Podcasts about Inland Empire

We conclude our deep dive into INLAND EMPIRE. We analyze Laura Dern's powerhouse performance, the themes of identity and transcendence, and the chaotic beauty revealed in the film's stunning 4K restoration.

Dive into the unsettling world of INLAND EMPIRE. We explore David Lynch's radical shift to the MiniDV camera, the spontaneous, unscripted production, and the beginning of Laura Dern's journey through Hollywood's darkest corners.

A boy scout from smalltown America known for his sincere, folksy charm. A chain-smoking maverick dedicated to the pursuit of the Art Life. A womaniser with a female skewing fanbase. A Hollywood outsider who was also a mainstream celebrity. Who was the real David Lynch, and why did his bizarre, avant garde art films - from Eraserhead to Inland Empire - gain him recognition and love far beyond any of his contemporaries? The cultural critic John Higgs returns to the podcast to unpick the meaning of the adjective "Lynchian" and make sense of a man whose work is nothing less than a cultural phenomenon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight I'm joined again by Doug Bielmeier, teaching professor, musician, and host of The Process for another Late Night Double Feature! In this episode we're talking about a pair of David Lynch films, Lost Highway & Inland Empire. Two movies centered around identity and warped realities, this pairing offers both an introduction to Lynch and a head first plunge into the deep end of his way of telling stories. YouTube Censored Version Join our Patreon to watch the uncut version! Show music by OGRE. Support the show!

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For non-fiction November, and with a nod to NaNoWriMo (RIP), we're reading Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch. Somehow this ended up falling exactly at the intersection of all our interests—creativity, art, yoga, film, science. It's all coming together. Show NotesOf course this made us want to do all the creative things. We just have to do them! We know. We know! We're getting there.This is such a great book to read in little snippets if you need a bit of creative inspiration.Are we going to have to try Transcendental Meditation? Apparently the Toronto TM centre is in the Royal York Hotel. Our next episode is our annual FUJK episode, in which we read something hella queer instead of the boy wizard series by she who must not be named. This year we're reading The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish.And our last episode of the year will be our Holiday Wrap Up episode! How is almost 2026 already?Books and Movies by David LynchRoom to Dream by David Lynch and Kristine McKennaEraserhead (1977)The Elephant Man (1980)Dune (1984)Blue Velvet (1986)Wild At Heart (1990)Twin Peaks (1990-1991; 2017)Lost Highway (1997)Mulholland Drive (2001)Inland Empire (2006)

VYS0053 | The Mongoose Files - Vayse to Face with Gayle Fidler - Show notes Ever since their childhood days reading the Usborne Book of Ghosts, Hine and Buckley have been obsessing over the mysterious mercurial mammalian Manx marvel - Gef the Talking Mongoose. And finally bringing Gef chat to Vayse is writer, paranormal researcher and selectively supportive spouse to a lard eating champion, Gayle Fidler. In recent years Gayle and her curious collective of cryptid-hunters have made a pilgrimage to the Isle of Man to investigate Gef and immerse themselves in strangeness of his story. Her incredible adventures include some uncanny synchronicities, an unlikely team-up with a movie star, an unexpected connection to Aleister Crowley... and the unpredictable guidance of a certain Dr Allen Greenfield... 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On this episode of Walk and Roll Live – Disability Stories, Doug and Addie sit down with legendary adaptive sports coach Carl Vereen, founder of the Rolling Cubs Junior Wheelchair Basketball Team. Carl shares his incredible journey from coaching championship teams in Michigan to creating new opportunities for youth athletes with disabilities here in the Inland Empire. Since founding the Rolling Cubs in 2018, Carl has built a powerhouse program that competes in the West Coast Conference under the National Wheelchair Basketball Association. His leadership has already helped two athletes continue their athletic careers at the University of Arizona. With multiple national championship coaching roles, decades of experience, and honors such as the Community Leadership Award and the David Ruback Legacy Award, Carl brings unmatched passion and insight to the world of adaptive sports. Join us as Carl talks about empowering young athletes, building confidence, creating champions, and growing the next generation of wheelchair basketball stars. This is a story of resilience, mentorship, community, and the life-changing impact of adaptive sports. Walk and Roll Live 

This week, we're joined by Clara Garcia, Director of Programs, and Melissa Cardona, Senior Resource Specialist at the Autism Society of Inland Empire. Clara brings decades of experience in inclusion and program development, while Melissa, a parent of two children on the spectrum, is passionate about supporting families and building connections.  Together, they'll share insights on fostering inclusion, creating sensory-friendly programs, and meeting the needs of the autism community. Download latest episode to learn more! Resources Home - Autism Society Inland Empire ............................................................... Autism weekly is now found on all of the major listening apps including apple podcasts, stitcher, Spotify, amazon music, and more. Subscribe to be notified when we post a new podcast. Autism weekly is produced by ABS Kids. ABS Kids is proud to provide diagnostic assessments and ABA therapy to children with developmental delays like Autism Spectrum Disorder. You can learn more about ABS Kids and the Autism Weekly podcast by visiting abskids.com.

In this episode of The Founder's Sandbox, host Brenda McCabe sits down with Chris Daden, CTO of Criteria Corp, to explore what it takes to scale purpose-driven businesses in the era of Work 4.0. Chris shares his fascinating origin story—starting with a childhood shaped by tech-savvy parents and leading to multiple exits, international teams, and leadership at a global talent success platform. He breaks down how Criteria uses science and AI to remove bias from hiring, why soft skills matter more than ever, and how to future-proof your workforce in an AI-augmented world. Learn about his nonprofit, SoCal Tech Forum, and why building trust is essential for AI adoption at scale. transcript: 00:18 Welcome back to the Founder's Sandbox. The Founder's Sandbox is in its fourth season. I'm here, your host, Brenda McCabe, and I'm live this month's podcast is 00:31 from the Founders Space in Pasadena. And I'm joined with my guest, Chris Daden of Criteria Corp. um And a colleague of mine in the startup ecosystem. Welcome, Chris. Thanks for having me. I'm really excited to be here. So am I. So um I want to briefly give some background on the Founder Sandbox for those that are listening in today. um 00:56 Each episode features in-depth conversations with founders of small and mid-sized owner-operated companies and operators that support the ecosystem. And together, through storytelling, we explore how to build scalable, resilient, purpose-driven businesses with great corporate governance. And you're going to discover today with Chris, his origin story. I always like to start with how the person 01:24 that's a guest to my podcast, really started getting involved with the ecosystem of startups. And your story is quite fascinating. I'm gonna give a spoiler alert here. You and I met, I guess two years ago, at a Thai con event where you were on a panel. I was the MC em and we got to talking over dinner and just your origin story and the multiple exits you've had. 01:53 really um lit up a bulb in my mind. said, Chris, you have to be in my podcast. So it's two years later, and I'm so glad that we're making this happen. Lucky to be here. Thank you. forward to it. So this podcast, again, we're going to talk about a lot of things because Chris, not only are the CTO of Criteria Corp, a talent success company, where you help organizations meet objective evidence-based 02:23 talent decisions that both reduce the bias and drive better outcomes. But also, you're a two times 40 under 40. You've had multiple exits of prior companies. You're a speaker, a founder, a board member, and recently you started your own nonprofit in SoCal called the SoCal Tech Forum. 02:51 Oh, and I forgot you're a member of the Forbes Technology Council. we're going to have... Couldn't have said it better. Thank you, Brenda. So with that, again, my episodes on particularly Spotify, we have a title that's on each episode and we've chosen Scaling Work 4.0 for this month's podcast. Again, it's Chris Daden, CTO of Criteria. So let's start. What would you... 03:21 Call your tagline. Tell us about your origin here in Southern California. Sounds great. Well, just a little bit about myself personally. I've been in tech for ah quite a while now. It's really the only career I've ever had working in tech. So I started in my youth, frankly. My father was a member of the British Merchant Navy. you can imagine with that career involved, he traveled all around the world. uh 03:50 Also, of course, gave me lot of inspiration for the global companies that I run today and the teams that I've started around the world. So although my father wasn't directly in computer science, you know, that career of being in the merchant Navy definitely shaped my global perspective. when he stopped working in the merchant ship Navy as an officer, he started developing his own software for weather routing for large 04:21 merchant ships and container ships. So what was amazing about that was it was ran out of a spare bedroom in my parents' house just upstairs while I was growing up there. And uh we used to even have a rack of kind of four by four Dell just desktop computers that were stacked on top of each other with a switch to switch between them. And we're running the workload that my dad made with the software there on those computers. 04:51 It was very visible and evident in my childhood. My first kind of internship was maybe when I was 13 or so ah in the closet of that office. We pulled the doors off and put a desk in it and that was like my internship desk for the summer. started with programming in the dotnet ecosystem. So what year is that more or less? Yeah, it's probably like 2005, 2006. uh 05:21 So it uh was a great introductory language. Fun fact, there's a YouTube video online of me when I'm about that age doing a tutorial of how to make a calculator. So very few people have found that. I'll leave it to the public to find. But you can hear my very young 12-year-old voice in a YouTube video. it's still there. So anyway, that's part of my origin story for sure. That's what got me into computer science. 05:48 My first company, started my senior year of high school. I was aqua hired into an organization in Irvine. And then I got to join what I would call kind of a real company at that time. um One that had, you know, engineers around the globe working on solving problems and SAS for organizations of all kinds. So that's kind of where I kick started my career. I'm spending the next maybe eight to 10 years in Orange County building companies and 06:16 Now I find myself as the CTO of Criteria, which of course I'm not a founder of, but the energy that I like to bring to the team and the passion I have for what the next era of work has to offer gives me that founder-like energy. Yes. So um how long have you been with Criteria? Were you the first CTO? Were you an aqua hire? Tell us a little bit about that. Yeah, great question. So Criteria has a great history, almost 20 years of science and 06:46 um just developing a great core platform that's been used by thousands of customers around the world. I've been there as CTO for the last three and a half years. So when I joined, was right after acquisition of a couple companies in Australia that were great additions to our product portfolio. And one of my roles right away after joining was to help integrate those teams, finish retiring some of the technical debt that comes with acquisitions. um 07:15 really just all the excitement around building for the next chapter of criteria and making sure that I can contribute in my many ways to our success. So back to that tagline that due to your father's um origins in the Navy, m you have a wide global perspective. Tell me about those teams that you had in India before Criteria. 07:41 Yeah, look, I started doing business in India a little over 10 years ago. I was just reflecting on that last week. I had the luxury of visiting my team again. We also just created a new team for criteria. So I was able to go visit them. We all got together for the first time. It was a lot of fun. But about 10 years ago, I started in a city named Indore and that's in the state Madhya Pradesh. And when I started, it was a tier three city. And, you know, I really stumbled across 08:09 who is now my general manager for my last company. I stumbled across meeting him through like a development agency and we really hit it off and you know at the time I was 18 years old and you know was willing to take some risk I guess because I wanted to work with an engineer and had to build my product and company and you know what it's like being a scrappy founder and I just rolled the dice and said sure like 08:34 Why don't you come work for me full time? Let's find your friends as well and let's start a company together. And his name is Vikram. And to this day, he's still the general manager of my last company in automotive SaaS that I had recently exited in like 2021 timeframe. He's still operating that team. Company's going great. So that's been a lot of fun to see that success. But yeah, over a period of 10 years, it's become... 09:00 from a tier three to a tier two city. So things like basic infrastructure have been developed. So just so much fun and so much reflection there. I'm lucky to have, know, that's my, Criteria's new team is now my fourth India venture. So this is my fourth generation. Oh my goodness. It's a scaling work 4.0. So let's go back to Criteria. again, over dinner a couple years ago, 09:29 You started talking about how the science of finding talent is really the bedrock of criteria. And you've been there three and a half years. Talk to us about that, the talent and the science that is driving this company's technology and being used today in hiring across the world. Yeah, I think. 09:58 Hiring is one of those things that we don't always teach hiring managers or people in organizations. I think we were laughing about that. If you're, say, a great senior software engineer and you've been coding for 15 years or something, I think it's assumed that when you get promoted into, say, an engineering manager role, you're now going to be a great hiring manager. And I think hiring science is something that is often... 10:22 underappreciated in organizations, particularly startups and mid-market companies who may not have the resources, right? Because to be good at hiring science, you also have to invest resources in it, right? So really you don't see most really advanced hiring science or like, you know, psychology teams being involved in hiring until the enterprise level. for criteria, we're all about using technology to harness as many what we call talent signals as possible. So we have a 10:52 an assortment of assessment tests that can measure things like your cognitive ability, your adaptiveness, your personality fit to a job role. And we do that in rigorous and scientific ways. I think there are probably more ways to do hiring wrong than to do it correctly. And we take a lot of pride in making sure that our products are always designed to measure those talent signals and even compound them. So as you find 11:19 multiple talent signals across the life cycle of that pre-employment hiring engagement, you get a compounding, really almost like a talent blueprint of the person you're looking to hire, or maybe even like the candidate DNA of that person. And it gives you a depth of information and data about the likelihood they are to succeed for that specific job role you're hiring. And that's really, really valuable to us. And we can talk a bit about why 11:46 that matters more as we enter into this new era of work. Before we go there though, I'm fascinated. What types of talent can Criteria be used for in the hiring process? Is it across all verticals? mean, tell me a bit about that. Criteria is a pretty diverse company. So with 4,000 customers around the world, we are really present in maybe 20 different verticals. So that makes us pretty... 12:15 pretty broad in who can use us for hiring. So, you know, we joke around anything from, you know, hiring for truck drivers all the way to rocket scientists. Like there's customers across the whole spectrum in engineering, venture capital, uh you know, executive management, truck drivers for uh companies, uh frontline workers, all the way up to rocket scientists at companies. 12:45 So recently you were a keynote speaker in London and you provided your closing thoughts on AI in the workforce. So I'm going to steal your thunder right now because you gave this to me and set it up. So work 4.0 belongs to those who pair adaptive mindsets with distinctively, yeah, human skills. Workplace. 13:14 AI will be our most tireless colleague, but the future's real competitive edge is still human potential, continuously renewed. Wow, unpack that for my listeners. Because we're all getting a bit nervous about will we have job security, what do we need to do to retool, and is everybody suitable? Yeah, I think what's kind of amazing is 13:44 um You look at some reports from the World Economic Forum or other entities and they're saying things like by 2030, 39 % of skills related to kind of the current candidate applying in the workforce will be obsolete. Wow, that's a lot. That's a lot. It's almost half, right? And what's amazing about that is then what are we hiring for, right? Because the last few decades of us 14:12 hiring has been so focused on how many years of experience did you have, what degrees do you hold. And it doesn't mean for many people who, right, college is the best fit, getting a degree is the best fit for many people. But ah I think what it highlights is there's more to being workforce ready than only getting these static credentials. And for people like me, I've dropped out of college twice. Both times I had some... 14:41 transactional event with one of my businesses. And that was obviously the right choice for me, right? And I've reflected on that and I feel good about where I'm at and where I came from. But I think workforce readiness these days is going to continue to index on the more dynamic talent signals and the more dynamic credentials we have as opposed to static credentials. So what that means is my ability to think on my feet, critical thinking, adaptive reasoning. 15:11 Those are all things that we kind of measure, if at all, we measure them kind of secondarily in our current process. And these other core talents like digital fluency, AI literacy, self leadership, resilience, those are all things that are more of these dynamic credentials that we need to make sure we measure really, really well, because the reality is with the advent of AI in the work 15:40 place, hard skills are more immediately attainable. And what I mean by that is maybe if I'm hiring for an accountant role, I care more about is that accountant a strategic thinker? Do they understand the tax code to the right depth? Do they understand the strategy for valuation of the business? And then of course they have to click some buttons in QuickBooks or NetSuite or other systems. But I think AI is going to... 16:09 augment the hard skills of our workforce. And that's going to make us more index on the softer skills, emotional intelligence, the adaptability, right? Those dynamic credentials as opposed to how many years have you been clicking buttons in QuickBooks? And it will require, I guess, more critical thinking, right? True. Right? Because you will be your... uh 16:36 day-to-day job will be augmented by AI, leaving you time to upskill or to make those critical decisions, more, I don't know, avenues of strategic development in the company. that's right. Yeah, redeploy to higher value opportunities for sure. think if 30 to 40 % of your day is... 17:04 tasks that can be augmented with AI, then that 30 to 40 % of your human first excellence can be redeployed to other parts of the business. an example is at Criteria, we serve uh tens of millions of assessments, um about 10 to 12 million per year. And we have about five or six million candidates that come through that process. 17:31 when they need technical support or help with the software, they often reach out to our live chatbot. we at Criteria um want to make sure we prioritize a five-star candidate experience. So even though candidates aren't the ones paying for the service, our customers are, we know that our customer satisfaction is tightly linked to how satisfied our candidates are. Got it. uh 17:54 One of the things we had was thousands and thousands of tickets every month from those five million plus candidates coming into our support system. And what we were able to do was augment our support staff with uh AI chat bots that are trained on deep knowledge bases of criteria and past candidate issues and technical troubleshooting. we were able to achieve about a 94 % candidate ticket deflection, which is really, really massive. And it didn't mean that we 18:24 know, laid off half of our support team or something, it means that, you know, those support team members moved into other high value roles in the organization or were able to now redirect their energy to making long lasting materials like help docs and guides that can then further retrain the AI to make that even better. So that's just an example of augmentation of skill and then redeploying that human excellence to another part of the business to help you grow. So it has criteria use the same time. 18:54 methodology for their staff? For our staff, every single person at Criteria goes through our assessment products, of course. We drink our own champagne. I had to ask that question. I'm a little biased, but I think I didn't know about the category before joining Criteria. And again, with my origin story, I've hired hundreds of people around the world. And I will never run another team without using 19:22 a criteria talent success platform to hire those people. So I'm a firm believer and because I didn't know about it before and now I'm using it, it's a big gap in my knowledge. So I would say most of our market potential for criteria doesn't actually know that these tools exist. A lot of them have a retention challenge or they're having an issue hiring the right people and people like me before I joined criteria don't actually know that this tool set is available. part of my mission is to... 19:51 make sure that startups and founders and mid-market companies are aware that this is available because it solves a big problem for us building the best teams. so uh last plug for Criterion, then we're going to move on in the interview here. uh How do um customers experience Criterion? How do they uh get onboarded? mean, what is it, the HR department? Where does, where's the origin? Yeah, really great. So 20:19 We call ourselves a talent success platform because we help people pre-hire with our assessments and video interviewing products. And that's normally the HR talent acquisition leader. So someone who's in charge of recruitment for a company or essentially all the pre-employment functions. And then because we have this rich data set that comes from those pre-employment activities, we have a post-hire product that we call Develop by Criteria. And Develop is designed to use all of that psychometric data 20:48 weekly check-ins with your employees, uh frameworks for behavior to help grow those team members after they're hired using all of that data and science. So a lot of our customers experience criteria on the pre-employment side and then continue to follow through on the post-employment side with our develop product. Wow. Is there patent protection with all of the science that you have developed over the years? I think there's obviously copyright. 21:17 um of our assessment tests. think patents and software are inherently tricky, but we feel really good about the protection of our IP. Excellent, excellent. So let's switch gears. um I met you at the TICON. um You haven't been our keynote speaker yet, but you have moderated panels, and I've seen you in other events. Tell us about what do you enjoy, what do you like to talk about when you're keynote speaker? 21:47 For me, it's just such an honor to share my learnings as an entrepreneur, as an executive with the world. I still am in this phase where when I give a keynote or moderate a panel, it doesn't really feel like a real thing. It just feels like another discussion for me. That's just kind of my style. I just think that the world stays connected by sharing information like that. And for me, 22:16 I'm lucky to be at the convergence of 20 years of Criteria's product, helping people make hiring decisions and this once in a lifetime emergence of generative AI intersecting with our workforce skills. So I talk a lot about that. Of course, I'm building my own teams to build the Criteria software and platform. 22:42 So I'm also thinking about what is next for my team, how do I upscale and enable? And then of course I'm talking to our thousands of customers on a regular basis trying to make sure that we are leaders in the industry. those are areas I really love talking about. I'm an engineer at heart as well. So I tend to be quite good at bridging kind of the commercial and business side with like core engineering. So I have a deep background in 23:11 AI and ML um even more traditionally prior to the generative AI boom and now even more so post generative AI boom. We're applying generative AI in ways that um we are on the frontier fine tuning models for our uh really predictive models at criteria. So those are all areas I love to talk about and it's really an honor to be able to share that with people no matter the forum. Well maybe there'll be a podcast episode two with Chris on this. 23:41 What about, you you love to share, I don't know where you find the time. You've recently started a nonprofit, the SoCal Tech Forum. So share with my audience the types of activities, where's the venue, who is gathered, and what made you start a nonprofit, right? Yeah, it's a great question. I didn't know I would be starting a nonprofit either, but that tends to be how these things go. 24:11 It's been just a journey. ah We started off as a meetup group. my goal for the meetup group was in the Inland Empire specifically here in Southern California, we don't have many tech meetups. I'm of course networked well in Orange County and Los Angeles. And I think that particularly with these technologies that are 24:35 in our day-to-day life, it's very important that we build community around information and knowledge sharing so we can all learn and get up to speed on AI. A lot of business owners are going through transitions with their workforce, with their team that just were never really imagined. for us, we started this meetup group in the Inland Empire because there was definitely a market gap in getting together. I started off 25:02 paying for and hosting the events, breakfast, etc. And we had so much good interest. had sponsors that decided to volunteer to support, starting with a company called Clutch Coffee and Rancho Cucamonga, who has a deep history of roasting coffee and brewing technology in Rancho. And uh we've since got some other great partners to support us. And in just a little under two years, we've... 25:30 surpassed 750 members in the group. uh that was the reason once we started getting sponsors involved that it made sense to have a 501c3 nonprofit formed. And we have a leadership board now, which I'm really proud of. And we host an event at least once every month on the first Saturday of every month. And they're always technology or technology adjacent topics. They always involve. 25:56 technical and non-technical folks, business owners, entrepreneurs, startups. yeah, it's been really fun. Again, an opportunity to funnel and give back to the community and teach people about disruptive technologies. Well, you heard it here on the Founder's Sandbox, the SoCal Tech Forum. It will be in the show notes, all right, how to um get involved and perhaps attend one of those Saturday meetings. um I wanted to give you an opportunity. 26:25 to provide how people can best contact you, either for speaking opportunities, a CTO of Criteria, the nonprofit. How is it best to contact you, Chris? Yeah, I'd love to hear from you. So you can contact me on LinkedIn. So linkedin.com slash in slash Chris Dayden. All one word. And you can learn more about me as a speaker or CTO of Criteria at chrissdayden.com. excellent. 26:56 have that in the show notes. All right, I want to bring you back to the Founders Sandbox, all right, which is the platform and the podcast. I really get excited about um this part of the podcast. um I work with my clients on resiliency, um scalability, and purpose-driven, right? All with great corporate governance. I always like to ask my guests what... 27:24 the meaning of each of those three words has for them. And each of my guests has a different oh interpretation. And it's just a lot of fun to listen to what I resiliency, what's resiliency for you? I think it's appropriate that I answer that in light of kind of work 4.0. So for me, when it comes to resiliency in work 4.0, um it's about the art of constantly reinventing yourself. 27:53 but in faster cycles. And I think what's really important to everyone is that in Work 4.0, hard skills can become obsolete quicker than before. And that reinvention is critical to really being resilient in this new market. How about scalable? You've scaled a couple of companies, you've been an aqua hire. What does scalable mean to you, Chris? In Work 4.0, scalable will mean 28:22 adequately augmenting the talent you have in humans in your organization with the ability to harness the true power of AI and to do that without losing culture or trust. I think many organizations think of the first half of that. Very few of the organizations can execute on human plus agentic AI and also maintain trust. 28:51 and without losing culture. Have you seen any best practices? This is a little bit off script in terms of companies that have, or are scaling, right? Because this is just scaling pretty quickly in the last year or so. Sure. And are there any best practices out there in building that trust? Yeah, I think having a real holistic AI strategy is key. 29:18 One main component of a holistic AI strategy is how can you get tools to the fingertips of every staff member in your organization so that it's embedded in their workflow? Because a lot of the top-down AI strategy from organizations, like a CEO says, you must use AI and we must be 25 % more efficient, is really shallow when it comes to strategy. And it very rarely results in a culture 29:48 sustaining in a company for this AI growth and augmentation. So what I've been really impressed by is, you know, when I host things like AI monthly global office hours at Criteria, or I host one-on-one sessions with employees to learn about how they're using AI, because you're able to push those tools down to your team members and let them use it in a safe and comfortable area, it allows you to see what people creatively do with AI. And most of the time, 30:17 I could say there's probably 60 or 70 % of use cases that I would never have expected my staff to use AI for, and I would have been the bottleneck of creating if they were waiting for me to do it, and instead give them a safe experimentation zone. And I think that is key to a sustaining AI strategy for So your best practice is actually a criteria from what I'm hearing here. And it's very becoming because I'd like to talk about playfulness in the sandbox, right? 30:46 I read recently, was an EY um study, I think it was this last week, that about 40 % of employees that are forced to use AI tools give up after a month. They don't see the utility in their day-to-day tasks they're doing. So there is something to what you just said, building trust, but building it from the bottom up, right? Yeah, I resonate with that for sure. And I think the only way people break that barrier 31:16 is by seeing their colleagues successful with it. Very rarely is a demo from an executive leader going to be, I mean, it might be enough to begin a culture of AI. Like I had to do a lot of demos and show people kind of the art of the possible. And then as soon as I saw pockets of AI intelligence in the organization, the quicker you can elevate those people to lead and present their findings, the faster... 31:45 you build up kind of the natural human competition between your team and everybody all of a sudden will get more behind it. And that's really important. I think you've reached a point of success in your AI strategy when you were once leading the AI learning sessions and now you are not. How cool is that? You heard it here in the founder sandbox. All right. Purpose driven. What's a purpose driven enterprise for you? I think that 32:12 This is timely based on our discussion just now where organizations need to harness AI at the right times. think purpose for criteria, for example, means how do we measure talent signals that are able to give us the best candidate blueprint or the best candidate DNA possible? And for us, 32:40 every single day, regardless of the technology, what fuels us is having that purpose-driven statement of collecting talent signals around the world for any team. And you really do get lost in that sometimes, for good and for worse, when you're just trying to collect as many talent signals as you can. And being purpose-driven means always doing the right thing when it comes to that. 33:09 mission statement that you've set. And for us, it's collecting talent signals. I think that AI can do that well in a lot of areas, but AI can also be very dangerous in those areas. So when it comes to Work 4.0, having that purpose-driven enterprise statement is very, very important because it anchors us for our new product development. It anchors us for how we're using new technology to help people make the best teams. 33:39 Going back to that, to build the trust, we might clip this out, um does criteria maintain a group of scientists to actually peel back the layers and make meaning out of the signals that you are capturing to create new signals? That's one question. The second is, does criteria have an ethicist on board? 34:08 on call or how do you ensure there is guardrails around talent signals? Yeah, those are really great questions. think for criteria, when we say we're rooted in science, it wouldn't mean very much if it was just a bunch of engineers and product managers kind of deciding what science is, right? So for us, we take a lot of pride in our product IO psychology team. So a lot of them are 34:37 industrial organizational psychologists by trade that are working full time for criteria. And their role is assessment development, assessment validation. uh And particularly in the light of fine tuning AI models, they are very, very hands on in creation of those models, validating those models. There's a lot of legislation we have to comply with, not only the normal data privacy stuff like GDPR and CCPA, but also 35:07 industry specific laws like the New York bias laws and others that help protect uh candidates as they are applying for roles. So that is very, very near and dear to our heart. And also we conduct adverse impact studies and we do case studies with customers to make sure that the product is uh behaving the way that they intended to behave. 35:32 You know, we've got norms for all of our assessments and we adjust those norms based on massive populations of data. So all of that is how we ensure scientific signal. This is amazing. Last question. Did you have fun in the Founder Sandbox today, Chris? I had a lot of fun in the Founder Sandbox. Really a pleasure. Thank you for having me. Thank you, Chris. So to my listeners, if you like this episode with the CTO of Criteria, Chris Daden. 36:02 Sign up for the monthly release for more podcasts where I have business owners, professional service providers, and corporate board directors who are all working to build with strong governance, resilience, scalable, and purpose-driven companies. Thank you. Signing off.

A San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy was fatally shot by a domestic violence suspect, leading to a tense Inland Empire pursuit. Sheriff Shannon Dicus confirmed the fallen officer as Deputy Andrew Nunez, who was shot in the head while responding to a domestic violence call.  Michael Monks joined to discuss life in Kentucky as the press conference unfolded. By 4:35, Sheriff Dicus addressed the media, calling it a tragic day for the department and expressing condolences to Nunez's family and fellow deputies. 

Jordan Fried goes through the horror movies on his letterboxd ( ⁨@jfreeeze⁩  ) giving recommendations and tips for stoners this halloween season. Films referenced in the podcast : The Long Walk, Weapons, 28 Days Later, Sinners, The Monkey, Opus, Companion, Nosferatu, Smile 2, Heretic, Night Bitch, Piano Lesson, Long Legs, Maxxxine, The Substance, Y2K, Lisa Frankenstein, I Saw The TV Glow, Late Night With The Devil, Infinity Pool, Smile, The Menu, Pearl, Nope, Who Invited Them, Men, Bodies Bodies Bodies, X, Studio 666, Black Phone, Last Night In Soho, Invisible Man, Relic, The Lighthouse, Us, Velvet Buzzsaw, Wounds, Hole In The Ground, The Lodge, Koko Di Koko Da, Bird Box, Unsane, Annihilation, Hereditary, Mother!, It comes at Night, Get Out, The Neon Demon, Train To Busan, Hell House LLC., Green Room, The Witch, Tusk, What We Do In The Shadows, John Dies at The End, Trash Humpers, Cropsey, 28 Weeks Later, Inland Empire, The Host, The Descent, Shaun Of The Dead, 28 Days Later, American Psycho, Funny Games, CopyCat, Single White Female, Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me, Silence of the Lambs, Videodrome, Dressed to Kill, The Shining, Alien, Rabid, Eraserhead, Black Christmas, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Sisters, Night of the Living Dead, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.Upcoming Shows10.25.25 | Rutherford, NJ | Jordan Fried at The Williams Center opening for Divorce Diaries | 7 PM | ⁠https://www.ticketweb.com/event/divorce-diaries-with-michele-traina-williams-center-spring-tickets/1452262311.15.25 | Montclair, NJ | Junk Mail Improv at The Montclair Comedy Festival | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/montclair-comedy-festival-bits-pieces-improv-showcase-tickets-181117418373912.6.25 | Port Jervis, NY | Jordan Fried in Port Jervis | https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6731703Sessions With Mary Jane is a Cannabis infused podcast hosted by stoner comedian and filmmaker, Jordan Fried.  It features interviews from musicians, filmmakers, comedians, politicians, writers and business owners along with solo concept episodes.  While all guests do not necessarily partake, the one requirement is that they are pretty chill, man.  Listen for untold stories, how to guides, deeper dives and expanded curiosities. Your source for all things New Jersey, Hudson Valley and NYC.  New Episodes every Wednesday with exclusive bonus content. An LNH Studios podcast on the Gotham Network. Produced by the Gotham Network.LNH Studios is a comedy and video production company based out of Rutherford, New Jersey. It is comprised of the comedy trio Late Night Hump, consisting of Reena Ezra, Jordan Fried, and Brendan O'Brien.LNH Studios focuses on producing: • Podcasts • Films • Comedy shows and series (including sketch comedy, improv, stand-up, musical improv, and variety shows)They also offer classes and workshops related to comedy and production, and their services extend to recording audio and video, and scriptwriting. You can find more information and contact them through their website, lnhstudios.com, or by phone at +1 845-545-0284.⁠

In this gripping episode of Rethink Real Estate, host Ben Brady, CEO of Harcourts Auctions, sits down with Christopher Drzyzga, Partner and Senior Vice President at Voit Real Estate Services, to unpack the contrarian outlook shaking up the real estate world. From commercial debt cycles to the rise of Bitcoin as a competing asset class, Chris brings a level of insight and candor few in the industry are willing to share.They start by diving into the state of U.S. commercial real estate — from industrial and office to retail and the surprising resilience of strip malls. Chris reveals why lenders are “extending and pretending,” how the industrial market in the Inland Empire is recalibrating, and why institutional capital is quietly chasing yield in unexpected asset types like industrial outdoor storage and small-format retail.The conversation then takes a sharp turn toward macro trends and financial history, as Chris lays out a bold thesis: that real estate's five-decade run as the world's default savings vehicle is ending. He connects the dots from Nixon's 1971 decoupling from the gold standard to today's fiat-driven asset inflation — arguing that Bitcoin now offers the same protection once reserved for property. Together, Ben and Chris explore the implications: what happens when trillions in real estate capital seek better yield elsewhere?From the looming “flight to quality” in commercial assets to generational shifts in homeownership philosophy, this episode challenges every assumption about where the real estate industry is heading. Whether you agree or not, it's a must-listen for anyone serious about understanding the structural forces redefining how we measure value, store wealth, and invest for the next decade.Timestamps & Key Topics:[00:00:00] – Introducing Christopher Drzyzga and His Commercial Background[00:02:20] – How Commercial Agents See the Market Differently from Residential[00:05:30] – The Office Debt Bubble and “Controlled Demolition” in Lending[00:09:10] – The Industrial Corridor: Riverside, Rexford, and Inland Empire Trends[00:13:40] – Why Institutional Capital Is Targeting Strip Malls Again[00:17:50] – Data Centers, Power Constraints, and the Real Bottleneck in AI Infrastructure[00:24:00] – 2026 Market Outlook: Flight to Quality and Structural Shifts[00:26:30] – The Long View: Real Estate's Five-Decade Inflation Tailwind[00:30:00] – Bitcoin as the New Safe Haven for Global Capital[00:35:00] – Generational Wealth Transfer and the “Home as Utility” Mindset[00:40:30] – How Agents Can Stay Relevant in the Age of Bitcoin and AI

In this episode, Timothy Collins, CEO of UCR Health, discusses expanding access to care and training the next generation of physicians in the Inland Empire. He shares how UCR Health is tackling provider shortages, fostering collaboration, and creating a patient-centered model to meet the region's growing healthcare needs.

Update on the alleged arsonist Jonathan Rinderknecht who's accused of starting the Pacific Palisades fire in early January 2025. An LA hotspot, Great White on Melrose, is accused of segregating its customers by race, according to a TikTok clip posted by a customer who is Asian. An Inland Empire woman is facing murder charges after she injected her patient's buttocks with silicone as part of a Brazilian butt lift procedure, which isn't FDA approved. The woman had no medical license. The Katie Porter bad interview on CBS is blowing up. She's running for governor in California and was asked about 40% of California voters who voted for Donald Trump. 

How does costume shape character? Stylist and costume designer Heidi Bivens was in charge of wardrobe on INLAND EMPIRE. It was one of her first jobs, and David Lynch's final film. What did they both learn?LADIES OF LYNCH explores the subversive female characters created by the late David Lynch, and the singular women who helped shape them. Season 9's guests include celebrated actor and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini; Lynch's daughter Jennifer Lynch; his producer of more than 30 years, Sabrina Sutherland; TWIN PEAKS co-creator Mark Frost; and the award-winning novelist Deborah Levy.Written and guest hosted by culture writer Simran Hans, these conversations with actors, writers, producers and craftspeople who worked directly with Lynch reveal insights about the enigmatic and much-missed filmmaker, and the provocative women he put on screen.TWIN PEAKS and TWIN PEAKS: A LIMITED EVENT SERIES are now streaming on MUBI in the US, UK, Ireland, Latin America, Germany, Turkey, Italy, Netherlands and India. INLAND EMPIRE is now streaming on MUBI in the UK, Ireland, Italy and Turkey. MUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema. MUBI makes, acquires, curates, and champions extraordinary films, connecting them to audiences all over the world. A place to discover ambitious new films and singular voices, from iconic directors to emerging auteurs. Each carefully chosen by MUBI's curators.

Today on the Podcast we discuss the life and career of the great, David Lynch.    EARLY YEARS ERASERHEAD (3:00) THE ELEPHANT MAN  (8:55) DUNE  (11:25) BLUE VELVET  (13:50) TWIN PEAKS  (17:55) WILD AT HEART  (27:35) TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME  (32:25) LOST HIGHWAY  (35:45) THE STRAIGHT STORY  (39:40) MULHOLLAND DRIVE  (42:50) INLAND EMPIRE  (47:35) TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN  (50:35)    

David Lynch's creative process was unconventional in many ways. For example, he preferred sketching his ideas as images to explaining them in words. Producer Sabrina Sutherland worked with him for more than 30 years. How did she find the language to help translate his vision to screen?LADIES OF LYNCH explores the subversive female characters created by the late David Lynch, and the singular women who helped shape them. Season 9's guests include celebrated actor and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini; Lynch's daughter Jennifer Lynch; his producer of more than 30 years, Sabrina Sutherland; TWIN PEAKS co-creator Mark Frost; and the award-winning novelist Deborah Levy.Written and guest hosted by culture writer Simran Hans, these conversations with actors, writers, producers and craftspeople who worked directly with Lynch reveal insights about the enigmatic and much-missed filmmaker, and the provocative women he put on screen.TWIN PEAKS and TWIN PEAKS: A LIMITED EVENT SERIES are now streaming on MUBI in the US, UK, Ireland, Latin America, Germany, Turkey, Italy, Netherlands and India. MUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema. MUBI makes, acquires, curates, and champions extraordinary films, connecting them to audiences all over the world. A place to discover ambitious new films and singular voices, from iconic directors to emerging auteurs. Each carefully chosen by MUBI's curators.

A full interview with Los Angeles Angels pitching prospect Benny Thompson on being named a Single-A All Star for Inland Empire.

Gary and Shannon dive into the shifting beverage market as beer sales decline across the U.S., then unpack the tragic murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez and its eerie ties to singer D4vd. The duo samples a rising “emotional utility beverage” live on air before turning to LA's struggling tourism industry. Later, they cover reports of land movement in Rancho Palos Verdes, the return of McDonald's Monopoly with a digital twist, and an investigation into a mysterious Inland Empire religious group. 

For the year 2025, we wanted to explore the directors who created the magical movie moments and see how these legendary directors left their stamp on cinematography  for years to come.Intro Music: Fly Forward by YariThe Talkers:HoppocalypseItisdpayne⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/itisdpayne⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Madre de mexicano herido en tiroteo en centro de ICE pide que la dejen entrar a EEUU y ver a su hijo.Cuatro días de protestas afuera del centro de detención de ICE en Broadview, Illinois.Redadas de ICE en Inland Empire dejan al menos ocho jornaleros detenidos en Pomona y Chino.Trump pide a la Corte Suprema decidir si es legal su plan para limitar el derecho a la ciudadanía por nacimiento.Ex narcotraficantes en libertad podrían ser deportados.Detienen a modelo por asesinatos de artistas colombianos.Endurecen requisitos para camioneros no ciudadanos que buscan licencias comerciales.Escucha de lunes a viernes el ‘Noticiero Univision Edición Nocturna' con Elián Zidán. 

Edward (26) and Myi (27) went from hanging door flyers and delivering pies in high school to owning two Pizza Guys franchises in California's Inland Empire. They share how a decade of on-the-line learning beat any business textbook, why the right partner matters, and what it took to pioneer a NorCal brand in SoCal—leases, permits, delays, and all. They dig into California's new $20/hr fast-food wage, how corporate support and smarter deals helped them steady sales, and the community-first tactics that keep customers coming back. Above all, they're building a culture by doing the hardest jobs themselves, mentoring their crew, and taking calculated risks—not lottery-ticket ones.5–7 Key Takeaways From door hangers to owners: Starting at the bottom gave them credibility with their team and an operator's eye for the details that matter. Choose partners wisely: Drop the ego, communicate, and make decisions together—partnerships thrive on humility and trust. Calculated risk > blind risk: College can teach frameworks, but entrepreneurship is learned by doing; fail, adjust, repeat. Expansion is logistics, not just vision: GC delays, city permits, and rent during buildouts can crush timelines and cash—second-gen spaces can save ~$100–250K. Franchise leverage helps: Brand, ops support, and rapid promo pivots (e.g., after the $20/hr wage hit) can stabilize traffic when conditions change. Community beats coupons: Little gestures (a free ranch, knowing names) build word-of-mouth and event turnout in a non-tourist market. Lead by example: Owners doing the least desirable tasks set the standard; that's how you create consistent service and product quality.

This is the true story of Dave — a man who grew up in the shadow of Amityville, only to discover that some ghosts never let go. When he was just five years old, Dave witnessed a nightmare that would stay with him forever. He saw a father burst out of a house screaming, “She killed them all!” Inside were three small children with plastic bags tied around their heads. From that moment on, the sound of crinkling plastic haunted him for life. But Amityville was only the beginning. Years later, after moving to Southern California's Inland Empire, Dave lived in a house with an energy so heavy you could feel it pressing down on your chest. Visitors didn't just sense it—they saw it. One night, while cooking dinner with a friend, a woman appeared by the front door. She wasn't shadowy. She wasn't faint. She was solid. Too solid. With a twisted smirk, she stared at them… then faded like smoke. And the terror didn't stop there. In his sister's old bedroom, a guest watched the neatly made bed sink down violently, as if someone invisible had collapsed onto it. The room filled with dread, the air thick with something that wasn't supposed to be there. Dave used to say that once a house learns your name, every house after that remembers it. Maybe he was right. His story is proof that a haunting doesn't always belong to one building — sometimes, it belongs to you. #trueghoststories #realhaunting #hauntedhouse #ghosts #amityvillehorror #ghoststory #paranormalactivity #realghoststories #smilingghost #bedroomhaunting #hauntedcalifornia #supernatural Love real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

Troisième et dernière partie de notre long podcast en hommage à David Lynch. Bien entendu, il reste quelques perles à défendre, comme les formidables LOST HIGHWAY et UNE HISTOIRE VRAIE. Mais il faut également reconnaître que c'est à cette époque-là que le réalisateur de BLUE VELVET et ELEPHANT MAN perd Julien Dupuy, Stéphane Moïssakis et Rafik Djoumi dans les méandres de son cinéma, notamment dès MULHOLLAND DRIVE (considéré comme un classique indéniable aujourd'hui) et INLAND EMPIRE. Reste quelques émotions dans TWIN PEAKS : THE RETURN que l'ami Érich Vogel souhaitait défendre dans cette dernière partie. Bon voyage, David Lynch !Retrouvez toutes nos émissions sur http://www.capturemag.frPour nous soutenir, il y a deux adresses :PATREON : https://www.patreon.com/capturemagTIPEEE : https://www.tipeee.com/capture-magLISEZ CAPTURE MAG !Toutes nos revues sont disponibles dans les librairies, les magasins de produits culturels et sites marchands.Akileos : https://bit.ly/AkilsCMCapture Mag est sur LETTERBOXD : https://letterboxd.com/CaptureMag/En MP3 sur Acast : https://bit.ly/3v6ee7sSur SPOTIFY : https://spoti.fi/3PJYnF3Sur DEEZER : https://bit.ly/2wtDauUSur APPLE podcasts : https://apple.co/2UW3AyO#twinpeaks #DavidLynch #MulhollandDrive Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

In this first episode, we sit down with Brent Lee, broker and owner of Tower Agency, to discuss his journey in real estate, the rebranding of his firm, and its impact on Riverside's market. Brent shares how mentorship shaped his perspective on community and leadership, the culture he's building at Tower, and the lessons he's learned about navigating uncertainty in today's market. He also highlights growth opportunities in Riverside and the Inland Empire while emphasizing the importance of giving back through community involvement and public education. Brent Lee is a Southern California–based real estate broker, entrepreneur, and community leader. As owner and broker of Tower Real Estate Agency, he has built one of Riverside's most respected independent brokerages, known for its agent-focused culture, high-performing team, and data-driven results for buyers, sellers, and investors. Beyond real estate, Brent serves as President of the Riverside Unified School District Board of Education, where he has championed initiatives to improve academic outcomes, expand career and technical education, and build stronger school–community partnerships. He is also co-founder of The Pick Group of Young Professionals, a leadership network fostering civic engagement and collaboration among Riverside's emerging leaders. Through his work in real estate, education, and community development, Brent is dedicated to building a stronger, more connected Riverside for future generations.In this episode:Joey Romero introduces Brent Lee, Southern California-based real estate broker, entrepreneur, and owner of Tower Agency.Rebranding to Tower Agency: Why the new name matters and what it means for Riverside's real estate market.Mentorship under Bob Stockton, who reshaped Brent's perspective on community, family, and self.Culture at Tower Agency: Building an agent-focused brokerage centered on service, growth, and collaboration.Market Insights: How uncertainty influences buyer behavior and why some hesitate to make big decisions.Riverside & Inland Empire Opportunities: Brent highlights areas with strong potential for growth and development.Community Engagement: Lessons learned from leaders like Aaron on prioritizing impact and giving back through public education and service.The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.Video LinkRadio Show

Coming Soon. LADIES OF LYNCHLADIES OF LYNCH explores the subversive female characters created by the late David Lynch, and the singular women who helped shape them. Season 9's guests include celebrated actor and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini; Lynch's daughter Jennifer Lynch; his producer of more than 30 years, Sabrina Sutherland; TWIN PEAKS co-creator Mark Frost; and the award-winning novelist Deborah Levy.Written and guest hosted by culture writer Simran Hans, these conversations with actors, writers, producers and craftspeople who worked directly with Lynch reveal insights about the enigmatic and much-missed filmmaker, and the provocative women he put on screen.MUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema. MUBI makes, acquires, curates, and champions extraordinary films, connecting them to audiences all over the world. A place to discover ambitious new films and singular voices, from iconic directors to emerging auteurs. Each carefully chosen by MUBI's curators.

Governor Gavin Newsom is deploying California Highway Patrol crime suppression teams to six major regions—Los Angeles, San Diego, Inland Empire, Sacramento, Central Valley, and the Bay Area. These teams will target high-crime zones, repeat offenders, and organized crime, building on successful efforts in Oakland, Bakersfield, and San Bernardino. This comes on the hells of Pres. Donald Trump telling Governors to clean up crime in their states. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Broeske & Musson' on all platforms: --- The ‘Broeske & Musson Podcast’ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever else you listen to podcasts. --- ‘Broeske & Musson' Weekdays 9-11 AM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Facebook | Podcast| X | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brady is joined for a special second Friday episode by Mario Ramos, the broadcaster for the Single-A Modesto Nuts.Modesto is in the midst of its final homestand as a minor league baseball affiliate, as they will lose their team next year. The M's will gain a new Single-A affiliate in the Inland Empire 66ers.We talk with Ramos about his memories, this season, and his impressions of guys like Colt Emerson, Lazaro Montes, Ryan Sloan and Felnin Celesten.

This week on the Replant Bootcamp, JimBo sits down with Jason Mayo, pastor of Valle Vista Baptist Church in the Inland Empire region of Southern California and the 2025 Replanter of the Year. Jason shares his story of stepping into a struggling church, trusting God for spiritual renewal, and seeing lives transformed through the steady […]

On the 99th episode of Shirley's Temple, I sat with Heembeezy, buzzing rapper out of the Inland Empire! Listen as we discuss his relationship w/ substances, turning himself in & not knowing when he'd come home, spending $60K on his lawyer, making $1K selling candy, clarifies what happened w/ R3 Da Chilliman & what happened w/ his chains & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a textDive into the fascinating world of forgotten theatrical treasures with our premiere episode of Steps to the Stage Inland Empire! We're pulling back the curtain on Agatha Christie's "Towards Zero," a mystery play with a remarkable history that vanished from the stage for decades after its American debut in the 1940s.Director Christopher Diehl and cast members Emma Kuhn and Veronique Poutre' take us behind the scenes at Riverside Community Players, now celebrating its astonishing 101st season. Together they unravel the mystery of how this Christie gem disappeared from theatrical history after being commissioned for Broadway during World War II. What makes this production particularly special is its rarity - unlike Christie's well-known works, this play has been performed only a handful of times since its rediscovery."Towards Zero" turns the traditional murder mystery formula on its head. Rather than beginning with a murder and following the investigation, it builds methodically toward the crime itself. As one character poignantly observes within the play, "Murder mysteries are done all wrong - the murder should be at the end, not the beginning." This meta-commentary on the genre predates similar self-aware approaches by decades!The drama unfolds entirely outdoors on a cliffside estate called Gull's Nest, where a famous sportsman has uncomfortably invited both his current wife and his ex-wife for a holiday visit. The tension between these women, portrayed brilliantly by our guest actresses, forms the emotional core of a story filled with atmospheric elements and psychological depth. Staging this outdoor setting in Riverside's intimate theater-in-the-round creates a uniquely immersive experience where audience members sit mere inches from the unfolding mystery.Whether you're a dedicated Christie enthusiast or simply love discovering hidden theatrical gems, join us for this production running August 29th through September 14th. Experience a side of the Queen of Mystery you've never seen before, and discover why community theater continues to be the beating heart of performing arts in the Inland Empire.www.riversidecommunityplayers.com FacebookInstagramFind STTS:Steps To The Stage (@stepstothestage) | InstagramFacebookSteps To The Stage (buzzsprout.com)Steps To The Stage - YouTubePlease follow on your favorite podcast platform and we appreciate 5 Star ratings and positive reviews!

It's heating up here in California! From the deserts of Southern California to the foothills of the Sierra and parts of the Bay Area, we're looking at triple-digit temperatures and dangerous fire weather through the weekend. Reporter: Billy Cruz, The California Report It's the first few weeks of school and for some families, the usual back-to-school stress, like packing lunches and making the morning bus is now mixed with more serious concern: immigration enforcement near campuses. A group of volunteers in San Diego are trying to ease some of the stress. Reporter: Gustavo Solis, KPBS In the Inland Empire, two nurses accused of trying to stop immigration agents from arresting a man at a surgery center have pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault. Reporter: Anthony Victoria, KVCR A new report is highlighting how often fast food workers are subjected to dangerously high temperatures in the workplace. Reporter: Brian Krans, KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Industrial Advisors podcast, hosts Bill Condon and Matt McGregor are joined by Mike Kendall, who heads the Industrial West Coast investment team. The discussion centers around the state of the industrial real estate market in the first half of 2025, highlighting trends, regional variations, and investment strategies. Key insights include the observation that the risk pendulum is currently skewed, making it a potentially good time to buy for strategic investors. Market activity, influenced by factors like tariffs and tenant demand, shows varying strengths across regions like Phoenix, the Inland Empire, and Seattle. The conversation also covers cap rates, aggressive buyers, and the challenges developers face in raising equity for speculative projects. The episode concludes with predictions for the second half of 2025, suggesting a modest uptick in transaction volume driven by certain types of deals, with a more significant increase expected in early 2026. 00:00 Introduction to the Risk Pendulum 00:37 Welcome and Guest Introduction 01:07 Market Activity and Trends in 2025 02:02 Investment Strategies and Deal Dynamics 03:54 Challenges in Land Sales and Equity Raises 05:45 Regional Market Analysis 08:27 Demand Shifts and Investment Profiles 11:10 Aggressive Buyers and Market Predictions 14:31 Cap Rates and Market Performance 16:16 Conclusion and Farewell

Send us a textWe sit down with Robert Harris, a successful Inland Empire entrepreneur who has built multiple businesses while staying dedicated to his family and community. Harris shares how he created a smart business model that generates income while helping people, and why trying new things and adapting has been key to his success.He also talks about balancing fatherhood with entrepreneurship and why giving back to the community is just as important as growing his businesses. Thanks for tapping in with The Heavyweight Podcast. Make sure you follow, subscribe, and share with someone who needs this convo. Catch us on all socials for clips, updates, and more behind the mic. https://linktr.ee/TheHeavyweightPodcast

Lift yourself out of the dregs of summer and everything else with this chat Mike Miley, author of the new book David Lynch's American Dreamscape. Miley shares his first encounter with Lynch's Dune – as a 5-year-old! -- and his insights into the intertextuality of Lynch's work, particularly Inland Empire. He also talks about being a high school teacher publishing academic books. Chris and Michael wrap up with brief reflections on the impact of AI on academia and an upcoming symposium on critical media literacy that we'll feature in the next episode.

In this episode, we sit down with writer, former model, and OG MySpace star Kaila Yu to talk about her new book Fetishized. Kaila opens up about her journey through the spotlight — from living in the Inland Empire and internet fame to unpacking the stereotypes and cultural expectations she's faced as an Asian woman in the public eye. We dive into identity, representation, and the power of telling your own story.http://instagram.com/kailayuhttp://instagram.com/fetishizedbook

Today on Too Opinionated we sit down with producer Sabrina Sutherland! Sabrina is known for being the long-time producing partner of David Lynch and for her work on Twin Peaks (1990), Inland Empire (2006), and Twin Peaks: The Return (2017). She also worked with him on a planned Netflix show with the working titles Wisteria and Unrecorded Night;[3] the project remained unproduced following Lynch's death.   Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)

Live from the City of Fontana in the Inland Empire at the Empire Strykers youth soccer camp! We are now joined by Marco Fabiana a Mid fielder for the Strykers, 2x World Cup Player for Mexico and 2012 Gold Medalist at the London Olympics. D'Marco tried to challenge him. Find out how it went for DFarr. Plus, Mike Rademaker the Founder and CEO of MGR Property Management. The MLB Trade Deadline is coming to a close who is still available and the will the Dodgers make more moves? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Live from the City of Fontana in the Inland Empire at the Empire Strykers youth soccer camp! We talk to Jill Val Balen and Jack Downer! Hot and Cold! Some MLB Trade Deadline news! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Live from the City of Fontana in the Inland Empire at the Empire Strykers youth soccer camp! Also, Greg Bergman is in studio for FIRST PITCH presented by ARROWHEAD WATER. The MLB trade deadline is coming to a close. Will the Dodgers make moves? Plus, Shohei Ohtani left the game early yesterday with cramps. Something? or nothing? Plus, we speak to the Mayor of Fontana- Acquanetta Warren. She tells us about the soccer camp and the involvement of the community. D'Marco takes us into the FARR SIDE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Live from the City of Fontana in the Inland Empire at the Empire Strykers youth soccer camp! We talk to Jesse Armendarez the Supervisor of San Bernardino County and Jeff Burum the President, Co -Founder and Managing partner of Empire Strykers. They talk about the kids and what the camp offers and how long they have been doing the camp? The Dodgers have made some moves! find out who they acquired? and more on Shohei Ohtani leaving yesterday with a hip cramp! Producer Emily has her topics ready for another edition of FACT or CAP! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of Tamarindo, we're joined by Andrea Vidaurre, a Peruvian-American climate justice organizer and co-founder of the People's Collective for Environmental Justice. Andrea was recently awarded the prestigious 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize for her groundbreaking work ensuring that frontline communities, especially those in Southern California's Inland Empire—are heard in the fight against environmental racism and pollution caused by the warehousing and logistics industries. We dive into Andrea's journey as an organizer, the roots of her activism, and how community-led efforts are reshaping environmental policy not just in California, but across the country. She shares what it means to challenge systems of power from within, how to find joy in resistance, and why organizing with and for your community is the most powerful force for change. Join us Yoga and Mindful Walk on Wednesday, July 23 at 6p.m. at LA's State Historic Park. (Donate what you can, proceeds to benefit Street Vendors): Register here:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yoga-and-mindful-walk-fundraiser-tickets-1442312829499?aff=oddtdtcreator We've got something special for all our travel lovers out there. Our friends at Alma Explores—a Latina-owned boutique travel company that curates super thoughtful, small group adventures—are inviting you to join their amazing Dia de Muertos trip: Oct 26 - Nov 2, 2025. Whether you want to join a group trip or plan something custom and private, check them out at AlmaExplores.com. Tamarindo is a lighthearted show hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval talking about politics, culture, and self-development. We're here to uplift our community through powerful conversations with changemakers, creatives, and healers. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, representation, and life! You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Karina Riveroll of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here. SUPPORT OUR SHOW Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1 Follow Tamarindo on instagram @tamarindopodcast and on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TamarindoPodcast-143 Tamarindo's mission is to use laughter and conversation to inform, inspire and positively impact our community. Learn more at tamarindopodcast.com

You got Monks'ed - Tim opens the show with Michael Monks discussing his now-trending display-model couch story, which has a new ending twist, and then they discuss the ongoing tension between the Justice Department and the leadership of Los Angeles, namely, Mayor Karen Bass. // Tim gives an update on the Inland Empire fires which seem to thankfully be dissipating. And then Conway moves on to discuss some sad changes happening in Santa Monica, including the famous Nordstrom store closing. // California Gubernatorial candidate, Stephen Cloobeck joins the show to talk about his campaign and vision for Los Angeles. // Conway shifts to discussing dating apps and warns listeners to be careful of the scams going on – people are losing their life savings – and Tim questions what goes in the con process that someone would send money to a stranger they've never met. Tim plays a news clip of a tragic story about a mother who went on a date and wound-up dead.  

Tim kicks off the show with live updates on the Inland Empire wildfires, including a conversation with former LAFD Captain Steve Kreager about the frontline efforts to contain the blaze. Then, Tim shares his thoughts on a top-tier Walmart in Santa Clarita before bringing in KFI's Michael Monks to break down the Trump administration's new legal battle over LA's sanctuary city status. Later, Tim covers the latest from the Brian Kohberger trial and wraps the hour with an unbelievable story of a father and daughter who both survived going overboard on a Disney cruise.

Tim dives deeper into the man-overboard rescue on the Disney cruise, offering a behind-the-scenes look at shipboard emergency procedures. He updates listeners on the Inland Empire wildfires and shares the challenges of evacuating with horses. Then, Tim lightens things up with a Del Mar track tribute, before turning to the Chrisley family's claims of misconduct and their recent pardon. The hour wraps with some retail courtroom drama between Lulu Lemon and Costco—and a quick update on Shaq's big Las Vegas project. 

Get ready for some seriously good energy because Dr. Jon Paul Higgins is in the house! They're Black, fat, femme, and ready to gab it UP with Delta! Jon opens up about writing their new book, calls out hateful politicians, and takes a nostalgic detour through the good ol' Inland Empire. (Are you more Ontario Mills or Victoria Gardens?) Delta and Jon also debate their favorite donuts….will it be Randy's Donuts or Voo Doo Doughnuts? Plus, Delta masticates on camera! She bites into a fortune cookie and then unleashes on Panda Express. Why is everyone yelling in there?! Calm down baby… it's just super greens. Listen to Very Delta Ad-Free AND One Day Early on MOM Plus⁠   ⁠Send us an e-mail at readmedelta@gmail.com⁠   FOLLOW DELTA ⁠@deltawork⁠   ⁠VERY DELTA IS A FOREVER DOG AND MOGULS OF MEDIA (M.O.M.) PODCAST Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get ready for some seriously good energy because Dr. Jon Paul Higgins is in the house! They're Black, fat, femme, and ready to gab it UP with Delta! Jon opens up about writing their new book, calls out hateful politicians, and takes a nostalgic detour through the good ol' Inland Empire. (Are you more Ontario Mills or Victoria Gardens?) Delta and Jon also debate their favorite donuts….will it be Randy's Donuts or Voo Doo Doughnuts? Plus, Delta masticates on camera! She bites into a fortune cookie and then unleashes on Panda Express. Why is everyone yelling in there?! Calm down baby… it's just super greens. Listen to Very Delta Ad-Free AND One Day Early on MOM Plus⁠   ⁠Send us an e-mail at readmedelta@gmail.com⁠   FOLLOW DELTA ⁠@deltawork⁠   ⁠VERY DELTA IS A FOREVER DOG AND MOGULS OF MEDIA (M.O.M.) PODCAST Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's Pickleball day! After the show Klein & Ally will head to Pickle Pop in Santa Monica so Ally can eat her words and take on two 11-year old listeners with zero pickleball experience. We learned that Johnny might be on 'the 'tism' in Johnny Doesn't Know, chatted with Cheech Marin on his way to celebrate the world's first 'Cheech Marin Day' in LA, got Johnny's re-do on his Trader Joe's audio, and Ally revealed a horrible move she pulled as a Lyft driver in this week's Box of Shame. In Add news, we covered a benches-clearing brawl and manager ejections at a Dodgers game following tensions over ICE's alleged presence, new details about celebrity chef Anne Burrell's death in her shower, headstone thefts by metal scrappers in the Inland Empire, ICE reportedly appearing at more locations despite official denials, a rise in gambling and shopping addictions highlighted by Drake's $8M loss, Fat Joe being sued for sexual abuse and financial crimes, anniversaries for Brokeback Mountain and Jaws, and reports that Ozempic may be affecting men's genitals.