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Nico is a LEGITIMATE service dog.. Problems Erics had at some businesses that DO NOT know the rules. Chris Joins Eric. 

I'm breaking down why the Red Pill movement can fall into the same trap it criticizes in feminism. Legitimate observations can become rigid ideologies when people start forcing every situation to fit the worldview they already believe. I'm challenging you to think for yourself, question the narrative, and focus your energy on developing your own judgment, accountability, and personal agency. Show Notes: [18:11]#1 Valid observations can become rigid ideologies. [22:21]#2 Don't allow a worldview to replace objective thinking. [27:28]#3 Your greatest leverage is always on your own development. [30:57] Recap Episode Mentioned: 3282: Why The "Red Pill" Movement Is GREAT For Society [Part 1 of 2] Next Steps: --- Execution is not a talent.   It is a standard. If your results don't match your ability, something in your approach is out of alignment. Most people do not have a motivation problem.   They have a consistency problem. Power Presence is the system for operating with greater discipline, clarity, structure, and execution under pressure. Learn more: → http://www.PowerPresenceProtocol.com  Know what to do but not always doing it?  Measure your execution at → http://RateMyExecution.com. Get Dre's free Daily Game email at http://WorkOnMyGame.com. Every day you'll receive one practical lesson on leadership, mindset, discipline, and execution to help you perform at a higher level. No fluff. Just game

What I Learned (and Relearned) at Empowered Podcasting ConferenceI got triggered at a podcasting conference last week, and honestly? I almost jumped out of my chair. Someone in the room said something that stopped me cold, and it's become one of the biggest lessons I'm bringing back to you this week — along with a story about a $230 million quarterback who won't take feedback, why "cheating off the smart kid" with AI is quietly ruining your podcast, and the subscription I found on my own bank statement that I'd been paying for and not even using. This episode is a mashup of my talk at Empowered Podcasting Conference 3 in Charlotte and everything I picked up just from being in the room. Let's get into it.It's Your Show. Own It.This is the one that made me want to stand up. Someone in a session said, "Well, I can't ask my guest to keep their answers short." Yes, you can. It's your show. If you're doing interviews, you're the goalie — it's your job to keep anything that doesn't serve your audience out of the episode. And if a guest rambles, that's usually on the host, not the guest. Give your guest a target before you hit record: who you're talking to, and whether you want short, medium, or long answers. A guest who doesn't get a target from the host should ask for one. Own your show. Set the boundaries. Your audience is who you're protecting.What Actually Makes Content RemarkableMy talk was about what makes a podcast good, and I focused on what makes any content remarkable. I walked through a few movies to prove it:Saving Private Ryan — that D-Day opening wasn't new information (we all knew WWII was brutal), it was a new way of presenting it. People talked about it because nobody had seen it shown like that.The Sixth Sense — a tiny budget that beat big blockbusters like The Lone Ranger because of one twist: we don't find out Bruce Willis's character is dead until the end. People walked out of the theater and called a friend to say "you have to see this." That's the goal — content remarkable enough that it spreads on word of mouth alone.Gone with the Wind — a 1939 movie with an actual intermission, and people still talk about the burning of Atlanta (a real fire on the studio backlot, no CGI) and that last line — "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" — which had audiences clutching their pearls. Again, something people had not seen before.Star Wars — I saw it eleven times as a kid, and even when half the theater had already seen it multiple times, everybody still cheered when the Death Star blew up. That's not just about the special effects. That's about how it made people feel.A podcast episode is content plus delivery — and delivery is you: your attitude, your confidence, your life skills. My rule of thumb for what makes a good episode: laugh, cry, think, groan, educate, or entertain. Save them time or save them money. Try to hit more than one of those in every episode.The Most Underrated Skill in Podcasting: ListeningEveryone assumes the top skill is a great voice or being funny. It's not. It's your ability to listen — to your audience, and to feedback.Case in point: The Cleveland Brown's quarterback, the one we paid $230 million despite a stack of off-field allegations. He's not good at his job. When fans booed him, his response was basically "you guys don't like me" — not "I need to get better," not "tell me more." He made it personal instead of taking it as information. I hear the same thing constantly from podcasters. I'll offer to help someone grow their show, ask which episode they want me to listen to, and they'll say "oh, it's not the content." If you're not willing to actually hear feedback, don't be surprised when your show doesn't grow.The AI Shortcut That's Quietly Killing Your VoiceThis is the one I need you to sit with. There's a real strategy going around called the outlier strategy: if you and a competitor share an audience, and one of their episodes way outperforms their normal numbers, you make your own version of that topic. Legitimate strategy.Here's where it goes sideways — people are grabbing the transcript of that outlier video, feeding it to AI, and saying "rewrite this in my voice." And the whole reason they're doing a podcast in the first place is to be seen as a thought leader — using someone else's thoughts.It might work about 80% of the time (I'm making that number up), and that missing 20% is the part that's actually, uniquely you. Mark Maron said it best: "You're not thinking your own thoughts. You're a hack with an excuse for why you're failing."I'm not anti-AI — I use it to organize my own brain dumps into an outline. But when you let it write the content, you get exactly what everyone else already sounds like.Led Zeppelin became Kingdom Come became Greta Van Fleet. Cinderella became Girl School. The copy is never as good as the original, and eventually the audience notices.Which brings me to a phrase I have to credit to YouTuber Aprillynne Alter, because she said it better than I could: protect your intuition. When you let AI do all your thinking, you never actually process the information — and you lose your gut instinct for what your audience needs. That's exactly why I watched every single Dolly Parton video myself for last week's episode instead of asking AI to summarize them. I wanted that information in my head, not just in the output.Cheating off the smart kid might get you the grade. It won't get you the understanding.Own Your Audience — Don't Rent It From a PlatformI had a great conversation with email marketing expert Paul Gowder about this. I moved my main marketing list from Kit (formerly ConvertKit) over to Substack, and while my subscriber count is actually growing there, I can see in my stats that it's not driving nearly as much traffic to my website. Paul's question stopped me: "What do platforms do once they get popular enough? They change the rules." TikTok, Facebook, YouTube — every one of them eventually limits your reach to your own audience unless you pay up.Email doesn't have an algorithm. Those are people who raised their hand and said "I want more." I'd rather have a 40% open rate on my newsletter than a meaningless "view" on YouTube.And I export my list every single month just in case, because platforms can turn on you fast — there was a parenting podcast that got pulled off YouTube with zero warning, appealed to an AI system, got denied by that same AI, and only got reinstated after Podnews' James Cridland made it a public story. You don't want your show's survival to depend on someone shaming a platform into doing the right thing.Audit Your Subscriptions — You're Probably Bleeding MoneyMy buddy Ralph Estep Jr. — "the content creator's accountant" — gave the keynote, and his advice was simple: go look at your podcast's checkbook.So I did. In five minutes I found I'd been paying $57 a month for an SEO mastermind I hadn't attended in ages, plus $10 a month for an email address I don't even use anymore. Close to $100 a month, gone, just from things I forgot to cancel. This is exactly why you want a separate bank account for your podcast — every charge in there is tied to something you're using for the show, and it makes the leaks obvious. If you need a separate account I use both Sofi and Acorns.Don't Copy the Gear. Be You.One more story from my talk. We all think if we buy the same mic or use the same host as someone successful, we'll get their results. It's not the gear. The band Extreme had guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, who idolized Eddie Van Halen his whole career — and finally got to play Eddie's actual rig, in front of Eddie. He was sure he'd finally sound like his hero. Instead, he said it was "so horrible," because he just sounded like himself. Same thing happened in early podcasting — we all bought the same expensive mic because we wanted to sound like a famous podcaster. Lean into being you. You're already very good at it.Bonus: Sometimes "Remarkable" Means Remarkably BadA tiny, ultra-low-budget Chinese film (reportedly made for around $200 by a mother and son on an iPhone) got pulled from theaters and mocked online as one of the worst movies ever. The memes were brutal. And because everyone was talking about it, curiosity took over — it ended up making an estimated $9.3 million. Remarkable works both ways.Quick Update on Episode 1049In

Some conservatives are using the same fear-based logic they condemned during COVID—only now the target is AI data centers.Legitimate concerns about water, power, land and infrastructure deserve scrutiny. But when fear becomes the excuse for government control, liberty is at risk.Different fear. Same authoritarian reflex. #Conservatism #ArtificialIntelligence #DataCenters #Liberty #GovernmentOverreach #TheRightSide #FYPSupport the show

What do you do when your spouse is difficult to love?Blessed Anna Maria Taigi became a wife, mother, mystic, and eventually a blessed of the Catholic Church—but she did not become holy by escaping family life. She became holy inside it.Her husband, Domenico, could be rough, demanding, and quick-tempered. Anna Maria had faults of her own. Marriage became one of the places where grace worked on both of them.This episode of Saints for the Struggle looks at the thousand ordinary battles of married life: arguments, resentment, money problems, exhaustion, children, criticism, unmet expectations, and the temptation to think, “If my spouse would just change, I could finally have peace.”But Christian marriage asks a harder question:What is God asking of me right now?Patience? Silence? An apology? Forgiveness? Speaking firmly without anger?This does NOT mean tolerating abuse or serious wrongdoing. Legitimate boundaries, counsel, and protection may be necessary.But ordinary married life requires tremendous mercy. Pray for your spouse more than you criticize them. Stop keeping score. Let minor irritations die. And remember:Your spouse is not your spiritual project. You are not the Holy Ghost.Maybe marriage isn't preventing you from becoming holy.Maybe it is revealing exactly what still needs to become holy.Blessed Anna Maria Taigi, pray for us.

The Truth About PTSD That First Responder Culture Gets Wrong — And What It Is Costing the People Inside It In this episode of the Tactical Living Podcast, hosts Coach Ashlie Walton and Sergeant Clint Walton talk about one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented, and miscommunicated conditions in first responder culture — PTSD. Not the clinical definition. Not the checklist. The lived reality of what it actually is, what it actually looks like, and what the culture around it consistently gets wrong in ways that are keeping people from getting the help they need. The myths around PTSD in law enforcement and emergency services are not just inaccurate — they are dangerous. They delay diagnosis, discourage treatment, and create a version of the condition in the cultural imagination that looks nothing like the version most first responders are actually living with. This episode corrects the record directly and honestly.

Adrian is joined by Lee Bryan, founder and CEO of Arcus Compliance, to examine a common assumption among companies manufacturing products in China: if the supplier says a product is compliant, provides a CE certificate, or says they have made similar products before, can you rely on that? The discussion covers increasingly automated regulatory enforcement, why compliance needs to be considered during product development rather than after launch, how AI can help companies understand regulatory requirements, why supplier certificates should be independently verified, how compliance can become a competitive advantage, and what happens when a V2 product introduces component or design changes. Lee's core advice is simple: trust, but verify. Arcus currently identifies Lee Bryan as its founder and CEO.   Show Sections 00:00:13 - Introduction: Can you prove your product is compliant? and guest, Lee Bryan of Arcus Compliance 00:04:58 - Why product compliance enforcement is increasing 00:08:47 - The real risks of getting compliance wrong 00:10:01 - Why checking compliance after launch is too late 00:16:11 - When should compliance enter the product development process? 00:17:36 - Compliance challenges for SMEs versus large companies 00:21:52 - Building compliance into product development 00:22:58 - Can AI help you understand regulations? 00:26:18 - Can you trust your Chinese supplier on compliance? 00:28:05 - Why certificates and test reports must be verified 00:29:35 - Turning compliance into a competitive advantage 00:33:56 - Does a V2 product need to be tested again? 00:37:19 - What should be checked before tooling and mass production? 00:41:14 - The key takeaway: compliance responsibility sits with you 00:41:49 - Lee's book, The Compliance Edge   Related content Why YOU Need a Product Safety Program 11 Common Electronic Product Certification And Compliance Requirements Reliability vs. Compliance: Both Matter Equally for Your New Product Launch Importing into the EU: Product Compliance is More than Test Reports How To Verify that a Component's FCC or CE Certificate is Legitimate? Visit Lee's site: Arcus Compliance and connect with him Read Lee's recent book for free: The Compliance Edge (PDF download) Get in touch with Sofeast Connect with us on LinkedIn Contact us via Sofeast's contact page Subscribe to our YouTube channel Prefer Facebook? Check us out on FB

Can laws be unjust and yet remain, in some sense, morally legitimate? In Political Philosophy: The Puzzle of Legitimate Injustice (Princeton UP, 2026), Jonathan Quong considers central issues in political philosophy through the lens of this single question. He explores and evaluates recent influential work on this topic and then proposes a novel approach of his own. The puzzle at the heart of his account is the phenomenon of legitimate injustice—laws and policies that are substantively unjust yet may be legitimately imposed by government officials. How can such laws be legitimate if, as some have argued, justice is the first virtue of social institutions? Quong analyzes the work of those who deny that injustice committed by states can be legitimate simply by virtue of its democratic or procedural pedigree; the Kantian account of legitimate institutions and justice; instrumental approaches to political legitimacy; and the recent wave of work in democratic theory focused on its egalitarian character. Arguing that these analyses do not offer an adequate solution to the puzzle and that there are compelling reasons to revise or reject them, Quong lays out his view and explains the implications for more general theories of political morality. He argues that we can explain legitimate injustice by appeal to distributive justice. If political disagreement is inevitable, then unjust legislation is largely unavoidable; it constitutes a burden that must be distributed according to just principles. Quong's novel and illuminating framework offers a unique introduction to crucial questions in political philosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Can laws be unjust and yet remain, in some sense, morally legitimate? In Political Philosophy: The Puzzle of Legitimate Injustice (Princeton UP, 2026), Jonathan Quong considers central issues in political philosophy through the lens of this single question. He explores and evaluates recent influential work on this topic and then proposes a novel approach of his own. The puzzle at the heart of his account is the phenomenon of legitimate injustice—laws and policies that are substantively unjust yet may be legitimately imposed by government officials. How can such laws be legitimate if, as some have argued, justice is the first virtue of social institutions? Quong analyzes the work of those who deny that injustice committed by states can be legitimate simply by virtue of its democratic or procedural pedigree; the Kantian account of legitimate institutions and justice; instrumental approaches to political legitimacy; and the recent wave of work in democratic theory focused on its egalitarian character. Arguing that these analyses do not offer an adequate solution to the puzzle and that there are compelling reasons to revise or reject them, Quong lays out his view and explains the implications for more general theories of political morality. He argues that we can explain legitimate injustice by appeal to distributive justice. If political disagreement is inevitable, then unjust legislation is largely unavoidable; it constitutes a burden that must be distributed according to just principles. Quong's novel and illuminating framework offers a unique introduction to crucial questions in political philosophy.Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/philosophy Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Can laws be unjust and yet remain, in some sense, morally legitimate? In Political Philosophy: The Puzzle of Legitimate Injustice (Princeton UP, 2026), Jonathan Quong considers central issues in political philosophy through the lens of this single question. He explores and evaluates recent influential work on this topic and then proposes a novel approach of his own. The puzzle at the heart of his account is the phenomenon of legitimate injustice—laws and policies that are substantively unjust yet may be legitimately imposed by government officials. How can such laws be legitimate if, as some have argued, justice is the first virtue of social institutions? Quong analyzes the work of those who deny that injustice committed by states can be legitimate simply by virtue of its democratic or procedural pedigree; the Kantian account of legitimate institutions and justice; instrumental approaches to political legitimacy; and the recent wave of work in democratic theory focused on its egalitarian character. Arguing that these analyses do not offer an adequate solution to the puzzle and that there are compelling reasons to revise or reject them, Quong lays out his view and explains the implications for more general theories of political morality. He argues that we can explain legitimate injustice by appeal to distributive justice. If political disagreement is inevitable, then unjust legislation is largely unavoidable; it constitutes a burden that must be distributed according to just principles. Quong's novel and illuminating framework offers a unique introduction to crucial questions in political philosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

Can laws be unjust and yet remain, in some sense, morally legitimate? In Political Philosophy: The Puzzle of Legitimate Injustice (Princeton UP, 2026), Jonathan Quong considers central issues in political philosophy through the lens of this single question. He explores and evaluates recent influential work on this topic and then proposes a novel approach of his own. The puzzle at the heart of his account is the phenomenon of legitimate injustice—laws and policies that are substantively unjust yet may be legitimately imposed by government officials. How can such laws be legitimate if, as some have argued, justice is the first virtue of social institutions? Quong analyzes the work of those who deny that injustice committed by states can be legitimate simply by virtue of its democratic or procedural pedigree; the Kantian account of legitimate institutions and justice; instrumental approaches to political legitimacy; and the recent wave of work in democratic theory focused on its egalitarian character. Arguing that these analyses do not offer an adequate solution to the puzzle and that there are compelling reasons to revise or reject them, Quong lays out his view and explains the implications for more general theories of political morality. He argues that we can explain legitimate injustice by appeal to distributive justice. If political disagreement is inevitable, then unjust legislation is largely unavoidable; it constitutes a burden that must be distributed according to just principles. Quong's novel and illuminating framework offers a unique introduction to crucial questions in political philosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

Hour three of DJ & PK for September 3, 2026: Berry Tramel, Sports Columnist for the Tulsa World Cupcakes or legitimate competition - which would you rather see in the first game? Did the NBA drop significant punishment on the Clippers because they are the Clippers?

Can laws be unjust and yet remain, in some sense, morally legitimate? In Political Philosophy: The Puzzle of Legitimate Injustice (Princeton UP, 2026), Jonathan Quong considers central issues in political philosophy through the lens of this single question. He explores and evaluates recent influential work on this topic and then proposes a novel approach of his own. The puzzle at the heart of his account is the phenomenon of legitimate injustice—laws and policies that are substantively unjust yet may be legitimately imposed by government officials. How can such laws be legitimate if, as some have argued, justice is the first virtue of social institutions? Quong analyzes the work of those who deny that injustice committed by states can be legitimate simply by virtue of its democratic or procedural pedigree; the Kantian account of legitimate institutions and justice; instrumental approaches to political legitimacy; and the recent wave of work in democratic theory focused on its egalitarian character. Arguing that these analyses do not offer an adequate solution to the puzzle and that there are compelling reasons to revise or reject them, Quong lays out his view and explains the implications for more general theories of political morality. He argues that we can explain legitimate injustice by appeal to distributive justice. If political disagreement is inevitable, then unjust legislation is largely unavoidable; it constitutes a burden that must be distributed according to just principles. Quong's novel and illuminating framework offers a unique introduction to crucial questions in political philosophy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Can laws be unjust and yet remain, in some sense, morally legitimate? In Political Philosophy: The Puzzle of Legitimate Injustice (Princeton UP, 2026), Jonathan Quong considers central issues in political philosophy through the lens of this single question. He explores and evaluates recent influential work on this topic and then proposes a novel approach of his own. The puzzle at the heart of his account is the phenomenon of legitimate injustice—laws and policies that are substantively unjust yet may be legitimately imposed by government officials. How can such laws be legitimate if, as some have argued, justice is the first virtue of social institutions? Quong analyzes the work of those who deny that injustice committed by states can be legitimate simply by virtue of its democratic or procedural pedigree; the Kantian account of legitimate institutions and justice; instrumental approaches to political legitimacy; and the recent wave of work in democratic theory focused on its egalitarian character. Arguing that these analyses do not offer an adequate solution to the puzzle and that there are compelling reasons to revise or reject them, Quong lays out his view and explains the implications for more general theories of political morality. He argues that we can explain legitimate injustice by appeal to distributive justice. If political disagreement is inevitable, then unjust legislation is largely unavoidable; it constitutes a burden that must be distributed according to just principles. Quong's novel and illuminating framework offers a unique introduction to crucial questions in political philosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law

This hour, Scoot continues the conversation about the 17-year-old dying after falling down stairs inside the long-abandoned Plaza Tower, a building that has become a destination for urban explorers.

GCH Technologies: Building Trust Into Business-to-Consumer Communications, Podcast, GCH Technologies is focused on enabling trusted business-to-consumer communications across messaging, voice and emerging communications technologies. The company works alongside wireless operators, carriers, aggregators, verification providers and industry organizations rather than competing with those participants By Doug Green “Trust doesn't happen by accident.” That observation captures the central theme of my conversation with Cliff Holsenbeck, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of GCH Technologies: how the telecom industry can make it easier for legitimate businesses to communicate with consumers while making trusted communications channels increasingly difficult for fraudsters to exploit. GCH Technologies is focused on enabling trusted business-to-consumer communications across messaging, voice and emerging communications technologies. The company works alongside wireless operators, carriers, aggregators, verification providers and industry organizations rather than competing with those participants. GCH is also the operator of the U.S. Short Code Registry, giving the company a unique position within the infrastructure that supports business messaging. During the podcast, Holsenbeck discusses why trust has become such an important issue as consumers increasingly rely on messaging and other digital communications to interact with businesses. The technology itself has evolved rapidly, but many of the administrative processes behind trusted communications remain fragmented, manual and inconsistent. Legitimate businesses can face lengthy onboarding processes, while carriers and service providers must simultaneously prevent bad actors from gaining access to the same trusted channels. The challenge, Holsenbeck explains, is finding the right balance. Businesses need efficient ways to establish their identities and begin communicating with customers. At the same time, the communications ecosystem needs confidence that those businesses are who they claim to be and are using those channels for legitimate purposes. That means trust begins well before a message or call reaches the consumer. Identity verification, consistent onboarding processes and greater transparency across the ecosystem are increasingly important components of trusted communications. GCH is addressing those issues through vendor-neutral platforms designed to modernize administrative and onboarding processes while maintaining rigorous verification standards. Artificial intelligence also has a role. GCH is using AI to provide better information and stronger intelligence during onboarding and verification, helping ecosystem participants make more informed decisions while reducing manual work and improving consistency. But one of the larger messages from the conversation is that no single company can solve the trust problem. Wireless operators, carriers, messaging providers, verification partners, technology companies and industry organizations all have a role in protecting consumers while preserving access for legitimate communications. Looking ahead, Holsenbeck sees business messaging becoming richer and more interactive, with AI, automation and new communications formats creating new opportunities for businesses and consumers. Those advances will also make identity and trust even more important. As communications become increasingly automated and sophisticated, knowing who is communicating — and why — becomes a foundational part of protecting consumers and maintaining confidence in the communications ecosystem. GCH expects the industry to continue moving toward more automated, API-driven processes while increasing collaboration between carriers, brands, verification providers and industry organizations. The goal is straightforward: make trusted communications easier for legitimate businesses and harder for fraudsters. And, as Holsenbeck puts it, that trust doesn't happen by accident.

Disney Lorcana exploded from a $50 D23 promotional set into one of the world's most popular trading card games. In only three years, it has sold nearly 3 billion cards, produced five-figure collectibles and inspired hours-long product-launch lines. But Lorcana also releases four sets a year and retires relatively new cards from competitive play. Is that necessary to keep the game balanced—or a strategy designed to keep Disney fans buying? In this episode we cover: -Lorcana's origin -How the game works -The millennial nostalgia behind its success -The most valuable cards -Whether this is a lasting game or a collectible bubble Submit a question/topic for us to discuss on a future episode. Don't forget to check us out on: -Instagram -Facebook  -Youtube -Patreon Get your Enchanted Ears merch now Timestamps s Lorcana Just a Cash Grab by Disney? 00:00 How Disney Lorcana Works 04:33 The Challenge in Creating a Game for Both New and Experienced Players 11:47 Is Lorcana the Perfect Produce for Millennials?  18:57 Is Ravensburger Creating False Demand? 28:09 Will the Lorcana Bubble Burst? 36:53

In the 2nd hour of today's show, Dukes and Bell analyze the Atlanta Falcons' roster cuts and the ongoing discussion regarding Michael Penix Jr.'s health. CBS college football analyst analyst Brian Jones joins to evaluate the current state of college football and a groundbreaking CTE treatment study being conducted at Emory University. They also touch on international soccer news and Angel Reese's WNBA record. 01:50 - Falcons Practice Squad News 04:31 - Michael Penix Jr. Debate 08:59 - Arthur Blank Conspiracy Theory 16:30 - Brian Jones Interview Begins 21:14 - Big Ten Football Outlook 26:16 - Emory CTE Medical Study 35:06 - DeDe's News Roundup

Can a law be unjust and still be legitimate? And if we believe a law is unjust, does that mean the state has no right to enforce it? In this episode of the Review of Democracy podcast,Jonathan Quong discusses his new book PoliticalPhilosophy: The Puzzle of Legitimate Injustice which examinesthe uneasy relationship between two central concepts of political philosophy: justice and legitimacy. He explains why disagreement about justice is an unavoidable part of living together in free and pluralistic societies, and why even well-functioning democracies will inevitably produce laws and policies that some of us have good reason to regard as unjust. How, then, should societies deal with these unavoidable political mistakes?Quong argues that rather than seeing justice and legitimacy as competing values, we should think about how theburdens created by our collective disagreements can be shared fairly. The conversation explores why some unjust laws may nevertheless remain legitimate, when injustice crosses the line into illegitimacy, and how we might distinguishreasonable political disagreement from laws rooted in prejudice, corruption, or self-interest. Finally, we discuss what this perspective can tell us about contemporary debates ranging from immigration and racial injustice to thegrowing role of artificial intelligence in government.

The Life of Henry V by William Shakespeare w/Jesan Sorrells and Zac Stucki---Delving into William Shakespeare's The Life of Henry V, Jesan Sorrells and Zac Stucki analyze the cultural foundation of leadership, the decline of cultural confidence in Western societies, and the complex responsibilities leaders face when making consequential decisions. They connect Shakespeare's lessons on accountability and mentorship to today's leadership crises—highlighting generational gaps, the impact of cultural narratives, and how leaders can prepare to uphold a standard in turbulent times.Play: The Life of Henry VAuthor: William ShakespeareGuest: Zac StuckiHost: Jesan Sorrells---Time-Stamped Outline:---00:00 Debating France's royal succession21:07 Discussing OK Boomer Cultural Dynamics24:34 Emergence of New Political Powers42:06 Discussing future Shakespeare episodes43:58 Portraying the French as complex characters01:00:11 The thin red line of America01:05:25 Shakespeare's historical context and audience01:23:28 Defining true intelligence beyond academics01:31:32 Child's simple requests for water01:46:11 Current insurgency tactics and alliances01:55:04 Post-War Nuremberg Trials Discussion02:00:40 Discussing moral standards and politics02:15:59 Discussing King Harry's Agincourt dilemma02:28:08 Learning from older generations02:35:29 Wrapping up the podcast episode---Opening theme composed by Felipe Sarro - Bach - Silotti - "Air"  from Orchestra Suite No. 3, BWV 1068 Closing theme composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.---Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON!Check out the Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list!---Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https://bit.ly/LLFTGBSubscribeCheck out Leadership ToolBox at: https://leadershiptoolbox.us/. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In our latest preseason pod we discuss the (limited) injury news, the running back room, and then transition into bigger topics. We consider what teams are legitimate national championship material over the next three years, a 24-team playoff (boo), and the five-year rule. Bonus: our preliminary predictions for OU's regular season record.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Two Homers and a Realist at twohomersandarealist.substack.com/subscribe

In this week's episode, we take a look at some of the common scams targeting indie authors and offer tips on how to detect and avoid them. This coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Ghost in the Blood, Book #3 in The Ghosts series, (as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy) at my Payhip store: CAINASUMMER The coupon code is valid through August 31, 2026. So if you need a new audiobook this summer, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 316 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is August the 14th, 2026, and today we are discussing common scams targeting indie writers. We also have a Coupon of the Week and a update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. So let's start off with Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Ghost in the Blood, Book #3 in The Ghosts series (as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy) at my Payhip store. That code is CAINASUMMER. As always, the coupon code and the links to my Payhip store will be available in the show notes for this episode. This coupon code will be valid through August the 31st, 2026, so if you need a new audiobook for this summer, we have got you covered. Now let's head on to a progress update. As I mentioned last week, Cloak of Frost is done and it's published and you get it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Google Play, Apple Books, Smashwords, and my own Payhip Store. It is doing quite well. Thank you all for that, and people seem to be enjoying it. So if you haven't checked out Cloak of Frost yet, you can get it at your favorite ebook store. Now that Cloak of Frost is done, my next main project is Blade of Visions, which will be the sixth book in the Blades of Ruin epic fantasy series. I am 28,000 words into that. I think the rough draft will be about 100,000 words, but we will see. Might be a little more, a little less. I'm hoping to wrap it up early in September so that the book can be out to you sometime in the second half of September, if all goes well. In other news, my secondary project now is Elven-Warlock, the seventh Rivah book, and I am 1,500 words into that. If all goes well, I hope to have that out in October. In audiobook news, we have three things coming your way. The first one is Blade of Thieves, which Brad Wills is currently narrating and should be wrapped up before too much longer. Hollis McCarthy is narrating Cloak of Worlds, and I believe we'll be able to start proof listening to that soon, so that should be available before too much longer. I just finished uploading Stealth and Spells Online: The Complete LitRPG trilogy in audiobook form. So, the entire trilogy in one audiobook comes to about 32 hours long. So hopefully that will get through ACX processing before too much longer, and then you can listen to it. So that is where I'm at with current writing and publishing and audiobook projects. 00:02:22 Main Topic: Common Scams for Writers Now let's move on to our main topic, common scams to avoid for writers. Authors, especially new ones, but to be honest, all of us are hungry for praise, recognition, and professional opportunities. They also have a hunger to be the big new publishing phenomenon, ideally as fast as possible. Unfortunately, scammers are very aware of this and use it to prey upon authors. An example I use for this is if you've read the Heir to the Empire books by Timothy Zahn, the villain, Grand Admiral Thrawn, makes a habit of studying his opponent's artwork to discover their psychological blind spots. Then he tailors his strategies around those psychological blind spots. Now, the reason I mentioned this is that scamming or falling victim to a scam is not necessarily an indication of base intelligence or savviness. Everyone has their psychological weak spots. If a scam hits your psychological weak spot at the right time when you're in the right state of mind when you're tired or sick or have had some additional bad news recently, that might hit. For myself, the scams I've nearly fallen victim to have been ones based around bad news because I'm essentially a very pessimistic personality, so I always kind of half expect bad news. One example was I got a fake email allegedly from Spotify saying that my tax information was wrong for my Spotify audiobooks and that needed to be fixed immediately. This was one I could have fallen for because it arrived during tax time. As we know, tax time is often very onerous and unpleasant and involves a lot of work and digging through papers. So I was inclined to believe it, but still, fortunately, I didn't click on any links in the emails. I went directly to the portal, double checked, and then realized it was a scam. Another example was that recently I got a phone call purporting to be from my local police department. I was thinking, "Oh man, this is going to be a mess." I was listening to it and then thankfully before I gave out any information, I realized that it was in fact a scam and then hung up. Just to be thorough, I called the actual local police department and double checked that it was a scam. But again, that played out my psychological weak point of being a pessimist and expecting bad news. I mention this because if you're aware of your psychological weak spots, like many writers, as we mentioned, are hungry for praise or quick opportunities, then you're more likely to be aware of scams. The other thing I should mention in sort of the introduction here is that thanks to the rise of ChatGPT and Gemini and Claude and all the other LLM slop machines, it's become a lot easier to scam people than it used to be before. I heard it said that Web 1.0 was a static content. Web 2.0 was interactive content like social media. Web 3.0 is scams in the forms of NFTs, cryptos, and LLMs. For example, as I mentioned, I just recently published Cloak of Frost. Since I published Cloak of Frost, I've gotten like 20 scam emails that for the most part read like this: "Dear Jonathan, I'm Stephanie Davis and the thing that caught my attention about Cloak of Frost was how quickly an obligation Nadia would rather avoid turns into a situation where the fate of earth is suddenly on the line. She's supposed to be attending the Winter Frost Games. Then an old friend arrives being chased by clone soldiers with a mysterious magical artifact and suddenly this isn't just another duty for the Marshall of the High Queen of the Elves. The fact that losing the game can mean earth burns gives the whole premise a wonderfully sharp sense of consequence. I partner with Around the World in 80 books, a vibrant community of readers who enjoy discovering books from different authors." It goes on and on in this vein. Since Cloak Frost came out six days ago, I've gotten 20 different emails along those lines, all of them clearly generated by LLMs. In fact, I didn't have to save that email. I just opened up my inbox, picked the most recent one, and that was it. Of course, if I responded, what would've happened would've been a few more emails and eventually they would ask for payment for attending their book festival and I would provide payment and then they would promptly disappear off the face of the earth and go on to target someone else. So you can see how that kind of scam would be dangerous. Imagine you're a brand new author who's just published your first book and doesn't know all that much about ChatGPT and the other LLM slop generators out there and you get an email like that, you'd think you'd won the lottery and you'd be very susceptible to giving payment to the scammer. So today, that's why we're going to go over a few of the more common scams out there and provide some general tips for spotting a scam. #1: Publishing Packages You will frequently be contacted by scamming companies offering to help you publish, market, and work on social media for your book. Some of them will even have official sounding names like Amazon Author Hub or Amazon Book Publisher, which are using the Amazon name but not affiliated with Amazon. It's very, very important to be skeptical of these types of publishing companies in general. At best, most of these publishing services companies greatly overcharge for basic services. At worst, they're outright thieves and scammers. David Gaughran has written about these types of publishers if you're interested in learning more. Writer's Weekly's website keeps a running list of confirmed scam publishers and publishing services, but even if they're not on a list and you find reviews that seem to be good, it's best to be extremely skeptical. It's very easy to accumulate fake Google reviews. For example, without naming names, a local business that I used to frequent recently changed owners a couple months ago. And before that, the local business had two five-star reviews. Since the new owner came in, suddenly there's like 500 five-star reviews popping up, all of them having a variety of names that do not seem like they come from the geographic region in which I live. So what he probably did was use a ChatGPT type service to automatically write a bunch of fake reviews for his business. A lot of these scammy companies can do that as well, so it's best to be very skeptical about this kind of thing. #2 Fake conference/book festival/book club speaking invitation This scam is incredibly common, but comes in a variety of types. You will be contacted by a book club/conference/book festival coordinator saying that they love, love, love your book and offer some praise or comments about it and then invite you to their event. The scam part will also come in after you accept when they will want money for this privilege. It's bad to work for free, but it's also very foolish to pay money to show up for a professional event, especially one located outside your immediate area. The email I read earlier in the show is a good example of one of these. You notice the danger of these comes in because they're using ChatGPT for these. ChatGPT can ingest your book or the book description and then spit out some seemingly plausible praise that makes it seem like the scammer has read your book, but they actually haven't. So I'd be very, very, very wary of any unsolicited conference or book festival invitations, especially ones that are fulsome in their praise for your book. #3: Fake or scammy beta readers/editors/agents Many people will cold email you asking to be hired. They might cite actual typos they can fix in your book, specific connections they can make for you, and praise your book as the next big thing. In reality, reputable and established people in these positions usually have long wait lists for their services. They're not wandering the Internet for just-established authors to add to their client lists. It's far more effective to find reputable and established people in these areas and contact them yourself instead of taking up offers from whoever randomly emails you. One thing I've found both as a writer and as a homeowner is that really good contractors don't need to cold call people to look for business. Really good contractors are so busy that you have to call them and try and get on their schedule. The same thing can be said of beta readers, editors, and agents. #4: Impersonation of famous authors John Grisham, Brandon Sanderson, and your favorite romance writers are not actually randomly emailing random minor authors, telling them that their book shows real promise and might be the next big thing. Don't let praise from a famous name take down your guard. Anyone can pretend to be anyone on the internet and is increasingly easy for pretending to look very real. For example, earlier this year I received an email from British author Hilary Mantel praising one of my books. This is especially remarkable because I got the email, I believe in March of 2026, and Hilary Mantel died in 2022. So while my ego would like to believe that my book was so good that Hillary Mantel returned from death to praise it, I think it is more likely instead that a scammer was impersonating Hilary Mantel using a Gmail account. There have been frequent examples of this over the past year or so as ChatGPT and LLM usage becomes more widespread. People will occasionally receive emails purporting to be from Brandon Sanderson offering to work together on a project. However, if you watch Brandon Sanderson's social media, you'll know that he is busy writing the screenplay for the Mistborn movie from Apple. I think it is safe to say he probably does not have time to email random strangers on the Internet asking to work on their books. So if you get an email from a big name author purporting [to say] that they love [your] book and want to work on it with you, it is almost 100% certain that it is a scam. Since scams are constantly evolving and mutating and developing new forms, I'm going to focus the rest of the episode on some general principles of what to watch out for when people are contacting you as an author. #1: Cold emails or cold calls Legitimate editors, agents, cover designers, and even library event coordinators are absolutely inundated with unsolicited emails and most tend to dismiss or ignore what isn't submitted through proper channels (or depending on their position, might even be required to ignore it as part of their job). The hard truth is they're not going to spend their busy workdays hunting around the Internet for authors with 10 reviews or someone writing an obscure topic. Although it's flattering to think that you've been discovered at random, it really, really doesn't work this way, especially as staffing at publishing houses and libraries has been cut down quite a bit due to corporate consolidation and tax cuts. Reputable publishers are not crawling the Internet to find authors unless they have a jaw-dropping sales record (like Dungeon Crawler Carl level sale records). Publishers and agents want guarantees of success and so it doesn't make sense to turn away from their usual group of celebrities, influencers, and blockbuster authors to go out and spend countless hours actively recruiting unknown authors with only a handful of reviews and a sales rank so low that more than one comma is needed to display it. As your following grows, the number of cold emails or messages you get will grow. Like I mentioned before that when I published Cloak of Frost, I've gotten at least 20 of those scam emails so far, and I will probably get at least another dozen or so more before the initial sales spike of the release week dies off. These messages might be more sophisticated, but they'll use the same general tone of ChatGPT flattery to try and lure you into their schemes. Don't let your excitement at being praised or recognized as the next great American novelist or the next BookTok sensation cloud your judgment. #2: Urgency As with any internet scam, urgency is a major part of the strategy. There will probably be a short deadline to accept their offer, a limited number of available spots, or some alleged deep discount for acting quickly. In reality, if people are contacting you because they want something in good faith, they rarely make this type of demand in the initial request because that is a terrible way to get someone to do what you want. For example, in my previous example about the call from the fake local police department, I became increasingly aware that it was probably a scam once it sounded like they were going to offer me the opportunity to pay my fine over a payment portal they would provide for me, in which case it became obvious that it was a scam. Though just to be sure, I still did call the local police department to double check. Now that kind of urgency is used to force you into a decision. Take a step back, look for more information online, contact someone with more expertise than you, and don't respond just because of a time limit or the fear of missing out on a request or offer. And remember, as I said before too, actual contractors, whether you're a writer or a homeowner, are usually so booked up that they don't go around looking for clients. You have to contact them to get on their calendar. #3: Request for payment This is the big one. At no point should you be paying someone unless you have an established relationship with them and have signed a contract with them such as a cover designer or a social media manager. Do not pay random companies or individuals to do absolutely anything. The best defense against companies that offer publishing services is to get educated on what services you actually need and what a reputable person actually charges for them instead of paying for a package with all sorts of grandiose promises attached. In no universe should it cost tens of thousands of dollars to format your books, create a cover, and make a website from a generic template. It's better to pay reputable people individually for these services once they've been vetted than to trust a company to do it, especially if they're primarily using AI generic templates. You'll receive higher quality services this way and it should be cheaper as well. There are no, none whatsoever reputable book clubs, libraries, or conferences that ask for money for a writer to speak or present. A key exception is paying for vendor tables at events and conferences. A community group, library, or nonprofit organization might ask you to speak for free, but no reputable organization will ever ask to pay for the privilege of showing up and doing something for them. #4: Gmail/non-organization emails A big thing to watch out [for] with a lot of these LLM scams is if the email is coming from a Gmail account or not. For example, in the fake author ones I mentioned with Hillary Mantel or Brandon Sanderson, these emails are coming from a Gmail account. Even if Hillary Mantel hadn't died four years ago, I'm pretty sure she would not be emailing random people from a Gmail account. The same goes for Brandon Sanderson, John Grisham, Matt Dinneman, and the other well-known authors who've been targeted by this kind of scam. John Grisham's favorite editor or the hottest new literary agent are not conducting their business out of random Gmails or accounts that look like domains that are named after alphabet soup. Although accounts can easily be spoofed, a blatantly unprofessional looking account is an easy way to weed out scammers. The flip side of this is unfortunately, if you are a reputable cover designer, editor or so forth, you're probably going to need your own domain email the same way I have jonathanmoeller.com, given how it is increasingly common for scam emails to come from Gmail accounts. #5: Praise that could fit any book or has nothing to do with your book Authors love being praised and the scammers can feed into that easily by throwing your book or a bunch of your book reviews into an LLM to create some targeted compliments. Once you see an example of this type of writing, it becomes extremely easy to spot. For example, this isn't what I've saved. This is literally one that came in as I was recording this episode: "Dear Jonathan, I recently discovered Stealth and Spells Online: The Complete LitRPG trilogy and was immediately drawn to its exciting blend of epic fantasy, virtual reality, gaming, and mystery. The trilogy's fast-paced adventure and immersive world could strongly appeal to LitRPG and fantasy readers." Now, I published the ebook of Stealth and Spells Online: The Complete Trilogy two days ago. It is 290,000 words long. There's absolutely no way anyone could read it that fast and have cogent opinions about it. But if you just throw the book description into a LLM, it can cough up some sincere sounding praise and flattery for you. Likewise, flowery comments that have nothing to do with your book are a great way to spot scammers. Your horror novel should probably not be making anyone think about an important and timely reminder about the importance of being organized during the holidays. So that kind of overwrought praise is usually a good sign that something has been LLM generated. Weirdly, one thing I've noticed is that when I get emails from actual readers who are sincere about what they're saying, there'll usually be typos or bad grammar or so forth. Another telltale spot of LLM-generated scam emails is the utter grammatical perfection of them, not a word or a punctuation mark out of place. whereas if you're getting an email from a real person, there are more likely to be some mistakes. So in general, as scams get more sophisticated, you'll have to be a lot more skeptical than you already are in the internet. As an author, you can eliminate a lot of the scams by taking the time to learn the industry well. Once you know what an average keynote pays at a small bookselling conference, no obscure conference coordinator can convince you to pay $5,000, not including travel expenses, for the privilege of agreeing to do one. Once you know how to format your own book (and I should mention that I formatted Cloak of Frost on a laptop on my couch using a $150 piece of software), no one can convince you to pay them $12,000 to do it. Once you self-publish your first book, you realize that you never need an agent, much less one that wants $40,000 to make you the next J.K. Rowling. Education, caution, skepticism, and a healthy sense of one's place in the greater universe are strong weapons against the most common schemes writers are facing. I hope this episode will have given you greater tools to defend yourself against scams. So that's it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy, and we'll see you all next week.  

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Is the opposite of depression happiness and the opposite of anxiety just calm? Some researchers have actually played with the idea that the opposite of depression and anxiety might just be... play. It's an interesting idea considering play and depression are inversely related, people who play more report a stronger internal locus of control (the sense that they have some agency over their lives), and when people engage in play, self-reported depression decreases.  We'll dig into this more as we look more at the neuroscience of play and how it hits the dopamine system directly and promotes BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor, or what Henry calls Miracle-Gro for the brain), which supports the growth and survival of new neurons. Expect to come away with some inspiration and motivation to return some play into your life. As play researcher Dr. Brian Sutton-Smith noted "For decades there has been this assumption that children played and adults didn't. That's rubbish."   Note: This is an encore episode, originally aired during Joy Lab's Element of Fun. It's replaying here during the month of Re-Creation because it grounds the science of play in some of the best research available — and because if you haven't heard it, now is exactly the right time.   About: The Joy Lab Podcast is an Ambie-nominated podcast that blends science and soul to help you cope better with stress, anxiety, and depression. It's hosted by integrative psychiatrist Dr. Henry Emmons and holistic mental health researcher Dr. Aimee Prasek. The podcast is best paired with the Joy Lab App.   Bonus: spread some joy and keep this podcast ad-free by donating (Joy Lab is powered by the nonprofit Pathways North and your donations are tax-deductible).   FAQ Q: Is there actually science behind play being good for mental health, or is that just feel-good advice? A: The science is substantial! This episode explores highlights from neuroscience to epidemiological findings that support play as a real tool to improve mild to moderate mental health issues. Q: I'm depressed and have no motivation to do anything...can play actually help? A: Research shows that when people engage in play, self-reported depression decreases and a sense of agency increases. This episode explains the physiological mechanisms (dopamine, BDNF) and makes the case for why play is a legitimate mental health tool, not a luxury. With that said, it is essential to pair adjunctive strategies like play with care from your doctor or a mental health professional.      Key moments: [00:00] Aimee introduces the encore: why this episode was chosen for Re-Creation month — it grounds the science of play [01:30] Dr. Brian Sutton-Smith: "The opposite of play is not work — the opposite of play is depression." [02:00] Play and depression are inversely correlated; Play and internal locus of control: playing more is associated with stronger sense of agency over your life [03:00] Weak internal locus of control is associated with depression — and play builds the opposite; When people engage in play, self-reported depression decreases — whether depression came first or play loss came first [04:00] Play can be used as a treatment tool for depression — not a replacement for other care, but a real contributor [05:00] Physiological mechanisms: play hits the dopamine system — loss of pleasure (anhedonia) is one of the two key criteria Henry looks for in depression; Play boosts creativity channels in the brain, tones down the stress/autonomic nervous system, helps release pent-up negative emotions; Most importantly: play grows our sense of connection — because we almost always play with others [07:00] Giant kangaroo rats: even solitary mammals have social neighborhoods and share resources — they aren't truly solitary; Humans have bought into the lone-wolf, self-made, solitary-BS story — which is actually bad for survival [08:30] When we don't have playmates and don't play, emotional health suffers — overwork alone without play is a recipe for depression and anxiety [10:00] Neurogenesis: the brain makes new cells throughout life, even in the last weeks of terminal illness; New brain cells need to branch out and connect with other cells or they wither and die — a powerful analogy for humans [11:30] BDNF: brain-derived neurotrophic factor — Henry's "Miracle-Gro for the brain" — facilitates this growth [12:00] Key factors that promote BDNF: diet (bright colors, omega-3s, not too many calories); moderate aerobic exercise [13:00] Enriched environment: in rats — a maze challenge, toys to play with, and playmates; not so different for humans [14:00] Social connection: even just another rat in the cage makes a difference [14:30] Age matters — but here's the twist: old rats who got to play with other old rats showed more BDNF and neurogenesis than young rats who exercised vigorously, ate perfectly, and did everything "right" [15:30] Social play overrides age — that is remarkable, and it counters all the "work harder, go faster" messaging [16:00] Growing research on work and wellbeing: many people in the US overwork without increased productivity or measurable benefit to anyone [16:30] People are happiest on federal holidays — including retirees who don't work; federal holidays create more chances to be with others, in public spaces, not working  [21:00] The Right to Be Lazy — Paul Lafargue's old essay on our dis-ease with rest; This is not a new problem — thousands of years old — and the goal this month is some unproductive, nourishing progress [22:30] Legitimate structural reasons why play is hard: overwork to survive is a public health crisis — and that needs policy solutions [23:00] But a big part of dismissing play is also belief: it's a luxury, it's immature, we need to go it alone [24:00] Closing wisdom from Dr. Brian Sutton-Smith: "For decades there has been this assumption that children played and adults didn't. That's rubbish."   If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts!    Full transcript here   Sources and Notes:  Joy Lab Program: Take the next leap in your wellbeing journey with step-by-step practices to help you build and maintain the elements of joy in your life.  Series on authenticity from our Joy Lab podcast: Unmasking Your True Self: Exploring Authenticity and Awe [ep. 216] Embrace Your True Self: Accepted, Connected, & In The Game [ep. 217] The Road Most Travelled: Awakening Through Suffering [ep. 218] Follow Your Bliss: Awakening to Joy [ep. 219] The Still Small Voice: Awakening with soulfulness [ep. 220] More on Dr. Brian Sutton Smith from the National Institute for Play. Merz, J. & Osberg, L. (2006). Keeping in touch: A benefit of public holidays. Access here. Rosso, L. & Wagner, R. (2021). Causal Effect of Public Holidays on Economic Growth. Access here.   Please remember that this content is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide medical advice and is not a replacement for advice and treatment from a medical professional. Please consult your doctor or other qualified health professional before beginning any diet change, supplement, or lifestyle program. Please see our terms for more information. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call the NAMI HelpLine: 1-800-950-6264 available Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., ET. OR text "HelpLine" to 62640 or email NAMI at helpline@nami.org. Visit NAMI for more. You can also call or text SAMHSA at 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. Find more mental health resources here.

Well, I've come back from holiday to find Christopher Luxon having the week from hell, haven't I? The small business comments, the Winston Peters "go back to where you came from" comments and now Choppergate. The latest with Choppergate, by the way, is that the event Chris Luxon was telling Mike Hosking about on Monday, where he finished up in Whanganui at 10:30 and then had to get back to Auckland, was in fact a National Party fundraiser. Now, that would be a big no-no if he were using a Defence Force flight to get to a National Party fundraiser because you can't use Defence Force aircraft to get yourself re-elected, can you? But it is not a no-no because that is not what he was doing. He was using the flight not to get to the fundraiser but to get from the fundraiser to an event in Auckland the next day. His office says that was a prime ministerial event and that makes it acceptable. As far as I'm concerned, prime ministers should be allowed to use the Defence Force, within reason, to get around the place. The Defence Force has to keep those aircraft flying. They have to complete a certain number of flying hours and surely, if the choice is between flying for the sake of it or flying for an actual reason, the practical option is to choose the actual reason. That's what this is. Also, come on, we've got to stop nitpicking legitimate uses of things like Defence Force flights, for God's sake. Whether you like Christopher Luxon or not, whether you vote for him or not, he is the Prime Minister. That is the most senior elected position in New Zealand. It is a job that requires constant travel and work. The Defence Force should be flying him around the place to cut down his travel time, simply so he can use that time for something more productive. It is neither novel nor new that this happens. Go and watch the Jacinda documentary on Netflix. She gets picked up from Clarke's parents' holiday home in Gisborne in a Defence Force chopper. Prime ministers have been flown around the country, and around the world, by the Defence Force for decades. It says more about us, I think, than it does about Chris Luxon that this is an issue. Now, the other two issues Luxon is dealing with this week are proper problems that do warrant debate: his small business comments and Winston Peters' racist comments. But this, Choppergate, is just nitpicking. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

College football expert Phil Steele joins Bobby Burton to explain why he ranks Texas No. 4 nationally and believes the Longhorns can win the 2026 national championship. Steele projects Texas to have the nation's No. 3 offense and No. 8 defense, pointing to Arch Manning's late-season growth, a dramatically improved offensive line, two proven transfer running backs and the potentially explosive combination of Cam Coleman and Ryan Wingo. Steele also breaks down the SEC championship race between Texas and Georgia, explains why the Longhorns landed several major transfer-portal upgrades and evaluates Texas A&M ahead of the rivalry rematch. Plus, he reveals Alabama as his biggest surprise team, names Gunnar Stockton as a long-shot Heisman candidate and explains why the 2027 NFL Draft quarterback class could be one of the deepest in years. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

More investors are starting to ask about Section 351 exchanges, a little-known part of the tax code that can allow someone to move appreciated stocks into an ETF without immediately paying capital gains taxes. Evan breaks down how the strategy works, who may be able to use it, and why it probably won't come up in most investors' financial plans. He also looks at why Section 351 exchanges are getting more attention from regulators and whether they are a smart planning strategy or simply a tax loophole.  Later in the episode, Evan talks about taxes on student financial aid and what families should know about Trump Accounts.   Want to cut through the myths about retirement income and learn evidence-based strategies backed by over a century of data? Download our free Retirement Income Guide now at paulwinkler.com/relax and take the stress out of planning your retirement.   This material is for general educational purposes only and is not personalized investment, financial, tax, or legal advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Nothing here is an offer, solicitation, or recommendation for any security or strategy. All financial decisions involve risk, and you should consult qualified professionals before acting on this information. Advisory services offered through Paul Winkler, Inc., an SEC-registered investment adviser. 

Jeff Howe and CJ Vogel explain why Texas has legitimate championship-level upside entering the 2026 season. The Longhorns return a quarterback capable of erasing mistakes in Arch Manning, surround him with explosive weapons at receiver and running back, and feature potential havoc creators such as Colin Simmons and Rasheem Biles on defense. However, Texas must eliminate the penalties, negative plays and offensive-line breakdowns that repeatedly forced the offense behind the chains last season. The conversation then turns to Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin and the blueprint Texas can use to disrupt him. Sayin is one of the nation's most accurate passers when protected, but his production drops dramatically when defenses generate consistent pressure—creating a major opportunity for Will Muschamp's aggressive scheme. The guys also discuss why the Ohio State matchup could define Texas' season, Steve Sarkisian's impressive record against the Longhorns' biggest rivals and whether Arch can break Colt McCoy's single-season passing record. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ben Criddle talks BYU sports every weekday from 2 to 6 pm.Today's Host: Ben Criddle (@criddlebenjamin) and Co-Hosts: (ronthe3manweav)Subscribe to the Cougar Sports with Ben Criddle podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cougar-sports-with-ben-criddle/id99676 Ben Criddle talks BYU sports every weekday from 2 to 6 pm.Today's Host: Ben Criddle (@criddlebenjamin) and Co-Hosts: (ronthe3manweav)Subscribe to the Cougar Sports with Ben Criddle podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cougar-sports-with-ben-criddle/id99676

WarRoom Battleground EP 1055: Is Mandami The Legitimate Mayor Of New York

What if the fastest way to make an extra $50,000 isn't generating more revenue—but keeping more of what your practice already earns? In the final episode of the summer From the Vault series, Dr. Lauryn revisits her conversation with tax strategist Barbara Schreihans to explore why proactive tax planning belongs in every profitable practice owner's wealth strategy.Barbara breaks down how entity selection, S corporation elections, home office and vehicle deductions, business travel, content creation expenses, and real estate can affect your tax liability. She also explains why receipts, mileage logs, board minutes, and real-time documentation matter, how to evaluate whether your accountant is actually saving you money, and why quarterly CPA conversations should replace the annual tax-season scramble. Tax laws change, so use these principles to ask better questions of your own licensed tax professional.Key Takeaways:Tax strategy begins with profitability and proactive planning. Once your business is consistently profitable, taxes should become part of your year-round wealth strategy—not a problem you address after December 31.Your business entity can significantly affect your tax burden. Barbara explains why practice owners should regularly evaluate whether their LLC, sole proprietorship, or S corporation structure still supports their income and long-term goals.Legitimate deductions require legitimate documentation. Home offices, mileage, business travel, content creation, board meetings, and other expenses need a clear business purpose supported by receipts, calendars, logs, and timely records.The right accountant should create measurable value. A low-cost accountant may ultimately cost you more when they fail to identify legal planning opportunities, educate you throughout the year, or help you make strategic decisions before tax season.About the Guest:Barbara Schreihans is the founder and CEO of Your Tax Coach, creator of the Write Off Your Life and Write Off Your Real Estate courses, and host of the Life-Changing Money podcast. After earning her master's degree in tax and beginning her career at one of the world's largest accounting firms, Barbara built a tax strategy company focused on helping entrepreneurs and high-income business owners understand their finances, legally reduce their tax burden, and keep more of what they earn. Through proactive planning and practical education, she helps business owners make taxes part of their broader wealth-building strategy.Find all things Your Tax CoachFollow Barbara on InstagramResources:Rich Doc Summer Series: A FREE summer training lineup for docs ready to use AI, systems, and strategy to create more freedom from the clinic. Register for one, two, or all three. Add 30-day replay access for $47 for all 3.Find all things Dr. Lauryn B including ways to work with herFollow Dr. Lauryn: Instagram | Facebook | LinkedInFollow She Slays on YouTubeMentioned in this episode:Clinic MindClinic Mind is the all-in-one EHR and practice management platform built for chiropractors — billing, documentation, scheduling, and patient follow-up in one place, whether you run a cash practice, take insurance, or are scaling to multiple locations. She Slays the Day listeners get an exclusive offer.Clinic MindINSiGHT CLAThis episode is brought to you by the INSiGHT scanning system from CLA, the tool that helps chiropractors show patients objective neurological data so the value of care becomes clear, fueling conversion, retention, and growth. She Slays listeners get preferred pricing, affordable financing, and a free Getting Into Scanning guide.CLA (Current)Holistic Marketing HubThis episode is sponsored by Holistic Marketing Hub. Created by marketing strategist Molly Cahill, it's a proven Instagram system with a 500+ caption content library and a step-by-step curriculum that's helped 400+ chiropractors, acupuncturists, and other health pros fill their practices with right-fit patients. Enroll Now!Holistic Marketing Hub

Are you a legitimate business owner looking to scale your content? If so, come and click here to learn more about how to work with us: Frhart2.comAre you an experienced executive or business owner who still doubts the value of content creation? In this video, I break down "The Known-Credible Paradox"—a strategic framework designed to help legitimate industry leaders stop getting overlooked and start building real brand leverage in 2026.If you already have a proven track record, you're already ahead of 90% of creators on social media. It's time to convert your real-world authority into an untouchable personal brand.

Early release prisoner review, Iran threatens RAF Fairford, and Nick Ferrari surprises everyone with his opinion of what Angela Rayner should do with the £17k she was given for leaving Government, now that she is back in.

We gave this talk on a special occasion: the amāvasyā (the new moon) that opens the gupta navarātrī period (the 9 nights of the summer goddess festival) and so to celebrate, we reflect upon dīkshā, spiritual initiation & the systems of accountability to ensure the credibility of Tāntrik lineages so that we can better contextualize our place as a community in the midst of all of that. Mainly, I want to revisit the validity of intrapersonal mystical experiences like dreams and intuitions as reliable metric for religious authenticity even beyond texts and institutions and to substantiate this claim, we consider 4 important cases: 1. Vasugupta & the Śiva Sutra2. Maheśvarānanda & the Mahartha Mañjarī, 3. Rāni Rasmani & the Dakshineshwar Temple, 4. Swami Ashokananda's "śaktopaya dīkshā" (to borrow Swami Turiyananda's phrase here) from Swami Vivekananda in meditation & dream experience Here is a playlist of talks on our guru-paramparā & thoughts on lineage. And here are some videos on our mission, ideals, manifesto etc. Hit Me Up xSupport the showLectures happen live every Monday at 7pm PST and again at Friday 11am PST Use this link and I will see you there:https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815For more videos, guided meditations and instruction and for access to our lecture library, visit me at:https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnishTo get in on the discussion and access various spiritual materials, join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/U8zKP8yMrM

Tom Kelly and Kyle Quinn break down the exhausting LeBron James free agency watch and debate whether the superstar is still the best player in basketball. They also evaluate the Phillies' chances of winning a World Series after an incredible mid-season turnaround. 01:50 - Hugh's Fidget Toys 05:45 - Gary's History Lesson 14:43 - Phillies Season Outlook 27:58 - Sixers Fan Backlash 41:14 - Luring LeBron Strategy

When history and actual Catholic teaching disagree with Tucho Fernandes there's a big problem.Sources:https://substack.com/@returntotradition1Contact Me:Email: return2catholictradition@gmail.comSupport My Work:Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/AnthonyStineSubscribeStarhttps://www.subscribestar.net/return-to-traditionBuy Me A Coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/AnthonyStinePhysical Mail:Anthony StinePO Box 3048Shawnee, OK74802Follow me on the following social media:https://www.facebook.com/ReturnToCatholicTradition/https://twitter.com/pontificatormax+JMJ+#popeleoXIV #catholicism #catholicchurch #catholicprophecy#infiltration

Patrick Ryan is the author of "The Moral Market: Adam Smith and the Promise of Virtuous Capitalism." Patrick argues that capitalism was never intended to be separated from morality. Modern business leaders often treat ethics as a compliance issue or a reputational concern. Adam Smith saw it differently. He believed markets only function when they are built on justice, reciprocity, and trust. In this conversation, Patrick explains how shareholder primacy reshaped leadership thinking, why leaders should measure success beyond short-term financial performance, and how Smith's concept of the impartial spectator can help leaders make better decisions when competing interests collide. For leaders trying to balance performance, responsibility, and long-term value creation, this conversation offers a practical framework for making decisions that are both effective and principled. Find episode 519 on The Leadership Podcast, on YouTube, channel @theleadershippodcast, or wherever you get your podcasts! Watch this Episode on YouTube | Patrick Ryan on The Leadership Idea We Missed for 250 Years https://bit.ly/TLP-519 Key Moments [04:20] What have leaders fundamentally misunderstood about capitalism as a moral system? [08:44] How does the duty of care in law connect to Smith's impartial spectator concept? [12:40] What practices should leaders adopt to institutionalize the impartial spectator? [15:53] Performative leadership versus legitimate storytelling. [21:14] Where does the rules and system play versus personal responsibility in leadership? [25:25] Where have you personally struggled between what's profitable and what's just? [28:53] For busy leaders without time to reflect—what's your closing advice? Memorable Quotes "Morality is not a friction. It's actually the lubricant that makes markets work." "Prosperity without justice is mere plunder." "He believed that economic exchange was a way of creating trust, which is quite interesting really, using capital, an early form of capitalism, using competition, using economic exchange as a way of creating a commonality as opposed to splitting people apart." "Morality and respect, and that level of reciprocity is the oil that generates everything. It's not extractive, it's value additive." "If a leader that performs integrity creates a culture that performs integrity, rather than a leader that is and has integrity. The tone from the top. It's vitally important." "Legitimate storytelling is the honest description of something that's actually happening. It's not a dishonest description of something you would like to happen." "The majority of us want to live a happy, healthy life where we have created value for our companies, we've created happiness in our families, we've done good works for our communities, and we're able to point to that and be proud that we've made that difference." "You should neither be rewarded nor penalized for moral luck. You should be rewarded or penalized for the actions that you took yourself and the effect that you had in creating value." Explore the full archive at www.theleadershippodcast.com or wherever you get your podcasts! These are the books mentioned in this episode Resources Mentioned The Leadership Podcast | theleadershippodcast.com Sponsored by | www.darley.com Rafti Advisors. LLC | www.raftiadvisors.com Self-Reliant Leadership. LLC | selfreliantleadership.com Patrick Ryan LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/in/patrickryan

We're on Patreon! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed This week, Dennis and Brent take a surface-level dive into the biggest controversy to hit the pro-audio world this year: Jim Lill's exhaustive investigation of the source of a mic preamp's tone, or lack thereof. They also slog through maybe half a percent of the response videos in the quest for one that has more to say than “trust me, bro.” They wrap up with an attempt to give veteran Stereophile technical editor John Atkinson the tribute he deserved upon the announcement of his retirement. 

Jonathan Drake is back from Deadwood, hair growing long and spirits high after a GART weekend full of trial by jury shenanigans, whip mishaps, and a courtroom drama that left at least one Canadian juror bribed with citizenship. But once the recap wraps, it's back to business with Lysander Spooner. This week Jon dives into Section Three, unpacking why a hung jury should actually mean acquittal, how a 19th century Supreme Court case quietly rewired the presumption of innocence, and why calling Spooner an anarchist misses the point entirely. Expect a deep, sometimes cheeky exploration of natural law, the true purpose of government, and why collective authority can never exceed what individuals already possess. Stick around for some Gold Co and Tamarack Garden love, a Fourth of July inspired ad segment, and Jon's ongoing case for why voting in a rigged system is a moral and practical cliff dive.

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Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris were joined by Matt Norlander of CBS Sports to preview the NBA Draft and to share insight on a number of prospects.

In the second hour, Leila Rahimi and Marshall Harris were joined by Matt Norlander of CBS Sports to preview the NBA Draft and to share insight on a number of prospects. After that, Cubs left fielder Ian Happ joined the show to preview the club's upcoming four-game series against the Mets. Later, Rahimi and Harris held the Halftime segment.

First Take begins with the Knicks first loss in over a month! Are the officials swallowing their whistles (then randomly calling segments of the game tight), Wemby's heightened play, or KATs regression to blame for the loss? Then, if the refs are allowing head punches, an abundance of hand checking not seen since early 2000s Artest, and one sided flagrant fouls, who does it favor? Next, is Sam Presti coming to SGA's defense over social media bullies the right or wrong move? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

(4) James Tabor challenges the tradition that John the fisherman was the "beloved disciple" at the crucifixion, arguing instead that it was James, Jesus' blood brother. He positions James as the legitimate successor and leader of the "Nazarene movement" in Jerusalem, citing the Gospel of Thomas and James' authoritative role at the Council of Jerusalem in 50 CE. By emphasizing the role of biological brothers like James, Jude, and Simon, Tabor highlights the central importance of the Jesus family in maintaining the movement's leadership and integrity until James' martyrdom in 62 CE.

(3/3) Athens Supreme, Sparta Discredited. Gaius and Germanicus debate in their favorite wine bar by the Thames, in Londinium, Spring 92 AD. The two examine how historical narratives are "plundered" by powers seeking to legitimate their own agendas. Germanicus highlights how the British Empire elevated Athens as an enlightened, cosmopolitan model to burnish its own imperial propaganda, while dismissing Sparta as a collection of "mindless automatons." This binary view ignores historical complexity and is used to disparage modern Greece for failing to meet these idealized ancient standards. In contrast, Rome's reputation remains "classically burnished" because its "heroic militarism" is easily transformed into cliches by modern leaders. Ultimately, Greek civilization has been reduced to "emptied symbols" that serve the "narcissistic identity" of current powers. The speakers conclude that Greece is "encumbered" by philosophy, making it harder to simplify into the heroic cliches that have preserved Rome's legacy. (3/3)19009:13 PMClaude responded: Thanks, J.Thanks, J. Glad it landed right. Ready whenever the next batch comes in.You said: SOONSOON9:13 PMClaude responded: Standing by.Standing by.

"As it happens, there are three rivers." Zaslow is jubilant over last night's NFL Draft livestream despite the Dolphins ruining everything by taking Kadyn Proctor over Rueben Bain. We celebrate the brilliance of Mike Baiamonte joining us to announce picks early, Dave and Lucy's trip through Pittsburgh, and Trysta's Cowboys doing... the right thing? But Jeremy has to catch up because he missed everything for a BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE Springsteen concert. Today's cast: Zaslow, Your ol' pal Dave Dameshek, Chris, Jeremy, JuJu, Roy, and Trysta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices