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Can your brand win the digital cart? In today's grocery game, it's not about who owns the shelf, it's about who wins the cart. On this episode of Brand Slam, Ryan Garvey, Senior Director and Head of Midmarket, Growth, and Non-Endemic Sales at Instacart, dives into what it takes to compete in a digital-first world where convenience, personalization and timing rule. The grocery experience has transformed, and with it, the path to purchase. Grocery shopping has gone mobile. Every add-to-cart moment is influenced by ad placements, shopper data and personalized recommendations. For brands, that means the competition is no longer just on the aisle but inside the app. The path to purchase? Rewritten. Every tap of “add to cart” is powered by data, driven by intent and shaped by strategic ad placements. Brands that once battled for endcaps are now fighting for screen space, and Instacart has become the field where that battle plays out. Ryan unpacks how Instacart is helping brands of all sizes break through the noise. It's not just about showing up; it's about showing up with relevance, at the exact moment a shopper is ready to act. Through smarter targeting, better insights and shoppable moments, the app is turning consideration into conversion. Ryan also shares the story behind Instacart's nostalgic Super Bowl campaign, a character-packed, joy-filled spot featuring icons like the Kool-Aid Man, the Jolly Green Giant and the Pillsbury Doughboy. The goal? Spark emotion. Drive recall. Make brands unforgettable. As consumer habits shift and discovery becomes more dynamic, Ryan emphasizes the importance of using first-party data to guide strategy and build lasting relationships. Whether it's a legacy name or a challenger brand, the rules are changing—and the most agile marketers are finding new ways to compete. Interested in a particular topic or want to be a guest? Contact us at brandslam@addventures.com.

What do the Jolly Green Giant and The Pillsbury Doughboy have in common? We think we could EAT THEM! But The Michelin Man and McDonald's infamous Grimace? HANDS OFF. Don't even get us STARTED on "The Freakies." WHAT ARE THEY? Mascots? Monsters! [YouTube Version] [Sources & links] Get this episode AD-FREE on Patreon, along with our exclusive podcast The Netherworld Dispatch! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and ...X? For more, cruise through our LINKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dust off your illegal VHS tapes and be prepared to write a strongly worded letter to Points of View because we're back with the second part of our ‘Banned by the Beeb' two-parter looking at three more episodes of Star Trek that suffered the wrath of British censorship. We're back with three episodes, the final two banned TOS episodes, starting with ‘The Empath' where William Shatner has to do some Dark Place style slow-motion running and McCoy definitely violates some medical practices as our latest butt-headed aliens the Vians pull out the chains and then with ‘Whom Gods Destroy' where Kirk and Spock are repeatedly taken in and out of rooms and forced to ask chess questions by a mad-man in mismatched boots. Which episode is more controversial- SHOOT THEM BOTH, SPOCK! But after that, the fun and hijinks go away with ‘The High Ground,' a TNG episode banned due to a line about Irish Reunification and Miles and Charlie find themselves having to ponder the age old question, can a show written, produced and made by Americans talk about how fighting for independence against oppressive colonialist Imperialism and somehow seem to conclude that it's a bad thing, actually. Or, as Miles' wife Reanna said as she watched the episode with him ‘Gosh, this has aged well.' There are some things we can try to make fun, not everything. Episodes discussed: ‘The Empath' (11:37), ‘Whom Gods Destroy' (42:59) and ‘The High Ground (01:08:30) Talking Points Include: THEY PUT BABY SUPERMAN IN A MICROWAVE?!?!, Judge Dredd killing the Jolly Green Giant, dialogue censorship in American comics, Miles' 12th Wedding Anniversary is a good excuse to go off on how amazing the film ‘Lifeforce' is, Alex Garland's ‘Annihilation,' Patrick Stewart's first movie kiss, Charlie has a physical subscript to 2000 AD (Lucky Bugger, Miles has to do digital), 2000 AD and Judge Dredd Megazine, SHIFT Magazine that Charlie has a story in, Alan Moore's ‘The March of the Sinister Ducks,' Miles tries his empathic powers, the three different alien physicalities of Star Trek, DeForest Kelley's favourite episode, Hurt/Comfort fanfic, sometimes you can tell that the cast know the show's getting cancelled soon, the Cenobites would hate dealing with Starfleet, old make-up techniques, how the characters have become less real over the first three seasons, William Shatner doing his slow-mo running, the British hatred of Morris Men and all they stand for, how a lot of modern comedy lacks actual stakes, The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones, Jeff knows what he's done, Yvonne Craig (TV's Batgirl) as a dancing girl, Mental Health doesn't work how Star Trek thinks it works, lots of shouting, oh God more Am-Dram, Legion of Super-Heroes, did Wayne's World ruin the name ‘Garth?' Double-Nerve Pinch, ‘Pointy-Eared Bum Head!'Garth's really bad Glam-Rock band, did the BBC have a point? Power-Mad-Starbucks Supervisors, padding, Kylie Minogue, Michael Bolton, where do Americans know Kylie Monogue from? the Troubles, the IRA's attempt to assassinate Thatcher in the 80s (in Miles and Charlie's hometown no less!), Picard is unable to answer the important question ‘What is terrorism?' and ‘but doesn't terrorism occasionally work for good outcomes?', does Magneto have a point? Imperialism, Colonialism, Centrists are the worst, it really stops being fun talking points for The High Ground, the actor playing Finn seems to be going for a Jack Nicholson-esque drawl to sound dangerous, but he just sounds utterly checked out. And sometimes Star Trek. Pedants Corner: ‘Neighbours' was a long running Australian soap-opera that would air in the 5:30 timeslot Monday-Friday evening BBC 1 slot after the kids' programming ended and before the 6 o'Clock News. Casual Trek is by Charlie Etheridge-Nunn and Miles Reid-Lobatto Music by Alfred Etheridge-Nunn Casual Trek is a part of the Nerd & Tie Network https://ko-fi.com/casualtrek Miles' blog: http://www.mareidlobatto.wordpress.com  Charlie's blog: http://www.fakedtales.com 

Geoff, Gavin and Andrew talk about Andrew's recordings, audio syncing, getting distracted, Jolly Green Giant, hot dog enthusiasm, Matt Strahm, baseball mound, hit by a pitch vs hit by a linebacker, terminal velocity of a grape, balloon update, songs of the summer, duel of the fates, falcon tier football pick em loser, kicker picker, open faced mashed hashed cashed sandwich, puzzle times, Geoff's f**kface, and Crime Capsule. Sponsored by Cosmic Crisp. Visit http://www.cosmiccrisp.com for merch and recipe ideas. Follow TheCosmicCrisp on Instagram and other social channels. They love to hear from Regulation Podcast fans! Support us directly at http://patreon.com/theregulationpod Stay up to date, get exclusive supplemental, and connect with other Regulation Listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Tinseltown to Windsor: tales of mysterious encounters with James Dean, Rudolph Valentino, Elvis Presley, Lord Byron (in Florida), Elizabeth the first and second! Does the late Princess Diana visit her butler in Cheshire to console him? Has Marilyn Monroe reincarnated to marry the ghost of Michael Jackson? Are these tulpas, “real” ghostly encounters, or para-social fantasies—where an intimate connection is claimed with a celebrity? How do the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny and the Jolly Green Giant fit into the puzzle? Join Chris and Simon as they unravel bizarre celebrity connections—including Chris' movie star crush and that unforgettable moment at Rome airport (which Simon would rather forget).

It's August, all potential guests are at the Edinburgh Fringe this month, so it's a Ben and Barry duo show, as they look back at the topics covered in episodes 116-120 and find the BEST in those categories rather than the worst. There are princes (and Prince), scientific frauds (and cats), mascots (and giants), allergies (and exercise) and Dungeons and Dragons (and a whole lot of berserking). Follow us on Twitter: @worstfoot @bazmcstay @VanderLaugh Follow us on Instagram: @worstfoot  Join us on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/9buWKthgfx Visit www.worstfootforwardpodcast.com for all previous episodes and you can donate to us on Patreon if you'd like to support the show! https://www.patreon.com/WorstFootForward Worst Foot Forward is part of Podnose: www.podnose.com

This podcast covers New Girl Season 4, Episode 12, which originally aired on Jan 6, 2015 and was written by Jacob Brown & Rob Rosell and directed by Alex Hardcastle. Here's a quick recap of the episode:Winston is graduating from the police academy and Nick and Coach are worried about him. Meanwhile, Schmidt and Jess are trying to stop the night construction going on outside of the loft.This episode got a 8/10 rating from Kritika whose favorite character was Winston and Kelly rated this episode a 6.5/10 and her favorite character was Fawn!While not discussed in the podcast, we noted other references in this episode including:Bollywood / The Office (UK) - Schmidt thought he was going to make Cece and Ryan laugh, but when they didn't he said he wasn't a fan of Bollywood movies or the UK Office.Karl Lagerfeld - Before Dawn Moscato met Schmidt at the restaurant, Schmidt requested that a waiter let him know he had a call from Karl Lagerfeld at some point in the evening. Dudley Moore - When Ryan was drinking red wine, Jess said “You got a real Dudley Moore thing going on right now, and I like it.” John F. Kennedy - When Schmidt was recapping his date with Fawn, he shared that she said he was like a “Jewish Kennedy”. O. J. Simpson - Schmidt shared that Fawn told him they could “have sex in the room where O.J. tried on the glove.”Jolly Green Giant - Jess exclaimed that Fawn “can't just walk all over the people of the city like the Jolly Green Giant.” Then Schmidt and Jess disagreed about the Jolly Green Giant's character. Bill and Hilary Clinton - Schmidt was excited to be potentially groomed by Fawn, saying, “This could be a real Bill and Hillary situation.” Jess thought Schmidt wouldn't be Bill or Hillary in that scenario.Abraham Lincoln - During Schmidt's city hall speech about not moving the loud construction, he referenced Abraham Lincoln and the crowd was upset because “he was our quietest president”. Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Episode 13! Music: "Hotshot” by scottholmesmusic.comFollow us on Twitter, Instagram or email us at whosthatgirlpod@gmail.com!Website: https://smallscreenchatter.com/

PART 1 of a compilation of all knob-related discussions on the XFM Ricky Gervais Show. Including the acclaimed, KNOB NEWS, the phallic feature in which RIcky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington opine on the day's biggest penile headlines. Also included are TESTICLE TIME, other knobbly bits, and, so as not to be sexist... FANNY FACTS! ENJOY! CHAPTERS: Only one bird has a penis (0:00) How does the Jolly Green Giant have a sneaky tug? (9:29) Jonathan Ross walks down the corridor with his penis out (10:33) Pigs have corkscrew shaped penises (12:02) Would you suck out the poison? (12:59) Is the tip included? (16:02) Most gay men aren't looking at your knob (19:11) He's got a knob and a couple of testicles that he does not want (23:17) Eddie Izzard (31:38) Robin Ince has got a little thumb like a little knob (32:49) t.A.T.u. (34:57) Karl Pilkington has a quick glance at male strippers' knobs (38:01) Dicky Bird (39:54) Ricky ponders "Control Alt Deleting" Karl via his knob (41:37) Graham Norton just approaching from behind (42:52) Karl, you better press the KNOB, to start the record, SPUNK (43:23) Karl Pilkington on Same-Sex Marriage (43:32) I haven't seen a woman I fancy yet, I'll try a bit of knob (45:02)

To: Our Beautiful Listeners: Be ours and feel the heat as Lexi & Ben play eff, marry, kill with a random list of popular sport, food, and corporate mascots. We also talk about Paw Patrol. It gets weird. Love: Dork Matters.Further Dorkscussion:Chester the CheetahSpotFido DidoTony the TigerSnap, Crackle, PopGrittyHarveyMichelin ManMickey MouseJolly Green GiantMister CleanPillsbury DoughboyRich Uncle PennybagsKoolaid ManCornelius RoosterPringles ManQuickieCaptain MorganM&MsColonel SandersGeico GeckoBonus Content:Eff, Marry, KillMac TonightA Goofy Movie is BlackHawkins Cheezies SOCIALS:Here's where you can find us!Lexi' Hunt's website and twitter and instagramBen Rankel's website and instagram and where to buy his book: Amazon.ca / Comixology / Ind!go / Renegade ArtsJess Schmidt's website, twitter and instagramDork Matter's website(WIP) and twitter and instagram and redditThis podcast is created on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Nations, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai. We also acknowledge the Stoney Nakota Nation, Tsuut'ina, and Metis Nation Region 3.Help your dorky pals spread the word: share us on social media or give Dork Matters a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your pods! Thank you for helping us to share our love of all things Dork!

We're fresh off of watching the Super Bowl - but besides the Super Bowl there was the Puppy Bowl! Where did this come from, and why do so many advertisers want in?Betty Crocker, The Jolly Green Giant - these fictional characters are fun representatives for food brands that consumers can form connections with.  Then there's Chef Boyardee.Eighty-seven years ago, Amelia Earhart vanished during a flight. Her plane and remains have never been found. Have we finally solved the mystery?Sources:https://www.marketplace.org/2023/02/10/how-the-puppy-bowl-became-a-marketing-juggernaut-in-its-own-right/https://www.npr.org/2011/05/17/136398042/the-man-the-can-recipes-of-the-real-chef-boyardeehttps://www.cnn.com/2024/01/30/travel/amelia-earhart-missing-plane-pacific-ocean-scn?cid=ios_apphttp://www.commutethepodcast.comFollow Commute:Instagram - instagram.com/commutethepodcast/Twitter - @PodcastCommuteFacebook - facebook.com/commutethepodcast

Staffel 6, Folge 21 - Heute gibt es die vorletzte Folge von Staffel 6 für euch! Wir sprechen viel über H.P. Lovecraft, verschiedene seiner Geschichten und über seinen Tod. Balthazar taucht mal wieder auf, genauso wie Lisa und Ben. Außerdem geht es um den Jolly Green Giant, Sex-Freunde und atomare Seelen-Sprengungen. Thomas ist sehr sauer auf Dean. Töff findet aber, dass Dean noch nie in seinem Leben etwas falsch gemacht hat. Entscheidet selbst! Unser Discord-Server: https://discord.gg/4Defzq8ETh Unsere Spotify-Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7sklx9OZGBGCJeYBLyReBP?si=e76fK0VcTCutDZsgL6Q5gg Unser Instagram Account: https://www.instagram.com/winchestersurprise.podcast

I've just finished watching ‘Coco Chanel Unbuttoned'.Not only did I discover Coco wasn't her real name (Gabrielle), I discovered her philosophy.Pre-Coco, high end fashion used the finest, most expensive materials, like silk, lace and satin – a visual display of one's wealth.Coco chose instead, the basic materials she'd grown up with, poor and in an orphanage.Like jersey, previously used to make men's underwear, she used it to make dresses.She did the same with the tough, knitted stripey material favoured by sailors, called tricot.The flared pants of sailors were the inspiration for her trousers for women.Strong Scottish tweeds were cut to make petite cocktail dresses.The white starchy collars and cuffs worn by waitresses were repurposed, becoming chic.And all in black and white.(The colours worn by the nuns from her childhood.)The look was dubbed the genre pauvre (the poor look).Copying Coco Chanel's designs today would be very backward looking, obviously, but copying her philosophy wouldn't be.What would inspire the genre pauvre today?Workman's materials have changed, today you could say they would be nylons, plastics, hi-vis and rubber moulding.A collection of clothes that repurposed those materials could hardly be backward looking.It's the difference between thinking and execution.In advertising, the two seem to have fused together.Something old must be old fashioned, and everybody knows old fashioned is bad, obvs.Take that old duffer Leo Burnett, what the hell could he teach us today?In the forties, his agency was nicknamed the ‘Critter Agency' due to their tendency of creating characters for their ads – The Jolly Green Giant, Tony The Tiger and the Marlboro Man to mention but a few.Look at these ads today and you'll be hard-pressed to find any relevance to your day job.Some are un-run-able.But look at the theory behind them and it's a different story.Leo believed advertising wasn't a high engagement business, it was an impressions business.And if you are working with such a small slivers of attention, using a visual symbol for the product would help people become more familiar with it, therefore becoming more likely to pick it up when they see it in stores.Not a bad rule for advertising, particularly social media, as their impressions seem to be the slightest.And for all you cool kids who say 'I never look back, only forward' ; try getting inspiration from the future.It's really hard.For the rest, check out 'Selling Creative'.A great book outlining the fifty advertising giants on whose shoulders we all stand on.Written by Mary Warlick, who, for the bulk of my time in the business ran the One Club, so it's not only thoroughly researched, it has the benefit of Mary actually knowing most of those giants she writes about. (She didn't lunch with Raymond Rubicam, but other than that...)You can pick up a copy of Mary's book here, here and all good bookshops (and a few bad ones, to be fair).We had a lovely chat, hope you enjoy.

What is 55 feet tall, wears size 78 shoes, weighs 8,000 pounds, is green head-to-toe and lives in Blue Earth? Did you guess the Jolly Green Giant statue? The colossus has made a home in Southern Minnesota since 1978. But how did he get there? And who came up with the idea for the Jolly Green Giant? MPR contributors Robbie Mitchem, Jamal Allen, and Britt Aamodt tracked down his backstory for this installment of our history series, Minnesota Now and Then.

A lawsuit over Governor Tim Walz's pandemic powers is getting a state supreme court review. A legal expert weighs in on what this means for the case and the next steps. It's vaccine season, but some Minnesotans are facing roadblocks. A health official will explain why. Plus, the Twin Cities Film Fest kicks off today. We hear from a local filmmaker about her film featuring an inter-tribal love story. He's an unmistakable figure with a booming voice: we learn the Minnesota history behind the Jolly Green Giant. And sports guys Wally and Eric join us as the Minnesota Wild season gets into full swing.

Matt is back. Matt recounts his wildly revamped weekend starring COVID, Charles Schultz, and the Valley of the Jolly Green Giant; Patrick Coolican joins Brett; Dr. Joe on the COVID surge.

Just about all of us have seen a picture of the Jolly Green Giant.  But have you ever seen what the back of the Jolly...

IN THE NEWS America Faces Sharp Increase in Aging Military Veterans THIS WEEK'S GUEST Air Force veteran Bruce Roberson served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. He joins the podcast to talk about his experience working with Air Force Security Services as a military working dog handler on deployments that included the clandestine operations in Laos and Cambodia that later became known as “Nixon's Secret War.” RAPID FIRE The US Army wants to build a drone fleet, inspired by Ukraine's example, but will not be able to use DJI quadcopters Amid an epidemic of loneliness, nonprofits are helping keep veterans connected All In One: GLA's Document Day Offers Veterans Easy Access To Critical Documents Special Guest: Bruce Roberson.

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PISCES, IT'S YOUR TIME TO SHINE!!!! And shine you will because Susan Miller predicts an incredible March where all of the planets are moving and changing and doing things! Prepare yourselves to enter a new realm full of buckets of money and dazzling opportunities where Saturn is your personal executive coach. Laura and Alex think you will feel just like Rihanna at the Superbowl. The episode begins with the gals recapping their first few days of March and transitions into a discussion about the Note, which includes a report of Susan's Miller appearance last month in Dallas (the gals have spies everywhere!). Laura and Alex then share a scandalous hot take from social media in which an Astrology Zone reader accuses Susan of not writing this month's horoscopes! Naturally, this leads the gals to wonder if ChatGTP will ever be able to convincingly recreate the Susan-isms we know and love. Next, Laura and Alex tell Pisces all of the wonderful things that await them this month. Seriously, Pisces, you might want to set aside some room for all the money that's coming your way. Laura fills Taurus in on all of Susan's wonderful predictions for March (visits from the Jolly Green Giant and Big Daddy Saturn?!) and Alex ends the episode with a recap of Scorpio's horoscope, which is filled with excessive planet name-dropping. Laura and Alex discuss the following at these timestamps: Note from Susan Miller: 04:27Pisces: 15:34Taurus: 28:30Scorpio: 38:40Share your own thoughts on Susan Miller's Astrology Zone with us by emailing astrologyzoned@gmail.com.Links:Read each episode's transcript at our website: astrologyzoned.comHelp Laura reach the full potential of her Susan Miller legacy by buying her romance novels: http://Lauralovelybooks.comListen to Laura's other podcasts, The Mermaid Podcast and You're Doing Great, at: http://mermaidpodcast.com and http://fairybossmother.comRead Laura's new book THE BREAK UP ARTIST on Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Break-Up-Artist-Audiobook/B09ZVQDG9V

This week's episode opens with discussion of a rising trend: More people are turning to dollar stores to shop for food because of the guaranteed low prices and accessibility. To help us discuss this movement, we're joined by Rebecca of @DollarTreeDinners on TikTok, who's gained nearly 700k followers in under a year thanks to her videos in which she shares how to make great meals using ingredients from Dollar Tree! We ask Rebecca what the common misconceptions are about dollar store shopping, how she plans her meal ideas, if keeping ingredients and meals healthy is possible at a low-cost store like Dollar Tree, and what items to avoid at the dollar chains. How has Rebecca gotten so popular, so quick? She shares what resonates with her audience to help any other aspiring TikTokers. Over in TV land, Netflix is in hot water after the taping of their Squid Game reality show got a little too, uh, close to the fictional Squid Game. Shouldn't contestants have known what they were getting into?! Mr. Beast also got in trouble when he tried to create his own Squid Game. It leads us into a discussion of how creators like him can't win. The Grammy's aired Sunday, and as always there's lots to talk about. Pam explains why Harry's House shouldn't have won the top honor, and Andrew shares strategies for making it through the longggggg award ceremony. Recommendations: Andrew's recently started using Jicama Wraps as a low-calorie tortilla alternative (Which Pam isn't happy about, only because the popularity of jicama has seemingly driven up prices), and Pam wants you to check out Bad Bunny's album Un Verano Sin Ti. This week in After Dark, available on Patreon: The M&Ms Spokecandies have allegedly been replaced by Maya Rudolph. The commercials haven't landed with Andrew -- is this all leading to a Super Bowl ad where the Spokescandies murder Maya Rudolph and take back the throne? The internet is paying tribute to the M&M's by discussing the hottest brand cartoon characters. We discuss if we would sleep with iconic characters like Jolly Green Giant, Wendy, Kool Aid Man, Mr. Pringle, and more. Disney Dads appear to be getting hotter. Do the animators have daddy issues? FMK: The Mascots. Andrew and Pam present each other with scenarios. "Ohhhhh Yeahhhhhh!"

Grace welcomes David Marcus of Fox, the Daily Mail, and the Daily Wire to the show to discuss his conversion to conservatism after following the philosophy of Pat Buchanan. Then, Grace welcomes back the Wizard of Woke Taylor Cormier to test listeners on real and fake headlines: the Jolly Green Giant, British museums, and Jesus Christ Superstar.

We discuss the weirdest places someone's taken you for a date, cartoon brand mascots that are hot, and all the politicians wanting to quote Taylor Swift lyrics at the Ticketmaster hearing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you ever wonder where Cabbage Patch Kids came from? Did you ever imagine that Foul Mouth had one as a child? Did you know they might be linked to the Jolly Green Giant? What does this have to do with Hunter Biden's laptop? Was Monsanto involved? We figure there may be a bigger audience for wild idiotic conspiracy theories than the one we have doing current events. We figure that we may as well swing for the fences since so many people are dumb enough to believe whatever they hear on a podcast. Also, we have a fun guest this week, so strap on and get ready for the Worst....... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/worstcasepodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/worstcasepodcast/support

Tonight the Nashville Predators will take on the Detroit Red Wings in a Thanksgiving Eve game in the Motor City. On today's Locked On Predators we take a quick look at what could make this Red Wings game a challenge tonight. Nashville and Detroit have been on two different trajectories early in this season, and we'll talk about where each team may have an advantage on the ice tonight. It is also our Thanksgiving Eve hockey special, and this year we compare the Nashville Predators' roster to attractions in the Macys Thanksgiving Day parade! Nick and Ann debate which Preds player is best represented by the Diary of a Wimpy Kid balloon, which player is most like the Broadway performances, and why Michael McCarron is obviously the Jolly Green Giant float. Finally, we will tell you who on the Predators roster best represents the arrival of Santa at the end of the parade. We will have you ready for Thanksgiving (and the Macy's parade!) on this episode of Locked On Predators!BetOnlineToday's Episode is brought to you by BetOnline. BetOnline has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Sponsor Show NotesSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!SimpliSafeWith Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There's No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnNHL to learn more.Athletic GreensTo make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NHLNETWORK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight the Nashville Predators will take on the Detroit Red Wings in a Thanksgiving Eve game in the Motor City. On today's Locked On Predators we take a quick look at what could make this Red Wings game a challenge tonight. Nashville and Detroit have been on two different trajectories early in this season, and we'll talk about where each team may have an advantage on the ice tonight. It is also our Thanksgiving Eve hockey special, and this year we compare the Nashville Predators' roster to attractions in the Macys Thanksgiving Day parade! Nick and Ann debate which Preds player is best represented by the Diary of a Wimpy Kid balloon, which player is most like the Broadway performances, and why Michael McCarron is obviously the Jolly Green Giant float. Finally, we will tell you who on the Predators roster best represents the arrival of Santa at the end of the parade. We will have you ready for Thanksgiving (and the Macy's parade!) on this episode of Locked On Predators! BetOnline Today's Episode is brought to you by BetOnline. BetOnline has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Sponsor Show Notes Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! SimpliSafe With Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There's No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnNHL to learn more. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NHLNETWORK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the forty-seventh episode of the Lesson from the Cockpit podcast! This episode continues our conversation with former US Navy Commander Steve Bates and the history of the SH-3 Sea King helicopter. The Navy used the SH-3 for four decades and the Air Force made famous the HH-3 or Jolly Green Giant version, saving hundreds of airmen shot down over North and South Vietnam. The SH-3 also had a unique Cold War role Steve elaborates on! The Lessons from the Cockpit podcast is supported by Wall Pilot, custom aviation art for the walls of your home, office, or hanger. These extremely detailed profiles are printed on vinyl and can be peeled off and stuck to any flat surface. Our patches are on cars and boats now too! Please go to www.wallpilot.com and order one or two of these fantastic profile illustrations. The SH-3 and HH-3 drawings will be on the website soon. Thanks for downloading and listening to the podcast! Please share this and previous episodes of the Lesson from the Cockpit podcast with friends, family, and loved ones, found on my website www.markhasara.com/episodes. Thanks for listening and we'll talk to you again next week on the Lesson from the Cockpit show.

Welcome to the forty-seventh episode of the Lesson from the Cockpit podcast! This episode continues our conversation with former US Navy Commander Steve Bates and the history of the SH-3 Sea King helicopter. The Navy used the SH-3 for four decades and the Air Force made famous the HH-3 or Jolly Green Giant version, saving hundreds of airmen shot down over North and South Vietnam. The SH-3 also had a unique Cold War role Steve elaborates on! The Lessons from the Cockpit podcast is supported by Wall Pilot, custom aviation art for the walls of your home, office, or hanger. These extremely detailed profiles are printed on vinyl and can be peeled off and stuck to any flat surface. Our patches are on cars and boats now too! Please go to www.wallpilot.com and order one or two of these fantastic profile illustrations. The SH-3 and HH-3 drawings will be on the website soon. Thanks for downloading and listening to the podcast! Please share this and previous episodes of the Lesson from the Cockpit podcast with friends, family, and loved ones, found on my website www.markhasara.com/episodes. Thanks for listening and we'll talk to you again next week on the Lesson from the Cockpit show.

Welcome to the forty-seventh episode of the Lesson from the Cockpit podcast! This episode continues our conversation with former US Navy Commander Steve Bates and the history of the SH-3 Sea King helicopter. The Navy used the SH-3 for four decades and the Air Force made famous the HH-3 or Jolly Green Giant version, saving hundreds of airmen shot down over North and South Vietnam. The SH-3 also had a unique Cold War role Steve elaborates on! The Lessons from the Cockpit podcast is supported by Wall Pilot, custom aviation art for the walls of your home, office, or hanger. These extremely detailed profiles are printed on vinyl and can be peeled off and stuck to any flat surface. Our patches are on cars and boats now too! Please go to www.wallpilot.com and order one or two of these fantastic profile illustrations. The SH-3 and HH-3 drawings will be on the website soon. Thanks for downloading and listening to the podcast! Please share this and previous episodes of the Lesson from the Cockpit podcast with friends, family, and loved ones, found on my website www.markhasara.com/episodes. Thanks for listening and we'll talk to you again next week on the Lesson from the Cockpit show.

Jennifer Murdaugh, Assistant Professor and Director of PR and Advertising at Lewis University, gives us a look at some of the famous ad campaigns that came from Chicago and what made them so great. Some include the Jolly Green Giant, The Marlboro Man, Secret, and many more.

Welcome back to Word of God! We are: Ash (the old-time fan), Emma (the latecomer), and Wyatt (the newbie). We're digesting this show in chunks of about two episodes a week. Welcome to season five! Today we talk about Episode 46: 5.17 "99 Problems" and 5.18 "Point of No Return." Remember, the finale's coming soon, so send us your questions for the post-mortem of Kripke era! Show Notes (also here on tumblr): Content warnings for this episode are HERE Sources for references made this episode: the Jolly Green Giant statue in Blue Earth, MN the reason they couldn't have a beach episode, by @outdean Ash's doodle of Cas at the beach John's least favorite post, by @godsquad Zach's wings shot There were a couple more images set aside to be linked, but something went wrong and we're not sure what the pictures were anymore. Sorry! Check our Listen page or go to our Pinned post on tumblr to find a list of platforms you can find us on - don't forget to rate and review if you can! The music for Word of God is The Last Ones by Jahzzar from freemusicarchive.org, licensed under Attribution share-alike 3.0 international license. Find the song HERE Have any questions or comments? Email us at wordofgodcast@gmail.com, tweet us, or send us an ask on tumblr!

This week I talk about my printer frustrations, Charlie, and the Jolly Green Giant.

It all started with the jolly green giant.  

The BTD Josh Accardo gets lucky again. He's joined by Naked News Anchor Marina Valmont Marina has built a massive following in her 10 years as a Naked News Anchor and Producer. Traveling the world interviewing people in every major city. topless. We talk how to wash off body paint in those hard to reach areas. Being bipolar being made fun of as a kid being a swinger and much more...

Samurai provides a heartbreaking experience with body brokers, prompting an exploration of unique, alternative funeral rites. Colonel Buffington describes phishing scams run amok. Jolly Green Giant calls in with an intriguing question about the effects of cannabis on human dreams. All this and more in this week's listener mail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The #1 major league sports mascot turns 60. A mascot can be a fun and effective way to promote your business and build customer loyalty. Tony The Tiger, Mickey Mouse, Michelin Man, Mr. Peanut, Pillsbury Doughboy, Jolly Green Giant, Mr. Clean, Ronald McDonald, Energizer Bunny, Geico Gecko, and your company's mascot?? Steve Sipress, entrepreneur, marketing, sales, tips, ideas, help, strategy, small business owner, direct response, tactics, success, profits, growth, results, marketing consultant, New York, Mets, Mr Met, mascot, sports, baseball, 60, 1962, 1964

Kat cries big turtle tears at the ER and Moose comes to her defense. Moose explores why we give up our power, and celebrates wiggling her toes outside of her fiberglass snow globe. Moose goes to the doctor, and Kat is visited by the Jolly Green Giant. We explore moving into enjoying life instead of just doing life, and at KOLBE.com, we can learn about our action styles. Here's a discount code you can use for $25 off! To access your discounted Kolbe Assessment, go here:https://www.kolbe.com/?spid=SPMBCIT08a&entry_redirect=1The regular price is $55.00; the discounted price available by using the link above is $30.00. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/katandmoose)

On this episode we have a special famous guest The Green Giant as we discuss the current conflict between

The Jolly Green Giant has moved on from Minnesota. His legacy, however, lives on in the form of an iconic Minnesota River Valley billboard. Reporter Brooks Johnson joins Ash Miller to talk about the history of the Green Giant brand and what the billboard means for those Minnesotans who drive by it every day. LINKS: The Jolly Green Giant has moved on from Minnesota. So who is maintaining his iconic billboard? (January 2022 Curious Minnesota story) Jolly Green Giant commercial

In the first episode of this two parter series, Mercedez discusses two near fatal car accidents that changed her life forever. She shares with us deaths that occurred on her property long ago...including when the Jolly Green Giant blew up in the air and crashed onto her land, and where a demented killer murders a couple on the land. You definitely do not want to miss out what she has to share!

My Perfect Christmas I told you so. I suspect a few of my regular listeners didn't believe me when I said I'd be back to Funny Messy Life after a brief hiatus, but here I am. I've been gone for a few weeks because it's hard to find the time to write out full episodes of this podcast when there are other things that I have to do in place of it, like editing the final draft of a novel, which is what has been going on with this last break. But every break has to come to an end at some point, and while I'm not done with editing Mr. Long Said Nothing because my life is too full with obligations, I've been thinking it's time to get back in the podcast saddle. The question was this: Should I jump on back in now, or give myself the rest of the year and jump back in at the beginning of 2022? I mean, it's only about a week now, right? Then something happened. I received a Christmas card from my friends, the ________, in Minnesota and my heart soared. By the way, _________, I wanted to send you an email to thank you, but I got a fancy pants new iPhone and in the data transfer, I lost your info, so drop me your email address if you don't mind. Anyway, I decided that if someone who knows me through this podcast feels strongly enough to send me a card, then maybe others of you do too … just maybe not as much as the __________'s because they put that they were my biggest fans right there on the envelope, so ……     SO! - without further ado, I'm Michael Blackston and Merry Christmas! Here is the first episode back after my hiatus, and now I present to you, for your holiday pleasure, a few words that describe what I think would be the perfect Christmas in my Funny Messy Life. _________________________ Let us start by jingling all the way back to my childhood in the 1970's and 80's to get the family Christmas tree. In. my extended family, we had a tradition. We always met at my grandma's house on Sunday afternoons for lunch and a few hours of fellowship. The grownups gathered around the kitchen table after the meal, while the kids were expected to go outside and frolick merrily around the property, regardless of whether or not it was 20 degrees, or 150. If it was 150, we came back in at the end of the day with sweaty, gritty dirt lines circling the perimeters of our necks. I may have mentioned before that we called these rings of grime and funk, Granny Beads. If it was twenty degrees outside, we'd still have them, but they'd be frozen into magical frozen filth beads. Either way, the adults would inevitably tell us at the end of the day, after being the very ones to banish us to the hours long whimsy of nature, Y'all smell like the outside! But every year a couple of weeks before Christmas, it was the entire family who got to smell like the outside. Why? Because it was our tradition for everybody to march into the woods together and pick out our Christmas trees from the wild cedars that grew behind Grandma's house. The men took up their saws, we kids ran untethered through the forest like we didn't have no good raisin', and the women kept a keen eye out for the perfect tree when they weren't yelling at us kids. “Quit runnin' around like y'all ain't got no good raisin'!” Every once in a while, one of the young ones would find a tree we wanted to take home. “Let's git thissun, Deddie!” But it was never the right one. It usually had a huge bare spot in the middle, or the top looked like the Jolly Green Giant had used it to scrape the granny beads out of the creases on his jolly green neck. Eventually, the angels would descent, shining a holy light on the perfect tree, and the man who claimed it would begin the arduous task of cussing it down. Did I say cussing it down? Ha ha, no. Of course not. I meant cutting it down with interesting, and quite colorful words as a way to encourage the saw to stop getting stuck in the sap midway through. Once we got the tree home and decorated, the house smelled delightfully of cedar and burning cedar needles as back in those days we thought nothing of stringing a dead tree with huge glass bulbs that got hotter than Satan's armpit. In effect, our house smelt like th'outside! And that's number one on my list of things that would make a perfect Christmas - going outback of Grandma's house with the family just one more time to pick out the Christmas tree. Next, I think I would want the family to gather again a couple of weeks before Christmas at an old southern restaurant that no longer exists, except in our fond memories. I'm not sure who first came up with the idea of everybody going to Swamp Guinea (prounounced SWOMP' - ginny), but they are responsible for some wonderful memories. It became another extended family tradition, and I suspect maybe my Grandpa started it all. Swamp Guinea was an wood cabin sort of place that smelled of fried everything and sweet tea. It was an all-you-can-eat family style gorge-fest where our family met to tear into chicken, shrimp, catfish, hush puppies, cole slaw, and stew like we didn't have no good raisin'. The place is closed now, and this year we tried to re-imagine the tradition with a trip to another similar place called Booty's. I didn't care for it, but we were all together and that's what was important. Well, Grandma wasn't with us for the first time, so I guess that might have had something to do with it not being the same. The thing is, the stew I just mentioned would also always make an appearance at our Christmas Eve gathering. Someone would order a pot of Swamp Guinea stew and bring a loaf of bread to the table. Lately the stew was from a different place, and it's good, but it's not Swamp Guinea. At least we were all together at Grandma's. So for number two, I think just one more meal with the family at Swamp Guinea would help make the perfect Christmas. Stepping back to the tree situation, one of my favorite memories of Christmas was always the family decorating the tree in the middle of Grandma and Grandpa's living room. The box with all the ornaments would be brought in and everyone would be invited to find the ball with their name on it. I think my sister might have started this event years ago because she'd seen them doing on Days Of Our Lives, but it stuck and it became ours as well. The kids hung theirs as high up as they could go, while the teens fought for position at the topmost point of the tree. One of my cousins would never be outdone and to this day, the tree's topmost ornament bears the name, Chuck. It's there again this year, except the tree was brought to my aunt's house because the house we've always known as Grandma's has been sold. New places, new traditions. Never quite the same. Grandma and Grandpa would sit back and watch the crowd laughing and being jolly as we decorated the tree, sometimes so loud it seemed we didn't have no good raisin', and they said few words. They just took it all in. And that's number three for me in my ideal description of the perfect Christmas. Then there's Christmas Eve. After the meal that included all the trimmings, including the stew, we would all retire to the living room to open presents. The kids would have been begging to get to this part for a while now, and having digested, the adults would relent. At that point, a couple of people would be appointed to pass them out from the enormous pile under the tree and the fun would start with everyone ripping up paper and throwing bows into the air with reckless abandon, as if they didn't have no good raisin'. Someone always ended up with a bow on their head, showing it off to everyone like it was the first time anyone had ever thought of it. A lot of time that person has been me. There are a couple of gag gifts that have made their rounds over the years: an old coat that no one wants, and two plastic guitar-shaped popcorn … things with Elvis on the label. These gifts must be kept and regifted the next year. Every year, someone dares someone else to eat the popcorn and we laugh. Once again, the Grandparents, ,and for several years, only Grandma, sat and watched and got showered with gifts, but said little. This was their gift - to see the family they created share a wonderful time. I suspect this description matches a lot of others around the world in cultures that celebrate Christmas, but each one will have their special little things that make it unique to that family. Ours will be different this year. Grandma passed this year and like I said, the house was sold. It's funny, I always call it Grandma's house, but there was Grandpa, too, until he passed. That was his way, though. To quietly sit in the background and enjoy watching the rest of us. When I think back on it, I can still see the look on his face, the slightest upward curl the edges of his mouth, and the twinkle in his eye as his family lived their lives in front of him. That's what he always worked toward. It was his greatest mission - to provide those moments for the rest of us. In the end, it became Grandma's mantle to sit back and watch. The older she got, the less she would say as she sat at the side table in Sundays in the kitchen while the rest of us talked and laughed, and on a rare occasions, argued. I felt bad for her sometimes and didn't want her to feel left out, so I'd ask her … “You okay over there, Grandma?” She would smile and say, “I'm just listening to y'all.” Coming in at number four, one more Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa at their house on the Washington Highway. I want to pull in one more time and see the lone tree out front lit with bright, multicolored lights. I want my headlights to shine just one more time on a sign out front by the road that read, Joseph Mills Photograghy. I want to walk inside and immediately hear gales of laughter and smell the stew. And I want my hug. God, I miss my hug. It's all different now, and I'm settled that the only choice we have is to continue to love, laugh, and live. In those moments, we will usher in new traditions and the world will, as it always has, move on. There are a bunch of other things that would help put the perfect season pin to the season, but this year, these feel like they rank at the top for me. Maybe I'll revisit this list and add to it another time, but for now, it's where it ought to be. As for my Christian brothers and sisters who might ask, Where was Christ in all of this? You never mentioned Christ. I didn't have to. He was always there. He was there when Grandpa and Grandma eloped to be married at 16. He was there at the birth of each of their three daughters, and subsequently every grandchild as the family grew. And Christ was at the very center of every celebration, every tradition, and every memory we made. And now, I guess he's with them in Heaven, three of them holding hands together and smiling, watching with maybe few words, as we continue to live our lives in front of them.   

In this Encore Episode, you can end re-gifting with our suggestions of wonderful gifts you can make FROM the garden and FOR the gardener. From body butter to soup of the month to sage bundles to  Herbs de Provence  - in these times where so many of us are operating on a Bob Cratchit budget, make wonderful gifts for about a ha'penny. We also suggest some simple gifts for that special gardener in your life.  Or for yourself!  Or for us!   We think we may be headed toward The Bigger Time - cause we have merch!  Get your Upside Down Tulips Gear HERE! This blockbuster of an episode includes singing, jokes to make ye merry, and colorful characters like Lara Lura, the Jolly Green Giant, Saint Nickerless, Sandy Clause, and a listener from Oregon  who - oops - ate the whole thing.  Get seeds from our pals at Botanical Interests: https://www.botanicalinterests.com Support UDT by joining our Garden Party and get fun rewards! Get a UDT Coffee Mug or other cool Merch! Visit our website for pix, good info and Upside Down Dictionary Click here to write to us!  Find Your Persephone Period

Where the backbeats meet the spirits. In episode #70, our guest Jim Mola has performed extensively in the music industry for over 40 years. He's performed with some of the top jazz artists as well as show business personalities such as Tony Bennet to Henny Youngman. But he's not just a drummer, he's also an accomplished singer and voiceover actor for commercials such as the "Ho, Ho, Ho" of the Jolly Green Giant to "The Snack That Smiles Back" tag of Goldfish Crackers.This is part 1 of 2 of my interview with Jim.This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Embroidery and Sew More makers of Drums and Rums apparel. If you love this episode, please give us a 5-star rating and leave a review.----------------------------------------------------------------------The opening track is  Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad BrockCheck out Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast live every Wednesday at 8:pm EST----------------------------------------------------------------------Here are a few things you will hear in part 1 of this episode of the Drums and Rums podcastKeeping focus during long studio sessions and ear fatigueMy confession to Jim about not knowing a lot about JazzThe music that influenced us while growing upThe evolution of music and the speed at which it's released and more widely available due to the internetWe reference episode #54 with Kelli Rae Tubbs and her work as a drum historian. Check out her website https://kelliraetubbs.com/Jim's influencesA few Bernard Purdie storiesDrum kits past and presentThe one piece of equipment that's a must-have that has changed his life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVqMRtq-cSkHow he got into singing and doing voiceovers Check out these links on how you can order the bookhttp://www.jimmola.comhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtFCuMQFYcqQks0xGHNRftQ/aboutDon't forget to check out our site and linkshttp://www.drumsandrums.com/https://www.facebook.com/drumsandrums/https://www.instagram.com/drumsandrum/https://youtube.com/drumsandrumsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/drumsandrums)

EPISODE 98: TRUE CRIME WEEK! A HORNY JOLLY GREEN GIANT, A 300 YEAR OLD WERWOLF, AND SOUR PATCH KIDS! Mel tells us all about Jasmine Richardson and how she brutally murdered her family at the age of 12! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gothandbougiepodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gothandbougiepodcast/support

#27: Close friend of the pod, Kevin Brown (KB) joins the crew to share his story. And what a story it is!   In this episode, we get an up-close look at the ad world. This is no Mad Men bulls*&t. This is as real as it gets. And all told by a man that spent much of his career working at the iconic ad agency, Leo Burnett.    This agency has created: The Marlborough Man, The Friendly Skies for United Airlines, the Jolly Green Giant, the Pillsbury Doughboy. And the list goes on and on and on.    We dive into KB's start in the mailroom at Leo Burnett and his rise up through the ranks to become one of the most respected and needed individuals throughout the entire agency.    KB is a great storyteller...and we could have easily gone on for hours. Grab a pint and enjoy the show! It's a good one!   ✅ Connect with Kurt at: Kurtl@celticinc.com ✅ Connect with Pat at: pmcgovern@ascedia.com ✅ Connect with Brian at: BrianM@celticinc.com   ✅ KB's Drink: Tullamore Dew --14 year old  ✅ Kurt's Pint: Raised Grain, Black Walnut Stout ✅ Pat's Pint: Lakefront Brewery, Riverwest Stein

In this episode of Hamburglore, Kam, Nathan, and special guest EmoSeal discuss big peas and steak-umms Music and art by Zack Russell Support! https://patreon.com/somegoodshows Wear! https://somegoodshows.biz/merch Tweets! https://twitter.com/VideoGameRobot Discord! https://discord.gg/6gznNR5 Want more good shows? https://SomeGoodShows.Biz Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-637b80 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Hamburglore: Corporate Mascot Lore.

Mark returns to make Cody butthurt, less talk about failure to trailer, more talk on popping collars, grems axle exploding, trash can life spans, and giving Hackbar to many compliments. Why are we like this? 

References and allusions include, but are not limited to: Icarus,  John Travolta, the Genesee River, George Washington, King Arthur, Jesus Christ, Niagara Falls, New England, base jumping, Western Migration, The Bible, Andrew Jackson, Elvis Presley, Gorgeous George, The Jolly Green Giant, Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, William Carlos Williams, Bob Newhart, Craigslist, My Little Pony, Barry White, Betsy Ross, Netherlanders, Jedediah Smith, Puritans, opium, Giant North American Mason Bees, Freemasons, blueberries, and platypus buttholes.

Like a questionably sexy emerald giant pushing veggies across your table, the Adweek editors and writers are back to bring you news and insights from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. We'll talk about trends to watch for, along with news about Megyn Kelly's new gig and this year's Super Bowl advertisers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For an exploration of the gender binary in Paganism, Amanda and Jacob are joined by their friend and guest, Jess, who's a non-binary individual, solitary Pagan, and current UW student. In this episode: Gender pronouns, the problems of gender identity, the meaning of genderqueer, the power and problems with labels, the possibilities of non-binary Paganism, the gendered nature of deities and worship,  how to craft inclusive rituals, trying to find a place in the community, the forms of deity, defining elements of pagan culture, being undefined, the stereotypes and ideals of masculinity and femininity, the rise of patriarchy, sacred gender roles, the evolution of Western cultures, how to broaden our Pagan experience, the power of acceptance in community, shaping the future, inclusivity and equity in community, the Jolly Green Giant, solitary vs. group challenges, building inclusive ritual spaces, the importance of communication, mystery traditions, scary animals, sex characteristics, the wisdom and complexity of nature, genderless seasonality, and (of course) more! Website: www.thepriestesses.com Email: thepriestesses@gmail.com Twitter: @ThePriestesses Facebook: The Priestesses Music: Rebecca E. Tripp (www.crystalechosound.com)

In defense of second episodes: It seems to me that a LOT of media critics are under the impression that they should totally understand what a show is about by episode two. I understand, but politely disagree. Sure, we should get a sense of the show...themes, style, etc. But at two episodes in, the whole point should be (I think) to have to still guess, to have questions. Why? Because when done right, questions get you coming back. I bring this up because I read a few reviews for Constantine basically saying "Well, it's a monster-of-the-week show." Is it? I have no idea. Why do I have no idea? BECAUSE WE'RE ON EPISODE TWO! At this point, I can barely guess what's going to come next. It seems clear that they're building an overarching mythology, which is great. Give the world a sense of history, a flavor, etc. But does seeing an electro-demon in episode one and a dirt/knock-knock demon in episode two mean that we've cracked the code of Constantine? Surely not. I'm not saying it won't be a monster-of-the-week show. All I'm saying is that I don't know. I don't want to know, not yet anyway. I want to explore this sandbox a little bit more. I want to see the hoodoo that Constantin do so well. And oh mama, do I wanna see more comic book characters crossing into the show. We've gotten John himself (of course), Chas, Ritchie Simpson and Zed so far, with Papa Midnight and Jim Corrigan on the way. Many a fan (Tony and I included) are clamoring for Zatana. And you know what? Swamp Thing. There. I said it. John was introduced in Swamp Thing. He's had a bunch of run-ins with the Jolly Green Giant. So yeah, I want to see Swampy...hell, even pre-Swampy Alec Holland would be welcome! Read More... The post TDYK02-The Devil You Know Episode 02-The Darkness Beneath Review appeared first on Golden Spiral Media- Entertainment Podcasts, Technology Podcasts & More.