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On this week’s episode of Bailey & Johnny: It unofficially became Shrek week with multiple references to the iconic franchise popping up all week long! We've also got your classic bits like Who's The Bad Guy and The More You Novak sprinkled in there as well. Remember last week's earthquake? That's in this episode too! Want to be in the next episode? Send us a voice memo on social media or on the iHeartRadio app! Follow us on Instagram: @baileyparker_ and @johnnynovak Listen live weekdays 530 -10 am PST on the iHeartRadio app and 1073virginradio.ca Earthquake pt.1 - (00:01:34) Earthquake pt.2 - (00:05:03) Shrek Quiz - (00:07:57) New Music Xav Trudeau - (00:10:33) Movie Quotes - (00:13:32) Green Talks With Tasha - (00:21:45) Hot Leather Jacket - (00:25:20) The More You Novak - Shrek - (00:27:24) Who's The Bad Guy - Couch - (00:30:38) Bailey's Top 3 on Crave in March - (00:36:40) Johnny's Oscar Monologue - (00:39:38)

On today’s episode of Bailey & Johnny: It's all about Valentine's Day today! We talked about it in The More You Novak, What's Up This Weekend and Bailey's Top 3! There's some Victoria specific pick up lines in here as well. We also gave a shoutout to Sidney School and played the amazing jingle they created for us. Don't forget that this episode contains the FINAL 7am and 9am keywords for Virgin Radio's Destroy Your Debt! Want to be in the next episode? Send us a voice memo on social media or on the iHeartRadio app! Follow us on Instagram: @baileyparker_ and @johnnynovak Listen live weekdays 530 -10 am PST on the iHeartRadio app and 1073virginradio.ca Bailey's Top 3 - Singles Events - (00:01:21) Sidney School jingle - (00:03:39) The More You Novak - (00:06:04) TL;DR - (00:07:25) Duo Owl and Hot Chocolate Update - (00:10:24) The Weeknd Blow Out Winner Shauna - (00:13:04) V Day Serenades pt.1 - (00:15:05) V Day Serenades pt.2 - (00:18:29) Vic Up Lines - (00:22:10) What's Up This Weekend - (00:24:02) The Weeknd Blow Out Winner Edyta - (00:25:56) Destroy Your Debt Keywords - (00:28:29)

On today’s episode of Bailey & Johnny: It was all about the Blue Jays during Who's The Bad Guy and Tweety Bird in The More You Novak. We also got our hopes up about Stranger Things this morning... Don't forget that this episode contains the 7am and 9am keywords for Virgin Radio's Destroy Your Debt! Want to be in the next episode? Send us a voice memo on social media or on the iHeartRadio app! Follow us on Instagram: @baileyparker_ and @johnnynovak Listen live weekdays 530 -10 am PST on the iHeartRadio app and 1073virginradio.ca Who's The Bad Guy - (00:00:59) The More You Novak - (00:05:17) Stranger Things Phone Number - (00:06:32) Hit the Sauna - (00:08:54) TL;DR - (00:10:48) Big Show Tomorrow - (00:13:35) Destroy Your Debt Keywords - (00:14:39)

Today on Bailey & Johnny: It's Bailey's last show before she leaves for Japan for a month! She'll be back on February 4th. In this episode she gave us her Top 3 of the Week for what's coming to Crave this month, we talked about the Nestea drama that's happening in Canda right now and we went of the worst 911 calls of last year! Bailey's Top 3 of The Week - (00:01:16) 911 Calls - (00:05:12) RIP Nestea - (00:11:06) What's Up This Weekend - (00:13:09) The More You Novak - (00:15:45) Where's Brian - (00:18:20) TL;DR - (00:23:00) CNN Shouts Out Van Isle - (00:25:46) Have a funny story to share? Voice memo us on social media and you could be included in the next episode. Listen live weekdays 530 -10 am PST on the iHeartRadio app and 1073virginradio.ca

JLP Tue 12-10-24 Country & Western Tuesday HOUR 1 [4-min delay!] Daniel Penny vs BLM. [Tech issue…] Supers // HOUR 2 [40-min delay!] Jayden: "Practical worry"? // HOUR 3 Don't run from mama… Hollow point to the mouth… Jealous of dad's attention. // No Biblical Question yet… TIMESTAMPS (0:00:00) HOUR 1, TECH ISSUE (0:03:50) OK! (0:07:10) Evil: Awareness will change you (0:12:22) Daniel Penny acquitted. BLM evil. Overcome words. (0:32:51) Books, tees! (0:36:06) Suspect arrested in CEO murder. Educated! Hawaii. (0:45:00) Call issue: JLP sings (0:49:05) Supers… (0:55:00) NEWS, End Hr 1 (1:01:00) HOUR 2 — TESTING (1:34:43) OK… still problems (1:40:00) JAYDEN, CA: Turning 18. Practical worry? Moving to OH. (1:55:03) NEWS, End Hr 2 (2:00:55) HOUR 3 (2:03:34) JAYDEN: Don't run away from mama. It's in you (2:14:55) Supers: Neely mess; Ice walls? No black prosecutors (2:25:23) JOHNNY, TX, 1st: hollow point to mouth, people react, dead inside (2:31:30) Announcements (2:34:22) JOHNNY: It's in you. Forgiven? (2:43:40) JAY, L.A.: Mom-Dad, B-ball, jealous! (2:54:26) Supers… 50K… (2:54:40) Closing 

Today on Bailey & Johnny: It's a new month so Bailey dropped her Top 3 of the Week for what's coming to Crave in November, Johnny taught us the term for celebrating Christmas too early in The More You Novak and we let you know about some local events in What's Up This Weekend! Bailey's Top 3 - (00:01:20) What's Up This Weekend - (00:05:23) Special guest Riley - (00:10:03) Months of the year as days of the year - (00:12:49) Knock it off with Christmas stuff - (00:19:05) The More You Novak - (00:21:13) Raygun Dance Challenge -(00:24:30) TLDR - (00:27:45) 5K A Day Keywords - (00:30:45)Have a funny story to share? Voice memo us on social media and you could be included in the next episode.Listen live weekdays 530 -10 am PST on the iHeartRadio app and 1073virginradio.ca

Today on Bailey & Johnny: It's Halloween! We shared all the best trick or treating spots with you this morning and on our annual Halloween map! We also learned a spooky fact about ravens for Bird Day Thursday in The More You Novak and we had another edition of Who's The Bad Guy! Who's The Bad Guy - (00:1:09) The More You Novak - (00:7:51) Where to go trick or treating - (00:10:38) Halloween Bonfires - (00:12:58) TLDR - (00:15:06) 5K A Day Keywords (00:18:14) Have a funny story to share? Voice memo us on social media and you could be included in the next episode. Listen live weekdays 530 -10 am PST on the iHeartRadio app and 1073virginradio.ca

Today on Bailey & Johnny: It's Bailey's last show in the studio before she leaves for Tour de Rock tomorrow! We also learned about the lie of “pumpkin spice” in The More You Novak and Bailey dropped her Top 3 of The Week all about new music coming out soon-ish… Have a funny story to share? Voice memo us on social media and you could be included in the next episode.  You can support Bailey's Tour de Rock journey HERE Listen live weekdays 530 -10 am PST on the iHeartRadio app and 1073virginradio.ca

Today on Bailey & Johnny: It's Friday the 13th! So we learned all about that in The More You Novak. We talked to Rifflandia founder Nick Blasko all about Riff and showcased some Local Love to all the other events happening this weekend. Have a funny story to share? Voice memo us on social media and you could be included in the next episode. Listen live weekdays 530 -10 am PST on the iHeartRadio app and 1073virginradio.ca

Today on Bailey & Johnny: It's your last day to get Bailey's Thai de Rock Chicken Pizza at Sawmill TapHouse in support of Tour de Rock. We also had our Community Kid on-air with us with a very inspiring story plus Tasha joined us for Green Talks with some herb talk! Don't forget that there's a big hint in this episode as to when tomorrow's Swift Getaway song will play. Have a funny story to share? Voice memo us on social media and you could be included in the next episode.  Listen live weekdays 530 -10 am PST on the iHeartRadio app and 1073virginradio.ca

Today on Bailey & Johnny: It was all about the Olympics in the TL;DR, The More You Novak and Bailey's Top 3 Of The Week! We had a Daily Anthem that had to do with Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World and we found a website that you might wanna checkout if you are traveling soon. This podcast also has the final morning keywords for Virgin Radio's Vacay A Day! Have a funny story to share? Voice memo us on social media and you could be included in the next episode.  Listen live weekdays 530 -10 am PST on the iHeartRadio app and 1073virginradio.ca

Today on Bailey & Johnny: It's gonna be a busy weekend! Here's everything you need to know. Don't forget that there's the 7am & 9am keywords for Vacay a Day in every episode of the podcast. Have a funny story to share? Voice memo us on social media and you could be included in the next episode.  Listen live weekdays 530 -10 am PST on the iHeartRadio app and 1073virginradio.ca

Today on Bailey & Johnny: It's Thursday! We learn about domesticated birds for BirdDay Thursday, Who's the Bad Guy is all about parking drama involving EVO, and have you heard of Quiet Vacationing? You might be doing it and not even know it. Donate to Bailey's TDR campaign here

Today on Bailey & Johnny: It's Earth Day so we learned about its origins in The More You Novak, we chatted about Taylor Swift's new album now that we've had the weekend to really listen to it and we found out that the dress code debate in high school hasn't changed in at least 20 years! Have a funny story to share? Voice memo us on social media and you could be included in the next episode.  Listen live weekdays 530 -10 am PST on the iHeartRadio app and 1073virginradio.ca

Today on Bailey & Johnny: It got very personal on Who's The Bad Guy! We had some big jazz news in the TL;DR and we learned about the vernal equinox in The More You Novak! Have a funny story to share? Voice memo us on social media and you could be included in the next episode.  Listen live weekdays 530 -10 am PST on the iHeartRadio app and 1073virginradio.ca

Today on Bailey & Johnny: It's the family day long weekend! We talked about Family in Bailey's Top 3 of the Week, The More You Novak and with your confessions for Usher tickets! Have a funny story to share? Voice memo us on social media and you could be included in the next episode.  Listen live weekdays 530 -10 am PST on the iHeartRadio app and 1073virginradio.ca

Today on Bailey & Johnny: It's Valentine's Day! We had more of your confessions for Usher tickets and Johnny made another Bird Day Thursday happen on a Wednesday in The More You Novak. We also had some hot Langford news in the TL;DR about the future of Starlight Stadium. Have a funny story to share? Voice memo us on social media and you could be included in the next episode.  Listen live weekdays 530 -10 am PST on the iHeartRadio app and 1073virginradio.ca

Welcome back to Artbeat Radio!  We had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Johnny Rico, an incredible Bruno Mars impersonator! Johnny met with our San Diego location over Zoom and also answered some of ART Center's pre-recorded video questions. Please listen in as he shares his journey with finding his passion as an impersonator. You can find more information about Johnny at www.brunomarsimpersonator.com  Follow him on TikTok @brunomarsimpersonator Watch his YouTube videos @Johnnyricoasbrunomars Thanks for listening and tune in next time! For more information about our organization, please visit our website www.ableartswork.org  Audio Transcription: (Please listen on Podomatic or Spotify to view the full transcript) *Intro music by Artbeat Radio staff* Music, stories, and more! You're listening to Artbeat Radio, a program of Able ARTS Work. Randi: Welcome back to Artbeat Radio! Brian: Today we have a special guest and his name is Johnny Rico. Johnny is a Bruno Mars impersonator Randi and Brian: Hope you enjoy! Johnny: My name is Johnny Rico, also known as the Bruno Mars impersonator or Bruno Mars look alike I've been doing this for five years and since doing this I've been nonstop even during COVID. I mean that's pretty much it. I summed it up, I guess. Right now, you know, it's an ongoing thing and it's always impressing me how much and how far this thing is taking me so you know I'm very relaxed very blessed. Nancy: My name is Nancy. What is your favorite karaoke song? Johnny: You know, that's a good question and it's one that most really wouldn't think of and I don't really even know how to sing all of it but I like it. It's a song by the Blues travelers, Hook.  *Sings portion of song* Johnny: And then it goes to that rapping part. that I don't really do but really do, but I like doing that in karaoke because it helps build confidence. Heidi: Okay, so this is Lisa and she had a question that we wrote out for you. Hold it up, Lisa. what is your favorite song of all time? Johnny: There's a song that I remember hearing when I was a kid and ever since then- yeah I hear it all the time and it's a song again most people wouldn't think of it it's called Groove is in the Heart. It's just an awesome song from beginning to end everything about that song is awesome. There it goes up and down. You can dance to it! It's funky. You can break dance. I'm a break dancer I used to break dance a lot.  But it's Groove is in the Heart and I think most like most because of the baseline “Nana Nana Nana Nana Nana Nana Nana Nana Nana Nana Nana” so anyway that's a good funk song. Eric: Do you ever sing a song, “If I lose you Baby”? Which is also a Bruno Mars song. Johnny: *sings portion of the song*  Johnny: I don't really do it because when I do events, most people want to party. So I've done that song twice and it's not a song that I do often, but the both times that I did it the girl cried. So, that that that was a touching moment, I guess. Eric: This seems like a cool job. Is there anything else you do? Johnny: Yeah, I actually work with a company called 1928 jewelry they're a company that's been around for a little over 50 years and I am the e-commerce director for them. So, you know, I sell fashion jewelry that is timeless. I like building websites, I like doing SEO that's -I'm a nerd... I'm a nerd. Brian: Hi, My name is Brian Corder. What songs do you like to sing? Johnny: You know, I'm going to be honest with you. When I first started doing this I didn't like any of his songs then I started learning about who he was. Before I became an impersonator, I started learning about who he was the history. Then I really started listening to the music and I started listening to the music. I started thinking “you know what, he's a good musician he's a good artist” I don't have one in particular that I like. I really like them all to be honest there's not one that stands out more than the other and it's kind of unfair too because I perform all the time so I could say 24 karat magic is my favorite one because I do that every single event but there's not one you know? I mean, if I could give you one maybe it might be “If I Knew” It's like one of the last tracks from The Unorthodox Jukebox and it's just him singing with his partner doing an acapella song. *Sings portion of the song* San Diego: OK, hello! So what is like to work as a professional impersonator? Johnny: It's not what most people think. I'll give you an example of it. To even look like Bruno Mars, It's hard to even go down the street because someone's going to be going to someone's going to say something. So there's good things and then there's kind of uncomfortable situations. So other than that again it's fun and that's it's just different it's very different  Kassidy: She has one more question for you. San Diego: How old were you. when you started this job? Johnny: 32. At the age of the 32. Yeah, and and I also just started singing five years ago so when  I started doing this, I started singing too, so it's still brand new to me. I'm still learning. San Diego: Another question for you. I am the biggest fan one of your songs. Johnny: Which one? San Diego: I really like the Uptown Funk. Johnny *Sings portion of song* You know something cool? these glasses that I'm wearing right now are from the the ones that he wears in the Uptown funk music video. The same ones. San Diego: Oh wow! you're very cool man! Johnny: Well, I appreciate it. I appreciate it thank you very much. And you know, you know, it makes it makes it fun because you're fun! It makes it fun because look, we're having fun, right? San Diego: I love your shirt by the way. Johnny: Hey, thank you thank you. Ricky Regal! That's a another brand that Bruno Mars has. He does clothing too so this is one of the shirts. Ricky Regal. Thank you! San Diego: You're welcome you're welcome! Kassidy: Alright, I'm going to read you the next question is from a student that couldn't be here today. Her name is Grace and she is wondering how did you get into this business? Johnny: Um very, very - I'll try to make it I'll try to make it short. For years I would be looking at- “you look like this guy, you look like this guy, you look like this guy” and then I didn't know and I didn't care who this guy was! Little did I know, it was Bruno Mars. I had a business during you know the last few years I would hear this, so I closed down my business and I was trying to think of another job to do and I'm driving down the street and I see a poster of Bruno Mars sitting like this and then as I saw that poster something hit me. I finally saw what other people saw. I looked exactly like this guy and I started learning about him and it took me about a month to get my first job. I got a wig, I got a shirt, the hat, glasses- and my first job was almost exactly five years ago. San Diego: Wow! Johnny: Yeah, and actually my  first job was also on Bruno Mars's birthday, so I made it extra special. Kassidy: Oh! what his Bruno Mars birthday? Johnny: October 8. Yeah and I'm six months older than him, so he looks like me! Kassidy: That's crazy. Oh my goodness, awesome! Thank you! Alright, Sarah is up next. Sarah: I have a couple of questions for you. Do you relate to the songs you sing? Johnny: Yeah, I could. I could. And, I think that's what makes it even more fun because there's certain songs that he sings that I can relate to. I'll give you an example, there's a song, When I was Your Man  *Sings portion of song* I can relate to it when I sing it. It kind of does give me chills because I'm thinking it also and it makes it better for the performance too because again I could relate to what he's saying. San Diego: I love that song! Johnny: Yeah! Yeah me too. San Diego: Do you know any impersonators, and if so, where do they perform? Johnny: Yes! I do know some of the best impersonators that are out there! We all have different types of jobs. I have, like for example, I know a girl who does- she like a Martha Stewart. So, she doesn't perform. She just does Martha Stewart stuff? I don't know. But then but then I have another friend who's like the number one Snoop dog look like and impersonator. Actually,  he  works with Snoop Dog. He's a stand in. He's a double. He does commercials sometimes. He is like the number one guy so I do know a few. A lot of them get really busy so it's really hard to communicate. San Diego: If you weren't impersonating, what would you do? Johnny: I love music. I love music. I love music! I put out this article from a newspaper or school news or schools paper this decade um I'm a natural entertainer I guess. I just- I can't sit still, so if I wasn't being impersonator, I would probably be a choreographer. San Diego: Who is your favorite celebrity? Johnny: My favorite celebrity? Yeah, my favorite celebrity. Well, you know what? I mean, I wouldn't say Michael Jackson that's- that passed away, but the only reason is because again I grew up with him and he was a magical guy. He knew how to control the crowd. You know? and the crowd, and the crowd loved him. So, if you ever watched like his big performances they get crazy. So, I would say Michael Jackson.  Kassidy: Oh, alright. Awesome! Our next question comes from Julian. So his question is have you ever performed in Las Vegas? Johnny: Yes! Yeah. I've been able I've been able to perform in Las Vegas a few times and it's kind of scary because a lot of people, they think of Bruno Mars already right so when I go to Vegas and I walked the street it gets a little scary. Kassidy: Well that's pretty cool. He's been a lot too! What's your other question? What is your favorite Bruno Mars Song? Johnny: What is my favorite Bruno Mars song? What's your favorite Bruno Mars song? Do you like Uptown Funk? *Sings portion of song* I always finish with it because it's the best way to end the party. Kassidy: Our next question comes from Josh. Johnny: Yes Sir? San Diego: What are your favorite hobbies? Johnny: Oh my favorite hobbies... I like, I like collecting sunglasses you know? and it's also I've- I've always loved sunglasses, but now it's easier for me to find rare glasses and I have my own uh well my own ways of finding unique glasses out of private collector who collects and sells me certain pieces. He sold me these and again these are from the Uptown Funk, so this is my little nerdy thing. That's what I do collect! Kassidy: Okay, Thank you! On to our next interviewer, which is Stephanie. Stephanie: What is your favorite place you have performed before? Johnny: Oh, wow. I never thought of that one. You know what? Hawaii. Hawaii. I never went- I've never gone to Hawaii and I always saw videos of Hawaii. Then, in your mind you're like one day... one day. And that one day came and! Tt was straight out of a movie. Honestly, everything everything was beautiful. The thing is, I wish I could go back it's just very it's very hard to get gigs over there. San Diego:Who's your favorite pop star, and is it Justin Bieber? Johnny: Oh no, you know what? You know, again I  would say, I would say- to the classic -I would say stick to Michael Jackson. I grew up with him. Michael, but if you want to stay living- San Diego: Justin Timberlake? Johnny: Okay, that's yeah. I mean like, you know, yeah I mean like-I- he's a good performer that's the thing. You know? That's why I like him. San Diego: Do you like Avril Lavigne? Johnny: Yeah, I like Avril Lavigne, but it's not like I'm putting it on the radio. I can listen to her music. San Diego: Liam is next. What's your favorite show? Johnny: My favorite TV show... uh it switches and uh I hope it doesn't sound creepy. It's Forensic Files. Yeah, I like I like learning about the scientific way that you know people go about solving crime. San Diego: Random one more question to ask. What do you do in your free time? Johnny:  I have an 8 year old little man, so anytime I get,  I'm with him. San Diego. What is that another impersonator that you've met that's your favorite?  Johnny: I've gotten to hang with a Justin Timberlake look alike and also Snoop and the funny thing is that when I'm when I'm hanging out with them a lot of people think that they're seeing famous people having lunch because they- because it could happen! It could happen, you know? Kassidy: I have one more question from a student  that also could not be here today. Her name is Renee, and she is wondering -she saw on your website that you do wedding receptions -and she's wondering how many have you done? Johnny: Oh, oh a lot! A lot. I would say like- I would say like 40% maybe 40% are wedding receptions and a lot of the people who do the weddings -I have a rule this -this is how much I get booked- Don't reach out to me if you're waiting two years down the line. Because, because I have people who reach out to me who want to book me two years down the line. I'm like, I don't even know if I'm gonna be alive! So I think if it's within 6 to 8 months yeah. But... yeah. It's a lot. It's a lot. Kassidy: Well, those are all the questions that we have for you! Johnny: Those are really good questions. Those are really good questions, and I thank you for the questions! Kassidy: Yeah, students all came up with their own questions themselves and then they organized the order of how they wanted to ask them. Sarah is just raising her hand real quick. San Diego: what is your son's favorite Bruno Mars song? Johnny: Oh, that's a good one. He likes, he likes Uptown Funk.  San Diego: Nice! Johnny: He likes Uptown Funk. Yeah, I remember when I started doing this he was like 3 or 4 and his grandma dressed him up like he was in the Uptown Funk video. He had a little mic and he asked me to put on the music. I put on the music and he was performing. So, and even right now, he's eight years old now and he still likes to!  The funny thing sometimes is when we're driving, he wants me to put it on and I always laugh like “I hear it all the time can we switch it to another song?” but - or sometimes I'll just sing it to him. Yeah, but he likes Uptown Funk San Diego: My favorite Bruno Mars song is Grenade. Johnny: Grenade? Ooh, that's good. You know what when I first started singing I would always say- I would always I couldn't sing that I could sing that song because the song that- he sings it so high. Now I can sing it but no one requests it. You want to sing a little bit? San Diego: Yes please Johnny: *Sings portion of song* *cheering* Johnny: I'm glad I got to sing it cause I don't sing it all. Nobody requests that song! Heidi: If somebody wanted to hire you, What's the best place that they can reach out to you? Johnny: My website brunomarsimpersonator.com Heidi: I wanted to say thank you so much for coming we really appreciate it! Johnny: No not a problem. Not a problem! Again, I honestly -I'm very thankful to be able to do this you know I wish that I could do more of these types of videos you know so one video can lead to like many more. Again, I thank you for that and if I could if I could leave you guys with something you don't mind? Alrigh,t so you know I do have a favorite song that I wish I could perform and sometimes I request if they want it but they never say they want it. I love this one so this is this is for you guys. It was nice to meet you guys first of all. Every single one. Thanks for your questions and you guys have a friend in me now so you know I'm here, and here's a little song for you. *Sings a portion of Count on Me by Bruno Mars* Kassidy: Thank you so much! Johnny: You're welcome! I hope you guys have a good day.  *Outro music by Artbeat Radio staff*  We hope you enjoyed this episode of Artbeat Radio. For more information, please go to our website. Ableartswork.org. Thanks for listening and tune in next time!  

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About JohnnyJohnny was born in Cleveland, OH and graduated from the University of Toledo with a Bachelor's in Computer Science Engineering. He began his career as a software engineer focused on embedded device protocols and systems engineering. Eventually he realized that Program Management worked better with the grain of his brain, so he took his career in that direction.In 2019, he was hired by Google Cloud to serve as a Communications Lead on their incident management teams. Most recently, he joined Waymo in November 2021 as a Technical Program Manager, acting as an anti-entropy agent for the self-driving car company's offboard infrastructure teams.Outside his day job, Johnny enjoys mountain biking, playing piano and trumpet, personal finance, coaching, and studying complex systems. He currently lives in Sunnyvale, CA with his wife Emily, and is expecting their first child in April 2022! Links: Original Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/QuinnyPig/status/1436129343399346184 Personal website: https://jmpod.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/gratitudeisfree/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gratitudeisfree/ TranscriptAnnouncer: Hello, and welcome to Screaming in the Cloud with your host, Chief Cloud Economist at The Duckbill Group, Corey Quinn. This weekly show features conversations with people doing interesting work in the world of cloud, thoughtful commentary on the state of the technical world, and ridiculous titles for which Corey refuses to apologize. This is Screaming in the Cloud.Corey: Couchbase Capella Database-as-a-Service is flexible, full-featured and fully managed with built in access via key-value, SQL, and full-text search. Flexible JSON documents aligned to your applications and workloads. 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I'm Corey Quinn. Every once in a while I get feedback from people who I've encountered who are impacted in various ways. Most of it is feedback delivered of the kind you might expect, like, “Unsubscribe me from this newsletter,” or, “Block,” or sometimes bricks thrown through my window. But occasionally, I get some truly horrifying feedback, and far and away one of the most horrifying things I can ever be told is, “So, I was reading one of your tweet threads and it changed the course of my career.”It's like, “Oh, dear,” because nothing good is going to happen after something like that. It's, “Yeah, they were going to name something terrible here at AWS, so I ran over my boss in the parking lot,” is sort of what I'm expecting to hear. But I got that exact feedback about life-changing tweet threads from today's guest. We'll get into what that tweet thread was a little bit, but let's first let the other person talk for a minute. Johnny Podhradsky is a technical program manager at Waymo. Specifically, of Offboard Infrastructure. Johnny, thanks for suffering through a long, painful introduction, as well as, more or less, the slings and arrows that invariably come with being on the show.Johnny: Thanks, Corey. I'm grateful to be here.Corey: So, first things first. I always like to find out what people actually do for a living that is usually a source of entertainment, if nothing else. You are a technical program manager—or TPM as they say in tech companies—of Offboard Infrastructure. I'm assuming because Waymo, is at least theoretically, a self-driving car company, ‘offboard' means things that are not on the vehicle themselves.Johnny: That's exactly right. Yeah.Corey: Fantastic. Now, ask the dumb question because I'm still not sure I have an answer after however many years in this industry. What does a technical program manager do?Johnny: [laugh]. I get that question a lot. Often people try to distinguish between what's a technical program manager do versus what does a product manager do.Corey: Or a project manager, too, because there's a lot of different ways it can express itself, and I'm a PM, and it's, “Oh, wonderful. That's like four different acronyms I can disambiguate into and I'm probably going to get it wrong.”Johnny: And to make it even more confusing, it varies company by company. So, just focus in on specifically what I do as a technical program manager, I'm an anti-entropy agent, right? I make sure things stay on track, specifically embedded into technical teams. So, I have a degree in engineering; I'm able to speak fluently about technology. And the entire idea, the entire purpose of my existence is to make sure that things don't fall apart. So, I'm keeping track of people and resources; I'm keeping track of overall timelines; risks and mitigations for programs that are ongoing, whether they're small with just a few people or cross-org, cross-functional teams; serving as an unblocker and making sure that all the dependencies that exist between the various tasks in the teams are addressed ahead of time so that we know what needs to be done when.Corey: It's one of those useful almost glue functions, it feels like that is, “Well, what have you actually built? Point at the thing you've constructed yourself from your hands on your keyboard?” And it's hard to do and it's very nebulous, when you're not directly able to point to a website, for example. “Yeah, you see that button in the corner? I made that button.” Great.Like, that's the visceral thing that people can wrap their heads around. Project and program management feels to me like one of those areas that, in theory, you don't need those people to be a part of building anything, but in practice you very much do. Another example of this—from my own history, of course—is operations because in theory, you just have developers write code correctly the first time and then they leave it where it is and it never needs to be updated again, and there's no reason to have operations folks. Yeah. As they say, the difference between theory and practice is that in theory, there is none.Johnny: I'll buy that. Yeah, when it comes to actual, I mean, digital, but physical deliverables and things that you can show that you've done, there are standards that you can have with documentation, like Gantt charts and risk registers and all that sort of thing, but it is very much a glue role. It is very much a gentle nudge to get things done. And it really revolves around the transparency and making sure that the people who are invested in the success of whatever it is that you're doing program-wise are aware of what's going on as far ahead of time as possible. That's why I like to consider it sort of an anti-entropy role because things will just naturally go off the rails if no one is there to help guide them.I mean, that doesn't happen in every situation, of course, but having someone dedicated to the role of making sure that things are moving according to a good rhythm is a critical role. And it just so happens that that is sort of the way the grain of my brain works and I discovered that throughout the course of my career.Corey: So, let's get back to the reason you originally reached out to me. I think that is always an interesting topic to explore because whenever someone says, “Wow, your tweet really helped me with my career,” I get worried. Because as I said before, I am one of the absolute best in the world at getting myself fired from jobs, so when it comes to being a good employee, mostly my value is as a counter-example of advice I'll give [unintelligible 00:05:49] job interviews. For example, when they say something condescending and rude, insult them right back because A, it's funny, and that plays well on Twitter. And B, interviews are always two-way streets, and if they're going to treat you like crap, you don't want to work there anyway, so you may as well have some fun with it. But a lot of what I say doesn't really lend itself to the kind of outcomes that lead to happy employment scenarios. So, I've got to ask, what the hell did I say?Johnny: Yeah, it was kind of serendipitous. I'm in a number of Slack communities, one of them being the Cleveland Tech Slack—if you're in Cleveland or around Cleveland, I highly recommend it—and someone just randomly posted this thread right in the middle of me interviewing at Waymo. So, previously before Waymo, I was at Google, and I loved my job. I loved the team that I was on, I loved the—I mean, I was still very much in the honeymoon phase of Silicon Valley. I had moved to Silicon Valley from Cleveland in 2019 with my then fiance.And so I was just, you know, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, and everything was just incredible to me; why would I ever consider leaving this? So, I had an interview at Waymo and I ended up getting an offer and I just didn't know whether I should take it. Because I loved where I was at and I really enjoyed the opportunities, so it was just, you know, ten out of ten. One of the things that I was thinking about then was, you know, I kept thinking back to our first team dinner where our teammates were sharing their stories of their careers. And my mentor, Ted, had mentioned how he had worked on the iPhone at Apple and was in the same room with Steve Jobs.And me being a Cleveland boy, just it sounded like, “Whoa.” My eyes got really big like dinner plates. And it's just like, “I'm sitting at a table with people who have done these things with these people.” And I was wondering, like, what did that mean for my career? And so where did I want to take my career and have those kinds of stories? So fast-forwarding, you know, I was interviewing at Waymo; I ended up getting the offer. And I was just on the fence; I couldn't decide if that was the way I wanted to go, if I really wanted to leave my amazing job at Google.Corey: What was holding you back on that? Was it a sense of well you want to be disloyal to the existing team? You were thriving in the role you're in? Was it the risk of well, I don't know how I'll do in a different company solving different problems? What was it that was holding you back?Johnny: It was all of those. When you do an apples-to-apples comparison, you don't really know what you're getting into when you're going to a new company, and that's part of why your thread was so critical in making my decision. Just to say exactly what you said in the tweet, “So, an anonymous Twitter person DM'ed me this morning with a scenario. Quote, ‘I work at a large cloud company that makes inscrutable naming decisions, and I have an offer elsewhere for 35% more. Should I take it?'” to which you said, “Oh, good heavens, yes. A thread.”What followed is a number of questions that you asked exactly like you just asked now and your short answers to them. And they were just so on point and so quick, and it was so serendipitous for me to see that because this ended up being the tipping point that made me decide that, yes, this is the direction that I want to go. And you know, I'm—let's see, I started in November, so five months into the role. It was more than I ever expected; it's harder than I ever expected, but I'm growing so much, I'm getting a ton of eustress, if you're familiar with that concept of the positive stress that makes your muscles grow. And just wanted to give back to you and in thanks and gratitude for being that tipping point. And that thread definitely led me down this path, so thank you for that.Corey: It's interesting because so far as of this recording, there are no two podcast episodes that came out of that thread because, to be clear, this was the thread-summary of a half-hour conversation I had with the person who messaged me about whether or not she should take the role. Because her manager had gone to bat for her to give her a raise and… yeah, she wanted to be loyal and show thanks for that. Which I get, but the counterpoint to that is okay, you turn down the offer out of loyalty. Great. A month goes by.Now, your manager tells you that he or she is leaving to go work at a different company. Well, that opportunity is gone. Now, what? When it comes to career management, you can't love a company because the company can't ever love you back. And I got some pushback on that from Brian Hall, the VP of Product Marketing at Google Cloud—something about Google seems to be inspiring feedback on this one—because he spent something like 20 years at Microsoft and learned how to work within an organization, and then transfer jobs a couple of times to Amazon, they tried to non-compete lawsuit him on the way out—because, I don't know, his PowerPoints were just that amazing or something, or they're never going to replace his ability to name services badly—who knows why.But he took the other position on this. And I'm not saying that my way is always right, it is provably not, as a self-described terrible employee, but it really is interesting that that's the thing that resonated the most. I take a very mercenary approach to my career and I'm not convinced that's at all the best way, but when someone dangles a significant opportunity in front of you, I always take the view that it's better to explore and learn something about yourself if it appeals and the rest of the stars tend to align. And there's a certain reluctance to go out and try new things, but it's not like you're leaving your family. It's not like you're selling out people who've come to depend on you.Employment is fundamentally a business transaction and the company is never going to be able to have any sort of feeling for you, so you shouldn't necessarily have this sense of loyalty, and oh, it'd be it would leave the team in the lurch if I left. That is the company's problem to deal with. No one is irreplaceable.Johnny: Yeah, and a lot of times when you were talking there, you talked about ‘the company, the company,' but really, it's the people that you're working with that—and that was really what was weighing on me the most. I found myself in the same position. I had just recently gotten promoted. You know, my manager, and my team had gone to bat for me a lot, and so it's hard for me to walk away. But it was ultimately the strong relationships that I had built with the team and my managers over time that allowed me to make this step because as a program manager, I'm always thinking that anything I work on needs to survive multiple generations of stakeholders.So, everything that I do on a day-to-day basis has a breadcrumb trail, so that, hey, if I were to get hit by a bus tomorrow, someone with minimal amount of effort, can pick that up and move forward. And I've actually built that mindset into my entire career. Walking away from a role, you know, it'll always leave a gap, it'll always be challenging for the people and the teams around you, especially if you, you know, have a great affection for them, but by setting myself up to exit and still being there, since you know, Waymo is within the Alphabet companies and I can still talk with my old team, it wasn't like I was completely leaving; I was kind of still there if I needed to be, if they needed help or needed to find something. But I can definitely see what how that would be challenging moving to a totally different company. But yeah, it's really important that if you're thinking about exiting, you have a good exit plan. And I'm all about planning as a program manager, and that just helped kind of grease the wheels a little bit.Corey: I want to call it my own bias. You're right, I use the term team and company interchangeably because that's been my entire career. I, right now, have 12 employees here at The Duckbill Group and it is indistinguishable for me to make any meaningful distinction between team and company. Personally, I'm also not allowed to leave the company, given that I own it, and it looks really bad to the rest of the team if I decide, yeah, I'm going to go do something else now. People don't like playing games with their future.You're on the exact opposite end of a very wide spectrum. It's not that Google slash Alphabet is a big company, but you went from working on cloud computing to self-driving cars and you didn't leave the company, you're still at the same place as far as the benefits, the tenure, the organization, the name on the paycheck in all likelihood, and a bunch of other niceties as well. It almost presents is looking a little bit more like a transfer than it does leaving for a brand new job slash company.Johnny: It definitely was a soft landing to go from Google to Waymo. There were a lot of risks—again, talking about risks and mitigations—that I was concerned about that we're just kind of alleviated by the fact that okay, you can keep your same health care plan and various other things. So, that made it a soft landing for me. But yeah, it really was just making sure that the thing that I was working on at Google was able to be carried forward by the team and the people that I really enjoyed working with. So.Corey: As you went through all of this, you said that you were in Ohio before you wound up taking the job at Google—Johnny: Yeah, Cleveland [crosstalk 00:14:22].Corey: —and one of the best parts about Ohio [unintelligible 00:14:22] family and spending time there is you get to leave at some point. And—Johnny: [laugh].Corey: There was a large part of that of, great. I felt the same way growing up in Maine, let's be very clear here, where when I came to California, it was going to this storied place out of legend. And that was wild. And once your worldview expands, it feels very hard to go back again. At least for me.It took me years to really internalize that if this particular job or this particular path didn't work out, my failure mode—if you want to call it that—was not and then I return to Maine with my tail between my legs and go back to the relatively dead end retail fast food job that I was working before, comparatively. No. It's like, you go in a different direction; you apply the skill set; you have the stamp of validation on you. I mean, you have something working for you that I never did, which is the legitimacy of a household name on your resume. Whereas you look at mine, it's just basically a collection of, “Who are they again?” And, “You make that company up?”Which, fine, whatever. There's a bias in tech—particularly—towards big company names because that's a stamp of approval. You've already got that. The world is very much your oyster when it comes to solving the type of problem that you've been aimed at. I'm used to thinking about this from a almost purely technical point of view.It's like I'm here to write some javascript—badly—and I can write bad JavaScript for you or I can write bad JavaScript for that company across the street, and everyone knows what it is that they're going to get from you: Technical debt. Whereas when you're a technical program manager, that is something that you said varies from between company to company. And you hear founders talking about, “Oh yeah, our first engineering hire, we're going to bring in a VP of engineering; we're going to bring in a whole bunch of engineers; it's going to be great.” You very rarely hear people talk about how excited they are like, “Oh yeah, employee number three is going to be a technical program manager, and we're going to just blow the doors off of folks.” Which haven't been through the growth process myself, yeah, we really should have had a technical program manager analog far sooner; it would have helped us blow the doors off of competition. And great, the things we learn, but only in hindsight.Articulating the value of what a software engineer does is relatively straightforward, even for folks who aren't great salespeople for their own work. Being a TPM inherently requires, on some level, a verification that your understanding and the person that you're talking to are communicating about the same thing. Like, if you wind up having to solve code on a whiteboard, maybe that is part of your conception of it—I mean, you work at Google, probably—but for most companies, it's yeah, my ability to write shitty JavaScript is not the determining factor of success in a TPM role. How do you go about even broaching that conversation?Johnny: So, part of the way that program managers can be successful is through anticipating what's coming next and understanding not only the patterns that were implanted over time, but also thinking ahead. And this actually kind of takes me back to why I learned program management in the first place. Pretty early in my life, I started feeling a great deal of anxiety, especially thinking towards future situations, or, you know, even in the present moment. I mean, we've all been through it right? Right before the big test, you're feeling anxious; maybe talking to your crush—or before you talk to your crush—you're feeling this anticipatory anxiety; in hindsight replaying that interview that you just went through.For me, I was kind of like, constantly stuck in this future-state mode about being anxious about what's coming next, and that combined with ADHD—which is something that I also have—is kind of a wicked combination. And we can talk about that separately, but once I started understanding what program management did and how program management allowed businesses to keep things on track, I realized that there was a parallel into my own life there. The skill of program management actually became my defense against the crippling anxiety that I felt anticipating future events. And it's really become kind of the primary lens by which I understand and synthesize the world around me. And I know that sounds kind of weird, but with ADHD, I have a tendency to either being total diffuse mode and just working on nothing in particular, and letting my attention take me, or being in hyperfocus mode. And when you're hyper-focused and anxious, it can be a deadly combination, right?So, what I learned was taking that hyperfocus and taking that idea of program management and figuring out what it takes to get from here to there. I'm a strong believer in go as far as you can see, and when you get there, you'll see further. And this skill of program management kind of becomes the stepwise function by which I get to that later point, very much like you were saying with coming to Waymo: You never know what you're going to get until you get there. Well, now I see further and in hindsight, it was the right decision. So, the concept of program management is bringing structure, is bringing order, is bringing hierarchy to the chaos and uncertainty that we all naturally navigate in whatever we're doing and trying to transmute that into some kind of transparent order and rhythm, not only for my own benefit to reduce my overall anxiety, but also for the benefit of everyone else who's interested in what's going on. Does that answer your question?Corey: No, it absolutely does. Dealing with ADHD has been sort of what I've been struggling with my entire life. I was lucky and got diagnosed very early, but I always thought it was an aspect of business, but in many respects, it's not just about owning a business; it's about any aspect of your career, where the hardest thing you're ever going to have to do, on some level, is learn to understand and handle your own psychology where there are so many aspects of how things happening can impact us internally. I can't control what event happens next, of people yelling at me on Twitter, or I get a cease and desist from Amazon after they finally realized five years in, “You're not nearly as funny as we thought you were. Stop it.”Great. I can deal with those things, but the question is how I'm going to handle what happens in that type of eventuality? It's, am I going to spiral into a bitter depression? Am I going to laugh it off and keep going on things that are clearly working? Am I going to do something else? And so much of it comes from—at least in my experience—the ability to think through what's going on in a somewhat dispassionate way, and not internalize all of it to a point where you freeze. It's way easier said than done, I want to be very clear on this.Johnny: That's absolutely right. Stepping back, seeing the forest for the trees. I've recently become fascinated with systems thinking. You know, I'm in Silicon Valley, so I might as well start looking into a complex adaptive systems—Corey: Oh, no.Johnny: —[crosstalk 00:21:09] buzzword. We don't have to go down that thread because I'm very much an amateur when it comes to it, but what it does is it forces you to look at the connections between the components rather than the reductionism approach of let's look at this component, let's look at this component… instead, it forces you to step back and see the system as a whole. And so when you're responding to you just got a cease and desist, you know, of course you're going to feel depression, of course you're going to feel anxiety, and understanding all those as part of the system of experiencing that situation, it lets you kind of step back and say, okay, it's normal to be feeling this, it's normal to be feeling that. How can I harness these and structure my approach so that I can get to some further point where I not only know what I can do, and what options are available to me, but I have a clear path forward and strategy for how I want to approach this.Corey: How long have you been in your career at this point?Johnny: So, I graduated college in 2009. And I worked at my first company for about ten years from 2005, so I guess you could say 17 years, plus or minus, if you don't count internships.Corey: Looking back, it's easy to look at where we are at any given point in our career and feel that, oh, well, here's where I started, and here's where I am now, and here are the steps I took along the way where there's a sense of plodding inevitability to it. But there never is because when you're in the moment, in the eternal now that we live in, it's there are millions of things you could do next. If you were to be able to go back to your to talk to yourself at the beginning of your career, what would you do differently? What advice would you give yourself that would have really helped out early on?Johnny: You know, I think the thing that gave me the most leverage in my career was—as I move forward—is seeking out communities of like-minded, positive people. On the surface, that sounds a little shallow; of course, you would want to seek out communities, but what I've observed is that the self-organizing communities that pop up around technologies, or ideas, or roles, their communities of people who want to help you succeed. And I think, you know, one of the ways I reached out to you and was able to contact you was through one of these communities, right? So, you know, I talked a little bit the Cleveland Tech Slack earlier; most people aren't familiar with what mediums are even available. There's Discord, there's forums, there's Slack, there's probably other areas that I'm not aware of, where you can find people who will help you find that next step in your career.Actually [laugh] I got my first taste of community in online video games, so—Corey: Oh no.Johnny: —playing World of Warcraft back in 2003, you know you would have a guild—I was, gosh, how old was I in 2003, basically, early-20s and, you know, you'd have a guild of 40 people trying to coordinate all over one single voice chat server. And there was various groups and subdivisions, and so that was almost a project management exercise in itself. That's where I first learned project management. By the way, I have a sneaking suspicion that the roles that we play and that we are have an affinity for in video games mirror the roles that were best suited to play in life. So, I find myself playing a support class in League of Legends or a priest in World of Warcraft or Lord of the Rings Online. I'm always that support person, the glue that helps keep things moving. And surprise, that's exactly what I do for my career. And it works perfectly. So.Corey: The accountant I keep playing gets eaten by goblins constantly, but, you know—Johnny: [laugh].Corey: —that's the joy that I suppose.Johnny: So, pretty early on, I developed this skill of creating friendships, and those friendships, in turn opened me up to these new communities. So, if I were to give one piece of advice to my early self, it would be to put more emphasis on finding and seeking out the communities that consists of people who are interested in the things that you're interested in, but also are willing to help you get to where you want to go. How do you succeed? Well, you find someone who is doing what you want and you talk to them. About it and you figure out how to get to where you're at from where you're at.And maybe they can't help you, maybe they can help you but, you know, we have a unique ability to crowdsource our questions, whether it's on Reddit, whether it's on Slack or Discord, and just say, “Hey, I'm thinking about this thing. Does anyone have any thoughts?” You're immediately—you know, if you ask the question correctly—given five or six different opinions, and then you can kind of meld and understand, okay, here are the options. Again, going back to what we were saying about how do you even decide what the next steps are? You can crowdsource that now, and so the one piece of advice that I would give is to seek out communities of like-minded positive people.Corey: This episode is sponsored in part by our friends at Vultr. 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My thanks to them for sponsoring this ridiculous podcast.Corey: And I think the positivity is important. There's a lot as particularly in tech, that breeds a certain cynicism that breeds a contempt almost. And Lord knows, I'm not one to judge; I revel in a lot of that when it comes to making fun of companies' ridiculous marketing and some of the nonsense we have to deal with, but it has to be tempered. You can't do what some of the communities I started out with did. IRC, learn how to configure Debian or FreeBSD, where it was generally, “Oh, great, someone else joined? Let's see what this dumbass wants.”It doesn't work that way. It's like just waiting for someone to ask a question so you can sink the knives in is not helpful. Punch up, not down. And making people feel welcomed and valued, even if they don't understand the local behavioral norms quite yet is super important. I'm increasingly discovering, as I suspect you are as well, that I'm older than I thought were when I talk to folks who are just starting their careers about here's how to manage a career, here's how to think about this, I am veering dangerously close to giving actively harmful advice, if I'm not extraordinarily careful because the path that I walked is very much closed.It is a different world; there are different paths; there's a different societal understanding of technology and its place in the world. There's a—what worked for me does absolutely not work the same way for folks who aren't wildly over-represented. And I increasingly have to back off lest I wind up giving the, I guess, career Boomer advice style of irrelevant and actively harmful stuff. How are you thinking about that?Johnny: So, I guess that kind of gets into the underpinnings of what I think it takes to be successful, right, and how do you find success in any aspect of your career? And—Corey: And what is success?Johnny: It differs for every person—yeah, what is success? And we were talking just before the show about how every person experiences not only what is success, but what does success mean and what do you believe the key is differently. For me—and this is pretty on—brand with where I am in my career and what I do—is I think the key to success is preparation. And it really ties into finding those communities and asking those questions, right?There's three key aspects to it, right? First is understanding how you learn. Everyone learns differently, and so knowing how you learn—and you know, college and school is kind of meant to kind of eke that out; it's how best do you learn? How best can you succeed with these tasks that we give you, study for this test, learn these concepts? If you can understand how you learn, that's the first step in preparing correctly, right, building your personal knowledge systems around that, taking notes, ordered hierarchy, structured thinking, that sort of thing.Knowledge management is a good field, if you ever have some time to figure out what you want to do with your external hard drive of your whiteboard like I have back behind me here. The second aspect is just mastering how to seek out information, right? So, how do you prepare? Well, you have to understand how to seek out information. You mentioned, you know, positive communities versus potentially cynical or toxic communities. Their opinions are still very valid.They might be jaded and they might provide a cynical opinion, but you still need to encompass that within the spectrum of your understanding of the world, right, because they have something that happened to them, or they have some experience that still is very valid from their perspective. So, seeking out information, understanding the people and the tools at your disposal, the communities that you can go to knowing how to discern the signal from the noise. And again, that's really where your thread that really helped me—because you nailed a bunch of the questions that I just wasn't entirely sure on in that Twitter thread, and when I went through that, it hit some of the major points that I was just uncertain on, and you just gave very clear, albeit, you know, somewhat tongue in cheek cynical advice, to say like, don't worry about the company, worry about yourself. And that really was helping me get to that next step.And then lastly, how do you prepare? And this is the one I always struggle with. It's calibrating your confidence barometer. What does that even mean? How can you calibrate your own barometer of your confidence? It's a knowingness; it's knowing what to expect.And so for example, when I was getting into Google, I had no idea what to expect in terms of the interviews. So, what's the first thing I do? I go out and I ask a bunch of people, people who know people who are at Google people who are at Google, what do I expect? What should I prepare for? What communities should I join? What books should I read? What YouTube videos should I watch?I ended up finding a book called Cracking the PM Interview by Gayle—I think her name is Laakmann McDowell. There's a Cracking the Coding Interview as well. That ended up being, like, exactly what I needed, and going through that cover-to-cover got me into Google, amongst other things, and talking with the community. So, calibrating your confidence parameter, that knowingness of, I know that I'm ready enough for this. There will always be things that catch you by surprise, but knowing that you're ready and having that preparation and that internal knowingness not only increases your confidence, but it also increases your ability to operate improvisationally when you're in the moment.And in fact, that's exactly what I went through for this podcast. I have a little document in front of me where I just jotted my notes down last night, I was thinking through, what do I want to cover? What do I want to say? How can I respond to the questions that he's going to ask me? He might ask me, you know, a curveball, but I have some thoughts that are structured, I'm prepared for this so that no matter what happens, I'll be okay. And again, that really gets down to that essence of philosophy of program management that I have. No matter what happens, I'll be okay; no matter what happens, we'll be okay. And believing in that and having a level of knowingness—[laugh].Corey: I am not a planner at all. For me, my confidence comes from the fact that I can't predict what's going to happen so I don't even try. Instead, what I do is I focus on preparing myself to be effectively dynamic enough that whatever curveball comes my way, I can twist myself in a knot and catch it, which drives people to distraction when they're trying to plan a panel that I'm going to be on. “Okay, so we're going to ask this, what's your answer going to be?” I have absolutely no idea until I find the words coming out of my mouth.And if I try and do a rehearsal, I'll make completely different points, and that really bothers folks. It's, I don't know; I'm not here to read a script. I'm here to tell stories, which is great for, you know, improv panel activity and challenging if you're trying to get a software project off the ground. So, you know, there are different strengths that call us in different ways.Johnny: Exactly. I mean, the flip side of preparation is improvisation. And you know, I spent ten years as a jazz musician playing trumpet in a swing band back in Cleveland before I moved out here. And that really helped me understand how to think improvisationally, right? They give you the chords, the underlying structure by which you can operate, and then you can kind of choose your own path through there.And sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad, you learn over time, you come up with libraries of ideas to pull out of your head at any given time. So, there is an aspect of preparation to improvisation. And I think if you, I would encourage you to think about it more; I bet you do more planning than you think you do; maybe you just don't call it that.Corey: No, I have people for that now.Johnny: [laugh]. “I have people for that.”Corey: I am very deliberately offloading that. Honestly, that was part of the challenge I had psychologically of running my own place. If I were just a little better at following a list or planning things in advance, all these people around me wouldn't have to do all this extra work to clean up my mess. Instead, it's okay, let it go. Just let it go and instead, focus on the thing that I can do this differentiated. That was my path. I don't know how well it works for others, and again, I'm swimming in privilege when I say it.One last topic I want to get into, I think it might be part of the reason that you and I are talking so much about the future, the next generation, and the rest is we're recording this on March 9th. I don't know the date this is going to air, but there's a decent chance that will be after April 22nd, where you and your wife Emily are expecting your first child. So congratulations, even though I'm a little early. I definitely want to get that in there.Johnny: Thank you.Corey: Have you found that since you realized you were expecting a child—with an arrival date, which is generally more accurate than most Amazon order dates—that you find yourself thinking a lot more about the future and how you're going to wind up encapsulating some of the lessons you picked up along the way for, I guess, the next generation of your family?Johnny: Yeah. I mean, everyone who finds himself in this situation, finds himself somewhere between panic and bliss, right? There's some balance that I have to find there. And fortunately, my wife Emily, and I have a very strong rapport when it comes to how I think and how she thinks, and so we're able to—you know, our emotional intelligence is very high; we talk about that sort of thing a lot. And we try to plan for the future as best we can, knowing that things will go off the rails as soon as you know, what's the old saying about the best laid plans and how, you know, every plan is—Corey: Man plans and God laughs.Johnny: Yeah, or goes awry as soon as the first shot is fired, et cetera. Thinking more than five years out is still pretty challenging for me, but thinking within the first five years, we can already sketch out some plans. I already have some ideas of where we want to go and what we want to do and how we want this new child, this being, to experience the world and how we want to impart the things and the wisdom that we've learned and experiences and skills that we've developed—Emily and I—to this new child, realizing that I have no idea what's coming and I have no idea what to expect because I just really haven't had much exposure to babies or children at all in my life, so I'm just kind of rolling the dice here and trusting that it'll all work out really well. And again, going back to communities, the communities that I'm in, there are parenting channels, there are friends and family that I can talk to. So, I have everything that I need in terms of knowledge.Now, I just need to go through the experience, right? So, I'm definitely thinking a lot about the future. In fact, I've got a—I don't know if you can see it here—quarterly plan for my life up here on the wall that I [unintelligible 00:35:33]. It's just something that I can glance at every so often, and there it is, right, there: ‘Q1 2022: Kid.'Corey: How long has that ‘Q1 2022: Kid' been on the board? Like oh, since 2014? Like that is remarkably good planning.Johnny: Mid-2021.Corey: Okay, fair enough.Johnny: No joking: Mid-2021.Corey: [laugh].Johnny: Yeah, just even having that up there and writing a sticky note and slapping it on there for, like, a hey, here's what I think, some of them fall off, some of them don't fall off, but I'll tell you what, more than more often than not, it actually ends up working and happening and being realized, no matter what it is. Because just having it there and glancing at it every so often is that repetition, it keeps it on my mind. It's like, hey, I should probably think about that. The next thing you know, it's done. And then I can take it off and put it in my binder of accomplishments.Corey: I am about five years ahead of you on that particular path that you're on because five years ago, I was expecting my first child. And I don't want to spoil the surprise entirely, but I will Nostradamus this prediction here, five years from now, when you go back and listen to or watch this episode and listen to yourself talk about how you're planning to parent and your hopes and your dreams, you are going to, in a fit of rage, attempt to build a time machine to travel back to what is now the present day for us, in order to slap yourself unconscious for how naive you are being [laugh] because that is—I'm hearing my words coming out of your mouth in a bunch of different ways, and oh my God, I was—it's the common parent story you all these hopes and dreams and aspirations for kids and then they hand you a tiny little baby and suddenly it becomes viscerally real in a different way where, “It's going to be a little while until I can teach you to do a job interview, isn't it?” And other things start wind up happening to, like—Johnny: [laugh]. Right.Corey: —what do I do? I've never held a baby before. How do I not drop it and kill it? And later in time they learn to talk. They talk an awful lot, and then it's like, how do I give them a bath without drowning them in the process? Not because I'm bad at it, but just because I'm at my wit's end because I haven't slept in three days.Parenting is one of the hardest things you'll ever do and everyone has opinions on it. And it's gratifying to know that the world continues to go on even in these after-times where things have gotten fairly dark. It's nice to see that flash of optimism and remember walking down at myself. It's exciting times for you. Congratulations.Johnny: Yeah. Thank you. It's a beautiful thing. And I'm self-aware and I have a knowingness of my naivete, right? And that's part of the fun.And the whole idea of it is an explorative journey. I have no idea what to expect, but I have a good support system; my wife is incredible. She has an early childhood education degree, so that's going to be really useful. Yeah. And so kind of going back to that concept of preparation.And I don't feel a lot of anxiety about it because I am feeling like I have the knowledge, the community, the friends, the family in place so that no matter what happens, I'll be able to maneuver through it. And I can ask, and I can get help. Yeah, so that's where my head is at with that. [laugh].Corey: We'll be checking back in once you're up to your elbows and diapers and I assure you, you'll be lucky if it stops your elbows.Johnny: [laugh].Corey: I really want to thank you for taking the time to talk to me about your own journey and, I guess, a variety of different things; hard to encapsulate it all at once. If people want to learn more or chat with you, where's the best place to find you?Johnny: Yeah, thanks for asking. So, I have a website jmpod.com, JM Pod. My middle name is Michael. So, John Michael Podhradsky. jmpod.com. That links to my blog, there's links to LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram. I'm most active on Instagram.I'm always looking to connect with and just chat with new people, people who want a new perspective, people who are interesting or want to share their stories with me. Coaching is something that I thought of doing in the long-term. It's not on the plate right now because I'm focused on my current career, but that's something that I'm very interested in doing, so you know, happy to field that questions or if anyone wants to reach out and hey, what communities can I look for or where should I be looking for communities, I'm happy to help with that as well.Corey: I will, of course, put a link to that in the [show notes 00:39:39]. Thanks again for your time. I really appreciate it.Johnny: Yeah, this was a fantastic experience. It's the first podcast I've done, I'm hoping it went well, and I really appreciate that you even asked me to do this. It was a surprise. My eyes went like dinner plates when you said, “Hey, why don't you come join me?” And I said, “Absolutely. That sounds like a fantastic idea.” So, thank you again, Corey. I really appreciate spending time with you and looking forward to doing it again sometime in the future. With a baby in the background, screaming. [laugh].Corey: Oh, yes. They do eventually sleep; you won't believe it for the first three months, but they do eventually pass out. Johnny Podhradsky, technical program manager of Offboard Infrastructure at Waymo. I'm Cloud Economist Corey Quinn and this is Screaming in the Cloud. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave a five-star review on your podcast platform of choice, whereas if you've hated this podcast, please leave a five-star review on your podcast platform of choice along with an angry comment telling me exactly which tweet of mine you followed for advice and it did not in fact help your career one iota.Corey: If your AWS bill keeps rising and your blood pressure is doing the same, then you need The Duckbill Group. We help companies fix their AWS bill by making it smaller and less horrifying. The Duckbill Group works for you, not AWS. We tailor recommendations to your business and we get to the point. Visit duckbillgroup.com to get started.Announcer: This has been a HumblePod production. Stay humble.

In this episode, Scott and Jay discuss Christmas songs performed by non-musical celebrities. Songs featured: Johnny It's Cold Outside Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer If It Doesn't Snow this Christmas Please Come Home for Christmas Silent Night

Dr. Eric Cole is a distinguished cybersecurity expert, author, and keynote speaker with over 30 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry. Nowadays he helps Fortune 500 companies all over the world keep their assets secure by drawing on the things he learned back when he was working for the CIA. And today on Masters of Wealth, he’s sitting down with Johnny to talk about cybersecurity in the time of coronavirus, how today’s hackers are using the law of large numbers to steal more than ever before, and what it means to be truly successful when you can lose it all in just one click. To find out more about Eric, follow him on Facebook at facebook.com/DrEricCole, or check out his website at www.secure-anchor.com. To learn more about Johnny and to hear more episodes of Masters of Wealth, follow him on Facebook at facebook.com/JohnnyWimbrey and check out his website at johnnywimbrey.com.Show Notes & Show Quotes: ----3:00 (Eric) - I wish I could say I had this well-thought-out plan, but I’m a big fan of, “You sort of trust your instincts, listen to the universe, and everything works out.”7:15 (Eric) - What hackers have found to be much more beneficial, is instead of taking a million dollars from ten people, you take ten dollars from a million people. 15:15 (Johnny) - The definition of ignorance is, you just don’t know. And the definition of foolishness is when you do know, but you don’t take action. 27:15 (Eric) - At the end of the day, there’s two fundamental facts - one, you and everyone listening are going to be a part of a cyber attack, and two, cyber security is your responsibility.35:15 (Johnny) - It’s better to be prepared and not called than called and not prepared. Eric Cole: ---Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DrEricColeTwitter: @drericcoleInstagram: @drericcoleEric’s Website: www.secure-anchor.comJohnny Wimbrey: ---Facebook: facebook.com/JohnnyWimbreyInstagram: @wimbreyTwitter: @wimbreyWebsite: johnnywimbrey.com Books featured in this Episode:---Eric Cole - Online DangerEric Cole - Hiding in Plain SightJohnny Wimbrey - From The Hood To Doing Good

Candice Bolek is an actress in LA and a good friend of Johnny’s. Truth be told, the two of them have a lot to talk about, between Johnny’s past in acting school and Candice’s new book “Persist Until Success Happens.” And this week on Masters of Wealth, she’s sitting down with Johnny to talk about the silver lining that comes with constant rejection, why there may be no industry better suited for rejection than the actor’s studio, and the secret to distancing yourself from failure so it doesn’t feel personal. To find out more about Candice, follow her on Facebook at facebook.com/candice.bolek or check out her Instagram @candicebolek. To learn more about Johnny and to hear more episodes of Masters of Wealth, follow him on Facebook at facebook.com/JohnnyWimbrey and check out his website at johnnywimbrey.com. And to find out how you can be a coauthor in Johnny and Candice’s next book, head to costarauthor.com to learn more. Show Notes & Show Quotes: ----13:00 (Candice) - You have to study your craft, and you have to know what you’re doing, but when it comes to the actual performance, they say let it go. Trust that the groundwork is there and everything you’ve worked on and everything you’ve studied will just be there and now you just have to be you.13:30 (Johnny) - It’s better to be prepared and not called than to be called and not prepared. 16:30 (Candice) - It’s not personal. There’s so many moving parts to this that have nothing to do with you, and you just have to understand that. 23:55 (Johnny) - Here’s what I know about entertainers - everything that you’ve gone through in life has brought you to where you are today. Candice Bolek: ---Facebook: facebook.com/candice.bolekInstagram: @candicebolekTwitter: @CandiceBolekJohnny Wimbrey: ---Facebook: facebook.com/JohnnyWimbreyInstagram: @wimbreyTwitter: @wimbreyWebsite: johnnywimbrey.com Books featured in this Episode:---Candice Bolek - Persist Until Success HappensJohnny Wimbrey - From The Hood To Doing Good

Hi everyone! Welcome back to our Indie Wednesday coverage, where we feature microbudget and independent films overlooked by most media outlets. Today’s review will feature 2019’s NOCTAMBULIST, a film by Johnny Daggers. Last year we featured a review of his documentary film BLOOD ON THE REEL (Episode #612), as part of Reign of Terror 2019, but it was clear he was most excited to talk about his latest film. So, over break, I gave it a second viewing, and made sure to place it on the calendar this year to feature this silent noir horror, or noirror, film. I’ll even be featuring some snippets from our full interview with Johnny Daggers, available on our Patreon page in two parts, episodes P012 and P013. If you love silent films, especially German expressionist pictures, then you’ll love today’s film. Before the review, we’ll have a quick promo from our good friend Kolby Told Me, one of our biggest supporters for the podcast last year, as demonstrated by his near domination of the Follow Friday boards. You can find him on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @kolbytoldme. And if you take up one of his recommendations, let everyone know that Kolby Told Me! Subscribe to stay current with the latest releases. Contribute at Patreon for exclusive content. Connect with us over social media to continue the conversation. Here we go! ///// > ///// Today’s movie is NOCTAMBULIST, the silent noir horror picture written and directed by Johnny Daggers. Set in the early 1900s, Zella (Lauren Peele) is struggling with the recent death of her mother, and the inheritance expected from her passing. She begins to suspect her husband Stellan (Nicholas Nazario) is cheating on her with notorious flirt Marlene Demone (Nadia White). After being prescribed medicine to calm her nerves, she begins to lose her grip on herself, struggling to separate reality from fantasy. No spoilers. However, it’s hard to use clips from a silent movie, so instead, I’ll be interspersing segments from our interview with Johnny Daggers last year. When I first started One Movie Punch, I wanted to use the opportunity to see a wide variety of films. I certainly have my favorites, but I also have a ton of blind spots. Some of those blind spots are from being too busy as a young parent to make it to the theaters. Some of those blind spots are still there because the content explosion has made finding unique films, and the time to watch them, much more difficult. So, I made a commitment at the time to weekly classic movie reviews, calling them Film Buff Fridays, and began taking in a wide variety of films from the past few decades, including a lot of pre-code and silent films. You don’t realize just how formative early cinema was for the stories of today. My recent review for BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHÉ (Episode #657) took us all the way back to the beginning, in the very late 1800s, but this eventually spread to two key centers: Hollywood and Germany. Hollywood began churning out picture after picture, mostly in the noir genre, due to its tantalizing content, which became the films I watched growing up as the late night movies on syndicated television. Germany was taking a more artistic approach, with Fritz Lang leading the way with German Expressionism on the screen, along with a host of lesser-known filmmakers. Sure, there were comedies, shorts, romances, and others, but those two genres were two of my favorites. It’s the same with Johnny Daggers. JOHNNY: “With NOCTAMBULIST, it is my first foray into German Expressionists or surrealist type films. I call it ‘noirror’ just because I was just like, oh, stared at the words noir and horror so much, and I’m like, yeah, you fuse them together, you know. I really wanted to make a silent that paid tribute to NOSFERATU, CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, M, GOLEM. All these early great films, because again, being an archivist, I don’t want those films to ever get lost. Grant you, you can’t replicate a movie like that, although I’m thankful for a nice German review that came in on Twitter lately, that said that NOCTAMBULIST is the closest thing that you’ll get in modern day to the heyday films. And that was a nice compliment. I don’t know if I say that, but that really warmed my heart. Obviously, I’m working on digital, and so I really have to spend the time to kind of give it that old stylized German Expressionist look. I’m very pleased with how it turned out.” It’s an unexpected change of pace for Johnny Daggers, whose filmography include SAMHAIN: NIGHT FEAST, a film about a pagan ritual that brought him to notoriety, along with CAUSTIC ZOMBIES, the follow-up that took a crack at toxic-waste driven zombie horror. He followed that up through a series of events with BLOOD ON THE REEL (Episode #612), which you can learn about in our review. Sure, Johnny Daggers is a heavily-tattooed model, who likes punk music and has made horror films, but we definitely shouldn’t stereotype him, because at his core, he’s an artist, who has to create, and is frankly getting sick of being pigeonholed. JOHNNY: “And now finally, like, NOCTAMBULIST is just like the, like... I’ve always been influenced by early German Expressionist films. CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, NOSFERATU. That’s where I always wanted to go as a filmmaker, but I didn’t... I knew that I couldn’t make a film like that until I knew what the hell I was doing. Finally came time where everything fell into place with NOCTAMBULIST. It’s, in my opinion, beautifully stylized. Is it perfect? No. Like I said, I don’t think any indie or anybody should every say their film’s perfect, but I tell you what. It’s like, this is the film that I wish that I would have made all along, and I wish that nobody would have even heard of me until NOCTAMBULIST came out, because it literally was the ten-year mark, almost. And the ten thousand hours of finally learning what the hell I’m doing and to feel comfortable in being able to make a film successfully and have something that turns out. But then I wouldn’t change anything for the world, because everything’s a learning tool, and it makes you who you are today. You know, it was tough, being under a magnifying glass as soon as... it’s tough to be examined when you still don’t even know exactly what you’re doing.” NOCTAMBULIST, subtitled A TALE OF REFRACTING SHADOWS, follows the story of Zella’s struggle with her husband, initially set within what we can call the real world, a sequence of high-class 1920’s parties, cars, and affluence, but seen through a darker lens. Rather than exemplifying the male characters of old noir films, Daggers lets the overtly misogynist spirit of the time leak into his story, especially when Stellan decides to have the doctor medicate her into submission. Once Zella goes under, we’re then introduced to a second world, a dream world that delves directly into some truly amazing sequences clearly influenced by German Expressionism. We bounce back and forth between the two worlds, sometimes not sure which world we’re actually in or not. Silent film requires a lot of visual storytelling, outside of the text placards that tend to give us the jist of a much larger conversation, normally. Ironically, Daggers had to use a lot of editing to get the modern, sleek, high-resolution cameras of today to look like films from the time period, but it’s a beautiful product when it’s done. Especially when combined with the excellent sets, great costuming, and well-chosen music. You might think all of this would be a super-expensive proposition, but fate has a way of following the consummate artist around. JOHNNY: “When things fall into place, they just really fall in place. And that just happened with NOCTAMBULIST. I mean, not only did I finally know my craft, I felt well enough to make a film like ‘Noctambulist’. It’s really funny, because I was doing a music video, for a gentlemen a couple of years back. It was right after I moved to Maryland. I usually don’t do music videos, but it was a friend of a friend who was in a band, and I said, ‘Yeah, I’ll sign on. I’ll do it. But we needed a makeup artist and a hairstylist.’ And, you know, I was new to the area, didn’t know anybody.” JOHNNY: “Somehow, I became connected with this wonderful lady by the name of Buffy Roman Fox, who was a hairstylist, and she was going to work on the music video. Once I had written the script for NOCTAMBULIST, I had reached out to Buffy and said, ‘You know, I don’t know anybody in the area. I’m working on this 1920s German Expressionist film, and I just need to be introduced to people with locations and so forth. She said, ‘You know, two of my best friends, Bonnie Shipley Peele and Steve Summerland, their whole entire house is furnished with 1920s antiquities. So let me just reach out to them. You know, see if they’d be interested in helping out.’ Because in the independent world, when you don’t have the money, it’s all about connections and networking. Most people are just happy to help for me just to be a part of a film.” JOHNNY: “So, Buffy reached out to Bonnie and Steve, then we had a meeting together, and they were super enthused about it, and this is prior to me ever going to their home. I remember one day, Buffy and I are driving out, I think maybe it was the first time to meet Bonnie and Steve, or the second time, and I said, ‘Boy, you know, I really wish that I had access to like a swamp, or this murky water area with cattails and creepy trees and stuff.’ And she’s like, ‘You’re not going to believe this, but Bonnie and Steve also have that in their backyard of their house.’ I’m like, really? So, their house is already completely furnished with 1920s antiquities.” JOHNNY: “The way that the movie was written, you know, I needed an early 1920s Model A. Just happened to find a guy. He’s like, ‘Oh yeah, I have an era-appropriate car. If you need to use it, go ahead.’ And it was like, literally, like, everything fell into place. It was like the props, the locations, the cars, and just felt like I was strong enough to tell that story and film it properly. Everything just fell into place. I don’t know how else to explain it other than it was serendipitous. It was like everything was meant to be with that film.” JOHNNY: “And so after I was introduced to Bonnie and Steve, that had the 1920s antiquities, and had the bog and all that stuff, I was like, ‘Boy, you know what, like, I literally just canned two actresses for the lead.’ And they were like, ‘You know, our daughter would be perfect. She used to be an actress on “Dawson’s Creek”, back in the day.’” I’m not one who believes in miracles or fate. I often think we invent the stories of our successes after we accomplish them. But I also think, as one good friend once said, that the cosmos sometimes winks at us in bizarre ways. It’s hard not to think there’s something bigger going on. However, I tend to trust Seneca’s maxim that “luck is when preparation meets opportunity”, and NOCTAMBULIST is what happens when Johnny’s consistent, if sometimes difficult commitment to the craft meets a series of opportunities. NOCTAMBULIST could easily have been much worse, but instead we get a genuine film, in a new or perhaps rediscovered genre, that still manages to tread new ground. It’s an intimidating proposition for any filmmaker, especially one as self-critical as Johnny. JOHNNY: “It’s kind of, I’m kind of intimidated. Not, I’m again, not saying, I would never say that anything I do is the greatest film in the world, but as far as what I’ve done, it’s definitely the best thing that I’ve ever done, and I hope that I can live up to it. I don’t want it to be like a one-off for me, so to speak, like, I don’t want that to be, like, that’s the only film I ever got right, and it was just a fluke or something.” JOHNNY: “With my next film, which I’m keeping very low-key. I’m not mentioning anything about it. Just because the script is so original, that I’m afraid that somebody might run with that idea and film it before I do. So, all that I will divulge about the film is that it’s going to be in color, shot in 4K, high-def. It’s going to have audio and not anything you would expect from a Johnny Daggers film. But the underlying story, if you just take a look at the story, has a very strong noir presence.” Thankfully, Johnny’s going to continue making movies, and I can’t wait to see where his expanding filmography takes him next. NOCTAMBULIST is a unique film, melding noir and horror films together into a taut psychological thriller that pays homage to German Expressionism in the best ways. It has some rough parts, and may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it is a high quality, well-made film that takes risks where so many others dare not. Silent film fans, or noir fans, or German Expressionist fans owe it to themselves to check out this film. And anyone looking for something different from most of what’s available today. Rotten Tomatoes: NR Metacritic: NR One Movie Punch: 7.6/10 NOCTAMBULIST (2019) is not rated and is currently playing on Amazon Prime.

Johnny loves the LA Lakers. Christopher loves the Utah Jazz. Their love runs deep. However, Johnny’s love for his team doesn’t translate into knowledge about them. In this stirring episode, Christopher demonstrates a deeper knowledge about the Lakers than Johnny, which is interesting because the bald guy hates the Lakers. How is that, Johnny? It’s like you don’t watch the games. Do you just look at the box scores the next morning? Anyway, they do Top 5 favorite plays of their teams (spoiler: We’re not even sure Johnny is talking about the Lakers.) Coach Jeff stops by for the new segment Comics Corner (spoiler: All three men participating in this segment aren’t virgins.) And they recommend some stuff, and they watch a Jazz/Laker game (spoiler: It was a horrible game, and the outcome is fake news.)

“Hello, Johnny? It’s your load bot texting…” Manual processes, like phone calls and back and forth negotiations, are a kind of life blood of the commercial freight. Imagining business without them is… difficult. The relationship between the carrier and the shipper is still very human. And, yet, new technologies are at the doorstep promising to change that traditional system, improve freight efficiency, streamline business processes, and help alleviate some really big pains. But, Transport Topics’ Seth Clevenger wonders, how far can we go in terms of automating freight transactions? Will automated brokerage really be able to help shippers find trucks and fleets find drivers? Is there REALLY a way to eliminate wait times in this brave new world? For more information visit: https://roadsigns.ttnews.com/episodes/tap-here-to-book-your-next-load/ Follow the RoadSigns: Twitter: @ttroadsigns LinkedIn: RoadSignspocast Instragram: @roadsignspodcast Join RoadSigns mailing list: https://roadsigns.ttnews.com/join-the-mailing-list/

Tag Me Tuesdays-#395  January 30th The Strong Within Daily Affirmation Podcast Kindness Is My Truth “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” ~Dalai Lama I believe the lessons in life are patterns that keep popping up until we notice them and find a way to confront them. One of the truths that keeps happening in my life is to speak up when it would be easier to be quiet. When it would be easier not to cause conflict, and for both parties to go their separate ways unchanged. And while that path may be the easiest one, it's not the path that I want to take. I don't want to be unchanged. I want to be changed by confronting the patterns that the Universe keeps reminding me of. I want to be changed by living a certain truth. And so that truth for me, means speaking when it's uncomfortable. That truth means sticking up for things and people in certain manners when I feel it's appropriate. And the reason I say appropriate, is because I don't want to be a person who seems like he knows it all, or that I'm trying to force people to think and be a certain way. As I know sometimes correcting people, can be a thinly veiled scheme at controlling people. And so I work to check myself and my ego, to ask why am I doing something. I work to hopefully help others, and myself at times, to be aware of behaviors that are harmful to self and others. My good friend Travis and I will talk about Podcasts. He listens to a bunch of them, so he's in the know of what's good out there. He told me about this satirical crime podcast called “Done Disappeared.” It's a funny take on crime podcasts as the story is so ridiculous and the narrator John David Booter takes his seriousness over the top. The podcast takes place in Pennsylvania somewhere, and Travis commented, “I didn't know there were so many southern accents in Pennsylvania.” And we laugh about how silly it's been. After I finished all nine episodes of this ridiculously funny podcast, I wanted to leave it a rating and review. When something makes a difference in my day, I want to let the creator know that I appreciate the work they put into their craft. And with podcasts the more reviews and ratings they get, the higher their ranking for people to find that podcast easier, so I want to help them out in that way. As I went to give a review, I got distracted looking at the other reviews for the Done Disappeared podcast. And one person had given this podcast a scathing review saying it was the most idiotic, ignorant, and other expletive words about how horrible it was and that you shouldn't waste your time. They talked about how they loved crime podcasts, and they were so upset that 10 minutes of their life had been wasted since they had to listen to the end of the episode to realize that it was all a hoax and it wasn't a real crime investigation. One thing you have to realize about this podcast is everything is fake, and a satirical play on crime podcasts. Even the ads are fake, and if you listen closely it's pretty hilarious as he is always giving 100% of everything away for putting in his Podcast code Done Disappeared. After I read the scathing review, I saw that there were other replies to this comment. And these replies told this person that the podcast was a satire, it was a joke, and that they should have a sense of humor and lighten up.  And usually, I know nothing good can come from getting into an argument on the internet with a message board setting. But for some reason I felt I had to say something. So either it was the stupidity in me listening to my ego and saying let's start a fight, or it was my intuition saying I had to speak my truth and stick up for this podcaster. And so I tried to tread carefully, as it wasn't my mission to destroy this person and make them feel bad, but it was my hope that I could help them see that just because you didn't like something doesn't mean you have to tear it apart. And so I went on to say that the whole purpose of the podcast was meant to be idiotic, it's true purpose was to make light of the seriousness of the crime podcasts in a fun way, and that's what made the podcast brilliant—it did exactly what it was meaning to do. I continued to say, that if you listened closely to the podcast you could tell within the first 30 seconds that there was something off about the crazy stuff he was saying. I'm laughing about it now as in his intro he would say, “My name, is John David Booter. I'm not a podcaster; I'm a filmmaker. I've never made a podcast…but I've also never made a film.” As this eerie music plays in the background…all while he pauses perfectly when he speaks. And so I finished off my comment by saying that sometimes we will hate something because we didn't understand the purpose of the podcast, and maybe the reason we hated it wasn't because it was bad, but because we expected something else and felt duped when realizing it was something different. And I then I asked, why must we tear something down negatively to give a review of something? I hit publish, with an anxious heart, questioning whether I should have written that comment at all. I knew I didn't want to be harsh in my message, so I hope my kindness came across, but I also didn't want to get into a no-win battle where it's back and forth arguing… but I felt I needed to stick up for this podcaster and say what I did, and so I left it at that. And maybe an hour or so later I got a message letting me know that the reviewer I commented on had commented back. And I was floored by what they said. I thought they were going to tear me a new one and that I should mind my own business…but instead, this person said, “Chris, it really did take me til the end of the episode to figure out it was a parody…it was just my opinion…sorry I'm so stupid.” And I felt horrible, because I didn't want this person to feel bad. I just wanted to open their eyes to how harsh they sounded in tearing apart this person's work. And so I responded back saying, “don't ever say that you're stupid, you aren't stupid. You just were expecting something different.” I said some more things, and the end of my reply, I said this, “I am a creator. I do my own podcast and so I know it can be hard when someone tears apart something you've put your hard work into. I know I'm not perfect myself, and I am not judging anyone for their opinion, I have as much work as anyone else in being kind to others as well.” And the reviewer sent one more comment back to me that said that they were an artist and musician themselves, and they hadn't thought about what they did—that they would have been upset if someone talked about their work in the exact manner that they had done in their review. The point I'm hoping to make is that in our criticisms…are we kind when we do it? In our thoughts and words towards others are we speaking a higher truth, one of kindness and compassion in helping someone create something better, or are we just tearing it down? And this is what was so amazing about that interaction, even though I felt uncomfortable in saying something, and I was questioning whether I should, my intuition was telling me that I should do something, that I should say something. And by doing it, I actually changed this person. And I think the reason I speak when my intuition is telling me so, is not to correct people all the time, but it's also for me, to remind myself in how I want to be. And hopefully to put that out into the world, so when I'm out of alignment that people will have the courage to speak a truth and a kindness to me in helping me get back on track and be in alignment with my highest self. Everyone can be a critic, anyone can tear something down, but it takes work to create something, it takes work to give constructive criticism and advice. I think about people who tear things down as my 8th grade counterparts giving their opinion in a book report on a book they didn't like. Here's a reenactment: Teacher: “Now little Johnny let's hear your book report on War and Peace.” Johnny: “This book was a waste of time.” Teacher: “What didn't you like about it?” Johnny: “It was dumb, I hated it.” Teacher: “Why did you hate it?” Johnny: I don't know I just didn't like it.” The point I am trying to make is that we feel we have the right to tear things apart, which I'm not saying we can't, but anyone can talk about how bad something is. It doesn't take high intellect to speak that way. And we don't become better individuals by doing this. It dampens our intelligence. And sometimes it's not about tearing something apart, but rather in understanding that it wasn't our cup of tea. It might have been for a less advanced mind, or a more advanced mind, or someone who appreciates silly humor or dry humor…but you get my point. And I know that wasn't an accurate representation of your 8th-grade class, since you didn't read War and Peace. I know you guys read it in 3rd grade since I have such super geniuses listening to my podcast. Maybe that should be my marketing tagline for the podcast. The Strong Within Daily Affirmation Podcast—meant only for the super geniuses of the world. What do you think, is that a winner? But back to my point, everyone can be a critic, but it's hard to create something and to continue creating through all the self-doubt as it is already. Maybe if we encouraged people more, they would get better at their craft instead of quitting. Maybe if we stopped ourselves from writing a harsh review and talked about the good things we liked and suggested ideas for the things that could be worked on, we might just change that person's life—who knows how this person might grow because of that. I like to think we might be helping make this world a better place by being an encourager rather than a demolisher. And I believe that our kindness will change everything. For some of you who've been following me for awhile, you know I've been writing a book. And I have someone looking over it right now to help me edit it as I had to cut ties with my old editor. But when I give my work to someone I ask them to be as honest as possible. I want them to let me know what they like and what they don't like. I ask them to let me know what rubs you the wrong way, what resonates with you, what's missing, or what's too much. I want to know your honest opinion, in a loving manner of course, so I can make it better. Now this whole podcast wasn't to get you to only think about ratings and reviews of things…it's about asking how we speak our truths. It's about asking how kind we are to people's souls. It's about taking a moment to craft your message in a loving manner rather than react out of anger or urgency. Anger doesn't take any thought, and they say the initial seconds of anger are reactions, but after that then it's a choice to stay angry. So will you speak a higher truth, will you work to bring more kindness in the world to change everything…or will you be like little Johnny adding more useless criticism that brings no value into the world? Let us be the change we want to see in the world by being not only kind to ourselves in how we think and speak, but let us do that to everyone else as well. Your kindness, your truth, can and will change the world. Today's Personal Commitment:Ok shameless plug here, but if you haven't gone and rated and reviewed my podcast, and you find you're getting something from it, then go and do it already…dang it. I hope you got my facetious snarkiness there, my great friend Suzanne has been adding to my humor arsenal. I still have a long way to go though. So go to iTunes, or the podcast place you're listening from and leave me a rating and review. And I hope you won't tear me apart in your review…but I want to hear your thoughts and ideas. It gets hard thinking of new ideas every day, so I'd love to hear the way you've become Strong Within in your life. And if you feel like sharing your story, but not in public on a review, send an email to chris@strongwithin.com and tell me your Strong Within story. I'm looking forward to hearing from you. I need great stories to share, and I'd love to feature some of you guys in the podcast…with your permission of course. The more reviews and ratings I get then the more people I can reach, so thank you. And so let me leave you with a great quote to help you with your moment of kindness zen: “Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.” ~Og Mandino Kindness Is My Truth   Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together, Personal Development Life Coach- Chris O'Hearn Contact info- email: chris@strongwithin.com  phone:865-219-3247     Music by: - Zest by basematic (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. - I Have Often Told You Stories (guitar instrumental) by Ivan Chew (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Location: Knoxville, Tennessee USA but available worldwide

In this week’s episode the Wedding Punch gang sets sail with an old classic sailor’s toast from Johnny (It’ll disappoint you). While sipping on the King of Beers, they examine their individual home town’s food/drink options, we discover Ty’s peak in the back of a pickup truck with a bottle of Malt liquor, where Julia feels EXTRA Jewish and what a Puffy Taco really is - well, it’s exactly what the name suggests. Also, if you want to hear examples of authentic Oregon accents, tune in.

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p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Arial} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; min-height: 16.0px} p.p3 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #323333} This episode was pre-recorded for airing on KWTF Sonoma County Radio for July 24, 2017. In this episode, I celebrate my 45th rotation around the sun by remembering my deep little girl love for radio and my dreams of someday being Dr. Johnny Fever. Songs Played in this episode: - “Dr. Johnny Fever Takes Control” by Howard Hesseman as Dr. Johnny Fever - “Where do We Go From Here?” by Charles Bradley [3:11] - “You You” by The Natives [2:24] - “Taiyou ga Kowai No” by Kaoru Hibiki - “Best of Good Morning Vietnam” by Robin Williams as Adrian Cronauer [1:29] - “Dream Lover” by Bobby Darin [2:31] - “Tears On My Pillow” by Little Anthony & The Imperials [2:21] - “One Summer Night” by The Danleers - “What’s the Forecast?” by Samuel L. Jackson as Mister Señor Love Daddy [.43] - “Bus Passes and Happy Meals” by Lizzo [4:26] - “Very Much Money (Ice King Dream)” Open Mike Eagle - “Pirate Radio” by Christian Slater as Mark Hunter [1:21] - “Sweat Loaf” by Butthole Surfers [6:14] - “Neighborhood Threat” by Iggy Pop [3:26] - “Monkey Gone to Heaven” by Pixies - “You are Here Right Now” by John Corbett as Chris in the Morning [.37] - “Sleep Walk” by Santo & Johnny - “It’s Broken” by Minnie Driver as Debi Newberry [1:16] - “If You Were Here” by Thompson Twins [2:54] - “The Walls Came Down” by The Call Please subscribe and rate! Thank you.

Hi, everyone. Neste episódio, eu falo sobre dois idioms do inglês que você não vai querer perder: um equivale ao nosso "dá um desconto" (quando alguém é iniciante, por exemplo); e o outro é para quando alguém está folgando... Sabe como é? Transcrição Hi, everyone. This is the new episode of the Inglesonline podcast. Please subscribe to this podcast using the Podcasts app for iPhone or iPad, or listen to the episodes using the Inglesonline Android app. Thanks for all the comments at the iTunes store and if you haven't yet left a comment for this podcast please do so: the more comments for the Inglesonline podcast, the more people will find out about it and listen to the episodes. Thanks for telling your friends, your neighbours, your family and keep listening. Alright. So how about when you get to the office on Monday and as soon as you step in, your boss calls you to introduce you to your new colleague, Johnny? It's Johnny's first day in the office. So on Thursday you overhear another colleague, Mike, telling your boss that Johnny has messed up a couple of spreadsheets. Your boss says "I'll talk to Johnny and train him to use the spreadsheets, don't worry. Now cut him some slack, the guy has been with us for less than a week." Your boss asks Mike to cut him some slack. Cut Johnny some slack. Johnny is the new guy, and he hasn't been fully trained in his new job yet. He hasn't learned all the ins and outs of the job. So cut him some slack. Cut Johnny some slack. Give him some time to get used to the office, get used to the job, get used to the spreadsheets... Don't be too hard on Johnny - cut him some slack. So when you cut someone some slack, you're treating them in a way that is less severe than usual, or being less demanding with that person. Why? Well, there's more than one reason why you may want to do that. Let's say you have just lost your job and your friend Mary came over to your place to keep you company and make sure you're alright. She's being a good friend. So, right now she's setting the table for lunch. Your sister looks at what she's doing and says "Hey, your friend Mary can't set a table... She's doing it all wrong!" And you say "OK, I'll fix it later. Please cut her some slack... She's just trying to help." So here's your sister criticizing your friend Mary, because Mary just isn't very good at setting a table. You know Mary's just being sweet and trying to help, though. So you tell your sister "Cut her some slack, she's just trying to help." I found an interesting examplo someone posted on Twitter: "When you make a mistake, fix it, but also be sure to forgive yourself. Cut yourself some slack... Nobody's perfect." So this one is for when you mess up and then start beating yourself up for it. Cut yourself some slack. Everyone makes mistakes. So, here's a plan: learn from your mistake and next time hopefully you'll do better. OK, so... You know when a person all of a sudden, for some reason, starts working less hard than usual? Their work, or effort, used to be OK. Now, it's like they're not working as hard. They're not putting in the same amount of effort. Something has changed. Maybe they're preoccupied with other things, maybe they're not so interested in this activity any longer, or... who knows? Whatever the reason, this person is slacking off. This person has become inefficient, or maybe they have become a bit lazy. They are slacking off. There are other slightly different meanings for this idiom, "to slack off", but the one I just illustrated is, by far, what I hear the most. And we use it just like that: Susan is slacking off; he's slacking off; they're slacking off. It's common to say where or when you or someone else slacked off. For example, someone posted on Twitter "I regret slacking off in high school." So the girl who posted that was probably not a great student in high school. Maybe she missed some classes, or she just didn't study much. And now she regrets it.