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In "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory Part 2," Rachel Teichman, LMSW and Victor Varnado, KSN continue the exploration of Dahl's fantasy world. This episode focuses on the deeper messages within the novel and its adaptations, discussing the moral lessons embedded in the whimsical narrative.Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel TeichmanFull Wikipedia article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_FactorySubscribe to our new newsletter, WikiWeekly at https://newsletter.wikilisten.com/ for a fun fact every week to feel smart and impress your friends, and MORE! https://www.patreon.com/wikilistenpodcastFind us on social media!https://www.facebook.com/WikiListenInstagram @WikiListenTwitter @Wiki_ListenGet bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A warm Mancunian welcome to all my listeners.   It's Autistic Pride Day on 18th June.  The purpose of Autistic Pride Day is a uniquely autistic led initiative celebrating neurodiversity and the strengths of autistic individuals. It empowers the autistic community, promotes self-advocacy, and fosters a sense of pride and unity, challenging stereotypes and inspiring change.   In the third episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Charlie Michael Baker, author about supporting autism awareness through his book Charlie Baker: Autism and me. Diagnosed with autism at a young age and overcoming bullying, Charlie shares his journey of writing the book, which has become a global success. Throughout the interview, Charlie discusses his personal experiences, the challenges faced by autistic individuals, and the impactful charitable contributions from his book's proceeds. He also addresses myths about autism and offers advice for those looking to start similar movements. In Charlie's own words: “Autism, it basically means that you just think differently to other people. A neurodiverse person and a neurotypical person will look at the same things, but take different things away from that. Autistic people see things differently to other people. It's not anything bad, obviously. Sometimes we struggle with friends, relationships and we just take different things away from different things, really.”   #Autism #Awareness #GM #manchester #community #SocialImpact #NonProfit Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/).     Did you know:   ·      Autism is a lifelong developmental disability which affects how people communicate and interact with the world. ·      Over 1 in 100 people are on the autistic spectrum. ·      There are over 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK. ·      Autistic people have difficulties with interpreting both verbal and non-verbal language like gestures or tone of voice. ·      Some autistic people are unable to speak or have limited speech while other autistic people have very good language skills but struggle to understand sarcasm or tone of voice.  ·      Many famous people are thought to be on the spectrum Key resources: Charlie's Instagram handle National Autistic Society   Time stamps of key moments in the podcast episode & transcript: (01:58) Introduction to Charlie Michael Baker (02:11) Charlie's Journey with Autism (02:58) The Inspiration Behind the Book (03:11) Insights from 'Charlie Baker Autism and Me' (03:35) Understanding Autism (05:33) Challenges and Overcoming Them (06:24) Writing and Publishing the Book (08:24) Impact and Philanthropy (11:00) Future Projects and Advice (13:11) Signature Questions    Listen to the episode and read the transcript on www.meetthemancunian.co.uk    

This week, John and Charlie review Cuy, a Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina. Sourced from Trader Joe's. To start off the episode, the fellas recap their weekends, talk about college admissions, standardized tests, and dream schools they would have went to if they didn't go to Wisconsin. In Charlie's weekend recap, he also talks about his marathon training and how he's been battling chafing issues... yikes. Next, John and Charlie bring back the segment "Overrated or Underrated" and this week they discuss gadgets. Namely the Apple Watch and the Ring doorbell. Lastly, the boys end the episode by shouting out the fan of the week as well as discussing spycraft. This is an episode you won't want to miss! New episodes posted weekly. If you enjoyed, please leave us a rating and follow us so you don't miss any of the action! Follow us on social media! We're on YouTube and Instagram, linked below: YouTube: fullycorkedpod Instagram: fully_corked Credits... Audio: https://uppbeat.io/t/moire/old-town

In the Book of Lamentations, Jeremiah weeps for the fate of Israel. In Charlie's version, he weeps for the once-great state of Illinois. Plus, he talks to Chris Stigall about the Herzog Foundation's efforts to roll back poison in children's education, and to Lara Logan about how the regime can "murder" critical journalists without raising a single finger against them directly. For more content, become a member at members.charliekirk.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Charlie's Bible study, we see that a church hardly deteriorates suddenly. Usually it is a slow erosion from within starting with toleration of sin. And quite often, as in the church in Thyatira, it is sexual sin. The message to this 1st century church is that the sexual immorality of someone named Jezebel cannot be tolerated. Do we see the same toleration of sexual immorality in our churches today? It seems so. Learn what toleration means and doesn't mean. What does a church need to do to please the Lord? What do Christians need to do to acquire the rewards Jesus promises to those who overcome this sin with their faithfulness?

In the second episode of The Elevate Summit Series, Charlie sits down with Stacey McCormick, Senior VP of Retail Performance at Broad River Retail; Laura Bider, Relationship Account Manager at TD Bank, Retail Card Services; and Mike Distefano, VP Strategic Client Solutions at Versatile Credit. To kick off the episode, Charlie and Stacey discuss the origins of The Elevate Summit, having been born from the successful heritage of the annual Sleep Summit held in early May at The River that ignites the Memorial Day selling season.  Stacey explains that The Elevate Summit is not only part Sleep Summit but also part VIP Summit, part Store Tour Summit, part Breakout Summit, and part Sales Process Summit (with the introduction of The Purposeful Reapproach).  Stacey also discusses the 40 Day Climb to the Top challenge that will immediately follow The Elevate Summit with an elevated assortment of prizes, contests, and trips available to be earned by the Retail Memory Makers.  Based upon the enthusiasm, excitement, and success from this event, Charlie and Stacey predict that The Elevate Summit may become the next annual legacy event at The River. Laura shares insights on TD Bank's nearly 10-year partnership with Broad River, emphasizing their mutual focus on creating positive experiences for their teams and partners. She supports this by explaining TD Bank's WOW Culture, including her experience as a new employee.  In Charlie's conversation with Mike, they address the rapidly changing tech industry's influence on their industry and Versatile's work to stay user-friendly to customers of all generations. Mike discusses the role of analytics in decision-making and Versatile's commitment to evolving for the benefit of its customers. This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mLNfdtkvRdw  We hope you enjoy this episode, and subscribe to our podcast for a new story each week. Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.

In the second episode of The Elevate Summit Series, Charlie sits down with Stacey McCormick, Senior VP of Retail Performance at Broad River Retail; Laura Bider, Relationship Account Manager at TD Bank, Retail Card Services; and Mike Distefano, VP Strategic Client Solutions at Versatile Credit. To kick off the episode, Charlie and Stacey discuss the origins of The Elevate Summit, having been born from the successful heritage of the annual Sleep Summit held in early May at The River that ignites the Memorial Day selling season.  Stacey explains that The Elevate Summit is not only part Sleep Summit but also part VIP Summit, part Store Tour Summit, part Breakout Summit, and part Sales Process Summit (with the introduction of The Purposeful Reapproach).  Stacey also discusses the 40 Day Climb to the Top challenge that will immediately follow The Elevate Summit with an elevated assortment of prizes, contests, and trips available to be earned by the Retail Memory Makers.  Based upon the enthusiasm, excitement, and success from this event, Charlie and Stacey predict that The Elevate Summit may become the next annual legacy event at The River. Laura shares insights on TD Bank's nearly 10-year partnership with Broad River, emphasizing their mutual focus on creating positive experiences for their teams and partners. She supports this by explaining TD Bank's WOW Culture, including her experience as a new employee.  In Charlie's conversation with Mike, they address the rapidly changing tech industry's influence on their industry and Versatile's work to stay user-friendly to customers of all generations. Mike discusses the role of analytics in decision-making and Versatile's commitment to evolving for the benefit of its customers. This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mLNfdtkvRdw  We hope you enjoy this episode, and subscribe to our podcast for a new story each week. Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.

The Turning Point Action Conference was the biggest event of the summer for grassroots conservatism, and Charlie was right at the center of it. In Charlie's opening remarks, he lays out the crucial importance of chasing ballots anywhere they might be found in 2024, why the Democrats believe (with good reason) that they can win with a corpse on the ticket, and why the key to victory is competing on every day of the election and not just the final one.Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This pilot movie kicked off the tv series which ran for five seasons! In Charlie's Angels, we meet the original three Angels, Sabrina Duncan, Jill Monroe and Kelly Garret. Charlie and Bosley join in to solve the mystery. Vincent Le Mer is about to be declared dead, and his vineyard will go to his second wife Rachel, who has already run it into the ground. Will they find Vincent or his daughter Janet in time? #MFTVMCPodcast Wikpedia https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074301/?ref_=ttep_ep1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000462/?ref_=tt_cl_t_1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000396/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000646/?ref_=tt_cl_t_3 TV Guide: https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/charlies-angels/1030139847/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Everyday organizations are working hard to attract and retain talent and in this tight labor market, they're employing a lot of tactics to draw people in from signing bonuses to expanded benefits.  Behavior science tells us, tactics like this only inspire short-term commitment.  In order to engage talent long-term...the culture must nurture employees and provide inspiration beyond a paycheck.  My guest for this episode is Charlie Malouf is the President and CEO of Broad River Retail, a large independently owned and operated licensee of 29 Ashley HomeStores. As President and CEO, Charlie has the distinct privilege of leading a highly talented team of over 800 Memory Makers (employees) in their purpose of furnishing life's best memories.   Culture takes time to build and Broad River is still a work in progress.   In Charlie's words… you can't microwave culture.  Listen in as we talk through lessons learned along the way and steps the organization plans to take to continue to evolve culture and Thrive.

Episode 24 of the Sheffield Vulcans Podcast is now live!   In this episode Charlie, Nathan and Jon are joined by Owen-Harris Evans, Michael Rennison and Matthew Littler to discuss the match against Leeds Hunters that took place on Saturday 16th October. Then, in the second half, the pod squad are joined by Andy Gibson and Jude Berry to discuss what went down last weekend at the 14th annual Caledonian Thebans Rugby Clinic.   Follow us on our socials: Instagram: @sheffvulcanspod Twitter: @sheffvulcanspod   Follow the Leeds Hunters on their socials: Facebook: /theleedshunters Instagram: @leedshuntersrugby   Oh... and a massive thank you to @stephssketches for our incredible new artwork. In Charlie's words, we've never looked better! So, if you like what you see why not give Steph a follow on her insta if you're looking for some amazing art.   The show is available to listen to on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Podbean and Spotify. So, sit back, tune in as we talk IGR, Rugby Union and everything in between.

We catch up with the Business Manager of Lorain Local 758, Charlie Fashing. Charlie has been in his role for three years. He discusses some of the responsibilities he oversees for the Local. In Charlie's spare time, he participates in wildlife conservation in a variety of ways. From shooting professionally to mentoring youth - Charlie gives back with the backdrop of the great outdoors. Listen to his story on this episode of Down With The Dig.Find out more information about Local 758 here.Here's more information about the Union Sportsmen's Alliance.To learn more about Pheasants Forever - visit here.Views and Comments of this program do not reflect those of Ohio Laborers' District Council and LIUNA. © 2021 Ohio Laborers' District Council All Rights Reserved.

In Charlie's adopted home state of Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis makes a strong case for why he may be the best governor in America. During his State of the State Address, he announced a bold and innovative plan to take on the malevolent threat posed by big tech oligarchs and win. We unpack that plan and explain why it should be a model for the rest of the country.  Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest this week is a performance coach who specialises in supporting leaders to build personal resilience.  For the last fifteen years he has worked at the interface of leadership and wellbeing with some of the biggest brands in the world. His passion is to support leaders to play the ‘inner game’ of life better, so it enables them to lead themselves, their teams and their families.  At this time of crisis, I think we might all learn a few things so let’s give a warm Speaking Business welcome to Charlie Cannon. Bio Charlie Cannon – Helping leaders, teams and organisations build resilience so that they can embrace change and sustain performance in a disruptive and uncertain world. Charlie is a much sought after performance enhancement coach who has helped leaders, teams and global organisations build resilience thus enabling them not only to embrace change in an uncertain disruptive world, but able to sustain high levels of performance and thrive no matter what the world throws at them. For the last fifteen years he has worked as a leadership development consultant and coach with some of the most well known brands in the world, including, HSBC, PepsiCo, Tesco, BP, Roche, Ebay, Airbus, The Metropolitan Police, Deloitte, Allen & Overy, Mars, Unilever, Uber, Manchester City Football club, The Soho House Group, Santander, Marks & Spencer and Amazon. In Charlie’s live events and trainings he draws upon his rich life experience and combines this with cutting edge research from science and psychology to give them tools and techniques that they can act upon immediately that will catalyse their performance and well-being. Prior to working in business Charlie was a successful health and fitness coach, where at one point he was training an Oscar winning actor and actress. What he observed, was that most of his clients were busy, time poor, stressed and burnt out executives who wanted to increase their energy and manage stress better. This concerned him. His passion for helping people build resilience stems from not just working with all these stressed out executives, but also his own story in not becoming the professional sportsman he had dreamed of being, due to struggling to be at his best when it counted.And, perhaps more tellingly, he knows first-hand what it takes to recover from a near death experience that left him hospitalised and his sister moments away from dying. At 21 he was involved in a traumatic car accident with his sister who almost died. This incident eventually inspired his research into resilience and overcoming adversity. Charlie played rugby for England, West of England hockey and county cricket as a school-boy, but he struggled to perform under pressure, which has showed him the importance of developing a growth mindset and building mental toughness. Recorded on: 7th April 2020  Links: More about Charlie Cannon More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on Linkedin Connect with Maria on FaceBook To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: Libsyn  Itunes  Soundcloud Stitcher Spotify  

Our feature this week contains two stories about love and loss. In "Charlie," we meet a young boy struggling to make sense of the strange and dark circumstances in which he finds himself. In "Lady In The Glass," a man tries to remember how he knows an enigmatic, but beautiful and kind, intruder. 

Jake Asman filled in as the host for the Charlie Pallilo Show today. In Charlie absence, Jake had Stefano Fuscero on as a guest in hour 2. Jake also discussed the Houston Astros and Tom Brady potentially leaving the New England Patriots.

Jake Asman filled in as the host for the Charlie Pallilo Show today. In Charlie's absence, Tim Kurkjian was a surprise guest on the show. Hour 1 was filled with Houston Astros and the backlash they are facing for their cheating allegations.

Instagram & Twitter: @__kdshv__ Email: ksh2140@columbia.edu My thesis project is a narrative analysis focusing on the post-graduation journey of three Diné college graduates. Studying these post-graduation journeys is important because it demonstrates that ‘returning to the rez’ with the expectation to ‘give back’ as a Diné college graduate is complicated, it's not a direct path, it takes time, and it requires a maintenance of relations to land, people, and nationhood. In my own community, I have been told to leave the rez, get a college degree, but COME BACK. I was interested in how other Diné scholars felt about this expectation and designed a research method to listen to Diné college graduates in whether or not their post-graduation journey aligned with this sentiment of ‘returning to the rez’ to ‘give back’. By focusing on the narratives of three Diné college graduates, this study examines how Diné scholars (re)create notions of home as they are away; the individual (but also collective) reckoning with the so-called expectation to “return to the rez” and “give back” to the community; and articulating the Navajo college experience through the lens of hózhó and chaos. I study the post-graduation journeys of Diné college graduates to produce knowledge in relation with each of these scholars. From my conversations, the participants reveal that there are multiple registers of how Diné college graduates can “give back” to their community whether their post-graduation journeys place them within or beyond the Four Sacred Mountains. The expectation to “return to the rez” can be a useful pathway to guide Navajo scholars in their pursuit of a college education, but it should not be understood as a strict and defined pathway. This is key to articulate the Native and Indigenous experience in the 21st century. From this study, it seems that there needs to be more knowledge gathering to expand the notion of ‘giving back’ and ‘standing with’ one’s community that is applicable to various Native communities, to various backgrounds, to various education pathways, and to various career industries. The first theme “home” is based on the notion that Diné college graduates learn to find ways to create a sense of community and belonging at college, while also maintaining connections with their idea of “home”. Jourdan explained that one’s sense of home can be impacted by the Navajo practice of burying the umbilical cord and placenta at a significant place for the family - tethering that person to a specific location within the Four Sacred Mountains. Asa’s story articulates that some Navajo families’ connection to home is disrupted by land struggles, like with the coal mine - displacing some families into other areas of the reservation. In this way, the individual may find other ways to craft a sense of home that can’t necessarily rely on a physical space being “home”. Jourdan and Charlie both articulated the point that within the idea of home is the acknowledgement and honoring of land. In Jourdan’s interview, she retells a recent story where she learns that Native peoples should remember that what is known as North America has always been and always will be Indigenous territory. In Charlie’s interview, they mention that acknowledging land expands one’s sense of home by relating to the sky, the clouds, the animals, the trees, the dirt, and other elements of life on earth. Jourdan and Charlie’s response reveal that wherever Diné go in North America they are on traditional Indigenous territory and it is their responsibility to develop a relationship with the land. These Diné college graduates explain a few ways in which young Diné scholars can make sense of their life experiences whether it is within or beyond the Four Sacred Mountains. The second theme “return to the rez” is based on my reflections on the sentiment I heard growing up. It doesn’t matter who was saying it, but folks were communicating “to leave the rez, go get a college degree, but COME BACK.” The second set of questions aimed to unravel some of the sentiment’s assumptions by producing knowledge in relation with Jourdan, Asa, and Charlie. The interviews centered the Diné college graduates’ responses - how they learned and internalized the sentiment, but more importantly how their post-graduation journey aligns or doesn’t quite align with the expectation to “return to the rez” and “give back”. The questions asked Jourdan, Asa, and Charlie to share responses related to some of their life experiences, their decisions, and how they learned to live with those decisions. My questions were created out of my own curiosity and my own eagerness to gain advice about my next steps post-graduation from Columbia University. All three participants confirmed that they recall hearing that sentiment growing up. I followed up with the question asking what the sentiment meant to them. Asa took a second to respond but he explained how he didn’t see how his passions fit within the sentiment, as if the sentiment was crafted in a way that didn’t include theater artists like him; rather the sentiment functions to encourage Diné scholars to pursue industries like engineering, law, medicine, and education. Asa points out that his work requires him to work away from the rez in order to make a living and enjoy the work that he does. For Asa’s situation, it makes more sense for him to create a life in NYC than on the rez. For Jourdan’s story, it’s revealed that she is the only one of my participants to return to the rez.. After undergrad, she worked near home in Farmington, NM. After her Master’s program, she moved back home to work at her former high school as a teacher. There is something to be said about how Jourdan made two return journeys but yet still talks about the lack of opportunities available to Diné college graduates, and also mentions that she has a few friends who were viewed as ‘overqualified’ for Navajo Nation jobs. I think that the issue of overqualified applicants and not enough job opportunities on the rez leads to other studies to focus on the economic aspect of Diné college graduates’ post-graduation journey. It’s important to conduct another study focusing on job availability and wages on the Navajo Nation and determine how that then affects the possibility of Diné college graduates returning to the rez. Charlie’s perspective occupied the space of critiquing the expectation to return to the rez, especially how Navajo Nation officials and leaders continue to promote that journey for young Diné scholars. It seems that Charlie would argue it’s not that they don’t want Diné scholars to not attend college, but rather we all should be developing a critical consciousness that first centers Diné ways of being, knowing, and doing, as well as seek to disrupt western institutions and logics. Diné scholars have the right to higher education, but there are multiple institutions and people that must be held accountable to protect and care for all students’ minds and bodies. Higher education institutions need to reckon with how their policies are inclusive of their Native student community. However, our own communities within Dinébikéyah and across North America need to reflect greater on how they are maintaining relationships with the Diné and Indigenous scholars and how they are welcoming them back into the community. Jourdan mentioned how sometimes our own people are the worst in shaming our own. There should be greater awareness of not shaming Diné scholars for learning to code switch in different spaces. From my conversations with the three Diné college graduates, I gathered that there are multiple registers of returning to the rez and giving back to the community. Asa’s story seems to function similar to what Dr. Kim Tallbear explains as the work standing with the community. It is an approach that articulates how sometimes Native scholars are pursuing work or research that doesn’t necessarily give back to the community, but the individual still stands with their community in other capacities. Jourdan’s story demonstrates that one can return to the rez but can also decide to leave the rez again for a career opportunity - and that is ok! Sometimes the rez can’t provide a specific professional development opportunity so it’s fine to leave once again for a greater experience. In Charlie’s interview, they provide a set of questions that Diné scholars should be posing to themselves like whether or not their interests operate for the benefit and the health of the people, the nation, or the land. As they say, it is disrespectful to go to college, become educated and then weaponize the college degree to your own people. Delving into the process of self-interrogation is wrestling with that sense of chaos (i.e., the sense of uncomfortableness and unfamiliarity) and restoring balance so that one continually reflects on their intentions and whether they are aligned with ideas of Native excellence, tribal nation building and capacity building for native peoples. The third theme “hozho + chaos” required each participant to acknowledge their own conception of hózhó and chaos in the Navajo way of life and determine if their personal understandings applied to their life experiences since graduating from college. It is based in traditional Navajo knowledge and thought in viewing the territory among the Four Sacred Mountains as the state for hózhó and assuming that Diné life beyond is in a not in hózhó - as I argue, it’s in a state of chaos. It was ambitious to ask each person to reflect in this way as it appeared that I referred to each of their post-graduation journeys as chaotic. However, I posed these questions to further articulate what could be meant as ‘chaos’ for Diné scholars living, working, and studying beyond the Four Sacred Mountains. Asa quickly pointed out how over the years living away from family in Arizona he has learned to be in balance with the chaos - articulating that dealing with chaos is a part of life. Jourdan joked when she began her response stating that her life since high school has been chaotic! She reflected on this question by re-framing the language to explain that being in chaos is experiencing that which is uncomfortable or unfamiliar. Therefore, it seems that Jourdan would advocate that being in chaos is learning to be comfortable with the uncomfortable. So my question of chaos s viewing chaos as that which is unfamiliar that also has the potential to disrupt that which is peaceful and in order in one’s life. Originally, I confused the understanding of hózhó and chaos by imagining the concepts in opposition. Charlie corrected me in the interview by explaining that these concepts are not in opposition, rather they are in relation to one another. Charlie explains that chaos is a part of creation, so therefore it has its purpose in life. Developing a relationship with hózhó and chaos is a pathway in life, or as Charlie says it’s an aspiration. It’s an everyday process, and it comes with a set of responsibility as Bila’ashdlaii. Altogether, the three Diné college graduates revealed that Diné scholars may make sense of their life experiences beyond the Four Sacred Mountains through a lens of chaos, however they learn to develop a relationship with chaos and restore hózhó - learn to be aware of chaos, but also actively learn how to be in balance with chaos. These methods of finding hózhó beyond the Four Sacred Mountains is the experience of being Diné in the 21st century. Jourdan, Asa, and Charlie sharing their story is one example of contributing to the intergenerational transmission of knowledge to know what it means to be Diné, especially as higher education becomes more of a norm within the community. Diné scholars have a right to higher education, but once they access these spaces and receive college degrees then they have a responsibility to develop a critical consciousness that contributes to ideas of Native excellence and tribal nation building. Returning to the rez as a Diné college graduate is complicated (which is ok), is indirect (which is ok), takes time (which is ok), but also relies on the maintenance of relations to land, people, and nationhood. There are multiple pathways for Diné college graduates to ‘give back’ or ‘stand with’ their community that are meaningful, intentional, and productive. I encourage all Diné scholars and more importantly all Indigenous scholars to share their story with each other to contribute to Native excellence and tribal nation building. This type of discussion actively contributes to the intergenerational transmission of knowledge that protects and cares for Native minds and bodies while also further articulating the complexity of Native identity in the 21st century. ADDITIONAL READINGS: (1) Brayboy, Bryan McKinley, and Donna Deyhle. "Insider-outsider: researchers in American Indian communities."Theory into practice 39, no. 3 (2000). (2) Taylor, Melanie Benson, Robert Kilkenny, and Andrew Garrod, eds. I Am Where I Come From. Cornell University Press, 2017. (3) Kovach, Margaret. "Conversational method in Indigenous research." First Peoples Child & Family Review 14, no. 1 (2010). (4) Smith, Linda Tuhiwai. Decolonizing methodologies: Research and indigenous peoples. Zed Books Ltd., 2013.

Alaskan authors Brooke Hartman, Tricia Brown and Matthew Lasley offer readings and discuss the art of writing Alaska children’s books, working with illustrators and the steps involved in publishing picture books. Graphic Arts Books/Alaska Northwest Press published books featured. Tricia Brown discusses Charlie and the Blanket Toss; Children of the First People: Fresh Voices of Alaska Native Kids. Matthew Lasley discusses Pedro's Pan, A Gold Rush Story. Brooke Hartman discusses Dream Flights on Arctic Nights. Brooke Hartman’s writing has garnered national honors from Writer’s Digest, Pacific Northwest Writers Association, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Her debut picture book, Dream Flights on Arctic Nights, illustrated by Evon Zerbetz, follows the adventures of a child as they soars through the arctic night. Along the way, they encounter a plethora of iconic arctic animals from ravens, and eagles to polar bears and narwhals “The rhyming text is characterized by rich, evocative vocabulary and dramatic rhythm, matched by spectacular linocut illustrations with glowing colors and exaggerated perspectives.” Kirkus starred review Tricia Brown has written nearly thirty titles, including ten children's picture books, most on Alaska subjects. In Charlie and the Blanket Toss, young readers learn about Alaska's whaling culture through meeting Charlie, who's working to overcome his fear of being thrown high in the air during the traditional Iñupiat blanket toss. Tricia's first book for children was the critically acclaimed Children of the Midnight Sun. Twenty years later, with the 2019 release of Children of the First People, Tricia once again collaborated with photographer Roy Corral, crisscrossing the state to meet ten young Alaska Natives, and learn about their diverse cultures and traditions. She holds a BA in journalism from UAF and an MFA in creative writing from UAA. Matthew Lasley presents Pedro's Pan, A Gold Rush Story. It is illustrated Jacob Souva. Inspired by the true story of Felix Pedro, a prospector who launched one of the richest gold rushes in Alaska’s history, Pedro’s Pan follows Pedro and Pan as they search for gold and purpose in the wilderness of Alaska. Matthew Lasley grew up in rural Alaskan community of Central. His family mined for gold near Central as well as in the Klondike. Their operations ranged from large scale to a small family operation. While life was not always easy, he was able to live the quintessential Alaskan experience mining for gold, owning a dog team, hunting, trapping, fishing and camping in Alaska's wilderness. Today is a teacher at Lake Otis Elementary School in Anchorage.

“Hardship is really what makes us who we are. It’s easy to be an optimist when things are going great, but who are you when things get really difficult?”Today’s guest is one of the most exciting people I’ve ever met. Ultrarunner, Charlie Engle was the first man to run across the Sahara Desert. He’s a real life action hero too - all documented in a documentary film produced and narrated by Matt Damon (yes, you read that right!)What I love about Charlie is his ability to take on and succeed at things which seem humanly impossible.Charlie is right at home when he’s neck deep in struggle. In fact, struggle has defined a whole chunk of his life. From crack cocaine and alcohol addiction, to a stay in federal prison, to the extreme feats of physical endurance, Charlie is proof you can survive anything.And that’s what we talk about in this episode. Why push yourself to the absolute limits? Why put yourself under so much pain? How do you move beyond exhaustion to achieve things most people can even imagine (wait until you hear about the next ‘crazy’ adventure Charlie’s planning!)So brew a cup and listen to an inspiring story of hope about a man will just will NOT give up.“We spend a whole lot of time worrying about things that are out in the future and out of our control when what we should be doing is focusing on exactly what’s right in front of us.”“It just doesn’t matter what happens to us. It only matters what you do about it. You get a chance to respond in some way to everything that happens to you.”I’ve got to be honest, I seriously loved talking with Charlie. I come from a similar mindset - that struggle can be transformative and that you can grow and discover more about the person you are as a result of intense challenge.It’s like Charlie said, anytime you purposely put yourself into a challenging situation you always learn something from it.Often we choose the comfortable path through life (perhaps unknowingly). But I agree with Charlie. “Comfort is overrated” and “comfort as a goal is very unfulfilling.” In Charlie’s words, “I’m not on this planet to have an easy experience. I’m here to do as many things as I can.”So if you’re curious about the mindset and philosophies of a man who’s more comfortable in struggle than out of it, you’re in for a treat. And if Charlie’s story inspires you to take on a feat of your own, I’d love to hear about it.“Measuring success for me is finding a way to be OK with unresolved conflicts.”“Continuous forward movement pretty much always wins the day. You don’t have to be awesome all the time. You just have to not give up.”Some questions I ask:Can you share with us why you started running and why you choose this over everything else? [4:16]What motivates you to chase the emotional rewards you get when you finish one of your incredible feats? [7:03]What are the similarities between running across the Sahara and overcoming addiction? [9:18]You seem to be using struggle to take care of yourself. How do you think struggle and self care go hand in hand? [14:51]Why do you think it’s so hard for people to live a life with passion? [18:49]How has going through addiction shaped your definition of success? [21:51]How do you balance expecting life to be hard with enjoying the fruits of your successes? [24:07]What is the most important lesson you’ve learned that reinforces your own philosophy on life? [27:24]Dead Sea to the top of Everest. What’s motivating you to do this trip at this time? [30:40]How do you reframe challenges to make them seem practical? Is it a skill or experience? [35:36]How does resilience differ when the pain is someone else’s? [40:33]In the midst of everything you’ve been through, how do you stay grounded on a daily basis? [47:00]In this episode, you will hear about:Emotional rewards and what running did to help Charlie turn his life around. [6:40]One step at a time mantra and how this connects crossing the Sahara and overcoming addiction. [9:41]How to approach first time experiences (which we spend our lives chasing) so they bring possibilities instead of anxieties. [13:45]The question that left Charlie speechless and why one of his challenges is to be happy and comfortable when things are ‘ok’. [16:30]Why comfort is underrated. [17:20]‘We compare our insides with other people’s outsides.” - why this can shut down passion and affect how we feel. [19:55]Why you have to be comfortable with unresolved conflicts. [23:00]Why you don’t have to be perfectly prepared to take on the things you’re planning. [29:00]5.8 - Charlie’s lowest to highest challenge, a metaphor for life, and being good stewards for the planet. [31:51]Charlie’s favorite saying in the world and what it tells us about struggle, resilience, and opportunity. [37:20]The most important word in the universe. [41:27]How to contactYou can find the latest about Charlie’s adventures as well as all his contact details at www.charlieengle.com.We thrive on your feedback, so if you’ve enjoyed this show, please rate us and leave us a review. And don’t forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode again. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Carey and Demir Bentley are the founders of Life Hack Bootcamp. This husband and wife team joins Charlie to talk about how radical self-care is the key to unlocking better work and more happiness. This topic is important to us all, because so many people think about their work as getting more work done – often, at the expense of living a better life. Both Charlie’s and Carey and Demir’s businesses center on helping people live rich, flourishing lives – to do that, you often have to shift your focus from your work, to your life. Key Takeaways: [2:25] – “The end of all human action is flourishing.” – Aristotle made this point to convey that we do things to thrive; we’re not just doing stuff for the sake of doing stuff. We often get into the habit of thinking that if we just get stuff done, the self-care, flourishing and thriving will happen. This usually does not end up being the case. [3:30] – In a Protestant work-ethic culture, there is a dangerous attitude about work: work is its own reward and you don’t need any rest. A deeper aspect of this culture is that your happiness and salvation also rely upon how hard you work. However, studies show that the most successful people don’t overwork themselves, and they value rest and self-care. [6:17] – If you buy into this culture, it can become a vicious cycle of always working to obtain the next level of happiness – it doesn’t encourage us to be content with where we are. In reality, the amount that we work and push ourselves is not correlated with how happy we are. Taking time for self-care can actually help you achieve rapid results without overworking yourself. There are two moments when people usually surge ahead: the first, when someone is sick of their work, but the more important one is after they’ve come off a long period of rest. [9:10] – Whenever there is a gap between focusing on getting something done and moving to something else, we have a tendency to fill it with something. We don’t know how to just allow ourselves five minutes to sit and think or chill out; we have to be doing something. It’s not enough to just take time off; it’s important to ask yourself if that time is truly restful. [12:50] – Charlie discusses how his metrics of productivity have shifted now that he has his book deal. This has allowed him to do a qualitative audit of how he spends his time. Back in June, he set some new parameters for himself to avoid burnout, and when evaluating how it was going, his new metric became not necessarily what the category of work was, but rather how much he enjoyed it. When deciding how to spend your non-working time, it’s important to pick something that rejuvenates and replenishes your energy, not something that drains it. Often times, what’s comfortable is not nourishing, and what’s nourishing is not comfortable. [18:30] – When you’re thinking about self-care, you might have to introduce a little more work in the sense that you pick an activity that may not be comfortable to do (exercise, for example), but that has payoff at the end. [18:55] – Carey and Demir started a new course called FAST Force, which focuses on time mastery as four aspects that work together: Focus, Attitude, Stamina and Time. You have to have and use all four of these things to achieve time mastery. They have people budget out all the hours in the week, not just their working hours. [23:05] – What’s missing in the productivity conversation these days is that you have to operate powerfully so that you can live powerfully. Sometimes it’s the reverse, and you have to live powerfully to operate powerfully. Charlie, Demir, and Carey share how this has played out in their lives with regards to career and lifestyle. [27:00] – When talking about personal change and self-mastery, you have to dial in what motivates you. As you move forward, you have to decide whether you’re willing to give something that you value up in order to make a change. In Charlie’s experience, most people aren’t willing to give up the thing they enjoy, but this allows them to create a firmer boundary so they are able to keep it and modify something else. [30:15] – Commit yourself to the things you want to do that will rejuvenate you, and that becomes a solid thing in your calendar. This will help ensure you get to do it every day, rather than leaving it as something you will do if you have time after work. Where people really get rejuvenated is when they have self-time alone doing the things that fill them up. The things that really fill our cup don’t cost anything. [32:05] – If you do feel the urge that you need to be more successful, ask yourself what’s driving that. A lot of times, our underlying attitudes can sabotage us without us even realizing it. Demir talks about the movie Office Space. The lesson of the movie is that when you decide first who you want to be and how you want to live, and then restructure work around that, it’s the beginning of tremendous success. This is how Carey and Demir have been able to create their flourishing lifestyle that brings them joy in both work and play. [36:00] – You don’t have to wait for the burn out or a wake-up call to start making the incremental changes that will benefit your self-care and make your life better. We find that when we really dig into what makes successful and happy people successful and happy, it’s the little things that they’ve made time to do that revive them. Give yourself the space to want what you want, and optimize yourself around that. It doesn’t mean you have to give up your success; it could actually be the start of the most successful times of your life. [42:45] – If you’re listening to this and it’s a lot to take in, you may not have found that thing that primes the pump for you. It’s about finding the activities that will help you make the most of the 168 hours you’re given in the week. Programming your personal time can help you enjoy it more. [46:00] - There are some areas in life where a scarcity mindset is beneficial. Time is a precious resource, and when we value our time, we allocate it with care and intention. There is enough time to be a good parent, a good business person, or a good person in your community, but you really have to get into a positive scarcity mindset. [49:35] - Carey is a huge proponent of integrating your work to-do list with your personal to-do list. Put everything on one to-do list and prioritize it all together. When there’s a reason, we find ourselves doing miraculous feats of productivity. [54:10] - If it’s worth doing, it’s worth planning to do. Whatever activity you’re doing, do it extremely. Make it worth your time and attention. What is an extreme example of being a good employee, or an extreme example of a good parent? Being extreme is a fundamental underpinning of how we think about approaching life. [59:24] – Carey’s challenge for listeners is to think about one thing that you’ve always pushed away from yourself as being too silly or childish, or a dream that you’ve had, and take an action that commits you to that. Chunk it down to something you can get a taste of in 15 minutes. Demir challenges listeners to realize that life is precious, and we don’t know how long we’ll be here. Really step into that emotionally and fully appreciate the 168 God-given hours each week. Ask yourself what you would do if you had to apply for a new 168 hours each week. Mentioned in This Episode: Productive Flourishing Lifehack Bootcamp Deep Work, by Cal Newport 10% Happier, by Dan Harris Triggers, by Marshall Goldsmith 5 Love Languages, by Gary Chapman

Today’s guest, best-selling author Vanessa Van Edwards, joins Charlie to talk about human interaction and succeeding with people. You might think that someone who writes about people is a raging extrovert, but that’s not always the case. Vanessa refers to herself as a “recovering awkward person.” In today’s episode, she and Charlie talk about how much they actually prepare and set themselves up to be comfortable in social settings, rather than leaving it to chance and charm. Key Takeaways: [3:05] - Vanessa shares a little bit of her background, moving from being a socially awkward person to someone who is writing books about winning with people. She talks about two different types of awkwardness: an inhibitive awkwardness that causes you to shut down around others, or an awkwardness that causes you to overcompensate when you’re around other people. She believes both are born out of fear, and it’s important to know which way your social fears will manifest themselves. [5:27] - Charlie defines himself as an ambivert, depending on the context. In a comfortable environment, he may appear as an extrovert, whereas in less familiar environments, he tends to be an introvert. Vanessa shares her personal experience with this at the World Domination Summit and what she did over the course of several years to make herself more comfortable in the context of this conference. [10:30] - If you’re an ambivert (or an introvert), it can be helpful to have some go-to questions that you can ask when you approach people in a social setting. Vanessa talks about preparation for events and conversations, and making plans that provide structure for the course of an evening or help to guide an interaction. Charlie recommends asking questions that don’t require too much personal vulnerability, but still allow the conversation to flow. [15:00] - When Vanessa was doing networking experiments for her book, she found that some questions really attracted extroverts, while the same questions could push an introvert into fear. The specific question in this case was “What’s your story?,” but regardless of the question, you have to be sensitive to how people will exhibit their social fears. [18:50] - If there is a question you don’t like being asked, you can prepare an answer that you’re comfortable with so if someone asks you, you can keep the conversation moving and gravitate into more comfortable territory. [20:50] - The swan effect is where something appears easy, comfortable, and graceful on the surface, when underneath there is a lot of work and preparation required to maintain that appearance. [25:07] - It takes time to get to the place you want to be, whether it’s in your business or a relationship, and that’s okay. Both Vanessa and Charlie can speak from experience that it takes a lot of hard work and not-so-glamorous preparation to get on the path to where you want to go. [29:12] - Before Captivate, Vanessa had written three books that didn’t do so well. Her first book was self-published and self-promoted, and she used her baby-sitting money to publish it. This one actually did relatively well, but gave Vanessa a little bit of a false sense of confidence. The second book was also self-published, but didn’t do as well. With her third book, she went with a traditional publisher, but there was no public response. [33:45] - It took five years for Vanessa to come back from this rejection of her book, but the fourth book was a turning point for her. During this time she wanted to blame other people, but she realized that she wrote the book based on what she thought the publishers wanted, not for her or her current readers. When she asked herself what she could write just for her and her readers, that’s where she found a pivot point. [39:07] - In Charlie’s writing experience, the book proposal was often a difficult obstacle to tackle. One of the worst ways to try to write a book is trying to write it to how someone else wants, rather than in a way that’s magical to you. Vanessa talks about the model for a platform that most people feel they have to follow. There’s a window in which you feel confident enough to write about a topic and be successful, but the idea is not yet stale to you. That’s the ideal window you want to be in. [44:18] - There are three options for publishing. You can self-publish, or if you go with a traditional publisher you can either get a small advance where the company has little stake in the game, or a large advance where there’s something in it for the publisher. In the case of a large advance, they may be more willing to help with marketing and support. You want someone to have their name on the line for you at the publishing house. [48:10] - Create the types of things that you want to consume. Just because you can create something, it doesn’t mean you should. [49:55] - How did Vanessa become emotionally prepared enough to go with a traditional publisher for her fourth book? She had advocates on her side who gave her confidence in herself and encouraged her to write what she wanted. She also felt that not having a book was preventing her from being able to help people. [54:45] - Vanessa found her business and personal sweet spot by adding structure to different areas of her life. It takes time to develop these things, but the payout is worth it. [56:35] - Vanessa’s challenge for listeners is to pick one event or meeting that you’ve been dreading, and come up with a purpose for it. Think about how you can set yourself up for success to achieve that purpose, and see if it changes the apprehension surrounding the interaction. Mentioned in This Episode: Productive Flourishing Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People The Science of People

In today’s episode, Fiona Dawson and Charlie talk about fluid identities in sexuality, the role that the US military plays in social change, and what happens on the other side of success. Fiona is the director of the New York Times short-opinion documentary “Transgender, at War and in Love.” Her other projects elevate stories about transgender people in the military and she has been recognized for her work with the LGBT community. Key Takeaways: [2:15] - Charlie and Fiona introduce the context of her work, the inspiration for her projects, and her background. Her goal with her media is to make topics that may seem dry or boring, entertaining and engaging. [3:56] - She moved from the United Kingdom to the United States when she met her ex-husband while she was volunteering in Bangladesh. This is part of where her exposure to the US military began, and thus the start of many of her projects. [5:30] - In 2012, Fiona came out as bisexual when she had previously identified as lesbian. Charlie and Fiona talk about how there are still some underserved communities within the LGBTQ+ community - it seems to be predominantly lesbian or gay. Fiona attributes some of this to the binary model present in society. Even though there have been advances, there is still some bi-phobia and bi-stigma. [7:53] - Fiona shares her story of self-discovery, and how her experiences have helped to shape her views on the spectrum. She defines bisexual as having the capacity to be attracted to someone who is similar to her, or different from her, which really expands the whole concept of gender. [9:50] - In a video, Fiona expressed ideas of ethics and normativity of identifying as bisexual after previously identifying as something else. After conversations with others, Fiona wanted to bring some stereotypes to light and show that they are not true. Statistics show that bisexual people actually face higher rates of violence, have poorer health care, and are more discriminated in the community, despite making up nearly 52% of the LGBTQ+ community. Only in the last year or so has she seen LGBTQ organizations trying to make amends for this. [15:35] - Charlie talks about how many of these issues present for bisexual people (the binary constriction) may extend and can be applied to other areas of life such as race. So much of the confusion rests with “either/or” thinking rather than “both/and.” [17:30] - Fiona talks about fluidity in gender identity and sexuality. From her personal experience and the experience of those around her, many people come out at different stages in their life. She talks specifically about people who come out at a later age in life, rather than as a young person. She also talks about gender fluidity and some different expressions of this, and how they can be limited by binary thinking rather than a spectrum. [20:50] - There’s a certain part of our make-up where these labels that we have make it easier for us to associate in the world at the base level. On one hand, this is how our world is comprehensible and navigable for us. Where we have to be careful is if we use these labels in conscious and unconscious ways to limit people’s abilities to be connected within their communities. [24:35] - These stigmas, privileged or not, can create a preconceived image that we feel like we have to live up to, whether it’s true to ourselves or not. Being able to break down the binary way that we are seeing people present themselves can maybe help us become more empathetic and respectful. [28:30] - Fiona and Charlie discuss these ideas as it applies to the workplace, and how to involve more people in your diversity initiatives. [29:11] - Fiona shares her inspiration for her work with TransMilitary. She feels that exploring the stories of people in the military, one of the most gender binary workplaces, can help us to understand and move forward in helping people rethink the binary definition of gender. [31:13] - In Charlie’s leadership role, one of the biggest challenges was seeing the way future leaders were groomed, and how unintentionally exclusive it was towards women. Charlie lends his experience on how he’s seen gender roles play out in the military, and how changes here can be one of the greatest vehicles for social change. [35:45] - This is precisely why Fiona chose to pursue her efforts with transgender people in the military. In 2004, when she came out as gay, she was working to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. After it was repealed in 2011, she didn’t realize that there was still a ban against transgender people, due to outdated policies and procedures still written into the department of defense regulations. While trans people were serving effectively, they were fighting for freedoms they weren’t being granted themselves. [39:49] - Around 2011-2012, Fiona came to understand this and got together with some of her friends to create a media project to help elevate their stories to raise awareness. In the beginning of 2015, the New York Times picked up her project and she teamed up with Side by Side Studios and that’s where Transgender, at War and in Love, came about. Three things came together - the advocacy and storytelling, research being done by the Palm Center, and the media storm - and the ban was lifted on June 30, 2016. [43:00] - Charlie talks about the remaining discourse between rights at a state level and a federal level. There is still a striking difference between those who are fighting for freedoms of people they don’t know, while still being denied those in their own communities. [45:21] - Fiona has been nominated for an Emmy for her work with TransMilitary. If she could do anything, she would host a TV show where she shares positive ways people are fighting to end stigma. While this didn’t come to fruition, she used this to inspire the way she lives her life on this Earth right now to continue making a difference, hence her work (and success!) with TransMilitary. [48:45] - Fiona talks about the struggle of reaching success. Despite all that we achieve, it can still be hard to feel like we’ve achieved success. Fiona finds solace in appreciating the daily moments and the hidden experiences that make us all successful every single day. Of course, she has achieved some pretty great things with her team to change the United States military. [51:41] - Charlie talks about what happens after we achieve great success - sometimes we can lose our drive or the thing we were chasing that shaped our whole world. In the wake of Fiona’s current success, she began to feel like she didn’t have a place anymore, and there have been other happenings in the world that have affected her outlook. But today, she is inspired by her continued work on her collaborative feature film, and uses the stories as inspiration for change. She hopes that her project will allow her to have honest conversations with people about their worldview in the hopes of bringing about awareness and understanding. [1:00:38] - The final message Fiona would like to leave with our listeners is this: “If you know what makes you feel alive, go do it.” Mentioned in This Episode: Productive Flourishing Fiona Dawson Transgender, at War and in Love, by Fiona Dawson TransMilitary Movement Advancement Project Leave a Review

Mark Russell, the laughter of politics, on roasting "Charlie Brotman - "Why did I want to get on? Because it was a roast and you must go on first. It's an old rule of the Friars Club. The guy to say, mmhmmhm gets all the laughs. In Charlie's case, there's one obvious reference. I talked about how wonderful RFK Stadium was and that there's no AstroTurf at RFK Stadium and the only AstroTurf there at all was on Charlie Brotman's head. Referring of course to his magnificent hairpiece made by little old ladies in Iran." Mark Russell, Political Satirist and Entertainer A Ockershausen: I'm Andy Ockershausen and this is Our Town. We have the distinct pleasure of talking to a Washington legend who is also a Buffalo legend and he's my legend and his name is Mark Russell. Mark Russell, WMAL and Bill Trumbull Mark Russell: Thank you Andy. Thank you. You gave me my first job in radio, right in this building. WMAL, this was the first nonsmoking building in the city. It opened in the late '60s, early '70s and people said, that's never going to work. You can't smoke in the entire building? A Ockershausen: That's right, it drove Bill Trumbull crazy. Mark Russell: I was on with Bill Trumbull and you gave me that job too. A Ockershausen: Absolutely. Mark Russell: We were on Sundays. This was when WMAL carried the Redskin game so this was off season. A Ockershausen: Right, I recall. Mark Russell: Trumbull and I are on and we have a new sponsor, a billiard academy. Not a sleazy pool room but a billiard academy. We said, we want to welcome our new sponsor, fancy billiard academy, that's what they call them now. Bill said, I don't know how wholesome they are. He said, I was there the other night and I engaged two little old ladies in a game and I beat them and they took me out behind the place and broke my thumbs. A Ockershausen: Only Trumbull. Didn't we do something with you in a snowstorm too, had to pick you up somewhere? Mark Russell: I was home and I couldn't make it to the station. Again, it was a Sunday. Tremendous snowstorm and they gave me the names of the schools that are closed. Okay, read these names. This school is closed, this school is closed, this church is closed. I said, the Pixieland Day School, which was where my daughter was going, a little day school. Pixieland Day School will be open but the Pentagon will be closed. Well, the switchboard lit up. The Pentagon is closed? What do you mean? A Ockershausen: Only you, Mark Russell. Mark Russell: I'm surprised you didn't fire me then. A Ockershausen: Those were the great days of WMAL but we want to talk about you and your early days in Buffalo. Were you born in Buffalo, New York? Mark Russell: Yes, I went to Catholic school. A Ockershausen: Tenacious. Mark Russell: I was 18 years of age before I knew that Protestants also played basketball. As a young man I dodged the draft, I did it my joining the Marine Corps. A Ockershausen: I did not know that. The Marine Corps Mark Russell: After the nuns in Catholic school, Marine boot camp was a piece of cake. I enlisted during the Korean War, the forgotten war. I never forgot. I was wounded in that war. It was Tijuana but I was wounded. A Ockershausen: Where did you go to basic in Camp Lejeune? Mark Russell: No, I went to Parris Island, which was déjà vu going on these days. A Ockershausen: It was tough. Mark Russell: They've got a huge scandal now, a horrible thing. I was there. There were seven Marines killed back in 1953. They were drowned by this drill instructor who was busted down from Staff Sergeant to Buck Private. We've got this hazing going on now, which is tremendous. A Ockershausen: Were you on the base? Mark Russell: No, I was there before that. We had to shine our shoes, not this corps fam stuff. A Ockershausen: You worked. Mark, I did not know. Mark Russell: Yeah, it was in '53, '53-'56. A Ockershausen: Of all my life, I never knew about that.

Terry "Starbucker" St. Marie is a writer, consultant, start up investor, and more. He has recently started an online magazine called BuiltOregon.com, which was crowd funded in December 2014. Terry has had his own business since 2010 and was named top 100 Leadership and Management Experts by Inc. Magazine. He sits down with Charlie to share his story, why he does what he does, how he builds strong communities, and more.    Key Takeaways: 1:30 – Charlie introduces his guest, Terry.  6:00 – Why did Terry leave his 'stable' job for a three-person team?  14:10 – Terry shares tips on how you can work on building better communities.  19:10 – In Charlie's experience people are shy in connecting other people to a higher purpose. Why is that? Terry shares some insight into this.  26:30 – Serve our customers and support each other is the business principle Terry lives by with his employees.  29:10 – One of the things that make us unhappy are setbacks and feeling stalled in our lives.  34:15 – Unanticipated Challenge? Terry doesn't know what to do with his book.  39:10 – Life can be good and hard at the same time.  42:00 – Don't forget to always push forward.    Mentioned In This Episode: BuiltOregon.com http://www.terrystarbucker.com https://twitter.com/starbucker Three Signs of a Miserable Job – Patrick Lencioni 

Its guest star awesomeness this week, as we talk about Ed Begley, Jr., Armie Hammer & Lindsey McKeon in "Wichita Linebacker" and Matt Czuchry & Laura San Giacomo in "Charlie Don't Surf." We're not particularly fond of the case oft the week in "Wichita," but we are thrilled to have Weevil back and meet the Hearst College Dean. We also have lots of thoughts on the Veronica & Logan conflict. In "Charlie," the rape case arc continues as Veronica takes a job clearing the Pi Sigs. Meanwhile, Keith tracks a potentially cheating spouse for Kit Deluca. The thing that does work in this episode really well is the investigation into Logan's trust fund and the discovery that he has a long lost brother. That could be because Dohring and Czuchry get wet and shirtless.