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The image of Rosie the Riveter flexing her bicep beneath the words "We Can Do It!" has become an enduring symbol. The iconic poster represents the millions of women who stepped into factories, shipyards and assembly lines during World War II, including Minnesota-raised Jeanne Gibson.Gibson, who died on July 29 at age 100, grew up in Minneapolis before heading to Seattle to help build Navy destroyers as a welder during the war. She is believed to have been one of the last surviving Rosie the Riveters. In the decades that followed, she dedicated herself to making sure the stories like hers would not be forgotten, volunteering at the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, Calif.Tammy Brumley is a fellow volunteer known as the park's "Rosie Wrangler.” She was also a close friend of Gibson's in her final years of life. Brumley said the women known as “Rosies” were essential to victory in World War II when they took on jobs that had traditionally been for men after millions left to serve in the military."They stepped up," Brumley told Minnesota Now guest host Kelly Gordon. "Whether it was typical riveters or welders, or people making parachute pins or K-rations, anything for the war effort.”That history becomes more urgent to preserve with each passing year, Brumley said. While a handful of Rosies are still alive, their numbers continue to dwindle.For Jeanne Gibson, the path to becoming a Rosie began in Minneapolis. She was a student at Southwest High School when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. As a teen, she hoped to become a veterinarian but the nearest veterinary school rejected her application because she was a woman. Gibson briefly enrolled in the University of Minnesota's Cadet Nurse Corps program before deciding nursing wasn't the right fit for her. She and a friend headed west to Seattle, where they both became welders at Todd Pacific Shipyards.Brumley said Gibson had a gift for explaining welding and even found it fun."She describes welding kind of like sewing," Brumley said. "You would tack the item first, which is like basting, and then you would do the welding, which is like sewing. You would just coax that molten metal along."Working union jobs during the war exposed Gibson to something many women had never experienced before: equal pay for equal work. But after the war ended, she quickly encountered discrimination again.Brumley said Gibson left one job after discovering she was earning less than a male file clerk because she was a woman. At another position, she was told she wouldn't advance because she was expected to get married, have children and leave the workforce.But Gibson didn't accept those limitations. She quit those jobs and continued her education, earning a master's and doctorate degree from the University of California, Berkeley.Gibson went on to spend her career as a teacher, and spent her retirement volunteering every Friday to tell her story as a Rosie at Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park.Brumley said that even in her final days, Gibson remained committed to telling the Rosie story. Just a week before her death, she appeared before before a crowd for the halftime of a professional soccer game to continue advocating for the women who helped reshape the American workforce.Gibson viewed those appearances as an extension of her decades-long career as a teacher, according to Brumley."It gave her another opportunity to teach Americans their history and to help young girls understand the message to advocate for themselves and never take no for an answer," Brumley said.Gibson received many accolades for her work, including a Congressional Gold Medal in 2024, the National WWII Museum's American Spirit Award in 2026 and just last month, a banner of her own at the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park.Gibson often joked that she would die with her boots on. In the end, Brumley said, she did. Gibson died wearing her red and white polka-dot tennis shoes, a nod to the scarf depicted in the iconic Rosie the Riveter poster.Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation with Tammy Brumley and MPR News host Kelly Gordon.Subscribe to the Minnesota Now podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

August is National Minority Donor Awareness month. It's a month for raising awareness of organ donation and transplantation in communities of color. Studies show there aren't enough Black donors to fill the need for Black folks who need transplants. Why? We explore this question through the story of Arlinda Timmons-Love, a Richmond woman who lost her son Maurice in 1983 to gun violence, when he was 15 years old. Hana Baba talked to her for an episode of The Stoop podcast, hosted by her and Leila Day. 

Read more from VPM News:  Seven Democrats jockey for position in 1st Congressional District primary  Candidates in 4th Congressional District prepare for November general election  Frustration with McGuire drives both sides of 5th Congressional District primary  Harding, Ollivant, Smithers vie for GOP nomination in 7th Congressional District  Who in Virginia is running for US Senate in 2026?    Other links:  City firetrucks, buses will soon get green lights on demand. Ambulances won't. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*  Richmond sheriff withholds investigation report 10 months after teen pepper-sprayed at concert (WTVR)  Valley Link project will produce harmful radiation, scientific research nonprofit says (The Daily Progress)*  Judge rejects bid from Virginia, other states to block Medicaid work rules (Virginia Mercury)  As $43 million for Southwest flood relief remains unspent, residents who can't afford to fix their homes wait for help (Cardinal News)  *This outlet uses a paywall.  Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism. 

Yessss, hello Tradies! Sam and Mitch had plenty to get through on this week's show. Here's what was on the agenda: Why Nigel Lappin's appointment is so important for Tasmania Why is Zak Butters trying to get back to play in round 24? Did Collingwood and Lachie Neale cross the line by meeting the day before a game? A discussion on West Coast and Richmond's future & more! Enjoy the episode, Tradies, and don't forget to get in touch and let us know what you think!

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"What is the purpose of Genesis 38?"Genesis 38The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, God https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FD-EKLAyvI&list=PLrgvg1IJfGEoNskcuggMJPDwYu1n9alpmPastor Nate ClarkeAugust 2, 2026Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage - How to VOTE BIBLICALLY: https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwAOasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost.We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Mechanicsville outside Richmond in Central Virginia.STAY CONNECTEDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/Website: https://oasischurch.online

Read more from VPM News:  Pilot program connects childcare centers with substitute teachers via app  How Charlottesville's trees are faring on the Downtown Mall, 50 years later On the agenda: Albemarle schools investigation, Charlottesville housing grants  WATCH: Happy Primary Day, (most of) Virginia! (TikTok)   Other links:  Virginia senators request special session to act on 'deeply alarming' groundwater report (Virginia Mercury)  Appalachian Power sees ‘explosive' growth from data centers, other big customers (Cardinal News)  Richmond DPU misses deadline to fix billing problems (WTVR)  U.S. Drought Monitor shows Richmond area drought conditions easing (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*  *This outlet uses a paywall. Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism.

I talk with Harvard professor, DANIELLE ALLEN about (1) her latest book, RADICAL DUKE, about the third Duke of Richmond who inspired the colonies' independence and their establishment of representative democracy; and (2) her ongoing work on the promise and challenges of democracy today. She's Director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation and the Democratic Knowledge Project at Harvard  and Founder and Chairperson of Partners In Democracy, where she advocates for progress towards a new social contract that serves and includes us all. Learn more at danielleallen.scholars.harvard.edu, The Atlantic Magazine and The Renovator  Substack.

Sam Emadi preaches 1 Samuel 2:1–11 at River City Baptist Church, a new congregation in Richmond, Virginia. For more information or to get in touch, visit https://rivercityrichmond.org.

LIVE from Ashburn, VA at Commanders training camp, AWadd gives his thoughts on some of the players that stood out on the first day of padded practice! Who won between the offense and the defense and more! It's not just the Commanders that are embroilled in training camp. All 32 teams are ramping up for the NFL season, what are the main storylines around the NFL right now on NFL Hits? AWadd sat down with Jaylin Lane, 2nd year receiver out of Virginia Tech. What has he learned from his first year heading into year 2? What are his goals for the season and more! AWadd, Leo the Intern, and J$ share the latest in the world o f entertainment, from the new spiderman movie to the Odyssey and more! Tune in LIVE every weekday from 12-3 PM everywhere on the Audacy app and locally at 910 the fan and 105.1 FM for more AWadd Radio!!

Join us each week at Gateway Church of Richmond, Sundays at 10:30am at 3361 State Road 227 North, Richmond, Indiana. Chris is the Senior Leaders of Gateway Church and lead translator of the Name Translation Bible (TNT). As the author of over fifteen books and degrees from Penn State Univesity and Messiah Biblical Institute, Chris is passionate about equipping every believer to have a daily encounter with Jesus. Free resources available at www.igateway.org.

Australia has officially finished on top of the Commonwealth Games medal tally! Shaun breaks down Australia's track dominance, Delta Goodrem’s closing ceremony performance. Closer to home, we wraps up West Coast’s mistake-riddled loss to Richmond (finishing with a painful 9 goals, 19 points), while Fremantle sets its sights on finals footy with debate growing over whether "Wharfie Time" will hold up in October.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richmond against West Coast failed to reach any great heights and the Eagles shot themselves in the foot. Freo overcame a defensive Dogs' outfit to all but seal the minor premiership, while Carlton made a statement.Music by The Southern River Band.Get your FLGMNTL merch - https://backchatstudios.com.au/collections/back-chatSubmit your Good Stuff Only story for a chance to win a $2000 grant from Revo Fitness - https://backchatstudios.com.au/pages/good-stuff-onlySend us a voice message - https://www.speakpipe.com/shelterfootycastShelter FootyCast is recorded out of BC Studios built by grounded. building tomorrow, together.w: https://grounded.com.au/Shelter is born and brewed in Busselton, WA.Check out the best range of beer going around: https://shelterbrewing.com.au/collections/beerShelter FootyCast is produced and recorded at BackChat Studios.w: https://www.backchatpodcast.com.auig: backchat__e: footycast@backchatstudios.com.auHomewise SolarPerth Solar | Solar Power in Perth WA | Homewise SolarHomewise Solar provides personalised solar panel solutions in Perth, WA. Enjoy top-tier products, expert service, and transparency. w: https://homewisesolar.com.au/SavvyWiseSavvyWise AI-assisted tax research (and more) built specifically for Australian accounting firms.w: savvywise.com.auRefer your accountant to receive free Shelter beers - savvywise.com.au/shelter00:00 start07:00 Freo v Dogs16:30 Eagles v Tigers27:30 Rest of round45:30 Send ins#willschofield #aflpodcast #sportpodcast #sports #afl #football #drama #podcast #chat #funny #westcoasteagles #backman #defenders #elite #atlete #interview #podcast #westcoasteagles #fremantledockersShelter is born and brewed in Busselton, WA.Check out the best range of beer going around: https://shelterbrewing.com.au/collections/beerThe Shelter FootyCast is recorded out of BC Studios built by grounded. building tomorrow, together.w: https://grounded.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Coach Angie shares how to have the confidence to trust your training to go the distance on race day. This is how you finish 26.2 miles when your longest distance in training is only 20 miles. Plus, Trevor is back from a 45 day tour through Italy, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia, and Portugal. Hear his “pro tips” for traveling in these countries. Links Mentioned in This Episode Speak with a MTA Running Coaching about your goals! We are here to help you get to the next level. MetPro.co -get a complimentary assessment and consultation with a metobolic coach. Run the Athens Marathon with Angie, Trevor, and Dean Karnazes! See this page for details. Altra Running -Altra shoes are designed with the Altra Fit, with room for your toes for comfort, balance, and strength. Use code MTA10 for 10% off. And Stay Out There with Altra. The Richmond Marathon in Richmond, Virginia. Sign up for the Capital One 8k! Drury Hotels -where the extras are not extra! Use our link to save 10% on your stay or use the code RN2025.

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The Tigers get their first win since Round 11 as the Eagles inaccuracy dooms them to a loss. Join Tim Solly, Jess Webster, Chris Johnson, Ash Chua, and Alexandra Bryant for every massive moment from the Triple MCG.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Immanuel Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia!This Sunday: When Decisions meet Providence (Ruth 2:1-13) with Pastor Jordan FanaraIf you're new to Immanuel, please take a moment to tell us about yourself through our online connect card.We would love to connect with you this week!» https://immanuelbaptist.org/connect-cardYou can also download our Free app — which makes learning more or watching services even easier.» https://subsplash.com/immanuelbaptist/appIf you would like to join a Community Group, meeting twice a month in homes throughout metro Richmond, visit:» https://immanuelbaptist.org/community-groupsYou can learn more about us anytime at: http://immanuelbaptist.org/Giving remains available online. Thank you for your faithfulness, church family!» https://immanuelbaptist.org/give

Corey Heim is proving he belongs. The part-time driver earned his second Cup Series victory of the season, this time at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Just how impressive is what Heim is doing with limited opportunities? In Season 5, Episode 27 of The Backstretch Podcast, Heather Williams and crew chief Chris Carrier break down Heim's latest statement win, the future of NASCAR's schedule, and one of the biggest Silly Season stories yet.

Welcome to the Sports Today update. A snapshot of the latest sport stories from the Tapt Media team including: Eels break Tigers hearts, Sharks make it five straight wins Essendon hit rock bottom as Richmond breaks winless drought Australia finishes top of medal tally at Commonwealth Games The biggest sport stories in less than 5 minutes delivered twice a day. Subscribe now to make it part of your daily news diet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eagles midfielder wraps up a disappointing afternoon with a fourth-straight loss to Richmond on 6Pr Footy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the Sports Today update. A snapshot of the latest sport stories from the Tapt Media team including: Eels break Tigers hearts, Sharks make it five straight wins Essendon hit rock bottom as Richmond breaks winless drought Australia finishes top of medal tally at Commonwealth Games The biggest sport stories in less than 5 minutes delivered twice a day. Subscribe now to make it part of your daily news diet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the Sports Today update. A snapshot of the latest sport stories from the Tapt Media team including: Eels break Tigers hearts, Sharks make it five straight wins Essendon hit rock bottom as Richmond breaks winless drought Australia finishes top of medal tally at Commonwealth Games The biggest sport stories in less than 5 minutes delivered twice a day. Subscribe now to make it part of your daily news diet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

West Coast have been beaten for a fourth straight contest to Richmond, inaccurate kicking costing them dearly, here's how 6PR called the action. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

VPM News Host Lyndon German and BizSense Reporter Jack Jacobs discuss the Richmond region's top business stories starting with the expansion of the Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical firm Thermo Fisher, the Westover Place redevelopment, a drive-thru soda shop near Regency Mall and the owner of Baltik's Bagel new property.

In this bonus episode, we share a special online fundraiser for Better Burma led by Richmond Heath, a certified TRE (Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises) provider and trainer based in Australia, whose full conversation on Episode 514 explored the meeting point between meditation, trauma, spontaneous movement, and the body's own intelligence. In this conversation, Richmond moves from theory into practice, guiding participants through an accessible introduction to the exercise.Richmond explains that stress and trauma do not live only in memory or thought; they also appear as patterns in the muscles, breath, and nervous system. He reframes shaking and trembling not as symptoms to suppress, but as instinctive recovery responses the body uses to come out of fight, flight, freeze, or shutdown. Drawing on TRE, polyvagal-informed language, and examples from other cultures, he invites participants to understand the body not simply as the place where trauma is stored, but also as the place where release and regulation can begin.The heart of this event is experiential. Richmond carefully leads attendees through a guided tremor session, continually emphasizing safety, choice, self-regulation, and the importance of stopping whenever the body needs rest. Participants are encouraged to listen deeply, move slowly, and allow the body's natural intelligence to unfold without forcing anything.The episode closes with reflections on how TRE might support communities affected by Myanmar's violence, and a hope that future funding could bring this training directly to local caregivers, educators, organizers, and border communities who need it most right now. Please consider making a donation of any amount to support our continued programs!

Have you ever wondered why Gilderoy Lockhart's favorite color is lilac? Believe it or not... the Harry Potter books actually answer that question. Today we're diving into five bite-sized Harry Potter theories that were too fun to leave on the cutting room floor. From the hidden meaning behind Lockhart's favorite color to how Love Potions might actually work, whether Regulus Black was a Hatstall, the true identity of the mysterious "Muggle tramp" Voldemort killed to create Slytherin's Locket Horcrux, and why Dumbledore compliments the Dursleys' agapanthus flowers, we're uncovering some of the smallest (and strangest) secrets hidden throughout the Wizarding World. Sometimes the best Harry Potter theories aren't big enough for their own video... but they're way too good not to share. #HarryPotter #SuperCarlinBrothers 

Sam and Tyler discuss the prospects and farm systems that could be impacted at this year's Trade Deadline coming up next Monday. They also look at on-field news involving Max Clark, Sebastian Walcott and Seth Hernandez. Ben recaps his trip to Richmond's new ballpark and previews upcoming August promotions from across the Minor Leagues Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quotes from the episode:    "When your HVAC system is performing at 100%, but the home isn't, the problem isn't the equipment anymore."    "Our job is to be investigators first and installers second."    "Homeowners don't just need to know their HVAC system. They need to know their home."    "If you think I'm doing too much testing, I'd argue you're probably not doing enough."    Many HVAC contractors say they focus on comfort, but Derek Aarstad has built his entire business around proving where comfort problems actually originate. As the owner of DNA Heating & Cooling in Richmond, Virginia, Derek approaches every home as an investigator, using airflow measurements, static pressure, duct leakage testing, blower door testing, thermal imaging, and building science principles before recommending solutions.     In this conversation, Bill and Derek discuss why replacing equipment often fails to solve comfort complaints, how educating homeowners builds trust, and why standardized processes have been essential to growing a successful high-performance HVAC company. Derek also shares lessons learned from hiring technicians, the value of documenting every step of the customer experience, and how organizations like NCI have influenced his approach to technical excellence and continuous learning.     Whether you're an HVAC contractor, home performance professional, or simply interested in how buildings really work, this episode offers practical insights into diagnostics, customer communication, and building a business that stands out by solving problems instead of simply replacing equipment.    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-aarstad-91a328247/   Website: https://dnarva.com/    NCI: https://www.nationalcomfortinstitute.com/    NCI Summit: https://www.gotosummit.com/      This episode was recorded in July 2026. 

Episode 251 of The Hitstreak, a podcast where we talk about anything and everything!This week we are joined by the Founder and Owner of CHIPS Performance Training and the voice behind SwagnShades, Alex Hale!Episode in a Glance:In this episode of The Hitstreak, I get to sit down with Alex Hale — better known across social media as SwagnShades — founder of CHIPS Performance Training, to break down how storytelling, relentless consistency, and a strong culture can completely transform a youth sports business. Alex shares his journey from pro baseball to social media mastery, including the decision to post three videos a day for a full year that changed everything. We get into intentional branding and how his SwagnShades persona became one of the most recognizable voices in youth baseball, the discipline of building a business from a barn into a 12,000-square-foot facility, and why protecting your culture matters more as you scale. We also look at the future of baseball media — live events, immersive branded experiences, and community-driven content — and Alex's belief that if you trust your purpose, you owe it to yourself to shoot your shot.Key Points:- Storytelling is everything in athlete and brand development.- Consistency wins — three videos a day for a year changed the whole business.- Culture is built and protected through clear standards.- Intentional branding — the persona, the sunglasses — is what makes you memorable.- Content should serve the audience, not your own ego.- Authenticity and self-awareness drive real growth.- Protect the relationships and community inside youth sports.- Events like home run derbies and tournaments are exposure engines.- The future of baseball media is live, immersive, and community-driven.About our guest:Alex Hale — known across social media as SwagnShades — is the founder and owner of CHIPS Performance Training, a private baseball training facility built on a simple belief: confident, competitive athletes are built through positive culture and relentless preparation. Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, Alex was a standout catcher at Creighton Prep, winning two state championships and earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors before playing Division I baseball at the University of Richmond as a two-way player, where he finished ranked eighth all-time in strikeouts and tenth in wins. After competing in the prestigious Cape Cod League, Alex was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in 2007 and again by the Boston Red Sox in 2008, signing with Boston to begin his professional career.Since hanging up his spikes, Alex has spent more than 15 years coaching and developing youth, high school, college, and professional players, growing CHIPS Performance Training into one of the Midwest's premier training facilities with more than 500 college commits and locations in Omaha, Lincoln, and Phoenix. Along the way, he has built the SwagnShades brand into a community of more than 737,000 followers across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube, where his mix of coaching insight, humor, and straight talk — along with partnerships with brands like Warstic, Bruce Bolt, and Baseballism — has made him one of the most recognizable voices in youth baseball. His mission has never changed: building a positive, competitive, and confident baseball culture for athletes, coaches, and families.Follow and contact:Instagram: @chipsperformance | @swagnshadeschipsperformance.comSubscribe to Nick's top-rated podcast The Hitstreak on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/NickHiterFollow and Rate us on Spotify: https://spotify.com/NickHiterFollow and Rate us on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/NickHiterFollow and Rate us on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/NickHiter

You’re listening to American Ground Radio with Stephen Parr and Louis R. Avallone. This is the full show for July 30, 2026. We open with the Texas Senate race — where Democratic nominee James Tallarico released a polished campaign ad called Waking Up, featuring him driving a full-sized Dodge Ram 1500 through Texas oil fields and farm country. There's one problem: it's not his truck. Tallarico drives a Chevrolet Colorado, but its tinted windows made the interior too dark for filming, so his campaign rented the Dodge from a local company. We make the distinction between normal campaign staging and renting a persona — because the entire ad was designed to sell Tallarico as a natural extension of working Texans, and the truck was the centerpiece of that message. We also note that Republicans handed Democrats an opening by nominating Ken Paxton — damaged goods with a messy personal and political record — instead of Wesley Hunt, who would have won this race by a landslide. Texas Republicans got this one wrong. In our Top 3 Things You Need to Know, President Trump's Attorney General nominee Todd Blanch is in limbo after John Cornyn and Thom Tillis signaled they would not support him in the Senate Judiciary Committee — concerned about a proposed fund to compensate victims of political prosecution under Biden, including January 6th defendants, even after Blanch testified under oath the deal was dead. Trump is reportedly considering withdrawing the nomination until both senators leave office in January. Then the federal government demanded Colorado repay $8 million in Medicaid funds after an audit found the state had billed for services totaling more than 24 hours in a single day for the same patients — a mathematical impossibility. Colorado disagrees with the findings. And thousands of military-age North African men breached the border between Morocco and Spain at Ceuta — overwhelming local law enforcement, with at least nine people killed in the chaos. Spain's Supreme Court recently ruled that sea arrivals cannot be deported without due process hearings. Most of Spain's borders are water. We also cover the WNBA's latest self-inflicted embarrassment — the league itself posted and then deleted a video from All-Star Weekend showing Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers and Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese apparently agreeing to a $400 bet on the outcome of a game between their own teams. The WNBA's own rulebook explicitly prohibits players from wagering on league games, with penalties ranging from fines to lifetime bans. We ask the obvious question: what are the odds that Angel Reese faces the same consequences Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham would face in the same situation? Our American Mamas Teri Netterville and Kimberly Burleson respond to a listener question about the growing number of rules new parents are imposing on grandparents before they can see a newborn — mandatory vaccinations, isolation periods, mask requirements, no kissing — and trace it directly to the damage Anthony Fauci did to medical credibility during COVID. A generation raised on social media sees the exception, not the rule, and draws sweeping conclusions from rare worst-case scenarios. Teri's advice: get the vaccines with 50-year safety records, do your research on the newer ones, and for the love of everything good — let grandparents kiss the babies. We dig into a J7 report — tracking antisemitic violence in the seven countries with the largest Jewish populations outside Israel — which found that 2025 was the deadliest year for antisemitic attacks in the Western world since 1994. There were 23,000 antisemitic attacks in those seven countries last year alone, including 20 murders of Jewish people motivated by hatred of Jews — three in the United States. We trace the rise to mainstream media coverage of Israel's response to October 7th that portrayed military action against a terrorist organization as genocide — providing ideological cover for people who were already antisemitic to act. We also connect it to the intersectionality framework that positions whoever appears most oppressed as the default sympathetic party — a framework that simultaneously claims to support women, gay people, and Palestinians, without reckoning with the fact that none of those three positions are compatible with each other under Hamas governance. For our first Bright Spot, President Trump announced that Middle East mediators — including Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey — have reached an agreement on the complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza, with a phased plan to rebuild Gaza, establish a new Palestinian government, and guarantee Israel's security. We call it what it is: not a ceasefire, not a pause, but a structured plan — and potentially the most significant Middle East development in a generation. For our second Bright Spot, the island nation of Micronesia — 75,000 people spread across 607 islands in the South Pacific — used to charge $65 per megabit per second per month for internet access because the government ran the only internet provider. When the government ended its monopoly and allowed private companies in — including Starlink — the price dropped 99% to 78 cents per megabit and internet access jumped from nearly nothing to 88% of the population. All they did was end the government monopoly. We connect it directly to New York City's government grocery store plan — and suggest Mamdani study Micronesia before he opens his first store. We also cover New York City bodegas allegedly allowing customers to use EBT food stamp cards to purchase kratom — an herbal extract not approved as food, a drug, or a dietary supplement — and potentially THC products. We call it what it is: SNAP trafficking, a federal crime that diverts money intended for nutrition into products that have nothing to do with nutrition. We also note that families of 9/11 victims are asking organizers of the 25th anniversary Ground Zero memorial to bar Mayor Mamdani from attending — citing his political positions, his anti-Semitic endorsements, and his statement during his campaign that the worst thing about 9/11 was that his aunt feared people were looking at her suspiciously. We say that day belongs to the families and to the fallen — and that Mamdani would be a distraction from both. And we close with 73-year-old Dave Whitlow of Richmond, Virginia — who has spent eight years volunteering twice a week at the Children's Hospital of Richmond as a professional cuddler of premature babies. On busy days he holds eight different babies, some weighing less than two pounds, giving them the human contact their developing systems need. As he places each one back into their NICU bed, he tells them the same thing: grow strong, grow smart, grow kind. May your pursuit of happiness bring you joy. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, visit AmericanGroundRadio.com, and join the conversation at 866-AGR-1776!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Commanders training camp continues to roll on, Kay Adams of Up and Adams stopped by Ashburn to talk to star players and coaches with the Washington Commanders! Hear what they had to say about what the Commanders fans can look forward to as they look to bounce back after a tough season in year 2 of Jayden Daniels! One of the bigger stories of the offseason for the Commanders has been surrounding the WR position. Now that the field of available guys has started to slim, will the Commanders make a move on Stefan Diggs? Should they make a move for Diggs? What's the hold up on the Commanders making a move at the position the rest of the league thinks is a major weakness? In an offseason full of highs for the Wizards, it has to come with some lows. Former VCU Ram and current Wizard Jamir Watkins has been diagnosed with a season ending knee injury he suffered against the jazz in the opening summer league game. While the Wiz continue to climb, where do they stack up with the rest of the east now the free agency and offseason movement has slowed to a snail's pace? One of the overarching conversations this offseason has been the will they won't they of the WR position. There are a lot of young players with upside that could take the WR 2 role after Deebo departs back to San Francisco. Is it time to let the youth excel or should they get a vet who is waiting for one more shot at glory? Tune in LIVE every weekday from 12-3 PM everywhere on the Audacy app and locally at 910 the fan and 105.1 FM for more AWadd Radio!!

Dave Saunders from Madison and Main joins the show to tell us what's going on around Richmond this weekend.

Isaac Hanson, the oldest brother from the band Hanson, stopped by the show to talk about their upcoming concert in Richmond.

Abby Credicott-Smith from Chamber RVA joined the show to talk about you can nominate someone for their ICON Awards

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On this episode of Destination on the Left, we bring you Part 2 of our Roadshow series recorded live at the 2026 Taste of Place Summit in Edmonton, Alberta. Hosted by the Culinary Tourism Alliance in partnership with Explore Edmonton, the Summit brought together destination leaders, economic development professionals, and tourism organizations exploring how culinary tourism can strengthen local economies and create more distinctive destination identities. Through conversations with Ellen Walker-Matthews, Elaine Zedack, Eiblis Doherty, Ceri Chong, and Bryanna Kumpula-Yung, we explore how collaboration serves as the foundation for successful culinary tourism, connecting producers, businesses, communities, and visitors into experiences that are greater than the sum of their parts. In this episode, you'll hear from these extraordinary leaders: Ellen Walker-Matthews: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-walker-matthews-6951ab4/ Elaine Zedack: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaine-zedack/ Eiblis Doherty: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eiblis-doherty/ Ceri Chong: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cerij/ Bryanna Kumpula-Yung: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryannakumpula/ Collaboration Is the Foundation of Culinary Tourism One of the strongest themes throughout these conversations is that successful culinary tourism rarely happens in isolation. While exceptional farms, restaurants, and producers may draw visitors on their own, destinations create lasting impact when they intentionally connect those individual experiences into a cohesive visitor journey. Ellen Walker-Matthews shares how the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association views culinary and agritourism as foundational to its destination strategy. Through readiness programs, partnerships between operators, and collaborative experience development, the region is helping visitors understand not only where food comes from, but also the relationships between farms, vineyards, Indigenous foodways, and the landscape itself. Across the episode, guests demonstrate how destination organizations can act as conveners, creating opportunities for businesses to work together in ways that benefit both visitors and local communities. Food Creates a Stronger Sense of Place Beyond great meals, culinary tourism serves as a powerful storytelling tool that helps destinations express their identity. Elaine Zedack explains how Pittsburgh uses food to celebrate its distinct neighborhoods, immigrant heritage, and blue-collar history while embracing the city's continued evolution. Local food experiences become a form of placemaking, allowing visitors to better understand the people and cultures that have shaped a destination over time. Ceri Chong shares a similar approach in Richmond, British Columbia, where the destination's culinary story is built around Asian dining, fresh seafood, and local agriculture. Through events, partnerships with fishers and restaurants, and immersive waterfront experiences, Tourism Richmond is creating opportunities for visitors to engage directly with the people and industries that define the community. These conversations reinforce that food is one of the most accessible ways to experience the character and heritage of a place. Creating the Conditions for Local Businesses to Thrive Several guests emphasize that one of the most valuable roles destination organizations can play is helping local businesses succeed together rather than independently. Eiblis Doherty describes her role as a facilitator, connecting operators, encouraging collaboration, and helping businesses develop visitor-ready experiences that might not happen without someone bringing the right people together. Bryanna Kumpula-Yung expands on this idea by sharing how Leduc County is investing in networking opportunities, food trails, business education, and a new local food hub that makes it easier for producers, restaurants, and consumers to connect. Rather than focusing solely on marketing, these initiatives strengthen the local ecosystem behind the visitor experience. Together, the guests demonstrate that sustainable culinary tourism depends on building relationships, removing barriers, and creating the infrastructure that allows communities, businesses, and destinations to grow together. Resources: Ellen Walker-Matthews Website: https://www.totabc.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-walker-matthews-6951ab4/ Elaine Zedack Website: https://www.visitpittsburgh.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaine-zedack/ Eiblis Doherty Website: https://www.strathcona.ca/tourism/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eiblis-doherty/ Ceri Chong Website: https://www.visitrichmondbc.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cerij/ Bryanna Kumpula-Yung Website: https://www.leduccountybusiness.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryannakumpula/

Unruptured intracranial aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations are frequently discovered incidentally on neuroimaging, presenting complex decisions around monitoring, referral, and treatment. This episode highlights key risk factors for rupture, the role of imaging in evaluation, and practical approaches to triage and management, including when specialist intervention is warranted. In this episode, Gordon Smith, MD, FAAN, speaks with Edgar Samaniego, MD, FAAN, authors of the article "Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms and Arteriovenous Malformations" in the Continuum® June 2026 Cerebrovascular Disease issue. Dr. Smith is a Continuum® Audio interviewer and a professor and chair of neurology at Kenneth and Dianne Wright Distinguished Chair in Clinical and Translational Research at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Samaniego is a professor of neurology, neurosurgery, and radiology and the director of the vascular neurology fellowship at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Additional Resources Read the article: Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms and Arteriovenous Malformations Subscribe to Continuum®: shop.lww.com/Continuum Earn CME (available only to AAN members): continpub.com/AudioCME Continuum® Aloud (verbatim audio-book style recordings of articles available only to Continuum® subscribers): continpub.com/Aloud More about the American Academy of Neurology: aan.com Social Media facebook.com/continuumcme @ContinuumAAN Host: @GordonSmithMD Guest: @esamaniego Full episode transcript available here Dr Smith: Have you ever ordered an MRI of the brain and found a coincidental unruptured aneurysm or perhaps an arteriovenous malformation? If so, are you up to speed on how to manage this common situation, how to monitor, when to refer, and how to counsel your patients? If your answers to these two questions are yes and or no, then please keep listening.  Dr Jones: This is Dr. Lyell Jones, Editor-in-Chief of Continuum. Thank you for listening to Continuum Audio. Be sure to visit the links in the episode notes for information about earning CME, subscribing to the journal, and exclusive access to interviews not featured on the podcast.  Dr Smith: This is Dr. Gordon Smith. Today, I'm interviewing Dr. Edgar Samaniego about his article on unruptured intracranial aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations. This article appears in the June two thousand twenty-six Continuum issue on cerebrovascular disease. Edgar, welcome to the podcast, and maybe you can briefly introduce yourself to our listeners.  Dr Samaniego: Yeah. Thank you, Gordon. So, I'm an interventional neurologist. I'm practicing at the University of Iowa. I've been in Iowa for the last ten years. I'm originally from Ecuador. Did my residency in Wisconsin, and then I went to Stanford for neuro critical care and stroke. And then I did my neurointerventional fellowship at the Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute in Miami.  Dr Smith: You're a triple threat in the world of vascular and critical care, which I want to get to later. But your article's really great. I'll admit one of the first things I do when I read an article for Continuum Audio is I see how long it is. I saw yours was as long as the rest, and I was a little surprised because this sounded like a simple topic. But having read it, it's anything but simple. This is really important and complex stuff. I wonder if maybe you can orient our listeners to the importance of this. We frequently find unruptured aneurysms or vascular malformations on brain imaging that we order for something else. I mean, how common is that, and why do you think our listeners need to be particularly attentive to our conversation today?  Dr Samaniego: It's pretty frequent that we see patients with unruptured brain aneurysms. A lot of times, you know, we do imaging like CT angiograms, or magnetic, resonance angiography. Patients come to the ER with headaches, and we find an unruptured aneurysm. And you know, the question always comes, "What should we do with this aneurysm that we found?" We know that a lot of these aneurysms will not rupture, but the caveat is that when they rupture, like fifty percent of these patients may die or have bad outcomes. So, it's always a puzzling question, you know. What should we do with the aneurysm?  Dr Smith: Well, thanks, Edgar. I mean, this is certainly something that I come across. I'm glad to hear that other people struggle with this as well. What actually is the prevalence of aneurysms in the general population? How common is this?  Dr Samaniego: It's more common than what we think, you know. The, the estimates talk about like one in every fifty people have a brain aneurysm, and about every eighteen minutes an aneurysm will rupture. In the United States, there's approximately thirty thousand ruptures per year. So, there's a significant number of, of patients affected by brain aneurysms. And, and the key thing is that affects usually younger patients who are in the most productive years of their lives. So that's why it shouldn't be ignored, and once we find an aneurysm, we have to have all the information for triaging and deciding on treatment of these aneurysms.  Dr Smith: Well, it's a great way to begin our conversation. I mean, this is not a rare problem. It's a common problem, and there's actually a really great section of the article I'll refer people to about medical malpractice and the importance of recognizing and dealing with this thoughtfully. It's an empowering section, not a scary one, but this is important for our listeners to know about. Pretty high-stakes stuff. Maybe you can orient listeners like me or maybe simple neuromuscular people. What different types of aneurysms are there?  Dr Samaniego: That's the interesting question because there's multiple types of aneurysms, and there is a whole spectrum of aneurysm. When we say aneurysm, you can be talking about a fusiform versus a saccular aneurysm. We tend to classify them based on shape, also location. But the two main classifications for brain aneurysms will be saccular, which, you know, has a sac kind of morphology shape, and then you have the fusiform aneurysms. Those are the main morphological classifications. Then on top of that, you have two other subtypes that you see quite often. The one that we see is mycotic aneurysms that is like a misnomer because it's not a fungal aneurysm. It's just an infectious aneurysm that most of the time we see on the setting of endocarditis. These behave a little bit different than the typical saccular or fusiform aneurysms. And then also you have other more rare types of aneurysms like blister aneurysms that are sometimes located in the anterior wall of the carotid artery. So, you know, within this spectrum, we have those main aneurysms. The typical aneurysms, which can be fusiform or saccular, and also the more atypical, which can be mycotic and also blister-like aneurysms.  Dr Smith: I wonder if you might comment a little bit on the relevance of the type of aneurysm, fusiform, saccular, blister, and then location on rupture risk or prognosis.You have a really great figure about anatomic classification in the article actually that I encourage everyone to check out when they hopefully read it. But what do these characteristics imply for risk?  Dr Samaniego: Yeah. This is very complex question because, you know, entails different characteristics of aneurysms such as shape, the location, morphology. So, we know that some locations, for example, the anterior communicating artery has a high risk of rupturing as opposed to patients such as the part of ophthalmic aneurysm, which are usually located at the origin of the ophthalmic artery in the internal carotid artery. So, by risk of rupturing, the highest risk is usually the anterior communicating. Then you have posterior communicating artery aneurysms, which are usually located in the internal carotid artery, but because of their proximity to the origin of the posterior communicating artery, they're called posterior communicating artery aneurysms. Then you have the posterior circulation aneurysms on top of risk of rupturing is the top of the basilar artery location. Those three are the highest risk for rupturing: ACOM, PCOM, and top of the basilar. In terms of morphology, I always tell my patients, you know, if it's like a nice-looking aneurysm that has this rounded shape is a benign morphology. If you have the aneurysm that's having these Mickey Mouse ears that has these blebs or daughter sacs, those are aneurysms that usually scare us because those are the ones that usually rupture. So that's another criteria, morphology. And then the other criteria would be size. There is this magnificent study called ISUIA, which was published several years ago, and basically what it demonstrated was that aneurysms that are seven millimeters or larger are more likely to rupture versus smaller aneurysms. So those are the three criteria that I'm looking into when talking to patients about morphology, location, size, and the, the shape or morphology of the aneurysm.  Dr Smith: So, let's say a general neurologist or comprehensive neurologist practicing in a community setting in a rural area orders a, let's just say a CT or CTA for a patient with a TIA and finds what looks like an aneurysm. What's the next step in terms of imaging? What's the best next step? I mean, there are a bunch of different imaging modalities. Do you get an MRA? Is it time-of-flight, contrasted? You know, when do you get a DSA and so forth?  Dr Samaniego: Yeah. The first thing to do is to better characterize the aneurysm. Order of more accurate imaging that we can obtain without being invasive with a diagnostic cerebral angiogram. The rest will be a magnetic resonance angiography with contrast that, you know, gives you really good detailed information about the aneurysm. Similar in terms of quality and precision will be a CT angiography. The caveat there is with CT angiography is that, you know, you use radiation, and the patient has to get iodine. And then under those two, you will have a time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography, which doesn't use any contrast, but then you lose a little bit of quality in terms of the imaging and some morphological features you might miss. So usually what we do in my practice, I don't wanna do a diagnostic cerebral angiogram, and somebody has to refer an unruptured aneurysm. I try to do CT angiogram as a baseline, see how the aneurysm looks, and then for follow-up, I usually do magnetic resonance an- angiograms with with contrast. If there is a concern that the aneurysm has some dangerous features like it's irregular in shape, it's, it's larger, it's in one of these high-risk locations, might be better just to refer the, the patient to a specialist for a diagnostic cerebral angiography.  Dr Smith: So, you know, there are these scales that you talk about in the article. There's phases in the UIATS that are used to predict rupture risk and guide decision-making. Are these scales that general neurologists or non-vascular neurologists can use to guide care? I'm thinking of like Chad-Baskin, ASBAD, which, you know, all our residents know about. Should we all be familiar with these scores?  Dr Samaniego: I think they're very helpful in the sense that it will give us some guidance. Some of the characteristics of the scale might be up- outdated. For example, like ancestry. Although it's been described more in Japanese and Finnish populations, and North American, not as much as these two other populations. We do see a lot of aneurysms in people from North America and other backgrounds. For example, one of the biggest critiques for the phases is that doesn't take into account smoking history. Smoking that we know is a risk factor. And the other critiques for phases is that, for example, if you are older than seventy years old, you will score one point, which will increase your risk of aneurysm rupturing. Having said that, we do see like tons of aneurysms on younger patients, actually the most productive years of their lives that they rupture. So, it gives you some parameters like the presence of hypertension, the size, as I said, seven or larger, previous history of subarachnoid hemorrhage, and the location of the aneurysm. But it doesn't take into account other factors like smoking or morphological features of the aneurysm. Dr Smith: Now, you mentioned size. I'd like to maybe go back and talk about a case from your article, which I found really impactful. For our listeners, this is a sixty-four-year-old woman who had a five-millimeter ACOM aneurysm. She was imaged serially, didn't change over the time period, and then two years later ruptured with devastating consequence, right? And so that's a small aneurysm. Most aneurysms, I guess, are small aneurysms. I just wonder, when you see a patient like that, how do you handle the discussion regarding risk? And how do you decide when to refer them for an intervention?  Dr Samaniego: Yeah. It's always puzzling when we see these smaller aneurysms. And this example is a typical example of a patient that doesn't follow the rule of seven or larger aneurysm size for rupturing. We see that quite often on aneurysms located in the anterior communicating artery. Just this last week, I treated two patients with similar characteristics, with smaller aneurysms, like average size between four and five, that rupture, and both were located in the anterior communicating artery. So, we know that there is definitely a linear relationship between size and risk and rupture, but we do see a lot of patients that have smaller aneurysms, like three, four, five millimeters that rupture, and we don't really understand very well the, biology of these aneurysms. So, when we see these aneurysms, we try to maximize the characterization of the aneurysm with better imaging, try to see the morphology. And usually when an aneurysm is discovered, what we do for follow-up is a six-month follow-up with some type of imaging, CTA, MRA with contrast, and see if there's has been any change in, on the aneurysm.  Dr Smith: So, is it fair to say that a knowledgeable non-vascular neurologist can safely manage these patients, follow them over time using what they learned from reviewing your article, identify patients who have higher risk aneurysms based on the characteristics you summarize, and refer them to a tertiary center? When I get these, it's easy for me to have our vascular neurosurgeon see them or a vascular neurologist, right? But in a community where you may not have ready access to that subspecialist, is it still important to get all of these patients to a tertiary center? Are there select instances where a community-based general neurologist can follow them and then refer if there's change in size, for instance?  Dr Samaniego: Yeah. I think that everything else that we do in neurology, it's important to do some type of triage in referring some of these patients for further studying and  expert opinion. I think age and size of the aneurysm, age of the patient and size of the aneurysm are huge factors. For example, if we have an older patient in their nineties and has incidentally found two-millimeter aneurysm in a low-risk location like the parathalmic, that patient probably needs to be seen locally. I don't think merits a full workup. As opposed to a younger patient with a three-millimeter aneurysm located in the ACOM. I think that type of patient probably needs to be referred to a tertiary s-stroke center for workup. I mean, most of the time what's gonna happen is that if it's a small aneurysm with benign characteristics, you know, it's gonna be seen by the specialist and they're gonna determine some type of follow-up, which can be done locally.  Dr Smith: So maybe we can pivot a little bit and talk about AVMs, if that's okay. What's your approach to a coincidentally discovered AVM, right? I mean, presumably, we need to think about symptomatic AVMs a little differently, I would think. So maybe we can start with the same scenario we've been talking about. You get an imaging study for something else, and, well, we find an AVM. What's the approach to that situation?  Dr Samaniego: Yeah. AVMs are fascinating vascular lesions because they're very complex, they're very heterogeneous. If we're talking about the morphological features with aneurysms, this, in the case of AVMs, is way more complex in terms of location size. The complexity added to AVMs is that you have a feeding artery, you have a nidus, and then you have draining veins. So, all of these can be very heterogeneous. In case of AVMs, I think those definitely need to be referred to a tertiary center because the management of AVMs is multidisciplinary, even in the tertiary centers. You know, we don't have a magic wand that will say, you know, all these AVMs need to be treated this way. Sometimes they don't even need to be treated because we know from some studies that just watching them will be good enough.  Dr Smith: You raised management of AVMs. Maybe we can go back and talk a little bit about what's the latest in management of aneurysms. You manage aneurysms from soup to nuts and as an endovascular interventional neurologist. What's the latest in management of aneurysms?  Dr Samaniego: The latest is that, which falls within management, is that we have tools that they have not really been validated a hundred percent because we're still understanding the biology of some of these aneurysms. But high-resolution MRI will help us to define if there is some enhancement of the aneurysm. There is the thought that if there is enhancement after the administration of contrast, might be more of an inflammatory process. So that can be used for management, triage, and follow-up of some of these aneurysms. In terms of endovascular treatment, it has been really a revolution of how we treat these lesions. You know, we have a lot of new devices, better catheters to access the aneurysms.There is devices that you can place inside the aneurysm sac and it'll completely shut down flow into the aneurysm. There is other special stents called flow diverters that can take the flow away from the aneurysm and bypassing the aneurysm. So, all of these things have really revolutionized how we treat them. Having said that, you know, there's always a risk with any of these procedures, and that's why we gotta be mindful when we decide to treat these patients with unruptured incidentally found aneurysm.  Dr Smith: I've got just one more question, Edgar, which I kind of led with. You've got training as a vascular neurologist, a neurointensivist, and an interventional neurologist. And you know, Ralph Sacco, as you probably know, used to like to talk about the neurologist, and part of the neurologist was interventional. I wonder what wisdom you have to trainees that are listening to us right now who might be interested in pursuing a career as a neuroendovascular neurologist. What wisdom do you have for them about how to go about doing that?  Dr Samaniego: It has been really rewarding to be part of this process and evolution of treating a stroke and aneurysms and AVMs because I remember when I was a resident at the University of Wisconsin, we only had, like, thrombolysis and only one device for, retrieving some of these clots. But now we have, like, 10 different devices. We have two different indications or two, two different thrombolytics. So, my best advice for trainees that want to pursue neuroendovascular is to get engaged early on, understand very well the biology and the thought process because it's not only a technical field. You have to have really good judgment on when to do and when not to do the procedure, and try to find mentorship. You know, there is a lot of neurointerventional neurologists out there right now. Having a good mentor will really facilitate your career choices and getting into training.  Dr Smith: Well, Edgar, thanks so much. What an exciting conversation. It's just another great example of how exciting neurology is these days. Many exciting advances and innovations, and we just scratched the surface. I encourage all of our listeners to read the article. It's actually really, really informative. So, thank you very much.  Dr Samaniego: Thank you so much, Gordon.  Dr Smith: Again, today I've been interviewing Dr. Edgar Samaniego about his article on unruptured intracranial aneurysms and AVMs. This article appears in the June 2026 issue of Continuum on Cerebrovascular Disease. Be sure to check out other Continuum Audio episodes from this and other issues, and thanks to you, our listeners, for joining us today.  Dr Monteith: This is Dr. Teshamae Monteith, Associate Editor of Continuum Audio. If you've enjoyed this episode, you'll love the journal, which is full of in-depth and clinically relevant information important for neurology practitioners. Use the link in the episode notes to learn more and subscribe. 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In the latest episode of Talking Tigers, three triple Richmond premiership heroes receive high praise for their efforts in last Saturday night’s clash with Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium. Captain Toby Nankervis, Nick Vlastuin and Dion Prestia did everything in their collective power to lift the team right throughout the contest, and the TT team pay tribute to them accordingly. Also on this week’s show, there is a preview of the Round 21 match against West Coast at the MCG on Sunday. The “A-Z of Tigerland” segment looks at the most bizarre, but arguably the greatest, premiership in Richmond’s history. While in “60 Years of MCG Memories”, the focus is on the Tigers’ convincing victory over Collingwood in the 1969 preliminary final. For all things Yellow and Black, make sure you tune in to Talking Tigers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Lawson Wijesooriya is joined by Dr. Danny Avula, the mayor of the city of Richmond, to discuss Christian Community Development in their city. They reflect on their history with CCD, how they are listening to the community, and how Dr. Perkins' legacy has shaped their lives, families, and vocations.Join us in Richmond this October 7-10 for the CCDA Conference! Visit ccda.org/conference to learn more.Each August, we focus on civic engagement as a CCDA Family. Learn more about engaging with your local government at ccda.org/civic.Dr. Danny Avula took office as the 81st Mayor of the City of Richmond on January 1, 2025.Before his election to public office, Danny served the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts for 12 years, including 6 years as its Director. There, he championed efforts to increase access to care for the most vulnerable residents of our community, prioritized the voices of those with lived experience, lifted up the intersection of housing and health, and addressed the root causes that shape health outcomes-especially poverty and race.Born in Hyderabad, India, he immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1979. A father of five, Danny and his wife, Mary Kay, have lived in Richmond's East End for over 20 years. Mary Kay is a teacher with Richmond Public Schools.Click here to learn more about Danny.Lawson Wijesooriya is the Chief of Staff for Richmond's 81st Mayor, Dr. Danny Avula. Before leading his successful bid for mayor as campaign manager, Wijesooriya spent 15 years leading local non-profits—with a focus on strategy and community development—to serve some of the city's most vulnerable residents. She graduated from the University of Virginia as a Phi Beta Kappa Jefferson Scholar and is a mother of two.Learn more about CCDA and how you can get involved at ccda.org. Connect with CCDA on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Follow CCDA on YouTube.

"Dreams & Demons"Genesis 37The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, God https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FD-EKLAyvI&list=PLrgvg1IJfGEoNskcuggMJPDwYu1n9alpmPastor Nate ClarkeJuly 26, 2026Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage - How to VOTE BIBLICALLY: https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwAOasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost.We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Mechanicsville outside Richmond in Central Virginia.STAY CONNECTEDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/Website: https://oasischurch.online

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Philippa opens with a brief history lesson — the word "blurb" was invented in 1907 by a writer mocking self-congratulatory publishers, and his fictional creation Miss Belinda Blurb gave us the word we still use today. Then it's three book reviews and a wide-ranging, genuinely fascinating conversation with David Baldacci — over 200 million books sold — about his latest novel Hope Rises.