Podcast appearances and mentions of Jeff Bowen

Send us a textThis episode features an interview with performer Mark Horne about his life and loves in amateur theatre, including his early days as a ‘Crescenteenie' and his membership of the Crescent Youth Theatre.Mark also tells us about his role in the Crescent Theatre's forthcoming production of [title of show], Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen's witty love-letter to musical theatre and the creative process.

We discuss coach Bowen's transition to the Frontier, his team's first game of the season, and what he's seen on film from this year's MSU-N Lights football program ahead of their game on Saturday (1pm MT/12pm Arizona Time)

It's time for another visit with Midday's theater critic, J. Wynn Rousuck, who joins us each week with her reviews of Maryland's regional stage. Today, she tells us about the new Spotlighters Theater production of [title of show]. The small-scale musical about two guys writing a musical was written, in fact, by those two guys: Jeff Bowen (music and lyrics) and Hunter Bell (book). Their self-referential play, which explores the creative and artistically transformative journey required to mount a stage musical, is directed by Stephen Foreman, with musical direction by Mandee Ferrier Roberts, and a four-member cast that includes Alex Gubler as Hunter, Nick Cherone as Jeff, Neva Sullivan as Heidi, and Natalie Stolurow as Susan. There have been some late changes to the play's production schedule. Spotlighters Theatre has announced that due to a number of positive COVID-19 tests among the cast & crew, its performances of [title of show] for Thur, Jan 26 through Sun, Jan 29 are CANCELED. Patrons with tickets for Sat, Jan 21, and for Jan 26, 27, 28 and 29, should check their email for a message from AHSpotlighters@gmail.com, with instructions for how to reschedule their tickets for a future performance of [title of show], or to convert their ticket purchase into a donation, a ticket credit, or to request a refund. [title of show] will be performed at Spotlighters Theatre from February 2-5. For more information, follow the theater link. ___________________________________________ Judy and Tom also discuss the announcements that two esteemed local theaters will be closing. Single Carrot Theatre, which has been an innovative force in Baltimore for the past 15 years, is canceling the one show left in its final season, but will continue its educational programs through the end of the academic year. Rep Stage, the professional theater-in-residence at Howard County Community College in Columbia, will be closing permanently after completing the two productions remaining in the current season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cory kicks off the offseason chatting with Arizona Christian Firestorm HC Jeff Bowen about his team, moving to the Frontier, and how to rearrange the playoffs! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jeff Bowen, Head football coach at Arizona Christian University, talks about his journey and the current state of college football (14:30). Then, Michael Fabiano jumps in for his weekly segment to give us expert fantasy football advice (30:08). The post November 15th Podcast: Jeff Bowen, Michael Fabiano first appeared on Sports360AZ.

Adrienne shares her process building a container for her collaborators work to live and breathe. Thank you for taking the time to listen to our chat with Adrienne Campbell-Holt! If you are listening to this on Apple Podcast, we'd love it if you could share your love in a review! About Adrienne Campbell-Holt: Adrienne is a NY-based director and choreographer and the Founding Artistic Director of Colt Coeur. She is the recipient of the 2018 Lucille Lortel Visionary Director Award. Click here to watch video of Adrienne's March 2018 acceptance speech. Adrienne was recently profiled in Women in Hollywood - read on here and featured in American Theatre magazine, click here to read. Current/Upcoming: world premiere: Other World, by Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen & Ann McNamee, choreography by Karla Puno Garcia (Delaware Theater Center),world premiere of Afterwords, music and lyrics by Zoe Sarnak, book by Emily Kaczmarek, choreography by Ebony Williams (5th Avenue Theater, Seattle). Adrienne was a Time Warner/Women's Project Lab 2014-2016 Fellow, a recipient of the Bill Foeller Fellowship at Williamstown Theatre Festival, a Jerome Foundation/Tofte Lake Fellowship, the EST/Sloan grant, an alum of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab, and a New Georges Affiliated Artist and Audrey Resident. She has developed work with La Jolla Playhouse, the Roundabout, Playwrights Horizons, Clubbed Thumb, Rattlestick, Women's Project Theater, IAMA, New Georges, Playwrights' Center, Portland Center Stage, and the Ensemble Studio Theater. Resources from this episode: adriennecampbellholt.com @adriennech @coltcoeur Afterwards at 5thavenue --- Come say hi to us! Facebook: @PageToStagePodcast @BroadwayPodcastNetwork Instagram: @PageToStagePodcast @TheMaryDina @BrianSedita @BroadwayPodcastNetwork Twitter: @TheMaryDina @BwayPodNetwork Youtube: @PageToStagePodcast @BroadwayPodcastNetwork #PageToStagePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features discussions about Andrew Beall, Evan McCormack and David Don Miller's Goodbye New York and Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen and Ann McNamee's Other World. Hunter, Jeff and Ann were also joined by their director Adrienne Campbell-Holt. GOODBYE NEW YORK (by Andrew Beall, Evan McCormack and David Don Miller) - When Olivia Long sets out to indulge her final day in New York City, the last thing she expects is to run into Will Edmonds--the one that got away. To her shock, he thinks she's the one who got away, and he's been waiting ten years to tell her. So she shares her day with him, showing him the New York she loves, and all that he's been missing. But she's harboring a secret, one that will take her away from him forever. A second chance at love doesn't always come along, but if it does...do we take it? Even if it only lasts one day? Is it worth it to pull someone closer...only to say goodbye? OTHER WORLD (by Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen and Ann McNamee) - Other World is an original musical that tells the story of avid online gamer Sri and non-gamer Lorraine who are magically and unexpectedly transported into Sri's favorite video game, Other World. The duo must learn how to work together and, with the aid of fellow gamers and their avatars, survive the game and find a way home. With its themes of love, loss, creativity, imagination, forgiveness, and empathy, this adventurous new show embraces family and the connections we make on- and off-line in this modern cyber age. Other World proudly features an inclusive cast and characters mirroring the gaming community and culture and giving voice to exciting talents.  Featuring performances from Arielle Jacobs, Michael Maliakel and Brad Standley Connect with Andrew Beall: Instagram and Twitter: @composerandrew Connect with Evan McCormack: Instagram: @esmccormack Connect with David Don Miller: Instagram and Twitter: @daviddonmiller Connect with Hunter Bell: Instagram: @huntbell Connect with Jeff Bowen: Instagram: @jefbowen Connect with Ann McNamee: Instagram: @mcnamee.ann Twitter: @AnnMcNamee Connect with New York Theatre Barn: Support us: nytheatrebarn.org/give Twitter: @nytheatrebarn Instagram: @newyorktheatrebarn  Facebook.com/nytheatrebarn nytheatrebarn.org Joe's personal Instagram: @bisforbarros Jen's personal Instagram: @jensandler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Ben and Daniel discuss the results of Roses and Daffodils: The Essential Follies Playlist. For this project, listeners voted weekly for their favorite versions of the Follies female solos, and "Friends of the Pod" appeared with Ben and Daniel on "Next Year, Some Year" to weigh in on the deeper cuts. For the male solos, a panel of Follies aficionados were asked to contribute their expertise in deciding the winners. These "Experts" include Jeff Bowen, Ted Chapin, Adam Feldman, Lonny Price, Scott Wittman, and Tony Yazbeck. While comparing these results with their own personal choices, Ben and Daniel deep dive into each recording and break down tracks by Dorothy Collins, Alexis Smith, Yvonne DeCarlo, Gene Nelson, John McMartin, Barbara Cook, George Hearn, Julia McKenzie, Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Ethel Shutta, and Elaine Stritch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cory sat down with ACU HC Jeff Bowen to talk ball, putting the “Christian” in “Arizona Christian”, and more!

Cory sat down with ACU HC Jeff Bowen to talk ball, putting the “Christian” in “Arizona Christian”, and more!

When he’s not pursuing his dreams onstage, this performer spends his spare time translating musicals like Hamilton from English to Japanese, on a mission to bridge the gap between Japanese and American musical theater audiences. Gen Parton-Shin is a Japanese-British actor who made his professional debut as Angel in the Official Japanese cast of Rent in 2008. While pursuing his dreams in the US, he furthered his career with leading roles in Japan's official Broadway productions of next to normal (Gabe), Dracula (Jonathan), Bare (Jason), and Rocky Horror Show (Rocky). Gen also played the lead role in an original Japanese musical Mitsuko ~Love Crosses All Borders~ in 2010, composed by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll and Hyde, The Civil War). He has been a part of numerous musical/play readings in NYC, including Other World (directed by Gabriel Barr and written by Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen of Title of Show), off-Broadway’s K-pop, and Mafatu (produced by Broadway veteran Telly Leung). He co-founded a company called Broadway in Japan, which introduced Broadway musical theatre faculty to Japanese aspiring musical theatre performers, offering invaluable education opportunities in Japan. Gen has also appeared on TV, including roles on Season 4 of Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and The Other Two on Comedy Central. In addition, Gen has self-produced three solo cabaret shows, and in the latest one he translated and performed “My Shot” from Hamilton in Japanese. During our conversation, Gen describes his musical theater journey which has taken him from the stages of Japan, to those of New York. He shares that while performing in Japan, he wasn’t always satisfied with the translations they were given to work with; thus sparking his drive and desire to see if he could do the job himself. Gen has now translated about three fifths of Hamitlon into Japanese, comparing the process to completing a puzzle which he really enjoys.  He also shares that one of his life missions is “to bridge Japan and the U.S.”, which he has begun to do with his foray into translation, hoping to make American musical theater easier for Japanese audiences to listen to and process. In this episode, we talk about:  Why he identifies as a Third Culture Kid  Completing the One-Year Conservatory program at T. Schreiber Studio on a tourist visa How he was inspired to start translating musicals into Japanese  The intricacies of translating English to Japanese  Why he thinks musical theater is so popular in Japan  Takarazuka Revue - the all female musical theater troupe in Japan Connect with Gen and watch two of his Hamilton translations: Watch Hamilton's "My Shot" Watch Hamilton's "Helpless" Check out 35mm, A Musical Exhibition IG: @GenPartonShin Twitter: @GenPartonShin Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. A very special thanks to our patrons who help make this podcast possible! Cheryl Hodges-Selden, Paul Seales, David Seales If you would like to see your name in this show notes or get a shout out on the pod itself, visit ttp.fm/patreon to become a member and show your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On July 28, 2011, the Asheville Fire Department was forever changed by the tragic LODD of Captain Jeff Bowen. During this interview, Fire Chief Scott Burnette talks about that fateful day and the significant changes that have occurred in the Asheville Fire Department – changes that every fire department can benefit from.     Contact Us www.SAMatters.com   www.RichGasaway.com   612-548-4424 (office)   Let’s Get connected   Facebook: Follow SAMatters LinkedIn: Follow Rich Gasaway Twitter: Follow Rich Gasaway Instagram: Follow SA_Matters Youtube: Subscribe to SAMattersTV Itunes: Subscribe to SAMatters Radio Stitcher Radio: Subscribe to SAMatters Radio Google Play: Subscribe to SAMatters Radio iHeart Radio: Subscribe to SAMatters Radio   Premier Sponsor Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Associate Sponsor Chief Miller Instagram: @Chief_Miller   Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/   NIOSH Investigation report (Hyperlink): http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face201013.pdf   KMBC News video:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOv27DH8aWk   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNAvC7_jbcA   The SAMatters Show is the longest running, fastest growing, safety focused weekly program on the Internet. If you know a company that might be interested in advertising their product or service to our listeners and viewers, ask them to contact us at SAMatters.com.

On July 28, 2011, the Asheville Fire Department was forever changed by the tragic LODD of Captain Jeff Bowen. During this interview, Fire Chief Scott Burnette talks about that fateful day and the significant changes that have occurred in the Asheville Fire Department – changes that every fire department can benefit from.     Contact Us www.SAMatters.com   www.RichGasaway.com   612-548-4424 (office)   Let’s Get connected   Facebook: Follow SAMatters LinkedIn: Follow Rich Gasaway Twitter: Follow Rich Gasaway Instagram: Follow SA_Matters Youtube: Subscribe to SAMattersTV Itunes: Subscribe to SAMatters Radio Stitcher Radio: Subscribe to SAMatters Radio Google Play: Subscribe to SAMatters Radio iHeart Radio: Subscribe to SAMatters Radio   Premier Sponsor Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Associate Sponsor Chief Miller Instagram: @Chief_Miller   Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/   NIOSH Investigation report (Hyperlink): http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face201013.pdf   KMBC News video:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOv27DH8aWk   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNAvC7_jbcA   The SAMatters Show is the longest running, fastest growing, safety focused weekly program on the Internet. If you know a company that might be interested in advertising their product or service to our listeners and viewers, ask them to contact us at SAMatters.com.

Join Alex and guest host Dr. Jeff Bowen in a discussion of the psychological concepts in Her (2013), another tour de force by Joaquin Phoenix (I suppose this show has become to the JP show by now...). We chat about how real a relationship with an OS could be--for me... I love my MacOS! Full episode notes available here.

Normally on this show we don't talk to guests with a particular expertise in anything, we just talk to people on their everyday opinions on things. But for this episode, we actually talked to a millennial who is a professor aka someone who actually knows what he is talking about. His name is Jeff Bowen, and he teaches a class on social media at the Johns Hopkins Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. In this episode, we talk about social media's effect on how we behave, and what kind of changes you read about in the media (Does social media make us less antisocial in real life? Does it affect women differently than men? Does it cause higher levels of depression and anxiety? Does it make a difference to communicate with someone face to face vs. over text? etc.) have a basis in research and which don't. Music is The Beauty of Maths by Meydän. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/im-the-villain/support

Featuring President, Tour Promoter & Talent Agent; Jeff Bowen. We discuss the agency business, the touring business, followed by an interview with Jeff.

Discuss on Reddit ➤ Support the Show ➤ With September just around the corner, it seems like the best time to tackle Schmidt and Jones’ ‘The Fantasticks.’ Currently the longest running musical in the world with a staggering 17,000+ performances, ‘The Fantasticks’ has been a bit of an enigma in the musical theatre world in more ways than one. The boys try and pull apart why it lasted so long, discuss the problems that come with musicals running for a long time, and share some personal stories when reflecting on the themes of youth and love in the show. The Fantasticks (New Off-Broadway Recording) Amazon / iTunes / Spotify SHOW NOTES If you’re as fascinated as us about why The Fantasticks lasted as long as it did then check out this documentary. What do you think about the movie adaptation of The Fantasticks? Does it work? Or can this show only exist on a small Off-Broadway stage? Here are some great interviews from the revival of the Off-Broadway production, from backstage and from the cast recording! Are you as befuzzled as us as to why Aaron Carter appeared in this? Here he is appealing to his pop fans… If you’re into the obscure/creepy/weird/all of the above, then The League of Gentlemen will be right up your alley. Fantastic one? Fantastic two? Fantastic three? Fantastic 4: The Musical! The Bible of the beat generation in many ways is ‘On the Road’ by Jack Kerouac and the Homer's Odyssey is ‘Howl’ by Allen Ginsberg However, Jimi’s favourite piece by Kerouac is ‘Lonesome Traveler’ and one of his favourite things in existence is this painting inspired by it. Be better than Jimi and Tommy and learn all about the basics of commedia dell’arte from this National Theatre documentary. A Fierce Quiz Question The Tony winning star from this musical caused Jeff Bowen to say the word fierce for the first AND second time. What show?

Head Coach of Arizona Christian Firestorm Football joins us to talk about his upbringing, his coaching career and all the exciting things happening at Arizona Christian University!

Discuss on Reddit ➤ Support the Show ➤ Jimi and Tommy take a trip round the Natural History Museum with their favourite fab foursome - The FourBs - as they discuss their musical ‘Now. Here. This.’ They contemplate the importance of subtlety in cast recordings, high school moments that made them hot and queer representation in musical theatre for their weekly socio-political fix. Now. Here. This. (Original Cast Recording) Amazon / iTunes / Spotify SHOW NOTES What’s your name for the ‘FourBs’ - Susan Blackwell, Jeff Bowen, Heidi Blickenstaff, Hunter Bell? Tell us on Twitter! Check out ToS If you haven’t already, and you’re a musical theatre nerd, go check out the FourBs’ first work ‘[title of show]’. Those guys sure do love their punctuated titles… Neofuturists Interested in experimental fringe theatre? Have a peek at the stuff that The Neo-Futurists are getting up to! Dazzle camouflage Let musical theatre and Jeff Bowen guide you into a whole new world of education with what the hell Dazzle Camouflage actually is.Hey podcast fans, what makes you hot? Let us know over on our subreddit! Necessary ‘Now. Here. This.’ watching is the gang’s Kickstarter documentary - you can watch it here! Surprise! We got to interview the gorgeous and glorious cast of ‘Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812’ while they were recording their original Broadway cast recording (due next month!) - have a look at us speaking to Denée Benton here! A PHILOSOPHICAL QUIZ QUESTION What musical features Socrates, Jean-Paul Sartre and L. Ron Hubbard in its cast?

David Barker sits down with Wiley Dean and Jeff Bowen to discuss gospel singing.

It’s a striking coincidence. You don’t have to be the writer of stage thrillers to see it. Maybe it’s the work of some devious theatrical conspiracy. How else to explain two shows opening in the North Bay the same weekend, each one a play about people writing a play about people writing a play. And just keep things interesting, one of these self-referential theatrical endeavors is a musical. "[Title of Show]," and yes, that’s the title of the show, was written in 2004 by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell, who proposed to the New York Musical Theater Festival that they be allowed to write a musical about the process of writing that very same musical. Eventually, with the addition of two actresses named Susan and Heidi, "[Title of Show]," with brackets, did actually appear in the festival, followed by an off-Broadway run and after a period when it looked like the show’s life was finally over, it ended up on Broadway. And yes, all of that is in the show, too. And now, it’s in San Rafael, presented by Marin Onstage at Belrose Theater, this loopy, tuneful love story to the creative process is directed by Carl Jordan, and features Fernando Siu and Phillip Percy Williams as Jeff and Hunter, and Abbey Lee and Amanda Morando as Susan and Heidi. Justin Pine appears too, as Larry, the guy at the piano, because evidently every would-be playwright has his own accompanist hanging out in the corner of his apartment, just in case inspiration strikes. It really is a show about the creation of the show it’s about, which gets a little weird at times, as we watch the writers writing the show in front of us. At one point, Jeff asks Susan why she hasn’t said anything in a while, and she responds by saying, "Because this is the first line you’ve written for me to say in a while.” The songs are, for the most part, all about writing songs, but also - and this is why "[Title of Show]" is such a great show - the songs get to the heart of what it’s like to try and create something: the insecurities and doubts, the discoveries that come out of nowhere, the thrills and joys of hitting the mark when you finally do. Energetically and sympathetically performed by the entire cast, who bring their own unique personalities to the characters indelibly established by the original Jeff, Hunter, Susan and Heidi, this is a show for anyone whose ever dreamed of doing something really hard, and knows the heartache of failure and the sheer, ecstatic wonder of success. There’s one more weekend. And running through April 5th is Spreckels Theater Company’s production of "Deathtrap." Written by Ira Leven and directed with nastiness and glee by David Yen, ‘Deathtrap’ is a two-act, five-character play about a blocked playwright discover a two-act, five character play called "Deathtrap." There is little I can say about it without spoiling the many surprises, so let me just say that the cast of five drive the play with mounting energy, balancing the mounting tension with plenty of authentic comedy. Some of the murder weapons hanging on the wall are a little conspicuously rubbery and non-threatening, but everything else in this show is sharp, loaded, and entertainingly lethal. And there you have it: Two shows about people creating shows. You should consider showing up for one for both. You won’t regret it. I’m David Templeton, Second Row Center, for KRCB.

On July 8, 2013, SDCF hosted a panel discussion focused on the future of musical theatre. The panel featured writer Rick Elice, songwriter Jeff Bowen, singer/songwriter Amanda Green, director Stafford Arima, choreographer Kelly Devine and songwriter Benj Pasek. This conversation zeroes in on collaboration, the audition process and accepted genres of music as changing factors in the development of musical theatre today.

Hello and welcome to episode 7 of the Situational Awareness Matters radio show. I’m your host, Rich Gasaway. The purpose of this show is to improve situational awareness and decision making for individuals and teams who work in high stress, high consequence environments. Our mission is simple… To help you see the bad things coming… in time to prevent bad outcomes.     I am broadcasting to you today from my Situational Awareness Matters Get in the Loop Tour Stop in Erwin, Tennessee where I am training 950 employees from Nuclear Fuel Services on situational awareness and the challenges faced by industrial workers. NFS processes the uranium that powers the nuclear navy. I am honored they have engaged me in a multi-year contract to help improve the safety of their employees. Thank you NFS for this opportunity.     On this episode we’ll talk about:   1. The Line of Duty Death of Asheville Fire Captain Jeff Bowen.   2. In the near-miss lesson learned we’ll talk about an incident where flawed situational awareness led to firefighters being caught in a ceiling collapse.   3. And in the Question/Answer segment we’ll take a program attendee question about fatigue.   FEATURE TOPIC   Healing and growing from tragedy   I had an opportunity to present along side Asheville Fire Chief Scott Burnette at the North Carolina Society of Fire Rescue Instructors Conference. This opportunity came as a result of another wonderful opportunity that Chief Burnette extended to me to conduct facilitated debriefings following the line-of-duty death of Captain Jeff Bowen. During the debriefing process I was able to learn, first-hand, of the challenges and opportunities the department faced during this horrific event on July 28, 2011. ChiefBurnette’s presentation (which preceded mine) was titled Fourteen Minutes, Thirteen Seconds. It was so named for the time it took rescue crews to locate and remove Captain Bowen following the Mayday call. Chief Burnette told the audience those brief minutes passed like hours.  The visit and presentation also gave me the opportunity to visit again with Firefighter Jay Bettencourt. Jay is the firefighter who was with Captain Bowen when he went down on the fifth floor of the medical office building. Jay’s acts of heroism to rescue his brother left me awe struck. Jay is a humble man. I am confident he would not see himself as a hero. Rather, he would characterize himself as a firefighter who was just doing his job. During my portion of the presentation, I focused on how we conducted the facilitated debriefings following the event.  I brought Jay to the front of the room and, standing beside Firefighter Bettencourt I told the audience. “Some day, my grand kids will ask me if I am a hero. I will tell them no. Grandpa is not a hero. But I have stood among them” and then looked to Jay. He received the most well-deserved standing ovation I have ever seen delivered.   Likewise, when Chief Burnette finished speaking he also received a standing ovation from the audience. Chief Burnette was very forthcoming with his assessment of the incident and the lessons learned. He’s such a humble leader. One that all of us should emulate. I did not envy the position he was in to give such a tough presentation in front of such a large audience. He remained poised and professional.   At one point Chief Burnette spoke of a dream he had in November where Captain Bowen appeared and walked the chief through the fire incident, step by step, and told him everything that happened. It was, by far, the most riveting story I had every heard. Ever! There can be no doubt for the Chief’s love and compassion for his firefighters. His commitment to learn every lesson possible from this tragedy is very apparent.   Just two weeks ago I had the opportunity to revisit my friends in Asheville. This was the first visit since my facilitated debriefing last fall. The purpose of this visit was to be briefed by the Post Incident Analysis teams. I was very impressed with the amount of work that had been done based on the recommendations in my report.   All too often I encounter fire departments who’ve experienced a line of duty death and, as a result, have changed nothing. Some are in denial. Some say that if they address the issues they will be dishonoring the fallen. This often leaves the firefighters anger and disappointed because they all know things went wrong and there are lessons to learn… not to dishonor the fallen, but to honor the fallen. We owe it to every fallen firefighter to learn every possible lesson about how the tragedy unfolded and how to prevent it from happening again.   Clearly, The Asheville Fire Department is an organization that is taking the lesson from the tragedy of July 28, 2011 and making real changes to improve their safety and operations. Their actions will become a blueprint for other departments to follow. To say I’m impressed is an understatement. This is a first-rate organization that is well on its way to healing and growing out of tragedy. Congratulations Asheville Fire Department.   SITUATIONAL AWARENESS NEAR MISS LESSON LEARNED     This lesson comes to us from the Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System, where lessons learned become lessons applied.     We responded to assist another fire department at a structure fire that was caused by a lightning strike. The fire was in the attic of a two-story home of approximately 3000 square feet. The first due engine had pulled two 1 3/4" lines and a 2 1/2" line with a cellar nozzle. My crew went upstairs to assist with the fire attack. There was a very light haze of smoke on the second floor. After opening a hole in the ceiling, we put the 2 1/2" line with the cellar nozzle into the attic.     We then noticed the room next to us had a glow coming from under the door. As the attack team went to make entry into that room, the entire ceiling collapsed on top of us and visibility went to zero. One firefighter had their face-piece knocked off and we all were disoriented. Everyone made it out without injury.     LESSONS LEARNED   Be aware of what the conditions are around you. When you use a cellar nozzle in the attic, anticipating a collapse.     This near-miss serves as an example of flawed Level 3 situational awareness – where the crew had a flawed ability to predict, project, or forecast future outcomes based on current information. This often happens when personnel are operating in the moment with a fixation on the task and little thought is given to cause and effect.     When you are applying water, you are adding 8.35 pounds of weight into the structure for every gallon of water you apply. If you flow a 100 GPM nozzle for two minutes, that’s 1,670 pounds of water being loaded into the ceiling.     As you apply water, think… how much weight and I loading into the structure? Where is it going? Can the structure support the weight? What are the potential outcomes if it cannot? Can we anticipate those outcomes before they happen? Can we take action to prevent the bad outcome?     Level 3 situational awareness is developed by using past experience, past training and your imagination to envision future events. It’s the foundation of the mission ofSAMatters… to help you see the bad things coming… in time to avoid bad outcomes.     You can visit them at www.FirefighterNearMiss.com     If you have experienced or witnessed a near miss and would like to be interviewed on this show, visit my companion site:    www.CloseCallSurvivor.com    Click on the “contact us” link. Thank you, in advance, for sharing your lessons learned so others may live.   Peeling Back the Layers     Situational awareness is consistently identified as one of the leading contributing factors in firefighter near-miss events. Yet many firefighters who know, with confidence, they lost their situational awareness don’t understand how… or why… their situational awareness was impacted.   There are two essential reasons for this. First, many responders don’t understand what situational awareness is nor do they understand how to develop and maintain it. Second – and this can be a shocker for some – flawed situational awareness is not the root cause of a near-miss (or a casualty event for that matter). Flawed situational awareness is a SYMPTOM. 

   Let’s address the first issue – understanding what situational awareness is.   Situational awareness is your ability to capture and understand information about what is happening around you, in the context of place and time. Then being able to take the understanding of the information and make accurate predictions about future events before they occur. The acronym I created that may help you remember this is G-A-S.
   G – Gather information   A – Assess the information   S – Speculate on future events

   When you read a report (near-miss or casualty) that identifies flawed situational awareness as a contributing factor the first question you should ask is: “What flawed the situational awareness.” This is where the understanding of situational awareness becomes more complex. I have identified and researched over one hundred barriers to situational awareness. A barrier is anything that causes the loss of situational awareness or anything that keeps situational awareness from being restored once it is lost.   Asking probing questions can help you peel back the layers and get to the root cause. For example, asking: “What mission were the responders trying to accomplish at the time of the near-miss (or casualty)?” This starts the process of peeling back the layers to allow you to understand how a deep focus on a critical mission can cause a narrowing of attention to a limited number of clues and cues. I term this situational awareness barrier “Mission Myopia.” As you understand how mission myopia occurs and the consequences, you begin peeling back the layers and see how the same thing might happen to you. That is when the real learning occurs.

   Peeling back the layers takes the understanding of near miss and casualty events to a whole new level. In the book, Situational Awareness for Emergency Response (PennWell 2013, p.8) I offer the following questions to help you peel back the layers:
   .    What were the responders trying to accomplish at the time things went wrong?     .    What was the overall mission of the incident, and what role were the responders playing in advancing the mission when things went wrong?     .    Why did it make sense for the responder to be doing what they were doing at the moment things went wrong?     .    What task or objective were the responders focused on that kept them from seeing the bad outcome on the horizon?     .    Were there any distractions or interruptions that drew the responders’ attention away from their task?     .    Did the responders understand the overall incident goals and objectives, their roles in the mission, and how other individuals or teams were going to influence the outcome?     INFORMATION     If you’re interested in attending a live event, you can check out the Situational Awareness Matters Tour Stop schedule at: SAMatters.com. Click on the Program and Keynotes tab just below the header. Then click on the “Events Schedule” tab. If I’m in your area, I hope you’ll consider attending a live event.   If you’re not able to attend a live event, consider signing up for the SAMatters On-Line Academy. The Academy contains videos and articles that cover the same content as a three-day live tour event, delivered in 14 modules you can go through at your own pace, from your own computer. The Academy Plus version includes four books that are referenced throughout the Academy.   The Plus version is a great bargain because the tuition simply covers the cost of the books… making the Academy free!   Just click on the link below the header on the SAMatters home page titled “On-Line Academy.”     SAMatters COMMUNITY QUESTION     This question comes from an attendee of the Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder class in Indiana.     QUESTION: What is the impact of fatigue on first responder situational awareness?     ANSWER: Fatigue diminishes situational awareness significantly. The impact of fatigue on all aspects of mental performance are well-documented in research. I know this answer may not be popular with responders who work 24 or 48 hour shifts, but the science backs my assertion that the fatigued brain does not function as well as the rested brain.   Severe fatigue can have the same impact as alcohol, impairing coherent thought, gross motor skills and fine motor skills. Fatigue can impact reasoning, memory, recall and impact sight and hearing.     This is a great question and we’ll dedicate an upcoming episode to the topic of worker fatigue so look for that on the horizon.     CLOSING     Well, that’s it. Episode 7 is complete. Thank you for sharing some of your valuable time with me today. I sincerely appreciate your support of my mission.     If you like the show, please go to iTunes, and search for SAMatters Radio and subscribe to the podcast and leaving your feedback and a 5-star review. This will help others find the show.     You can also sign up for the free SAMatters monthly newsletter by visiting www.SAMatters.com and clicking the red box on the right side of the home page.     Be safe out there. May the peace of the Lord, and strong situational awareness, be with you always.     You’ve been listening to the Situational Awareness Matters Radio show with Dr. Richard B. Gasaway.  If you’re interested in learning more about situational awareness, human factors and decision making under stress, visit SAMatters.com. If you’re interested in booking Dr. Gasaway for an upcoming event, visit his personal website atRichGasaway.com     If you are interested in purchasing a copy of Situational Awareness for Emergency Response, visit SAMatters.com, click on the “Store” link and then the “Print Books” link. I personally sign every book purchased through my store as a show of appreciation for supporting my mission. The proceeds of all book and video sales are invested back into our mission and help ensure you can continue to receive valuable articles and radio show content for free.     NIOSH Line of Duty Death Report http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face201118.pdf   Asheville Fire Department website http://www.ashevillenc.gov/Departments/Fire.aspx   Situational Awareness Matters! website www.SAMatters.com   On-Line Academy http://www.samatters.com/situational-awareness-matters-academy/   Upcoming Events Schedule http://www.samatters.com/programs-keynote/eventschedule/   Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/   Close Call Survivor Website www.CloseCallSurvivor.com   Contact Rich Gasaway www.RichGasaway.com Support@RichGasaway.com 612-548-4424      

The Guys have several announcements: Genealogical Publishing Company has just published a new Genealogy at a Glance laminated reference guide. This one is titled “Ancestry.com Research” and is written by George G. Morgan. You can order it from GPC or at the Aha! Seminars, Inc., website. All of George and Drew's publications can be ordered at the Aha! Seminars, Inc., website, and the links there take you to the best pricing available. The company that purchased Ancestry Publishing's business several years ago has published the second edition of The Official Guide to Ancestry.com in Kindle format and Nook format. That book was published in 2008 and is extremely outdated. In addition, the current publisher has not paid any royalties to this author for more than two years. Therefore, George strongly recommends that you do not purchase either ebook version of this book. Drew will be an Official Blogger at RootsTech 2014. The news includes: Ancestry.com announced the Fold3 Honor Wall at Fold3.com. They also announced the addition of man new record additions to the Ancestry.com site. DC Thomson, owner of findmypast.com and Genes Reunited, and formerly known as brightsolid online publishing, has announced a deal with FamilySearch.org to make billions of records available online. MyHeritage has announced a strategic partnership with FamilySearch.org to make billions of records available online. Drew covers major additions from mid-October to mid-November by FamilySearch.org to its collections of records available online. MyHeritage announced a partnership with BillionGraves to add 5.5 million gravestone records and with Tributes.com to add 3.5 million obituaries to their site. MyHeritage announced an enhancement to their site that allows users to extract information form historical records into multiple profiles on your family tree. Listener email includes: Lee asks about Family Tree Maker 2014. He also provides information about the Ohio Genealogical Society's important library holdings. Matt Miller discusses genealogical proof in the attempt to demolish a brick wall in his blog at http://matthewkmiller.blogspot.com/2013/10/what-constitutes-proof.html. Maria Northcote, producer of the Genies Down Under podcast in Australia, wrote to thank us for our review of Betty Kreisel Shubert's book, Out of Style, in our March 2013 podcast. The Guys shared information from an article from the New York Public Library about “Why Your Family Name Was Not Changed at Ellis Island (and One That Was).” Ben wrote about name changes at Ellis Island as well. Mike asked if there is an equivalent of the SSDI in other countries, specifically Italy. Mac writes that she believes that the suggestion that silhouettes and clip art in family trees was made by genealogist Lisa Louise Cooke in her Genealogy Gems podcasts. The Guys reviewed a number of books in this episode: Applications for Enrollment of Chickasaw Newborn Act of 1905, Volumes 1, 2, and 3, transcribed by Jeff Bowen. Printed for Clearfield Company by Genealogical Publishing Company. Without Indentures: Index to White Slave Children in Colonial Court Records [Maryland and Virginia], by Richard Hayes Phillips, Ph.D. Published by Genealogical Publishing Company. Sustainable Genealogy: Separating Fact from Fiction in Family Legends, by Richard Hite. Published by Genealogical Publishing Company. 19th Century Photos Kwik Guide: A Step-by-Step Guide to Identifying and Dating Cartes de Visite and Cabinet Cards, by Gary W. Clark. Published by PhotoTree.com.

We are going to sit down with Jeff 1 on 1 and discuss how Jeff handles his business that has landed him over 60 transactions in 2012 and even more in 2013

The Genealogy Guys announce that there have been over 1,000,000 downloads of the podcast since it began on 5 September 2005! Thanks to all our listeners!!! The news includes: The British Library has announced the launch of the British Newspaper Archive website. It initially hosts more than 4 million pages from more than 200 British and Irish newspapers, primarily from the 18th and 19th centuries. RootsMagic has announced the official release of RootsMagic Version 5, the latest version of its award-winning software. The Guild of One-Name Studies has introduced flexible membership joining rates in six currencies. A new grassroots group called Saving Ours, concerned with preserving our archived materials, has launched a new website at SavingOurs.com. FamilySearch has added 18 million new records from 12 countries to its site, including 21 new U.S. collections. Ancestry.com has announced a newly upgraded app at the iTunes store. Ancestry.com has announced the release of Family Tree Maker software for the Macintosh. The Guys review the following new print resources: Applications for Enrollment of Creek Newborn Act of 1905, Volume I, transcribed by Jeff Bowen. (Clearfield Publishing, 2011.) Seminole of Florida, Indian Census 1930-1940 With Birth and Death Records 1930-1938, transcribed by Jeff Bowen. (Clearfield Publishing, 2011.) The Guide to FamilySearch Online by James L. Tanner. (Bookmark Graphics, 2011.) Available at Amazon.com. English Genealogy Research by Paul Milner, a new QuickSheet publication from Genealogical Publishing Company. The listener email includes: Richard is looking for clues to locating his grandmother's cousin Robert George Jones. Vickie is researching her great-great-grandfather, Francis Edward Johnson, a longtime brick wall. Susan describes how she copies PDF files between desktop, iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Rich adds to the PDF discussion and uses O'Reilly's free Bookworm services at bookworm.oreilly.com. Maria is researching her great-great-grandfather after his arrival in Australia, circa 1866. Michael would like to contact Judy to help chart her family tree. [Judy: Please email us again] Laura asks if there is a new edition of Professional Genealogy being published. Patti is researching the marriage of her great-aunt, who served with the Women's Army Corps, in 1945 in Italy while still in service. She is seeking Italian civil registration records. Brad is seeking a professional researcher to help with work in Georgia and Tennessee. The Guys suggested directories at the websites of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Board for Certification of Genealogists. Jason has questions about notations on ships' passenger lists and about the College of Arms and coats-of-arms.

This week's news includes: Cyndi's List at www.cyndislist.com has launched a new website with a new look, new organization, and improved navigation. MyHeritage.com has acquired Bliscy.pl from Poland's Internet publishing company, Wirtualna Polska, expanding its presence in the Polish family history market. Anthony Ray, a junior majoring in Music at West Coast Bible College in Lancaster, California, was introduced at the 2011 Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree in Burbank as this year's recipient of the Suzanne Winsor Freeman Memorial Student Genealogy Grant. The Guild of One-Name Studies will be at the Colorado Family History Expo on June 24-25 in Loveland, Colorado, and will offer extended membership to people joining for the first time. The offer is also good at www.one-name.org/colorado-offer.html. The "Genealogy Roadshow" currently filming in Ireland will make its debut on RTE later this summer, and it should also be accessible online at http://www.rte.ie/player. This week's email includes: Linda, listening to Episode #222, where George talked about the 1880 U.S. federal census and the Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent schedules, tells us that there is a "Statewide Index to Indiana's 1880 DDD Schedules" available on CD-ROM from the Indiana Genealogical Society. The society also offfers a "Statewide Index to Indiana's 1890 Soldiers Enrollment Lists". Margie thanks Bill for suggestions about where to locate more information about the WPA. Brandt has questions about source citations for some land records he has come across. Charleen asked for advice about very early birth records in New York State. The Guys review three new books: Complete Delaware Roll of 1898, transcribed by Jeff Bowen. (Clearfield Company and Genealogical Publishing Co., 2011) Finding the Civil War in Your Family Album by Maureen A. Taylor (Picture Perfect Press, 2011) NGS Research in the States Series: South Carolina by Janis Walker Gilmore (National Genealogical Society, 2011) Drew interviewed Lisa Louise Cooke, host of the Genealogy Gems Podcast, at the Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree in Burbank, California, June 2011.  Lisa talks about some of her Google-related presentations and products.

First off we have two of the actors from the new production at Playwright's Realm, SUBSTITUTION, Brandon Espinoza and Shanna Dowdeswell. Also the guys who brought you TITLE OF SHOW and are bringing it to Broadway, Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen come by. We also get to hear a couple of songs from the show as well. From the double feature CROTHER SPYGLASS and THE RESISTABLE RISE OF FAITLINDA PALOKA, playwrights Timothy Dowd and Marcy Wallabout drop in. And two young performers from the new musical DON'T WORRY, BE JEWISH, Nathan Kay and Jasmine Petrarli, come in with a couple of songs from that show as well.