Podcast appearances and mentions of John Biggs

John Biggs, CS, from St. Louis, Missouri, USAHear more from John on this week's episode of Sentinel Watch.

This week's guest, John Biggs, shares how turning to and witnessing God's goodness brings practical healing to our lives, whether we're in a sticky situation or a healing might seem like it's taking a while.

John Biggs, CS, from St. Louis, Missouri, USAHear more about John's healing on this episode of Sentinel Watch.We'd love to hear from you. Submit your inspiration for The Christian Science Daily Lift.

Selections from the brand new issue of Passager, featuring honorable mentions by Susan Zimmerman, Judith Bowles, Bonnie Jacobson, John Biggs and Mark Fryburg. Support the show

John Biggs, CS, from St. Louis, Missouri, USAYou can read John's article in the Christian Science Sentinel.Share your inspiration by submitting to The Christian Science Daily Lift. 

John Biggs, CS, from St. Louis, Missouri, USAHear more of John's experience on this week's episode of Sentinel Watch.

What's the benefit to praying every day? And when we do pray, is there a helpful approach? This week's guest, John Biggs, shares how daily prayer has helped him better prepare for his day.

Welcome to the next series from our 2023 PR Essentials Summit - Thought Leadership with John Biggs from Typewriter.  Typewriter is a project by John Biggs, former New York Times journalist and editor for Laptop Magazine, Gizmodo, and TechCrunch. His goal? To help small businesses and startups put their best foot forward when it comes to the written word.Our host, Ronjini Joshua, dives into the world of Thought Leadership.   Whether you're at the helm of a startup or steering a Fortune 500 company, The Silver Telegram is your guide to harnessing the power of thought leadership to drive your business forward. Tune in, get inspired, and join the conversation that's reshaping the business landscape. -->> What is thought leadership & why does it matter?

 It's not possible to rewrite the present, is it? Well, this week's guest, John Biggs, has an interesting take. Our experiences and perceived limitations can be rewritten and overturned by understanding more about God and who we are as God's creation.

John Biggs, CS, from Maryland Heights, Missouri, USA

One of the biggest bridges in Boise is turning 100 this year, yet most people don't even know where it is. Today we tell you the story behind the red trestle bridge & muse about its future.Read the story & see photos at fromboise.comThis story was written by Sharon Fisher. The podcast version is read by Marissa Lovell.Special thank you to the following people whose knowledge helped us put this story together: Dan Everhart, State Historic Preservation Office outreach historian, Idaho Historical Society; Eriks Garsvo, director of the Owyhee County Museum and Boise Train Depot tour guide; Patricia LaBounty, curator of the Union Pacific Museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa; Caitlin Hocklander, A&H Program Assistant-History for the Boise City Department of Arts & History; John Biggs of Boise Metro Rotary.If you enjoyed this story, subscribe to the podcast & leave us a review.Subscribe to our newsletter at fromboise.com This podcast was produced in partnership with SB Studios in Boise, Idaho

John Biggs, CS, from St. Louis, Missouri, USA

 Hello and Welcome to the New Year and Episode 113, Best Practices for Managing Events. I'm on my way to CES as we speak and I thought this would just be a good reminder to make sure that you have things, you know, dialed up. When you're going to a trade show. And so some things that people don't consider or think of because maybe it seems trivial or they just forget, I wanted to kind of chat about and create a little checklist for you. When you're heading off to different trade shows this year. I know January is busy for us and then it picks up again in March, and then June.  Here's my personal best practices for managing events.  I want to cover some of the basics. Listen up so you're prepared for the next event with these helpful hacks. Be sure to like & subscribe to be notified of our next podcast release.  Check out our website to see how we can help with your next PR Campaign. Support the showwww.thesilvertelegram.com

In this special video episode, Roger Knecht speaks to John Biggs, the founder of Incite Tax and the author of Profit First For Microgyms. Biggs shares his journey starting his business. From his experience, he discusses the challenges that business owners face regarding their finances. Having overcome these challenges, Biggs shared solutions, breaks myths surrounding taxes and offers tips on how to interpret the numbers in business. He also shares tips on how to be productive and not burnout so you attain a work-life balance Your Host: Roger Knecht, president of Universal Accounting Center Guest Name: John Briggs John Briggs is the founder of Incite Tax and the author of Profit First For Microgyms. His theme is, "The IRS Sucks", and business owners should keep more of their money to build long-term wealth. He has built an amazing team of Nontraditional accountants to help combat the IRS bullying. Through his 12+ years of Entrepreneurship he has learned that achieving a highly profitable business can be overwhelming, particularly with all the barriers and unknowns that new owners are forced to deal with. Entrepreneurs can quickly become stressed and burnt out, and often sadly give up on the mission that they set out for.  Sponsors: Universal Accounting Center Helping accounting professionals confidently and competently offer quality accounting services to get paid what they are worth.   Offers: For those accountants that love serving clients but don't love the back-end business side of running a firm, Incite has a unique model that lets accountants enjoy the benefits of being a business owner without the headache. Watch this video if you want to see how it works. https://youtu.be/fH8RA9KAH5A You should also check out this FREE resource for accounting firms, we call it the toolbox.  Find the tools you need to work more efficiently and profitably to have the premier accounting firm in your area.   Also, take advantage of this FREE Money Management course designed to help individuals with their personal and family finances.  From the basics to best practices learn how to live within your means and stay out of debt.  You'll be amazed at what you can accomplish in just one hour.  Enjoy Money Management and be sure to also share it with others.   For Additional FREE Resources for accounting professionals check out this collection HERE!   Be sure to join us for GrowCon, the LIVE event for accounting professionals to work ON their business. This is a conference you don't want to miss.   Remember this, Accounting Success IS Universal. Listen to our next episode and be sure to subscribe.   Also, let us know what you think of the podcast and please share any suggestion you may have.  We look forward to your input: Podcast Feedback   For more information on how you can apply these principles in your business please visit us at www.universalaccountingschool.com or call us at 801.265.3777

John Biggs, CS, from Maryland Heights, Missouri, USA

Song-writer John Biggs joins Dan on the Hope FM Breakfast Show to talk about 'Song For The World' - a new track highlighting the devastating impact of climate change, featuring The Emmanuel School Choir, Verwood. FIRST BROADCAST: 26/08/2022 Please consider streaming or downloading the track via the links below: https://open.spotify.com/album/5G9En60gSxU8ji5IU458f3?highlight=spotify:track:7FNSZuHPghxGjxBdLGIDA5 https://music.apple.com/id/artist/johnny-b-and-the-emmanuel-school-choir/1640675236 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVw3hw1PhyU

On today's show Adam B. Levine and former co-host John Biggs take a humorous look at the world of Flash Loans, in this flashback episode. This episode is sponsored by Algorand.Read the full story here.-Algorand is shaping the future with the world's greenest blockchain technology. Algorand delivers security, scalability, and speed without sacrifice – inspiring you and billions of other users to reach a sustainable standard of peak blockchain performance. Learn more at algorand.foundation. -This episode was edited & produced by Adrian Blust with original music by Doc Blust & Colin Mealey.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Biggs, CS, from Maryland Heights, Missouri, USA

Startups, blockchains, cryptocurrencies… These concepts, which have recently entered our lives, occupy the agenda substantially. Will the future be built on these? Will the number of decentralised companies and currencies increase? How diverse will the investment channels be? Is technology a utopia or a dystopia? Technology writer, entrepreneur, and author John Biggs answers questions in many different fields. *John Biggs is an entrepreneur, consultant, and author, who worked as an editor at Gizmodo, CrunchGear, and TechCrunch. He specialises in startups, 3D printing and blockchains and has published articles in media such as Men's Health, The New York Times and Wired. He authored eight books in total, including Bloggers Boot Camp and Marie Antoinette's Watch. Startuplar, blockchainler, kripto paralar… Hayatımıza yakın zamanda girmiş olan bu kavramlar, gündemi fazlaca meşgul ediyor. Gelecek onlar üzerine mi kurulacak? Merkezsiz şirketlerin ve para birimlerinin sayısı artacak mı? Yatırım kanalları daha ne kadar çeşitlenecek? Teknoloji bir ütopya mı, distopya mı? Teknoloji yazarı, girişimci, yazar John Biggs, pek çok farklı alanda soruları yanıtlıyor. *John Biggs; girişimci, danışman, yazar. Gizmodo, CrunchGear ve TechCrunch'da editör olarak çalıştı. Startuplar, 3D baskı ve blokchainler konularında uzmanlaşmış, yazılarını ise Men's Health, New York Times ve Wired gibi mecralarda yayımlamıştır. Bloggers Boot Camp ve Marie Antoinette's Watch da dâhil olmak üzere toplamda sekiz kitap yazmıştır.

John Biggs, CS, from Maryland Heights, Missouri, USA

2021 was a great year, for entertainment at least. Nick gives you his top 21 list of entertainment things that came out in the year 2021. During the show he gives out the top 10 lists for friends of his as well. List contributors include Kyle Herron, Luke Smith, John Biggs, Sean Litten, Jason Summit, David Urban, Henry Petty and Christopher Rodgers. Give the episode a listen and let us know whose list you agree with the most! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/necnerdicon/message

We're talking with John Biggs, the author of the book Get Funded and a prolific writer. Learn about the high-tech startup tools that are designed to build your business and start growing your revenue even if you are not a technical person at all.  

EP280 - Anker Innovations Head of Global Communications Eric Villines Eric Villines is the Global Head of Communications for Anker Innovations. Anker is one of the most successful brands to be started on the Amazon platform. In this broad ranging interview, we discuss the origin story of Anker, their evolution from early Amazon FBA seller to Global Omni-channel brand. Eric covers their incubator, Anker Innovation, and their Amazon FBA consulting service OceanWing. We also discuss his recent book, Get Funded!: The Startup Entrepreneur's Guide to Seriously Successful Fundraising. Episode 280 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Wednesday. November 17th, 2021. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. Transcript Jason: [0:00] Welcome to the Jason and Scot show this is episode 280 being recorded on Wednesday November 17th 2021 I'm your host Jason retailgeek Goldberg and as usual I'm here with your co-host Scot Wingo. Scot: [0:15] Hey Jason and welcome back Jason Scott show listeners Jason is a fellow Gadget addict one of our favorite brands that we love from consumer perspective is Anchor and then we also spend a lot of time here on the show talking about anchor because it's a very interesting brand that is one of the few that we call kind of digitally native Amazon born so today on the show we are very excited to welcome Eric villines he is the head of Global Communications at anchor and is based out of Sunny Seattle Eric welcome to the show. Eric: [0:50] Thanks for having me we've also been having about two months of rain so we're living up to our our cliche. Jason: [0:59] That for the last two months that might have sounded bad but being here in Chicago I have a feeling that rain is about to start looking pretty good to me. Eric: [1:07] Yeah means known cold and wind. Jason: [1:09] Exactly all of the above although it's been pretty mild so far. Eric before we jump into all the anchor discussions we always like to get sort of a brief background about our guests and maybe you could tell us what your role is an anchor. Eric: [1:25] Sure so I run Global Communications at anchor Innovations which is essentially a fancy way of saying public relations. Which in time it's sort of corporate Communications you could be crisis Corporate social responsibility and then obviously the most exciting part of what I do which would be product PR dealing with the media on reviews and, I'm getting the word out of on the cool gadgets we. Jason: [1:51] That's awesome so does that mean you have one of everything. Eric: [1:55] I have two of everything. It's a funny story I've worked in consumer electronics for a long time and I remember Steven Yang who hired me personally for the role, I remember I was in China and I said I want to make sure that I've got budget to give everyone on my team, you know one of the products and he giggled and I'm absolutely serious, we all have to you know live it and breathe it and love it and know the good and the bad aspects of all of our products because we're talking with the media all the time so I kind of. I'm kind of insistent that everyone on my team has the products and then the other part is we all we can never run out of battery that's like that's like a major faux pas here, if I ever hear the words even coming out of my own mouth that my phone is almost out of juice that's super bad as a charging company. Jason: [2:45] That does seem off brand I am I have a little bit of a fetish for your products and the thing I've noticed is every time I have a family gathering I get completely cleaned out. Eric: [2:57] Oh yeah there is. Jason: [2:58] So I yeah I didn't realize you were in such a replenishment category but it's ended up being one for me. Eric: [3:04] It's funny because I started out an entertainment before I came into consumer electronics and one of the first things I did here because I'm just using my own family Dynamics as I have three children. And my wife of course is involved in this as well and we steal each other's cables constantly and then we lie to each other, about you know and it's gotten so bad that people take you know colored Sharpies and all sorts of things but we had done a survey, on you know what are some of the most irritating things that happen in the family and this came in like is a top four. People stealing each other's charging components and then lying about it so it's a national issue that we just haven't spent enough time talking about. Jason: [3:48] Yeah we'll have to dedicate a whole nother show to solving that problem one last product related question do you have a favorite anchor products. Eric: [3:57] Well gosh I so we have these new cables that you said fetish I don't want to take it too far but it's. It's the material that's made out of is reminds me of certain things and that Dominion but it's a super soft latex like, cable that seems to never because of the material it seems to never not up. And that's one of my favorite things and they come in all these super cool colors and that's really new for us we've always offered two colors a beautiful white and the Beautiful Black Version, and so this year we started getting into more colors and that's been really exciting because that's a really easy way to distinguish your product from say your son's because you can have different colors but the material it's really nice I keep them in my bag I've got him for all my products. Those are really cool we launched a new line of Mag go products which we have a desk version which allows you to, put your phone against and it'll you know magnetically charged it but the battery is removable so you can actually bring it with you, so it serves two purposes and I keep that like in the kitchen so when I'm cooking and I have my recipes but then I can grab it and go. So those are really cool but I mean man we launch new products every day so you ask me next week I'm going to tell you something completely different. Scot: [5:23] Yeah this is an unsolicited but my favorite is there's a little Hub you guys have for the Macbook so I can just plug in one USB C and I've got this thing I'm looking at it now it looks like a mutated octopus with with 800 things, poking out of it that I no longer have to plug into my MacBook so you're you're saving me a lot of ports which I really appreciate. Eric: [5:40] Yeah as they move to usb-c only but you still had a myriad of other things you needed to connect to it. Scot: [5:47] Yeah well now the magsafe is a now they're back yeah they decided they're giving you guys too much Martin said so now they now they have like they're like oh man when you need to add more stuff you know. Eric: [5:57] Well I've talked to a lot of pro users and they're really excited to see the HDMI cable come back it's just a you know it's a strong connection that cables is still different. And sometimes it's a huge hassle putting a hub attached to the computer and then attaching your HDMI cable and everything else to it. Scot: [6:16] Yeah absolutely especially when you're traveling and you're popping into someone else's conference room you'd never have that one little cable, so we obviously we talked a lot about anchor on the show and we can just kind of stopped fan blowing on the on the user side would love to hear kind of your view of the founding story of anchor, you know we kind of classify it as you heard is this kind of like Amazon born would love to know how you guys tell that story. Eric: [6:43] Yeah I mean it's you know I had relatives that move during the Dust Bowl and move to Pasadena and built. You know a chain of gas stations and it's this true Americana story but he what's interesting is I think Steven Yang story is very similar it is that that's story of an idea and perseverance and building and Global brand that. People have in their purses and backpacks even if they don't know it's anchor there's a strong probability that it is and that's that's one is exciting the others a branding dilemma. But Stephen was a senior engineer in California at Google and he had he was trying to find a new battery for his Toshiba laptop. [7:32] And as he was looking online including Amazon and the Toshiba websites he realized he had sort of two choices you either going to buy the one from Toshiba that was super expensive, for take a chance, on all of these other versions white-label versions and unknown brands on Amazon and and purchase one from their sort of buyer beware. And he kind of had a light bulb moment and thought you know this is this is ridiculous like who are the people that are putting these online how they've been tested how can I know that, what I'm buying is going to work with my laptop and you know give me a year of battery life. Long story short he moved back to China with his wife who was then his fiance he took a small loan from his mom. And he started anchor and in the beginning what Stephen did was go around to different factories and and Developers, and with his engineers and they went and tested all these batteries so in the beginning it was a white label play was him finding and filtering through. [8:38] I'll just say it a lot of garbage and trying to find the absolute best, alternatives to all of these laptop batteries and they started selling those through Amazon and that was the first point was the easiest place for them and selling specifically and exclusively to the United States. A year later it was a massive success beyond anything that he had ever imagined, and the next logical step was to take that concept and move it into mobility and start looking at mobile phones and chargers and portable batteries and all these things that were at the time, really starting to come out but the big difference when he went into Mobility is the idea was we need to get as fast out of, the white labeling as we can because we have some ideas that even these these smaller factories and people that were producing, can are doing that we can find ways to make it better, so that sort of unearth the world of you know contract manufacturing where they're Engineers were developing and designing, you know the specifics and then Contracting manufacturers to develop those products and the rest as they say is history. Ironically today we are celebrating our 10-year anniversary actually last month. [9:58] And that's a pretty big deal so we went from a guy and his wife. And a little mama money from his mom to a you know a multibillion-dollar company. With multiple Brands and over 3,000 employees all around the world. So in addition to charging which is still a huge huge part of our, DNA we've developed a number of Brands subsequently over the last three to four years everything from robotic vacuums and future robotic products, to home security high-end true wireless headsets. Smart Home Entertainment pet products baby socks I mean like you know smart baby socks I mean just like the whole gamut. [10:45] And the sort of the common line through all of this is that Steven and his team are constantly looking for areas within an emerging or establish consumer electronics area where they can bring value. And you know usually we might come in and the play might be okay we're going to come up with a really great product that's going to be, a little lower cost and that gets our foothold and then the the long-term strategy is then to LeapFrog over the competitors with something truly innovative. And this is kind of a phenomenon that's worked really really well. For Stephen and his engineers and the marketing teams and all of our sales people around the world. Scot: [11:28] Did he have an industrial design background hurry just had the pain and kind of cheeses and created the company from there. Eric: [11:37] Well he's a Hitman he's a True Blood engineer so I mean he's he's right at that right at the hardware level and into coding and all of that so the industrial design. Was not his core competency so bringing in people that that could fill in, those areas and ultimately well they say 10 years later we brought color right but of course then we had great devices that worked really well but we're but when we look at industrial design, I would say that you know that's what's going to propel us over the next 10 years with with the Thinker charging. Scot: [12:14] Yeah it's been the you know I really like kind of the functional but still kind of modern kind of vibe you guys have with your products it's really nice is he still with the company is you still still involved. Eric: [12:27] Yeah yeah I mean I talked to him regularly he is very approachable. It's interesting because he shares his office with two other people at the company and it's kind of this kitchen table set up he doesn't have a private office, because there's so much collaboration and you look around the company we're all like that even though I'm in Seattle, and in my office I do the same thing with my team we just take some long tables and we connect them up and everyone just sits on them because it's like jazz we're just constantly. You know coming up with ideas and talking and it's just more efficient. Jason: [13:06] I do want a Lobby by the way I feel like you have some cool colors now you have like a like a lavender and a mint but what you really need is like a retailgeek blue I think would be. Eric: [13:18] Retailgeek blue yeah. Jason: [13:20] Yeah I could send you the PMS colors at that. Eric: [13:22] Okay yeah send me the Pantone colors yeah the, yeah I mean we I would think the colors are sort of muted so they're they're a joke they don't offend anyone so they're not they're not super striking their kind of muted across the color spectrum but so far they've been. They've been received really really well there's there's an old joke and consumer electronics that people are always screaming for color. And then when you look at the sales and you find it's the white and black that sell the most. So it's like you need to have the color but in the end most people end up choosing the the kind of safer black and white. Jason: [14:05] Yeah now I actually I'll be honest the style of the colors fine and actually think they are attractive kind of pastel colors but the it's just nice to have a diversity because I actually have a system like I have one color for my USBC cables. Eric: [14:19] Mmm. Jason: [14:20] One color for my lightning cables so that I can you know quickly distinguish them in my back. Eric: [14:24] You're not messing around man. Jason: [14:27] I have a little I have a problem. So I it's funny in the early days of these kind of digitally native direct to Consumer Brands there used to be this religious battle there were companies that were like. And the path to the customer through Amazon we're going to sell this stuff on Amazon and I would characterize anchor as the poster child for the most successful brand that was born. By primarily making themselves available on Amazon and selling through Amazon's traffic. But for every company like that there was another company that's like that's crazy Amazon is going to steal your customer and knock you off and they're all these you know potential, downfalls to Amazon and you know we should own the customer ourselves and we should have our own website and so increasingly that became the Shopify contingency and so it used to be, you know a company was either an Amazon company or a Shopify company. And more recently I feel like the increasingly the answer is not or it's and that. You know the consumers on Amazon so you need to be on Amazon but you also do have consumers that want to buy direct and you should have your own website and. My proof point for that is I want to say in the last year or so anchor has launched its own Shopify site so I now can shop anchor on Amazon but also on your own direct website is that like. [15:54] Like you got did you guys have debates and conversations about that and was that a very overt decision or is it just something where you just swept up a Shopify side at some point and you really still think of yourself as an Amazon only company. Eric: [16:07] Well there's a lot to unpack I'm going to I'm going to try to I'm going to try to find the question in that statement, the first of all we started definitely start on Amazon and one of the things I would argue about Amazon is that it is direct, so whether you're selling on your website you know or you're selling on Amazon you're ultimately. [16:29] Selling direct through the Amazon platform and you're engaging with your customers and your you know you're dealing with customer service and all the things you would normally do so I think Amazon has been a great partner and it is it continues to be definitely a big part of our DNA. But as we evolved into different regions around the world you know that there are different channels, that in our sort of different stages of development but the omni-channel approach meaning, you know in our case Amazon which is always a big part of us our own website which is great for Branding and direct connection and through our Retail Partners because in the United States were sold everywhere we're sold at you know Best Buy Walmart Target, Etc you can go to medium art overseas, so we don't see ourselves as just a single Channel we definitely are see ourselves is an omni-channel but I think you know Amazon is provide us an incredible platform to launch on, the ability the ability I think for a person that has a great product looking to sell something and any part of the world where Amazon is is so convenient and so easy. [17:41] And you know the financial Commitment if you're just starting out and you're Distributing your products the platform has evolved its improved. And it's ultimately pretty easy to get going on the platform without you know a tremendous amount of financial backing. Jason: [18:02] Yep and it is interesting because you have you know been a heavy practitioner on the platform from the early days in it does feel like it's evolved a lot. From your guys's perspective do you still feel like there's a. Competitive advantage in knowing the platform better than other sellers like it feels like there's a lot of levers to pull now and I mean you know different companies with different levels of sophistication in their Amazon presents. Why does everybody learning all the best practices now and they're sort of parody or do you feel like you guys can still kind of win more than your fair share of eyeballs on Amazon. Eric: [18:38] I mean we we've been doing this for you know for 10 years now and so they're the they're the tools and there's the Instinct and then there's the the lessons learned from the billions of mistakes that we've made, along the way and I don't know those things are those things are harder to I think grass for people that are just coming into the space so I think we absolutely have an advantage, but you know I mean I think it's not magic it takes a lot of work and a lot of patience, and a lot of observation, you know if you're putting a listing on Amazon and you're putting that listing in Italy or France or the UK or whatever, you know simply Translating that listing into the local language is just the bare minimum I mean you're dealing with customer service and being able to communicate. With customers being able to deliver products on time being able to answer their questions be able to take returns and then that's you know even before you've really thought about marketing because there are. [19:44] Something like nine million sellers on Amazon right now and that is a huge ocean, just filled and filled with Fish And you are you're battling against the the those eyeballs every day. Organic search or even direct search you're going to you know if you go up and look for toothpaste I mean you know, in the search engine you're going to see a myriad of players in there including you know ones that are common Brands to others that seem interesting and what's going to draw the eyeball away from the common brand that everyone knows too, the new brand what's going to make the consumer just try and reach out a discover you and take that extra effort so everyone going on to any platform, that may deal with a bunch of Brands is dealing with you know millions of competitors and it stopped. [20:39] I think getting set up on the platform and getting started is easy but that's that's you know that's step one, but then you got to get people seeing your listings and you got to get people reading your listings and you got to get people putting stuff in their shopping cart and clicking the shopping cart and, fulfilling and then you know being there at the end of that process to give them great customer service in every language, where you're selling that product because if you can't do that and that last part is critical, you're going to get bad reviews and people don't buy products with two and sometimes even three star ratings when you're dealing with you know consumer electronics they're looking for four and five. So you could have the greatest product in the world but you could have a lot of mad consumers out there where you haven't done right by them and they're not going to give you some great star ratings and you can pretty much. You know kiss your Prosperity goodbye. Jason: [21:33] Yeah I sometimes describe it as a. A darwinian meritocracy that like you know if you think about old school if you sell a product to Walmart and they give you shelf space and you screw up and run out of stock, you lose all the sales while you're out of stock but the day you restock your back on the Shelf your kind of entitled to that that shelf position. The duration of a program but you have to earn that visibility in the front of the Amazon shelf what every minute through a wide variety of best practices and if you screw up, you fall off that shelf and when you get back in stock you don't get your spot back you got to climb back up the hill. Eric: [22:10] Yeah yeah I mean especially now in today's climate there's a lot of. Material shortages and other things and that's been you know super painful for four people across every, line of business not just consumer electronics and that very same thing you know you're working hard to develop customer base and then, you don't have the materials to produce the products or the factories that you're working with and then you can't fulfill you been all this great marketing you brought everyone to your front door and then, grab we don't have any products, and that's it's painful to see for especially you know entrepreneurs and people new to the game because they have brilliant ideas and great products and. You know they've done an amazing job building word-of-mouth and it's super sad to see that fail at that last step. Jason: [23:03] For sure that actually is a great segue we're recording this in mid-november double 11 day just happened Black Friday is next week. As we sit here I think there's something like ninety one container ships off the coast of Long Beach either a bunch of cool new anchor products like trapped in those boats what's holiday looking like for you are you guys well well stocked and well positioned. Eric: [23:30] I think we are with some things and we could be better and other things I mean again we have the advantage of having a lot of skus so we I would say it's easier for us, to adapt, then than others and you know I can say from my perspective if I go out on a media to and September and I show a lot of really cool gadgets. And then we reach the end of October and I'm like well crap so that isn't coming we're going to we're going to delay that because of something it is what it is what we're used to it. But we have so many skus that you know we were Prime day or Black Friday or Cyber Monday or just basic Christmas shopping or Hanukkah shopping we've got something, so we can adapt it will get past it. Jason: [24:23] Yeah speaking of which I given that you're in the consumer at Rackspace is CES ordinarily a big part of your marketing mix. Eric: [24:32] I would say it is I think in the new world order it isn't as important for us. But we you know we've done Big Boost and we've done stuff and you know our sales teams of gone out there I think it's wait and see. This January we've done some some interviews with with media and I think we found that maybe forty percent of those that normally attend are coming, the rest are waiting and seeing we didn't do a booth this year I've also heard from our sales team that their counterparts at some of the retailers may not be coming in January as well. So I don't know is it going to be like a bad prom or nobody dances. I think we're going to have to wait and see I think maybe for many it's going to be a real last minute decision. Jason: [25:25] Yeah it's interesting I've attended like 28 CES has and I'm not going and, talking which I used to catch a flu at CES every single year so it's the I'm not care. I think Tom Clancy wrote a book where like the terrorist likes bedspread the biological Weapon by disseminating it at CES just for. Eric: [25:47] Perfect yeah I think it's you know I think people I think you have to have a vaccination card this time around to get in I think that's what I've heard but yeah I mean from point A to Z you know your. There's a lot of airplanes. Jason: [26:02] I'm kind of curious I think less people are going to but then the magic question is. Does that kind of will they discover that the world didn't end when they didn't go and put your point like does that accelerate the changing World Order and CES becomes less important or you know is this just going to be a down year and next year they'll be back to normal I think, that's going to be interesting to watch. Eric: [26:22] Yeah I mean there's CS is just the beginning you've got Mobile World Congress you've got aoife you've got you know as we move into next year and all of them are going to have to be making those tough decisions. And then I think that the repercussions of companies that didn't go in the world didn't sink either going to be wondering you know what are these what's the value of these trade shows. To us as a business you know I think for us they're valuable you know on the one end of the communication Spectrum it's super beneficial to scale our pitching by having an enormous number of people from all around the world in ones. But it's also very noisy so you know you're competing with a lot of large names. And we've always been very Scrappy so we tend to do a lot of are moving and communication before CES. And after CES or even entirely outside of the you know the wake of any of these trade shows. So and that's that's generally how we've been successful. Scot: [27:27] Brickell any other interesting holiday Trends or anything you guys noticed as we've kind of gone through covid and or kind of hopefully coming out the back side. Eric: [27:37] Yeah I mean I you know not to sound boring but charging is always a big thing during the holidays people bought their new iPhones people are buying new MacBooks people are buying peripherals. And you know around that time usually you know a couple of weeks later when they lost their cables already or you know they realize they won't one for travel and they wanted to stay home and they want one in their home office and they want one in the kitchen, so it's always a good time for us in that category, so charging definitely the other big part of our business right now is audio so our sound Core Audio brand, we develop a super popular line of true wireless headphones the Liberty series, and one of the things that makes it unique is we work with a bunch of grammy award-winning Engineers to help us tune them, so they would come out of the box sounding like the mix that the engineers originally in planned versus over based or over traveled, that's been really really popular for us all around the world I mean as far as India hugely popular in the United States the UK Germany, Emerging Markets that's a big thing and then I'd say home security that's been a big a big Boon for us we launched our home security brand yuffie about three years ago. [28:59] And you know we're developing a lot of unique products in that space that separate us from the rest for one we don't we don't use the cloud when you buy the product at your. [29:12] All of the footage is captured on a secure SD card that's integrated either into the base station or the independent products that you put outside the house. Which is really cool and we have millions of users around the world right now, using that product because they see it not only is protecting your security but also their privacy. [29:32] You'll see a lot of people do personal gifts to themselves during the holiday so a lot of those those big, tend to be you know people in a house saying hey how about we get this for ourselves for Christmas, and and we recently launched a super-smart robotic vacuum called the X8 it's are you fee robotic vacuum. That's super smart so instead of bumping into walls and trying to figure things out at uses both Visual and Laser mapping. And will actually draw up a map of your house that you can look at on your phone, and see it's how it's found the most ingenious way of cleaning around chairs and couches and other things and making sure that it can do everything and then you can create zones, I didn't say well I just want to let stay away from the baby room because the baby's sleeping but you can clean this Zone and that zone and this Zone. That's been really popular and we had been doing kind of lower in robotic vacuums until that point. Entry level and this was one of our first push and super-premium summarize forleo some but that LeapFrog, so in the beginning we might find Our Place coming in as as a lower-cost alternative that still is super quality, and then with the X8 we're doing the LeapFrog moment and trying to jump past the competition with the technology. Scot: [30:59] Frankel, so one of the things we want to do is Pivot you guys have some other innovations that are not gadgets or charging or anything like that, you guys launched a new division that both Jason and I were excited to learn more about called ocean wing. My guess was it was drones but I think that's wrong tell you tell us more about what ocean when you. Eric: [31:24] Yeah so I say first with the title but when I first started working with anchor Innovations in the United States over four years now, I was actually working for ocean Lee that was our that was how we presented our Corporation, and the the story is that it was ocean Wing to essentially take our technology and fly across the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean and bring it to the United States. So when the idea came up of developing a Consulting business, under anchor Innovations the ocean Wing name came up again and simple it's actually makes a hell of a lot more sense for this than it may have Hazard LLC in the United States when we were bringing anchored to the United States. [32:14] But long story short we established in 2019 so we've been around awhile we have about 200 employees around the world. And the long and the short of it is that we're trying to take the the decade of experience that we've developed. Again with all those mistakes along the way to become you know the 7 billion dollar, consumer electronics company and give people an option to improve their business lines, so that's from the beginning to the end of the process and what we're looking for is companies that have already gone in and let's just say made their first 10 million, and they've hit a wall. [32:55] Because they haven't been able to expand the business or scale either through supply chain issues through fulfillment customer service maybe the advertising has become, complicated and convoluted because they've developed so many skus there's just so many problems that when someone reaches a certain point and they want to get to that next 10 or 20 million dollars when they're doing business, it's a different skill set, you know what they've done is worked it to a certain point and they is try as they might they can't get past that threshold and that's where we come in, so we're developing essential overall Amazon selling and operations processes that could be digital marketing marketing insights, advertising management helping them develop their Brand store and their product pages to customer service and relationship management which I mentioned earlier is. Reticle to get those star ratings in a good place through good authentic communication with your customers in a great experience with the products. [33:59] Obviously e-commerce and all the financial systems, and then what we're dealing with a lot these days is supply chain and Logistics management so you get yourself to a certain point and there's a lot of people that are coming to us and that is the area, where they're really hurting the most and they need help they need help developing new contacts new supply chain partners, for how do I deal with the issue if you're dealing with something that might spoil like we're dealing with a company that, deals in collagen and when something spits on one of those tankers out in the middle of the ocean for too long when it arrives in the warehouse, it's past its fresh state so you've just lost all that inventory so each client is unique, but with this kind of broad scope of things that we can help them with and we can help audit the business and hopefully help them transcend whatever's keeping them from moving to that next 10 and 20 and 30 million dollars. Jason: [34:59] Very interesting so going back to our earlier conversation this is sort of a way for other young young Brands to leverage all the expertise and skills you guys have have built-in staying on top of this ecosystem. Eric: [35:14] Exactly it's an opportunity for us to take what we've learned and apply it to that young brand I couldn't have said it better myself. Jason: [35:22] Yeah and it at this point is ocean Wing primarily focused with Amazon distribution or would they also leverage all the other distribution channels that you guys have expanded into. Eric: [35:36] Yeah I mean I think I think our sweet spot is definitely FBA so specifically Amazon. That is not to say that we can't help them with other things like supply chain and Logistics but for us, it's a recipe and you know where we've had our success with the clients have come in or people that have been focused on Amazon and then we can kind of look at what they're doing and we can evolve the recipe a little bit, and and get it all the ingredients in place and help them be successful because they all work together, so but I would say Amazon is definitely our primary focus right now at least dealing with businesses that are on Amazon that isn't to say that these businesses are you solely focused Amazon because they're not but Amazon is a key Channel especially if they're going globally and that's where we come in. Jason: [36:31] Got it and obviously over the last year there's kind of been a lot of Buzz around these I'll call them FB a roll ups where you know these, these companies have raised a bunch of money and they go out and acquire Brands and aggregate them and try to help them with their Amazon presents and we you know we've followed thrash Co and perch and, and all of those is, is this kind of your version of that do you see your value prop being different than those other companies or is it just that you have. Sort of more experience and and product scale than some of these companies. Eric: [37:05] How to say this without sounding like it like it's not a jerk but the again we this is what we do, this is how we built our business so we can take. The lessons learned the hard ones too and we can apply it to our clients and I think that alone is super unique that we're a company that's already done this and you know in spades, and now we can apply those learnings to irregular company the other part of it is that most consultancies are focused on Consulting, and but we're a consultant that actually you know rolls up our sleeves and gets into the nitty-gritty of the business and helps and and and that's really depending on the level of the contract or the engagement but you're not only dealing company that can come in and, say some pretty words and show you a powerpoint of what you should be doing, but you know we've already done it and we can roll up our sleeves and get deep in there with you and help you do it or do it. And then that last part in terms of supply chain and and Logistics and you know dealing with manufacturers around the world or suppliers and stuff I think that's a definitely a secret sauce because of our relationships. In China and around the world that we can bring to bear that others can't. Scot: [38:23] So I'd be remiss as the entrepreneur on the show if I noticed in your bio on LinkedIn you have written a book and it's very much in my wheelhouse it's called get funded the startup entrepreneurs guide to seriously successful fundraising I wish I'd had this 20 years ago but I'm glad it exists now tell us tell us about this book and how it came to be. Eric: [38:46] Well my writing partner John Biggs is a little bit of a media icon we've known each other for I think I took them on a media tour maybe 12 13 years ago and. [38:58] We just became very good friends and our families have subsequently traveled the world with each other and we just kind of dig each other and we both have the same kind of sense of humor and sensibilities. [39:10] A couple of years ago he reached out to me that he had been approached by McGraw-Hill to write this book, and thought that I could help provide sort of the second part of the book so the book is broken out into two parts one is is about financing but written in such a way that whether you're trying to develop a taco truck, or you know a retail store or something else what are the different options out there from let's say SBA Loans to even using cryptocurrency, 22 you know set up fundraising all the way down to the meetings and how you value the company how do you pitch people, how do you put presentations together, so very very very this is not this is for the person that was really starting out with very limited knowledge, on the fundraising process and how do you present yourself at the end of the day so John really focus more on the fundraising side and I focus more on the presentation skills, how to pitch how to talk how to prepare how to answer questions the technical aspects of doing a presentation when everything goes wrong. Obviously if I could if I could rewrite a whole section on this now since the book was published last year in September I probably be a whole section on how to pitch during covid because that was. [40:35] That was definitely not it was not a reality when we were writing the book but it was definitely a reality by the time the book was published and I hope and we've heard, the people the industry has adapted that investors and seed funders and people are hard at work and investing but, for the person that might not have the background in this I still think the book for evaluating your company, getting all your ducks in a row building your presentations and how to pitch is still very valuable. Scot: [41:12] Very cool yet this kind of books I think they're kind of Evergreen and it's kind of a little snowball kind of effort so be patient it'll it'll catch up. Jason: [41:22] I am curious it does feel like there's a little bit of a disruption in the fundraising World why you know there for a long time there's this kind of traditional VC path, and obviously there's still a lot of money that flows through that path but I feel like the the role of Angel Investors and sort of other untraditional fundraising. Is becoming more common than it used to be like you guys try to cover that those kind of approaches in the book as well or is it mostly focused on on moving through Sandhill Road. Eric: [41:52] Well it's we wanted it in some ways to be the antithesis of Silicon Valley so for those people that are going down that road you know inevitably they're going to partner up. Let's say at the app generation. They're going to partner up and kind of go down that road our book really tries to focus everything from the pros and cons of using your own credit card friends and family, crowdfunding as I said SBA Loans if you're a minority or women owned business looking at options they're looking at. Prices and options like through FedEx has a great program for entrepreneurs and trying to cover the whole gamut, so we could make fundraising more reasonable and open to the entrepreneur is opposed to. Yeah the tech bro going to Silicon Valley and looking for for someone's bill. Scot: [42:45] Awesome I had one follow-up on Ocean we just took kind of clarify it for listeners you guys are your kind of more in the agency side of things you're not going out there and finding, new brands that are also born on Amazon and acquiring of in kind of rolling them up like the thrashes of the world is do I have that right. Eric: [43:04] We're talking about anchor Innovations right. Scot: [43:07] Yeah the ocean Wing synchronization set. Eric: [43:12] Well on the ocean on the ocean Wing side it's definitely consultative but I mean those things are going to evolve as the business comes in and I don't know if you mean like Financial stakes and the business and stuff but. I mean who knows right if if something came along that looked amazing and a great partnership I'm sure we would consider that. On the anchor Innovation side I think you'll be seeing and you know in the future probably incubator initiatives and things like that, it would be to me it would be a personally exciting to get involved in as seeking out and finding you know exciting. Developers all around the world we tend to be very myopic here and look at the United States as being, where everything's happening and I'd say you know maybe from apps and things like that might be true but when you're looking at Innovation and medicine or innovation and Robotics or innovation and Farm Technology or whatever, you really have to look outside and around the world and you're going to find that Innovation and really unique an unassuming places. So is is if we do get into more ink you know becoming more of a global incubator, I would imagine in our direction would be all over the place and looking in places like India and Africa and you know wherever cool things are being developed. Scot: [44:34] Cool so no almost boundless growth opportunities for you guys it sounds like an exciting time. Jason: [44:44] Well this is certainly going to be a exciting and different holiday season and this is going to be a great place to leave this conversation because it is happen again we've Perfectly Used up our allotted time, But Eric we really appreciate your time and enjoyed hearing about anchoring some of the exciting new initiatives there. Eric: [45:05] Thanks God and thanks Jason. Scot: [45:07] Yeah if anyone wanted to follow you or you are you big on Tick-Tock or I said it's usually or Twitter or LinkedIn or you publish their and then where should they go for some good the latest Anchor Information. Eric: [45:22] Someone can connect with me on LinkedIn my focus to be quite Frank with you as I'm So Married to my work as I tend to focus my communication through work as opposed to myself. I think it's one of those things when you work in Communications you got to be careful about what use you say. So mostly I'm just talking about my company in the things that we do. Jason: [45:49] Awesome well we will put a link to your LinkedIn profile in there and certainly some links to Anchor and until next time happy commercing!

In this first episode we explore the collector deals for the week of October 25. Featuring Adam Katz and John Biggs from Vincent.

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host Ariel Adams is speaking with his long time friend, former Podcast co-host of

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host Ariel Adams is speaking with his long time friend, former Podcast co-host of

This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week our host Ariel Adams is speaking with his long time friend, former Podcast co-host of a previous show, and the man responsible for WristWatchReview.com, John Biggs. They start the show speaking about the differences in treatment towards Bloggers/Journalists in the Tech industry in comparison to the Watch industry. Ariel asks the question "Are legitimate and Independent voices relevant today?" They discuss their first Podcast, "On Time", that they co-hosted together for over 150 episodes, how technology that helps us survive as humans and saves the universe is a true passion and interest of Johns, and how he needs more out of gadgets today. They also talk about why "Paying for Branding" is one of the biggest problems John has with the market today, and that when brands can create a unique product and and also convey a story behind the product, then he can truly get invested and interested in what they are selling. To stay updated with John and everything he is a part of:Twitter - John BiggsWristWatchReview.comBigWideLogic.comTo check out the ABTW Shop where you can see our products inspired by our love of Horology:Shop - ABTWTo keep updated with everything Superlative and aBlogtoWatch, check us out on:Instagram - ABTWTwitter - ABTWaBlogtoWatch.comIf you enjoy the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

Welcome back to HourTime, a podcast for watch geeks, by watch geeks. It's been a little while since the previous episode but your intrepid hosts John Biggs and Victor Marks are back thanks to the prodding of new co-host (and relative watch noob) Nicholas De Leon. We cover a lot in this comeback episode including how John and Nicholas know each other, what got Nicholas back into watches after years of not having worn one, and why we think watches are still special. We end this episode with some fun last-minute watch and watch-adjacent gift ideas for the watch lover in your life. For more fun watch content be sure to visit wristwatchreview.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-hourtime-show/support

Low and slow means big flavor with John Biggs, owner of Sweet Smoke BBQ. Johns tells his story and shares some secrets of his success. Brad and Keith sample a 2016 Syrah from Meyer Family Cellars. Then, knowing John's love of rock music, the discussion turns to this episode's 3 Top Picks: Three top 80's Hair Bands.

Facebook is facing an antitrust lawsuit brought forth by the Federal Trade Commission and 48 U.S. Attorney Generals accusing it of monopolistic behaviour. This may lead to unwinding its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, two other popular social networks. John Biggs, editor-of-chief of Gizmodo, joins “This Matters” to discuss whether or not this could be the beginning of regulation and consequences for big tech companies.

In this impromptu interview, I have a candid discussion with John Biggs, EIC of Gizmodo and prominent tech journalist, about CES 2021, the state of the media and virtual events in general. And while we may not want to be in the chaos of CES, there is a little piece in all of us that is missing one of the biggest Tech events of the year. Tune in to this quick interview with John Biggs to hear more.Support the show (https://www.thesilvertelegram.com/the-pr-playbook-podcast-1)

Complete the sentence, “Get Fu..ed.” If you replied “Get Funded,” then you’re in luck, because the author of the self-described book, John Biggs, is in the CoronaTV studio today. John Biggs comes from the future. He is the Editor-In-Chief at Gizmodo, a news and opinion website about gadgets, technology, science, environmental news, entertainment, and culture. Like you didn’t know! Together with his co-author, Eric Villines, John has built ten businesses and made or raised $30 million during his time. John has written about over 8,000 small businesses for TechCrunch. During these challenging times, his advice takes on even more weight and importance, so if this is important to you (or even if it isn’t,) join us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we’re joined by John Biggs, the Editor-in-Chief of Gizmodo magazine. John’s tenure in journalism has spanned 17 years including his past roles at The New York Times, TechCrunch, and CoinDesk. Not only is John a well-known journalist but he’s also an entrepreneur and author, and most recently launched his newest book, “Get Funded - The Startup Entrepreneur’s Guide to Seriously Successful Fundraising.” On today’s episode, John shares about his early days at Gizmodo, his thoughts on what “tech news” consists of, how pitching has shifted over the past 10+ years, and more.

My guest this week (John Biggs, https://twitter.com/johnbiggs, https://www.linkedin.com/in/johndbiggs/) is an entrepreneur, writer, and technologist. He was the east coast editor at TechCrunch for fifteen years, was an editor at Coindesk, and is currently the Editor in Chief at Gizmodo. In this conversation we dive into a wide range of topics including 5G, the future of work, blockchains, recommended books, John's entrepreneurial ventures, his new book (Get Funded), previous books (https://johnbiggsbooks.com/), and practical advice for entrepreneurs.  Visit https://satchel.works/@wclittle/ventures-episode-15 to watch via video, for detailed notes, and for links to resources (videos, articles, etc…) mentioned. In this episode we cover the following: 1:55 - John intro, technologist, entrepreneur, and writer.2:17 - About John's time at TechCrunch3:00 - Advice that John has for people who have an idea for a startup5:19 - John's own personal journey entering the world of being a writer6:55 - His journey diving intro entrepreneurship himself (a cryptocurrency-based remittance system). 9:16 - John's overall take on the crypto world and it's future 11:11 - More entrepreneurial stories from John's career, learnings for entrepreneurs, and details about his more current projects.13:22 - What technology stack does John recommend for founders who want to build their own software startups. 14:49 - About John's new book Get Funded. 17:24 - Thoughts on crowdfunding, the overall landscape, and practical advice for founders considering it.20:47 - Advice for writers starting their career23:08 - Thoughts on tech trends and topics that are interesting to John, especially AI in journalism and graphene. 24:55 - Thoughts on 5G, is it real or overhyped (or both?)26:16 - Future of Work: Is the work-from-home shift in light of the pandemic a good or bad thing for society in general? 27:37 - History and entrepreneurial journey of each of John's books. (https://johnbiggsbooks.com/) 29:40 - What are serverless architectures and why are they getting so much attention today? 31:40 - What books does John recommend for founders? (Negotiating books: Getting to Yes, Pitch Anything, Never Split the Difference, -- And History books to understand how major decisions have been made in war and politics. Also, Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson) 33:42 - Advice for people interested in lots of different things who are being told to focus. 36:39 - What questions is John thinking about and most curious about right now? 38:42 - Is there a glimmer of hope regarding meaningful content out there that people are paying for? 40:00 - Where can people learn more about John and find him online? https://twitter.com/johnbiggs // https://johnbiggsbooks.com/

Writing a book? Let literary agent Peter Cox and his friends from the publishing industry - and from Litopia Writers’ Colony - review your submission live! Make a Pop-Up Submission here: https://litopia.com/subs/ Featured on this edition of Pop-Up Submissions… "She's on Pointe" - young adult sport romance from Lucy Carey; "Magnus MacLeod and the Devil's Coin" - paranormal detective mystery from James Ashton; "A Night's Beckoning" - supernatural thriller/urban fantasy from Brent Turner; "Unsung" - ya fantasy/sci-fi from Kathryn Rossati; "Hylopath" - psychological suspense from Michaël Wertenberg. Subscribe to Litopia's channel on YouTube and join us live in the Litopia chat room every Sunday at 5pm UK. Make Your Pop-Up Submission here! The winner of each show is immortalised here: https://litopia.com/winners. Watch Pop-Ups on YouTube Litopia is the net's oldest and best community for writers. For two decades, we've brought writers together from all over the globe. We serve each and every member's needs... social, business, professional and beyond. If you're serious about your writing, do join us.

Writing a book? Let literary agent Peter Cox and his friends from the publishing industry - and from Litopia Writers’ Colony - review your submission live! Make a Pop-Up Submission here: https://litopia.com/subs/ Featured on this edition of Pop-Up Submissions… "She's on Pointe" - young adult sport romance from Lucy Carey; "Magnus MacLeod and the Devil's Coin" - paranormal detective mystery from James Ashton; "A Night's Beckoning" - supernatural thriller/urban fantasy from Brent Turner; "Unsung" - ya fantasy/sci-fi from Kathryn Rossati; "Hylopath" - psychological suspense from Michaël Wertenberg. Subscribe to Litopia's channel on YouTube and join us live in the Litopia chat room every Sunday at 5pm UK. Make Your Pop-Up Submission here! The winner of each show is immortalised here: https://litopia.com/winners. Watch Pop-Ups on YouTube Litopia is the net's oldest and best community for writers. For two decades, we've brought writers together from all over the globe. We serve each and every member's needs... social, business, professional and beyond. If you're serious about your writing, do join us.

ITSA exists to provide a favourable operating environment for the benefit of the interconnect market and to provide a dynamic network for exploring and co-operating on mutually beneficial opportunities. Key to this success is the collation of key technology and market statistical data.At a gathering in London, John Biggs, Chairman of the association, and a selection of association members including LEMO, Harwin and Binder, explained the reasons behind the rebrand what ITSA can offer to its members as the voice of the industry.ITSA has a presence on several standards bodies where the aim is to influence both current and future changes to standards affecting the interconnection sector. These include the appropriate BSI standards committees as well as RoHS compliance and exemption groups like the Oko Institute and the RoHS umbrella group.Market conditions and dynamics are extremely important to companies and will affect their choice of markets served as well as how they go to those markets. The sharing of non-confidential data is an important part of ITSA’s mission and members consider this to be a very useful status check on their own experience.The association’s quarterly statistics and commentary provide members with accurate and prompt quarterly summaries on the status of the UK connector market. This allows members to compare their performance to that of their peer group.The statistics are also used to help assess the market annually. Members can use these assessments to review their own market development and strategy. Many members use ITSA’s accurate numbers to assess the quality of commercially available and expensive market reports. 

In the pantheon of crypto hacks, “SIM jacking” is one of the worst. The hack, which is less a hack and more social engineering, is basically a form of identity theft, with the attacker swapping a victim's sim card remotely, usually with the help of your cell phone carrier, and then breaking into their email, crypto, bank accounts, basically all the stuff you definitely don’t want someone to break into. It's audacious but it’s also preventable with a little awareness. And the consequences can be dire, it’s also netted attackers tens of millions in loot over the past few years.In this episode of CoinDesk Explains (from the Markets Daily team), Adam B. Levine and John Biggs explain the attack, what it could mean for you, how it works, and what you can do to prevent it in a way that even your grandpa could understand.

In the pantheon of crypto hacks, “SIM jacking” is one of the worst. The hack, which is less a hack and more social engineering, is basically a form of identity theft, with the attacker swapping a victim's sim card remotely, usually with the help of your cell phone carrier, and then breaking into their email, crypto, bank accounts, basically all the stuff you definitely don’t want someone to break into. It's audacious but it’s also preventable with a little awareness. And the consequences can be dire, it’s also netted attackers tens of millions in loot over the past few years.In this episode of CoinDesk Explains, CoinDesk Editors Adam B. Levine and John Biggs explain the attack, what it could mean for you, how it works, and what you can do to prevent it in a way that even your grandpa could understand.

In this episode, we talk with Jeremie Moritz from Absolut Elyx. Brand and Digital Director, Jeremie is responsible for the development and execution of the premium brand's integrated marketing plans. Our host, John Biggs, takes Jeremie to a very interesting discussion starting from how to tell a story as a brand to how to know what's working best in marketing. But, that's not all. Jeremy also speaks about what's important for a marketing campaign's success and, at the end of the day, how to stay relevant in highly competitive markets. Now, let's drag and drop some ideas and knowledge from this episode. The Drag & Drop Show is a podcast series by Creatopy.com (formerly known as Bannersnack).

Have you ever tuned into your favorite radio station and listened to the warm and welcoming tones of the on-air personality?  Perhaps it was someone you admired so much, you followed them from station to station, much like a sports fan follows an athlete from team to team. For this podcast, I chose 30+ year radio veteran John Biggs as my guest.  Some excerpts from our interview: On his upbringing: "I was a navy brat, with an accent that sounded strange to the people around me." On playing in a successful rock band: "When you're in a band, you always practice at the drummer's place because you don't want to have to move all that crap." On low-lights: "Radio moves you, sometimes against your will."  On talking to guests: "I love interviewing artists, authors, directors, playwrights, actors. I rarely make a list of questions. My rule of thumb is to just respond to what the guest just said." On high-lights: "When you interview someone with a lot of brainpower and they say 'THAT'S a really good question', it feels very good!"  On society, "Jack Layton said “Love is better than anger, Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world."You can reach John johnbiggs@rogers.com 

John Biggs, Rust Belt native and technology journalist, on why former industrial hubs keep making mistakes when trying to re-invent their local economies.

John Biggs, Rust Belt native and technology journalist, on why former industrial hubs keep making mistakes when trying to re-invent their local economies.

Episode 45: We spoke with John Biggs, entrepreneur and former TechCrunch East Coast Editor. He's currently working on projects including HypeHop, Tech4Reporters, and Typewriter Plus. We discuss TechCrunch in the early days, tips for pitching reporters, and ideas to save the media industry. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/besttechie/support

Hey guys, Jeff here from BestTechie.com! Today’s episode is more a quick update, as some of you may know in January I started in the Harvard Business Analytics Program and being that I do all the behind the scenes work of the podcast myself such as scheduling guests, research and writing of questions & topics, as well as editing and uploading, oh and of course hosting each episode—it’s been a little hectic around here. And that doesn’t even include my day-to-day stuff at BestTechie. That being said, I plan to continue hosting the podcast and releasing every Tuesday. I’m currently working on booking a bunch of really great guests, in fact, some upcoming guests include, early TechCrunch editor and entrepreneur, John Biggs, leading native advertising and branded content expert, Melanie Deziel, founder & CEO at Taboola, Adam Singolda, Senior Director of Subscriptions and Audience Insights at TechCrunch, Travis Bernard, and so many more! Thanks to everyone for listening, I’m super excited to continue releasing the podcast. I’d also encourage you to visit BestTechie.com for new content every day. If you want to get in touch with me, you can email me jeff@besttechie.com or feel free to tweet me @jeffweisbein or @besttechie. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/besttechie/support

My parents are approaching 60. When they were young, they hung out at diners, or drove around in their cars. My generation hung out in the parking lot after school, or at the mall. My colleague John Biggs often talks of hanging out with his nerd buddies in his basement, playing games and making crank calls. Today, young people are hanging out on a virtual island plagued by an ever-closing fatal storm. It's called Fortnite .

Love,heartbreak,sickness and health. The story of Kathy and John Biggs.   Check us out on Facebook! Executive Producer: Heartland Christian Center Producers: Aaron Freyenberger, Matt Willingham, Garrett Schultz Recorded/Edited/Mix: Garrett Schultz Music By: Thomas Kilavos 

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Bruce and Deane discuss the changes to our industry that Health Canada is proposing. Find out how you can participate in letting Health Canada know how we feel about the proposals. In this podcast we talk with... time: 9:18 Helen Long, President, CHFA time: 25:15 Eldon Dahl, Founder and CEO of Life Choice Ltd, Cochrane, AB time: 41:26 Matthew James, President of Purity Life Health Products time: 51:35 Robert Assaf, CEO of Kardish Health Food Centres, Ottawa time: 1:04:00 John Biggs, Owner of Optimum Health Vitamins, Edmonton, AB As always remember to contact Bruce at bruce@cnhr.ca or Deane at deane@deaneparkes.com if you would like to be on the show or if you have any suggestions for future topics to cover in the Natural Health Industry.

Welcome back to the SuccessLab Podcast! I'm in The Lab with John Biggs, East Coast editor of TechCrunch. We talk networking, breaking into the startup scene, and navigating the testy waters of PR. 1. Can you tell us a bit about your journey? What brought you to TechCrunch? I ran Gizmodo for a little while. They got rid of me there, and immediately, like a week after, I got a call from Mike Arrington about Crunch Gear, which was going to be a gadget site for TechCrunch. I ran that for a few years, and it got folded into TechCrunch proper. Now, I guess I'm the only surviving TechCruncher from those days. 2. How do you manage being an editor, building a startup, and advising another? I'm not sure! I'm starting to try to say no a little more. Right now, I'm able to manage it because I try to compartmentalize the things that I do. When I'm writing, I'll do 1,000 words a day, rain or shine. If I'm doing a podcast, I'll try to record it as quickly and easily as possible, essentially streamlining all the things I need to do. The most time I spend during the day right now is just trying to get cool stories together for TechCrunch, put cool things up, reaching out to startups to try to help them out, that sort of thing. My day's essentially full. 3. You are obviously very immersed in the startup scene. Are there common challenges you see many startups face? I think the biggest question is, "How do you get started?" What do you have to do? I used to understand this only in theory, but essentially, you have to have a product. You can't sell something that doesn't exist, unless you have a proven track record in The Valley and people are going to invest in you. It's been a challenge, but it hasn't been too much of a challenge to get folks to listen to us. They're all excited about listening to us. But right now, The Valley doesn't want to drop almost any money into ideas that don't actually have products. You basically have to build a product, and that's the hardest thing to do. 4. If you could offer one piece of advice to an entrepreneur trying to build their business, what would you say? You have to be ready, and you have to be calling people all the time. You have to be talking to people. If you're trying to network, you need to reach out, you need to follow up, and you need to do your due diligence. It's a lot of work, and it's frustrating, and it's boring. A lot of people just want to build something cool. But the boring stuff gets you to the cool stuff. 5. There have been numerous blog posts written about how to get on TechCrunch…are there any tips you can share? Email us. There's so much out there right now that it's really difficult to grab everybody, but if you know who you're talking to, if you actually know who you're approaching and understand them, it's fairly easy to get in. The vast majority of the time, you won't get a response, but you can say, "We've got this cool thing, and we want to show it to you." And it has to be a thing—it can't just be an announcement that you hired somebody new or you changed something slightly. Everybody's essentially chasing the same story. I'm trying to find a story that nobody else has. 6. What media do you follow? I read Y Combinator news, and I follow a lot of Reddit boards to take a look at the smaller things that are happening. I follow smaller sights. You can reach out to John Biggs at John@techcrunch.com or on Twitter at @johnbiggs. This Week's Biz Hacks If you do plan to reach out to media on your own, these two Biz Hacks can help point you in the right direction: Similar Web and Just Reach Out. I've talked about Similar Web before, but in this scenario, you can use it to find other similar sites. For instance, if you've got your sights set on the likes of TechCrunch, but you're not sure where else to reach out, you can use Similar Web to find other sites like TechCrunch. You can also see top referring sites where people venture to after they leave TechCrunch and other sites TechCrunch users visit. Just Reach Out is a site that allows you to search a specific topic and see who is writing about it. Keep in mind: This tool is a jumping off point. You'll want to do more research to make sure you are not pitching off-topic or pitching a story they've already written about. Quote of the Week "Big shots were once small shots who kept shooting." ~ Rev Run Thank you to John Biggs, Ed Zitron, J.J. Colao, and Vivek and Chase from NeoLight for sharing their story and insights. The music in this episode included “Float” by The Lab Rats and “Once I Went to You” by Kara Square. Until next time, have a prosperous week! If you dig this podcast, why not leave a quick review or rating in iTunes?

SHOW NOTESWe implemented a new recording method for this episode, which improves on the sound. We realize that the mixing is not yet perfect but we know that John Biggs will continue pushing us towards perfection.I. News of the weekUS airlines vs the Gulf AirlinesOpen-Skies Agreements Challenged — Jad Mouawad, The New York TimesU.S airlines disclose details of booking lost to Gulf carriers — Jeffrey Dastin, ReutersEmirates Boss Strikes Back at U.S Airlines for Hiding Behind Bankruptcies — Mary Schlangenstein and Michael Sasso, Bloomberg via SkiftEmirates Chairman Says U.S. Airlines Should Stop Complaining and Improve Their Service — Matthew Winkler, Dale Crofts and Deena Kamel Yousef, Bloomberg via SkiftThe U.S Airlines' Hypocrisy on Protectionism in the Skies — Colin Nagy, SkiftBoeing reviving the 757?Boeing Weighs Options to Reprise Aging 757s — Jon Ostrower and Robert Wall, The Wall Street Journal ($)Boeing reject business case for 757 re-engining — Stephen Trimble, FlightGlobalAir Lease CEO Weighs In on Boeing's 757 Dilemma — Jon Ostrower, The Wall Street JournalAirUber or SpotifyAir?Surf Air Founders Jet To The East Coast With New Private Flight Service Beacon — Sarah Buhr, TechcrunchJet Aviation Zurich signs exclusive service agreement with Take Air membership airline — Jet AviationTake AirSkyMall rebornSkyMall Will Fly Again. Get Ready for a New Pilot. — Scott Jordan, LinkedInExpedia buys airline-incepted OrbitzExpedia to buy Orbitz in cash deal worth $1.6 billion — Kevin May, TnoozExpedia Hopes Orbitz Acquisition Will Help It Sell More Flights — Dennis Schaal, SkiftKorean Air executive goes to jail over nutsKorean Air executive jailed in 'nut rage' case — BBC NewsParliament split over IAG' s acquisition of Aer Lingus, RyanAir driven outIrish political storm erupts after BA is cleared for takeover at Aer Lingus — Simon Goodley and Henry McDonald, The GuardianGovernment backing key for IAG's Aer Lingus bid, says City — Nick Fletcher, The GuardianAirbus loses only A380 VVIP clientAirbus Cancels Only VVIP A380 Order — Thierry Dubois, AIN OnlineAirbus Billionaire Study — Paul Papadimitriou, LayoversThe Fabulous Life Of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud — Forbes II. Innovation in AirTech, PaxEx and DesignJetBlue introduces Apple PayJetBlue will soon let you buy in the sky with Apple Pay — Mariella Moon, EngadgetJetBlue's Apple Pay play begs questions about live CC processing — Mary Kirby, RunwayGirl NetworkFAA proposes drone rulesUS DOT issues proposed rulemaking for small UAS in commercial airspace — Graham Warwick, ATW OnlineDubai Airport briefly closed due to illegal drone activity — Aviation Safety NetworkOperation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems — FAA (PDF)Know Before You FlyAMS trials Google GlassSchiphol innovates with Google Glass — Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (video)JAL experiments Google Glass at Honolulu Airport — Aviation Wire (Japanese)BA goes tablet for logbookBA first with electronic logbook for 787 fleet — David Learmount, FlightGlobalAirplane family seatingThomson Airways waffles on timing of Family Booth seating — Maryann Simson, Runway Girl NetworkLufthansa introduces vintage 747 liveryLufthansa Paints a Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental in Retro Livery — Malcolm Muir, Airline ReporterLufthansa's new basic 1968 Boeing 747-830 retro jet — Bruce Drum, World Airline NewsFlying the 747-8 is like driving a Porsche, Lufthansa celebrates — Paul Papadimitriou, LayoversRyanAir talks smartwatchesRyanair to woo passengers with smartwatch technology — Natalie Paris, TelegraphRyanair exploring smartwatch technology to help simplify travel experience — Ryan Ghee, Future Travel ExperienceSWISS' amazing footageBreathtaking footage of a SWISS A320 slaloming the Swiss Alps — Paul Papadimitriou, LayoversUnited tests a new websiteSneak peek: United nears roll-out of anticipated new website — Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TodayDelta goes StarbucksStarbucks, Dunkin & Lift - Oh My! Coffee Keeps Passengers Going — Malcolm Muir, Airline Reporter III. App of the weekAirHelp IV. Debate of the weekCan a business-only airline finally succeed?The Rise Of The New All-Business Class Carrier — Jonny Clark, TheDesignAirIs La Compagnie a real business-only airline? — Paul Papadimitriou, LayoversThe Most Ridiculous Airline Aspiration of the Century — Ben Schlappig, One Mile At A Time V. Question of the weekWhy do Canadian airports have a Y prefix, whereas the ones in the UK are more city-related? And why is LAX called LAX? by Keir Whitaker in Bath, UKThe three-letter airport code history is both simple and complicated. The origins can be found in meteorological stations, regulations, old city names, airfield names. Listen to the segment for a run-down! VI. Airport of the weekGVA.Paul's hometown airport. It has an unusually long runway for an airport this size (longer than SFO, HKG and on-par with LHR, just to take the airports covered in episodes 001, 002 and 003). Part of it was actually on French territory, but countries decided to exchange land to make it swiss while maintaining their respective land mass.Geneva is home to the United Nations and many of its bodies (HCR, WIPO, WHO, ITU to name a few) but also the IATA and the EBACE aviation trade fair. Many multinationals (Nestle), financial institutions and organizations (the Olympic committee) are also located nearby, which also explains the importance of the airport relative to its size. Many countries also source the ink for their bank notes through that port of call.If you have to go through passport control, chances are you will be bussed. Always go close to the doors on the right side of the bus, you'll exit quicker to immigration—which can get cramped at times (the zone shall be refurbished soon, we hear).Before customs, at the baggage belts, is a machine that delivers a 80 minutes free public transport ticket. It's not well-advertised, but worth it as cabs do not all take credit cards. Take the train over the bus to go to the center of the city with that ticket. All trains stop a Geneva central station and you'll be there in a short 5 minutes. Leaving Geneva Airport, make sure you take a look at the security gates at the end, there's often less people than the ones people turn first at (there's a Fast Track corridor on both ends). You can also try to go through the F gates—although usually reserved for passengers traveling to France, staff might let y

Most of us are familiar with budgeting, saving for retirement and maybe evening investing, but what about actual wealth building with the goal of financial freedom? Early retirement anyone? It may be more approachable than you think. In this episode (#36) Todd Tresidder, founder of Financial Mentor shares his story (how he was able to retire at 35), life lessons he's learned along the way, and how entrepreneurs can achieve financial freedom. Show highlights: 1. Tell us about your journey. How did you retire at 35? I got into the hedge fund business because I got this idea that if I was going to build wealth, I had to become an expert in investing, so I figured I'd get paid to do that. My job was to develop and research most of what's out there in terms of investment strategy and prove what works and what didn't. And so I did that for twelve years. We had a very successful run, a very successful portfolio, and then sold the company. I was "retired" at age 35. 2. How can entrepreneurs find balance between enjoying life and not working their lives away, but still striving towards financial freedom? There's not a quick or clear answer to it. As you have more money, obviously, it's easier—you can buy more help, you can make decisions more based on what's fulfilling than based on your financial needs. But that's not true in the beginning, and sometimes you just have to work hard. 3. What mistakes or pitfalls should entrepreneurs avoid when starting on the road to achieving financial freedom? One mistake is not designing with the end goal in mind. For example, my business is designed to be completely remote. I can operate it from Reno, Nevada, which is where I am now, or I could operate it from Panama, or Paris, France. 4. Once they are achieving positive cash flow and actually saving, what types of investments do you recommend? Can the business itself make investments? Your business IS an investment. When you build your business, you're building an asset, and therefore by definition, it's an investment. You're building equity in it. As long as you're not building a business that's just a job, which is typically a service business, where you're the only service provider. If you do that, then you're not really building equity because it dies with you. But if you have a product, or you have a service business that involves delivery by other people, then you can build equity in the business, and you have an asset. 5. What are your "seven steps to financial freedom"? I've been coaching people one-on-one for about 17 years now, and I noticed that there was a distinct pattern. Within that pattern, people would come to me at different points in the journey, but the pattern was always the same: Step 1: Basic financial planning Step 2: "Habitudes" of the wealthy Step 3: The wealth plan Step 4: Commitment Step 5: Structuring your life and environment to reach your goal Step 6: Investing Step 7: Answering the question, "You're a millionaire, now what?" 6. Todd makes an excellent point about determining when enough is enough...when your time and life energy is more valuable than growing your financial empire: It's different for everyone. There are some bloggers who've popularized themselves—one lives on $25,000 a year for a family of three, one lives on $17,000 a year with his wife, and they declare that financial freedom, and that's cool. No judgment at all. That's living with extreme frugality and declaring that freedom. My personal experience and my personal twist on it is that you can spend as much time trying to figure out how to save money as you could just making it, and then you don't have to pay as much attention to what's spent. It's just an expression of your values and what works for you. 7. How do mental blocks keep us from achieving wealth? A great book on the subject is War of Art by Steven Pressfield. He talks about Resistance, which is Resistance with a capital 'R' because he's essentially deifying it. It came from the world of art, or in his case, writing. Any time you try to improve yourself, or create, or move your life forward, you're going to encounter resistance. It's this diabolical part of our human existence. It exists in all of us. Me included, and you included. Every time we move our lives forward, we experience resistance, and we have to overcome it, and he's got a whole process of explaining how you do that. (Check out Financial Mentor's episode with Dane Maxwell to hear a great exercise on breaking through limiting beliefs.) 8. What business or financial books do you recommend? Michael Gerber's The E-Myth is a classic. A new classic out there is Essentialism by Greg McKeown. It's got a timeless message to it, and that message is only becoming more relevant. We're basically in an information overload world now, and there's more opportunity than any of us can handle. So it's not a question of adding more/better/different; it's a question of selecting only that which is essential and critical, and that's the only way you can find fulfillment in life. There's many more: Rework by Jason Fried, Lean Startup… I think that's a good list!   This Week's Biz Hack Music adds great ambiance to nearly everything. Whether for a YouTube video, presentation, podcast, commercial, or party, great music or even ambient sounds help enrich the experience. Finding the right music is the challenge, though. Two tools I've been using for finding music are Jamendo and Music Alley from Mevio. Both have massive libraries of free music under the Creative Commons license. Quote of the Week “You can either fit in or stand out. Not both.” ~ Seth Godin   Special thank you to Todd Tresidder for sharing his insights and personal story. Next week I'm in The Lab with John Biggs, East Coast editor of TechCrunch. Be sure to tune in! Until then, have prosperous week! The music you heard in this podcast was “Happiness” by Music for Your Media and “I Want To Be Rich” by Kitchen Cowboys.

Welcome to TCBTC, TechCrunch's Bitcoin Podcast featuring John Biggs and Alex Wilhelm. We will come to you every Thursday with commentary, news, and ranting on the state of the Bitcoin economy. 

This week on the TechCrunch Gadgets Podcast we talk Nintendo, Chris Velazco leaving, and Google. Join Jordan Crook, Matt Burns, Darrell Etherington, and John Biggs in the TC Gadgets Podcast.

Join Matt Burns, Darrell Etherington, Jordan Crook, and John Biggs as we approach CES from behind, carefully, so as not to startle it.

Listen to grumpy old men Matt Burns, Darrell Etherington, and John Biggs rant about the best gadgets of the year.

Join Jordan Crook, Darrell Etherington, Matt Burns and John Biggs on the TechCrunch Gadgets Podcast as we talk about Occulus Rift, subsidized phones, and home automation. It's a good, good time!

Join the fun-loving criminals, John Biggs, Matt Burns, Chris Velazco, and Darrell Etherington, as we talk about the new consoles, how spoiled we are, and what fun we should be having. Happy Thanksgiving!

This week on the TechCrunch Gadgets Podcast join Matt Burns, John Biggs, Darrel Etherington, and Jordan Crook as we talk about the Xbox One, the Nexus 5, and holiday gifts.

This episode join John Biggs, Chris Velazco, Darrell Etherington, and Matt Burns as we talk about the iPad Air, the Nexus 5, and the hardware at Disrupt Europe.

This week on the TechCrunch Gadgets Podcast we present Jordan Crook, John Biggs, and Matt Burns talking about curvy screens, the Kindle HDX, and Kathy Lee Gifford. This is, friends, the TechCrunch Gadgets Podcast.

Featuring stories from John Biggs, Simon Kearns, Stuart Snelson, Eli Goldstone, Simon Tonkin and Lauren Seidman. The post Litro #122: Sex appeared first on Litro Magazine.

Labour London Assembly Member John Biggs clashes with Mayor of London Boris Johnson over police officer numbers.

On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had on John Biggs shared his must have fitness gadget for this holiday season. To learn about all the latest gadgets, phones, watches and more please check out www.crunchgear.com For more Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy check out our Wellness Minutes blog where we give you in depth information on health, fitness and weight loss topics in 3 minutes or less every single day. iTunes Follow us on Twitter @FatGuy and @DrFitness6 Be our Friend on Facebook Also please check out our new book 35 Things to Know to Raise Active Kids

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA. We are now a Featured podcast on Health, Diet and Nutrition on both iTunes and Zune To download the show on iTunes please click on this link To download the show on your Zune please click this link Be sure to check out our new Facebook Fan Page that blogger, web genius and Fitness Journalist Karla Walsh is helping us with. She is running contests and all kinds of fun stuff for us.  We really appreciate all that she is doing and want to make sure she gets the recognition she deserves. And be sure to check out the SobeFit magazine with a special feature on Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy   Also please checkout our new book 35 Things to Know to Raise Active Kids On today's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy opened with Robert Davis, author of The Healthy Skeptic. Today Robert explained the dfangers of mixing energy drinks with alchohol. To learn more about Robert please go to his website www.everwell.com Next Karla Walsh, author fo the Healthful Bites blog shared her thoughts on the new bike to work trend. To learn more about what Karla is up to please go to www.healthfulbitesblog.com Next Nicci Micco came on to share the highlights of the new issue of Eating Well Magazine. The Pomegranate cover has been a long time coming. For some great holiday recipes be sure to check this issue out - to subscribe please go to www.eatingwell.com Next John Biggs shared his must have fitness gadget for this holidayt season. To learn about all the latest gadgets, phones, watches and more please check out www.crunchgear.com Next Pam O'Brien shared some of her favorite articles from the latest issue of Fitness magazine. This magazine is always packed with tips. To see what it is all about please go to www.fitnessmagazine.com Next we had Roy Johnson explain why The Situation is on the cover of this month's Men's Fitness magazine. Check it out online at www.mensfitness.com And we closed the show out with Laurie David, author of the wonderful book The Family Dinner - Great Ways To Connect with Your Kids, One Meal at a Time (recipes by Kirstin Uhrenholdt). This wonderful book is a must have this holiday season. You can find it at bookstores everywhere - go to www.lauriedavid.com for more information. Remember, you can find a tip a day at our new website www.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here. Or our blog www.drfitnessblog.com  Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by thousands of people who are interested in what he does each day. Who would have thought?  Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's exploits on Twitter.  Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy used to Twitter about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy  Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online.  If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too. Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of TMZ or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, someone from Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and even Miranda Cosgrove star of Nickelodeon's Hit TV Show iCarly. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Now you can listen to only the expert interviews at our new website www.healthexpertradio.com here or oniTunes here. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks

On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had on John Biggs, editor of our favorite gadget blof Crunchgear. John called in from Israel where he searching for the next big thing. He shared his thoughts on everything from mp3 players to satellite radio all the back to the latest Wii competitor. If you love gadgets then www.crunchgear.com should be a daily must read for you too. For more Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy check out our Wellness Minutes blog where we give you in depth information on health, fitness and weight loss topics in 3 minutes or less every single day. iTunes Follow us on Twitter @FatGuy and @DrFitness6 Be our Friend on Facebook

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA. We are now a Featured podcast on Health, Diet and Nutrition on both iTunes and Zune To download the show on iTunes please click on this link To download the show on your Zune please click this link Be sure to check out our new Facebook Fan Page that blogger, web genius and Fitness Journalist Karla Walsh is helping us with. She is running contests and all kinds of fun stuff for us.  We really appreciate all that she is doing and want to make sure she gets the recognition she deserves. And be sure to check out the SobeFit magazine with a special feature on Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy   On today's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had Brianna Norton from Exhale Midtown Atlanta Spa in the studio. Dr Fitness got to go to the Grand Opening of this 5 Star luxury spa and mind body gym located on its own floor of the brand new Loews Hotel. If you want to experience true luxury and the latest fitness classes like Core Fusion go to their website www.exhalespa.com and check them out. Next up we had on our good friend Roy Johnson, editor-in-chief of Men's Fitness magazine. He let us know that Rob Lowe is this month's cover and he got in the best shape of his life to get there. The mag is filled with great fitness and health and nutrition tips. As usual! To learn more please go to their website www.mensfitness.com Next up we had on John Biggs, editor of our favorite gadget blof Crunchgear. John called in from Israel where he searching for the next big thing. He shared his thoughts on everything from mp3 players to satellite radio all the back to the latest Wii competitor. If you love gadgets then www.crunchgear.com should be a daily must read for you too. We closed the show with Chef Rock Harper, winner of Season 3 of FOX's Hell's Kitchen. He took us behind the scens of that show. Told us a little about how he loves to help out the March of Dimes and spent a lot of time talking about his new book 44 Things to Know About Healthy Cooking For Kids. To learn more about what Rock is up to check out his website www.chefrockinc.com Remember, you can find a tip a day at our new website www.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here. Or our blog www.drfitnessblog.com  Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by thousands of people who are interested in what he does each day. Who would have thought?  Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's exploits on Twitter.  Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy used to Twitter about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy  Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online.  If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too. Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of TMZ or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, someone from Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and even Miranda Cosgrove star of Nickelodeon's Hit TV Show iCarly. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Now you can listen to only the expert interviews at our new website www.healthexpertradio.com here or oniTunes here. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks

On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy we opened the show with our good friend John Biggs, author of an upcoming book on Marie Antoinette's watch and the current editor of CrunchGear the best gadget blog out there. John shared some of his favorite gadgets and iphone apps. To learn more about what he's up to check out www.crunchgear.com For more Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy check out our Wellness Minutes blog where we give you in depth information on health, fitness and weight loss topics in 3 minutes or less every single day. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA. We are now a Featured podcast on Health, Diet and Nutrition on both iTunes and Zune To download the show on iTunes please click on this link To download the show on your Zune please click this link Be sure to check out our new Facebook Fan Pagethat blogger, web genius and Fitness Journalist Karla Walsh is helping us with. She is running contests and all kinds of fun stuff for us. Hurry and get a free Premium Traineo membership. We really appreciate all that she is doing and want to make sure she gets the recognition she deserves. And be sure to check out the SobeFit magazine with a special feature on Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy   On today's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy we opened the show with our good friend John Biggs, author of an upcoming book on Marie Antoinette's watch and the current editor of CrunchGear the best gadget blog out there. John shared some of his favorite gadgets and iphone apps. To learn more about what he's up to check out www.crunchgear.com Next up, another old friht loss questions from our Twitter fans. She answered a bunch of questions and shared some of her best training tips. To learn more about what she is up to go to www.mizfitonline.com We closed the show with registered dietitian Peggy  Woodward, Food Editor of the Taste of Home Healthy Cooking Magazine and the author of the Ask Peggy column. She shared some healthy eating tiops from the Comfort Foood Diet Cookbook and answered some personal questions from Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy. To learn more about the most popular recipe magazine please go to www.tasteofhome.com Remember, you can find a tip a day at our new websitewww.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here. Or our blogwww.drfitnessblog.com  Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by thousands of people who are interested in what he does each day. Who would have thought?  Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's exploits on Twitter.  Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy used to Twitter about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy  Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online.  If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too. Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of TMZ or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, someone from Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and even Miranda Cosgrove star of Nickelodeon's Hit TV Show iCarly. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Now you can listen to only the expert interviews at our new website www.healthexpertradio.com here or oniTunes here. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had on John Biggs editor of CrunchGear. John gave us the inside scoop to one of Dr Fitness' favorite gadgets from Apple and Nike. He has been using it fro about a month to track his runs. To learn more about all things gadgets go to www.crunchgear.com For more Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy check out our Wellness Minutes blog where we give you in depth information on health, fitness and weight loss topics in 3 minutes or less every single day. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA.   To download the show on iTunes please click on this link Before we got too far into the show we gave our listeners an update on the SobeFit magazine Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy Weight Loss Challenge. Week seven has ended and Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy have lost a combined 21 pounds. We are now 29 pounds away from our goal of a 50 pound weight loss in 3 months. Marta Monetenegro, the founder of SobeFit, is our coach and she will be coming on the show to help. Please send your tips and words of encouragement or sabotage to adam @ drfitnessandthefatguy.com or to @FatGuy on Twitter. And remember to check out SobeFit magazine at www.sobefitmagazine.comOn today's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy opened the show with Marta Montenegro with SobeFit magazine. She gave us some great weight loss advice and support. Subscribe to the best fitness magazine in America at www.sobefitmagazine.Next up Debi Silber the Mojo Coach shared some big news about her new book and dvds. She is helping moms be the best they can be. To learn more please go to www.themojocoach.comWe closed the show with John Biggs editor of CrunchGear. John gave us the inside scoop to one of Dr Fitness' favorite gadgets from Apple and Nike. He has been using it fro about a month to track his runs. To learn more about all things gadgets go to www.crunchgear.comRemember, you can find a tip a day at our new website www.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here. Or our blog www.drfitnessblog.com Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by thousands of people who are interested in what he does each day. Who would have thought?  Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's exploits on Twitter.  Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy used to Twitter about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online.  If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too. Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of TMZ or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, someone from Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and even Miranda Cosgrove star of Nickelodeon's Hit TV Show iCarly. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Now you can listen to only the expert interviews at our new website www.healthexpertradio.com here or on iTunes here. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy talked with our good friend John Biggs, Editor of CrunchGear - the finest gadget blog in the universe. John called us from Poland and was a little grumpy. He told us all about some of the cool new must have fitness gadgets. To learn more about all things gadget check out www.crunchgear.com For more Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy check out our Wellness Minutes blog where we give you in depth information on health, fitness and weight loss topics in 3 minutes or less every single day. iTunes

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA.   To download the show on iTunes please click on this link On today's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy opened the show with Annette Sym Australia #1 Best Selling CookBook author. She shared some of her weight loss tips and recipes from her Symply Too Good cookbook - this is the American version of her Bestseller in Australia. to learn more please go to her website www.symplytoogood.comNext up we had on John Davey with CherryPharm. Both Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy agree that their is no better tasting healthier natural juice product than CherryPharm. John explained all the health benefits of cherries and how CherryPharm is the best way to get all that cherry goodness in your body each day. To learn more about ordering your own supply of this delicious all natural fruit juice please go to www.cherrypharm.comWe closed the show with our good friend John Biggs, editor of CrunchGear - the best gadget blog out there. He called in from Poland and he was a little grumpy. As usual he shared some of the best fitness apps for your phone, watches, cameras and other gadgets you should buy. To learn more about all things technology and gadgets go to www.crunchgear.comRemember, you can find a tip a day at our new website www.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here. Or our blog www.drfitnessblog.com Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by hundreds of people who are interested in what he does each day. Who would have thought?  Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's exploits on Twitter.  Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy used to Twitter about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was  not helping out today. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com. Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online.  If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too. Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of TMZ or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, someone from Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and even Miranda Cosgrove star of Nickelodeon's Hit TV Show iCarly. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Now you can listen to only the expert interviews at our new website www.healthexpertradio.com here or on iTunes here. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about what holiday gadgets should be in your stocking with our good friend John Biggs Editor of CrunchGear. John shared some of his must have holiday gadget gifts. Everything from spy sized baby  monitors to the best running / biking gps watch out there. He even offered to help the Fat Guy get better reception on his G! Google phone from T mobile. Be sure to check out the best gadget website out there at www.crunchgear.com

On tonight's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about the latest gadgets from CrunchGear. Usually we get John Biggs from CrunchGear to come on but today he was too busy gadget hunting in Paris so he sent Doug Aamoth up to the plate to pinch hit. Doug told us about all kinds of cool gadgets and even explained the pros and cons of some fitness apps for the new G1 Google phone. To get your gadget fix from our favorite fitness gadget blog please check out Doug at www.crunchgear.com

First we will podcast our weekly Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show in its entirety then we’ll release just the guest interviews throughout the week. So please click POD to listen to this recent interview from the Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy Radio Show. Or now you can subscribe to just the interviews from our radio show on iTunes by clicking this link.On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about the latest fitness gadgets from John Biggs, editor of CrunchGear, the best darn gadget blog out there.  Check it out at www.crunchgear.comFor more Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy check out our new Wellness Minutes blog where we give you in depth information on health, fitness and weight loss topics in 3 minutes or less every single day. Now available on iTunes right here Please be our friends! Look us up on all your favorite Social Networking sites like: Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Bebo, Self Growth, Imeem, Squidoo, Xanga and more. And please don’t keep us a secret, if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy please forward this on to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA.   To download the show on iTunes please click on this link On tonight's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about fitness by the decade from the legendary Kathy Smith. Kathy has a new exercise dvd called Lift Weights to Lose Weight which is available at www.lionsgatedvd.com She shared numerous exercise, fitness and wellness tips as well as her thoughts on the evolution of the wellness movement through the years. For more information please go to her website www.kathysmith.comWe started the show with our friend Carole Brody Fleet, author of the book Widos Wear Stilettos. She shared her thoughts on returning to health and fitness after a tragedy. Her website www.widowswearstilettos.com is a great resource for widows of all ages, but especially young widowsWe closed the show with John Biggs, Editor of one of the best technology blogs outh there CrunchGear. John shared some of his favorite fitness gadgets and where to get them. To learn more about the latest and the greatest tech gear check out John's website www.crunchgear.comLaela our new intern was sick. She is going to be out and about on all our social media sites like Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Bebo, Self Growth, Imeem, Squidoo, Xanga and more.So please be our friends! And please don’t keep us a secret, if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy please forward this on to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Laela will be giving away free exercise dvds each week so look for her online!Dr Fitness had no tips today but remember, you can find a tip a day at our new website www.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here. Or our blog www.drfitnessblog.com Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by dozens of people who are interested in what he eats each day. Who would have thought?  Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's eating exploits on Twitter.  Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy Twitters about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was  not helping out today. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com. Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online.  If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too. Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of TMZ or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Now you can listen to only the expert interviews at our new website www.healthexpertradio.com here or on iTunes here. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

First we will podcast our weekly Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show in its entirety then we’ll release just the guest interviews throughout the week. So please click POD to listen to this recent interview from the Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy Radio Show. Or now you can subscribe to just the interviews from our radio show on iTunes by clicking this link.On tonight’s show, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about the WiiFit from John Biggs from CrunchGear.com. He loves talking about the latest must have fitness gadgets. We spent a lot of time talking about the hottest game in Japan that is just now hitting the toy store shelves in the U.S. Wii Fit. The Wii Fit is what the Fat Guy and his kid are obsessing about now so John had to tell us all about it. First off this is more than a video game this is also a scale and a balance board and a game to of course. So check it out at your favorite Big Box store. John also talked about the new Nike Free running shoes which helped him with his recent foot problem. John also talked about some features the new iPhones will be having along with the massive price cut that should be coming in the next month or two. He mentioned a few more gadgets and even a jog stroller tip for the streets of Brooklyn. For more you should be subscribing to www.crunchgear.com and reading it everyday.For more Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy check out our new Wellness Minutes blog where we give you in depth information on health, fitness and weight loss topics in 3 minutes or less every single day. Now available on iTunes right here Please be our friends! Look us up on all your favorite Social Networking sites like: Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Bebo, Self Growth, Imeem, Squidoo, Xanga and more. And please don’t keep us a secret, if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy please forward this on to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA.   To download the show on iTunes please click on this link Tonight's show is sponsored by The Card Mom, Celeste Katz. If you are looking for a great easy to implement system for sending out personal hand stamped greeting cards please check out Celeste's great website www.thecardmom.com On tonight's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about SYZMO Energy, the first Organic Compliant mainstream energy drink from company founder Jeff O'Neal. Organic Compliance is the guarantee that all their ingredients are sourced and manufactured without GMO's and are Synthetic Free. The brand SYZMO was derived from the Spanish word sismico meaning seismic or EarthQuake or as they like to say Energy Felt Around The World. SYZMO is "Made With" USDA Certified Organic Premium Blue Agave Nectar, which has the lowest Glycemic Index of all the sweeteners on the market. It’s GI rating is just 30 compared to most other energy drinks that have GI ratings closer to 100. And the drinks have only 90 calories per serving. SYZMO also contains, Natural Caffeine from coffee, Guarana Extract, Green Tea Extract, Yerba Matte Extract, Vitamin B2, B3, B6, B12, Biotin, Folic Acid, Zinc, and Co-enzyme Q10. All the Energy, All the Stamina, All the Performance, without the jitters quick crash and burn feeling and terrible aftertaste Are you health conscious and taste savvy? Then try the new SYZMO! It truly delivers everything you could ask for in a healthy alternative functional beverage. These guys were kind enough to send us a variety pack of all their flavors. Dr Fitness loved Prickly Pear, Kathie loved Passion and our receptionist loved the Original. Those cans flew out of the office faster than the Fat Guy can eat a Five Guys burger. For more information about Syzmo and the locations of where you can get yours please go to their website www.syzmo.com Eco-organizer Candita Clayton, Author of the book Clean Your Home Healthy: Green Cleaning Made Easy opened the show. Candita was throwing out tips to clean your house in a greener and healthier manner. She says to get rid of the bleach and try vinegar and lemons. She says there are lots of simple substitutes that smell just as nice and clean just as well. Her beautiful full-color book shows you how to transition easily into a non-toxic cleaning routine, one room at a time.   You'll learn what to look for in your household cleaning products, and what to avoid. The Back to Basics chapter gives you dozens of ways to use the Fab Five: white vinegar, hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, castile soap, and lemon juice. The comprehensive Resources section puts you in touch with companies to trust. Most of all, you'll learn how going Green can help protect your health, the health of your family and pets, and the health of our fragile planet. for more information about Candita and her book please go to her website www.yourlifeorganized.com Next we had our pal John Biggs from CrunchGear.com sharing the latest must have fitness gadgets. We spent a lot of time talking about the hottest game in Japan that is just now hitting the toystore shelves in the U.S. WiiFit. The WiiFit is  what the Fat Guy and his kid are obsessing about now so John had to tell us all about it. First off this  is more than a videogame this is also a scale and a balance board and a game to of course. So check it out at your favorite Big Box store. John also talked about the new Nike Free running shoes which helped him with his recent foot problem. John also talked about some features the new iPhones will be having along with the massive price cut that should be coming in the next month or two. He mentioned a few more gadgets and even a jog stroller tip for the streets of Brooklyn. For more as always check out www.crunchgear.com We closed the show with a new segment with our friends Kathy Newbern and J.S. Fletcher called Your Spa Report. You see Kathy and Fletcher are professional travel writers who travel the globe and write about wonderful places that Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy will never see in real life. They will share some of their stories and their tips about past and upcoming trips. Tonight they had some great advice for new spa patrons. Did you know that you should tip 20% after a massage? Also be sure to request a male or female massage therapist. And they give you paper thong underwear to wear for a massage. Who knew? Kathy and Fletcher also talked about their other business which is writing romance novels. They have even come up with a way to create custom romance novels for you and your significant other. Imagine a romance novel starring you that's right they can do that. you choose the locale and plug in some interesting facts and a few days later you get a hard or soft cover book sent to your house with you on the cover and featuring your favorite things.  You can even choose wild or mild. For more info please go to their websites www.yournovel.com and www.yourspareport.com No Dr Fitness' Fitness Tips this week but you can get his tips every day at our new website www.wellnessminutes.com or on iTunes here. Or our blog www.drfitnessblog.com Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by over 3 dozen people who are interested in what he eats each day. Who would have thought?  Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's eating exploits on Twitter.  Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy Twitters about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was  a no show. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com. Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online.  If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too. Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of David Spade's "Showbiz Show" on Comedy Central or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts!!! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Now you can listen to only the expert interviews at our new website www.healthexpertradio.com here or on iTunes here. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

First we will podcast our weekly Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show in its entirety then we’ll release just the guest interviews throughout the week. So please click POD to listen to this recent interview from the Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy Radio Show. We learn all about the latest headphones you should be checking out from John Biggs with his regular Crunchgear report. John travels the world giving our listeners the heads up on the latest fitness gadgets. Tonight he told us about some great iPod headphones you can find at www.jaybirdgear.com. If you love gadgets you must check out www.crunchgear.com the internet's best source for information about what gear you should buy and what you should avoid.For more Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy check out our new Wellness Minutes blog where we give you in depth information on health, fitness and weight loss topics in 3 minutes or less every single day. Now available on iTunes right here Please be our friends! Look us up on all your favorite Social Networking sites like: Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Bebo, Self Growth, Imeem, Squidoo, Xanga and more. And please don’t keep us a secret, if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy please forward this on to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA.   To download the show on iTunes please click on this link On tonight's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn how make your workouts more eco-friendly and green from Liz Neporent. ˜Liz Neporent had some great ideas for ?greening? our workouts. DVDs are a great way to go. For every 4 copies of the Element: Yoga for Beginners and Yoga: Ballet Conditioning DVDs (http://tinyurl.com/2nn3xs) sold, the Arbor Day Foundation plants a tree in a national forest. Good for you, good for all.™ Some of her other tips to green your workouts are: 1- walk or run to the gym instead of drive; 2-Be conscious use re-usable water bottles instead of disposable ones; 3-Recycle-your old sneakers can be recycled instead of thrown away. She has more tips on her website www.w360.com Liz is the author of several of the "Dummies" books including: Fitness Walking for Dummies, Weight Training for Dummies, Fitness for Dummies and her latest book The Fat Free Truth. Check all those out on her website www.lizzyfit.com Next we had on Christina Lindley, the fitness model/spokesperson turned serious actress. Christina was discovered in an Atlanta mall when she was 14 and has parlayed that into a successful career as a fitness model doing work for companies such as BSN - a leader in supplements, Fitness RX magazine and BodyBuilding.com. She currently writers a column for www.bodybulding.com and other national fitness magazines.You can see her on Lifetime in their first ever miniseries "The Capture of the Green River Killer" on March 30 and 31, which she stars in with Tom Cavanaugh. Check out her website for amazing pictures and her schedule of upcoming appearances www.christinalindley.netWe closed the show with one of our good friends John Biggs with his regular Crunchgear report. John travels the world giving our listeners the heads up on the latest fitness gadgets. Tonight he told us about some great iPod headphones you can find at www.jaybirdgear.com. If you love gadgets you must check out www.crunchgear.com the internet's best source for information about what gear you should buy and what you should avoid.Dr Fitness Fitness Tips were all about how the pros and cons of Fat Camp for your kid. Number 1 - they have a high compliance rate of success after the kid leaves camp. Number 2 - they improve a kids confidence and self esteem. And Number 3- they teach role playing skills that will kieep the kid on the program when they get home. There were more great tips but you'll have to listen to get the rest. The Fat Guy gives Fat Camps 2 Chins Up!The Fat Guy gave his Easter Candy update he read from a recent posting from Sarah Kliff in her article from www.Newsweek.com. 140 calories in a row of Peeps, 1050 calories in a solid chocolate bunny. No Rachael the Intern's hot internet finds this week.  Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by over 3 dozen people who are interested in what he eats each day. Who would have thought?  Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's eating exploits on Twitter.  Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy Twitters about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was not in the studio lending her thoughts and laughter.  You know Kathie as the host of Real Savvy Moms.  Real Savvy Moms is a great show for hot moms, fat moms, all kinds of moms and is available on most PBS' around the US and online and now on in Atlanta. So be sure to look out for that. Remember Kathie is one of the top feet and legs model's out there... she is so hot she got to be a body double for Alyssa Milano in that Veet commercial that is on TV 24 hours a day. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com. Also check out her hosting skills on www.RealSavvyMoms.com. Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. Now these Wellness Minutes are available online.  If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too. Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of David Spade's "Showbiz Show" on Comedy Central or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts!!! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

We're trying something new. First we will podcast our show in it's entirety then we'll release just the guest interviews during the week. So please click on the PLAY button to listen to Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy interview one of our favorite regulars John Biggs editor of CrunchGear. He just got back from CES and reported his findings to us. there weren't that many fitness gadgets to share. But he told us some great Las Vegas trade show stories and that's always fun. Some gadgets he did mention were: Garmin's 405 ForeRunner and Yamaha's BodyBeat. And he had a tip for iTunes users about sorting your music by beats per minute. Check out his blog at www.crunchgear.com

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA.   To download the show on iTunes please click on this linkOn tonight's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about recipes that are reduced in sugar, fat and calories so you can enjoy all the foods and sweet treats you love – and still eat healthfully from Marlene Koch. Marlene Koch, RD, is the author of the best-selling cookbook series including Unbelievable Desserts and Fantastic Food with Splenda and the recently released Marlene Koch’s 375 Sensational Splenda Recipes. She is a registered dietitian and culinary nutritionist that specializes in delicious food for healthy lifestyles. As a nutrition educator Marlene’s energetic and consumer friendly style has made her a seasoned and popular food and nutrition speaker for health groups such as the American Diabetes Association. she and Dr Fitness went at it over the healthfulness of Splenda. Dr Fitness is not a big fan of any artificial sweetener. Marlene obviously feels the benefits of Splenda especially for people with diabetes out weighs any health risks. Which she says has been none. She even said that the CSPI gives Splenda a thumbs up. Listen to them debate and go to Marlene's website www.marlenekoch.com for all her books and lots of great recipes and information. There is no denying her ability to make low calorie delicious desserts, drinks and meals. We also had on one of our favorite regulars John Biggs editor of CrunchGear. He just got back from CES and reported his findings to us. there weren't that many fitness gadgets to share. But he told us some great Las Vegas trade show stories and that's always fun. Some gadgets he did mention were: Garmin's 405 ForeRunner and Yamaha's BodyBeat. And he had a tip for iTunes users about sorting your music by beats per minute. Check out his blog at www.crunchgear.com We also got to learn all about positive parenting from Dr Kerby Alvy Dr. Alvy is a clinical child psychologist and internationally respected authority on parenting and parent training. He is the Executive Director and Founder of the Center for the Improvement of Child Caring which is famous for creating model parent training programs. He is also the Founder and a Founding Board Member of the National Effective Parenting Initiative. Dr. Alvy is a prolific author of books and articles on parenting, parent training, child development, and child abuse prevention, as well as authoring and co-authoring parenting education programs and seminars. Tonight he talked about the topic of childhood obesity form his his book The Positive Parent. Raising Healthy, Happy and Successful Children Birth- Adolescence. Dr. Alvy said that dealing with a child struggling with being overweight or obesity usually requires some professional help. And that the parent has to deal with their own feelings regarding weight and their child's weight in order to be successful. And he emphasized the importance of the parents role modeling a physically active lifestyle and healthy eating. His segment was filled with parenting tips and advice about losing weight and also eating disorders. Please go to his website for more information and all his books www.kirbya.com Then we had Rachael the Intern who scoured the internet to find these cutting edge workout classes. First she talked about the Circus Workout. Then she told us all about the Bride Workout. And she ended with the Fat Guy's favorite Swing Set Fitness class. Rachael has been a great help with our MySpace and Facebook pages. So check us out there and please be our friends.Amazingly the Fat Guy is being followed by close to 3 dozen people who are interested in what he eats each day. Who would have thought?  Anyone can follow the Fat Guy's eating exploits on Twitter.  Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying anything in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So take a peek into his food diary. You never know what he'll write. Somehow he can stay compliant to writing on Twitter but he can't fit in exercise each day. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy Twitters about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was back in the studio lending her thoughts and laughter. She even started a new segment where she asks Dr Fitness a tough question about something in the news. Tonight she asked him what he thought about eating cloned meat. You know Kathie as the host of Real Savvy Moms.  Real Savvy Moms is a great show for hot moms, fat moms, all kinds of moms and is available on most PBS' around the US and online and now on in Atlanta. So be sure to look out for that. Remember Kathie is one of the top feet and legs model's out there... she is so hot she got to be a body double for Alyssa Milano in that Veet commercial that is on TV 24 hours a day. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com. Also check out her hosting skills on www.RealSavvyMoms.com. Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. We're working on ways to make those tips available to all our listeners. If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too. Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of David Spade's "Showbiz Show" on Comedy Central or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts!!! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA.   To download the show on iTunes please click on this linkFirst, before we start a quick shout out to our friends at Holey Donuts www.holeydonuts.net, the healthiest donuts out there. They have been honored by Daily Candy as one of the top 3 products of 2007. So please go to www.dailycandy.com and vote for them so they can win it all.On tonight's show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about nordic walking from the makers of the finest walking poles, Leki. Suzanne Nottingham joined us from high in the mountains to tell us all about Leki, pronounced Lake-ee, by the way. Suzanne shared lots of reasons to add these amazing walking and hiking poles to your walk or hike. They keep you more stable on the trail and they give you a better workout on the street. You will burn more calories and definitely stand out from the crowd when you whip your Leki's out. For more information on Leki and their products go to www.leki.com and for more information about the benefits of nordic walking please go to www.nordicwalknow.com Next up we had on Sweet Susi May from FitSugar. As usual, Susi had lots of great diet and health tips. first she informed the Fat Guy which restaurants to avoid in the food court and which fast food places are safe to indulge in. She said to avoid the cinnamon rolls and and the fried foods. She says she even brings healthy snacks with her when she goes to the mall.  Then she and Dr fitness got into a spirited game of who knows more compound exercises. They both agreed that compound exercises are the way to go for faster more effective workouts. For more great tips about exercise and fitness everyday, please go to her website www.fitsugar.com Next we had a return engagement with Vicky Sorenson, the creator of the Fitness Challenge. The Fitness Challenge is a great game where you make a fitness wager with someone for 8 weeks. The game allows you to easily keep track of your progress and the winner not only gets into better shape and drops some weight but they might also get an ipod or some other great prize. You see you make a wager with your competition to make it a little more interesting. Vicky said that some local communities have adopted her game as way to encourage healthier living. For more information go to her website www.fitnesschallenge.com. You can pick up the game there or at Amazon. This is a great way to get your family fit check it out!And finally we had on our favorite gadget guru, John Biggs from CrunchGear and Running Gear Review. John is always checking out the latest gadgets to help you make better buying decisions. As usual John had a huge list of must have fitness products. We talked about gps devices, the wii fit, amazing wrist watches, dvr's and a whole lot more. You should be checking our his websites www.crunchgear.com everyday that is a must read. And runners you better check out www.runninggearreview.com.Dr Fitness had his own list of must have fitness products including: the swimp3, the stress eraser, the sleeptracker and more. You'll have to listen to get the rest of his tips.Please continue making Dr Fitness jealous by following the Fat Guy on Twitter. As we've mentioned anyone can follow the Fat Guy's eating exploits on Twitter.  Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying crazy things in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So you can now peek into his food diary. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy Twitters about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy to see exactly what the fat guy eats. We  now have literally dozens of people who are following him so please join in.Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was in the studio lending her thoughts and laughter. You know Kathie as the host of Real Savvy Moms.  Real Savvy Moms is a great show for hot moms, fat moms, all kinds of moms and is available on most PBS' around the US and online. Remember Kathie is one of the top feet and legs model's out there... she is so hot she got to be a body double for Alyssa Milano in that Veet commercial that is on TV 24 hours a day. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com. Also check out her hosting skills on www.RealSavvyMoms.com. Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. We're working on ways to make those tips available to all our listeners. If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too. Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of David Spade's "Showbiz Show" on Comedy Central or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts!!! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA.   To download the show on iTunes please click on this linkOn tonight's show, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about a delicious healthy carbonated drink called "Fizzy Lizzy" from Lizzy herself Lizzy Morrill. Lizzy shared her amazing journey from coming up with the idea all the way to producing it. This amazing beverage is spreading like wildfire all over the country. Some of the great flavors it comes in are: Red Hill Pomegranate, Gulf Coast Tangerine, Pacific Raspberry Lemon, Mount Fuji Apple, Yakima Valley Grape, Costa Rican Pineapple, Northern Lights Cranberry and Lone Star Grapefruit. Eight great fruity bubbly flavors. For more information about Lizzy and her Fizzy fun drink check out her website www.fizzylizzy.com and make sure you ask the store manager of your favorite grocery store to stock it if they don't already. We also had on John Biggs from CrunchGear and Sweet Susi May from FitSugar. John talked about the latest and the greatest fitness products out there and Susi shared what is all the rage for the ladies interested in health and fitness. Be sure to check out FitSugar at www.fitsugar.com and John's two popular blogs at www.crunchgear.com and www.runninggearreview.com As a special bonus we had Brad LaTour joined us from JumpSnap the popular cordless jumprope that is sweeping the country. Brad created a beautiful pink JumpSnap for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and has decided to make that fundraiser go on indefinitely. So buy a pink JumpSnap and a huge chunk of the proceeds go to help people suffering with Breast Cancer. there is a rumor that Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy are going to sponsor a JumpSnap Double Dutch Contest but who knows. For more information about JumpSnap please go to their websites www.jumpsnap.com and www.jumpforacure.com Follow the Fat Guy's eating exploits on Twitter.  Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying crazy things in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So you can now peek into his food diary. That's right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy Twitters about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy to see exactly what the fat guy eats. We are now up to 11 people following him so please join in.Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was in the studio lending her thoughts and laughter. You know Kathie as the host of Real Savvy Moms.  Real Savvy Moms is a great show for hot moms, fat moms, all kinds of moms and is available on most PBS' around the US and online. Remember Kathie is one of the top feet and legs model's out there... she is so hot she got to be a body double for Alyssa Milano in that Veet commercial that is on TV 24 hours a day. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com. Also check out her hosting skills on www.RealSavvyMoms.com. Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. We're working on ways to make those tips available to all our listeners. If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too. Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called his family friendly radio show "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of David Spade's "Showbiz Show" on Comedy Central or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts!!! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio." Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA.   On tonight's show, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about getting in shape while on holiday from Anja one of the founders of Escape to Shape.  Escape to Shape offers vacations combining comfort, culture and fitness at exotic locations around the world. Not only will you enjoy luxurious accommodations, delicious food and the latest fitness class you'll also sample some of the best spa amenities available. Anja says that her vacations are perfect for singles as well as couples. Find out where they are headed next, I'll give you a hint...think The Soprano's. For more information about Escape to Shape check out their website www.escapetoshape.comTonight we had on two of the Internet's biggest stars John Biggs from CrunchGear who shared with us the fitness gadgets he finds from his travels from around the world. He just came back from Japan where he saw the first personal trainer/cell phone. This device is part pedometer, part heart rate monitor, part phone. the only thing it doesn't do is wipe the sweat off your forehead. John also talked about lots of other cool gadgets and fitness gear but you'll have to listen to get the skinny. For more information check out John's blogs  www.crunchgear.com and www.runninggearreview.com After John we were so lucky to have Tiffany Davis from Daily Candy in the studio with us. Tiffany is one of our favorite guests and she talked all about fun ways to build a healthy kitchen. As you know she and her staff are always researching the latest and the greatest next cool thing. First Tiffany talked about these super cool flavor sheets you put right on top of your favorite food as you cook it. She also mentioned something about the return of the Snoopy Sno Cone Maker and some other equally wild stuff.  For more information about The Daily Candy please go to their website www.dailycandy.com and be one of the 3 gazillion other subscribers to get their daily email newsletter. And that wasn't it, as you know the Fat Guy is always researching quality, kind of healthy, delicious snacks. And he found another one. PopChips. PopChips are kind of healthy chips. These are never fried, never baked, all natural chips. Since these amazing bites of crunchy goodness are popped instead of fried they can fit more fo them in the bag for the same calories. For example, an old school chip company might fit  10 chips in a 100ish calorie  bag with PopChips you'll get twice that for about the same calories. That's right more crunches per calorie. the Fat Guy loved the BBQ and Dr Fitness loved the Wasabi. Try them for yourselves. Go to there website for all the locations you can find them or to order them online. www.PopChips.comDr. Fitness was back with his tips on how to adjust your workout and attitude to the changing weather. He said 1-bring your workouts indoors; 2-chnage up the workouts...if you were biking and running now try yoga or stretching classes 3- change your wardrobe to accommodate the changing weather...remember no white after Labor Day. He had more great fitness tips but you'll have to listen to get them.Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was with us again. You know Kathie as the host of Real Savvy Moms.  Real Savvy Moms is a great show for hot moms, fat moms, all kinds of moms and is available on most PBS' around the US and online. Remember Kathie is one of the top feet and legs model's out there... she is so hot she got to be a body double for Alyssa Milano in that Veet commercial that is on TV 24 hours a day. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com. Also check out her hosting skills on www.RealSavvyMoms.com. Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. We're working on ways to make those tips available to all our listeners. If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too. Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My kid Max has been doing a radio show called "Kid Power Radio" for awhile now and you should check it out. Tiffany from The Daily Candy called it "Hilarious!" This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of David Spade's "Showbiz Show" on Comedy Central or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. He has gotten emails from kids from England, Australia, China and even the US. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts!!! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

The most entertaining weight loss and fitness podcast show on radio. Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show podcast broadcasting live each week from Atlanta, GA, USA.   On tonight's show, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about some of the hottest exercise classes that are sweeping the gyms from Social Diva Lexi Tabback. A self-described Jersey Girl, Lexi has tried a whole bunch of the wackiest exercise classes and has reported back her findings. Are you up for Samurai Sword Fighting? What about a little trapeze and aerial dance? Listen to Lexi recount her experiences with these exercise classes and others. For more information about Social Diva, Lexi, her latest book "How To Be A Social Diva" go to their website www.socialdiva.com. Social Diva lets you know where the hippest, coolest, most happening places are in your city. It is Lexi's job (and the other Divas like Peg Samuel) to personally check out these places and report back to you so you don't waste your time. As Lexi always says, "Diva's don't sweat, they glow" Check them out. We also had John Biggs on from CrunchGear and RunningGearReview sharing his take on the latest fitness gadgets.  Before you buy any gadget I strongly suggest you check out both of these websites. On this show John told us all about: wireless headsets, an ipod pedometer combo, a stereo bluetooth headphone thingy, a waterproof mp3 player case and so much more. His blogs are must reads for gadget lovers. Check them out at www.crunchgear.com and www.runninggearreview.com And what a special treat it was to have the return of Nicci Micco and Eating Well magazine. If you haven't already, check this magazine out offline and online. You will not find a better photographed, more intelligent food magazine. Tonight Nicci told us all about milk. She talked about cow snd goat milk, soy milk, almond milk , hemp milk, organic milk. She even explained to the Fat Guy that it is truly impossible to milk a cat. they have a lab where they test things so that must be true. You can listen to the show and learn all about milk or check out the article in the latest issue of Eating Well magazine. Also go to their website and subscribe to their free email newsletters they are awesome www.eatingwell.com But that's not all, this show also had on Charles Staley the author of Muscle Logic and other great books. He has appeared on the TODAY show as well as The CBS Early Show and shared his counter-intuitive approach to weight training and fitness. Charles told the fat guy to invert his reps when he strength trains for better results. Dr Fitness had to tell Charles that the Fat Guy doesn't get into the gym much. Charles recommends that instead of 3 sets of 10 you do 10 sets of 3 in the same amount of time. Less reps more sets. The Fat Guy calls this "The Joy of Sets" To learn more check out Charles website www.staleytraining.com and www.charlesstaley.com And the Fat Guy wants to give a big thanks to RedGrrl who emailed him and said nice things. Believe it or not, the Fat Guy does not get a lot of fan mail. So thank you RedGrrl for taking the time to email him. And yes hot mom, Jennifer Nicole Lee is "that peppy." By the way, this weekend is JNL's  bikini bootcamp in South Beach. Good luck to her with that.Kathie Larkin was with us again and she shared important information about her progress as a tennis player and a personal trainer. You know Kathie as the host of Real Savvy Moms.  Real Savvy Moms is a great show for moms that is available on most Public Broadcasting Stations around the US and online. Remember Kathie is one of the top feet and legs model's out there... she is so hot she got to be a body double for Alyssa Milano in that Veet commercial that is on TV 24 hours a day. Be sure to check out Kathie's website www.getkathie.com. Also check out her hosting skills on www.RealSavvyMoms.com. Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy "Wellness Minute." So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. We're working on ways to make those tips available to all our listeners. If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too.Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My nine year kid Max made his radio debut in his new show "Kid Power Radio." This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of David Spade's "Showbiz Show" on Comedy Central or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne's World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn't like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. He had a big show recently he interviewed Meatwad from Aqua Teen Hunger Force on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. And if your kid sends Max an email he'll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you his show is rocketing up the charts!!! As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Don't forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran's analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks.