Podcasts about KJ

In this episode of Unspeakable: A True Crime Podcast by Kelly Jennings, KJ completes the horrific story of John Joubert, a serial killer who terrorized the states of Nebraska and Maine in the early 1980's.Timestamps03:52 The Arrest of John Joubert05:13 Joubert's Background and Early Life07:03 The Attack on Danny 14:28 The Horrific Murder of Danny24:31 The Aftermath of Danny's Death27:37 John Joubert's Arrest and Confessions34:50 The Murder of Christopher Walden43:10 The Brutality of Christopher's Death55:39 The Investigation into Ricky Stetson57:38 John Joubert: Serial Killer Unmasked1:05:06 The Final Days of John Joubert1:13:02 Legacy of a MonsterUnspeakable Listener Deals!Eric JavitsChic, Provactive, and Iconic-Eric Javits hats are the essence of designer elegance. Made famous by sex and the city and worn by Melania, these travel friendly sun hats and accressories are known worldwide. 20% off for my listeners by using the code UNSPEAKABLE via the link below Eric Javits Designer Hats and AccessoriesFollow “Crime Wire Weekly” on it's new channel HERE:Apple Podcasts  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crime-wire-weekly/id1815864889Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3zyrgjtW6gLUVbicJaYXV9?si=0dbf4983938344a2Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3738411d-828e-4138-9976-223ab5de2c87/the-crime-wire-weekly

How do you really prepare for a hunt? As the saying goes: don't forget your underwear. In this episode of Gun Talk Hunt, host KJ talks with seasoned hunters Mike McNett (DoubleTap Ammo), Matt Johnson (Gun Talk Media), and John McAdams (Big Game Hunting Podcast) about their pre-hunt strategies. From choosing the right rifle/ammo combo and simulating field positions, to packing smart and handling international travel—this is your full checklist for making the most of your season.Expect stories from Utah to Minnesota, tips for prepping young hunters, field drills to sharpen instincts, and lessons learned the hard way (like missing gear or ammo rules at the border).This Gun Talk Hunt is brought to you by Range Ready Studios, Remington Ammunition, Vortex Optics, and Hodgdon Powder. About Gun Talk HuntGun Talk Media's Gun Talk Hunt, with Kevin “KJ” Jarnagin, pairs decades of experience with today's latest tools and technology to help you succeed in the field. Whether it runs or flies - no matter what game you pursue - Gun Talk Hunt is a multi-platform podcast that gives today's hunters a voice in the digital world.For more content from Gun Talk Media, visit guntalk.com or subscribe on YouTube, Rumble, Facebook, Instagram, and X. Catch First Person Defender on the new Official FPD YouTube channel. Watch Gun Talk Nation on its new YouTube channel. Catch Gun Talk Hunt on the new dedicated YouTube Channel. Listen to all Gun Talk Podcasts with Spreaker, iHeart, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you find podcasts.Copyright ©2025 Freefire Media, LLCGun Talk Hunt 10.07.25Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support.

Alex and KJ are back on game week to preview the upcoming Packers - Bengals matchup on Sunday. With or without Joe Burrow, what do the brothers think of Cincinnati? How about the Mark Sanchez situation? Dive into the latest - Welcome back to the IKE Packers Podcast!Help the show by telling another Packers fan! Other ways to contribute are by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and subscribing wherever you get your podcasts.@IKE_Packers on X

In this episode KJ covers a very creepy news article from the upstate NY village of Lily Dale where 40 or so mediums live that routinely make contact with the dead. WJ covers several additional Bigfoot accounts that go from strange to stranger. And finally we will cover some great listener mail. Please join us! Thank you for listening! www.bigfootterrorinthewoods.com Produced by: "Bigfoot Terror in the Woods L.L.C."

Tom and KJ discuss the loss to Miami. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nutrition doesn't have to be complicated. In this episode of the FOF Gym Chat podcast, we break down why focusing on protein and produce is still the most effective—and overlooked—approach to building muscle, managing weight, and improving health for the long haul. If you're tired of hopping from diet to diet, this is the reset you need.Enjoy!K+J

In this episode of Disruption/Interruption, host KJ interviews JB Baker, VP of Marketing and Product Management at ScaleFlux. They dive deep into the challenges and innovations in data storage and memory for AI workloads, discuss the hidden costs of data center inefficiency, and explore how ScaleFlux is disrupting the industry with advanced flash storage solutions. JB also shares insights from his endurance athlete mindset and offers advice for innovators. Key Takeaways: The Data Bottleneck in AI (2:01) The biggest challenge in AI infrastructure is not processing power, but storage and memory that can't keep up with demand. Hidden Costs in Data Centers (7:12) Up to 40% of data center power is spent on cooling, not processing, leading to massive inefficiencies and costs. ScaleFlux’s Disruptive Solution (15:38) ScaleFlux’s custom SSD controllers enable real-time data compression in hardware, doubling performance and reducing costs for enterprises. Endurance Mindset in Business (23:18) JB applies lessons from endurance sports to business, emphasizing persistence and continuous improvement as keys to innovation. Quote of the Show (3:41):"Those cores can process so much more data per second and so much more data per watt. But when the entire infrastructure isn't balanced, you're losing out on these efficiencies. And so there it is, creating hidden costs." — JB Baker Join our Anti-PR newsletter where we’re keeping a watchful and clever eye on PR trends, PR fails, and interesting news in tech so you don't have to. You're welcome. Want PR that actually matters? Get 30 minutes of expert advice in a fast-paced, zero-nonsense session from Karla Jo Helms, a veteran Crisis PR and Anti-PR Strategist who knows how to tell your story in the best possible light and get the exposure you need to disrupt your industry. Click here to book your call: https://info.jotopr.com/free-anti-pr-eval Ways to connect with JB Baker: LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jbbaker https://scaleflux.com How to get more Disruption/Interruption: Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/eccda84d-4d5b-4c52-ba54-7fd8af3cbe87/disruption-interruption Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disruption-interruption/id1581985755 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yGSwcSp8J354awJkCmJlDSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Voice of the Miami Hurricanes Joe Zagacki gives Tom, KJ and Bob insight into the 2025 Hurricanes program ahead of Saturday's primetime matchup with Miami. ACC Network host and reporter Taylor Tannenbaum also joins the show to discuss film breakdown, choosing game talking points, ACC Network schedule for this Friday/Saturday, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Unspeakable: A True Crime Podcast by Kelly Jennings, KJ tells the horrific story of John Jobert, a serial killer who terrorized the states of Nebraska and Maine in the early 1980's.Timestamps14:17 The Search Begins19:51 Discovery of Danny's Body24:00 The Autopsy Report29:35 Community's Response34:02 The Second Abduction41:21 Christopher's Disappearance49:46 Investigative Challenges1:00:37 Suspect Identification1:03:11 John Jobert Arrest1:10:51 CliffhangerUnspeakable Listener Deals! Eric JavitsChic, Provactive, and Iconic-Eric Javits hats are the essence of designer elegance. Made famous by sex and the city and worn by Melania, these travel friendly sun hats and accressories are known worldwide.  20% off for my listeners by using the code UNSPEAKABLE via the link belowEric Javits Designer Hats and AccessoriesFollow “Crime Wire Weekly” on it's new channel HERE:Apple Podcasts  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crime-wire-weekly/id1815864889Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3zyrgjtW6gLUVbicJaYXV9?si=0dbf4983938344a2Amazon Music  https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3738411d-828e-4138-9976-223ab5de2c87/the-crime-wire-weekly

In this episode KJ covers a story about an alleged Bigfoot body that was recovered in NY State. WJ covers a frightening Bigfoot account from a a highway patrolman that had a frightening Bigfoot encounter. And then WJ covers another account from a logger back in the 80s working in Northern California. And finally we will cover some great listener mail. Please join us!  Thank you for listening!www.bigfootterrorinthewoods.comProduced by: "Bigfoot Terror in the Woods L.L.C."

Title: "Legacy in Life and Loss: Adria Johnson on Her Son's Gift of Hope"  

HUGE GAME in Dallas over the weekend. In today's episode of the podcast Alex and KJ dive into the game recap and analysis. Who won between Jerry Jones and Micah Parsons? Who came in clutch for the Packers? Around the NFL talk and more - Welcome back to the IKE Packers Podcast!Help the show by telling another Packers fan! Other ways to contribute are by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and subscribing wherever you get your podcasts.@IKE_Packers on X

In this episode KJ covers the Congressional UAP hearing on September 9th, 2025 and some interesting new UAP video that was released. WJ covers an exciting Bigfoot encounter up near Pike's Peak in Colorado. And finally we will cover some great listener mail. Please join us! Thank you for listening! www.bigfootterrorinthewoods.com Produced by: "Bigfoot Terror in the Woods L.L.C."

Fall has arrived again, in spite of our doubts, and despite this fully anachronistic episode. Gather ‘round the fire while we amuse ourselves talking about potential Pope names, get a full report on goings-on in KJ's star-studded life, discuss the strange voting experiences in this year's federal election, and yeet us some Snappers. We touch on some serious matters, too, so let's see if we can get Friendly to call Rusty and Jerome to join us around the fire. Buddy will be pleased!Factoids of the month: (1) Payne Street was where KJ, PJ, and RJ lived from c. 1979 into the early 80's. The house was close to the corner of Payne & Suffering. (2) Vatican City is 100% Catholic! One can only wonder if the Swiss Guard frog-marches non-believers out of the sovereign state. (3) Of countries with population over one million, Portugal is #1 at 80.2% Catholic. Source.Links: Shed Dogs; regnal names, that is to say pope names; the Apostles were all Jews; Dial the Gate; When Calls the Heart; West Side Story; Sandy Winsby's extensive body of works; West Side Story; the Lapu-Lapu Day attack; this year's federal election; John Hancock's signature.Theme music is Escaping like Indiana Jones by Komiku, by permission.

Here's this week's episode, which we accidentally tucked behind the paywall in the first send. Friday #AmWriting is always free—but if you're already a paid sub, thanks! And if not… maybe now's the time?Every draft gets messy. Characters show up too early, reveals happen too late, and suddenly nothing's where it “should” be. In this episode, Jennie and KJ talk how to tackle the chaos and keep your words flowing.Episode is free for all and romping through podplayers everywhere. Transcript is below—for paid subscribers only (because they cost $$ to make—thanks for helping us keep them coming!)(Hearing impaired? Shoot us a note and we'll work it out.)Because Free Doesn't Cover TranscriptsTRANSCRIPTKJ Dell'AntoniaI had written about 13,000 words-ish, and sort of vaguely call it the first five chapters, sort of. I have my loose, rickety Inside-Outline, which gets to the end and becomes almost an only emotion outline, because I'm not entirely sure I know what's going to happen. I'm not entirely sure how. And, you know, we talked about that, so that's fine. Like, I'm working—I'm working from that. I'm not working—it's not like, and next I will write this. It's more like, here's the—what—whatever scene I write next, here's why it has to happen, plot-wise, and here's why it has to happen, emotion-wise. But it may not be exactly what I outlined. So I'm actually making an outline of what I actually wrote as I write it, which is kind of fun. But then as I'm—so as I'm doing that, and kind of comparing what I think is going to happen to what I'm writing, I realized, after I sent you a big chunk, which we're partly excited about and partly not—and then it was—it was great—I realized that I needed something. Some things were out of order. Like, I started to write the thing that was the next up in my kind of vague plan, and then I was like, oh, wait. Like, I can't have—this person can't be doing this before—or they're—like, I need—I need—anyway, so I've ended up—I went back, but I'm not revising. I'm actually sticking in new things already. So it's like that 13,000 words is stretching out into, you know, probably 20,000 words as we approach. So I'm still in the world before the big death happens, because there were things... but also, in part, because it was getting too long. Like...Jennie NashYeah. Yeah.KJ Dell'AntoniaSo I needed things—so I needed to move some action. I was like, oh, well, now I'm supposed to have, like, five more things happen before the death. I can't put another 10,000 words in here. Those things have to go back up. They have to start happening within what I've already done. So some of it was that as well.Jennie NashWell, it was super fun to read your pages, because I can just feel the wheels turning, I guess, or the engine of the whole thing. And there were parts of it that felt super assured and like, oh, this is going to be good. And you really know this character now, which is what you've been circling around—like, really, who is this and really what's going on here? And that was so fun to see. It was like, oh, yeah, more of this. This is great. This is—this is going to be good. And then there were other parts, it was like, well, what's happening here?KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah, well, that was one of the parts that was like this. That was—it was in the wrong place. It was like; I was trying to do too much sort of introductory throat clearing.Jennie NashSo, KJ, I want to stop and ask you a question about something you just said, because you whizzed by it and it's—it's like an incredible skill that you have. Where you said something was out of order. It wasn't that the thing was—what you wrote was not good or not right for the book. It was that you determined it was in the wrong place. And there's so much that goes into that, like it's about thought, but it's also about rhythm and pacing and feel. And I just feel like that's something a lot of people don't know how to do. Like, can you talk about that for a hot second?KJ Dell'AntoniaI can try. Some of this I learned from Sarina [Sarina Bowen], and from reading her thriller draft while she was still working on it, and talking about the process of paying attention to what the reader learns when—both from a thriller... this works—it's not just from a thriller perspective, it's also—I think we all have this urge to sort of, like, introduce—like you—when you read Save the Cat and you read all this, there's—there's an introductory period where you have to establish that you know your protagonist, everything is going wrong in their home life, their work life, and their emotional life. And the reason for that is—the you know—their emotional flaw. I'm probably mashing together a lot of different systems here. So you learn that, and then, you know, you want to write, like, 30,000 words of what's wrong with your character and what's going on—it's all backstory. And then, you know, maybe you do that, and you realize there's not enough action in it, and there's not—you know, you do want the reader to know those things, but they need to know it more gradually. And then you start paying attention in the books that you're reading to how little you maybe know before things happen, and how much fun it is to figure things out. Even silly things like, oh, you know, why—why are they not going back to their apartment all day? And it turns out to be because their ex was clearing their stuff out of there that day or something like that. But they don't say that, because that's not how they think about it. They just think, all right, can't go back to the apartment, damn it, you know? And I just spilled coffee all over myself. Where am I going to take a shower? Better call this friend. And so your brain is like, wait, why can't you go back? And so creating—building that—is really hard. And I think paying close attention as you read, and learning to pay attention even as you read for fun to what's making it fun is kind of what has helped me build that. And again, then watching Sarina build her endings and be like, oh, I gave this up too soon—which is a different process. So I was more—I'm more in the “I took too long to tell you this,” or “I took too long to let this happen.” I worried too much about telling you everything before I let it happen. I'm at that stage—like at the beginning of the book. Things need to happen while you're telling the reader things.Jennie NashWell, this is so good because what you're really saying is that you're not just writing your story—you're thinking about the reader's experience of being in your story. I mean, that's the pro move, right? Is...KJ Dell'AntoniaI hope so.Jennie NashDoing both things at the same time—like, what—what is the reader going to know? What are they going to feel? What are they going to think? What's—what's your question—what's going to be fun for them?KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah.Jennie NashSuch a good question.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah. And this is a multi-protagonist book—or not multi—it's not—it's a multi-POV book with one protagonist. So that balance is also really interesting. And I've tried to pay attention to how other people do that. But that was part of it—was realizing that's what that was. The mistake that I was making was—I had—there's going to be five points of view, but, as I said, one protagonist. And so I had given you two of the other points of view, and one of them—um, Summer—was—was embroiled in the action. Like, I feel like that one in turn—but the other one was too introductory. It was too much this—and so I moved that to after Nate breaks his leg. That's when we really meet her for the first time. And it's just very—and it—so it makes things happen faster.Jennie NashThat's so good. That's so good.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah, we don't need—we don't need an introduction to her, and we're not really getting an introduction to any of these other characters other than through the protagonist. You just suddenly get their point of view. And that's—I don't know that. It feels modern, it feels fast. We'll see...Jennie NashWell, and it's—the other point of view, are there not to tell their own story...KJ Dell'AntoniaRight.Jennie NashBut that's a structure, but that's not your structure. They're there to help—to tell the protagonist's story.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah, and to help—yeah, they have their own stories, but exactly—exactly. They're there to tell—I mean, they're there to help tell the protagonist's story. But really, they're also there... they're there because they need to be there to tell the larger story.Jennie NashRight. Right.KJ Dell'AntoniaSo they're there for the plot story, but the plot story all is also very intertwined with the protagonist's story. So—but—but—yeah, so every time—but every time I go to them, it needs to be, why are we here? Like we can't—I can't ever just go to that other—that other point of view so we learn what's going on with that point of view. That's not why they're there.Jennie NashRight.KJ Dell'AntoniaThey're only there if it's something about the mystery or something about the protagonist.Jennie NashThat's good. That's a good stress test.KJ Dell'AntoniaIt is, and—and it's been—I mean, I'm glad I sort of sorted that out so quickly. I feel like in my initial draft of The Chicken Sisters, even though it didn't have other points of view, it had some extraneous subplots that were just there for the subplot.Jennie NashYeah. Yeah. Well, you're on your way. And some of the writing was—was like I said—I used the word assured. It was—I particularly love your writing about—I mean, this book has a lot of—the setting is important. There's a natural spaces setting that we're in a lot, and the way you write about that is really good and really puts us there. And it's clear that you—that you've spent a lot of time in that space. You know, like literally walking through snow. That is not a thing I've spent a lot—a lot of time doing, and your writing about it really put me there, which was cool.KJ Dell'AntoniaAnd that is an interesting—I mean, I'm really enjoying this. But this is actually about something else, or a different person setting. I feel like when you read something like that, if—if you have spent a lot of time in that setting, then you can definitely tell. If it's not particularly important to the book, it's not necessarily annoying that maybe somebody got the setting wrong. But sometimes—you know, I was just reading something that I know was written by a writer who does not live in the part of the country that they were writing about, and I suspect never has, because I have lived in that part of the country. And there's this—this chunk that they wrote about, a particular journey that is common to it, and I don't—because this is someone I know, I'm not—I'm just not—I'm going vague. But—and as someone who's experienced that particular journey that is taken within the process of living in this particular place, I'm like, oh, this—clearly this person read about doing this thing on the internet. Like, you can just tell. And it's painful as someone who's been there, and it was some of what led me to stop reading the book. But not—not all of it. Not all of it. I could have—I could have tolerated that. And there are plenty of times where you're reading along and you're like, okay, I know this person's not really a vet, but they've clearly been in a vet's office, and this is—it's fine. Like, it doesn't matter. I'm happy. It's working. It's working for me. So it's just one element. But it goes on the list, right? If you're...Jennie NashYeah.KJ Dell'AntoniaSo I feel like that's something to be super careful about—is when you're kind of Googling to see what something's like is—or maybe to play it down, it might have just been that there was a lot about this particular journey. And I was just like, it is not really quite right. Anyway...Jennie NashI had a funny experience when I wrote my novel called The Threadbare Heart, which was so long ago that I can barely even remember what it was about. But there was—there was a fire, and somebody lost a fabric collection in the fire. That—this was important to the story and to this character. I can't even tell you why that was so, but I do remember I did a lot of research on fabric collecting—why people do it, what they collect, how they store it—because I wanted to get those details right. And the—now I'm, like, wishing I remembered why—why I landed on that for this character. But the book—the book had to do with what you would take in a fire, basically. And I think I needed somebody with something very physical. I think that's how I got there. But anyway, I had done all this research, and I quite love textiles in—as a concept. I don't collect them my own self. I'm not a seamstress my own self. But I like them, and so I did a lot of research. And there's a whole quilt underworld out there of quilters, and I went down that rabbit hole. But the funny thing is that when the book came out, I got all of these requests from sewing places. Will you come on and talk about your fabric collection? Will you come on and talk about your sewing machines and how your grandmother taught you to sew? And I was like, oh, that was made up. My grandmother did not—I didn't—I don't know how to sew. I don't have that sewing machine. But it was—I was so proud, because it was not just one. It was a lot. I got a lot of requests that people thought this was an expertise that I had. And I was like, look at me!KJ Dell'AntoniaI love that! Yeah, you did it. You got far enough into—I think there's—the trick is to get far enough into something that you know a lot more than makes it into the book. And the...Jennie NashYeah!KJ Dell'AntoniaMistake that was made in the thing that I was reading with was that this was a person who had essentially gone, okay, when you're in California, you get to, you know, Los Angeles from Santa Barbara by taking the 1 [Highway 1], and you see the following things. And therefore I'm going to write those things. But they didn't—like if they'd driven it 452 times, they might not have mentioned, you take the 1 [Highway 1]. They might have said, you know that—that part where you—you see that one turn-off, and that, my God, that rest stop has been closed since 1982. Like, they might have said something like that. And so you got deep enough to get into that, and the writer that I'm complaining about did not.Jennie NashSo interesting. So interesting.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah, and you don't see it. You shouldn't see it. That's the crazy stuff about this. Like everything else, you don't—as a reader, as a regular reader who's not reading from a writer-y point of view—and even when you're a writer, you should not feel the sausage being made.Jennie NashThat is a great place for us to end. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amwriting.substack.com/subscribe

Tom, KJ and Osceola Insider Bob Ferrante preview Friday night football at UVA and what to expect from the Noles' first road game. We also talk the ACC's move to a 9-game conference schedule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we age, strength becomes less about aesthetics and more about independence, health, and longevity. In this episode, we break down why muscle truly is your insurance policy after 40 — protecting your joints, metabolism, blood sugar, and overall quality of life. Whether you're already training or just getting started, this episode will give you the perspective and tools to stay strong for the long haul.Enjoy!K+J

In this episode of Gun Talk Hunt, host KJ brings you a full breakdown on how to travel with firearms, suppressors, and hunting trophies properly—both domestically and internationally. Whether you're heading across the country or across the globe, preparation is key.Joined by Joe Kurtenbach of Silencer Central and Bradley Johnson & Wyatt Fetner of Safari Specialty Importers, the team covers real-world scenarios, legal requirements, and horror stories that highlight the importance of doing things right.What You'll Learn in This Episode:How to legally fly with suppressors and firearmsWhat paperwork do you need when crossing state linesInternational travel tips for hunters (Africa, Canada, Europe)How Safari Specialty Importers helps get your trophies homeThe truth about suppressor recoil reduction and accuracyWhat NOT to do when going through customsTips on avoiding confiscation, delays, and legal issuesThis Gun Talk Hunt is brought to you by Remington Ammo, Savage Arms, Range Ready Studios, and Vortex Optics. Get 5% off any order at Optics Planet with code GUNTALK.About Gun Talk HuntGun Talk Media's Gun Talk Hunt, with Kevin “KJ” Jarnagin, pairs decades of experience with today's latest tools and technology to help you succeed in the field. Whether it runs or flies - no matter what game you pursue - Gun Talk Hunt is a multi-platform podcast that gives today's hunters a voice in the digital world.For more content from Gun Talk Media, visit guntalk.com or subscribe on YouTube, Rumble, Facebook, Instagram, and X. Catch First Person Defender on the new Official FPD YouTube channel. Watch Gun Talk Nation on its new YouTube channel. Catch Gun Talk Hunt on the new dedicated YouTube Channel. Listen to all Gun Talk Podcasts with Spreaker, iHeart, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you find podcasts.Copyright ©2025 Freefire Media, LLCGun Talk Hunt 09.29.25Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support.

Hva om utbrenthet, angst og uro ikke er et tegn på at du er “svak” – men på at nervesystemet ditt har vært i ubalanse for lenge?I denne episoden av Level Up møter jeg psykolog Liv Selland, og vi går rett inn i kjernen av hvorfor så mange opplever stress, symptomer og energitap i dag og hva som faktisk skal til for å snu det.✨ Du får med deg:1️⃣ Hvorfor et dysregulert nervesystem kan være roten til alt fra angst til autoimmune symptomer2️⃣ Konkrete verktøy for å skape balanse – selv når hverdagen er full av krav3️⃣ Hvordan grenser, selvmedfølelse og verdier kan være nøklene til å få tilbake energi, ro og livsgledeDette er en episode jeg vet vil treffe deg rett i hjertet. Den er en påminnelse om at du ikke er alene – og at veien tilbake til overskudd og trygghet er nærmere enn du tror.Kjøp boken til Liv Selland her:https://skapdittoverskuddsliv.no/Følg Liv Selland på Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/psykologliv/Mer fra Liv Selland:https://www.psykologliv.no/Har du fått med deg dette?Etter stor etterspørsel finnes Finn din superkraft! nå som lydbok

In this episode of Unspeakable: A True Crime Podcast by Kelly Jennings, KJ tells the horrific story of Nyteisha & Nylo Lattimore. Unspeakable Listener Deals!Eric Javits Chic, Provactive, and Iconic-Eric Javits hats are the essence of designer elegance. Made famous by sex and the city and worn by Melania, these travel friendly sun hats and accressories are known worldwide. 20% off for my listeners by using the code UNSPEAKABLE via the link below Eric Javits Designer Hats and AccessoriesFollow “Crime Wire Weekly” on it's new channel HERE:Apple Podcasts  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crime-wire-weekly/id1815864889Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3zyrgjtW6gLUVbicJaYXV9?si=0dbf4983938344a2Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3738411d-828e-4138-9976-223ab5de2c87/the-crime-wire-weekly

SO MUCH TO DISCUSS. From the Badgers embarrassing loss against Maryland, the upcoming Michigan matchup, to the Barry Alvarez comments about Wisconsin Football fans - this one gets juicy! Join Alex and KJ as they unpack it all! Welcome back to the IKE Badgers Podcast! Subscribing, leaving a five-star review on the Apple Podcasts, and telling a friend is the #1 way to help the show.Follow IKE Badgers on Twitter for Live-Tweeting of Badgers Football @IKE_BadgersFan of the music? Stream "IKE Music" on SpotifyLearn more about the #1 podcast network in the state of Wisconsin by visiting ikepodcastnetwork.com@welcometoike

Today, Ben welcomes KJ Smith—financial advisor, theologian, and founder of Ethos Logos Investments—for a conversation about what it means to bring Catholic social teaching into the heart of financial life. KJ shares how his unlikely pairing of finance and theology has become a vocation, shaping his mission to help Catholics invest in ways that honor both prudence and conscience. Their discussion explores the seven principles of Catholic social teaching—from the inviolable dignity of the human person to the call of solidarity and care for creation—and how these truths offer a framework for making money decisions that serve the common good. KJ reflects on the tension between growth and sacrifice, profit and responsibility, and why stewardship is never merely about returns but about loving one's neighbor through economic choices. Together, they highlight how Catholic financial planning calls us to reject exploitation, embrace responsibility, and see investing not as speculation but as participation in God's work of renewal. In the end, the conversation is both practical and deeply theological, inviting listeners to view their financial lives as a lived expression of faith, mission, and love in action.Key Takeaways:• Many Catholic institutions follow U.S. bishops' investment guidelines, but their employee retirement plans often fail to reflect those same values. • Faith-based investing does not necessarily require Catholic-only funds—it requires avoiding violations of Catholic teaching.• Catholic investing is not simply about avoiding sin but about directing capital toward companies that contribute to human flourishing.• Stewardship of creation is a moral responsibility because natural resources are gifts meant to serve present and future generations.• Solidarity requires recognizing that the suffering of one impacts all, calling us to mutual responsibility.• Ultimately, Catholic financial planning integrates prudence, justice, stewardship, and love, transforming money decisions into expressions of faith and service.Key Timestamps:(00:00) - KJ Smith's Background and Education(04:00) - Catholic Social Teaching in Financial Services(08:46) - Human Dignity and Economic Inequality(14:09) - Social Responsibility and Community Participation(16:39) - Rights, Responsibilities, and the Common Good(21:41) - Balancing Rights and Responsibilities(24:07) - Personal Discernment and Sphere of Influence(28:45) - The Dignity of Work and Rights of Workers(33:21) - Solidarity and Care for God's Creation(36:27) - Integrating Faith and FinanceKey Topics Discussed:Catholic Money Mastermind, Catholic financial planning, Catholic financial planners, Catholic financial advisors, Ben Martinek, faith and financesMentions:Website: https://www.elinvestments.net/ Mentions: Story of a Soul by Saint Thérèse of LisieuxMore of Catholic Money Mastermind:Catholic Money Mastermind Podcast is a personal podcast meant for educational and entertainment. It should not be taken as financial advice, and is not prescriptive of your financial situation.Are you looking to hire an advisor? Browse our members.https://catholicfinancialplanners.com/advisors/Are you a Financial Advisor who is serious about the Catholic Faith? Join our network and email info@catholicfinancialplanners.com

Thank you to Marathon Sports in Manchester, New Hampshire for hosting us last week. Special shoutouts to Zoe and Matt from Marathon Sports. Alexis from Saucony and Marathon Sports Ambassador who helped make this happen, Stephen Mr. 305! In this live episode of the On the Runs podcast, hosts Eric and Erica welcome guests KJ and Nicole to discuss marathon training, coaching relationships, and the mental aspects of running. The conversation covers the importance of building a strong coach-athlete relationship, the intricacies of creating personalized training plans, and the challenges of tapering before a race. The guests share their insights on race day strategies, the significance of recovery, and the motivations behind their coaching. The episode concludes with an engaging Q&A session with the audience, highlighting the community aspect of running and the joy it brings to both coaches and athletes.We'll be back on Thursday this week and recap it all and more!Chapters00:00 Introduction to the On the Runs Podcast05:43 Meet the Guests: KJ and Nicole08:40 The Importance of Coaching Relationships11:24 Building a Training Plan14:39 Tapering and Race Preparation17:45 Race Simulation and Nutrition20:35 Flexibility in Training Plans23:48 Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up30:08 The Importance of Familiarity in Racing33:16 Tapering Strategies for Marathon Training33:57 Race Day Preparation and Mental Strategies35:39 Pacing Strategies for Marathon Runners39:46 Post-Race Reflections and Future Goals43:42 Community and Accountability in Running48:29 Coaching Philosophy and Relationships56:23 The Role of Coaches in Athlete DevelopmentMy Race Tatts Affiliate Page - 15% of your purchase goes towards our TEAM FORCE Fundraising efforts for the NYC Marathon Wrightsock Affiliate Page - 15% of your purchase goes towards our TEAM FORCE Fundraising efforts for the NYC Marathon Eric's NYC Marathon Fundraiser - Team FORCE, a dynamic organization that supports the hereditary cancer community Erika's Chicago Marathon Fundraiser - for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in memory of her brother, Nick Strava GroupLinktree - Find everything hereInstagram - Follow us on the gram YouTube - Subscribe to our channel Patreon - Support usThreadsEmail us at OnTheRunsPod@gmail.com

For review:1. Multiple Countries Recognize Palestinian State at UNGA Summit.2. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that Hamas must have “no role” in governing Gaza in the future and called on the militant group to hand over its weapons.3. Hamas has drafted a letter to US President Donald Trump requesting that he guarantee a 60-day truce in Gaza in exchange for releasing half of the remaining 48 hostages, Fox News reported Monday, 4. France is advancing an initiative aimed at establishing an “International Stabilization Mission” that would replace the IDF in Gaza and work to disarm Hamas after the war ends, according to a draft of the proposal obtained by The Times of Israel.5. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, visiting New York for the UN General Assembly, voiced hope Monday for a security deal that eases tensions with Israel but he played down the prospect of recognition.6. Saudi Arabia & Pakistan Joint Defense Accord.7. Chinese Aircraft Carrier Fujian18 Launches Warplanes Using Advanced Catapult System. Visuals, published the Chinese military, showed J-15T, J-35 fighters and KJ-600 airborne early warning aircraft being launched from the Fujian's electromagnetic catapults.8. The USAF F-47 advanced jet is expected to have its initial flight in 2028, Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said Monday.The Air Force plans to buy at least 185 F-47s, which would match or exceed the size of the F-22 fleet.

KJ and Lyons react to the Sox win last night against the Rays. They debate if the Sox can make the playoffs

Ahead of Julian Edelman and Bill Parcells being inducted into the Patriots HoF, KJ and Lyons debate how the Pats would look if Parcells had never left.

KJ and Lyons are joined by Chris Mack to preview the Patriots week three matchup tomorrow.

DENTISTS: In this episode Frank and KJ talk about the excitement of hosting world famous Master Ceramist James Choi at the lab for mentorship of our ceramics team!Ladies & Gentlemen, you are listening to "Confessions From A Dental Lab" and we're happy you're here.Subscribe today and tell a friend so we can all get 1% better :)Follow KJ & NuArt on Instagram: @lifeatnuartdentalFollow Frank on Instagram: @frank_nuartdentalLearn more about the lab at https://nuartdental.com/Ask us about our scanner program! Dentists can get a free scanner for their practice at no cost to them. Details on our website.

Tom, KJ and Osceola Insider Bob Ferrante talk with ACC Network broadcast producer and FSU alum Craig Rothberg ahead of Saturday's game against Kent State to walk through the broadcasting process leading up to the game, behind the scenes with ACC coaches, production crew, gameday, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Two Queens, Two Crowns, KJ breaks down the 2025 Emmy winners (and snubs), from The Pitt to Seth Rogen's big moment, and why Beyoncé Bowl should've taken home a trophy.Then it's on to Lizzo's latest reinvention—what counts as a “flop” in 2025, and how viral sounds stack up against chart success.KJ also dives into Beyoncé and Taylor Swift's complicated optics when it comes to proximity to MAGA supporters, Cardi B's album rollout featuring Janet Jackson, and, in Black News, the backlash to Pilates creator Raven's viral “luxury” take.Subscribe for monthly bonus episodes:https://patreon.com/2Queens2CrownsJoin the conversation:TikTok -⁠@2queens2crowns⁠,⁠@iam_kjmiller⁠, @leta_bitchknow⁠YouTube -⁠2 Queens 2 Crowns⁠IG:⁠@kjmiller, ⁠⁠@letabknow References:2025 Emmy Winners:https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/emmy-winners-2025-list/Lizzo on Million Dollaz Worth of Game Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tcwWgrS8ZgBeyoncé at the Reform Alliance Gala:https://www.blackenterprise.com/jay-z-beyonce-backlash-ivanka-trump-jared-kushner/Cardi's Collaborators on Am I The Drama:https://www.instagram.com/p/DOorIulj_QY/Black News - Pilatesbodyraven:https://www.instagram.com/its_onsite/reel/DOjInQkDa6t/Maintenance Phase Episode on Pilates:https://maintenancephase.buzzsprout.com/1411126/episodes/13157627-pilates

This week @Notevend2 goes through 10 minutes of media. As Budd Crawford defeats Canelo Alvarez, the NBA continues investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers, and the new Tufts University policy now meeting financial needs for all students, there's a ton the hosts get into.KJ and Neruda then reflect upon another season of the pod and give a sneak peak into what Season 3 will look like.To end the show, and for the first time, the hosts have a draft on the show. This edition: players that have been on the podcast. Which team is better? Team Neruda or Team KJ?You can catch this episode wherever you listen to your podcasts. Make sure to subscribe to the podcasts YouTube channel @Notevend2 for more sports content.Stay tuned for Season 3 ...Enjoy the episode!Intro- 00:00-00:30NEW SEGMENT (10 Minutes of Media w/ Not Even D2)- 00:30-21:04Season 2 Recap, Season 3 Sneak Peak- 21:04-26:12Not Even D2 Draft- 26:12-39:40Final Thoughts / Outro- 39:40-41:29

In this episode KJ gets the creep on by investigating legends of ghost ships, and dives deeply into the legend of the Mary Celeste sailing ship. Bill covers a frightening Bigfoot account from a NY grocery store owner, that is also an avid hunter active in many rural places around the world. This hunter comes across what he believes is a Bigfoot's massive collection of various wildlife bones near Chelan Washington. And finally we will cover some great listener mail. Please join us! Thank you for listening!www.bigfootterrorinthewoods.comProduced by: "Bigfoot Terror in the Woods L.L.C."

In this episode of Disruption/Interruption, host KJ sits down with Charles Goetz, CEO of Powercast, to discuss the future of wireless power. Charles shares how Powercast’s patented RF technology is changing the way we think about batteries, sustainability, and powering devices at a distance. From industrial sensors to consumer electronics, discover how a truly wireless world is becoming reality—and what it means for innovation, sustainability, and the edge of AI. Key Takeaways: RF Wireless Power Enables True Wireless Charging [11:35]Powercast’s technology captures radio frequency (RF) energy from the air and converts it into usable power, enabling devices to be charged at distances up to 80 feet and beyond. Sustainability: Reducing Battery Waste [22:50]Billions of batteries end up in landfills each year. Powercast’s RF technology can eliminate or reduce the need for disposable batteries, as seen in Samsung’s TV remotes, which will keep 700 million batteries out of landfills over 10 years. RF Power is a Game-Changer for IoT and Edge Devices [27:46]As AI and IoT expand, the need for power at the edge grows. RF wireless power enables small, distributed devices to operate sustainably without frequent battery changes. The Future is Seamless, Not Plugged In [18:18]The vision is a world where “our stuff takes care of us”—devices are always powered, connected, and require less maintenance from users. Quote of the Show [18:18]:“Instead of us spending so much time taking care of our stuff, our stuff is just going to seamlessly take care of us. And that’s going to be very cool and very powerful.”- Charles Goetz Join our Anti-PR newsletter where we’re keeping a watchful and clever eye on PR trends, PR fails, and interesting news in tech so you don't have to. You're welcome. Want PR that actually matters? Get 30 minutes of expert advice in a fast-paced, zero-nonsense session from Karla Jo Helms, a veteran Crisis PR and Anti-PR Strategist who knows how to tell your story in the best possible light and get the exposure you need to disrupt your industry. Click here to book your call: https://info.jotopr.com/free-anti-pr-eval Ways to connect with Charles Goetz: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-goetz-aa670036/ Company Website: https://www.powercastco.com/ How to get more Disruption/Interruption: Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/eccda84d-4d5b-4c52-ba54-7fd8af3cbe87/disruption-interruption Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disruption-interruption/id1581985755 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yGSwcSp8J354awJkCmJlDSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

n this episode of Unspeakable: A True Crime Podcast by Kelly Jennings, KJ tells the story of a true crime in Beale City, where high schoolers Lauren and Owen's romance is disrupted by harassment, from a person you would never expect.Unspeakable Listener Deals! Eric JavitsChic, Provactive, and Iconic-Eric Javits hats are the essence of designer elegance. Made famous by sex and the city and worn by Melania, these travel friendly sun hats and accressories are known worldwide.  20% off for my listeners by using the code UNSPEAKABLE via the link below Eric Javits Designer Hats and AccessoriesFollow “Crime Wire Weekly” on it's new channel HERE:Apple Podcasts   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crime-wire-weekly/id1815864889Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3zyrgjtW6gLUVbicJaYXV9?si=0dbf4983938344a2Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3738411d-828e-4138-9976-223ab5de2c87/the-crime-wire-weekly

Episode Summary: In this week's episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and talk about whether or not Patrick hates Korea, the role of governments (and how America's is perfect and has never made any missteps ever), and integrating Koreanness as parents.---// Support the Show!Online at janchishow.com / @janchishowSupport the show at janchishow.com/supportJoin our Facebook Group! janchishow.com/afterpartyWatch our Youtube VideosLeave a voicemail! 972-677-8867Write us a note: janchishow@gmail.comThe Janchi Show Quick BioThe Janchi Show focuses on exploring intersectional identities and current events through the lens of adoption, race, lived experience and more. Sometimes we have guests, and sometimes it's just the three of us. Either way, it's always a janchi!// Meet the Janchi Boys!Nathan NowackNathan (he/him) is a transracial Korean American adoptee who was born in Seoul in the 1970s. He was adopted at the age of 5 months old and raised in a small town in Oklahoma along with a non-biological Korean adopted sister.  After going to college in Colorado he later moved to Los Angeles to pursue a digital media career and eventually started 2 photography companies.  He loves spending time with his wife and 3 kids, playing golf, and collecting Lego. He is in reunion with his biological family as the youngest of 7 and has been in contact since 2015.  He currently serves on the Advisory Council for KAAN and helps with the planning of their annual adoptee conference.  In 2021, Nathan and his family moved back to Colorado to be closer to family and start a new chapter in their lives.  Connect with Nathan!Website: http://www.coverve.comInstagram: http://instagram.com/nnowackPatrick ArmstrongPatrick Armstrong (he/him) is a transracial Korean American adoptee, podcaster, speaker, and community facilitator. He is one of the hosts of the Janchi Show, a podcast that explores and celebrates the experiences and stories of Korean adoptees everywhere. He also is host of Conversation Piece with Patrick Armstrong, a podcast where he discusses the missing pieces of the conversations we're already having. He is a cofounder of the Asian Adoptees of Indiana, a group dedicated to creating a safe, engaging community for all Asian adoptees who need it. He is currently based in Indianapolis with his wife and cat. Connect with Patrick!Website: http://patrickintheworld.meLinkedIn: http://linkedin/in/patrickintheworldInstagram: http://instagram.com/patrickintheworldK.J. Roelke (@kjroelke)KJ (he/him) was adopted from Daegu and raised in Dallas, Texas with his two biological, older siblings and his younger sister, adopted from Russia. After spending a decade in the Midwest for college and career, he and his wife are back in Dallas and living large! He has been on his journey of discovery since 2015 and spends his days as a web developer for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.Connect with K.J.!Website: https://kjroelke.online/LinkedIn: https://linkedin/in/kjroelkeInstagram: https://instagram.com/kjroelke// Listen to/Watch The Janchi Show on all major platforms:Apple: http://janchishow.com/appleSpotify: http://janchishow.com/spotifyYoutube: http://janchishow.com/youtubeGratitude & CreditsMichelle Nam for our logo and brandingJerry Won for bring us togetherThis show is created and produced by Patrick, Nathan and KJ and is the sole property of the Janchi Show, LLC.

New York City brings people together in unexpected ways. In this episode of The Zac Clark Show, Zac sits down with KJ Dillard -- an influencer, model, and skater just days away from running the 2025 Berlin Marathon to raise money for the Release Recovery Foundation -- and Soo-Hwan ‘Soo' Saxton, an accomplished skater and Release Recovery team member whose recovery story is deeply rooted in skateboarding and mental health advocacy.They share how skateboarding became a lifeline during struggles with addiction, anxiety, depression, and ADHD, why the skate community still carries stigma around mental health, and how a powerful moment of reclaiming identity helped Soo take his life back. KJ opens up about being a Black skateboarder growing up in Kansas City, finding brotherhood through skating, and why he's running to support kids who can't afford treatment.This conversation is about skate culture, recovery, resilience, and the power of friendship – a reminder that it's not just about talking about mental health, it's about doing something about it.Learn more about the Release Recovery Foundation, which provides scholarships to help individuals struggling with substance use disorders access treatment: https://www.releaserecoveryfoundation.org/Connect with Zachttps://www.instagram.com/zwclark/https://www.linkedin.com/in/zac-c-746b96254/https://www.tiktok.com/@zacwclarkhttps://www.strava.com/athletes/55697553https://twitter.com/zacwclarkIf you or anyone you know is struggling, please do not hesitate to contact Release Recovery:(914) 588-6564releaserecovery.com@releaserecovery

Text The Too T3rpd Hotline We got some Too T3rpd fam in the studio today! Comedian KayBee sits down with Donovan to discuss her comedy origins, her open mic: The Prelude Open Mic, her cannabis origins and much more! Make sure you checkout the The Prelude Open Mic every Wednesday 6:30-7:30 @ KJ's On Broadway 5300 N. Broadway Saint Lous, Mo. 63147. You can find KayBee:@kaybeejokes on instagram@thepreludestlFollow Too T3rpd on Instagram  Check out our videos on our Too T3rpd YouTube channel  Leave voicemails to our Too T3rpd hotline (314) 282-7358Sign up for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TOOT3RPD Follow Donovan @Donovan2408 on all socialsFollow @mp3_video_works on instagramSupport the show

Well, the Badgers were blowout in Alabama, the game never being close and the Wisconsin program is about to start Big 10 play. In today's episode of the podcast, Alex and KJ discuss the need to move on from Coach Fickell as soon as possible and rebuild the entire main sport program at UW. Do you agree?Welcome to the IKE Badgers Podcast! Subscribing, leaving a five-star review on the Apple Podcasts, and telling a friend is the #1 way to help the show.Follow IKE Badgers on Twitter for Live-Tweeting of Badgers Football @IKE_BadgersFan of the music? Stream "IKE Music" on SpotifyLearn more about the #1 podcast network in the state of Wisconsin by visiting ikepodcastnetwork.com@welcometoike

Packers are 2-0! Micah Parsons has changed the tone of the team and in today's episode of the podcast Alex and KJ recap the win over the Washington Commanders on Thursday Night. Why does this team feel different now? Who is balling out, in Green Bay and around the NFL - Welcome back to the IKE Packers Podcast!Help the show by telling another Packers fan! Other ways to contribute are by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and subscribing wherever you get your podcasts.@IKE_Packers on X

In this episode KJ covers a story about form ancient England about two mysterious green children (yes green children) that mysteriously appeared. WJ covers a very detailed bigfoot encounter that occurred in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. And finally we will cover some great listener mail. Please join us! Thank you for listening! www.bigfootterrorinthewoods.com Produced by: "Bigfoot Terror in the Woods L.L.C."

Jess here. My guest this week is Jeff Selingo, an author and speaker I've admired for a long time. His work on college, college admissions and the transition to work and life in emerging adulthood are essential reads for anyone looking to understand what want and need in higher education and life. His books, There is Life After College, Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions and his forthcoming book, Dream School: Finding the College That's Right for You are all essential reads for teens and emerging adults as well as parents of teens and emerging adults. I adore all three, but I wanted to talk with Jeff about a few aspects of his writing: how he created a speaking career, finds his topics, and how on earth he gets people to talk about topics that tend to be shrouded in secrecy behind very high walls (such as college admissions). Check out Jeff's newsletter, Next, and Podcast, Future UKJ here, as you probably know, to tell you that if you're not listening to the Writing the Book episodes Jenny Nash and I have been doing, you should be. Jenny's working on her latest nonfiction, and I'm working on my next novel, and we're both trying to do something bigger and better than anything we've done before.We sit down weekly and dish about everything—from Jenny's proposal and the process of getting an agent to my extremely circular method of creating a story. We are brutally honest and open—even beyond what we are here. Truly, we probably say way too much. And for that reason, Writing the Book is subscriber-only.So I'm here saying: subscribe. That's a whole 'nother episode a week, and always a juicy one—plus all the other good subscriber stuff: the First Pages: BookLab, Jess's From Author to Authority series, and whatever else we come up with. (It varies enough that it's hard to list it all.) Plus, of course, access whenever we run The Blueprint—which, I don't know, might be soon.That's all I've got. So head to amwritingpodcast.com, get yourself signed up, and come listen to Writing the Book. Then talk to us. Tell us—tell us about your book writing and what's going on. We really want to hear from y'all.Thanks a lot. And Subscribe!Transcript below!EPISODE 465 - TRANSCRIPTKJ Dell'AntoniaHowdy, listeners—KJ here, as you probably know—to tell you that if you're not listening to the Writing the Book episodes Jennie Nash and I have been doing, you should be. Jennie is working on her latest nonfiction, and I'm working on my next novel, and we're both trying to do something bigger and better than anything we've done before. We sit down weekly and dish about everything from Jennie's proposal and the process of getting an agent to my extremely circular method of creating a story. We are brutally honest and open—even beyond what we are here. Truly, we probably say way too much, and for that reason, Writing the Books is subscriber-only. So I'm here saying: subscribe. That's a whole other episode a week, and always a juicy one—plus there's all the other good subscriber stuff: the First Page Booklab, Jess' From Author to Authority series, and whatever else we come up with, which kind of varies enough that it's hard to list out. Plus, of course, access to whenever we run the Blueprint, which—I don't know—it's going to be soon. That's all I got. So head to AmWritingpodcast.com, get yourself signed up and come listen to Writing the Book, and then talk to us. Tell us—tell us about your book writing and what's going on. We really want to—we want to hear from y'all. Thanks a lot, and please subscribe.Multiple SpeakersIs it recording? Now it's recording. Yay! Go ahead. This is the part where I stare blankly at the microphone. Try to remember what I'm supposed to be doing. All right, let's start over. Awkward pause. I'm going to rustle some papers. Okay. Now, one, two, three.Jess LaheyHey, it's Jess Lahey, and welcome to the Hashtag AmWriting Podcast. This is a podcast about writing all the things—short things, long things, poetry, proposals, queries, nonfiction, fiction—all the stuff. In the end, this is the podcast about getting the work done. And in the beginning of this podcast, our goal was to flatten the learning curve for other writers. So I am super excited about who I have today. Oh—quick intro. I'm Jess Lahey. I'm the author of The Gift of Failure and The Addiction Inoculation, and you can find my work at The New York Times, The Atlantic and The Washington Post, as you can find the work of my guest there too. So my guest today is someone that I have looked up to for a long time, and someone I use as sort of a—to bounce things off of and to think about how I do my work and how to do my work better. Jeff Selingo, thank you so much for coming to on the show. Jeff is the author of a couple of books that I'm a huge—In fact, I can look over at my bookshelf right now and see all of his books on getting into college, why college is not the end point. He has a new book coming out that we're going to be talking about—really; it's coming out real as soon as this podcast comes out. And I'm just—I'm a huge fan, Jeff. Thank you so, so much for coming on the pod.Jeff SelingoJust the same here—and I'm a huge fan of this podcast as well. It's on my regular rotation, so...Jess LaheyOh yay.Jeff SelingoI am thrilled, as always, to be here.Jess LaheyIt's—it's changed over the years, and now that we have four different, you know, co-hosts, there's sort of different takes on it. We've got, like, Sarina—the business side, and Jess—the nonfiction geek side, and KJ—the fiction side, and Jennie—the nuts-and-bolts editor side. So it's been really fun for us to sort of split off. But what I wanted to talk to you about today are a couple of different things. Your book Who Gets In and Why is—um , on the podcast, we talk about dissecting other people's work as a way... In fact, I was talking to my daughter about this yesterday. She's writing a thesis—what she hopes will be one chapter in a book. And I was saying, you know, one of the things you can do is go dissect other books you think are really well constructed—books that are reaching the same, similar audience. And your book, Who Gets In and Why, I think, is essential reading for anyone who's writing interview based, and specifically nonfiction around attempting to get their arms around a process. And a process that—for you—what I'm really interested about in this book is a process that's usually, you know, guarded and kind of secret. And no one wants to let you in for real on all the moving parts and how the decisions are made, because the college admissions process is—it's an inexact recipe. It depends on where you are, it depends on the school, but everyone wants the secret. Like, Jeff, just get me the secrets of how to get in. So how do you approach people who are, in a sense, some ways, secret-keepers and guardians of the secret sauce—to mix metaphors? How do you get those people to agree to be a part of a book—not just to be interviewed, but to actually put themselves out there and to put the sausage-making out there in a book, which can be a huge leap of faith for any organization or human being?Jeff SelingoYeah, and I think it's definitely harder now than it was when I did Who Gets In and Why. I think it's harder than when, you know, other people have been inside the process—whether it's, you know, Fast Food Nation, with the, you know, the fast food industry, which is a book that I looked up to when I was writing, Who Gets In and Why. I think it's—people just don't trust writers and journalists as much as they used to. So I think that's—a lot of this is really trust. First of all, you have to approach organizations that trust their own process. When people ask me, “Why these three schools?” You know, I approached 24 schools when I wrote, Who Gets In and Why, and three said yes. Twenty-one said no. And when I describe the people who said yes and why they said yes, they trusted their own process. And they also trusted me. But the first thing they did was trust their own process.. And so when I heard later on from people who had said no to me—and I would, you know, talk to them, you know, off the record about why they said no—there was always something about their process, their admissions process, that they didn't trust. They were getting a new, like, software system, or they had new employees that they didn't really quite know, or they were doing things—it's not that they were doing things wrong, but that, you know, it was at the time when the Supreme Court was making a decision about affirmative action, and they didn't quite know how that would play, and so they didn't quite trust it—and then how that, obviously, would be used by me. So the first thing you have to do is think about organizations that really believe in themselves, because they're going to be the ones that are going to talk about themselves externally. And then you just have to build trust between them and you. And that just takes—unfortunately, it takes time. And as a book author or a reporter, you don't always have that on your side.Jess LaheySo when—were some of these cold? Like of the 24, were all of these cold? Were some of these colder? Did you have an in with some of these?Jeff SelingoI had an in with most of them, because I had been covering—I mean, that's the other thing. You know, trust is built over time, and I had been covering higher ed for almost 25 years now. So it was just that they knew me, they knew of me, they knew of my work. I had other people vouch for me. So, you know, I had worked with other people in other admissions offices on other stories, and they knew people in some of these offices, so they would vouch for me. But at the end—so, you know, it ended up being Emory, Davidson and the University of Washington. It was really only Davidson where I knew somebody. Emory and University of Washington—I kind of knew people there that were the initial door opener. But beyond that, it was just spending time with them and helping them understand why I wanted to tell the story, how I thought the story would put play out, and getting them to just trust the process.Jess LaheyThere's also something to be said for people who have some enthusiasm for the greater story to be told—especially people who have an agenda, whether that's opening up admissions to the, quote, “whole student” as opposed to just their test scores, or someone who feels like they really have something to add to the story. Both of the people who I featured in The Addiction Inoculation and who insisted on having their real names used said, you know, there's just—there's a value for me in putting this story out there and finding worth in it, even though for these two people, there was some risk and there was embarrassment, and there's, you know, this shame around substance use disorder. But these two people said, you know, I just think there's a bigger story to be told, and I'm really proud to be a part of that bigger story. So there is a selling aspect also to, you know, how you position what it is you're doing.Jeff SelingoAnd there's—so there's a little bit of that, and that was certainly true here. The admissions deans at these places were longtime leaders who not only trusted their own process but understood that the industry was getting battered. You know, people were not trusting of admissions. They felt like it was a game to be played. And there was definitely a larger story that they wanted to tell there. Now truth be told—and they've told this in conferences that I've been at and on panels that I've moderated with them—there was also a little bit of they wanted to get their own story out, meaning the institutional story, right? Emory is competing against Vanderbilt, and Davidson is a liberal arts college in the South, when most liberal arts colleges are in the Northeast. So there was a little bit of, hey, if we participate in this, people are going to get to know us in a different way, and that is going to help us at the end—meaning the institution.Jess LaheyDo you have to? Did you? Was there a hurdle of, we really have, you know, this is some PR for us, too. So did that affect—I mean, there's a little bit of a Heisenberg thing going on here. Did the fact that you were observing them change, you think, anything about what they did and what they showed you?Jeff SelingoIt's an interesting thing, Jess. It's a great question, because I often get that. Because I was—you know, originally, I wanted to do one office. I wanted to be inside one institution. And when all three of them kind of came back and said, yes, we'll do this—instead of just choosing one of them—I thought, oh, this is interesting. We have a small liberal arts college. We have a big, private urban research university. We have a big public university in the University of Washington. So I wanted to show—kind of compare and contrast—their processes. But that also meant I couldn't be in one place all the time. There's only one of me, and there's three of them, and they're in different parts of the country. So clearly I was not there every day during the process. And somebody would say to me, oh, well, how do you know they're not going to do X, Y, and Z when you're not there? And I quickly realized that they had so much work to do in such a short amount of time that they couldn't really—they couldn't really game the system for me. After a while, I just became like a painting on the wall. I just was there. And in many cases, they didn't even notice I was there—which, by the way, is where you want to be—because they would say things, do things, without realizing sometimes that a reporter was present. And there's the opening scene of the book, which is just a fantastic—in my opinion, one of my favorite scenes in the book—right where they're talking about these students and so forth, and in a way that is so raw and so natural about how they did their work. If they knew I was in the room at that point—which of course they did—but if they really perceived my being there, that would have been really hard to pull off.Jess LaheyDid they have, did you guys have an agreement about off the record moments or anything like that? Or was there and speaking of which, actually, was there any kind of contract going into this, or any kind of agreement going into this?Jeff SelingoI basically told them that there would be no surprises. So everything was essentially on the record unless they explicitly said that, and that was usually during interviews, like one-on-one interviews. But while I was in the room with them, there was really nothing off the record. There couldn't be because it was hard to kind of stop what they were doing to do that. The only thing I promised was that there would be no surprises at the end. So when the book was done, during the fact-checking process, I would do what The New Yorker would do during fact-checking. I wouldn't read the passages back to them, but I would tell them basically what's in there, in terms of it as I fact-checked it. And so they really kind of knew, for the most part—not word for word—but they kind of knew what was in the book before it came out.Jess LaheyI like that term—no surprises. It's a real nice blanket statement for, look, I'm not looking to get—there's no gotcha thing here.Jeff SelingoThere's no gotcha, exactly...Jess LaheyRight. Exactly.Jeff SelingoThis was not an investigative piece. But there were things that, you know, I'm sure that they would have preferred not to be in there. But for the most part, during the fact-checking process, you know, I learned things that were helpful. You know, sometimes they would say, oh, that's an interesting way of—you know, I would redirect quotes, and they would want to change them. And I said, well, I don't really want to change direct quotes, because that's what was said in that moment. And then they would provide context for things, which was sometimes helpful. I would add that to the piece, or I would add that to the book. So at the end of the day—again—it goes back to trust. And they realized what I was trying to do with this book. It's also a book rather than an article. Books tend to have permanence. And I knew that this book would have, you know, shelf life. And as a result, I wanted to make sure that it would stand the test of time.Jess LaheyYeah, I've been thinking a lot about your new book—your book that's just coming out as this is getting out into the world—called Dream School. And by the way, such a great title, because one person's dream school is not another's. But like, my daughter happens to be at, I think, the perfect school for her, and my son went to the perfect school for him—which, by the way, wasn't even his first choice. And in retrospect, he said, I'm just so glad I didn't get into that other place—my, you know, early decision place—because this other place really was the perfect match. And I think that's why I love that title so much, because I spend a lot of time trying to help parents understand that their dream may not necessarily be their child's dream. And what makes something a dream school may, you know—in fact, in terms of time—my daughter was applying to colleges just coming out of COVID. Like, she had never been to a school dance. She'd never—you know—all that kind of stuff. So for me, the dream looked very different than maybe it would have four years prior, thinking I was going to have a kid that had the opportunity to sort of socially, you know, integrate into the world in a very different way. So I love that. And is that something that—how did—how do your ideas emerge? Did it emerge in the form of that idea of what is a dream school for someone? Or—anyway, I'll let you get back to...Jeff SelingoYeah. So, like many follow-up books, this book emerged from discussing Who Gets In and Why. So I was out on the road talking about Who Gets In and Why. And I would have a number of parents—like, you know when you give talks, people come up to you afterwards—and they say, okay, we love this book, but—there's always a but. And people would come up to me about Who Gets In and Why, and they would be like, love the book, but it focused more on selective colleges and universities. What if we don't get into one of those places? What if we can't afford one of those places? What if we don't really want to play that game, and we want permission? And this—this idea of a permission structure came up very early on in the reporting for this book. We need to be able to tell our friends, our family, that it's okay, right? You know how it is, right? A lot of this is about parents wanting to say that their kid goes to Harvard. It's less about going to Harvard, but they could tell their friends that their kid goes to Harvard. So they wanted me to help them create this permission structure to be able to look more widely at schools.Jess LaheyI like that.Jeff SelingoSo that's how this came about, and then the idea of Dream School—and I'm fascinated by your reaction to that title. Because the reaction I've been getting from some people is—you know—because the idea, too many people, the idea of a dream school, is a single entity.Jess LaheyOf course.Jeff SelingoIt's a single school; it's a single type of school. And what—really, it's a play on that term that we talk about, a dream school. In many ways, the dream school is your dream, and what you want, and the best fit for you. And I want to give you the tools in this book to try to figure out what is the best match for you that fulfills your dreams. It's kind of a little play on that—a little tweak on how we think about the dream and dream school. And that's really what I'm hoping to do for this book—is that, in some ways, it's a follow-up. So you read Who Gets In and Why, you decide, okay, maybe I do want to try for those highly selected places. But as I tell the story early on in in Dream School. A. It's almost impossible to get into most of those places today—even more so than five or six years ago. And second, many of the students that I met—young adults that I met in reporting Dream School—ended up at, you know, fill-in-the-blank: most popular school, brand-name school, highly selective school, elite school—whatever you want to put in that blank—and it wasn't quite what they expected. And so that's another story that I want to tell families in this book—is that, hey, there's a wider world out there, and there is success to be had at many of these places.Jess LaheyThere's something I say occasionally, that I have to take the temperature of the room, just because I—you know, you and I speak at some fairly similar places, like, you know, the hoity-toity private schools that—you know, everyone's just go, go, go, do, do, do, achieve, achieve, achieve. And every once in a while, I like to insert—I like to, number one, tell them that my college was, I think, perfect for me. I went to my safety school. I went to the University of Massachusetts and had an extraordinary experience. But I'm a very certain kind of person, and maybe for another—like, for example, my daughter, when we were looking at schools, our state school was just too big for her. It just—she was going to get lost. It wasn't going to work very well. But the thing I like to say when I can, when I feel like the audience is ready to hear it is: What if it's a massive relief if you don't have an Ivy kid? If you have a kid who's not going to get into an Ivy school, isn't it a relief to say that's not what we're aiming for here, and we can actually find a place that's a great fit for my kid? And that sometimes goes over really well. For a few people, they'll come up and thank me for that sort of reframing afterwards. But for some people, that is just not at all what they want to hear.Jeff SelingoAnd it's—you know, it's really hard. And I think you go back to audience, and—you know—most people make money on books kind of after the fact, right? The speaking, as you mentioned, and things like that. And it's interesting—this book, as I talk to counselors about it, high school counselors—oh, they're like, this is perfect. This is the message I've been trying to get through to parents. Then I talk to the parents—like, I'm not quite sure this message will work in our community, because this community is very focused on getting into the Ivy League and the Ivy Plus schools?Jess LaheyYes, but that's why your title is so brilliant. Because if you're getting—and I talk a lot about this, I don't know if you've heard, I've talked about this on the podcast—that with the substance use prevention stuff, it's hard for me to get people to come in. So I use The Gift of Failure to do that, right? So you've got this title that can get the people in the seats, and then you, in your persuasive and charismatic way, can explain to them why this is a term that may—could—use some expanding. I think that's an incredible opportunity.Jeff SelingoAnd it's important, too—early on, my editor told me, “Jeff, don't forget, we're an aspirational society.” And I said—I told, I said, “Rick,” I said, “I'm not telling people not to apply in the Ivy League. I'm not saying they're terrible schools. I'm not saying don't look at those places.” All I'm saying is, we want to expand our field a little bit to look more broadly, more widely. So we're not saying don't do this—we're saying, do “do” this. And that's what I'm hoping that this book does.Jess LaheyWell, and the reality is, people listen to the title. They don't read the subtitle, because subtitles are long, and they have a great use—but not when you're actually talking about a book with someone. And so what they're going to hear is Dream School, and I think that's a fantastic way to position the book. But since you opened up the topic, I also—I am right now mentoring someone who is attempting to sell a book while also planning for a speaking career, which, as you know, is something that I did concurrently. How did you—did you know you wanted to do speaking when you were first writing your books? Or is this something that sort of came out of the books themselves?Jeff SelingoIt just came out of the books. You know, the first book, which was College (Un)bound, which was 2012, sold better than I expected, but it was aimed at a consumer audience. But who ended up reading that were college leaders, presidents and people work at colleges. So I had a very busy schedule speaking to people inside the industry. Then I turned my—you know, the second book, There Is Life After College— really turned it to this parenting audience, which was a very new audience to me, and that really led to me to, you know, Who Gets In and Why, and now this book. The difference—and I'm always curious to talk to parenting authors like you—is that college, you know, people—even the most aspirational people in life, I understand, you know, people in certain cities think about preschool, what preschool their kid's going to get into to get into the right college—but in reality, they're going to read a college book when their kids are in high school. And that is the more challenging piece around, you know, I—unlike most parenting authors who have a wider audience, because a lot of the issues that face parents face parents when they have toddlers, when they have pre-teens, when they have teens. Obviously, some parenting authors just focus on teens, I get that.But this book really has kind of a short life in terms of the audience. And so what we're trying to do—so think about it: Who Gets In and Why— it's still in hardcover. Has never been published in paperback, largely because there's a new audience for it every year, which is fantastic...Jess LaheyYeah, I was going to mention that. That is the massive upside. And for me, it's usually a four-year sort of turnover in terms of speaking anyway.Jeff SelingoYeah, you're right. And so the nice thing on the speaking front is that I have almost a new audience every year, so I could continue to go back to the same schools...Jess LaheyRight.Jeff Selingo...every year, which has been really helpful—with a slightly different message, because the industry is also changing, and admissions is changing as a result. So, no, I—the speaking came afterwards, and now I realize that that's really kind of how you make this thing work. I couldn't really have a writing career without the speaking piece.Jess LaheySince figuring that out—and I guess assuming that you enjoy doing it, as I hope you do—is that something that you're continuing to market on your own?Jeff SelingoYes. So that's what we're doing. You know, one of the big changes from the last book is that we have developed a—you know, we built a customer relationship management system under our newsletter. So we use HubSpot, which is, you know, like Salesforce. It's something like that And so we've now built a community that is much stronger than the one that I had five years ago. That's a community of parents, of counselors, of independent counselors. So we just know so much more about who we serve, who our readers are, and who will ask me to come speak to their groups and things like that. So that, to me, has been the biggest change since the last book compared to this book. And it has enabled us—and it's something that I would highly encourage authors to do. I don't think they have to go out and buy one of these big, robust systems, but the more you know about your readers and build that community, the more that they're going to respond to you. They really want to be with you in some way. They want to read your books. They want to come to your webinars. They want to listen to your podcasts. They want to see you speak. They want to invite you to speak. And building that community is incredibly important to having that career, you know, after the book comes out.Jess LaheyIt's also for marketing purposes. So Sarina Bowen—again, brilliant at this. he way she does that is, she slices and dices her mailing list into all kinds of, like, where the reader came from—is this someone who's, you know, more interested in this, did I—did I meet them at this conference, you know, how did I acquire this name for my list? And she does a lot of marketing very specifically to those specific lists, and that information is amazing. And I think so many of us tend to think just—and I have to admit that this is where I spend most of my time—is just getting more emails in your newsletter. Owning, you know, the right—because it's an honor of being able to reach out to those people and have them be interested in what you have to say. But that's your—I may have to have you come back to talk specifically about that, because it's increasingly—as we're doing more of the marketing for our books—I think that's the future for people who want to keep things going.Jeff SelingoAnd that's—you know, that is the reality today. That's why proposals sell. Because people—you know, publishers really want people with platforms. And if you're not a superstar, there are very few of those out there, you need to figure out another way to build that platform. And so marketing yourself is critically important, and I've learned that from book one. You know, people would say, “Well, you're always just selling your book.” And I said, “Well, if I don't sell it, no one else,” right? So at some point, the publisher—you know, there's only so much the publisher is going to do. And they don't really have the tools that you do. And more than that, Jess, like, you understand your audience. Sarina understands her audience, right? Like, we understand our audiences in ways that publishers, who are doing, you know, dozens and dozens of books a year, just don't get.Jess LaheyRight. No, absolutely.Jeff SelingoLike, no offense against them. I think they're doing really good work. But it's just—it's hard for them, I think, to really understand, well, who's going to really read this book?Jess LaheyAnd I love the idea of using the questions you get. As you know, I tend to take the questions that I get and turn them into videos or—and I do answer all the emails—but I keep a spreadsheet of what those questions are so that I can slice and dice it in various ways. And they're fascinating. And that shapes like, oh wow, I had no idea so many people—like, I had no idea that so many kids were actually interested in knowing whether or not the caffeine—amounts of caffeine that they're drinking—are healthy, or how to get better sleep. Because if you ask their parents, they're like, “Oh no, they don't care about sleep,” or, “They just drink so much coffee and they don't care.” And yet what you hear from the kids is such a different story. And the thing that I also love is the idea of, you know, what that dream school concept means to the actual kid applying. You've probably heard this before, but I needed some symbolic way to let my kids know that this was not, in the end, my decision, and how important this decision was for them in terms of becoming adults. And so I said, the one thing I will never do is put a sticker for a school on the back of my car. Because your choice of where to become a young, emerging adult is not—I don't—that's not my currency to brag on as a parent. It's too important for that. And so people go nuts over that. They're like, “But that's what I really want—is that sticker on the back of the car!” And so I have to be careful when I talk about it, but for my kids, that was my one symbolic act to say, this is about your growth and development, and not my bragging rights. And I think that's a hard message.Jeff SelingoI think that's really important—especially, I have two teens at home. And I think this is a whole topic for another conversation around, you know, most parenting authors are also parents at the same time that they're doing this—advice out to everybody else. And I—I'm very aware of that. I'm also very aware of the privacy that they deserve. And so that's an—it's a fine line. It's a hard line to walk, I will say, for authors, because people—they want to know about you. And they ask you a lot of questions—like, especially around college—like, “Well, where are your kids applying? Where are they going to go?” Like, “Oh, I bet you—especially this book, where I'm encouraging parents to think more broadly—well, you're probably giving that advice to everybody else, but you're not going to follow that, surely, right?” So it's—you just have to—it's hard when you're in this world that you're also part of every day.Jess LaheyIt's really tough. And things have gotten a lot more complicated—as listeners know, I have a trans kid, and that means that everything that I've ever written about that kid is out there. Some of it changeable, a lot of it—most of it—not. And would I do it again? I don't—I don't think so. And that—you know, that's been a journey. But it's also been—you know, we can't know what we don't know. I don't know—it's a tough one. But I really admire your—that's why I throw my safety school thing out there all the time. I'm like, “Look, you know, I went to the place that saved my parents a boatload of money and allowed me to do stuff like traveling that I never would have had the ability to do if I hadn't gone to my state school. And my priorities were big, and adventures, and lots of options.” And I'm very, very clear that standing up for myself was something that I wanted to learn how to do more. On the other hand, that's not been the priority for both of my kids, so... Can I just—I want to ask one quick college question, just because it's—in reading all of your books, this comes up for me over and over again. How do you help parents see the difference between their dream and their kid's dream—or their goals and their kid's goals? And how do you dance that line, which I think is a very easy place to lose readers, lose listeners, because they just shut down and they say, “That's not something I want to mess with. This is too important to me.”Jeff SelingoIt's a fine line. It's a difficult line to walk. At some point I have to realize who's the you that you're speaking to. And I even say this in the introduction of the new book—it's largely parents. They're the readers. I know that—I hope their kids will read it. Maybe—maybe they will, maybe they won't, and maybe they'll read it as a family. But I'm really speaking to the families, and I want them to understand that college especially is an emotional good. It's something many of us—you're talking about your undergraduate experience. I'm not going to ask you how long ago that was, but my undergraduate experience...Jess LaheyI'm 55. So it's been a long time ago.Jeff SelingoAnd I'm 52, right? So same here. But we have this—you know, most people, because of the audiences I tend to speak to, they're not first-generation students, right? They're mostly parents. You know, most of the parents in the audience went to college themselves, and for many of them it was a transformative experience, like it was for me.People met their—they met their lifelong friends, they met their partners, they decided what they wanted to do in life. It was— it was this experience we all think it is. And as a result, I think a lot of parents put that then on their kids. “Well, this was a transforming experience for me, so it definitely has to be a transformative experience for you. Oh, and by the way, these are all the mistakes I made in doing that. I want to make sure you don't make any of those.”Jess LaheyAnd, by the way, no pressure, but this is going to be—this is where you're going to meet your best friends, your spouse. It's the best years of your life, so don't sacrifice even a second of it.Jeff SelingoYeah. And then I...Jess LaheyNo pressure.Jeff SelingoNo pressure. And not only that, but it is—it is something we bought a very long time ago. I'm always amazed when—sometimes we go to the Jersey Shore on vacation, and I'll be out on a walk on the beach in the morning, and I'll see people wearing, you know, college shirts, sweatshirts. And, you know, some of these people are old—much older than I am. And I say, “Oh”—you know, we'll start to have a conversation, and I'll say, “Oh, so does your grandkid, you know, go to X school?” Terrible assumption on my part, I know. But they say, “No, that's where I went.” And it's amazing to me—these are people in their 70s and 80s—because I'm the only other person out that early walking—and they love this thing so much that they're still kind of advertising it. But it was so different back then. And that's the thing that I—going back to your question—that's the thing I try to explain to parents. You can guide this. You can put guardrails up. You might have to put guardrails up about money and location and all that other stuff. But college has changed so much that—don't try to make this your search. You had your chance. You did your search. It worked out. It didn't work out. You would have done things differently. I think that's all great advice to give to your kids. But this is their life. This is their staging ground. They have to learn. And again, it's also different. Like, part of what I hope my books do is to try to explain to people—who, you know, kind of dip in and dip out of higher ed just when their kids are applying—that it's very different than when they applied and went to college.Jess LaheyThe thing I like to mention a lot is that people in admissions read so many applications that they can tell when something is sincere and something is personal and smacks of a kid, as opposed to when something smacks of a parent. That is a very different application. It's a very different essay—which is the thing that I guess I have the most experience with. But—so I am just so incredibly grateful to you for this book. I'm so grateful that there's evidence that people will actually agree to be interviewed, even in thorny situations like college admissions, which—I don't know. I'm still in awe of the fact that you got anyone to say yes. But—and I heavily—I heartily, heartily recommend Dream School to anyone who's listening. I just—I don't even have anyone applying to college, and I think it's just a fascinating topic, because the idea of where we become who we're going to be, and how we prime lots of other stuff that's going to happen later on in our life—I think that's a fascinating topic. So thank you so much for writing about it. Thank you for writing about it with such empathy and such interest. That's the other thing—is you can tell when someone really is interested in a topic when you read their book. And thank you for providing a book that I recommend all the time as a blueprint—as a dissection book—for people writing nonfiction, heavily interviewed nonfiction. So thank you, so, so much. Where can people find you if they want you to come speak, if they want you—if they want to find your books—where can people find you?Jeff SelingoPretty simple. Jeffselingo.com is my website, and you can also follow me on most social—handle is @jeffselingo, as in Jeff. And I just love hearing from readers. As you know, books change lives, and I love hearing the stories when readers tell me they read something in a book and they acted on it. It's just the most beautiful thing.Jess LaheyYeah, it's the best. I get videos occasionally; too, of like little kids doing things their parents didn't think they could do. And—“Look! Look! They did this thing!” It's just—it's an amazing and place of privilege. You have a newsletter also…Jeff SelingoI do. Called Next. It comes out twice a month.Jess LaheyIt's Fantastic!Jeff SelingoOh, well, thank you. And I have a podcast also called Future U— that's more around the kind of the insider-y nature of higher ed and how it works. But a lot—I know a lot of families listen to it to try to understand this black box that is college. So that's called Future U as in U for university.Jess LaheyThe reason I love the podcast so much is, a lot of what parents get exposed to when they're doing the college admissions process are those graphs—scatter graphs of like, where do your numbers intersect with the expectations of this school—and it's a real human version of that. It's a human version of how that black box operates.Jeff SelingoAnd at the end of the day, as I always remind parents, it's a business. You might have this emotional tie to college, but if you don't—if you don't—and you know a mutual friend of ours, Ron Lieber, who writes for The New York Times around...Jess LaheyHe's the best! The best!Jeff SelingoCollege finances, right? He always reminds people of this too. I don't remind them as often as he does, and I probably should. It's this—you're buying a consumer product. And you have to act as a consumer. Yes, you can have an emotional tie and a love for this place, but this is a big purchase, and you have to approach it like that.Jess LaheyDid you see his most recent piece about, yeah, taking some time and seeing—seeing what kind of offers you can get? I loved it. I love Ron's approach to—he's just a great guy. And his books are fantastic. Thank you again, so much. I'm going to let you get on with your day, but I'm always grateful for you. And good luck with the launch of Dream School.I will be out applauding on pub day for you.Jeff SelingoAppreciate it. Thank you, Jess.Jess LaheyAll right, everyone—until next week, keep your butt in the chair and your head in the game.NarratorThe Hashtag AmWriting Podcast is produced by Andrew Perella. 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What do you do when you're feeling sore, tight, or banged up? Quitting isn't the answer — but neither is ignoring the problem. In this episode, we share strategies to modify training, prioritize recovery, and keep progressing even when you're not at 100%.Enjoy!K+J

In this episode KJ gets the creep on by covering yet another account with the Black-Eyed Children. Bill covers a frightening Bigfoot encounter up in the mountains outside of Boulder, CO.  And finally we will cover some great listener mail. Please join us!  Thank you for listening!www.bigfootterrorinthewoods.comProduced by: "Bigfoot Terror in the Woods L.L.C."

In this episode of Unspeakable: A True Crime Podcast by Kelly Jennings, KJ completes her deep dive into the  disappearance of Sherry Dally, examining her troubled marriage and the ensuing investigation, which raises suspicions about her husband, Mike, and reveals unsettling evidence.Chapters07:44 The Saga Continues22:15 The Affair Exposed38:23 The Arrests50:40 The Trials Begin1:01:49 The Verdict1:09:13 Justice for Sherry Unspeakable Listener Deals! Eric JavitsChic, Provactive, and Iconic-Eric Javits hats are the essence of designer elegance. Made famous by sex and the city and worn by Melania, these travel friendly sun hats and accressories are known worldwide.  20% off for my listeners by using the code UNSPEAKABLE via the link below Eric Javits Designer Hats and AccessoriesFollow “Crime Wire Weekly” on it's new channel HERE:Apple Podcasts  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crime-wire-weekly/id1815864889Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3zyrgjtW6gLUVbicJaYXV9?si=0dbf4983938344a2Amazon Music  https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3738411d-828e-4138-9976-223ab5de2c87/the-crime-wire-weekly 

Tom, KJ and Osceola Insider Bob Ferrante discuss the offensive onslaught that was last week's game, an early bye week, and more. FSU AD Michael Alford joins to talk Doak renovations, Doak as an event space, early on-field success, and more. Reminder: You can watch our Wednesday episodes on the Osceola's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJYsocFYMQ-NNw2Rq36oo1g Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex and KJ recap the Packers DOMINANT win over the Detroit Lions in Week 1. What did the brothers see out there? How would they describe the Micah Parsons effect? Talking all the great plays, players, and moments from an electric start to the season and more - Welcome back to the IKE Packers Podcast!Help the show by telling another Packers fan! Other ways to contribute are by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and subscribing wherever you get your podcasts.@IKE_Packers on X

In this episode KJ covers the legend of the sea monster known as the Cadborosaurus. WJ covers several Bigfoot accounts that go from strange to stranger. And finally we will cover some great listener mail. Please join us! Thank you for listening! www.bigfootterrorinthewoods.com Produced by: "Bigfoot Terror in the Woods L.L.C."

Tom and KJ recap the record-tying offensive performance in the win over East Texas A&M. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Want to be more successful in the field? Start long before the hunt begins.In this episode of Gun Talk Hunt, host KJ brings together an all-star panel of expert hunters, competitive shooters, guides, and industry insiders—including David Draper, Tristan Davies, Neil Sanders, and Kalvyn Ferronato—to unpack what really makes or breaks a big game hunt.From NRL Hunter competitions to guided elk and tar hunt experiences in Colorado and New Zealand, this episode delves into the critical role of preparation, practice, and selecting the right gear.This Gun Talk Hunt is brought to you by Savage Arms, Timney Triggers, Range Ready Studios, Vortex Optics, and Remington Ammunition. Get 5% off any order at Optics Planet with code GUNTALK.About Gun Talk HuntGun Talk Media's Gun Talk Hunt, with Kevin “KJ” Jarnagin, pairs decades of experience with today's latest tools and technology to help you succeed in the field. Whether it runs or flies - no matter what game you pursue - Gun Talk Hunt is a multi-platform podcast that gives today's hunters a voice in the digital world.For more content from Gun Talk Media, visit guntalk.com or subscribe on YouTube, Rumble, Facebook, Instagram, and X. Catch First Person Defender on the new Official FPD YouTube channel. Catch Gun Talk Hunt on the new dedicated YouTube Channel. Listen to all Gun Talk Podcasts with Spreaker, iHeart, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you find podcasts.Copyright ©2025 Freefire Media, LLCGun Talk Hunt 09.06.25Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support.

Micah Parsons has arrived in Green Bay and today was his first day of practice in the Green and Gold. Alex and KJ are back with their delayed reactions to the trade, updates on jersey numbers, rosters, and more. How do the Packers stack up against Detroit? Also previewing the big game on Sunday - Welcome back to the IKE Packers Podcast!Help the show by telling another Packers fan! Other ways to contribute are by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and subscribing wherever you get your podcasts.@IKE_Packers on X