Podcasts about imagining

Originally aired Oct 20, 2021. Imagining a scenario in which you get laid off is not a fun thought exercise. We all want to have job security, and it's stressful to think that we might not. But the worst-case scenario is that you get laid off and it takes you completely by surprise. A better scenario (although still a sucky one), is to get laid off, but be prepared to chase your next opportunity. Today, Nicole shares six signs that your company might be announcing layoffs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke, Charlie Eccleshare and James Maw join Danny Kelly to discuss the latest transfer news at Spurs. Is the move for Christian Eriksen off? What's the latest with Djed Spence? And are the club any closer to signing a new centre-back? They also discuss Alfie Devine, following his wonder goal for England Under 19s, and they debate which of the current squad they'd pick in a Spurs 5-a-side team. 

SummaryFor Amy Spurling, the future of work is all about people. As CEO of Compt, Amy is helping companies reimagine the way they take care of their employees to create a more inclusive, more productive, happier workplace.GuestAmy SpurlingHighlights While workplaces have evolved, Amy says worker benefits have not evolved to meet the needs of all employees. After some time teaching English in Italy, Amy returned to the US to pursue marketing. She soon realized her passion was numbers and analytics. Through her work managing HR in various companies she learned the vital importance of People Ops, and the need for companies to manage people better. Amy sees opportunities for companies to embrace new work and social dynamics to strengthen teams and tap the vast potential of employees.

The Supreme Court is expected to announce its rejection of the federal right to abortion any day now, and the Washington Post gender columnist Monica Hesse joins the Morning Show with Nikki Medoro to speculate on what might happen if the Supreme Court actually does strike down Roe v. Wade. Hesse also has a message for parents on the issue of transgender kids participating in youth sports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Britt Halvorson, author of Imagining the Heartland: White Supremacy and the American Midwest. Britt E. Halvorson is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Colby College and author of Conversionary Sites: Transforming Medical Aid and Global Christianity from Madagascar to Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk about an inspiring discussion between Priya Ahluwalia, Es Devlin and Gaika, chaired by Daze Aghaji about ‘creativity in a time of crisis'. See links below. Please check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/bandeapartpodcast ‘Imagining the Impossible: Creativity in a time of Crisis', Barbican (16 June 2022): https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2022/event/imagining-the-impossible-creativity-in-a-time-of-crisis Our Time on Earth, The Curve, Barbican (5 May - 29 Aug 2022): https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2022/event/our-time-on-earth https://ahluwalia.world/ https://esdevlin.com/ https://gaika.warp.net/ https://www.instagram.com/dazeaghaji

There are many new developments in cancer care. This program focuses on three exciting areas of cancer diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Hope Rugo, a leader in breast cancer research, leads a discussion on tumor DNA with Mark Magbanua, Ph.D., novel imagining techniques with Dr. Courtney Lawhn Heath,and CAR T-cell therapy with Dr. Rahul Banerjee. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37847]

There are many new developments in cancer care. This program focuses on three exciting areas of cancer diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Hope Rugo, a leader in breast cancer research, leads a discussion on tumor DNA with Mark Magbanua, Ph.D., novel imagining techniques with Dr. Courtney Lawhn Heath,and CAR T-cell therapy with Dr. Rahul Banerjee. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37847]

There are many new developments in cancer care. This program focuses on three exciting areas of cancer diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Hope Rugo, a leader in breast cancer research, leads a discussion on tumor DNA with Mark Magbanua, Ph.D., novel imagining techniques with Dr. Courtney Lawhn Heath,and CAR T-cell therapy with Dr. Rahul Banerjee. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37847]

There are many new developments in cancer care. This program focuses on three exciting areas of cancer diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Hope Rugo, a leader in breast cancer research, leads a discussion on tumor DNA with Mark Magbanua, Ph.D., novel imagining techniques with Dr. Courtney Lawhn Heath,and CAR T-cell therapy with Dr. Rahul Banerjee. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37847]

There are many new developments in cancer care. This program focuses on three exciting areas of cancer diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Hope Rugo, a leader in breast cancer research, leads a discussion on tumor DNA with Mark Magbanua, Ph.D., novel imagining techniques with Dr. Courtney Lawhn Heath,and CAR T-cell therapy with Dr. Rahul Banerjee. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37847]

There are many new developments in cancer care. This program focuses on three exciting areas of cancer diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Hope Rugo, a leader in breast cancer research, leads a discussion on tumor DNA with Mark Magbanua, Ph.D., novel imagining techniques with Dr. Courtney Lawhn Heath,and CAR T-cell therapy with Dr. Rahul Banerjee. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37847]

Clarin Collins, Sean Leahy, Ruth Wylie, Danah Henriksen, and Maricel Lawrence discuss Futures Thinking and how that may look throughout our working spaces and how it affects the decisions we make regarding education. Our guests engage in a round table discussion on how we might look at our futures, the different categories of futures that exist and many more interesting points. (6:40)- What is Futures Thinking (FT)? What do we mean when we say that? (14:19)- Maricel´s choice of ASU´s PhD program, why did she choose it? Imagining new universities. (20:17)- Defining the different possible ¨futures¨.(25:00)- Categorizing the different kinds of futures.  (26:46) & (50:58) -How to get people thinking about Futures Thinking. How to create a ¨Futures Mindset¨?(33:07)- Futures Thinking as a method to spark creativity in people. (41:29)- What is the role of Futures Thinking in the education system?(53:28)- Uncertainty and its relation to Futures Thinking.You can learn more about our guest´s work by visiting the following links: Ruth Wylie, Danah Henriksen, and Maricel Lawrence. If you are in the DC area, you can checkout the Smithsonian exhibit mentioned by Ruth: Smithsonian Institute Futures exhibition. The Learning Futures Podcast is produced at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. Executive Producer is Dr. Sean Leahy, the show is produced by Dr. Clarin Collins and Karina Muñoz Baltazar.

Aubrey Masango is joined by S'thembiso Msomi, Editor of the Sunday Time discussing the piece he wrote about the need to imagine SA without the ANC. “Perhaps more alarming, for those who still hope that Nelson Mandela's party can be redeemed, is the growing sentiment that for the country to stand a chance of survival, the ANC must collapse and die”, S'thembiso Msomi writes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk a lot about setting big goals… but we don't often get to explore what happens when you achieve them.After achieving your goals, you have to take the time to reflect on where you've been and set your compass to a new destination. As you grow personally and professionally, your goals are going to change. And when you reach those goals, you may be surprised to see a new path calling you.In going through this process, Geoff Woods, host of The ONE Thing podcast for over five years, has decided to step away from the show to focus on what matters most to him. We sit down with him to discuss his path to success, how he implemented the principles of The ONE Thing in his life, and how he was able to identify his ONE Thing.While things might be changing here at The ONE Thing, we are as committed as ever to helping you on your path to mastery. If you have any questions or feedback, please email podcast@the1thing.com.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods.In this episode, you will learn…[02:26] How Geoff got started with The ONE Thing[06:31] The lie that everything matters equally[08:49] Imagining a distant possibility and making it a reality[15:01] Working your way back to the lead domino[19:54] Protecting your calendar and maintaining control[27:47] The biggest a-ha moment Geoff has seen[31:38] The most important habit to form[33:22] Viewing mastery as a journey[40:21] Getting early wins on your journey following The ONE ThingLinks & Tools from This EpisodeFree Resources--Imagine if you could streamline all of the routine tasks that take up so much time.If you're trying to grow your business, you're probably using several tools and apps to help you. But they can also be a time suck. That's where Zapier comes in. It makes it easy to connect your apps, automate tasks, and streamline your processes—freeing up your time to focus on what matters most.Try Zapier for free today at zapier.com/one.--Is health your ONE Thing?The key to making healthy habits that stick is making them as simple as possible. Athletic Greens makes healthy choices easy by providing all of the vitamins and supplements you need in one delicious package. It can improve your sleep, energy, mental clarity, and more.Get a free one-year supply of Vitamin D and five free travel packs with your first purchase at athleticgreens.com/one.

Laurent, Scott, and Dhammarato talk about the skill of being in the present moment. #enlightenment #beinginthemoment #mindfulness  See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysLtJeUmB_s Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.  ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO  ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh  ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00:00 “Importance” in the Western mindset; weight; heaviness, coming out of being a victim 00:06:43 Satisfaction; it's so easy; lighter; we remember to change our attitude about stuff 00:11:23 The teaching of the Buddha is about subtraction; become lighter 00:17:20 Boredom is agitation, restlessness; there's nothing to do 00:24:21 Imagining instead of looking at what's real 00:30:00 Being in the present moment and knowing you can handle anything (samma sankappa) 00:33:53 Knowing enough; the four noble truths, the noble eightfold path, ānāpānasati  00:37:53 Samādhi and piti: collecting together the things that are needed; applied and sustained wholesome thoughts  00:42:07 A mind fit for work: superior investigation 00:44:49 An analogy with reading; reading what's real; first jhāna 00:56:31 It's so simple; nothing is good enough; there's nothing to it

I caught up with Zee Hussain, Senior Vice President Global Business - Finance, Healthcare and Industry Solutions, at AT&T Business, to learn about an AT&T Business initiative focused on the connected future of air travel, to discover how innovative, networked technologies are revolutionising the passenger experience, and what airports can do to solve traditional passenger pain points with connected solutions. Key areas of focus for this initiative include: ● Transforming air travel ● Staying on schedule ● Checking in ● Lost baggage ● Streamlining security ● Passenger confidence ● Better boarding In this conversation Zee and I discuss a range work being doing around “the connected future of air travel” and everything around Transforming Air Travel, from Staying on Schedule, Checking in, Lost Baggage, Streamlining Security, challenges around Passenger Confidence, Better Boarding and more. ● Transforming air travel We kick off with Zee sharing insights into what in particular gave rise to the opportunity to look into opportunities to Transform Air Travel? Zee goes on to share key insights around air travel at the front end, i.e. scheduling, checking, and baggage handling, including: ● Staying on schedule ● Checking in ● Lost baggage We go on to look at the challenges the aviation industry is facing now more than ever, with the ongoing need to address recurring challenges such as: ● Streamlining security ● Passenger confidence ● Better boarding The last two and a half years has thrown so many big challenges up in the air if you'll pardon the pun, for aviation operators, esp. with the likes of Streamlining Security, addressing Passenger Confidence and fundamentals such as Better Boarding strategies. I asked Zee to share his thoughts around what's new in these areas and what sort of work are you doing with customers on these big topics, and what next. To wrap us up, I invited Zee to share his views on what Aviation & Air Travel Operators should be discussing currently in their board-rooms, to ensure the are well placed over the next 12 months. Push play now, and tune-in for the full conversation and amazing insights around the connected future of air travel. This podcast was made in association with AT&T Business. AT&T and Economist Impact produced an interactive webpage how airports are using connected technologies: https://impact.economist.com/projects/modernizing-air-travel For more information about AT&T Business industry solutions for transport visit: https://bit.ly/attbusinesstransportsolutions For more information about AT&T Business visit their website: https://bit.ly/attbusinesswebsite Recent blog by Zee Hussain on the topic of Imagining the Future of Air Travel: bit.ly/zee-hussain-blog-imagining-the-future-of-air-travel

Recently Seattle University Provost Dr. Shane Martin spoke with CEIE Director Dr. Michael Reid Trice about imagining the coming year ahead.The Religica Theolab is now at home at The Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement at Seattle UniversityMore from The Religica Theolab at https://religica.orgMore from The Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement at Seattle University at https://www.seattleu.edu/thecenter/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Religica.org/Twitter: https://twitter.com/religicaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPuwufds6gAu2u6xmm8SBuwSoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-religicaSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3CZwIO4uGP1voqiVpYdMas?si=0k2-TSmwTkuTQC2rgdGObQApple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/religica/id1448005061?mt=2The Religica Theolab is a comprehensive online platform at the axis of religion and society that provides non-sectarian, coherent, integrated and accessible awareness about the role of religion in society, with a focus on strengthening local communities.

Welcome to this bonus episode of The Radiology Review Podcast. In this episode, I interview Dr. Michael R Jackson who is a consultant pediatric radiologist at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh, Scotland. Dr. Jackson's many accomplishments include being the Trustee of the British Society for the History of Radiology and Archivist to the Scottish Radiological Society. I interview Dr. Jackson to discuss his book, Imagining Imaging which is published by CRC Press. Topics we discuss include how medical imaging and art often intersect in the way they portray the human body, the history of radiology, the potential future of radiology, and, of course, Dr. Jackson himself, and how he came to write this fascinating book. Want to read this book? Get your copy from the publisher at this link and use discount code II25 to get 25% off. (Note: discount code active at time of posting, may expire in the future per publisher; Dr. Covington receives no commissions from these purchases nor compensation to provide this interview or link). If you want to check out this book on Amazon, an affiliate link for The Radiology Review is available. You can follow Dr. Jackson on Twitter @ii_art_book.

Alan chats with Edgar Dworsky, a consumer advocate and former assistant attorney general in Massachusetts who has documented shrinkflation on his website Consumer World See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Date of lecture: 28 April 2022 About the Lecture: This lunch hour lecture brings together the diverse voices who helped to create the story behind the Tomorrow's Home exhibition. The speakers will reflect on the provocations raised, the lessons learnt and the questions still unanswered. About the speakers: Mine Orlu, Associate Professor at UCL School of Pharmacy Cian O'Donovan, Senior Research Fellow at UCL's Department of Science and Technology Studies Dr Ben Littlefield, Public Engagement Manager at UCL Engagement

Edgar Fabián Frías works in installation, photography, video art, sound, sculpture, printed textiles, GIFs, performance, social practice, and community organizing, among other forms.  In this episode, Eryn and Edgar talk about: Edgar's journey with creativity, spirituality, and healing The doorway that “confusing” art opens Existing in states that aren't as valued by capitalism Bridging western medicine and other ways of healing and bodies of wisdom Staying connected with the dreamworld ( a love letter to dream witches) Divination witchery! Practicing tactical magic in the moment you need it Trusting what you receive in divination Reminding yourself of the support of the universe and ancestors Imagining and creating ancestor connection The power and magic of imagination Divination & art practice The interconnected cycles of creativity Vulnerability as a fertile space Feeding our wholeness especially when there is such pressure to constantly be creating Blog for this episode: www.living-open.com/blog/edgar-fabin-fras Connect with Eryn on their Instagram and check out moon sign, officially out everywhere! Join the waitlist to get updated when HOLY is back. Connect with Edgar on their website, YouTube, and Instagram.

Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/3H2afOE Since 1995, Alanis Morissette (IG: @alanis) has been one of the most influential singer-songwriter-musicians in contemporary music. Her deeply expressive music and performances have earned vast critical praise and seven Grammy awards. Outside of entertainment, Alanis is a dedicated charitable activist and an avid supporter of mental health, female empowerment, as well as spiritual and physical wellness. Today, we're diving deep into her alternative ways of living and thinking about life. In this episode, we discuss: Being a highly sensitive person from a young age How Alanis felt internally after rising to fame Nurture your self-expression The 3 pillars of relationships The practice of stillness The double-edged sword of work addiction Experiencing phases of burnout What is an embodiment practice? Listening to your body and going within An ​​inquiry-based approach to life Imagining your deathbed Prioritizing quality relationships Starting a daily journaling practice The inspiration behind Alanis' new meditation album Battling an eating disorder to becoming a nutritarian Alanis' approach to feeding her 3 kids Her modern style of homeschooling Traveling the world and experiencing different cultures as a family Learning from the wisdom of healers Experimenting with supplements for perimenopause Using essential oils to enhance breathwork Show sponsors: Thrive Market

God gives us the power of imagination to affect the reality of our lives – including the physical reality of our body. This kind of Christian meditation brings the transcendent experience of God into your mind and into your body so that you can replace anxiety, insecurity, stress and tension with the better and truer imagination of God's infinite and intimate presence and love for YOU.If your podcast app is set to skip the silent sections, disable that for this podcast.Today we're going to meditate on…Romans 11:36 (NIV)For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.“For from him and through him and for him are all things.” We recalibrate our lives and our body with reality when we reintegrate how we see ourselves with the truth of this verse.Let's use our imagination to feel the truth of this verse into our entire body and our soul.“For from him and through him and for him are all things.” And Acts 17:28 says, “In him we live and move and have our being.” Christian meditation uses biblically guided imagination to experience your utter dependence upon God's life-giving Spirit even at the cellular level. “For from him and through him and for him are all things.”Use your imagination to feel God's Life-Giving Spirit in your body. This is mysterious, but it's also real. Imagine the Spirit that gives Life flowing through your veins throughout your whole body. This is the language of the Bible.Every cell in your body is given life from him, through him, and for him. This is reality. This is the realist reality in your life right now in this moment. And you can see this reality by using your biblically guided imagination.Your imagination is powerful enough to greatly affect your body. This is part of the power of our soul - body connection. Hand warmingAs further evidence that your imagination affects bodily processes, it's actually possible to heat your hands—just using your imagination. I've actually done it! (You'd need a stress thermometer.) In the same way your beliefs and feelings and thoughts throughout your day are affecting your body. Perhaps putting unbelief into your body. Worry. Fear. Insecurities. Threats. Your anger fantasies. Your misinterpreted narratives of your relationships with people.But the opposite can be true too. You can put the truth of the forever God being your God forever into your body throughout the day as well.“For from him and through him and for him are all things.” “In him we live and move and have our being.” Use your imagination to feel that truth throughout your entire body. And with each breath out use your imagination to feel God‘s presence inside you giving life to every cell in your body.With your imagination on God‘s presence and in your body, you're feeling a kind of transcendent sense of quiet. You're feeling a sense of wonder at the God Who created the universe residing inside your body. Giving life to your body. And because Christ is in you you are one with God right now in this present moment.Romans 11:36 (NIV)For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.You live for God's glory. And when you do, you glory in God's glory. His glory becomes your glory forever. Like when we fee the “glory” of our sports teams. But when we focus on our own glory, that's a dead-end kind of glory. Our lives get smaller. Less glorious. Because most people can see through it and we look ridiculous. When our own glory feels threatened — this is the voice of the false self. A false glory. This is often what brings anxiety. Anger fantasies. Self protection. We are forgetting the glory of Romans 11:36.Romans 11:36 (NIV)For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.The glory you glory in when the forever glorious God is your God forever. Living for God‘s glory instead of your own puts peace and joy and well-being into your body. Your body was created for God's glory. Not to try to strive for your own. When you strive for your own glory that's what puts tension and stress and anxiety — maybe even certain kinds of chronic pain — into your body. Because your body can't live incongruently with the reality of the universe. So let's come back to your breathing – the rhythm of your breathing — and feeling your body from within. And using your biblically guided imagination to feel the reality of God‘s presence and glory giving life and joy into your whole body from within. Imagine this in your body right now. All throughout your body. Every cell. “For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.”Who can you share this podcast with? If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it on social media or texting it to a friend you think might benefit from it.Follow Dave Cover on Twitter @davecoverFollow A Bigger Life on Twitter @ABiggerLifePodOur audio engineer is Diego Huaman.This podcast is a ministry of The Crossing, a church in Columbia, Missouri, a college town where the flagship campus of the University of Missouri is located.

Relax by imagining that your body feels heavy and warm with this autogenic relaxation technique.  Music CreditDewdrop Fantasy by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3645-dewdrop-fantasyLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the autogenic relaxation technique was invented by Johannes Heinrich Schultz, a German Psychiatrist (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autogenic%20training). Autogenic relaxation allows you to relax by imagining that your body feels heavy and warm. Imagining these sensations can alter the blood flow in your body so that it matches the way your blood vessels would be while you are relaxed. In other words, you use your mind to create a feeling of relaxation in the body. Follow Relaxation Audio with Candi on social media: https://www.facebook.com/relaxationaudio  https://twitter.com/WithCandi  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ5vqzEIwPiO5aLBVgitkeQ  https://www.instagram.com/relaxationaudio/ 

This is the final episode of Season 1, where we explore the question: What would it look like if regional fiber initiatives became the norm? In last week's episode we started to explore how material supply chains impact our system and how to rethink them. Today, the fashion industry is experiencing a resurgence of interest in regional clothing fibers. The globalization of the fashion industry has prompted designers to look beyond the traditional suppliers of their materials and explore regional textile production. As regional producers hone their craft and grow their businesses, new regional clothing fiber opportunities are emerging that allow apparel makers to produce garments with a lower environmental impact and greater local sourcing. This week Teju gets more granular to show us why they are important, as well as what's possible with them. As the fashion industry and consumers began to prioritize the ethics and sustainability of their clothing purchases, designers need to look beyond conventional sources and explore emerging regional textile production. There are brilliant people changing the way clothes are made so that our environment benefits from it, and local economies thrive too. Learn more about this episode of Black Material Geographies at www.whetstoneradio.com, on IG at @whetstoneradio, Twitter at @whetstone_radio, and YouTube at WhetstoneRadio. Read the full transcript here: https://www.whetstonemagazine.com/black-material-geographies-ep10-transcript

The Hutchmoot Podcast features some of our favorite sessions recorded at our annual conference which celebrates art, music, story, and faith in all their many intersections. Today, we're excited to share a session led by James Paul called “Imagining the New Creation” from 2021's Hutchmoot: Homebound. Many have a distorted view of what Christians believe about Heaven. In this session, James Paul discusses what the Bible actually teaches about the New Earth and helps us attune our desires to its coming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This peaceful desert river relaxation exercise describes a peaceful river in a desert valley. Imagining being in nature and floating down the slow, shallow river in a boat can allow you to relax. Music Credit Almost in F by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3354-almost-in-f License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Follow Relaxation Audio with Candi on social media: https://www.facebook.com/relaxationaudio  https://twitter.com/WithCandi  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ5vqzEIwPiO5aLBVgitkeQ  https://www.instagram.com/relaxationaudio/ 

Sandra's message this week: Loved ones are with us now and come for us at the end. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Everyone has a filter and when they know they're being sold to, they shut down. However, storytelling bypasses that filter and connects directly with the emotional brain. It helps your brain determine if you trust that person. Stories are the oldest form of communication. If it works so well as a method of communication, why wouldn't it work in selling?  That's why—in his book “The Ultimate Selling Story”—Roy shares how to “Cut through the marketing clutter, forge a powerful bond with your market, and set up the sale using the hero's journey of story selling.” Learn more of his methods in this episode of Sales Reinvented! Outline of This Episode [0:54] Why is storytelling important in sales? [2:08] Can anyone learn the art of storytelling?  [3:48] The great storytelling formula: PAISA [6:47] What are the attributes of a great story seller? [9:41] Resources to improve story selling [11:07] Roy's top 3 story selling dos and don'ts [15:23] The Titans of Direct Response Can anyone learn the art of storytelling? Some people are naturally gifted at storytelling. If you aren't one of them, you can learn how. Everyone's heard of the hero's journey. There are equivalent templates in storytelling and story selling. There are common structures and common purposes. If you want to get better, you have to practice. You can also do things to get out of your own head. For example, Roy joined an improv comedy class.  The great storytelling formula: PAISA Roy notes that the story itself is important but telling a good story doesn't make you a great story seller. You need to build a character that shows a relationship with the prospect. Then you need to nail the story context. Then you have to implement the great storytelling formula: PAISA.  Problem: You start by connecting with someone in the context of their problem—an actual problem or an unfulfilled desire.  Agitate: You have to agitate the emotions that make them want to take action. Invalidate: You have to invalidate the other options they've considered (i.e. a competitor) Solution: What is an effective solution to the problem that you started with?  Action: What action do you take in the end? What does it take to close the deal?  You can use these two strategies to craft and tell great stories.  The attributes of a great story seller Roy believes that a great story seller needs three main attributes: The ability to actively listen: You may think that sales is one-way communication and putting yourself out there. But you have to pay attention to what your prospect cares about and is interested in. It will improve your ability to sell because you can cater your stories to the prospect.  The desire to gather stories: If you have your own great PAISA stories, client stories, etc. you need to gather them so you have a story available when you need to use one.  The knowledge that you need to understand your audience: What matters to them? Are you curious enough to set your ego aside and pay attention to what your audience is engaged with?  One of the best things that can happen when you tell stories is when you imagine the story you're telling. If Roy is telling a story about what someone is facing at work, he starts by imagining what their office environment is like. Imagining the three-dimensional space makes the story more compelling because you'll include details instead of just outlining points.  Roy's top 3 story selling dos and don'ts Don't think just because you tell a story that someone will buy. You still need a great offer that matches your audience. If your story doesn't build trust and serve the selling message, they won't buy. Don't forget that your job is to move the sale forward. An individual story may not close the deal but it may take the customer further toward making a decision. Maybe the goal of a story is to get their attention, book the next phone call, or get them to believe in your product.  Don't tell a story without a purpose. If your story doesn't have a sales purpose, it's not doing its job—and may make the prospect question why they're listening to you.  Start in the middle of the action instead of at the beginning. You don't need the backstory. Start in the context of what's going on in the moment that's closest to the point of decision or peak excitement. Eugene Schwartz once said, “Every good sales message should open like an action movie.”  How does the story serve the buying decision process? The prospect needs to make a sequence of decisions to propel them toward a purchase. Your prospect needs a pathway. Include conflict in the story to make it interesting. A level of animosity, conflict, etc. makes the story more compelling.  Listen to the whole episode to hear Roy tell a compelling story that sells. Resources & People Mentioned Get some FREE resources from Roy The Titans of Direct Response Breakthrough Advertising by Eugene Schwartz Connect with Roy Furr The Breakthrough Marketing Secrets Podcast The Ultimate Selling Story Connect With Paul Watts  LinkedIn Twitter  Subscribe to SALES REINVENTED Audio Production and Show notes by PODCAST FAST TRACK https://www.podcastfasttrack.com

Pastor Drew Zylstra shares a message from Colossians 3:1-4, “Imagining Heaven,” to kick of our new series! —————————— More from Oostburg CRC Sermons: https://www.firstcrcoostburg.org/sermons Bible Study Resources: https://www.firstcrcoostburg.org/resources Original Music: https://open.spotify.com/album/4P7JbJlHzabPNW8GpdxKcB YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJSouYxM1rwWZ4cYAvTIqVA

This week we're focusing on how to step into the point of view of another character in memoir. Increasingly memoirists are wanting to take risks with memoir, to fill holes in their knowledge but not be relegated to writing fiction. Guest Julie Metz provides a beautiful template for how to do this with her new memoir, Eva and Eve, which reconstructs her family's 1940 escape from Vienna when Hitler was annexing Austria and ridding it of its Jewish population. Beyond a harrowing and beautifully rendered tale of family, Eva and Eve is a story of how history repeats itself and the legacies we carry.

 CAPITALISM / SOCIALISM / DEMOCRACY   Interviewer: RAFAEL KHACHATURIAN. At a moment when its actions truly demand international scrutiny, Russia's place at the center of Western attention seems only natural. That said, historian and SRB Podcast (https://srbpodcast.org/) host SEAN GUILLORY is engaged in multiple projects examining why Russia has loomed so large for so long in the imaginations of America and Western Europe. He argues that Russia provides a unique foil – European enough to potentially be “like us,” yet perpetually failing to conform to Western ideals – against which the West defines itself and its purpose. In his far-ranging discussion with political theorist Rafael Khachaturian, Guillory describes his podcast series on these themes: one on Lovett Fort-Whiteman, who imagined the Soviet Union as an escape from Jim Crow, but who died in the Gulag; and another on Teddy Roe, an American tourist whose perception of the USSR in 1968, even as he experienced it firsthand, was steeped in Cold War propaganda. They also discuss the invasion of Ukraine as reflecting not only how Russia's leaders have long imagined its role in the world, but also a shift toward ethnic nationalism.

As the war continues in Ukraine, Putin is looking worse for the wear. David Rothkopf speaks with Andrea Kendall-Taylor of the Center for a New American Security, Ed Luce of the Financial Times, and Michael Weiss of New Lines Magazine. Does Vladimir Putin have cancer? What would happen if Putin left office? Is Turkey about to veto Finland and Sweden joining NATO? Find out on this informative and entertaining episode. Join us!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/deepstateradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As the war continues in Ukraine, Putin is looking worse for the wear. David Rothkopf speaks with Andrea Kendall-Taylor of the Center for a New American Security, Ed Luce of the Financial Times, and Michael Weiss of New Lines Magazine. Does Vladimir Putin have cancer? What would happen if Putin left office? Is Turkey about to veto Finland and Sweden joining NATO? Find out on this informative and entertaining episode. Join us!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/deepstateradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 94: See, Imagination Is The Empowerment Tool To Create Your Future Show Description: Use your imagination to create your reality. Here are ways to ignite your imaginative skills and empower you to make your dreams come true. Top Takeaways:·        [2:40] What Is Imagination And Why Is It Vital?·        [4:37] Nine Ways To Consciously Imagine ·        [9:32] Benefits of Being Imaginative·        [11:11] Moving Forward Imaginatively  Episode Links:Ø  https://terrikozlowski.mastermind.com/masterminds/25609 Ø  Possibilities Ø  Make a differenceØ  AdaptationsØ  VisualizeØ  Amazing miracleØ  MagicØ  CreateØ  JournalingØ  Encourage Ø  ClearØ  QuestionsØ  PlayØ  CommunicateØ  ReframingØ  When you are dedicated Ø  AweØ  NeuronsØ  Empathize with othersØ  Fear component Ø  Being inspired Ø  Get in touch with meØ  Raven Transcending FearSupport the show

May 16, 2022 - Citizens Budget Commission Housing and Economic Development Studies Director Sean Campion explains what could happen if a controversial property tax break in New York City - known as 421-a - is allowed to expire this summer.

This talk, dedicated to the Cedar Tree outside Adhisthana, is a tribute to the Earth. Drawing out connections of Buddhism with Nature, Maitridevi explores the question about how Buddhism flourishes and thrives in a new culture. This is the first of two talks given on the Women's Area Order Weekend - A Love Song to the Earth - held at Adhisthana, March 2022. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast:  On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting!Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast:  On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe using these RSS feeds or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favourite podcast service! Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone: donate now! Follow Free Buddhist Audio: YouTube  |  Instagram  |  Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Soundcloud

Do you truly know who you are outside of your job? What would you do with your time if you didn't have to go into work on Monday morning? Delyanne The Money Coach is back with me for today's UnPopped Kernel episode and we're discussing the importance of imagining life without work to help us not only make the most of retirement, but also to avoid burn-out throughout our working years. Sponsors Today's bag of popcorn is brought to you by Auto Approve. To find out how much you could save on your auto loan, get your free quote at autoapprove.com/popcorn. Connect with Delyanne Instagram | TikTok |Check out her podcast with CNN Links Compound Interest Calculator Reframing How You Think About Work - Hullokimi TikTok Come Join Me on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/c/PopcornFinance Want to submit a question to the show?Send an email to questions@popcornfinance.com Send me a message at PopcornFinance.com/Voicemail or Call 707-200-8259 Connect with meInstagram - @PopcornFinancePodcast Twitter - @PopcornFinance Facebook - Popcorn Finance   Thank you for listening to today's episode. If you enjoyed it, I'd be grateful for your rating and review!

Is there any industry a passionate entrepreneur can't improve and enhance by elevating the customer experience? The answer is clearly no. Economics For Business talks to Jeff Arnold, who finds insurance fun, exciting, and a source of inspiration, and who is advancing profitably towards the new future he's imagining, where buying insurance is so enjoyable that customers will stop shopping on price and clamor for the new experience he is designing. Key Takeaways and Actionable Insights Passionate, creative entrepreneurs can deliver profitable innovation to any industry, no matter how static and rigid it may seem. Jeff Arnold loves insurance. He told us he finds it fun, awesome, and exciting. Studying the intricacies of contractually trading and transferring risk for payment generated a lifetime interest and passion in him. He's turned that passion into revenue and profit by delivering new value to customers in aspect of their life or their business that is extremely important to them. As a good Austrian, Jeff Arnold views his industry first from the customer's perspective. Customer-first. That's the Austrian way of business. When Jeff thinks about insurance, he thinks from the consumers' perspective. They pay hundreds of thousands of dollars over a lifetime for insurance of many kinds: house, automobile, business, medical care, and more. Do they know exactly what they are buying — or, perhaps more importantly, not buying because of exclusions buried deep in the small type of the appendices to an insurance policy agreement? How do they feel about the customer interface, including call center phone trees and hard-to-decipher policy documents? From this perspective, he is able to develop design principles for an insurance business with a better customer experience: Help customers to think about a systematic lifetime plan for all their insurances;Help them develop the knowledge required to properly understand insurance offers and alternative policies;Give them the opportunity to customize insurance products for their needs as opposed to buying a commoditized vanilla product;Help them to get the exchange value from the purchase that is right for them.Give them an interpersonal experience that's much better than the industry norm. Jeff focuses his customers on value, not price. Most often, buyers approach an insurance purchase with a transactional frame of mind: how can I pay the lowest price. They'll shop around to find it. Jeff wants to put an end to “price shopping”, to be replaced with a value calculation: what coverage do I need, how did I get it, and who is the best provider? The value calculation often entails discovering and eliminating exclusions — coverages that are excluded in the fine print of the contract. These exclusions occur in home insurance (which is especially hard to read and understand) auto insurance (there are 12-14 exclusions to look for according to Jeff) and commercial or business insurance (where many coverages are automatically excluded and must be built back in item by item, with careful attention to detail). The value solution lies in the integration of technology and personal service. Jeff's latest business, RightSure, aims to get individuals the right insurance by using A.I. in combination with “famously friendly humans”, i.e., staff carefully selected and trained to deliver knowledge and service in an amenable way. The A.I. can provide a preliminary phone interface, a chatbot interface on the website, and can do an excellent job of matching customer needs to the right policies. Famously friendly people can patiently explain all the policy options, point out what's covered and what's excluded, answer customer questions, and help them to make informed decisions. They're good at listening, exhibit high empathy, and can help customers navigate from suspicion to trust. The combination of A.I. and famously friendly humans delivers a superior customer experience while also achieving high levels of efficiency. The return on investment in human capital is as high as the return on technology capital. The combination generates brand uniqueness. Jeff represents entrepreneurship in action in the insurance industry. Jeff Arnold is a quintessential entrepreneur. He's driven by a passion for his industry, where he spent a career in multiple roles before launching his current business. He gathered knowledge he learned from others and from his own experience in those various roles. He innovates by having a more highly developed customer focus than others, and commits to a better experience for his customers than they can expect elsewhere. And he knows how to combine and recombine assets and resources in new ways to deliver that better experience. He continuously monitors the customer experience and customer sentiment to keep improving. His primary skill are empathy and imagination — understanding the experience customers prefer and designing it in his mind before bringing it to life. He doesn't need technology expertise to bring his vision to life; he can buy that on the market. It is the human factors of empathy and imagination that lie behind his superior product. Imagining the future drives product and service innovation. After a lifetime in the insurance industry and informed by hundreds and thousands of conversations with consumers, Jeff can accurately identify current dissatisfactions and easily imagine future products and services to address some of those satisfactions. Some of the ones he mentioned in our conversation were: The macro policy: Why do customers have to buy home and auto and business and medical insurance I separate policies and separate transactions. What if there could be one macro policy for a family, adjustable to new needs as life goes on yet still a “one policy” solution for managing all the risks a family faces? Expanding liability coverage: It seems like lawmakers and courts are continuously finding new things the rest of us are guilty of, like saying bad things on social media. Liabilities are expanding — Jeff called it social inflation. What if our policies could keep up without us having to adjust them in new transactions? New payment systems: What if we bought automobile insurance by the mile instead of in a lump? Or what if we got refunds based on good driving habits (which is beginning to happen with telematics)? Generally, the payment system of lump sums for coverage over a time period can be replaced by behavioral measures of consumption. These are the kinds of innovation Jeff is imagining, and working hard on bringing to market. Entrepreneurs make the world a better place. Additional Resources Jeff Arnold's author page on Amazon.com: Mises.org/E4B_169_Author Jeff's website, Ambassador For The Insurance Industry: JeffArnold.com The Art Of The Insurance Deal by Jeff Arnold: Mises.org/E4B_169_Book RightSure.com

Is there any industry a passionate entrepreneur can't improve and enhance by elevating the customer experience? The answer is clearly no. Economics For Business talks to Jeff Arnold, who finds insurance fun, exciting, and a source of inspiration, and who is advancing profitably towards the new future he's imagining, where buying insurance is so enjoyable that customers will stop shopping on price and clamor for the new experience he is designing. Key Takeaways and Actionable Insights Passionate, creative entrepreneurs can deliver profitable innovation to any industry, no matter how static and rigid it may seem. Jeff Arnold loves insurance. He told us he finds it fun, awesome, and exciting. Studying the intricacies of contractually trading and transferring risk for payment generated a lifetime interest and passion in him. He's turned that passion into revenue and profit by delivering new value to customers in aspect of their life or their business that is extremely important to them. As a good Austrian, Jeff Arnold views his industry first from the customer's perspective. Customer-first. That's the Austrian way of business. When Jeff thinks about insurance, he thinks from the consumers' perspective. They pay hundreds of thousands of dollars over a lifetime for insurance of many kinds: house, automobile, business, medical care, and more. Do they know exactly what they are buying — or, perhaps more importantly, not buying because of exclusions buried deep in the small type of the appendices to an insurance policy agreement? How do they feel about the customer interface, including call center phone trees and hard-to-decipher policy documents? From this perspective, he is able to develop design principles for an insurance business with a better customer experience: Help customers to think about a systematic lifetime plan for all their insurances;Help them develop the knowledge required to properly understand insurance offers and alternative policies;Give them the opportunity to customize insurance products for their needs as opposed to buying a commoditized vanilla product;Help them to get the exchange value from the purchase that is right for them.Give them an interpersonal experience that's much better than the industry norm. Jeff focuses his customers on value, not price. Most often, buyers approach an insurance purchase with a transactional frame of mind: how can I pay the lowest price. They'll shop around to find it. Jeff wants to put an end to “price shopping”, to be replaced with a value calculation: what coverage do I need, how did I get it, and who is the best provider? The value calculation often entails discovering and eliminating exclusions — coverages that are excluded in the fine print of the contract. These exclusions occur in home insurance (which is especially hard to read and understand) auto insurance (there are 12-14 exclusions to look for according to Jeff) and commercial or business insurance (where many coverages are automatically excluded and must be built back in item by item, with careful attention to detail). The value solution lies in the integration of technology and personal service. Jeff's latest business, RightSure, aims to get individuals the right insurance by using A.I. in combination with “famously friendly humans”, i.e., staff carefully selected and trained to deliver knowledge and service in an amenable way. The A.I. can provide a preliminary phone interface, a chatbot interface on the website, and can do an excellent job of matching customer needs to the right policies. Famously friendly people can patiently explain all the policy options, point out what's covered and what's excluded, answer customer questions, and help them to make informed decisions. They're good at listening, exhibit high empathy, and can help customers navigate from suspicion to trust. The combination of A.I. and famously friendly humans delivers a superior customer experience while also achieving high levels of efficiency. The return on investment in human capital is as high as the return on technology capital. The combination generates brand uniqueness. Jeff represents entrepreneurship in action in the insurance industry. Jeff Arnold is a quintessential entrepreneur. He's driven by a passion for his industry, where he spent a career in multiple roles before launching his current business. He gathered knowledge he learned from others and from his own experience in those various roles. He innovates by having a more highly developed customer focus than others, and commits to a better experience for his customers than they can expect elsewhere. And he knows how to combine and recombine assets and resources in new ways to deliver that better experience. He continuously monitors the customer experience and customer sentiment to keep improving. His primary skill are empathy and imagination — understanding the experience customers prefer and designing it in his mind before bringing it to life. He doesn't need technology expertise to bring his vision to life; he can buy that on the market. It is the human factors of empathy and imagination that lie behind his superior product. Imagining the future drives product and service innovation. After a lifetime in the insurance industry and informed by hundreds and thousands of conversations with consumers, Jeff can accurately identify current dissatisfactions and easily imagine future products and services to address some of those satisfactions. Some of the ones he mentioned in our conversation were: The macro policy: Why do customers have to buy home and auto and business and medical insurance I separate policies and separate transactions. What if there could be one macro policy for a family, adjustable to new needs as life goes on yet still a “one policy” solution for managing all the risks a family faces? Expanding liability coverage: It seems like lawmakers and courts are continuously finding new things the rest of us are guilty of, like saying bad things on social media. Liabilities are expanding — Jeff called it social inflation. What if our policies could keep up without us having to adjust them in new transactions? New payment systems: What if we bought automobile insurance by the mile instead of in a lump? Or what if we got refunds based on good driving habits (which is beginning to happen with telematics)? Generally, the payment system of lump sums for coverage over a time period can be replaced by behavioral measures of consumption. These are the kinds of innovation Jeff is imagining, and working hard on bringing to market. Entrepreneurs make the world a better place. Additional Resources Jeff Arnold's author page on Amazon.com: Mises.org/E4B_169_Author Jeff's website, Ambassador For The Insurance Industry: JeffArnold.com The Art Of The Insurance Deal by Jeff Arnold: Mises.org/E4B_169_Book RightSure.com

New York Times bestselling author Boyd Morrison and his sister, expert art historian Beth Morrison join The Crew Reviews to discuss THE LAWLESS LAND, the first in a fast-paced knight-errant adventure series. This is Boyd's second appearance on TCR and Beth's first. Boyd Morrison is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twelve thrillers, including six collaborations with Clive Cussler in the Oregon Files adventure series. He is also an actor, engineer, and a Jeopardy! champion. Beth Morrison is Senior Curator of Manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum. A leader in her field, she has curated several major exhibitions, including ‘Imagining the Past in France, 1250-1500,' and ‘Book of Beasts: The Bestiary in the Medieval World'. She has a PhD in the History of Art from Cornell University. She lives in Los Angeles. Don't forget to subscribe to The Crew Reviews, hit the "LIKE" button, and leave a comment. And if you want to learn more about the guys from The Crew or see additional author interviews, visit us at http://www.thecrewreviews.com Follow us on social media Twitter | https://twitter.com/CREWbookreviews Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thecrewreviews Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thecrewreviews/  

Anyone reading comments in online spaces is frequently confronted with a collective cultural loss of empathy. This profound deficit is directly related to the inability to imagine the life and circumstances of the other. Our malnourished capacity for empathy is connected to an equally malnourished imagination. In order to truly love and welcome others, we need to exercise our imaginations, to see our neighbors more as God sees them than as confined by our own inadequate and ungracious labels. We need stories that can convict us about our own sins of omission or commission, enabling us to see the beautiful, complex world of our neighbors as we look beyond ourselves.In this lecture, Dr. Mary McCampbell will look at how narrative art–whether literature, film, television, or popular music–expands our imaginations and, in so doing, emboldens our ability to love our neighbors as ourselves.----Dr. Mary McCampbell is an associate professor of humanities at Lee University where she regularly teaches courses on modern and contemporary fiction, film, and popular culture. A native Tennessean, she completed her doctorate at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK); her research focused on the relationship between contemporary fiction, late capitalist culture, and the religious impulse. Her academic and public-facing publications span the worlds of literature, film, and popular music, and this interdisciplinary focus is also present in her new book, Imagining Our Neighbors as Ourselves: How Art Shapes Empathy (Fortress Press: April 5, 2022). You can find her writing in various faith and culture publications such as Image Journal, The Other Journal, Relevant Magazine, Christianity Today, Christ and Pop Culture, and The Curator. She has been one of the organizers of Calvin College's Festival of Faith and Music since 2009, and she frequently speaks and teaches on the theological significance of popular music, film, and fiction. Mary was the Summer 2014 Writer-in-Residence at L'Abri Fellowship in Greatham, England and periodically lectures at English L'Abri. She was a Scholar-in-Residence at Regent Theological College, Vancouver, for the 2018 winter term.You can read Mary's writing and find out about her new book at marywmccampbell.com.

So much of the Bible gives us imagination more than information. So much of who you want to be and what you want in life is empowered by your imagination. This is why sin always appeals to your imagination. Why the vast majority of commercials appeal to your imagination. But then when we read the Bible we think only in propositional truths. We just think in terms of beliefs we're supposed to have and commands we're supposed to do.But that's not what the Bible is doing most of the time. Most of the time the Bible is giving us imagination more than information.And if you really want to live a life experiencing connection with God, God intends for you to use the power of your imagination. Imagining something that's very real but that you cannot see.Psalm 63:8 ESVMy soul clings to you;your right hand upholds me.This is imaginative language. God wants you to imagine this. Picture this. Your soul — all of who you are — body and spirit — utterly clinging to God right now. Remember the last time you clung to something. You felt desperate. Fearful to let go. You needed with all your strength to hold on. That's the image God wants you to have right now with him. Feel this in your body – in your whole self. Imagine your whole being – your soul – clinging to the one who calls himself I AM. The one whose name is Yahweh — he is — the source of all existence. The giver of all life. The one who inhabits eternity. And the one who always connects with you infinitely and intimately in the present moment. Right now. Feel this imagination in your entire body. Feel it from within your body. Your body clinging to the I AM for your very life. He is the source of your existence. The giver of every moment of your life. The one who inhabits eternity and has an eternal glory for you that every moment now somehow fits within. And he is the one who is infinitely and intimately connected with you right now. Your body is a temple of his Holy Spirit. Imagine yourself clinging to God. Feel this image into your body. Your body connected to the I AM right now. You are one — your soul is one — body and spirit — with the God who created and sustains everything in this entire universe. One with the one who is the author of life.Tim KellerPrayer is awe before an infinite force, and yet it's intimacy with a personal friend — at the same time. Who can you share this podcast with? If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it on social media or texting it to a friend you think might benefit from it.Follow Dave Cover on Twitter @davecoverFollow A Bigger Life on Twitter @ABiggerLifePodOur audio engineer is Diego Huaman.This podcast is a ministry of The Crossing, a church in Columbia, Missouri, a college town where the flagship campus of the University of Missouri is located.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said that the leaked draft majority opinion on overturning abortion rights is authentic and that “it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case.” Leah Litman, co-host of Crooked's “Strict Scrutiny” podcast, joins us to answer our legal questions about what this could mean for abortion access nationwide and future Supreme Court rulings. And in headlines: Russian forces stormed Mariupol's embattled steel mill, parts of India and Pakistan are in the midst of a brutal heatwave, and the federal government delayed releases of water in Lake Powell on the Colorado River. Show Notes: Crooked's Strict Scrutiny: “What the SCOTUS leak could mean for abortion” – https://crooked.com/podcast-series/strict-scrutiny/ Donate to abortion funds, take action and more via Vote Save America – votesaveamerica.com/roe Center for Reproductive Rights – ​​https://reproductiverights.org/ Fund Texas Choice – https://fundtexaschoice.org/ Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/whataday/ For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode (recorded in October 2020), Mike talks about making future plans with specific people, how to influence your kids in positive ways, the secret to great relationships, and favorite lessons from his book "A Beginner's Guide to the Universe." Learn more about Mike's book "A Beginner's Guide to the Universe" here: https://tutadv.club/abg Sign up for Notes from the Universe: www.tut.com/notes-from-the-universe See all of Mike's upcoming events and offerings: https://linktr.ee/mikedooley Review this podcast and receive a special gift, from Mike. Send a screenshot of your review to review@tut.com.

Imagining the life you might have had. Assessing mistakes you undoubtedly made. Voicing the truth about your true feelings and desires. All terrifying, and all fodder for good storytelling. This week's episode goes right to the heart of all that with guest Ashley Woodfolk, whose most recent book, Nothing Burns As Bright As You, is an exploration in verse of what might have been had she realized at an earlier age that she was gay. An interesting thought experiment for any writer to consider—whatever your what-if, Sliding Doors (you can catch it on Netflix) moment might have been.

FDA Approves First Breathalyzer COVID Test The FDA approved a new COVID breathalyzer test, which gives results in just three minutes. It's the first test that identifies chemical compounds of coronavirus in breath. The testing unit is about the size of a piece of carry-on luggage and is intended to be used in medical offices and mobile testing sites. Nsikan Akpan, health and science editor at WNYC Radio based in New York City, talks with Ira about this new COVID test and other science news of the week, including new research on ocean warming and storm frequency, the story behind moon dust that sold for $500,000, and President Biden's decision to allow higher-ethanol gasoline sales this summer, which is usually banned from June to September.   Major Undercount In COVID Cases Makes Our Tracking Data Less Useful For many, it's become routine to pull up a chart of COVID-19 case counts by state or county. Though imperfect, it's been a pretty good way to assess risk levels: Follow the data. But recently, that data has become even more imperfect, and less useful at determining individual risk. Thanks to a variety of factors, case counts are now so inaccurate that a COVID surge could be missed entirely. “We are really flying blind,” said epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina, assistant professor at the University of Texas School of Public Health and the author of the newsletter, Your Local Epidemiologist. Currently, for every 100 COVID-19 cases in the United States, only seven are being officially recorded, according to projections from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. As a point of comparison, during the Delta wave 43 out of 100 cases were recorded, and during the Omicron wave the figure was 26 out of 100 cases. The reasons behind the current undercount are due in part to the unintended consequences of good public health policies, like increased vaccinations and the availability of at-home tests, both of which lead to fewer cases being included in official CDC data. Mild cases are more common now, thanks to vaccines and changing variants. “People may just not get tested because they just have the sniffles,” said Jetelina.  Others may forgo testing altogether. The virus can spread asymptomatically from there. “We just haven't done the groundwork as a nation to systematically capture these cases,” said Jetelina. Read the rest at sciencefriday.com.   How Would You Spend A Trillion Dollars? Imagining what you might do if you won the lottery or received a huge inheritance from a long-lost relative is a classic daydream. But in a new book, journalist Rowan Hooper imagines spending a trillion dollars—not on fancy dinners, sparkly jewels or mega yachts, but on tackling ten global challenges. While a trillion dollars can't solve every problem, he estimates it would go a long way towards tackling disease, combating global warming, protecting biodiversity, or even establishing a moon base. Hooper joins Ira to talk about his book, How to Save the World for Just a Trillion Dollars: The Ten Biggest Problems We Can Actually Fix, and to daydream about where and how an infusion of cash might do the most to accelerate solutions to some of the planet's problems.     Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.