Podcasts about Jamaican

Amy M. Alvarez is the author of Makeshift Altar, winner of the 2025 American Book Award and CariCon Poetry Prize. Born to Jamaican and Puerto Rican parents in New York, New York, her work focuses on race, ethnicity, gender, place, and social justice. Selected as one of 2022's Best New Poets, her poetry has appeared in Ploughshares, The Missouri Review, Poetry Foundation, and elsewhere. She has been awarded fellowships from CantoMundo, VONA, Macondo, the Virginia Creative Arts Center, and the Furious Flower Poetry Center. In 2022, she was inducted as an Affrilachian Poet. She has taught at public high schools in the Bronx, New York, and Boston, Massachusetts, and at West Virginia University. She currently teaches writing and literature at Boston College as an Associate Professor of the Practice. Find more here: https://www.amymalvarez.com/ As always, we'll also include the live Prompt Lines for responses to our weekly prompt. Submit your poems through Submittable by midnight Sunday for a chance to be invited: https://rattle.submittable.com/submit/269309/rattlecast-prompt-poems-online For links to all the past episodes, visit: https://www.rattle.com/page/rattlecast/ This Week's Prompt: Write a pantoum that plays! Next Week's Prompt: Write a poem that reimagines a time when you didn't speak up but should have. The Rattlecast livestreams on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, then becomes an audio podcast. Find it on iTunes, Spotify, or anywhere else you get your podcasts.

BBB:LHWS #057    Three More LHW Musicians Rudolph Hennig was the first cello soloist for the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1901; a few years earlier, Philadelphia artist Thomas Eakins had represented him in oils as The Cello Player, which was used as a bargaining chip more than a century later. Winston Samuels McGinnis was a moderately successful Jamaican ska and rocksteady performer who sang backup in one of reggae's first worldwide hits "Israelites" by Desmond Dekker. Jeffrey Lee Johnson, or simply JEF was the session guitarist who could apparently sound like anyone but was at his best when he sounded like Jef Johnson. The two usual comparisons are Lonnie Johnson ... and Jimi Hendrix. 

Jéa is a Toronto-born artist of Jamaican and Native Canadian roots, now based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her sound is raw, soulful, and honest, blending smooth R&B textures with playful storytelling and emotional depth.Influenced by artists like Snoh Allegra, Jaz Karis, and Alex Isley, she explores themes of heartbreak, hope, manifestation, and love through her music. Since debuting in 2023, she's released a series of captivating singles, performed at multiple festivals, and recently dropped her debut EP in October 2025.With more music on the way in the new year, Jéa continues to grow as an artist dedicated to connection, vulnerability, and creating music that can be felt on a deeper level.Find out more @jeantheartist

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Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Felecia Hatcher CEO of Black Ambition, the national entrepreneurial initiative founded by Grammy-winning artist Pharrell Williams. Black Ambition provides capital, mentorship, mental wellness support, and a nationally competitive platform for Black and Hispanic founders, particularly those from HBCUs and underserved communities. Throughout the conversation, Hatcher breaks down the mission of Black Ambition, how its competition works, success stories, the mentorship pipeline, and her personal entrepreneurial journey from being a self‑described “C student” to running a major national innovation fund. Purpose of the Interview 1. Introduce Black Ambition’s Mission and Impact To explain how Black Ambition funds, mentors, and accelerates Black and Hispanic founders, awarding millions in capital and building pathways to long-term entrepreneurial success. 2. Educate Entrepreneurs on How to Compete Successfully Hatcher breaks down the application process, common mistakes, and how to stand out in one of the nation’s most competitive entrepreneurial prize competitions. 3. Inspire Through Transparency and Personal Storytelling Her journey—from a C student to tech entrepreneur, to CEO working directly with Pharrell—models what perseverance and creativity can achieve. 4. Spread Awareness of Black Ambition Resources & Events She highlights opportunities like Demo Day, masterclasses, mentorship cohorts, and the Fundable Founders Forum. Key Takeaways 1. Black Ambition Creates “Unprecedented Access” for Black & Brown Founders Hatcher emphasizes the organization’s mission of closing opportunity gaps caused by misaligned mentorship and unequal access to funding.Black Ambition invests capital, provides structured mentorship, and connects entrepreneurs to world-class partners (e.g., Louis Vuitton). 2. Highly Competitive National Competition 2,500–3,000 applications annually Only 250 semifinalists Semifinalists enter a three‑month cohort with elite mentorship Top teams advance to Demo Day for capital awards and follow-on support Categories include HBCU, National Finalists, Top Prize, and People’s Choice.. Hatcher stresses: Success leaves clues.Many past winners share insights, host office hours, and guide new applicants. 3. The Process Itself Makes Founders Stronger Hatcher says repeated applications build clarity, sharpen pitches, and transform entrepreneurs—even if they don’t win the first time. She cites an example: Lawrence Phillips, founder of Green Book Global, who succeeded on his third try. 4. Holistic Approach: Mental Health & Wellness Along with capital and mentorship, Black Ambition offers mental-wellness support because entrepreneurship is emotionally taxing.Founders are encountering proximity to wealth and power for the first time, and need guidance on transparency, investor expectations, and emotional resilience. 5. Black Women Are Fastest-Growing Entrepreneurs—But Need Teams Hatcher notes that Black women lead in entrepreneurship but often operate without teams.Black Ambition does not invest in solopreneurs; founders must demonstrate team-building capacity to create economic multiplier effects in communities. 6. Pharrell’s Why: Opening Doors He Once Needed Pharrell invests in Black Ambition because: He once needed others to “believe in him until he could believe in himself.” He wants to dismantle gatekeeping in industries where Black talent exists but opportunity does not. He believes “talent is not equally distributed by zip code, but opportunity can be.” 7. Felecia Hatcher’s Personal Origin Story Her credibility comes from lived experience: A “C student” told she’d never make it to college College dropout Built multiple tech companies Founded Black Tech Week and the Center for Black Innovation Comes from a family of Jamaican farmers and Georgia builders who were “entrepreneurs before the word was used.”. Her takeaway: Creativity builds pathways to success that traditional systems overlook. 8. The Event is Public – and Transformational Black Ambition’s Demo Day is open to the public, creating visibility, inspiration, and networking opportunities for founders and supporters. Notable Quotes (All from the Transcript) On Black Ambition’s Mission “We’ve been building a rocket ship to create unprecedented access to opportunities and resources.”. “People are too comfortable wasting the time of Black entrepreneurs with misaligned resources and low-vibrational mentorship.”. On the Competition “Success leaves clues.” “Apply again… every time I applied, I became a different entrepreneur.” On Holistic Support “Entrepreneurship can swallow you whole.”. On Team Building “We don’t invest in solopreneurs… You need a team mindset.” On Pharrell’s Motivation “He borrowed someone else’s belief in him until that became his own.” “Talent is not equally distributed by zip code, but opportunity can be.” On Personal Journey “I’m a C student and a college dropout… I never let those things define me.”. “There is more than one pathway to success if you get creative.”. On Why Founders Should Join “Do you want to be in the same position this time next year? If the answer is no, then say yes to the process.” #SHMS #STRAW #BESTSupport the show: https://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Felecia Hatcher CEO of Black Ambition, the national entrepreneurial initiative founded by Grammy-winning artist Pharrell Williams. Black Ambition provides capital, mentorship, mental wellness support, and a nationally competitive platform for Black and Hispanic founders, particularly those from HBCUs and underserved communities. Throughout the conversation, Hatcher breaks down the mission of Black Ambition, how its competition works, success stories, the mentorship pipeline, and her personal entrepreneurial journey from being a self‑described “C student” to running a major national innovation fund. Purpose of the Interview 1. Introduce Black Ambition’s Mission and Impact To explain how Black Ambition funds, mentors, and accelerates Black and Hispanic founders, awarding millions in capital and building pathways to long-term entrepreneurial success. 2. Educate Entrepreneurs on How to Compete Successfully Hatcher breaks down the application process, common mistakes, and how to stand out in one of the nation’s most competitive entrepreneurial prize competitions. 3. Inspire Through Transparency and Personal Storytelling Her journey—from a C student to tech entrepreneur, to CEO working directly with Pharrell—models what perseverance and creativity can achieve. 4. Spread Awareness of Black Ambition Resources & Events She highlights opportunities like Demo Day, masterclasses, mentorship cohorts, and the Fundable Founders Forum. Key Takeaways 1. Black Ambition Creates “Unprecedented Access” for Black & Brown Founders Hatcher emphasizes the organization’s mission of closing opportunity gaps caused by misaligned mentorship and unequal access to funding.Black Ambition invests capital, provides structured mentorship, and connects entrepreneurs to world-class partners (e.g., Louis Vuitton). 2. Highly Competitive National Competition 2,500–3,000 applications annually Only 250 semifinalists Semifinalists enter a three‑month cohort with elite mentorship Top teams advance to Demo Day for capital awards and follow-on support Categories include HBCU, National Finalists, Top Prize, and People’s Choice.. Hatcher stresses: Success leaves clues.Many past winners share insights, host office hours, and guide new applicants. 3. The Process Itself Makes Founders Stronger Hatcher says repeated applications build clarity, sharpen pitches, and transform entrepreneurs—even if they don’t win the first time. She cites an example: Lawrence Phillips, founder of Green Book Global, who succeeded on his third try. 4. Holistic Approach: Mental Health & Wellness Along with capital and mentorship, Black Ambition offers mental-wellness support because entrepreneurship is emotionally taxing.Founders are encountering proximity to wealth and power for the first time, and need guidance on transparency, investor expectations, and emotional resilience. 5. Black Women Are Fastest-Growing Entrepreneurs—But Need Teams Hatcher notes that Black women lead in entrepreneurship but often operate without teams.Black Ambition does not invest in solopreneurs; founders must demonstrate team-building capacity to create economic multiplier effects in communities. 6. Pharrell’s Why: Opening Doors He Once Needed Pharrell invests in Black Ambition because: He once needed others to “believe in him until he could believe in himself.” He wants to dismantle gatekeeping in industries where Black talent exists but opportunity does not. He believes “talent is not equally distributed by zip code, but opportunity can be.” 7. Felecia Hatcher’s Personal Origin Story Her credibility comes from lived experience: A “C student” told she’d never make it to college College dropout Built multiple tech companies Founded Black Tech Week and the Center for Black Innovation Comes from a family of Jamaican farmers and Georgia builders who were “entrepreneurs before the word was used.”. Her takeaway: Creativity builds pathways to success that traditional systems overlook. 8. The Event is Public – and Transformational Black Ambition’s Demo Day is open to the public, creating visibility, inspiration, and networking opportunities for founders and supporters. Notable Quotes (All from the Transcript) On Black Ambition’s Mission “We’ve been building a rocket ship to create unprecedented access to opportunities and resources.”. “People are too comfortable wasting the time of Black entrepreneurs with misaligned resources and low-vibrational mentorship.”. On the Competition “Success leaves clues.” “Apply again… every time I applied, I became a different entrepreneur.” On Holistic Support “Entrepreneurship can swallow you whole.”. On Team Building “We don’t invest in solopreneurs… You need a team mindset.” On Pharrell’s Motivation “He borrowed someone else’s belief in him until that became his own.” “Talent is not equally distributed by zip code, but opportunity can be.” On Personal Journey “I’m a C student and a college dropout… I never let those things define me.”. “There is more than one pathway to success if you get creative.”. On Why Founders Should Join “Do you want to be in the same position this time next year? If the answer is no, then say yes to the process.” #SHMS #STRAW #BESTSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Felecia Hatcher CEO of Black Ambition, the national entrepreneurial initiative founded by Grammy-winning artist Pharrell Williams. Black Ambition provides capital, mentorship, mental wellness support, and a nationally competitive platform for Black and Hispanic founders, particularly those from HBCUs and underserved communities. Throughout the conversation, Hatcher breaks down the mission of Black Ambition, how its competition works, success stories, the mentorship pipeline, and her personal entrepreneurial journey from being a self‑described “C student” to running a major national innovation fund. Purpose of the Interview 1. Introduce Black Ambition’s Mission and Impact To explain how Black Ambition funds, mentors, and accelerates Black and Hispanic founders, awarding millions in capital and building pathways to long-term entrepreneurial success. 2. Educate Entrepreneurs on How to Compete Successfully Hatcher breaks down the application process, common mistakes, and how to stand out in one of the nation’s most competitive entrepreneurial prize competitions. 3. Inspire Through Transparency and Personal Storytelling Her journey—from a C student to tech entrepreneur, to CEO working directly with Pharrell—models what perseverance and creativity can achieve. 4. Spread Awareness of Black Ambition Resources & Events She highlights opportunities like Demo Day, masterclasses, mentorship cohorts, and the Fundable Founders Forum. Key Takeaways 1. Black Ambition Creates “Unprecedented Access” for Black & Brown Founders Hatcher emphasizes the organization’s mission of closing opportunity gaps caused by misaligned mentorship and unequal access to funding.Black Ambition invests capital, provides structured mentorship, and connects entrepreneurs to world-class partners (e.g., Louis Vuitton). 2. Highly Competitive National Competition 2,500–3,000 applications annually Only 250 semifinalists Semifinalists enter a three‑month cohort with elite mentorship Top teams advance to Demo Day for capital awards and follow-on support Categories include HBCU, National Finalists, Top Prize, and People’s Choice.. Hatcher stresses: Success leaves clues.Many past winners share insights, host office hours, and guide new applicants. 3. The Process Itself Makes Founders Stronger Hatcher says repeated applications build clarity, sharpen pitches, and transform entrepreneurs—even if they don’t win the first time. She cites an example: Lawrence Phillips, founder of Green Book Global, who succeeded on his third try. 4. Holistic Approach: Mental Health & Wellness Along with capital and mentorship, Black Ambition offers mental-wellness support because entrepreneurship is emotionally taxing.Founders are encountering proximity to wealth and power for the first time, and need guidance on transparency, investor expectations, and emotional resilience. 5. Black Women Are Fastest-Growing Entrepreneurs—But Need Teams Hatcher notes that Black women lead in entrepreneurship but often operate without teams.Black Ambition does not invest in solopreneurs; founders must demonstrate team-building capacity to create economic multiplier effects in communities. 6. Pharrell’s Why: Opening Doors He Once Needed Pharrell invests in Black Ambition because: He once needed others to “believe in him until he could believe in himself.” He wants to dismantle gatekeeping in industries where Black talent exists but opportunity does not. He believes “talent is not equally distributed by zip code, but opportunity can be.” 7. Felecia Hatcher’s Personal Origin Story Her credibility comes from lived experience: A “C student” told she’d never make it to college College dropout Built multiple tech companies Founded Black Tech Week and the Center for Black Innovation Comes from a family of Jamaican farmers and Georgia builders who were “entrepreneurs before the word was used.”. Her takeaway: Creativity builds pathways to success that traditional systems overlook. 8. The Event is Public – and Transformational Black Ambition’s Demo Day is open to the public, creating visibility, inspiration, and networking opportunities for founders and supporters. Notable Quotes (All from the Transcript) On Black Ambition’s Mission “We’ve been building a rocket ship to create unprecedented access to opportunities and resources.”. “People are too comfortable wasting the time of Black entrepreneurs with misaligned resources and low-vibrational mentorship.”. On the Competition “Success leaves clues.” “Apply again… every time I applied, I became a different entrepreneur.” On Holistic Support “Entrepreneurship can swallow you whole.”. On Team Building “We don’t invest in solopreneurs… You need a team mindset.” On Pharrell’s Motivation “He borrowed someone else’s belief in him until that became his own.” “Talent is not equally distributed by zip code, but opportunity can be.” On Personal Journey “I’m a C student and a college dropout… I never let those things define me.”. “There is more than one pathway to success if you get creative.”. On Why Founders Should Join “Do you want to be in the same position this time next year? If the answer is no, then say yes to the process.” #SHMS #STRAW #BESTSteve Harvey Morning Show Online: http://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meka Mo grew up in Queens, worked on Wall Street, watched the Miracle on the Hudson happen from her office window, lost a South London church basement crowd the moment she swore in front of some Jamaican grandmas, and has never once been pickpocketed anywhere in the world. She's been navigating cultural minefields ever since — and making it look easy.Meka Mo is a New York City-based comedian, host of the emotional wellness comedy podcast We're Done Here, and a regular on the international comedy circuit. Her new show, New York City Dreams, will be playing at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. Why performing internationally means constantly working out which jokes travel and which ones don't Why she's never been pickpocketed anywhere in the world — and the flatmates who kept getting robbed in LondonThe Columbus Day joke that went badly in Las Vegas Watching the Miracle on the Hudson happen in real time from her office window on Wall Street.Connect with Meka here:InstagramYouTubeWebsiteGet tickets for Meka's Edinburgh Fringe show here: NewYorkCityDreamsFind us on social media — links on the About page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Billy Polo, in-house audio and mastering engineer, at iconic Jamaican music label VP Records. Billy has spent years restoring and remastering some of the most important recordings in reggae and dancehall history. Works from Peter Tosh, Dennis Brown, King Jammy, Sly and Robbie, and dozens more. Billy works with the original analog tapes, often in rough shape, and brings them back for today's and tomorrow's listeners.We talk about the restoration process, what vintage tape actually sounds like when it's failing, and what Billy's doing to make sure this knowledge doesn't disappear.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are Prince Jammy - "Second Generation"; Augustus Pablo & King Tubby - "The Big Rip Off"; King Tubby with Max Romeo & The Upsetters - "Three Times Three" )—Dig DeeperBilly Polo and VP Records:Visit VP Records — Billy's label home and the institution whose archive he managesVP Records on BandcampArtists and Projects Mentioned:King Jammy — official siteLee "Scratch" Perry — official siteAugustus Pablo at VP RecordsJunior Murvin — Police & ThievesLinval Thompson — WikipediaDennis Brown — King Jammy Presents: Dennis Brown Tracks of Life on BandcampStudios and Labels:Channel One Studios — WikipediaClive Chin and 17 North Parade — United Reggae profileCollaborators and Engineers:Wharton Tiers — Tape Op interviewKing Tubby — WikipediaDavid Amram — official site; composer of Splendor in the Grass and The Manchurian CandidateGear Referenced:Drawmer Electronics — manufacturer of the Drawmer dynamics processors mentioned in the episodeTascam 424 — the four-track machine that started Billy's home recording lifeAtmos and Immersive Audio:Anthrax — Among the Living (Atmos) — available on Tidal and Apple Music; one of Billy's standout Atmos listening experiences ——Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Billy Polo, in-house audio and mastering engineer, at iconic Jamaican music label VP Records. Billy has spent years restoring and remastering some of the most important recordings in reggae and dancehall history. Works from Peter Tosh, Dennis Brown, King Jammy, Sly and Robbie, and dozens more. Billy works with the original analog tapes, often in rough shape, and brings them back for today's and tomorrow's listeners.We talk about the restoration process, what vintage tape actually sounds like when it's failing, and what Billy's doing to make sure this knowledge doesn't disappear.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are Prince Jammy - "Second Generation"; Augustus Pablo & King Tubby - "The Big Rip Off"; King Tubby with Max Romeo & The Upsetters - "Three Times Three" )—Dig DeeperBilly Polo and VP Records:Visit VP Records — Billy's label home and the institution whose archive he managesVP Records on BandcampArtists and Projects Mentioned:King Jammy — official siteLee "Scratch" Perry — official siteAugustus Pablo at VP RecordsJunior Murvin — Police & ThievesLinval Thompson — WikipediaDennis Brown — King Jammy Presents: Dennis Brown Tracks of Life on BandcampStudios and Labels:Channel One Studios — WikipediaClive Chin and 17 North Parade — United Reggae profileCollaborators and Engineers:Wharton Tiers — Tape Op interviewKing Tubby — WikipediaDavid Amram — official site; composer of Splendor in the Grass and The Manchurian CandidateGear Referenced:Drawmer Electronics — manufacturer of the Drawmer dynamics processors mentioned in the episodeTascam 424 — the four-track machine that started Billy's home recording lifeAtmos and Immersive Audio:Anthrax — Among the Living (Atmos) — available on Tidal and Apple Music; one of Billy's standout Atmos listening experiences ——Dig into this episode's complete show notes at podcast.thetonearm.com—• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate The Tonearm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of The Tonearm in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit podcast.thetonearm.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Talk Of The Tonearm email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Be sure to bookmark our online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How Michael Clarke Went From Math Teacher to Building Escrow Tech for Africa | Trust Lock PayHow Michael Clarke Went From Math Teacher to Building Escrow Tech for Africa | TrustLock PayMichael Clarke | Founder, Dada Inc. (subsidiary: ASICS) | Creator of TrustLock PayLinkedIn: Michael Clarke (search Dada Inc. / TrustLock Pay)Email: mclarke@dadainc.comConnect & Inquire: mclarke@dadainc.com"Sending money on blind trust and gambling is not the way to go." — Michael ClarkeWhat happens when a Jamaican-born math teacher in Broward County decides to solve one of the biggest problems in African trade? On this episode of Diversified Game, Kellen Coleman sits down with Michael Clarke, physics graduate, decade-plus math educator, and founder of Dada Inc., builder of TrustLock Pay, an AI and blockchain escrow platform built to let strangers do cross-border business without getting scammed.Michael breaks down his journey from the crypto space in 2021 to buying land in Rwanda, why he pivoted from a "cool app" to solving a real trust gap, and how he uses AI, smart contracts, and stablecoins to hold funds like escrow until both sides deliver. We get into why he chose Kenya over Jamaica, teaching kids to build apps, the future of math in the AI era, and his plan to partner with governments to make this the gold standard.No surface-level hype. Real builders, real problems, real solutions.Learn the mindset and moves that lead to real results. Please visit my website to get more information: http://diversifiedgame.com/

On the Smoking Syndicate Roundtable 24, the Cigar Coop Coalition tackles the M by Macanudo Myers's Rum. This is the seventh installment of the M by Macanudo series. M by Macanudo is a series of flavored cigars produced by General Cigar. One of the offerings, the M by Macanudo Myers's Rum, is infused with the flavors of Myers's Rum. Both Macanudo and Myers's Rum share a Jamaican heritage; the original Macanudo cigars were made in Jamaica, while Myers's Rum is a well-known Jamaican brand.

On the Smoking Syndicate Roundtable 24, the Cigar Coop Coalition tackles the M by Macanudo Myers's Rum. This is the seventh installment of the M by Macanudo series. M by Macanudo is a series of flavored cigars produced by General Cigar. One of the offerings, the M by Macanudo Myers's Rum, is infused with the flavors of Myers's Rum. Both Macanudo and Myers's Rum share a Jamaican heritage; the original Macanudo cigars were made in Jamaica, while Myers's Rum is a well-known Jamaican brand.

https://yt.link/quMC2B9 → thank you for the sponsor of this episode hers. Learn more about hers.  Inayah on what it actually takes to stop being someone who's always ready to leave. Inayah is a Houston-born R&B singer and songwriter who first broke through with her viral cover of Ella Mai's "Boo'd Up" in 2018 (a moment that grew her following by over a million people overnight) and has since built a catalog — and a public identity — around emotional honesty, female independence, and not needing a man. Her forthcoming album is called Therapy Wasn't Enough, which is also the most accurate description of where this conversation begins. In this episode, Inayah gets specific about what it means to be a leaver (someone who, at any given moment, is already scanning for the reason to go) and what it has actually cost her to try to become something different inside a relationship with a partner whose traditional Jamaican values regularly collide with her experience as a modern American woman building her own life on her own terms. Neither of them has figured it out yet (they're not reporting from the finish line here), and that honesty is exactly what makes this conversation worth sitting with. This one is for anyone who loves someone and still can't quite make themselves put both feet in. Big love to the sponsor of this episode, Masterclass. Right now, our listeners get an additional 15% off any MasterClass annual membership at masterclass.com/lovers.  ---------- Follow Inayah Instagram: http://instagram.com/inayah/ Stream Therapy Wasn't Enough: https://inayahofficial.com/ Want more Lover? Get a free weekly Love Letter → http://loversbyshan.com/newsletter  Join the Lovers Community → https://www.loversbyshan.com/community  Explore free quizzes + worksheets → http://loversbyshan.com/quizzes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paris Chong sits down with Lee Kaplan, the owner of Arcana Books and a former fixture at the legendary Rhino Records. Kaplan shares his memories from 1975, when he served as one of the record store's original employees during its pre-label era, and details his role in scouting rare imports of creative improvised music, free jazz, and Jamaican reggae. Beyond his music industry roots, Kaplan reflects on his lifelong connection to the West Los Angeles area, offering a nostalgic look back at the neighborhood's history and his evolution from musician and visual artist to a cornerstone of the LA bookselling scene.Show Clip from The Paris Chong Show with Lee Kaplanhttps://youtu.be/lHTJIxcMj44https://www.theparischongshow.com

Send us Fan MailIs Jamaican Patois really "broken English"? How did Caribbean languages develop, and why do debates about language continue to spark strong reactions throughout the region and the diaspora?In this crossover episode from Breadfruit Media sister show, Strictly Facts, Dr. Alexandria Miller speaks with linguist Dr. Joseph T. Farquharson about the history, structure, and future of Caribbean languages. Together they unpack common misconceptions, explore African linguistic influences, and discuss what language recognition means for cultural identity and belonging.Key TakeawaysCaribbean languages are complete linguistic systems, not failed versions of European languages.African languages played a significant role in shaping Caribbean grammar and speech patterns.Migration and music helped preserve and globalize Caribbean languages.The Cassidy-JLU writing system provides a standardized approach to writing Jamaican.Language recognition is connected to identity, education, cultural preservation, and access.Mentioned in This EpisodeCarry On Friends episode with Dr. Kari-Lee GrantCarry On Friends episode with O'Neil MaddenCOFMG Insights Paper - Jamaican New Testament Strictly Facts PodcastSubscribe to the NewsletterSupport How to Support Carry On FriendsDonate: If you believe in our mission and want to help amplify Caribbean voices, consider making a donation. Get Merch: Support Carry On Friends by purchasing merchandise from our store. Connect with @carryonfriends - Instagram | Facebook | YouTube A Breadfruit Media Production

Australian magpies are even cleverer birds than we thought. New research from Dr Stephanie Mason shows that they do two language-like things we used to think only humans could do: learn their calls socially, and combine their calls in a way that looks a lot like syntax. So are we calling this language? If so, how are the linguists taking it? Stephanie joins us to talk about magpies, media, and the territoriality of linguists. Timestamps 00:00 Start 00:54 Intros: Your favourite bird 07:10 What's coming up: Magpies 09:34 Join us! Patreon spruikery 11:32 News: Jamaican MP shut down for speaking Jamaican in Parliament 19:35 News: Whale phonology 31:46 News: Unicode to include new genderless pronoun for Mandarin 36:37 News: China and the Rubio Workaround 38:16 Related or Not: New theme from Hugh! 40:05 Related or Not 1: SLAP, SMACK, and SWAT 45:45 Related or Not 2: SOUND 56:13 Related or Not 3: SPECK, SPECKLE, SPECTRE, and SPECTRUM 01:00:36 Talking about magpies with Stephanie Mason 01:03:38 About Australian magpies 01:06:17 The problem of anthropomorphism 01:15:21 What's the semantic content? 01:22:52 Linguists can be territorial about language 01:34:48 Social complexity drives new behaviours 01:45:19 Magpies learn their calls socially 01:49:42 Magpies combine their calls 01:58:44 Magpies learn calls across the lifespan 02:05:36 Finding those birds 02:08:10 Doing public engagement: Are metaphors actually helping? 02:17:26 Words of the Week: mog 02:24:54 Word of the Week: pied-à-terre 02:27:48 Word of the Week: dummymander 02:33:03 Word of the Week: Sooooo-ee! 02:39:22 Etymology of Guacamole 02:39:35 Comment: guacamole = testicle sauce? 02:41:28 The reads 02:46:28 Outtake

In the second instalment of our Expert Insights series on cyber threats and security for 2026, Lieutenant Colonel Godphey Sterling of the Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) Division in the Office of the Prime Minister in Jamaica, joins us once again. During this conversation, the Colonel shares his thoughts on, among other things:   *  the changes in the Jamaican threat landscape that have occurred since our last conversation in 2025;   *  how the CIRT Division is integrating cyber incident response with natural disaster response planning;   *  the five-year project that is being implemented to strengthen Jamaica's cybersecurity capacity;   *  whether the cybersecurity gap is wider in government agencies or private sector organisations; and   *  three things organisations should be doing in 2026 to improve their network/IT security.   The episode, show notes and links to some of the things mentioned during the episode can be found on the ICT Pulse Podcast Page (www.ict-pulse.com/category/podcast/)       Enjoyed the episode?  Do rate the show and leave us a review!       Also, connect with us on: Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ICTPulse/   Instagram –  https://www.instagram.com/ictpulse/   Twitter –  https://twitter.com/ICTPulse   LinkedIn –  https://www.linkedin.com/company/3745954/admin/   Join our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/qnUtj    Music credit: The Last Word (Oui Ma Chérie), by Andy Narrell Podcast editing support:  Mayra Bonilla Lopez   ---------------

Ashley Hall, a rich preppie from Connecticut works as a book editor at the world's craziest publishing company. Bored and fed up with everything and everyone--especially the sexist moron to whom she is engaged--she's receptive to a mysterious late-night phone call that invites her to live dangerously for a radical cause. Pursued by an oversexed commune, a bespangled lesbian weightlifter, a mysterious Jamaican, and some very nice guerrillas, Ashley is in for more change than she bargained for. One thing leads to another, and all hell--as well as hysterically outrageous comedy!--breaks out. This novel is as funny as it gets, because it's deadly serious about what's wrong with the upper class and conventional mindsets. It's comedy as protest!

Welcome to the Irreplaceable Dental Team podcast brought to you by DAME - Dental Assisting Made Easy. A safe space to be mentored, empowered, and equipped. We are here to discuss the important topic of "forgotten mouths" - meaning our senior citizens, courtesy of Dr. Sonya Dunbar. Let's learn and stay on the grow! Please remember to subscribe, rate, and share. DAME - Dental Assisting Made Easy. We are better together!A big thank you to local Jamaican artist, Owen Pinnock, for the original music on our podcast.

John McCalla-Leacy is a former KPMG global executive, coach, speaker, former international canoeist, martial arts champion and one of the most extraordinary origin stories ever told on this podcast.In this episode of Origin Story, John sits down with David McIntosh Jr for a deeply inspiring and almost unbelievable conversation abouzt homelessness, resilience, reinvention, race, social mobility, financial freedom, grief, leadership, faith in people, and what it really means to build a life that no one could have predicted.From growing up in South London as the son of Jamaican parents from the Windrush generation, to experiencing homelessness, competing internationally as a canoeist, working in fashion for Benetton, living across Italy, China, Hong Kong and Thailand, becoming a martial arts champion, joining KPMG, rising to become one of their top-performing partners in Asia and later Global Head of ESG, John's story genuinely sounds impossible.But the most unbelievable part? A grant from The Prince's Trust changed the direction of his life and years later, Queen Elizabeth II personally heard his story, passed it on to King Charles, and John ended up having dinner with the King.This is a powerful, funny, emotional, and life-affirming conversation about resilience, reinvention, community, money, leadership, identity, and learning how to turn the hardest parts of your story into the thing that carries you forward.Follow David McIntosh Jr:Instagram: @davidmcintoshjrLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mcintosh-jr-47683b120/Follow John McCalla-Leacy: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-mccalla-leacy/Sponsored by Neutonic — the nootropic drink designed for focus, energy and getting stuff done.Use code DAVID at checkout.neutonic.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoo2no5bA7Ap7ScRXIfpOjvA2tiDOmzbEaoA9FgsUJhT2YoAn-3w

Your easy weekly guide to the music biz and how it all works. Become a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Superfan of the podcast for free – and enjoy the exclusive weekly Lock-in bonus section! ⁠ This week:→ Enigmatic duo Boards of Canada have beef with the White House. What on earth is going on?→ €55bn: the amount that hedge fund Pershing Square WON'T be paying to buy Universal Music Group, because it has rejected the offer.→ Last·fm was once so buzzy, a big US media corporation bought it for $280m. 19 years after that acquisition, it's going independent again. → Warner Music Group is on the verge of settling its lawsuit with US cookies chain Crumbl. But why are so many brands and retailers getting sued by major labels for their social posts?→ Another day, another 17 baffling trends on TikTok made up by young people to confuse older people. But the ‘text to song' trend IS both amusing and interesting…→ Talking of charts and rankings, a new site called Stream League wants to turn music releases into a fantasy-sports-style game…→ Do you use Google's Waze navigation app when driving? Have you always wished that its voice could be a bit more, well, a bit more Jamaican-music-royalty? Well, it's your lucky day!And in the special post-show lock-in section just for our ⁠⁠Patreon Superfans⁠⁠, Stu and Joe prop themselves up at the bar – in this week's bonus material: Joe tries to persuade Stu, who has never listened to a Boards of Canada album, to play one of them – with the promise of satanism, the occult, biblical allusions, mathematics, numerology, cults, and, by the sound of their new LP, the end of the world itself. Stuart has turned one of his messaging threads into a song; and he and Joe wonder if actually we need to think about music in a whole new way now.Stream League! Does Stu fancy himself as an A&R now? Does he sit back in his black leather chair with his finger steepled, nodding along as he listens to new song? We find out...===================================As ever, we welcome your feedback, emails and – in particular – any questions you might have about how the music biz works!Email us: ⁠⁠thepriceofmusicpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠See you next week!Stuart and Joe======TPOM online: http://tpom.uk/Support The Price of Music on Patreon:⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ThePriceofMusic⁠⁠Follow Stuart on X - @stuartdredgeFollow The Price of Music on X - @PriceofMusicpodFor sponsorship opportunities, please email - ⁠⁠joe@musically.com

In this episode of Donovan Bailey Running Things, Donovan and Jason have much to discuss in the world of track on the anniversary of Donovan's victory over Michael Johnson in the 150m race at Skydome.- Bednarek blazes to Diamond League meeting record 19.69 - Tina Clayton secures maiden DL victory leading Jamaican sweep - Ajayi sets world lead with 9.84, 2nd fastest all-time in NCAA- Omanyala extends 100m win streak topping Triveneto table - Blasnowski runs 9.89, being dubbed "fastest white man ever" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Runkus took time to speak about his latest album called SUPERNOVA with REGGAE IN THE CITY'S Daddy English. The album is the first of its kind for Jamaican music and Runkus tells how imagination can save lives. All this and more. @reggaeinthecitypodcast @daddyenglishbi Facebook @reggaeinthecityuk Linktr.ee/daddyenglish

A new series by the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. Machel takes a look at each West Indian cricket territory and establishes who the top five cricketers are. This will undoubtedly cause some consternation and cuss outs. Join the discussion below. As ever please leave a rating, review, comment and follow the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. No other channel keeps it as real as we do on the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. If you'd like to support the Caribbean Cricket Podcast you can become a patron for as little as £2/$2 a month here - https://www.patreon.com/Caribcricket If you would like to read some high quality articles on West Indies cricket - please subscribe to our brand new site - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Caribbean Cricket News on CounterPress • West Indies Cricket independent news⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At a hillside gathering in Watt Town, Jamaica, drums, prayer, and song converge in a living tradition that reaches beyond the island and across the generations to Africa. Kirt Henry is part of the community of revivalists who worked to secure Unesco recognition for a practice long misunderstood and marginalised. In this intimate journey into Jamaican spiritualism, scholar and practitioner, Kirt, reflects on faith shaped by memory, resilience, and ancestral connection. Through stories of healing, trance, ritual clothing and the sacred language of the body, Kirt explores a spiritual world where the boundaries between the earthly and the unseen are fluid. Revivalism emerges, not as a relic of the past, but as a way of life, one that carries the weight of colonial trauma while offering belonging, continuity and hope. This episode of The Documentary, comes to you from Heart and Soul, exploring personal approaches to spirituality from around the world.

Reggae Mix Vol. 5 | Lovers Rock & Culture Classics featuring Beres Hammond, Morgan Heritage, Sanchez, Garnett Silk, Freddie McGregor, Richie Spice, Barrington Levy, Romain Virgo, Collie Buddz and more. Enjoy 41 minutes and 40 seconds of smooth lovers rock, roots reggae, culture classics, conscious reggae, Jamaican reggae, and timeless reggae love songs. This mix is perfect for chilling, driving, relaxing, backyard vibes, date night, or anytime you need sweet reggae energy. 00:00:00 Gentleman - Superior — Riddim: Superior 00:01:25 Morgan Heritage - Inna Dem Ting Deh — Riddim: Superior 00:02:52 Glen Washington - Strangers in the Night — Riddim: Full Attention 00:04:28 Richie Stephens & Maxi Priest - My Girl Dis — Riddim: Full Attention 00:05:36 Beres Hammond - They Gonna Talk — Riddim: They Gonna Talk 00:06:46 Half Pint - Just Be Good — Riddim: They Gonna Talk 00:07:52 Anthony B - Good Life — Riddim: They Gonna Talk 00:08:28 Collie Buddz - Blind To You — Riddim: Blind To You 00:09:52 Everton Blender - Ghetto People Song — Riddim: Lalabella 00:11:15 Tony Rebel - Jah Is By My Side — Riddim: Lalabella 00:12:42 Morgan Heritage - I'm Coming Home — Riddim: Reggae Baby 00:14:40 Kiprich - Telephone Ting — Riddim: Telephone Ting 00:15:37 Beres Hammond - Come Down Father — Riddim: Columbus 00:17:32 Chuck Fender - Haffi Win — Riddim: Queen Majesty 00:18:12 Chuck Fender - I Swear — Riddim: I Swear 00:18:58 Richie Spice - Marijuana — Riddim: Fifth Element 00:20:30 Ed Robinson - Knocking On Heaven's Door — Riddim: Knocking On Heaven's Door 00:22:02 Mikey Spice - Alli Alli Hoo 00:23:10 Garnett Silk - Hello Mama Africa — Riddim: Smile 00:24:49 Freddie McGregor - Let Him Try — Riddim: Let Him Try 00:26:00 Half Pint - Substitute Lover — Riddim: Moving Away 00:27:18 Wayne Wade - I Love You Too Much — Riddim: Love Bump 00:28:30 Sanchez - Missing You Now — Riddim: Rougher Yet 00:29:44 Garnett Silk - Place In Your Heart — Riddim: Won't You Come Home 00:31:07 Freddie McGregor - Gate Pass — Riddim: Love Bump 00:32:29 Beres Hammond - I Feel Good — Riddim: I Feel Good 00:34:02 Romain Virgo - Mi Can't Sleep — Riddim: I Feel Good 00:35:17 Marcia Griffiths - I Shall Sing — Riddim: Answer 00:36:22 Beres Hammond - Rockaway — Riddim: Rock Away 00:37:39 Barrington Levy - Too Experienced 00:39:12 Beres Hammond - Pull Up The Vibes #ReggaeMix #LoversRock #BeresHammond #MorganHeritage #Sanchez #RootsReggae #CultureReggae #ReggaeVibes

  On today's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon & AP Lindsay pay tribute to the long running label Island Records. Inspired by the Harry Belafonte movie & song "Island in the Sun" the label was founded in Jamaica in 1959, and specialized in  Jamaican folk music, Ska, and reggae before relocating to London in the mid-sixties, where  they would branch out into jazz, British folk, progressive rock, and then Punk, New Wave, Post-Punk and more . . . .    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact us: Instagram: @BIRP60406 Youtube: @blueislandradiopodcast7320 Patreon: patreon.com/blueislandradio Email: blueislandradio@gmail.com

Over 100 patients in four days, many of them experiencing a professional dental cleaning for the very first time. On this bonus Laurel Ridge Community College edition of The Valley Today, host Janet Michael connects via Zoom with a team live from Negril, Jamaica — Brandy Hawkins Boies (Director of Communications and Outreach at Laurel Ridge), longtime Rotarian Kathy Kantor, and three recent graduates of Laurel Ridge's dental hygiene program: Stacey Escobar, Dahye Seo, and Nataly Hernandez. The conversation traces how a casual hallway idea between a Rotarian and a college administrator a decade ago has become a fully-supported, equipment-rich mission program — built on Rotary global grants that converted a shipping container into a working dental clinic. The three graduates share what it's been like to put their fresh credentials to use in real-world conditions, the moments that made it click (one patient asked for a hug), and what's next for each of them. Plus: how community members can volunteer for free cleanings at the Laurel Ridge dental clinic in Middletown, and how churches and groups can join Rotary's ongoing trips to Jamaica. WHO'S ON THIS EPISODE • Brandy Hawkins Boies — Director of Communications and Outreach, Laurel Ridge Community College • Kathy Kantor — Rotarian (Strasburg Rotary Club); co-architect of the Rotary global grants funding the Jamaica dental clinic • Stacey Escobar — Recent graduate, Laurel Ridge Dental Hygiene Program (16 years in the dental field; heading back to practice in Burke, VA) • Dahye Seo — Recent graduate, Laurel Ridge Dental Hygiene Program (joining practices in Fairfax and Loudoun counties) • Nataly Hernandez — Recent graduate, Laurel Ridge Dental Hygiene Program (returning to Jamaica for a second mission trip in just a month) ABOUT THE PROGRAM The Laurel Ridge Community College Dental Hygiene Program admits 18 students every two years — a competitive cohort with a rigorous workload. Since 2018, graduates have had the option to participate in a post-graduation mission trip to Negril, Jamaica, working at a dental clinic established and equipped through Rotary International global grants involving Woodstock, Front Royal, Warren County, Winchester, and Strasburg Rotary Clubs, in partnership with the Negril Rotary Club. The Jamaican clinic is also open to other visiting dental teams and groups year-round. HOW TO GET INVOLVED • Volunteer as a patient — free cleanings at the Laurel Ridge dental clinic in Middletown help students complete their lab hours. Get on the waiting list for the next class (starting August 2026). • Support future mission trips — donations help cover flights, lodging, and supplies for graduating students. • Join a trip — Kathy and Byron (Brill) host teams in Jamaica three times a year. Churches and community groups are welcome. LINKS & RESOURCES • Laurel Ridge Dental Hygiene Program: laurelridge.edu/dental • Strasburg Rotary Club Facebook page  ALSO MENTIONED • Drone Show at Jim Barnett Park — Saturday • free admission • approximately 250 drones • details on Winchester City Parks' Facebook page THE VALLEY TODAY with Janet Michael — A decade of conversations. New podcast episodes drop weekdays at 11 AM. Catch the show on The River 95.3 and Fox Sports 1450 AM weekdays just after noon. Subscribe and listen at thevalleytodaypodcast.com — available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please take a moment to leave a rating or review — it helps more listeners find us. Connect with us: Facebook — facebook.com/ValleyTodayFanPage Instagram — instagram.com/thevalleytoday

The Super Eagles are back in action for the final of the 2026 Unity Cup. Nigeria faces Jamaica in the Unity Cup final rematch from last year. With momentum on Nigeria's side after beating Zimbabwe, this match becomes crucial for continuing the momentum and improving their standing in the FIFA rankings.Olu breaks down everything you need to know ahead of the game, including the current form and ranking of both teams, key players to watch from the Jamaican side, and what to expect tactically from Nigeria. He also predicts the Super Eagles lineup and gives his score prediction for the match.Can Nigeria retain the, or will Jamaica get their revenge?Check out our website: nigeriafootballweekly.com Follow Nigeria Football Weekly:Twitter - https://twitter.com/NFWPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nigeriafootballweekly/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@nigeriafootballweekly Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NigeriaFootballWeekly Linktree - https://linktr.ee/nigeriafootballweekly Email - nigeriafootballweekly@gmail.com

"Feel the rhythm, Feel the rhyme! Get on up, it's bobsled time!"Remember that iconic line from Cool Runnings? It turns out the Jamaican bobsled team knew a thing or two about metabolic health.In a bobsled, if the team isn't moving in a predictable, perfect rhythm, the sled crashes. Your body operates the exact same way. When we throw the extremes and rollercoaster habits at our body, we create total chaos. In this episode, we are unpacking why Predictability > Chaos, how to stop treating your body like the enemy, and how to get your own "bobsled" running smoothly again.Resource: Katy SaltsmanWe are so grateful for your support! Please share this podcast with someone who needs it and leave us review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/positive-on-purpose/id1531548022

This week on the pod, Seth and Josh welcome Ziggy Marley! Ziggy talks all about growing up in Kingston as the son of Bob Marley, what his father's fame felt like during his childhood, and the family trips that shaped him: from modest weekends in the Jamaican countryside to traveling to Zimbabwe for the country's 1980 independence celebration. He also shares stories about moving to Delaware for a year, experiencing snow for the first time, visiting Miami, and meeting half-siblings during rides in the family's yellow VW. Plus, Ziggy also chats about his upcoming studio album "Brightside," out now! Watch more Family Trips episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlqYOfxU_jQem4_NRJPM8_wLBrEEQ17B6 ------------------------- Support our sponsors: Shopify Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/trips Rula Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/trips #rulapod First Leaf Stop settling for wines that don't quite hit the mark. Head to https://TryFirstleaf.com/trips to sign up and you'll get fifty percent off your first box PLUS free shipping for an entire year. ------------------------- Family Trips is produced by Rabbit Grin Productions. Theme song written and performed by Jeff Tweedy. ------------------------- About the Show: Lifelong brothers Seth Meyers and Josh Meyers ask guests to relive childhood memories, unforgettable family trips, and other disasters! New Episodes of Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers are available every Tuesday. ------------------------- Executive Producers: Rob Holysz, Jeph Porter, Natalie Holysz Creative Producer: Sam Skelton Coordinating Producer: Derek Johnson Video Editor: Josh Windisch Mix & Master: Josh Windisch Episode Artwork: Analise Jorgensen #familytrips #sethmeyers #joshmeyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan MailWhat happens when a first generation is told “you're not Jamaican” in one but never fully seen as American either? In this episode, I explore Lens 6 of the Caribbean Diaspora Experience Model (CDEM): "You're Not Either Or, You're Both And".  Through stories from podcast guests, family experiences, and  observations over more than a decade of podcasting, I unpack the emotional complexity of Caribbean identity in the diaspora for first generation Caribbean Americans. This conversation explores what it means to navigate layered identities when your heritage, upbringing, geography, and community experiences don't always align neatly. From being called a “Yankee” by family members to reconnecting with culture later in adulthood, this episode validates the experiences of people who have spent years trying to prove they are “Caribbean enough.”The episode also explores:Why some immigrant parents distanced their children from cultureThe role of fear, assimilation, and survival in shaping identityWhy accents and language don't determine belongingThe emotional impact of cultural gatekeepingHow Caribbean identity evolves across generationsAt the heart of this episode is a reminder: you do not have to choose between identities. You can be Caribbean and American. Jamaican and Canadian. Guyanese and Brooklyn-born. Identity is layered, lived, and evolving.Resources MentionedCaribbean Diaspora Experience Model (CDEM)Previous Lens Episodes:Lens 1: Where You Start Shapes the JourneyLens 2: Where You Live + What You Seek = How You Connect Lens 3: Cultural Anchors Keep Us RootedLens 4: Your Identity Will ShiftLens 5: Culture Influences How We Show Up At WorkSubscribe to the NewsletterSupport How to Support Carry On FriendsDonate: If you believe in our mission and want to help amplify Caribbean voices, consider making a donation. Get Merch: Support Carry On Friends by purchasing merchandise from our store. Connect with @carryonfriends - Instagram | Facebook | YouTube A Breadfruit Media Production

The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast, in association with METRO that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week...With over 20 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and the Sunday 7 won a Gold Award as “Best Conversation Starter” in the International Signal Podcast Awards If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps...Today's episode includes the following guests:Dr Tedros Ghebreysus - Director General of the World Health OrganisationDr Vasee Moorthy - Senior Research and Development Advisor, WHODr Pontino Kaleebo - Executive Director of the Uganda Virus Research Institute Dr Peter Hotez - American Immunologist Dr Trudie Lang - Oxford Professor of Global Health Will Guyatt - The Smart 7's Tech Guru Jeff Bezos - Founder Amazon, Blue Origin Sana Khareghani - Former Head of the Government Office for AI,and Professor of AI Practice at Kings College London, Dr Jan Telensky - Founder and CEO of JT's Lifestyle HomesBaroness Brown - Chair of the Adaptation Committee for the CCC Emily Shuckburgh - Director of Climate action group, Cambridge Zero and a Professor of Environmental Data ScienceGreg Whyte - Former Olympian and Sports Scientist Marco Barotti - Italian artist Leanne Rando - Second generation Jamaican scuba diverContact us over @TheSmart7pod or visit www.thesmart7.com or find out more at www.metro.co.uk Presented by Ciara Revins, written by Liam Thompson, researched by Lucie Lewis and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meteorologists expect not only that an El Niño warming pattern will emerge this year, but also that it will be one of the strongest on record. And, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Spain's prime minister from 2004 to 2011, has been charged with influence peddling in the controversial rescue of an airline partly owned by government officials in Venezuela. Also, during a legislative session in Jamaica last week, a lawmaker used Jamaican Patois — also known as Jamaican — and caused quite a stir. Plus, go into the weekend with the electronic sounds of Cumbia. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Alberta announces a vote on whether to hold a vote on whether to separate -- and a former Conservative cabinet minister tells us about his plan to convince as many people as possible that Canada's union is worth preserving. He was restrained without restraint. And now, people in Ireland are demanding answers after the death of a Black man who was suspected of shoplifting -- and set upon by security guards. A Jamaican politician tells us what it was like to be interrupted in parliament for speaking Patois -- or Jamaican -- and why she's speaking out about speaking it. When Victor Bal got his university degree today, he was accompanied by his service dog Kopek -- who joined him for every class he took. And ultimately should also have been given a degree. Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" has come to an end; a long-time writer for the show tells us the host's finely tuned moral compass guided the writer's room, even on the toughest days.Everybody wants their photo taken with one Parisian celebrity -- so the Louvre is moving the Mona Lisa to her very own space, where people can stop fighting over self-portraits with the portrait. As It Happens, the Friday Edition. Radio that hates to get in the middle of a Louvre's quarrel.

Season 5 starts with real tears as Courtney and Whitney reflect on the ways they've carried each other over the years. It's honest, emotional, and the perfect setup for an episode about what sisters can mean to each other. This week, they welcome Dr. Jessica Shepherd and her sister Desiree Jordan, two Jamaican Canadian sisters now living in Dallas. Jessica is a board-certified OB/GYN, TV health expert, CEO, and entrepreneur, while Desiree is a midlife reset coach. Together, they bring wisdom, humor, and personal experience to a conversation about women's health, perimenopause, menopause, and what the ladies of Hey Sis lovingly call "Cougar Puberty.".  Then the convo shifts to the star of the hour, Momma Pauline, a hard working immigrant woman from Jamaica who along with their father moved to Toronto to create a new life and better opportunities for Jessica and Desiree. A pillar of the Jamaican Ex-Pat community, an avid cook and exemplary hostess, Momma Pauline modeled for her daughters the importance of bringing loved ones together around food.  Jessica and Desiree share memories of her legendary table settings, Jamaican cooking, Hallmark Movie Christmas's, and one unforgettable cow tongue dinner they would rather forget. This episode is a tribute to the mothers who raise us, the sisters who save us, and the stories that keep us connected! Love You, Love Your Show! Everything Dr. Jessica Shepherd Instagram Website Book - Generation M: Living Well in Perimenopause and Menopause Everything Desiree Jordan Instagram Mid Life Reset Studio About Hey Sis, Eat This Hey Sis, Eat This is hosted by Courtney Ashley & Whitney Wolder Follow us on social media @heysiseatthis Visit our Website for recipes and more heysiseatthis.com Contact us at hello@heysiseatthis.com

Jaboukie Young-White joins the pod to discuss his rudeboy uncle, Jamaican names, the juicy tale of how his parents got married, why GLP1s are psyops, and much more. Jaboukie and Stav help callers including a gay man who's ethically conflicted after learning that the married man he hooked up with was gay and not straight, and a 40-year-old husband and dad of three who's responsible in every way except the fact that he loves doing dabs.     See Jaboukie live and follow him online:   https://www.jaboukie.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jaboukie https://www.twitter.com/jaboukie https://www.tiktok.com/@jaboukie   ☎️ Want to be a part of the show? Call 904-800-STAV and leave a voicemail to get advice!  

In today's conversation, I'm joined by Coaches Desk TV to discuss the current landscape of men's and women's sprinting in Jamaica right now.Subscribe to Coaches Desk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coachsdesktv-------------------------------------------

Episode No. 758 features artists Leasho Johnson and Laura Facey. Both artists are featured in "Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaetón" at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago through September 20. The exhibition explores and expands the visual, political, and spiritual histories of dancehall and reggaetón through contemporary art produced in the Caribbean, New York, London, and beyond. It was curated by Carla Acevedo-Yates with Cecilia González Godino, Iris Colburn, Nolan Jimbo, and nibia pastrana santiago. A catalogue will be published by the museum and DelMonico Books in July. It is available from Bookshop and Amazon for $60-65. Johnson's paintings explore Black queer identity, Caribbean folklore, and post-colonial narratives. His pictures find meaning in the space between figuration and abstraction, and between Jamaican cultural heritage and broader art histories. His exhibition credits include the 2025 Liverpool biennial at the Walker Art Gallery and group shows at the Leslie Lohman Museum, New York, the Portland (Me.) Art Museum, and the National Gallery of Jamaica. His work is in the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, the Pérez Art Museum Miami, and the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Facey is a Jamaica-based sculptor whose work addresses the land around her and the histories it holds. Her work often seeks what Facey calls "a healthy alchemy" for people and the earth. She has shown at the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, the Havana biennial, and at the National Gallery of Jamaica. Her 2003 Redemption Song is sited in Kingston, Jamaica's Emancipation Park. A career-spanning monograph of her work will be published later this year. Instagram: Leasho Johnson, Laura Facey, Tyler Green. Air date: May 14, 2026.

Everyone knows the American Revolution was won at Yorktown in 1781, when Cornwallis’s Army was trapped, but almost no one knows that victory depended on a Spanish intelligence operative who raised 500,000 pieces of silver in Havana in just 24 hours, convincing Cuban residents to liquidate their jewelry, gold ornaments, and diamonds to fund the French fleet's journey to trap Cornwallis. Francisco de Saavedra was Spain's ultimate shadow architect, operating like a CIA station chief or Charlie Wilson funneling weapons to topple Soviet Afghanistan, coordinating resources across the Caribbean through the Council of the Indies while gathering intelligence on British naval movements. The silver he raised, equivalent to roughly $1 billion in World War II war bond drives when adjusted for inflation, paid French sailors and provisioned Washington's Continental Army for the decisive siege. Without Saavedra's behind-the-scenes diplomacy, Spain and France would never have coordinated their fleets, and the Mississippi River supply line that smuggled Spanish gunpowder and uniforms to the rebels would have remained closed. Today's guest is James Giesler, author of Francisco De Saavedra's American Revolutionary War: The Spanish Contribution to the Battle of Yorktown. We discuss the unlikely career of Saavedra, an intelligence officer for the Spanish Crown who had such adventures as being capture by the British in 1780 and talked his way out of Jamaican captivity by pretending to be a civilian, why he forced joint Spanish action to capture Pensacola in May 1781 and eliminate the British southern strategy, how he negotiated a treaty for French and Spanish military planning for the first time, and why he planned the 1782 capture of the Bahamas to keep British ships tied up in the West Indies instead of reinforcing Cornwallis. Giesler explains that Saavedra wasn't a boots-on-the-ground commander like Lafayette but a strategic fixer who rose to become Spain's Prime Minister in the 1790s, proving that revolutions are won as much by financial wizardry and intelligence networks as by battlefield heroics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1981, reggae icon Bob Marley died from skin cancer at age 36. The Jamaican singer-songwriter helped introduce reggae music to global audiences and left behind timeless songs that continue to shape music, culture and political movements worldwide. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay informed with the latest news from a leading Black-owned & controlled media company: https://aurn.com/newsletter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

“An Arcane Inheritance," the latest novel of author Kamilah Cole, weaves dark academia with occult secrets at a fictional Ivy League school based in Hartford. The story follows the ambitious, determined Ellory Morgan, a Jamaican immigrant and first-generation college student pursuing a degree in political science. A lavish scholarship allows her to begin her college education at Warren University, but soon after arriving on campus, things start to unravel into the paranormal. We'll explore Cole's latest book, ask what drew her to Hartford and explain "dark academia" — a popular genre where brooding and blazers meet ivory towers and sinister secrets. GUEST: Kamilah Cole: author of several books including “An Arcane Inheritance" Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the longest-running '80s pop culture podcast, Steve Spears and Brad Williams return to one of their favorite recurring topics: unlikely cover songs of the 1980s. Did you know Eddie Money's “I Wanna Go Back” was originally recorded by Billy Satellite? Or that Chaka Khan's Grammy-winning “I Feel for You” began as a deep cut by Prince? Episode Timeline 00:00 – Welcome back to Unlikely Cover Songs of the '80s 02:14 – “Wind Beneath My Wings” and its surprising origins 10:42 – Eddie Money vs. Billy Satellite: “I Wanna Go Back” 22:31 – Chaka Khan, Prince and “I Feel for You” 35:48 – The Clash cover Eddy Grant's “Police on My Back” 46:17 – TV Party seggy 51:42 – Arcade seggy 56:03 – Book updates, Barnes & Noble signing and Classic Pop review 59:50 – Closing thoughts   In this episode, the guys explore the surprising origins behind some of the decade's most beloved songs, including: “Wind Beneath My Wings” by Bette Midler “I Wanna Go Back” by Eddie Money “I Feel for You” by Chaka Khan “Police on My Back” by The Clash Along the way, they discuss: Forgotten original artists MTV-era music videos Prince songwriting trivia Jamaican rude boy culture Accidental studio moments that became iconic And why '80s music history is weirder than you remember Plus: Listener mail Arcade and TV Party seggies Updates on the Stuck in the '80s book Upcoming Florida book signings And more nostalgic chaos from your favorite retro podcast If you love '80s music, new wave, classic rock, MTV memories, and pop culture deep dives, this episode is for you. On Sale Now! Stuck in the '80s: 20 Years of Conversations with Pop Culture Icons Who Defined a Decade, by podcast creator Steve Spears, is finally for sale as both a paperback and ebook. Featuring more than 60 interviews from the podcast, along with insider stories and other previously unpublished insights, the book is available on most online bookstore websites including: Amazon Barnes and Noble Walmart Our Sponsors The 2027 lineup of The 80s Cruise has been announced. Join us Feb. 27 to March 6 onboard Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas along with Chaka Khan, Night Ranger, Loverboy, DMC, John Waite, Peter Hook & the Light, Public Image Ltd., DJ Jazzy Jeff, Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats, Stryper, The Romantics, Nick Heyward of Haircut 100, Bulletboys, Katrina of Katrina and the Waves, Slim Jom Phantom, the Plimsouls and more. Use the promo code STUCK when booking to get $250 cabin credit. For more information, go to www.the80scruise.com. Our podcast is listener-supported via Patreon. Members get special swag and invitations to patron-only Zoom happy hours with the podcast hosts. Find out more at our official Patreon page. The Stuck in the '80s podcast is hosted by creator Steve Spears and Brad Williams. Find out more about the show, celebrating its 21st year in 2026, at sit80s.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! This week Ada and TV's Dean Webster chat about whether celebs should have attended the Met Gala, the colonisations of Jamaican beaches, and why are dogs allowed absolutely everywhere these days?

What happens when you rescue a forgotten studio that once shaped American music history - and bring it roaring back to life?This week, I sat down with Teresa Knox, the powerhouse entrepreneur and preservationist behind the rebirth of The Church Studio in Tulsa, Oklahoma - the legendary home of Leon Russell, the early Shelter Records family, and the roots of what became known as the Tulsa Sound. Teresa shares the entire arc of this wild journey: from collecting Leon Russell Slurpee cups as an 8-year-old kid, to buying the abandoned church sight unseen, to rebuilding it from the ground up and restoring it as a world-class studio, museum, archive, and engineering school. We talk about the stunning history embedded in the building - the 1915 hand-built sanctuary, the 1972 Leon-era renovations, and what it really takes to preserve a place where so many iconic recordings were born.We dig deep into the music: Leon's time in the Wrecking Crew, his explosion after Mad Dogs & Englishmen, recording with George Harrison at the Concert for Bangladesh, and his early influence on players like Elton John and Glen Campbell. Teresa shares stories from the Shelter Records years - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers arriving as Mudcrutch, J.J. Cale, The Gap Band, Phoebe Snow, Willis Alan Ramsey, Freddie King, and even Bob Marley & The Wailers turning the place into a Jamaican party. She walks us through the official Church Studio playlist, the discovery of original artifacts inside the walls, and why preserving the stories of these musicians matters just as much as preserving the building itself.Finally, we talk about the reconstruction: shoring up a collapsing foundation, solving electrical noise and RF issues, preserving historic architecture while building a modern studio, restoring a Neve 8068, installing two EMT 140 plates, and designing a hybrid analog/digital workflow. Teresa also explains how The Church Studio now trains new engineers through its hands-on vocational school, hosts sessions with top artists, runs a nonprofit to support musicians, and continues the legacy of Leon and the Tulsa Sound through events like CarniFest. Her passion for preservation, community, and world-class sound makes this one of the most inspiring studio stories I've ever heard.Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: https://MixMasterBundle.comTHANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!http://UltimateMixingMasterclass.comhttps://usa.sae.edu/ The next program starts May 11, 2026 https://www.izotope.com Use code ROCK10 to get 10% off!https://www.native-instruments.com Use code ROCK30 to get 1 month free of NI 360!https://www.spectra1964.comhttps://gracedesign.com/https://pickrmusic.com https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academyhttps://www.thetoyboxstudio.com/Listen to the podcast theme song “Skadoosh!” https://solo.to/lijshawmusicListen to this guest's discography on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6BLaSUX1juRYH6jHHTfa6k?si=nZtNPzHDSXi0bVQnpSU43AIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/ReviewCLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: https://RSRockstars.com/557

What if Jamaican businesses could access capital without a bank ever approving them? Dr. Matthew Preston and Dr. Thaon Simms sit down with Stanley Thompson, EVP at Quantus Capital, to get inside the engine room of the Quantus Advantage IPO. Stanley breaks down structured finance, securitization, the 8% hurdle rate, and why the $11 billion private credit market in Jamaica is largely untapped. Whether you're a first-time investor or sizing up your next JSE position, this episode gives you the framework to decide for yourself.Chapters:00:00 Introduction and Stanley's Background01:37 From Mayberry to Quantus: Stanley's Finance Journey02:34 What Made Stanley Leave Banking for a Startup04:33 Traditional Financing vs the Quantus Way07:55 The Sandals Farmer Example: How Receivables Financing Works12:19 Structured Finance vs Securitization Explained17:00 The $11 Billion Market Jamaica Isn't Using19:05 How the Quantus Advantage IPO Fits the Bigger Picture25:29 Which Sectors Does Quantus Prefer?31:00 Stanley's Top 3 Investment Evaluation Criteria40:51 Why the 2% Fee and 8% Hurdle Rate Are Justified44:32 Junior Market vs Main Market: Why Quantus Chose the US Main Market48:52 Price vs Value: How to Actually Assess This IPO52:13 Closing Thoughts and Stanley's Message to Future Shareholders

“Giving up is not failure; it’s a strategic move.” In this episode, Nick speaks with Cleous Young about his journey of self-discovery, the importance of interests in life, and how giving up redundant pursuits can lead to greater fulfillment. They explore mindset shifts, the power of curiosity, and the role of legacy in personal growth. What to listen for: The role of interests in personal growth The concept of giving up and making space for new opportunities The importance of self-awareness and curiosity Legacy and the impact of life stories “Your life can be a legacy that inspires others.” Our lives are our own, yet we can serve as an example to others Legacy isn't just what we leave behind, but HOW we leave things behind The way you lead your life may just be the reason why someone makes a change in their own life “I’ve been giving up things because in the back of my mind it’s like, hey, if you let it go, if it comes back, then it’s meant for you.” Most people think “giving up” is failure, but that's not always the case When we let things go from our lives, they make way for new beginnings Changing our perspective on giving up can change the way we maneuver our lives About Cleous “GloWry” Young CleousYoung is an author, speaker, and advocate for personal growth, resilience, and ethical living. Through his unique philosophy and storytelling, he helps both adults and children navigate adversity, discover purpose, and cultivate values such as kindness, integrity, and nobility. Cleous shares practical life lessons and inspiring perspectives to empower people to live intentionally and make a positive impact in their communities. https://cleousyoung.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/cleous-glowry-young-a1856218b/ https://www.instagram.com/cleousyoung/ Resources: Interested in starting your own podcast or need help with one you already have? Learn how I can help! Learn more about our host, Nick McGowan. Thank you for listening! Please subscribe on iTunes and give us a 5-Star review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mindset-and-self-mastery-show/id1604262089 Listen to other episodes here: Click Here To View The Episode Transcript Watch Clips and highlights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk1tCM7KTe3hrq_-UAa6GHA Guest Inquiries right here: podcasts@themindsetandselfmasteryshow.com Your Friends at “The Mindset & Self-Mastery Show” Click Here To View The Episode Transcript Nick McGowan (00:02.126)Hello and welcome to the Mindset Self Mastery Show. I’m your host, Nick McGowan. Today on the show we have Cleus Young. Cleus, how are you doing today? Cleous GloWry Young (00:12.487)Hey, I’m doing good, good, good. Very good today. Yeah. And you? Nick McGowan (00:17.198)Awesome. My man, I’m excited that you’re here. I’m good. I’m really good. You know, I maybe I can add a few more goods like you did. I appreciate when somebody gives a real answer or when they like, actually when they’re like, I’m good. I’m good. Yeah, I’m good. I’m good. Instead of somebody be like, how are you? I’m shit. This is awful. Fuck. Why did I wake up this morning? That’s a totally different feeling. So Cleous GloWry Young (00:21.957)Okay. Cleous GloWry Young (00:38.447)Yeah. No, I had an event yesterday and it’s a little unique event and it went tremendously well. So it’s like the residual from yesterday is still hanging on today. So it’s like, yeah, woke up feeling good. But then I thought about the event and the outcome and it was like, hey, add some more goods to that. Yeah. Nick McGowan (00:52.632)Yeah. Nick McGowan (01:02.924)Yeah, cool. I love that riding on a high in a sense. That’s also part of what this show is about. We talk about mindset, self mastery and transformation and being able to understand that some days are gonna be great because you’re riding a high. Some days you might be grieving because of the thing that happened the day before. And there’s stuff to get into all of that. So why don’t you kick us off? Why don’t you tell us what you do for a living and what’s one thing most people don’t know about you that’s maybe a little odd or bizarre. Cleous GloWry Young (01:06.194)Yeah. Cleous GloWry Young (01:19.379)yeah. Cleous GloWry Young (01:29.371)So I work in the community. I have a nonprofit and one of the things that we actually particularly specialize in is helping people figuring out things. For me, that’s what I had to do for my own life. So even now I have this context, it’s called transfiguration, where it’s like saying trans, right? Moving from one place to another. And then figuration is that comp. concept of what you would say figure things out, right? So for me for the last say past eight years, I’ve been figuring out things for my own self, not what I’ve been taught, what I’ve been given. And for me, it’s like, hey, this is what I now find applicable that whatever I did for myself, I can also do for somebody else. Perfect example, I hosted an event around trauma and this Three generations of women came to that event, grandma, mom, and daughter, and it’s like they were treating themselves a certain way growing up, right? And it was until they came to the event and they started to figure out that, you know what? This has been a trauma pattern in our life, generation after generation. And it just allowed them to now systematically put different things in place and started to actually move forward. So for me, this is what I do on a day-to-day basis. The one weird thing about me that most people would never understand, like yesterday at the event, people will see me out here doing all these things, but they would never understand that there’s a saying that says never give up, right? I’m somebody who have given up so many times. And it’s interesting, and I didn’t give up because it’s hard. I gave up because it’s redundant. Like I get up every day, I’m seeing the same old thing over and over again. And it’s like, even when you look at self-master, right? So I used to teach. And when I was teaching, it’s like, hey, the students are doing well. And it’s like, when I look at my life, I’m like, whoa, I’m not doing well. They’re doing well. And what I end up doing, I just give up teaching. Like. Cleous GloWry Young (03:52.923)It wasn’t hard. The students are doing well. Like even one of those set of students that I taught, they got the highest score in the entire school in the math. The entire score on what is called the PSSA. Right? That means they’re doing well. Was teaching hard? No. But it just became redundant that I went to school every day doing the same thing over and over again. And I just got up and I just gave up. So continually, I keep giving up. Nick McGowan (04:18.99)Hmph. Cleous GloWry Young (04:23.141)I know the saying that says, don’t give up on your dreams. But for me, I just give things up. And know, you know what’s so funny? I’ve given up so many times and then something else just comes in my way to start a whole new journey. And it’s like, I guess you’re not supposed to finish right here because I’m thinking that, hey, I’m done. Nick McGowan (04:41.44)Yeah. Cleous GloWry Young (04:44.123)And I’m telling you, it’s not because it’s hard. None of the things that I’ve ever done has been hard. It’s just becomes redundant. It’s like you get up every day, you’re doing the same thing. And it’s like you’re looking at the results of the community and it’s like it’s not getting better. And people are putting on this facade that, things are better. No, look at the numbers, look at the killing, look at the violence. It’s like, so at one point I just gave up. And I remember the last time I gave up. Nick McGowan (04:58.318)Mm. Cleous GloWry Young (05:13.105)July 28, 2016. Like this time I just called my mom, Like I just finished school. Two months ago I graduated. Magna cum laude, right? And then two months after I was like, I called my mom and said to my mom, mom, I can’t do this anymore, man. And it was because of the stuff that I learned in school. Like when I tell you it was so redundant, we’re sitting out here trying to do these things, right? Nick McGowan (05:30.894)you Cleous GloWry Young (05:39.092)And it’s like somebody sitting in the background making it hard for us. So when I started to learn certain things about psychology, I was like, wow, I’m just out here wasting my time. So July 28, 2016, I called my mom and I said to my mom, hey, I’m done with this community work. And then I went into behavioral therapist. Funny enough, right? Nick McGowan (05:49.262)You Cleous GloWry Young (06:03.431)So I’m working with students now in the classroom, right? Helping them with their behavior problem. I’m like, hey, I’m done with the community. Let me just find a population that I know that I’m gonna work with on a day-to-day basis. So I’m in the school now and day by day I’m working with the students, right? And then I look around, I’m like, why is everything academic here? Like, don’t they have anything social context around here? And I kid you not, I sat down and I designed this. Look how funny it is. This is what I actually designed. You see that? It says, be the ant. And I was like, something like this need to be in a classroom where they come and they can see that life is more than just academic. Again, I was coming from a teacher, right? And when you told me as a student, you got an A, I’m not impressed. Because I know the ins and outs of getting an A. It’s nothing difficult. You come to school, pay attention, do your work, participate, you get the A. Nick McGowan (06:35.192)Mm-hmm. Nick McGowan (06:46.669)Yeah. Cleous GloWry Young (07:02.129)So when I looked at it, I was like, wow, I’m in here as behavioral therapist helping someone with their behavior. I’m now looking at it from an academic standpoint. Now, like not from teaching, but from a behavior standpoint. And I’m like, why everything in the classroom is so academic? And I sat down and this was the poster that I actually designed. And that literally led me to start looking to go back into community where I just gave up. Nick McGowan (07:24.558)Thanks. Cleous GloWry Young (07:30.011)So that is something that most people don’t know about me. It’s like, Clay C Oatley, you’re doing all these great things. But they would never realize that I’ve given up so many times, not because it’s actually saying hard, because of the redundancy that I keep seeing in the… Nick McGowan (07:46.99)Even just the fact that you consider it giving up and the things are redundant and really the story that you’re telling and how that all worked. You’re making these little shifts and pivots, et cetera. One of the things that I love to nerd out about in my life and obviously here on the show is to take those moments. Like this is sort of a safe space in a sense. We can talk about the craziness and the stuff that’s happened, but this is like a lab where we get to go, well, what actually happened there? Like, what did you do? How does that work? How do we implement it? What changes did we make? Or just watch the damn movie in a sense and go, wow, that was really cool. So I think that’s some of the fun part of living because that’s where we actually get to do the work. Like when you’re in those moments, when that thing comes up and you go, wait a minute, everything’s redundant. This is not what I want to do anymore. You’re kind of still reacting or responding to the situation. And then from there, you really have to rely on the fucking work you’ve done in the past. Cleous GloWry Young (08:20.435)Mmm. Nick McGowan (08:44.846)like these little moments to go, all right, what do we do now? I think of it almost like you’ll have an issue or something that happens and you go, all right, well, that didn’t work out the way I wanted it to. What do I do? Some people will kind of watch their game tape in a sense. Other people will go, I don’t want to go anywhere near it. Like that wasn’t a thing I wanted to do or whatever. And then they run past. So when you talk about giving up, I want us to dive into that a bit because really there are people that have their own businesses. Cleous GloWry Young (09:08.605)Mm-hmm. Nick McGowan (09:14.646)or there are people that are working for a company or they’ve been in a marriage or a relationship or a system for so long, be it a family system, the whole fucking systems that we’re part of, capitalism and everything else. And they’re starting to look at that and go, and well, shit, I wanna give up, but it’s not really giving up like from the interpretation that you could have right off the bat. I can almost guarantee somebody listened to you say, I give up a bunch. Cleous GloWry Young (09:20.211)don’t wanna. Cleous GloWry Young (09:33.139)I need to give up. Nick McGowan (09:43.266)And then what you say where they’re like, well, that’s not really giving up. That’s like giving into where you should be going. And when I think of giving up, could mean this or that or whatever. When people give things up from a negative perspective, because it was like, it was a hard thing to do or didn’t work for them. I think there are some times where we can look at that and go, fuck man, I gave up. Or yeah, you’re damn right. I gave up on this thing. Instead of saying, I moved that out of the way so I can go do these other things. So breaking down that moment, even 2016 or something that happened as of late of like, all right, well, if you give something up, that’s a big choice that you’re making to say, I’m actually removing this because of all the work that happened underneath. So let’s break that apart a little bit. When you give something up, what’s sort of the, I don’t know. Cleous GloWry Young (10:31.61)much. Nick McGowan (10:40.502)not like the framework or like what the fuck process do you do? But if you really think about it, what are you doing in those moments? Because you feel something, you see something, and then you’re making an actual decision to go, moving you because I’m expecting something else to come along. Or am I off from that? Cleous GloWry Young (10:58.895)So a part of it is going to my interest, which is something that I started to pay attention to. Like, what is it that I’m really interested in? And I think you also hit a nail on the head. It’s like, hey, it has come to a point where it’s it stopped. So I remember going into teaching, it’s like, hey, I was promised all these things. And when I looked at it, it was like, hey, these things are not being fulfilled of what I was promised. So it’s like, hey, you know what? I’m going away. So a part of it was looking at it and saying, hey, these are the things that I’m interested in, but those interests are not being met. So it’s like, hey, I’m going to give this up. Why? Because it’s like, I don’t know, for me, my mindset is set on this. So I grew up in a culture where they say if you love somebody, right, let them go. If they come back, then they were meant for you. So that’s my mindset that, when I give up things, it’s like I have this program in me that says, hey, if it comes back, then it was meant for me. If it doesn’t, then let me look for the next thing. Funny enough, even with my, I’m an author. The first book that I wrote, this was 26 years ago. Even that, I let that go and moved on and actually wrote on different books. I’m up to my 10th book now, right? But what came back actually now was my first book, which I just republished and launched last week. So 26 years later, it came back to me and it’s like, lately I’ve been sitting down and I’ve been paying attention and it’s like, okay, this must have been meant for me because it’s no way that I let it go 26 years ago. And then now it’s now back in my life, like showing me the reality of what I needed to do. to the point now I started to concentrate just on this concept for the last couple of months where I’m like, hey, I got this published now, right? So a part of me is like having your mindset where it’s like, hey, yeah, I’m giving this up, but it’s not giving it up because it’s hard. It’s like, where’s the interest in it for me? Yes, I’m doing these things. I’m doing a great job as a teacher. But again, even when you look at the poster that I created, right? I was in the classroom. Nick McGowan (12:54.062)Hmm. Nick McGowan (13:03.246)Yeah. Cleous GloWry Young (13:23.183)I’m doing a behavioral therapist work, but then I looked at it as like, where’s my interest? So my interest is not being fulfilled here. And it’s almost like when I started to understand these things now, it’s like, hey, you got a bigger calling on your life. And it’s based on the things that you’re interested in. And then here’s a key component that I never understood until now, right? The reason, so I’m Jamaican. Nick McGowan (13:29.016)Mm-hmm. Nick McGowan (13:40.896)Yeah. Cleous GloWry Young (13:52.678)I came here to live in America, say 31 years ago, right? When I came here, my interest was playing soccer, which is called football. Very, very good at playing soccer, right? In high school, very, very good. I wanted to be the next Pelley. At one point, I sat down and I looked at it and I said to myself, what would life be like? to become the next Pele. And when I looked at that, I was like, wow, that’s not something that I’m interested in. And what I did that moment, I gave it up. So when you ask that question, now what I’ve been doing over the years is paying attention to the things that I’m giving up and realizing that it’s not that, it’s not hard. It’s just that my interest is no longer in these things. And it’s like I’m searching for something greater Nick McGowan (14:32.878)Yeah. Cleous GloWry Young (14:50.683)And the greater can’t come until I give those little things up. And as a soccer player in high school, where it’s like, I even started to sign autograph because people thought that I was going to be this big time player. So there’s this big future waiting for me. And I looked at it and I’m like, hey, I’m not interested in that. Like the lifestyle of being a celebrity, kicking a ball in a goal. And it’s like, at that moment, I was like, no, I don’t want that. I want something more meaningful. I never knew what meaningful meant to me at that particular moment, but I know that being a soccer player, a celebrity, that wasn’t meaningful for me. So I gave it up and I started to look for something more meaningful that has interest in it for me. And the more I kept on going. when I look at my path, I became a teacher, was very good. But it’s like, hey, this is not meaningful. This is not interesting to me. I gave it up. I became a behavioral therapist. Same thing. Nick McGowan (15:31.822)you Nick McGowan (15:50.104)Thank Cleous GloWry Young (15:51.676)So all these years what I’ve been doing, I’ve been giving up things because in the back of my mind it’s like, hey, if you let it go, if it comes back, then it’s meant for you. If it’s not coming back, then the next step now is to search for something greater. And that’s what I’ve been doing, just searching, searching for something greater, right? And it was eight years ago. that I found what I’ve been looking for for the last 26 years. And it has piqued my interest in such a way that it it drives me on a day-to-day basis to say that, hey, this is what I was looking for. I never knew it 26 years ago when I said, hey, I don’t want soccer, right? But I knew that I was looking for something that was meaningful, that intrigues my interest. And it’s like, hey, this is what actually led to now. Nick McGowan (16:23.053)Hmm. Nick McGowan (16:37.934)Sure. Cleous GloWry Young (16:49.267)Eight years ago, I had this breakdown, which they would call depression. And something just came in my spirit and said, hey, look at what is called the black box of an airplane. And while it came in my spirit to look at that, it gave me the instructions of what to do. When I did that, I moved from what is called mental depression to mental aviation. And that alone piqued my interest to say that, wow, I was depressed a few weeks ago, right? And then now I followed this methodology around this blockbusters thing that just virtually came to me, right? As a revelation. And then here’s it that I’m on a whole nother level of thinking now. And that piqued my interest. from eight years ago, I’ve been into this concept of understanding what is called the aviation industry. And I’ve never. Nick McGowan (17:22.509)Mm-hmm. Cleous GloWry Young (17:45.936)never had an interest in saying, hey, let me give up. Because there’s always something that’s making me look at it and say, wow, I need to learn this. This is gonna make me greater. And the more I learned it now, now, going back to the first question that you asked, it’s like looking at it and saying that, hey, this is how I now make a difference in someone else’s life. I use the aviation platform to help them to understand and figure things out now. Nick McGowan (17:56.536)Yeah. Cleous GloWry Young (18:14.491)so they can get to their destination. Nick McGowan (18:17.998)I think the fact that you talk about interests and asking yourself the like, what’s actually interesting to me and being able to see the self awareness of, well, this is redundant or I don’t want to do these things anymore. The thing that I like to be able to take from whatever we talk about on the show myself or with other people is for somebody to be able to go, right, well, what’s actually going on in my life? What do I get from this? Like, what do I do in my business or my relationships or what have you? And I think the interest is a big thing that a lot of us are really pushed away from because of the systems that we have to deal with. Society here in the States tells us you need to go to school, you need to get a job, you need to have a family, you need to do these things and blah, blah. That’s changing. That actually changed back in like the 90s, but it’s taken now our generation to be able to understand like time out, we need to do things differently. And the context of where things are with technology and just Cleous GloWry Young (19:00.403)Butch. Cleous GloWry Young (19:06.323)Mm-hmm. Nick McGowan (19:16.448)life in general and all of that. But the interest, it’s a through line for all of our lives that if we look back at what are the things that are interesting to us or what are the things that drive me, I think sometimes we get lost when people ask like, what gives you passion to wake up in the morning and people are like, well, I hate my job, but I really like the money it pays me. So fucking I guess that thing. And I think the big thing that we’re looking at here is like going deeper to that to go, wait a minute, if I pause for a second. and I understand what actually moves me a bit, we can then actually take steps from there. You pointed out with being a soccer player, I had a similar, not similar in a sense, or I wasn’t signing autographs and stuff like that, but I wanted to be a rock star when I was in high school. And I remember thinking like, I’m not gonna do anything else, fuck you guys, fuck your school, I’m gonna go be a rock star, blah, blah, blah. And I remember being probably 18 and registering, I don’t know if I wanna be on tour constantly. Cleous GloWry Young (20:02.099)Hmm Nick McGowan (20:16.334)but I didn’t talk to anybody about it. And I was into all types of drugs. And honestly, if I went on tour, I probably would have been dead within six months. But I remember thinking, I don’t know if I really want to do that. And a couple of years later, actually really diving into that and going, I like traveling, but I don’t want to sleep on a fucking amp. I don’t want to sleep on a bus. I don’t want to do this. I don’t want to do that. And I think the point that I’m making with that is no matter what situation we’re in right now, Cleous GloWry Young (20:23.235)Thank Cleous GloWry Young (20:34.717)playing. Nick McGowan (20:44.866)business, relationship, whatever it is. To take sort of a pros and cons list as one thing, but to understand what actually fuels you, then actually helps us to understand what’s pulling us from the situation. Like you still wanted to teach, but you were being called to do something else, where it wasn’t a major detriment to what you were doing, but it just wasn’t the right vehicle. Like get out of that and jump into something else. And I don’t want people to take from this to go, yeah, all right, well, fuck it, I’m telling that woman tonight, we’re getting a divorce, or I’m telling my boss, he can eat shit right now. Like, that’s not it at all, but being able to understand why do we feel movement inside of us? So when you feel that movement, when you start to feel like there’s something else there, what sort of advice do you give somebody that’s like, I feel there’s something in there, at least like starting to percolate a bit? what advice would you give them to be able to actually move that onto the next path in a healthy way and not just like, I’m gonna burn the whole place down. Cleous GloWry Young (21:44.924)So it starts paying attention to your, and it’s funny that you mentioned these things earlier, that society says, hey, go to school, go get this job. So it’s like, what you look at is like, hey, these are not the things that I’m really interested in. It’s what society has given to me. So what society has given to us, it’s like, hey, my goodness, this is what I’m gonna formulate into. And I’m gonna formulate into somebody that I’m not interested in. So when you look at it now and it’s like, hey, these little things begin to peek inside of you, it’s like, stop and pay attention. Like, pay attention to these little feelings that you’re having inside because this is where everything starts. Yes, you have the money, but if you feel like, wow, I don’t feel like myself, then pay attention to that because it’s like, how do you have all this money but you don’t feel like yourself? Nick McGowan (22:16.526)Mm-hmm. Cleous GloWry Young (22:44.175)Again, going back to what society has given to us, society has given, and I learned this from psychology, that they have given us what they wanted us to formulate into. So society, if you go to the library, what’s the norm that you have to do? You have to be quiet. Why? Because that’s the norm. If you go to the bar, then you start to rile up. What happened is that society has given us all these norms that they want us to participate in, right? And at that moment, it may not be the things that we’re interested in. People are interested in, no matter who you are, you’re interested in getting love. No matter who you are, you’re interested in getting support. No matter who you are, you need some type of interest in someone attending to what is it that you want to do in life. So when we look at it, it’s like society just says, hey, go do this and get this, right? And you get it. And when you look at it, it’s like you’re not fulfilled. Why? Because your interest is never there. They just told you, go do this and you did it. Just like me, I never understood this, but I grew up in Jamaica and soccer was the predominant thing for our culture. So it’s not like I had any other choice to be interested in something else. It’s like, hey, soccer was always around me. So that’s what I became interested in. When I came to America now, when I sat down, it’s like, yeah, I’m playing soccer. I’m doing well, right? But it’s like something inside of me is like, hey, this is it. So when it started to come now, I started to sit down and I’m like, all right. Nick McGowan (24:21.816)Yeah. Cleous GloWry Young (24:24.883)what’s going on? Then I’m like, all right, what is it gonna be for me to be like the famous soccer player like Pelley? And when I envisioned that and I saw it and I’m like, hey, you have this wealth, you’re popular, you’re famous, all of this. It’s like, hey, that’s not me, that’s not what I want, that’s not what I’m interested in. And I sat down and I was like, hey, I want to do something more meaningful out of life. And that little thing that just came about, I just started to pay attention to it now. What is more meaningful? What is more meaningful? That’s when you started now writing more. Because I started to look at that’s more meaningful than just playing football. It’s like a master now writing. And he’s like, but that’s not it. Let me go into teaching. And I now went into that and it’s like, hey. Nick McGowan (24:51.566)Hmm. Nick McGowan (25:06.402)Yeah. Nick McGowan (25:14.872)Yeah. Cleous GloWry Young (25:17.883)It’s not it. So it’s like when you have these little things and it took me 26 years to find my interest, but it’s like, hey, when you have this little thing inside of you, it’s like start to pay attention to it. And that’s what I could give anyone as good advice. Pay attention to those little things because it will lead to something greater later on. Nick McGowan (25:39.554)Yeah, I mean, the fact that we all notice things. Obviously I only know my own reality and you only know your own reality and whatever we spew to each other. But all the conversations I have with people, the mentoring or the coaching I get or coaching I give or any of that stuff, or even people here on the show, it’s like, we hear different things and we feel different things. And there are times where Cleous GloWry Young (25:49.779)Mm-hmm. Nick McGowan (26:07.598)If we had to put an action to it, we basically go, fuck you, I see you, and just turn the other way and run, like, because we don’t want to deal with it. And I always like to ask again, and like the times when I do think of it, I’m aware of it, I’ll grab it like it’s an intruder in my house. Like you’re not going anywhere. I’m not going to let you leave. Let’s figure out why you’re here and what do we do with it. And I don’t think people need to be that intense with it. And I’ve actually calmed down a little bit because the first… Little while I did that, it was too much where I’d be fucked up for like a day or so, because I’m like working on this thing. But if we are aware of those things and it keeps coming back, do something with it. If you have to have a conversation with somebody and it’s tough, sometimes it’s just a matter of saying, I don’t know how to talk about this, but I feel I need to because it keeps coming back. I think that’s a big thing that you’re pointing out of like, I saw that I was interested in these things. I did these things and then I realized like that’s a step onto the next path and not in like a cheesy leadershipy sort of way like this is a step to success but like you do a thing and go, cool, this is in the end all be all. I feel like this is a part to what happens next but because of that, you’ve made those other decisions that have led to that sort of stuff and I think sometimes like the mindset portion of this is that people will get stuck and like today sucks, sure. Cleous GloWry Young (27:09.01)Mm-hmm. Nick McGowan (27:33.282)Today may suck and like this week or this season or whatever. But for those people that are saying, look, I’m struggling. I can understand that I need to be aware of these things and work through it specifically for the people that are trying to figure out their own version of self mastery. What advice do you give to them? Cleous GloWry Young (27:51.316)So, you know, as I said, 26 years ago, I had this inclination inside of me, right? That I want to do something more meaningful out of life. And I look at that now and I can see it, that has been my, what you would say, compass. So even though I gave up teaching, even though I gave up being a behavioral therapist, even though I gave up soccer and stuff like that, The context was that hey, I had something in the background that was my compass. So no matter what I gave up, it’s like something was still guiding me on that path until I found it now 26 years later. So when you’re on this self-mastery, now I look back, right? And everything that I’ve done, I’ve said thank you because I needed to do it. I needed to give up that teaching otherwise I wouldn’t have been here and I don’t look at it and say that was a bad experience. No. Even when I went through the depression I was blaming some friends. When I sat back and started to look now and it’s like hey this is beyond my friends right? This goes back to my childhood. And when I started to look at that now before I was blaming my friends and like hey they did these things behind my back and Now that I found out I was so old, like I went into a state of now I was high. And then now I went into a low state because I found out that like one of my business partners did this thing behind my back, right? And that’s what led me to this depressional state. But when I looked at it now and started to peel back certain things and go back, it was like, wow, you know what? Thank you. Because if you never did that, then what happened, this black box revelation wouldn’t even come in my journey. Now I’m having this interest in this black box theory, right? So when I look back at it now, I just go back and I’m like, wow, you know, it was bad. Yeah, the depression was bad. But guess what? It was needed. You know, I gave up teaching, but guess what? It was needed. You know, I gave up being a behavioral. All of these steps that I’ve done in the last 26 years, they were needed. Nick McGowan (29:42.478)Yeah. Cleous GloWry Young (30:00.948)Even though at that time they were painful and whatever. But going back to 26 years ago, I had this one little thing inside of me that says, hey, this is the compass. You need something more meaningful out of life. And that became a mindset and it just guided me to where I’m at right now. So anyone that’s looking for like a self mastery stuff like even for me now, yeah. I found my interest but it’s like now I’m working on how do I master it. But I set a vision from 26 years ago that says, this is what I want. I want something more meaningful. And all these things for me was just a trial and error. that’s why I said it wasn’t hard for me to give it up because it was like, hey, this is not what I want. Why am I saying that? Because I know that Nick McGowan (30:30.702)Yeah Cleous GloWry Young (30:51.635)A couple years ago, I said I wanted something more meaningful and when I look at the equation of what I was getting, I was like, this is not meaningful. All right, let me let that go and get to somewhere else. And all of that now I started to know what is called, so I learned about this and going back to this, you remember I said about interest. Now talking to someone from a financial standpoint, right? We talk about what is called compounding interest. And compounding interest is when you make an investment and that starts to compound. The interest starts to compound and it gives you more. So for me, it’s like I started to look at it. I’m like, wow, 26 years ago, everything that I did, it was like a compounding result to get me to this what is called a compound interest. It’s like I made an investment 26 years ago and now I’m seeing the results of all the things. And yes, I didn’t get the results when I was a teacher. Nick McGowan (31:40.172)Hmm. Cleous GloWry Young (31:49.01)I didn’t get the results when I was a soccer All these things I didn’t get the results, right? But it was what is called a compounding effect So the things that I did here, the things that I did there Everything was needed to the point of where am I today? And I know people don’t say this like, my life is perfect And that’s to them For me I could say my life is perfect Why? Because even with the downs, the ups, the left, the right Nick McGowan (31:49.07)you Nick McGowan (31:58.038)Yeah. Nick McGowan (32:08.782)the Cleous GloWry Young (32:17.957)I set out 26 years ago to accumulate something in my life and that’s where I’m at now. Like, perfectly. I’m not one mile off or one decision off. I’m perfect to where I said, hey, this is what I wanted 26 years ago. So it’s like life is perfect. Do I have everything that I need? No. Do I always get everything that I need? No. But guess what? 26 years ago when I said I wanted my life to be meaningful, Nick McGowan (32:33.741)Hmm. Cleous GloWry Young (32:46.771)My life is meaningful today and not only can I figure things out for myself, I help others to figure things out for themselves. And to me, that is what my meaningfulness is all about. How could I make my life better for somebody else? When I look back at soccer, I was like, hey, when I become a celebrity, that’s me. When I make all this money, that’s me. That’s not meaningful to me. I want my life to be relevant to somebody else. Nick McGowan (33:03.49)Yeah. Nick McGowan (33:08.332)Hmm. Cleous GloWry Young (33:15.793)and that’s what I’ve done in the last 26 years. So anyone that’s out there that’s looking for self-mastery, it’s a journey of up, it’s a journey of down, it’s a journey of left. You’re going to cry, you’re going to feel like giving up all of that, but it’s all a part of the process. And I wish I had someone there that could actually give me these advice. Akhiles, when you’re going through that hard times, right? Nick McGowan (33:29.508)Thank Cleous GloWry Young (33:42.844)is not to think about, this is the end of your story. But that’s what’s needed for you to go to the next chapter. And chapter by chapter, your life is like a book in this world. Chapter one, you start out with this. Chapter two, and by the time you finish your life in this, you’re supposed to complete a book. Why? Because that book is gonna be given to somebody else now. So your life is gone. Nick McGowan (33:50.929)Yeah. Cleous GloWry Young (34:09.341)but that book can now be given to somebody else and said, hey, this is what Cleos did. And it made a significant difference for him. You can read this book now about his life. And then now you have some type of path that you can actually go on to discover your path and begin to figure things out. And for me, that’s what I could tell anyone. Nick McGowan (34:32.617)Yeah, what a great way to put that too, especially to think of the legacy component of that. Even if it’s not an actual physical book or digital book or what have you, there’s still lessons and things that I think people that are within our circles see and take from us, even if we’re not freely giving it out, we’re just being who we are. And for us to be able to be aware of that to go, this thing feels off to me, or it feels right to me, or I’ve noticed this, like, I hope that somebody listens to this and goes, damn, I keep hearing these things and now I’m hearing a podcast episode about it. Like there’s something to it, you know, like great, go do something with it. Like here’s your chance, you know? So Cletus, man, I really appreciate you being here today. Before I let you go, where can people find you and where can they connect with you? Cleous GloWry Young (35:04.733)So, Cleous GloWry Young (35:18.353)So I’m on the different social medias. They can go on either say LinkedIn or what is called Facebook or Instagram or TikTok. And you can find me there under my name, Cleus Young or the Airport Adventure or the Mountain of Miracles. Those are things that are used to actually identify me. I’m currently in Philadelphia, but I travel with different. go to different places and stuff like that. So if people are interested in me coming out, I could come to the different locations as well. But Philadelphia is my base and it’s been a journey here. Even that, it’s like learning about who I am in this city called Philadelphia. Like learning how to master yourself in Philadelphia. So anyone that’s interested, if they’re in the Philadelphia area, I do monthly events here. They can reach out to me. through any one of the social medias. You want to contact information as well, like phone number. Cleous GloWry Young (36:26.383)Okay. Yeah. So, and then just to what you just said about the book, right? You know, the Bible is a book. The Bhagavad Gita is a book. The Quran is a book. These are all stories that are put together to show that, this is what others have done. You can learn from it. And it’s like for me, that’s all my life is. It’s like… Yeah, I write books, but I also want my life to be that book that somebody can open up afterwards when I’m gone. And it’s like, hey, this is what I could learn from this person who was here once ago. So that’s life. And to me, that’s what meaning is. Not only when you’re on here on Earth, but when you leave and you go, you can still have meaning here to somebody who is gonna take a new path to life. Nick McGowan (37:20.28)Yeah. Awesome, man. I appreciate you being on today. Thank you so much for your time today. Cleous GloWry Young (37:24.973)And thank you for having me.

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