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Join us as comic book creator Robert Livingston discusses the creative process behind his unique, character-driven worlds.In this episode of Movement Radio, Chip Hazard sits down with Robert Livingston to explore the origins and development of his titles, including Kaiju Dayz, Tom N Artie, and Abnormal Shift. We break down how he balances comedy with intense action sequences, the challenges of working with various comic artists, and how he manages world-building across multiple independent projects.Whether you are an aspiring author or a dedicated fan of the medium, you will gain a deeper appreciation for the realities of independent publishing. Robert shares his journey from developing cartoon pilots to producing full-length graphic novels, offering practical advice for anyone looking to break into indie comics today.Subscribe to Movement Radio for more interviews with independent creators, and let us know in the comments which of Robert's stories you are most excited to check out.0:00 Meet the Creative Mind Behind the Worlds1:37 The Spark of Inspiration7:15 Inside the Kaiju Days Universe15:32 Balancing Big Mama: Mother and Kaiju21:51 Building a World of Kaiju Culture31:11 The Interdimensional Chaos of Tom and Arty42:56 Life at Zenith: Abnormal Shift Explained58:43 Lessons from the Independent Comic Scene

During Hour 3 Colin Livingston from CanTorque joined the show discussing headlines from around the world of racing and motorsports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2026-09-27-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, September 27, 2026, in the 10:30 am service.   Scripture: Exodus 32:31–34, Romans 6, Acts 16, Hebrews 10:19–20, Ezekiel 3:16–21Thessalonians Notes: -Many churches are telling their congregations today that the only thing you have to do to go to heaven is believe in Jesus. -Pastor Livingston says the Bible shows we have to go "through" Jesus, meaning we must believe AND turn from sin. -although most don't want to hear about repentance and righteousness, we dare not fall short (Hebrews 4:1).

2026-09-27-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, September 27, 2026, in the 8:30 am service.   Scripture: Exodus 32:31–34, Romans 6, Acts 16, Hebrews 10:19–20, Ezekiel 3:16–21Thessalonians Notes: -Many churches are telling their congregations today that the only thing you have to do to go to heaven is believe in Jesus. -Pastor Livingston says the Bible shows we have to go "through" Jesus, meaning we must believe AND turn from sin. -although most don't want to hear about repentance and righteousness, we dare not fall short (Hebrews 4:1).

Thank you Stuart Cohen, Marg KJ, LBW, Campbell Welsh, Lori, and many others for tuning into my live video!* ‘Do I Drive Them Into Hell?' Trump Again Threatens to ‘Annihilate' Iran in Genocidal UN Speech: “Trump doesn't know how to end the war he started with Iran,” said one critic. “He's so desperate that he's threatening war crimes in front of the entire United Nations.” [More]* A War Without the Name: The Billion-Dollar Cost of America's Iran Conflict: Military operations, the consumption of munitions, the deployment of forces, equipment losses, and economic consequences do not disappear because of a change in terminology. [More]* Mamdani Hails Landmark DoorDash Deal as ‘Largest Settlement for Food Delivery Workers Ever': “After years of corporate greed and impunity, we are holding DoorDash to account.” [More]* Gullibly Latino giveth and no Latino will taketh away: Latinos made a critical mistake voting for MAGA and Republicans. It has cost their families economically and morally as the adjacency they thought they voted for collapsed. They were conned. [More]Real-Time Chat AnalysisPolitics Done Right | KPFT 90.1 FM | September 23, 2026 | 6:00 AM CTThe chats reflected an engaged audience that combined strong political frustration with warmth, mutual support, and appreciation for the program. Substack carried most of the conversation, including detailed reactions to worker protections, immigration enforcement, corporate power, and political accountability. The shorter Facebook-labeled feed added praise, a local tax complaint, and a personal connection to Afro-Latino identity. The dominant sentiment was anger toward perceived injustice, tempered by solidarity and confidence in the value of the discussion.* Community support formed the emotional foundation. Participants greeted one another throughout the broadcast, with [Lynette] taking a particularly active welcoming role. When [Farmers AGAINST trump.] described a vehicle accident, others expressed relief that the participant escaped injury. Later, [Elizabeth] offered encouragement to [Lynette] after a difficult night. These exchanges suggest that the chat functions as a social support network alongside its role as a political discussion space.* Worker protections and Mamdani generated enthusiasm. Participants praised Mamdani's effectiveness and welcomed his attention to workers and public services. [EG] connected gig work to corporate greed, while [Cheryl

Former Republic of Ireland midfielder Glenn Whelan joins The Green Scene to reflect on a bruising start to his first head-coach role at Livingston — and the harsh reality of modern football ownership, data-led recruitment, and being judged after just five league games.Whelan breaks down what went wrong behind the scenes, what he's learned about “managing up”, and why the experience has only fuelled his desire to get straight back into management.We also look ahead to the latest Ireland squad: Seamus Coleman's absence, midfield options alongside Jayson Molumby, what Bosun Lawal can bring if fit, and the challenge of balancing creativity with defensive solidity.Plus, thoughts on Stephen Bradley's potential move to Hibs, the League of Ireland title race, and the protests around the upcoming games with Israel.And as ever, we are looking for your inspiration to help us, fancy getting in touch?You can do so by emailing thegreenscene@offtheball.com Contact us on socials @offtheball across all our platforms.Or if you want to contact us directly message the @offtheball.football account on Instagram.And as ever, we are on WhatsApp on 087 9 180 180.Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

Click here to join the award-winning Sync Producer Hub Hosts preview next week's live Brief Beast $1K winner reveal and promote Shades of Sync (Oct 30–31). The episode highlights community wins: Livingston's first TV placement detected by TuneSat, Miguel's placements on Love & Hip Hop Miami, Vincent Jewel's Production Music Awards nomination, and multiple library acceptances. Discussion covers practical sync advice, long-game mindset for submissions, the current role of AI in music licensing and risk/ownership concerns, plus studio/gear tips and community resources like the Sync Producer Hub classroom and templates.

During Hour 3 CanTorque's Colin Livingston joined the show discussing news from around the world of motorsports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2026-09-20-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, September 20, 2026, in the 10:30 am service.   Scripture: Philippians 2:5–11, Hebrews 10:5–7, Hebrews 5:5–8, 2 Thessalonians 1:7–10, 2 Thessalonians Notes: -Jesus, as God in bodily form, was birthed, educated, sacrificed and resurrected Pastor Livingston teaches. - Jesus paid the price for our sin with that body, and if we are in Christ, we are rapture ready

2026-09-20-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, September 20, 2026, in the 8:30 am service.   Scripture: Philippians 2:5–11, Hebrews 10:5–7, Hebrews 5:5–8, 2 Thessalonians 1:7–10, 2 Thessalonians Notes: -Jesus, as God in bodily form, was birthed, educated, sacrificed and resurrected Pastor Livingston teaches. - Jesus paid the price for our sin with that body, and if we are in Christ, we are rapture ready

Returning guest and author Beth Livingston joins co-hosts Jamie Davis and Sam Bradley, along with Dr. Joe Holley, to explore the 1860 sinking of the Lady Elgin on Lake Michigan. Beth's new book, The Lady Elgin Sinking of 1860, examines a disaster that claimed hundreds of lives and the extraordinary efforts of people determined to help. Listeners may remember Beth from her previous visits discussing the Charleston earthquake and the Dayton flood. This time, she brings us to the Great Lakes, where a passenger excursion from Milwaukee to Chicago ended in tragedy. Beth describes how members of Milwaukee's Union Guards, accompanied by family members and other passengers, traveled to Chicago for a fundraising outing. After a day of activities and sightseeing, they boarded the Lady Elgin for the return trip. During the overnight voyage, the steamer collided with the sailing vessel Augusta in stormy conditions. As water entered the damaged ship, Captain Jack Wilson and his crew tried desperately to keep it afloat. Beth recounts attempts to plug the breach and the decision to move passengers onto the upper hurricane deck as the situation worsened. When the vessel went down, survivors faced rough water, floating wreckage, and a dangerous journey toward shore. The rescue effort brought together crew members, nearby residents, and students who responded as news of the sinking reached land. Among them was Edward Spencer, a student at Garrett Biblical Institute, who is credited with rescuing 17 people. Beth also shares Captain Wilson's efforts to help passengers survive and the account of his death while trying to save a mother and child. For Jamie, Sam, and Joe, these stories raise questions that remain familiar to disaster responders today. What drives someone to enter danger to help a stranger? How do people find the strength to keep going when the need seems overwhelming? And how do communities come together when an ordinary day becomes a mass-casualty event? Author Beth Livingston Sam brings her responder's perspective to a conversation about the human side of disaster. Across generations, the equipment and communication systems change, but the impulse to help remains a powerful part of the response. Beth also takes us behind the scenes of her research. She discusses tracing the people involved, exploring how news of the wreck spread, and discovering how much of the story had faded from public memory. A visit to Captain Wilson's hometown helped spark renewed local interest in his life and actions. This episode offers a look at both a historic maritime tragedy and the people whose choices deserve to be remembered. Listen as Beth shares the story behind her new book and helps us connect the experiences of the Lady Elgin's passengers and rescuers with the challenges responders face today. Listen to Beth’s Previous Episode of the Disaster Podcast Our thanks to Dr. Joe Holley from Paragon Medical Education Group for sponsoring the Disaster Podcast. Thank you as always to Paragon Medical Education Group for their long-term support of the Disaster Podcast. Dr. Joe Holley and the team at Paragon continue to provide excellent and customized disaster response training to jurisdictions around the U.S. and internationally as well.

Nick Jeffery and John Granger met on Wednesday this week to talk about John's epic ‘Index to the First Year of Reading Hallmarked Man' that was posted a week ago. Both were delighted (and a little surprised?) by the range and depths of the work done here and elsewhere to unpack the eighth Strellacott mystery, easily the most carefully planned and unique of the Strike series.Below are the ten questions Nick and John asked one another, brief versions of their answers, and links to points they made for listeners wanting to read more about the subjects and previous work mentioned. The conversation ended with a big THANK YOU to the Hogwarts Professor subscribers and the announcement of an announcement (!) coming next week of Real Time conversation with those supporters.Enjoy this conversation and the links below to highlights from the previous year - and stand by for some exciting news about the coming year's work at Hogwarts Professor!Hogwarts Professor is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.The Ten Questions, Answer Notes, and Links:[Nota Bene: Nick's questions to John are in Blue and John's to Nick are red; Links with bullet points are Nick and John ‘Rowling Studies' podcasts; non-bulleted links are posts.]1 -- Happy Anniversary, John! Can you believe it's been a year since Hallmarked Man was published? What Should we do in commemoration of the Strike Fandom Holiday?* Three things? First, note how much our thinking about the Strike series has changed from our expectations about Strike 8 to our ever growing appreciation of the complexity and mysteries of Hallmarked Man;* Next, maybe this is just me, but I wanted to chart somehow that progression and change from date of publication to where we are now, if only to get a clearer picture of where we're headed – and* Last, I want to have some kind of party, right? Some kind of gathering, the virtual kind obviously, to celebrate the milestones and our direction as readers --2 -- So, Nick, I spent my weekend collating an Index of our Hallmarked Man Year's Greatest Hits. The most shocking piece for me, frankly, was the amount of material we put up in the first months in addition to our podcasts. Do you remember the feeling of a second Kanreki blitz?* Nick notes: stories of publisher bread crumbs and gaffes, ‘Robin is Sterile' and ‘Charlotte was Murdered' strikes, and fandom shock, disappointment and confusion;* Our ‘hot takes' here, reader speculations, beginning of Lake and Shed readingsFrom Hallmarked Man Index Post:First Impressions: Overwhelm, Cryptonyms* Three Cheers for The Hallmarked Man! Thoughts After the First Reading* The Hallmarked Man: A ‘Blitz' Lake and Shed Reading (with a few Golden Threads)Hallmarked Man's Flood of Names, Characters, and PlotsThe Allegorical Cryptonyms of The Hallmarked Man, Part ThreeHallmarked Man as Key to Series Ending, Difficulty Intentional* Hallmarked Man's Three ‘Whose My Daddy?' Set-Ups to Shock Readers in Strikes 9 and 10* Why Hallmarked Man is the Best Cormoran Strike Novel and Will Be Considered the Key to Unlocking the Series' MysteriesCupid and Psyche Template* The Hallmarked Man's Mythological Template* Valentine's Day Special: The Cupid and Psyche Myth within the Cormoran Strike Series: Both a Series Template and Traditional Delivery System for the Fundamental Choice in Human Existence, Eros vs Anteros3 -- Rowling spurred that, John, with writing a very challenging book but also via the Cupid and Psyche tweet. Which of the flood of Fan Theories we discussed did you find the most intriguing?* Ryan Murphy is Charlotte Campbell's ‘Dirty Bomb'And Other Mind-Blowing Cogent Arguments and Ideas from Hogwarts Professor Readers* Robin Ellacott's Imminent Death and Its Out of This World Effect on Strike: The Christian Text-Within-the-Text of Running Grave Subtly Suggests the Ultimate Twist in Cormoran Strike's Transformation4 -- Talking about Robin's Immanent death and the Charlotte Campbell ‘Dirty Bomb' were fun, but, Nick, the Fiona and Katya revelations about Shanker may have been the Peak of the Year's Finds and Reveals, no?The Mysterious Suicides of Leda Strike and Charlotte Campbell Revisited Post Hallmarked Man: Has Fiona Down Under Revealed the Murderers of both Strike's Mother and Milady Bezerko? Was a Busted Drug Deal with Gangsters and Campbell-Longcaster Incest and Adultery behind it All?Dementia, Jewelry, and a Nine Inch Cock: The Mystery of Shanker's ‘Old Man,' His Given Name, and Why He's Never Killed Jeff Whittaker: Katya Slonenko's Deductions from Shanker Comments about His Dear Old Dad in ‘The Hallmarked Man'* Shanker's ‘Old Man,' Leda Strike's Tattoo, Her First Husband's Real Name, and The Dress: A Conversation with Katya Slonenko about Her Strike-Ellacott Theories and Others from Reddit's r/CormoranStrike Community5 -- That was like reading Strike 9 in advance, John, wasn't it? Shades of ‘Robin is Sterile'! But the wheels almost fell off the cart when it came to the Incest speculation. Funny that it was a Golden Thread through all her work, though, not just Hallmarked Man...Incest Notes and Theories* Jonny Rokeby was both Cormoran and Charlotte's Father: The Incest Twist Rowling Has Hidden Inside the Strike Series* Is Rowling's Incest ‘Golden Thread' the Key to Her Cormoran Strike Finale? That Seems to Be the Strong Trend in the Theories Offered by Serious Strikers at Hogwarts Professor6 -- But, Nick, what a Year for a Trip to the Lake -- Rowling's Charlie Kirk tweets, the Charm Bracelet, the Congenital Blood Disease -- was your cup running over?JKR — VWD!Rowling Tweets About Congenital Blood Condition: von Willebrand Disease* Hallmarked Man and Rowling's Tweets after the Shooting of Charlie KirkThe Troubled Blood of J. K. Rowling: Blood as a Golden Thread in all her Works* Blood! The Crimson Thread: Exploring the Lake Inspiration of Blood in the Works of J. K. RowlingThe Christmas Charm Bracelet Conversations with Elizabeth Baird-Hardy:* The Christmas Charm Bracelet of Strike 9 Clues (Part One)* The Christmas Charm Bracelet of Strike 9 Clues (Part Two)Rowling Tweets about Changed Beliefs — and Her Beliefs about “Religious Faith”Perhaps the most important of Rowling's revelations in the past year were the ones she made about her beliefs consequent to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.Specifically on 12 September 2025 she wrote about the beliefs she has changed, in which tweet she concluded with thoughts about God and “religious faith:”The distinction implicit in Rowling's “God conundrum” is between (a) “religious faith,” conformity to the beliefs and practices of a specific revelation, and (b) belief in God. Her posture of enlightened agnosticism with respect to God, being unable to believe “without seeing proof,” while acknowledging the “God-shaped vacuum inside me,” an existential proof of same she experiences, is, frankly, only sophistry. It is verbiage draped over her all-too-human inability to reject those core beliefs she has qua postmodern that religious faith requires she reject for communion with God. [If you struggle earnestly and honestly with these same issues, I recommend to you what I would to Rowling as I have to Nick, namely, that you read James Cutsinger's Advice for the Serious Seeker and Ross Douthat's Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious. What Chesterton said about Christianity is as true about “religious faith” in general, “Christianity has not been tried and found wanting but found difficult and left untried.” Pedestrian agnosticism and adolescent atheism today are less markers of sophistication and thoughtfulness, being ‘above the herd,' than unthinking captivity to the zeitgeist and to one's unexamined beliefs.]7 -- That was a Big Year for us Lake Dwellers, John, but Hogwarts Professor, I think, will always be a Shed site until Rowling agrees to an interview with Veritaserum. And the Shed work we did with Hallmarked Man was significant; what was your favorite part of that?‘The Group Adventure of Charting Hallmarked Man' (Fourteen Posts) was a landmark event in Rowling Studies, frankly, and a proof that Strike 8 was one of if not THE most carefully planned novels — which proof serves as a corrective rebuke to readers who thought it was a careless melange of confusing and conflicting plot lines, the “worst of the series.”* The Group Adventure of Charting Hallmarked Man's Rings: Part Ten and Epilogue, Chapters 117-127 (post to the other thirteen posts in this series are at the bottom of this post)8 -- For me the Gang of Five independent Ring Reading of Hallmarked Man will always be the stand-out of the past year. But you brought the Lake into the Shed with your Read-Along-with-Nick Book club this year! Two epic poems by the Brownings, a Bildungsroman classic by Dodie Smith, and another C. S. Lewis template -- what was the goal and what was the highlight for you in those readings?Nick's Reading List Online: Rowling's Admitted Literary Influences (December 2020)Important Side Texts: The Ring and the Book, Aurora Leigh, I Capture the Castle,‘Till We Have FacesThe Ring and The Book – A Rowling Reading* What the Hallmarked Man Epigraphs Reveal About Rowling-Galbraith's Artistry and MeaningA Rowling Reading of Aurora Leigh* Talking About ‘A Rowling Reading of Aurora Leigh‘A J. K. Rowling Reading of I Capture the Castle* The Most Influential Book Rowling Read as a Child Wanting to Be a Writer is Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle‘Till We Have FacesC. S. Lewis' ‘Till We Have Faces' and Rowling-Galbraith's Cormoran Strike Series (Part One) Is ‘Till We Have Faces' the The Thematic Template for the ‘Strike-Ellacott' Series?C. S. Lewis' ‘Till We Have Faces' and Rowling-Galbraith's Cormoran Strike Series (Part Two): John Granger's thoughts on the seven points of intersection between CSL's retelling of the Cupid and Psyche myth and JKR's use of the same myth as a psychomachian story template* A Spirited Conversation about Rowling-Galbraith's Cormoran Strike Series and C. S. Lewis' ‘Till We Have Faces': What does the 1956 re-telling of the Cupid and Psyche myth tell Serious Strikers about Rowling's re-imagining of the same tale9 -- Our Paid Subscribers, John, had the opportunity to read Livingston's Traditional Theory of Literature with you. That took up a lot of your band-space, I know, because it led to your Symbolism of G posts. Why did you think republishing Livingston on Coomaraswamy was so important?In brief, Nick, it was because the most important work we did in Rowling Studies, I think, was not the exercise in Ring Reading that served as a demonstration of what we already suspected, but the synthesis change in how we read Rowling, namely, a shift in our Critical Perspective and Orientation. That was represented by our reprinting The Traditional Theory of Literature by Ray Livingston and our printing currently my PhD thesis draft on this same subject.The Livingston part of this Hogwarts Professor project for Paid Subscribers served as an in-depth introduction to the Perennialist interpretation of fiction, the counter and correction to Critique and to the profane reading of sacred art-in-story. It is the republication by chapters of The Traditional Theory of Literature (University of Minnesota Press, 1962), a book by Ray Livingston that makes reading the otherwise inaccessible Ananda Coomaraswamy the transformative experience it is.If you want to grasp what Rowling is all about, why she has chosen the Shed tools she has and what those choices reveal about her Dante-esque intentions as a writer, you need to wrestle with The Traditional Theory of Literature. Or you can read my PhD thesis draft on the same subject, ‘A Revelation of the Real: A Perennialist Reading of J. K. Rowling's Work'!Chapter Seven: Conclusion and Appendix (links to all the other posted chapters are at the beginning of this post)10 -- Nick, you talk about our Guests on the podcasts, please, and our Guest Posts. I think that's an essential part of what we do here, but coming from you, one of the great discoveries of Hogwarts Professor, it will mean a lot morePodcast Guests and Guest Posts:Dimitra Fimi* Reading Rowling as Myth Maker and Myth Re-Writer: A Conversation with Dr Dimitra Fimi* ‘Sleep Tight, Evangeline,' Miniature Psalters, and the Head of Persephone: A Conversation with Dimitra Fimi: Nick and John sit down with the renowned Tolkien scholar to quiz her about the meaning of Rowling's yuletide charm bracelet, mythological templates, and Strike9 titleEd ShardlowGuest Post: The Pride of Lions in ‘The Hallmarked Man': Ed Shardlow discusses the many lions on the surface, behind a corner, or well-concealed within Rowling-Galbraith's Eighth Cormoran Strike NovelHallmarked Man Notes: The Christmas Charm Bracelet Decoded, Tod Jameson and the Ectopic Pregnancy, and Venetian Blinds: Ed Shardlow shares his ‘Nuggets of Silver' about over-looked meanings in Rowling-Galbraith's Hallmarked Man* The Hidden Narratives and Interpretive Ciphers Beneath the Surface Story of Hallmarked Man: Ed Shardlow speaks with Nick Jeffery and John Granger about Stories inside the Strike 8 Story that Re-tell the Story and Explain Its MeaningThe Hallmarked Man Meets The Ickabog: Strike 8 and Rowling's Fractured Fairy Tale are Parallel Texts* The First Seven Strike Novels Paralleled Their Seven Harry Potter Equivalents; What Rowling Work Did The Hallmarked Man Parallel? Ed Shardlow makes the Argument in Conversation with John and Nick that Strike 8 is a Fun Re-Visiting of the Themes, Scenes, and Characters of Rowling's ‘Ickabog' Fairy TaleKatya SlonenkoDementia, Jewelry, and a Nine Inch Cock: The Mystery of Shanker's ‘Old Man,' His Given Name, and Why He's Never Killed Jeff Whittaker: Katya Slonenko's Deductions from Shanker Comments about His Dear Old Dad in ‘The Hallmarked Man'Katya Slonenko: Leda Strike's ‘Mistress of the Salmon Salts' Pudenda Tattoo: Strike Fandom's Leading Tattoo Artist Explains What Tattoos Mean in the Strike Novels and Explores Why Cormoran's Mum Would Put a Song Title in Ink Where She Did* Shanker's ‘Old Man,' Leda Strike's Tattoo, Her First Husband's Real Name, and The Dress: A Conversation with Katya Slonenko about Her Strike-Ellacott Theories and Others from Reddit's r/CormoranStrike CommunitySolomon Schmidt* A Pen to Change the World: Conversation with Solomon Schmidt, Rowling-Galbraith Biographer (Part One): Nick Jeffery and John Granger talk with Solomon Schmidt about the Adventure of Writing a Rowling Biography Today* A Pen to Change the World: Conversation with Solomon Schmidt, Rowling-Galbraith Biographer (Part Two) — Nick Jeffery and John Granger talk with Solomon Schmidt about what he'd ask Rowling as a biographer if given the chance --and he asks them what they would ask, with and without VeritaserumConclusions: First Anniversary Status QuoThree conclusions to an overly long Hallmarked Man Year One Review:1. It's Been a Great Year! I think we're well positioned for Strike 9 and for another year of discoveries via a Slow Mining of Strike 8.2. Next Year Promises to be Even Better! It may be a little slow in Strike fandom relatively speaking, but, with rumors of a Christmas Pig animated special and trailers for the adaptations of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in the air, we're going to be very busy here. And —3. We'll Be Breaking New Ground Here as Always! We have found an online platform to host online courses and classes for sharing the heights, depths, and breadth of traditional reading, not to mention practical seminars in how to identify and use the tools that Rowling deploys.All of which classes will be free or at a Close-to-Free discount for our Paid Subscribers here. That's our thank you for your generosity and in acknowledgement of your brilliance. Stay tuned!Hogwarts Professor is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

Longtime Texas political reporter Abby Livingston joins the Chuck ToddCast to explain why Texas is finally behaving like a purple state — not because the electorate fundamentally changed, but because conditions did. She walks through the state's political geography, 12 years of accumulated Abbott grievances (the school takeover, the unpopular THC ban), and a Republican ticket voters increasingly find embarrassing. Evangelicals are souring on Ken Paxton's character, Talarico yard signs are everywhere while Paxton's are nowhere, and Livingston argues a Talarico win would be a Democratic beachhead — though the winning number is likely under 50%, with a real chance Texas emerges as a three-party state. Timeline: (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements) 00:00 Why Texas is finally turning purple 08:00 Abbott fatigue, school takeovers, and the THC ban 11:45 The Texas GOP's character problem 16:15 What a Talarico win would actually mean 20:30 Trump, Latino voters, and the shifting coalition 30:00 A three-party Texas and the GOP's civil war 36:15 The congressional map in a wave scenario 46:15 Camp Mystic, college sports politics, and the UT backlash See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chuck Todd charts a Republican Party running out of road: the Fed hiking rates into Trump-driven inflation, JD Vance reduced to a "give us another chance" midterm pitch while Trump insists the economy is great, troops anonymously leaking photos of damaged bases, and seven Republicans now breaking with the president on War Powers. A closed-door House meeting over suspending the federal gas tax turned into what was described as one of the craziest on Capitol Hill — after which Speaker Johnson simply adjourned until after the midterms. Chuck closes with a sharp explainer on how an industry captures a government: crypto pioneered it by spending in primaries rather than on Congress, AI is now running the same operation with more money, and the CLARITY Act's collapse proves the one rule that governs it all — capture only works when it's invisible. Then, longtime Texas political reporter Abby Livingston joins the Chuck ToddCast to explain why Texas is finally behaving like a purple state — not because the electorate fundamentally changed, but because conditions did. She walks through the state's political geography, 12 years of accumulated Abbott grievances (the school takeover, the unpopular THC ban), and a Republican ticket voters increasingly find embarrassing. Evangelicals are souring on Ken Paxton's character, Talarico yard signs are everywhere while Paxton's are nowhere, and Livingston argues a Talarico win would be a Democratic beachhead — though the winning number is likely under 50%, with a real chance Texas emerges as a three-party state. Finally, he answers listeners’ questions in the “Ask Chuck” segment and previews the upcoming weekend in college football. Sign up link: nextpredict.io/summits/the-worlds-prediction-markets-summit Timeline: 00:00 Chuck Todd’s introduction 07:00 Rate hikes, Vance's midterm pitch, and Trump's delusion 09:45 Damaged bases and the growing Iran war backlash 12:45 Republicans breaking ranks on War Powers 20:45 The gas tax meltdown that shut down the House 28:00 Trump's arch and a Congress that won't stop him 33:00 How an industry captures a government 39:00 The CLARITY Act, crypto's undoing, and AI's turn 52:30 Abby Livingston joins the Chuck ToddCast 54:00 Why Texas is finally turning purple 1:02:00 Abbott fatigue, school takeovers, and the THC ban 1:05:45 The Texas GOP's character problem 1:10:15 What a Talarico win would actually mean 1:14:30 Trump, Latino voters, and the shifting coalition 1:24:00 A three-party Texas and the GOP's civil war 1:30:15 The congressional map in a wave scenario 1:40:15 Camp Mystic, college sports politics, and the UT backlash 1:55:00 Ask Chuck 1:55:15 Thoughts on Georgia Tech and Tennessee? 2:00:30 Thoughts on the Tennessee senate race? 2:08:45 Was avoiding a debate the right move for Mike Rogers? 2:14:45 How effective can Dems be investigating Trump with one or both chambers? 2:19:00 What can Dems realistically do with control of congress? 2:25:30 College football previewSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Unspeakable, KJ sits down with Assistant District Attorney Brad Casio as he recounts the prosecution of Charles Smith.Charles A. Smith, 28, of Denham Springs, was already wanted for SA in neighboring Tangipahoa Parish when he took the woman and her toddler at gunpoint from the parking lot. He forced them into a stolen white Chrysler PT Cruiser and drove them north across parish lines—through Livingston, into St. Helena, and on toward Tangipahoa. Along that stretch of Highway 16, the kidnapping became something far worse.Unspeakable on Patreon!CLICK HERE

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During Hour 3 Colin Livingston from CanTorque joined the show discussing news and notes from around the world of motorsports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2026-09-13-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, September 13, 2026, in the 10:30 am service.   Scripture: Hebrews 6:9–12, 2 Peter 1:10–11, 2 Corinthians 13:5–6, 2 Peter 3:1–14 Notes: -It doesn't matter how long you have been saved, or even how confident you are in your salvation; you must be even more diligent to follow Jesus and pursue a life of true faith, reminds Pastor Livingston. -Examine yourself: Are you abiding in Christ? Are you growing in Him and bearing good fruit? -Are you too close to the things of the world, or serving two masters? -Even the apostle Paul made sure he ran so that he would not be "disqualified" (1 Corinthians 9:24-27).  

2026-09-13-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, September 13, 2026, in the 8:30 am service.   Scripture: Hebrews 6:9–12, 2 Peter 1:10–11, 2 Corinthians 13:5–6, 2 Peter 3:1–14 Notes: -It doesn't matter how long you have been saved, or even how confident you are in your salvation; you must be even more diligent to follow Jesus and pursue a life of true faith, reminds Pastor Livingston. -Examine yourself: Are you abiding in Christ? Are you growing in Him and bearing good fruit? -Are you too close to the things of the world, or serving two masters? -Even the apostle Paul made sure he ran so that he would not be "disqualified" (1 Corinthians 9:24-27).

Welcome to How Humans Heal. In this episode, I'm talking with Dr. Kelly Livingston about nervous system regulation and dysregulation — what these terms mean, and what we can do to regulate our nervous system. Dr. Kelly is the founder of Roots Deep Medicine, and is a licensed naturopathic doctor, like me. She is host of the Vital Spirit Podcast, where she explores nervous system regulation, the gut-brain connection, and psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology. Dysregulation is more often mentioned in scientific as well as public audiences, as a way to honor the experience of having a human nervous system, and reframing the way we discuss mental health and mind-body medicine. Many approaches we use in naturopathic medicine have been shown to be beneficial for regulating the nervous system, which Dr. Kelly and I explore in this episode. We're here to help you! LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:   Connect with Dr. Kelly: https://drkellylivingston.com/gutreset    Take Dr. Doni's Stress Type Quiz: https://doctordoni.com/quiz/stress-quiz/   Master Your Stress With Dr. Doni's Book: https://doctordoni.com/master-your-stress/    Pea Protein shake https://doctordoni.com/product/pea-protein-shake/    Bone Broth shake https://doctordoni.com/product/bone-broth-protein-nutritional-shake/    Collagen Support https://doctordoni.com/product/collagen-support-8-oz/    Gut Support https://doctordoni.com/product/leaky-gut-support-6-1-oz/    Schedule A Chat With Dr. Doni: https://intakeq.com/new/hhsnib/vuaovx    Read the full episode notes and find more information: https://doctordoni.com/blog/podcasts/ MORE RESOURCES FROM DR. DONI:   Quick links to social media, free guides and programs, and more: https://doctordoni.com/links     Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are product links and affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase I will earn a commission at no cost to you. Keep in mind that I link these companies and their products because of their quality and not because of the commission I receive from your purchases. The decision is yours, and whether or not you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

Click here to join the award-winning Sync Producer Hub Jason Dowty interviews Livingston Penn about his unexpected path into music—from an accidental band placement in the Caribbean to producing tracks with Fruity Loops, moving to the UK, and landing micro-sync placements for songs like "Winners Over Here," "Too Hot," and "Vibe Check." He explains how cassette-era DIY techniques evolved into library releases and CapCut micro-sync income. Livingston shares practical advice for aspiring sync artists: make lots of music, collaborate, learn the sync mindset, register with publishing tools or libraries, and use resources like the Sync Producer Hub to plant seeds for long-term passive income.

Rangers and Celtic both picked up narrow wins, but what did the performances tell us ahead of a huge Old Firm clash at Ibrox? Can the rest of the Premiership close the gap on Scotland's dominant duo, and are Hearts ready to challenge near the top again?Jonathan Sutherland, Stephen McGowan and Kris Doolan discuss Livingston's decision to part company with Glenn Whelan and bring David Martindale back into the dugout. Was it the right move, and what does it say about the club's expectations this season?Plus, Sebastian Pognoli reveals his Scotland coaching team. What can the new faces bring, and could a younger, more energetic national side be on the horizon?02:24 — Chris Doolan's Ghost Goal and Great Football Gaffes07:50 — Rangers and Celtic Find a Way to Win12:22 — Old Firm Cup Showdown Takes Centre Stage14:31 — Livingston Pull the Trigger on Whelan19:18 — Morton's Fight for Survival22:19 — Scotland's New Coaching Team and Youth Focus

On a January afternoon in 2015, a mother walked into a Dollar General on Highway 16 in Livingston Parish, Louisiana with her two-year-old child. She never made it home. Charles A. Smith, 28, of Denham Springs, was already wanted for SA in neighboring Tangipahoa Parish when he took the woman and her toddler at gunpoint from the parking lot. He forced them into a stolen white Chrysler PT Cruiser and drove them north across parish lines—through Livingston, into St. Helena, and on toward Tangipahoa. Along that stretch of Highway 16, the kidnapping became something far worse.Timestamps07:22 The Kidnapping20:33 Hidden Woods Assault43:58 Trail Leads Home52:19 No Deal Unspeakable on Patreon!click here

This week, we're joined by social affairs journalist Eve Livingston, to talk about her latest long-read, exploring the growing number of self-described ‘Hikikomori' in Britain. Eve talks to us about how harder economic pressures, alongside an expansive, all encompassing internet, is making it easier for some young people to live isolated and detached lives, and in many cases, even prefer doing so. She also talks about the parents of Hikikomori, and the techniques they've used to try bring their kids back into their social lives. We also discuss a theory that Anne Hathaway over-charged her Jupiter Water in an occult ritual that potentially led to the death of Dolly Parton.  Read Eve's article: https://dispatch-media.com/meet-britains-hikikomori/ Follow Eve on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eve__rebecca/ ------- LEBANON AID LINKS Here are some fundraisers to support collective rebuilding and survival efforts on the ground in Lebanon. -Beit El-Baraka started out as a food bank, but has grown to help people afford rent, cover their essentials, and live with dignity.  https://beitelbaraka.org/donate-directly/ or donate in general https://beitelbaraka.org/donate-now/ -LiveLove was a charity for a number of other matters, but since 2024 has been solely comitted to helping people displaced by Israeli attacks. https://livelove.org/donate -Lebanese Food Bank supports displaced and impoverished people https://lebanesefoodbank.org/take-action/donate/ Solar Powered Lebanon is an initiative to restore people's power using solar panels, since larger infrastructure is at constant risk of attack. https://fundahope.com/en/campaigns/solar-powered-lebanon ----- PALESTINE AID LINKS These are some general links you can support collective efforts with! -The Palestinian Communist Youth Union is doing a food and water effort, and is part of the official communist party of Palestine https://www.gofundme.com/f/to-preserve-whats-left-of-humanity-global-solidarity -Water is Life, a water distribution project in North Gaza affiliated with an Indigenous American organization and the Freedom Flotilla https://www.waterislifegaza.org/ -Vegetable Distribution Fund, which secured and delivers fresh veg, affiliated with Freedom Flotilla also https://www.instagram.com/linking/fundraiser?fundraiser_id=1102739514947848 ----- PHOEBE ALERT Okay, now that we have your attention; check out her Substack Here! Check out Masters of our Domain with Milo and Patrick, here! -------- Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).

Livingston have made the first big managerial move of the season, bringing David Martindale back to the dugout. What went wrong for Glenn Whelan, and can Martindale quickly reignite a promotion push? There's also praise for high-flying Stenhousemuir as their remarkable start continues.At Rangers, Lawrence Shankland faces a spell on the sidelines, but who steps up in his absence? Can Kevin Kelsy justify the investment, or will someone else seize the opportunity?Plus, what should Sebastian Pogignoli's Scotland backroom team look like as a new era for the national side begins?05:13 — Livingston Turn Back to Martindale 10:43 — Stenhousemuir's Remarkable Rise Continues 13:14 — League One and League Two Talking Points 17:02 — Rangers Hit by Shankland Injury Blow 19:52 — Who Fills the Void Up Front for Rangers? 22:08 — Building Scotland's New Coaching Team

The signature songs of the 1920, ‘30s' and ‘40s have never gone away because musicians and music fans recognize they are worth preserving. On Sunday September 20 at Crooners, Erin Livingston sings a show called Straight No Chaser, with the Wolverines Trio onstage with Erin. Rick Carlson of the Wolverines and Erin Livingston talked to Phil Nusbaum about performing these songs. But first, Erin addresses the mood of the era the songs evoke.

During Hour 3 Colin Livingston from CanTorque joined the show breaking down news from across the landscape of motorsports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Love football? Love Inverness Caledonian Thistle? Love talking about HGVs? Jack Burton says this is the podcast for you. Despite ICTFC recording no league wins at time of recording, The Wyness Shuffle is back to run the big rig over the most recent matches v Raith Rovers and Stenhousemuir and the start to the season in general. Returning to the Highlands, Roddy Macgregor joins us for a chat, and Craig Masterton from the ICT Community Development Trust gives us an update on the amazing work of everyone involved in their efforts. Join Andrew Moffat, Stevie Riley, Andrew Young, Sandy Sutherland, and Lee Tarling for all of that, plus some random ABBA references. 01.00: Hello: Mama Mia we need an SOS. 01.33: Highlight / Lowlight: The boys pick out their highlights and their lowlights from the opening month of the season. 05:47: Game by Game: Five games played, won 0, drawn 3, lost 2. Points 3. Sitting 9th in the league. Doesn't look great but the Shufflers point to some positive results, where the manager might look to change things up, additions, and how Marvin Bartley is actually really smart and we are not. 33.15: What Ya Sayin?: Returning after two years in the Glasgow wilderness, Roddy Macgregor talks coming back to Inverness, his time down south, trying to get in the starting eleven, and his love of a Hilton chippy and a pint of Stella. 50.51: The Club: Always lots going behind the scenes as the Shufflers talk Stadium renovations, hospitality options, fixture scheduling, the sad departure of some key faces at the club, and huge debate and much excitement about Highland Fuels proposed ICT truck park and bunkering site. 01:07:26: Community Trust: The ICT Community Development Trust's primary objective is to promote and improve the physical and mental health of both young and old through activity and provide an opportunity for everyone in Inverness and surrounding areas to participate in football! We talked to Chief Exec Craig Masterton. 01:37:47: League Lookahead: The boys look ahead to the away games in Ayr and Livingston, Friday night lights v Greenock Morton, and discuss when our first win of the league campaign is most likely to appear. There's it.

2026-09-06-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, September 6, 2026, in the 8:30 am service.   Scripture: 2 Peter 1:16–21, Jude Notes: -Pastor Livingston reminds listeners that, the more confused and dark the world becomes, the more we need the light of God's Word in us. -It is our hope, power, and eternal, firm foundation - it is all we need.  

2026-09-06-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, September 6, 2026, in the 10:30 am service.   Scripture: 2 Peter 1:16–21, Jude Notes: -Pastor Livingston reminds listeners that, the more confused and dark the world becomes, the more we need the light of God's Word in us. -It is our hope, power, and eternal, firm foundation - it is all we need.

Phil Egan is back with Monday's Football Daily, as Arsenal keep their perfect start to the Premier League season with a 2-1 comeback win over Chelsea at the Emirates. Hear from Mikel Arteta, David Raya, Reece James and Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso, plus Vinny Perth on what this result says about the champions.Manchester United are left frustrated after a late Everton equaliser, with Michael Carrick and David Moyes reacting — and a look at how Jack Grealish is being built back to full fitness.Plus, Derry City book their place in the FAI Cup semi-finals, Livingston sack Glen Whelan, and a preview of Troy Parrott's Champions League clash with Lille.Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

Scarcity whispers that there isn't enough. Ego insists you deserve more anyway. Abundance is the quiet third option nobody mentions. Most of us were handed scarcity as a default setting. This episode sits with that tension: what scarcity actually protects us from, why ego is so loyal to it, and what shifts when abundance becomes a practiced choice instead of a lucky feeling. It's less about having more and more about needing less from the wrong things. Ask what your ego is really protecting when it demands "more" Treat abundance as a discipline you build, not a mood you wait for Trace your scarcity triggers back to their original source SPONSORS ☺️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MOD.com⁠⁠ Prescription Modafinil for energy and focus. Free consultation, free shipping and 10% off Promo code PSYCHOLOGY at ⁠⁠MOD.com⁠⁠

MMA Lock of the Night is back to give you breakdowns and predictions for Contender Series 2026: Week 4.

How long can Stenhousemuir keep their remarkable Championship run going? The team analyse another impressive win for Marvin Bartley's side and ask what's gone wrong at Livingston. Are Inverness Caledonian Thistle destined to climb the table, and have Dunfermline found a spark after their first league win?In League One, Hamilton Academical and Ross County are setting the pace, but why are Airdrie and Queen of the South struggling?Plus, Elgin City's flying start in League Two, Clyde's credentials as challengers, concerns for Stirling Albion, and whether Dumbarton should already be worried about life at the foot of the table02:13 Stenhousemuir's remarkable Championship start 08:21 Livingston's struggles and Inverness concerns 10:58 Queen's Park, Morton and Dunfermline's first win 14:27 Hamilton lead the way as Ross County emerge as favourites 18:06 East Kilbride's reality check and Airdrie's alarming form 21:49 What's gone wrong at Queen of the South? 23:29 Elgin City set the pace in League Two as Clyde chase 26:50 Stirling Albion's slow start and Dumbarton's worries

During Hour 3 Colin Livingston from CanTorque joined the show discussing news from the world of racing and motorsports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2026-08-30-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, August 30, 2026, in the 10:30 am service.   Scripture: Acts 8:1–25, 1 Timothy 5:6, Psalm 139:23 Notes: -You can't hold on to sin and expect to live fully in Christ, says Pastor Livingston. -You should be living every day as David wrote in Psalm 139, -asking the Lord to search your heart, try you, and lead you into everlasting life. 

2026-08-30-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, August 30, 2026, in the 8:30 am service.   Scripture: Acts 8:1–25, 1 Timothy 5:6, Psalm 139:23 Notes: -You can't hold on to sin and expect to live fully in Christ, says Pastor Livingston. -You should be living every day as David wrote in Psalm 139, -asking the Lord to search your heart, try you, and lead you into everlasting life. 

Psychology often helps people understand why they eat, but it rarely stops the behavior itself. Glenn Livingston, a psychologist from a family of therapists, struggled with his weight for years despite his training.  After consulting for the food industry, he realized overeating is a biological issue rather than a psychological one. He discovered the solution involves understanding brain biology instead of focusing solely on self-love. The Reptilian Brain Response The reptilian brain handles survival impulses and can override rational thought during perceived emergencies. Modern life creates constant stress that tricks this primitive brain into a state of alarm.  Food companies exploit this by providing small justifications that allow the reptilian brain to take over. Once these excuses take center stage, the rational brain steps aside and allows impulsive eating to occur. The Inner Pig Method How did Livingston regain control? He created non-negotiable rules and identified the internal voice that tries to break them. He calls this voice the inner pig to help separate the impulse from his actual identity.  This separation provides a few critical microseconds to make a conscious choice instead of purely reacting. By viewing the craving as a separate entity, you stop negotiating with it and maintain your rules. Biology and Decision Fatigue Many people relapse because of biological dysregulation caused by lack of sleep, dehydration, or skipping meals. Decision fatigue also depletes the willpower needed to resist the reptilian brain's survival messages.  Livingston recommends stabilizing biology with regular meals before attempting complex dietary changes. Establishing a steady nutritional foundation makes it much easier to manage the psychology of eating. Identity and Extinction Bursts Cravings often intensify dramatically right before they disappear in a process known as an extinction burst. This surge is a survival mechanism where the brain checks if a reward is still available.  Permanent change happens when you shift your identity to become someone who keeps their word to themselves. Eventually, keeping these rules becomes a natural part of who you are rather than a daily struggle. In this podcast, you will discover: Why the reptilian brain overrides rational judgment and how marketing exploits this mechanism. The inner pig method for creating mental tripwires that help you catch cravings. How biological factors like sleep deprivation and meal skipping lead to decision fatigue. The science of the extinction burst and why cravings feel worse before they fade. Why focusing on slow weight loss through consistent nutrition is more effective. How to transform your self-concept by keeping small, non-negotiable promises to yourself. EPISODE RESOURCES: Facebook Instagram Twitter   Podcast

Two men and two hundred years of history… On this week's This Is History: In Conversation, Dan Jones meets Mike Livingston — award-winning historian and novelist from across the pond — to discuss the Hundred Years War. A former Secretary-General for the United States Commission on Military History, Livingston knows a thing or two about battles. He's written multiple award-winning novels and frequently hosts lectures on the subject at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina. Together, they delve into Livingston's latest book ‘The Two Hundred Years War' and discuss the curious questions it proposes: when did the war actually start and end? What did the French really think about it? Is the longbow overrated? – If you want a deeper dive into the Hundred Years War with Dan and Mike, grab their accompanying bonus episode at patreon.com/thisishistory. There, they dig deeper into the gory, the genius and the gruesome medieval warfare involved in England and France's most enduring military conflict. – A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices – Presented by Dan Jones Producer - Alan Weedon Senior Producer - Dominic Tyerman Junior Producer - Dulcie Whadcock Executive Producer - Louisa Field Executive Producer - Dan Jones Production Manager - Jen Mistri Production Coordinator - Eric Ryan Head of Content - Chris Skinner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode:Quick Hits: Naskila Leggett opens in Livingston, Texas, Suncoast is brand spankin' new, and we introduce Vegas 101 with a little bit about the beginnings of Golden GateNews: $100 cheesesteak and Casey gives a masterclass on cheese, production shows are closing in Vegas, and Downtown Grand gets soldDegen Lounge: What are you doing at 1 am in Vegas?Thank you for listening!

Trent Livingston is back on That Tech Pod. When Trent first joined the pod for Episode 3 in 2021, he was leading ESI Analyst, a pioneering SaaS company focused on data discovery for the legal industry. Today, after selling ESI Analyst, he's tackling a very different problem: America's housing crisis. As co-founder and CEO of ZoneLex, Trent is focused on one of the least visible but most consequential pieces of the housing puzzle: zoning law. Fragmented, constantly changing local regulations can determine what gets built, where it gets built, and whether the housing Americans need can actually get approved.We talk about Trent's journey from legal tech to housing, why zoning is such a massive technology problem, and how his experience working with complex legal and data systems led him to this new challenge. We also dig into his philosophy around Applied AI and Small Language Models, and why bigger models aren't necessarily better for enterprise applications.From the limits of today's AI systems to the possibility that technology is beginning to outpace the laws governing it, Trent makes the case for a different approach to AI: know the land. Know the laws. And, naturally, we end with the question: after taking on zoning, housing, and some of America's most complicated regulatory data, what's the next impossible problem Trent might decide to tackle?Trent Livingston is a two-time founder who specializes in bringing macro-level technology visions to life. After founding and selling ESI Analyst, a pioneering SaaS data discovery solution in the legal tech space, Trent turned his attention to a massive new challenge: U.S. zoning law and the nation's housing crisis. His motivation to tackle this space is directly tied to his deep foundation in legal technology and his work as a testifying expert in complex data analytics. Recognizing that the "missing middle" housing shortage ultimately starts and stops with fragmented, ever-changing laws, he co-founded ZoneLex. As CEO, Trent drives the strategic vision for an enterprise platform powered by Applied AI and Small Language Models designed to decode and structure this complex legal landscape. With over two decades of experience, Trent excels at identifying massive, unaddressed bottlenecks and building market-defining B2B businesses that drive real-world impact.

2026-08-23-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, August 23, 2026, in the 8:30 am service.   Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:13–16, Hebrews 3:12, 1 Timothy 3:14–16 Notes: -Preaching from 1 Timothy, Pastor Livingston says Christians must uphold the doctrine of Christ - and ensure that His life-giving words are what is preached. -We must remain in God's Word, taking up His cross every day, or we will have no life in Him.

2026-08-23-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, August 23, 2026, in the 10:30 am service.   Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:13–16, Hebrews 3:12, 1 Timothy 3:14–16 Notes: -Preaching from 1 Timothy, Pastor Livingston says Christians must uphold the doctrine of Christ - and ensure that His life-giving words are what is preached. -We must remain in God's Word, taking up His cross every day, or we will have no life in Him.

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, gets mushy with a long-time friend, collaborator, and former Forward Radio programmer and leader, Robin Frederick! Robin is now the Owner & Director of the Kentucky Mushroom Festival coming up on September 18-20, 2026 out at Rockcastle Riverside, 4211 Lower River Rd, Livingston, KY. Robin was last on the program for a Live Pledge Drive broadcast way back in October 2018, but this week we are catching up on the Kentucky Mushroom Festival (https://www.kentuckymushroomfest.com/) and Robin's personal journey in the festival world, since she's also an organizer for the Kentucky Yoga Festival May 14-16, 2027 (https://www.kyyogafest.com/) and PlayThink Festival June 17-20, 2027 at Barren River Magic (https://www.playthinkfestival.com/). But before talking festivals, Justin and Robin caught up with her sustainability journey! Listen into find out how Robin first got involved in sustainability and then she tells us about the Sustainability 101 class she now teaches at UofL, her PhD program, and her dissertation work on Digital Infrastructure and Uneven Development: A Comparative Study of AI-Intensive Data Center Infrastructure Siting, Governance, and Public Participation in Louisville, Kentucky, and Memphis, Tennessee. As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at https://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at https://appalatin.com

Dundee are celebrating derby-day success after edging out Dundee United and continuing their impressive start to the Premiership season.Charlotte Cohen is joined by Moira Gordon and Rory Loy to assess what the result means for both sides, whether Dundee United's lack of goals is becoming a concern and what Jim Goodwin can do to turn performances into points.The discussion also takes in the Championship, where newly-promoted Stenhousemuir sit top of the table after a remarkable start under Marvin Bartley, while Livingston, Dunfermline and Partick Thistle remain firmly in the promotion picture.Plus, with the transfer window entering its final days, the panel debate who has done the best business, where Celtic and Hearts still need strengthening and why Rangers may still have major work to do before the deadline.

Worship with us on VIZION CHURCH ONLINE every Sunday at 9:30am and 11:00am EST: https://live.vizionchurch.com Visit Our Website: https://www.vizionchurch.com/ FOLLOW VIZION CHURCH ► https://facebook.com/vizionchurch ► https://instagram.com/vizionchurch/ Listen to the Vizion Church Podcast: http://bit.ly/vizioncast What we give to God cannot compare to what He has given us: His inexpressible gift. If you feel lead to support Vizion Church, visit the online giving center. ►http://bit.ly/2gLulBw About Vizion Church: Vizion is a vibrant church located in Uptown Charlotte. Our mission is to empower people to live out the extraordinary vision of God. 704-560-8335 info@vizionchurch.com 1113 Fordham Rd Charlotte, NC 28208

A dramatic night in Europe leaves plenty to discuss as the Scottish Football Podcast looks ahead to a huge weekend.We preview a fascinating Dundee Derby as Steven Pressley's impressive Dundee side prepare to face Jim Goodwin's Dundee United.In Europe can Rangers and Hibs finish the job in their Conference League play-offs? Are Hearts still capable of upsetting Rapid Vienna? And what can Motherwell take from a spirited display against one of Europe's strongest sides?Plus, who is best placed in the Championship promotion race as Partick Thistle, Inverness, Livingston and Dunfermline prepare for key early-season tests?

2026-08-16-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, August 16, 2026, in the 8:30 am service.   Scripture: Matthew 6:9–13, Hebrews 2:1, Luke 21:34–36 Notes: -The world is drifting, says Pastor Livingston, -and if Christians aren't careful, they will drift too. -We can escape by heeding God's Word and praying daily, -while we watch for Jesus's return

2026-08-16-1030 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning, August 16, 2026, in the 10:30 am service.   Scripture: Matthew 6:9–13, Hebrews 2:1, Luke 21:34–36 Notes: -The world is drifting, says Pastor Livingston, -and if Christians aren't careful, they will drift too. -We can escape by heeding God's Word and praying daily, -while we watch for Jesus's return

Al Capone begged his way into the prison band, Robert Stroud spent eleven years in the hospital, and every inmate at Alcatraz learned fast that on the Rock, almost everything beyond a meal and a cot had to be earned... and a single broken rule could send you into total silence and darkness in the hole.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/alcatrazREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y7sjc7zwCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:01:23.422 = Show Open00:02:30.901 = Being An Alcatraz Inmate00:19:49.953 = The Impossibility of Escaping Alcatraz ***00:40:10.152 = Prisons More terrifying Than Alcatraz ***00:52:59.621 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Being An Alcatraz Inmate” by Melissa Sartore for Ranker.com's Weird History:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/535vhu7n“The Impossibility of Escaping Alcatraz” by Melissa Sartore for Ranker.com's Weird History:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdfj2ypt“More Terrifying Than Alcatraz” by Michelle Nati for Ranker.com's Unspeakable Times: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3jwhh268(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: February, 2021Weird Darkness takes listeners inside the federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island — what daily life was actually like behind its walls, the fourteen escape attempts that mostly ended in the San Francisco Bay, and a tour of American prisons whose conditions make the Rock look mild by comparison.It opens with the texture of everyday survival at Alcatraz, where the prison held roughly 330 men in cells measuring five feet by nine, and where food, clothing, shelter, and medical care were the only four rights an inmate had — everything else, from library access to a spot in the prison band, had to be earned. Warden James A. Johnston enforced a code of silence that lasted until 1937, so inmates like Jim Quillen talked through the pipes between cells, and Quillen described nineteen days in solitary as total silence and darkness. Al Capone begged his way into the Rock Islanders band and learned tenor guitar, tenor banjo, and mandola; Robert Stroud, the Birdman of Alcatraz, spent eleven of his seventeen years there in the hospital, studying law and languages. Prisoners were counted thirteen times a day, allowed a single two-page letter each week to a blood relative, and served food widely regarded as the best in the federal system — and still, by inmate Bryan Conway's account, fourteen of three hundred seventeen men went violently insane during his last year, one dock worker chopping off the fingers of his own left hand with an ax.From there, the episode turns to the men who tried to leave. Joseph "Dutch" Bowers became the first, shot off a fence on April 27th, 1936, while working the incinerator detail. Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe sawed through a window in the Model Industries Building and vanished into a storm-driven current in December 1937, their bodies never found. The 1938 breakout by James Limerick, Jimmy Lucas, and Rufus "Whitey" Franklin killed guard Royal C. Cline with a hammer; Arthur "Doc" Barker, son of Ma Barker, was shot in the head near the shoreline in January 1939. The May 1946 "Battle of Alcatraz" pulled in the Coast Guard and the Marines over two days and left guards William Miller and Harold Stites dead. And the most famous attempt of all came in June 1962, when Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin chipped through their cell walls with spoons, left dummy heads made of soap and hair in their beds, and disappeared on a raft stitched from raincoats — three men the FBI never found.The episode closes by leaving Alcatraz behind for prisons still standing. ADX Florence in Colorado, the "Alcatraz of the Rockies," holds inmates like Ted Kaczynski and Ramzi Yousef in seventy-five-square-foot concrete cells for twenty-three hours a day. At the Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas, an inmate named Andre Thomas removed his own eye. Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Maricopa County Tent City Jail in Phoenix housed people outdoors in the Arizona heat until it was dismantled in 2017. Orleans Parish Prison in New Orleans has stood on the same ground for three hundred years, first used to hold enslaved people who tried to escape. San Quentin, built in 1852 and once home to Charles Manson and Richard Ramirez, drew a court-appointed report describing a facility so old, dirty, and overcrowded that housing people there was called dangerous.