Podcast appearances and mentions of John Price

If you have any topic suggestions for future episodes, don't hesitate to reach out! Send us an email at info@brainblownpodcast.com.We'd love to hear from you.REFERENCES"Appeasement: replacing Stockholm syndrome as a definition of a survival strategy" Rebecca Bailey, Jaycee Dugard, Stefanie F. Smith & Stephen W. Porges"Traumatic entrapment, appeasement and complex post-traumatic stress disorder: evolutionary perspectives of hostage reactions, domestic abuse and the Stockholm syndrome" Chris Cantor, John Price"Bonding after trauma: on the role of social support and the oxytocin system in traumatic stress,"  Miranda Olff"How Trauma Impacts Learning and How to Find Support" Nadia Albritton, MA"The Fawn Response in Complex PTSD" | Dr. Arielle Schwartz"Stockholm Syndrome Explained by the Stanford Prison Experiment"

WARNING: LEO'S MIC MESSES UP AT THE END, WE'RE SORRY!!! Blame Leo (: The killer of today's episode has probably done some of the worst crimes known to man. One word: Fileted. Katherine Knight terrorized Australia for years, until she finally lost it and committed her last act. Police could've never anticipated walking into a room where a full skin coat of body was just hanging freely in the living room.Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesandcannapod/ Send us True Crime updates: https://twitter.com/CrimesnCannabis Join the discussion on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crimesandcannapod/ Listen ad free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesandcannabis For case suggestions of feedback: crimesncannabis@gmail.com  --------------------------------------------------------------------Sources: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14087987/Cannibal-man-eater-skinned-COOKED-lover-abattoir-worker-decapitated-partner-boiled-head-pot-tried-serve-sliced-body-parts-gravy-children.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-29/katherine-mary-knights-john-price-murder-remembered-20-years-on/12006996 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/18/story-of-australian-woman-who-skinned-and-cooked-partner-to-be-told-in-film https://crown.rdhs.org/the-crime-that-rattled-australia-an-overview-of-katherine-knights-gruesome-murder-of-her-boyfriend/ https://www.wattpad.com/892339249-crime-stories-katherine-knight-butchers-husband https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14087987/Cannibal-man-eater-skinned-COOKED-lover-abattoir-worker-decapitated-partner-boiled-head-pot-tried-serve-sliced-body-parts-gravy-children.html https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/cops-horrific-discovery-inside-wa-home-still-haunts-them/news-story/73553ade114298cf8bfda4730d845e5b https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8050101/Katherine-Knight-killed-John-Price-horror-murder.html Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/crimes-and-cannabis--5619789/support.

In 1858, when a bounty hunter came to Oberlin, Ohio, to capture an enslaved man who had fled from Kentucky via the Underground Railroad, the staunchly abolitionist townspeople of Oberlin had something to say about it. Join John Bradshaw on location in Ohio for the story of John Price's bid for freedom and the people who stood up to injustice on his behalf.

In 1858, when a bounty hunter came to Oberlin, Ohio, to capture an enslaved man who had fled from Kentucky via the Underground Railroad, the staunchly abolitionist townspeople of Oberlin had something to say about it. Join John Bradshaw on location in Ohio for the story of John Price's bid for freedom and the people who stood up to injustice on his behalf.

In this gripping episode of Crimetime Inc., we delve into the horrifying and deeply disturbing case of Katherine Mary Knight, the first Australian woman sentenced to life in prison without parole. The episode begins by setting the scene in February 2000, in the small town of Aberdeen, New South Wales, where 44-year-old miner John Price is found brutally murdered. The police discover gruesome details such as Price's body being skinned and decapitated, his skin hanging from a meat hook, and a stew made from his head. The hosts explore the chilling premeditated nature of Knight's crime, highlighting her intent to cause psychological harm not just to Price but also to his children. They discuss Knight's traumatic childhood marked by domestic violence and sexual abuse, her volatile adult relationships, and her alarming history of violent behavior, including an incident where she placed her infant daughter on railway tracks. The podcast further examines Knight's psychological state, with some experts suggesting she had borderline personality disorder, as well as the legal implications of her mental health on her trial. The episode sheds light on the importance of recognizing signs of domestic violence and addressing mental health issues. Tune in to Crimetime Inc. for an in-depth analysis of one of Australia's most shocking murder cases.00:00 Introduction to the Katherine Mary Knight Case00:27 Setting the Scene: The Crime Unfolds00:56 Gruesome Discoveries: Inside the Crime Scene04:55 Knight's Background: A Life Marked by Violence06:48 Escalating Violence: Relationships and Abuse10:13 The Final Trigger: John Price's Murder11:18 Mental State and Trial: Was Knight Insane?13:18 Conclusion: Reflections and Lessons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Platform Mix episode 536 features GIODE from Boston! He's been DJing for over a decade playing venues like Shrine, Memoire and Scorpion Bar in Boston, Six Strings in Gillette with John Price and a new venue in Providence called Medici! Follow him on his socials to see where he's playing upcoming shows, subscribe to my Patreon to see my top tracks of the week and get a look at what I'm playing in my sets. Follow The Platform to hear new mixes every Monday and watch new podcast episodes every Wednesday on YouTube. Now turn those speakers up, and let's get into it with GIODE's latest, right here on The Platform! GIODE IG: https://www.instagram.com/gio_de_dj/ The Platform Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@theplatformmix Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/djdexmke MakeItNowMedia https://www.makeitnowmedia.com/getstartednow

John Price, PhD, is a depth psychotherapist, the host of the podcast The Sacred Speaks, and co-director and co-owner of The Center for the Healing Arts and Sciences in Houston. He shares his approach to spirituality, to bringing men into meaningful community, and to establishing intimacy. We talk about: Why it's problematic that boys and men have largely defined themselves by what they're not. Why he asks men about their inner lives as opposed to their feelings. And what it might look like if we had rites of passage that honored the masculine and the feminine within each of us, in truly unique ways. For more show notes, head over to my Substack. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alright Jan... This week Johnny and Tyler discuss the murder of John Price (aka the crimes of Katherine Knight), as well as the legend of Siren Head. Plus: using holograms to reinvigorate cold case interest, a new UK Drag Superstar has been crowned, and we recap some cold tea involving Hilary Duff and Faye Dunaway!Join the Secret Society That Doesn't Suck for exclusive weekly mini episodes, livestreams, and a whole lot more! patreon.com/thatsspookyCheck out our new and improved apparel store with tons of new designs! thatsspooky.com/storeCheck out our website for show notes, photos, and more at thatsspooky.comFollow us on Instagram for photos from today's episode and all the memes @thatsspookypodWe're on Twitter! Follow us at @thatsspookypodDon't forget to send your spooky stories to thatsspookypod@gmail.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today's episode, Les sits down with Sean Leahy and John Price from HighGround. the conversation delves into the founders' unique backgrounds—from military service and government intelligence to data science and entrepreneurial ventures—and how these experiences inform their ambitious vision. HighGround seeks to create a centralized platform, similar to Bloomberg for equities, providing comprehensive market intelligence for defense and national security sectors. The episode highlights the challenges of navigating complex government systems, the evolving defense tech landscape, and the founders' commitment to simplifying access to public data for transformative impact. Their mission underscores the potential for democratizing information to drive innovation and improve outcomes for both government and private entities. Here's a closer look at the episode: John Price shares his background, including his upbringing in Colorado, his father's career on Wall Street, and his early fascination with technology. Sean Leahy shares his upbringing in Northern Virginia, his experience at the Pentagon after 9/11, and his career as a government contractor. Sean and John discuss the early days of HighGround, including their initial 12-slide pitch deck and their commitment to the venture. High Ground's Vision and Market Transformation Impact on Emerging Defense Tech Companies and Investors Broader impact of High Ground on the defense industry, including potential reinvigoration and innovation in technology development. Thoughts on dual-use technology, the future of the defense industry, and the potential impact of High Ground. Resources: Sean Leahy LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/seanleahyctg John Price LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-a-p-b8a376b/

TCA's varsity basketball coaches, Rodney Belcher and John Price, both join the podcast for this episode. This is Coach Belcher's first year at TCA after years spent coaching at both the high school and college levels. Coach Price is in his fourth year at TCA and 26th year coaching overall. The coaches talk about their families, their faith and their coaching careers. Listen to hear how they leverage the lessons of winning and losing to prepare students for future successes and failures.

A special live recording at the book launch for Green Flags. John and I discuss various important themes from my new book. Please be sure to check out The Center For The Healing Arts and Sciences.

Katherine Knight is one of Australia’s most notorious killers, and the first woman in Australian criminal history to get life in prison without parole. In February 2000, this heinous woman killed, skinned, and cooked her lover John Price, and then planned to feed the ensuing meat to the man’s children. Join Tom and Jenny on … Continue reading Episode 429: Killer Katherine Knight – Australia’s Answer to Leatherface

Learn the legislative and political challenges of Labor in the last century, which inform the BCTGM's political positions today.  We hear from: Joe McCartin, Georgetown Univ. Professor, Executive Director of Kalmanovitz Initiative fo Labor and the Working Poor John Price, BCTGM Director of Organization References from this episode: Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America - Book by Joe McCartin Labor's Great War: The Struggle for Industrial Democracy and the Origins of Modern American Labor Relations, 1912-1921 - Book by Joe McCartin Bargaining for the Common Good Initiative

Interview begins: 3:40 In this episode of The Sacred Speaks, Dr. John Price hosts Ayize Jama-Everett for a discussion on spirituality, religion, cultural identity, and the pervasive impact of colonization. Ayize shares insights from his journey, beginning with how his roots in Harlem and his work within the psychedelic space have shaped his perspective on community, healing, and cultural reclamation. Together, they examine how long-established cultural dynamics continue to influence our lives, often without our conscious awareness. Ayize discusses his efforts to influence these dynamics at a cultural level, reflecting on religious and spiritual practices as tools for both personal and collective transformation. They also explore the complexities of whiteness—not only as a cultural identity shaped by colonization but as an orientation that often perpetuates colonizing behaviors toward other cultures. Ayize shares the purpose behind his documentary, A Table of Our Own, which aims to expand access to healing practices for Black people and to highlight the important work already being done within these communities. The project seeks to de-stigmatize these substances, reframing them as natural balms that have served as spiritual and psychological support for Black people over millennia. The conversation touches on Black joy, the importance of reconnecting with land-based spiritual practices, and the need to decolonize healing spaces. Ayize's reflections offer a fresh lens on the healing power of connection, inspiring listeners to consider how we might engage in reclaiming and honoring our spiritual and cultural roots. Bio: Ayize Jama-Everett holds three Master's degrees: Divinity, Psychology, and in Fine Arts, Writing. He blends these degrees in all his work, often identifying as a guerilla theologian, a community-based therapist, and an afro-futurist in the same breath. He's taught at Starr King School for the Ministry, California College of the Arts, The University of California, Riverside, Western Colorado College, and several private High schools for over twenty years. His expertise includes working with adolescents, the history of substance use in the United States, the history of Sacred Plant medicines in the Maghreb, the religious roots of political violence from Ireland to the Middle East, educational arts pedagogy, and Afrofuturism. He's published four novels (The Liminal series) and two graphic novels (Box of Bones and The Last Count of Monte Cristo). www.atableofourown.org Website for The Sacred Speaks: www.thesacredspeaks.com/ WATCH: YouTube for The Sacred Speaks www.youtube.com/channel/UCOAuksnpfht1udHWUVEO7Rg Instagram: www.instagram.com/thesacredspeaks/ @thesacredspeaks Twitter: twitter.com/thesacredspeaks Facebook: www.facebook.com/thesacredspeaks/ Brought to you by: www.thecenterforhas.com/ Theme music provided by: www.modernnationsmusic.com/

Listen as Melissa wraps up this horrific case. Telling Daniel, the ends and outs of other relationships Katherine had in the past. Her interview with detectives and psychiatrists. What happened leading up to her sentencing hearing. The details given to the presiding judge and where we find Katherine Knight now.No Factoids in this episode.  Support the Show.

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John Price's severed head was boiling in a pot with veggies, his skin was hanging in one piece on a butcher's hook in the doorway and the walls were covered in blood. That was the crime scene retired detective Robert Wells walked into in 2000. Robert joins Gary Jubelin to talk about how he ran the murder investigation, and what it was like when he came face to face with the cannibal killer Katherine Knight.   Can't get enough of I Catch Killers? Stay up to date on all the latest crime news at The Daily Telegraph. Get episodes of I Catch Killers a week early and ad-free, as well as bonus content, by subscribing to Crime X+ today. Like the show? Get more at icatchkillers.com.au Advertising enquiries: newspodcastssold@news.com.au  Questions for Gary: icatchkillers@news.com.au  Get in touch with the show by joining our Facebook group, and visiting us on Instagram or Tiktok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Retired detective Robert Wells worked a one man station, had a gun stuck in his belly, attended car accidents alone where people were dying - but the case that still haunts him is the murder of John Price. Stabbed to death in his own home, his girlfriend Katherine Knight skinned and butchered him before serving him on dinner plates.    Can't get enough of I Catch Killers? Stay up to date on all the latest crime news at The Daily Telegraph. Get episodes of I Catch Killers a week early and ad-free, as well as bonus content, by subscribing to Crime X+ today. Like the show? Get more at icatchkillers.com.au Advertising enquiries: newspodcastssold@news.com.au  Questions for Gary: icatchkillers@news.com.au  Get in touch with the show by joining our Facebook group, and visiting us on Instagram or Tiktok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Gospel in Leviticus5-Entering the Tabernacle Subtitle: The Gospel in Leviticus Speaker: John Price Broadcaster: Grace Baptist Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 7/14/2024 Bible: Leviticus 8:1-6; Leviticus 9:1-4 Length: 52 min.

We are all aware that appearances can be deceiving. Behind closed doors, the truth of someone's relationship remains hidden from public view. It's common to present a facade of happiness or normalcy to those around us, even when facing significant challenges. Today, I want to share a case where the details of manipulation and cruelty come to light, challenging conventional perceptions of domestic violence, shedding light on the often-overlooked plight of male victims in abusive relationships.

Cell phones throughout the country buzzed last night as the National Emergency Management Agency sent out its emergency test alerts. NEMA director John Price spoke to Corin Dann.

111: Ellen Petry Leanse – The Brain and Beyond by John Price

Get the decades-long backstory on this multi-location organizing campaign and save the date for London, Ky.'s Union election on May 5th. We hear from: John Price, BCTGM Director of Organization Jason Maynard, Forklift Operator, 22-year employee of Hearthside Foods (McComb, Ohio) Lisa Gregory, BCTGM East-Central Region International Rep. Liticia Horton, Oven Operator, 29-year employee of Hearthside Foods (London, Ky.) Roxanne Hallman, Mixing Machine Operator, 12-year employee of Hearthside Foods (London, Ky.) Veronica Hopkins, BCTGM Midwest Region International Rep. Ryan Hocke, BCTGM Midwest Region International Rep. References from this episode: Workers File for an Election in London, Ky. January 2022 Hearthside Update from John Price and Jason Maynard

John Price was afraid to go home. He had told his co-workers through small bites of food that if he didn't come into work the next day, his Ex-girlfriend Katherine Knight would be the one to blame. He was certain she was waiting for him, ready to end his life. He should have trusted his gut. Our Sources Morbid Curiosity

John Price is 26 years old and has been running his own farm for 1/2 of his life.  Today, he runs Archlynn Farm with his wife, mother and step-father in Charlotte Courthouse, Virginia.  There they raise over 50 acres of produce for direct sales to customers and sales in grocery stores. When John was in elementary school he, his sister and his two brothers were all in the 4H, and John never liked it!  He exited the 4H as soon as he was able and really was not enthusiastic about agriculture.  However, when he was around 13 years old his family planted a 1/2 acre garden, and he worked with the rest of the family on the plot. At some point, friends and family started asking to purchase produce from them, and this led to the development of a CSA.  Something clicked for John at this point, and he has been loving farming ever since.  That was 13 years ago, and the time since then has spanned half of John's life. Today, his siblings have moved onto to other pursuits, but he is farming with his folks and his wife.  They are now growing produce on 50 acres of land and selling to multiple outlets.  There was a pivotal moment in the development of the farm that led to a question - "do we scale back so the four of us can run this, or do he hire help so we can grow?".  The choice was to grow, and to develop a business that would sustain the four of them as full-time farmers. This decision led to the problem of finding reliable labor on the farm.  Ultimately they chose to participate in the H2A Program and hire labor from Mexico during the growing season.  John and I spend the final 15 minutes of the interview discussing how this works and the decision process.

You are worth it.    “He shall see of the travail of His soul, and shall be satisfied.”   - Isaiah 53:11 (KJV)

Leap Day only comes around every four years, so as a special treat, Ronda decided to delight you all with a bit of history around why Leap Years are necessary  and some interesting things that have happened on February 29 (please pause while Pam rolls her eyes). February 29, 2000 also marks the date of one of the most notoriously horrendous (and for some, supremely traumatizing) murders in Australian history- the murder of John Price. John was a relatively happy man who lived a simple, but fulfilling life. He and his two teenage children got on just fine, though John began to feel as though he needed a bit more in life. He wanted a wonderful woman to share it with- instead, he found Katherine Knight. Tune in to hear about the truly awful case of what many have dubbed 'Australia's Female Hannibal Lecter'. Sources:   Wikipedia All That's InterestingMurderpediaThe Casual Criminal- Katherine Knight: Australia's Female Hannibal Lecter - on YouTubeMusic: Big Foot by Gvidon on Pixabay (Go check it out!)

5 Solved True Crime Cases featuring Etan Kalil Patz, John Price, Melanie Uribe, Roy Joe McCaleb, and Teresa Lee Scalf.   Sources: https://controlc.com/bca9f0bd   Support the show BINOID CBD 10% OFF To get 10% OFF at Binoid on CBD products, click the link and use my coupon code "SOUTHERNGIRL". Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Subscribe: ✅ https://www.youtube.com/c/SouthernGirlCrimeStories?sub_confirmation=1

Where do you find your identity? In this episode, Jeff and Jim discuss: Seeing God's hand in the trials of our lives. Understanding that all things belong to God. Glorifying God in all we do and supporting our communities as we do so. Identifying the gift of gratitude in your life every single day. Key Takeaways: God is faithful. He can use our setbacks for us go grow closer to Him and find success. Finding a faith community and a strong church can help you to manage the valleys of life and bring you closer to Christ. There are creative ways you can build your legacy and build a legacy for your employees as well if you look for them. If you allow the Holy Spirit to minister to you, you will be able to minister to others.   "Even on my worst days, I can love Jesus and be loved back." —  Jim LynchAbout Jim Lynch: My name is James (Jim) Lynch. I was born in Pensacola, FL and moved to Grand Junction, CO when I was 8 years old. After High School, I attended Dekalb College in Georgia and did not graduate as God had other plans for me. I had two car accidents in two weeks, totaling both cars. After the second accident, I was unscathed but walked away from the accident, hit my knees, and gave my life to Christ. That night, when I arrived at my apartment my neighbor asked, unprompted, “Jim, do you need a job….?”, “WELL!  As a matter of fact!” He handed me a phone number and address and told me to show up there at 8am the next day. When I arrived, I began my career in Landscaping and have been doing that ever since. God does know what is best for us. JPL Cares is an ASCA top 100 in North America company in Snow Maintenance and a formidable competitor in the landscape maintenance arena in the Front Range of Colorado. We will be celebrating 31 years in business in 2023.  Ministry/Motto: ‘BRINGLIFE to our customers through the service we provide.' A video that demonstrates our heart for the Special needs community. At this point, we have completed 7 homes for Cottonwood Community Alternatives. Two years ago, we had an opportunity to bid an 85-acre facility.  We made it to the final 3. “What sets you apart from the competition?”, They asked. Well, anyone can cut grass but not everyone can BRINGLIFE. If you sign us, we will do all the maintenance for the Women's Crisis Shelter, next door to your facility ($15k value). We closed the deal! As a company, we also support Colorado Uplift, Compassion International, World Vision, Hornbuckle, Marketplace Chaplains, and other local and global ministries. JPL Cares is a member of C12 Denver South forum. To learn more please reach out to John Price at 719-233-0597 or john.price@c12group.com C12: Christian Business Forums and Executive Coaching (joinc12.com)My wife (Tiffany) and I hold several individual industrial/mixed-use properties, we are investors in a multi-family development in Denver, CO. We own a 20% interest in an Austin, TX Landscape Company ‘CTX Proscapes', we have a B&B in Boca Grande, FL, and are members of Red Rocks Church, Littleton Campus.  Tiffany is the head of the hospitality ministry at the Littleton campus, where I get to support her. In all other things, Tiffany is my primary support here on earth. We are both in love with Jesus and strive to hear from and act on the calling of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We know that all we have is because of the gifts of our Father in Heaven.Connect with Jim Lynch:Website: www.jplcares.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/james-lynch-95a57415  Connect with Jeff Thomas: Website: www.arkosglobal.comPodcast: www.generousbusinessowner.comBook: www.arkosglobal.com/trading-upEmail: jeff.thomas@arkosglobal.comTwitter: twitter.com/ArkosGlobalAdv Facebook: www.facebook.com/arkosglobalLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/arkosglobaladvisorsInstagram: www.instagram.com/arkosglobaladvisorsYouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCLUYpPwkHH7JrP6PrbHeBxw

105: Becca Tarnas – The Imagination and The Red Books of Tolkien & Jung by John Price

As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Oregon Trail" series highlighting speakers at the upcoming 2024 US HUPO meeting in Portland, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. John Price, Brigham Young University.

A former police district commander says officers need more training so they can better respond to mass casualties like the 2019 Christchurch terror attacks. John Price has been giving evidence at the inquest into the killings. Reporter Niva Chittock was in court. [audio_play] Warning, this audio contains distressing details.

102: Connie Zweig – Meeting the Shadow on the Spiritual Path by John Price

On this episode I chatted with three former Pistol Petes about the legacy of Frank Eaton and the experience of a lifetime. Being Pistol Pete at Oklahoma State University. Huge thanks to our sponsors. Oklahoma Beef Council, on behalf of Oklahoma's beef farmers and ranchers. We want to remind you that beef can be part of a heart- healthy diet. To find heart-healthy beef recipes go to www.oklabeef.org/recipes  The Oklahoma Hall of Fame at the Gaylord-Pickens Museum telling Oklahoma's story through its people since 1927. For more information go to www.oklahomahof.com and for daily updates go to https://lnkd.in/g_gsxQM The Chickasaw Nation is economically strong, culturally vibrant and full of energetic people dedicated to the preservation of family, community and heritage. www.chickasaw.net Diffee Ford Lincoln. Third generation Oklahoma business, the Diffee family continues to do business the right way, the family way. Go to www.diffeeford.net for all your new and used car needs and follow them on instagram https://lnkd.in/drq7RMu2 This episode is brought to you by Hope is Alive. Hope is Alive exists to radically change the lives of drug addicts, alcoholics, and those who love them. Join us Saturday, September 30th for our “Sobriety Sprint” 5K as we remember, honor, and celebrate those who've lost their lives. This family-focused event will feature a one-mile fun run, inflatables, food trucks, and more. Register to run or honor a loved one at SobrietySprint.com.  #thisisoklahoma

Delve into the heart of darkness with Emma Kenny as she unravels the horrifying tale of Katherine Knight, the first Australian woman sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Discover the chilling events leading up to the gruesome murder of John Price and Katherine's unthinkable actions in its aftermath.

Interview begins @ 4:37 Join your host John Price as he welcomes Miriam Volat, the co-director of The RiverStyx Foundation, co-director of the Indigenous Medicine Conservation Fund, and Executive Director of IPCI. Together, they engage in an eye-opening discussion that bridges the gap between ecology, indigenous traditions, and the Sacred. Episode Overview In this episode, we kick things off by learning about The RiverStyx Foundation, discussing its mission and vision for a more connected world. Miriam shares her extensive background in ecology, with a special focus on soil science. She reveals how her work in ecology has been a gateway to explore indigenous traditions, particularly entheogenic healing practices. Miriam argues that a deeper, more direct connection with the Sacred can serve as a catalyst to rekindle our relationship with our immediate environment. Key Points • Ecology as a Lens: Miriam explains how her expertise in soil and ecology serves as a unique lens to appreciate and investigate indigenous practices. • The Disconnect: We discuss the alarming separation people experience from their communities, the Earth, and the cultural touchstones that help define them. The absence of methodologies for navigating traumas exacerbates this disconnection. • Rethinking Extractive Models: Miriam and John scrutinize modern, extractive approaches to culture, community, and the Earth, highlighting their unsustainability and the damage they've done. • Colonialism's Impact: A look into how colonialism rejects the importance of context in understanding our environment, history, and relationships. • Cultural Lineage and Connection: Miriam emphasizes the importance of embracing your cultural roots, being aware of your environment, and valuing the connections you currently possess. • Consumerism vs Community: Both guests concur on the suffering caused when our inherent need for community and culture is supplanted by consumerism and symptom management. • Intellectual Property and Healing: The episode challenges the concept of patenting natural compounds, molecules, and healing processes, arguing that these should be communal rather than proprietary. • Death and Compostable Toilets: Borrowing from her background in ecology, Miriam discusses death and environmentally sustainable practices, including compostable toilets. • Sacred Medicines and Responsibility: The conversation wraps up with a discussion on how these sacred medicines are not only rites but also responsibilities that make us more aware of what we bring into the world. Bio: NON-PROFIT DIRECTOR Miriam Volat M.S. Co-Director of Riverstyx Foundation & Indigenous Medicine Conservation Fund, Executive Director of IPCI, is an educator, organizer, facilitator and ecologist with a passion for soils and nutrient cycles. She works Nationally and Internationally to increase health in all systems. She is dedicated to the biocultural conservation of Peyote and other sacred medicines supported by the IMC Fund, and works in any way she can to ensure the conservation of these medicines for Indigenous communities and their precious ways of life. As a mom, she is fortunate her daughter, Cora, also supports her work. https://www.riverstyxfoundation.org https://imc.fund https://www.ipci.life Website for The Sacred Speaks: http://www.thesacredspeaks.com WATCH: YouTube for The Sacred Speaks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOAuksnpfht1udHWUVEO7Rg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesacredspeaks/ @thesacredspeaks Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesacredspeaks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesacredspeaks/ Brought to you by: https://www.thecenterforhas.com Theme music provided by: http://www.modernnationsmusic.com

This week on All The Best, stories about family - the messy, complicated and gorgeous humans who make us who we are. Sounds of Family by Michael Everitt Our first story is an exploration of the sounds that a new parent encounters in everyday life. The story's producer, Michael, calls it a love letter to mark the arrival of his daughter.  This story was produced by Michael Everitt. Daniel Semo was the supervising producer.  No such thing as normal by John Price Our next story takes another look at family and parenthood, illustrating how community care can stand in for family structure.  John grew up in Geelong as the middle child in a family of seven. His home was always full of people coming and going. One evening, at a party in Katherine, a dark-haired woman caught his eye and almost two decades on, John has his own story about big family... This story was told by John Price in August 2017 at SPUN's Darwin Festival themed 'Home'. SPUN is a live storytelling event showcasing some of the extraordinary people and their stories that make up the Northern Territory. You can listen to more at www.spunstories.net  ‘Migrant Mums: Far From Ordinary' by Heidi Tai Growing up, Heidi always thought that her mum was ordinary. She never finished high school, never went to university, and held the same job in the same industry for over 30 years.  Heidi shares the challenges of migration and how, through all the struggles, she was able to learn that her mum was far from ordinary. That story was produced by Heidi Tai. Allison Chan was the supervising producer. Sound design was by Gregory Thorsby.   Become an All The Best Storymaker! FBi Radio's premier storytelling programme All The Best is looking for its next round of UNHEARD stories and everyone is welcome! Selected story-makers will receive $200, the support of an All The Best Supervising Producer Mentor, access to resources to make an audio story and the opportunity to have your finished work nationally broadcast. All levels of experience and story-genres are welcome. Applications close on Monday August 28th - apply here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In 2022, three bodies were discovered inside of a flaming home in Riverside, California. And the shocking true story behind how these innocent people ended up dead would send shockwaves across the country. This story shows that even the authorities who are sworn to protect us can sometimes fail us, and demonstrates just how dangerous and brutal the dark web can be... you're listening to MURDER IN AMERICA. - Up YOUR underwear game with MEUNDIES! To get 25% off your first order, plus free standard shipping, visit https://www.MeUndies.com/MIA - Start your therapy journey today with BETTERHELP! Just visit https://www.betterhelp.com/MIA to get 10% off your first month! - Stay Connected: Join the Murder in America fam in our free Facebook Community for a behind-the-scenes look, more insights and current events in the true crime world: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701 If you want even more Murder in America bonus content, including ad-free episodes, come join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica Instagram: http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles and https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen Feeling spooky? Follow Colin as he travels state to state (and even country to country!) investigating claims of extreme paranormal activity and visiting famous haunted locations on The Paranormal Files Official Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel - SOURCES: Bhole, Aneeta. “Former Virginia state trooper who catfished girl, 15, and then killed three members of her family gained access to their California home by pretending he was a DETECTIVE and pretended he needed them for 'questioning'.” Daily Mail, May 25, 2023. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12124675/Virginia-state-trooper-catfished-girl-15-pret ended-detective-killing-family.html  “'CATFISH' MURDERS  KILLER BLACKED OUT WINDOWS OF NEW HOME ...  Purchased Days Before Killings & Abduction.” TMZ, December 1, 2022 https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/01/catfish-murderer-austin-lee-edwards-black-out-windows-15-ye ar-old-riverside/  Hibbitts, Emily and John Price. “Washington County, Virginia Board to discuss ‘Catfish Killer' related claim.” WJHL 11, May 19, 2023. https://www.wjhl.com/news/crime/washington-county-virginia-board-to-discuss-catfish-killer-rel ated-lawsuit/  Logan, Erin and Summer Lin. “‘Catfish' cop Austin Lee Edwards groomed other teen years before Riverside slayings.” The Los Angeles Times, January 8, 2023. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-01-08/austin-lee-edwards-groomed-nudes-girl -teen  Logan, Erin and Summer Lin. “He faked an investigation. Then the ‘detective' killed her family and abducted her niece.” The Los Angeles Times, May 25, 2023. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-25/catfish-cop-killings-riverside-full-story-bla ndin  Logan, Erin and Summer Lin. “Co-workers of cop who killed 3 in California took items from his home before official search.” The Los Angeles Times, December 9, 2022. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-12-09/coworkers-catfishing-cop-employer-sea rch-home  Logan, Erin and Summer Lin. “‘Catfish' cop who killed three in Riverside failed Virginia State Police mental health exam, lawyers allege.” The Los Angeles Times, May 19, 2023. “https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-19/catfish-cop-austin-lee-edwards-failed-me ntal-health  O'Neill, Jesse. “Cop Austin Lee Edwards allegedly bound and gagged Calif. family before murders: neighbor.” The New York Post, November 29, 2022. “https://nypost.com/2022/11/29/virginia-cop-who-allegedly-murdered-california-family-bound-a nd-gagged-victims/  “Police never searched 'catfish' cop Austin Lee Edwards' second home.” Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 12, 2023. https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-never-searched-catfish-cop-austin-lee- edwards-second-home/article_673f4548-92a4-11ed-add9-b79f42bf9ee0.html  Sorrell, Robert. “Former Southwest Virginia deputy accused of murdering California family had clean employment record, documents show.” Times News, December 21, 2022. https://www.timesnews.net/news/crime/former-southwest-virginia-deputy-accused-of-murdering- california-family-had-clean-employment-record-documents-show/article_68b98c50-80be-11ed-b a5e-f38993b2b2ca.html  “Washington County deputies searched home of Austin Edwards following California shooting.” WCYB 5, December 12, 2022. https://wcyb.com/news/local/washington-county-deputies-searched-home-of-austin-edwards-foll owing-california-shooting-smyth-county-riverside-police-saltville  (C) 2023 BLOOD IN THE SINK PRODUCTIONS

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Interview begins @ 3:53 In this enlightening episode of The Sacred Speaks, host Dr. John Price converses with Dr. Rachel Harris, who shares insights from her latest book, "Swimming in the Sacred: Wisdom from the Psychedelic Underground". Dr. Harris illuminates her interview process with 15 veteran female guides from the psychedelic underground, revealing their enduring commitment to the spiritual over the medicalized use of these compounds. The discussion delves into the reasons these guides remain in the underground despite societal changes and legalization, attributing it to their belief in the greater spiritual and religious value of psychedelics. The disparity between psychotherapy and the spiritually-oriented approach these guides embody is examined, with Dr. Harris emphasizing that the spiritual process stands alone, independent yet not exclusive of therapy. The conversation explores the ontology of the visionary or “unseen others”, often present in psychedelic experiences, the transformative power of psychedelics, the voices of doubly silenced women, the unique bond women share with these medicines, and the relevance of cultural frameworks for the sacred. They also touch on the importance of selecting an ethical guide, concerns about the healer's ethical wellbeing, and the profound link between death and the psychedelic experience, and the importance and nature of integration for psychedelic process. Bio: Dr. Rachel Harris is a respected psychologist, prolific author, and eminent figure in the realm of psychospiritual development. She spent thirty-five years in private practice, focusing on individuals seeking psychospiritual growth. Rachel has an impressive research career, having received a National Institutes of Health New Investigator's Award and publishing over forty scientific studies in peer-reviewed journals. She has also shared her expertise with Fortune 500 companies. Rachel participated in the 1968 Esalen Residential Program, an intensive six-month meditation and bodywork course. She also studied Structural Awareness, a movement system founded on Dr. Ida Rolf's Structural Integration. This awareness of body consciousness deeply influences her psychotherapeutic approach. In the mid-1980s to early 2000s, Rachel facilitated workshops at esteemed institutions like Omega Institute, NY, and Esalen Institute, CA. She is the author of "Twenty Minute Retreats," which details the exercises she taught in her workshops. A serendipitous encounter with ayahuasca in Costa Rica in 2005 sparked Rachel's interest in the therapeutic potential of this medicine. This led to a three-year research project, culminating in "A Study of Ayahuasca Use in North America," and her influential book "Listening to Ayahuasca: New Hope for Depression, Addiction, PTSD, and Anxiety." She has recently authored "Swimming in the Sacred: Wisdom from the Psychedelic Underground." https://www.swimminginthesacred.com Website for The Sacred Speaks: http://www.thesacredspeaks.com WATCH: YouTube for The Sacred Speaks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOAuksnpfht1udHWUVEO7Rg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesacredspeaks/ @thesacredspeaks Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesacredspeaks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesacredspeaks/ Brought to you by: https://www.thecenterforhas.com Theme music provided by: http://www.modernnationsmusic.com

John Price and Larry Young from Seriously Star Trek Join me to discuss a few Trek subjects.Now tha Picard is done and the positive views and praise for Matalas coninues will this point to a new Trek direction , or was it a blip and the new shows will feel like more Discovery? This weekend The Roddenberry Archive released an incredible 2 minute film that seems to feature new footage of Leonard Nimoy as Spock. What is it? How was it made? Look for the film on youtube called regeneration.

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The annual war authorization (NDAA) is an excellent opportunity to examine our military's roles and goals in the world. In this episode, learn about how much of our tax money Congress provided the Defense Department, including how much of that money is classified, how much more money was dedicated to war than was requested, and what they are authorized to use the money for. This episode also examines our Foreign Military Financing programs with a deep dive into a new partner country: Ecuador. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536. 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Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Jen's highlighted version Bills H.R. 8711 - United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022 S. 3591 - United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022 Audio Sources A conversation with General Laura J. Richardson on security across the Americas January 19, 2023 The Atlantic Council Clips 17:51 Gen. Laura Richardson: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that has been ongoing for the last over a decade in this region, 21 of 31 countries have signed on to this Belt and Road Initiative. I could take Argentina last January, the most recent signatory on to the Belt and Road Initiative, and $23 billion in infrastructure projects that signatory and signing on to that. But again, 21 of 31 countries. There are 25 countries that actually have infrastructure projects by the PRC. Four that aren't signatories of the BRI, but they do actually have projects within their countries. But not just that. Deepwater ports in 17 countries. I mean, this is critical infrastructure that's being invested in. I have the most space enabling infrastructure in the Western Hemisphere in Latin America and the Caribbean. And I just caused question, you know, why? Why is all of this critical infrastructure being invested in so heavily? In terms of telecommunications, 5G, I've got five countries with the 5G backbone in this region. I've got 24 countries with the PRC Huawei 3G-4G. Five countries have the Huawei backbone infrastructure. If I had to guess, they'll probably be offered a discount to upgrade and stay within the same PRC network. And so very, very concerning as we work with our countries. 20:00 Gen. Laura Richardson: What I'm starting to see as well is that this economy...the economy impacts to these partner nations is affecting their ability to buy equipment. And you know, as I work with our partner nations, and they invest in U.S. equipment, which is the best equipment, I must say I am a little biased, but it is the best equipment, they also buy into the supply chain of spare parts, and all those kinds of things that help to sustain this piece of equipment over many, many years. So in terms of the investment that they're getting, and that equipment to be able to stay operational, and the readiness of it, is very, very important. But now these partner nations, due to the impacts of their economy, are starting to look at the financing that goes along with it. Not necessarily the quality of the equipment, but who has the best finance deal because they can't afford it so much up front. 24:15 Gen. Laura Richardson: This region, why this region matters, with all of its rich resources and rare earth elements. You've got the lithium triangle which is needed for technology today. 60% of the world's lithium is in the lithium triangle: Argentina Bolivia, Chile. You just have the largest oil reserves -- light, sweet, crude -- discovered off of Guyana over a year ago. You have Venezuela's resources as well with oil, copper, gold. China gets 36% of its food source from this region. We have the Amazon, lungs of the world. We have 31% of the world's freshwater in this region too. I mean, it's just off the chart. 28:10 Gen. Laura Richardson: You know, you gotta question, why are they investing so heavily everywhere else across the planet? I worry about these dual-use state-owned enterprises that pop up from the PRC, and I worry about the dual use capability being able to flip them around and use them for military use. 33:30 Interviewer: Russia can't have the ability to provide many of these countries with resupply or new weapons. I mean, they're struggling to supply themselves, in many cases, for Ukraine. So is that presenting an opportunity for maybe the US to slide in? Gen. Laura Richardson: It is, absolutely and we're taking advantage of that, I'd like to say. So, we are working with those countries that have the Russian equipment to either donate or switch it out for United States equipment. or you Interviewer: Are countries taking the....? Gen. Laura Richardson: They are, yeah. 45:25 Gen. Laura Richardson: National Guard State Partnership Program is huge. We have the largest National Guard State Partnership Program. It has come up a couple of times with Ukraine. Ukraine has the State Partnership Program with California. How do we initially start our great coordination with Ukraine? It was leveraged to the National Guard State Partnership Program that California had. But I have the largest out of any of the CoCOMMs. I have 24 state partnership programs utilize those to the nth degree in terms of another lever. 48:25 Gen. Laura Richardson: Just yesterday I had a zoom call with the U.S. Ambassadors from Argentina and Chile and then also the strategy officer from Levant and then also the VP for Global Operations from Albermarle for lithium, to talk about the lithium triangle in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile and the companies, how they're doing and what they see in terms of challenges and things like that in the lithium business and then the aggressiveness or the influence and coercion from the PRC. House Session June 15, 2022 Clips Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA): The GAO found that the LCS had experienced engine failure in 10 of the 11 deployments reviewed. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA): One major reason for the excessive costs of LCS: contractors. Unlike other ships where sailors do the maintenance, LCS relies almost exclusively on contractors who own and control the technical data needed to maintain and repair. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA): Our top priority and national defense strategy is China and Russia. We can't waste scarce funds on costly LCS when there are more capable platforms like destroyers, attack submarines, and the new constellation class frigate. A review of the President's Fiscal Year 2023 funding request and budget justification for the Navy and Marine Corps May 25, 2022 Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Defense Watch full hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Carlos Del Toro, Secretary, United States Navy Admiral Michael M. Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations General David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps Clips Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS): I think the christening was just a few years ago...maybe three or so. So the fact that we christened the ship one year and a few years later we're decommissioning troubles me. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS): Are there not other uses, if there's something missing from this class of ships, that we would avoid decommissioning? Adm. Michael Gilday: We need a capable, lethal, ready Navy more than we need a larger Navy that's less capable, less lethal, and less ready. And so, unfortunately the Littoral combat ships that we have, while the mechanical issues were a factor, a bigger factor was was the lack of sufficient warfighting capability against a peer competitor in China. Adm. Michael Gilday: And so we refuse to put an additional dollar against that system that wouldn't match the Chinese undersea threat. Adm. Michael Gilday: In terms of what are the options going forward with these ships, I would offer to the subcommittee that we should consider offering these ships to other countries that would be able to use them effectively. There are countries in South America, as an example, as you pointed out, that would be able to use these ships that have small crews. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary ofDefense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks to Traveling Press April 25, 2022 China's Role in Latin America and the Caribbean March 31, 2022 Senate Foreign Relations Committee Watch full hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Kerri Hannan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Policy, Planning, and Coordination, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State Peter Natiello, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Latin America and Caribbean Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development Andrew M. Herscowitz, Chief Development Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Margaret Myers, Director of the Asia & Latin America Program, Inter-American Dialogue Evan Ellis, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies Clips 24:20 Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA): Ecuador for example, nearly 20 years ago, former President Rafael Correa promised modernization for Ecuador, embracing Chinese loans and infrastructure projects in exchange for its oil. Fast forward to today. Ecuador now lives with the Chinese financed and built dam that's not fully operational despite being opened in 2016. The Coca Codo Sinclair Dam required over 7000 repairs, it sits right next to an active volcano, and erosion continues to damage the dam. The dam also caused an oil spill in 2020 that has impacted indigenous communities living downstream. And all that's on top of the billions of dollars that Ecuador still owes China. 56:40 Peter Natiello: One example that I could provide is work that we've done in Ecuador, with Ecuadorian journalists, to investigate, to analyze and to report on the issue of illegal and unregulated fishing off Ecuador's coast. And we do that because we want to ensure that Ecuadorian citizens have fact-based information upon which they can make decisions about China and countries like China, and whether they want their country working with them. 1:23:45 Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA): There are 86 million tons of identified lithium resources on the planet. On the planet. 49 million of the 86 million are in the Golden Triangle. That's Argentina, Bolivia, Chile. So what's our plan? 1:54:10 Evan Ellis: In security engagement, the PRC is a significant provider of military goods to the region including fighters, transport aircraft, and radars for Venezuela; helicopters and armored vehicles for Bolivia; and military trucks for Ecuador. 2:00:00 Margaret Myers: Ecuador is perhaps the best example here of a country that has begun to come to terms with the challenges associated with doing business with or interacting from a financial or investment perspective with China. And one need only travel the road from the airport to Quito where every day there are a lot of accidents because of challenges with the actual engineering of that road to know why many Ecuadorians feel this way. Examining U.S. Security Cooperation and Assistance March 10, 2022 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Watch Full Hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Jessica Lewis, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State Mara Elizabeth Karlin, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities, U.S. Department of Defense Clips 1:23:17 Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): According to one study, the DoD manages 48 of the 50 new security assistance programs that were created after the 9/11 attacks and out of the 170 existing security assistance programs today, DOD manages 87, a whopping 81% of those programs. That is a fundamental transition from the way in which we used to manage security assistance. And my worry is that it takes out of the equation the people who have the clearest and most important visibility on the ground as to the impact of that security assistance and those transfers. Sen. Chris Murphy: We just spent $87 billion in military assistance over 20 years in Afghanistan. And the army that we supported went up in smoke overnight. That is an extraordinary waste of U.S. taxpayer dollars, and it mirrors a smaller but similar investment we made from 2003 to 2014 in the Iraqi military, who disintegrated when they faced the prospect of a fight against ISIS. Clearly, there is something very wrong with the way in which we are flowing military assistance to partner countries, especially in complicated war zones. You've got a minute and 10 seconds, so maybe you can just preview some lessons that we have learned, or the process by which we are going to learn lessons from all of the money that we have wasted in Iraq and Afghanistan. Jessica Lewis: Senator, I'll be brief so that Dr. Karlin can jump in as well. I think we do need to learn lessons. We need to make sure, as I was just saying to Senator Cardin, that when we provide security assistance, we also look not just at train and equip, but we look at other things like how the Ministries of Defense operate? Is their security sector governant? Are we creating an infrastructure that's going to actually work? Mara Elizabeth Karlin: Thank you for raising this issue, Senator. And I can assure you that the Department of Defense is in the process of commissioning a study on this exact issue. I will just say in line with Assistant Secretary Lewis, it is really important that when we look at these efforts, we spend time assessing political will and we do not take an Excel spreadsheet approach to building partner militaries that misses the higher order issues that are deeply relevant to security sector governance, that will fundamentally show us the extent to which we can ultimately be successful or not with a partner. Thank you. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): You know, in Iraq, last time I was there, we were spending four times as much money on security assistance as we were on non-security assistance. And what Afghanistan taught us amongst many things, is that if you have a fundamentally corrupt government, then all the money you're flowing into the military is likely wasted in the end because that government can't stand and thus the military can't stand. So it also speaks to rebalancing the way in which we put money into conflict zones, to not think that military assistance alone does the job. You got to be building sustainable governments that serve the public interests in order to make your security assistance matter and be effective. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activity in North and South America March 8, 2022 House Armed Services Committee Watch full hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Melissa G. Dalton, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs Office of the Secretary of Defense General Laura Richardson, USA, Commander, U.S. Southern Command General Glen D. VanHerck, USAF, Commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command Clips 17:30 General Laura Richardson: Colombia, for example, our strongest partner in the region, exports security by training other Latin American militaries to counter transnational threats. 1:20:00 General Laura Richardson: If I look at what PRC (People's Republic of China) is investing in the [SOUTHCOM] AOR (Area of Responsibility), over a five year period of 2017 to 2021: $72 billion. It's off the charts. And I can read a couple of the projects. The most concerning projects that I have are the $6 billion in projects specifically near the Panama Canal. And I look at the strategic lines of communication: Panama Canal and the Strait of Magellan. But just to highlight a couple of the projects. The nuclear power plant in Argentina: $7.9 billion. The highway in Jamaica: $5.6 billion. The energy refinery in Cuba, $5 billion. The highway in Peru: $4 billion. Energy dam in Argentina: $4 billion, the Metro in Colombia: $3.9 billion. The freight railway in Argentina: $3 billion. These are not small projects that they're putting in this region. This region is rich in resources, and the Chinese don't go there to invest, they go there to extract. All of these projects are done with Chinese labor with host nation countries'. U.S. Policy on Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean November 30, 2021 Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Watch full hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Brian A. Nichols, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State Todd D. Robinson, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State Clips 1:47:15 Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX): I'd like to start with Mexico. I am increasingly concerned that the Mexican government is engaged in a systematic campaign to undermine American companies, and especially American energy companies that have invested in our shared prosperity and in the future of the Mexican people and economy. Over the past five months, Mexican regulators have shut down three privately owned fuel storage terminals. Among those they shut down a fuel terminal and Tuxpan, which is run by an American company based in Texas, and which transports fuel on ships owned by American companies. This is a pattern of sustained discrimination against American companies. And I worry that the Mexican government's ultimate aim is to roll back the country's historic 2013 energy sector liberalisation reforms in favor of Mexico's mismanaged and failing state-owned energy companies. The only way the Mexican government is going to slow and reverse their campaign is if the United States Government conveys clearly and candidly that their efforts pose a serious threat to our relationship and to our shared economic interests. 2:01:50 Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ): Mr. Nichols, can you can you just be a little more specific about the tactics of the GEC? What are some of the specific activities they're doing? And what more would you like to see them do? Brian A. Nichols: The Global Engagement Center both measures public opinion and social media trends throughout the world. They actively work to counter false messages from our strategic competitors. And they prepare media products or talking points that our embassies and consulates around the hemisphere can use to combat disinformation. I think they do a great job. Obviously, it's a huge task. So the the resources that they have to bring to bear to this limit, somewhat, the ability to accomplish those goals, but I think they're doing vital, vital work. 2:13:30 Todd D. Robinson: We are, INL (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement) are working very closely with the Haitian National Police, the new Director General, we are going to send in advisors. When I was there two weeks ago, I arrived with -- they'd asked for greater ability to get police around the city -- I showed up with 19 new vehicles, 200 new protective vests for the police. The 19 was the first installment of a total of 60 that we're going to deliver to the Haitian National Police. We're gonna get advisors down there to work with the new SWAT team to start taking back the areas that have been taken from ordinary Haitians. But it's going to be a process and it's going to take some time. Sen. Bob Menendez: Well, first of all, is the Haitian National Police actually an institution capable of delivering the type of security that Hatians deserve? Todd D. Robinson: We believe it is. It's an institution that we have worked with in the past. There was a small brief moment where Haitians actually acknowledged that the Haitian National Police had gotten better and was more professional. Our goal, our long term goal is to try to bring it back to that Sen. Bob Menendez: How much time before we get security on the ground? Todd D. Robinson: I can't say exactly but we are working as fast as we can. Sen. Bob Menendez: Months, years? Todd D. Robinson: Well, I would hope we could do it in less than months. But we're working as fast as we can. Global Challenges and U.S. National Security Strategy January 25, 2018 Senate Committee on Armed Services Watch the full hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman of Kissinger Associates and Former Secretary of State Dr. George P. Shultz, Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University and Former Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage, President, Armitage International and Former Deputy Secretary of State Clips Dr. George Shultz: Small platforms will carry a very destructive power. Then you can put these small platforms on drones. And drones can be manufactured easily, and you can have a great many of them inexpensively. So then you can have a swarm armed with lethal equipment. Any fixed target is a real target. So an airfield where our Air Force stores planes is a very vulnerable target. A ship at anchor is a vulnerable target. So you've got to think about that in terms of how you deploy. And in terms of the drones, while such a system cannot be jammed, it would only serve to get a drone—talking about getting a drone to the area of where its target is, but that sure could hit a specific target. At that point, the optical systems guided by artificial intelligence could use on-board, multi-spectral imaging to find a target and guide the weapons. It is exactly that autonomy that makes the technologic convergence a threat today. Because such drones will require no external input other than the signature of the designed target, they will not be vulnerable to jamming. Not requiring human intervention, the autonomous platforms will also be able to operate in very large numbers. Dr. George Shultz: I think there's a great lesson here for what we do in NATO to contain Russia because you can deploy these things in boxes so you don't even know what they are and on trucks and train people to unload quickly and fire. So it's a huge deterrent capability that is available, and it's inexpensive enough so that we can expect our allies to pitch in and get them for themselves. Dr. George Shultz: The creative use of swarms of autonomous drones to augment current forces would strongly and relatively cheaply reinforce NATO, as I said, that deterrence. If NATO assists frontline states in fielding large numbers of inexpensive autonomous drones that are pre-packaged in standard 20-foot containers, the weapons can be stored in sites across the countries under the control of reserve forces. If the weapons are pre-packaged and stored, the national forces can quickly deploy the weapons to delay a Russian advance. So what's happening is you have small, cheap, and highly lethal replacing large, expensive platforms. And this change is coming about with great rapidity, and it is massively important to take it into account in anything that you are thinking about doing. Foreign Military Sales: Process and Policy June 15, 2017 House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Watch the full hearing on YouTube Witnesses: Tina Kaidanow, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State Vice Admiral Joseph Rixey, Director, U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Clips 14:40 Tina Kaidanow: Arms Transfers constitute an element of foreign policy. We therefore take into account foreign policy considerations as we contemplate each arms transfer or sale, including specifically, the appropriateness of the transfer in responding to U.S and recipient security needs; the degree to which the transfer supports U.S. strategic foreign policy and defense interests through increased access and influence; allied burden sharing and interoperability; consistency with U.S. interests regarding regional stability; the degree of protection afforded by the recipient company to our sensitive technology; the risk that significant change in the political or security situation of the recipient country could lead to inappropriate end use or transfer; and the likelihood that the recipient would use the arms to commit human rights abuses or serious violations of international humanitarian law, or retransfer the arms to those who would commit such abuses. As a second key point, arms transfers support the U.S. Defense industrial base and they reduce the cost of procurement for our own U.S. military. Purchases made through the Foreign Military Sales, known as the FMS, system often can be combined with our Defense Department orders to reduce unit costs. Beyond this, the US defense industry directly employs over 1.7 million people across our nation. 20:20 Vice Admiral Joseph Rixey: FMS is the government-to-government process through which the U.S. government purchases defense articles, training, and services on behalf of foreign governments, authorized in the Arms Export Control Act. FMS is a long standing security cooperation program that supports partner and regional security, enhances military-to-military cooperation, enables interoperability and develops and maintains international relationships. Through the FMS process, the US government determines whether or not the sale is of mutual benefit to us and the partner, whether the technology can and will be protected, and whether the transfer is consistent with U.S. conventional arms transfer policy. The FMS system is actually a set of systems in which the Department of State, Department of Defense, and Congress play critical roles. The Department of Defense in particular executes a number of different processes including the management of the FMS case lifecycle which is overseen by DSCA (Defense Security Cooperation Agency). Technology transfer reviews, overseen by the Defense Technology Security Administration, and the management of the Defense Acquisition and Logistics Systems, overseen by the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, and the military departments. This process, or a version of it, also serves us well, in the DoD Title X Building Partnership Capacity arena, where the process of building a case, validating a requirement and exercising our U.S. acquisition system to deliver capability is modeled on the FMS system. I want to say clearly that overall the system is performing very well. The United States continues to remain the provider of choice for our international partners, with 1,700 new cases implemented in Fiscal Year 2016 alone. These new cases, combined with adjustments to existing programs, equated to more than $33 billion in sales last year. This included over $25 billion in cases funded by our partner nations' own funds and approximately $8 billion in cases funded by DOD Title X program or Department of State's Appropriations. Most FMS cases move through the process relatively quickly. But some may move more slowly as we engage in deliberate review to ensure that the necessary arms transfer criteria are met. 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