six days to figure out what comes next.At the 2026 IHSA Class 3A State Championships, Owen Horeni finished second in the 800m, running 1:51. It wasn't the ending he wanted. Less than a week later, he lined up again at the HOKA Festival of Miles, fought all the way to the line, and dove for the win in 1:48.58.That race was the perfect snapshot of Owen's senior season. He ran 1:50.25 for 3rd at the Arcadia Invitational, then dropped his PR to 1:50.18 at sectionals. He also won the 1,600m sectional title in 4:13.25. After four years of climbing the podium at the state meet, he had put together one of the best middle-distance careers in Yorkville history.But there's a lot more to Owen's story than the times. He grew up running with his marathoner parents and found his love for competition in elementary school cross country. He dealt with knee issues and cross training early in high school, trained through Illinois winters, and slowly figured out that the 800 might be where he could really make his mark.We talk about what actually happened between state and HOKA. The disappointment. The reset. The differences in the two races. The role of pace lights, race conditions, crowd energy, and having the right people around you when things don't go according to plan.Owen also takes me through the recruiting process, from reaching out to more than 200 coaches to visiting schools like Stanford and Georgetown, and eventually deciding that Notre Dame was the place he wanted to call home.Now he's heading into college, where the races will be less frequent, the training will be longer, and progress won't always be as obvious.So maybe the biggest lesson from Owen's story isn't a time or a place. It's learning how to stay patient, keep moving forward, and trust that the work is adding up.Stay the course.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and giving us a five-star review. And if you know someone who would get something out of this conversation, send it their way.

I accidentally turned my mic off right before we started recording. So embarrassing!A two-hour conversation with Jon Stewart—former wrestler, Illinois candidate, and investigator of the leaked “Alien Interview”—on his political philosophy; life inside the Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian parties; Ukraine and Russia; a teased presidential run; and why he says the 1991 interrogation footage would be the most important story on Earth if it is genuine.

A private eye takes a dead girl's case for a father who can't afford him, and comes home with a box of gardenias that have been cut for a month and still smell fresh.EPISODE PAGE (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/noir-gardeniasonadeadlaneTRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/55nmcphxTHE REAL CASE BEHIND THIS STORY: The story in this episode is a fictionalized dramatization. Invented for it are the detective, his office, the gravedigger, the specific conversations, and the telephone call, and every name of a person or a place has been changed. The case underneath it is real.On the night of Thursday, June 24th, 1948, seventeen-year-old Mary Jane Reed, a switchboard operator, went on a first date with Stanley Skridla, a twenty-eight-year-old Navy veteran and telephone lineman from Rockford. They drank in taverns in Oregon, Illinois, a town on the Rock River in Ogle County, and the last place anyone could name was the Stenhouse, out on Route 2 at the south edge of town. They left around eleven-thirty. Skridla was found the next morning in the ditch along County Farm Road, shot with a .32. Mary Jane was found five days later along Silica Road, now called Devil's Backbone Road, shot once through the head, her slacks off her and her mother's wedding ring still on her hand. Roughly fifty people were questioned within a week. Nobody was ever charged, and the case was off the front pages by autumn.The casings, the photographs and the investigation reports all disappeared in the decades that followed. On November 15th, 1999 – Mary Jane's birthday – an untraceable floral arrangement addressed to her arrived at the old Stenhouse, by then the Road House, on a day the bar was closed. The owner, Mike Arians, had just been elected mayor, and the case has occupied him ever since. Her brother Warren Reed had her exhumed on August 23rd, 2005. Inside the burial vault, beside the casket, investigators found a dress and slip wrapped in newspapers dated June 25th, 1948 – four days before anyone found her. In 2007, forensic anthropologist Linda Klepinger examined the remains released to the family and reported that the skull and one vertebra had come from a different person. The DNA test that would settle it has never been run. Skridla was exhumed in 2015 on Arians's theory that Mary Jane's skull had been hidden in his coffin; it held one man and nothing else, though two .32 slugs came out of the ground with him and neither matched the gun Arians submitted.Warren Reed died on December 23rd, 2023, at eighty-one, without ever learning whose skull was in his sister's grave. The homicides remain open and unsolved.The full account – the fifty interviews, the suitor in La Crosse, the missing wallet the record can't agree on, the six years of court fights, the $25,000 reward for a skull nobody ever produced, and the haunting at the roadhouse – is documented in detail here:Mary Jane Reed's Illinois Grave Held Someone Else's Skull.WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: August 28, 2026

This week we pay tribute to Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, both fancy (and gloriously trashy!) in their own right!   The boys also discuss fancy hotels vs regular hotels and read some FANTASTIC airmail concerning Toy Story theories from last weeks show! (Remember you can email us at PuttinOnAirs@gmail.com)   TraeCrowder.com for Tickets to see Trae   CoreyWritesForYou.com to read Corey's work FOR FREE or help send his son to college by pledging 5 bucks a month.   Corey will also be performing in Ironton, Oh on September 15 as the entertainment for the Lawrence County Democratic dinner. Tickets here — https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/lawrence-county-democratic-dinner   SPONSORS   we've got a special deal for our listeners: right now, when you buy two months of BlueChew Gold you get the third FREE with promo code POA. That's promo code POA. You will also receive an additional 10% OFF + Free overnight shipping on your first order. Visit BlueChew.com for more details and important safety information. We thank BlueChew for sponsoring the pod and the bedroom. Ultra is the ultimate guilt-free pouch — delivering instant focus and mental clarity, without nicotine or caffeine. New customers can use code POA to get 15% off at  TakeUltra.com for 15% off with code POA. After you purchase, they will ask you where you heard about them. PLEASE support our show and tell them our show sent you.   New DraftKings customers, sign up with code POA spend five bucks to get $200 in rewards within 21 days - includes all markets. That's code POA. In Partnership with DraftKings. The Crown Is Yours. Bet with DK Sportsbook: Gambling Problem? Call one eight hundred GAMBLER, one eight hundred MY RESET. Connecticut: call eight eight eight seven eight nine seven seven seven seven, visit CCPG dot org. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino in Kansas. Bet tax pass-through may apply in Illinois. Twenty one plus. Void in Canada. Event contract trading with DraftKings Predictions involves risk of loss. Availability varies. Predictions offer void in New York. Bet to get Bonus bets that expire in seven days. Trade to get Predictions Dollars that expire in one year. Fifty dollars in rewards issued every seven days via click to claim for twenty-one days. One non-withdrawable reward redeemable. Terms at d k n g dot c o slash offer. Limited time offer. Nationwide based on Sportsbook, Predictions, and Free-to-Play Sports Contest availability. Varies by State. 

Episode 1018 features Driftglass in conversation with Dr. Cinde Wirth, the Democrat running to flip Indiana's 6th Congressional District. A seventh-generation Bartholomew County Hoosier, high school science teacher, and first-generation college graduate with a Ph.D. in cultural and educational policy, Wirth brings an unusual résumé to the race — including a stint as a congressional fellow writing science and education policy.  The conversation covers what drove her to run for office, her priorities around working families, public education, healthcare access, and the environment, and what it takes to flip a seat in deep-red Indiana. It's a chance to hear directly from a candidate who says Hoosiers are worth the fight.Her website:  Wirth For Congress: https://wirth4congress.com/Stay in Touch! Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.com Website: proleftpod.com Support via Patreon: patreon.com/proleftpod or Donate in the Venmo App @proleftpodMail: The Professional Left, PO Box 9133, Springfield, Illinois, 62791Support the show

Follow my Instagram Join my Street Team! Give me money on my Patreon The Copyrights are a punk rock band from Carbondale, Illinois, known for their fast, melodic sound and sharp, hook-heavy songwriting. Formed in 2002, the band draws heavily from the classic pop-punk tradition of bands like Screeching Weasel, The Queers, and Dillinger Four. Over the years, they've released a steady run of albums packed with short, energetic songs that balance humor, frustration, and everyday life. They've built a loyal following through years of touring and appearances at punk festivals like The Fest in Gainesville. More than two decades in, The Copyrights remain a dependable part of the DIY punk scene, delivering catchy punk rock without trying to reinvent the wheel. Us being on the same bill together in a school in Illinois Meeting Ian MacKaye when he was 12 Story of the Year Red Scare Records fucking up on stage What's up with No Idea Records Dear Landlord All American Rejects Fest with Brendan Kelly singing Slapstick And a ton more Catch them at Fest this year.

Download the “65 Investment Terms You MUST Know to Reach Your Financial Goals” for FREE by going to https://TodaysMarketExplained.com/  In this episode of Today's Market Explained, Brian Kasal and Chris Reardon analyze the key drivers behind current market movements across asset classes, sector performance, and broader economic indicators. From energy's massive 43.71% year-to-date surge to gold hitting historic record highs above $4,400, they explore where market strength lies, how inflation is weighing heavily on consumer sentiment, and what to expect from upcoming Fed policy decisions.

Gabe Ramirez and Carmen Vitali opened their show by reacting to the latest developments in the Bears' stadium saga as NFL commissioner Roger Goodell recently met with Illinois lawmakers. Later, they conducted the Pick 6 segment, where they debated the top sports stories of the day.

Hour 1 of The Drive gets you ready for another big football weekend in Central Illinois. Carson Gourdie joins the show to break down Bret Bielema's latest press conference ahead of Illinois' season opener against UAB and discuss what we're learning about the 2026 Fighting Illini. Carson also previews Week 2 of the high school football season, including the biggest storylines and matchups to watch around Central Illinois. Illini wrestling great Zac Braunagel calls in to talk about RAF Wrestling's trip to Moscow, his co-main event on the card, and more. Plus, it's time for another Random Illini Player of the Day, featuring another memorable name from Illinois football history. Listen to the full first hour of The Drive for Illini football, Central Illinois high school football, wrestling and plenty more.

College football is back, and Scott and James are finishing up the CrimsonCASH Big Ten season win total preview with Part 2. There's plenty of value on the board — and James isn't backing down from a huge prediction for the defending champs: Indiana goes 12-0.The guys work through the remaining Big Ten win totals, breaking down schedules, potential trap games and where the best over/under bets might be hiding.

Illinois has joined other states in a legal challenge against the president's order.

In Hour 2 of the show, Jonas Knox, Brady Quinn, & LaVar Arrington go into the thick of the NFL getting rid of the Pro Bowl after it has been declining for some time. Plus, the guys ponder if the Chicago Bears will be able to stay in Illinois and not head to Indiana, we have our Pro Of The Week, and more!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We said we'd do it, we're rewatching the Sixers Celtics playoff series from April and May. Today we look back on Games 1 and 2. Then we discuss LeBron's connection to Dodgers owner Mark Walter reported earlier this week by Bloomberg. Watch the Sixers vs. Celtics series this way: https://www.rightstorickysanchez.com/p/the-sixers-vs-celtics-playoff-rewatchJoin the Bark In The Park team and get the Rebel shirt here: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/bitp26/team/1043142/The Rights To Ricky Sanchez is presented by Draft KingsAnthony Degli Obizzi is the official Financial Planner of The Ricky, text RICKY to 484-471-4873 to set up a conversationBriggs Auction is the official auction of The Ricky at briggsauction.comGet 20% off Verb Energy bars with code RTRS and the VERB starter pack at https://verbenergy.com/rickySurfside Iced Tea and Vodka is the official canned cocktail of The RickyBet with DK Sportsbook: Gambling Problem? Call one eight hundred GAMBLER, one eight hundred MY RESET. Connecticut: call eight eight eight seven eight nine seven seven seven seven, visit CCPG dot org. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino in Kansas. Bet tax pass-through may apply in Illinois. Twenty one plus. Void in Canada. Event contract trading with DraftKings Predictions involves risk of loss. Availability varies. Predictions offer void in New York. Bet to get Bonus bets that expire in seven days. Trade to get Predictions Dollars that expire in one year. Fifty dollars in rewards issued every seven days via click to claim for twenty-one days. One non-withdrawable reward redeemable. Terms at d k n g dot c o slash offer. Limited time offer. Nationwide based on Sportsbook, Predictions, and Free-to-Play Sports Contest availability. Varies by State.

In this week's episode, Christians will persecute THEMSELVES if were not gonna do it, Republicans warn us that dinosaur demons are eating the cats and dogs, and Don Ford will be here for more of the Bible's “yadda yadda yadda” chapters.---To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheistTo buy our book, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Outbreak-Crisis-Religion-Ruined-Pandemic/dp/B08L2HSVS8/If you see a news story you think we might be interested in, you can send it here: scathingnews@gmail.comTo check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticratTo check out our sister show's hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-moviesTo check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/To check out our sister show's sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/Report instances of harassment or abuse connected to this show to the Creator Accountability Network here: https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/---Headlines:Meanwhile, Trump is ACTUALLY targeting churches: https://religionnews.com/2026/08/20/11-faith-groups-accuse-trump-administration-of-violating-court-order-while-spying-on-churches/Survivors Just Built the First National Database of Accused Protestant Abusershttps://relevantmagazine.com/current/survivors-just-built-the-first-national-database-of-accused-protestant-abusers/Pete Hegseth is bringing Blue Bonnet like bullshit to military schools: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/pete-hegseth-is-bringing-christianSwiss Tourist Sentenced to Prison After Violating ‘Day of Silence' in Bali: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/travel/bali-swiss-tourist-nyepi.htmlThe GOP nominee for governor of Illinois doesn't want to talk about his Creationist beliefs: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-gop-nominee-for-governor-of-illinoisColorado GOP Gov Nominee Claims to Have Battled ‘Demons' With ‘Reptilian' Eyes: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/colorado-gop-gov-nominee-claims-to-have-battled-demons-with-reptilian-eyes

In the second episode of our Know Your Rights series, Leah and Melissa sit down with NYU Law's Daniel Harawa to break down what you do—and don't—have to say when law enforcement stops you. They cover the difference between being seized and a consensual encounter, and the crucial distinction between knowing your rights on paper and using your judgment to stay safe in the moment.You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at crooked.com/strict_cleGet tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC: Crookedcon.comBuy Melissa's book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern ReaderBuy Leah's book, Lawless, now out in paperbackFollow us on Instagram, Threads, and BlueskyFor a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner unveil their 'Sign Guys' for the 2026 Illinois football season. The guys break down no-doubt starters, rotation players and underclassmen they're all-in on to make a significant impact and why.Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on:Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NPSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xan2L8 Other: https://bit.ly/36gn7Ct Go VIP for 60% OFF: https://tinyurl.com/2fkhmjdz (0:00) - Intro(1:00) - Explaining 'Sign Guys'(10:34) - Joey's keeper from last year(14:49) - Jeremy's keeper from last year(21:00) - Joey's pick for offensive starter(25:28) - Jeremy's pick for offensive starter(30:40) - Joey's pick for defensive starter(34:47) - Jeremy's pick for defensive starter(40:07) - Joey's offensive rotation pick(42:31) - Jeremy's offensive rotation pick(47:14) - Joey's defensive rotation pick(49:20) - Jeremy's defensive rotation pick(53:15) - Joey's underclassman pick(55:45) - Jeremy's underclassman pick

Part 3 of Dr Adam Koontz's talk at the Not Ashamed Conference sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Church, Tuscola, Illinois in 2023 about evangelism in America and belonging in the church. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

How many games will Iowa football win in 2026? Chad Leistikow and Scott Dochterman go game by game through the Hawkeyes' entire 2026 schedule, predicting the outcome of every matchup and revealing where they expect Iowa to finish in the Big Ten. The guys break down Northern Illinois, Iowa State, Northern Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Purdue, Illinois, and Nebraska, identifying Iowa's biggest challenges, potential upset opportunities, and the games the Hawkeyes absolutely need to win. How will they fare in a brutal stretch against Michigan, Ohio State, and Washington? They also discuss how the quarterback battle between Jeremy Hecklinski and Hank Brown, Iowa's defense, offensive line, and overall roster could affect those game-by-game predictions - and whether Iowa has a realistic path to a double-digit-win season and the College Football Playoff. Legends & Listeners presented by GameDay Men's Health. Only on Iowa Everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote reacted to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell getting more involved in the Bears' stadium saga, which has turned into a mess.

America needs more power. Data centers are accelerating demand, utilities are planning billions of dollars in new infrastructure, and households will ultimately help pay for much of it.But what if we invested some of that money in the households themselves?Ari Matusiak, co-founder and CEO of Rewiring America, makes the case that homes can become a meaningful part of America's energy infrastructure—and that households should be compensated for the value they provide to the grid.In this wide-ranging conversation, Ari and Nico explore the rise of Homegrown Energy, why the old equilibrium between utilities and customers is breaking down, how hyperscalers could help fund household energy upgrades, and where regulators and utilities are already testing what's possible.They also get into the harder question underneath all of it: who gets to participate in the value created as we build out the grid?For Ari, the opportunity is bigger than electrification. If households can provide real value to the grid, the question becomes whether we continue treating them primarily as customers, or start investing in them as part of the solution.That could create a very different deal: more capacity for a power-hungry economy, more flexibility for the grid, and tangible value flowing back to the households helping make it possible.Are there other technologies you've scouted on the frontlines of the Clean Energy Revolution that you think we should be covering here on SunCast?Hit us up - team@suncast.me with your feedback & recommendations.If you want to connect with today's guest, you'll find links to their contact info in the show notes on the blog at https://suncast.media/episodes/.Our Platinum Presenting Sponsor for SunCast is CPS America!You can learn more about all the sponsors who help make this show free for you at www.suncast.media/sponsors.Remember, you can always find resources, learn more about today's guest and explore recommendations, book links, and more than 950 other founder stories and startup advice at www.suncast.media.We'd love if you'd leave us a 5 ⭐ rating & review and it's never been easier: https://www.ratethispodcast.com/suncastSubscribe to Valence, our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter, and learn the elements of compelling storytelling: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/valence-content-that-connects-7145928995363049472/You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on:Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/nicomeoLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus(00:00) The Fastest Path to Power(00:12) Meet Ari Matusiak, Rewiring America's Founder(03:17) The Thread Behind a Career of Big Problems(09:42) Winning an Affordable Housing Bond in Rhode Island(22:47) Rewiring America and the 42% Emissions Insight(27:06) Reframing Households as Energy Infrastructure(29:57) Why the Grid's Political Economy Just Shifted(41:13) Energy Value vs. Community Benefit Payouts(42:30) Building the Missing Middle Market(48:47) The Slow Start of Homegrown Energy(55:31) Data Centers, Grid Distortion, and Homeowners(1:00:25) Illinois as the First Domino(1:05:23) Answering the Subsidy Critique(1:15:13) Dignity, Shared Winning, and What's Hardest

How Great Is Ball!?We are hours from kick-off and college football will be officially underway. And thus, we will all either be right or absolutely wrong about our picks. And that's the fun part, picking the sleepers and contenders. Todd Blackledge and I dive into those teams in advance of game 1 in today's Y-Option podcast, fueled by our founding sponsor 76, keeping you on the GO GO GO so you never miss a beat.We tap into the reasons why Iowa, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Oregon, Ohio State, Minnesota, UCLA, Washington, Illinois, and USC could all challenge the way people are talking about them this season. We will explain what stood out in practice, which quarterbacks are ready to take a leap, why defensive depth matters, and how the Big Ten race could change once these teams get tested on the field.Almost game time, set those DVRs!Much love and stay steady,Yogi

August 17, 1992. Waukegan, Illinois. While babysitting two children, 11-year old Holly Staker is sexually assaulted and brutally murdered inside their apartment. Two months later, a suspect named Juan Rivera is brought in for questioning and confesses to the murder after four straight days of interrogation. He is subsequently convicted and receives a life sentence, but no physical evidence links Rivera to the crime and the veracity of his confession is called into question. After Rivera serves 19 years in prison, DNA evidence eventually links Holly's death to another murder… but could another innocent person also be serving time in prison for that particular crime? Additional Reading:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Rivera_(wrongful_conviction)https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3850https://courts.illinois.gov/opinions/AppellateCourt/2011/2ndDistrict/December/2091060.pdfhttp://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/exonerations/documents/rivera_brief.pdfhttp://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-06-10/news/chi-dna-links-murder-and-rape-of-holly-staker-11-to-second-murder-8-years-later-20140610_1_holly-staker-dna-evidence-dna-match

It's Throwback Thursday. This week, it's a timely discussion given this week's devastating and deadly earthquake-induced landslide and flash flood on the border between Nepal and Tibet. Originally released May 18, 2008 MORE than 50,000 people are estimated to have died in the May 12 earthquake in China, many of whom still lie beneath rubble scattered across an area the size of Belgium. Elsewhere, the city of Reno, Nevada looks nervously to the northwest, where thousands of minor earthquakes have rattled the area since February 28. Scientists are puzzled by this cluster because they don't fit any known pattern. And here in the Midwestern U.S., we were startled by a M5.2 earthquake centered in southeast Illinois on April 18, the second strongest earthquake recorded in the state since the arrival of white settlers in the early 19th century. What's with all of the unusual seismic activity? And how does this relate to biblical prophecies of catastrophic global earthquakes in the end times? David W. Lowe, author of Earthquake Resurrection and Then His Voice Shook The Earth, shares his thoughts. Sharon's niece, Sarah Sachleben, is fighting stage 4 bowel cancer, and the medical bills are piling up. If you are led to help, please go to GilbertHouse.org/hopeforsarah. Follow us! X (formerly Twitter): @pidradio | @sharonkgilbert | @derekgilbert | @gilberthouse_tvTelegram: t.me/gilberthouse | t.me/sharonsroom | t.me/viewfromthebunkerSubstack: gilberthouse.substack.comYouTube: @GilbertHouse | @UnravelingRevelationFacebook.com/pidradio JOIN US IN ISRAEL (NOTE NEW DATES)! We will tour the Holy Land October 25–November 6, 2027 with an optional three-day extension to Jordan. For more information, log on to GilbertHouse.org/travel. We thank you for your support! If you are so led, you can help us by clicking here: gilberthouse.org/donate. Get our free app! It connects you to this podcast, our weekly Bible studies, and our weekly video programs Unraveling Revelation and A View from the Bunker. The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at pidradio.com/app. Think better, feel better! Our partners at Simply Clean Foods offer freeze-dried, 100% GMO-free food and delicious, vacuum-packed fair trade coffee from Honduras. Find out more at GilbertHouse.org/store/.

Joshua Friedlander — also known as The Jam Man — is the founder of Jam by Josh, a Cleveland-based small-batch jam company he started at just 10 years old.What began as a childhood love of cooking, gardening, and canning has grown from a backyard hobby into a formidable and rapidly expanding food brand, now sold in more than 75 stores across Northeast Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and beyond. At 16, Josh has taken Jam by Josh from his home kitchen to grocery shelves national wide.In our conversation, Josh and I talk about the origins of Jam by Josh, learning to sell through trial and error, what it takes to earn trust as a young founder, the persistence required to turn rejection into progress, scaling a food business, building a brand that makes jam feel fresh and exciting again, and what Cleveland has meant to his journey.Josh is the youngest guest we've had on Lay of The Land, and this was a genuinely inspiring conversation about bravery, persistence, and starting before you feel ready. Please enjoy my conversation with Joshua Friedlander.-----LINKS:https://jambyjoshcle.com/-----SPONSOR:Cerity PartnersCerity Partners, a full-service investment and wealth management firm serving high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, and business owners, is proud to sponsor Lay of The Land. The firm has local roots in Cleveland and across Ohio, and like this podcast, Cerity Partners advisors specialize in serving the interests of local entrepreneurs and business leaders. The firm's national presence means it can offer the resources and specialized knowledge of the largest institutions with the independence and service of a neighbor. The Cerity Partners Cleveland team understands the complexity that comes with wealth, and they adhere to fiduciary standards. Discover the financial lay of your land.Learn more at https://ceritypartners.com/NPR or call 216-464-6266.Roundstone InsuranceRoundstone Insurance is proud to sponsor Lay of The Land. Founder and CEO, Michael Schroeder, has committed full-year support for the podcast, recognizing its alignment with the company's passion for entrepreneurship, innovation, and community leadership.Headquartered in Rocky River, Ohio, Roundstone was founded in 2005 with a vision to deliver better healthcare outcomes at a more affordable cost. Over the past two decades, Roundstone has grown rapidly, creating nearly 200 jobs in Northeast Ohio. The company works closely with employers and benefits advisors to navigate the complexities of commercial health insurance and build custom plans that prioritize employee well-being over shareholder returns. By focusing on aligned incentives and better health outcomes, Roundstone is helping businesses save thousands in Per Employee Per Year healthcare costs. Roundstone Insurance — Built for entrepreneurs. Backed by innovation. Committed to Cleveland.Learn more at https://roundstoneinsurance.com/-----Stay up to date by signing up for Lay of The Land's weekly newsletter — sign up here: https://layoftheland.ck.page/5f0c1e28faConnect with Jeffrey Stern on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreypstern/Follow Lay of The Land on X @podlayofthelandhttps://www.jeffreys.page/

What actually makes practice work?We're joined by Rob Failes and Garrett Chaussard from Codebreakers to talk about how coaching, practice, skill development and adaptability all fit together.We get into block practice, why looking good on the range doesn't always mean you're learning, the difference between swing and skill, how great players calibrate on the fly, and why adaptability might matter more than repeatability.We also dive into putting, habits, confidence, freedom and some of the ideas behind this year's Codebreakers Retreat at Skokie Country Club.A really good conversation for coaches, players, or anyone interested in what actually helps golf transfer from practice to the course.Codebreakers is made up of Rob Failes, Garrett Chaussard, Mark Grace and Sean Kennedy. The group started through years of sharing ideas, reviewing each other's coaching and challenging each other's beliefs around player development. That eventually grew into small, hands-on coaching retreats built around open discussion, research and learning directly from experts in different areas of performance.The 2026 Codebreakers Retreat is October 26–27 at Skokie Country Club in Glencoe, Illinois. Raymond will be joining the group as a featured presenter, covering the neuroscience and psychology of habits, along with block and random practice.More info at codebreakersgolf.com.

We have some explaining to do.The episode begins with Riz waking up to some major news. Obviously, he assumes everyone is talking about the Becky Thatcher, the first new riverboat joining the St. Louis riverfront fleet in nearly four decades.Nobody is talking about the riverboat.They're talking about Dolly Parton.After the show had recently discussed concerns about Dolly's health, the news of her death arrives—and listeners immediately activate the long-running Rizz Show curse. The inbox fills with variations of “YOU KILLED DOLLY.” Riz insists he did no such thing. The audience has apparently already held a trial and reached a verdict.What follows is a genuinely emotional remembrance of Dolly, particularly from Lern, who talks about growing up in a family of women who adored her and what Dolly represented as a funny, strong, generous woman who never seemed interested in punching down. The crew discusses the flood of tributes, her influence, her sense of humor and the strange feeling when an icon dies and suddenly your entire social feed becomes one giant memorial.They also revisit Dolly's legendary sense of humor through her old Letterman Top 10 appearance and a story about her attitude on the set of Steel Magnolias. It's heartfelt, funny and a reminder that occasionally this daily comedy operation is capable of experiencing an actual human emotion.Don't get used to it.Because we immediately pivot to the continuing saga involving the 49ers owner and the mobile-home community that got unwillingly dragged into headlines surrounding his arrest.Turns out the Wheat Hill Mobile Home Community would like everybody to know something very important: THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.According to the discussion, the mobile-home park was simply where he happened to pull over during the police operation. It wasn't part of the sting. Nobody was operating anything out of one of the trailers. The neighborhood just had the misfortune of becoming the funniest possible location to put in a headline.Our apologies to Wheat Hill.Naturally, this clarification leads to approximately half an hour of the crew discussing mobile homes.Rafe explains growing up in a single-wide in southern Illinois with five people, where mounted deer were apparently standard interior design. Except his family couldn't necessarily spring for full taxidermy, so Dad would clean the skull, mount the antlers and put the whole thing on a homemade wooden arrowhead.HGTV has been suspiciously quiet about this aesthetic.Lern remembers the time a giant taxidermied boar head unexpectedly arrived at her family home while her dad was away. Her little sister declared it a monster, Mom immediately banned it from civilized society, and now the boar apparently lives in the dark storage section of the basement waiting for somebody to make one wrong turn at night.Obviously, the show wants it for the office.Then Moon and Rafe provide an unexpectedly thorough education in mobile-home expansion. First you get the trailer. Then comes the lattice. Then the deck. Then another room. Maybe a wood-burning stove. Another deck. Perhaps an above-ground pool with a deck around that. Keep going long enough and the original mobile home becomes the chewy nougat center of an entire residential compound.Rafe also remembers winters when the back of his family's trailer got so cold they hung a blanket across the hallway, fired up the wood stove and everybody slept in the main room.There are old Formica tables. Ancient carpet capable of producing immediate rug burn. Indoor cigarette smoke. Storm shelters. Tornado theories. Wind chimes. Lawn ornaments. Shot-up road signs—allegedly. Abandoned farm equipment. Old horse trailers. And a neighbor who apparently kept woodworking after losing enough fingers that maybe the universe was trying to send a message.It becomes a weirdly affectionate trip through rural childhood, poverty and the things families do to turn whatever they have into a home.Eventually, this daily comedy episode escapes Trailer Park Memory Lane and celebrates National Toilet Paper Day, which leads to an important debate about toilet paper being too soft. Then Rafe describes encountering a handheld bidet sprayer with enough water pressure that incorrect usage could apparently result in a medical evacuation.There's also the nostalgic horror of padded toilet seats, because nothing says “luxury bathroom” quite like sitting on a cracked vinyl cushion that has seen generations of bare asses.National Dog Day brings happier territory as the crew talks about America's popular dog breeds, mutts versus designer breeds, and why mixed-breed dogs may secretly have everything figured out.Then the conversation wanders into genetic modification and the possibility of glow-in-the-dark animals, which naturally leads Moon to conclude that Jurassic Park is inevitable and he will absolutely buy a ticket.Finally, Carrot Top enters the conversation because this show respects narrative structure about as much as a raccoon respects a locked trash can.So yes: Dolly Parton, a new St. Louis riverboat, an NFL-owner controversy, trailer-park vindication, taxidermy, tornado shelters, toilet paper, dangerous bidets, dogs, genetically modified animals and Carrot Top.That is daily comedy.We're sorry.Mostly.Follow The Rizzuto Show → linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → 1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Remember when the internet was fun?Not useful. Not safe. Definitely not well designed. But fun.We kick things off with the absolutely bonkers financial numbers coming out of OnlyFans, including the reported $30 billion paid to creators since launch and $6.3 billion paid out in 2025 alone. Sounds like everybody should immediately quit their jobs, right?Well, maybe hang onto that health insurance.The show crunches another number: out of roughly 5 million registered creator accounts, only 5,076 have earned more than $1 million on the platform. Suddenly the “easy money” plan starts looking suspiciously like every other entertainment career.Naturally, this becomes a discussion about celebrity OnlyFans accounts, what exactly people are paying for, whether there's a male market for the platform, and the apparently untapped economic potential of vacuuming your house without a shirt on.Business school, but worse.Then the funny podcast nostalgia machine kicks into gear as Riz asks everybody to remember the websites and apps from the early days of the internet.MySpace. Napster. GeoCities. eBaum's World. ICQ. Strong Bad. Fark. The Chive. Chatroulette.Especially Chatroulette.Rafe perfectly describes the difference between Russian roulette and Chatroulette: Russian roulette gives you one bad chamber out of six. Chatroulette basically reversed those odds.The crew remembers AOL chat rooms, asking strangers “ASL?”, making actual friends online before anybody's parents understood what was happening, and the glorious period when the internet felt like a collection of weird little neighborhoods instead of six giant companies demanding that you accept cookies.Moon also takes us back to mp3.com and the early days of the internet changing the music business. Story of the Year's “Until the Day I Die” actually reached the top of the site's download rankings, beating massive songs from artists including Nelly, Eminem and Evanescence right before mp3.com disappeared.So technically Moon retired as champion.Please respect the belt.The nostalgia continues when the crew gets into Sony and PlayStation reminding consumers that digitally purchased games are licensed rather than truly owned. That means no physical copy sitting on the shelf, no lending your game to a buddy, no selling it later and fewer weird little pieces of physical media surviving long enough to show up in an antique shop 40 years from now.Which somehow leads directly into vintage Playboy magazines.Obviously.Rafe and Riz remember the old-school barbershops where guys sat around, dirty jokes flew freely, every haircut was basically the same haircut, everything smelled like Barbicide and there might just be a Playboy sitting in the waiting area.Rafe remembers the legendary six-dollar haircut at Tally's Barbershop in Du Quoin, Illinois, while the crew tries to determine whether “barbicide” sounds more like disinfectant or a felony committed against someone's hair.This funny podcast then shifts into Crap on Celebrities, where the crew covers Kiss selling its brand rights, developments surrounding the Tupac murder trial, Taylor Momsen joining surviving members of Soundgarden for an NFL halftime performance, upcoming comedy documentaries, Glenn Close defending Kim Kardashian, and the planned return of the Donnie Darko universe.That's also where Riz finally confesses something:He has never seen Donnie Darko.He has, however, apparently spent years pretending he has.Honestly, knowing there's a creepy bunny and an airplane engine is probably enough to fake your way through 80% of conversations about that movie.The entertainment rundown also includes Ryan Gosling producing a new live-action Flintstones project before Lern closes things out with a tribute to Dolly Parton—remembering her humor, philanthropy, Imagination Library, enormous generosity and ability to take criticism without ever losing sight of exactly who she was.And then comes the announcement Moon has been sitting on for years.Greek Fire is returning to the stage.Moon announces a headline show at Delmar Hall on Saturday, October 17—the band's first headline show in seven years. They'll play new material ahead of a larger release planned for next year, with Native Monster joining them and a portion of every ticket sold supporting Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital as part of the Rizz Show October fundraiser.Moon promises full-blown rock theater.Riz promises “hardness.”We were extremely close to ending this episode professionally.So there it is: OnlyFans economics, dead websites, sketchy chat rooms, mp3.com glory, digital ownership, vintage Playboys, barbershop jokes, entertainment gossip, Dolly Parton and Greek Fire finally returning.Another funny podcast that started with financial analysis and ended with Riz discussing hardness.Harvard Business Review could never.Follow The Rizzuto Show → linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → 1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#ChrisDistefano #StandUp #Comedy Adam Ray joins Chris Distefano in the Chaos Bus for an absolutely unhinged episode in the middle of New York City. Adam talks about preparing for Kill Tony at Madison Square Garden, becoming a first-time dad, his rise in comedy, his new Netflix show The Adam Ray Show and why part of him still wants a shot at Saturday Night Live. Plus, Chris and Adam interact with random New Yorkers, get wrapped in tefillin on the street, debate comedy, tell childbirth horror stories and somehow turn a normal podcast into complete NYC chaos. 00:00 Adam Ray Joins the Chaos Bus 03:14 Hunter Biden & Adam's Wife Stepping In 05:23 Adam Ray Is Having His First Baby 07:07 Chris' Childbirth Horror Stories 14:01 Kill Tony at Madison Square Garden 18:31 Chaos With New Yorkers 21:17 The Pressure of Performing at MSG 22:20 Adam Ray's Rise & the Kill Tony Backlash 24:48 Raising Kids on the Stuff You Love 27:39 Adam's Talent & Late-Night Future 28:33 Adam Ray Opens Up About SNL 29:30 Adam's Netflix Show & His Characters 33:25 Chris & Adam Get Wrapped in Tefillin 41:41 A Random New Yorker Interrupts the Podcast 43:27 He Can't Name a Single Comedian 45:52 The Random People Saved in Chris' Phone 51:08 Adam's Sensei Breaks His Hand 52:06 The Most Chaotic Podcast in NYC Subscribe for new episodes of Chrissy Chaos! UNCUT WILD CONTENT GO HERE

Our last conference preview of 2026 is one of our beefiest episodes ever: Richard and Alex preview the 18-team Big Ten, going in the following order:- 2:12: Purdue- 7:04: Maryland- 14:40: Michigan State- 20:53: Wisconsin- 25:55: Rutgers- 31:23: Penn State- 38:56: UCLA- 45:46: Northwestern- 50:24: Nebraska- 57:53: Minnesota- 1:01:25: Illinois- 1:05:59: Washington- 1:11:26: Iowa- 1:18:44: Michigan- 1:24:06: USC- 1:32:42: Oregon- 1:35:18: Ohio State- 1:42:31: Preseason honors- 1:47:29: IndianaZach Osterman and Mike Niziolek's new book is Unthinkable to Undstoppable: How Curt Cignetti and the Indiana Hoosiers Stunned College Football. It comes out September 22, and you can learn more and preorder here.Producer: Anthony VitoCATCH UP ON CONFERENCE PREVIEWSThat wraps conference preview season here. See also:* SEC* Mountain West* MAC* Sun Belt* Conference USA* American* Big 12* Independents and Pac-12* ACCTHANKS TO OUR PARTNERS* Ask your tire dealer about Nokian Tyres* Shop for college sports apparel at Homefield This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

Episode 1017 puts a decade of Never Trump confessions on trial, dissecting this unusual week where Tim Miller, Stuart Stevens, Rick Wilson, and Joe Scarborough all admitted, in various roundabout ways, that they'd known the Republican base was rotten all along. Driftglass and Blue Gal ask the only question that matters — did they know, or were they delusional? — and prove with two decades of receipts that they knew, they profited from it, and now they're profiting again by pretending to be "the first ones brave enough to say so."  (Fun Fact:  Rick can't even get the timeline right.)  The episode also honors Dolly Parton, contrasts a manosphere UFC event (that may have killed the manosphere) with Zohran Mamdani's genuinely joyful "bro culture," and shows Abdul El-Sayed outmaneuvering Jesse Watters by refusing the culture-war bait entirely. It's about judgment as a moral obligation, not a sin, and why remembering things accurately is the one thing the Never Trump grift can never survive.Links for this episode: GQ Link:  https://www.gq.com/story/ufc-at-the-white-houseMamdani's Bro Culture https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/nyregion/mamdani-bro-culture-sports.html Stay in Touch! Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.com Website: proleftpod.com Support via Patreon: patreon.com/proleftpod or Donate in the Venmo App @proleftpodMail: The Professional Left, PO Box 9133, Springfield, Illinois, 62791Support the show

Today, we are pleased to share an audio essay written and read by Matthew Harmon entitled "Why It Matters That Jesus Was and Still Is Human" Dane Ortlund serves as senior pastor of Naperville Presbyterian Church in Naperville, Illinois. He is the author of 'Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers' from Crossway. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read the essay here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete this survey for a free audiobook by Kevin DeYoung!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

If you have ever lain awake worrying that you are getting parenting wrong, this conversation is for you. Adrienne Gold Davis sits down with Dr. Michael Milobsky, a pediatrician with more than thirty years of experience and a father of seven, to sort the worries worth your energy from the ones you can put down. They talk through the fears that follow us from infancy onward: missed milestones, sleep, picky eating, screens, and the pressure of raising kids in an age of constant information. Milobsky offers a steadying frame borrowed from child development: parents are shepherds, not engineers. Your job is love, protection, and the right environment, not turning your child into someone they were never built to be. The deeper thread is one every parent will recognize: so much of what unsettles us in our children points back to our own unfinished work. LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE this episode with a parent who needs it: Learn more about Dr. Milobsky: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmichaelmilobsky/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr_mikem YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dr_Michael_Milobsky Podcast: "Your Kids Will Be Fine" https://yourkidswillbefine.com The Rise & Shine Podcast Series is made possible by the generous support of Bonnie Vozar of Chicago, Illinois. If you would like to sponsor an upcoming podcast, please email us at info@momentumunlimited.org  

-Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema said on the podium in Chicago last month at B1G Media Days that he hired a new DC (Bobby Hauck) inFebruary to install a scheme that might catch the rest of the league by surprise-He then said on the side podium that he is changing the way his defense is schemed because Illinois can't afford to pay the numbers needed toget what he wanted otherwise---they had committed a lot of their money to the offensive line, and D-line players were going for “ungodly”amounts of money…so he's patching together a defense that doesn't need a bunch of ‘big' players. Will that work and keep Illinois competitive?Who knows…but what is Nebraska doing to try and keep up in the era of the money gap?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy Kellett sits down with OOIDA's Lewie Pugh to unpack several key issues affecting truckers today, including the Freedom Haulers initiative that helps military veterans transition into civilian trucking by waiving certain CDL tests, and why carriers still need to provide extra training and support so veterans don't get caught in industry churn. They dig into Delilah's Law and related DOT rule changes on English proficiency and non-domiciled CDLs, stressing the need for drivers to contact lawmakers to get these protections codified. Lewie updates listeners on broker transparency efforts, widespread fraud, and why building direct shipper relationships matters more than ever. They also cover the national truck parking shortage, new funding and expansion projects (like on I‑70 and in Illinois), and how future highway bills could add more free parking capacity. Finally, they discuss the sting of surging fuel prices, the importance of solid fuel surcharge structures and discounts (including OOIDA's fuel card), and the broader mission of OOIDA to advocate for drivers, lower turnover, and keep small trucking businesses alive. Key topics in today's conversation include: Value Of a Good Shop and Long-Term Maintenance Relationships (3:17) Freedom Haulers Event at the White House and Veteran CDL Waivers (7:54) Extra Training Needed When Veterans Transition To Civilian Trucking (11:12) Delilah's Law, English Proficiency, and Non-Domiciled CDL Crackdown (15:24) Detention Time, Shippers, Receivers, and Loading Inefficiencies (18:27) Broker Transparency, Fraud, Motus Issues, and Safety Concerns (23:11) Illinois Rest Area Projects and Upcoming Federal Parking Funds (27:54) Mental and Physical Toll of Trucking and Daily Frustrations (33:18) Oakley's Fuel Surcharge Structure and Fuel Discount Strategy (38:03) OOIDA Fuel Card, Multiple Discount Cards, and Controlling Costs (39:44) Truck Driver Appreciation Week and Long Beach IANA Event (43:45) How To Join OOIDA, Membership Code, and Key Member Benefits (44:59) Closing Thoughts and Final Thanks to Drivers (48:15) Oakley Trucking is a family-owned and operated trucking company headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. For more information, check out our show website: podcast.bruceoakley.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Drive kicks off Hour 1 with WCIA Sports Director Glenn Kinley joining the show to discuss the latest developments surrounding Illinois football, including the Illini's major partnership with Caterpillar and what the relationship could mean for the program, the university, and the Champaign-Urbana community. With Illinois football entering a highly anticipated 2026 season, the conversation also looks at the growing connection between Illinois Athletics and major corporate partners. Caterpillar already has a significant relationship with the University of Illinois, including connections through research, engineering and student opportunities. Glenn also provides his perspective on the current state of Illini football as the season opener against UAB approaches September 3 at Gies Memorial Stadium. Illinois enters the season with season tickets sold out for a second consecutive year and expectations for another huge home crowd. Plus, it wouldn't be an episode of The Drive without Random Illini Players of the Day, highlighting another memorable name from Illinois sports history.

When a child tragically gets cancer, parents and families often find themselves grasping for ways to make sense of their new reality. It is one thing to know abstractly that we live in a world where the innocent suffer, but it is another thing entirely to suffer alongside your own child. Such a life-altering experience can raise heavy questions for parents, at times forcing them to reassess their most closely held narratives and cherished beliefs. Our guest on this episode is Grant Romoser-Claunch. Grant is a Christian pastor at Newsong Fellowship in Illinois and a husband and a father. When his four-and-half month old son Simon was diagnosed with leukemia, Grant was confronted with the daunting question: Where is God in this? His 2025 book Bone of my Bone chronicles his journey with Simon and captures the spiritual challenges and growth he experienced along the way. Over the course of our conversation, Grant shares Simon's cancer story from diagnosis all the way to remission. We explore how Grant's faith was challenged and re-formed while caring for Simon and reflect on how deeper learning often requires a preceding process of unlearning. Finally, Grant reminds medical professionals of their moral duty to wield the power of their position with love.  In this episode, you'll hear about: 2:30 - Grant's work as a pastor and the path that led him to his work9:30 - The heart wrenching story of Grant's son's journey with leukemia 33:50 - How Grant's experience with his son's cancer challenged his faith and motivated him to write 41:50 -  The ways in which Grant's understanding of God transformed throughout his son's journey48:20 - How the concrete details of life can lead us to profound insights1:00:30 - The impact of doctors who wield their power for their parents instead of over their patientsIf you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, and review our show, available for free on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you know of a doctor, patient, or anyone working in health care who would love to explore meaning in medicine with us on the show, feel free to leave a suggestion in the comments or send an email to info@thedoctorsart.com.Copyright The Doctor's Art Podcast 2026

The same mathematics that explains why a fridge magnet sticks to your refrigerator also explains why neural networks work when they have no right to. His group did the calculation. Nobody else had. Subscribe if you want science with evidence, not speculation. Goldenfeld is a Professor of Physics at UC San Diego, a Fellow of the Royal Society, and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences who spent 36 years at the University of Illinois applying condensed matter physics to problems everyone else had given up on: why the genetic code is optimal, why early life evolved impossibly fast, and why AI works despite being overparameterized beyond anything classical statistics can explain. The thread connecting all three is one idea: that what emerges from many things together is qualitatively different from the sum of its parts. That idea explains magnetism, AI, the origin of the genetic code, and why life may be inevitable wherever the laws of physics apply. He also argues that what is happening to science right now is not a disagreement about facts but a fracture in how people decide what is true, and that is a more dangerous problem. What you'll hear: -Why the same phase transition that explains magnetism also explains why AI works at all -Why Francis Crick concluded life must have come from outer space and what Goldenfeld found instead -What horizontal gene transfer has to do with how libraries work -Why Goldenfeld thinks Enceladus is a better bet for life than Europa -The purpose of life, stated as a thermodynamics problem -Why “different is more” is more useful than “more is different” “The impact you make is the ratio of what you do divided by what everybody else does. Minimize the denominator.” — Nigel Goldenfeld CHAPTERS 00:00 AI shouldn't work. It does. 00:56 What is a phase transition? 03:10 What the renormalization group does 08:54 Ising gave up. Wrong dimension. 13:32 Nigel almost met Ising. 40 minutes away. 26:38 AI is the best example of more is different 33:52 Bardeen won two Nobels. The transistor looked like chewing gum. 37:24 The three mysteries Crick couldn't solve 46:20 The genetic code can't evolve. And yet it did. 49:00 How early life evolved like a library 57:06 The purpose of life as a physics problem 01:00:04 Life is physics, not chemistry 01:05:56 Anti-science age. Not because of opinions. 01:13:00 20 seconds with your 20-year-old self 01:17:14 Different is more Get the transcript, fascinating bonus content, and my Monday M.A.G.I.C. Message: https://briankeating.com/yt Have a .edu email and live in the USA? You automatically win a meteorite: https://BrianKeating.com/edu Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 Support Into the Impossible on Patreon, get my weekly M.A.G.I.C. Message, unfiltered bonus content, and live monthly Office Hours with me: https://www.patreon.com/drbriankeating Join this channel for perks, monthly Office Hours, and your name in the Member Roster at the end of every episode: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw/join Featured Guest: Nigel Goldenfeld website: https://guava.physics.ucsd.edu/~nigel/ Lectures on Phase Transitions and the Renormalization Group: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0201554097?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallbackNigel Goldenfeld on Twitter/X: https://x.com/NigelGoldenfeld My books: Losing the Nobel Prize (memoir): http://amzn.to/2sa5UpA Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner: https://a.co/d/03ezQFu Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner: https://a.co/d/hi50U9U Galileo's Dialogue (first-ever audiobook): https://a.co/d/iZPi9Un Twitter/X: https://x.com/BrianKeating Substack: https://briankeating.substack.com Blog: https://briankeating.com/blog Audio-only: https://briankeating.com/podcast #intotheimpossible #briankeating #NigelGoldenfeld #physics #AI #originoflife #condensedmatterphysics #podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices