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Laugh through the political madness as Jody Hamilton joins Stephanie Miller to honor trailblazers like Gloria Steinem and call out the latest DC absurdities, from dubious military nominees to post office pushback.Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar drops in with essential insight on how state leaders are fighting voter suppression—and what you must do right now to guarantee your ballot counts. Plus, Brooklyn Dad Defiant brings his signature unfiltered commentary to the table.Tune in for sharp political wit, moving tributes, and the actionable motivation you need to stay sane, informed, and empowered at the ballot box.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Clippers were caught and punished. Anthony and Harrison couldn't have planned today any better.
A KT moment has been living rent-free in Ben and Skin's heads, so we took a look back at some examples of bubble voice in our show's history
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"There's something going on with the planet." Florida Panthers' goalie Jacob Markstrom joins the show to discuss his return to the franchise and how it has grown since he departed 13 years ago. He also plays a game of 'Douche or No Douche' with us and creates a new tradition with Chris. Plus, our gang at the DraftKings gas station ran into Chad Ochocinco--who invites Dan to strip clubs with him--and wraps up their very hot day out there. We then listen to the Suey nominees for Best Laugh and discuss whether or not Indiana being ranked #6 is disrespectful to the defending national champions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People collect some weird shit. Coins, cards, and stamps? Sure, we get it. But what about airline barf bags, banana stickers, bread clips, funeral cards, human hair, teeth, and questionable things in jars? This week, we dive into the strange world of collecting and try to figure out what makes someone look at an object everyone else would throw away and think, “Yep, I need 4,000 of those.” We get into some of the strangest real collections we could find, the surprisingly huge communities built around them, collectibles that are actually worth serious money, and the very fine line between being a dedicated collector and just being a hoarder with good organization. Plus, we play **Collector or Bullshit?** Can Brad, Brent, and Dave figure out which bizarre collecting hobbies are real and which ones we completely made up? From barf bags and hotel signs to bones, taxidermy, celebrity garbage, and banana stickers—apparently if something exists, somebody somewhere is collecting it. And the uncomfortable question of the week: **What weird shit do YOU collect?** Listen. Learn. Laugh. Question everything. Support the show & join The Skult: Patreon.com/SofaKingPodcast Merch & SK Gear: SofaKingPodcast.com More Episodes: / @sofakingpodcast Sofakingpodcast.com Produced by Brad Taylor Music by Brad Taylor Full songs available on Patreon Intro "Pieces of Me" End Song "Pieces of Me" Artwork by Brad Taylor #SofaKingPodcast #WeirdCollections #Collectors #Collecting #WeirdThings #StrangeCollections #Bizarre #Oddities #Curiosities #WeirdHistory #FunFacts #StrangeButTrue #WTF #ComedyPodcast #Podcast #PodcastClips #FunnyPodcast #CollectorOrBullshit #TrashOrTreasure #Hoarding
Reeling from her short rendezvous in the witness protection faerie realm, Sookie continues to be shocked by HOW MUCH has changed. Eric wants her to be HIS, Bill is the freaking king, and everyone is telling her that she's in CRAZY danger if she doesn't accept Eric's offer for protection OR hide out somewhere. Taratoni returns to Bon Temps and is quickly reminded of WHY she left this crazy-ass place. Arlene struggles with her evil baby, and Jason finds himself in a compromised position in Hotshot. OH! and Marnie wants to raise a human being from the dead... no big! Rewatch, Listen & Laugh as Mikie wonders about Katie's benefits package, Ash considers adopting a 'Pam' Vibe, and Alaina gives Sookie a new nickname! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
We're bringing in the professionals. Nancy Moscatiello and Scott Eldridge, veteran true crime television producers and hosts of The Slippery and Scamanda, join Live, Laugh, Larceny for a deep dive into the wild world of '90s crime television, scams, investigations, and the stories that happened behind the scenes. We skip the Dreadful Dilemmas and get straight into their careers working on iconic crime and reality television shows including Crime Watch Daily, Hard Copy, Real TV, and America's Most Wanted. First, Trevin puts their investigative memories to the test with Crime Academy Flashcards, an original game inspired by preschool flashcards. Each object or location sends Nancy and Scott into their archives, recalling bizarre investigations and revealing how crime television actually got made. A flashcard about a restaurant brings up the infamous Sunset Boulevard Denny's brawl and the hunt for restaurant surveillance footage. A question about disguises leads to stories about the techniques early news investigators used to get access and information. A Chicago diner sparks memories of Mari Yang during the investigation into the murder of Chicago Bears safety Shaun Gale. Then the conversation gets stranger. A Patreon suggestion involving Ouija boards leads to the psychic scam known as the “Immaculate Deception,” while a flashcard about phones opens the door to wiretapping, the Andonian Brothers, and a California cartel known as The Mine. We also explore the history of Hard Copy and the evolution of “caught on tape” television, including how early reality news programs helped create the found-footage and true-crime television formats that dominated the '90s. Even Entertainment Tonight gets pulled into the story of how the genre evolved. Other cases include Jose Lantigua, a Florida furniture store owner who faked his own death and claimed to have Mad Cow Disease, and the infamous Wendy's finger-in-the-chili scandal involving Anna Ayala of San Jose. Nancy and Scott share behind-the-scenes knowledge about the case—including the strange petty crime committed after the original scandal. And because no episode featuring The Slippery would be complete without talking about scams, Amanda goes one-on-one with Nancy and Scott for her burning questions about Scamanda. We dig into Amanda Riley, the California blogger who falsely claimed to have Stage 3 Hodgkin lymphoma and collected more than $100,000 in fraudulent donations, as Nancy and Scott offer their perspective on the case, the deception, and the hit true-crime series Scamanda. It's '90s crime TV, investigative journalism, scams, fraud, famous cases, behind-the-scenes television stories, and one very strange deck of flashcards. Take a break from the heavy and get petty! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LiveLaughLarceny Check out our website: https://livelaughlarceny.com Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/livelaughlarcenypodcast/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiveLaughLarcenyPodcast/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livelaughlarceny Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/livelaughlarcenydoomedcrew If you have a crime you'd like to hear on our show OR have a personal petty story, email us at livelaughlarceny@gmail.com or send us a DM on any of our socials! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Asasuiryu likes to clean toilets daily during a basho. Toshinofuji likes Bruno Mars. I mean, could these two be any more unique? Both are new to the top division, so we took deep dives into who they are and what their stories are. Enjoy! BINGO! More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game at http://www.sumokaboom.com We play Sumo BINGO every basho, and it's always free. We give away sumo merch to our winners with the help of our sponsors Big Sumo Fan and Cheeky Sumo. • http://Bigsumofan.com is an online sumo merch store based in US, and they ship to over 30 countries. http://www.bigsumofan.com • Cheeky Sumo is an online sumo-inspired apparel and merch company that aims to celebrate, educate, and support the sumo community with cheeky designs and training gear. Laugh at their fun graphics and proudly rep your sumo spirit - because sumo's got more than just power - it's got personality! http://www.cheekysumo.com • Support Sumo Kaboom with a one-time donation or become a monthly member at Ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom. Monthly members are entered into drawings for sumo merch. Twitter and TikTok @SumoKaboom Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast • Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.com/sumokaboom • Ever wonder where we get our research? Check out the Show Notes section of our website.
Send us Fan MailHello Friends! Welcome back to your favorite Wednesday morning podcast! This time Robbie's dealing with some last week emotions, Jordan has some passionate thoughts about modern baseball strategy and they both remember their rockin' sister Sue! Thanks for stopping by!Support the showEmail us @ tidbitzwiththeboyz@gmail.comTik Tok Instagram FacebookCheck out Robbie's YouTube Fitness journey!
WEDNESDAY HR 4 Ray Traendly from TK Law instudio with the Monsters. Ray shares a study on the Dark Triad personality. The results indicate a reason why people cheat. When billionaires want to insist that they are selfmade. News From The Headlines - What part of the day do you feel tired? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Another story in the news about a man using glue in a very improper way, led us down the path of Ben's infamous pun run.
Today we are talking about something that I think we all need to know about… How to reset your dopamine. And before you think this is going to be one of those extreme episodes where I tell you to throw your phone into the ocean, stop drinking coffee, sit in a dark room for three days and eliminate everything fun from your life… That is absolutely not what we are doing. Because dopamine isn't bad. We need dopamine. Dopamine is part of what makes us want things. Pursue things. Work toward goals. Get up and go. The problem is that we are living in an environment where we can get enormous amounts of stimulation with almost zero effort. Open Instagram. Refresh your email. Check likes. Open TikTok. Eat something hyper-palatable. Buy something. Get a notification. Watch another episode. Click another video. Check your texts. Pick up your phone because you have 17 seconds with nothing to do. We have essentially eliminated boredom. And I think we need to talk about what that is doing to us. Because I don't think most people have a motivation problem. I think some people have made normal life too boring compared to the stimulation they consume all day long. Think about this. Working toward a goal is slow. Building a business is slow. Getting stronger is slow. Improving a relationship is slow. Reading a book is slow. Learning something difficult is slow. But your phone can give you novelty every half second. So what happens when your brain gets accustomed to incredibly stimulating rewards that require almost no effort? The things that actually build an awesome life can start feeling painfully boring. And THAT is what I want to change today. I've been going deep into what Andrew Huberman, Chris Williamson, Stanford addiction psychiatrist Anna Lembke, Peter Attia and Gary Brecka have discussed around dopamine, reward, pleasure, discomfort and motivation. And there is one massive theme that keeps coming up: We need to stop getting so many rewards without earning them. We need less cheap dopamine… And more earned dopamine. More accomplishment dopamine. More anticipation. More effort. More challenge. More doing hard things and feeling awesome afterward. So today we're going to talk about what dopamine actually does, why our modern environment can completely screw with our motivation, what people mean by a dopamine reset, and most importantly… How we actually do it. Not forever. Not perfectly. But intentionally enough that normal life starts feeling interesting again. Because imagine waking up and actually WANTING to work on your goals. Imagine sitting in your car without immediately opening your phone. Imagine finishing a workout and letting that accomplishment be the reward instead of instantly needing another stimulus. Imagine being fully engaged in dinner. Or a conversation. Or a walk. Or your kids. Or your work. That's what we're after. Not less enjoyment. More enjoyment from the things that actually matter. FIRST… WHAT IS DOPAMINE? Dopamine isn't simply the "pleasure chemical" This is probably the biggest misunderstanding. Dopamine plays a huge role in motivation, pursuit, learning, reinforcement and determining what your brain decides is worth pursuing again. Think less "this makes me happy" and more: "Go get that again." It's a molecule heavily involved in wanting and pursuing. Huberman explains dopamine in terms of baseline and peaks You have a baseline level of dopamine. Then certain experiences generate temporary increases above that baseline. The important part is what happens afterward. A big dopamine peak can be followed by a period where dopamine activity falls below where it was previously. This is part of why something incredible can sometimes leave you feeling strangely flat afterward. The higher and more frequently we chase enormous peaks, the more ordinary activities can start losing their appeal. Think about it like contrast If you eat incredibly sweet processed foods all day… A blueberry doesn't taste very sweet. There isn't anything wrong with the blueberry. Your reference point changed. The same general concept applies here. When your environment becomes filled with intense stimulation… Quiet feels boring. Reading feels boring. Work feels boring. Walking feels boring. A normal conversation feels boring. Your life didn't necessarily become boring. Your stimulation threshold changed. WHAT I MEAN BY "CHEAP DOPAMINE" I'm going to use the phrase cheap dopamine throughout this episode even though scientifically dopamine itself isn't cheap or expensive. What I mean is: A high-reward experience requiring very little effort. Things like: Endless short-form videos Constant social media refreshing Notifications Online shopping Gambling Highly processed foods Video games for hours and hours Constant snacking Drinking Continually checking texts Refreshing email Internet rabbit holes Watching episode after episode after episode Constant novelty And here's the key… None of those things has to be inherently evil. It's the dose. The frequency. And whether you've lost control over your consumption. There's a massive difference between choosing to watch a movie on Saturday night… And being literally unable to stand in an elevator for 25 seconds without checking your phone. That's the part I want us to notice. THE WORLD HAS REMOVED THE WAITING This might be one of the biggest problems. Almost everything used to have some friction. You wanted food? You cooked it. You wanted entertainment? You waited until your show came on. You wanted to talk to your friend? You called them. Maybe they weren't home. You wanted to buy something? You drove somewhere. You wanted information? You found a book. Now? Everything is immediate. Food. Entertainment. Shopping. Attention. Validation. Communication. Information. Novelty. Almost every human desire has an app attached to it. And our brains evolved in an environment where rewards generally required work. Now we can receive reward after reward while lying horizontally on the couch. That is a massive mismatch. THE PLEASURE-PAIN SEESAW One of my favorite explanations comes from Dr. Anna Lembke. She describes pleasure and pain almost like opposite sides of a balance. When we repeatedly push hard toward pleasure… Our brain tries to restore balance. And over time, you may need more of the stimulus just to experience the same effect. This is incredibly obvious with severe addiction. But I think it's useful to recognize much milder versions in ourselves. Have you ever: Opened Instagram for five minutes and 45 minutes disappeared? Finished a show and immediately needed another episode? Finished dessert and started looking for something else sweet? Checked one notification and then somehow checked four different apps? Picked up your phone without consciously deciding to? That automatic reaching is important. You aren't necessarily choosing anymore. You're responding. And I want us to get back into choosing. WHY NOTHING FEELS EXCITING ANYMORE Sometimes people say: "I'm unmotivated." "I don't feel like working." "I can't concentrate." "I'm bored." "I don't really feel excited about anything." Obviously there can be many medical, psychological and situational reasons for those feelings. But there is another question worth asking: How much stimulation are you consuming? Because if you're exposing yourself to novelty constantly… Your brain never gets a chance to be bored enough to create. Never bored enough to think. Never bored enough to solve a problem. Never bored enough to decide what you actually want. We're treating boredom like an emergency. I actually think boredom is incredibly productive. Some of my best ideas happen when there's nothing else coming into my brain. And we are filling every single empty pocket. DOPAMINE STACKING Huberman talks about something that I think is fascinating: stacking multiple dopamine-producing experiences together. Think about a workout. Exercise itself can be rewarding. But now we add: Pre-workout. Favorite playlist. Phone. Texts. Social media. Energy drink. Maybe stimulants. Maybe a reward meal afterward. Maybe we post the workout and check responses. We've taken one intrinsically rewarding activity and stacked reward upon reward upon reward. And his point isn't that you can never do those things. It's that you don't necessarily want every good experience in life turned up to 100 every single time. Sometimes train without the perfect playlist. Sometimes walk without the podcast. Sometimes drink the coffee without simultaneously scrolling Instagram. Sometimes eat without watching television. Separate the rewards. You don't have to eliminate pleasure. Stop supercharging every experience. LEARN TO LOVE EFFORT This might be my favorite part of the entire episode. We need to stop making the reward exclusively something that comes AFTER the work. "I'll work out and then I can have this." "I'll finish this project and then I'll reward myself." "I'll complete my work and then I'll scroll." There's nothing wrong with celebrating accomplishments. But we also want to train ourselves to associate the effort itself with something positive. Because if the entire purpose of doing something difficult is the reward waiting at the end… The work becomes something you're trying to escape. Instead: "This discomfort means I'm getting stronger." "This is hard because I'm growing." "I'm proud of myself for doing this when I don't feel like doing it." "This is what keeping promises to myself feels like." "This is who I am." That shift is huge. The workout becomes the win. Doing the work becomes the win. Keeping the promise becomes the win. USE DISCOMFORT ON PURPOSE This theme comes up across a lot of these conversations. We're living in an unbelievably comfortable world. Temperature-controlled houses. Food everywhere. Cars. Couches. Entertainment. Delivery. Escalators. Amazon. Everything is optimized to eliminate friction. But voluntary discomfort can be incredibly valuable. Exercise. Walking. Strength training. Running. Sauna. Cold exposure when appropriate and done safely. Doing something physically difficult. Getting outside when conditions aren't perfect. Taking the stairs. Having the difficult conversation. Doing the work you're avoiding. The idea isn't: "Suffering is good." The idea is: Stop organizing your entire life around avoiding discomfort. Because challenge followed by satisfaction is very different from pleasure followed by emptiness. One you earned. One you consumed. We need both fun and hard things. But modern life has heavily tilted us toward consumption. DON'T START YOUR DAY WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S DOPAMINE Here's something I think would change a lot of people's lives. Do not roll over and immediately hand your brain to your phone. Because instantly you've got: Texts. News. Instagram. Email. TikTok. Other people's emergencies. Other people's opinions. Other people's lives. Other people's accomplishments. Other people's bodies. Other people's vacations. Other people's businesses. Other people's problems. Before you've even decided what YOU want your day to look like. I would rather protect that first part of the morning. Wake up. Water. Sunlight. Walk. Workout. Journal. Think. Plan. Work. Whatever your routine is. Just don't immediately flood your brain with novelty. You should decide the direction of your day before an algorithm decides it for you. THE 2.0 DOPAMINE RESET Okay. Here is what I would actually do. Not some insane internet detox. A realistic reset. RULE #1: Identify YOUR cheap dopamine Ask yourself: What do I compulsively reach for? Not what does the internet tell me is bad. What has control over ME? Maybe yours is: Instagram. TikTok. Shopping. Sugar. Video games. News. YouTube. Email. Texting. Something else. Identify the top one or two. Don't try to become a monk overnight. RULE #2: Take a meaningful break from the biggest offender If something truly feels compulsive, consider taking a real period away from it rather than constantly trying to moderate it. Try deleting it for a week. Maybe two. Maybe 30 days. See what happens. You might be shocked by how often your hand reaches for an app that isn't there. That's valuable information. RULE #3: Stop filling every gap This is a HUGE one. We're bringing back empty space. Stand in line. Just stand there. Drive five minutes. No podcast. Walk around the block. No headphones. Sit outside. Do nothing. Take a shower without content playing. Cook dinner without a video. You are retraining yourself to tolerate a lower level of stimulation. And here's the funny thing… After a while it doesn't feel low stimulation. It feels peaceful. RULE #4: Create phone-free zones Pick places where your phone does not belong. Examples: Bedroom Dinner table Gym Family time Bathroom First hour of the morning Last hour before bed Don't rely purely on willpower. Change your environment. Leave the phone somewhere else. Make the bad habit inconvenient. RULE #5: Turn off almost every notification Notifications are someone else deciding when your attention moves. Think about that. Unless something legitimately requires immediate attention… Turn it off. RULE #6: Stop stacking everything Coffee + Instagram + television + food + texting? No. Pick one. Workout + podcast + scrolling between sets + energy drink + Instagram? Simplify it. Let an experience stand alone. Food can just be food. Coffee can just be coffee. A walk can just be a walk. A conversation can just be a conversation. RULE #7: Get your dopamine through pursuit This is the big replacement strategy. You can't just remove things. You need better things to move toward. Exercise. Building something. Learning. Working. Creating. Sports. Relationships. Adventure. Goals. Competition. Skill. Experiences. Meaningful challenges. Get obsessed with something difficult. That is completely different than being addicted to consumption. RULE #8: Do one hard thing every day I love this rule. Every day, intentionally do something that you'd rather avoid. Workout hard. Make the phone call. Send the proposal. Clean the closet. Have the conversation. Finish the project. Run the hill. Get into the cold water if that's safe for you. Walk when you'd rather sit. Do the thing you've been procrastinating. You start creating evidence: "I don't have to feel like doing something in order to do it." That is power. RULE #9: Prioritize sleep Your brain isn't operating independently of your body. If you're chronically sleep-deprived, everything becomes harder. Motivation. Impulse control. Training. Food choices. Emotional regulation. Focus. Peter Attia and Huberman both hammer sleep for a reason. If we're trying to optimize our brain while sleeping five hours… We're focusing on the wrong end of the problem. RULE #10: Morning sunlight and movement Huberman talks frequently about getting outdoor light early in the day to anchor your circadian system. I love pairing that with movement. Outside. Walk. Light. No Instagram. Let your nervous system wake up naturally. It's incredibly simple. And simple things done repeatedly tend to beat complicated hacks. THE 24-HOUR CHALLENGE Here is your challenge. For the next 24 hours: No phone for the first 30 minutes after waking. No social media until you've completed something productive. Turn off unnecessary notifications. No phone while eating. Take one walk without headphones. Do one difficult thing you've been avoiding. No double-screening. If you're watching TV, you're not also scrolling. Put your phone outside your bedroom tonight. Let yourself experience boredom. Notice every time you instinctively reach for stimulation. Don't judge yourself. Observe yourself. Because awareness is the beginning of changing anything. THEN TRY SEVEN DAYS Now let's level it up. For seven days: Reduce your biggest cheap-dopamine behavior dramatically. You don't need to eliminate all pleasure. In fact, please don't. Go to dinner. Laugh. Drink your coffee. Listen to music. Hang with friends. Enjoy your life. This isn't punishment. We're trying to reclaim our ability to enjoy NORMAL things. That's the goal. Less artificial stimulation. More real life. ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION Before you reach for something, ask: Am I choosing this, or am I escaping something? That question can completely change things. Why am I opening Instagram? Because I intentionally decided to spend 15 minutes enjoying it? Fine. Or because this task got difficult? Why am I eating this? Because I'm hungry and I want it? Fine. Or because I'm uncomfortable? Why am I drinking? Because I'm celebrating with friends? Or because I can't tolerate sitting with how I feel? Why am I checking email for the 47th time? Because I'm waiting for something important? Or because working on the project in front of me is harder? That pause between impulse and behavior… That's where your power is. CHEAP DOPAMINE VS EARNED DOPAMINE This is the easiest way I can summarize the episode. Cheap dopamine: Consume. Scroll. Click. Watch. Refresh. Snack. Buy. Escape. Earned dopamine: Build. Train. Create. Learn. Connect. Explore. Compete. Finish. Accomplish. The first category isn't evil. But if the balance of your life is overwhelmingly consumption… Don't be surprised when your motivation disappears. Shift the ratio. More creating. Less consuming. More doing. Less watching. More participating. Less observing. More real life. Less digital life. WE NEED ANTICIPATION BACK I think anticipation is disappearing. When everything is immediately available… There's nothing to look forward to. And looking forward to something is part of the fun. Plan the trip. Wait for Friday night. Save the amazing dessert for dinner. Don't buy everything the second you want it. Put the concert on the calendar. Build toward the race. Earn the reward. Delay things intentionally sometimes. The waiting isn't ruining the experience. The waiting IS part of the experience. YOUR LIFE SHOULD NOT NEED CONSTANT ENTERTAINMENT This might be the line I want you to remember. You should not need to be entertained every minute in order to enjoy your life. Your kids shouldn't either. We need boring car rides. We need afternoons with nothing scheduled. We need conversations without phones. We need walks. We need staring out the freaking window. We need thinking. We need daydreaming. We need opportunities for our brains to say: "Okay… what should we do?" Creativity often appears after the stimulation disappears. THE GOAL IS NOT LOWER DOPAMINE This is important. We're not trying to crush dopamine. We're not trying to become emotionless. We're not trying to avoid things that make us feel amazing. We're trying to protect our ability to feel amazing. That's different. We want the vacation to feel incredible. The concert. The accomplishment. The amazing dinner. The business win. The race. The adventure. The hug. The goal. The experience. We just don't need to manufacture an artificial mini-version of that feeling 800 times between breakfast and lunch. Leave some room. Let your baseline exist without constantly smashing the stimulation button. Here's what I think is so interesting about all of this. We have designed a world where almost everything that used to require effort can now be accessed instantly. And that sounds like freedom. But if we're not careful… Convenience becomes dependence. Entertainment becomes distraction. Pleasure becomes compulsion. And access becomes addiction. The answer isn't to reject modern life. I'm certainly not giving up my phone. I'm not giving up coffee. I'm not giving up Instagram. I'm not giving up amazing food or concerts or trips or all the fun things. I want MORE life. That's actually the entire point. I don't want to spend my life looking down at a screen getting tiny rewards when there are enormous rewards available by actually participating in life. I want the dopamine from doing the workout I didn't want to do. Building the business. Taking the trip. Making the memory. Trying something new. Getting really freaking good at something. Having an amazing conversation. Being completely present with my kids. Creating something I'm proud of. Doing something hard. That's the dopamine I want more of. And maybe the simplest takeaway from this whole episode is this: Stop making pleasure so easy and effort so optional. Let yourself work for things. Let yourself wait for things. Let yourself be bored. Let yourself struggle. Let yourself anticipate. Let yourself earn some of the really good feelings. Because when we stop trying to make every moment maximally stimulating… Something really cool happens. Normal life starts becoming awesome again. And that is how to be awesome at resetting your dopamine.
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TUESDAY HR 3 Monster Sports - NFL News - Fake NFL players get busted pulling a scam on women to the tune of 1.2 million dollars. Bummer of a story, kids in North Carolina have to get rabbie shots after a visit at a petting zoo. Angel's adventure on FB Marketplace looking for a bed frame. And Ryan lets us all know he is a iHeart Radio guy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
TUESDAY HR 4 Detective Barb from Central Florida CrimeLine. Russ has some questions about how law enforcement engages a hostile citizen in public. The topic of Flock cameras in Florida is brought up and it gets interesting. Stubborn Cowgirl instudio! Brianna and Doug perform a take on the Dolly Parton hit Joleen. Stubborn Cowgirl perform one of their orginals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
TUESDAY HR 5 Ryan Holmes: The King Of Denmark! His Highness is feeling a particular type of way about the image of the new MONSTERS mascot, JACQULYNN. Should the show do everthing possible to make this happen? A time in American television when they would just give you a TV show. Monster Messages & Hot Takes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Send us Fan MailLEARN TO LAUGH AGAINSenior Pastor Keith Stewart August 30, 2026Sometimes life becomes so heavy that we forget what it feels like to laugh. Laughter doesn't deny our pain or pretend that everything is okay. Sometimes it is one of the first signs that healing has begun—that we are regaining perspective, reconnecting with others, and rediscovering the joy God never intended us to lose. This Sunday at Springcreek, we're going to laugh together and explore God's gift of joy in a message called LEARN TO LAUGH AGAIN. If life has gotten the better of you lately, this message is especially for you.Discussion Questions 1. Who is someone who consistently makes you laugh? What is it about that person or your relationship that creates laughter? 2. Read Ecclesiastes 3.1–4. Why do you think Scripture places “a time to laugh” alongside experiences such as weeping and mourning? What does this suggest about the place of laughter in a healthy spiritual life? 3. The message described laughter as power, perspective, and perseverance. Which of these have you experienced most clearly? Can you share a time when laughter helped you endure something difficult? 4. Read Luke 6.21: “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.” What kind of hope is Jesus offering to people who are suffering? How is this different from simply telling someone to cheer up? 5. Jesus used exaggeration and absurd imagery—such as a plank in someone's eye or swallowing a camel—to expose uncomfortable truths. Why can humor sometimes help us recognize something about ourselves that we might resist if it were communicated through criticism? 6. “Laughter is the shortest distance between two hearts.” How has shared laughter helped you connect with someone, reduce tension, or feel less alone? 7. Read Proverbs 14.13. How can laughter become a mask that conceals sadness, fear, or pain? How can we create relationships in which people feel safe enough to let others see what is behind the laughter? 8. What is the difference between humor that heals and humor that wounds? What warning signs tell us that a joke, sarcasm, or teasing has crossed the line and become harmful? 9. Paul wrote repeatedly about joy while living through suffering and imprisonment. What is the difference between happiness based on circumstances and joy rooted in God's presence? 10. Is there an area of your life that has become so heavy that you have lost some of your capacity for joy or laughter? What might returning to the source of your joy—God Himself—look like for you this week? Closing Reflection Pray for those in the group who are carrying especially heavy burdens. Ask God to help everyone face sorrow honestly, receive the support of others, rediscover the joy of His presence, and recognize the moments when healing allows them to laugh again.
A look back on the 4 year anniversary of CBS broadcaster and golf legend Nick Faldo having an emotional breakdown while announcing his retirement.
Text the show! Oregon put a packaging fee on thousands of companies. There's just one problem: when you buy the product, you can't see what you're paying.And Oregon already knows how to do this differently.Buy a mattress and the recycling fee appears on your receipt. Buy paint and the fee is disclosed. Return a bottle and there's a dime attached to it — a dime that helped Oregon's bottle bill automatically correct itself when return rates fell.Then you get to groceries.Dozens of packaging rates. Thousands of participating producers. A nonprofit administering the system. Hundreds of millions of dollars eventually moving through the program.And no comparable number on your receipt.On this Taxation Tuesday Special, Chad Law follows the money through Extended Producer Responsibility and asks a much larger question: what happens when government stops calling a cost a tax, routes it through private institutions, and makes the final price nearly impossible for the public to see?The trail runs from Oregon to Colorado, Maine, California, overseas sellers, major corporations, nonprofits, and ultimately your grocery cart.And it ends with a simple Common Sense framework: THE DIME TEST.Where's the number?Whose receipt is it on?What happens if it doesn't work?Because the issue isn't whether recycling costs money.Of course it does.The issue is whether the people paying for government policy are allowed to know what it costs.
Historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of Jesus and John Wayne, explains how Christian nationalism and evangelical culture formed white evangelical women through fiction, MLMs and the parachurch system behind MAGA politics. Part 1 of 3. In this friendly, wide-ranging conversation, Pat Kahnke and co-host Renee Horsman talk with historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez about her new book Live, Laugh, Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made — and how it completes the story begun in Jesus and John Wayne. Kristin traces how everyday religious objects, devotionals, and Christian media disciple women into patriarchy, why evangelical fiction like Jeanette Oke bypasses critical thinking, why MLM psychology fits so neatly inside evangelical culture, and how a parachurch system built on holiness theology created what Kristin calls "THE SYSTEM."
4th hour of the G-Bag Nation: The Expressway: Football's Finest: a Cowboys stat that will make you laugh and cry; Breaking Sports News at 5; GBAG of the DAY; LA Live full 2926 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:39:40 +0000 P3WrNAmOnrtqrLovguLvl55PkgHRtpto sports GBag Nation sports 4th hour of the G-Bag Nation: The Expressway: Football's Finest: a Cowboys stat that will make you laugh and cry; Breaking Sports News at 5; GBAG of the DAY; LA Live GBAG Nation sets the afternoon sports pace for Dallas-Fort Worth with an energetic, roundtable approach that speaks directly to the heart of North Texas. Featuring Gavin Dawson, Super Bowl winning scout Bryan Broaddus, Eric Chiofalo, Zach Wolchuk and Lucious Alexander, the show combines insider-level knowledge, strong debate, and the confident swagger of the Metroplex, plus plenty of laughs and the kind of friendly ribbing you'd expect from a group of best friends. Your drive home is filled with in-depth coverage of the Cowboys, Rangers, Mavericks and Stars. GBAG Nation also tracks college football across Texas along with the biggest national sports headlines, translating them through a distinctly local lens. The GBAG Nation has some of the best contacts in DFW. They pull back the curtain and give you information that no one else can. This is where informed analysis meets bold opinion, with humor and camaraderie that keep it fun and real. © 2026 Audacy, Inc.
MONDAY HR 1 Catching up with Ryan after his birthday weekend. Is there any better feeling than getting the lawn mowed and pool cleaned on a Friday? Ryan has a rule for tribute bands. Staying out late. Angel at The Daytona International Speedway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MONDAY HR 5 Ryan Holmes: The King of Denmark. His Highness has a fantastic birthday weekend. But is concerned that the Queen was not or did show any forms of jealousy when he received the royal burlesque dance on Friday. Russ living out his Disco Jockey dreams with Touch Tunes. Easiest thing to do is rename it Dolly Parton Airport.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Text the show! Beef is more expensive than ever.So why aren't America's ranchers getting rich?Because here's the part almost nobody tells you:The rancher doesn't really set the price. And neither do you.In today's Monologue Monday, Chad follows the American food system from the meat case backward — through cattle processors, patented seeds, tractor software, poultry contracts, government regulation and the $390 billion Farm Bill.And the same pattern keeps appearing.The farmer owns the land. He owns the equipment. He owns the debt. He owns the weather. He owns the risk.But somebody else increasingly owns the door.This episode isn't about hating corporations or asking Washington to set prices.It's about something much more basic:Competition.Why are there so few buyers for American cattle?Why can a farmer grow patented seed but not necessarily replant it?Why did farmers have to fight for access to software needed to repair tractors they already bought?And why does Washington keep spending billions "helping farmers" without creating more places for those farmers to actually sell what they produce?By the end, Chad gives you three questions you can use far beyond agriculture:How many doors are there? Am I paying for work — or permission? And what's actually on the docket?Count the doors. Follow the permission. Read the docket.
Text the show! The government sends nonprofits roughly $319 billion in taxpayer money. But what exactly are taxpayers buying?Chad starts with homelessness programs and discovers an accountability problem much larger than any one organization: nonprofits and governments frequently measure activity rather than outcomes—and sometimes the available data can't establish whether programs succeeded at all.But this isn't an attack on nonprofits.Private philanthropy already has a powerful accountability mechanism: the donor can stop giving. Taxpayers can't.That distinction leads to Chad's proposed 50/50 Rule: if more than half of an organization's funding comes from taxpayers, measurable public outcomes should be defined and reported. If private donors provide the majority, government should largely stay out of the way.Along the way: homelessness spending, nonprofit executive compensation, Mackenzie Scott's billions in private philanthropy, the difference between activity and outcomes, AI-powered accountability, and why a rule isn't a rule unless it also protects organizations you disagree with.Then in After Hours, Chad answers listeners challenging him on Mackenzie Scott, who should define nonprofit success, his own church tithing, and what one person can actually do about any of this.
Ending the theme of "Cryptids: Live, Laugh, Lurk" with the underrated, 2014's "Exists." The Mistress of the Menagerie discusses the fight or flight response, human psyche, and the seven deadly sins. Come check it out!
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Text the show! Before pilots fly a plane, they train in a simulator. Surgeons practice before operating. Police officers run scenarios before hitting the street.Politicians?We apparently just hand them the keys to the country.On this Satire Saturday, Chad has one request for the same tech industry that gave us Bluetooth toothbrushes, Wi-Fi egg trays and refrigerators with opinions: build the Politician Simulator.The rules are simple. Politicians enter without their staff, wallet, car, title or connections and spend four hours living under the systems they've helped create.Ride the transit system. Build the duplex. Navigate the permitting office. Qualify for the government program. Survive the phone tree.And under absolutely no circumstances are they allowed to “know a guy.”Then somebody adds a leaderboard — and Washington discovers competitive suffering.A Common Sense satire about bureaucracy, political incentives and what might happen if the people writing America's rules actually had to experience them.Understand more. Laugh more. Fear less.CHAPTERS00:00 I Figured Out How to Fix Politicians00:52 Tech Bros, I Have One Ask03:08 Make Politicians Live Under Their Own Rules05:25 Welcome to the Politician Simulator08:45 The Leaderboard Changes Everything
Tonight on The Last Word: A federal judge temporarily blocks Donald Trump's mail ballot rule. Also, Trump tries to claim victory as the Iran war nears six months. Plus, a Texas ICE facility faces scrutiny over its conditions. And Sen. Susan Collins tries to distance herself from Trump's failures. Rep. Jamie Raskin, Sen. Alex Padilla, Rep. Greg Casar, and Troy Jackson join Lawrence O'Donnell. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Dolly. Morons in the News. Talkback Callers. The People’s Movie Critic: “Coyote VS ACME” Everyone Needs a Laugh. Food Tastes Better When You Are Not Cooking. The Zippy Zodiac. Talkback Callers. Can You Believe This? From the Vault.
You Laugh You Lose - the challenge where Ben and Kelly toss jokes back and forth until someone laughs!
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FRIDAY HR 2 RRR Trivia - On this date in 2003, this iconic kiss occurred during the MTV music awards show. Who was involved in the kiss? King Jose! Traveling the world. OREOGATE!!! Mom getting heat for asking the other moms not to give their kids Oreo's. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
FRIDAY HR 5 Ryan Holmes: The King of Denmark. His Highness working in the comedy clubs, and meets a comedy legend. T.P. Hearn in studio. Monster Messages & Hot Takes. Mosters BOTW - GoodBoy Vodka See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
FRIDAY HR 1 With a pep in his step Ryan Holmes is leaning into celebrating his birthday! National Power Ranger Day. Bow ties, Bet 8k to win 300? Yeah go ahead make that bet. What is the happiest state? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Text the show! California's tire controversy looks like another weird California story.Chad argues it's something much more important.This episode follows one tire regulation backward through the system that produced it: appointed commissioners, decades-old laws, regulatory modeling, industry stakeholders, appliance standards, rising energy costs, and agencies whose authority can continue long after the political moment that created them disappears.But this isn't an anti-regulation rant.California's successful fight against smog provides the counterexample: regulation can work spectacularly when the problem is identifiable, the result is measurable, and the public can see what it received in return. The harder question is what happens to the agency after it succeeds. Chad also examines why industry support doesn't necessarily prove a regulation benefits consumers, why modeled savings can create misleading regulatory scoreboards, and why California matters even if you live 2,000 miles away.Because the basic model — lawmakers establish a goal, delegate implementation to appointed regulators, and move on — exists across America.Chad closes with a simple three-question test you can use the next time a regulation hits your wallet, business, industry, or community:Who voted for it? When was the underlying law passed? And what did they actually measure?Plus: your questions and pushback in After Hours.Understand more. Laugh more. Fear less.
Church planting can turn into the world's worst comparison game—like pastors secretly checking each other's “spiritual stats” as if ministry came with a scoreboard. It's easy to think that filling roles, adding programs, and boosting capacity will magically grow the church. But without the move of the Spirit, all that “growth” is just pride wearing a name tag.Join Chris and Ricky as they get candid (and occasionally roast themselves) about early ministry mistakes, pursuing righteousness, and taking sin seriously—because sanctification is real, and pastors are not exempt. Laugh, learn, and be reminded that Jesus builds His church. Jesus is gracious to us.
THURSDAY HR 5 Ryan Holmes: The King Of Denmark. His Highness argues that Russ still owes him a bday gift, besides the Pickle pies. Amy LeCours is hanging in the studio with Monsters as they work through some of their issues. Monster Messages & Hot Takes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
THURSDAY HR 3 Monster Sports - The NFL has done away with the Pro Bowl. Amy Lecours in with Monsters. Dealing with grief. Best practices when dealing with grief. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
THURSDAY HR 2 RRR Trivia - This Texas Bluesman passed away on this day..... Would you ride in a helicopter? These are the celbs we need to protect. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Send us Fan MailToday on the 1LoveHTX Podcast, Daniel comes armed with questions—and Duffy has absolutely no idea what's coming.Daniel has been hearing some interesting questions during conversations with people lately, so naturally, he decided the best course of action was to bring them to the podcast and see if he could stump Duffy. At the very least, he's hoping to make him sweat a little.
R.I.P. Dolly Parton. Morons in the News. The Radio Hall of Fame. Everyone Needs a Laugh. Backside Man. Dane Cook. Talkback Callers. Can You Believe This? Record Breaking Bladder Stone. From the Vault.
Things have been busy in the Live, Laugh, Larceny world, so this week we're taking a break from traditional petty crime for a day of bizarre Animals in the News. First, Trevin has a dog dilemma after his freshly groomed pups reveal their freshly groomed butts—and somehow, the sight is so adorable it brings him to tears. Amanda takes her daughters to see the newest Paw Patrol movie, only to discover that a broken theater AC can make a children's movie feel like a survival challenge. Then it's time for Animals in the News: no sound effects, no elaborate reenactments—just bizarre headlines about animals getting into trouble, causing chaos, and occasionally committing what can only be described as petty crimes. A black bear breaks into a shopping mall on a military base in Alaska, steals some fruit, and leaves behind a very memorable calling card. Another bear discovers an unexpected interest in golf clubs in British Columbia. A dog in Scotland needs rescuing after consuming marijuana while hiking near Ben Nevis, while an Australian beagle eats 11 kilograms of gummy snakes. A tourist in Hawaii faces consequences after allegedly throwing a rock at a monk seal, while therapy ferrets are deployed at one of the UK's largest children's prisons to help deal with a rat problem. And in Arizona, bright-blue pigeons used for a gender reveal spark concerns from wildlife officials. It's animals, crime, weird headlines, and a whole lot of scat. Take a break from the heavy and get petty! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LiveLaughLarceny Check out our website: https://livelaughlarceny.com Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/livelaughlarcenypodcast/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiveLaughLarcenyPodcast/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livelaughlarceny Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/livelaughlarcenydoomedcrew If you have a crime you'd like to hear on our show OR have a personal petty story, email us at livelaughlarceny@gmail.com or send us a DM on any of our socials! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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WI Dad Builds Lake. Morons in the News. "Monsters" Potluck. Ted Lasso. Everyone Needs a Laugh. Talkback Callers. Can You Believe THis? From the Vault.
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Lamarvelous News. Talkback Callers. Morons in the News. Everyone Needs a Laugh. Big Cats Are Obsessed with Obsession. Zendaya. Talkback Callers. Can You Believe This? Max & Lamar’s Paper Cuts. From the Vault.