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Welcome back to the Inbox of Oddities, where the strangest stories often come from the most fascinating people—our listeners. In this episode, Kat and JG dive into a collection of eerie coincidences, hilarious family traditions, bizarre ghostly encounters, and wonderfully odd personal experiences submitted by the Freak Family. You'll hear about an iPhone Live Caption glitch that turned Thomas Edison's infamous phonograph doll into nightmare fuel, a mysterious photograph taken inside Cleveland's legendary Death Car, a listener's encounter with the America's Cup emerging from dense fog, and a heartfelt recommendation to explore the groundbreaking legacy of psychologist Dr. Evelyn Hooker, whose research helped change modern history. Along the way, there's talk of Stephen King's infamous "boob gate," cryptozoology in Bangor, suspicious activity journals, blind cats with exercise wheels, unforgettable sandwich combinations, misheard song lyrics, family inside jokes, and the wonderfully strange way everyday life seems to intersect with the weird after listening to The Box of Oddities. Whether you're a longtime member of the Order of Freaks or discovering the show for the first time, this listener mailbag is packed with paranormal curiosities, true oddities, laugh-out-loud moments, and the wonderfully unexpected conversations that make the Freak Family unlike any other community in podcasting. If you've got a strange story, unexplained experience, bizarre family history, or curious observation, send it our way—you might just hear it on a future Inbox of Oddities. Keep flying that freak flag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could AI be the force preventing a recession, and are today's biggest AI winners only the beginning of a much larger economic transformation?  As part of our "By the Numbers" series, topics covered in this episode include:   Why market "breadth" matters more than headlines How today's AI boom compares to the dot-com era The four phases of the AI market cycle What retirees should consider amid concentrated market growth Today's article is from the TrendLabs.com titled Would We Be in a Recession Without AI Stocks? Listen in as Founder and CEO of Howard Bailey Financial, Casey Weade, breaks down the article and provides thoughtful insights and advice on how it applies to your unique financial situation. Show Notes: HowardBailey.com/572

This episode unpacks the unique challenges faced by women leaders, their contributions to democracy, and the critical lessons they offer in the fight against authoritarianism.   Enter the CFR book giveaway by July 8, 2026, for the chance to win one of ten free copies of Women in Power by Linda Robinson. You can read the terms and conditions of the offer here.   Host: James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, CFR   Guest: Linda Robinson, Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy, CFR; Author, Women in Power: Fighting for Democracy in an Age of Authoritarianism   We Discuss: Why women's political representation has stalled at roughly 27 percent in the world's legislatures. How right-wing authoritarianism and the normalization of violent misogyny have combined to create ferocious headwinds for women in politics. Whether women govern differently from men, and what the research reveals about their attentiveness to health, education, welfare, and climate issues. Why rolling back women's rights is central to authoritarian and right-wing movements, and why playing the "misogyny card" proves so effective, even among women voters. Why some of the most prominent nationalist movements—in Italy, France, and Germany—are led by women, and how right-leaning figures like Giorgia Meloni complicate the picture. How authoritarian governments use hybrid warfare and gendered disinformation against women leaders, including Chinese campaigns against Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen and Russian campaigns against Moldova's Maia Sandu. Which common themes emerge among successful women leaders. Which policy reforms could strengthen both democracy and women's political participation.   Mentioned on the Episode:   Linda Robinson, Women in Power: Fighting for Democracy in an Age of Authoritarianism, Columbia University Press   Sanna Marin, Hope in Action: A Memoir About the Courage to Lead, Scribner   “Freedom in the World 2026: The Growing Shadow of Autocracy,” Freedom House   “Expanding Representation: Reinventing Congress for the 21st Century,” American Academy of Arts and Sciences   “TAKE IT DOWN Act (S.146),” U.S. Congress   “The Digital Services Act,” European Commission   “First Five,” HBO Max   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President's Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/women-in-power   Opinions expressed on The President's Inbox are solely those of the host or guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.

In this episode of the Pastor's Inbox, Pastors Joe Wilson & Lee McKinnon answer questions on Counseling Cohabiting Couples. They discuss whether they would perform a marriage for a cohabiting couple, when church discipline may be necessary for unlawful cohabitation, and why faithfulness on this subject is important for the church's witness. For more information, visit CBTSeminary.org

Most service-based solopreneurs think they have a keyword problem. According to SEO and AI search specialist Julia Bocchese, what they actually have is a clarity problem.In this episode, Julia breaks down how wedding photographers, interior designers, brand designers, and other creative business owners can get discovered through AI search platforms like ChatGPT, traditional Google SEO, and Pinterest—without burning out or paying thousands for tools.She also shares how she accidentally built her business while studying Viking history in grad school (yes, really).What you'll learn:Why "clear is kind" applies to your website, not just your relationshipsThe difference between how Google ranks individual pages vs. how AI search reads your entire siteWhy ChatGPT pulls from Reddit, reviews, and podcasts, not just your homepageThe "top third of the page" rule that changes how you should write blog posts and FAQsWhy AI search favors small, specific businesses over big competitorsHow to treat Pinterest as a search engine (not social media) and rank pins on Google tooAffordable keyword tools under $20/month (Key Search, Ubersuggest)The one visibility fix to prioritize in the next 30 daysGuest: Julia Bocchese, founder of Julie Renee Consulting, specializes in SEO and AI search optimization for service-based and creative businesses.Connect with Julia:Website: JulieReneeConsulting.comInstagram: @juliereneeconsultingLinkedIn: Julia BoccheseFavorite success quote: "Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind." — Brené BrownLoved this episode? Leave a 5-star review, subscribe on your favorite platform, and share with a fellow solopreneur.

Delegating your email inbox should be your first hire as an online fitness coach. Today, Jill shares three signs it's time to hand off your inbox: dreading it, feeling stuck working in your business instead of on it, and knowing you need to do it but putting it off. There is a practical 8–12 week onboarding system you can try: the first few weeks have your new assistant simply shadowing you by reading your sent folder and building response templates around the three to five most common email "buckets" (password resets, billing questions, coaching inquiries, etc.); the next phase has them handling the easy stuff while flagging trickier emails for you; and finally they take over the inbox almost entirely, responding in their own voice while you periodically review their sent replies. It doesn't have to be scary, especially if you hire someone resourceful, empathetic, and ideally familiar with your brand—and trust them enough to give them real ownership of the role.   Get on the waitlist for FBA: https://jillfitfree.com/fba-waitlist/   Jill is a fitness professional and business coach who effectively made the transition from training clients in person and having no time to build anything else to training clients online and actually being more successful. Today, Jill helps other coaches to do the same.   Connect with me! Instagram: @jillfit | @fitbizu Facebook: @jillfit Website: jillfit.com

You've accrued wealth to finally retire, but your "best" retirement involves learning how to enjoy the life your wealth was meant to support. As part of our "Freedom After 50" series, hospice doctor Jordan Grumet explores how to discover what truly brings you fulfillment once money is no longer the main objective.  Topics covered in this episode:  The emotional transition from accumulation to retirement Why reaching financial independence doesn't automatically create peace of mind The 3 phases of spending and how expectations often clash with reality Ways to spend with confidence while staying aligned with your values Today's article is from the The Purpose Code blog titled How I Finally Stopped Caring About Spending. Listen in as Founder and CEO of Howard Bailey Financial, Casey Weade, breaks down the article and provides thoughtful insights and advice on how it applies to your unique financial situation. Show Notes: HowardBailey.com/571

Jonathan Rodriguez Cefalu built the hardware that Snap shipped on people's faces — first the camera-only Gen 1 Spectacles, then the Gen 4 display version. His path through Stanford CS, an honors thesis on varifocal display optics, and a startup called Vergence (named after the vergence-accommodation conflict in AR) led him to Snap, and then to the problem he is working on now. Preamble AI exists to prevent the worst possible AI outcomes — starting with a class of attack that Preamble was the first to publicly demonstrate: prompt injection.Ted Schilowitz hosted this episode solo. Together, he and Jonathan worked through the architecture problem sitting under every AI assistant being deployed at scale right now: large language models see one token stream. There is no separation between what the developer intended and what an untrusted email or web page is quietly instructing the model to do. With Gemini Spark about to give AI agents access to tens of thousands of emails per user, this is not a theoretical concern. Jonathan's team has a proposed fix — and they have already shaped federal law.The episode also covered the week's XR and AI news: Google I/O announcements, Snap Spectacles Gen 6 details ahead of AWE, Matthew Ball joining Xbox, Anduril's battlefield AR wearable, and AI-generated feature films reaching Tribeca.Key Moments:[00:00] Ted opens solo — Charlie Fink and Rony Abovitz are out for the summer solstice[02:30] Google I/O: Gemini Spark and what "persistent AI agent" actually means in practice[08:15] Jonathan's Gmail test: asked to search tens of thousands of emails, it searched 30 and quit[14:40] XREAL Project Aura and the state of Android XR — a lot of spend for incremental steps[21:00] Snap Spectacles Gen 6 details: what Jonathan knows from building Gen 1 and Gen 4 from the inside[31:20] Snap vs. Meta: research that ships in the product vs. research that ships in a paper[38:45] Matthew Ball joins Xbox, Anduril EagleEyes, and battlefield AR wearables[44:10] AI on the Lot: Project Nara, Hell Grind, Dreams of Violet, Paul Schrader goes pro-AI[52:30] Jonathan introduces Preamble AI and the mission to prevent worst-case AI outcomes[58:00] The first public demonstration of prompt injection — what happened and why it matters[01:06:15] Why Gemini Spark will be especially vulnerable to prompt injection attacks[01:14:00] Preamble's proposed fix: a reserved token language that untrusted data cannot speak[01:21:30] NDAA Section 1638: the first US law making it illegal to give AI autonomous nuclear control[01:28:45] WarGames, "the only winning move is not to play," and what that means in 2026Brought to you by Zappar and Mattercraft. Mattercraft makes spatial web experiences that run in the browser — no app required. Visit mattercraft.io to learn more and start building. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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You left corporate to gain freedom, so why does your business feel like the most demanding boss you've ever had?In this episode, Joe walks Carly through the brand-new Life-First Solopreneur Manifesto: a short, no-nonsense framework built from everything they've learned working with thousands of solopreneurs across 300+ episodes.They dig into "the ownership trap": what happens when you build a business around your skills instead of the life you actually want to live. The result? A business that consumes you instead of one you own.In this episode:Why 65% of people start businesses for freedom, but 80% end up losing sleep over themThe three root causes of the ownership trap: no life-first design, no commitment system, and no plan to evolveThe "accountability gap" and why running your business out of your inbox is quietly failing youThe one question that reframes everything: What does your Tuesday look like?How to build a business that serves your life instead of the other way aroundThis isn't a motivation problem. It's a design problem, and it's fixable.We want to hear from you: Carly@LifeStarr.com or Joe@LifeStarr.com (LifeStarr with two R's)Find the full manifesto here: https://www.lifestarr.com/life-first-manifestoIf this episode struck a chord, leave us a five-star review and share it with a fellow solopreneur who needs to hear it.

Explore listener feedback, tech discussions, and AI insights in this episode of Double Tap, where Steven Scott and Shaun Preece dive into accessibility, legislation, and the evolving role of AI in everyday life. In this lively episode, the hosts open the inbox to discover a surprising voice note from Mr. F, sparking humour and reflection on Double Tap's own high standards. Listeners chime in with feedback, including debates on pronunciation, accessibility legislation, and societal attitudes towards disability. The conversation broadens into the challenges of relying solely on laws versus changing public perception, while highlighting global trends in accessibility enforcement. The hosts also explore the growing influence of AI, from intelligent image descriptions in iOS to the ethical considerations of handing everyday tasks to technology. Listener messages discuss mobile phone options for blind users, concerns about the Blindshell Classic 3, and the appeal of Apple's new MacBook Neo paired with the iPhone 17E. The episode concludes with thoughts on AI integration into smart speakers, Chromebooks versus Google Books, and the potential impact of new devices like the Clicks Communicator. ----Follow on:YouTube: https://www.doubletaponair.com/youtubeX (formerly Twitter): https://www.doubletaponair.com/xInstagram: https://www.doubletaponair.com/instagramTikTok: https://www.doubletaponair.com/tiktokThreads: https://www.doubletaponair.com/threadsFacebook: https://www.doubletaponair.com/facebookLinkedIn: https://www.doubletaponair.com/linkedinSubscribe to the Podcast:Apple: https://www.doubletaponair.com/appleSpotify: https://www.doubletaponair.com/spotifyRSS: https://www.doubletaponair.com/podcastiHeadRadio: https://www.doubletaponair.com/iheartAbout Double TapHosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited."Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This episode unpacks whether Ukraine has turned the tide against Russia on the battlefield and assesses the new security relationship between Ukraine and Europe.   Host: James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, CFR   Guest: Liana Fix, Senior Fellow for Europe, CFR   We Discuss: The state of the battlefield in Ukraine after four and a half years of war. How Ukraine's drone strategy has evolved from frontline attacks to strikes deep inside Russia. Why Russia has failed to achieve its goals on the battlefield and at the negotiating table. Growing frustration among the Russian elite and what it signals about Putin's position. What U.S. intelligence sharing still provides Ukraine and why direct military aid has effectively ended. How European countries have filled the military support gap left by the United States. Whether European support for Ukraine is politically sustainable. What escalation options Putin has left.   Mentioned on the Episode:   Jack Watling, "Ukraine Turns the Tide," Foreign Affairs   Sauli Niinistö, "Safer Together: Strengthening Europe's Civilian and Military Preparedness and Readiness," European Commission   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President's Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/ukraine-turns-the-tide   Opinions expressed on The President's Inbox are solely those of the host or guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.

Google has become the world's largest publisher — and for brands that relied on organic search, that's a crisis. In this episode, Russ sits down with Chad White, Head of Research at Zeta Global, to map out what comes next. Chad shares his five-part framework for staying visible beyond Google, makes the case for email as a genuine search platform, and explains why Google's Personal Intelligence initiative — connecting Gemini to Gmail — could be the most powerful AI personalization signal hiding in plain sight. They also get into multi-channel strategy, machine-to-machine commerce, and why empathy is the most underrated marketing tactic of 2026.

Andrea Engstrom did $2 million in sales for someone else before she ever bet on herself. When she finally launched her own coaching program, she generated over $134,000 in her first 90 days, and today she runs consistent six-figure months while working just three days a week and homeschooling her kids.In this episode, Andrea breaks down exactly how she did it, step by step: how she filled a workshop with 500 registrations using only organic social posts, the costly mistake she made on her first launch (and the free-call pivot that saved it), and the three-day "nail your niche" closing process that more than doubled her conversion rate.She also gets honest about the mindset shift that changed everything: why systems create happiness, why "preparation is a form of procrastination," and why your highest-value activity is the only thing you should protect.What you'll learn:The "bet on yourself" moment that launched her businessHow she got 500 workshop registrations with zero paid adsWhy her one-call close became a three-call close (and doubled sales)How $25K/month in payment plans removed all sales pressureThe simple math behind $25/hour work vs. $1,000/hour workWhat to outsource first (hint: it's not in your business)"Business is a tool that enables you to live the life you desire. Business is not life."Connect with Andrea at andreaengstrom.com and register for her free workshop, 100K in 90 Days.Enjoyed this episode? Leave a five-star review, share it with a fellow solopreneur, and subscribe wherever you listen, including YouTube.Life First. Then Business.

In this episode, Ricardo compares a project to a disorganized email inbox, full of messages, decisions, and pending tasks without proper handling. He explains that many projects don't face difficulties due to a lack of resources or schedule flaws, but because of the accumulation of actions, risks, requests, and decisions without follow-up. To deal with this problem, he presents the principles of the GTD (Getting Things Done) methodology, created by David Allen, which is based on the idea that the human mind should generate ideas, not store them. Ricardo highlights five fundamental steps: capturing information, clarifying necessary actions, organizing responsibilities, regularly reviewing records, and executing priorities. Applied to projects, these principles help reduce chaos, increase productivity, and improve decision-making. Listen to the podcast to learn more!

Welcome back to Inbox of Oddities, where the Freak Family takes over the show. This week, Kat and JG dive into a collection of hilarious, bizarre, and unexpectedly heartfelt listener stories. You'll hear about a hidden message painted beneath a bathroom floor declaring that Toby is not the Scranton Strangler, a dog-grooming boo effect involving unfortunate timing and an even more unfortunate canine gas attack, and a listener who uses a real human skull named Esther to motivate children to do their chores. The Freak Family also shares strange sandwich creations, debates the wisdom of squeeze jelly versus homemade preserves, discusses eerie stories from hospice care and apparent returns from the dead, and explores the odd psychological phenomenon of imagining what podcast hosts look like before seeing them in real life. Along the way, there are stories about haunted houses, Dorothea Puente's infamous Sacramento boarding house, hidden messages left for future generations, anglerfish romance, ghost writers becoming actual ghosts, and a surprisingly successful rhyme for "gaping flesh wound." As always, Inbox of Oddities delivers a strange mix of humor, weird history, listener oddities, accidental paranormal moments, and the wonderfully peculiar stories that make the Freak Family unlike any audience on Earth. If you enjoy unusual true stories, weird listener experiences, dark humor, paranormal curiosities, folklore, strange history, and delightfully odd human behavior, this episode is for you. The Box of Oddities is hosted by Kat and JG, celebrating the weird, the wonderful, and the unexplained one odd story at a time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if your Social Security benefit is worth far more than you realize, and the decision of when to claim it could be one of the biggest financial choices you'll ever make?   As part of our "By the Numbers" series, topics covered in this episode include:  Why Social Security should be viewed as an asset, not just monthly income How claiming at 62 vs. 67 vs. 70 impacts lifetime value The role inflation, taxes, and longevity play in your decision Common misconceptions about Social Security "running out" Practical steps to begin analyzing your own benefits today Today's article is from the Mr. Money Mustache blog titled The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Social Security. Listen in as Founder and CEO of Howard Bailey Financial, Casey Weade, breaks down the article and provides thoughtful insights and advice on how it applies to your unique financial situation. Show Notes: HowardBailey.com/570

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Dan and Gaardsy review the Top 5, Paul Blume joins to discuss the Vance Boelter plea deal and we open "Dr. Dan's Inbox!"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan and Gaardsy review the Top 5, Paul Blume joins to discuss the Vance Boelter plea deal and we open "Dr. Dan's Inbox!"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Think you can't take a real vacation as a solopreneur? Carly and Joe are calling it what it is: a design flaw, not a workload problem.In this episode, they break down why time off feels impossible when you work for yourself, why solopreneur PTO is really UPTO (unpaid time off), and how the ownership trap convinces you that the business leaves when you do. Then they get practical with a step-by-step pre-vacation runway that starts four to six weeks out, not four to six days.You'll learn how to set client expectations from the start of every relationship, how to decide between going fully dark and scheduling limited check-ins, and why your re-entry plan matters just as much as your prep. Plus, Joe makes the case for the hybrid "have laptop, will travel" approach, and Carly shares the buffer day trick that protects your post-vacation glow from inbox overwhelm.What you'll learn in this episode:Why your business surviving a week without you is a design question, not an effort questionThe vacation readiness audit every solopreneur should run before booking a tripHow to build vacation boundaries into your scope of work from day oneGoing dark vs. scheduled availability, and how to choose what fits youThe hybrid vacation model for extending trips without losing incomeHow to design a re-entry plan with a buffer day so you don't kill your vacation highThis week's challenge: What is the one thing that would need to be true for you to take a full week off in the next six months? If it doesn't exist in your business yet, can you build it?If this isn't the worst episode you've ever heard, leave us a five-star review. It helps us reach more solopreneurs building a life-first business.Subscribe to The Aspiring Solopreneur on your favorite podcast platform, including YouTube.Life First. Then Business.Life F

This episode unpacks how a major Ebola outbreak in Central Africa exposed critical gaps in global health surveillance and assesses U.S. preparedness for future biological threats.   Host: James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, CFR   Guest: Thomas J. Bollyky, Bloomberg Chair in Global Health; Senior Fellow for International Economics, Law, and Development; and Director of the Global Health Program   We Discuss:   The current state of the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda, and why the case count was already high by the time authorities reported it. Why governments are often slow to report cases during outbreaks, and what delayed reporting may have cost in this instance. Why the WHO has discouraged trade and travel restrictions. How the U.S. withdrawal from the WHO is shaping a more limited response. Whether China is stepping in to fill the global health leadership gap left by U.S. institutional withdrawal. What the politicization of mRNA vaccine technology means for the U.S. ability to respond to future outbreaks that require rapid vaccine deployment. How artificial intelligence creates opportunities to accelerate global health responses, but also introduces new risks like engineered pathogens.   Mentioned on the Episode:   CDC Health Alert: Ebola Disease Outbreak in the DRC and Uganda, May 19, 2026   WHO Disease Outbreak News: Ebola caused by Bundibugyo Virus, DRC and Uganda, May 21, 2026   WHO Declaration of Public Health Emergency of International Concern, May 17, 2026   Bollyky et al., "Assessing COVID-19 pandemic policies and behaviours and their economic and educational trade-offs across US states from Jan 1, 2020, to July 31, 2022: an observational analysis," The Lancet   CDC Mobilizes International Response Following Ebola Disease Outbreak, May 18, 2026   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President's Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/americas-ebola-preparedness   Opinions expressed on The President's Inbox are solely those of the host or guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.

Contact us and share your opinionSee how GP Automate can help clear your pathology inbox: https://www.gpautomate.com00:00 Meet GP Automate Team02:10 Admin Challenges04:34 Practice processes06:30 Result filing experience10:00 GP admin conundrum11:30 GP Automate in action11:50 GP Automate integration13:30 Lab report certainty15:48 Hidden GP Path result costs17:03 Practice configurations and protocols19:30 Automating your QoF and LES outcomes21:30 Safety at its core25:50 Automating 80+ abnormal  GP results29:35 What GP automate doesnt do30:10 When GP results are normal but not normal32:00 GP Automate Clinical Safety34:40 Results Trend analysis36:20 QoF benefits38:05 LES benefits40:05 GP Automate Case examples42:30 How is time saved calculated46:25 What is a result?48:15 GP Automate cost51:20 GP automate what is next53:08 Practice impact with GP automate55:20 Contact GP Automate free trial56:50 GP Automate onboarding58:20 Data Governance59:50 More questionsSee their channel ‪@gpautomate3165‬ GP partners. Your lab inbox — how much of your week does it eat? Fivehours? Ten?Stop. There is a legal way to automate abnormal results now. Not normal — abnormals.Built by a GP, MHRA Class 1 registered, used by 200+ practices across 23 ICBs.If you are still manually filing bloods in 2026, you are losing money and burning out your team.Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse

Comic Book Chronicles Ep. 592: Focus Up, Calderu! - Agent_70 is back this week after his adventures at NYCC 2024...but the guys won't be talking about that until Next week's show! We will get his impressions of the Attack on Titan musical

What would you do with 90 days, $100, and zero credibility? Personal branding expert Alejandro Sanoja says forget everything else, go on a podcast tour.In this episode, Carly and Joe sit down with Alejandro Sanoja, founder and CEO of Latinpresarios, adjunct professor at the University of Houston, TEDx speaker, and one of the top six personal branding experts to follow. Alejandro shares how he went from an introverted immigrant who fled Venezuela's economic collapse to building a brand around authentic communication, and why podcasting is the single highest-leverage move a solopreneur can make right now.We dig into the storytelling framework that makes "selling" feel natural, the warmth-plus-competence formula that actually builds trust, and why introverts often outperform extroverts when they do the prep work. Alejandro also breaks down how he protects his time by "dripping" his visibility instead of burning out, and shares a real client result: 3–5 new clients and ~$30K in pipeline in 90 days from podcast appearances alone.In this episode, you'll learn:The $100 personal branding plan: podcast tour math (list, camera, AI tools) that actually fits the budgetHow to tell a story with an "inciting incident" so promotion never feels salesyThe warmth + competence formula behind real trustWhy introverts can make better salespeople, and the prep that gets them thereHow to set boundaries and run visibility as a "drip" to avoid burnoutWhy SEO content alone no longer cuts through in the age of AI overviewsThe asymmetry of value: ~2 hours of work that compounds into 30+ pieces of contentAbout our guest: Alejandro Sanoja is the founder and CEO of Latinpresarios, an adjunct professor at the University of Houston, a TEDx speaker, published author, and international speaker recognized as one of the top six personal branding experts to follow.Resource: Landing page mentioned in the episode: https://latinpresarios.com/the-aspiring-solopreneur/Find Alejandro on LinkedIn and at latinpresarios.com.Enjoyed this episode? Leave a 5-star review, share it with a friend, and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, including YouTube.Life First. Then Business.

Dozens of draft picks and more than a dozen players changed hands as the OHL trade window opened. Among the interesting stories are Brantford's attempts at a quick turnaround and the curse of being a captain in Niagara. Dan and Farwell break it down while trying to answer a modern OHL team's question -- how do you make up for players lost to the NCAA? Maybe it's time for compensatory OHL draft picks to make up for those losses. Or not... What part of Ethan Belchetz's NCAA deal, Barrie's new buyer, or contract extensions in Sudbury did a prominent OHL reporter want to recall? Farwell and Dan have ideas, plus a look into the Inbox, a discussion of USHL expansion, and some news from the OHL combine that Attack fans will love to hear and Sting fans will frown at. And finally, if the OHL wants to prove it's all grown up, it should act that way by hosting a splashy live draft. Period. Email us anytime at ohlpodcast(at)rogers.com. The OHL Podcast is supported by Draft Kings Sportsbook. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today, I'm honored to welcome Bill Bengen to the podcast. Bill is widely known as the father of the 4% Rule and as one of the most influential retirement-income researchers in history. His groundbreaking research transformed the way financial advisors and retirees think about generating sustainable income in retirement, and his work continues to shape retirement planning decades after its initial publication. Over the past 30 years, Bill has studied hundreds of historical retirement scenarios to better understand how retirees can spend confidently without the fear of running out of money. In his latest book, A Richer Retirement: Supercharging the 4% Rule to Spend More and Enjoy More, he challenges many assumptions people have about retirement spending and financial security. In our conversation, Bill addresses one of the biggest misconceptions about the 4% Rule, which was never intended to be a spending target for everyone, why inflation remains the greatest threat to retirement income, and how market valuations impact sustainable withdrawal rates. Bill also shares his views on diversification, annuities, retirement spending, and the common reasons retirees continue to underspend despite having more than enough. GET A FREE COPY OF BILL'S BOOK, A RICHER RETIREMENT: SUPERCHARGING THE 4% RULE TO SPEND MORE AND ENJOY MORE Here's how: Step 1: Subscribe to the podcast and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes. Step 2: Text the word BOOK to 888-599-4491, and we'll send you a link to claim your free copy! In this podcast interview, you'll learn: Why the original 4% Rule was designed around the worst retirement scenario in modern history. How Bill's research evolved from a 4% withdrawal rate to 4.7% through broader diversification. Why inflation remains the single greatest threat to a retiree's long-term success. How market valuations influence sustainable withdrawal rates and retirement income planning. Why many retirees could safely spend more than they currently believe. Why planning horizons should extend well beyond your projected life expectancy. Show Notes: HowardBailey.com/569

The Freaks Take Over: Mall World Dreams, Ghostly Habits & One Last Joke from Mom This week on Inbox of Oddities, the Freak Family responds in force. Kat and Jethro dive into a flood of listener stories inspired by the mysterious phenomenon known as Mall World—those oddly familiar dream landscapes filled with changing hallways, amusement parks, empty schools, and impossible destinations. Listeners share recurring dreams, eerie coincidences, and personal theories about what these strange places might mean. Along the way, you'll hear about a thrift store discovery that triggered a childhood memory, a dream that unexpectedly quoted Shakespeare, a raccoon that returned years after being released into the wild, and a sealed box left behind by a mother who managed to deliver one final practical joke after her passing. Plus: the Great Anglerfish Debate continues, Freaks choose sides in the ongoing Team Kat vs. Team Jethro battle, and a listener describes the unsettling moment they saw a deceased neighbor standing in his usual window weeks after his funeral. Dream worlds, synchronicities, strange memories, pasture puppies, and stories that blur the line between coincidence and something more—it's another wonderfully weird collection of listener mail from the Inbox of Oddities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when the retirement you worked so hard for doesn't feel as fulfilling as you imagined, and how can you rediscover purpose, structure, and joy in this next chapter of life?  As part of our "Freedom After 50" series, topics covered in this episode include:  Why the "honeymoon phase" of retirement eventually fades Why curiosity may be the single most important retirement skill Practical ways to experiment, reinvent yourself, and find purpose again How retirees can avoid getting stuck in the "lost and loss" phase Why retirement planning should include far more than finances Today's article is from The Retirement Manifesto titled, The 4 Phases of Retirement. Listen in as Founder and CEO of Howard Bailey Financial, Casey Weade, breaks down the article and provides thoughtful insights and advice on how it applies to your unique financial situation. Show Notes: HowardBailey.com/568

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Setting boundaries is one thing. Setting them without feeling like a jerk is another. In this follow-up to their popular boundary-setting episode, Carly and Joe tackle the discomfort head-on and reframe boundaries not as confrontation, but as filters that let the right work through and keep the chaos out.They dig into the boundaries you already have but never formalized, why being available around the clock actually makes you look less valuable, and how to handle the big three: response times, working hours, and scope creep. Joe shares a war story about working until 2 a.m. for a "urgent" project the client didn't evaluate for two months, plus a clever premium-pricing trick that makes clients stop expecting instant replies.You'll also learn simple, drama-free scripts for pushing back on scope creep, the power of starting every project with a statement of work, and why respect has to flow in both directions, even when a client is paying you.In this episode:Why your assumed boundaries are still boundariesThe myth that 24/7 availability equals good serviceHow to set response-time expectations that clients actually respectThe "premium plan nobody buys" pricing strategyCalm scripts for handling scope creep and change ordersSwapping deliverables for budget-conscious clientsEnforcing respect and when to fire a clientWant Joe's statement of work template? Email joe@lifestarr.com with "SOW" or "statement of work" in the subject line.Boundaries won't cost you good clients. They'll reveal which clients were never going to be good ones in the first place.Life first. Then business.

Max Deichmann is the co-founder of Langfuse, the open-source LLM engineering platform that became the observability layer of choice for teams building production AI agents, before being acquired by ClickHouse. He started as a business student who taught himself to code via CS50 on a beach in Singapore, pivoted through Y Combinator, fired his own customers mid-batch, and built Langfuse out of a Sunday night conversation about what they'd actually want to build if nothing was in the way. In this episode, Tobi and Max dig into what it really means to build and operate AI agents in production, not the LinkedIn version, but the 3 am alert, copy-pasted into Codex version. They cover the full loop: from pre-production experimentation and prompt iteration, to tracing, online evaluation, and the emerging architecture of agentic incident response. Max is unusually honest about where Langfuse itself still falls short, and what the next 12 months of the engineer's job actually look like. What CTOs will take away: a clear mental model for LLM observability vs. traditional observability, a practical blueprint for agentic on-call workflows, and a grounded view of where agents are genuinely working in production today, and where the hype still outpaces reality. Topics covered: Why traditional observability tools fail for non-deterministic AI applications The Langfuse loop: pre-production testing, tracing, online evaluation, and iteration How the ClickHouse acquisition happened, and the half-page doc that decided it Open source as a go-to-market strategy: adoption without a sales team Agentic on-call: how Max's team handles 3 am incidents with Codex today The "decision inbox" model, what the engineer's job looks like when agents do the work Where agents are genuinely succeeding in production (and where LinkedIn is lying to you)

This episode unpacks how the Marshall Plan transformed postwar Western Europe and why security, allied cooperation, and forward thinking were the real keys to its enduring success.   To mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. declaration of independence, CFR is dedicating a yearlong series of articles, videos, podcasts, events, and special projects that will reflect on two and a half centuries of U.S. foreign policy. Featuring bipartisan voices and expert contributors, the series explores the evolution of America's role in the world and the strategic challenges that lie ahead.   Host: James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, CFR   Guest: Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics, CFR   We Discuss: How the British Empire's rapid collapse in early 1947 forced the United States to assume responsibility for Western European security. What George Marshall's six weeks of negotiations in Moscow revealed about Soviet intentions in Germany and Western Europe. How Marshall deliberately crafted the plan's offer to include the Soviet Union while ensuring Soviet leader Joseph Stalin would reject it. How Congress, controlled by Republicans, was persuaded to support a massive foreign aid program from a Democratic administration. Whether the Marshall Plan's $13 billion actually explains Western Europe's economic recovery in the late 1940s. What role NATO played in making the Marshall Plan work, and why the French and British insisted on security guarantees before cooperating. Why security has to precede economic reconstruction—and what Afghanistan and Iraq  reveal about ignoring that lesson. What Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.'s 1947 prediction about sustained alliances tells us about the stakes of U.S. foreign policy today.   Mentioned on the Episode:   The 10 Best and Worst Decisions in U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations   Benn Steil, The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War   George Kennan's Long Telegram, February 22, 1946   “Sinews of Peace (‘Iron Curtain' Speech).” at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, March 5, 1946.   Harry Truman, “The Truman Doctrine,” Address to Congress, March 12, 1947   George C. Marshall, Commencement Address at Harvard University June 5, 1947   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President's Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/america-at-250-the-marshall-plan   Opinions expressed on The President's Inbox are solely those of the host or guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.

Ashley Stahl, career strategist, founder of Wise Whisper Agency, and speaker of one of the most-watched TED Talks of all time, joins the show to break down exactly how solopreneurs can build a powerful personal brand through speaking, without burning out or constantly performing online.In this episode, Ashley shares why "do what you love" is the wrong advice, how to identify your core values as a career filter, and why most people confuse credibility with authority (and which one actually gets you clients).What you'll learn:The difference between your skillset (the what) and your core values (the how), and why both matter for your businessWhy authority, not credibility, is what actually drives client growthThe "islands" framework for building a personal brand onlineHow to write a signature talk with original thinking, even if you've never been on a stageWhy a TEDx talk can generate opportunities for 15+ years after you give itThe structural formula Ashley's team uses to write talks (including word count, page count, and emotional arc)How focusing on one brand channel per year beats trying to be everywhere at onceConnect with Ashley:Website: wisewhisperagency.comBook a call: wisewhisperagency.com/calendarInstagram: @ashleystahl

Dream malls. Butterfly people. Funeral teddy bears. Grocery store grief rehearsals. This episode of The Box of Oddities: Inbox of Oddities spirals gloriously from the hilarious to the unexpectedly emotional. Kat and JG dive into listener stories about recurring “Mall World” dreams that feel disturbingly shared, bizarre final wishes involving pencils, hourglasses, and stuffed teddy bears, and the chilling true story behind one grandfather's terrifying basement rule. Along the way: pork brain sandwiches, nitrous oxide at the dentist, mysterious butterfly-winged beings seen during the devastating Joplin tornado, and a woman secretly practicing grocery shopping after losing her husband of fifty years. Also in this episode:• Why anglerfish are apparently “beautiful”• The bowler hat man you should absolutely avoid• Tiny May Day baskets and accidental “boo effects”• Omaha pillow lore• Hoarding plug-innies you'll never use again• Crosswalk voices that became local legends• Duck-related arrest scenarios• The proper way to make a PB&J with only ONE knife Funny, strange, heartfelt, unsettling, and wonderfully human — it's another beautifully chaotic trip through the Inbox of Oddities. Listen now and keep flying that freak flag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could one outdated beneficiary form, missing trust provision, or overlooked document completely derail the legacy you intended to leave behind?  Topics covered in this episode:  The biggest misconceptions retirees have about wills vs. trusts Why beneficiary designations can override your will The real purpose of a revocable living trust, and what it does NOT do Why estate planning failures often come down to poor account titling and coordination How trusts can protect children, spouses, and inherited assets from divorce, lawsuits, or poor financial decisions Today's article is from The Retirement Manifesto titled, Do You Really Need a Trust? And Other Estate Planning Questions Retirees Ask Most. Listen in as Founder and CEO of Howard Bailey Financial, Casey Weade, breaks down the article and provides thoughtful insights and advice on how it applies to your unique financial situation. Show Notes: HowardBailey.com/567

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Ever open your inbox on a Monday morning, spend two hours responding to everything, and realize you haven't actually moved your business forward? You're not alone.In this episode, Carly and Joe break down the crucial difference between communication and commitments, and why confusing the two is quietly killing your productivity as a solopreneur.You'll learn the simple three-part structure (What + Who + When) that turns vague promises buried in email threads into trackable, actionable commitments. Joe shares his own journey from losing entire mornings to his inbox to building a paper-based system inspired by David Allen's Getting Things Done, and how that evolved into something even more streamlined.In this episode, we cover:Why treating every message as equally urgent keeps you busy but unproductiveThe difference between communication (talking about work) and commitments (owning the work)The What, Who, When framework for creating clear, trackable commitmentsWhy every commitment needs exactly one owner, never twoHow to track commitments others make to you (the ones most likely to fall through)Using tags and separate lists to filter by context so you only see what's relevantThe 60-second recap habit that prevents miscommunication before it startsJoe's analog card-and-notebook system that kept projects on track for yearsWhether you use a notebook, a spreadsheet, or a dedicated app, the tool doesn't matter, the habit does. Hit play and learn how to build it.Big news: The Aspiring Solopreneur podcast is now in the top 2% of all podcasts globally! Thank you for listening, now help us hit the top 1% by sharing this episode.

It's no secret that one of my favorite places in Paris is G. Detou. In fact, I depend on it so much, for everything from chocolate to vanilla—and lots, lots more. I've been quoted as saying that if G. Detou didn't exist, I couldn't live in Paris. It's got everything I need.Owner Benoît Bourloton is a busy man, spending his days keeping the shop well-stocked with a wide variety of French chocolates, as well as other delicacies. Since we've become friends (and what a friend to have!), I asked Benoît if I could stop by and discuss French chocolates, and he gladly invited me into the shop to talk about some of them. I hope you enjoy the video!-DavidSubscribe to my newsletter to get recipes, videos, podcasts, and Paris stories sent right to your Inbox! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit davidlebovitz.substack.com/subscribe

This episode unpacks how Africa's demographic surge, critical mineral wealth, and expanding security threats are reshaping its relevance to U.S. foreign policy in the twenty-first century.   Host: James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, CFR   Guest: Michelle Gavin, Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, CFR   We Discuss: Why U.S. policy has historically treated engagement with Africa as an option rather than a strategic priority. How Africa's demographic growth is reshaping its position in the global order. Why maritime chokepoints around Africa are increasingly critical to global commerce. How other powers, including China, Turkey, and the Gulf states, are outpacing the United States in building African partnerships. What Africa's critical mineral resources mean for the green transition and for African domestic politics. How the United States can balance working with political elites while remaining relevant to broader African publics. What the diminished U.S. response to the current Ebola outbreak reveals about American policy choices. Why job creation should be the organizing principle for any coherent U.S. strategy toward the continent.   Mentioned on the Episode:   Michelle Gavin, "The New African Power Map," cfr.org   Michelle Gavin, The Age of Change: How Urban Youth Are Transforming African Politics   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President's Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/why-the-us-needs-an-africa-strategy   Opinions expressed on The President's Inbox are solely those of the host or guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.

Think forming an LLC protects your business name? Think again.In this episode of The Aspiring Solopreneur, trademark attorney Joey Vitale, founder of Indie Law, breaks down why trademarks are the number one legal risk facing every small business and why most solopreneurs don't realize it until it's too late.Joey shares real stories of entrepreneurs blindsided by cease and desist letters (including one who had to rebrand her podcast in 14 days while on vacation in Hawaii), explains the critical difference between LLC protection and trademark protection, and walks through exactly what you need to know to protect the brand you've worked so hard to build.In this episode, you'll learn:→ Why checking the domain name availability is NOT the same as being legally protected → The difference between an LLC (your "backstage name") and a trademark (your "onstage name") → Word marks vs. logo marks, and when each one makes sense → How to use "intent to use" filing to protect a name before you even launch → Why over half of the 500,000+ annual trademark applications get denied → The three hidden costs of a forced rebrand: time, identity, and your business machine → What a knockout search is and how to run one for free today → Why the TM symbol is helpful but won't save you from a legal challenge → Budget-friendly ways to get trademark protection in place, even as a life-first solopreneurJoey also unpacks the mindset shift that happens when founders receive their trademark registration, and why it's the modern equivalent of taping that first dollar bill to the cash register.Whether you're testing a new business name or you've been operating for years without filing, this episode gives you a clear, actionable roadmap to protect your brand.Resources mentioned:Indie LawUSPTO Trademark SearchJoey's book: Legally LegitLife First. Then Business.

In this wildly weird installment of The Inbox of Oddities, Kat and Jethro spiral from marital bathroom boundaries into the strange psychological phenomenon of seeing 11:11 everywhere… and whether the universe is just trolling all of us. One listener swears the numbers followed her so relentlessly that even her 9-year-old daughter started noticing them too. Coincidence? Confirmation bias? A cosmic notification system with terrible timing? Also inside the Inbox of Oddities: a listener spends the night alone in the famously haunted Lemp Mansion, another recovers from a near-fatal case of “superflu” after asking the universe for self-improvement, and someone accidentally discovers that Box of Oddities listeners may be alarmingly enthusiastic about gallbladder tacos. Plus: necropants bathroom logistics, ceramic rooster collectors, cryptid museums, haunted mushroom hallucinations, truck drivers, barefoot shoe conspiracies, and the deeply unsettling reality that “My Ding-a-Ling” was Chuck Berry's only number one hit. It's ghosts, weird psychology, bizarre synchronicities, comedy, cryptids, body horror, and humanity at its absolute strangest. Warning: May cause compulsive clock-checking at 11:11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Retirement isn't always the carefree finish line people imagine. For many, it marks the start of a deeper search for purpose, identity, and fulfillment.  Topics covered in this episode:  Why so many retirees experience "retirement shock" after leaving work How loss of structure and purpose can impact happiness and mental health The growing importance of part-time work, passion projects, and volunteering Author Mike Drak's "late bloomer" philosophy for creating a second act How the Ikigai Method can help retirees uncover meaningful work and purpose Listen in as Founder and CEO of Howard Bailey Financial, Casey Weade is joined by Mike Drak to explore why retirement can trigger a deeper search for purpose, identity, and fulfillment. Show Notes: HowardBailey.com/566

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This episode unpacks the key discussion points from the U.S.-China summit, including Taiwan, the Iran war, AI regulation, and the future of U.S.-China relations.   Host: James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, CFR   Guest: Nicholas Burns, Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government; Former U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of China (2021–2025) We Discuss: Whether the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing represented a genuine diplomatic breakthrough or merely a cooling of tensions without resolving underlying conflicts. What the dueling U.S. and Chinese post-summit statements reveal about each country's divergent priorities and negotiating strategies. How significant the summit's economic deliverables—agricultural sales commitments, Boeing aircraft sales, and a potential tariff truce—actually are. How Xi Jinping's early and deliberate warning about Taiwan set the tone for the summit, and what his decision to leak that statement mid-meeting signals about Chinese tactics. Whether President Trump's equivocation about U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and the One China policy constitutes a major strategic mistake and what it means for American credibility with allies in the Indo-Pacific. What the presence of Putin in Beijing immediately after Trump's visit reveals about Chinese strategic alignments. Why an emerging U.S.-China dialogue on artificial intelligence regulation could prove to be the most consequential and underappreciated outcome of the Beijing summit. What concrete benchmarks—from tariff agreements to arms sales to Chinese follow-through on commitments—will determine whether this summit actually put U.S.-China relations on a more stable footing. Mentioned on the Episode: "Joint Statement Following Discussions with Leaders of the People's Republic of China (Shanghai Communiqué)" U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian   "President Reagan's Six Assurances to Taiwan" Congressional Research Service   "Readout of President Joe Biden's Meeting with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China" The White House   "Taiwan Relations Act" Pub. L. 96–8, enacted April 10, 1979   "United States-China Joint Communiqué on United States Arms Sales to Taiwan" Ronald Reagan Presidential Library   "U.S.-PRC Joint Communiqué (1979)" U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President's Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/what-trump-and-xi-didnt-settle-in-beijing   Opinions expressed on The President's Inbox are solely those of the host or guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.

This week's Inbox of Oddities is packed with nightmare fuel, Viking poop lore, haunted farmhouse crawlspaces, ghost geese, forbidden islands, creepy imaginary friends, and one truly alarming email titled “Wombat Geometry.” Yes. Really. Kat and Jethro dive into listener stories that range from hilariously bizarre to deeply unsettling — including children hearing crying inside walls, mysterious cigarette smoke lingering in a 200-year-old farmhouse, and the psychological differences between fearing heights, edges, and falling. Along the way, they discuss Niʻihau, Hawaii's mysterious “Forbidden Island,” Leonard Nimoy's classic In Search Of, escalator phobias, Viking digestive disasters, and whether ghost geese should properly be called “poltergeese” or “poultrygeists.” Plus: The world's largest fossilized human turd A box full of detached Roman statue dicks Spam emails about cube-shaped wombat poop Strange things kids say that absolutely should not be repeated after dark Cat's mission to rescue dogs from Ecuador The Freak Family once again proving they're the greatest community on earth If you like creepy listener stories, weird history, paranormal oddities, dark humor, and the kind of conversations that spiral from Viking bowel movements to haunted walls in under three minutes, this episode is your happy place. #BoxOfOddities #InboxOfOddities #ParanormalPodcast #WeirdHistory #GhostStories #LeonardNimoy #Niihau #ForbiddenIsland #WombatGeometry #VikingHistory #TrueWeird #FreakFamily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From mysterious grocery store receipts and disappearing coffee mugs to retro TV references, creepy elevator buttons, and an opossum in a tutu… this week's Inbox of Oddities is gloriously unhinged. JG and Kat share listener stories about strange “Boo Effects,” deep-fried toga nights, ghostly office buildings, haunted coffee routines, geese laws in Illinois, and why there should absolutely be separate knives for peanut butter and jelly. Plus: vintage soup cans worth “$250,000,” Camino del Santiago pilgrimages, cremation tattoos, and the ongoing debate over whether crumbs belong in butter. Also in this episode: A listener discovers a mysterious “$0.00” item on a receipt from a lonely Pennsylvania grocery store A warm cup of coffee vanishes… then reappears hours later Kat and JG discuss electric chair photo booth ideas for oddities festivals Retro shout-outs to CBS Radio Mystery Theater, RuPaul's Drag Race, and The Banana Splits Adventure Hour theme song Dog photos, Boo Effects, and the Freak Family at its absolute finest It's weird. It's warm. It's wonderfully ridiculous.