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What started as an employee appreciation cookout at Metcalfe’s Market has now become the largest brat and music festival in the world, featuring thousands and thousands of Johnsonville brats. Event organizer Tim Metcalfe says the menu also includes sweet corn, ice cream, and carnival food, among other things. Roughly 1,900 volunteers will raise $100,000 for various charities by working at Brat Fest. Three music stages will provide entertainment. Families can get up close and personal with animals and farm equipment. Event-goers can also do some shopping at a new marketplace. Brat Fest is going on Friday through Sunday at Willow Island at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. Find more details, including when to view the fireworks, at https://bratfest.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this special double solo episode, Jeremy and Jack each check in separately to talk about the respective games they attended on their own - Jeremy with the Cubs/Brewers in Milwaukee and Jack with the White Sox/Astros on the southside. Jeremy talks about Johnsonville vs. Klement sausages and the odd Brewers parking set up and Jack talks about a young grapher getting a harsh lesson from the Gray Grapher. Plus, Jeremy shares a double barricade update from Monday night at Wrigley.
At the Wisconsin Association of Meat Processors annual convention in Middleton, two industry leaders were inducted into the 2025 Meat Industry Hall of Fame: Fritz Usinger of Fred Usinger, Inc., a 144-year-old family meat business in Milwaukee, and Dan Sutherland of Johnsonville, who has held various roles since 1982. Sutherland, a third-generation member of the Milwaukee Stockyards, shared insights into his start in the industry and how meat companies navigate seasonal consumption trends. Ag meteorologist Stu Muck says despite some more mild and above normal temps ahead, rain is still in the forecast. Dairy farmers take cow comfort to the next level because they know that if they take care of the cows, the cows take care of them. Today, we’re exploring one of the many ways dairy farmers prioritize animal welfare. Nick Knaapen is a sales manager for Bioret Agri. He joins Stephanie Hoff and says on many farms, the cows sleep more comfortably than their farmers do thanks to animal welfare technology. Nick essentially sells waterbeds for dairy cattle. Ashley Huhn from Stephas Group provided an update, noting that while some farmers are anxiously tilling to dry out fields, aggressive markets are currently in Canada. Due to weather delays, Canada is seeing more equipment auctions than regions like Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, where farmers are preparing to hit the fields. Paid for by Steffes Group. Pam Jahnke has a conversation with Brian Luck, a biological systems engineer with UW-Madison Extension, about changes to the custom operator survey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The maple syrup season is drawing to a close. Always dependent on the weather, this year's season ended up a little shorter than Cedric Boettcher had hoped. He's a fourth generation maple syrup operator in Cadott who explains the diversity of the industry to Bob Bosold.Warmer today, with sunshine this weekend. Stu Muck holds out weather hope on a Friday. Ag suppliers are getting product in place, and out the door these days. Pam Jahnke talks to Steve Bailie, market manager at the Monroe location for Helena Agri. He says they're pretreating seed right now, and focused on gathering any information that will help minimize risk on a field-by-field basis, to save money. Paid for by Helena Agri. Two meat industry legends were inducted into the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame on Thursday night. Dan Sutherland who started his career at Johnsonville in 1982, and Fritz Usinger who is the fourth generation of the Fred Usinger, Inc. company - known as Usinger brats. Both share what they think their legacy is to the industry with Pam Jahnke.Likewise, plans are ramping up for the 78th annual "Alice in Dairyland" finale. Hosted for the first time by Crawford County, committee member and former "Alice", Kaitlyn Kesler, tells Pam Jahnke about what they're doing to prepare. She believes that Crawford county will draw good sized crowds for their events since people may have never experienced the piece of paradise before.If I say "Girl Scout" I'm guessing you'll immediately think of the flavor of cookie you prefer. That's expected since cookie sales are a hallmark of the Girl Scouts. Today some of those young women are working on a badge with a different distinction. A Wisconsin agriculture badge. Stephanie Hoff explains that what started as a badge focused exclusively on dairy has now branched out to involve all Wisconsin agriculture. Dane County dairy producer, John Haag, has helped with that and shares the story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Weekend Whassup for Friday, 4/4/2025! The Point keeps you connected to the top 17 things happening around Sheboygan! The Sheboygan County Home Builders Expo is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Sheboygan’s Lakers Ice Center. Get some great ideas and talk with professionals about how to make them a reality! https://schba.org/events It’s Couples Stand Up Comedy Night with Yakov Smirnoff and Mark Gungor tonight (Friday) at 7:30 at The Weill Center For The Performing Arts in downtown Sheboygan! https://www.weillcenter.com/events/couples-comedy/ There’s a Spring Craft & Vendor Fair at The Bull at Pinehurst Farms today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday). Shop the spring market for Mother’s Day and more! https://www.facebook.com/events/3861971404043800/ The Plymouth Maple Festival is tomorrow (Saturday) from 9-1 at Plymouth City Park. Family friendly crafts, shopping, food and more. https://plymouthmaplefestival.com/ The SCIO Winter Farmers Market happens the first and third Saturdays of the month from 9-Noon, at First Congregational Church UCC. Help support the local farmers who provide our fresh produce, meat, eggs, honey and more! https://www.sheboygancountyinterfaith.org/winter-farmers-market/ The Sheboygan Falls Chamber Main Street Presents: The Duck Bowl and Brat Fry tomorrow (Saturday) at Odyssey Fun Center in Falls! Just warming up for Ducktona this summer! https://www.facebook.com/events/1280192186575351/ Richard’s School of Dance invites you to their 15th Anniversary Entertainment tomorrow (Saturday) at 11am at Sheboygan Area Lutheran High School. https://www.facebook.com/events/4038037119804796 The Wade House Timeless Tales Speaker Series Presents “Bottoms Up” : A Toast to Wisconsin’s Historic Bars & Breweries tomorrow (Saturday) from 1-3 at the Wade House Historic Site in Greenbush. https://buy.acmeticketing.com/events/514/detail/6554fb77e38973780f8f14f4 The Brat City Shoreline Showdown Cornhole Tournament is both days this weekend at Blue Harbor Resort and Conference Center in Sheboygan. https://www.facebook.com/events/1271651450708041 Theater For Young Audiences Presents: “Diary Of A Wimpy Kid” The Musical on stage at The Howards Grove Center For The Arts with showtimes through this weekend and next! https://www.tyasheboygan.org/tickets The 18th Annual LUCKY STRIKE Mini Bowling Tourney to Benefit Camp American Legion is tomorrow (Saturday) from 9-8 at Laack’s Ballroom in Johnsonville! Door prizes, food and fun for everyone all day! https://tinyurl.com/3jsfszjd Bingo For Bow Wows is a fun time for a great cause benefiting Paws Up Pet Rescue tomorrow (Saturday) from 1-4 at Al and Al’s Stein Haus in Sheboygan. Card sales at 12:30! https://www.facebook.com/events/978003220390594 Safe Harbor of Sheboygan County is hosting the "Men Who Cook" fundraiser at Acuity Insurance tomorrow (Saturday) evening. It’ll featuring over 20 men cooking for a cause, with proceeds benefiting the organization's mission to support victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. https://www.sheboygansafeharbor.org/about-us/events/ The Driftbusters Snowmobile Club Brat Fry is tomorrow (Saturday) from 11-7 at Butch & Anne’s Pine Grove. https://www.facebook.com/events/1083675173443392 The Kettle Karvers Carving Show is Sunday from 10-4 at Emil Mazey Hall in Sheboygan. See original wood carvings and visit with carvers from across the state. See a live chainsaw carving demonstration while enjoying food and beverages! https://wxerfm.com/events/461596/ Arts At The Waelderhaus: A-Frames & Flying Saucers: Midcentury Religious Architecture happens Sunday at 2 at The Waelderhaus in Kohler. https://www.facebook.com/events/915333743743750 Trinity Lutheran Church in Howards Grove invites you to a Spaghetti Supper, Sunday from 3:30-6:30. All you can eat! https://www.facebook.com/events/631006209799678/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Weekend Whassup for Friday, 3/7/2025! The Point keeps you connected to the top 14 things happening around Sheboygan! (Shout out to the other radio stations that use this!) Habitat For Humanity Lakeside invites you to their “Raise The Roof Gala” tonight (Friday) at The Village at 170 in Falls. Enjoy a meal, musical entertainment, live and silent auctions, and more! https://www.facebook.com/events/574064422131822 The Plymouth Arts Center invites you to their Members' Exhibition with a reception tonight (Friday) from 5-7pm. https://www.plymoutharts.org/Event.php?s=2025-wisconsin-craft-03-07-2025 Sheboygan’s North High School Drama Presents - “Radium Girls” on stage with showtimes through this weekend. https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/sheboygan-north-high-school/677deb877ddda70f6cf3ce80 There’s a Live Concert introducing a new CD “Let That River Run” tonight (Friday) at 7 at The John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Downtown Sheboygan. Original music written and performed by folk/rock/blues artist Jon Doll. https://wxerfm.com/events/467777/ See the “Twisted Menagerie Art and Variety Show” tonight at 9 at Sheboygan’s Longhorn Axe Bar. https://www.facebook.com/events/1731166044112248/ Sheboygan Lakers Present their 18th annual Ice Show “Skate Through The Eras” tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon at 4pm at Sheboygan Lakers Ice Center! https://www.facebook.com/events/946527943733416/ The 13th Annual Casino Night at Emil Mazey Hall is tomorrow (Saturday) night at 5. Vegas-Style Gaming, Texas Hold'em, Craps, Black Jack, Roulette. Prizes, raffles, silent auction, live auction, food, free tap beer 6-7:30pm! https://wxerfm.com/events/466925/ The Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra plays selections from Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 - Jupiter and Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Roccoco Theme tomorrow (Saturday) night at 7:30 at The Weill Center For The Performing Arts in Downtown Sheboygan. https://wxerfm.com/events/446252/ St. John’s Lutheran School in Random Lake is hosting a brat fry tomorrow (Saturday) from 11-1. Burgers, Brats, hot dogs, german potato salad and more! https://www.facebook.com/events/2409377139454770 Racer's Hall in Plymouth is hosting BINGO tomorrow (Saturday) from 1-4. It’s to benefit Pay It Forward Sheboygan! 50¢ per card - Play as many cards as you want! https://www.facebook.com/events/1296449514940328/ There’s a Fundraiser for the U14 Wisconsin International Soccer team on Sunday from noon-5 at 3 Sheeps Taproom in Sheboygan. Raffles, 50/50, Silent Auction, Music, Mac n Cheese Bar and Pulled Pork sandwiches! https://wxerfm.com/events/466928/ The International Fly Fishing Film Festival is Sunday at Laack’s Tavern and Ballroom in Johnsonville. www.flyfilmfest.com/sheboyganwi Waldo Fire Department Hosts their 51st Annual Brat Fry Fundraiser Sunday from 10-4. Food, desserts and cold beverages! Raffles, pull tabs and more! Drive thru is available too! https://www.facebook.com/events/1787576048702086 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Weekend Whassup for Friday, January 24th, 2025! The Point keeps you connected to the top ten things happening around Sheboygan! Sheboygan’s Maywood Environmental Park is hosting a Winter Candlelight hike tonight (Friday) at 6pm! Warm up with hot chocolate too! https://www.facebook.com/events/1645189552774054/ There’s public ice skating at Sheboygan’s Lakers Ice Center tonight (Friday) from 8-10 and Sunday at 1:30! https://www.sheboyganlakershockey.com/publicskating It’s Schnee Days weekend in Elkhart Lake! A weekend full of cold weather and winter celebrations! Schnee (Snow) Days winter festival offers family friendly activities like the 5k runwalk, chili cook-off, spirits stroll, live music, ice cube hunt, snowshoeing, sledding and more! https://www.elkhartlakechamber.com/schnee-days Odyssey Fun Center in Sheboygan Falls hosts stand up comedy night tomorrow (Saturday) night at 7! https://bowlingsheboygan.com/bowling/comedy-club/ Sheboygan’s Weill Center For The Performing Arts invites you to check out the classic movie Casablanca, tonight (Friday) at 7 and the 2024 family favorite “IF” at 3pm tomorrow (Saturday) on the big screen! https://www.weillcenter.com/events/movie-if/ Meet and greet with Marquette Men’s basketball players tomorrow (Saturday) at 1pm at Sheboygan’s Southside Tietz’s Piggly Wiggly. Free samples throughout the store too! https://www.facebook.com/events/5072299892994103 Fleet Farm on Eastern Avenue in Plymouth is hosting a FREE Candy and Snack Sampling event, tomorrow (Saturday) from 9-Noon! Come try some of their more popular candies and snacks. https://wxerfm.com/events/462638/ Sharpen your winter driving skills at Elkhart Lake’s Road America Winter Driving Challenge this weekend! https://www.roadamerica.com/node/870 FREEDOM CRY, the anti-trafficking coalition invites you to their annual fundraising brat fry tomorrow (Saturday) from 11-6 at Holler N Hills bar and grill! Brats, Burgers, Chili, Raffles, Silent Auction and more! https://www.facebook.com/events/2275245442839496 The Johnsonville Rod & Gun Club Poultry Party / Brat Fry is Sunday from 11-4 at Laack's Tavern & Ballroom in Johnsonville. Burgers, brats & steak sandwiches. Bucket & cash raffles! https://sheboyganconservation.org/upcoming-events/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Weekend Whassup for Friday 1/17/2024! The Point keeps you connected to the top 12 things happening around Sheboygan this weekend! (Shout out to the other local radio stations that use this list for their own benefit!) There’s public ice skating at Sheboygan’s Lakers Ice Center tonight (Friday) from 8-10. And Sunday at 1:30! https://www.sheboyganlakershockey.com/publicskating The SCIO Sheboygan Winter Farmers Market happens the 1st and 3rd Saturdays through April at First Congregational Church in Sheboygan. https://www.sheboygancountyinterfaith.org/farmers-market/ Sharpen your winter driving skills at Elkhart Lake’s Road America Winter Driving Challenge this weekend! https://www.roadamerica.com/node/870 Winter is the breeding season for owls. Kohler-Andrae State Park invites you to check out Owl Pellets, tomorrow (Saturday) from 11-12:30. https://wxerfm.com/events/461604/ Plymouth Gift of Life is dedicated to helping people within our community who are battling illness or injury. They’re hosting a mini bowling tournament tomorrow (Saturday) at 9 at Amore in Plymouth! https://www.facebook.com/events/527196386860674 VFW Post 9156 in Sheboygan invites you to their 2nd annual Sportsman Banquet. Raffles, chicken, tips and more! https://www.facebook.com/events/377112565407922 Hops Haven in Sheboygan hosts a comedy night tomorrow (Saturday) night at 8! Stand-up comedy to make you ACTUALLY laugh out loud! https://www.facebook.com/events/9238581652819680 The Berkshire Bridal Expo is Sunday from 11-3. Get all the help you need planning your special day! https://theberkshiresheboygan.com/ The 46th annual brat fry and pork raffle is Sunday from 10-5 at the Town Of Scott Community Center in Batavia. Brats, Burgers, German Potato Salad, Beans, and Tortes! Proceeds go towards maintaining the Sheboygan County Trails! https://www.facebook.com/events/591173686859373 The 2nd Annual Soup Cookoff is Sunday from 11-2 at Laack’s Tavern and Ballroom in Johnsonville. Bake sale, raffle tickets and more! https://tinyurl.com/y6zr4zmf Above and Beyond Children's Museum in Sheboygan is hosting a “taproom takeover” Sunday at 3 Sheeps! Make and take, food trucks and family fun for everyone! https://www.facebook.com/events/1110766050319556 Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday from 10-1 at Sheboygan’s Mead Library! Family-friendly activities will take place throughout the children's area at this free drop-in event. https://www.meadpl.org/event/martin-luther-king-day-family-event-27153 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
And that's just one segment! This hour we cover the great opportunity that Johnsonville took with all of this money spent on Political ads. We have a driver's ed feature with Debbie, and Mark Tauscher joins the program with a mask - would he ever run for public office?
In this episode, Hailey embarks on a brand-new exploration through Sheboygan County! Instead of focusing on the destinations of Sheboygan County, home to some of the greatest places to visit all year round, she highlights why the county and greater community are great places to live, work, and build a career. Reel in the many multiple-generation family-owned businesses headquartered in Sheboygan County and learn how they started, grew, and stayed in the area!Read the blog here: https://discoverwisconsin.com/wisconsins-hidden-hub-of-locally-owned-businesses/Sargento Foods: https://www.sargento.com/; Johnsonville: https://www.johnsonville.com/history.html; Old Wisconsin: https://www.oldwisconsin.com/about-us/our-history; Kohler Co: https://www.kohlercompany.com/; Bemis: https://www.bemismfg.com/; Krier Foods: https://krierfoods.com/; Jolly Good Soda: https://jollygoodsoda.com/; Clutch Energy Drink: https://clutchenergydrink.com/; Awards: http://www.sheboygancountyedc.com/living-here/area-strengths/The Bobber: https://discoverwisconsin.com/blog/The Cabin Podcast: https://the-cabin.simplecast.com. Follow on social @thecabinpodShop Discover Wisconsin: shop.discoverwisconsin.com. Follow on social @shopdiscoverwisconsinDiscover Wisconsin: https://discoverwisconsin.com/. Follow on social @discoverwisconsin Discover Mediaworks: https://discovermediaworks.com/. Follow on social @discovermediaworks Sheboygan County: https://www.someplacebetter.org/. Follow on social @someplacebetter_wi
In this episode, Hailey takes a foodie tour with the Wisconsin Pork Association–driven to protect and promote the pork industry, enrich the success of productions of all sizes and types, and support local farmers big and small. Follow along and grill out with Wolf L&G Farms, learn about their sustainable practices, and visit the Pork Schoppe at the state fair with the Discover Wisconsin crew.Read the blog here: https://discoverwisconsin.com/taste-tour-wisconsin-with-the-wisconsin-pork-association/Governor Dodge State Park: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/govdodge; From Farm to Flavor: A Classic Summer Outing with Wolf L&G Farms (Segment); We Care Program: https://www.wppa.org/pork-cares/; From Farm to Flavor: Sustainable Farming for Generations (Segment); Johnsonville: https://www.johnsonville.com/; Wisconsin State Fair: From Farm to FlavorThe Bobber: https://discoverwisconsin.com/blog/The Cabin Podcast: https://the-cabin.simplecast.com. Follow on social @thecabinpodShop Discover Wisconsin: shop.discoverwisconsin.com. Follow on social @shopdiscoverwisconsinDiscover Wisconsin: https://discoverwisconsin.com/. Follow on social @discoverwisconsinDiscover Mediaworks: https://discovermediaworks.com/. Follow on social @discovermediaworksWisconsin Pork Association: https://www.wppa.org/. Follow on social @wipork
A walking and cycling upgrade between Johnsonville and Tawa in Wellington has been put on pause - but when will the council reassess the project? Also, there are still further public service cuts to come for police staff - when will we know how many jobs will go? Newstalk ZB reporter Azaria Howell joined Nick Mills for the Capital Letter. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
89% of Americans agree that tailgating would be more fun if people just focused on the sports, friends, and food. The Grill Dads will walk viewers through a fan-favorite recipe and share tips from their experience as busy dads and sports fans to host the ultimate tailgate/homegate and help bring fans together this football season.Mark Anderson and Ryan Fey, also known as Mark and Fey, have been best friends for more than 20 years. They started cooking together for dinner parties and casual barbecues while working as advertising executives by day. As their hungry crowds grew, they turned their passion for making crave-worthy weekend eats into appearances as guest executive chefs planning sold-out pop-up menus at Los Angeles restaurants. They've since hosted their own Food Network show, published a cookbook (The Best Grilling Cookbook Ever Written by Two Idiots), been featured as experts on national TV shows including TODAY, and built a dedicated social media following. Fresh off hosting multiple tailgate events at Wrexham's 2024 Wrex Coast Tour in collaboration with Johnsonville, The Grill Dads know a thing or two about tailgating.
Jeremy Clements is along for the show this morning to catch up and do some Facebook Fussin Headlines with Lady Gaga, why didn't she tell everybody she was an actual woman when they questioned it? She explains why
89% of Americans agree that tailgating would be more fun if people just focused on the sports, friends, and food. The Grill Dads will walk viewers through a fan-favorite recipe and share tips from their experience as busy dads and sports fans to host the ultimate tailgate/homegate and help bring fans together this football season.Mark Anderson and Ryan Fey, also known as Mark and Fey, have been best friends for more than 20 years. They started cooking together for dinner parties and casual barbecues while working as advertising executives by day. As their hungry crowds grew, they turned their passion for making crave-worthy weekend eats into appearances as guest executive chefs planning sold-out pop-up menus at Los Angeles restaurants. They've since hosted their own Food Network show, published a cookbook (The Best Grilling Cookbook Ever Written by Two Idiots), been featured as experts on national TV shows including TODAY, and built a dedicated social media following. Fresh off hosting multiple tailgate events at Wrexham's 2024 Wrex Coast Tour in collaboration with Johnsonville, The Grill Dads know a thing or two about tailgating.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.
Sausage is the ultimate hangout food, and Johnsonville is on a mission to bring back food, fun, and togetherness with their “Keep it Juicy” campaign. As football season kicks into gear, tailgating experts and media personalities The Grill Dads are here to take your game day to the next level (with the help of Johnsonville sausage), providing tips for families and sports fans to host a fun, accessible tailgate for friends—or to bring families together to home-gate the game from their living rooms. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.
When it comes to your home, it can be tough to stay on top of cleaning. That's why you need a hand in Johnsonville. Keep it clean - call Wellington's own Mr Green at 0800-674-733 or click https://local.mrgreenwellingtoncleaning.nz/cleaning-johnsonville today! Mr Green City: Wellington Address: 85 Cortina Avenue Website: https://mrgreenwellingtoncleaning.nz
Wellington Council is hoping to force the redevelopment of the the infamous Johnsonville Shopping Centre after years of inaction. It's been two decades since the mall was refurbished - and several high-profile retailers have abandoned the premises. Wellington Councillor Ben McNulty says there's plenty of options to force change along. "My view is - if they're not going to use it, they might as well lose it, and someone else who can actually do the work and has the expertise needs to come in." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week, we have three battles in the state of Tennessee starting with the battle of Morristown on October 28th, 1864 in which newly selected running mate of Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, is tasked with removing Confederate resistance in East Tennessee. Our second battle of Johnsonville on November 4th-5th, takes us back to the Franklin-Nashville Campaign where Nathan Bedford Forrest is still a thorn in the Union's side. Our last battle of the episode takes us back to East Tennessee with the battle of Bull's Gap, which picks up where Morristown left off. Subscribe to our YouTube! youtube.com/@bangdangnetwork Subscribe to our Dart League Channel! https://www.youtube.com/@theliquorshelfloungedartleague
Johnsonville Senior Director of Marketing Jamie Schmelzer joins Wisconsin's Midday News to talk about Johnsonville's "Keep It Juicy" ad campaign which is the company's effort to help make social media a better, healthier place for Americans. Schmelzer describes how the idea for the ad came about, their collaboration with Vince Vaughn, and the impact of the ad so far.
In the noon hour of today's show: -(01:08) Now at noon: A Wisconsin judge to decide today on whether individuals with disabilities can vote electronically or not, the Packers announce that Ed Policy will replace Mark Murphy in July of 2025 as the organization
In this episode of the Voices of Manufacturing podcast, we interview Samantha Lawrence, the Learning and Development Coordinator at Johnsonville. Samantha shares her unique career journey from being an English teacher and learning leader in the Sheboygan School District to her current role at Johnsonville. She discusses the joy of supporting diverse member goals, ranging from becoming the best operator to starting a nonprofit. Samantha highlights her certifications in various areas, including mental health first aid and talent optimization, and emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and innovative training methods. The episode also touches on the significance of transferable skills, mentorship, and creating an environment that fosters personal and professional growth.
What started as an employee appreciation cookout at Metcalfe's Market has now become the largest brat and music festival in the world featuring thousands and thousands of Johnsonville brats, among other food and family entertainment. Brat Fest is going on Friday through Sunday at Willow Island at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. Michael Alexander joins us in-studio. He's the entertainment director for Brat Fest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Steve Sorenson has carved a niche in cultivating a high-performance culture within Johnsonville, guiding over 3500 global team members. As the Senior Director of Learning and Culture, Steve shares his profound insights on integrating coaching culture, the influence of technology on communication, and the core strategies for team member autonomy and innovation. In this enlightening episode, Steve delves into the "Johnsonville way" of consistency, candid communication, and nurturing talent, alongside host Jason Cochran. Their discussion not only unpacks the challenges of remote work and the importance of an inclusive culture but also highlights Johnsonville's approach to leadership and continuous member engagement. Additional Resources: Connect with Jason Cochran Learn more about humanworks8 Connect with Steve Sorenson Learn more about Johnsonville Follow PeopleForward Network on LinkedIn Learn more about PeopleForward Network
Welcome back to Intellicast! It has been a couple of weeks, but we are back with a couple of special guests. Joining Brian Peterson this week are Gabby Blados and Matthew Alexander – both of whom attended Quirks Chicago. Kicking off the episode, the trio discuss the recent eclipse and what they did to view it. Everyone agreed that it was a once-in-a-lifetime event that they were glad they were able to see. Next, Gabby and Matthew give a breakdown of Quirks Chicago. They talked about the overall tone of the event and how it was more lively than other conferences they had attended, especially ones just out of the COVID lockdown. Gabby mentioned how she felt a sense of camaraderie from everyone attending. Matthew and Gabby then get into some of the major themes and topics from the conference. In what should surprise no one, AI was the biggest topic. They noticed a shift in attendees toward embracing AI, where there was much more hesitancy in previous years. Data quality was another big topic at Quirks, and sometimes, they overlapped with AI. Gabby and Matthew talked about their favorite session, which got them both thinking about how we, as an industry, ask about household income and, with cultural changes, whether there needs to be a change. They mentioned how there could be challenges in defining household income, especially among multigenerational households, households where adult children have moved back in, or ones that have extended family living with them. This leads to a deeper conversation about how current screening questions about household income could lead to the exclusion of certain respondents because of how they interpret the definition of household income. Gabby and Matthew then talked about their experience at a session where Johnsonville and C+R Research presented how they navigated building a new campaign to bring everyone together while avoiding pitfalls that other brands have encountered recently. Matthew pointed out that he was impressed by Johnsonville's willingness to acknowledge their initial missteps and their commitment to improve through collaboration. The conversation had Brian thinking about a movie he recently watched, Flaming Hot, that had parallels about ensuring you address cultural differences appropriately. Finally, Matthew and Gabby tell Brian that it was announced that next year's conference was moving out of downtown Chicago to a venue closer to O'Hare airport. Matthew and Gabby talk about how, while they enjoyed the downtown location, they were excited about the potential of the new venue. Thanks for tuning in! We have just released the 2024 edition of our annual report on the online sample industry, The Sample Landscape. To stay ahead of the curve of what's going on in the online sample industry, be sure to download your copy now. Download Here: www.emi-rs.com/the-sample-landscape/ Did you miss one of our webinars or want to download some of our whitepapers and reports? You can find everything on our Resources page on our website here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As we fight and bicker over every day issues, Johnsonville (yes, the sausage company) did their research to find out with really "links" us all. Jim Sharpe talks about it in today's Sharper Point.
The Johnsonville sausage company recently conducted a survey on American attitudes and 80% of adults say they are sick and tired of the anger and negativity in America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, Co-host Scott Mosley talks with Kevin Ladwig, President of MSAB Capital - Johnsonville’s private investment group. Innovate 608 is made possible by the generous support of the American Family Institute for Corporate and Social Impact and our media partner the Wisconsin State Journal.
Kevin and Jerel give you a recap of the Lower State Championships in the South Carolina High School Football Playoffs! Tune in now for an in-depth breakdown of Gray Collegiate vs Oceanside Collegiate, Christ Church vs Johnsonville, Dutch Fork vs White Knoll, Westside vs South Florence, Daniel vs Camden, Playoff Performers, Folly Row Question, MERCH, & more! **LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE** #schsfb #hsfb Hosts: Kevin Thomas (@K_Mart10) & Jerel Hendricks (@Ol_Rel) Follow Movin' the Chains here: Website Facebook Twitter/X Instagram YouTube TikTok Email: MovingTheChainSC@gmail.com Check Out Our Sponsors! Founders Federal Credit Union The George Agency Carolina Orthopaedic & Neurosurgical Associates Hanna Engineering, LLC Folly Row Always on Top Audio Version Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts! Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Anchor Breaker Amazon Music --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/movinchains/message
Join the guys to talk about the 2023 State Championships and the entire season! 5A State Championship Dutch Fork vs White Knoll (3:00-10:52) 4A State Championship Westside vs South Florence (11:30-29:25) 3A State Championship Daniel vs Camden (29:26-40:43) 2A State Championship Oceanside Collegiate vs Gray Collegiate (40:43-48:15) 1A State Championship Christ Church vs Johnsonville (48:15-56:43) Best Games We Saw (59:33-1:03:18) Upsets of the Year (1:03:19-1:06:28) Favorite Players to Watch (1:06:29-1:14:04) Best Concessions (1:14:05-1:17:48) Best Stadiums (1:17:49-1:22:38) MERCH (2:00-2:42) Tune in now for thoughts, recaps, & more! **LIKE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE** #SCHSFB #HSFB Movin' The Chains brought to you by Founders Federal Credit Union! Hosts: Kevin Thomas (@K_Mart10), Jerel Hendricks (@Ol_Rel), & John Epps (@J_Epps) Follow Movin' the Chains here: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Email: MovingTheChainSC@gmail.com Check Out Our Sponsors! Founders Federal Credit Union The George Agency Carolina Orthopaedic & Neurosurgical Associates Hanna Engineering, LLC Folly Row Always on Top Audio Version Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts! Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Anchor Breaker Amazon Music --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/movinchains/message
State Championships - 2023 SC HS Football Playoff Preview Show CONA Games of the Week! 5A-Dutch Fork vs White Knoll (3:03-12:49) 4A-Westside vs South Florence (12:49-23:55) 3A-Daniel vs Camden (24:30-34:56) 2A-Gray Collegiate vs Oceanside Collegiate (34:57-43:34) 1A-Christ Church vs Johnsonville (43:34-51:30) MERCH (2:01-2:44) Tune in now for breakdowns, predictions, & more! **LIKE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE** #SCHSFB #HSFB Movin' The Chains brought to you by Founders Federal Credit Union! Hosts: Kevin Thomas (@K_Mart10) & John Epps (@J_Epps) Follow Movin' the Chains here: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Email: MovingTheChainSC@gmail.com Check Out Our Sponsors! Founders Federal Credit Union The George Agency Carolina Orthopaedic & Neurosurgical Associates Hanna Engineering, LLC Folly Row Always on Top Audio Version Now Available Wherever You Get Your Podcasts! Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Anchor Breaker Amazon Music --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/movinchains/message
Jennifer Bartell is a poet and teacher from Columbia, SC. She was born and raised in Bluefield, a community of Johnsonville, SC. She received the MFA in Poetry from the University of South Carolina. Her poetry has been published in Obsidian, Callaloo, pluck!, As/Us, Jasper Magazine, the museum americana, Scalawag, and Kakalak, among others. An alumna of Agnes Scott College, Jennifer has fellowships from Callaloo and The Watering Hole. She teaches high school English. Website: https://jenniferbartellpoet.com/ Finishing Line Press for her book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/traveling-mercy-by-jennifer-bartell/ Year of Nos on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553380227419 If you know you need the right coach on this journey, then let's chat: shannon@whatshesaidproject.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whatshesaidproject/message
Titus O'Neil spoke to Fightful's Jeremy Lambert about his one-night WWE return on the July 18, 2022 episode of WWE Raw, who he'd pick for the new Titus Worldwide, doing commentary, college football, and much more. On SEC gamedays, nothing pairs better together than Johnsonville and Cornhole. Both are perfect for those fall football Saturdays when family and friends get together to tailgate or grill out in the backyard before watching all the big SEC matchups.To combine these traditions together, Johnsonville created the “Johnsonville Charity Cornhole Challenge” – a best-of-three series of cornhole matches between “Team South Carolina” and “Team Florida" The cornhole match took place ahead of the USC/Florida game on Saturday, October. 14Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to nordvpn.com/fightful to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + a Bonus Gift! It's completely risk free with Nord's 30 day money-back guarantee! ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fightful Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!Our Sponsors:* Check out eBay: https://www.ebay.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fightful-pro-wrestling-and-mma-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news off the week, including Johnsonville taking over as the sausage sponsor at Fiserv Forum. The deal marks the third time in recent years that Johnsonville has taken over a sponsorship from Klement's. Register for upcoming BizTimes events. Insider Story SpotlightSprecher acquires Ooh La Lemin lemonade brand from Kona Gold BeverageBaird to pay $15 million penalty for communication, recordkeeping issuesBig StoryJohnsonville replaces Klement's as Bucks' sausage sponsor
Andrea Lane is an economist who believes in the irrefutably brilliant impact of artists in regional places. She is also the co-founder of FLOAT, an art space in East Gippsland, located on the gorgeous Lake Tyers. Andrea and the crew at the FLOAT are following their instinct. For art, nature, generosity and fairness, in pursuit of a regenerative region. With the luxury of being (non-indigenous) Elders they feel blessed to be free from bureaucratic fear, and can frugally invest in the things they know are important, stemming from their 20/50+ years of volunteer ‘project management'. Andrea arrived in Nowa Nowa in 2001 as the Fairfax / Business Review Weekly online national manager … to marry an artist. At that time, the population was 200, and there was no internet. As Andrea telecommuted for the next 10 years, she discovered a life from which she has never wanted to return.Despite useful qualifications in economics, information management, community development, and art in public spaces, there were few career options in East Gippsland, and none compared to what art could do to multiply her impact on regional life and the local economy. FLOAT revealed that regional life was jam packed with potential, particularly with art. But not just art as Andrea knew it. Rather, it was art as life, nature based art, ephemeral and environmental art, and community activation art. Towns were flipped from the poorest to the grooviest. There was an economy to be generated, and a sustainable economy to be built, and so they imagined and created ‘F Incorporated'.Art trails dotted with wild and backyard fruit - (F)ROUTE. A thriving maker collective in Bairnsdale - FOUNDRY. Annual breakfasts for 200 folk, full of Johnsonville peaches – FROUTEVILLE. An artist-made travel bureau @ Docklands – FROUTELAND. A floating arts studio offering global arts – FLOAT. Next up – FLOAT A.I.R. a trail of arts residencies in under-used spaces.Andrea and her crew believe in the value of local knowledge and know that it has an economic value that has been lost in the bureaucracy. But they are finding lots of friends in the new REGEN GIPPSLAND.Socials:Website: http://www.float3909.com/FB: FLOAT Insta: FLOAT @float.3909 Enjoy the visual here on Youtube
From the Midwest to the Northeast, many in the U.S. have been dealing with the smoke from the record breaking Canadian wildfires for over a month now. Hazy skies have been common and extremely low air quality has occurred in spots. Why is this happening and will it be more common in the future? Dr. Emily Fischer, an associate professor at Colorado State University and a member of Science Moms, studies how climate change impacts wildfires. She joins the podcast this week to explain why this year's Canadian wildfire season has been so bad and how wildfires and their smoke will behave as the planet continues to warm. She also talks about her research flying in airplanes above wildfires and shares the harrowing story of how she and her family had to flee from the Cameron Peak fire in Colorado in 2020. We want to hear from you! Have a question for the meteorologists? Call 609-272-7099 and leave a message. You might hear your question and get an answer on a future episode! You can also email questions or comments to podcasts@lee.net. About the Across the Sky podcast The weekly weather podcast is hosted on a rotation by the Lee Weather team: Matt Holiner of Lee Enterprises' Midwest group in Chicago, Kirsten Lang of the Tulsa World in Oklahoma, Joe Martucci of the Press of Atlantic City, N.J., and Sean Sublette of the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia. Episode transcript Note: The following transcript was created by Adobe Premiere and may contain misspellings and other inaccuracies as it was generated automatically: Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of Across the Sky, our national Lee Enterprises weather podcast. I'm Matt Holiner, covering weather for Lee's Midwest news sites and apps from Chicago. But of course, it's not just me. I'm joined by my fellow meteorologist Joe Martucci in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Sean Sublette in Richmond, Virginia. The fourth member of our team Kirsten Lang is also home on maternity leave. But she'll be back in just a couple of weeks. And we're definitely looking forward to it. Now, for this week's episode, it's something that if you haven't experienced yourself, I'm sure you've heard about it. The Canadian wildfires and all the smoke associated with them. Now, we've been dealing with this story for weeks, but the worse was on Wednesday, June seven, when the Northeast and mid-Atlantic were absolutely covered in smoke and New York City recorded its worst air quality ever. Now, Joe, you're awfully close to New Jersey, and I know you were impacted as well. So for those of us that weren't there and you describe what that was like. Well, I'll tell you, when my wife said because she works in New York City, it looks like Mars out there in New York, it was orange everywhere. Smell like you wanted to roast a marshmallow. That you know, that's what she said. Even down by, you know, our office closer to Atlantic City. It was a it looked like a cloudy day out. I mean, like with no sun whatsoever. It looked just like a dark, a dreary day out there. You could still smell the wildfire smoke as well. And you know, if you smell the wildfire smoke, it's kind of already through like those those articles that aren't good for you to breathe in are already getting into your system. You can smell the wildfire smoke. So. And a New York City in northern well, say north Jersey, we won't get into the central north south Jersey debate, but it was definitely a once in a generation type of area. Yeah, we certainly hope once in a generation because, man, I just saw the pictures and those pictures were just incredible. I mean, the images that were coming out and I think that's why it just becomes such a national story because you just never had seen these things over New York City, these orange skies. And you're right. I mean, that's what I assumed because the pictures I saw, it really looked like like Mars. It's like, whoa, we've seen pictures like this from California before and in Colorado. But up in the Northeast like to see these images. It was it was pretty incredible. So I can imagine it was a it was quite the experience. Yeah, definitely. Quite. Did you experience anything? We get into this in the show, but yeah, it's really been about, you know, five, six weeks of it at least. Wildfire smoke in the sky might not be smelling it every day, but it's just been persistent here across the area. Yeah. And you know, well, we we just wanted to dive into all of this deeper so, you know, why are Canada's wildfires so bad this year? Why has so much of the smoke ended up over the U.S.? What are the short term and long term impacts from this smoke exposure? And, you know, we found the perfect guests for this episode helps answer all our questions. Dr. Emily Fischer from Colorado State University. She's an atmospheric chemist who studies wildfire smoke, and she's even flown over wildfires to collect samples of. So it was a great conversation and one we'll bring you right after this break. Welcome back, everyone, to the Across the Sky podcast. Our guest this week is Dr. Emily Fischer, an associate professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University. Her research focuses on how climate change is affecting wildfires and the impact of wildfire smoke on people. She's also a member of Science Moms, an organization of climate scientists and mothers. We're helping other moms better understand climate change. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of British Columbia, a master's degree from the University of New Hampshire, Ph.D. from the University of Washington. And we are thrilled to have her on the show. Dr. Fischer, welcome across the sky. Thanks so much for having me, Matt. And so as we do with all our guests, I'd like to start by asking you what got you interested in whether what made you want to start studying the atmosphere and specifically how it interacts with wildfires? I have been interested in the weather from the time I was a child. I was ten when Hurricane Bob came through Rhode Island. I'm originally from the East Coast, though. I live in Colorado now, and I was fascinated, impressed, amazed at the ability to predict something like that and to and to prepare for that level of a natural disaster. And I was a kid who I mean, I called my local weatherman, who was John GLASSIE, and I feel like I should reach out to John Garcia and tell him, look, it turned out I got a Ph.D. in atmospheric science, but he called me back. He was on air when I called, Right. And I asked him what made wind. So I've just been fascinated in the atmosphere and I care deeply about air quality. And I think we all have issues that we care about and we don't always control what things we care about. Some of us are interested right, in health care, access to health care, and some of us are interested in environmental issues and some of us are interested in animals like. And I just happen to care about air quality. And so as soon as I figured out that that was a thing that I could study, you know, as I started as an undergraduate, I never looked back. So and then if you spend any time living in the western U.S., fires are a thing. And I like to work on projects that have a global relevance, but a local component. And I think that really helps me understand them more deeply. So I, I experienced the phenomenon. I have sort of this local understanding of how it's impacting people and it's sort of connected to a broader picture. So fires fall in that category. And some of the other things that I work on also fall in that category. There they stand this local to national to international space. But, you know, if you live in in the West, anywhere you're going to interact with fires and smoke. And it it's a thing that will draw your attention. Yeah. And I know most of your research on wildfires has been focused in the United States, but of course, this time they're occurring in Canada and having impacts here in the U.S. So, you know, what can you tell us about why the fires in Canada this year have been so much worse than in previous years? So this year it comes down to aridity or dryness. And so it has just been very dry. Wildfires are very responsive to environmental conditions. And so just imagine tossing a match into a dry brown fire of old versus tossing that match into a well-watered lawn. Right. And or a snow covered area. And so if you have a very dry, dry conditions, that's exactly what will lead to the chance of wildfires. And then it's just a matter of whether you have an ignition source and leads show here. So I am in New Jersey. Yes. And a couple of Wednesdays ago, we had New Jersey turning into more. For some reason or another, it's orange everywhere, at least in the northern half and state with the wildfire smoke. New York City, you still have the worst air quality in the world. Where I am in South Jersey. It wasn't quite orange, but it was very, very easy. And it has been really since the middle of May, both with Alberta wildfires. And then what's happening in Quebec and Ontario, in Nova Scotia here, I guess that is 360 view like what actually caused the smoke to recede? Unprecedented levels, you know, in the northeast, because it's not like we haven't seen wildfire smoke before, at least here in northeast. There's a few issues and one is the fires that are occurring are large and they're so large, some of them, that they're creating their own weather right there. These are big, big, big wildfires and fires that are that large. They create very, very dense amounts of smoke. So much so that when you fly through them and maybe we'll talk about this earlier, I mean, you can't see anything, right? It's it's ten times as dense as what you saw experiencing have experienced in New Jersey. There's been just very efficient transport of the smoke to these populated areas in the northeast. And it's new for to the northeast, but it's not new for the western cities. So San Francisco, Seattle have been experiencing these kinds of smoke filled conditions quite frequently over the last couple of years. And it's just a matter of when the wildfire is extremely active. The winds just happen to push that smoke in a certain direction at that level of the atmosphere. And so the, you know, faster and more efficient and more narrow, that smoke plume is the more concentrated it's going to be when it gets to its receptor region, which, you know, was your neighborhood this time. So that's as simple as it is. And the smoke from wildfires is injecting in various levels of the atmosphere throughout the day in the early morning. And, you know, overnight it's injecting lower in the atmosphere as it grows throughout the day, it tends to inject higher. But if you have conditions where that smoke, you know, mixes back down into the lower atmosphere, you can get, you know, really concentrated plumes moving very efficiently and and at all levels of the atmosphere, actually. So so, yeah, I'm sorry about that. I'm sorry. I have family in New Jersey, too. So. So I feel your pain. Well, apology accepted. So it's no problem there. But yeah, it was definitely a generation, you know, this type of event for us here. I wanted to ask one brief follow show. I know you're going to ask, but I just wanted to, you know, ask in May. So we hear the wildfire smoke in bay, but it wasn't as hazy. And then, you know, early June came and it became a lot thicker. Would you be able to just talk about the differences between what we saw in May as opposed to what we, you know, the more notable world wide event that happened in early June when it's more concentrated, you're receiving smoke that's fresher, more dense, and you're getting it a more direct a direct transport pathway. And I think because I wasn't there at all during that more recent event, you were even able to smell the smoke, right? Yeah, you are absolutely right. Yeah. And then a few months maybe it's just a few weeks ago, months ago, a month and a half ago, the prior smoke event. Right. You couldn't smell it. Right, Right. Yeah, right, exactly. Yeah. So the compounds in smoke that you can smell, they have a lifetime of about a day. So when you can smell the smoke, it's often more concentrated and fresher. And when you can't smell the smoke, but you see that haze, it usually just means it's been processed in the atmosphere for over a day. So it's it's taken longer than a day to get to you. And if something is taking longer to get to you, there's also more opportunities for dilution, for deposition, for for the things that are in smoke to come out. And so that's really the difference between those those two events is, is the distance. And I sort of duration of time that passed between the fire and the smoke coming to your neighborhood. Yeah. And to follow up about the transport of that particulate matter, as Joe knows, and most of us in the weather field know, the the upper level winds or the steering winds were kind of unusual for this time of the year anyway, which is part of the reason the smoke got got this far south. Even here where I was in Virginia, we had a fair bit not as thick as in the Northeast, but we got some here. And as you mentioned, this is something that is much more common in the western United States. Can I get you also to speak a little bit more about how this does fall back in to the warming climate? Oftentimes, I hear that, well, somebody started a fire, but I try to remind people and you jump in, if I'm a little off base here, that the the origin of the fire isn't isn't the important thing. I mean, it's not that it's not important, but the conditions of the land that surround it will really govern how much how fast it spreads and how far it spreads. So can I get you to riff on that just a little bit? Is that kind of kind of the right idea? Yes, on you're totally right. And in fact, my group has has worked on this and I can talk a little bit about that. So I'm not with Canadian fires, but with wildfires in the western U.S. and in the southeastern United States is where we've specifically focused on this link. And other other people have worked in Canada. And and so in general, you can look back at our fire records over the last 30, 40 years and that interannual variability and burn area is linked to environmental conditions. And which environmental condition is most important depends on the ecosystem. So in some places it is the precipitation that is the best explainer that we have of that year's burn area and other places. It is the aridity that that best explains in the Rocky Mountains, where I live, that interannual variability and burn area is really very tightly linked to our our aridity and so we have also looked at this as a function of ignition source and human started fires and lightning started fires both they're there year to year burn area that they produce the sort of severity and extent of the fires that are started by both of those ignition sources, lightning or human ignition sources, they vary with environmental conditions. So you are absolutely right. It's it's not net it's not the ignition source. Right. That we are priming the environment or conditions that will facilitate large fires. And so as we look forward with climate change and I mean, climate change is happening right now also. But one thing we know very well is that temperatures will continue to rise. And one thing the second thing that we know very well over North America is that in general it will be drier. And so that just that alone will facilitate more periods of time where large fires could occur. And and yes, so it's interesting, you know, in the West, there's been a lot of work, right, to educate people about fire safety and and to be careful with ignition sources, but particularly in in certain times of year. And probably more work needs to happen in, you know, other parts of the world where where typically we haven't been so vulnerable to fires. Yeah. It's not what we want to hear. We talk about climate change and how we could be seeing more of these types of events. And what I want to dive into now is, is some of your research because it sounds really cool. I know some of it is involved actually flying over wildfires to sample the smoke. So can you tell us about this and what is actually snow smoke made out of? That's kind of a key question. What are the components that are actually in wildfire smoke? Sure. So in 2018, I led what was at that time the one of the largest yield missions in atmospheric chemistry to study wildfires. And we worked with the National Science Foundation, National Center for Atmospheric Research, C-130 research aircraft. And so we filled that research aircraft with so many different instruments. It was like a flying chemistry lab. And we took that facility and we visited more than 20 different, very large wildfires. And if you remember, 2018 was a very active wildfire year. So we're talking about like the Carr Fire, the Mendocino complex, some of these really, really big wildfires. And so what we would do was go behind the wildfire or upwind of the fire and see what was happening and figure out the background atmosphere that the smoke was, that the fire was injecting the smoke into. And then we would come around downwind of the the fire and we would as soon as it was safe. So outside of the updraft, you know, these are large fires They're making very large, very large updrafts. We would turn the plane directly into the smoke, directly into the outflow, and then we would go out the other side. And it's like many minutes pass. It's a little unnerving. It smells like you can't see anything. It's very red. It's very eerie. As a parent of small children, I was like, What am I doing right now? Why am I doing this? And then you come out the other side, you know that, get a sample of that, the air on the other side, and go right back in. And we we mow the lawn or shoveled the snow, I guess is the time of year where you'd mow the lawn, mow the lawn through the smoke plume. And we we did that again and again and again to understand how the smoke changes in that very, very close to the fire in that first couple hours and really understand what's happening and what's what's in the smoke. So what's in smoke? It is a very complex mixture of gases and particle jets. And so the fine particulates are very different than a typical urban air pollution mixture. They are generally what we call organic carbon. So these are chemical compounds with urban carbon bonds. It's a we don't have perfect characterization of of chemically of exactly all of that, but most of the aerosol has organic carbon and then you have a lot of carbon containing gases. So there's lots of carbon monoxide, for example, anytime you have incomplete combustion. So there's a lot of carbon monoxide, there's a lot of carbon dioxide, there are a lot of what we would think of as hazardous air pollutants. So things like formaldehyde, benzene, these are all organic compounds that you don't really want to be breathing. Those are in there. There's also quite a few nitrogen containing compounds is nitrogen in the wood and in the material that's being burnt. And so that's what my team studies. So so that's what smoke is made out of. And it every single one of those compound, every single one of those chemicals, they all interact differently with sunlight and with water. So they have different solubility, they have different deposition rates, they have different what we call fatalis rates are how quickly they're broken down by sunlight. They react differently with other compounds in the smoke. And so it's a very interesting mixture. It's very chemically active, particularly in the first couple of hours. And then some of the chemistry slows down with with time as it and it becomes it's ever evolving because it's going from concentrations concentrated to dilute and that that will change the composition a little bit too because it changes the chemistry. Does that help? Yes, I figured it was going to be a little bit more complex than we think. I know there are a lot of different elements that make up smoke, but also when you were describing flying through the smoke, it reminded me a lot of some of the hurricane hunters that we've had on this podcast. It's been very similar going back and forth through the hurricane, back and forth, through the wildfire smoke. And honestly, I think kind of just as scary as well. That would be a pretty nerve wracking experience. I'm not sure I'd be up for that, actually. But I mean, these are wonderful pilots, very safe activity. I would say. It just feels it feels like you shouldn't be doing it. And, you know, we're very careful not to interfere with the firefighting teams and the firefighting teams aren't trying to fly in the smoke where you can't see anything. So it it it's you know, there's lots of aircraft around wildfires. And the key thing for us was to stay out of the way of the firefighters. But, you know, you you operate in very safe conditions. You're you know, you remain 2000 feet above the ground. And and because you can't see anything, so you don't want to run into Mount St Helens, for example. So so but it it yeah, it was unnerving for me, but I don't think the pilots were nervous. The other thing that we did on that field program, which was really difficult but so fascinating, was try to sample smoke cloud mixtures. So in those cases we would be looking for these. I know this is a weather podcast, so I'll just get it into a tiny bit of detail here. There were these beautiful cumulus fields, right? And we would go sample the smoke under them and then move up into these little puffy clouds and try to collect the cloud droplets. So we were taking the plane and going zooming cloud to cloud. And, you know, I was in the cockpit. So not getting as sick as I would have gotten. I always medicate on these planes, but the back of the plane was definitely getting sick. But it was kind of amazing to, you know, try to capture the cloud particles that were impacted by smoke. Yeah. Just one other thing that you can do while you're up there in the smoke and take advantage of it and sample the clouds as well. Okay. Well, we're going to take a quick break, but coming up, we're going to chat more about wildfires, smoke and the impacts of climate change is having on them. So don't go anywhere. More across the sky in just a bit. Welcome back to the Across the Sky podcast. Everyone released new episodes every Monday on all our early news sites and apps, but also on all podcast platforms. And we even have a new YouTube channel. So really, wherever you like to get your podcast, you can find us there. We're back with Dr. Emily Fischer from Colorado State University chatting about wildfires and smoke. And Emily, one of the things that came up in my research for this episode is that you and your family actually had to flee from the Cameron Peak fire while backpacking in 2020. Now, I assume is pretty scary. So can you describe that experience? So 2020, right. The pandemic summer, we were looking for things to do with the kids we had. We had taken them to Rocky Mountain National Park a few weeks prior and had this great backpacking experience. So we, you know, kind of at the last minute said, let's go up near Cameron Peak, because that's just a little bit to the north of where I live. And so we we camped out one night and the next morning we got up and my kids were very whiny and we didn't make it that far. So we had, you know, we stopped a little early for lunch and I said, okay, we can just sit and paint or do something if if you guys don't feel like walking very far. And so we sat down by a tree to have lunch and I came, you know, stood up after lunch and there was a big bubble, big bubble on the back side of Cameron Peak. And I just looked at my husband. I was like, That's not a cloud like that. That's not a cloud. And I know that because in 2018 I had been flying all over the place looking at many wildfires, knows that we have to go now. And so we had to make a very quick decision of whether we were going uphill, which would have meant we had to have to cross like ten, 11,000 feet with the kids or to go back down the way we came. And so we just grabbed our children's hands and we ran out. And my daughter, who's eight now, was five at the time, and she ran six and a half miles and about two and a half hours. And it was this. Thankfully, the smoke was running parallel to us so we could see the massive plume. And I didn't know what was going to happen. Right. I mean, but we did make it out. But there was no we were we were about between one and two miles from the start of the of the fire. And when we got out, the Rangers, they the fire didn't have a name. Right. So I like finally get out. We get out. I turn the key of the car over to make sure everything's going to be okay. Kids in the car, I tell them, you can start crying now like you can. You can do whatever you need to do now, because it had been, you know, a few hours of like, here's a saver. You get one sip of water, watch your ankles, no talking, right. Just just running, running out. And they and this is quite rugged terrain where this is and that you could tell because it was very hard to fight this fire. And so we got out and I was like, what's the name of the fire? And the fire had no name. And actually the pictures that my husband took were used by the the Forest Service and some of their investigative work about the cause of the fire. And so so the Cameron Peak fire turned into at that time, Colorado's largest. And it just you know, I watched that every incident management report every single night for that. And it burns, you know, right through in October. And it basically burned until it snowed. And so we it started in August and it just continued on. And that smoke was sort of covering Fort Collins. And it would was just very smoky here. There was ash falling on us all the time and your 2020. So you could really only be with people outside. So we were sitting, you know, in the backyard with my brother, just like ash falling on us. And it's like what the world says so dark. And so that summer one, my kids are quite traumatized. It's very hard to get them out hiking now unless it's actively raining. And so actually, I'm going to come to the East Coast this summer and I'm excited to take them a little bit to the New Hampshire mountains and sort of introduce them to hiking again in a non-Western way where the sort of threats are smaller. But I also that summer, like lived my grass, right? So I had a student at the time I actually had coffee with this morning, Steve Bry, and he had been working on the link between climate and wildfires. And, you know, summer 2020 was incredibly dry and it was not surprising that from August to September we had an extreme fire season here. And so I felt like I was living in those graphs. I felt like I understood those calculations. And in a much deeper way. And I would, you know, honestly cry some days that summer because I was like, this is what climate change feels like. This is what this feels like. And at the same time, there was some really great work happening to try to understand the return cycle for events like that and that maybe 6 to 8 years. And that's a horrible type summer to have every six years. So, so I feel like that experience. Yeah, it helped me understand fires and their impacts in a in a new way, in a very nonacademic, nonacademic way and also kind of taught me and it inspired some of my more recent work to think about how we communicate about wildfires so that people can protect themselves and their loved ones and they're sort of vulnerable members of their family. When smoke comes to town. So. So yeah, that's what that experience was like. Not great. I'm happy everybody was okay. It's certainly possible that we wouldn't have been had the winds been different. Yeah, that is absolutely harrowing. And so congratulations on on getting out with the kids and that they were all right. My kids are 24 and 20 now, so that's no longer an issue, but better communication. And you talking about coming back here to the East Coast to do some hiking, is there a way or have you found any kind of good way to communicate what that risk is like in the western United States for people who have not been there? Obviously, we had this big, big plume of smoke in the northeast a few weeks ago. Would you say like, yeah, this is what we deal with all the time? Or would you say like you know, this is something that we're accustomed to all the time? How do you kind of convey the risk and what you what you contend with there in the West United States versus someplace that is, you know, in the east, it as a more a more humid climate and tends to be more forested in the first place. Well, there's a few things to think about with respect to this general question. And the first one is, while I do not want to diminish the risk of these fires and my family has run from a wildfire, and there's incredibly sad loss of life and property associated with wildfires. So I do not want to diminish that. But more people are impacted by the wildfire smoke and the health impacts are driven by the smoke because just the sheer number of people that are impacted by smoke is much larger. And so as you think about preparing for wildfires, that preparation really needs to happen across the U.S. with respect to the wildfire smoke, because the fire seasons are bad, fire seasons are very severe fire seasons. The frequency of them is going to increase. Unfortunately, and that's due to climate change and a legacy of land management decisions. And so we have to invest in our forests and work on preventing further climate change in order to address that. So we have to prepare for more smoke. And so preparing for more smoke will look different depending on your work and your home and your lifestyle. And whether you have someone in that is you yourself are sort of a member of a vulnerable group or not. So vulnerable groups are people with preexisting respiratory and cardiovascular issues and or the very young or the elderly and so in my family I have an older house, but I have a portable AC unit that I'm ready if the smoke comes so that I can close the windows and have it not be blazing hot. And I have a number of air filters that are ready to go and I don't need them all the time. But I have a sort of kit, the like now wildfire smoke is coming Kit and I would encourage families to do that. And in fact, my mom in Rhode Island, I she was hit by smoke. And, you know, she's funny. She's like, I have the windows open. And I was like, nope, no, no, you don't like close those up. And I'm in the ship. Use some air filters and this is how you're going to make yourself a clean air space in case those winds shift that plume a little bit further north. Because at the time it was just a little bit in southern Rhode Island and was more to the south. So I think sort of working with people so that they know what to do and how to protect themselves and whether they need to protect themselves is what we actually need to do, because the smoke is not going anywhere. It's coming more and more. Emily, changing gears a little bit here, you might tell us a little bit about more of the work you do with science moms here and where people find more information about it. Sure. Science Moms is a group of scientists who are also mothers. All of us work on some something tied to climate change. So for me, that's why my work on wildfires, which are very tightly linked to climate change. And so what we're aiming to do is in a nonpartisan and we're not politicians, right? Most of us many of us are academics, nonpartisan way explain the fundamentals of climate change and help mothers understand what this issue means for their families, for their children, and also to give them confidence to speak out about the issues. So you don't have to understand every little bit about climate science in order to understand that this is, you know, one of the most important issues of our time. And we absolutely have to take action now. We have about ten years to do a what needs to be done to slow this thing down. So so that's what science moms is. And we're trying to offer information on fires, on drought, on all the way to what do I do in my own home, to decarbonize it. We're offering, you know, all of that in one sort of space for mothers. And so you can find out about that at science moms dot com and there's videos of me and my colleagues, you know trying to explain things and trying to offer helpful advice and we, you know, showcase some of technologies too, and show how we use them. For me, like I'm a big fan of the E-bike that reduces my transportation and car carbon use substantially. So kind of show that and how we might go about that. So I even have done some videos on how do you call somebody that represents you and what are the things that you can say if you are concerned about climate change and its impact on your kids? And and so those are that those are the kinds of things that we're doing in it in an educational sense. Yeah, I really like the stuff that comes out of science on I'll do great work, you know, And as we wrap up here, you know, I'm sure being involved with science lives, but also your research, you know, people come to you, you know, and trying to understand it a little bit better. So when somebody comes to you and they're and they're worried about the future and climate change and the impact it's going to have on wildfires, you know what? What do you tell them? You know, you try and relax them because it is a stressful thing. We talk about climate change because there's so much negativity around it and we think about all the bad things that can happen. But what's kind of a silver lining that you see to trying to help relax people and focus on solutions and what we can do to help mitigate the risk if we're going to see increased wildlife or what kind of stuff can we do to handle that situation. You know, what is your response to somebody who's feeling a little uneasy? How can you hopefully make people feel a little bit a little bit more relaxed? Yeah, I think it helps to just work on the issue. So and there's a very hands up. You feel better once you start working on something that that applies to everything, right? Sometimes starting the job is the hardest piece of doing something right. So so, you know, I'm telling them to do what they can do. So that might be share information about climate change, swap things in their home and speak up to people that represent them. And then I am also telling them that there is there is. Oh, right. So we caused this problem. We understand what the solutions are and we have the technical capacity to change the way we produce and use energy. And so we just need the will to do that. And so there I think things could be much worse if we didn't know how to solve the problems. Right. But but we actually know how to solve the problem. We just have to decide. And so I encourage people to put that pressure on people that represent them at all levels of government, because that is one of the most important things that you can do. And it's very, very important and it's something that anyone can do. So, yes, it's the only thing, you know, I would say if you have children, be careful about how you talk about climate change to children. With my own kids, I tell them this isn't a weight that you have to carry right now. This is an adult problem and I'm working on it. And that is helps to reduce the anxiety in my house that that I'm not ignoring it. Right. I'm not pretending it's not an issue. And these are these are the ways that I'm working on this issue. So so those are those are my little pieces of advice I would give you. Yeah, I think that's great advice, you know, and focus on the solutions rather than I think you can. It's easy to focus on all the negativity and then focus on the worry about all the bad, but like are things we can do and focusing on what can we do that actually you can turn that anxiety a little bit into positive outcome and maybe actually lead to a solution to this big problem. Well, and this has been a great conversation, but where can people find out more about your research and size bombs? So I'm in the atmospheric science department at Colorado State University. I'm the only Emily professor there, so it's easy to find me there. And you can find out more about science moms at science moms dot com in that building YouTube videos and Instagram and all the ways that you can follow that. Awesome. I'm sure people will definitely be expecting that out. Well and we thank you so much for joining the podcast and hopefully we can have you back on again soon. I would love to. This has been really fun. Great. Well, going to take one more quick break, but we're going to be back with some closing thoughts in just a second. So stay tuned. More across the sky. I mean, and we're back on across the sky. And I can say I have a better understanding of how wildfires and wildfire smoke work after that conversation. Guys, what about you? Yeah, for for me just to hear that harrowing tale of her having to pick up the kids and literally run for hours to get out of the way of this thing in northern Colorado really puts it all into perspective. And the important thing here to remember, I think sometimes we forget, we focus on the fires themselves so often and the flames. But it's the smoke, which I think so many of us saw, because a couple of weeks ago that is far more pervasive and does more long term damage and affects more people in terms of health impacts. I think that's the other thing. We we need to be cognizant of, even if we don't live in an area that is especially close to two fires in and of themselves. And I just, you know, keep going back to her story that she had in Colorado when she was backpacking through there with their kids. I mean, you have kids, her her husband running, you know, away from the fire. And I you know, like she said, it was the biggest fire in Colorado's history. I mean, you know, that's something I lose a deer for a while. And she definitely made mention of that. Yeah, That was, you know, really a great story. And just the you know, the kind of take away for me is that, you know, after we dealt with what we saw over the Northeast, but again, we've been dealing with it in the Midwest as well, just all the talk, it just seems like, you know, never at this level. We're talking about so many days with the hazy skies and the reduced air quality. But now, unfortunately, it looks like that's that's where we're headed. These things are becoming more common, whether it's in the West or up in Canada is the conditions for wildfires, because the weather is getting more extreme. The conditions that cause wildfires, again, we've seen these things are becoming more common. So this is just one more thing we have to add to the list of things that we need to be prepared for and things we need to be working on. Solutions for, which actually ties back into last week's episode. We really want to thank you, our listeners, for checking out last week's episode, which was all about climate change solutions with Project Drawdown. Dr. Kate Marble And we actually did get some listener feedback on that episode, including an email from Steve who wrote More Electric Cars, High speed Trains and nuclear energy, as well as sealing methane, sources will cut most of the greenhouse gas emissions. All this needs to be done ASAP. We cannot wait for everyone to get on board. Tomorrow is not soon enough and see if I couldn't agree with you more. So thank you for the email and if you have a comment about the show or have a weather question you'd like us to answer, send us an email at podcasts at Lee Dot Net Podcasts at we dot net. Or if you'd like to hear your voice on the podcast, fix a voicemail by calling 60927270996092727099. We'd love to hear from you. And finally, before we wrap up, it is almost here perhaps the most anticipated episode of The Cross the Sky yet the Nathan's hot dog eating contest. And I can't believe I just said the joke. You've been hyping this one for weeks, so I'm going to give you one more chance here. Why do people need to do it in? If you love hot dogs, if you love New York City, if you love America, you'll love this episode. I love you, Joe Martucci. God bless you, brother. It's going to be great, George. George's great. Tremendous. Yes. If you see him up there on stage, you know, he's all energy. He was much more, you know, what shall we say, preparing, you know, definitely a little more subdued, which is a good thing, Not a bad thing. A good thing as we go into the hot dog eating contest, he's definitely saving up his energy for the fourth. So check it out. I think Sean is going to be absent from that episode. That's what I heard. I might take that one off. You like Hot Dog Shore? I do. I do. But I. I prefer bratwurst because I can enjoy it a little bit longer. No offense to Nathan. He makes a great hot dog and all, but I prefer the Johnsonville stuff, which I think is made up by you there. Matt, About the Johnsonville brats, the John Civil rights. Very good. They are very tasty. Well, maybe there was a brat eating contest. You know, we talked about I think it was an ad eating contest. There are other eating contests that are going to discuss in this episode. So it's going to be an experience. I hope you join in. This will be probably certainly our most unique episode of Across US Yet. But for now, that's going to do it for this week's episode of Across the Sky. If you like the show, please give us a rating or poster review on your favorite podcasting platforms and episodes out. Then of course, we appreciate the Love War we enterprises and my fellow meteorologist Joe Martucci, Atlantic City, and Sean Sublette in Richmond. I'm Matt Oliver in Chicago. 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Today on the Woody and Wilcox Show: Update on the missing submersible; Origin of “food on my family”; Restaurant hires fake priest to get confessions from employees; Woody Game Wednesday; Johnsonville recalls 20 tons of sausage; Man throws cell phone at Bebe Rexha during concert; Woman leaves her house to her cats; And so much more!
Continued talk about the missing sub that was touring around the Titanic shipwreck. According to the USDA-Food Safety Inspection Service recall notice, someone who had been chowing down on Johnsonville's Beddar with Cheddar Smoked Sausage let the Wisconsin company know about “the product containing very thin strands of black plastic fibers.” A prominent scientist who worked on coronavirus projects funded by the U.S. government is one of three Chinese researchers who became sick with an unspecified illness during the initial outbreak of Covid-19, according to current and former U.S. officials. Democrat Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett appeared to accidentally say that former President Trump "need to be shot" while discussing his classified documents investigation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Continued talk about the missing sub that was touring around the Titanic shipwreck. According to the USDA-Food Safety Inspection Service recall notice, someone who had been chowing down on Johnsonville's Beddar with Cheddar Smoked Sausage let the Wisconsin company know about “the product containing very thin strands of black plastic fibers.” A prominent scientist who worked on coronavirus projects funded by the U.S. government is one of three Chinese researchers who became sick with an unspecified illness during the initial outbreak of Covid-19, according to current and former U.S. officials. Democrat Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett appeared to accidentally say that former President Trump "need to be shot" while discussing his classified documents investigation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Top your brat contest with Johnsonville at Summerfest We have Global Corporate Communicator Stephanie Schafer to give us all the background on Johnsonville and more details on their huge contest that could win you free brats for a year. Best part, this is all happening at Summerfest!
In its May issue, Club + Resort Business released its annual rankings of the top aquatics and pools programs. The aquatics and pools program at The Clubs of Kingwood in Kingwood, Texas, earned the No. 1 ranking in C+RB's recognition program. In this episode of Club + Resort Talks, C+RB Senior Editor Phil Keren spoke with Patrick Pettit, the club's General Manager, and Katie Stowers, Director of the club's Fitness and Sports Center, to learn more about The Clubs of Kingwood. Pettit and Stowers talked about the club receiving the honor, the club's history, as well as what they offer that differentiates them from other clubs. They also discussed a change they made with their lifeguard staff that led to a lot of positive feedback from their membership. In addition to an informative discussion with Pettit and Stowers, Phil also spoke with Club + Resort Business Editor Rob Thomas about some of the latest news stories happening in the industry. They discussed the Wellman Golf Club's plans to reopen its course in Johnsonville, S.C. after it was closed for 13 years, as well as Cat Island Club's reopening of its course that was shut down in 2019. Phil shared some of the insights he received from head golf pros offering advice to beginning golfers who want to learn the game. Rob discussed the column from Nashawtuc Country Club Racquets Director George Laffey, who writes about the large amount of growth that is expected in the racquets industry during the next few years.
Creating what consumers actually want and doing so in a timely manner is more important than ever. But how do we say goodbye to inefficiencies and shorten the product development cycle with the help of consumer insights? To dive into that topic, I'm joined by Karen Kraft, associate director of consumer insights and analytics at Johnsonville.Join us for this episode of our market research podcast "Reel Talk: The Customer Insights Show." Connect with Karen here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-kraft-5b038610/ Other content mentioned: What's new product innovation and how does it happen? How to run advertising testing for better campaigns The importance of genuine relationships to understand customers
#69 Holy cow…we've got a treat for y'all today. Marc Bennett joins us. Marc is over at a Johnsonville. For those of you not familiar with that brand. It's awesome. And if you're sausage obsessed like Pat and Kurt – well you're going to love this episode. But this isn't JUST about sausage. Here's what you want to listen for:
The Cabin is presented by the Wisconsin Counties Association and this week we're featuring DodgeCounty; https://www.wicounties.org/counties/dodge-county/ The Cabin is also presented by WCA's Group Health Trust; serving local governments and schooldistricts, the WCA Group Health Trust partners closely with members to fulfill their employee healthbenefit obligations in a fiscally responsible manner. Learn more here; https://bit.ly/3JMizCX Campfire Conversation: The conversation began with facts about bratwurst and Wisconsin's status as aleader in production – and consumption – of them not only nationwide, but worldwide. Eric, Josh, andMichelle discussed some of the larger well-known manufacturers of brats and other sausages includingJohnsonville, which ships all over the world. The conversation then delves into smaller crafters of bratsand sausages in shops and markets all over the state, including places like Trig's in Eagle River, LeroyMeats in Horicon, Miesfeld's in Sheboygan, JL Richards in Oregon, Meatski's outside of Pound, LakeGeneva Country Meats outside Lake Geneva, Bessey's in Rhinelander, Fifield Smokehouse in Fifield,Baraboo's Meat Market, Louie's in Cumberland, Maplewood just outside Green Bay, and plenty moreincluding rundowns of locations in Milwaukee. The debates about buying fresh vs. precooked, how tocook your brat, dress your brat… all those that can start alliances or adversaries among Wisconsinites –we cover it all. Cabin Merch: The Cabin has some great t-shirts, mugs, and stickers and the lineup of Discover Wisconsingear is fantastic. Order online at shop.discoverwisconsin.com and use the code CABIN for 15% offsitewide! Marshfield Clinic; All of Us Research Program; https://bit.ly/3klM56E
Mike returns from his road trip with his dad to chat it up with Desi Bergman on the NOTMESD program. Sasha Peek Travasos returns to talk about being an ambassador for the NOTMESD program. Michael Seifert talks about his PublicSq.com social media platform, Mike talks about the SDCGO voter guide, and Mike Bauer from USCCA stops by to chat about the evolution of gun culture. WHAT'S IN THIS EPISODE? - NOTMESD: The easiest way for women to learn about firearms - Michael Seifert from Public Sq - San Diego County Gun Owners Voter Guide - Special Guest Interview with Mike Bauer from USCCA - What made the CZ 25 SMG unique? NOTMECA is changing the narrative around women and guns. Program director, Desi Bergman joins to share the strides the NOTMECA program has made. Sasha Peek Travasos also joins the conversation to talk about her reason for being an ambassador. Listen to Sasha's story and find out how rewarding it is to empower women with the knowledge and training to be able to protect themselves with a gun. The NOTME program is available in San Diego, Orange County, and Inland Empire. Learn more at https://www.notmeca.org/ Learn about PublicSq.com, a nationwide, curated digital network of local and national freedom-loving businesses that share your values. It's a truly patriotic marketplace where every single dollar you spend goes towards companies that love America and want your business. Be deliberate with your dollars and reject the “woke” corporations. Change starts with you and your wallet. Join PublicSq at https://publicsq.com or download the app. Connect with Gun Owners Radio on PublicSq! https://app.publicsq.com/groups/61cdf8872359f440d33a0ffb/feed Want to help defend and restore the Second Amendment? Use the San Diego County Gun Owners Voter Guide! Vote and help elect more PRO2A officials. Get the voter guide at https://sdcgo.org/voterguide Voter guides for Inland Empire and Orange County are also available. https://iegunowners.com/voterguide https://ocgunowners.com/voterguide Mike Bauer, USCCA's regional director joins the show to talk about the evolution of gun owners and gun culture. Being a responsible gun owner is more than just purchasing a gun. Get the training, education, and the protection that comes with a USCCA membership. Listen to the segment to find out if Mike is a Neuske or Johnsonville man. https://uscca.com/gor STUMP MY NEPHEW: Dale from Los Angeles asks, “what made the CZ 25 SMG unique?” Think you can stump Sam? Send in a question! https://www.gunownersradio.com/stump-my-nephew/ -- Like, subscribe, and share to help restore the Second Amendment in California! 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Jennie Finch joins Michael Rasile on For the Love of Sports to discuss her partnership with Johnsonville and the American Cornhole League! Jennie will be running a watch party for the SuperHole coming up on August 5th so make sure to tune in with your brats in one hand and bags in the other! https://www.instagram.com/jfinch27/
Jenny Finch joins Michael Rasile on For the Love of Sports to discuss her partnership with Johnsonville and the American Cornhole League! Jenny will be running a watch party for the SuperHole coming up on August 5th so make sure to tune in with your brats in one hand and bags in the other! https://www.instagram.com/jfinch27/
Presented By Fleet Farm This week we're at Wolski's in Milwaukee. Our first caller is wondering how to play it cool with a lady he likes (6:59). Charlie then tells a caller how to handle their feelings better (16:15). Then Jason hops on to discuss recently being fired and what he should do next (21:47). The last caller of the day has some words with Charlie about Johnsonville brats... it gets a little testy.
Investors often say that they evaluate a company's potential based on business fundamentals, such as gross margin, retail velocity and brand awareness. As much as anything, however, personal alignment with entrepreneurs in terms of character, vision and demeanor is core to the investment philosophy of Manna Tree Partners. A private equity firm whose stated mission is “to invest in the future of human health,” Manna Tree holds stakes in 11 companies, several of which were represented at its inaugural Global Health Forum in March, which focused on the future of longevity through food and nutrition. During the conference, we sat down with Manna Tree's three co-founders and three portfolio company entrepreneurs to examine the origins and development of their relationships. The conversations revealed how their personal friendship established a baseline for trust and helped create positive outcomes for each of the companies. The conversations paired Manna Tree CEO Ellie Rubenstein with Dana Erlich, the founder and CEO of leading grass-fed beef company Verde Farms; Manna Tree CIO Ross Iverson with Daina Trout, the co-founder and chief mission officer of gut-health-centric beverage brand Health-Ade; and the firm's president Brent Drever with Viraj Puri, the co-founder and CEO of indoor greenhouse pioneer Gotham Greens. Show notes: 2:27: Ellie Rubenstein, CEO, Manna Tree Partners and Dana Erlich, Founder/CEO, Verde Farms – Rubenstein discussed the focus of Manna Tree's Global Health Forum and why it was hosted in Vail, Colorado, Erlich spoke about the origins of Verde Farms and his personal connection to grass-fed beef and both spoke about how an initial meeting made it apparent that Manna Tree was the right partner for the company, which had previously spurned outside investment. They also discussed how the private equity firm helped Verde establish a dedicated board of directors and management team and how Rubenstein evaluated Verde as a category leader that could help deliver on Manna Tree's overarching mission. 27:28: Daina Trout, Co-Founder/Chief Mission Officer, Health-Ade and Ross Iverson, CIO, Manna Tree Partners – After noting that the interview marked Trout's third appearance on Taste Radio and Iverson's second (yet, first IRL), the Health-Ade co-founder spoke about the shift in her day-to-day role, while Manna Tree's CIO explained why he's happier with the company's expanded vision following the firm's investment in August 2021. Trout explained how she and Health-Ade's leadership team identified Manna Tree as a potential investor and why she described the relationship as “a special connection,” why Trout is confident that Manna Tree will help maintain the integrity and quality of Health-Ade products and how Iverson evaluates the growing opportunities for better-for-you sparkling beverages and kombucha. 53:09: Brent Drever, President, Manna Tree Partners and Viraj Puri, Co-Founder/CEO, Gotham Greens – Drever spoke about the speakers and panels at Manna Tree's Global Health Forum before Puri expounded upon Gotham Greens' recent announcement that the company would be doubling its indoor greenhouse capacity. The investor then discussed Manna Tree's investment in Gotham Greens, beginning with the firm's evaluation of the indoor greenhouse industry and why he was impressed by the company's brand, unit economics and vision for expansion. They also shared how they built a relationship during the first four months of the pandemic beginning with a face-to-face meeting in Chicago that was instrumental in establishing a foundation for their relationship. Puri explained why he was impressed by Manna Tree's “rigorous” due diligence process and global network, how Drever assessed Gotham Greens' potential for international expansion, how both consider technology and sustainability as part of the company's growth strategy, and the flexibility of its exit strategy. Brands in this episode: Verde Farms, Vital Farms, Johnsonville, Health-Ade, Gotham Greens, The New Primal
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