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Set real cleaning aside. Code red! You've got 15 minutes until someone walks in your front door. What do you do?Top Ten Ways to Fake a Clean House in 15 Minutes1. Light a Candle (or Two)Instantly changes the mood — cozy, intentional, welcomingDistracts from dust, clutter, or pet smellsChoose scents that smell clean (citrus, linen, herbs) rather than heavy perfumeBonus: dim the lights a bit — candlelight hides a multitude of sins2. Clear the EntrywayFirst impression zone — it matters mostScoop up shoes, boots, coats, and bags — toss into a basket/closetStraighten the rug, sweep quickly if neededEven a vase of grocery store flowers makes it feel “ready for company”3. Wipe the Bathroom Sink and Swap the Hand TowelGuests almost always use the bathroom — it's a giveaway spaceWipe toothpaste, water spots, and fingerprints off sink and mirrorReplace hand towel with a fresh, clean one (even if from the linen closet)Quick check for toilet paper roll and a candle in the corner = instant polish4. Fluff the Couch Cushions and Toss on a ThrowMessy sofa = messy house in people's mindsQuick karate-chop the pillows (design trick: makes them look plumped)Smooth cushions and throws — or just throw a blanket over a problem spotAdds a “styled on purpose” look in seconds5. Do the Dishes DashClear sink is visual shorthand for “I keep a clean house”Load dishwasher fast — no sorting, just stashNo dishwasher? Dirty dishes into oven (yes, it works — just don't forget them!)Wipe sink basin — shiny sink distracts from messy counters6. Vacuum Lines — Even If You Don't Vacuum the Whole HouseGuests see the living room rug first — run the vacuum in a gridVisible lines = fresh clean illusion, even if dust bunnies are still hidingIf no time for full vacuum, at least hit high-traffic spots (entry + living room)Sound of vacuum running before guests arrive also works psychological magic7. Corral the ClutterGet luxury linens from our friends at American Blossom Linens and save 20% with code TOP20: https://americanblossomlinens.comClean, CLEAN with Branch Basics! https://branchbasics.com/ Coupon code HOMEMAKERCHICDécorate your home with French antiques just in from Paris at Everyday Château https://www.everydaychateau.com/Want to skill up in the kitchen? Visit cook.theelliotthomestead.com for 5 new recipes and tutorials a month!Follow up on YouTube for FULL Videos:https://www.youtube.com/@homemakerchicpodcast (Please note episodes can run up to a couple weeks late on Youtube. Follow us on Instagramhttps://instagram.com/homemakerchicpodcastSupport the show on Patreon and get digital downloads of both our cookbooks!https://www.patreon.com/homemakerchicpodcast
In this episode, Hannah (@made2movept) tackles the outdated narrative that running is “bad for your knees.” She shares new research, a simple analogy for understanding pain, and her RAMP framework (Relative Rest, Assess, Move with Load, Progress) - the step-by-step system she uses to help runners train smarter, get stronger, and keep running for life.PMID: 9489830PMID: 28504066PMID: 36875337Want real, no-BS advice on health, training, and living pain-free? Join my weekly newsletter for stories, insights, and tips that help you stay active for life: Join here.Welcome to the Healthy Charleston Podcast, your guide to taking charge of your health and wellness journey. In a world full of confusing and overwhelming health advice, we cut through the noise with real, evidence-based conversations. Each week, I connect with athletes, coaches, healthcare pros, and community leaders who share what health truly means to them — and how you can stay active and strong for life.@healthycharleston | @made2moveptDon't spend another day in pain! Request an appointment at https://www.made2movept.com/contact
Ben Criddle talks BYU sports every weekday from 2 to 6 pm.Today's Co-Hosts: Ben Criddle (@criddlebenjamin)Subscribe to the Cougar Sports with Ben Criddle podcast:Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cougar-sports-with-ben-criddle/id99676
On todays episode, Ari offers an update on his rucking journey and gives a full endorsement of his new, more affordable pack from Frontline Athletics! He recounts his recent travels to Hershey, Pennsylvania, and mentions audiobooks and a novel he's currently enjoying. Ari also shares some life updates and his upcoming participation in a "light" GoRuck event for his birthday in Cincinnati! Load up that pack with weight and get rucking with Ari!Support the showRunningScaredMedia.comVisit our shop to purchase our jogcasts and other merchEmail us at: therunningscaredpodcast@gmail.comFollow us:Instagram @runningscaredmediaJoin our FB Running Group
Send Dr. Li a text here. Please leave your email address if you would like a reply, thanks.In episode 245 of the Make Time for Success podcast, Dr. Christine Li dives into the challenges and unique opportunities of midlife, focusing on how women can lighten their emotional and physical loads. She explores the energy drains that often come with this life phase—like clutter, overwhelming obligations, and outdated routines—and offers three practical strategies for decluttering, setting better boundaries, and reclaiming time for self-care and joy. If you're ready to feel more vibrant and empowered in midlife, this episode is for you!Timestamps:00:00:00 – 00:01:19Dr. Li introduces the episode's focus on midlife energy drains and the importance of releasing what no longer serves us.00:01:27 – 00:02:10Quick background on Dr. Li and the podcast's mission.00:02:10 – 00:04:24Overview of midlife challenges and the unique loads it brings.00:04:24 – 00:09:25Segment 1: Tackling physical and emotional clutter—tips and mindset shifts.00:09:25 – 00:13:15Segment 2: Examining expectations and perfectionism—how to lighten your internal load.00:13:15 – 00:16:25Segment 3: Identifying hidden energy drains, especially tech habits.To get the free download that accompanies this episode, go to https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/midlifeTo sign up for the Waitlist for the Simply Productive Program, go to https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/SPFor more information on the Make Time for Success podcast, visit: https://www.maketimeforsuccesspodcast.comGain Access to Dr. Christine Li's Free Resource Library -- 12 downloadable tools and templates to help you bypass the impulse to procrastinate: https://procrastinationcoach.mykajabi.com/freelibraryTo work with Dr. Li on a weekly basis in her coaching and accountability program, register for The Success Lab here: https://www.procrastinationcoach.com/labConnect with Us!Dr. Christine LiWebsite: https://www.procrastinationcoach.comFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/procrastinationcoachInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/procrastinationcoach/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@procrastinationcoachThe Success Lab: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/lab Simply Productive: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/SPThe 10th round of the Re-Energize Your Home 5-Day Challenge begins September 8th. This fun, free, effective event will give you tools to not only get a handle on your clutter, but also show you how to reclaim the energy in your home, your mind, and your life. Sign up at https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/challenge
194: On this episode, Tony takes a slightly different approach to an episode by mixing some after thoughts and the audio ripped from our latest YouTube video of the Sniper's Hide Precision Rifle Course. He talks bout his future plans for learning and competing in precision rifle and what tools he has for the beginning part of the journey! If you guys want to save some on your own set of sexy Italian wood furniture from Woox for your shotgun or AR be sure to use code: laughnload10 For that Blackout Coffee link to support the show click https://www.blackoutcoffee.com?p=SJxs6gMea Be sure to use code LNL20 if it is your first order and get 20% off! Thanks for all of your guy's support! We love ya! Please help us out by rating and reviewing the podcast! Thank you! Got questions? Email us at pewtimepodcast@gmail.com If you want to book Tony for a class email him at performancegun@gmail.com Looking for some new range wear? Head over to https://www.laughnload.com to check out some of the shirts, hats, hoodies and more that are currently available. What to check out some more from us you can search Laugh n Load on IG, FB and YouTube. FB: https://www.facebook.com/252407111792056/ IG: https://instagram.com/laughnload?igshid=tm0tboj9syru YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvK8P5NQ_sCpz1Hwasmd62Q
194: On this episode, Tony takes a slightly different approach to an episode by mixing some after thoughts and the audio ripped from our latest YouTube video of the Sniper's Hide Precision Rifle Course. He talks bout his future plans for learning and competing in precision rifle and what tools he has for the beginning part of the journey!If you guys want to save some on your own set of sexy Italian wood furniture from Woox for your shotgun or AR be sure to usecode: laughnload10For that Blackout Coffee link to support the show click https://www.blackoutcoffee.com?p=SJxs6gMea Be sure to use code LNL20 if it is your first order and get 20% off!Thanks for all of your guy's support! We love ya!Please help us out by rating and reviewing the podcast! Thank you!Got questions? Email us at pewtimepodcast@gmail.comIf you want to book Tony for a class email him at performancegun@gmail.com Looking for some new range wear?Head over to https://www.laughnload.com to check out some of the shirts, hats, hoodies and more that are currently available. What to check out some more from us you can search Laugh n Load on IG, FB and YouTube. FB: https://www.facebook.com/252407111792056/IG: https://instagram.com/laughnload?igshid=tm0tboj9syruYT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvK8P5NQ_sCpz1Hwasmd62Q
Dan talked to the Post-Gazette about what it was like calling Saturday and Sunday's Pirates games at Wrigley Field.Bubba Chandler is being called up Friday to pitch out of the 'pen. On the surface, Dan is surprised why Chandler will pitch in a bulk role. Dan thinks workload management could be a driving factor. Chandler also isn't entering the majors off a ton of success. Dan is shocked Chandler is here.
Hour 3 with Joe Starkey: Bubba Chandler is being called up Friday to pitch out of the 'pen. On the surface, Dan Zangrilli is surprised why Chandler will pitch in a bulk role. Dan thinks workload management could be a driving factor. Mark thinks Cam Heyward underestimated the backlash he would receive. Aaron Rodgers threw subtle shade at Cam Heyward and his contract.
This week, Sarah Sheridan chats with Mike Sharifi, a private equity exec and dad of two, about what it really takes to show up fully — at home and at work. From daily calendars to dishes, lead parenting to late-night laptop sessions, Mike shares how his family finds balance in a fast-paced world. Tune in to hear how being a present parent has made him a more thoughtful leader — and how he's rewriting the rules of what working fatherhood looks like today. What's helped you keep work and home in harmony?
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Support the podcast by getting your hands on some awesome C26 Triathlon gear at our store! Most of us hit a bit of a wall deep in training and a few weeks from the race, so today we'll look at ways to keep engaged and give you a lot of reasons not to mail it in after all the hard work you've put in. It's a long training season for a late Ironman or 70.3, so do your best to stay with the plan and trust the process all the way to race day. A big part of what you're doing is building mental durability and that is the kind of training we all need on race day. Find ways to stay engaged and not put too much burden on yourself when you have the deep fatigue. Have confidence in knowing your body will come around when it needs to. Topics: Ironman Bonanza on the way Fall Triathlon and Football Don't mail it in before you're done Effort, discipline, low stress, good sleep, recovery The closer we get the more intense it feels The hay is still out on the tractor Feeling fatigued? Do this . . . Going into race weekend mode Prep more than ever Nailing your fuel The mind and heart hold us back Mental durability Don't dwell on what you haven't done Stop saying . . . I wish I would have . . . Feeling like shit in taper Load up your race wheels, shoe, wetsuit, etc . . . Take it day to day One workout at a time in training One event at a time in racing Clean out the pantry Mike Tarrolly - mike@c26triathlon.com Robbie Bruce - robbie@c26triathlon.com
Tarina notices that Nic is drinking the “healthy” coffee she bought him—and he mentions something about “dropping a load.” He was actually talking about this episode's topic on Delegation.“If someone can do it 80% as good as you, let them do it,” Tarina quotes. Nic adds, “When in doubt, sub it out.” Our job is to do the thing we do best and ask others to do the rest.Nic talks about an activity he does in his workshops. He observes how these leaders he speaks to are achievers and doers, but they don't delegate. He has them write down every task they do in a day, then go back and circle those items which create your value.In the context of work, your value to an organization is where you make your money. Nic recounts how he used to be a one-man band—chief cook and bottle washer. He knows now that his real value is in creating and delivering leadership content.When looking at your list ask: What is the busy work? This is the stuff you avoid doing or don't do well. Delegating has freed up his time to focus what's most important and deliver more value to his clients.What's important for leaders to realize is to delegate ownership of the project not just the task. When we transfer ownership of that project only then do free ourselves from the mental stress.When you delegate you might identify a future leader. As a leader, a primary reason for why you get paid what you get paid is to develop future leaders. If you enjoy Nic and Tarina's podcast and get something from listening to “all this Nic Bittle Crap,” please hit the like button, share it with a friend, or both. Your recommendation goes a long way in helping us reach more people.Also if you have questions that you want Nic and Tarina to answer, email them at info@nicbittle.com.---
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With school sports starting up and people gearing up for fall sporting endeavors, it's important to understand the role of injury prevention, load management, and overuse; not just for professional athletes but for athletes of all ages and skill levels. Listen to our latest podcast as we break this topic down.
This week, Brad takes charge and goes over a passion of his, loading his own ammo. Brian thoroughly questions him on the ins and outs, from the bullet you want to shoot, to the importance of brass, powder choice, is it still the economical choice, and ultimately, should you do it? With this back and forth, Brian and Brad come to their decision, and if you are interested in getting into loading or reloading, you'll most certainly be interested in listening to this week's episode of Hunt the World.
“I like feet, bro…” Whether it's the “spooky kabuki KISS” face paint of the 70's, the “ultra gloves of shame glam KISS” from the 80's, or the black metal corpse paint of the modern day, MAKE-UP has been a part of rock and metal across a multitude of decades and genres that not only made for a superior stage show but also helped homely looking metal heads look and feel more attractive and confident. It's time to take care of the “nut breath”, pretty up the “front gunt”, and manicure the “gash” before you slip on those “acid washed jeans” and head out the door. Discover who was NOT “an official KISS character”, learn how to streamline your vacuuming schedule, and prepare to JOIN US on the most double entendre laden podcast in metal “where dreams can come true” with MAKE-UP IN METAL. Visit www.metalnerdery.com/podcast for more on this episode Help Support Metal Nerdery https://www.patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast Leave us a Voicemail to be played on a future episode: 980-666-8182 Metal Nerdery Tees and Hoodies – metalnerdery.com/merch and kindly leave us a review and/or rating on your favorite Podcast app Follow us on the Socials: Facebook - Instagram - TikTok Email: metalnerdery@gmail.com Can't be LOUD Enough Playlist on Spotify Metal Nerdery Munchies on YouTube @metalnerderypodcast Show Notes: (00:01): “I had a dream the other night…”/ “Can you stop talking for a minute?”/ “You and my wife should get together and just tell each other about all your fucking dreams…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “So…back to the dream thing…”/ “Wait I thought dreams meant nothing…” / “That's a warning, dude…even though they don't mean anything…”/ “I always dreamed I'd be in middle management…” / #dreamscancometrue (08:45): ***JOIN US on #YouTube #Facebook #Instagram #TikTok at #metalnerderypodcast and EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com and VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182!!!*** / #pissingpostASMR / “You know what I hear? It's the #glovesofshame…” / “It tastes like fruit juice for adults…with drugs in it…”/ ***PATREON SHOUTOUT!!!*** JOIN US on the Patreon at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / “Sorry, my dreams of #misogyny were coming true…”/ #drumphil / “I almost wonder if we should up the ante…” / “He's still alive, dude…”/ “I'm gonna mention it…”/ #RussellsReflectionsKillTonyEdition / “So he's the Greta Van Fleet of Mitch Hedberg…”/ #RussellsReflectionsStillGoingEdition (21:47): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: MAKE-UP IN METAL / “Is there a #transmetal possibly?” / #Kimdracula or #KimDracula / “It sounds like every other 60's song…”/ “Remember when he was getting his butt eaten in that movie?” / “He's got the bone…he's got a bone on his face…”/ “Makeup, with any artist, has always evolved…”/ #SpookyKabuki / “Dildo man…the golden dildo…”/ “He was like #Zorro…he wasn't #Starman…”/ #AliceCooper UNDER MY WHEELS (Killer – 1971) / “He's got #nutbreath now, I can smell it…” / #TheDeclineOfWesternCivilization #TheMetalYears (32:32): “It's kinda like the hot chick you knew in high school…”/ #frontgunt / “If I were to play a #KISS song…”/ “I feel like Destroyer is more like KISS's Load era…”/ “Zero coke lines…shocking…”/ SHE & PARASITE (Alive! – 1975) / “I don't like that song…”/ “I feel like you're just relieved this part is over…” / “What about bands like The Sweet?”/ NOTE: The Sweet and Sweet are the same band / “All the guys that are banging super-hot women…”/ #gash / “Of all the crazy shit we've said…dude, you just made my dreams come true…” / “Is that the only KISS song you like?” / “I don't think #dildoman was an official KISS character…” (44:56): “They wore the jorts…”/ #TwistedSister UNDER THE BLADE (Under The Blade – 1982) / “Let's go with #Misfits…chronologically they would be next…” / SKULLS (Walk Among Us – 1982) & LAST CARESS (Beware – 1980) / “I never really heard of them before #Metallica…” / #RussellsReflectionsOffTopicASMR / “I would say this guy's next…it's Temu #KingDiamond…” / ***Check out our #MercyfulFate #DeathMatch *** / NUNS HAVE NO FUN (Mercyful Fate – 1982) (56:30): “I heard a wheeze…”/ “They went from scary makeup to glam makeup…that was the beginning of #Poison…”/ “He walks out there with a big turkey leg…” / #MotleyCrue PIECE OF YOUR ACTION (Too Fast For Love – 1981) / “Can we skip to the guitar solo?” / “So after Crue…” / #Cinderella SHAKE ME (Night Songs – 1986) / #TomKeiferASMR / “They had some eyeliner…they weren't all Poison'd out…”/ #SpookyBukkake #BukkakeKabuki #SpookyKabukiBukkake / NOTE: Other than Sean Yseult, no one else in White Zombie wore makeup… / “If I was a woman…” / “How does Ozzy do this all the time?” / #mascara & #eyeliner / “I would fuck me…” / “They made ‘em different back then…”/ #annualvacuuming / #WhiteZombie GRINDHOUSE (A GO-GO) (La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One – 1992) / “Oh excuse me…how often does your wife vacuum?” (1:12:20): “I don't wanna rush through this…” / ***Check out our Shock Rock episode*** / “I'm curious to know the songs on that…”/ “Rock and Roll Brother…” / #MarilynManson THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (Antichrist Superstar – 1996) / “Sorry Andrew Schulz…”/ “You know what I hate worse is when they say…”/ “Have you seen the back album cover of Show No Mercy?” / #shownomorrissey / “Here's the weird thing about makeup…”/ “She don't have like toe fingers or anything…” / “I like feet, bro…”/ “Y'know what, out of fairness, to end the show…” / NOTE: we did play this before, and we've also got a #Ghost episode you can check out / “It sounds like crispy chainsaws…”/ LACHRYMA & SATANIZED (Skeleta – 2025) / “There is something inside me…” / “A fidget?” / THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! / #untilthenext #outroreel
PLMA Awards Webinar: SMUD + DNV for their Telematics-based Residential Managed EV Charging ProgramA 2025 PLMA Award of Excellence Winner, DNV and SMUD excelled in load management through their innovative Residential Managed EV Charging Pilot, which employed a randomized control trial to evaluate solar consumption, system peak reduction, and transformer overload mitigation. With around 1,200 EVs enrolled across four automakers, the interim evaluation revealed an estimated benefit of $60 per vehicle annually. The pilot identified opportunities for performance enhancement by demonstrating the opportunity for auto OEMs to continue investing in load management capabilities that are built into the vehicle, and leveraging existing vehicle telematics as a cost-effective approach for scaling managed EV charging.
Mind Your Autistic Brain with Social Autie: THE Talk Show for Late Identified Autistics
Are you constantly showing up for others, but no one sees what it's costing you? This episode is a powerful acknowledgment of the invisible exhaustion that autistic and AuDHD women often carry—emotionally, mentally, and physically. You'll explore:12 core truths about what's really draining your energy How emotional suppression leads to burnout and disconnection Why masking creates deep internal confusion (and what to do instead) How helping professionals can support without adding pressure or shame Whether you're an autistic woman ready to reclaim your emotional world—or a therapist or coach supporting neurodivergent clients—this episode offers practical Root-to-Practice insights you can use today.
Ladies, are you looking for a break from the constant emotional load you're carrying? In this episode, I'm joined by the brilliant Angela Foster, former corporate lawyer turned women's health expert, who's here to help you transform your health from the inside out. We dive into the hidden toll that stress and over-responsibility take on your energy, hormones, and long-term health. Plus, we cover heart rate variability (HRV) and how it can be a key tool for tracking and supporting your resilience and recovery. You'll hear simple, science-backed shifts you can make starting today to feel seen, strong, and in charge of your health again. Ready to finally stop running on empty and start thriving? Check out the episode here and take control of your life now… and for the next 30 years and beyond! Angela Foster Angela Foster is a former Corporate lawyer turned Certified Integrative Health Coach, Nutritionist, personal trainer, and the host of the top-rated global podcast High Performance Health. She's spent the last 10 years studying functional medicine, research programs, and coaching, and has interviewed the world's top doctors and researchers in health, hormones, longevity, and high performance. Her 21-day hormone reset program is designed to help women regain their power and confidence. IN THIS EPISODE Dealing with burnout and how it led to Angela's career change Navigating postpartum and midlife hormonal changes How do we address the invisible load that women carry? Why HRV (Heart Rate Variability) is a powerful metric for health Ways to support your mental health in midlife Simple changes to enhance energy and resilience in perimenopause, menopause, and beyond! QUOTES “I recognize the signs, and I think if there's any wavering in my mood, that's a really good indicator. But also, I pay attention to my HRV– if that starts going down, I know that's a sign. I also have gotten better now at paying attention to my recovery in terms of my workouts.” “Staying in alignment with my purpose has been really helpful. Just living in alignment, in sync with my priorities and my values has been a big one for me as well. So I carve out time for my family.” “Our brain is the driver of so much. And if our mental health game isn't dialed in as moms, as career women, as women who are upholding communities… It can feel like it all just unravels and falls apart.” RESOURCES MENTIONED Join Angela's 21-Day Hormone Reset Program HERE! Angela's Podcast: High Performance Health Angela's Instagram Pre-order my new book: The Perimenopause Revolution Join the FREE Thriving in Perimenopause and Menopause summit RELATED EPISODES #629: Unlocking Emotional Resilience with Awareness, Lifestyle and Tools to Regulate Your Stress Triggers with Dr. Drew Ramsey 586: What You Can Do in Perimenopause to Optimize Your Energy, Resilience and Brain Power with Dr. Mariza #648: This Changes Everything: The Perimenopause Revolution Every Woman Needs Now #609: Non-Negotiable Advice I Would Give My Early Perimenopausal Self
What happens when you lose 100 pounds, humble your ego on the jiu-jitsu mat, rebuild your marriage through intentional listening, and take the helm of one of the cleanest plant-based brands in America?In this episode, Matt sits down with Jason Bronstad, CEO of MALK Organics, to unpack his radical transformation. From facing unemployment in early 2020 to turning it into a season of health, family growth, and professional alignment, Jason shares the lessons that reshaped his life. They dig into why feedback is a superpower, how family core values can anchor decision-making, and why you should always “turn it around” to check your ingredients. Whether you're a leader, a parent, or simply someone hungry for better living, this conversation will fuel your next move.Chapters:00:00:00 – A Big Hello + Matt's Book Drops with a Surprise Offer00:00:45 – Step Into the Eternal Optimist Vibe00:01:42 – Meet Jason Bronstad: CEO, Dad, Game-Changer00:02:17 – From 315 Pounds to Purpose: Jason's Radical Reset00:05:18 – Tooth Fairy Tales, Peso Jackpots, and Parenting Wins00:07:03 – When Unemployment Opens the Door to a New Mission00:09:58 – Ego on the Mat: Lessons from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu00:13:47 – Why Feedback Might Be Your Greatest Superpower00:24:47 – Counseling, Connection, and a Marriage Reinvented00:25:06 – How Match.com (and a Mother-in-Law!) Made the Match00:26:02 – Hard Truths, Tough Lessons, and Turning Points00:28:12 – Breaking Old Patterns and Sharing the Load at Home00:30:22 – Sponsor Spotlight: Take a Breath & Be Cool, Baby00:31:35 – From Food & Bev to Finding Passion in Pure Quality00:33:23 – Saying “Yes” to MALK Organics and Its Clean-Label Cause00:40:03 – What Your Gut Really Wants: The Case for Natural Ingredients00:41:57 – Building a Family “BRO Code” to Live By00:45:52 – How to Discover the Values That Drive Your Life00:46:51 – Final Nuggets + Where to Find Jason Online00:47:43 – Tournament Glory: Jiu-Jitsu, Grit, and Kids in Your Corner00:49:31 – Wrapping It Up with Gratitude and OptimismLinks And Resources:Connect on LinkedinConversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful EngagementFront Row DadsMalk OrganicsMalk Organics Instagram Malk Organics FacebookThanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Eternal Optimist? Have some feedback you'd like to share? Connect with us on iTunes and leave us a review!
193: On this episode, new revolvers from Smith and Wesson the 940 steel j-frame in 9mm and the Model 20. Glock stops civilian COA fulfillment, hopefully temporary. Chicago is being sued for a woman getting shot with a firearm from a buyback!ALSO, Tony interviews EJ “Big Bearded Gunner” to talk about what it is like to just kinda get into performance shooting in the modern age. If you guys want to save some on your own set of sexy Italian wood furniture from Woox for your shotgun or AR be sure to usecode: laughnload10For that Blackout Coffee link to support the show click https://www.blackoutcoffee.com?p=SJxs6gMea Be sure to use code LNL20 if it is your first order and get 20% off!Thanks for all of your guy's support! We love ya!Please help us out by rating and reviewing the podcast! Thank you!Got questions? Email us at pewtimepodcast@gmail.comIf you want to book Tony for a class email him at performancegun@gmail.com Looking for some new range wear?Head over to https://www.laughnload.com to check out some of the shirts, hats, hoodies and more that are currently available. What to check out some more from us you can search Laugh n Load on IG, FB and YouTube. FB: https://www.facebook.com/252407111792056/IG: https://instagram.com/laughnload?igshid=tm0tboj9syruYT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvK8P5NQ_sCpz1Hwasmd62Q
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193: On this episode, new revolvers from Smith and Wesson the 940 steel j-frame in 9mm and the Model 20. Glock stops civilian COA fulfillment, hopefully temporary. Chicago is being sued for a woman getting shot with a firearm from a buyback! ALSO, Tony interviews EJ “Big Bearded Gunner” to talk about what it is like to just kinda get into performance shooting in the modern age. If you guys want to save some on your own set of sexy Italian wood furniture from Woox for your shotgun or AR be sure to use code: laughnload10 For that Blackout Coffee link to support the show click https://www.blackoutcoffee.com?p=SJxs6gMea Be sure to use code LNL20 if it is your first order and get 20% off! Thanks for all of your guy's support! We love ya! Please help us out by rating and reviewing the podcast! Thank you! Got questions? Email us at pewtimepodcast@gmail.com If you want to book Tony for a class email him at performancegun@gmail.com Looking for some new range wear? Head over to https://www.laughnload.com to check out some of the shirts, hats, hoodies and more that are currently available. What to check out some more from us you can search Laugh n Load on IG, FB and YouTube. FB: https://www.facebook.com/252407111792056/ IG: https://instagram.com/laughnload?igshid=tm0tboj9syru YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvK8P5NQ_sCpz1Hwasmd62Q
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If you need a permission slip to finally let go of that one to-do list item that you've been carrying on for eons, or to finally give up on the book you've been trudging through, today's episode is it!Sign up for my weekly Letters of Rebellion ✉️ | A transcript of this episode is available here.About Meg & The Daily Pep!I'm Meg and I'm the host of The Daily Pep! and The Couragemakers Podcast and founder of The Rebel Rousers. I'm a coach, writer and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women to do the things only they can do and build a wholehearted life. When I'm not recording episodes, writing bullshit-free Letters of Rebellion to my wonderful Couragemakers community or hosting workshops/group programmes, I'm usually covered in paint or walking my wonderfully weird cockapoo Merlin.Website | Instagram | The Couragemakers Podcast | Letters of Rebellion | Rebel Creators
Pastor Matt begins a new series called "The Financial Squeeze," addressing how believers should respond to financial pressure. He explains that society has been trained since the New Deal of the 1930s to look to government for bailouts rather than to God for help. The sermon's key perspective shift is: "God wants to use the pressure I experience financially to grow my dependence and faith in Him." Pastor Matt distinguishes between "burdens" (overwhelming difficulties we help each other with) and "loads" (personal responsibilities we must carry ourselves) from Galatians 6:2-5. Using 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12, he emphasizes that God designed hunger as a motivation beacon, stating "if anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat." Pastor Matt concludes with three practical applications: excel in your field, expand your responsibility, and endure the weight of your responsibility—all conditions for experiencing God's help during financial squeezes.
Horror! Medo! Desespero! Respect! No episódio 780 do The Dark One Podtrash recebemos um convidado de responsa: o Load do canal Desce a Letra Show!E o motivo dessa bagunça é falar sobre o filme de 2002 que colocou o humor britânico de calças largas e óculos escuros no mapa mundial: Ali G Indahouse! Prepare-se para […]
The Grade 1 Arlington Million returns this weekend to Virginia for the third time. It comes with the added attraction of Kentucky Derby 2024 winner Mystik Dan. The 42nd renewal of the well-traveled race catches the spotlight on this week's Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Colonial Downs track announcer Jason Beem checks in from his frequent travels to offer his thoughts on the $1 million race which lured Kentucky Derby 2024 winner Mystik Dan to try the turf for the first time. He also offers his thoughts on the rise of Virginia racing. Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey trains 5-year-old morning-line favorite Integration and 6-year-old third choice Fort Washington. He talks about what it might take for Integration to go one better than last year's second-place finish at Colonial. He also discusses Fort Washington's season that includes two Grade 3 wins. Paddock Prince handicapper David Levitch zeros in on the Arlington Million as well as the Sword Dancer (G1) card this weekend at Saratoga. Co-hosts John Cherwa of the Los Angeles Times and Keith Nelson of Fairmount Park join in checking out listeners' and readers' feedback about last week's interview with Resolute Racing owner John Stewart. The Ron Flatter Racing Pod via Horse Racing Nation is available via free subscription from Apple, Firefox, iHeart and Spotify as well as HorseRacingNation.com.
Welcome to "The Locker Room" with "Hometeam" Brandon Leak, John Michaels and former Atlanta Falcon Brian Finneran. The guys talk all the top stories from the Braves, Falcons, Hawks, Bulldogs, Tech as well as across the nation. The 7 O'clock hour is brought to you by All Four Seasons Garage and Entry Doors, Big enough to serve. small enough to care Bulldog Beat presented by Georgia's Own Credit Union, Georgia Pack and Load and Attorney Ken Nugent Movin' The Chains presented by Georgia Pack & Load D. Orlando Ledbetter, AJC Falcons Reporter Atlanta Braves Today See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Party Drug Question and Answers? This episode will make you feel good. Richard's adverse effect on MDMA and NFL while Lauren's snorting Nesquik and dancing under the pretty lights. This episode we talk about party drugs, what they are, what to know- the good and the bad. Listen to our best preferences and tips, DANCESAFE -Richard gets emotional and almost quits the LS. The lifestyle can feel ruthless. Vulnerable situations get worse when you sprinkle in emotions. Friends will F other Friends but that doesn't mean they're Fing you in the process!As professional HO's, we see the difference between situations of friends who can schedule versus seizing the opportunity with a new connection.#diabetestype4 #christenedincumDon't book Desire without asking me for a rate first! Come to Richard's newest meet n greet idea at our October SIN Event.FLIRT - February 2026 is now open for pre-sale!Check our sponsors:Shivers.store (20% promo code: SHROOMS77) MUSHROOM (psilocin) GUMMIES ARE HEREBikiniAddiction.com (10% promo code: ROOM77) REFRESH YOUR COLORSPatreon Help us #keepitupBook your Desire / Temptation /Hedo trip* with Lauren and get a free Bikini Addiction bikini! ROOM77LIFE.COM ROOM77EVENTS.COM
In this episode of The Long Haul, Adam sits down with Todd Waldron, Vice President of Carrier Experience at Truckstop and former CEO of Q Carriers, to unpack what the next chapter of load boards really looks like. This isn't a fluff piece about digital freight. Todd's sat in the chair, run the trucks, and now helps shape one of the industry's most-used platforms. The conversation digs into Truckstop's 30th Anniversary Carrier Survey—what the data really says about where things are going—and explores new features like Private Loads, the Authority Age Filter, and Load Popularity designed to help small carriers win smarter. If you've ever felt like the load board game was stacked against you, this episode shows you what's changing—and how to use it to your advantage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You ever been to the beach as a kid?You just ran straight to the water.But someone had to wake up early. Pack the van. Load the cooler. Lug the tent, chairs, towels, snacks, sunscreen…Then set it all up while you just laughed and played.That's what God is like.He's the Father doing all the work behind the scenes—fighting for you, providing for you, loving you—while you barely notice.In this episode, we break down this simple, powerful metaphor… and how it changes the way we see prayer, suffering, trust, and the hidden ways God moves in our lives.
Jagex is back at it again with another Sailing blog, and this time it focuses on Resources and Skilling. Two of Michaels favorite things. Load yer cannons, and swab yer deck! ARRRGGHH We headed to the high seas! Community Question: What new real life resource would you add to OSRS for Sailing, and what purpose would it serve?
Our August episode has been delayed, so here's a bonus episode in which Ben talks about some of the books on his Pratchett shelf that won't get their own episode! You can find all the books mentioned in this episode in the Books index on our website. Some brief notes on this episode: A “shelfie” is a photo of one's shelf of books or board games, usually shared online. The tie-in books Ben mentions are Where's My Cow (see #Pratchat62, “There's a Cow in There”), The World of Poo (as referenced in Snuff), Mrs Bradshaw's Guide and Dodger's Guide to London (see #Pratchat6, “A Load of Old Tosh”). The published official Discworld maps are The Streets of Ankh-Morpork, The Discworld Mappe, Death's Domain, A Tourist Guide to Lancre (now out of print), The Mappa Discworld, and the books The Compleat Ankh-Morpork and The Compleat Discworld Atlas. There's also a newer one Ben forgot: The Unreal Guide to Unseen University. Paul Kidby's first Discworld art book was The Pratchett Portfolio. It was followed by The Art of Discworld (the one with the “Mona Ogg” on the cover) in 2001. Turtles All the Way Down was Marc Burrows' companion volume for his biography The Magic of Terry Pratchett. It's currently sold out, as is Tales From Roundworld, the collection of Pratchett rarities he gave away at early performances of his live show based on the biography. Only the first four Discworld plays - the three Ben mentions, plus Wyrd Sisters - were published by Corgi. Fourteen more have been published by Methuen Drama (Bloomsbury), three by Oxford University Press, and three by Samuel French (Concord Theatricals). Find out more on Stephen Briggs' website. The public version of our video episode about the two versions of The Carpet People is on YouTube. Mr Bunnsy Has an Adventure was published as a tie-in to The Amazing Maurice film, and was available from the official website. It's still there, but can't be ordered; presumably it is now out of print and out of stock.I It turns out The Nac Mac Feegle's Big Wee Alphabet Book is back in stock! (Though postage to Australia costs more than the book.) Please don't buy up all the copies before we get a few, ye ken? Big thanks to listener Emily for the tip-off! The new collections of Pratchett's early children's stories are quite different to the previous ones. Tales of Wizards and Dragons and Tales of Beasts and Bugs each collect a handful of stories with full colour illustrations by Pratchett children's illustration Mark Beech. They're new this year from Puffin, and so aimed at a younger audience. Beasts and Bugs comes out at the end of August 2025. We'll be back soon (hopefully later this month) with #Pratchat88, our episode about Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch and Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld.
Are spot rates really holding, or is capacity starting to tighten under the surface? Today, let's talk about the DAT's load board data, seasonal freight patterns, how tariffs and interest rates are shaping the future of the industry, the recent FMCSA enforcement on English language proficiency and accountability gaps around fraud, and why human conversations still matter in carrier vetting, despite all the technology!
192: On this episode, WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BE BACK! We jump right in with some new stuff from Smith and Wesson, Radian and CZ! Tony took a Sniper's Hide Precision Rifle course AND we have Tim Herron back on to talk about his World Shoot Prep and some new tools to his training philosophy! If you guys want to save some on your own set of sexy Italian wood furniture from Woox for your shotgun or AR be sure to use code: laughnload10 For that Blackout Coffee link to support the show click https://www.blackoutcoffee.com?p=SJxs6gMea Be sure to use code LNL20 if it is your first order and get 20% off! Thanks for all of your guy's support! We love ya! Please help us out by rating and reviewing the podcast! Thank you! Got questions? Email us at pewtimepodcast@gmail.com If you want to book Tony for a class email him at performancegun@gmail.com Looking for some new range wear? Head over to https://www.laughnload.com to check out some of the shirts, hats, hoodies and more that are currently available. What to check out some more from us you can search Laugh n Load on IG, FB and YouTube. FB: https://www.facebook.com/252407111792056/ IG: https://instagram.com/laughnload?igshid=tm0tboj9syru YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvK8P5NQ_sCpz1Hwasmd62Q
Fifteen years ago, Scott Engstrom thought utilities were boring, bureaucratic organizations where people went for job security. But after co-founding GridX in 2010 during the smart meter era, he discovered an industry full of dedicated people tackling complex challenges.GridX went the next five years without a paying customer. Then, in 2015, California mandated time-of-use rates, and the start-up found its footing. Today, Scott helps utilities nationwide design and implement sophisticated rates for a variety of programs, from electric vehicle charging to demand response programs and virtual power plants. Because as load growth from AI data centers and industrial customers strains the grid, sophisticated rate design has become more critical than ever.This week on With Great Power, Scott outlines how rate design helps utilities manage unprecedented load growth from data centers and why "growth pays for growth" protects existing customers from new infrastructure costs.TRANSCRIPT:Brad Langley: 15 years ago, Scott Engstrom had an underwhelming impression of the utility industry.Scott Engstrom: My perception was similar to the general perception of what utilities and the people who work there were like, which was these are maybe not your most motivated crew, like a semi-government job. So you go there for job security and maybe not the most adventurous or smart or energetic or hard charging.Brad Langley: But despite his perception, he still wanted to get in on some of the new action really shaking up things in the power sector.Scott Engstrom: It started in the mid to late nineties. There was a time when the U.S. utility industry was going through deregulation. Almost all 50 states were considering some of this idea of deregulating their utility and allowing for competition for the supply of energy. And it was a really interesting time because this industry that hadn't changed for 90 or a hundred years was now looking at a wholesale financial business model change.Brad Langley: Over the next decade, as Scott dove into the world of utility investing and stock trading, he learned his original perception of the industry was way off.Scott Engstrom: These people worked really hard, and they really cared both about the company – they're very loyal to the companies they worked with – and actually really cared about customers and treating customers well. And so for the most part, all of those stereotypes that I was led to believe turned out to be wrong.Brad Langley: By the late 2000s, a new wave of disruption was taking over the power sector. Smart meters had hit the scene and that gave Scott, who is now deeply entrenched and inspired by this industry, an idea.Scott Engstrom: We really built a set of software that was meant to support what it meant to install smart meters at a utility. And what changes that meant for lots of things in the organization, but particularly for us, was around the fact that smart meters were going to enable a new set of or new type of rates and programs that utilities could offer their customers. And we were going to conquer the world with our new software.Brad Langley: Unfortunately, Scott and his fellow co-founder Jian Zhang were a little bit ahead of their time. And their new company called GridX – yes, the same GridX where I currently work – went five years before finding a paying utility customer.Scott Engstrom: So we spent those five years really going to all those utilities that did invest in smart meters and showing them what we could do with our product, which was essentially a really agile, complex rate engine that could support all the new rates of the future. And they all sort of gave us very nice pats on the shoulders and said, ‘Well, we're really proud of you. Good job. Someday we're going to need this software, but it's just not today.'Brad Langley: But that all changed on July 3rd, 2015 when the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a monumental decision for Scott and his scrappy startup.Scott Engstrom: The California Public Utility Commission had an open docket focused on what they called regulatory rate reform and, in particular, time of use rates and even more specifically about making time of use rates as the default rate for residential customers in California. We had been investing in our software to support that. And so once the commission gavel went down and the order came out and they actually approved this, we were obviously really excited at GridX, not just because of what it might mean for our business, but because we really believed that these rates and new programs will have real impacts for climate change and the clean energy transition.Brad Langley: And ever since then, as rate design has continued to evolve over the past decade, Scott and his team have been working with utilities to deliver different kinds of rates to customers and educate those customers on how the rates actually work. This is With Great Power, a show about the people building the future grid, today. I'm Brad Langley. Some people say utilities are slow to change, that they don't innovate fast enough. And while it might not always seem like the most cutting edge industry, there are lots of really smart people working really hard to make the grid cleaner, more reliable, and customer centric. This week I'm talking to Scott Engstrom, co-founder and chief customer officer at GridX.Scott Engstrom: We believe that end customers have to know more about the cost of energy and that how they use energy impacts utility's ability to change the energy they supply to their customers. And so our mission is to help our clients like utilities and their customers understand the exact value of their clean energy choices.Brad Langley: Today, Scott works with utilities all across the country to implement rates for various programs from electric vehicle charging to the more classic time of use rates mandated by the CPUC now over 20 years ago. And as the economy has grown to be more reliant on electricity, so has the complexity of rate and program design. So I asked Scott about how some of these new electricity users are impacting rates. But first I asked him how he actually ended up securing his first paying customer after CPUC's 2015 mandate. So it obviously had an impact on the California IOUs like PG&E, Southern California Edison, SDG&E. How did you start to approach utilities like that knowing that PG&E is a customer of ours? What was that process to approach PG&E and start helping them comply with this new requirement?Scott Engstrom: Utilities in general have been always a little bit shy about working with startups and new companies. They always feel better when you have another customer. So even in this case where there were requirements from the public utility commission to do rate education and outreach and marketing about how these rates would affect customers and their bills and how they might be able to do better on those rates, there was obviously still some, maybe not obviously, but there still was some reticence about working with a startup like ours. We had been engaged with those utilities. This didn't come completely out of the blue. We had been planting seeds with the utilities that these were capabilities we had. Of course, they wanted to wait to see the final order and to see what the commission was going to require them to do. And once that happened it became clear that the utilities were going to have to send regular bill inserts or letters to customers – I think it was on a quarterly basis or it might've been twice a year – letting them know what time of use rates meant for them.That's no trivial exercise. I doubt many people have thought about this, but say both PG&E and Southern California Edison have around five million residential customers to do this kind of analysis. For five million customers, you've got to calculate 12 bills for each of those customers. That represents one year's worth of data on the current rates that the utility offers. And then you have to do that on the alternate rates, the time of use rates that the utilities were considering. So if there were two or three options they were considering that could be 180 or 240 million bills. So this is way beyond a spreadsheet exercise and something we had been investing in to really differentiate ourselves as the solution provider that could help both PG&E and Edison and the other utilities in California.Brad Langley: So supporting rate education was part of GridX's original product offering, but the company has expanded significantly since then. Spend a minute or two walking us through how GridX's offerings have evolved.Scott Engstrom: We thought initially GridX was going to be a great solution for billing and for back office, and that was a little hard sell. As a very small company handling millions or billions of dollars of revenue for the utilities, that was a hard pill for them to swallow. But then when this idea of rate comparisons came up, the stakes were not quite as high. If you get a rate comparison wrong, it doesn't affect the utilities financially. It may affect their reputation to a certain extent, but also in analysis, you do have a little bit of room to be not penny level accurate. If you're off by a couple of pennies, you can live with that. But we started thinking that there's a lot of systems out there that manage the meter to cash business process for utilities that probably most of your listeners are familiar with, which is really solved by a system called a customer information system and meter data management systems that help the utility really bill customers and care for them.And that's a really important business process. But the emergence of things like time of use rates and the problems they were trying to solve, we saw the emergence and the opportunity really to help utilities with a different cycle, which we call the utility product or rate lifecycle. Kind of taking a different approach to utilities and having them think of themselves more like consumer product companies – that they have their rates, and their programs should be thought of more like consumer products. Think companies. Think of their products and services that they sell. And so in the utility industry, we did really want to get the utilities to change their mindset and think about themselves as more of a product company because more products and services were going to be needed to meet the kind of decarbonization and electrification goals that they were trying to achieve. And they were going to have to figure out which products and services their customers responded to.How do they create the kind of demand flexibility they need and how do they become good? This is a muscle that the utilities didn't typically need to have before the clean energy transition. They just didn't need this. So we really started thinking about what is the utility product lifecycle? And that includes everything from designing new rates and creating the data and testimony that utilities need to bring it to their regulators and validate why those rates or products are needed or how they will impact customers or the utilities' revenue and provide the utilities with tools to create different structures and ideate on the way programs might be able to work and have them have a real data and analytics based approach to understanding those. And that lifecycle continues then from once the rate's approved to now someone is a traditional product manager. More and more we're seeing with rate design that the rates are meant to potentially change customer's behavior. We have a set of solutions that help those product and program owners be successful at driving enrollment and participation in the rate and ultimately success. And then of course, the last piece of that lifecycle then is operationalizing that rate, making it available to your customers. And that's where we've come back to our roots a little bit. And some of our utilities actually get these operationalized and make them available for billing for customers.Brad Langley: What other trends are you seeing now that makes this revolutionary idea of a rate and program lifecycle so necessary?Scott Engstrom: Yeah, for a long time when we met with customers, we would show them a graph of the duck curve here in California and talk about how that certainly has happened in California, may happen in their state as well, at least directionally. And then on top of that, we were seeing, we continue to see lots of investment in renewable energy, which is much more intermittent replacing fossil fuel coal plants. And so we were painting a picture about how those two trends were going to create mismatches in supply and demand and the way that they could solve for that was through rates and programs that created price signals for things like battery storage and electric vehicle charging and things like that to help manage those times of day when you had excess supply or excess demand. And I think that's really true, but certainly have to recognize the politics of the day.And the current administration is I think providing some headwinds to the decarbonization movement. What we do see not as a replacement, but in addition to that is this large load growth being a real force for utilities, having to again look at rate design and think about rate design for a few reasons. One of them is the demands from customers are exceeding the supply and the capacity that the utilities have. So they're scrambling. We work with a lot of our utilities, we work closely with the key account managers who manage the largest customers and are dealing with the large load growth as well. And they are looking across their system to find capacity for this load growth. It's not all AI data centers. Those are the really big chunky ones, but there's a lot of other large industrial customers that are just growing their businesses and need more power from their utilities. And so we talk to them about the ability to use demand side resources, which is calling on your customers to respond to price signals and rates and programs and use less energy at times where the economics make sense for them through the rate and program. And so we are seeing a real need from the large load growth to reconsider rate structures and innovative new programs to support that. Not to mention the tariffs for the large data centers themselves.Brad Langley: When a utility gets a request for a massive data center, or in some cases maybe two or three, what are the key rate design considerations they should be thinking through?Scott Engstrom: In the case of large data centers, the amount of infrastructure investment required to support those can be really high. And the way utility rates work is that oftentimes that investment is spread across all customers. So in this case, it's more of almost tariff design than rate design in the way that we talk about it colloquially. And those tariffs are really important to get the risks and rewards between the customer classes at a utility. I think there's been a common phrase that I've heard a lot at conferences: growth pays for growth, which means if I'm a large new customer and the utility is going to have to buy a new substation and build new transmission for me and a lot of investment in infrastructure just to hook up my data center, and that's going to cost whatever, 10 million, a hundred million dollars, that customer's on the hook for that amount.And then we've seen the other structure where the utilities have more of a take or pay type of arrangement. So the big worry is they're a customer crying wolf. They say, I need you to set up all this infrastructure for me because I'm going to set up a data center. So if the utility goes and spends that money and gets it all set up, but the data center never comes, who's on the hook for paying for that? And so we've seen in the tariff design and the dockets that we've seen around the country that the customer again is on the hook for a minimum payment on an annual basis or something that really covers that cost of infrastructure to set up. And then if they actually use the energy associated with that, great, but they certainly can't harm other customers. And I think that's a consistent theme we see is how do we create these tariffs and rate structures in a way that the system can benefit from bringing in the new load and the new customers, but the customers who otherwise shouldn't be subject to any punishment for a customer that never shows up are protected in that rate structure.Brad Langley: I gather you take this as a real concern. This has to be a focus of utilities and the large data center operators to ensure that customers that aren't using that energy aren't disadvantaged. And are utilities recognizing this and do they see that as a real concern?Scott Engstrom: Definitely. I think that we want the U.S. to be a leader in AI, so we want to create an attractive business environment for the data centers to get set up. We want them to do it quickly. There's a real challenge with supply chain and just getting the infrastructure in place to get the generation, the supply of energy in place to support them, even if you could agree on what the tariff structure is just getting all the facilities in place. And so there's this sort of, I think, interest in what's best for the country and how we want to grow that industry and support it. And it's really exciting to be in an industry like utilities, which is one of those often taken for granted industries to now see it in the center of something so important and in the public eye. And so that's really exciting.I think for our industry it's both a real great opportunity as well as potentially really big risk if this turns out as some are worried about that the demand will never materialize or it's being way overstated and we put in a lot of infrastructure and cost to support this demand and it never shows up. So I think those are really important factors that the industry is grappling with. And I'm really excited about where this goes. Of course, I would love the U.S. to remain at the forefront and for our utilities to grow and prosper by supporting the AI growth.Brad Langley: Spend a little time talking about demand flexibility more generally. Demand flex is becoming critical with supply chain constraints limiting new generation. How can rates and programs help flatten load shapes and manage peak demand more effectively?Scott Engstrom: Certainly what we've seen really consistently at a probably smaller scale are the time of use rates at utilities we've worked with, really in some cases create pretty sensational results. One of the best results we have is one of our customers in Southern California calculated that during one of the heat storms here in California in 2022 on one of the peak days, customers responding to that price signal in the time of use rates to reduce load by 75 megawatts, which at the time was equivalent to about their third largest demand response program. And you probably know, Brad, demand response programs can be pretty clunky, expensive to administer. Time of use rates can be a much more simple, elegant solution to that. So in any case, I think that demand flexibility, as I mentioned before, that as our industry has changed, as more and more customers have put distributed energy resources behind the meter, it just creates a lot more variability on the system.I think sometimes this gets framed as an inconvenience to customers, and I might put it opposite. I might say that this gives an opportunity for customers to manage their bills. There are a lot of customers who have flexibility in the way they use energy, and if the utility was to offer me an incentive to use less electricity at a time when I didn't need to, if I was a business or a residential customer with an electric vehicle, I'd be happy to take advantage of that opportunity and reduce my utility bill. So it's often positioned as an imposition on customers, but actually demand flexibility and programs and rates that are structured in the right way can deliver a lot of benefits both to the customer and to the utility and the grid. So one other example that we hear a lot of these days that certainly the FERC and others have been a lot of papers released about what VPPs or virtual power plants can do to demand or the peak periods help create demand flexibility.And that's definitely true. We see those companies that are out there that are aggregating loads through things like thermostats and electric vehicles and batteries and other resources have a real potential to do that. And we're really excited about that. And in fact, in particular at GridX, I think we're doing a couple things to really accelerate how VPPs can be successful. One is you have to get those devices out there, so you have to have customers with the thermostats, with solar on their roof, with batteries in their houses. And certainly there are early adopters who are very interested and know well the benefits of these, but for a lot of customers, they're just sort of curious, interested. And we have invested heavily in helping them understand the economics of these behind the meter resources so that utilities with incentives and rebates and really have a great value for their customers just in owning them on their own, not to mention participating in a virtual power plant program.So that's a product we call GridX Explorer, and we think it's really important to help customers as they look at more and more of these options and they become more and more economical. And then of course, you have to have the right tariff, the right rate, essentially for customers to be on who then are willing to give over control of those devices to a third party who in that control can be flexible. So helping the utilities design the right rate that create the incentives for customers to recognize the savings they're expecting and the economics they're expecting from acquiring those behind the meter resources.Brad Langley: Scott, we've worked together now for about three and a half years, very happily for me at least. I know you're a fan of the show. So this question should be on your radar here. What superpower do you bring into the energy transition?Scott Engstrom: Well, if I say humility, I think that's too much of a contradiction, right? I like to think of myself as humble and not taking myself too seriously, but I think the superpower that I really truly like to think I have, I hope I have, is the ability to see both the big picture and in detail, particularly at least when it comes to the issues that GridX is focused on. I think my background we talked about in finance and thinking about things at a very high level across lots of utilities, across lots of states, helps me see the big picture in that role. I was talking to CEOs and CFOs, so having a perspective into what's important to the C-Suite helps me think about how GridX should be helpful for those big pictures and solve big strategic problems for utilities. But then having been at a small company for so long where you had to do everything, including working with the customers on implementation, it helped me really understand the details of how do you make this all happen? What has to happen at the detail level, at the individual customer level with the systems, with the integration? So being able to bridge that high level strategic thinking with low level understanding of details, I think provides me with some superpower.Brad Langley: Agreed. Well, Scott, thank you so much for coming on the show. I loved our conversation.Scott Engstrom: Thanks, Brad. Thanks for having me on With Great Power, my favorite podcast of all.Brad Langley: Scott Engstrom is the co-founder and chief customer officer at GridX. With Great Power is produced by GridX in partnership with Latitude Studios. Delivering on the clean energy future is complex. GridX exists to simplify the journey. GridX is the enterprise rate platform that modern utilities rely on to usher in our clean energy future. We design and implement emerging rate structures and we increase consumer investment in clean energy all while managing the complex billing needs of a distributed grid. Erin Hardick is our producer. Anne Bailey is our senior editor. Stephen Lacey is our executive editor, Sean Marquand composed the original theme song and mixed the show. The GridX production team includes Jenni Barber, Samantha McCabe, and me, Brad Langley. If this show is providing value for you and we really hope it is, we'd love it if you could help us spread the word. You can rate or review us at Apple and Spotify, or you can share a link with a friend, colleague, or the energy nerd in your life. As always, thanks so much for listening. I'm Brad Langley.
192: On this episode, WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BE BACK!We jump right in with some new stuff from Smith and Wesson, Radian and CZ!Tony took a Sniper's Hide Precision Rifle course AND we have Tim Herron back on to talk about his World Shoot Prep and some new tools to his training philosophy!If you guys want to save some on your own set of sexy Italian wood furniture from Woox for your shotgun or AR be sure to usecode: laughnload10For that Blackout Coffee link to support the show click https://www.blackoutcoffee.com?p=SJxs6gMea Be sure to use code LNL20 if it is your first order and get 20% off!Thanks for all of your guy's support! We love ya!Please help us out by rating and reviewing the podcast! Thank you!Got questions? Email us at pewtimepodcast@gmail.comIf you want to book Tony for a class email him at performancegun@gmail.com Looking for some new range wear?Head over to https://www.laughnload.com to check out some of the shirts, hats, hoodies and more that are currently available. What to check out some more from us you can search Laugh n Load on IG, FB and YouTube. FB: https://www.facebook.com/252407111792056/IG: https://instagram.com/laughnload?igshid=tm0tboj9syruYT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvK8P5NQ_sCpz1Hwasmd62Q
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The institutions are broken because their hearts are broken. In this conversation with Dr. Rick Doblin, president of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, we explore whether substances used to great effect in the treatment of PTSD can become the scalpel and the flame for stuck culture—cutting delusion, sparking communion. Physics, like politics, stalls when minds forget how to meet. What if the revolution isn't in data, but in daring to see things in a new light?PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/demystifysciPARADIGM DRIFThttps://demystifysci.com/paradigm-drift-showMUSICCheck out our band's new album:https://secretaryofnature.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-so-good-hereVinyl pre-orders available now: https://buy.stripe.com/14A5kC3Od5d21Ms7zPdEs09Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies: https://maps.org/00:00 Go! The Challenge of Changing Minds 00:06:32 Introduction to MAPS 00:07:51 Emotional Barriers to New Ideas in Physics 00:12:30 Memory Reconsolidation and Psychedelic Therapy 00:16:48 Truth, Memory, and Emotional Healing 00:20:57 Fragile Beliefs and Resistance to Change 00:21:53 Secondary Gains in PTSD and Self-Healing 00:25:00 Belonging vs Rationality 00:29:00 Load-bearing Beliefs and Instinctive Reactions 00:33:00 Fundamentalism in Institutions and Religion 00:39:00 Reinterpreting Myths and Collective Action 00:44:20 Consciousness Patterns: Team vs Replicator 00:46:00 Embracing the Dualities o2f Human Nature 00:48:54 Culture Shapes Psychedelic Experience 00:51:14 Assumptions and Logical Traps 00:54:00 Ritual, Religion, and Medicalization 00:58:52 Bromo-LSD and Unexpected Healing Paths 01:03:30 New Frontiers in Psychedelic Therapy 01:06:39 Psychedelic Churches and Religious Freedom 01:09:35 Medicalization and Shifting Drug Perceptions 01:15:21 Ancient Mysteries and Psychedelic History 01:19:54 Physicists, Spirit, and Altered States 01:24:30 Jung's Red Book and the Limits of Language 01:28:13 Elite Capture and the Wildfire Metaphor 01:30:54 Capitalism, Collapse, and Redistribution 01:33:21 Innovation Needs a North Star 01:36:54 Uncertainty, Anxiety, and Vision 01:40:22 From Analysis to Action 01:44:11 Self-Transcendence and Collective Awakening 01:49:22 Psychedelics and Social Consciousness 01:56:28 Left, Right, and the Shared Psyche 02:03:51 Dangers of Ego Inflation 02:09:03 The Racist Origins of the Drug War 02:12:26 Post-Prohibition Possibilities 02:14:57 MAPS, Cults, and Therapy Ethics 02:19:51 MAPS Research Methods and Criticisms 02:23:21 Pharma Influence and Scientific Integrity 02:30:07 Ethics and Risk in MDMA Therapy 02:34:27 Commercialization and Mission Drift 02:55:14 Psychedelics, Peace, and Human Growth 02:56:00 Healing Work in Conflict Zones 02:58:00 Psychedelics, Physics, and Collaboration 03:00:00 Nature, Connection, and Future Gatherings #psychedelicscience, #TraumaHealing, #ParadigmShift, #Consciousness, #PsychedelicResearch, #CulturalChange, #SelfTranscendence, #quantumphysics, #physics, #philosophypodcast , #sciencepodcast, #longformpodcast ABOUS US: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities.
In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Drs. Christina Moore, MBA, and Dani Cimino, about how AI is increasing veterinary efficiency and decreasing burnout! Tune in to find out how you can incorporate AI ethically and effectively into your practice and decrease your and your team's burnout, improve clinical efficiency, work-life balance, and clinical excellence! Sounds like a win-win!!Sponsored By: IndeVets
Prolific Portland beatmaker and bass player MLTZR joins the fellas this week to drape us in warm, sonic blankets. Restless-but-disciplined, MLTZR is in constant search of vibes, grooves, and connections. We talk about the joys of collaboration, success in creation as an act of completion, exhausting his sonic curiosities, THC-infused wetnaps, and snacking on pickle chips. All that plus some license plate detective. None of us deserve an episode this good...but here we are. Music this week includes: "From the Yard" by MLTZR (27:10)"The Jody Grind" [Horace Silver cover] by MLTZR (43:41)"Cherry Blossom" by Foliage Beats (59:29)"Toucan Wing" by BoomBaptist (94:33)
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of racism against Natives, bullying, animal cruelty. Grab your six shooters and your saddles, we're kicking off our first-ever Westerns series! There's a lot in the genre for us to catch up on, and we start this week with a seminal film, one whose importance is unfortunately the only thing it's really got going for it. John Ford practically created the Western as we know making this movie but the dialogue and the characters are so rigid that it's somehow boring for a 90-minute movie. Still, if you've ever rolled your eyes at John Wayne and wondered "how the hell did he get to be a movie star", look no further than his performance here, smoldering and intense while staying relatable. The cast is pretty great, and the stunts are on par with anything that can be done with wires today. Still, this one is more "important" than a fun hang, so proceed with caution. Load up the wagon as we watch 1939's Stagecoach on Have a Good Movie! You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on BlueSky! If you like the podcast, please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Intro and outro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive. Excerpt taken from the theme to the film The Magnificent Seven, written and composed by Elmer Bernstein. Copyright 1960 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayers Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. Excerpts taken from the main theme to the film Stagecoach, written and composed by Richard Hageman. Copyright MCMXXXIX by Walter Wagner Productions, Incorporated. Excerpt taken from "The Ballad of High Noon" from the film High Noon, written by Ned Washington, composed by Dimitri Tiomkin, and performed by Tex Ritter. Trademark and Copyright 2007 by Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
This week we're diving into Desperado (1995), Robert Rodriguez's bullet ballet of blood, guitars, and grit. Antonio Banderas is the slickest mariachi with a mission, Salma Hayek sets the screen on fire, and every shootout feels like a rock concert with a body count. It's tequila-soaked mayhem, slow-mo carnage, and enough style to make your sunglasses sweat. Lock the case. Load the guns. Let's blow the roof off. Did you enjoy the episode? Don't forget to hit that subscribe button and join us for more retro movie discussions! Want even more? Get bonus content and connect with us directly by supporting the show on Patreon. For additional episodes and exclusive insights, head to www.30podcast.com. And if you love what you hear, leave us a glowing review on your favorite podcast app—especially Apple Podcasts. Your support keeps the show going!
God we are funny! We chat about the cast of Freaky Friday.
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Today, comedian Liz Guterbock popped in to tell us about the time a thief had clear aspirations to join the Dalston elite - and most likely had a beard - before helping to solve a bank heist which was far from a load of bologna.The food based thievery then continues, as some 'event cheese' absconds from a communal fridge. The Drunk Women are back at the Edinburgh Fringe!Catch them every day at 5'55pm at The Cowbarn, Bristow Sq from 15th-24th August Drunk Women Solving Crime | Edinburgh Festival FringeDon't forget DWSC now drops TWICE weekly! Episodes will be on general release every Wednesday AND Friday.BUT you can get both shows in one hit, by going to our Patreon where you can sign up for early access and get both episodes every Tuesday.As well as this, you'll get ad free eps, invites to watch our live zoom records, video of all our studio eps, bespoke shout outs and MORE! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Load into the Ford Bronco, because we're going on a ride down memory lane as we revisit the sordid tale of OJ Simpson, American footballer and potential killer. A LOT has happened since Episode 129 of Last Podcast on the Left, including the man's demise, so we've got many things to cover. So let's take a trip down memory lane—but here's a tip: don't take the 405, the traffic's GNARLY. For Live Shows, Merch, and More Visit: www.LastPodcastOnTheLeft.comKevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Last Podcast on the Left ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.
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