Podcasts about Labor Day

The lawsuit filed last week by Governor Josh Shapiro against the US Department of Agriculture deals with the termination of a three-year, $13 million dollar food assistance contract. That funding also affects food assistance programs for needy Pennsylvanians. And a PA food bank advocate speaks out against the cuts. Solar energy companies across the region are reeling at the prospects of rollbacks to the green energy tax credits, with thousands of jobs at stake. As the school year winds down, colleges and universities are preparing to send out bills for the next academic year. With that in mind, the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency is lining up a series of free webinars - which launch tomorrow - aimed at helping students and families. Beginning the night of Memorial Day and continuing through the summer until Labor Day, Taps is played in Gettysburg. The program, in its ninth year, called 100 nights of Taps, is organized by Wendy Allen, a Gettysburg gallery owner known for her paintings of Abraham Lincoln who serves as president of the board of directors for the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania. Wendy Allen joins us for conversation about the significance of 100 Nights of Taps.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you plan a smooth and memorable trip across France using trains, rental cars, and buses? In this episode of the Join Us in France Travel Podcast, titled Navigating France by Train, Car, and Bus, host Annie Sargent chats with Stephen Nicholson about his 24-day journey through France. Stephen and his wife combined different types of transportation to explore big cities, small towns, and hidden gems—without joining a tour group. They started in Paris and used the OuiGo high-speed train to reach Avignon, then added regional trains, rental cars, and local buses to visit places like Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Carcassonne, Sarlat-la-Canéda, and Amboise. Stephen shares practical advice on booking train tickets, rebooking car rentals to save money, and using travel apps to avoid stress. Annie and Stephen also talk about how to find the best parking in small villages, how to use luggage storage services, and why it's smart to plan around French public holidays. They touch on lesser-known challenges like fuel station card holds and using Wise debit cards in Europe. Whether you're planning to travel light, visit Les Plus Beaux Villages de France, or simply get the most out of your trip without overpacking your schedule, this episode is full of useful, real-world tips. Subscribe to Join Us in France for more smart travel advice, inspiring guest stories, and honest discussions about what it's really like to explore France at your own pace. Table of Contents for this Episode [00:00:15] Introduction and Trip Overview — [00:00:31] Today on the podcast — [00:00:56] Podcast supporters — [00:02:06] The Magazine segment — [00:02:37] Steven and Annie about  ”Navigating France by Train, Car, and Bus” — [00:04:01] First Impressions and Travel Logistics — [00:08:07] Exploring Avignon and Surroundings — [00:09:26] Navigating Car Rentals and Local Markets — [00:11:53] Journey to Carcassonne and Toulouse — [00:14:15] Favorite Things in the Luberon — [00:18:54] Wise Card — [00:21:29] Carcassonne — [00:24:12] Toulouse:Take Elyse's VoiceMap tour! — [00:24:38] Encountering a French Labor Day Parade — [00:25:22] Labor Day in France vs US — [00:26:46] Exploring Toulouse and Surrounding Areas — [00:27:45] Journey to Cahors and Car Rentals in France — [00:30:02] France for Non-Foodies — [00:31:00] Renting a Car in Brive-la-Gaillarde — [00:33:54] Adventures in the Dordogne — [00:38:42] Navigating the Loire Valley — [00:40:53] Should You Worry About French People Not Liking Americans? — [00:43:21] Thank you Patrons — [00:44:36] Discounts for Podcast Listeners — [00:45:57] Car-Free Paris? — [00:49:00] Next week on the podcast — [00:49:40] Copyright — More episodes about how to get around in France  

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Rice County Sheriff Jesse Thomas talks about extra enforcement during the 100 deadliest days of summer and provides safe driving tips. The “100 Deadliest Days of Summer” refers to the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day when car crashes are significantly more likely to occur. 

On this episode of Destination on the Left, I talk with Patrick Keyes, Sales and Marketing Manager at Rainbow Air Helicopter Tours in Niagara Falls, about why he believes in coopetition and how collaborations with his competitors have helped him be successful. Patrick explains why being a first call partner to your local and regional DMO is so important, and how you can position yourself to be that partner. He also offers valuable advice on how to work collaboratively at trade shows to build success. What You Will Learn in This Episode: How Patrick developed a regional, visitor-centric mindset by looking beyond traditional industry boundaries Why Patrick firmly believes that coopetition drives success for individual businesses and the broader destination What innovative steps Rainbow Air Helicopter Tours is taking to transform into a year-round, multifunctional attraction, including their new facility and virtual reality experiences Why partnering with local and regional DMOs (Destination Marketing Organizations) allows you to maximize marketing opportunities and industry influence Strategies Patrick uses when attending industry trade shows to represent both his own company and the wider Niagara region, and how this approach builds stronger relationships How Patrick seeks out unconventional partnerships, like collaborations with wineries and golf courses, to create memorable experiences and extend visitor stays in the region Leveraging Collaboration for Year-Round Tourism One of Rainbow Air's boldest moves has been the development of a new 30,000-square-foot tourism center. This ambitious facility isn't just a ticket counter; it's set to become a hub of activity through every season. Traditionally, tourism in Western New York peaks from Memorial Day to Labor Day, but Patrick and his team saw the need for more. The new tourism center, set to open over Memorial Day weekend, will feature a range of amenities, including gift shops, restrooms, and innovative virtual reality attractions, such as parasailing over Niagara Falls. By offering a range of experiences and amenities, Rainbow Air aims to both attract off-peak visitors and encourage them to extend their stays, laying the groundwork for sustainable year-round tourism. The Power of Partnerships A recurring theme throughout Patrick's career is the essential role of strong relationships with Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs), regional partners, and fellow attractions. As part of Rainbow Air, he is able to attend trade shows globally, but Patrick insists on representing the region, not just his company. “Know your audience, do your research, and come prepared to advocate for not only your attraction, but complementary experiences that round out the destination,” he advises. Forming partnerships with other attractions enables a rising tide that lifts all ships. Being proactive, communicating openly, and showing a genuine commitment to representing the community as a whole are so important. When DMOs trust that you'll be a reliable, high-quality option, you're top of mind for press trips, FAM tours, and state-led opportunities. Creative Collaborations Rainbow Air's vision for cross-industry cooperation doesn't stop at helicopter tours. Patrick is exploring partnerships with local wineries, golf courses, and historical sites. Imagine custom packages where visitors enjoy an aerial tour before being whisked away to a vineyard for a picnic. Or collaborating with the local wine trail for multi-stop experiences. By thinking creatively about what both locals and travelers want, Rainbow Air extends an invitation for everyone to participate in the region's success. What excites Patrick most is not just Rainbow Air's growth, but the chance to be “a beacon” for others in Niagara Falls. By investing in innovation and actively inviting everyone to the table, he hopes to create a mutually beneficial model, one where attractions, large and small, lean on each other to make the region irresistible and vibrant, every season of the year. Resources: Website: https://www.rainbowairinc.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-keyes-1001186/ We value your thoughts and feedback and would love to hear from you. Leave us a review on your favorite streaming platform to let us know what you want to hear more o​f. Here is a quick tutorial on how to leave us a rating and review on iTunes!

Send us a textShould-Heads, this is probably going to be a dangerous episode for you to listen to. First, our favorite reading enthusiast Kathy Coe is back, so automatically, you know it'll be fun. We've got a list of the best books we've read so far this year and the five books we're each most excited to read before Labor Day. LINKS MENTIONED: AI Summer Reading AI Prompt in Published Book AI and James FreyTwitter and Instagram: wysr_podcast

A look at each day between Memorial Day and Labor Day, 1945 - the six weeks on either side of the Trinity test on July 16.  (For future weeks, we'll have an entry for each day, but we already did May 1945 in the previous episode.) May 30, 1945. Wednesday. Memorial Day. It is the 60th day of the Battle of Okinawa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armistice_Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day   May 31, 1945. Thursday. It is the 61st day of the battle of Okinawa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_B._Craft    June 1, 1945 Friday. It is the 62nd day of the Battle of Okinawa.  Times around the world, as the meeting of the Interim Committee starts, 11AM in Washington DC https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/library/research-files/notes-meeting-interim-committee?documentid=NA&pagenumber=9 The members of the Interim Committee include (not a complete list) Mr. George H. Bucher, President of Westinghouse - manufacture of equipment for the electromagnetic process. Mr.Walter S. Carpenter, President of Du Pont Company - construction of the Hanford Project. Mr. James Rafferty, Vice President of Union Carbide - construction and operation of gas diffusion plant in Clinton. Mr. James White, President of Tennessee Eastman - production of basic chemicals and construction of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y-12_National_Security_Complex The committee also discussed how difficult it would be for the Soviet Union to replicate the work that had been done on the atomic bomb.  https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/library/research-files/notes-meeting-interim-committee?documentid=NA&pagenumber=4  

We have known for a long time that the game would likely be the early game on FOX, and it is---but apparently, Ohio State AD Ross Bjork approached FOX about moving the game to Sunday in primetime….but Texas AD Chris Del Conte declined…even though FOX approved the idea A possible stand-alone game on Sunday night of Labor Day weekend? How could we mess that up? Come on, Texas! Show Sponsored by NEBCOOur Sponsors:* Check out Hims: https://hims.com/EARLYBREAKAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Our guests for this week are Seth and Jordan from The Goal Line Podcast! Join us as we ask is moving All Out out of Chicago on Labor Day weekend ruining tradition or smart business; from a fan perspective, give a letter grade to the TKO era of WWE thus far, and should Mercedes Mone be the one facing Toni Storm at All In? It's going to be a fun week here at The Tavern, so to make sure you do not miss anything, go to patreon.com/theturnbuckletavern for all your Tavern needs!

With the summer holidays approaching, employers may have questions about providing time off to employees and the pay requirements for employees who work on Juneteenth, Independence Day, and/or Labor Day. To help you understand the rules, here are answers to frequently asked questions about the holidays.  Listen in as we cover: [00:47] Must employers provide paid time off on Juneteenth, Independence Day, and Labor Day? [01:58] If a company offers paid holidays, must it observe Juneteenth, Independence Day, or Labor Day? [02:35] Can an employer require employees to work on Juneteenth, Independence Day, or Labor Day? [02:56] Can an employer require employees to work the day before and after the holiday to be eligible for a paid holiday? [03:38] What if the holiday is also the company's payday? [04:19] If an employer is open on a holiday, are they required to pay non-exempt employees a premium for working? [05:06] When an employee receives holiday pay and then works 40 hours in the same workweek, are they entitled to overtime? [05:50]. Does the company have to include holiday premium pay when determining an employee's regular rate of pay for calculating overtime?   This content is based on generally accepted HR practices, is advisory in nature, and does not constitute legal advice or other professional services. ADP does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, reliability, and completeness of the content. Employers are encouraged to consult with legal counsel for advice regarding their organization's compliance with applicable laws. This content is current as of the published date.  Copyright © 2025 ADP, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The ADP logo, ADP, RUN Powered by ADP, and HR{preneur} are registered trademarks of ADP, Inc. and its affiliates. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.  Privacy at ADP

On this Update Program, I am talking with Mike Brown who is the Flag Chairman for the Rotary Club of Nevada. Mike is the Flag Chairman and he discusses his club's Flag Project. He explains that for $40, a rotarian will come to your house five mornings a year to install a flag and then remove it that evening. Those days are Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and Veterans Day.

Summer of Trinity is a look at the summer of 1945, between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Halfway between those dates, on July 16, was the Trinity atomic weapon test - but a lot was happening all around the world, during the 6 weeks before and after Trinity.  That's what this series will be about.

Bradley continues the Scale Milestones series with episode three, focusing on "Away Time" - one of the most intuitive yet challenging aspects of business ownership. He dives into why taking time away from your business isn't just important for your well-being, but actually critical for growth and profitability.Key Topics CoveredThe Journey from Rainmaker to ArchitectBradley revisits the core concept driving this series - the evolution from being the rainmaker of your business to becoming its architect. This week's milestone focuses on how much time you can step away from day-to-day operations.The 12-Week ChallengeBradley encourages business owners to take at least 12 weeks off per year. Before you panic, he breaks it down: Saturdays and Sundays count, plus natural holidays like Memorial Day, Labor Day, Christmas, and that week between Christmas and New Year's. When you do the math (12 x 7 = 84 days), it's more achievable than it initially sounds.The Entrepreneurial ParadoxBradley gets real about the irony many business owners face - we start businesses for freedom and flexibility, but often end up trading "the 9 to 5 for the 5 to 9." He admits this is a personal challenge, acknowledging his own love for business while recognizing the importance of balance.Personal vs. Professional BalanceBradley shares his perspective on balancing entrepreneurship with family life, mentioning his kids (ages 14 and 10) and the different seasons of life that affect how much time away becomes important. He respectfully disagrees with some popular business personalities who advocate for all-work approaches, noting the difference in life circumstances.The Emotional DecisionRather than citing statistics from Gallup or other research, Bradley frames taking time away as an emotional decision that varies based on where you are in life. He emphasizes that different seasons require different approaches to work-life balance.Bradley challenges listeners to:Define what a day off looks like for youCalculate how many days off you took in 2024Set intentions for how many days you want to take off in 2025Track your progress (since no one else is holding you accountable)The Bigger PictureThe host reinforces that if you can't accomplish everything you need in a 40-week work year, it's time to question what you're building the business for. The goal isn't just to reach a million in revenue or achieve consistent growth and profitability - it's to create a life where you're not defined solely by your work.Next Week PreviewEpisode four of the Scale Milestones series is coming up next week, continuing the journey through the five milestones that spell out SCALE. Subscribe to catch our biweekly episodes!The Bottom LineGetting to $1M is milestone #1 (Sustainable Revenue), but milestone #2 requires that million-dollar business to maintain Consistent Growth & Profitability. It's the balance between these two that separates true business architects from one-time winners.Next week: Bradley reveals the "A" in the SCALE milestones.Thanks to our sponsors...BlueprintOS equips business owners to design and install an operating system that runs like clockwork. Through BlueprintOS, you will grow and develop your leadership, clarify your culture and business game plan, align your operations with your KPIs, develop a team of A-Players, and execute your playbooks. Register to join us at an upcoming WebClass when you visit www.blueprintos.com!Coach P found great success as an insurance agent and agency owner. He leads a large, stable team of professionals who are at the top of their game year after year. Now he shares the systems,

ENCORE EPISODE! The summer season is officially upon us! Which means it's time to wrestle your toddler to the ground so you can apply some ghost-whitening sunblock while your six year old screams “I hear the ice cream truck! Can we get one?” at 10am. Are you already counting the days until Labor Day? Fear not! There are ways we can find more sweetness and less stress this summer with our families. On today's “Good Enough Parenting” podcast, I'll share with you my favorite tips for not just surviving but actually enjoying this season of seemingly endless time together.  And the good news is …. It involves a lot of BENIGN NEGLECT(my #1 parenting motto!) We don't need to be the end all be all for our kids this summer. Let them make their own snacks. Let them be bored. Let them skip the summer worksheets for more sprinkler time. Everyone benefits when we give our kids some space. So sometimes they'll have a chipwhich for breakfast this summer. You'll make them a veggie filled smoothie in September. And that's good enough.To get Carley's free video teaching you 4 play therapy techniques you can use TODAY to calm your emotional child and bring joy and freedom back to family life click here!http://www.paceparent.com/play And follow her @CarleyCounsels on FB & IG!

On Episode 843 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is joined by Justin Martin to break down the headlines regarding FMCSA's proposed rule changes; a carrier bankruptcy; and a look at the truckload market. A recent TikTok series revealed many drivers don't know their pay. Martin breaks down the videos and answers the question: How well do drivers know their numbers? We'll also find out how being a Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy “reply guy” can help shape policy, and we'll take a look at some of the worst driving of the week. With more than 40,000 U.S. roadway deaths attributed to unsafe driving each year, we're shining a light on the deadliest 100 days of the year: from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Dooner is joined by Mike Lutzenkirchen, executive director at Lutzie 43 Foundation, to learn why this mission is so personal for him. The Lutzie 43 Foundation was established in loving memory of Philip Lutzenkirchen, Mike's son, shortly after his death in 2014.  DriverAssure's Mike D. shows off the company's new driver verification app.  Plus, Switch 2 supply chain leaks; flying kangaroos; and a look at the post Memorial Day truckload market. Catch new shows live at noon EDT Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on FreightWaves LinkedIn, Facebook, X or YouTube, or on demand by looking up WHAT THE TRUCK?!? on your favorite podcast player and at 5 p.m. Eastern on SiriusXM's Road Dog Trucking Channel 146. Watch on YouTube Check out the WTT merch store Visit our sponsor Subscribe to the WTT newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 843 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is joined by Justin Martin to break down the headlines regarding FMCSA's proposed rule changes; a carrier bankruptcy; and a look at the truckload market. A recent TikTok series revealed many drivers don't know their pay. Martin breaks down the videos and answers the question: How well do drivers know their numbers? We'll also find out how being a Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy “reply guy” can help shape policy, and we'll take a look at some of the worst driving of the week. With more than 40,000 U.S. roadway deaths attributed to unsafe driving each year, we're shining a light on the deadliest 100 days of the year: from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Dooner is joined by Mike Lutzenkirchen, executive director at Lutzie 43 Foundation, to learn why this mission is so personal for him. The Lutzie 43 Foundation was established in loving memory of Philip Lutzenkirchen, Mike's son, shortly after his death in 2014.  DriverAssure's Mike D. shows off the company's new driver verification app.  Plus, Switch 2 supply chain leaks; flying kangaroos; and a look at the post Memorial Day truckload market. Catch new shows live at noon EDT Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on FreightWaves LinkedIn, Facebook, X or YouTube, or on demand by looking up WHAT THE TRUCK?!? on your favorite podcast player and at 5 p.m. Eastern on SiriusXM's Road Dog Trucking Channel 146. Watch on YouTube Check out the WTT merch store Visit our sponsor Subscribe to the WTT newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Real estate wasn't Mindy DeLano's first rodeo but it's where she found her stride. With a background in healthcare and a heart for first-time buyers, she brings empathy, grit, and just enough grammar police energy to keep things entertaining. From porch-sittin' veterans to social media shade, this one's got all the feels. And just wait until you hear what went down with the chicken-loving buyers on the worst possible day! Key takeaways to listen for Where real learning actually happens in real estate How Mindy built a thriving business by leaning into connection, not commission What classical dance can teach you about discipline and professionalism How following Leigh helped Mindy find her voice online (and grow her audience) The mindset shift that makes real estate meaningful|   Resources mentioned in this episode Bill Gallagher Real Estate CE Classes   About Mindy DeLanoMindy has called Charlotte home for more than 30 years, a journey that began with annual Labor Day visits and led her to earn a B.A. in English (minor in Sociology) at UNC Charlotte. After 15 years in healthcare, she transitioned to real estate, pairing deep market knowledge with a client-first mindset. Mindy holds the Accredited Buyer's Representative designation, the At Home with Diversity certification, and the REALTORS® Commitment to Excellence endorsement, enabling her to serve Charlotte's diverse buyers with skill and integrity. Away from work, she cheers for Clemson, the Charlotte 49ers, and the Panthers, explores the city's craft beer scene, enjoys wine, and dotes on her dog, Salem.   Connect with Mindy Website: Mindy DeLano LinkedIn: Mindy DeLano Instagram: @homewithmindy Facebook: Home with Mindy YouTube: at home with Mindy Email: homewithmindy@gmail.com Phone Number: 704.281.7660   Connect with Leigh Please subscribe to this podcast on your favorite podcast app at https://pod.link/1153262163, and never miss a beat from Leigh by visiting https://leighbrown.com. DM Leigh Brown on Instagram @ LeighThomasBrown.   Sponsors"You Ask. Leigh Answers." Your Affordable Coaching Program Hey there, real estate pros! Are you ready for some more Leigh Brown wisdom in your life? Then don't miss out on my brand-new program, "You Ask. Leigh Answers." It's your exclusive gateway to the insights and advice you need to supercharge your real estate business. With "You Ask. Leigh Answers." you get Direct Access to Leigh Brown, directly! Expert Coaching, Community Connection, and Extensive Resources. Whether listening to this on the go or watching at home, sign up today at Answers.RealEstate and take your business to the next level. Trust me, you'll be glad you did!

The Caribbean is buzzing with developments from SpaceX's rocket tests over Bahamian airspace to Jamaica's impressive conservation progress preserving 25% of its landmass. Regional cooperation shines with Barbados's new humanitarian logistics hub while Russia and Puerto Rico separately strengthen trade ties with the Dominican Republic.• SpaceX planning another Starship test flight over Bahamas with FAA approval despite previous explosion• Caribbean Regional Logistics Hub inaugurated in Barbados to improve disaster response time • Jamaica has increased preserved landmass from 8% to 25% since 2016, working toward global 30-30 biodiversity goals• Russia's new ambassador to Dominican Republic seeking balanced bilateral trade across multiple sectorsThese and other stories are on Episode 2 for the Week of May 26. Listen and subscribe to the  Pulse of the Caribbean News Round Up for news you need to know. Send comments, news releases and information to news@pulseofthecaribbean.com. Like and follow us on Facebook and subscribe to our Podcast.Register now for the Victory Run Walk 2025 featuring 5K, 10K and half marathon events during Labor Day weekend in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands and Diamond Key, Marina Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands. Early bird registration ends June 1st at VictoryRunwalkVI.com.

Today's top headlines:  More than 400 fallen veterans honored with American flags on graves Lowcountry nonprofit holds annual Memorial Day ceremony Lowcountry roads packed as Memorial Day weekend comes to an end CARTA’s Beach Reach shuttle service to the beach now running through Labor Day Shooting over gas spill dispute leads to arrest in Georgetown Co., deputies say Motorcyclist killed in early-morning North Charleston crash Tourists discover skeletal remains in Colleton County, possibly from burial site SCHP pushes road safety heading into ’100 Deadliest Days’ Thousands mark 5th anniversary of George Floyd’s murder as they call for justice and decry Trump President Donald Trump says Russian leader Vladimir Putin ‘has gone absolutely CRAZY!’ Russia and Ukraine complete prisoner swap hours after Moscow launches major aerial assault  

We explore the diverse economic and tourism developments across the Caribbean, from the British Virgin Islands' expansion into cryptocurrency to Dominica's enhanced disaster response capabilities. Caribbean destinations continue to dominate the global cruise industry while preparing for major tourism events and adapting to changing economic conditions.• British Virgin Islands positions itself as a leader in cryptocurrency and fintech at Canada Crypto Week 2025• Dominica opens two new emergency facilities funded by US Southern Command totaling $2.7 million• Puerto Rico reports second straight month of declining economic activity, raising recession concerns• Caribbean remains world's largest cruise passenger region with 14.98 million travelers in 2024• Bahamas leads Caribbean cruise destinations with 8.5 million visitors last year• Caribbean Week in New York set for June 1-6, 2025 with theme "Caribbean Resilience: Crafting Tomorrow's Tourism"• Fifth Punta Cuna Grand Prix cycling event in Dominican Republic scheduled for June 6-7These and other stories are on Episode 4 for the Week of May 19. Listen and subscribe to the  Pulse of the Caribbean News Round Up for news you need to know. Send comments, news releases and information to news@pulseofthecaribbean.com. Like and follow us on Facebook and subscribe to our Podcast.Register now for the Victory Run Walk 2025 featuring 5K, 10K and half marathon events during Labor Day weekend in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands and Diamond Key, Marina Yosvendike, British Virgin Islands. Early bird registration ends June 1st at VictoryRunwalkVI.com.

In the Season 5 finale, Dr. Boogren invites you to rest, reset, and reconnect this summer. Filled with joyful self-care ideas, this episode is your permission slip to take a well-deserved break. Season 6 returns after Labor Day. For episode resources, see SelfCareForEducators.com. Music: Happy Clappy Ukulele by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com. 

GUEST: Joe Molloy is homeless and wants to be the next mayor of Seattle. // Big Local: A Renton beach on Lake Washington is closed this holiday weekend due to high bacteria levels. Tacoma teachers are up in arms as the school district makes cuts to address its budget deficit. // Jake Skorheim on how young people confuse Memorial Day and Labor Day, and how you can apparently spread depression and anxiety via kissing.

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Hi everyone and welcome to The Magellan Network Show. It's Memorial Day weekend, which means we're entering "Period Two" here in the Magellan Network—Memorial Day to Labor Day. In this episode, I share why I love the summer and, from 30+ years of coaching advisors, why it can also be a trap without the right plan. Too often, summer turns into a blur of half-days and low productivity. But it doesn't have to be that way. I'll walk you through a few key rules and strategies to help you stay focused, energized, and ahead of the curve while still enjoying the season. I also discussed the following: (05:11) What advisors should be doing in period two (07:16) My core philosophy about retirement (10:10) Why you should never go to the office to just “hang out” (11:41) How relaxing your brain can benefit your business (17:08) How advisors can make the most of this summer The Magellan Academy & Network The rules and tools for success in the financial services industry are about to change radically. I have spent over 25 years coaching only financial advisors. In that time, I have personally conducted over 50,000 individual coaching sessions. I have built a profound knowledge base of what it takes to achieve lifelong success in business and life. In my career, I have transformed 1,000's of advisors (below are videos and written testimonials by many of them). Many of you probably paid thousands of dollars to various coaching programs with very mixed results. Most coaching programs are just that. A pre-planned process that is “cookie cutter”. Where they have salespeople having to “sell” you on their program and results. In most cases, it's about the coach, their ego, and their money. They base their program on “practice management” or “marketing”. They make you more intelligent. What they all fail to do is help you make that “mindset” shift that must happen for you to realize your dreams and vision. I am going to coach you, teach you, inspire you, and train you all on your mobile device every business day. You are going to get better at business development, practice management, personal development, and your vision. Here is what you are going to get from me each month: - A 5-10 minute morning coach video each business day. - 3 training videos of 20-30 minutes each. This will be a deep dive into the four areas I mentioned above. - A live group coaching session where you and I can interact and work together. Here is what you can do each month: - Post a question to me and I will answer it. - Collaborate and associate with like-minded advisors. - Invite other great advisors into the network. Your Bottom Line: Here is the deal. I am not going to ask you for a credit card. As I said before, coaching is personality driven. You might not like my style or tactics. So with that in mind here is my offer to you. Complete the short form below. You will receive an email with detailed instructions on how to join the network for the next 14 days. I personally approve each submission so this might take a few hours or a day at the most. I will not ask for compensation of any kind during that 14 days. If after experiencing my work for 30 days you believe that I can help you, here is the deal. To remain in Magellan Network and have access to Magellan Academy, your daily investment in yourself will only be about the price of a Latte these days. One more thing, it's a month-to-month deal. I'm not going to lock you into anything. Take action now and complete the short form below and I look forward to welcoming you personally inside the Magellan Network. ► Subscribe to our channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/CoachJoeLukacs?sub_confirmation=1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachjoe.guru/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_joe_guru/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachjoelukacs/ Website: https://www.magellannetwork.net/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/themagellannetwork Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachJoeLukacs__

It's time for our annual Memorial Day to Labor Day challenge— and this year is all about intentional and inspired discomfort. Summer isn't just for the kids—it's for you, too, mama. In this powerful and uplifting episode, we're kicking off a 14-week journey between Memorial Day and Labor Day designed to help you grow, stretch, and reconnect with your truest self. But here's the twist: YOU get to choose how.Will you Do More—push into something bold, brave, and exciting?Or will you Do Less—create space, say no, and rediscover rest as a radical act?Both paths are valid. Both are brave. And both will bring their own kind of intentional and inspired discomfort—the kind that leads to clarity, confidence, and transformation.This episode walks you through what each path can look like, why discomfort is the secret ingredient to your growth, and how to know which choice is calling your name. Whether you're craving a challenge, aching for stillness, or just feeling lost in the swirl of it all, this episode is your permission slip to make this summer yours.BONUS: Journaling Prompts, real talk about guilt and growth, and why “Do Less” might be the hardest (and most powerful) move you make.You've got 14 weeks. Let's make them count.

For the third year in a row, Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is here to predict the Top Ten biggest films of the summer season. Not only is Jesse Starcher of The Source Material Comics Podcast returning, but former Coach-Mayor and recent Chicken-Jockey Jared Lowe joins the contest, where we each make bold boasts about which blockbusters will best the box office between now and Labor Day. Length - 01:41:10 Language - PG-13. (Contains mild adult language.)

When should you promote elementary students—right after school ends or just before the fall kickoff? In this video, we're breaking down the pros and cons of beginning-of-summer vs end-of-summer promotions to help you make the best move for your ministry. Whether you promote from 5th to 6th or 6th to 7th, or just want to avoid the chaos of unclear grade promotions—this one's for you! ☀️ SUMMER SOCIAL MEDIA PACK https://www.patreon.com/hybridministry/shop/summer-seasonal-social-media-1540452?utmmedium=clipboardcopy&utmsource=copyLink&utmcampaign=productsharecreator&utmcontent=join_link

As we approach Memorial Day weekend, it marks the beginning of the summer season on the Russian River, and with it, a range of vital river safety programs aimed at keeping the public safe while enjoying river beaches. In honor of National Water Safety Awareness Month, this episode will dive into the timeline and details of these programs, running from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Our guest is Aquatics Supervisor from Sonoma County Regional Parks, Greg Desmond

Episode 25:21 How To Dramatically Improve Your Health, And Bloodwork, By Taking The 99 Days Of Summer Challenge There are 99 Days from Memorial Day to Labor Day. 99 Days of Summer. 99 Days to improve your health.  To become a better YOU. Are you up for it? If so, I want to help you. That is, I want to help make this your best summer ever. The summer you improve your health… and your bloodwork. To be honest, it's not that hard. You just have to set some goals… and then do what it takes to achieve them. Again, I'm here to help you. How? By sharing with you some of the healthy habits I'll be adopting this summer. Healthy habits that will help YOU achieve your goals. Give this episode a good listen if you're serious about making some significant health improvements this summer,  And, as always, please share it with a friend. Thanks! ———————- Want to learn more? Continue the conversation regarding this episode, and all future episodes, by signing up for our daily emails. Simply visit: GetHealthyAlabama.com  Once there, download the “Symptom Survey” and you will automatically added to our email list. ———————- Also, if you haven't already, we'd appreciate it if you'd subscribe to the podcast, leave a comment and give us a rating. (Thanks!!!)  On Facebook? Connect with us at Facebook.com/GetHealthyAlabama

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Why do we keep inviting worry to the party when it never brings anything worth having? In Luke 12, we see Jesus offer not another Christian platitude telling us to stop stressing out, but a life-changing perspective on our anxious generation. Launch Retreat is BACK, and time might be relative, but consider your plans made for Labor Day weekend (8/30-9/1)

The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication (and my full-time job). To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.WhoJoe Hession, CEO of Snow Partners, which owns Mountain Creek, Big Snow American Dream, SnowCloud, and Terrain Based LearningRecorded onMay 2, 2025About Snow PartnersSnow Partners owns and operates Mountain Creek, New Jersey and Big Snow American Dream, the nation's only indoor ski center. The company also developed SnowCloud resort management software and has rolled out its Terrain Based Learning system at more than 80 ski areas worldwide. They do some other things that I don't really understand (there's a reason that I write about skiing and not particle physics), that you can read about on their website.About Mountain CreekLocated in: Vernon Township, New JerseyClosest neighboring public ski areas: Mount Peter (:24); Big Snow American Dream (:50); Campgaw (:51) Pass affiliations: Snow Triple Play, up to two anytime daysBase elevation: 440 feetSummit elevation: 1,480 feetVertical drop: 1,040 feetSkiable Acres: 167Average annual snowfall: 65 inchesTrail count: 46Lift count: 9 (1 Cabriolet, 2 high-speed quads, 2 fixed-grip quads, 1 triple, 1 double, 2 carpets – view Lift Blog's inventory of Mountain Creek's lift fleet)About Big Snow American DreamLocated in: East Rutherford, New JerseyClosest neighboring public ski areas: Campgaw (:35); Mountain Creek (:50); Mount Peter (:50)Pass affiliations: Snow Triple Play, up to two anytime daysVertical drop: 160 feet Skiable Acres: 4Trail count: 4 (2 green, 1 blue, 1 black)Lift count: 4 (1 quad, 1 poma, 2 carpets - view Lift Blog's of inventory of Big Snow American Dream's lift fleet)Why I interviewed himI read this earlier today:The internet is full of smart people writing beautiful prose about how bad everything is, how it all sucks, how it's embarrassing to like anything, how anything that appears good is, in fact, secretly bad. I find this confusing and tragic, like watching Olympic high-jumpers catapult themselves into a pit of tarantulas.That blurb was one of 28 “slightly rude notes on writing” offered in Adam Mastroianni's Experimental History newsletter. And I thought, “Man this dude must follow #SkiTwitter.” Or Instabook. Of Flexpost. Or whatever. Because online ski content, both short- and long-form, is, while occasionally joyous and evocative, disproportionately geared toward the skiing-is-fucked-and-this-is-why worldview. The passes suck. The traffic sucks. The skiers suck. The prices suck. The parking sucks. The Duopoly sucks. Everyone's a Jerry, chewing up my pow line with their GoPro selfie sticks hoisted high and their Ikon Passes dangling from their zippers. Skiing is corporate and soulless and tourist obsessed and doomed anyway because of climate change. Don't tell me you're having a good time doing this very fun thing. People like you are the reason skiing's soul now shops at Wal-Mart. Go back to Texas and drink a big jug of oil, you Jerry!It's all so… f*****g dumb. U.S. skiing just wrapped its second-best season of attendance. The big passes, while imperfect, are mostly a force for good, supercharging on-hill infrastructure investment, spreading skiers across geographies, stabilizing a once-storm-dependent industry, and lowering the per-day price of skiing for the most avid among us to 1940s levels. Snowmaking has proven an effective bulwark against shifting weather patterns. Lift-served skiing is not a dying pastime, financially or spiritually or ecologically. Yes, modern skiing has problems: expensive food (pack a lunch); mountain-town housing shortages (stop NIMBY-ing everything); traffic (yay car culture); peak-day crowds (don't go then); exploding insurance, labor, utilities, and infrastructure costs (I have no answers). But in most respects, this is a healthy, thriving, constantly evolving industry, and a more competitive one than the Duopoly Bros would admit.Snow Partners proves this. Because what the hell is Snow Partners? It's some company sewn together by a dude who used to park cars at Mountain Creek. Ten years ago this wasn't a thing, and now it's this wacky little conglomerate that owns a bespoke resort tech platform and North America's only snowdome and the impossible, ridiculous Mountain Creek. And they're going to build a bunch more snowdomes that stamp new skiers out by the millions and maybe – I don't know but maybe – become the most important company in the history of lift-served skiing in the process.Could such an outfit possibly have materialized were the industry so corrupted as the Brobot Pundit Bros declare it? Vail is big. Alterra is big. But the two companies combined control just 53 of America's 501 active ski areas. Big ski areas, yes. Big shadows. But neither created: Indy Pass, Power Pass, Woodward Parks, Terrain Based Learning, Mountain Collective, RFID, free skiing for kids, California Mountain Resort Company, or $99 season passes. Neither saved Holiday Mountain or Hatley Pointe or Norway Mountain or Timberline West Virigina from the scrapheap, or transformed a failing Black Mountain into a co-op. Neither has proven they can successfully run a ski area in Indiana (sorry Vail #SickBurn #SellPaoliPeaks #Please).Skiing, at this moment, is a glorious mix of ideas and energy. I realize it makes me uncool to think so, but I signed off on those aspirations the moment I drove the minivan off the Chrysler lot (topped it off with a roofbox, too, Pimp). Anyhow, the entire point of this newsletter is to track down the people propelling change in a sport that most likely predates the written word and ask them why they're doing these novel things to make an already cool and awesome thing even more cool and awesome. And no one, right now, is doing more cool and awesome things in skiing than Snow Partners.**That's not exactly true. Mountain Capital Partners, Alterra, Ikon Pass, Deer Valley, Entabeni Systems, Jon Schaefer, the Perfect Clan, Boyne Resorts, Big Sky, Mt. Bohemia, Powdr, Vail Resorts, Midwest Family Ski Resorts, and a whole bunch more entities/individuals/coalitions are also contributing massively to skiing's rapid-fire rewiring in the maw of the robot takeover digital industrial revolution. But, hey, when you're in the midst of transforming an entire snow-based industry from a headquarters in freaking New Jersey, you get a hyperbolic bump in the file card description.What we talked aboutThe Snow Triple Play; potential partners; “there's this massive piece of the market that's like ‘I don't even understand what you're talking about'” with big day ticket prices and low-priced season passes; why Mountain Creek sells its Triple Play all season long and why the Snow Triple Play won't work that way (at least at first); M.A.X. Pass and why Mountain Creek declined to join successor passes; an argument for Vail, Alterra and other large ski companies to participate on the Snow Triple Play; comparing skiing to hotels, airlines, and Disney World; “the next five years are going to be the most interesting and disruptive time in the ski industry because of technology”; “we don't compete with anybody”; Liftopia's potential, errors, failure, and legacy; skiing on Groupon; considering Breckenridge as an independent ski area; what a “premium” ski area on the Snow Triple Play would be; why megapasses are “selling people a product that will never be used the way it's sold to them”; why people in NYC feel like going to Mountain Creek, an hour over the George Washington Bridge, is “going to Alaska”; why Snow Triple Play will “never” add a fourth day; sticker shock for Big Snow newbs who emerge from the Dome wanting more; SnowCloud and the tech and the guest journey from parking lot to lifts; why Mountain Creek stopped mailing season passes; Bluetooth Low Energy “is certainly the future of passes”; “100 percent we're getting more Big Snows” – but let's justify the $175 million investment first; Big Snow has a “terrible” design; “I don't see why every city shouldn't have a Big Snow” and which markets Snow Partners is talking to; why Mountain Creek didn't get the mega-lift Hession teased on this pod three years ago and when we could see one; “I really believe that the Vernon base of Mountain Creek needs an updated chair”; the impact of automated snowmaking at Mountain Creek; and a huge residential project incoming at Mountain Creek.What I got wrong* I said that Hession wasn't involved in Mountain Creek in the M.A.X. Pass era, but he was an Intrawest employee at the time, and was Mountain Creek's GM until 2012.* I hedged on whether Boyne's Explorer multi-day pass started at two or three days. Skiers can purchase the pass in three- to six-day increments.Why now was a good time for this interviewOkay, so I'll admit that when Snow Partners summarized the Snow Triple Play for me, I wasn't like “Holy crap, three days (total) at up to three different ski areas on a single ski pass? Do you think they have room for another head on Mount Rushmore?” This multi-day pass is a straightforward product that builds off a smart idea (the Mountain Creek Triple Play), that has been a smash hit at the Jersey Snow Jungle since at least 2008. But Snow Triple Play doesn't rank alongside Epic, Ikon, Indy, or Mountain Collective as a seasonlong basher. This is another frequency product in a market already flush with them.So why did I dedicate an entire podcast and two articles (so far) to dissecting this product, which Hession makes pretty clear has no ambitions to grow into some Indy/Ikon/Epic competitor? Because it is the first product to tie Big Snow to the wider ski world. And Big Snow only works if it is step one and there is an obvious step two. Right now, that step two is hard, even in a region ripe with ski areas. The logistics are confounding, the one-off cost hard to justify. Lift tickets, gear rentals, getting your ass to the bump and back, food, maybe a lesson. The Snow Triple Play doesn't solve all of these problems, but it does narrow an impossible choice down to a manageable one by presenting skiers with a go-here-next menu. If Snow Partners can build a compelling (or at least logical) Northeast network and then scale it across the country as the company opens more Big Snows in more cities, then this simple pass could evolve into an effective toolkit for building new skiers.OK, so why not just join Indy or Mountain Collective, or forge some sort of newb-to-novice agreement with Epic or Ikon? That would give Snow Partners the stepladder, without the administrative hassle of owning a ski pass. But that brings us to another roadblock in Ski Revolution 2025: no one wants to share partners. So Hession is trying to flip the narrative. Rather than locking Big Snow into one confederacy or the other, he wants the warring armies to lash their fleets along Snow Partners Pier. Big Snow is just the bullet factory, or the gas station, or the cornfield – the thing that all the armies need but can't supply themselves. You want new skiers? We got ‘em. They're ready. They just need a map to your doorstep. And we're happy to draw you one.Podcast NotesOn the Snow Triple PlayThe basics: three total days, max of two used at any one partner ski area, no blackouts at Big Snow or Mountain Creek, possible blackouts at partner resorts, which are TBD.The pass, which won't be on sale until Labor Day, is fully summarized here:And I speculate on potential partners here:On the M.A.X. PassFor its short, barely noted existence, the M.A.X. Pass was kind of an amazing hack, granting skiers five days each at an impressive blend of regional and destination ski areas:Much of this roster migrated over to Ikon, but in taking their pass' name too literally, the Alterra folks left off some really compelling regional ski areas that could have established a hub-and-spoke network out of the gate. Lutsen and Granite Peak owner Charles Skinner told me on the podcast a few years back that Ikon never offered his ski areas membership (they joined Indy in 2020), cutting out two of the Midwest's best mountains. The omissions of Mountain Creek, Wachusett, and the New York trio of Belleayre, Whiteface, and Gore ceded huge swaths of the dense and monied Northeast to competitors who saw value in smaller, high-end operations that are day-trip magnets for city folks who also want that week at Deer Valley (no other pass signed any of these mountains, but Vail and Indy both assembled better networks of day-drivers and destinations).On my 2022 interview with HessionOn LiftopiaLiftopia's website is still live, but I'm not sure how many ski areas participate in this Expedia-for-lift-tickets. Six years ago, I thought Liftopia was the next bargain evolution of lift-served skiing. I even hosted founder Evan Reece on one of my first 10 podcasts. The whole thing fell apart when Covid hit. An overview here:On various other day-pass productsI covered this in my initial article, but here's how the Snow Triple Play stacks up against other three-day multi-resort products:On Mountain Creek not mailing passesI don't know anything about tech, but I know, from a skier's point of view, when something works well and when it doesn't. Snow Cloud's tech is incredible in at least one customer-facing respect: when you show up at a ski area, a rep standing in a conspicuous place is waiting with an iPhone, with which they scan a QR code on your phone, and presto-magico: they hand you your ski pass. No lines or waiting. One sentimental casualty of this on-site efficiency was the mailed ski pass, an autumn token of coming winter to be plucked gingerly from the mailbox. And this is fine and makes sense, in the same way that tearing down chairlifts constructed of brontosaurus bones and mastodon hides makes sense, but I must admit that I miss these annual mailings in the same way that I miss paper event tickets and ski magazines. My favorite ski mailing ever, in fact, was not Ikon's glossy fold-out complete with a 1,000-piece 3D jigsaw puzzle of the Wild Blue Gondola and name-a-snowflake-after-your-dog kit, but this simple pamphlet dropped into the envelope with my 2018-19 Mountain Creek season pass:Just f*****g beautiful, Man. That hung on my office wall for years. On the CabrioletThis is just such a wackadoodle ski lift:Onetime Mountain Creek owner Intrawest built similar lifts at Winter Park and Tremblant, but as transit lifts from the parking lot. This one at Mountain Creek is the only one that I'm aware of that's used as an open-air gondola. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

Runnin’ down the show! Here comes “the Season” Memorial Day to Labor Day! // Regional Roundup: Doin’ double duty on the Straits and lookin’ forward to late spring ops! // The BeauMac TECH Line: Kevin Sumner of Yamaha & Siren Marine. System donated for Salmon For Soldiers. // Picks of the week: Straits/coastal halibut, Kokanee trout and plannin’ for salmon! 

Summer is coming, and youth pastors everywhere are asking—do we keep programming or hit pause? In this video, we'll break down the pros and cons of both options and help you decide what's right for your ministry this summer. Stick around till the end for a FREE resource: 100 social media ideas to keep students engaged—even if you hit pause. Plus 3 tips for summer ministry, regardless of the direction you choose ☀️ SUMMER SOCIAL MEDIA PACK https://www.patreon.com/hybridministry/shop/summer-seasonal-social-media-1540452?utmmedium=clipboardcopy&utmsource=copyLink&utmcampaign=productsharecreator&utmcontent=join_link

After the devastating 2020 Labor Day fires, the Oregon Legislature passed a bill that was supposed to lead to more wildfire awareness and resilience. It created a map of areas at high risk of fire. But that map led to a huge backlash from property owners. Now one of the democratic state senators who helped create the map is sponsoring a bill that would repeal it. We’ll talk to Jeff Golden, who represents the Ashland area, about why – and what should happen instead.

Pasties, shipwrecks, hats, and some of the best road miles in the Midwest — this episode has it all. In Episode 068, we head into Michigan's Upper Peninsula and follow the legendary UP Pastie Trail, mixing must-stop food spots with scenic rides from the Mackinac Bridge to Copper Harbor, plus a detour to Whitefish Point and the Stormy Kromer hat factory.What we cover in this ride:✅ Our official Pastie Tour route and rating system✅ Best motorcycle roads from Mackinac to Copper Harbor✅ Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point (Edmund Fitzgerald bell!)✅ Brockway Mountain Drive — top 5 Midwest ride views✅ Stormy Kromer factory tour: Americana at its best✅ Toolkit tips for riding remote, wet, and full of carbsToolkit from the Road:TUMS (for the meat pie aftermath) - https://amzn.to/3YCnsrlGarmin Zumo / Motorcycle GPS - https://amzn.to/42Vtu8YNeck gaiter (for cold, wind, and morning fog) - https://amzn.to/455efvyNelson-Rigg compact rain suit - https://amzn.to/4mdpLemOffline maps tip: download before you lose you gps signal!Gear We Mentioned (Affiliate Links)Some of the links above may be affiliate links. That means if you click and buy, we might earn a small commission — at no extra cost to you.It helps keep the gas tanks full and the podcasts rolling. Thanks for your support!Sign up for BMR Rider Alerts (no spam, just great rides):https://bestmotorcycleroads.com/alertsFull Podcast Archive:https://bestmotorcycleroads.com/podcastFollow Us:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BestMotorcycleRoadsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bestmotorcycleroadsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/motorcycleroadsandtripsWant to Win a Stormy Kromer Hat?Drop your favorite UP pastie stop in the comments by Labor Day 2025 — we'll draw a winner for a Stormy Kromer hat and mail it your way. (No receipt required, but bonus points for gravy.)Want to Sponsor the Show?We're currently looking for sponsors that share our passion for riding, gear, food stops, and unforgettable roads.If you're a brand, service, or destination that wants to reach real riders, we'd love to talk.

Hold onto your VHS tapes and watch out for stray legs of lamb because Lillard Mayhem Month kicks off with a killer episode! Jackie and Danielle, alongside their fabulous guest Amber, dive into John Waters' 1994 cult classic Serial Mom. Join the gang as they debate whether suburban serial killer Beverly Sutphin is truly evil or just the embodiment of a PTA mom gone rogue. With Kathleen Turner's impeccable portrayal of a deranged yet devoted housewife, the hosts hilariously dissect every gruesome murder, from the bloody shoe fiasco to Beverly's unwavering disdain for white shoes after Labor Day. Spoiler alert: The recycling police have never been scarier.Between cracking up over Beverly's wild rampages and uncovering behind-the-scenes trivia, the trio ponder Matthew Lillard's cinematic debut and dream up the ultimate “killer mom” musical. Plus, Amber's encyclopedic knowledge of John Waters' filmography and Danielle's fashion trauma over white shoes will leave you in stitches. Whether you're a fan of horror comedies or just here for the Lillard love, this episode guarantees laughs, nostalgia, and a newfound fear of toe-licking dogs. Don't miss it!·Season 5 Episode 5—No More Late Fees ⁠https://nomorelatefeespodcast.com⁠909-601-NMLF (6653)—Follow Us on Social:Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nomorelatefees TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@nomorelatefees Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/nomorelatefeesYoutubehttps://www.youtube.com/@nomorelatefees Twitterhttps://x.com/NoMoreLateFees —CONQUERing⁠⁠myconquering.com⁠⁠10% Off Code: JACKIE10—NostaBeautyhttps://nostabeauty.com 20% Off Code: NMLF—AmberPrevious EpisodesSpace Jamhttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/space-jam The Hot Chickhttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/the-hot-chick Body Swapping Movies with Amberhttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/body-swapping-movies-with-amber Sawhttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/sawPlot Twists & Chillshttps://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/episode/plot-twists-chills-ranking-movies-with-mind-blowing-endings

No, Pascual did not get abducted by a UFO ... but neither did three kids in 1969, we're pretty sure. We have Pascual back to explain how his podcasting sabbatical has turned into a retirement, alas. Then we discuss how fluoride is connected to addiction and crime rates, some alternatives to the CDC for accurate public health information, and the viability of reopening Alcatraz as a prison. Our main topic is a ufo abduction incident that occurred on Labor Day weekend 1969 in Massachusetts ... or perhaps (as Ben suggests) the real "incident" occurred in 2018? Three kids were allegedly taken into alien crafts and examined, then returned, in plain sight of hundreds of people -- at least that's the story if you don't look a little deeper. And you know we will.

This is an awesomely fun episode. Brian is joined by The Good Will Podcasting crew: Dan, aka Reel Takes; Stone, aka Medicalmovieman; Conor, aka Movieshark. He's also joined by ole pal Adam, aka Sunset Loner Cinema, and newcomer Jay, aka Cinema Coconut, for the summer movie wager. The Summer Movie Wager was created by the awesome guys over at The Filmcast. We've copied their format and would appreciate it if you sent them love by listening to their episode. You can find the history of the game and play along at thesummermoviewager.com. The goal is to predict the highest-grossing films of the summer in terms of domestic box office, in the correct order. The closer you get to the final ranked order, the more points you get. This year, the summer movie wager will begin on May 1, 2025, and last through September 1, 2025, Labor Day, as usual.Each of your 13 picks (10 movies and 3 dark horses) gets a single score assigned to it by using the following rules:-If your picked movie for #1 OR #10 is correct, you score 13 points for it.-If your picked movie for 2-9 is correct, you score 10 points for it.-If your picked movie is only 1 spot away from its actual placement, you score 7 points for it.-If your picked movie is only 2 spots away from its actual placement, you score 5 points for it.-If your picked movie is placed inside the Top 10, you score 3 points for it.-If your picked movie is not placed inside the Top 10, you score 0 points for it.-For each of your picked dark horses placed inside the Top 10, you score 1 point. If two or more rules apply to a single pick, only that single rule will be applied that assigns the highest point value to that pick. For example: If your pick for #1 is correct, you don't get 16 points for it because it is #1 and because it placed inside the Top 10; instead, you only get 13 points for it.

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Huangshan Legacy: Honoring a Father's Last Wish Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2025-05-08-22-34-01-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 黄山的早晨，云雾缭绕，翠绿的山峰在阳光下闪烁着光芒。En: In the morning at Huangshan, mist enveloped the area, and the verdant peaks shimmered in the sunlight.Zh: 劳动节假期，黄山游客如织，但对梁、梅和昌来说，这次旅行不仅仅是为了观光。En: During the Labor Day holiday, Huangshan was crowded with tourists, but for Liang, Mei, and Chang, this trip was more than just sightseeing.Zh: 他们的父亲过去经常谈论黄山，他的最后愿望是要把自己的骨灰洒在这里。En: Their father used to speak often about Huangshan, and his last wish was to have his ashes scattered here.Zh: 梁是最年长的，他一手拿着一纸信笺，上面写着父亲的最后愿望。En: Liang was the eldest, holding a sheet of paper in one hand, upon which their father's final wishes were written.Zh: 梅则背着相机，不时停下来拍照。En: Mei carried a camera, occasionally stopping to take photos.Zh: 昌走在最后，时而沉默，时而回忆父亲的模样。En: Chang walked at the back, sometimes silent, sometimes recalling what their father looked like.Zh: 爬到半山腰，他们停下来休息。En: Halfway up the mountain, they stopped to rest.Zh: “我们一定要按照父亲的信来做，”梁坚定地说。他的语气很强硬，眼中流露出隐隐的愧疚感。En: "We must follow father's letter," Liang said firmly, his tone strong, yet with a faint sense of guilt in his eyes.Zh: “但我觉得，这里太安静了，以前我们和爸爸在一起的时候，总是充满欢声笑语。”梅略带犹豫。En: "But I think it's too quiet here. When we were with Dad, there was always laughter and joy," Mei hesitated slightly.Zh: “如果能找到一个既遵循父亲愿望又适合我们的方式，那不是更好吗？”昌轻声说道。En: "Wouldn't it be better if we could find a way that both respects father's wish and suits us?" Chang said softly.Zh: 他的话语如同春风抚过兄妹的心头。En: His words were like a spring breeze, soothing the hearts of his siblings.Zh: 他们继续向上走，四周百花盛开，鸟鸣不绝于耳。En: They continued upward, surrounded by blooming flowers and the constant chirping of birds.Zh: 黄山这片土地，既是父亲的向往，也是兄妹情感的纽带。En: This land of Huangshan was not only their father's longing but also a bond of sibling affection.Zh: 终于，他们抵达山顶。En: Finally, they reached the summit.Zh: 这个地方壮丽不凡，群山环绕，云雾翻涌。En: The place was magnificent, surrounded by mountains and rolling mists.Zh: 就在这里，他们开始争论。En: It was here that they began to argue.Zh: 梁坚持要严格按照信上的路线和时间：“这是对父亲的承诺！”En: Liang insisted on strictly following the route and schedule in the letter: "It's a promise to father!"Zh: 但梅则认为需要注入家庭的回忆：“我们应该加些特别的元素，让它更有意义。”En: But Mei thought they should infuse some family memories: "We should add some special elements to make it more meaningful."Zh: 昌来回徘徊，尝试调和兄妹的分歧。En: Chang paced back and forth, trying to mediate the siblings' differences.Zh: 正当他们僵持不下时，夕阳的光芒投洒在大地上。En: Just as they were at an impasse, the sunlight cast a golden glow upon the earth.Zh: 温暖的金色让他们想起了父亲阳光般的笑容。En: The warm gold reminded them of their father's sunny smile.Zh: 即使已然不在，每每回想，他犹如还在他们身边。En: Even in his absence, he felt as though he was still with them every time they thought of him.Zh: “也许，爸爸不介意吧。他会理解我们的心意。”En: "Perhaps, Dad wouldn't mind. He would understand our intentions."Zh: 懵懂的风轻轻吹过，迷雾散开，山巅看的更远。En: The gentle breeze blew, dispersing the mist, allowing a clearer view from the mountaintop.Zh: 最终，他们达成一致。En: In the end, they reached an agreement.Zh: 根据父亲的愿望洒下骨灰，再悬挂梅摘下的野花作纪念。En: They scattered the ashes according to their father's wishes and hung the wildflowers Mei picked as a tribute.Zh: 他们各自留下一句对父亲的告别话语。En: Each of them left a farewell message to their father.Zh: 离开时，他们心里有了答案。En: As they departed, they found answers in their hearts.Zh: 梁释怀了心中的懊悔，梅明白自己的路，由彼事业其中而又不失亲情的慰藉；En: Liang let go of his regrets, Mei understood her path, finding solace in her career without losing familial bonds;Zh: 昌则终于接纳了追忆与现实的差距。En: Chang finally accepted the gap between memory and reality.Zh: 夕阳西下，黄山隐在晚霞中。En: As the sun set, Huangshan faded into the evening glow.Zh: 他们的心，似乎也跟着黄山的颜色一样，归于宁静。En: Their hearts, like the colors of Huangshan, returned to tranquility. Vocabulary Words:enveloped: 缭绕verdant: 翠绿shimmered: 闪烁crowded: 如织wishes: 愿望recalling: 回忆hesitated: 犹豫breeze: 春风chirping: 鸟鸣bond: 纽带magnificent: 壮丽surrounded: 环绕impasse: 僵持不下meditate: 调和dispersing: 散开farewell: 告别regrets: 懊悔solace: 慰藉triumph: 成就ash: 骨灰summit: 山顶longing: 向往tribute: 纪念soothing: 抚过mediate: 调和schedule: 时间表parchment: 信笺commitment: 承诺absence: 不在tranquility: 宁静

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Through the Lens: Bridging Souls at the Great Wall Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2025-05-07-22-34-02-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 春天的长城如一条绿色的巨龙，在阳光下蜿蜒起伏。En: The Great Wall in spring resembles a giant green dragon, winding and undulating under the sunshine.Zh: 盛开的花朵点缀着山丘，蔚蓝的天空映衬着这段历史的宏伟。En: Blooming flowers adorn the hills, and the azure sky highlights the grandeur of this historic site.Zh: 劳动节期间，人们纷纷来到这里休闲散步。En: During the Labor Day holiday, people flock here to relax and take a stroll.Zh: Ling是个历史爱好者，她喜欢中国的文化，En: Ling is a history enthusiast who loves Chinese culture.Zh: 这次她来到长城寻找灵感，希望这些古老的砖石能触发她的新小说构思。En: This time, she came to the Great Wall seeking inspiration, hoping the ancient bricks and stones would spark ideas for her new novel.Zh: 然而，熙攘的人群让她无法静心思考。En: However, the bustling crowds made it hard for her to focus.Zh: 于是，她决定前往长城较为僻静的地方。En: So, she decided to head to a quieter section of the Great Wall.Zh: 另一方面，Yichen是一位资深摄影师，他想在这美丽的季节为自己的作品集补充几张与众不同的长城照片。En: On the other hand, Yichen is an experienced photographer who wanted to add some unique Great Wall photos to his portfolio during this beautiful season.Zh: 然而，人流不断，给他的拍摄带来了很多困难。En: However, the continuous flow of people created many challenges for his photography.Zh: Yichen意识到，如果只拍长城的景色，他的照片太过寻常。En: Yichen realized that if he only photographed the scenery of the Great Wall, his pictures would be too ordinary.Zh: 他决定改变策略，更注重人们与长城的互动。En: He decided to change his strategy, focusing more on people's interactions with the Great Wall.Zh: 就在一个僻静处，Ling和Yichen不期而遇。En: In a secluded spot, Ling and Yichen unexpectedly encountered each other.Zh: 微风徐徐，两人坐在长城砖上，开始交谈。En: With a gentle breeze blowing, they sat on the Great Wall bricks and started chatting.Zh: Ling讲述了她对历史的热爱，而Yichen则分享了他对摄影作品的追求。En: Ling talked about her love for history, while Yichen shared his pursuit of photographic excellence.Zh: Ling被Yichen拍摄的人物故事深深吸引，突然灵感闪现，似乎找到了要写的方向。En: Ling was deeply captivated by the personal stories Yichen captured in his photos, and suddenly inspiration struck, seemingly providing a direction for her writing.Zh: Yichen也从Ling的故事中得到了启发。En: Yichen also gained inspiration from Ling's stories.Zh: 他开始用镜头捕捉人们在这里的微妙情感，记录下平淡而动人的瞬间。En: He began to use his camera to capture the subtle emotions of people here, recording moments that were both plain and moving.Zh: 经过一个下午的交流，Ling和Yichen仿佛认识了很久。En: After an afternoon of conversation, Ling and Yichen felt like they had known each other for a long time.Zh: 告别时，他们相约日后再一起探索更多历史遗迹。En: When they parted, they promised to explore more historical sites together in the future.Zh: Ling克服了写作的阻碍，而Yichen为他的摄影带来了更深的故事性。En: Ling overcame her writing block, and Yichen brought deeper storytelling to his photography.Zh: 当两人各自看向远方，长城在夕阳下变得愈发壮观。En: As they both looked into the distance, the Great Wall became even more magnificent under the setting sun.Zh: 那一刻，他们明白了，长城不仅仅是历史的遗迹，还是灵魂的桥梁。En: At that moment, they understood that the Great Wall was not just a historical monument but also a bridge of souls.Zh: 无论在哪里，他们都觉得彼此间建立了一座友情的桥梁，这段旅程成为了他们心中永恒的回忆。En: Wherever they were, they felt as if they had built a bridge of friendship, making this journey an eternal memory in their hearts.Zh: 故事结束时，长城依然在春天的夜幕下沉默不语，像一位守护者，见证着每一个故事的开始和结束。En: As the story ends, the Great Wall remains silent under the spring night sky, like a guardian witnessing the beginning and end of every story. Vocabulary Words:resembles: 如undulating: 起伏adorn: 点缀azure: 蔚蓝grandeur: 宏伟flock: 纷纷enthusiast: 爱好者inspiration: 灵感spark: 触发bustling: 熙攘secluded: 僻静encountered: 不期而遇subtle: 微妙captivated: 吸引pursuit: 追求excellence: 卓越captured: 捕捉emotions: 情感plain: 平淡moment: 瞬间magnificent: 壮观monument: 遗迹guardian: 守护者eternal: 永恒witnessing: 见证portfolio: 作品集strategy: 策略gentle: 徐徐interactions: 互动conversation: 交流

Just in time for Mother's Day, Bloody Essentials is digging into Serial Mom—because nothing says “I love you, Mom” like a murderous matriarch with perfect hair and a penchant for punishing bad manners. We gush over Kathleen Turner's killer performance and John Waters' delightfully twisted take on suburban motherhood. It's a bloody good time with the ultimate mama bear—just don't wear white after Labor Day.  Hosts: Ethan Noyes, Jamie Verwys, and Nina Yarrington  Producer: Jeremy Noyes  Gain access to all our unhinged content by supporting our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/BloodyEssentialsPodcast  Stay up to date on all the creepy things we are up to by following us on our social media platforms! https://linktr.ee/bloodyessentials  If you want to let us know how much we are on your mind, feel free to buy us a coffee! We will give you a shoutout on our next episode! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bloodyessentials  Bloody Essentials Logo by: Greg Stark   Intro/Outro Music: Sweet Little Nightmare by Darren Curtis   Video Footage in Intro Courtesy of: Suspiria 1977 (20th Century Fox), Halloween 1978 (Compass International Pictures & Trancas International Films), and Scream 1996 (Paramount Pictures)

S&P futures are pointing to a softer open, down (0.6%). European equities are mostly softer in early trades with only the FTSE 100 trading higher. In Asia, equities traded mixed as Greater China markets rallied after the Labor Day holiday, while Australia, Taiwan, and India posted losses amidst thin trading volumes. Asian currencies retreated Tuesday as the dollar stabilized and authorities dismissed speculation that forex movements were linked to tariff negotiations or a regional currency accord. Companies Mentioned: Doordash, Google

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Unplugging for Sunshine: Liu Wei's Quest for Serenity Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2025-05-06-22-34-02-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 春天的海边，鲜花正开得灿烂。En: In the spring, flowers bloom brightly by the sea.Zh: 大连的月光沙滩在五一劳动节的假期中充满了欢声笑语。En: The Dalian Moonlight Beach is filled with laughter during the Labor Day holiday.Zh: 刘伟是一位在北京工作的努力上班族，他感到十分疲惫。En: Liu Wei, a hard-working office worker in Beijing, feels extremely exhausted.Zh: 这个短暂的假期，他决定带着家人来沙滩上享受一点轻松时光。En: For this short holiday, he decided to take his family to the beach to enjoy some relaxing time.Zh: 沙滩上，孩子们在挖沙、堆城堡。En: On the beach, children are digging in the sand and building castles.Zh: 刘伟的妻子，蒋梅，与朋友陈凡正在聊天。En: Liu Wei's wife, Jiang Mei, is chatting with their friend Chen Fan.Zh: 而刘伟则望着海浪拍打着金色沙滩，神情有些落寞。En: Meanwhile, Liu Wei gazes at the waves crashing onto the golden sands, looking somewhat melancholy.Zh: 他的手机不断响起，都是关于工作的消息和电子邮件。En: His phone rings constantly with work messages and emails.Zh: 他的心里想：“能不能安静一下，让我好好陪陪家人？”En: He thinks to himself, "Can it be quiet for a while so I can spend quality time with my family?"Zh: 当阳光洒在刘伟的脸上，他试图把注意力转回到身边的家人。En: As the sunlight falls on Liu Wei's face, he tries to redirect his attention back to his family.Zh: 他的小儿子跑来跑去，开心地喊：“爸爸，快来一起玩！”En: His young son runs back and forth, happily shouting, "Dad, come play with us!"Zh: 刘伟露出微笑，想去回应，但电话铃声倏然响起。En: Liu Wei smiles and wants to respond, but the sudden ringing of his phone interrupts him.Zh: 电话那头是老板的重要电话，他知道这通电话会耽误他很长时间。En: It's an important call from his boss, and he knows it will take a long time.Zh: 犹豫片刻，刘伟终于做出一个重要的决定。En: After hesitating for a moment, Liu Wei finally makes an important decision.Zh: 他长叹一口气，按下手机的关机键。En: He sighs deeply and presses the power off button on his phone.Zh: “就这几天，不要干扰我们的假期。”他心里对自己说。En: "Just these few days, no disturbances during our holiday," he tells himself.Zh: 随着手机屏幕渐渐暗下，刘伟的心情变得轻松。En: As the phone screen gradually darkens, Liu Wei feels his mood lighten.Zh: 他望向妻子和孩子，发现他们正在等他加入。En: He looks at his wife and son, realizing they are waiting for him to join them.Zh: 笑容又回到他脸上，他大步朝他们走去。En: The smile returns to his face, and he strides towards them.Zh: 整个下午，他们一家人享受着无手机打扰的快乐时光。En: The whole afternoon, they enjoy a blissful time without the disruption of phones.Zh: 刘伟与妻子和孩子一起在沙滩上追逐、奔跑，仿佛卸下了一年的疲惫。En: Liu Wei runs and plays with his wife and child on the beach, as if shedding a year's worth of fatigue.Zh: 他意识到，家人才是他生活的重心。En: He realizes that his family is the real center of his life.Zh: 黄昏时分，夕阳染红了海面，刘伟和家人一起欣赏着美景，他感到从未有过的满足。En: By dusk, the sunset paints the sea red, and Liu Wei and his family admire the beautiful scenery together, feeling an unprecedented sense of fulfillment.Zh: 他知道，学会在工作和生活中找到平衡，是他今后的努力方向。En: He knows that learning to find a balance between work and life is his goal moving forward.Zh: 伴随着笑声和温暖的夕阳，刘伟明白了，珍惜眼前的美好，才是生活最重要的事情。En: Accompanied by laughter and a warm sunset, Liu Wei understands that cherishing the present is the most important thing in life.Zh: 这个充满爱的假期，给刘伟带来了新的对生活的理解和期望。En: This loving holiday has brought Liu Wei a new understanding and expectation for life.Zh: 沙滩虽然逐渐变得安静，但刘伟的心已充满温暖与喜悦。En: Although the beach gradually quiets down, Liu Wei's heart is filled with warmth and joy. Vocabulary Words:bloom: 开花exhausted: 疲惫melancholy: 落寞redirect: 将注意力转回hesitating: 犹豫strides: 大步走blissful: 幸福的disruption: 干扰fatigue: 疲劳admire: 欣赏unprecedented: 前所未有的fulfillment: 满足感accompanied: 伴随cherishing: 珍惜expectation: 期望gradually: 逐渐quiet: 安静warmth: 温暖laughter: 笑声holiday: 假期decision: 决定interrupts: 打断mask: 掩饰landscape: 风景reflection: 反思reclining: 斜倚constantly: 不断地balance: 平衡center: 重心realize: 意识到

“Who Murdered the Vets?” is one of the most important non-fiction pieces Hemingway ever wrote. This 1935 article for New Masses excoriated the Roosevelt administration's careless supervision of World War I veterans who died during the Labor Day hurricane while they were living in workcamps along the Keys. Stationed there to help to build the overseas highway, more than 250 died as victims of the cataclysmic storm.Hemingway wrote what he called his “2800 words of dynamite” in a frothing rage, furious at the irresponsibility of the government, shocked at what he had witnessed firsthand, and grieving for the veterans who survived the Great War, only to lose their lives at home. To discuss this explosive article and its crucial context, we welcome James H. Meredith, the former President of the Hemingway Society. Jim's perspective walks us through Hemingway's approach to this tragedy and how he composed such a vivid, emotional polemic. 

Tonight's guest, Gin Zubrickas, lives in a small town, in the interior of British Columbia. Spending as much time as he does in the outdoors there, it might seem surprising to you to hear that he didn't have his first Sasquatch experience until Labor Day weekend, 7 years ago. That's when he had it, though. That first experience was just the tip of the iceberg. Gin has had numerous experiences with a Sasquatch clan in his area since that day. On tonight's show, he'll explain how this all started for him. We hope you'll tune in and listen to him talk about that first experience and more.Gin has a YouTube Channel called “Sasquatch Interior B.C.” On it, he has videos where he talks about the experiences he's had with the Forest People in his area. He also talks about evidence he's found. To visit his channel, please go to…https://www.youtube.com/@graysonbowering8230 If you've had a Bigfoot sighting and would like to be a guest on the show, please go to BigfootEyewitness.com and let me know. If you'd like to help support the show, by buying your own Bigfoot Eyewitness t-shirt or sweatshirt, please visit the Bigfoot Eyewitness Show Store, by going to https://Dogman-Encounters.MyShopify.com I produce 3 other shows that are available on your favorite podcast app. If you haven't checked them out, here are links to all 3 channels on the Spreaker App... My Bigfoot Sighting https://www.spreaker.com/show/my-bigfoot-sighting Dogman Encounters https://www.spreaker.com/show/dogman-encounters-radio_2 My Paranormal Experience https://www.spreaker.com/show/my-paranormal-experience Thanks, as always, for listening!

ou know that feeling when it's Labor Day and you wonder where the summer went? Not this year, Thrivesters! Today we're talking all about how to have a Thrive Vibe Summer. Move over Hot Girl Summer - we prefer to THRIVE.Whether you're running a business, working full-time, raising a family (or all of the above), this episode will help you intentionally create a summer that supports your energy, your goals, and your peace .I'm giving you 3 Simple Things you can do right now to make sure your summer feels light, free, and full of joy. This isn't about overplanning or pressure.It's about intention.We'll talk about how to build a summer bucket list you'll actually use. The one question to ask yourself before you plan anything. How to set yourself up so you don't go dark in your business or life, and why lining up your resources now makes all the difference.And, because I am all about supporting you in your Thrive Vibe Summer, I created a template for YOUR list so all you have to do is download, sit down, and create that summer Thrive Vibe.Happy May, Thrivesters. Let's go thrive like we mean it.GRAB YOUR SUMMER BUCKET LIST TEMPLATE HERE Dream Big, Thrivester

Here is a repost of our May Day episode from 2021. In it, we talk about the history of May Day from pagan rituals to the Haymarket Affair to International Workers' Day to Labor Day and Loyalty Day. And we discuss how the ruling class's “war on the left” fits into the politics of May Day vs. Labor Day.Spend an hour of your International Workers' Day hearing about the history of May Day. You won't regret it. ---------------------------------------------Outro// Which Side Are You On by Florence ReeceLinks//+IWW: The Brief Origins of May Day (⁠https://bit.ly/2QLtO7Q⁠)+ G&R:How Labor and Climate Movements Are Building An Enduring Alliance w/ Jeff Ordower and Norman Rogers (⁠https://bit.ly/4cDK9AU⁠)+G&R:Victories in Chattanooga and Pittsburgh . . . Mike Elk of Payday Report on the UAW and Summer Lee (⁠https://bit.ly/4aUWhvR⁠)Follow Green and Red//+G&R Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠+Our rad website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://greenandredpodcast.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠+We're part of the Labor Podcast Network: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.laborradionetwork.org/⁠⁠⁠+ *NEW! Green and Red is NOW an affiliate of the Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network: ⁠https://linktr.ee/anticapitalistpodcastnetwork ⁠+ Join our Discord community (⁠https://discord.gg/afRwBg5Q⁠)Support the Green and Red Podcast//+Become a Patron at ⁠https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast ⁠+Or make a one time donation here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/DonateGandR⁠⁠⁠⁠This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Scott.

In this energetic recap, Lesley and Brad revisit Lesley's roundtable interview with the OPC teachers and reflect on the power of community, inclusive movement, and consistency. They explore how each teacher's unique journey contributes to the magic of OPC and share how the platform was designed to help every body feel seen and supported. Whether you're a teacher or a student, there's space for you here. If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co.And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:Why OPC values community as much as consistency.How a curated class format supports movement without overwhelm.What it means to take messy action—and why it works.How diverse life experiences strengthen teaching and student connection.Why movement “snacks” can reframe how you approach exercises.Episode References/Links:Mullet Tour - https://opc.me/ukChat with Us - https://opc.me/chatSummer Tour - https://opc.me/eventsPilates Studio Growth Accelerator - https://prfit.biz/acceleratorCambodia October 2025 Waitlist - https://crowsnestretreats.comJoin OPC - https://onlinepilatesclasses.comMindi Westfall - https://instagram.com/bendymindipilatesRachel Piper - https://instagram.com/size_diverse_pilatesChristine Kam-Lynch - https://instagram.com/pilates.boundMegan Lauman - https://instagram.com/megans_pilatesYasmin Scholten - https://instagram.com/purapilates_yasmin If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox. https://lovethepodcast.com/BITYSIDEALS! 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And I can tell you right now, even if you're not on the platform teaching it, when you're in the community, you're absolutely part of something. Lesley Logan 0:11  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.Lesley Logan 0:53  Welcome back to the Be It Till You See It interview recap where my co-host in life, Brad, and I are going to dig into the invigorating convo, the chaotic convo, the most amazing, we have the most guests ever, convo with the OPC teachers, minus Tami, but we'll have her on in a couple of weeks. If you haven't yet listened to that interview, you are missing out on some giggles and some fun. And I'm just so glad that Brad, if you guys are watching this on YouTube, I apologize for all the moving, because I asked Brad with my eyes, if we were ready for this. Brad Crowell 1:21  You asked me with your eyes? Lesley Logan 1:22  Yes. And you did a you did an acknowledgement. Brad Crowell 1:25  I'm just making sure you're on the screen. Lesley Logan 1:27  Yeah. And if you are listening to this, just so you know, you will not get motion sickness like everyone else is right now. Okay, he's settled. We're settled. Brad Crowell 1:34  Sunglasses. Lesley Logan 1:37  Okay, now, now we're all just experiencing what ADD and ADHD looks like in the same room. This is a lot. This is confusing. I'm gone, now I've lost track. Okay, let's bring this bus back on the road. So you should listen to the OPC teachers, because they're so fun. We had five of us. Well, I guess me. Brad Crowell 1:56  You count, you're a teacher. Lesley Logan 1:58  I know. So we're. Brad Crowell 1:59  Six out of seven. Lesley Logan 1:59  Six out of seven. We were missing Tami. It's really hard to get all the time zones to work, guys, so I was pretty proud of us to get six, but we'll have Tami on because we actually have really fun thing coming up with her later this year. So, at any rate. Brad Crowell 2:08  Yasmin lives in Germany, you know. Lesley Logan 2:11  I know. And guess whose internet was the one that was fucked up? Ours. So anyways, not that Germany has bad internet, but I'm just saying, like out of all the time zones, I just was having some problems. They were talking without me. They planned a whole trip while I was just, bye, disappered. Brad Crowell 2:23  Yeah, I know you popped back on and they were like, yep, we're just making plans. We're gonna get together. Lesley Logan 2:27  Yeah, they're having an overnight, that's what the OPC teachers do. They love summer parties and anything that brings community together. So you'll just want to listen to that one, but first we'll recap it, and then you can go back and listen. So this is what happens when I take over. I actually know the day, but I'm going to do it anyways, because I know what I wrote. So today is May 1st 2025, and it's Couple Appreciation Day. Brad Crowell 2:47  That's fun. Lesley Logan 2:47  Couple Appreciation Day, just so you know, on May 1st there's 40 other holidays. I had a lot of things I could choose from, but Couple Appreciation Day.Brad Crowell 2:54  Lesley produced, partly produced this episode. Lesley Logan 2:56  I did, I did. It's going to be a mess. So Couple Appreciation Day is celebrated on May 1st whether you've just started dating or you've been married for many years, it's important to appreciate your partner now and then. Celebrating the milestones you've passed and looking to more happy years in the future helps keep the romance alive. Even the smallest of gestures can make an impact. Do the chore so your partner can relax or prepare a nice meal when they come home exhausted from work. Romance doesn't have to be elaborate over the top, unless, of course, that's what a couple is into. But also, today. Brad Crowell 3:25  Can just be a touch on the shoulder or a thank you. Lesley Logan 3:27  You know, do something you're not usually doing without being asked. That's probably the best thing. Brad Crowell 3:32  If you always get flowers. Change it up. Change it up. Lesley Logan 3:34  Yeah, get chocolates or get flowers and chocolates.Brad Crowell 3:37  Or don't give something, but do an act of service or something else. Lesley Logan 3:42  If there's something that your partner complains about doing, maybe try to do it for them. Or if they are tired of driving, maybe today you get them an Uber gift card and they get to have a chauffeur to work. Brad Crowell 3:54  Ooh, that's a fun idea. Lesley Logan 3:57  Also, one of the other holidays today in the Philippines, it's Labor Day. So to our team in the Philippines, we have a lot of people out there. Happy Labor Day to you, by the way, that means it's like May Day, which is a whole historical day that I know about, but surface level. So I'm not going to go into it, but it led to a National Phone-In-Sick Day to make sure that the world knows what happens without your labor. And since we are on the theme of little ways of protesting, if you are an employee somewhere and you have sick days and you haven't been using them, use one. Call in sick. Let people know what it's, let people know what happens if they don't have their team. But just remember, to our team, Happy Labor Day. Have the day off and we love you. So, okay, we are headed to the UK this fall. This is for Pilates teachers and really big in Pilates enthusiasts. We have two locations. We have six workshops. Two are business, Pilates business, and four are Pilates movement related. We've got two classes. The deal on this thing is insanity. If you were to buy each thing one at a time, it was, like, almost $2,000 and we're selling it for, like, I don't know, 550 pounds or something like that. So you'll want to go to opc.me/uk to sign up and snag your spot on the limited spots that we have. Brad Crowell 5:14  Our second person who registered is coming in from Europe, so. Lesley Logan 5:18  Yeah, you can come in from Europe. Brad Crowell 5:20  Yeah, we're going to be in Essex or Leeds, and there's plenty of hotels in the area. Lesley Logan 5:25  And Leeds, the ors. Brad Crowell 5:26  Sorry, yeah, for you, you could pick one of the two. We will be in both. I mean, hell, you want to come to both? Come to both.Lesley Logan 5:33  There's only one workshop that repeats itself, and it's one that you probably want to go to twice, to be completely honest. So it's really amazing. And then this particular Saturday is Pilates Day. It's International Pilates day, the first Saturday of May. And in honor of that, we'll be wrapping up our spring training event. So you, probably too late to join us, to be completely honest, but we'll be doing that. I'm really, really excited. Brad Crowell 5:54  Maybe not. Lesley Logan 5:55  I don't know. Brad Crowell 5:55  If you want to hop in right now. Lesley Logan 5:57  You can. You'll, you'll have a week of replays, still not from today, but I think to the 10th. So you have seven days. So yeah.Brad Crowell 6:03  If you're, if like, you're watching, if you listen to this the day it comes out and you want to figure out what we're talking about, chat to us. Go to opc.me/chat and we'll send you a link to the Spring Training event. There's a few more days. Lesley Logan 6:15  Yeah, it's really, it's been quite a fun week. I'm really thrilled with the whole thing. I mean, it's just really fun to do classes live and like, you get your Pilates habit and routine on, and then you can go back to doing it with Iike, on your own time.Brad Crowell 6:27  I mean, this is kind of a perfect episode to be talking about Spring Training because. Lesley Logan 6:31  It really is. Brad Crowell 6:32  It features all the teachers that you're that you listened to in the last episode.Lesley Logan 6:35  Yeah, if you fell in love with them. Yeah, so they're all part of it. It's really quite amazing. And what's really hilarious is Tami is actually in the house right now, so like when this episode goes out. So she wasn't on that episode, but she's currently in our house filming OPC workouts. At any rate, just the irony of all it. Then this summer, we're actually going on our Summer Tour. And it is cooking, we are getting really, really close to announce the cities and help you snide your tickets, you're going to want them, because West Coast is the location of this tour, which means smaller spaces. It just is, just how it works out. Brad Crowell 7:09  It's true. Lesley Logan 7:09  You know, it's just expensive to have bigger studios in some of these cities. So they'll be smaller spaces, which means you're gonna want to get your tickets. So, opc.me/events, means you're going to get the first updates on the tour and all that stuff. So you'll want to go to opc.me/events. Brad, why don't you chime in? Brad Crowell 7:25  Yeah, if you are taking clients for Pilates and you are trying to figure out how to get more clients, or just how to create stability in this tumultuous time, we're doing a webinar on that. It's called the Growth Accelerator Webinar, and it's free, and I want you to come join me. There's a Q&A option, and I'll be sharing three big secrets that we've learned from coaching 2500 plus businesses just like yours.Lesley Logan 7:51  It's really fun, you guys. It's really amazing. It's like, it's a way for you to understand what Agency is, but also what we believe in the Pilates industry, because there are other people out there, and it's important that you know what the values of the people who are coaching you are, because it needs to align with yours. And we firmly believe in your business working for you. You're not working for it. And so that means that the templates that we use are more formulas versus like and this is how every studio needs to look and this is exactly, this is exactly how your onboarding series goes, and this is how this goes. Brad Crowell 8:21  Yeah, here's the language that you use, no, all that does not work.Lesley Logan 8:23  No, that does not work because you all have different audiences that you want to be talking to, and you're also coming at it from either this is your full time gig, or you want it to be your full time gig, or you have kids and this is your part time gig. Like everyone comes from a different place, so it has to work for you, and that's what we pride ourselves on, is you can really mold what we coach you on to your business. Last up.Brad Crowell 8:42  Last, but not least, my absolute favorite thing in the world to do is to go to Cambodia, and we have a retreat coming up this October, go to crowsnestretreats.com. If you got all to listen to this podcast, you've heard us talk about it a million times. But isn't this the year for you? Isn't this the time? Lesley Logan 8:58  Oh, my goodness, I just wrote a whole email about why you should let us do this and I'm correct. Brad Crowell 9:02  But also like, don't you need a retreat right now? Right now. Do you need a retreat? I do. I'm ready. Lesley Logan 9:08  I actually was looking at our potential flight plans, and one of them would let us go to Vietnam, but it's kind of complicated. We're doing all these other things beforehand, so I want to go to Vietnam, and also kind of want to go to Colombia, which I know is on the other side of the world. So it's different, just different where my head is, but one of the flight plans will let us have a layover, though, to go to Botanical Gardens. Brad Crowell 9:25  Oh, in Korea? Lesley Logan 9:26  In Singapore. Brad Crowell 9:27  Oh, in Singapore. Lesley Logan 9:28  Yeah, we did the Botanical Gardens in Korea. Brad Crowell 9:29  We did do that, yeah.Lesley Logan 9:30  So, but I just pinged you and said hey, there's six hours in the daytime, and so that's an hour. And then we need about. Brad Crowell 9:37  I think we were looking at the Botanical Gardens when we were there last, right? Lesley Logan 9:39  Having dinner, yes, you pointed out, yes, it was closed because we got there close to the eighth. So I think we could do it in four hours. Brad Crowell 9:46  That'd be awesome. Lesley Logan 9:47  Yeah. So anyways, we might skip Vietnam and go there. But here's what I bragged about in my email, what you would get if you were already on our waitlist for this. But I actually wrote about, we're really fucking good at this retreat. We're so good at it. And I say this because a lot of people don't like to brag about things. A lot of people are like, oh, I'm a humble person, no, there are certain things that you do really, really well. Like our friend Vincent unapologetically goes, I make fucking great eggs. I make great eggs. I watched the master class on egg making, and I make great eggs. He's never made us eggs, but I'm just saying he brags about it, right? Like, I'm aware that he makes good eggs, and I've never even had them. What we do really well is create an amazing experience for you. You have nothing to do on this trip but get your plane ticket and let us know when you land, because we will pick you up from the airport. Well, not us, but our driver will pick you up from the airport, and it will bring you to our house. And we have a wonderful schedule that is not going to make you exhausted, but it's also going to make sure you see everything.Brad Crowell 10:38  It includes a lot of free time. You're going to have a chance to chill.Lesley Logan 10:40  Yes, but not so much free time you feel like you didn't do anything so you have to plan something. No, it is a wonderful, the cadence is amazing. I'm telling you, every single person tells us how great the schedule is because we do it well. So if you would like to literally retreat yourself, I promise you, when you are halfway across the world, it's very easy to go, you know what? I could put a pin all that chaos, because I'm over here looking at this beauty, and you can actually, just for the nervous system, it's so freaking good. I could go on forever, but go to crowsnestretreats.com to snag your spot. Brad Crowell 11:10  Yeah, all right. Well, before we get into it, about the teachers, we had a question. Alison Pilates on YouTube asked, hey, I love the 60-minute full Reformer workout. We tried to find the links to the exercises so I could practice and get better at the pace. Where can I find them?Lesley Logan 11:26  Yeah, so you guys on YouTube, we have two full Joseph Pilates ordered workouts. We have the mat one, and we have the Reformer one, and they're both advanced. So I'm just gonna tell you right now, if it's the full order, it's super advanced, right? But at any rate, we have these on there, and it's kind of impossible to link to every single tutorial in the show notes of YouTube. I mean, I guess we can, but you can't click them, and there would be 79 exercises to click to. So actually, what you want to do is download the OPC app. It's free. You don't have to be an OPC member. Can download the app, and then you can go to the tutorials, and you can click on the Reformer, and they're all right there. They're all right there. And that way you can review the exercises you're not so familiar with, so you can learn them. And then when you take this workout again, you can be faster at it, or you can omit exercises not right for your body. That particular workout, I did all the super advanced back bends and headstands and all the things, and what I would just say is, even in my own workout, I don't do all of them. I pick two or three, but I did them all so that there is a place where this workout exists. I'm really excited that you guys are loving it, but, yeah, get the app. That's the best place. Brad Crowell 12:30  Yeah, the other thing you can do is, if you just want a list of links to the order, you can Google onlinepilatesclasses.com reformer order and a blog post will come up. We did make a post that has. Lesley Logan 12:43  That's linked. Brad Crowell 12:44  I don't know if it's exactly the same as the 60-minute YouTube video you were talking about, probably is, but. Lesley Logan 12:50  No, I can confirm. Brad Crowell 12:52  Lesley is confirming it's the same. So just Google onlinepilatesclasses.com reformer order, and you'll find the blog post that actually links directly to each one. Lesley Logan 13:02  So, thank you, Alison Pilates. I hope you enjoy that. And also, by the way, if you want to actually get better at the pace and the exercises, I highly recommend you actually just be I'm an OPC member, because at OPC, we don't do the super advanced exercises. We do more of the all level exercises, but you get to nerd out on a particular exercise and see how it works throughout the Reformer and on the mat, and we work at pace, and it's really fun. And then you can actually send me a video of you doing an exercise and I'll give you feedback on your form. There you go. Okay.Brad Crowell 13:32  Great job. Well, stick around. We'll be right back. We're gonna dig into this amazing and super fun convo that Lesley had with all the OPC teachers, where actually, I got to know them better than I've ever known them. I didn't know any of these stories, so I'm really looking forward to chatting about it. Stick around. Brad Crowell 13:48  All right. Welcome back. So let's talk about Rachel Piper, Mindi Westfall, Christine Kam-Lynch, Megan Lauman and Yasmin Scholten. Only one missing was Tami-Adrian George, but we have a dedicated episode. Lesley Logan 14:01  Just for her. Brad Crowell 14:01  Just for her. Lesley Logan 14:02  She's got a lot we all talk about. Brad Crowell 14:04  She's got a lot going on. These five incredible women are part of the dedicated teachers at OPC. Each brings something unique to the mat, blending a deep love for learning with personal experiences that show how Pilates can transform your body and your life. Christine balances a full-time tech career while teaching Pilates. Mindi, known as “Bendy Mindi Pilates” on Instagram, continued Pilates after undergoing microdiscectomy, and now helps others find strength in their flexibility. Rachel a proud quote-unquote mat rat with a biotech background.Lesley Logan 14:39  I love that she's a mat rat with a biotech background. Brad Crowell 14:42  I've never even heard that term.Lesley Logan 14:43  I know, but I really think is there just a better animal? Brad Crowell 14:46  All right, well, so she has a biotech background. She still works in science and teams and all the things. She brings her love of themes and creative expression to every single class. Megan, a mother of four, based in Missouri, discover Pilates as a way to heal her body and now teaches from her home studio. And Yasmin, based in Germany, left corporate life to open a home studio in her small town where she grew up. Okay, I just want to put this out there right away, before everybody else asks, how do I become a teacher on onlinepilatesclasses.com? This is what, we get asked this all the time. Here's the truth of it. All five of these women who are on this interview were already OPC members. They were already participating. They were already changing their life with the consistency of their practice and using OPC to do it. And that's how we met them. Like I mean, there's other ways we actually met them, some of them outside of there, but that's how we got to know them. That's how it began to make sense. They were asking all these questions. They were participating, and it was a very organic opportunity, over the years to invite them to teach, because they actually care about the community. That's the thing that matters for us. Lesley Logan 15:52  Yeah, like you said, I've had, I still always have people who ask, and it's like, if you're not in the community participating, then it's really hard for us to get the community to want to take your class. And then the other thing I'll just say is, even if you're coming to join and be part of the community, we're not hiring all the time. So, yes, join because we want you to be a part of it, but join for you, not because of that goal. And then the other thing I want us to be like every single one of these girls has done eLevate, my mentorship program, so that we're all in the same page, so even though we're taking our own experiences and our own bodies and our own way of feeling the exercise in our body, but they all understand how Joseph Pilates created this stuff and gave it to Jay and his teachers taught me and all the stuff. So, are we looking for more teachers? Not this time, because we're really focused on the community and growing the community, but I would love to see you in the community, because I think why a lot of people want to be a teacher on the platform is because they want to be part of something. And I can tell you right now, even if you're not on the platform teaching it, when you're in the community, you're absolutely part of something. And that is something I'm so proud of, our members who share things. People know each other's name, even though they've never met. And people do connect in in-person events that we have, and then they hang out without us. There are eight women who take OPC classes at the same time on Wednesdays, at 8 a.m. and they're not teachers on this platform, but they are teachers. And so I just want to say OPC was never designed just for teachers, it'sdesigned for everybody, but I think that most people just want to, because they want to be part of something. You could be part of something without the commitment of figuring out your lighting and making sure your camera is straight. Brad Crowell 17:32  That is, that's the thing. Lesley Logan 17:33  And that your mic is actually working. Because sometimes you film an entire workout that is unusable. Brad Crowell 17:37  And I love, I think the thing I love the most about OPC is that once a month we do a live mat class, and after the mat class is over, everybody just hangs out and they just talk, and they get to update each other on different things about life, and it's been. Lesley Logan 17:55  We just celebrated, like a couple girls just finished their exams, so that was really fun. We know that from the hangout sessions, and then we know some of us picked up their kids from college and did spring break with them. Like it's kind of fun to know what everyone is doing. Brad Crowell 18:08  It's actually a community of people who care about each other. And we started doing it in COVID, and we just never stopped, because it's rad. Lesley Logan 18:17  Yeah. And also, to be honest, if I could record all of the OPC workouts I have to film with OPC members being there, I would do it. I would so do it. But the reality is, life happens, and we're like, oh, let's, we're moving this around. People will just be so confused. So, at any rate. But let's get into this episode. Brad Crowell 18:34  Yeah, absolutely. Lesley Logan 18:35  So, hold on. Brad Crowell 18:36  Take us away. Lesley Logan 18:37  All right. There's so many things to love, but Christine mentioned something that I really wanted to point out. She said there's something about being on the apparatus, apparatuses, the apparati, anyways, the apparatuses, the equipment that makes me feel connected inside. And I couldn't agree more, like I think it's just a fun way to get to know yourself. I think it's really difficult, because today there's this trend in the industry where everyone is over correcting all the time and cueing a lot, and so you don't always have time in your body, which is why I really appreciate how great our teachers are telling you how many reps, and giving you a rep to be by yourself, and giving you permission to change the exercise if you need to. And I think that allows you to have that connection. Brad Crowell 19:21  But what if you're doing it wrong? Lesley Logan 19:23  Oh my God, you're not gonna die. You're not gonna die. Most of the time, people doing it wrong are just doing choreography, and so they're like, this is too easy. I don't get it. That's most of it like, very rarely are people doing it so wrong they could hurt, no, no, obviously, if you're working with spring. Brad Crowell 19:38  Jay's quote here.Lesley Logan 19:40  Oh, Jay always says, "Ugly Pilates, get used to it. Dangerous Pilates, never." And so of course, we don't want you to do dangerous Pilates, but a lot of times people are doing exercises they're not ready for, that would be dangerous, so you got to be careful. But that's why I love our OPC teachers always reminding people to, that it's brave and courageous to do something else. Also, Christine mentioned that she loves taking from the other teachers, because she she actually gets different cues or different ideas or different connections from the different teachers. Because when I was picking teachers for the platform, I think it's so important, we one day, like, actually put our inseams on a list. Because we're like, well, maybe we should let all the members know what equipment we have, so that they can maybe set their equipment up, our equipment, or whatever. And then, well, should we let them know how tall we are, and then it's like, well, we're tall, but some of us have longer legs, so that we need a measure of everything. So anyways, Christine is one of our fun size teachers, and so it's really fun, because she can understand different things, even for her body, while working with the taller teachers. But I know that our members who are fun size love taking with Christine, because, like, oh, that's how Christine does it. Okay, great. So it's kind of fun. Mindi also said that she loves learning from the other teachers, but she said learning from the other teachers is one of the most important things I can do for myself and also for my own practice, because I learn something new every single time I take someone's class. And I think that that's what is so fun. Because a lot of people are like, oh, use the order. That's boring. No, it's not boring. Because if you're truly doing the workout and not wanting to be entertained, it doesn't even feel like it's something you've done before. It feels like you're having a new exploration. Because your body is different depending on what time of day you work out, depending on what you did the day before. Brad Crowell 21:17  Definitely, day to day it's different. Lesley Logan 21:18  Today, my mat class, I have my own mat workout today, slayed it. Slayed it. I was so strong. I felt so good. It's not how I always felt. So anyways, I just really appreciate that even our teachers. Brad Crowell 21:30  Hey, good job, babe. Lesley Logan 21:31  Thank you. On this Couple Appreciation.Brad Crowell 21:33  We're celebrating the national couple's day. Lesley Logan 21:35  Yes, I won't cook dinner, though, it's okay. I'll go get it. I mean, really, it would just be tater tots. I'm really good at those sweet potato ones, specifically, everyone. I really like that. With those two teachers, both mentioned how much they love learning from the other people, and I think that's what makes it so fun. Because even if you're not a teacher, just imagine how much you're going to learn. What did you love? Brad Crowell 21:57  Well, when Rachel was talking about consistency, okay, here's the thing about what Rachel was talking about that I connected to OPC, and it made me happy. When we were brainstorming OPC, we were trying to figure out, how do we compete with other platforms that have thousands and thousands of videos, and it made me think of Netflix, and it made me realize I never get to watch anything because I spent too much time trying to figure trying to figure out what to watch that by the time I'm ready to watch whatever I picked, I don't have any more time. So we said, well, how could we do that for OPC? We kept the class options small on purpose, and that really lends itself to consistency. Just being able to log in, click play and go. Another thing I thought was really interesting, and Mindi talked about this too, but Rachel only kind of realized that she's hypermobile recently, like in the last couple of years, and that, I think for me, it was blatantly obvious I've been able to bend my body like crazy. Lesley Logan 22:55  I think, but also because a lot of people think that hypermobility, you like, super hyperextend your joints and like, your elbows and your knees, but you can be hypermobile in some joints and not other joints, and it doesn't have to look extreme.Brad Crowell 23:11  Sure, you could just be hyperextending. That's still hypermobility, right, hyperextending. What's really great is that, when Rachel shared her story she was talking about everyone told her, by the time you're in your 40s, you're going to need your knees replaced, and because she was doing Pilates before going to see a doctor, now they said, hey, you've been protecting yourself by doing Pilates all these years, so you don't need a knee replacement. And that's insane. That's amazing. I love that. That's incredible. Lesley Logan 23:38  Did you know that the knee replacements are through the roof with how many people are needing today versus decades ago, and women will need them more than men. And it's actually not because of how we walk, because people in tribes don't need knee replacements. It's because we have a lack of strength balance between our hamstrings and our thighs, quads, outer hips, and so when you don't have that kind of a balance, your joints don't operate in the same way and you're demanding muscles to do support of things that need other help. And so that is why knees are not working the way. Brad Crowell 24:12  Interesting. Lesley Logan 24:12  Yeah, it's a whole thing. Do your hamstring curls on your Reformer, everyone, or if you don't have a Reformer, do your single leg kick with precision.Brad Crowell 24:20  What she said when Megan was sharing, it was really great to listen to her talk about her family, and I got really excited to hear her talk about her partner, and we know.Lesley Logan 24:30  That's because you love him. Brad Crowell 24:31  Well, his name's Adam, he's rad. But it was what I thought was so cool, was that the two are very intentional about tagging each other in tagging each other out. They've four kids, y'all. So you know, there's a lot going on all the time, yet in the chaos of just life, they still are intentional about setting aside time for themselves individually, which is when Megan gets to do her practice. And that's awesome. I think that's really great. One thing that I also really appreciated was she said she was really encouraged about how inclusive OPC is, and we're talking all forms of inclusivity here. The mix of teachers are working full time in another business, all the way to teaching Pilates full time, different sizes, shapes, bodies, color, different areas of the world, different backgrounds. Lesley Logan 25:22  And also, you know, here I am. I don't have children, so it's really easy for me to say. Brad Crowell 25:26  Right, moms know moms.Lesley Logan 25:27  You, it's really easy for me to say, be consistent. But I love that I was able to find people in our community who are also amazing teachers. Megan has four kids. Not just four kids, she's got two kids who are teenagers. And then two, well, I think a third is a teenager, one's about to be, with two special needs. Rachel talked about her son. And then Yasmin has kids. We have a few, and then Tami has a kid who, she got into college. So, like, they're all in different life paths, too. And so I really wanted. Brad Crowell 25:55  Dog moms on their runners. Lesley Logan 25:56  Yeah, single versus married. Like, I really wanted people who join OPC to see themselves in at least one teacher, if not a few teachers, like, oh, I have a full time job too. Christine and Rachel do. Not that the rest of us aren't full time guys, but, like a nine to five. There's a difference within a nine to five. Brad Crowell 26:13  They're also teaching in addition to their full time job. So, you know, so, so you're not alone. Just the diversity of all of that really does make it inclusive. There's an opportunity to see yourself in at least one of the teachers, and so we hope that you also are making that connection and enjoying that. And then when Yasmin was sharing her story, she actually talked about how damaged her body was after a career sitting at a desk, and it was causing a lot of pain for her, and she found Pilates as a, I guess, part, partly as rehab, but, but now today, that's like she's dedicated her entire life to it. She, you know, got certified, and then eventually quit her corporate job. And she said the thing that she loved the most about OPC was that it's a sense of not being alone in her home studio, which, you know, she's inherently alone, and once she can tap into OPC, she can participate in a community that's all over the world and is really supportive and encouraging. And, you know, I just love that. I think that's great. Lesley Logan 27:14  I love that she talked about construction sites. She was referring to, like, you know, we all have struggles in our bodies, and she called them construction sites. And I was like, you know, I just feel like when you learn English as a second language, there's just a better way of saying the things that you are working on it, you're putting something together, you're building something. Brad Crowell 27:30  Yeah, that was pretty cute, that was really cute.Lesley Logan 27:31  Yeah, I can't we're gonna see her in person in September.Brad Crowell 27:33  Oh, I'm very much looking forward to that. Oh, yeah, when we come to the UK. In fact, y'all, the person who is coming from the EU is Yasmin, the teacher. So come meet her. Come meet us. That'd be a lot of fun. Anyway, stick around. We'll be right back. We're gonna dig into some really juicy Be It Action Items that shared from this plethora of wisdom and knowledge that we have on these OPC teachers platform. So stick around. We'll be right back. Brad Crowell 27:58  Welcome back. Let's dig into this bold, executable, intrinsic or targeted Be It Action Items from your convo with all these lovely ladies. I'm gonna jump in first here. Christine mentioned that she treats movement like snacks. And I thought that was brilliant. I thought that was such a great visual, because if you're working and you're hungry, what do you do? You reach in the drawer and you grab a Slim Jim. Maybe not Slim Jim, but you know, you grab a jerky snack.Lesley Logan 28:26  I'd go for Chomps, but they're not sponsoring this, but it's about meat. Brad Crowell 28:28  Yeah or whatever, or you grab, hopefully it's not just pure sugar, but I love the idea of treating movement like a snack. What if you just got up and did a quick lap around the office? What if you?Lesley Logan 28:39  We did a movement snack yesterday. We were kind of like head funk, and we went outside and just walked around one block. And you know what, guys, it felt great. And then you do push ups while you're waiting for your coffee. Brad Crowell 28:50  Push ups with my coffee often, if I feel sluggish, if I feel that afternoon tiredness, I will just go do a handstand against the wall, and I'm not even trying to balance. The whole goal of it is to get blood flow back into my brain. Lesley Logan 29:04  If you're thinking about your heart, it's youth, fountain of youth. Brad Crowell 29:07  Yeah. So I love this idea of thinking of it like a snack. It actually makes it even easier to go do brilliant. So, love that. Great job. Mindi talked about taking messy action. That is something that we've been saying.Lesley Logan 29:19  Something that she didn't say on this podcast, but Mindi has the entire intro memorized of the Be It Pod. So, yeah.Brad Crowell 29:25  Yeah, Mindyi's amazing, but, but taking messy action, right? How often have we talked about that here? And I love that that's something that she lives by and she thinks about all the time, because it kind of takes away the fear of whatever the thing is. It's allowed to be messy. It doesn't have to be perfect. We're not doing brain surgery here. So it doesn't have, necessarily have to be perfect the first time, right? That's not that common. So it's okay to get your feet wet, get started and figure it out as you go for most things. And I love that when it comes to movement, when it comes to Pilates, we can apply that, obviously. So, love that. Great job, Mindi. What's your biggest takeaway?Lesley Logan 30:05  Okay, we had a few. So, Rachel said don't show up for anyone else, but you. And I do love that. And I will say, if you have a hard time being selfish, then think about the problem you are going to be for the people you love, because you won't be able to go up the stairs. And then if that makes you do it, then that's great, because I really do agree with that. And I also think some people have a really hard time showing up for themselves, but I agree we all have to get to that place. You have to love yourself enough to show up for you. Megan said find a way. Find a way to prioritize self-care, movement, even just a, find a way, there's always a way. So, I agree. And then Yasmin said the root of the goal is not to be perfect in this moment and just do your workout practicing with the teacher. And I like that. So it's like, the only thing I have to work on today is being with the teacher, just moving with this class. What if you were not, like, I gotta get this teaser today, you know, so and then to find confidence in your body. And I think that's really, really sweet. And I think, you know, no one is Googling, like, how to have confidence in my body, but I do think a lot of people lack confidence in themselves. They come off very confident, and they come off very self-sufficient, and they come off as they're able to highly function and do all these amazing things, but they actually don't trust how they feel, and they don't have a mind body connection, and that's something we really want to achieve at OPC. And so here's the deal, Pilates Day is a Saturday. There's a reason why this episode is coming out this week. We wanted to celebrate this amazing holiday that's coming up that has given us an amazing career. And truly, we're doing it with the most amazing people doing this. But also we want you to do Pilates with us. A lot of you who listen and you go to an in-person studio, OPC can be the supplement. If you're only doing Reformer Pilates, you can do the mat work with us. Because if you actually want to see what, you're superly capable of. Superly capable of. Brad Crowell 31:45  I was wondering what word that was. Lesley Logan 31:47  I like it. Superly capable of. Brad Crowell 31:48  Superly capable of. Lesley Logan 31:49  It's like now there's a ring to it.Brad Crowell 31:50  Let's all be superbly capable of.Lesley Logan 31:53  Superbly capable of, you know, you need to get on the mat. It is hard, and if it's easy, you're not doing it right, which is why you have to join OPC so we can, actually, can submit a video of you doing an exercise, and I can tell you like, oh, actually, your feet go here, or this goes here. So, you guys, go to onlinepilatesclasses.com and join us. You can join us for 40 days for $40 and you get to take classes from these amazing people, and Tami, and you can be part of this amazing community. You heard him. Brad Crowell 32:20  And Lesley. Lesley Logan 32:21  And me, I'm teaching. I teach 40% of the classes. I'm like, every other week. You don't get away from me. Also, feel like I won't use it. I know me. No, we have accountability. We take classes away so you do show up for you. And you can help, you can find people in the community that will hold you accountable. You go, okay, I'm gonna do it on Tuesday who wants to do it with me? Brad Crowell 32:38  Look, I just want to say we are all doing Pilates, right? But at OPC, we actually have a process, okay, and that process includes our big three. We call them the three C's, consistency, community and connection, right? And we help you follow our process, which helps you maintain that consistency. Lesley Logan 32:59  Well, when we created this, and Brad's like I want to do this, I said, well, I love what people experience when they go take class together. I really love that there's that I've got to show up because the class is at x time and I'm going to see x people. Like, I love that, right? But if you miss that class, then you like, might go a week before you get to take class again. And I hate that. And so it's like, how can I have the accountability of an in-person class and the community of in-person, but the accessibility of a chaotic life. And so that is why every single Tuesday, a new class drops, an old class goes away, and you have access to that new class for two weeks. So there's always a couple to choose from. So if you're like, I didn't really understand that teacher, you don't have to worry about it. There's another teacher's classes up there. So it's really great. And you get to, when you say, I took class, I took Hippy Ki-Yay, people know what you're talking about, because they're all taking Hippy Ki-Yay, no one is like, oh my God, from five years ago. I just want to say this community.Brad Crowell 33:52  That's what makes this community really fun is because when people like, oh, I finally got the roll up when so and so is teaching. You know what they're talking about, because you're taking the same class as them and you're like, oh, yeah, that was the moment. So it really brings people together. And all that was by design, and we're really proud of that, because when people follow the process, they win. You win, and we want that for you. Lesley Logan 34:14  Just go to onlinepilatesclasses.com. Check it out. Sign up for the trial membership and get into the community. Send me a video.Brad Crowell 34:21  Join us for live class. Lesley Logan 34:22  You know, if you love this podcast, you're gonna love the community, I promise you that. And then the OPC app, which is for you, you can listen to this podcast, you can see tutorials, and you can communicate in the community. So Bayon is really excited for you to join us too, if you heard that from the way, way back of this house. And until next time loves, Be It Till You See It. Brad Crowell 34:42  Bye for now. Lesley Logan 34:44  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. 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It's the annual Summer Movie Wager! Our friends BJ Colangelo, Germain Lussier, and Peter Sciretta return to make their wagers along with the Filmcast crew, on this summer's box office. Come back in the fall to see who will reign supreme as the winner of the 2025 wager. You can play along at thesummermoviewager.com. To be considered for the leaderboard, you must enter by Wednesday April 30, 2025. We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Thanks to our SPONSOR:  BETTERHELP: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/filmcast today to get 10% off your first month. Weekly Plugs David - Decoding TV Devindra - Engadget Podcast: Pixel 9a review + Bracing for tariffs Jeff - runjeffrun.com The Summer Movie Wager is a game that we play during the summer of each year. You can find the history of the game and play along at thesummermoviewager.com (thanks to Dennis for putting that site together). The general goal of this game is to predict the highest grossing films of the summer in terms of domestic box office, in the correct order. The closer you get to the final ranked order, the more points you get. This year, the summer movie wager will begin on May 1, 2025 (with the release of Thunderbolts) and last through September 1, 2025, Labor Day, as usual.  Each of your 13 picks (10 movies and 3 dark horses) gets a single score assigned to it by using the following rules:  -If your picked movie for #1 OR #10 is correct, you score 13 points for it.  -If your picked movie for 2-9  is correct, you score 10 points for it.  -If your picked movie is only 1 spot away from its actual placement, you score 7 points for it.  -If your picked movie is only 2 spots away from its actual placement, you score 5 points for it.  -If your picked movie is placed inside the Top 10, you score 3 points for it.  -If your picked movie is not placed inside the Top 10, you score 0 points for it.  -For each of your picked dark horses placed inside the Top 10, you score 1 point. If two or more rules apply to a single pick, only that single rule will be applied which assigns the highest point value to that pick. For example: If your pick for #1 is correct, you don't get 16 points for it because it is #1 and because it placed inside the Top 10; instead you only get 13 points for it. Germain's Top 10 1. Lilo & Stitch 2. Jurassic World Rebirth 3. Superman 4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps 5. How to Train Your Dragon 6. Thunderbolts* 7. F1 8. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 9. Elio 10. 28 Years Later DARK HORSES: - Ballerina - M3GAN 2.0 - The Naked Gun TIE BREAKER: $457MM BJ's Top 10 1. Jurassic World Rebirth 2. Lilo & Stitch 3. Superman 4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps 5. How to Train Your Dragon 6. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 7. Thunderbolts* 8. Final Destination: Bloodlines 9. Ballerina 10. Elio DARK HORSES: - M3GAN 2.0 - Karate Kid: Legends - F1 TIE BREAKER: $527MM Peter's Top 10 1. Lilo & Stitch 2. Superman 3. Jurassic World Rebirth 4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps 5. How to Train Your Dragon 6. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 7. Thunderbolts* 8. Karate Kid: Legends 9. Elio 10. F1 DARK HORSES: - Ballerina - M3GAN 2.0 - Smurfs TIE BREAKER: $402MM Devindra's Top 10 1. Lilo & Stitch 2. Jurassic World Rebirth 3. Superman 4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps 5. F1 6. How to Train Your Dragon 7. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 8. Karate Kid: Legends 9. Thunderbolts* 10. Elio DARK HORSES: - M3GAN 2.0 - Final Destination: Bloodlines - Freakier Friday TIE BREAKER: $510MM Jeff's Top 10 1. Lilo & Stitch 2. Superman 3. Jurassic World Rebirth 4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps 5. Elio 6. How to Train Your Dragon 7. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 8. F1 9. Thunderbolts* 10. Freakier Friday  DARK HORSES: - M3GAN 2.0 - Karate Kid: Legends - The Bad Guys 2 TIE BREAKER: $520MM David's Top 10 1. How to Train Your Dragon 2. Jurassic World Rebirth 3. Lilo & Stitch 4. Superman 5. The Fantastic Four: First Steps 6. Karate Kid: Legends 7. Thunderbolts* 8. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 9. F1 10. Elio DARK HORSES: - Ballerina - The Bad Guys 2 - Final Destination: Bloodlines TIE BREAKER: $530MM Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata's podcasts DLC and We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com. Credits: Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project byTim McEwan from The Midnight. This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris. If you'd like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.