Podcast appearances and mentions of Joseph Jefferson

Join us in this gripping episode as we dive into some extremely intense and aggressive Bigfoot encounter stories with Joseph Jefferson and Christen Pacheco from the Choctaw Bros Podcast! Discover their chilling experiences in the cryptid-packed region of Texoma, encounters with the mysterious pale crawlers, and unsettling SW entities. Hear about the haunted territories intertwined with indigenous lands and spiritual beings that have sparked their fascination for the paranormal. From Bigfoot eating bugs to sinister spirits following them home, this episode is packed with spine-tingling tales and cryptic knowledge. Don't miss out on their in-depth discussion and how you can follow along with the Choctaw BrosPodcast!Resources:https://www.instagram.com/thechoctawbros/Choctaw Bros podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/7ijntBoAvGAzsbEziDPaZ2To hear the whole podcast become a Patreon member or a Youtube channel member in the Bigfoot Posse tier or above!Share your Bigfoot encounter with me here: bigfootsociety@gmail.comWant to call in and leave a voicemail of your encounters for the podcast - Check this out here - https://www.speakpipe.com/bigfootsociety(Use multiple voice mails if needed!)

On this week's episode of the Who Are You? Podcast we welcomed Joseph Jefferson. Joseph is the owner of The SafeHouse creative/event studio and is one of the Co Hosts of the Random Acts Of Podcasts. We talked about what made him want to create the Safehouse, moving to different states in search of an opportunity, what made him want to become a permanent host on the RAO Podcast, what his goals are for his business, the meaning behind the Safehouse, his humble upbringing and much more. The Safehouse is an amazing place that is giving local creatives a chance to show off their talents and network with other talented people in the city of Jacksonville. I have personally attended one of their art critique shows and it was a absolutely amazing experience and will definitely be going to their future events. They also offer custom rug tufting classes as well, so if you haven't made it out to one of their events you should definitely check them out and let them know the Who Are You sent you!!! For more on Joseph, The Safehouse and RAO Podcast follow the links below Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesafehousejax/ Website: https://thesafehousejax.com/ RAO Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@RAOP   Sponsors: BetterHelp Go to https://betterhelp.com/whoareyou for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help #sponsored   Make sure to turn on your notifications so you don't miss an episode, please share the episode, leave a like, a review and a 5-star rating. All those things help the podcast be seen by more people! For all business inquires or are interested in being on the show please reach out to me at: whoareyoupod@yahoo.com   For all updates and information about the podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whoareyoupod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089483824865 TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@who.are.you.podca?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc YouTube: https://youtube.com/@whoareyoupod?si=qHi5b7UP28YqrqwU All links: https://linktr.ee/Whoareyoupod website: https://www.podpage.com/who-are-you/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/connor-overbay/support

There are many trombone treasures to discover in this interview! Get to know Dr. Joseph Jefferson a bit in this episode. We learn about his musical influences from growing up going to church to his trombone professors instilling a great work ethic and the eagerness to continue to grow as a person and musician. 

This week Steve and Yvonne interview Anthony Elman & Frederick Joseph of Elman Joseph Law Group, LLC (https://www.elmanlaw.com/).    Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here to Rate and Review   View/Download Trial Documents   Guest Bios: Anthony Ellman Anthony (Tony) Elman is the Lead Trial Attorney of the Elman Joseph Law Group, LLC. He has been named a "Super Lawyer" by Thomson Reuters each year from 2016-2022. This "Super Lawyer" designation is granted to no more than 5% of lawyers based upon 12 indicators of both professional achievement as well as peer recognition. Anthony Elman was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 22, 1966. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1988 from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, went on to earn his J.D. degree in 1991 from Tulane Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana, and earned his Master of Law degree (L.L.M.) in health care law in 1994 from the DePaul Law School/Health Law Institute in Chicago, Illinois. He was admitted to the State of Illinois Bar and the General and Trial Bar of the United States District Court of North Eastern Illinois in 1992. Read the Full Bio Here   Frederick Joseph Frederick is a partner and trial lawyer for the Elman Joseph Law Group, LLC.  He was named to the 2021 & 2022 "Rising Stars" group of lawyers by Thomson Reuters as part of their "Super Lawyers" awards.  This "Rising Stars" designation is for those under 40 years old or who have been practicing law for 10 years or less and is granted to the Top 2.5% of lawyers.  The designation is based upon 12 indicators encompassing both professional achievement and peer review. The Elman Joseph Law Group concentrates on Illinois personal injury lawsuits involving car, truck, SUV, motorcycle, bicycle, and pedestrian accident injuries. The firm also handles cases involving premises liability injury cases (including "slip & fall" accidents), workplace accidents, injuries and accidents that occur in nursing homes, and other situations where injury or death has resulted due to the negligence or intentional actions of another person. Frederick prides himself on his success rate at arbitration and at trial. Like other lawyers at the Elman Joseph Law Group, LLC, he is unwilling to just "settle" cases by accepting inappropriate offers from the insurance companies. Among his accomplishments are the results he achieved in two Cook County car accident cases. Mr. Joseph has obtained the highest jury verdict awards in two separate Cook County municipal division courtrooms in 2018. Both verdicts are more than double the amount of the next highest verdict in their respective courtrooms. In one car accident court trial, the verdict was 12 times the final offer from the defense attorney; in the other lawsuit, the verdict was over 5 times the final offer from the defense attorney. Another example of Mr. Joseph's trial capabilities took place recently in Cook County. The plaintiff (a public school teacher) was struck after the defendant ran a red light and collided with her vehicle. The insurance company wanted to settle the case for less than the plaintiff's medical bills, and award her nothing for her pain and suffering. Mr. Joseph, unwilling to settle for that amount, took the case to trial. After closing arguments, the jury returned a verdict for his client for over four times what the insurance company was offering to settle the case. He graduated from the Purchase College Conservatory of Music, and he continued his graduate studies at Boston University. His J.D. degree is from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law. During law school, he was a member of the Dean's List, participated on the ABA Mock Trial Team, and spent two years clerking in the litigation/product liability group for a prestigious national corporate defense firm. Read Full Bio   Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services - LegalTechService.com Digital Law Marketing - DigitalLawMarketing.com Harris Lowry Manton LLP - hlmlawfirm.com   Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1 Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

Tony, Obie, Drama Desk, and Joseph Jefferson award-winning designer Christopher Akerlind has designed the lights for the current Goodman Theatre production of Lynn Nottage's Clyde's, a powerful comedy directed by Kate Whoriskey and featuring astonishing performances from a terrific ensemble (including friend of the pod Kevin Kenerly). Chris discusses how his bold (and funny!) lighting design for Clyde's goes against his general philosophy of staying out of the way; how he always tries to stay open to the possibility of improvisation in your design; the importance of finding restrictions; how he's open to the timing and rhythms of actors, language, and ultimately, audiences; how he embraces the opportunity to create visual humor; the secret to developing design muscles; and how Shakespeare is the opposite of restricting. (Length 18:29) (PICTURED ABOVE: Reza Salazar and Nedra Snipes in the Goodman Theatre production of Lynn Nottage's Clyde's, directed by Kate Whoriskey. Photo by Liz Lauren.) The post Lighting The Comedy appeared first on Reduced Shakespeare Company.

Episode 94: How A STEM Career is Made Better with STEAM with Joseph Jefferson How do the arts help leaders navigate through a VUCA world? NASA's award-winning flight engineer, Joseph Jefferson discusses how his arts background trained him to be adaptable, observant, and emotionally aware throughout his STEM journey. He and other JPL-NASA and CalTech employees and students just finished an 'off-off Broadway' play debut, 'From the Earth to the Moon'. The process and final production provide further evidence that people exposed to the arts will have a greater edge in innovative thinking in non-arts fields (business, science, marketing, and entrepreneurship). Keep the 'A' in STEM to make STEAM and blast off into the future! Listen as Joseph shares his playful experience, vulnerable insight, and out-of-this-world wisdom for people to prepare for this future of work! CAFFEstrategies.com VUCA - Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous #InterculturalCreativity #ArtsEducation Topics Covered on this episode of The Create and Grow Podcast: 00:54 - Introduction to How A STEM Career is Made Better with STEAM03:29 - A Flight System Engineer and his Two Spacecraft07:01 - The  Partnership Between Caltech and JPL NASA11:54 - Spacecraft Development is an Art Form14:51 - Time is Malleable per Einstein16:59 - Emotional Intelligence: A Big Word in the Worlds of Business, Science and Education19:17 - Emotional Granularity21:08 - Workforce in the Professional Development Curriculum24:28 - A Little Imposter Syndrome Goes a Long Way27:21 - Creating Momentum and Allow to See All the Different Possibilities32:30 - Joseph's Message at This Moment37:44 - Hustle and Float39:03 - Why advocate for that A inside of STEM?41:13 - Robert Root Bernstein and Michelle Bernstein's Sparks of a Genius Subscribe:  Spotify | YouTube Connect with Joseph Jefferson: Website https://www.joeyjefferson.com/ Connect with Genein Letford: Visit CAFFE Strategies Visit GeneinLetford.com Follow Genein on Facebook   #PerspectiveShifting #SeeingYourLifeFromAnOutsidePerspective #CAFFEStrategies #Intercultural #Diversity #InterculturalCreativity #Creativity #InterculturalCreativity #innovation #HowASTEMCareerisMadeBetterwithSTEAM

My chat with Dr. Joseph Jefferson, who will be leading the ITF Youth Workshop's jazz ensembles this summer July 13-16 in Conway, Arkansas! If you're interested, head to trombonefestival.net!

This week Jacob sits down with Tony Award Winner Tonya Pinkins. Tonya Pinkins is an American actress and filmmaker. Her award-winning debut feature film RED PILL was an official selection at the 2021 Pan African Film Festival, won the Best Black Lives Matter Feature and Best First Feature at The Mykonos International Film Festival, Best First Feature at the Luléa Film Festival, and is nominated for awards in numerous festivals around the globe. Her web-series The RED PILLING of AMERICA can be heard on her podcast "You Can't Say That!" at BPN.fm/ycst She is known for her portrayal of Livia Frye on the soap opera All My Children and for her roles on Broadway. She has been nominated for three Tony Awards (winning one), and has won Obie, Lortel, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, AUDLECO, Garland, L.A. Drama Critics Circle, Clarence Derwent, and NAACP Theater Awards. She has been nominated for the Olivier, Helen Hayes, Noel, Joseph Jefferson, NAACP Image, Soap Opera Digest, and Ovation Awards. She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Jelly's Last Jam. Real Conversations with Jacob Young is brought to you by Boys Town.  FOLLOW JACOB: Instagram  Facebook Twitter

A nosy trombonist (Melissa Brown) chats to fellow brass professionals about their careers, how they got there, and what music they'd happily put in the bin. In this episode trombonist and educator Joseph Jefferson tells us about being self taught for a long time, about his philosophy around intention setting, and about all of the facets of his current career. All episodes recorded during COVID-19 lockdown via video call programmes. There are occasional technical glitches - please bear with us! Facebook: Bold as Brass Podcast Instagram: @boldasbrasspodcast Show artwork: Stuart Crane Music credit: Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Episode 49 is our fantastic conversation with Dr. Joseph Jefferson about Shout Bands in the United States, an under-researched topic and not well known part of brass history in the United States. Dr. Jefferson devoted his doctoral research to Shout Bands, and talks with Chris and Stephen about the history and tradition of these musical ensembles.You can now support the show on Patreon and Teespring! The show is made possible by the support of listeners.Visit our website for more free resources and show notes for every episode. You can get in touch with us on social media, and by emailing eabb.podcast@gmail.comMusic in this episode comes from various Shout Bands and The 8th GM Regiment Band from George Mason University.Episode Structure:3:13 - Dr. Jefferson's musical background, how research interest in Shout Bands began7:54 - Shout Band similarities and differences to Salvation Army and Moravian traditions. Learning by rote21:09 - House of Prayer timeline24:03 - Similarities and differences to early New Orleans Jazz tradition26:55 - Structure of Shout Bands30:42 - Music Shout Bands play, and the function of that music36:56 - Feasibility of Shout Bands in the academic setting41:37 - Musicians who have come from the Shout Band tradition51:10 - Dr. Jefferson's research, and others who have researched Shout Bands54:32 - Where you can find more about Dr. Jefferson and his research

Tonya Pinkins is a filmmaker, writer, producer, and director. Her award-winning debut feature film RED PILL was an official selection at the 2021 Pan African Film Festival, won the Best Black Lives Matter Feature and Best First Feature at The Mykonos International Film Festival, Best First Feature at the Luléa Film Festival, and is nominated for awards in numerous festivals around the globe. Her web-series The RED PILLING of AMERICA can be heard on her podcast You Can’t Say That, also on the Broadway Podcast Network. As a television, film, and theater actress and author, she is known for her portrayal of Livia Frye on the soap opera All My Children and for her roles on Broadway. She has been nominated for three Tony Awards (winning one), and has won Obie, Lortel, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, AUDLECO, Garland, L.A. Drama Critics Circle, Clarence Derwent, and NAACP Theater Awards. She has been nominated for the Olivier, Helen Hayes, Noel, Joseph Jefferson, NAACP Image, Soap Opera Digest, and Ovation Awards. She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Jelly's Last Jam. Produced by Alan Seales and Elizabeth Wheless. A proud member of the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Carnegie Mellon to Juilliard to CalArts, my guest today has served on the faculties of some prestigious institutions. Peter Frisch, is a nationally-recognized director, producer and instructor, teaching hundreds of actors across the U.S. and has poured many hours into television work and theater productions. With that type of background, you know he has plenty of juicy storytelling insights and anecdotes to share. During my discussion with Peter, we examine the concept of play when practicing the storytelling craft. He also takes us on an exploration through static and dynamic perspective, two different acting styles and which is directly related to effective storytelling. We also dig into storytelling through the lens of personality versus transformational actors (even naming some names). Along the way, he peppers his own stories from the stage which you won't want to miss. What you will learn in this episode: Why story can serve as a medium for guidance and change How non-actors can apply stage principals to enhance storytelling How play becomes essential in the craft of storytelling Who is Peter? Peter Frisch's work has taken him from coast to coast and across borders. He's directed 160 regional theater and New York-based productions, as well as produced 150 hours of network television. He was Head of Drama at Carnegie Mellon and has served on the conservatory faculty of The Juilliard School, CalArts, Harvard University, and Boston University. Peter served as Producer of the CBS soap The Young and the Restless and Fox Network's Tribes in Los Angeles. He was also the Executive Director of The Granada Theater and the Granada Restoration in Santa Barbara, Resident Director with the Berkshire Theatre Festival and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and Artistic Director of American Playwrights Theatre in Washington D.C. Along with Studs Terkel, he co-authored American Dreams which played in New York and across the U.S. and Canada. Aside from being widely published in journals, Peter's accolades include Joseph Jefferson, Outer Circle, Helen Hayes, and American Express/Kennedy Center Awards. He even won a “Best of the Fest” Award at the Seattle Film Festival for his macabre comedy Deadication. Currently, he has a private practice that has taught hundreds of actors in Boston, New York, and L.A. and now offers actor classes in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. He also directs a theater company in Santa Barbara and has a book, The Transformational Actor, coming soon which will be available on April 1, 2021. Links and Resources: The Frisch Approach: Transformational Acting Peter Frisch on Facebook @storytellingschool on Instagram @storytellingSchool on Facebook

Thank you all for joining me on another episode of Teach Talk with the Fine Arts! Today I have Dr. Joseph Jefferson who is the trombone and euphonium professor and the director of jazz studies at Southeast Missouri State University. It was a pleasure to have him on. I hope you enjoy the episode! Thank you for watching! Please don't forget to like this video and subscribe to my channel! Follow me: facebook.com/stereotypicallysarah instagram.com/stereotypicallysarah youtube: https://www.youtube.com/sarahbailey94 Where to listen to my podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-noel Business inquiries: sarahbailey94@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode: I am joined by Joseph Jefferson from the Brothers Breaking Bread Podcast (@Triple_B_Pod). Joe is an educator and a parent that has been forced to making things work both at work and at home as a parent. Joe is also a Track and Field coach and he has to find a way to continue the teaching and mentoring during the Pandemic. Even through it all, we are still here doing our thing. Hope you listen and hopefully in can reassuring to many out that they are not alone with these thoughts and feelings. Enjoy. Guest: Joseph Jefferson- host of Brothers Breaking Bread Podcast Twitter: @jejefferson78, @Triple_B_Pod Music Cred: Show Intro- Mi Gente- Produced by Silent X Outro- Mi Gente- Produced by Silent X Connect With Us: Email: WaitOneMicPod@gmail.com Twitter: WaitOneMicPod Instagram: WaitOneMicPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/waitonemicpod/message

Episode 4 of an exclusive 6-episode series.Have you ever been toward the end of a relationship and wondered "How did I not see this?"Denial is a little gift from our brain and comes in various styles, all meant to keep us and our fragile egos feel intact. Notice it's about feeling intact. It's not about growing.In fact, denial and growth are contra-indicated and we have a whole host of denial styles to keep us nice and shielded from the incoming pains of the world. On today's episode, Renie talks with Dr. Gary Pearle, her mentor and psych hero who originally taught her about styles of denial and all their magnificent glory. About: Dr. Gary Pearle has been a therapist for 26 years. Before that, he co-authored and directed the Broadway musical Tintypes and was the recipient of Helen Hayes and Joseph Jefferson awards for his work as a director in the American regional theatre.“In both of these careers I’ve been drawn by the very same thing: the sense of meaning and purpose that arises when we're animated by something that matters. What that is, of course, is very personal to each of us—and it can change. More than anything, therapy is a way of laying out the welcome mat for unexpected possibilities. That can take patience. But the secrets that unfold there are worth the wait.”Mentioned in this episode:Too Much and Never Enough

Continued from the previous episode: We check out one more Karen, her husband is completely unbothered. Jada Pinkett-Smith talks to Will Smith at the Red Table about her “Entanglements” with August Alsina. Pat Mahomes got a new contract, and major sports leagues are planning to reopen while Covid is surging. Betsy DeVos is up for the Bag-O-D’s award. She has been quiet about the state of education but is fully advocating putting teachers and children in harm's way to support the economy for Trump’s re-election bid. Show Prologue:Brothers Breaking Bread, or the “Triple B Pod”, is a collection of African American professionals, friends, and family that attempt to tackle the important issues of the day. We bring our unique brand of humor, sensitivity, and oftentimes anger to the analysis. The show features Rodger (@KcStork); “The Brothers of Doom” James and Joe; Anthony (10 Meters); Zeb (Da Soulja) Ada (Lady Lavender) and extended #3BPod family. We cut our teeth as podcasters creating nearly 100 episodes of the Negroraguan Podcast, we’ve kept much of the format and traditions with a few personal touches that come with a new show. We sincerely hope you enjoy, and subscribe to the show. Please contact us on Twitter @Triple_B_Pod or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/brothersbreaking.bread.7Music Cred:Show Intro- We Outchea - Joseph JeffersonOutro- It’s Over – Joseph JeffersonLennox Lewis- Zeb Ore, Joseph Jefferson, Jason JonesPhoto Editing:Jason JonesOpening: https://twitter.com/SquirrelNut5/status/1279783787761524736?s=09&fbclid=IwAR1eFoOET9RB7yIjYWkFKBso0nnNWh9kO5YyN4M2FO-Jd6neP2Eudsb3SEYJeffery’s Lady: https://6abc.com/ghislaine-maxwell-jeffery-epstein-jeffrey-child-sex/6306613/Native Lands: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/09/supreme-court-says-eastern-half-of-oklahoma-is-native-american-land.html?fbclid=IwAR0m67jF1j4MiKL0gNCsRLRDPYSIjo9Hoyv1Gf2i9xPHEZHqBw-Da84j2ukChange the Name: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/07/04/redskins-washington-nfl-team-best-worst-options-potential-new-name/5371958002/?fbclid=IwAR23CCHke1CbTsbPpW-iZYsJSbgDqYr2Pt5Vef_xNoFDpKKQdZYPaDmsJ3QInside trader vs BLM: https://www.foxnews.com/media/kelly-loeffler-wnba-ownership-black-lives-matterhttps://www.cnn.com/2020/07/07/us/kelly-loeffler-wnba-atlanta-dream-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0diPwn3RKgSWqef_ypBOKK0vB8vdJVhPbjIkYUDDW0XrNlLc5x_qL2yZUOut of Ranks: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/02/us/vanessa-guillen-fort-hood-disappearance/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1ZoN7-ug06bC_lTzrP7Zv5eYSZZOxAE-_8fIN9i2coN5KZE_zcQs9hqMUhttps://www.the-sun.com/news/1077674/vanessa-guillen-soldier-cecily-aguilar-arrest/More Karens and Chads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7cdWUMJgEo&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0m67jF1j4MiKL0gNCsRLRDPYSIjo9Hoyv1Gf2i9xPHEZHqBw-Da84j2ukhttps://twitter.com/notcapnamerica/status/1281598860696199168?s=09&fbclid=IwAR3Ka7ZAZL8X7A3XdnUwIPSkM8WreSOfHkLf0Cjnn1CL2at06MdqMV1x7zAhttps://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/east-bay/2-people-paint-over-black-lives-matter-mural-in-martinez/2320773/?fbclid=IwAR3R3EsgMEkQf4M_9E8Y4Cguqhls6CKpgZBlMKWN4tkWg3AGXwammyCtWc0https://www.facebook.com/jarreous.thomas/videos/10158498129330479/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_APqWNVpGmI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2lzbiY67xm_Jqd-bQmUn6VfavVmPG0NS3CMIYPmDHgXVzqWm_6ibr-ACUhttps://www.facebook.com/100006044685877/videos/2640496729495124/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNSjgay9GYABoats for sale:https://www.thedrive.com/news/34562/an-entire-fleet-of-abandoned-duck-tour-boats-is-now-going-to-auction?fbclid=IwAR1-Lyr1CY0sBlUCKEZXyiejbcWQeSt6s-TEKf4kL_PTB2-bra00bdznHd8Half a billion dollar man: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/chiefs-patrick-mahomes-agree-on-10-year-contract-extension-worth-up-to-503-million-per-report/?fbclid=IwAR2zJl9od2WDO7yk_Jp7tGNaT-Gd_9VOyw1DBh9F_0uRLqYh8yQfqbGj5yATable Talk: https://thegrio.com/2020/07/10/jada-pinkett-smith-august-alsina-red-table-talk-affair/?fbclid=IwAR1-Lyr1CY0sBlUCKEZXyiejbcWQeSt6s-TEKf4kL_PTB2-bra00bdznHd8

Continued from the previous episode: A Not So Great Moment in White Privilege Nominee (Maybe B-O-D as well). GA Senator Kelly Loeffler already has been excused for insider trading by Trump, now she’s trying to abridge WNBA player’s free speech. Vanessa Guillen was raped, killed, dismembered, and buried at Fort Hood in Texas, but if a weapon went missing the entire base would be shut down. Something isn’t right! Karens and Kens are again on parade, one in particular thought she was Will Smith’s co-star in “I Am Legend”. Anybody know where we could get a Duck Boat cheap? Continued on the next episode... Show Prologue: Brothers Breaking Bread, or the “Triple B Pod”, is a collection of African American professionals, friends, and family that attempt to tackle the important issues of the day. We bring our unique brand of humor, sensitivity, and oftentimes anger to the analysis. The show features Rodger (@KcStork); “The Brothers of Doom” James and Joe; Anthony (10 Meters); Zeb (Da Soulja) Ada (Lady Lavender) and extended #3BPod family. We cut our teeth as podcasters creating nearly 100 episodes of the Negroraguan Podcast, we’ve kept much of the format and traditions with a few personal touches that come with a new show. We sincerely hope you enjoy, and subscribe to the show. Please contact us on Twitter @Triple_B_Pod or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/brothersbreaking.bread.7 Music Cred: Show Intro- We Outchea - Joseph Jefferson Outro- It’s Over – Joseph Jefferson Lennox Lewis- Zeb Ore, Joseph Jefferson, Jason Jones Photo Editing: Jason Jones Opening: https://twitter.com/SquirrelNut5/status/1279783787761524736?s=09&fbclid=IwAR1eFoOET9RB7yIjYWkFKBso0nnNWh9kO5YyN4M2FO-Jd6neP2Eudsb3SEY Jeffery’s Lady: https://6abc.com/ghislaine-maxwell-jeffery-epstein-jeffrey-child-sex/6306613/ Native Lands: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/09/supreme-court-says-eastern-half-of-oklahoma-is-native-american-land.html?fbclid=IwAR0m67jF1j4MiKL0gNCsRLRDPYSIjo9Hoyv1Gf2i9xPHEZHqBw-Da84j2uk Change the Name: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/07/04/redskins-washington-nfl-team-best-worst-options-potential-new-name/5371958002/?fbclid=IwAR23CCHke1CbTsbPpW-iZYsJSbgDqYr2Pt5Vef_xNoFDpKKQdZYPaDmsJ3Q Inside trader vs BLM: https://www.foxnews.com/media/kelly-loeffler-wnba-ownership-black-lives-matter https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/07/us/kelly-loeffler-wnba-atlanta-dream-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0diPwn3RKgSWqef_ypBOKK0vB8vdJVhPbjIkYUDDW0XrNlLc5x_qL2yZU Out of Ranks: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/02/us/vanessa-guillen-fort-hood-disappearance/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1ZoN7-ug06bC_lTzrP7Zv5eYSZZOxAE-_8fIN9i2coN5KZE_zcQs9hqMU https://www.the-sun.com/news/1077674/vanessa-guillen-soldier-cecily-aguilar-arrest/ More Karens and Chads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7cdWUMJgEo&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0m67jF1j4MiKL0gNCsRLRDPYSIjo9Hoyv1Gf2i9xPHEZHqBw-Da84j2uk https://twitter.com/notcapnamerica/status/1281598860696199168?s=09&fbclid=IwAR3Ka7ZAZL8X7A3XdnUwIPSkM8WreSOfHkLf0Cjnn1CL2at06MdqMV1x7zA https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/east-bay/2-people-paint-over-black-lives-matter-mural-in-martinez/2320773/?fbclid=IwAR3R3EsgMEkQf4M_9E8Y4Cguqhls6CKpgZBlMKWN4tkWg3AGXwammyCtWc0 https://www.facebook.com/jarreous.thomas/videos/10158498129330479/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_APqWNVpGmI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2lzbiY67xm_Jqd-bQmUn6VfavVmPG0NS3CMIYPmDHgXVzqWm_6ibr-ACU https://www.facebook.com/100006044685877/videos/2640496729495124/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNSjgay9GYA Boats for sale: https://www.thedrive.com/news/34562/an-entire-fleet-of-abandoned-duck-tour-boats-is-now-going-to-auction?fbclid=IwAR1-Lyr1CY0sBlUCKEZXyiejbcWQeSt6s-TEKf4kL_PTB2-bra00bdznHd8 Half a billion dollar man: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/chiefs-patrick-mahomes-agree-on-10-year-contract-extension-worth-up-to-503-million-per-report/?fbclid=IwAR2zJl9od2WDO7yk_Jp7tGNaT-Gd_9VOyw1DBh9F_0uRLqYh8yQfqbGj5yA Table Talk: https://thegrio.com/2020/07/10/jada-pinkett-smith-august-alsina-red-table-talk-affair/?fbclid=IwAR1-Lyr1CY0sBlUCKEZXyiejbcWQeSt6s-TEKf4kL_PTB2-bra00bdznHd8

Continued from the previous episode: We check out one more Karen, her husband is completely unbothered. Jada Pinkett-Smith talks to Will Smith at the Red Table about her “Entanglements” with August Alsina. Pat Mahomes got a new contract, and major sports leagues are planning to reopen while Covid is surging. Betsy DeVos is up for the Bag-O-D’s award. She has been quiet about the state of education but is fully advocating putting teachers and children in harm's way to support the economy for Trump’s re-election bid. Show Prologue: Brothers Breaking Bread, or the “Triple B Pod”, is a collection of African American professionals, friends, and family that attempt to tackle the important issues of the day. We bring our unique brand of humor, sensitivity, and oftentimes anger to the analysis. The show features Rodger (@KcStork); “The Brothers of Doom” James and Joe; Anthony (10 Meters); Zeb (Da Soulja) Ada (Lady Lavender) and extended #3BPod family. We cut our teeth as podcasters creating nearly 100 episodes of the Negroraguan Podcast, we’ve kept much of the format and traditions with a few personal touches that come with a new show. We sincerely hope you enjoy, and subscribe to the show. Please contact us on Twitter @Triple_B_Pod or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/brothersbreaking.bread.7 Music Cred: Show Intro- We Outchea - Joseph Jefferson Outro- It’s Over – Joseph Jefferson Lennox Lewis- Zeb Ore, Joseph Jefferson, Jason Jones Photo Editing: Jason Jones Opening: https://twitter.com/SquirrelNut5/status/1279783787761524736?s=09&fbclid=IwAR1eFoOET9RB7yIjYWkFKBso0nnNWh9kO5YyN4M2FO-Jd6neP2Eudsb3SEY Jeffery’s Lady: https://6abc.com/ghislaine-maxwell-jeffery-epstein-jeffrey-child-sex/6306613/ Native Lands: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/09/supreme-court-says-eastern-half-of-oklahoma-is-native-american-land.html?fbclid=IwAR0m67jF1j4MiKL0gNCsRLRDPYSIjo9Hoyv1Gf2i9xPHEZHqBw-Da84j2uk Change the Name: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/07/04/redskins-washington-nfl-team-best-worst-options-potential-new-name/5371958002/?fbclid=IwAR23CCHke1CbTsbPpW-iZYsJSbgDqYr2Pt5Vef_xNoFDpKKQdZYPaDmsJ3Q Inside trader vs BLM: https://www.foxnews.com/media/kelly-loeffler-wnba-ownership-black-lives-matter https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/07/us/kelly-loeffler-wnba-atlanta-dream-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0diPwn3RKgSWqef_ypBOKK0vB8vdJVhPbjIkYUDDW0XrNlLc5x_qL2yZU Out of Ranks: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/02/us/vanessa-guillen-fort-hood-disappearance/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1ZoN7-ug06bC_lTzrP7Zv5eYSZZOxAE-_8fIN9i2coN5KZE_zcQs9hqMU https://www.the-sun.com/news/1077674/vanessa-guillen-soldier-cecily-aguilar-arrest/ More Karens and Chads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7cdWUMJgEo&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0m67jF1j4MiKL0gNCsRLRDPYSIjo9Hoyv1Gf2i9xPHEZHqBw-Da84j2uk https://twitter.com/notcapnamerica/status/1281598860696199168?s=09&fbclid=IwAR3Ka7ZAZL8X7A3XdnUwIPSkM8WreSOfHkLf0Cjnn1CL2at06MdqMV1x7zA https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/east-bay/2-people-paint-over-black-lives-matter-mural-in-martinez/2320773/?fbclid=IwAR3R3EsgMEkQf4M_9E8Y4Cguqhls6CKpgZBlMKWN4tkWg3AGXwammyCtWc0 https://www.facebook.com/jarreous.thomas/videos/10158498129330479/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_APqWNVpGmI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2lzbiY67xm_Jqd-bQmUn6VfavVmPG0NS3CMIYPmDHgXVzqWm_6ibr-ACU https://www.facebook.com/100006044685877/videos/2640496729495124/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNSjgay9GYA Boats for sale: https://www.thedrive.com/news/34562/an-entire-fleet-of-abandoned-duck-tour-boats-is-now-going-to-auction?fbclid=IwAR1-Lyr1CY0sBlUCKEZXyiejbcWQeSt6s-TEKf4kL_PTB2-bra00bdznHd8 Half a billion dollar man: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/chiefs-patrick-mahomes-agree-on-10-year-contract-extension-worth-up-to-503-million-per-report/?fbclid=IwAR2zJl9od2WDO7yk_Jp7tGNaT-Gd_9VOyw1DBh9F_0uRLqYh8yQfqbGj5yA Table Talk: https://thegrio.com/2020/07/10/jada-pinkett-smith-august-alsina-red-table-talk-affair/?fbclid=IwAR1-Lyr1CY0sBlUCKEZXyiejbcWQeSt6s-TEKf4kL_PTB2-bra00bdznHd8

Continued from the previous episode: A Not So Great Moment in White Privilege Nominee (Maybe B-O-D as well). GA Senator Kelly Loeffler already has been excused for insider trading by Trump, now she’s trying to abridge WNBA player’s free speech. Vanessa Guillen was raped, killed, dismembered, and buried at Fort Hood in Texas, but if a weapon went missing the entire base would be shut down. Something isn’t right! Karens and Kens are again on parade, one in particular thought she was Will Smith’s co-star in “I Am Legend”. Anybody know where we could get a Duck Boat cheap? Continued on the next episode...Show Prologue:Brothers Breaking Bread, or the “Triple B Pod”, is a collection of African American professionals, friends, and family that attempt to tackle the important issues of the day. We bring our unique brand of humor, sensitivity, and oftentimes anger to the analysis. The show features Rodger (@KcStork); “The Brothers of Doom” James and Joe; Anthony (10 Meters); Zeb (Da Soulja) Ada (Lady Lavender) and extended #3BPod family. We cut our teeth as podcasters creating nearly 100 episodes of the Negroraguan Podcast, we’ve kept much of the format and traditions with a few personal touches that come with a new show. We sincerely hope you enjoy, and subscribe to the show. Please contact us on Twitter @Triple_B_Pod or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/brothersbreaking.bread.7Music Cred:Show Intro- We Outchea - Joseph JeffersonOutro- It’s Over – Joseph JeffersonLennox Lewis- Zeb Ore, Joseph Jefferson, Jason JonesPhoto Editing:Jason JonesOpening: https://twitter.com/SquirrelNut5/status/1279783787761524736?s=09&fbclid=IwAR1eFoOET9RB7yIjYWkFKBso0nnNWh9kO5YyN4M2FO-Jd6neP2Eudsb3SEYJeffery’s Lady: https://6abc.com/ghislaine-maxwell-jeffery-epstein-jeffrey-child-sex/6306613/Native Lands: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/09/supreme-court-says-eastern-half-of-oklahoma-is-native-american-land.html?fbclid=IwAR0m67jF1j4MiKL0gNCsRLRDPYSIjo9Hoyv1Gf2i9xPHEZHqBw-Da84j2ukChange the Name: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/07/04/redskins-washington-nfl-team-best-worst-options-potential-new-name/5371958002/?fbclid=IwAR23CCHke1CbTsbPpW-iZYsJSbgDqYr2Pt5Vef_xNoFDpKKQdZYPaDmsJ3QInside trader vs BLM: https://www.foxnews.com/media/kelly-loeffler-wnba-ownership-black-lives-matterhttps://www.cnn.com/2020/07/07/us/kelly-loeffler-wnba-atlanta-dream-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0diPwn3RKgSWqef_ypBOKK0vB8vdJVhPbjIkYUDDW0XrNlLc5x_qL2yZUOut of Ranks: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/02/us/vanessa-guillen-fort-hood-disappearance/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1ZoN7-ug06bC_lTzrP7Zv5eYSZZOxAE-_8fIN9i2coN5KZE_zcQs9hqMUhttps://www.the-sun.com/news/1077674/vanessa-guillen-soldier-cecily-aguilar-arrest/More Karens and Chads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7cdWUMJgEo&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0m67jF1j4MiKL0gNCsRLRDPYSIjo9Hoyv1Gf2i9xPHEZHqBw-Da84j2ukhttps://twitter.com/notcapnamerica/status/1281598860696199168?s=09&fbclid=IwAR3Ka7ZAZL8X7A3XdnUwIPSkM8WreSOfHkLf0Cjnn1CL2at06MdqMV1x7zAhttps://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/east-bay/2-people-paint-over-black-lives-matter-mural-in-martinez/2320773/?fbclid=IwAR3R3EsgMEkQf4M_9E8Y4Cguqhls6CKpgZBlMKWN4tkWg3AGXwammyCtWc0https://www.facebook.com/jarreous.thomas/videos/10158498129330479/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_APqWNVpGmI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2lzbiY67xm_Jqd-bQmUn6VfavVmPG0NS3CMIYPmDHgXVzqWm_6ibr-ACUhttps://www.facebook.com/100006044685877/videos/2640496729495124/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNSjgay9GYABoats for sale:https://www.thedrive.com/news/34562/an-entire-fleet-of-abandoned-duck-tour-boats-is-now-going-to-auction?fbclid=IwAR1-Lyr1CY0sBlUCKEZXyiejbcWQeSt6s-TEKf4kL_PTB2-bra00bdznHd8Half a billion dollar man: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/chiefs-patrick-mahomes-agree-on-10-year-contract-extension-worth-up-to-503-million-per-report/?fbclid=IwAR2zJl9od2WDO7yk_Jp7tGNaT-Gd_9VOyw1DBh9F_0uRLqYh8yQfqbGj5yATable Talk: https://thegrio.com/2020/07/10/jada-pinkett-smith-august-alsina-red-table-talk-affair/?fbclid=IwAR1-Lyr1CY0sBlUCKEZXyiejbcWQeSt6s-TEKf4kL_PTB2-bra00bdznHd8

"J" is for Jackson, Joseph Jefferson Wofford [1888-1951]. Baseball Player. "Shoeless Joe" Jackson was reared in the mill villages of Pelzer and Greenville. He never attended school and could neither read nor write. At thirteen he began to work full-time in the mill and also to play for the mill's baseball team. In 1908 he turned pro and during the season landed in the majors with the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1915 he was traded to the Chicago White Sox and led the team to a World Series title in 1917 and a pennant in 1919. He was barred from baseball for his alleged participation in a scheme to throw the 1919 World Series. He was acquitted in a jury trial and modern researchers are convinced that Shoeless Joe Jackson was innocent.

What I learned from reading Professional Amateur: The Biography of Charles Franklin Kettering by Thomas Boyd[3:06] If you had to summarize Charles Kettering this is the way you would do it: “As symbol of progress and the American way of life—as creator of ideas and builder of industries and employment—as inspirer of men to nobler thoughts and greater accomplishments—as foe of ignorance and discouragement—as friend of learning and optimistic resolve—Charles F. Kettering stands among the great men of all time.”[3:36] He was an American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 186 patents. He was a founder of Delco, and was head of research at General Motors from 1920 to 1947. Among his most widely used automotive developments were the electrical starting motor and leaded gasoline. He was also responsible for the invention of Freon refrigerant for refrigeration and air conditioning systems. He developed  the world's first aerial missile. He led the advancement of practical, lightweight two-stroke diesel engines, revolutionizing the locomotive and heavy equipment industries.[4:42] This is Ket talking about why it is so important to approach your work with the mindset that you are a professional amateur: We are simply professional amateurs. We are amateurs because we are doing things for the first time. We are professional because we know we are going to have a lot of trouble. The price of progress is trouble. And I don't think the price is too high.[6:52] There is a quote from Thomas Edison that says “We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.” Ket has that same belief. This is Ket echoing Thomas Edison: “In reality, we have only begun to knock a few chips from the great quarry of knowledge that has been given us to dig out and use. We are like the two fellows who started to walk from New York to San Francisco. When they got over into New Jersey, one said: “We must be pretty nearly there. We have been walking a long, long time.” That is just how we are in what we know technically. We have just barely begun.[9:57] I am enthusiastic about being an American because I came from the hills in Ohio. I was a hillbilly. [10:21] I thought the only thing involved in opportunity was whether I knew how to think with my head and how to do with my hands.[13:37] One lesson from his childhood that stuck with him his whole life is that you need to only worry about things you can control. One of the older men is teaching him this through a story: Besides learning about water power and flour mills, he got from the wise old miller some bits of philosophy which he stored in his young mind. “A lot of people are bound to worry,” the miller once told him. “If you can do something about it, you ought to worry. I would think there was something wrong with you if you didn't. But if you can't do anything, then worrying is just like running this mill when there is no grist to grind. All that does is to wear out the mill.”[14:49] He is not interested in rote memorization. He wants to understand the principles behind the thing. He wants to know the why.[18:12] The man from whom he learned most was Hiram Sweet, the wagon maker. But Sweet was more than a wagon maker. He was, as Kettering said long afterward, “an engineer of such keen ability as to be remarkable. You would no more think of running across such a man in a small town than you would of flying without a flying machine.” Hiram Sweet had invented and built a self-computing cash register which was in daily use at the drugstore. He had also made an astronomical clock. “Where did you find out all this?” Kettering asked Sweet. “I work in this wagon shop ten hours a day,” he replied, “from six-thirty in the morning until five-thirty in the afternoon; and when I have no wagon work to do I work on Sweet's head.” Years afterward, when Kettering had become a noted man, he recalled the days spent in Sweet's wagon shop, “Letting him work on my head . . . I learned more from that old wagon maker than I did in college. The world was so wonderful and he knew so little about it that he hated to sleep.”[20:22] Ket got what he said later was one of the important lessons he learned in college. He learned it from the eminent actor, Joseph Jefferson. Jefferson, together with his company, came to the university town to play his famous part of Rip Van Winkle.One of the men asked him how often he had played the part of Rip Van Winkle. The great actor told just how many hundreds of times he had played Rip. “Don't you get terribly tired doing it so often?” he was asked. “Yes, I did get tired after a while. But the people wanted Rip. And so I went on playing him. I said to myself, ‘It doesn't matter how you feel. Your job is to entertain the audience.' Then I made up my mind that I would try to portray Rip Van Winkle just a little better each time. And that constant effort at improving the part has kept up my interest and enthusiasm.”[23:15] There is a time during Henry Ford's third attempt at building an automobile manufacturing company. And he comes to see Charlie Sorensen.He's like, “You know what? We're about to run out of money. I guess I'm just not going be able to accomplish this goal.”There's this conversation that takes place between Henry and Charlie and at the end, Ford is fired back up. Ford was like “I felt like quitting at the beginning of the conversation. Now I don't.”A few short years later, he winds up attaining his life goal of building a car so inexpensively that the average person can have it. I think that's important.There's so many times in Ford's life story that he wants to quit, that he's disheartened.[26:44] The obstacle of not knowing how never kept him from undertaking anything he thought needed to be done. “It is a fundamental rule with me,” he said once, “that if I want to do something I start, whether I know how or not. . . . As a rule you can find that out by trying.”[28:04] Every great improvement has come after repeated failures. Virtually nothing comes out right the first time. Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement.[36:18] Remembering the loyal support she (his wife) gave him during that trying period and afterward, Kettering said of her, “She was a great help in those early struggles, for she never got discouraged.” After she passes away from cancer he says she was the only thing in his life that he never tried to improve.[41:19] How Ket and his partner financed their company: To get even that small endeavor under way Kettering and Deeds had to put in all the money they could scrape up, and they mortgaged everything they had. Deeds put a mortgage on his house and Kettering on a lot that he owned. Both borrowed money on their life insurance policies. They also put up their patents and the contract with Cadillac as collateral for a loan from the bank. Cadillac paid them some money in advance. They sold some preferred stock, too, and raised money in every way possible.[42:09] All human development, no matter what form it takes, must be outside the rules; otherwise, we would never have anything new.[45:29] Kettering admired The Wright Brothers and all they did in overcoming obstacles to successful flight. Those obstacles were psychological as well as physical, for it was commonly believed then that heavier-than-air flight was impossible.  “The Wright Brothers,” Kettering said, “flew right through the smoke screen of impossibility.”[46:08] I have always had a rule for myself. Never fly when the birds don't, because they have had a lot of experience.[49:22] The destruction of a theory is of no consequence for theories are only steppingstones. More great scientific developments have been made by stumbling than by what is thought of as science. In my opinion an ounce of experimentation is worth a pound of theory.[50:57] Ket hates committees: Mrs. Kettering read about Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic, she said to her husband, “How wonderful that he did it all alone!” “It would have been still more wonderful,” Kettering replied, “if he had done it with a committee.”[51:30] We find that in research a certain amount of intelligent ignorance is essential to progress; for, if you know too much, you won't try the thing.[54:42] New ideas are the hardest things in the world to merchandise.[56:03] So great was his respect for independent thought and initiative in others that it was often difficult for those working on a project to find out just what he himself thought ought to be done in a given circumstance. He was careful not to stamp out a spark of fire in anyone. Instead, he would fan it to a bright glow. [57:31] He has been an inspiration to me and to the whole organization, particularly in directing our thoughts and our imagination and our activities toward doing a better job technically and the tremendous importance of technological progress.[1:00:07] You have to try things: Action without intelligence is a form of insanity, but intelligence without action is the greatest form of stupidity in the world.[1:00:19] In putting out new things troubles are not the exception. They are the rule. That is why I have said on so many occasions that the price of progress is trouble.[1:03:16] Let the competition think you are crazy. By the time they get it it will be too late: If you will help them keep on thinking that, we'll not be bothered with competition during the years in which we are working out the bugs and developing a really good locomotive.[1:05:14] It is not what two groups do alike that matters. It's what they do differently that is liable to count.[1:05:47] There are no places in an industrial situation where anyone can sit and rest. It is a question of change, change, change all the time. You can't have profit without progress.[1:06:18] We don't know enough to plan new industries: You can't plan industries, because you can't tell whether something is going to be an industry or not when you see it, and the chances are that it grows up right in front of you without ever being recognized as being an industry. Who planned the automobile industry? Nobody thought anything of it at all. It grew in spite of planning.[1:08:22] Because the field of human knowledge is so far from complete, he thinks our schools ought to teach that we know very little about anything.[1:09:04] The greatest thing that most fellows are lacking today is the fool trait of jumping into something and sticking at it until they come out all right.[1:09:54] He seems to have a complete absence of any timidity whatsoever. [1:10:54] I can conceive of nothing more foolish than to say the world is finished. We are not at the end of our progress but at the beginning. —“I have listened to every episode released and look forward to every episode that comes out. The only criticism I would have is that after each podcast I usually want to buy the book because I am interested, so my poor wallet suffers.”— GarethBe like Gareth. Buy a book. It's good for you. It's good for Founders. A list of all the books featured on Founders Podcast.

What I learned from reading Professional Amateur: The Biography of Charles Franklin Kettering by Thomas BoydIf you want to listen to the full episode you’ll need to upgrade to the Misfit feed. You will get access to every full episode. These episodes are available nowhere else. Upgrade now.Notes and quotes from Founders #125If you had to summarize Charles Kettering this is the way you would do it: “As symbol of progress and the American way of life—as creator of ideas and builder of industries and employment—as inspirer of men to nobler thoughts and greater accomplishments—as foe of ignorance and discouragement—as friend of learning and optimistic resolve—Charles F. Kettering stands among the great men of all time.” He was an American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 186 patents. He was a founder of Delco, and was head of research at General Motors from 1920 to 1947. Among his most widely used automotive developments were the electrical starting motor and leaded gasoline. He was also responsible for the invention of Freon refrigerant for refrigeration and air conditioning systems. He developed  the world's first aerial missile. He led the advancement of practical, lightweight two-stroke diesel engines, revolutionizing the locomotive and heavy equipment industries. This is Ket talking about why it is so important to approach your work with the mindset that you are a professional amateur: We are simply professional amateurs. We are amateurs because we are doing things for the first time. We are professional because we know we are going to have a lot of trouble. The price of progress is trouble. And I don’t think the price is too high. There is a quote from Thomas Edison that says “We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.” Ket has that same belief. This is Ket echoing Thomas Edison: “In reality, we have only begun to knock a few chips from the great quarry of knowledge that has been given us to dig out and use. We are like the two fellows who started to walk from New York to San Francisco. When they got over into New Jersey, one said: “We must be pretty nearly there. We have been walking a long, long time.” That is just how we are in what we know technically. We have just barely begun. I am enthusiastic about being an American because I came from the hills in Ohio. I was a hillbilly.  I thought the only thing involved in opportunity was whether I knew how to think with my head and how to do with my hands. One lesson from his childhood that stuck with him his whole life is that you need to only worry about things you can control. One of the older men is teaching him this through a story: Besides learning about water power and flour mills, he got from the wise old miller some bits of philosophy which he stored in his young mind. “A lot of people are bound to worry,” the miller once told him. “If you can do something about it, you ought to worry. I would think there was something wrong with you if you didn’t. But if you can’t do anything, then worrying is just like running this mill when there is no grist to grind. All that does is to wear out the mill.” He is not interested in rote memorization. He wants to understand the principles behind the thing. He wants to know the why. The man from whom he learned most was Hiram Sweet, the wagon maker. But Sweet was more than a wagon maker. He was, as Kettering said long afterward, “an engineer of such keen ability as to be remarkable. You would no more think of running across such a man in a small town than you would of flying without a flying machine.” Hiram Sweet had invented and built a self-computing cash register which was in daily use at the drugstore. He had also made an astronomical clock. “Where did you find out all this?” Kettering asked Sweet. “I work in this wagon shop ten hours a day,” he replied, “from six-thirty in the morning until five-thirty in the afternoon; and when I have no wagon work to do I work on Sweet’s head.” Years afterward, when Kettering had become a noted man, he recalled the days spent in Sweet’s wagon shop, “Letting him work on my head . . . I learned more from that old wagon maker than I did in college. The world was so wonderful and he knew so little about it that he hated to sleep.” Ket got what he said later was one of the important lessons he learned in college. He learned it from the eminent actor, Joseph Jefferson. Jefferson, together with his company, came to the university town to play his famous part of Rip Van Winkle. One of the men asked him how often he had played the part of Rip Van Winkle. The great actor told just how many hundreds of times he had played Rip. “Don’t you get terribly tired doing it so often?” he was asked. “Yes, I did get tired after a while. But the people wanted Rip. And so I went on playing him. I said to myself, ‘It doesn’t matter how you feel. Your job is to entertain the audience.’ Then I made up my mind that I would try to portray Rip Van Winkle just a little better each time. And that constant effort at improving the part has kept up my interest and enthusiasm.” There is a time during Henry Ford’s third attempt at building an automobile manufacturing company. And he comes to see Charlie Sorensen. He's like, “You know what? We're about to run out of money. I guess I'm just not going be able to accomplish this goal.” There's this conversation that takes place between Henry and Charlie and at the end, Ford is fired back up. Ford was like “I felt like quitting at the beginning of the conversation. Now I don't.” A few short years later, he winds up attaining his life goal of building a car so inexpensively that the average person can have it. I think that’s important. There's so many times in Ford’s life story that he wants to quit, that he's disheartened. The obstacle of not knowing how never kept him from undertaking anything he thought needed to be done. “It is a fundamental rule with me,” he said once, “that if I want to do something I start, whether I know how or not. . . . As a rule you can find that out by trying.” Every great improvement has come after repeated failures. Virtually nothing comes out right the first time. Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. Remembering the loyal support she (his wife) gave him during that trying period and afterward, Kettering said of her, “She was a great help in those early struggles, for she never got discouraged.” After she passes away from cancer he says she was the only thing in his life that he never tried to improve. How Ket and his partner financed their company: To get even that small endeavor under way Kettering and Deeds had to put in all the money they could scrape up, and they mortgaged everything they had. Deeds put a mortgage on his house and Kettering on a lot that he owned. Both borrowed money on their life insurance policies. They also put up their patents and the contract with Cadillac as collateral for a loan from the bank. Cadillac paid them some money in advance. They sold some preferred stock, too, and raised money in every way possible. All human development, no matter what form it takes, must be outside the rules; otherwise, we would never have anything new. Kettering admired The Wright Brothers and all they did in overcoming obstacles to successful flight. Those obstacles were psychological as well as physical, for it was commonly believed then that heavier-than-air flight was impossible.  “The Wright Brothers,” Kettering said, “flew right through the smoke screen of impossibility.” I have always had a rule for myself. Never fly when the birds don’t, because they have had a lot of experience. The destruction of a theory is of no consequence for theories are only steppingstones. More great scientific developments have been made by stumbling than by what is thought of as science. In my opinion an ounce of experimentation is worth a pound of theory. Ket hates committees: Mrs. Kettering read about Lindbergh’s solo flight across the Atlantic, she said to her husband, “How wonderful that he did it all alone!” “It would have been still more wonderful,” Kettering replied, “if he had done it with a committee.” We find that in research a certain amount of intelligent ignorance is essential to progress; for, if you know too much, you won’t try the thing. New ideas are the hardest things in the world to merchandise. So great was his respect for independent thought and initiative in others that it was often difficult for those working on a project to find out just what he himself thought ought to be done in a given circumstance. He was careful not to stamp out a spark of fire in anyone. Instead, he would fan it to a bright glow.  He has been an inspiration to me and to the whole organization, particularly in directing our thoughts and our imagination and our activities toward doing a better job technically and the tremendous importance of technological progress. You have to try things: Action without intelligence is a form of insanity, but intelligence without action is the greatest form of stupidity in the world. In putting out new things troubles are not the exception. They are the rule. That is why I have said on so many occasions that the price of progress is trouble. Let the competition think you are crazy. By the time they get it it will be too late: If you will help them keep on thinking that, we’ll not be bothered with competition during the years in which we are working out the bugs and developing a really good locomotive. It is not what two groups do alike that matters. It’s what they do differently that is liable to count. There are no places in an industrial situation where anyone can sit and rest. It is a question of change, change, change all the time. You can’t have profit without progress. We don’t know enough to plan new industries: You can’t plan industries, because you can’t tell whether something is going to be an industry or not when you see it, and the chances are that it grows up right in front of you without ever being recognized as being an industry. Who planned the automobile industry? Nobody thought anything of it at all. It grew in spite of planning. Because the field of human knowledge is so far from complete, he thinks our schools ought to teach that we know very little about anything. The greatest thing that most fellows are lacking today is the fool trait of jumping into something and sticking at it until they come out all right. He seems to have a complete absence of any timidity whatsoever.  I can conceive of nothing more foolish than to say the world is finished. We are not at the end of our progress but at the beginning. Listen to the full episode now by upgrading to the Misfit feed: If you want to listen to the full episode you’ll need to upgrade to the Misfit feed. You will get access to every full episode. These episodes are available nowhere else. Upgrade now.

We talk a ton of topics with Coach Jefferson and do our weekly power rankings!!

We talk a ton of topics with Coach Jefferson and do our weekly power rankings!!

We talk a ton of topics with Coach Jefferson and do our weekly power rankings!!

Born in Valdosta, Georgia, a child of threedaughters, LaShonda began singing at the tenderage of three. When her mother noticed hersinging ability, at the age of 3, she encouragedher to perform George Benson’s classic, “TheGreatest Love Of All” before a private audience.Over the years, LaShonda would becomemesmerized by the musical and melodic elementsof Pop, Rock, Country, and R&B of the 80’s and90’s, which greatly influenced her musical tastes.Her artist influences include Teena Marie, AngelaWinbush, Anita Baker, Barbara Weathers and Sharon Bryant of Atlantic Starr, Sade, George Michael, Stevie Wonder, and many others. As a young child, LaShonda’s family moved to Petersburg/Richmond, Virginia and ultimately, Prince Georges County, Maryland, where she sang in ensembles and competed in a number of talent shows. She began writing songs at age 1; her first song was affectionately penned “Candy Treat”. By the age of 17 she began writing songs and recording vocals at some of Maryland’s top recording studios. At the age of 19, she became a recording artist and was managed by the legendary flautist, Bobbi Humphrey. With aspirations of becoming an artist, as well as a songwriter, LaShonda surrounded herself by the best songwriters, having wrote lyrics for Ryan Toby of the R&B group “City High”. Through Richmond, Virginia’s Quiet Storm DJ, Mitch Malone, LaShonda was introduced to the legendary songwriter, Joseph Jefferson. Jefferson wrote timeless hits like, “Sadie”, “One of A Kind Love Affair”, and “Brandy”. Under his tutelage, she learned the true art of songwriting, as well as, the music business. Nicknamed “DatGurl”, LaShonda’s skills have led her to having her music aired on Live! With Regis and Kelly (201). She has teamed with Arrested Development’s Tasha LaRae to create music for Tasha’s upcoming solo EP project slated to be released in 2019. LaShonda works directly with playwrights to license her original music for stage productions. Her first single from her upcoming EP release, “Wash That Man” is featured in the new film titled, “Shattered Love”. LaShonda’s second single, slated for her EP is titled, “My Rhythm, My Blues”. The songs melodic and catchy intergalactic groove is an ode to the R&B genre, while also serving as a lovers anthem.   Simply, LaShonda’s supple voice and honest lyrics will prove why she’s a singer worth your time.  

Todd Rosenthal (Set Designer) is a Chicago based set designer. Broadway: August Osage County (Tony Award), The Motherfucker with the Hat (Tony and Outer Critics Circle Nomination), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Tony Award Best revival), Of Mice and Men, This is Our Youth, Fish in the Dark, Straight White Men, and the upcoming Linda Vista. Select Off Broadway premieres: Red Light Winter, Barrow Street Theater; Domesticated, Lincoln Center; Qualms, Playwrights Horizons; Close Up Space, Manhattan Theatre Club; Nice Fish, St. Ann’s Warehouse. Set designer for 6 years for the Big Apple Circus. International: August Osage County (National Theatre, London, Sydney Theater, Australia); The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Theatre Royal, Ireland); Nice Fish, (Harold Pinter Theatre, West End, London); Madama Butterfly, Dublin, Ireland; and the upcoming Downstate at the National Theatre in London. Regional: Steppenwolf (33 productions), Goodman (artistic partner), Chicago Shakespeare, Guthrie, Mark Taper Forum, ART, La Jolla Playhouse, Arena Stage, Berkeley Rep, Alley Theater, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Oregon Shakespeare Festival and many others. Select Museum Exhibitions: Mythbusters: The Explosive Exhibition and The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes. Other select awards: 2019 Distinguished Achievement Award (United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), Laurence Olivier, Helen Hayes, Ovation, Bay Area Theater Critics Circle, Joseph Jefferson, Suzi Bass, and the Michael Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration. Full Professor, Northwestern University. Graduate, Yale Drama.

We welcome to the Booth this week the very talented and vibrant Jerre Dye. Recommended by a recent genius guest, Cecelia Wingate, Jerre is a Southerner by birth, having grown up in a small town in Mississippi. He is a playwright, actor, director and opera librettist, now living in Chicago. Fellow Mississippi playwright Beth Henley, whose play Crimes of the Heart earned her a Pulitzer Prize in 1981, praises his lyrical voice and distinctly Southern sensibilities, proclaiming him "a vibrant force in the American theater." Jerre's plays Cicada and Distance were both nominated for Joseph Jefferson awards. First off, Frank tells us about seeing our friend Christine McHugh's one-woman play Parents Must Be Dead at the Greenhouse Theatre. By all accounts, the evening was a smashing success, with a full house and great audience response. Congratulations, Christine! We learn that the somewhat odd title refers to a friend of Christine's preference listing on a dating website. A bit maudlin, but at least he's honest. Gary reminds our listeners that they can hear the Booth One crew interviewed on the Rick Kogan After Hours radio program on the WGN website. To listen to Rick's jaw-droppingly generous words about our show, click here. Jerre takes us through his upbringing, his school days in Memphis, and his foray into acting in Hollywood. Big brother John Dye was his mentor, inspiration and role model. Highlights from his LA days include teaching Lily Tomlin how to clog(!?) and appearing as a dancer in the 1993 film of The Beverly Hillbillies with Jim Varney. His mentor at University of Memphis was Gloria Baxter, who was a classmate and friend of Frank Galati's at Northwestern. As film fans, we love a well-written movie review, even if it's a pan. A couple of snippets from the the recent Keanu Reeves/Winona Ryder film reviewed in the NY Times: "'Destination Wedding' is torture."; "Nothing is as ailing as the screenplay." Almost worth going to see it just for the train wreck! Jerre talks about becoming an opera librettist and how that writing style and process differs from, and is similar to, his playwrighting. He first got involved with opera six years ago doing a project in Memphis creating several different stories about the people who worked at a now-shuttered Sears distribution complex. His opera career has advanced from there to the point where he's now at work on a project called Taking Up Serpents with composer Kamala Sankaram to be presented by Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center. The piece runs January 11-13 in Washington. Jerre has many other projects in the works and we're excited to see them come to life. As Jerre says, "Everybody's born with a story. It's like a spell." In our Good Times and Bum Times segment, you'll hear about the first raw-meat vending machine now operational in upstate New York (a dream invention for carnivore Gary), and you'll meet Jessie, the foul-mouthed Macaw who shocked rescuers on a London roof top with a barrage of F-bombs. Jerre and the boys play a little Chat Pack and we learn about Olympic dream events, books they would write, and least-favorite education courses they've taken. As always, this segment reveals some fascinating insight into our guest and hosts. Kiss Of Death: Nabi Tajima, recognized as the World's Oldest Person Born in 1900 in Araki, Japan, Ms. Tajima was the last known person born in the 19th century, and one of the few people who could recall a time before World War I. She had nine children and 160 descendents, including great-great-great grandchildren. Nabi Tajima was 117. Read the full Washington Post article here.    

Jim Crow law, in U.S. history, any of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the South between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the beginning of the civil rights movement in the 1950s. Jim Crow was the name of a minstrel routine (actually Jump Jim Crow) performed beginning in 1828 by its author, Thomas Dartmouth (“Daddy”) Rice, and by many imitators, including actor Joseph Jefferson. The term came to be a derogatory epithet for African Americans and a designation for their segregated life. The second episode explores the dramatic rise of a successful black middle class and the determination of white supremacists to destroy this fledgling black political power. Through the efforts of men and women like educator Charlotte Hawkins Brown, African Americans continued to move forward. Black artists created new genres of American music and an intellectual elite, personified by the pioneering W.E.B. Du Bois, emerged. Du Bois, a charter member of the newly founded National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was the editor of its magazine, THE CRISIS. This episode ends with the violence at home giving way to warfare abroad as thousands of black Americans depart for World War I. Public Access America PublicAccessPod Productions History Footage downloaded and edited by Jason Roeseke at PublicAccessPod producer of Public Access America Podcast Link Review us Stitcher: http://goo.gl/XpKHWB Review us iTunes: https://goo.gl/soc7KG Subscribe GooglePlay: https://goo.gl/gPEDbf YouTube https://goo.gl/xrKbJb YouTube

Jim Crow law, in U.S. history, any of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the South between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the beginning of the civil rights movement in the 1950s. Jim Crow was the name of a minstrel routine (actually Jump Jim Crow) performed beginning in 1828 by its author, Thomas Dartmouth (“Daddy”) Rice, and by many imitators, including actor Joseph Jefferson. The term came to be a derogatory epithet for African Americans and a designation for their segregated life. The second episode explores the dramatic rise of a successful black middle class and the determination of white supremacists to destroy this fledgling black political power. Through the efforts of men and women like educator Charlotte Hawkins Brown, African Americans continued to move forward. Black artists created new genres of American music and an intellectual elite, personified by the pioneering W.E.B. Du Bois, emerged. Du Bois, a charter member of the newly founded National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was the editor of its magazine, THE CRISIS. This episode ends with the violence at home giving way to warfare abroad as thousands of black Americans depart for World War I. Public Access America PublicAccessPod Productions History Footage downloaded and edited by Jason Roeseke at PublicAccessPod producer of Public Access America Podcast Link Review us Stitcher: http://goo.gl/XpKHWB Review us iTunes: https://goo.gl/soc7KG Subscribe GooglePlay: https://goo.gl/gPEDbf YouTube https://goo.gl/xrKbJb YouTube

Jim Crow law, in U.S. history, any of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the South between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the beginning of the civil rights movement in the 1950s. Jim Crow was the name of a minstrel routine (actually Jump Jim Crow) performed beginning in 1828 by its author, Thomas Dartmouth (“Daddy”) Rice, and by many imitators, including actor Joseph Jefferson. The term came to be a derogatory epithet for African Americans and a designation for their segregated life. The second episode explores the dramatic rise of a successful black middle class and the determination of white supremacists to destroy this fledgling black political power. Through the efforts of men and women like educator Charlotte Hawkins Brown, African Americans continued to move forward. Black artists created new genres of American music and an intellectual elite, personified by the pioneering W.E.B. Du Bois, emerged. Du Bois, a charter member of the newly founded National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was the editor of its magazine, THE CRISIS. This episode ends with the violence at home giving way to warfare abroad as thousands of black Americans depart for World War I. Footage downloaded and edited by Jason Roeseke at PublicAccessPod producer of Public Access America Podcast Link Review us Stitcher: http://goo.gl/XpKHWB Review us iTunes: https://goo.gl/soc7KG Subscribe GooglePlay: https://goo.gl/gPEDbf YouTube https://goo.gl/xrKbJb YouTube

Jim Crow law, in U.S. history, any of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the South between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the beginning of the civil rights movement in the 1950s. Jim Crow was the name of a minstrel routine (actually Jump Jim Crow) performed beginning in 1828 by its author, Thomas Dartmouth (“Daddy”) Rice, and by many imitators, including actor Joseph Jefferson. The term came to be a derogatory epithet for African Americans and a designation for their segregated life. From the late 1870s, Southern state legislatures, no longer controlled by carpetbaggers and freedmen, passed laws requiring the separation of whites from “persons of color” in public transportation and schools. Generally, anyone of ascertainable or strongly suspected black ancestry in any degree was for that purpose a “person of color”; the pre-Civil War distinction favoring those whose ancestry was known to be mixed—particularly the half-French “free persons of color” in Louisiana—was abandoned. The segregation principle was extended to parks, cemeteries, theaters, and restaurants in an effort to prevent any contact between blacks and whites as equals. It was codified on local and state levels and most famously with the “separate but equal” decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896).

...Jim Crow law, in U.S. history, any of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the South between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the beginning of the civil rights movement in the 1950s. Jim Crow was the name of a minstrel routine (actually Jump Jim Crow) performed beginning in 1828 by its author, Thomas Dartmouth (“Daddy”) Rice, and by many imitators, including actor Joseph Jefferson. The term came to be a derogatory epithet for African Americans and a designation for their segregated life. From the late 1870s, Southern state legislatures, no longer controlled by carpetbaggers and freedmen, passed laws requiring the separation of whites from “persons of color” in public transportation and schools. Generally, anyone of ascertainable or strongly suspected black ancestry in any degree was for that purpose a “person of color”; the pre-Civil War distinction favoring those whose ancestry was known to be mixed—particularly the half-French “free persons of color” in Louisiana—was abandoned. The segregation principle was extended to parks, cemeteries, theaters, and restaurants in an effort to prevent any contact between blacks and whites as equals. It was codified on local and state levels and most famously with the “separate but equal” decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). Episode 1-4 Our premiere episodes (1-4) begin with the end of the Civil War and Reconstruction, periods that held so much promise for free black men and women. But as the North gradually withdrew its support for black aspirations for land, civil and political rights, and legal due process, Southern whites succeeded in passing laws that segregated and disfranchised African Americans, laws that were reinforced with violence and terror tactics. By 1876, Reconstruction was over. "Promises Betrayed" recounts black response by documenting the work of such leaders as activist/separatist Benjamin "Pap" Singleton, anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells, as well as the emergence of Booker T. Washington as a national figure.

Jim Crow law, in U.S. history, any of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the South between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the beginning of the civil rights movement in the 1950s. Jim Crow was the name of a minstrel routine (actually Jump Jim Crow) performed beginning in 1828 by its author, Thomas Dartmouth (“Daddy”) Rice, and by many imitators, including actor Joseph Jefferson. The term came to be a derogatory epithet for African Americans and a designation for their segregated life. From the late 1870s, Southern state legislatures, no longer controlled by carpetbaggers and freedmen, passed laws requiring the separation of whites from “persons of color” in public transportation and schools. Generally, anyone of ascertainable or strongly suspected black ancestry in any degree was for that purpose a “person of color”; the pre-Civil War distinction favoring those whose ancestry was known to be mixed—particularly the half-French “free persons of color” in Louisiana—was abandoned. The segregation principle was extended to parks, cemeteries, theaters, and restaurants in an effort to prevent any contact between blacks and whites as equals. It was codified on local and state levels and most famously with the “separate but equal” decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). Episode 1-4 Our premiere episodes (1-4) begin with the end of the Civil War and Reconstruction, periods that held so much promise for free black men and women. But as the North gradually withdrew its support for black aspirations for land, civil and political rights, and legal due process, Southern whites succeeded in passing laws that segregated and disfranchised African Americans, laws that were reinforced with violence and terror tactics. By 1876, Reconstruction was over. "Promises Betrayed" recounts black response by documenting the work of such leaders as activist/separatist Benjamin "Pap" Singleton, anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells, as well as the emergence of Booker T. Washington as a national figure.

Jim Crow law, in U.S. history, any of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the South between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the beginning of the civil rights movement in the 1950s. Jim Crow was the name of a minstrel routine (actually Jump Jim Crow) performed beginning in 1828 by its author, Thomas Dartmouth (“Daddy”) Rice, and by many imitators, including actor Joseph Jefferson. The term came to be a derogatory epithet for African Americans and a designation for their segregated life. From the late 1870s, Southern state legislatures, no longer controlled by carpetbaggers and freedmen, passed laws requiring the separation of whites from “persons of color” in public transportation and schools. Generally, anyone of ascertainable or strongly suspected black ancestry in any degree was for that purpose a “person of color”; the pre-Civil War distinction favoring those whose ancestry was known to be mixed—particularly the half-French “free persons of color” in Louisiana—was abandoned. The segregation principle was extended to parks, cemeteries, theaters, and restaurants in an effort to prevent any contact between blacks and whites as equals. It was codified on local and state levels and most famously with the “separate but equal” decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). Episode 1-4 Our premiere episodes (1-4) begin with the end of the Civil War and Reconstruction, periods that held so much promise for free black men and women. But as the North gradually withdrew its support for black aspirations for land, civil and political rights, and legal due process, Southern whites succeeded in passing laws that segregated and disfranchised African Americans, laws that were reinforced with violence and terror tactics. By 1876, Reconstruction was over. "Promises Betrayed" recounts black response by documenting the work of such leaders as activist/separatist Benjamin "Pap" Singleton, anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells, as well as the emergence of Booker T. Washington as a national figure.

Donna Blue Lachman is a lover of all things theater. She has worked as a playwright,actor, director and teacher  for more than 25 years. She was the founder and Artistic Director of the Blue Rider Theater Company in Chicago for 14 years where she wrote and performed 9 one-woman plays, leading to two Joseph Jefferson awards for best performance, several Playwright Fellowships and awards from the Chicago Artist’s International Program which allowed her to research and tour her production to Venice, Italy, Berlin and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Her numerous awards include an Emmy for a television show for the City of Chicago. Her teaching credits include the  School of the Art Institute, master degree programs at Chicago’s Columbia College and has served as Dramatist-in-Residence for the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.  Susan Block brings with her a vast knowledge of the arts and creativity. She is LaPorte County Poet Laureate Emeritus, playwright, writing workshop leader, art exhibition curator and cultural arts advocate. "Conversations On Creativity" is the brainchild of Block. Series co-producer is Mary E. LaLuna, executive producer/creator of ArtSees Productions and host of “ArtSees Diner,”   Music for today's show was provided by Keenan Baxter.http://keenanbaxter.com

Michael Shepperd. Michael has been on Criminal Minds, Frasier, Monk, Ally McBeal, Arrested Development, ER, and Strong Medicine, plus numerous independent and short films. Michael is co-Artistic Director of The Celebration Theater, he's had four Joseph Jefferson nominations, and was named one of LA’s Most Fascinating People for LA Weekly’s People 2014 issue.