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What happens when we stop treating the Bible as a sacred object and start paying attention to how we actually use it? In this conversation, theologian David Dault reflects on interpretation, responsibility, and the ethics of reading scripture in a fractured world. In this episode with Evan Rosa, Dault reflects on interpretation, responsibility, and how readers shape the meaning and moral impact of the Bible. Together they discuss the materiality of scripture, translation and betrayal, moral seriousness, scriptural reasoning across traditions, catastrophic love, and the ethical responsibility readers bear for how sacred texts are used. Episode Highlights “To assume that we know what a text is telling us is a matter of hubris.” “The Bible doesn't tell you to do anything. You as a reader decide what to do.” “Violence is always an act of interpretation.” “We never get to a place where everything is clean and everyone benefits.” “We have to take responsibility for the violence we involve ourselves in.” About David Dault David Dault is a theologian, journalist, and media producer whose work explores religion, culture, ethics, and interpretation. He is Executive Producer and host of Things Not Seen: Conversations About Culture and Faith, a nationally distributed public radio program. He teaches in the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago. Dault's scholarship focuses on hermeneutics, religion and media, and the ethical implications of how sacred texts are interpreted and used in public life. His book The Accessorized Bible examines the material forms, cultural framing, and interpretive communities that shape how people encounter scripture. He holds degrees in theology and religious studies and frequently writes and lectures on religion, politics, and culture. Helpful Links And Resources The Accessorized Bible, by David Dault https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300153125/the-accessorized-bible/ Things Not Seen: Conversations About Culture and Faith https://thingsnotseenradio.com David Dault's personal website https://www.daviddault.com/ Show Notes The Accessorized Bible—material culture of scripture, design, marketing niches, and the ways the physical form of the Bible shapes how readers interpret and use it Bible as object, medium, and cultural artifact; Marshall McLuhan and media theory—the form of a book shaping how ideas move between minds Books as technologies of imagination and identity formation; reading as a kind of “magical” transfer of ideas from one mind into another “To assume that we know what a text is telling us is a matter of hubris.” Interpretation requires caution, humility, and the recognition that texts exceed our control Making the familiar strange again; recovering the power of scripture by refusing to domesticate it or assume we fully understand it Franz Rosenzweig on preserving the alienness of sacred texts; debate with Martin Buber on translation and clarity Translation as interpretation—translators inevitably carry values, ideologies, and cultural assumptions into the text Harold Bloom's Anxiety of Influence; interpreters “misread” texts in order to wrestle with their influence and generate new meaning Reading scripture in community; trust, vulnerability, and shared responsibility among interpreters Scriptural reasoning—Jews, Christians, and Muslims reading shared stories (Noah, Abraham, Moses) together without claiming mastery over the text Tikkun olam—Jewish ethical tradition of “repairing the world”; the world is wounded and humans participate in its healing Repentance and Repair—Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg on moral accountability, restitution, and the work of restoring relationships Violence embedded in interpretation; moral action always involves choices about attention, resources, and responsibility The “flashlight” metaphor—moral attention illuminating one suffering person while another need temporarily falls into shadow Jairus's daughter and the woman with the hemorrhage—competing moral urgencies in the Gospels “We never get to a place where everything is clean and everyone benefits.” Moral action always involves tragic limitation and competing responsibilities Levinas and infinite responsibility; the ethical demand arising from the face of the person before us Moral seriousness versus performative irony; resisting discourse driven by trolling, spectacle, and dopamine-driven outrage A Bible Is A Book—dismantling the assumption that sacred texts themselves command moral action Steve Martin's The Jerk and the phone book illustration; a sniper randomly selecting a name and deciding someone should die “The Bible doesn't tell you what to do.” Readers decide what moral actions follow from a text Reader responsibility; refusing the excuse “the Bible told me to,” recognizing moral agency belongs to interpreters Scripture as “accessory to a crime”—sacred texts used as cover for violence, exclusion, or cruelty The Bible as platform—modular text shaped by study notes, editorial commentary, illustrations, and devotional framing Study Bibles, children's Bibles, niche-market editions; publishing strategies shaping the interpretive experience Platform logic—similar to Facebook or Twitter; users curate meaning from a shared medium Proof-texting and selective quotation; constructing entire moral worlds from isolated passages Hannah Arendt on responsibility; loving the world enough to accept responsibility for it James Baldwin leaving Paris after the Little Rock crisis; refusing comfort while others bear injustice “Someone should have been there with her.” Baldwin's recognition that solidarity requires leaving safety and standing beside the vulnerable Catastrophic love—risking institutions, traditions, and comfort for the sake of vulnerable bodies Matthew 25 ethics; encountering Christ among the hungry, imprisoned, and marginalized Moral seriousness as daily practice; imperfect responsibility, persistent solidarity, doing what one can today and beginning again tomorrow #Bible #ChristianBible #BiblicalInterpretation #TheologyPodcast #ChristianEthics #Hermeneutics #Scripture #FaithAndCulture #DavidDault Production Notes This podcast featured David Dault Edited and Produced by Evan Rosa Hosted by Evan Rosa Production Assistance by Noah Senthil A Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/about Support For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give
On this episode, Seamus Nally shares a powerful lesson every investor eventually faces: if it's not working, pivot.Seamus originally set out to build a portfolio of student rentals. The plan made sense. The numbers worked. The demand was there. Then the university expanded its own housing and the student demand he was counting on dried up. Instead of digging in and hoping things would turn around, Seamus made a bold move.He pivoted and began renting rooms to residents in an addiction recovery program. When new challenges surfaced with that strategy, he adjusted again, eventually transitioning the property into a traditional long term rental. By then, market rents had risen and the deal that once struggled was suddenly producing strong, stable cash flow.We also talk about what it's like investing alongside family, as Seamus partners with his brothers on their properties.Plus, we get into one of the most overlooked investing advantages: building strong relationships with neighbors. Seamus explains how being proactive and communicative has not only protected their properties, but has also led to off-market deals and neighbors acting as extra eyes and ears. https://rentalincomepodcast.com/episode563Thanks To Our Sponsors:MidSouth HomeBuyers – Turnkey Rentals In Memphis & Little Rock. Instant Cash Flow On Day One. (5% Interest Rate & 5% Management Fee For 5 Years)Fundrise Income Fund - The Fund offers access to a diversified portfolio of cash flowing assets, all professionally managed by their expert team.Ridge Lending Group - Making the investment mortgage process simple and stress-free. Sign up for a free 30-minute investor strategy sessionRental Accounting Software Made Easy. Free 30 Day Trial.
Keith breaks down where the U.S. housing market appears to be headed and which regions and states are quietly winning or losing in the population shuffle since 2020—and what that could mean for real estate investors. You'll also hear about an intriguing cash-flow play in single-family rentals in select Southern markets. Then, Keith is joined by financial strategist and comedian Garrett Gunderson, who challenges the usual "scrimp and save" advice. Together, they explore how to build real wealth without sacrificing your life today, how high-net-worth individuals often get money wrong, and a different way to think about financial independence, freedom, and investing in yourself. Resources: Get Garrett Gunderson's Killing Sacred Cows audiobook free: DM @GarrettBGunderson on Instagram with the words "Keith Cows." Episode Page: GetRichEducation.com/595 For access to properties or free help with a GRE Investment Coach, start here: GREmarketplace.com GRE Free Investment Coaching: GREinvestmentcoach.com Get mortgage loans for investment property: RidgeLendingGroup.com or call 855-74-RIDGE or e-mail: info@RidgeLendingGroup.com Invest with Freedom Family Investments. For predictable 10-12% quarterly returns, visit FreedomFamilyInvestments.com/GRE or text 1-937-795-8989 to speak with a freedom coach Will you please leave a review for the show? I'd be grateful. Search "how to leave an Apple Podcasts review" For advertising inquiries, visit: GetRichEducation.com/ad Best Financial Education: GetRichEducation.com Get our wealth-building newsletter free— GREletter.com Our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/GetRichEducation Follow us on Instagram: @getricheducation Complete episode transcript: Keith Weinhold 0:01 Keith, welcome to GRE. I'm your host. Keith Weinhold, is the future direction of the housing market trending up or trending down? Which states have seen the most population growth? Then powerful wealth mindset tactics with a financial comedian today on get rich education Speaker 1 0:20 since 2014 the powerful get rich education podcast has created more passive income for people than nearly any other show in the world. This show teaches you how to earn strong returns from passive real estate investing in the best markets without losing your time being a flipper or landlord. Show Host Keith Weinhold writes for both Forbes and Rich Dad advisors, and delivers a new show every week since 2014 there's been millions of listener downloads and 188 world nations. He has a list show guests and keep top selling personal finance author Robert Kiyosaki, get rich education can be heard on every podcast platform, plus it has its own dedicated Apple and Android listener phone apps build wealth on the go with the get rich education podcast. Sign up now for the get rich education podcast or visit get rich education.com Keith Weinhold 1:04 the same place where I get my own mortgage loans is where you can get yours. Ridge lending group and MLS, 42056, they provided our listeners with more loans than anyone because they specialize in income properties. They help you build a long term plan for growing your real estate empire with leverage. Start your prequel and even chat with President chailey Ridge personally. While it's on your mind, start at Ridge lending group.com that's Ridge lending group.com Speaker 2 1:38 You're listening to the show that has created more financial freedom than nearly any show in the world. This is get rich education. Keith Weinhold 1:54 Welcome to GRE from Mount Rainier to Mount Rushmore and across 188 nations worldwide. I'm Keith Weinhold, and this is get rich education. I am not a Lambo driving influencer that will take any brand deal just to shill a gambling platform instead. Our core strategy at GRE is aging. Well, I've spoken with a lot of LP investors with capital calls and deals that lost all their money. Well, we approach wealth building with discipline and consistency. It doesn't sound dazzling, but it really shines when things go wrong elsewhere, because at least for the core of our portfolios, we get long term fixed rate debt for income property get paid five ways and win the inflation triple crown, and we do it all with a high degree of passivity. Right before I took the mic today, I got a two sentence email from a property manager that said an air conditioning unit's air handler board had to be replaced for $420 I don't even know what an air handler board really is. Now, the manager sent some photos in a written estimate. I quickly checked chat GPT, and I saw that the price was about right, and replied to my manager to go ahead and have that done. That's it an example of relative passivity. US residential real estate has nominally appreciated over every single 10 year period in modern history, despite some occasional short term downturns, even those are not common. Well, we recently had a guest mention that it's 20 years at the longest like 20 years or less is the period of time between which real estate never goes down. He was right. But you actually can't find any 10 year period where home values fell. What about the 2008 global financial crisis, I think that's the first place that the mind goes. Well back then, home values bottomed out at 208k in 2009 before they started growing again. And 10 years before that, the median price it was 157k in 1999 so even when home values hit their GFC low at that point, they were still up 32% from the previous 10 years. So you can confidently say then that over any 10 year period, home prices are up nationally. Now, how about the future? Well, for the future, there is more evidence of rising home prices. Building permits for new homes have fallen to their lowest level since 2019 that's according to the census bureau. So fewer single family homes are being built. Now we plan to discuss that more on. Next week show when we dive deep on does America really have a housing shortage? But this week, more reasons for future home price bullishness is that the labor market now, it's not doing that great. It sure isn't white hot, but unemployment, which was already low, that recently dropped a touch lower to just 4.3% inflation has fallen to 2.4% and wages are rising faster than that. In fact, our own Fed Chair recently remarked at how he's surprised at the strength of the economy. The property market analytics firm kotality, they now expect home prices to appreciate another four and a half percent this year. They and other firms continue to believe that the Midwest will be the hottest area of home price growth even more than that four and a half percent in that region. That is because not only is the Midwest underbuilt, it's that the prices are so affordable that it's attracting young people. The other factor is that mortgage rates recently dipped just below six into the high fives again, and that can release this pent up housing demand, and think about where we've come from. In late 2023 mortgage rates were about 8% and now lower mortgage rates also reduce the lock in effect, so it can create both more sellers and more buyers. The thing to remember is that 70% to 80% of home sellers are also home buyers because they've got to live somewhere. And first time homebuyers, of course, they buy only, they don't sell anything. In fact, former GRE guest in housing wire lead analyst Logan modeshami and Barry Habib were just positing on this at housing wire's latest summit on how the volume of home sales has been depressed for so long that lower rates could very well trigger a rush of buyers, these kind of people that have been delaying purchasing for years, this pent up housing demand being released if indeed rates go lower. People think they know the future, but we don't really know that that's going to happen for sure. But a lot of optimism about this phase of the housing market supported by not great, but decent economic conditions. Of course, that new housing demand is going to manifest unevenly across the nation. So let's talk about the places that have seen the most population growth from 2020 to today, basically the states that support that housing demand. Well, between 2020 and today, the US has grown by about 10 million people. That's over 3% nearly every state grew. But the bigger story is where that growth is happening. And really, here's the jaw dropper as a region, the South, gained more people than all of the other regions combined, about 7.6 million new residents in the south since 2020 the South's population is up 6% the West's almost 2% the Midwest population is up more than 1% and The Northeast up seven tenths of 1% again, this is not per year. This is total population growth from 2020 to today, Florida and Texas, they led the nation among the big states, both up almost 9% sprinting like they just found out that income tax is optional. The Carolinas in Tennessee are big southern growers too. People clearly keep moving toward warmer weather, a lower cost of living, lower taxes and job markets. Nothing new there. California in New York are the biggest losers in absolute numbers, California losing half of 1% of population in New York, a full 1% people keep moving away from these traditionally expensive, high tax coastal states like a buffet when the crab legs run out, people just getting up and leaving. That's not any sort of news story there, either. These trends help cash flow residential real estate investors like us, because the south aligns with that favorable landlord tenant law and those high ratios of rent income to purchase price. Luckily for us, that's where people are moving too. The Midwest has those phenomena as well, although their growth has been slower. Keith Weinhold 9:39 Now a few Midwest highlights for you. Since 2020 the population of Indiana is up 2.8% quietly benefiting from Illinois. Escape Velocity, Missouri up almost 2% and that's growing mostly in Kansas City and St Louis suburbs. Ohio at almost 1% that's pretty modest growth overall, but Columbus up 5% that is flexing like it just landed a semiconductor plant there in Columbus, the intermountain west has bicep bulging growth, but it rarely works for us, because rents are only a little higher, but property prices are way higher. Yes, those pretty Rocky Mountain states, great Instagram, tough cash flow now Louisiana, it is a state that confounds people. It's a warm place, and it has a low cost of living, you would think Louisiana would be attracting people in droves for those reasons. Well, then why is its population following Louisiana down nine tenths of 1% since 2020 Well, you've got bleak job prospects that make Louisianans leave its tax competitiveness ranks 31st property insurance costs are high thanks to environmental risk. Louisiana has more swamps than beaches. Even the NFL saints were six and 11, and if they had made the playoffs, that wouldn't have made people move back. And hey, no personal shade here, I enjoy going to the New Orleans investment conference in Cajun culture, in Airboat Tours through the alligator filled Bayou, fun stuff, but for income producing property, you got to seek out different characteristics than just vacation Glee or how Good the gumbo tastes keep emotion separate from investing, Hawaii is America's biggest percentage loser. Its population is down one and a half percent since 2020 its cost of living is stratospherically high, with a median home value of just a little over a million dollars. That results in net outmigration to the mainland parts of the Aloha state now experience natural decrease. That means that deaths exceed births. Natural decrease. That's mostly a phenomenon on the Big Island. That's not where Honolulu is. That's where you have Kona and Hilo when young people can't afford to stay demographic gravity kicks in population loss. Hawaii is also highly dependent on tourism, meaning more volatility in recessions. It has contractor availability issues and higher repair costs, partly due to shipping materials to the remote islands. What about the upsides of Hawaiian real estate? Well, you're just going to have this inherent, strong, long term land scarcity and lifestyle desirability overall. Hawaii isn't bad. It's just hard. And I like Hawaii as a place to vacation, so the best times in my life were in Hawaii. Now, with all this said, These are broad generalities about states which are big places themselves right now. There are certainly Missouri real estate investors listening to me that are actually losing, and Hawaii real estate investors that are winning, and even cash flow positive. I'm talking general trends here, and this is with respect to long term rentals, not short term rentals. If your rent to price ratio is as low as point three or point four, like it often is near the coasts, well then you are speculating on appreciation. That's what that means. All 50 states have opportunity. All 50 states have no go zones. People keep moving south. That's a trend that the pandemic accelerated six years ago. More opportunity is concentrated there. That's got nothing to do with vacation excitement. That is population math, and I'm talking about swimming with the tide here in our Don't quit your Daydream newsletter I recently sent you that colorful population change map that I was describing some of there. More recently, I also emailed you that great and rare map of landlord friendly versus tenant friendly states mapped out and a lot of other great stuff. Keith Weinhold 14:17 Before we bring in our firebrand guest, Garrett Gunderson, I just learned about a really strong opportunity for a provider of single family rentals and duplexes in Memphis and Little Rock. They're providing a locked in 5% interest rate and 5% property management for five years. Yeah, that's not a throwback to 2020 it's what mid south homebuyers calls their triple five program. They are the oldest and most trusted, maybe turnkey investment provider in the country, operating since 2002 and what they do is they offer these fully renovated, occupied rental properties in Memphis and Little Rock, two of the strongest cash flow markets in the South. With financing and management and rates that make the math work like it hasn't in years. So again, 5% interest, 5% property management fees for a full five years. You know those markets, they already had these investor advantage numbers with rent to price ratios mere point eight in Memphis and Little Rock. But yeah, that low 5% mortgage rate, even for renovated properties, not just new build. That's the kind of spread that turns a good deal into a great one. So to give you an idea, if you get a 30 year fixed rate mortgage loan amount of 125k with a 7% mortgage rate, your principal and interest payment is 832, at a 5% rate, it's just 671, so that's $160 more cash flow right there, and it's made a tad sweetener than that with just a 5% Property Management rate. And I don't know how long that offer is going to last, but it is available now and for the next little while, you can ask about it. When you visit mid southhomebuyers.com that's mid southhomebuyers.com and you can ask them about their triple five program. More next. I'm Keith Weinhold. You're listening to Episode 595, of get rich education. Keith Weinhold 16:19 Flock homes helps you retire from real estate and landlording, whether it's one problem property or your whole portfolio, through a 721 exchange, deferring your capital gains tax and depreciation recapture, it's a strategy long used by the ultra wealthy. 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Get started at Freedom family investments.com/gre, or send a text. Now it's 1-937-795-8989 Yep. Text their freedom coach directly. Again, 1-937-795-8989, Dani-Lynn Robison 18:08 this is freedom family investments. Co founder, Danny Lynn Robinson, listen to get rich education with Keith Weinhold, and don't quit your Daydream. You Brenda. Keith Weinhold 18:24 Today's guest is someone that America knows as the long haired, bearded money guy in the past, he's drawn physical appearance comparisons to Jesus Christ. He's a prominent financial strategist. Founded an eight figure company, hit the Inc 500 he's both a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. He is just an electric speaker, including appearances in front of dozens of billionaires. And he's just got this great way of speaking to financial freedom that hits you differently. He even has a comedy special that's great to welcome back to the show. Garrett Gunderson, Garrett Gunderson 19:02 that's good to be back. Man. Is really good. Love your energy. Has a nice intro. Keith Weinhold 19:07 Well, you give a lot of like, nice guidance to people that's somewhat different than they're used to hearing. You know, Garrett, I think a lot of the conventional guidance is, you know, it's not very far above Elementary School advice like, put your credit card in the freezer so you don't use it too often, but a lot of times you speak to either business owners or people that have already had some success, and I think a lot of your underlying mantra is, hey, you better live your best life now Garrett Gunderson 19:35 I kind of feel like you are your greatest asset, and if you starve out that asset because you don't feed it with knowledge, or you don't invest in yourself, or you don't gain the skills that really matter because you're so addicted to scrimping and sacrificing and building your balance sheet right, trying to build savings accounts and retirement plans and doing all you can to pay off that mortgage. Yeah, you could become a millionaire on paper. But will you live like one? Will you enjoy your. Life. What about all the memories that you miss along the way? What about having quality of life today and creating a life you don't want to retire from? The wealthy people, they didn't get that way because they shrunk their way there. They didn't get that way because they were amazing budgeters. They built businesses. They created value. They learned how to, you know, sell or speak or market or have business acumen that grow business or to hire people, and having those systems that actually impact more people or more deeply impact the people that they serve, because it's about value creation and their value creators. And I think this notion of just thinking, Oh, I could just trade time for money and set money aside. Man, that's a really painful way to get to a million dollars, but Northwestern Mutual, they just put out an article that said, 32 or 34% of millionaires don't feel wealthy, because if you have money tied up in an account that isn't kicking off cash flow, it doesn't feel like wealth. You can't spend that net worth. It's just a statement if you don't learn how to create cash flow. And I love financial independence, where people have cash flow from assets to cover their expenses now their lifestyle is covered from that cash flow. Now they can reinvest every active dollar into themselves and their quality of life, into more cash flowing assets, into taking trips along the way, not just waiting until they're too old to enjoy it. Keith Weinhold 21:13 You work with business owners all the time, and you've even worked with some ultra high net worth people that still seemed to scrimp and save. Do you think really, what is that the function of? Is it more of the wrong mindset or the wrong tactics when someone acts that way? Garrett Gunderson 21:32 It's a mindset that's really kind of handed down to them? Yeah, maybe from their parents or grandparents or from a different era, like there's people that were, you know, in the Great Depression, that then tells stories to their family about how tough it was, and you never know when that money could go away. So you got to hold tight, and it's a scarcity mindset. So one of the wealthiest clients I ever had, I mean, this was a guy who he was worth a lot of money, but you would never know it. I saw him on TV one day. I was like, Dude, he needs new clothes, and we found a strategy to save him a bunch of money. He was just buying his inventory with cash or like, let's buy it on a plum card, and you'll get cash back. I just said, Just take 10% of that cash back, which was over $100,000 a month, and spend it on yourself. He's like, Well, I wouldn't know to spend it on I'm like, Well, how about some new clothes to start with? He's like, Okay. And then the next month, he bought a nest system for his house. The next month he bought a sound system. Eventually, saved up enough money to buy a Tesla, which he really wanted, like it was money that was there for him, but it changed his entire paradigm, because now he had a quality of life. He was very philanthropic and donated money. He built massive businesses, but he never treated himself well. He'd never felt like it was okay to spend that money because of his upbringing, because the way that his parents viewed money and the way that their parents viewed money, and it was always something that felt scarce. So it felt like, okay, will this go away? And the reality was, we just found money in your couch cushions, essentially. So why not enjoy it along the way? He eventually bought a home that he loved on the water, that he loves the garden. I mean, it was like a total transformation with that one simple thing to help him heal his relationship with money, overcome scarcity, because he was already highly productive. He just had to break free from this budgetary mindset. Keith Weinhold 23:09 That's great. It was almost like, Dude, I can see it in you. Before we even talk. You got that code off the rack at Burlington. I swear you can do better than this. Come on, now Garrett Gunderson 23:17 30 years ago, 30 years ago too. You know, it doesn't even fit anymore. Keith Weinhold 23:23 Well, you know, I recently dedicated a complete episode Garrett to the way I put it is that the risk of delayed gratification is denied gratification. Now, there are some good things to be said for delayed gratification, I think, especially when you're younger, or you're just starting out in the working world, and you just tried to cover rent for your apartment and you don't have much else. Delaying some gratification is good. You need to form capital. You need to get liquid. I try to avoid saying stacking savings, because that gets people in the mindset of becoming super savers sometimes, and they miss out on returns. But what I mean about the risk of delayed gratification, being denied gratification, if it's taken too great of an extent, is, you know, I'm talking about the guy where, when he was 24 he used to say, Oh, I'm going to visit the Galapagos Islands someday. That's what I want to do. But you can just tell by the time you talk to the dude, when he's 48 he begins to use the past tense for things he wanted to do, for example, then he might start saying, Oh, well, I guess I never did visit the Galapagos Islands. You know, you can tell with people when they use the past tense, and that's when you know that their future is not bigger than their past, and a lot of that is the reflection of their financial status. Garrett Gunderson 24:40 I got married at age 23 and the first two years, well, it was really like the first year and a half, maybe I was just such a miser. I gave my wife a $400 a month budget for an apartment, and we found out that there's places you don't want to live in Utah. I didn't know it, but she's like, is this what you want? And I was like, This doesn't feel like a safe neighborhood. And then you. Know, I was like, All right, maybe $600 I was still kind of really scarce. And my parents were like, Why don't you just live in our basement, rent free, and my wife's like, sex free. If you think that's where we're living, I'm gonna live in my parents basement, you know? Because I just thought money was something to save. So I saved me over 50% of my income. And a lot of people were like, that's amazing. Congratulations. Great job. And so I felt really good about it, and then I realized that my business wasn't growing as fast as this other person my age. I met him at an event, and a year later, he was doing better. And I was like, Dude, what's going on? I could hear it in your voice. I could hear like, you're just a different person. He goes, Oh, I'm doing two things. One, I just hired this guy, Steve D'Annunzio, and he changed my entire life. And I was like, I need to meet him. He's like, he happens to be here in Vegas. He's from Rochester. Introduced me. I hired him as my coach right away. I'm hearing all these people talk about strategic coach at the same event, and they had a booth. So I signed up for Strategic Coach, which meant I had to part with some of my money. Think it was $7,500 I hired Steve as a one on one mentor, and all of a sudden I was investing in myself, yeah. And I broke free from those chains of like, reduction and restriction into the game of production. And then I even had a situation where a woman called me out at the same event. This was a life changing event where she's like, I wonder what it's like living in a financial prison you built for your wife. It's like, Oh, see, that's what happened. I thought I was responsible, and building that responsibility that's actually building walls. And when I came home for that event, my wife and I started looking for our home. Within a few months, we found one. I bought a home. It was very easily within my means. I basically made as much as I paid for this house that we loved. We lived there for nine years. We built so many memories. You know, we had our two kids while we were there, I started host study groups, and that year, I grew my income by $170,000 with the coaching of strategic coach, Steve dnunzio And this woman, Nancy, calling me out. The next year, it grew by even more because the skills started to compound. I decided from that moment forward, I would spend at least $40,000 a year, which I might be able to reach for some people, but at least $40,000 a year on mentors. Is a guy named Alan. He writes my meal plans and my workouts, and I'm at 10% body fat because he knows exactly what they do. I do what he says. It was worth this $10,000 investment, because now I pay attention what I pay for, and I look at like if I'm my greatest asset, how can I create more energy? How can I create more value? How can I feel better about myself? How can I show up the very best version of I am, so I can deliver the most to the other people. And so I've always just been in amazing groups. I just got back from two different events in Beverly Hills around amazing people, learning incredible things that allow me to grow. I haven't spent a huge amount of money on a mentor last year to figure out something that I hadn't been able to figure out to this point. It's the same thing I did to become a speaker, to become a writer or even learn how to sell or market, you've got to invest in the skill, not just in the savings account. You grow yourself first, and then you grow your money. If you starve yourself out because you're in that miserly mindset, you're going to stunt your growth and never be fully fulfilled. Keith Weinhold 27:56 You're your own best investment. And yes, this stuff is the varying definition of investing in yourself. Don't live below your means. Grow your means and all of that. Garrett Gunderson 28:05 Grow your means and be more efficient within your means. I mean, the best way I know how to save is not overpay on tax, which 98% of business owners are doing that today. You know, don't overpay on interest, because you either restructure your loans, renegotiate your interest rates, reallocate underpouring funds to pay it off, or you remove investment drag. A lot of people have unnecessary fees and hidden commissions that drag on their investments. Or just design your insurance properly so it's more efficient. Those four i's, IRS, interest, investments and insurance show you how to keep more of what you make, take some of that money, build up your foundation so you have a peace of mind fund, so you have staying power, at least six months of liquidity and then invest more into yourself or learn how to create cash flow. This is the game the wealthy play. But the poor middle class, they think it's about paying off a mortgage and funding the retirement plan, and they will argue about it until it's too late, when they get there and now their homes paid off, but the property taxes are higher than their mortgage was 20 years ago, you know. Or they have home maintenance they have to take care of, or inflation has destroyed the value. Like if someone were to put away 100 grand and they wait for 30 years if they got 10% which the market did the last 30 years, if you reinvest dividends, they're going to have right around $1.7 million but if they have to pay 2% in fees, fiduciary fees, 12 b1 fees, which are marketing fees for the fund expense ratio, you know, the fees of maybe a retirement plan, and they now have 2% fees. It only goes to 1.1 million. Huge difference. And that 1.1 million if we account for inflation, even if we said inflation was low, like 2.7% over that 30 years. Well, by the time we pay for inflation and tax, guess what? The purchasing power value is like, 300 grand $300,000 that's a problem, and it's because they didn't learn to create cash flow. It's because they didn't learn to invest in themselves. It's because they relied completely on a market they don't control. I'm not saying the market is completely something to avoid. I'm saying we go in sequence. How do you grow your income for. First, then how do you keep more of the income you make with? You know, financial savvy and plugging leaks. Then learn to grow your money, but maybe growing your money. For some I like to think of like three dimensional assets, like real estate's three dimensional. It can grow in equity, it can create cash flow, and it has tax advantages. But my business is three dimensional, the more my business creates cash flow, without me, the more equity it has, and that business has major tax advantages. So most people are one dimensional, pay off a loan, put a money in retirement account. That's the poor, middle class. Wealthy people build a system where they've got three dimensional assets, equity, cash flow and tax savings. And that is a complete game changer, because then they can employ the buy borrowed I strategy, if you have assets like, you know, an individual stock, or if you have assets, like a piece of real estate or a business, you could borrow against it. There's no tax on that five for life, right? You keep refinancing. Or you can even do charitable trust to avoid the taxes upon the sell of those paying no tax when there's gains. Or you can pass it on to the next generation with a step up in basis, which means they get it at the full value and not have to pay the difference. And if you have life insurance, the life insurance will pay back the loan that tax free as well. So buy, borrow, die. I mean, it's a completely different thought process of defer taxes. If you defer taxes, I get it. You could do a Roth IRA or Roth 401. K Sure, that'll let you put after tax money in and grow it. But where's the cash flow? What's the underlying investment? How does it help you create financial independence? How does it help you does it help you grow your skills to become a better investor? We've been taught to be lazy, not that people are lazy. We've just been taught to be lazy with our money. We've been fed a narrative. I don't have the time, I don't have the skill, I don't have the interest, but I want to have it, so I just hand it over. And who do we hand it over to Keith Wall Street. Wall would you trust Wall Street? Like you flew to Frankfurt not long ago. Would you get on Wall Street airlines where they're like, hey, sometimes our planes go up, sometimes they go down. That would brand, and he'd feel inspired, right? Would you go to Wall Street, you know, hospital? Or like, hey, he lost one of your kidneys, and by loss, we stole it and resold it. You know, like, Wall Street doesn't have a brand. That's good. It's boiler room. It's Wolf of Wall Street. It's the movie Wall Street with Michael Douglas. You know, greed is good like yet that's what people put their money into. And you can go to any downtown and any major city, and guess who has the biggest buildings, insurance companies, banks and Wall Street investment companies. So you're taking the size of your home and shrinking it to build up their building and put money in their pocket. And their story is, it's because they're Ivy League, they're smart. They try to make it complicated, but you don't have to know most of the things you think you need to know about finance. The foundational things are important, how to protect your assets, how to design insurance, to transfer risk, how to have some liquidity, how to automate your savings. And then you focus like Warren Buffett would teach. He said, You know how people would become a better investor if they only had 20 investments they could make over their lifetime? He says, I don't diversify because I'm in the know. He's like, I'm a good businessman, therefore I'm a good investor and I'm a good investor because I'm a good businessman. I don't separate the two. Yeah, most people think he's a stock market investor. No, he buys out the companies in the stock market. Rarely does he have minority stakes in it. He does have some of that, maybe with Coca Cola and apple, but he bought a lot of companies outright, whether it was Geico, whether it was See's Candies, whether it was like he buys these companies, he's so far outperformed the stock market by billions of dollars from an index fund like what he has, versus someone that put the same money in an index fund, Warren has billions more from his investments than the person that put all their money in the index fund, even if it was the same amount. It's completely about strategy, not about luck. Keith Weinhold 33:30 Yeah, it's the Andrew Carnegie, put all your eggs in one basket and then watch your basket. Yeah? Watch that basket like a hawk. Totally. Yeah. I mean, stacks mutual funds, they have what I call those five simultaneous drags. If you think you're getting a 10% long term return over time, subtract out inflation, emotion, taxes, fees and volatility. What do you have left? Not much. But there's no friction there. It is just the easiest thing to do ever since decades ago, 401 K contributions begin to become automated throughout your paycheck, sometimes even automatically, automated Garrett Gunderson 34:04 values your permission opt out. It's easy. You have to opt out, right? It's Big Brother. You don't know what's best for you. And by the way, how crazy are four one K's. Part of the reason the market has gone up in value is because people consistently fund for one case, whether the market's going up or down, they're told $8 cost average. So that's artificially fueling the market. When we see the numbers, there's a buffet index, and it's like 2.9 times higher than what he's comfortable with, with the stock market, because of how overinflated the market is, partially due to inflation, partially because people put money in. But let's remember, why did 401, K's even come about? Because pensions failed. And by the way, these pensions failed and they had world class money managers managing these multi billion dollar pensions, but they didn't know about something called disinvesting, or didn't know enough about it. When the market goes down and pension money is owed, they still have to pull money out of the pension to pay the employee which disinvests, which pulls more money out of the account. So now instead of just being 10% down, they might be 17% down. And so even if the market comes back 10% it's 10% of only 83% of the money. So not even back to square one. And if it goes down a second year in a row, they're in real trouble. It starts to chip away at the principal, and they can't recover. And that happened to pensions, and they said, Oh, here, we can't handle these. We're going bankrupt. We're going to get rid of pensions. You take care of it. Well, guess what? Vanguard says, the average balance in a 401, k right now is $148,000 how someone's supposed to live on $148,000 even if you could get 10% that's $14,800 a year taxable, that's not going to do it. Even if you have a million dollars, where are you going to put the million dollars to get the return without risking it going down? Maybe you're going to be in treasuries at 5% that's $50,000 taxable per year. You're a millionaire on paper, but living poorly. That's why I'm here to call these things out. I think that my book Killing Sacred Cows, which was my original New York Times bestseller, which is probably how we met. Yeah, I rewrote it. I rewrote it, rereleased it in 2024 and I'll give people the audiobook. They just have to DM me on Instagram. Garrett B Gunderson and DM the word cows with Keith's name, cows and Keith or Keith and cows. I'll hook you up with the book for free, so you can learn about the nine financial myths. We're talking about some of them here, but there's also some comedy in there, so they can laugh after each chapter. I threw some comedy in there. You know, if you like my comedy, I'm not the funniest comedian. I'm just the funniest money comedian. That's the reality. Keith Weinhold 36:33 When we had the very inventor of the 401 k plan, Ted benna, come onto the show, he revealed to us that when 401 K plans rolled out, they were first called salary reduction plans. They had to scrap that name in order to foster participation. But reducing your salary is still principally what it does to you. You got to think about it that way and blow up some of these myths. But Garrett, you've already given a lot of great technical information about what someone can do, how someone can think differently. Bigger pictures, we're sort of winding down here. You know, when I'm thinking about this whole delayed versus denied gratification thing, how do you meter it out right throughout your life? I mean, what's your earmark your family legacy? How do you meter it out, right so you don't have too much or too little at the end of your life? Garrett Gunderson 37:15 I like to see this strategy of, like, what would the rockfellers do that I wrote about is, you know, the beginning before that strategy is you pay yourself first, which has always been around Richest Man in Babylon. Tons of books talk about it. My argument is you want to pay yourself at least 15% of your personal income, off the top, to a separate account. Once you get six months in that account, now you start to invest that money, but you build your stability with that peace of mind. And we want 15% because the luxury once enjoyed becomes a necessity. So you want more money in the future, not the future, not less propensity to you know, there's also, just like planned obsolescence, things break down. You have to repair them. Technological change, we're buying new technology that doesn't even exist. I have now subscriptions to a bunch of AI things that help me out, right? But I'm spending more money. There's also taxes, those could go up in the future, or 38 trillion in debt as we film this, which is a crazy number. And there's also inflation. If we give 3% to each of those five factors, that's 15% now again, use the four i's, IRS, interest, investments and insurance to find that money, not just budgeting. But then here's the magic. At least 3% of your income should go to a separate account called the Living wealthy account. That's your guilt free spending, value based spending account, so you enjoy some money along the way. These are the things that are the finer things in life that people might say are wasteful. You know, there's a book called unreasonable hospitality that talks about this, 11 Madison Avenue was the number one rated restaurant in the world. And, you know, will who wrote the book talked about they had 3% of their budget to just go wild on their customers dream making money, right? So to create the special experience in the restaurant, and even the bear, I think was season three, showed some of that process of how they do that. So I highly recommend taking a certain percentage. You get to enjoy along the way. It could be higher than 3% but start there, and you're going to feel better, you're going to have different energy, you're going to show up in a different way. And then from there, I just believe in having trust, so that your money's outside of your estate, and protecting financial predators so you own nothing but control everything. And I personally use life insurance. I use just standard over, you know, like basically properly structured, optimally funded whole life, so that death benefit will come in after I die. It allows me to spend more of my money and then have it replenished so I can enjoy more of my money along the way, because I know that death benefit will be there for my wife or even for my family trust after I'm gone, so I don't disinherit the people that I love. Keith Weinhold 39:31 Garrett Gunderson, he can take you through these steps, which he calls financially fit, to financially independent, and then finally to financially free. Tell us a little more about that going through those steps. Garrett Gunderson 39:44 So financial fitness means your financial house is in order. You've got everything handled properly, car insurance, homeowners, liability, disability, medical life insurance, your corporate structures as a business owner, how you pay yourself, your taxes the last three years and move. Moving forward your investments. It's like, you know what it's going on. You've improved your cash flow, and you're dialed in. You're as safe as you could possibly be. Then financial independence is, how can we create income, especially from a business that comes in when you don't, that's people, that's processes, that's technology, so that you can be involved, but you don't have to be involved. This is the part most people miss, yeah, and I think it's crazy. A lot of people have this notion they're just going to work so hard so they can sell their business one day, I'm like, What about just creating a business that you love so much you don't want to sell it? What about giving up the things that are burning you out and have the employees that can take care of that so you do the things that you love and then just enjoy life along the way, take some little trips, take some time off and come back in. The business grows up when you're away, they learn how to do things without you, and then you can still create value into that business. I sold the business in 2021 and really regretted it, because I kind of was so removed from the business. I kind of felt like it lost its soul and I didn't feel connected to it. So this time around, I started a business in July of 2024 I'm like, I'm only going to work with the P with the people I love, building things that I love, and I'm not going to let myself get burned out by doing too much. We're going to take two weeks in Hawaii coming up here in April, just enjoy some time together as a family. We do quarterly family retreats with my wife and kids. We do traditions with my family up at my cabin, like I want to have this great life where it's blurs the lines between work and play. I have a little quote from someone else that talks about that art of life is blurring the lines between work and play, but also just having complete play sometimes that there is no work. So I come back refreshed, relaxed, rejuvenated and ready to create. And so really, that financial independence gives you permission to swing for the fences and what you do, knowing your foundation is handled, knowing that your lifestyle is covered, from assets to create cash flow gives you work optional freedom. But instead of retiring, think, what could your biggest impact be like? Create the life you don't want to retire from. Create a vision so compelling you can dedicate your life to it and find that the win is actually in the work, not just the outcome. I think that is the elegance of we win when we play, and when we have more play in our life. We don't try to escape from something. And when you start something, you might have to do things you hate, but you can eventually delegate it, and then life becomes great. I mean, one of my early coaches, Dan Sullivan, who I mentioned, a strategic coach. He's in his 80s, still behemoth of creating value in the in the market. To listen to him, you know, he's phenomenal. He's made such a huge difference in my life, and he has no intent of retiring. He just gets smarter every year, adds more value, builds more infrastructure, and he's the one that taught me the merit of free days, just taking time off, taking time away. So, yeah, that's financial independence. Is cash flow, and then financial freedom is a state of mind. It's when money is no longer the primary reason or excuse you would do or not do something. It's a consideration, but it's no longer the consideration means that you have a healthy relationship with money. Money is an asset and an ally, not an enemy. You don't come from a place of scarcity. You come from a place of abundance. You can be more present with your family and doing what you do without feeling distracted. I think wealth is our ability to be present, not necessarily how much money we have in a bank account. I think we have a good amount of money in a bank account, and we can be present. That is like true wealth. Keith Weinhold 43:12 It harkens back to the John D Rockefeller, he who works all day has no time to make money. Rockefeller would have said, you can architect a wealth plan if your head is down on the assembly line, that means gradually move your offer. It's from trading your time for dollars over to owning assets that pay you to own them. Garrett's comedy special is called the American Ream. There's no D in that word, R, E, A, M. You can look that up, Garrett. It's been enlightening as always. Thanks so much for coming back onto the show. Garrett Gunderson 43:43 Hey man, good to be back. Keith Weinhold 43:51 Always. A lively conversation with Garrett, besides some great mindset perspective, he's really good at saving you tax and setting you up with asset protection. Though he's not as real estateish as me, he's pretty savvy. For example, He's aligned on the fact that, for example, say you have an 80k debt. Well, it doesn't necessarily mean that it makes sense for you to pay that off sometimes it does, but what happens to your net worth anytime you pay off an 80k debt, well, let's see. You've reduced your asset side by 80k and you've reduced your debt side by 80k so your net worth is the same, and retiring the debt means that you might have lost leverage, lost cash flow and lost tax advantages, all at the same time on Instagram, send a DM with the two words, Keith Cows to Garrett B Gunderson, and he'll hook you up with his book for free next week on the show, we go deep on does America really have a housing shortage with an expert analyst. Until then, I'm your host. Keith Weinhold, don't quit your Daydream. Speaker 4 45:01 Nothing on this show should be considered specific, personal or professional advice. Please consult an appropriate tax, legal, real estate, financial or business professional for individualized advice. Opinions of guests are their own. Information is not guaranteed. 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In this episode, Courtney Reissig encourages Christians that it is okay to admit that prayer is hard and offers practical steps to improve their prayer lives. Courtney Reissig is a writer and teacher living in Little Rock, Arkansas. She has written for numerous Christian publications, including the Gospel Coalition and Christianity Today. She is also the author of 'Prayer' from Crossway. ❖ Listen to “How the Psalms Act as a Model for Prayer, Lament, and Praise" with Winfree Brisley and Sharonda Cooper: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show.
The 365 Days of Astronomy, the daily podcast of the International Year of Astronomy 2009
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org From July & August 2025. Today's 2 topics: - After the Earth the Sun is the most important object for human beings in the Universe. It is the energy source which produces our food and is the source for all of the energy and motion around us except for geothermal and nuclear energy sources. The Sun is normally well behaved the exception being solar storms which can dump incredible amounts of energy onto the Earth. Scientists are working hard to understand solar super storms to enable humans to mitigate the trillions of dollars damage one could cause to our modern electronic technology. - The US National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope is the worlds largest solar telescope. It is perched 10,000 feet above sea level on the top of Haleakalā on the Hawaiian island Maui. Its location and 4 meter mirror enables the Inouye to see details in the solar atmosphere as small in diameter as the island of Manhattan. 3D maps of the solar atmosphere produced by the Inouye's new Visible Tunable Filter will enable humans to put their equipment into a safe mode when necessary. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.
Jacob Martinez is five years into a 10-year plan to build long-term wealth with rental properties, and he's thinking much bigger than just next month's cash flow. Jacob believes a decade gives neighborhoods time to improve, properties time to appreciate, and rents time to rise.While every property he buys must be cash flow-positive, he doesn't treat rental investing as a short-term game. For him, steady growth and smart positioning matter just as much as the monthly numbers.On this episode, Jacob shares how surrounding himself with experienced mentors has shaped his decisions and helped him avoid costly mistakes. We talk about how he's found strong deals by buying directly from sellers, how he came up with the money to purchase his rentals, and how he's navigated the challenge of rising property taxes without derailing his plan.Jacob also opens up about his nightmare first deal and what he learned from it, along with some of the wins that have kept him motivated.'If you're building a portfolio with a long-term vision and want to hear what the first five years can really look like, this episode is packed with practical insight and honest lessons from someone right in the middle of the journey.https://rentalincomepodcast.com/episode562Thanks To Our Sponsors:Fundrise Income Fund - The Fund offers access to a diversified portfolio of cash flowing assets, all professionally managed by their expert team.MidSouth HomeBuyers – Turnkey Rentals In Memphis & Little Rock. Instant Cash Flow On Day One. (5% Interest Rate & 5% Management Fee For 5 Years)Ridge Lending Group - Making the investment mortgage process simple and stress-free. Sign up for a free 30-minute investor strategy sessionRental Accounting Software Made Easy. Free 30 Day Trial.
On this episode we're joined by Arielle Robinson. Arielle is a Racial Equity Reporter for the Arkansas Times, for whom she's worked for 9 months. This is part of the Report for America corps program She's previously had internships and freelance roles at CNN, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and a few other outlets. Arielle is a graduate of Kennesaw State University.Arielle talked about the experience of covering racial equity and gave examples of the different types of stories she covers. She shared her love of history, which often comes through in her writing. And she talked about reviewing theatre and the challenge of trying to remember important points in the middle of a show.Plus, another update from Urban Assembly Gateway School Journalism Club Advisor Anita Pinto on how her club is progressing and facing challenges.Story examplesHonoring Daisy Bates in Little Rock (read to the end)https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2026/02/17/new-historical-marker-unveiled-at-daisy-bates-home-honors-civil-rights-legends-desegregation-workThe Palestinian art form, Tatreezhttps://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2025/09/23/tatreez-circle-helps-keep-palestinian-womens-tradition-aliveArielle's salute: Safura Syed, Verite NewsYou can find all our episode guides for teachers and professors here,Please support your local public radio station: adoptastation.orgThank you for listening. You can e-mail me at journalismsalute@gmail.comVisit our website: thejournalismsalute.org Mark's website (MarkSimonmedia.com)Bluesky at @marksimon.bsky.socialSubscribe to our newsletter– journalismsalute.beehiiv.com
On today's show, we hear about how scientists are studying a deposit of shale in northwest Arkansas to learn about sharks and their ancestors, and a Little Rock-based program training doulas enters its second year.
This is a series of teachings by Pastor David K. Baker, offering godly insight for God's people on how to live in true humility and how to recognize satan's enticingly prideful thoughts when he attacks the minds of the believer. Pastor Baker is the presiding pastor at Rice Memorial Missionary Baptist Church of Little Rock, Arkansas.https://ricememorialbaptistchurch.org/https://www.facebook.com/RICEMMBChttps://www.youtube.com/@ricememorialmissionarybapt9527
The 365 Days of Astronomy, the daily podcast of the International Year of Astronomy 2009
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org From July 2025. Today's 2 topics: - Recently my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Dr. Hannes Gröller and I traveled to the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument to install two night sky meters which will enable this wonderful national treasure to become an international dark sky park. Surrounded by vast tracts of unoccupied public land and having an abundance of clear weather the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument and the Cosmic Campground International Dark Sky Sanctuary both in New Mexico are among the best places in the world to view the natural night sky. - Sadly humans seem to be in the process of creating a cosmic land fill which will blot out much of the cosmos. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.
1. Criticism of Democratic Leaders on Law Enforcement Barack Obama, Gavin Newsom, and other Democratic figures are hostile toward law enforcement agencies, particularly ICE and National Guard deployments. Obama is quoted as describing some federal agents’ actions as “rogue,” which the speakers interpret as an attack on ICE. Gavin Newsom is criticized for comments comparing masked federal agents to authoritarian “secret police,” specifically referencing imagery associated with Germany’s past. Newsom’s claim that National Guard federalization was unprecedented. President Eisenhower’s 1957 use of federal authority to enforce desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas. Newsom is “historically illiterate,” which later triggers a public Twitter exchange. 2. Newsom’s Response and the Dyslexia Angle Newsom accuses Ted Cruz of mocking his dyslexia. Cruz responds that “historically illiterate” referred to misunderstanding history, not reading ability. A social‑media back‑and‑forth unfolds, including jokes, memes, and comparisons of engagement statistics. Obama is: Highly partisan, Influential on younger progressive Democrats, Associated with cultural or “Marxist” ideological trends (as described by the speakers), Possibly influential behind the scenes during the Biden administration. Obama’s presidency contributed to increased political division. 3. Discussion of Tucker Carlson’s Recent Behavior Carlson has changed significantly since leaving Fox News. Anti‑Israel sentiment Hosting extremist guests Favoring authoritarians such as Putin or Iranian leadership Attacking Christian Zionists He may have ulterior financial or ideological motivations (while acknowledging no direct evidence). Carlson claimed Israeli airport officials detained him and questioned his team. Video footage showed him freely interacting with people at the airport, Israeli officials denied detaining him, A U.S. embassy statement also contradicted Carlson’s story. Carlson traveled to Israel to interview the ambassador but insisted on conducting the interview at the airport. Carlson claiming safety concerns while contrasting it with his willingness to travel in Russia or Qatar. Please Hit Subscribe to this podcast Right Now. Also Please Subscribe to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson and The Ben Ferguson Show Podcast Wherever You get You're Podcasts. And don't forget to follow the show on Social Media so you never miss a moment! Thanks for Listening YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/verdictwithtedcruz X: https://x.com/tedcruz X: https://x.com/benfergusonshowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
There are over 145 games on the betting board for Saturday & Greg picks & analyzes EVERY one of them! Link To Greg's Spreadsheet of handicapped lines: https://vsin.com/college-basketball/greg-petersons-daily-college-basketball-lines/ Greg's TikTok With Pickmas Pick Videos: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregpetersonsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Timemarkers 3:38-Start of picks Wake Forest vs Virginia Tech 5:51-Picks & analysis for Florida v Ole Miss 8:30-Picks & analysis for Creighton v St. John's 11:02-Picks & analysis for Florida St v Clemson 13:42-Picks & analysis for Rutgers v Minnesota 15:56-Picks & analysis for E Carolina vs Charlotte 18:23-Picks & analysis for Loyola IL vs St. Joseph's 20:57-Picks & analysis for Marshall vs Coastal Carolina 23:31-Picks & analysis for Cincinnati vs Kansas 25:36-Picks & analysis for Texas St vs Louisiana 28:12-Picks & analysis for Chattanooga v The Citadel 30:27-Picks & analysis for Georgia So vs App St 32:43=Picks & analysis for North Carolina vs Syracuse 35:08-Picks & analysis for W Carolina vs VMI 37:32-Picks & analysis for Mississippi St vs South Carolina 40:03-Picks & analysis for Xavier vs Butler 42:10-Picks & analysis for Edwardsville vs Tennessee St 44:30-Picks & analysis for Princeton vs Yale 46:42-Picks & analysis for Davidson vs Fordham 48:46-Picks & analysis for Hofstra vs Northeastern 51:15-Picks & analysis for Tennessee vs Vanderbilt 53:52-Picks & analysis for Penn State vs Nebraska 56:04-Picks & analysis for Harvard vs Cornell 58:24-Picks & analysis for Miami vs Virginia 1:00:29-Picks & analysis for Delaware v MidTennessee 1:02:36-Picks & analysis for Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh 1:04:23-Picks & analysis for Samford vs Mercer 1:06:22-Picks & analysis for Duquesne vs Dayton 1:08:48-Picks & analysis for Dartmouth vs Columbia 1:11:23-Picks & analysis for Kansas City v N Dakota St 1:13:39-Picks & analysis for GA Tech v Louisville 1:16:04-Picks & analysis for Rhode Island vs La Salle 1:18:01-Picks & analysis for Kansas St vs Texas Tech 1:20:31-Picks & analysis for Old Dominion v So Miss 1:22:46-Arizona v Houston 1:25:02-Valparaiso v UIC 1:27:37-North Dakota v S Dakota St 1:29:55-Utah Valley v UT Arlington 1:32:04-UNLV v Air Force 1:33:54-Washington v Maryland 1:36:06-Missouri St vs FIU 1:38:35-Arkansas St vs UL Monroe 1:40:53-Ohio vs No Illinois 1:43:14-Picks & analysis for Oklahoma St vs Colorado 1:45:29-Picks & analysis for Jacksonville St vs Sam Houston 1:48:13-Picks & analysis for Texas vs Georgia 1:50:46-Picks & analysis for Boston College vs SMU 1:53:05-Picks & analysis for Lindenwood vs Tennessee Tech 1:55:37-Picks & analysis for Troy vs South Alabama 1:57:34-Picks & analysis for Hampton vs Stony Brook 1:59:57-Picks & analysis for James Madison vs Georgia St 2:02:06-Picks & analysis for Western Kentucky vs Liberty 2:04:18-Picks & analysis for Missouri vs Arkansas 2:06:20-Picks & analysis for UNC Wilmington vs Campbell 2:08:31-Picks & analysis for Oregon vs USC 2:10:45-Picks & analysis for SE Missouri vs Little Rock 2:13:00-Picks & analysis for Southern Utah vs Abilene Christian 2:15:10-Picks & analysis for Arizona St vs Baylor 2:17:12-Picks & analysis for San Jose St vs Boise St 2:19:36-Picks & analysis for Evansville vs Murray St 2:21:48-Picks & analysis for Monmouth vs Charleston 2:24:16-Picks & analysis for East Tennessee vs UNC Greensboro 2:26:25-Picks & analysis for Morehead St vs Western Illinois 2:28:22-Picks & analysis for Southern Indiana vs Eastern Illinois 2:30:37-Picks & analysis for Utah Tech vs Tarleton St 2:32:50-Picks & analysis for W Michigan vs C Michigan 2:34:49-West Virginia vs TCU 2:37:15-E Washington vs Portland St 2:39:33- UC Davis vs UC Riverside 2:41:50-LA Tech vs Kennesaw St 2:44:39-E Michigan vs Toledo 2:46:52-Uconn v Villanova 2:49:11-Loyola Marymount vs San Diego 2:51:30-Georgetown vs Seton Hall 2:53:43-Picks & analysis for Buffalo vs Massachusetts 2:55:46-Picks & analysis for St. Bonaventure vs Richmond 2:58:14-Picks & analysis for S Illinois vs N Iowa 3:00:33-Picks & analysis for San Diego St vs Colorado St 3:03:23-Picks & analysis for Montana St vs Idaho St 3:05:51-Picks & analysis for St. Thomas v Denver 3:08:14-Picks & analysis for Alabama v LSU 3:10:23-Picks & analysis for Temple vs Wichita State 3:12:44-Picks & analysis for Stanford vs California 3:14:43-Picks & analysis for Michigan vs Duke 3:17:14-Picks & analysis for N Carolina A&T vs Elon 3:19:40-Picks & analysis for Furman vs Wofford 3:21:57-Picks & analysis for N Arizona vs N Colorado 3:24:06-Picks & analysis for Wyoming vs Grand Canyon 3:26:07-Picks & analysis for Illinois St vs Bradley 3:28:39-Picks & analysis for Providence vs DePaul 3:30:43-Picks & analysis for South Dakota vs Oral Roberts 3:32:42-Picks & analysis for Illinois vs UCLA 3:34:46-Picks & analysis for Indiana St vs Belmont 3:37:11-Picks & analysis for Pepperdine vs Oregon St 3:39:15-Picks & analysis for New Mexico vs Fresno St 3:41:28-Picks & analysis for Texas A&M vs Oklahoma 3:43:37-Picks & analysis for Kentucky vs Auburn 3:45:51-Picks & analysis for CS Northridge vs Long Beach St 3:47:57-Picks & analysis for Pacific vs Gonzaga 3:49:48-Picks & analysis for Central Florida vs Utah 3:51:50-Picks & analysis for UTEP vs New Mexico St 3:54:07-Picks & analysis for CS Fullerton vs CS Bakersfield 3:56:17-Picks & analysis for Montana vs Weber St 3:58:10-Picks & analysis for Utah St vs Nevada 4:00:09-Picks & analysis for Portland vs Seattle 4:02:09-Picks & analysis for Santa Clara v San Francisco 4:04:17-Picks & analysis for Idaho v Sacramento St 4:06:36-Picks & analysis for UC San Diego vs UC Irvine 4:08:45-Picks & analysis for St. Mary's vs Washington St 4:10:29-Picks & analysis for Iowa St vs BYU 4:12:35-Picks & analysis for UC Santa Barbara vs Hawaii 4:16:38-Start of extra games Albany vs UMBC 4:18:34-Picks & analysis for Binghamton vs UMass Lowell 4:20:28-Picks & analysis for Navy vs Army 4:22:38-Picks & analysis for Long Island vs Mercyhurst 4:24:48-Picks & analysis for Wagner vs St Francis PA 4:26:53-Picks & analysis for Le Moyne vs Stonehill 4:28:44-Picks 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Greetings, and welcome to this week's edition of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas Podcast. I'm John Engleman- appreciate you being here however you watch or listen. This week, we talk with Jordan Wright of Wright's Barbecue, and as you might imagine, what a story he has! But before we get to him?!?! (*FOOD NEWS*) Onyx Coffee Lab in Rogers is named best coffee shop IN THE WORLD! Parlay on 8th is officially open! We'll have them describe themselves. The Rogers location wasn't a fit for Mermaids Whole Foods opens TODAY in Rogers! We hear about 2 news places coming to downtown Springdale on Bien the Know. We'll tell you how to get your tickets to No Kid Hungry, is tickets are selling FAST. We go back to out 12/11/2024 episode with Rein Sushi & Hibachi for this week's Flavors Flashback Jordan Wright was a backyard BBQ king for a good while. He had a successful career in sales and communications at one of the big northwest Arkansas companies and caught the bug in a bigger way at a popular BBQ spot in Austin. He tasted some things that weren't in Northwest Arkansas at the time, and maybe not even the state. That's changing, as Wright's has 4 spots in Northwest Arkansas, one in Little Rock, with 2 more central Arkansas locations coming soon. Jordan talks about learning BBQ, building Wright's in the early days, current day, and what the future holds and that's next, here on the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas.
Thomas lives in a high-cost area where buying rentals locally simply didn't make sense for cash flow, especially as a newer investor with limited capital.Instead of forcing a bad deal in his backyard, Thomas made the decision to invest out of state.On this episode, he walks us through how he chose the markets he invested in and whether he physically visited the areas before buying.Thomas didn't just pick one market and hope for the best. Diversification was important to him, so he invested in three different areas. We talk about why he spread out his risk, how he found the properties, and why he focused on homes that needed rehab.He also explains how he built a team from a distance, including how he found contractors and property managers in multiple markets, and whether managing relationships in three different cities was as challenging as it sounds.If you're thinking about investing out of state but feel nervous about being far from your properties, this episode is packed with practical insight. Thomas shares what worked, what didn't, and how new investors can protect themselves from getting ripped off by contractors. This is a candid look at building a remote rental portfolio.https://rentalincomepodcast.com/episode561Thanks To Our Sponsors:Fundrise Income Fund - The Fund offers access to a diversified portfolio of cash flowing assets, all professionally managed by their expert team.MidSouth HomeBuyers – Turnkey Rentals In Memphis & Little Rock. Instant Cash Flow On Day One. (5% Interest Rate & 5% Management Fee For 5 Years)Ridge Lending Group - Making the investment mortgage process simple and stress-free. Sign up for a free 30-minute investor strategy sessionRental Accounting Software Made Easy. Free 30 Day Trial.
fWotD Episode 3210: USS Romeo Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles.The featured article for Tuesday, 17 February 2026, is USS Romeo.USS Romeo was a sternwheel steamer that saw service as a tinclad warship during the American Civil War. Completed in August 1862 as a civilian vessel to be used for trade on the Wabash River, she was instead purchased by the Union Navy for military service in the war's western theater in October. Commissioned in December, she cleared naval mines from the Yazoo River later that month before participating in operations against Confederate-held Fort Hindman in January 1863. After the fall of Fort Hindman, Romeo joined an expedition up the White River. In February and March 1863, she was part of the Yazoo Pass expedition, and later that year she fought Confederates at river landings to help isolate Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the Vicksburg campaign.Later in 1863, Romeo served on the White River for part of the Little Rock campaign, but was in poor condition and required repairs. After these repairs, the vessel was transferred to the Tennessee River. During February 1864, she was part of an expedition up the Yazoo River to Yazoo City, Mississippi. She spent most of the rest of the war patrolling the Mississippi River, encountering Confederate land forces on several occasions. With the war drawing to a close in April and May 1865, Romeo was declared surplus on May 29. Decommissioned on June 30, she was sold on August 17 and was then used in the merchant trade. At some point in her civilian career, she was converted into a sidewheel steamer. Romeo ceased to appear in the shipping registers in 1870.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:17 UTC on Tuesday, 17 February 2026.For the full current version of the article, see USS Romeo on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Amy.
It's Monday, February 16th, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Nigerian Muslims killed 300: How you can help! The Muslims continue to kill Catholics and Protestants in Nigeria, Africa. On February 10th, suspected Fulani Muslim militants killed more than 100 people in the Southern Taraba State, and injured thousands more, reports International Christian Concern. Armed attackers arrived in the early morning hours, when residents were asleep, unleashing gunfire and setting homes, churches, and harvested crops ablaze. And on February 3rd, Muslims killed over two hundred people in remote villages in Kwara, Katsina and Benue States, reports Christian Solidarity Worldwide. Many of the victims were found with their hands bound behind their backs and their throats cut. The dead included women and children. Judd Saul, Founder of Equipping the Persecuted, wrote, “Entire villages in the Middle Belt have been attacked. Pastors targeted. Families burned out of their homes. Survivors are now fleeing with nothing — grieving, wounded, and traumatized.” He added, “While the killing continues, something significant is finally happening in Washington, DC. After six years of relentless advocacy, briefings, intelligence reports, and meetings, legislation has now been introduced to protect persecuted Christians in Nigeria.” Republican Congressmen Riley Moore of West Virginia and Chris Smith of New Jersey introduced the Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026. Rep. Smith said, “Now that President Trump has rightly redesignated Nigeria a ‘Country of Particular Concern,' the United States has a responsibility to do its due diligence in ensuring that the Nigerian government is taking the proper steps to address and punish the systemic violence against Christians and non-radical Muslims by Islamist extremists, such as Boko Haram and Fulani terrorists.” Call your Representative today at 202-225-3121. Ask him or her to co-sponsor the Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026. You can call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to get a live operator who will connect you to the Rep.'s office. If it's after hours, just leave a voicemail with your name, phone number and the name of the bill. That number again is 202-225-3121. And prayerfully consider sending a much-need donation to Equipping the Persecuted that works with Nigerian Christians on the ground. The website is www.EquippingThePersecuted.org Assemblies of God pastor accused of sexual abuse for 20 years Pastor Rod Loy, who leads First Assembly of God in Little Rock, Arkansas has stepped aside from his role. He will face an investigation following a recent lawsuit from a former member who claims he sexually abused her for 20 years, beginning when she was 16, reports The Christian Post. Loy's church was ranked as the third-largest Assemblies of God congregation in the United States, with more than 16,500 members in 2017. It also helped to plant more than 1,350 churches in 63 nations. The claims of abuse are detailed in a civil lawsuit filed by 45-year-old Suzanne Lander in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas, on January 26. The lawsuit claims, “Defendant Loy exploited his position as a trusted spiritual leader to systematically groom, manipulate, and sexually abuse a vulnerable sixteen-year-old girl who had survived years of parental sexual abuse and trafficking, [He] used religious teachings and scripture to convince Plaintiff that God wanted her to submit to his sexual demands, telling her repeatedly that performing sexual acts pleased God and made her better in God's eyes.” Lander alleges that “only months” after she began attending the church as a teenager in 1996, Loy, who was then serving as executive pastor, “initiated sexual abuse.” Lander alleged that Loy told her that God wanted her to please him sexually and shockingly used Scriptures like Hebrews 13:17 to get her to comply. It says, “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.” The lawsuit alleges that Loy's abuse of Lander spanned from 1996 to 2016, including while she was married. Matthew 18:6 says, “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in Me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.” Pastor Loy, age 59, denies all the allegations, reports HelpingSurvivors.org. And the church reported that the investigation found no evidence to substantiate the allegations. Church leaders further emphasized that both Pastor Loy and the board “vehemently deny these claims” and are preparing to defend themselves in court. Father not allowed to opt 5-year-old son out of LGBT propaganda A Massachusetts judge has ruled that a father cannot pull his 5-year-old son out of kindergarten lessons that promote homosexual propaganda, reports Fox News. Last Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Dennis Saylor issued a memorandum ruling in favor of Lexington Public Schools regarding two books in the kindergarten curriculum. Judge Saylor said the two disputed books, Pink Is for Boys and Except When They Don't, do not fall under the opt-out provision because they focus on gender stereotypes rather than explicit themes. Isaiah 5:20 declares, “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil.” Gloria Gaither offers a sobering warning to Christian music industry And finally, Christian songwriter Gloria Gaither addressed a roomful of young people in the Christian music industry, reports GodTube.com. Listen. GAITHER: “I don't know what's next. I'm scared about AI [Artificial Intelligence]. You are here as a guardian of the real. That's what we're trusting you to do. And we're going to die and leave that to you. And I want you all to know that we understand the value of you, and especially because we have no idea how to do what you are doing to make 10 billion hits on whatever streams those are. “It doesn't matter. That technology is going to change. You're going to be antiquated too, but your heart is not going to be antiquated.” Together with her husband Bill, they've written 700 songs. Mrs. Gaither addressed the Christian song writers in the room and offered a sober warning. GLORIA GAITHER: “I am 83.” BILL GAITHER: “A good looking 83.” (laughter) GLORIA GAITHER: “I still believe that if I write a song and I shoot it into the air, I have no idea where it's going to land and what life it's going to change. But we've been doing this long enough to get the letters back from Australia and South Africa, and all over the planet, that said, ‘That arrow landed in my heart.' “I believe in art. When everybody is arguing, and all the debates are done and the news is turned off, art will still speak. And it will bring together people that think they hate each other. Movies do it, but nothing does it like a song. Nothing. It is distilled into three minutes of total power. Trust me. And, if you have a gift for making that, be a good steward of it because that power is dangerous in the wrong hands.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Monday, February 16th, in the year of our Lord 2026. Follow us on X or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.
Brian Townsend is a retired Supervisory Special Agent/Resident Agent in Charge with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Brian proudly served in law enforcement for 28 years; 5 years as a police officer in Joplin, Missouri, and 23 years with the DEA where he held a variety of assignments with increasing responsibility.Within the DEA, Brian served in three different formal leadership roles managing multiple people, programs, and resources. He worked in Corpus Christi, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Springfield, Missouri, to combat drug trafficking and reduce drug-related crime.In addition to serving in enforcement operations, Brian was assigned at the DEA Training Academy in Quantico, Virginia. There, Brian managed DEA's specialized training unit and developed the leadership and development training unit. The leadership and development training unit still serves as the primary resource for leadership development throughout DEA and its extensive workforce of over 10,000 personnel.Currently, Brian serves as a Law Enforcement Training Coordinator for the Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center (MOCIC), a Regional Information Sharing System (RISS) Center supporting law enforcement in nine states (Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin). He is also the founder and principal of Eagle 6 Training, providing speaking, training, and consulting services to organizations worldwide.Most recently, Brian launched Only 2mg Inc. 501(c)(3), where he leverages his extensive experience and knowledge in the field of opioids. Brian is regularly invited to speak to audiences throughout the United States about fentanyl, focusing on raising awareness and fostering a deeper understanding of the opioid epidemic and illicit fentanyl crisis. His insights shed light on the evolving drug landscape and its devastating impact.Additionally, Brian serves on the Board of Directors for the Drug Enforcement Association of Federal Narcotics Agents (DEAFNA), continuing his commitment to supporting law enforcement professionals and the mission of combating drug-related crimes.Brian's insights have been featured in numerous news organizations and publications, including FOX and CNN. He has participated in multiple interviews and podcasts and is consistently sought after for his expertise.More:Websitehttps://www.eagle6training.com/Website #2https://www.only2mg.com/LinkedIn URLhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ssabriantownsend
The 365 Days of Astronomy, the daily podcast of the International Year of Astronomy 2009
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org From June & July 2025. Today's 2 topics: - In 2016 NASA created the Planetary Defense Coordination Office to manage the mission of finding, tracking, and studying asteroids and comets which could pose an impact threat to our home planet.The NASA documentary "Planetary Defenders" provides an excellent over view and can be streamed on the internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOb2DQWvDvc - My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Vivian Carvajal was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Cepheus with our small but mighty Schmidt telescope on Mt. Bigelow, Arizona when she discovered 2025 JB1.Fortunately on its current path there is zero probability that 2025 JB1 will impact our home planet in the foreseeable future. Further asteroid hunters continue to search for any other large asteroids which might impact Earth so that mitigation efforts would be effective. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.
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Today on Coast To Coast Hoops it is a simple podcast as there are over 130 games on the college basketball betting board for Saturday & Greg picks & analyzes EVERY one of them! Link To Greg's Spreadsheet of handicapped lines: https://vsin.com/college-basketball/greg-petersons-daily-college-basketball-lines/Greg's TikTok With Pickmas Pick Videos: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregpetersonsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcPodcast Highlights3:13-Start of picks TCU vs Oklahoma St5:35-Picks & analysis for Clemson vs Duke7;41-Picks & analysis for California vs Boston College9:46-Picks & analysis for Georgia Tech vs Notre Dame12:02-Picks & analysis for Fordham vs Rhode Island14:20-Picks & analysis for Samford vs East Tennessee16:50-Picks & analysis for UCLA vs Michigan19:18-Picks & analysis for Northwestern vs Nebraska21:31-Picks & analysis for Kansas vs Iowa St23:38-Picks & analysis for Texas A&M vs Vanderbilt26:16-Picks & analysis for St. John's vs Providence28:43-Picks & analysis for Mercer vs The Citadel31:12-Picks & analysis for Furman vs VMI33:19-Picks & analysis for Florida St vs Virginia Tech35:16-Picks & analysis for East Carolina vs Rice37:38-Picks & analysis for Louisiana Tech vs Florida INternational40:57-Picks & analysis for Elon vs William & Mary43:36-Picks & analysis for Western Michigan vs Eastern Michigan46:05-Picks & analysis for Pittsburgh vs North Carolina48:32-Picks & analysis for Kent St vs Ball St51:00-Picks & analysis for SMU vs Syracuse53:12-Picks & analysis for North Dakota St vs North Dakota55:42-Picks & analysis for Liberty vs UTEP58:02-Picks & analysis for Villanova vs Creighton1:00:07-Picks & analysis for Marquette vs Xavier1:02:31-Picks & analysis for Penn St vs Oregon1:04:43-Picks & analysis for UL Monroe vs Texas St1:07:05-Picks & analysis for Kentucky vs Florida1:09:02-Picks & analysis for South Alabama vs Arkansas St1:11:23-Picks & analysis for Delaware vs Missouri St1:13:41-Picks & analysis for Southern Utah vs UT Arlington1:16:10-Picks & analysis for Georgia St vs Old Dominion1:18:38-Picks & analysis for Tennessee St vs Morehead St1:20:45-Picks & analysis for Georgia vs Oklahoma1:22:46-Picks & analysis for Wyoming vs Colorado St1:25:18-Picks & analysis for Appalachian St vs James Madison1:27:29-Picks & analysis for Stanford vs Wake Forest1:29:55-Picks & analysis for Tarleton St vs Abilene Christian1:32:09-Picks & analysis for Portland St vs Northern Colorado1:34:20-Picks & analysis for Hofstra vs UNC Wilmington1:36:19-Picks & analysis for Colorado vs BYU1:38:32-Picks & analysis for Louisville vs Baylor1:40:43-Picks & analysis for Miami vs NC State1:43:00-Picks & analysis for Duquesne vs St. Bonaventure1:45:31-Picks & analysis for SE Missouri St vs Lindenwood1:48:07-Picks & analysis for Little Rock vs Eastern Illinois1:50:23-Picks & analysis for UT Martin vs SIU Edwardsville1:53:04-Picks & analysis for Western Carolina vs Chattanooga1:55:31-Picks & analysis for Tennessee Tech vs Southern Indiana1:57:34-Picks & analysis for Wofford vs UNC Greensboro1:59:37-Picks & analysis for Purdue vs Iowa2:01:46-Picks & analysis for Weber St vs Eastern Washington2:03:56-Picks & analysis for Sam Houston vs Kennesaw St2:06:47-Picks & analysis for Toledo vs Bowling Green2:08:56-Picks & analysis for Grand Canyon vs San Jose St2:11:36-Picks & analysis for Loyola Marymount vs Pepperdine2:13:42-Picks & analysis for Long Beach St vs UC Davis2:15:54-Picks & analysis for New Mexico St vs Jacksonville St2:18:09-Picks & analysis for Idaho St vs Idaho2:20:34-Picks & analysis for Northern Illinois vs Central Michigan2:22:44-Picks & analysis for Air Force vs Fresno St2:24:52-Picks & analysis for LSU vs Tennessee2:27:10-Picks & analysis for Brown vs Dartmouth2:29:26-Picks & analysis for VCU vs Richmond2:31:49-Picks & analysis for Columbia vs Pinceton2:34:00-Picks & analysis for Texas Tech vs Arizona2:35:51-Picks & analysis for West Virginia vs Central Florida2:37:59-Picks & analysis for Cornell vs Pennsylvania2:40:03-Picks & analysis for Mississippi St vs Ole Miss2:42:44-Picks & analysis for Yale vs Havard2:43:50-Picks & analysis for UC Santa Barbara vs Cal Poly2:45:49-Picks & analysis for Tulsa vs Wichita St2:48:13-Picks & analysis for Memphis vs Utah St2:49:59-Picks & analysis for Virginia vs Ohio St2:51:04-Picks & analysis for Georgetown vs Connecticut2:54:05-Picks & analysis for Middle Tennessee vs Western Kentucky2:56:03-Picks & analysis for St. Thomas vs Kansas City2:57:54-Picks & analysis for Hawaii vs CS Northridge2:59:55-Picks & analysis for Sacramento St vs Northern Arizona3:02:02-Picks & analysis for South Dakota St vs Oral Roberts3:04:10-Picks & analysis for Auburn vs Arkansas3:06:18-Picks & analysis for Marshall vs Georgia Southern3:08:26-Picks & analysis for Texas vs Missouri3:10:16-Picks & analysis for South Dakota vs Alabama3:12:28-Picks & analysis for Troy vs Southern Miss3:14:06-Picks & analysis for Cal Baptist vs Utah Tech3:16:14-Picks & analysis for Minnesota vs Washington3:18:15-Picks & analysis for Kansas St vs Houston3:20:07-Picks & analysis for Montana St vs Montana3:22:19-Picks & analysis for UC Riverside vs UC San Diego3:24:17-Picks & analysis for CS Fullerton vs UC Irvine3:26:13-Picks & analysis for Nevada vs San Diego St3:28:19-Picks & analysis for Gonzaga vs Santa Clara3:30:19-Picks & analysis for St. Mary's vs Pacific3:34:07-Start of extra games UMBC vs New Hampshire3:35:54-Picks & analysis for Bucknell vs Boston U3:38:05-Picks & analysis for Long Island vs New Haven3:39:51-Picks & analysis for Chicago St vs Le Moyne3:41:40-Picks & analysis for Central Connecticut vs Fairleigh Dickinson3:43:21-Picks & analysis for Wagner vs Stonehill3:45:20-Picks & analysis for Navy vs Colgate3:47:05-Picks & analysis for Presbyterian vs UNC Asheville3:48:57-Picks & analysis for Mercyhurst vs St. Francis PA3:51:06-Picks & analysis for Army vs American3:52:56-Picks & analysis for Stetson vs Florida Gulf Coast3:54:52-Picks & analysis for Bryant vs Vermont3:56:42-Picks & analysis for West Georgia vs Central Arkansas3:58:33-Picks & analysis for High Point vs Gardner Webb4:00:16-Picks & analysis for Charleston Southern vs Radford4:02:10-Picks 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The Crimes of Winona Green FreemanJump to the Ad-Free Safe Huse EditionEpisode 52 is a feature report from the St. Louis Post Dispatch reporter Frederick H. Brennan on a visit to the Little Rock, Arkansas, jail to visit with accused double murderess Winona Green. I am particularly taken by Brennan's description of Mrs. Green's hold on the local law enforcement and press. In 1928, Brennan would be nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in another murder case. In the prologue, you hear about her final murder conviction as Winnie Ola Freeman, and after the Brennan piece you'll hear about two other accusations of murder, which would bring her count up to five and the nagging feeling that there might have been more. Hear More Stories About FEMME FATALESBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.You can pay more if you want to, but rent at the Safe House is still just a buck a week, and you can get access to over 400 ad-free episodes from the dusty vault, Safe House Exclusives, direct access to the Boss, and whatever personal services you require.We invite you to our other PULPULAR MEDIA podcasts:If disaster is more your jam, check out CATASTROPHIC CALAMITIES, telling the stories of famous and forgotten tragedies of the 19th and 20th centuries. What could go wrong? Everything!For brand-new tales in the old clothes from the golden era of popular literature, give your ears a treat with PULP MAGAZINES with two new stories every week.
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Courtney Reissig to discuss how to trust the church again after hurt.Questions Covered in This Episode:What was your goal in writing this book?What is your book about?How have you seen the Gospel of John help people process not abandoning the faith after hurt?What encouragement can you offer to people who are unsure whether they can trust the church?Are there people in your ministry coming from church hurt?Where did you experience restoration from looking at Jesus in your own journey?Guest Bio:Courtney Reissig is a writer and bible teacher living in Little Rock, Arkansas. She is the proud mom of four sons, happy wife to Daniel, and author of The Accidental Feminist, Glory in the Ordinary, Teach Me to Feel and Someone to Believe In. Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post, The Gospel Coalition, and Christianity Today (among other publications). When she is not writing or wrangling kids, she enjoys running and a relaxing Friday night. Her family belongs to Immanuel Baptist Church. You can follow her on Twitter or Instagram (@courtneyreissig).Resources Mentioned in this Episode:John 20:3, Hebrews 13:8, John 15, Psalm 1, John 9, Ezekiel 34:2”Someone to Believe In” by Courtney Reissig Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchYou can now receive your first seminary class for FREE from Midwestern Seminary after completing Lifeway's Deep Discipleship curriculum, featuring JT, Jen and Kyle. Learn more at mbts.edu/deepdiscipleship.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page.Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Liz Walker made her mark in Boston as the first Black woman to co-anchor a TV newscast. But now, her impact is much deeper. After leaving the TV host chair, Walker became the pastor of Roxbury Presbyterian Church, a historic church in Boston. While working at this church, Reverend Walker realized the true power of talking. She launched a group project called, “Can We Talk…” which mixes the community power of church with the power of talking. On this episode of Say More Rev. Walker talks to host Anna Kusmer about how she ended up back at church, her childhood in Little Rock, and what music is inspiring her right now. Email us at saymore@globe.com.
Today on Coast To Coast Hoops Greg recaps Wednesday's college basketball results, talks to Curtis Rogers of 71 Seattle Sports about the Big Ten landscape, the ups and downs of Gonzaga, the rise of some top mid-majors, & many west coast teams disappointing this season & Greg picks & analyzes every Thursday game!Link To Greg's Spreadsheet of handicapped lines: https://vsin.com/college-basketball/greg-petersons-daily-college-basketball-lines/Greg's TikTok With Pickmas Pick Videos: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregpetersonsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Podcast Highlights 2:41-Recap of Wednesday's Results17:43-Interview with Curtis Rogers32:06-Start of picks Iowa vs Maryland334:32-Picks & analysis for Middle Tennessee vs Kennesaw St36:14-Picks & analysis for Northern Kentucky vs IU Indy38:19-Picks & analysis for Elon vs UNC Wilmington41:06-Picks & analysis for Robert Morris vs Cleveland St44:03-Picks & analysis for Valparaiso vs Illinois St46:12-Picks & analysis for Monmouth vs Drexel48:33-Picks & analysis for Stony Brook vs Towson50:54-Picks & analysis for Youngstown St vs Oakland53:23-Picks & analysis for Murray St vs Indiana St55:56-Picks & analysis for Georgia St vs James Madison58:15-Picks & analysis for Charleston vs Hofstra1:01:21-Picks & analysis for Marist vs Merrimack1:03:44-Picks & analysis for William & Mary vs Northeastern1:06:34-Picks & analysis for Detroit vs Wright St1:09:02-Picks & analysis for Delaware vs Florida International1:11:57-Picks & analysis for Fort Wayne vs UW Green Bay1:14:36-Picks & analysis for Tennessee Tech vs Morehead St1:17:40-Picks & analysis for Illinois Chicago vs Drake1:20:15-Picks & analysis for Kansas City vs Oral Roberts1:22:27-Picks & analysis for Sacramento St vs Northern Colorado1:24:28-Picks & analysis for Portland vs Northern Arizona1:27:05-Picks & analysis for St. Thomas vs Omaha1:29:43-Picks & analysis for Evansville vs Southern Illinois1:32:39-Picks & analysis for Coastal Carolina vs Louisiana1:35:22-Picks & analysis for Cal Baptist vs Southern Utah1:37:43-Picks & analysis for Louisiana Tech vs Missouri St1:40:12-Picks & analysis for Little Rock vs Western Illinois1:42:41-Picks & analysis for SE Missouri St vs SIU Edwardsville1:45:04-Picks & analysis for South Alabama vs Southern Miss1:47:10-Picks & analysis for UT Martin vs Lindenwood1:49:39-Picks & analysis for Memphis vs North Texas1:52:12-Picks & analysis for Utah Valley vs Utah Tech1:54:24-Picks & analysis for Weber St vs Idaho1:57:06-Picks & analysis for South Dakota St vs Denver1:59:23-Picks & analysis for Oregon St vs San Francisco2:01:48-Picks & analysis for Northern Iowa vs Belmont2:04:23-Picks & analysis for Tennessee St vs Southern Indiana2:06:53-Picks & analysis for UT Arlington vs Abilene Christian2:09:31-Picks & analysis for Idaho St vs Eastern Washington2:11:50-Picks & analysis for Hawaii vs CS Bakersfield2:14:00-Picks & analysis for UC Davis vs UC San Diego2:16:10-Picks & analysis for CS Fullerton vs Long Beach St2:18:41-Picks & analysis for UC Santa Barbara vs UC Riverside2:20:42-Picks & analysis for UC Irvine vs Cal Poly2:22:52-Start of extra games NJIT vs New Hampshire2:24:50-Picks & analysis for Vermont vs Binghamton2:26:56-Picks & analysis for UMBC vs Maine2:28:59-Picks & analysis for Bryant vs UMass Lowell2:30:59-Picks & analysis for UNC Asheville vs Longwood2:31:31-Picks & analysis for Presbyterian vs Charleston Southern2:33:35-Picks & analysis for Mercyhurst vs Le Moyne2:35:56-Picks & analysis for Central Connecticut vs New Haven2:38:04-Picks & analysis for Stonehill vs Chicago St2:39:55-Picks & analysis for Long Island vs Wager2:41:55-Picks & analysis for St. Francis PA vs Fairleigh Dickinson2:43-43:Picks & analysis for High Point vs USC Upstate2:45:55-Picks & analysis for Winthrop vs Gardner Webb Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Sworn Identity: An informative discussion of law enforcement.
In this episode, Mayor Frank D. Scott, Jr. breaks down how Little Rock is driving down crime — and what it will take to keep that momentum going. From prevention and intervention to smart enforcement, he shares how the city is taking a comprehensive approach while strengthening trust between officers and the community. We talk historic pay raises and recruitment incentives aimed at retaining and attracting officers — and how those investments are expanding community policing and increasing visibility in neighborhoods across the city. Plus, a look at the tools behind the strategy: body-worn cameras, the real-time crime center, and the technology helping solve crimes faster while improving transparency and officer safety.
Mary spent years on the road as a travel nurse, living in mid term rentals across the country. After seeing firsthand how well these properties served traveling professionals, she decided to become an investor herself.We break down exactly what Mary looks for when buying a mid term rental, including location, and the best bedroom count to look for.She shares how much she typically spends to furnish a property, how long her tenants usually stay for, and how much of a rent premium she gets vs if the property was a traditional long term rental.We also dig into the real numbers behind a recent purchases. Mary walks through total rent collected, monthly expenses, and the profit the property produces.https://rentalincomepodcast.com/episode560Thanks To Our Sponsors:MidSouth HomeBuyers – Turnkey Rentals In Memphis & Little Rock. Instant Cash Flow On Day One. (Priced between $100,000 to low $200's)Ridge Lending Group - Making the investment mortgage process simple and stress-free. Sign up for a free 30-minute investor strategy sessionFundrise Income Fund - The Fund offers access to a diversified portfolio of cash flowing assets, all professionally managed by their expert team.Rental Accounting Software Made Easy. Free 30 Day Trial.
Texas wrestling is on the verge of a major shift — and Coach Grant Leath is right in the middle of it.In Episode 435 of Airey Bros Radio, we go belly-to-belly with Coach Grant Leath, head wrestling coach at Tarleton State and a key part of the Texas Collegiate Wrestling Foundation, to talk about building a program with national ambition — and what it could mean for the first NCAA Division I wrestling future in Texas history.We get into Grant's Missouri roots, how injuries shaped him as a coach, the culture of “Tiger Style” (and why he's adjusted training to protect athletes who are too motivated), and what it's really like fundraising from scratch — including the wild idea of a bull-riding fundraiser.We also spotlight what doesn't get enough love: the NCWA. Grant explains why the NCWA is one of the biggest opportunity-makers in wrestling, how it can function as a pipeline for roster caps, and why it may be the sport's best “insurance policy” in uncertain NCAA times.Plus: Grant's health-conscious dress shoe brand built for recovery (“running shoe disguised as a dress shoe”), recruiting angles, tuition hacks for out-of-state athletes, and why Texas is still massively under-tapped.Key topics: Tarleton State Wrestling, Texas D1 wrestling, NCWA, Tiger Style, Rob Cole, Stanford Wrestling, Missouri Wrestling, recruiting, fundraising, roster caps, NCAA uncertainty, in-state tuition waivers, Texas wrestling growth, Shreveport NCWA nationals.Show Notes With Timestamps0:00 ABR mission: spotlighting JUCO/NAIA/D2/D3/NCWA programs + getting Jersey kids everywhere2:26 Full ABR intro + guest intro: Coach Grant Leath (Tarleton State) + Texas Collegiate Wrestling Foundation5:20 Recruiting plugs + where to learn more (tsu wrestling site, updates, newsletter)6:11 Grant plugs his product: health-conscious dress shoes (recovery-focused), copper threading + Hoka-style outsole8:33 ABR pitch: “I'll run a marathon in your dress shoes” cross-promo (Leadville + 26.2 talk)10:23 Grant's origin story: tiny-town Missouri kid hears “wrestling” and thinks WWE11:50 First practice moment: coach tells dad “he's a natural” — and Grant can't quit after that13:13 Coaching starts in college: injuries, surgeries, and coaching teammates while sidelined14:47 Career impact: major injuries, peak ranking, nationals finish, and the hard stop16:07 The bitter taste + leaving wrestling… briefly (Florida job)17:08 Lessons from injuries: film study, mental reps, never guaranteed anything, gratitude for mat time18:50 Training philosophy shift: balancing “one more” with recovery for intrinsically motivated athletes21:20 Breaking down Tiger Style: identity, daily choices, culture pillars, “one more” mentality23:03 ABR adopting “one more” into coaching/PE culture24:03 Path to Stanford: missing wrestling, Tampa Jesuit help, Stanford storyline + Rob Cole connection25:54 The legendary Rob Cole reply: “not qualified” + equipment room joke → then the real invite27:39 Driving 44 hours to the Bay Area + first real coaching break30:47 Staff change → being let go + the Texas D1 opportunity emerges33:47 Fundraising rumor confirmed: bull riding fundraiser idea (Tarleton rodeo culture)36:20 Comedy fundraiser: Grant does 10 minutes opening for Greg Warren (sold-out event)41:18 Reality check: fundraising without alumni, room, or built-in base — “what am I fundraising for?”42:39 D1 timeline tease: conference acceptance + “major announcement soon” (careful not to overpromise)43:54 Season update: roster changes, ranked progress, D1 opponents, tournament placers, NCWA ranking46:22 Recruiting pitch: being first in Texas, trailblazer mindset, “do what Little Rock did — faster”49:34 Mike Moyer/NWCA goal: a D1 program in every state + Texas impact53:09 Why the NCWA matters: opportunities, roster caps pipeline, growth, and wrestling's safety net59:11 NCWA gripe: Club Cup duels restriction conflicts with “opportunity” mission1:00:52 Tarleton recruiting: in-state tuition waiver for out-of-state (GPA/SAT/class rank)1:03:00 Location + campus growth + Texas A&M system resources1:03:43 Tarleton majors: education, nursing, engineering, ag + job placement stats1:06:00 Roster makeup: mostly Texas kids + untapped recruiting market1:11:05 Texas wrestling participation growth + number of programs vs public schools1:13:13 Tarleton as new D1 athletic department + campus culture (clean campus, “don't walk on the grass”)1:15:03 “60% female population” note for the single wrestlers
In this Bible study, Rev. David Buchs leads us through Psalm 40 and into the opening chapters of 1 Samuel, showing how honest confession gives way to joyful proclamation. We see that the Christian witness does not begin with tactics or pressure, but with knowing what God has done for us—and letting that good news overflow naturally to others.This study also traces the sobering collapse of Eli's house and the rise of Samuel, teaching us why sin cannot be managed or reformed, but must be put to death so that God may build something new. The result is both a warning and a comfort: despair closes the door to mercy, but repentance never comes too late.Sunday Bible Study, February 8, 2026– Grace Lutheran Church, Little Rock, ArkansasTaught by Rev. David BuchsKey themes include: • Confessing sin honestly as the doorway to forgiveness • Why sharing the Gospel flows from gratitude, not obligation • Faithful leadership, repentance, and the danger of despair • God tearing down corrupt “houses” to build something new in Christ#BibleStudy #ChristianPodcast #ScriptureStudy #Psalm40 #1Samuel#LawAndGospel #RepentanceAndFaith #LutheranTeaching#GraceLutheranChurch #GraceLutheranLittleRock #LittleRockChurch#ArkansasFaith #MidweekBibleStudy #DavidBuchs
This week Stacey tells us about Mark Edward Middleton, an American businessman and lawyer from Little Rock who served as a special assistant and advisor to President Bill Clinton in the 1990s and later worked in his family's HVAC business before his death in 2022.Sources:https://fism.tv/death-of-mark-middleton-clinton-advisor-linked-to-epstein-bizarrely-ruled-a-suicide/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Middleton_(businessman)https://ruebelfuneralhome.com/obits/preview.php?id=3050&p=&search=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relationship_of_Bill_Clinton_and_Jeffrey_Epsteinhttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2022/06/22/judge-seals-photos-of-mark-middleton-suicidehttps://www.businessinsider.com/report-jeffrey-epstein-visited-white-house-under-bill-clinton-2019-7https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_United_States_campaign_finance_controversyhttps://www.fec.gov/resources/legal-resources/enforcement/audits/1996/Title_26/BillClintonPres1996Primary.pdfhttps://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/1999/May/213crm.htmhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/11/14/a-bureaucrat-with-connections/2687a222-e535-48b8-a2eb-f1535e8dc20e/https://www.congress.gov/105/crpt/hrpt829/CRPT-105hrpt829-vol2.pdfhttps://www.congress.gov/106/crpt/hrpt1027/CRPT-106hrpt1027-vol1.pdfhttps://www.usccr.gov/files/historical/1998/98-018.pdfhttps://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/07/17/flashback-most-explosive-case-of-foreign-meddling-in-u-s-election-history-linked-to-clintons-the-democrats/https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2016/11/05/90s-clinton-scandal-figure-barred-from-u-s-still-giving-money-to-clintons/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-11-16-mn-65315-story.htmlhttps://www.congress.gov/committee-report/105th-congress/house-report/829/2https://humanevents.com/2023/02/22/epstein-linked-clinton-adviser-allegedly-hanged-and-shot-himselfSupport the show
The 365 Days of Astronomy, the daily podcast of the International Year of Astronomy 2009
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org From June, 2025. Today's 2 topics: - In the search for life on Mars, Europa, Titan, and elsewhere in the universe astro-biologists are scouring the Earth for creatures tough enough to flourish under really difficult conditions. So far the leading species are the Tardigrades commonly known as water bears or moss piglets. - Data are consistent with the hypothesis that the planet K2-18b is a Hycean planet with a warm liquid water ocean teaming with life and a thin hydrogen rich atmosphere containing methane and other molecules containing carbon. Scientists in an opposing camp point out what we might be observing is a rocky world with a hot life killing atmosphere. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.
In this week's episode, Rex Nelson sits down with Christina Munoz and Holly Judd to talk about the development of Wildwood Park in Little Rock. They discuss upcoming shows and developments in Wildwood, and what patrons can expect this year. Podcast on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube, or visit arkansasonline.com/podcast23 for an exclusive subscription offer available only to podcast listeners Chapters (00:00:20) - Southern Fried Podcast: Wildwood Arts Center(00:01:19) - Christina on Her Journey from KTV 7 to Wildwood(00:05:31) - Janice Jones on 9/11 Coverage(00:09:12) - Holly Keating on her Journey to Wildwood(00:14:05) - Christina Jones on Bringing Dance Back to Arkansas(00:18:27) - Wildwood Community Center's(00:21:18) - Wildwood Theater's fight for its future(00:25:29) - Arkansas Opera presents 'Wildwood'(00:27:46) - Wildwood Park: Vision and Growth
Join Daton and Lee as they discuss the Cowboy's dominant performances over the last few weeks as well as look ahead at the Little Rock dual.
Send us a text! We love hearing from listeners. If you'd like a response, please include your email. All aboard! Join Jennie and Dianne this week as they "ride the rails" with the Pullman Porters, unsung heroes of American history! These men overcame unimaginable prejudice and racism; from being called "George" by passengers, regardless of their name, to working 400+ hours a month with little time off, their struggles were real. Yet, they persevered, forming the first all-Black labor union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and paving the way for the Civil Rights Movement. Their legacy extends far beyond the railroad, influencing leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and shaping the course of American history. Need an Ordinary Extraordinary Cemetery Podcast tee, hoodie or mug? Find all our taphophile-fun much here: https://oecemetery.etsy.comFamily Tales: A free printable, is now available! Gather 'round the table and dig into your roots! This interactive family history game is perfect for holidays, reunions, or just because. Ask, listen, and laugh your way through generations of stories and secrets. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UT_R56qEwNTIxIBrTy8KFyVmGnFOe7g8/view?usp=sharing*Images: Sleeping car, Pullman Porter portrait & Pullman Porter making the bed are in the public domain • Gates to The Haven of Rest Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas by Richard Theilig 3/2/2018 posted to findagrave.com • James William Warren Jr.grave by Mizzizzippy 10/24/2018 posted to findagrave.com • grave of Prince Albert Smith by Richard Theilig 4/23/2019 posted to findagrave.comResources used to research this episode include:Dorsey-Burke, Ethelda. "Ordinary Men—Extraordinary History: A Proud Pullman Porter ." https://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/. 22 Dec. 2021. www.tacomaartmuseum.org/tamblog-proud-pullman-porter/ . Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.Hutchinson , Brittany. "The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters ." https://www.chicagohistory.org/. 4 Sep. 2020. www.chicagohistory.org/brotherhood-sleeping-car-porters/. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.Harris, Kathy Lynn. "Haven of Rest Cemetery ." https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/. 22 Oct. 2025. encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/haven-of-rest-cemetery-14603/. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026. "Cemetery Map." https://friendsofhavenofrestcemetery.com/. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.Dover, Elicia. "Community Connections: Friends of Haven of Rest." https://katv.com/. 24 Feb. 2022. katv.com/community/community-connections/community-connections-friends-of-haven-of-rest. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026., Museum Of The American Railroad . "The Pullman Porter ." https://www.historictrains.org/. 24 Apr. 2025. www.historictrains.org/collection/philippe-9z32w. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.Demirel, Evin. "Cemetery holds 27 Pullman porter graves ." Editorial. Arkansas Democrat Gazette [Little Rock], 16 Aug. 2009, p. 17,22.Support the show
This week on the Oakley Podcast, host Jeremy Kellett welcomes Keith Wilson, Tasha Rinehart, and Joe Vulpone from Arrow Truck Sales to spotlight the successful partnership with Oakley and Arrow. The conversation delves into their 75-year history, the process of sourcing and inspecting quality used trucks, and Arrow's customer-first approach. Key discussions include the impact of technology in truck sales, the unique advantages of Arrow's in-house financing through Transport Funding, and the opening of their new Little Rock location. Listeners will learn about the importance of building lasting relationships, post-sale support for drivers, adapting to industry changes for long-term trucking success, and so much more. Key topics in today's conversation include:Welcome to Today's Episode with Arrow Truck Sales (0:42)Stories About Family and Balance for Trucking Professionals (5:18)The History and Philosophy at Arrow, 75 Years in Business (7:53)Insight Into Used Truck Sourcing, Inspections, and Quality Control (10:37)The Process and Challenges of Buying and Selling Used Trucks (13:42)Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Market Fluctuations (15:33)Technology's Role in Modern Truck Sales and Customer Experience (17:27)Competing in the Digital Age and How Customer Relationships Evolve (19:06)Creating a “Disney World” Customer Experience at Arrow (20:45)Service After the Sale and Standout Examples of Support (23:16)Handling Customer Issues and Going Above and Beyond Post-Sale (26:33)Arrow's In-house Financing and Benefits for Customers (29:27)The Critical Importance of Correct Truck Paperwork (32:04)The New Little Rock Store: Location, Strategy, and Benefits (35:21)Plans for Service Bays and Light Maintenance at Little Rock (38:19)Future Outlook: Sticking With Core Values While Embracing Change (39:42)Final Thoughts and Takeaways (41:06)Oakley Trucking is a family-owned and operated trucking company headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. For more information, check out our show website: podcast.bruceoakley.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
We know it's the Super Bowl... but who 'needs' a win the most? Plus, we discuss Robert Kraft being left out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the exclusivity those halls should be in pro sports. Brian Smith of Mizzou wrestling also joins to talk about a win over Little Rock!
On this episode, I'm joined by Jeremy Smith, an investor who proves you don't need hundreds or thousands of rental properties to be successful. Jeremy owns just a few rentals, but they generate enough monthly cash flow to cover all of his living expenses.Jeremy still works a full-time job, but his rentals give him a powerful safety net. If his income dips in a slow month or an unexpected expense pops up, the extra cash flow from his properties helps absorb the hit and keeps stress low.We talk about why Jeremy focuses on low-maintenance, high-quality properties instead of chasing scale, and how that approach has allowed him to keep things simple. He shares how he paid off his rentals, how long it took, and why minimizing personal overhead has been just as important as optimizing his investments.We also discuss the constant temptation of lifestyle inflation and how he works to keep it in check.Jeremy opens the books and walks through his real numbers, including total rent collected, expenses, and cash flow. We also cover how much time he spends managing his rentals each month, how he collects rent, how he screens tenants, and the worst thing that's happened to him as a rental property investor.https://rentalincomepodcast.com/episode559Thanks To Our Sponsors:MidSouth HomeBuyers – Turnkey Rentals In Memphis & Little Rock. Instant Cash Flow On Day One. (Priced between $100,000 to low $200's)Ridge Lending Group - Making the investment mortgage process simple and stress-free. Sign up for a free 30-minute investor strategy sessionFundrise Income Fund - The Fund offers access to a diversified portfolio of cash flowing assets, all professionally managed by their expert team.Rental Accounting Software Made Easy. Free 30 Day Trial.
Investor Fuel Real Estate Investing Mastermind - Audio Version
In this episode of the Real Estate Pros Podcast, host Michelle Kesil sits down with Christine Palm, a real estate wholesaler and licensed realtor operating in Central Kentucky and Little Rock, Arkansas. Christine shares her journey from discovering wholesaling through a Rich Dad Poor Dad conference to building a full-time business focused on helping distressed homeowners. She explains how wholesaling works, the types of properties she targets, and how adding a realtor license has allowed her to better serve sellers while maximizing opportunities. Christine also dives into marketing strategies, challenges in today's competitive wholesaling landscape, and why taking action is the most important step for anyone looking to get started in real estate investing. Professional Real Estate Investors - How we can help you: Investor Fuel Mastermind: Learn more about the Investor Fuel Mastermind, including 100% deal financing, massive discounts from vendors and sponsors you're already using, our world class community of over 150 members, and SO much more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/apply Investor Machine Marketing Partnership: Are you looking for consistent, high quality lead generation? Investor Machine is America's #1 lead generation service professional investors. Investor Machine provides true 'white glove' support to help you build the perfect marketing plan, then we'll execute it for you…talking and working together on an ongoing basis to help you hit YOUR goals! Learn more here: http://www.investormachine.com Coaching with Mike Hambright: Interested in 1 on 1 coaching with Mike Hambright? Mike coaches entrepreneurs looking to level up, build coaching or service based businesses (Mike runs multiple 7 and 8 figure a year businesses), building a coaching program and more. Learn more here: https://investorfuel.com/coachingwithmike Attend a Vacation/Mastermind Retreat with Mike Hambright: Interested in joining a "mini-mastermind" with Mike and his private clients on an upcoming "Retreat", either at locations like Cabo San Lucas, Napa, Park City ski trip, Yellowstone, or even at Mike's East Texas "Big H Ranch"? Learn more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/retreat Property Insurance: Join the largest and most investor friendly property insurance provider in 2 minutes. Free to join, and insure all your flips and rentals within minutes! There is NO easier insurance provider on the planet (turn insurance on or off in 1 minute without talking to anyone!), and there's no 15-30% agent mark up through this platform! Register here: https://myinvestorinsurance.com/ New Real Estate Investors - How we can work together: Investor Fuel Club (Coaching and Deal Partner Community): Looking to kickstart your real estate investing career? Join our one of a kind Coaching Community, Investor Fuel Club, where you'll get trained by some of the best real estate investors in America, and partner with them on deals! You don't need $ for deals…we'll partner with you and hold your hand along the way! Learn More here: http://www.investorfuel.com/club —--------------------
Today on Coast To Coast Hoops Greg recaps Monday's college basketball results, talks to Mid Major Matt Josephs about betting cross-sport props that involve the Super Bowl & college basketball, the ACC, MAC, & Atlantic 10 landscapes & looks at Tuesday's games, & Greg picks & analyzes every Tuesday game!Link To Greg's Spreadsheet of handicapped lines: https://vsin.com/college-basketball/greg-petersons-daily-college-basketball-lines/Greg's TikTok With Pickmas Pick Videos: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregpetersonsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcPodcast Highlights 2:21-Recap of Monday's Results14:39-Interview with Mid Major Matt Joepsehs33:39-Start of picks Miami OH vs Buffalo36:40-Picks & analysis for Akron vs Eastern Michigan38:59-Picks & analysis for Canisius vs Niagara41:52-Picks & analysis for South Carolina vs Texas44:16-Picks & analysis for Kent St vs Toledo47:09-Picks & analysis for Southern Illinois vs Illinois State50:06-Picks & analysis for VCU vs Fordham52:3-Picks & analysis for Xavier vs Connecticut54:59-Picks & analysis for Western Michigan vs Ohio57:30-Picks & analysis for St. Bonaventure vs Dayton1:00:00-Picks & analysis for Ole Miss vs Tennessee1:02:15-Picks & analysis for Boston College vs Duke1:04:22-Picks & analysis for Central Michigan vs Massachusetts1:07:07-Picks & analysis for Ball St vs Bowling Green1:09:37-Picks & analysis for La Salle vs Loyola Chicago1:11:54-Picks & analysis for Indiana St vs Evansville1:14:20-Picks & analysis for Valparaiso vs Bradley1:16:44-Picks & analysis for Illinois Chicago vs Murray St1:19::30-Picks & analysis for St. John's vs DePaul1:21:37-Picks & analysis for Little Rock vs UT Martin1:24:33-Picks & analysis for SIU Edwardsville vs Lindenwood1:27:47-Picks & analysis for Pittsburgh vs Virginia1:30:27-Picks & analysis for Nevada vs Boise St1:32:54-Picks & analysis for St. Louis vs Davidson1:35:56-Picks & analysis for NC State vs SMU1:38:30-Picks & analysis for Drake vs Belmont1:41:21-Picks & analysis for Air Force vs Grand Canyon1:44:22-Picks & analysis for Rutgers vs UCLA1:46:55-Picks & analysis for Indiana vs USC1:50:20-Picks & analysis for UNLV vs Fresno St1:52:56-Picks & analysis for Wyoming vs San Diego St Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Over the past couple of weeks, I received two emails from couples approaching retirement. Both couples currently own acreage. They raise cattle. They garden. They enjoy space, quiet, and independence. One couple is devoted golfers. The other wants to avoid dense development and infrastructure projects. Both asked the same question in different ways: Can we have land and still enjoy Hot Springs Village? The short answer is yes, but not inside the Village. Let’s take a drive from Hot Springs Village to Benton (toward Little Rock on Hwy 5) and enjoy the remnants of the winter storm. At the same time, we discuss how a couple might retire to Arkansas, where they can enjoy the amenities of Hot Springs Village and still raise their own cattle, chickens, and have a large garden. Here’s an important link to the 2026 Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association Fee Schedule. • Join Our Free Email Newsletter • Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel (click that bell icon, too) • Join Our Facebook Group • Support Our Sponsors (Click on the images below to visit their websites.) __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________
The 365 Days of Astronomy, the daily podcast of the International Year of Astronomy 2009
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org From May & June, 2025. Today's 2 topics: - In a recent paper published in Nature Astronomy entitled "Surveys of the scientific community on the existence of extraterrestrial life" Dr. Peter Vickers and his team of 10 co-authors report the results of their survey of the lead authors for the past 10 years in the top three astro-biological journals. These researchers sought to measure if their sample group of scientists thought it likely that: 1) simple life, and/or 2) life more complex than terrestrial bacteria, and/or 3) Intelligent life comparable or superior to human beings exists outside of Earth. For more: https://cosmoquest.org/x/365daysofastronomy/2014/07/24/july-24th-are-we-alone/ - The good news is a Mars landing by human colonists and their equipment seems technically feasible given a large budget of cash and grit. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.
Dom and D are back with another episode of Everyone Needs an Aquarius: 2:31 Aquarius Season is upon us 8:10 Corey Holcomb's altercation with female comedian Cristina Payne 20:40: Tyra Banks and the America's Next Top Model Documentary 39:41 ICE in Minneapolis is getting way out of hand 49:05 Kanye West's apology letter in the Wall Street Journal 1:03:06 Bill Clinton has a black son in Little Rock?? 1:17:20 Kansas City Man sells car on Facebook and then steals it back and resells it 8 times Subscribe to the Everyone Needs an Aquarius Patreon https://bit.ly/3tXnnCz Go cop your candles from Dom at www.saint-angeles.com/candles and use the promo code: Aquarius Email the show at straightolc@gmail.com Follow SOLC Network online Instagram: https://bit.ly/39VL542 Twitter: https://bit.ly/39aL395 Facebook: https://bit.ly/3sQn7je To Listen to the podcast Podbean https://bit.ly/3t7SDJH YouTube http://bit.ly/3ouZqJU Spotify http://spoti.fi/3pwZZnJ Apple http://apple.co/39rwjD1 IHeartRadio http://ihr.fm/2L0A2y
John's recent vacation, having a snow car, foreign history books, making your spouse a “no hang list”, and giving to your landlord… On the net, it's a positive. ------ JOKES FOR HUMANS TOUR: https://johncristcomedy.com/tour/ 2/19 Nashville, TN 2/20 Springfield, MO 2/22 Louisville, KY 2/26 Ithaca, NY 2/27 Reading, PA 2/28 Glenside, PA 3/1 New York, NY 3/8 Nashville, TN (Moved from 1/25) 3/19 Milwaukee, WI 3/20 Jackson, MI 3/21 Rockford, IL 3/22 Cedar Rapids, IA 3/27 Columbia, MO 3/28 Fayetteville, AR x2 3/29 Little Rock, AR 4/10 Stockton, CA 4/11 Anaheim, CA x2 4/12 Thousand Oaks, CA 4/17 Tucson, AZ 4/18 Houston, TX 4/19 Waco, TX 5/2 Fort Worth, TX 5/3 Amarillo, TX 5/14 Wilmington, NC 5/15 Evans, GA 5/16 Durham, NC 5/29 Jacksonville, FL 5/30 Asheville, NC 5/31 Columbia, SC 6/4 Mobile, AL 6/5 Florence, AL 6/6 Duluth, GA ----- Catch the full video podcast on YouTube, and follow us on social media (@netpositivepodcast) for clips, bonus content, and updates throughout the week. ----- Email us at netpositive@johncristcomedy.com ----- FOLLOW JOHN ON: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook YouTube ----- SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS GLORIFY - Visit https://glorify-app.com/netpositive right now to download the Glorify app for free ROCKET MONEY: Stop wasting money on things you don't use. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions – and manage your money the easy way – by going to https://RocketMoney.com/netpositive MIRACLE BRAND: Save OVER 40% + 3 free towels with promo code NETPOSITIVE at https://trymiracle.com/NETPOSITIVE ----- PRODUCED BY: Alex Lagos / Easton Smith / Lagos Creative Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joel has been investing in rental properties for 48 years and has figured out how to increase rental income without buying more properties.On this episode, Joel shares practical strategies he uses to get more cash flow from the rentals he already owns. We talk about how he keeps up with rent increases to make sure his properties stay profitable, along with inexpensive upgrades that help units look better and command higher rent. Joel explains his approach to flooring, including LVP vs. carpet, and whether it makes sense to make tenants responsible for washer and dryer repairs.The conversation also covers how pets can be profitable, whether landlords should charge a pet fee or pet rent, and how to reduce vacancies during the slower winter months. Joel shares his thoughts on when an upgrade stops making financial sense, which improvements often fail to deliver a good return, and how to avoid over-improving rental properties.https://rentalincomepodcast.com/episode558Thanks To Our Sponsors:Fundrise Income Fund - The Fund offers access to a diversified portfolio of cash flowing assets, all professionally managed by their expert team.MidSouth HomeBuyers – Turnkey Rentals In Memphis & Little Rock. Instant Cash Flow On Day One. (Priced between $100,000 to low $200's)Ridge Lending Group - Making the investment mortgage process simple and stress-free. Sign up for a free 30-minute investor strategy sessionRental Accounting Software Made Easy. Free 30 Day Trial.
The 365 Days of Astronomy, the daily podcast of the International Year of Astronomy 2009
Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org From May, 2025. Today's 2 topics: - NASA's Europa Clipper was launched October 14, 2024 on a mission to conduct a detailed study of Jupiter's Moon Europa. The space craft will travel some 1.8 billion miles and should reach Jupiter in April 2030. This mission will begin to tell us if life as we know it can occur relatively close to home. - Since there is a world wide market for meteorites some of which can be sold on line, for millions of dollars, the question of ownership becomes important. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.
How the actions of Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy should guide Trump's response to the events surrounding the anti-ICE protests. Plus: Confessions of Conservative Dead Head. RIP, Bob Weir.
INTRO (00:24): Kathleen opens the show drinking an Bluewing Berry Wheat Ale from Flyway Brewing Company in Little Rock, AR. She reviews her weekend in Hot Springs, AR hanging with race horses and eating the best pizza she's ever had in her life. TOUR NEWS: See Kathleen live on her “Day Drinking Tour.” TASTING MENU (2:39): Kathleen samples Mikey V's Ranch Flavored Fried Garlic and Frank's Red Hot Spicy Gummy Bears. COURT NEWS (22:27): Kathleen shares news involving Dolly's 80th birthday, Martha Stewart launches a skin care line, Taylor Swift is the youngest inductee into the Songwriter's HOF, and Stevie Nicks adds to her 2026 Tour schedule. UPDATES (32:44): Kathleen shares updates on Australia's new social media ban, Michael Jackson's Bubbles the Chimp is thriving in Florida, FRONT PAGE PUB NEWS (45:39): Kathleen shares articles on the 10 rising restaurant chains that will take over in 2026, Oklahoma City Zoo's newly born langur, there's a mystery buyer who purchased a Wyoming ranch 4x the size of NYC, thousands of fans celebrate the life of Grateful Dead founder Bob Weir, Colorado moves forward with a plan to reintroduce wolverines into the wild, and Gen Z replaces problematic women referred to as “Karen” with “Jessica.” HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT (41:35): Kathleen reads about an uncontacted South American tribe in the Amazon, and rare images of Europe's “ghost cat' are captured in the Doupov Mountains, Doomsday fish encountered in Monterey Bay. WHAT ARE WE WATCHING (28:44): Kathleen recommends watching “Heated Rivalry” on HBO Max. SAINT OF THE WEEK (1:20:16): Kathleen reads about St. Andrew, patron saint of Scotland and golfers.
Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.comGrain Markets and Other Stuff Links —Apple PodcastsSpotifyTikTokYouTubeFutures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone.Farm Aid & Policy UpdateAdditional farm aid was not included in the current government funding package, catching many lawmakers and farm groups off guard. Senate Republicans had pushed just last week to add up to $15B in aid, but that language was left out.With aid excluded for now, supporters say relief may need to come via supplemental appropriations or future legislation.Congress must pass the funding package by January 30 to avoid another government shutdown.It was also reported yesterday that nationwide E15 language was again dropped, though GOP leaders are discussing a possible supplemental bill that could allow year-round E15 sales.Major Winter Storm RiskA major winter storm is forecast to impact the Southern US this weekend. While the exact track remains uncertain, over 70 million people from Dallas to Little Rock to Nashville are currently under a winter storm watch.Snow, ice, dangerous travel conditions, and power outages are possible. Snow cover remains limited across key HRW wheat areas in the Southern Plains. Temperatures in western Kansas and surrounding regions could fall into the single digits, raising the risk of winter kill depending on snow totals and duration. Livestock stress is also a concern.US–China Trade WatchUS and Chinese officials may soon hold another round of trade talks ahead of the planned April meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.According to the US Trade Representative, negotiations would focus on common goods and services, avoiding sensitive areas like tech and national security.China has already fulfilled its commitment to purchase 12 mmt of US soybeans. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said both sides are now looking ahead to China's pledge to buy 25 mmt annually through 2028, though Trump continues to push for larger volumes.Europe, Greenland & TariffsPresident Trump announced he will refrain from imposing new tariffs on European countries, following meetings at the World Economic Forum.He stated that a framework for a future deal involving Greenland has been reached, marking a major shift from prior tariff threats. While details remain limited, Denmark continues to oppose any US takeover.Grain Market RecapSoybean futures rebounded Wednesday, with the most-active Mar26 contract gaining roughly 12 cents, settling near $10.65.Support came from a slow start to Brazil's soybean harvest due to rainfall in northern regions, along with comments from Treasury Secretary Bessent pointing to ongoing Chinese demand for US soybeans.Global Protein TradeChina has reopened its market to Canadian beef imports, ending a ban that had been in place since 2021. Initial shipments are expected to be small, but the move is a positive long-term opportunity for Canada's cattle industry.Meanwhile, US beef exports to China have declined sharply over the past year amid ongoing trade tensions.India & Wheat ExportsIndia has approved the export of 500,000 tons of wheat flour and related products. Wheat exports had been restricted since May 2022, but a strong monsoon is expected to boost domestic supplies.India is typically self-sufficient in wheat and is sometimes a net exporter. Its re-entry into the export market is considered a bearish factor for global wheat prices.
Going to a catholic church, John's Uber battle, graduation or wedding, and places we WILL be going… On the net, it's a positive. ------ JOKES FOR HUMANS TOUR: https://johncristcomedy.com/tour/ 1/23 Joliet, IL 1/24 Effingham, IL 2/19 Nashville, TN 2/20 Springfield, MO 2/22 Louisville, KY 2/26 Ithaca, NY 2/27 Reading, PA 2/28 Glenside, PA 3/1 New York, NY 3/8 Nashville, TN (Moved from 1/25) 3/19 Milwaukee, WI 3/20 Jackson, MI 3/21 Rockford, IL 3/22 Cedar Rapids, IA 3/27 Columbia, MO 3/28 Fayetteville, AR x2 3/29 Little Rock, AR 4/10 Stockton, CA 4/11 Anaheim, CA x2 4/12 Thousand Oaks, CA 4/17 Tucson, AZ 4/18 Houston, TX 4/19 Waco, TX 5/2 Fort Worth, TX 5/3 Amarillo, TX 5/14 Wilmington, NC 5/15 Evans, GA 5/16 Durham, NC 5/29 Jacksonville, FL 5/30 Asheville, NC 5/31 Columbia, SC 6/4 Mobile, AL 6/5 Florence, AL 6/6 Duluth, GA ----- Catch the full video podcast on YouTube, and follow us on social media (@netpositivepodcast) for clips, bonus content, and updates throughout the week. ----- Email us at netpositive@johncristcomedy.com ----- FOLLOW JOHN ON: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook YouTube ----- SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS COVE - Go to https://covesmart.com, and use code NETPOSITIVE for up to 70% OFF your first order — easy, affordable, and peace of mind guaranteed. BLUELAND: Get 15% off your order by going to https://blueland.com/netpositive ROCKET MONEY: Stop wasting money on things you don't use. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions – and manage your money the easy way – by going to https://RocketMoney.com/netpositive ----- PRODUCED BY: Alex Lagos / Easton Smith / Lagos Creative Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tim Delaney has built a diversified real estate portfolio that includes long-term rentals, a short-term rental, and a strip mall.What makes his story especially interesting is that his very first deal was the strip mall, and he bought it with zero money out of pocket.On this episode, Tim breaks down how that deal came together and how a simple conversation with his banker introduced him to the BRRRR strategy. Tim knew he wanted to rehab properties, but he also knew his limits. He wasn't a contractor and didn't have deep construction knowledge. Instead of forcing it, he partnered with a friend who was a contractor.That partnership became a key turning point, with his partner handling rehabs while Tim focused on management, financing, and the numbers.We also dig into the day-to-day reality of managing rentals. Tim shares how much time property management actually takes, and the software he uses to stay organized.Finally, we talk about Tim's Airbnb and whether the higher returns are truly worth the extra time and effort that short-term rentals demand. https://rentalincomepodcast.com/episode557Thanks To Our Sponsors:MidSouth HomeBuyers – Turnkey Rentals In Memphis & Little Rock. Instant Cash Flow On Day One. (Priced between $100,000 to low $200's)Ridge Lending Group - Making the investment mortgage process simple and stress-free. Sign up for a free 30-minute investor strategy sessionRental Accounting Software Made Easy. Free 30 Day Trial.
What does it mean to be a wild animal in a world dominated by humans? A recent study found that city-dwelling raccoons' snouts are getting shorter—a sign of domestication. Another study on dark-eyed juncos living on a Los Angeles college campus found that their beaks changed shape during the COVID-19 lockdown, when there wasn't as much food and trash on campus. Evolutionary biologist Pamela Yeh and animal domestication expert Raffaela Lesch join Host Flora Lichtman to discuss how wildlife is evolving in urban areas, what it means to be domesticated, and when we can expect to have a pet raccoon sleeping at the foot of the bed. Guests:Dr. Pamela Yeh is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UCLA.Dr. Raffaela Lesch is an assistant professor of biology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.