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My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers,In 1976, America celebrated 200 years of independence, democracy, and progress. Part of that celebration was the release of To Fly!, a short but powerful docudrama on the history of American flight. With To Fly!, Greg MacGillivray and his co-director Jim Freeman created one of the earliest IMAX films, bringing cinematography to new heights.After a decade of war and great social unrest, To Fly! celebrated the American identity and freedom to innovate. Today on Faster, Please! — The Podcast, I talk with MacGillivray about filming To Fly! and its enduring message of optimism.MacGillivray has produced and directed films for over 60 years. In that time, his production company has earned two Academy Award nominations, produced five of the Top 10 highest-grossing IMAX films, and has reached over 150 million viewers.In This Episode* The thrill of watching To Fly! (1:38)* An innovative filming process (8:25)* A “you can do it” movie (19:07)* Competing views of technology (25:50)Below is a lightly edited transcript of our conversation. The thrill of watching To Fly! (1:38)What Jim and I tried to do is put as many of the involving, experiential tricks into that film as we possibly could. We wrote the film based on all of these moments that we call “IMAX moments.”Pethokoukis: The film To Fly! premiered at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, at the IMAX Theater, July 1976. Do you happen know if it was it the 4th of July or. . . ?MacGillivray: No, you know, what they did is they had the opening on the 2nd of July so that it wouldn't conflict with the gigantic bicentennial on the 4th, but it was all part of the big celebration in Washington at that moment.I saw the film in the late '70s at what was then called the Great America Amusement Park in Gurnee, Illinois. I have a very clear memory of this, of going in there, sitting down, wondering why I was sitting and going to watch a movie as opposed to being on a roller coaster or some other ride — I've recently, a couple of times, re-watched the film — and I remember the opening segment with the balloonist, which was shot in a very familiar way. I have a very clear memory because when that screen opened up and that balloon took off, my stomach dropped.It was a film as a thrill ride, and upon rewatching it — I didn't think this as a 10-year-old or 11-year-old — but what it reminded me upon rewatching was of Henry V, Lawrence Olivier, 1944, where the film begins in the Globe Theater and as the film goes on, it opens up and expands into this huge technicolor extravaganza as the English versus the French. It reminds me of that. What was your reaction the first time you saw that movie, that film of yours you made with Jim Freeman, on the big screen where you could really get the full immersive effect?It gave me goosebumps. IMAX, at that time, was kind of unknown. The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum was the fourth IMAX theater built, and very few people had seen that system unless you visited world's fairs around the world. So we knew we had something that people were going to grasp a hold of and love because, like you said, it's a combination of film, and storytelling, and a roller coaster ride. You basically give yourself away to the screen and just go with it.What Jim and I tried to do is put as many of the involving, experiential tricks into that film as we possibly could. We wrote the film based on all of these moments that we call “IMAX moments.” We tried to put as many in there as we could, including the train coming straight at you and bashing right into the camera where the audience thinks it's going to get run over. Those kinds of moments on that gigantic screen with that wonderful 10 times, 35-millimeter clarity really moved the audience and I guess that's why they used it at Great America where you saw it.You mentioned the train and I remember a story from the era of silent film and the first time people saw a train on silent film, they jumped, people jumped because they thought the train was coming at them. Then, of course, we all kind of got used to it, and this just occurred to me, that film may have been the first time in 75 years that an audience had that reaction again, like they did with first with silent film where they thought the train was going to come out of the screen to To Fly! where, once again, your previous experience looking at a visual medium was not going to help you. This was something completely different and your sense perception was totally surprised by it.Yeah, it's true. Obviously we were copying that early train shot that started the cinema way back in probably 1896 or 1898. You ended up with To Fly! . . . we knew we had an opportunity because the Air and Space Museum, we felt, was going to be a huge smash hit. Everyone was interested in space right at that moment. Everyone was interested in flying right at that moment. Basically, as soon as it opened its doors, the Air and Space Museum became the number one museum in America, and I think it even passed the Louvre that year in attendance.Our film had over a million and a half people in its first year, which was astounding! And after that year of run, every museum in the world wanted an IMAX theater. Everyone heard about it. They started out charging 50 cents admission for the 27-minute IMAX film, and halfway through the season, they got embarrassed because they were making so much money. They reduced the admission price to 25 cents and everyone was happy. The film was so fun to watch and gave you information in a poetic way through the narration. The storytelling was simple and chronological. You could follow it even if you were a 10-year-old or an 85-year-old, and people just adored the movie. They wrote letters to the editor. The Washington Post called it the best film in the last 10 years, or something like that. Anyway, it was really a heady of time for IMAX.An innovative filming process (8:25)It was one of those things where our knowledge of technology and shooting all kinds of various films prior to that that used technology, we just basically poured everything into this one movie to try to prove the system, to try to show people what IMAX could do . . .I may have just read the Washington Post review that you mentioned. It was a Washington Post review from just three or four years later, so not that long after, and in the conclusion to that piece, it said, “You come away from the film remembering the flying, the freedom of it, the glee, the exaltation. No Wonder ‘To Fly' is a national monument.” So already calling it a national monument, but it took some innovation to create that monument. This isn't just a piece of great filmmaking and great storytelling, it's a piece of technological innovation. I wonder if you could tell me about that.We've worked with the IMAX corporation, particularly Graeme Ferguson, who is gone now, but he was a filmmaker and helped us immensely. Not only guiding, because he'd made a couple of IMAX films previously that just showed at individual theaters, but was a great filmmaker and we wanted three more cameras built—there was only one camera when we began, and we needed three, actually, so we could double shoot and triple shoot different scenes that were dangerous. They did that for us in record time. Then we had to build all these kind of imaginative camera mounts. A guy named Nelson Tyler, Tyler Camera Systems in Hollywood, helped us enormously. He was a close friend and basically built an IMAX camera mount for a helicopter that we called the “monster mount.” It was so huge.The IMAX camera was big and huge on its own, so it needed this huge mount, and it carried the IMAX camera flawlessly and smoothly through the air in a helicopter so that there weren't any bumps or jarring moments so the audience would not get disturbed but they would feel like they were a bird flying. You needed that smoothness because when you're sitting up close against that beautifully detailed screen, you don't want any jerk or you're going to want to close your eyes. It's going to be too nauseating to actually watch. So we knew we had to have flawlessly smooth and beautiful aerials shot in the best light of the day, right at dawn or right at sunset. The tricks that we used, the special camera mounts, we had two different camera mounts for helicopters, one for a Learjet, one for a biplane. We even had a balloon mount that went in the helium balloon that we set up at the beginning of the film.It was one of those things where our knowledge of technology and shooting all kinds of various films prior to that that used technology, we just basically poured everything into this one movie to try to prove the system, to try to show people what IMAX could do . . . There are quiet moments in the film that are very powerful, but there's also these basic thrill moments where the camera goes off over the edge of a cliff and your stomach kind of turns upside down a little bit. Some people had to close their eyes as they were watching so they wouldn't get nauseated, but that's really what we wanted. We wanted people to experience that bigness and that beauty. Basically the theme of the movie was taking off into the air was like the opening of a new eye.Essentially, you re-understood what the world was when aviation began, when the first balloonists took off or when the first airplane, the Wright Brothers, took off, or when we went into space, the change of perspective. And obviously IMAX is the ultimate change of perspectiveWhen I watched the entire film — I've watched it a few times since on YouTube, which I think somebody ripped from a laser disc or something — maybe six months ago, I had forgotten the space sequence. This movie came out a year before Star Wars, and I was looking at that space sequence and I thought, that's pretty good. I thought that really held up excellent. As a documentary, what prepared you to do that kind of sequence? Or was that something completely different that you really had to innovate to do?I had loved 2001: A Space Odyssey, the Kubrick film, and one of the special effects supervisors was Doug Trumbull. So we called Doug and said, “Look, I want to make the sequence. It's going to be short, but it's going to pay homage to space travel and what could happen in the future.” And he guided us a little bit, showed us how to make kind of the explosions of space that he'd done in 2001 using microscopic paint, so we had to develop a camera lens that fit on the IMAX camera that could shoot just a very small area, like half an inch across, where paint in a soluble mixture could then explode. We shot it in slow motion, and then we built a Starship, kind of like a Star Wars-looking — though, as you mentioned, Star Wars had not come out yet — kind of a spaceship that we then superimposed against planets that we photographed, Jupiter and Saturn. We tried to give the feeling and the perspective that that could give us with our poetic narrator, and it worked. It kind of worked, even though it was done on a very small budget. We had $690,000 to make that movie. So we only had one SAG actor who actually got paid the regular wage, that was Peter Walker.Was that the balloonist?Yeah, he was the balloonist. And he was a stage actor, so he was perfect, because I wanted something to obviously be a little bit overblown, make your gestures kind of comically big, and he was perfect for it. But we only had enough money to pay him for one day, so we went to Vermont and put him in the balloon basket, and we shot everything in one day. We never actually shot him flying. We shot him hanging in the balloon basket and the balloon basket was hanging from a crane that was out of the picture, and so we could lift him and make him swing past us and all that stuff, and he was terrific.Then we shot the real balloon, which was a helium balloon. We got the helium from the Navy — which would've been very costly, but they donated the helium — and went to West Virginia where the forest was basically uncut and had no power lines going through it so we could duplicate 1780 or whatever the year was with our aerial shooting. And we had a guy named Kurt Snelling, who was probably the best balloonist at that particular moment, and he dressed like Peter in the same costume and piloted the balloon across. And balloons, you can't tell where they're going, they just follow the wind, and so it was a little dangerous, but we got it all done. It was about a week and a half because we had to wait for weather. So we had a lot of weather days and bad rain in West Virginia when we shot that, but we got it all done, and it looks beautiful, and it matches in with Peter pretty well.Just what you've described there, it sounds like a lot: You're going to Maine, you're in West Virginia, you're getting helium from — it sounds like there were a lot of moving parts! Was this the most ambitious thing you had done up until that point?Well, we'd worked on some feature films before, like The Towering Inferno and Jonathan Livingston Seagull, and things like that, which were involved and very complicated. But yeah, it was very much the biggest production that we put together on our own, and it required us to learn how to produce in a big fashion. It was a thrill for us. Essentially, we had about 10 people working on the film in Laguna Beach, and none of them, except for maybe Jim and I, who we'd worked on feature films and complicated shoots with actors and all that, but a lot of our team hadn't. And so it was an adventure. Every day was a thrill.A “you can do it” movie (19:07). . . we were celebrating 200 years of democracy, of individual freedom, of individual inspiration, getting past obstacles, because you can do it — you have that belief that you can do it.There's a version of this podcast where we spend a half hour talking about The Towering Inferno. I just want you to know that it's very hard for me not to derail the conversation into talking about The Towering Inferno. I will not do that, but let me ask you this, the movie is about flight, it's about westward expansion, but that movie, it came out for the bicentennial, we'd gone through a tumultuous, let's say past 10 years: You had Vietnam, there's social unrest, you had Watergate. And the movie really must have just seemed like a breath of fresh air for people.As you put the movie together, and wrote it, and filmed it, did you feel like you were telling a message other than just about our connection with flight? It really seemed to me to be more than that, a movie about aspiration, and curiosity, and so forth.It was, and pretty much all of our films have been that positive spirit, “You can do it” kind of movie. Even our surfing films that we started with 20 years, maybe 10 years before To Fly!, you end up with that spirit of the human's ability to go beyond. And obviously celebrating the bicentennial and the beginning of democracy here in this country and the fact that we were celebrating 200 years of democracy, of individual freedom, of individual inspiration, getting past obstacles, because you can do it — you have that belief that you can do it.Of course, this was right there when everyone had felt, okay, we went to the moon, we did all kinds of great things. We were inventive and a lot of that spirit of invention, and curiosity, and accomplishment came from the fact that we were free as individuals to do it, to take risks. So I think To Fly! had a lot of that as part of it.But the interesting thing, I thought, was I had one meeting with Michael Collins, who was the director of the Air and Space Museum and the astronaut who circled the moon as Neil and Buzz Aldrin were on the moon walking around, and here he is, hoping that these two guys will come back to him so that the three of them can come back to Earth — but they'd never tested the blast-off from the moon's surface, and they didn't know 100 percent that it was going to work, and that was the weirdest feeling.But what Collins told me in my single meeting that I had with him, he said, “Look, I've got a half an hour for you, I'm building a museum, I've got two years to do it.” And I said, “Look, one thing I want to know is how much facts and figures do you want in this movie? We've got a little over a half an hour to do this film. The audience sits down in your theater, what do you want me to do?” And he said, “Give me fun. Give me the IMAX experience. I don't want any facts and figures. I don't want any dates. I don't want any names. I've got plenty of those everywhere else in the museum. People are going to be sick of dates and names. Give me fun, give me adventure.” And I said, “Oh gosh, we know how to do that because we started out making surfing films.” and he goes, “Do that. Make me a surfing film about aviation.” It was probably the best advice, because he said, “And I don't want to see you again for two years. Bring me back a film. I trust you. I've seen your films. Just go out and do it.” And that was probably the best management advice that I've ever received.So you weren't getting notes. I always hear about studios giving filmmakers notes. You did not get notes.The note I got was, “We love it. Put it on the screen now.” What they did do is they gave me 26 subjects. They said, “Here's the things that we think would be really cool in the movie. We know you can't use 26 things because that's like a minute per sequence, so you pick which of those 26 to stick in.” And I said, “What I'm going to do then is make it chronological so people will somewhat understand it, otherwise it's going to be confusing as heck.” And he said, “Great, you pick.” So I picked things that I knew I could do, and Jim, of course, was right there with me all the time.Then we had a wonderful advisor in Francis Thompson who at that time was an older filmmaker from New York who had done a lot of world's fair films, hadn't ever done IMAX, but he'd done triple-screen films and won an Academy Award with a film called To Be Alive! and he advised us. Graeme Ferguson, as I mentioned, advised us, but we selected the different sequences, probably ended up with 12 sequences, each of which we felt that we could handle on our meager budget.It was delightful that Conoco put up the money for the film as a public service. They wanted to be recognized in the bicentennial year, and they expected that the film was going to run for a year, and then of course today it's still running and it's going into its 50th year now. And so it's one of those things that was one of those feel-good moments of my life and feel-good moments for the Air and Space Museum, Michael Collins, for everyone involved.Competing views of technology (25:50)Our film was the feel-good, be proud to be an American and be proud to be a human being, and we're not messing up everything. There's a lot that's going right.When rewatching it, I was reminded of the 1982 film Koyaanisqatsi by Godfrey Reggio, which also had a very famous scene of a 747 looming at the camera. While yours was a joyous scene, I think we're supposed to take away an ominous message about technology in that film. That movie was not a celebration of flight or of technology. Have you wondered why just six years after To Fly!, this other film came out and conveyed a very different message about technology and society.I love Koyaanisqatsi, and in fact, we helped work on that. We did a lot of the aerial shooting for that.I did not know that.And Godfrey Reggio is an acquaintance, a friend. We tried to actually do a movie together for the new millennium, and that would've been pretty wild.Certainly a hypnotic film, no doubt. Fantastic.Yeah. But their thesis was, yeah, technology's gotten beyond us. It's kind of controlled us in some fashions. And with the time-lapse sequences and the basic frenetic aspects of life and war and things like that. And with no narration. That film lets the audience tell the story to themselves, guided by the visuals and the technique. Our film was absolutely a 100 percent positive that the 747 that we had was the number one 747 ever built. Boeing owned it. I don't think they'd started selling them, or they were just starting to use them. Everyone was amazed by the size of this airplane, and we got to bolt our IMAX camera on the bottom of it, and then it was such a thrill to take that big 747.The guy took off from Seattle and the pilot said, “Okay, now where do you want to go?” I said, “Well, I want to find clouds. And he goes, “Well, there's some clouds over next to Illinois. We could go there,” so we go two hours towards Illinois. And I'm in a 737 that they loaned us with the IMAX camera in a brand new window that we stuck in the side of the 737, just absolutely clear as the sheet of glass, just a single pane, and the camera's right up against that piece of plexiglass and with the 40-millimeter lens, which is a 90-degree lens.So I said, “We've got to fly the 737 really close to the 747 and through clouds so that the clouds are wisping through, and so the 747 is disappearing and then appearing and then disappearing and then appear, and we have to do this right at sunset in puffy clouds, these big cumulus clouds.” And so they said, “We can do that, let's go find it!” The two guys who were piloting were both military pilots, so they were used to flying in formation and it was a delight. We shot roll, after roll, after roll and got some of those moments where that 747 comes out into light after being in the white of the cloud are just stunning. So we made the 747 look almost like a miniature plane, except for the shot from underneath where you see the big wheels coming up. So it was a really cool, and I don't know what it cost Boeing to do that, but hundreds of thousands, maybe.Another public service.But they got it back. Obviously it was a heroic moment in the film, and their beautiful plane, which went on to sell many, many copies and was their hero airplane for so many years.Yeah, sure.It was a fun deal. So in comparison to Koyaanisqatsi, our film was the exact opposite. Our film was the feel-good, be proud to be an American and be proud to be a human being, and we're not messing up everything. There's a lot that's going right.I feel like there's a gap in what we get out of Hollywood, what we get out of the media. You don't want just feel-good films. You don't want just celebrations. You want the full range of our lives and of human experience, but I feel like, Koyaanisqatsi is about being out of balance, I think we've gotten out of balance. I just don't see much out there that has the kind of aspirational message with To Fly! I'm not sure what you think. I feel like we could use more of that.Yeah, I'm hopeful that I'm going to be able to make a movie called A Beautiful Life, which is all about the same thing that I was talking about, the freedom that the individual has here in America. I was hopeful to do it for the 250th anniversary, but I'm not going to get it done by that time next year. But I want to do that movie kind of as a musical celebration of almost a “family of man” sort of movie located around the world with various cultures and positive spirit. I'm an optimist, I'm a positive person. That's the joy I get out of life. I suppose that's why Jim and I were perfect to make To Fly! 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From July 23, 2024: Alan Rozenshtein, Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota Law School and Senior Editor at Lawfare, and Matt Perault, the Director of the Center on Technology Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, sat down with Alexander Macgillivray, known to all as "amac," who was the former Principle Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the United States in the Biden Administration and General Counsel at Twitter.amac recently wrote a piece for Lawfare about making AI policy in a world of technological uncertainty, and Matt and Alan talked to him about how to do just that.To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How Intentional Succession Planning Built a Stronger Business What does it look like when succession planning goes right? In this episode, Roberta MacGillivray shares the story of how her family business, BGE Indoor Air Quality Solutions, transitioned leadership across generations—with intention, clarity, and heart. From kitchen-table conversations to hiring new executives, Roberta walks us through the mindset and mechanics of intentional succession planning. Hear how she built credibility beyond her last name, developed leadership through challenge, and now cultivates a team that thrives on collaboration and constructive conflict. Show Notes: 1:10 The origins of BGE and quality air filtration in Western  Canada 6:25 At the kitchen table with an entrepreneurial parent 10:10 Building a great successor for a family business 19:20 Intentional succession planning  24:25 Tough conversations for the greatest benefit to the business 30:35 Culture and how to find fantastic leaders 40:20 At the kitchen table as an entrepreneurial parent Episode Resources & Links BGE Indoor Air Quality Solutions Connect with TRAITS:

In this podcast the poet and artist MacGillivray reads from and discusses her book, The Last Wolf of Scotland (Pighog). The collection is an exploration of connections between Scotland and the American Frontier whose form brilliantly reflects the subject matter of the poems. MacGillivray joins Jennifer Williams in a conversation that maps the rich web of influences from which her poetry emerges, taking in Doors front-man Jim Morrison, mock ancient Scottish bard Ossian, and the mysterious ‘Man with Fourteen Lives'. Plus a debate about whether poetry works better on the page or read aloud, or memorised and recited.

Dom talks with Allan MacGillivray, Volac International Consultant with Nutrinza, about its Ecosyl and Ecocool products, the key things to remember when making silage and the best ways to avoid Dry Matter losses. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

On today's REX Daily Podcast, Dom talks with Andrew Johnston from Luisetti Seeds about his nearly forty years in the agronomy world, changes he's seen over that time and his tip tips for establishing autumn crops and pasture... And he talks with Allan MacGillivray, Volac International Consultant with Nutrinza, about its Ecosyl and Ecocool products, the key things to remember when making silage and the best ways to avoid Dry Matter losses. Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.

Guy MacGillivray on Sugar and Mental Health – Our Most Downloaded Episode Ever!This episode is a game-changer!  Our conversation with Guy MacGillivray has become the top episode of all time—and for good reason.Guy is a psychologist and social worker in Port Lincoln, a devoted father of three, and a passionate advocate for people with disabilities. But his journey into understanding sugar and mental health started with a personal revelation: he was using sugar to medicate stress in his life.Realising this, he made a change—cutting back on sugar, adjusting his morning routine, and practising gratitude for family, friends and meditative prayer. He quickly noticed the impact on not just his weight but his mental clarity and overall well-being.Guy poses a powerful question:"Are you a leaver or a finisher?"Can you stop at one scoop of ice cream, or do you finish the whole tub?For Guy, the only way forward was utterly removing sugar from his diet. And he believes you can do it, too.Beyond his journey, Guy's work is deeply impactful. He supports people with disabilities and their families to navigate housing, employment, and the NDIS system—helping them overcome barriers and live their best lives.Thank you, Guy, for making a difference in Port Lincoln and beyond!

Norm Murray speaks with Geoff MacGillivray, President of Blue Harbour Financial about 4 steps to building wealth in 2025. Go to http://www.askgeoff.ca and learn about achieving your financial goals.

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Alan Rozenshtein, Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota Law School and Senior Editor at Lawfare, and Matt Perault, the Director of the Center on Technology Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, sat down with Alexander Macgillivray, known to all as "amac," who was the former Principle Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the United States in the Biden Administration and General Counsel at Twitter.amac recently wrote a piece for Lawfare about making AI policy in a world of technological uncertainty, and Matt and Alan talked to him about how to do just that.To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/c/trumptrials.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every few years there's milestone moments where movements for justice and a better world emerge. It's then we find that people awaken, turn their attention to being involved, and also struggle with how to fit in. Madeleine shares her thoughts on what it means to find your superpowers and we delve into what that means for how folks show up within movements from climate, to racial justice, and beyond.

Oopy MacGillivray joined RSN on Friday to speak about the favourite for the Andrew Ramsden Stakes, The Map. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew MacGillivray of Veterans 4 Freedom joins the show! V4F is one of the most impassioned and active forces in altruistic missions to stand up against the Canadian government and FOR the Canadian veterans and civilians that have been left in the dust. ----- Check out V4F here: https://veterans4freedom.ca/ Watch Emergencies Act Violence Video here: https://rumble.com/v1e2e7j-black-and-tans.html https://rumble.com/user/SocialDisorderPodcast Get Tickets to the 2024 Parental Rights Tour with Dr. James Lindsay in Alberta: https://brushfire.com/anv Get your edition of Layers of Truth at the links below: Audiobook: https://www.audible.ca/pd/B0D1VV75CM?source_code=ASSOR150021921000V Hardcover: https://shorturl.at/quLO7 Paperback: https://amzn.to/3U97tz5 Support the show one time or become an OFFICIAL Pattern Enjoyer by pledging to donate monthly below: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/drewweather Tell me what you thought of the show! Text me at: (587)206-7006 Get you copy of "Consciousness Reality & Purpose" on Amazon.com TODAY: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BS5FWLBK Subscribe to the Social Disorder Substack: https://thesocialdisorder.substack.com/ This episode is made possible by: DrewJitsu Online Jiu-Jitsu Coaching Sign up to get 2 week FREE to a library of over 750+ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Technique videos taught by your host - Drew Weatherhead! Hit the link below to get started today! https://drewjitsuonline.com/orders/customer_info?o=43849

In a co-hosted podcast episode, Host of the Heartbeat Podcast and prolific substack writer - Sheldon Yakiwchuk - and myself speak to two prominent members of the national Not-for-profit, Veterans 4 Freedom. There are some BIG level topics in this episode... so buckle up!! ----- Get your edition of Layers of Truth at the links below: Audiobook: https://www.audible.ca/pd/B0D1VV75CM?source_code=ASSOR150021921000V Hardcover: https://shorturl.at/quLO7 Paperback: https://amzn.to/3U97tz5 Support the show one time or become an OFFICIAL Pattern Enjoyer by pledging to donate monthly below: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/drewweather Tell me what you thought of the show! Text me at: (587)206-7006 Get you copy of "Consciousness Reality & Purpose" on Amazon.com TODAY: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BS5FWLBK Subscribe to the Social Disorder Substack: https://thesocialdisorder.substack.com/ This episode is made possible by: DrewJitsu Online Jiu-Jitsu Coaching Sign up to get 2 week FREE to a library of over 750+ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Technique videos taught by your host - Drew Weatherhead! Hit the link below to get started today! https://drewjitsuonline.com/orders/customer_info?o=43849

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SummaryRyder MacGillivray, a former football player at Utah State University, shares his journey and decision to enter the transfer portal. He talks about his experiences on the team, including being awarded a scholarship and battling for a starting position. Ryder discusses the tough conversations he had with coaches and the emotional process of leaving the program. He also shares the support he received from teammates and the interest he has received from other schools since entering the portal.TakeawaysEntering the transfer portal is a difficult decision that involves tough conversations and emotional farewells.Ryder MacGillivray is grateful for the support he received from coaches, teammates, and staff at Utah State University.He is looking for a program where he can contribute and showcase his skills as a committed and hardworking player.Coaches and recruiters can watch Ryder's film on his social media accounts and AthletesTV to see his abilities on the field.Sound Bites"I want to go contribute to a team.""I'm going to go play somewhere. Like it's not, it's not over for me.""I just want to play football. I want to go and use these last two years that I have and be with a program that's going to be like, where did this kid come from?"Chapters00:00 - Introduction and Apology for Delayed Episode04:04 - Commitment and Effort in the Weight Room09:17 - Receiving Interest from Other Programs25:39 - Academic Eligibility and Closing RemarksFind more great content to help you get recruited at www.recruitgrind.com I get it, podcasts can be long at times. If you want to see some quick highlights from each episode as well as some great recruiting tips, follow us on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter (@therecruitgrind).And remember, don't stop GRINDING!

He spent 12 years in the Canadian Navy and was a Maritime Tactical Operator. He is one of the founders of Veterans 4 Freedom and the current President. We discuss foreign legions becoming part of the Canadian military, DEI as part of the recruitment process and China's influence on Canada.  SNP Presents returns April 27th Tickets Below:https://www.showpass.com/cornerstone/ Let me know what you think. Text me 587-217-8500 Substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/shaunnewmanpodcast E-transfer here: shaunnewmanpodcast@gmail.com Website: https://silvergoldbull.ca/ Email: SNP@silvergoldbull.com Text: (587) 441-9100 – and be sure to let them know you're an SNP listener.

This episode includes many threads: of the birds, of the diverse landscapes that their migrations connect, of a conversation with a Oaxacan biologist, Ana Rebeca Martínez Martínez, about the passion that we both share for nature. But in its essence, it's a story about those moments in nature when time doesn't exist, when you can feel the magic. It's a celebration of the connection that we can have with nature wherever we live in the world and of the threads that connect our stories. Many bird recordings illustrate this story. Special thanks to Kent Fiala, who gave me permission to use his recording of an orchard oriole (Icterus spurius) singing in the North Carolina, USA summer. I made the other recordings: a flock of orchard orioles near the Huatulco River, Oaxaca, MX; a white-tipped dove (Leptotila verreauxi) and a group of orange-fronted parakeets (Eupsittula canicularis) near the same river; a MacGillivray's warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei) calling in the hills of Oaxaca de Juárez and another MacGillivray's warbler singing in Montana, USA; a broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus) in the Sierra Sur of Oaxaca and a western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) in Montana.Find the written version of the story, with lots of photos, here: https://wildwithnature.com/2024/03/01/connection-wonder-birds/.

In this conversation, Michael Tremblay and Erlend MacGillivray take a deep dive into Stoic history and the life of Epictetus.It's an excellent discussion for anyone looking to enrich their knowledge of ancient history and situate the Stoics in their time.https://schoolofepictetus.substack.com/(01:20) Getting Into Stoicism(05:33) Epictetus(10:26) Epictetus's World(13:34) Philosophy in Rome(20:51) Epictetus's Students(45:40) Stoics and Lay People(01:03:30) Popularization vs Elitism(01:10:08) What's Next***Subscribe to The Stoa Letter for weekly meditations, actions, and links to the best Stoic resources: www.stoaletter.com/subscribeDownload the Stoa app (it's a free download): stoameditation.com/podIf you try the Stoa app and find it useful, but truly cannot afford it, email us and we'll set you up with a free account.Listen to more episodes and learn more here: https://stoameditation.com/blog/stoa-conversations/Thanks to Michael Levy for graciously letting us use his music in the conversations: https://ancientlyre.com/

This episode is a conversation with Donald Macgillivray of Pennygown. We talk about his childhood, go way back into his family history, talk about drove roads and the last cattle drove off Iona to Falkirk, the changes he's seen in agricultural practice over his career, his work with Highland cattle, abandoned villages and places long forgotten, his dear friend – the late and much missed Hugh MacPhail and so, so much more. Episode links and more can be found on our website at whatwedointhewinter.com It's this sort of knowledge that passes so swiftly if it's not passed on and I am deeply indebted to Donald for his time and sincerity in sharing these stories with me. Thanks for listening!

Peta MacGillivray is an Aboriginal justice advocate, a Kalkutungu woman, lawyer and doctoral researcher with strong connections to community. Australia's referendum to vote on Constitutional recognition of First Peoples is part of a many decades-long history of advocacy for self-determination. While this conversation is largely a post-referendum discussion, it is with an understanding that the referendum moment was not the beginning nor the end of the work that needs to be done.

David talks to Greg MacGillivray who has been producing and directing award-winning films for more than 50 years. Today, he has more than 60 films to his credit, including over 40 IMAX productions.Since the 1976 production of his first IMAX film, To Fly!, Greg has produced some of the most enduring films in the giant-screen genre. Greg has received two Academy Award nominations for Best Documentary Short Subject: first in 1995 for The Living Sea, and then in 2000 for Dolphins. A passionate ocean conservationist, Greg and his wife Barbara founded the MacGillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation, a non-profit public charity dedicated to educating and inspiring the public through giant-screen films and science education programming about the need to take action to protect the world's ocean.

In this episode, Fr. MacGillivray will look at the concept of the papacy itself. We've already seen that Jesus set up the Catholic Church, but he left us with 12 Apostles, who would be the first bishops. Did he actually set up St. Peter as the most important of the Apostles? And what was the reason for putting one fallible, hot-headed, uneducated man at the head of His Divine Church?

This was recorded early on a clear and warm spring morning at Bigelow Meadow in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. A light and steady breeze blew across the willow thickets and a few nearby pine trees which call the meadow home, with the soft roar of the McCloud River, running high with an abundance of snowmelt, heard in the distance. The recording starts in predawn darkness a little after three in the morning, towards the end of the nightly frog chorus. Even at that very early hour birds are beginning to sing. As the frog chorus slowly subsides, the dawn chorus slowly begins. You will hear an abundance of birds on this recording, which include Black-headed Grosbeaks, Yellow Warblers, MacGillivray's Warblers, Western Wood-pewees, Song Sparrows, Canada Geese, Great Horned Owls, and many more. Help this podcast get made by making a donation, becoming a Patreon supporter, or becoming a monthly supporter through Spotify Podcasting. You can do so by visiting the following links- https://soundbynaturepodcast.com/donations/ https://www.patreon.com/soundbynaturepodcast You can become a monthly supporter at Spotify Podcasting by clicking the link at the end of this podcast description. Thank you to my current and past monthly supporters, those of you that have made one-time donations, and my three supporters on Patreon. Every cent of your contribution goes directly to the production of this podcast. I truly appreciate your help! You can see pictures of the area this was recorded, as well as pictures from other locations I have gathered recordings, by visiting the Instagram and Facebook pages for the podcast. You can find them by searching @soundbynaturepodcast. Questions or comments? Send me a message on Facebook or Instagram, or email me at soundbynaturepodcast@gmail.com Please do something today that will help preserve nature for many generations to come. Thank you very much for listening. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay sound. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundbynature/support

Its time to learn some more warbler sounds. Today I focus on Yellow-rumped Warbler (3:06), MacGillivray's Warbler (6:30), and Wilson's Warbler (9:45). Calls begin at (14:11).    Three Warbling Songsters https://birdingbyearpodcast.podbean.com/e/three-warbling-songsters/ Other resources: https://ebird.org/home https://www.allaboutbirds.org/ https://www.audubon.org/ Reach out to me: https://www.facebook.com/BirdingByEarPodcast https://birdingbyearpodcast.podbean.com/   Thank You for Listening. 

A conversation with the actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, and novelist — John Sayles.

This week, we have the pleasure of having Bethany MacGillivray join us on the podcast! We discuss the Switch Guided Journaling Masterclass, how journaling can be directive and provide tangible strategies, the importance of self-love and self-care, and setting intentions over resolutions. Bethany also discusses her approach to therapy, the importance of having a support system in place for clinicians, virtual and in-person collectives, art therapy, somatic therapy, and having ethical boundaries as a therapist. Tune in to learn tangible strategies, explore different formats and facilitators, and understand the importance of emotional literacy. It will be an exciting and informative session, so don't miss out!Bethany is an experienced therapist who provides a holistic approach through interweaving talk therapy, art therapy, and somatic mindfulness-based practices to help people reconnect their mind-body connection. She also believes in creating a calm, warm, and empathetic space to support individuals on their journey to deeper healing and a life with meaning and purpose. Find Out More About Bethany:Website: https://www.soulflowtherapy.com/Instagram: @soulflowtherapyLearn More About Switch Research:Website: https://switchresearch.org/Instagram: @switchresearchDisclaimer: Therapy Talks does NOT provide medical services or professional counseling, and it is NOT a substitute for professional medical care.

This is another "full-circle" episode for me as I get to chat with Ryder MacGillivray, walk-on wide receiver at Utah State University. Ryder has been the epitome of hard-work and is very coachable. I truly enjoyed talking through his journey. He discusses his struggles with not getting an offer out of high school and how he got the confidence to push on. He shares why he made the decisions he did and how things are paying off now that he is getting some playing time at Utah State. If you are a high school recruit this is an episode you need to listen to!Find more great content to help you get recruited at www.recruitgrind.com I get it, podcasts can be long at times. If you want to see some quick highlights from each episode as well as some great recruiting tips, follow us on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter (@therecruitgrind).And remember, don't stop GRINDING!

John Sayles is an American independent film director, screenwriter, actor, and novelist. He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, for "Passion Fish" and "Lone Star." He has written seven novels, the most recent being "Jamie MacGillivray: The Renegade's Journey."

Barbara Peters in conversation with John Sayles and Diana Gabaldon

In this episode, Jo is joined by a friend and colleague Peter MacGillivray. They discuss Peter's role in the automotive space, the inevitably of the EV movement, and what Peter is excited to see coming up next year. They close out the episode with a call for speakers for the Long Beach show. Be sure to reach out today if you are interested!Sign up to be a speaker at the Long Beach expo: https://fs20.formsite.com/petermacgillivray/d6cwfwukfj/index.html----FOLLOW:InstagramTwitterFacebookWebsitePRODUCED BY:Lagos Creative

Filmmaker and surfer Greg MacGillivray joins the pod to talk about his influential surf film Five Summer Stories and a lifetime in surfing. First, he looks back at the early days of surfing, the joy and escape that it provides, the introduction of competitive surfing, and his personal beginnings in the sport in Southern California. He dives into his work with Jim Freeman and MacGillivray Freeman Films, directing and producing surf films like Five Summer Stories, Big Wednesday and more, working in Hollywood, developing some of the first IMAX films, and even contributing to Ridley Scott's Blade Runner. He shares stories from filming in extreme places from Mount Everest to Mavericks to America's National Parks and beyond. Greg also touches on conservation, innovations in film technology, the similarities between mountain climbers and surfers, and the upcoming screening of his new film alongside live music. Follow Greg here. Watch the screening of Five Hundred Summer Stories live at the Coast Film & Music Festival November 13 in Laguna Beach, California. Preorder Greg's visual memoir now. Learn more about his films. Join the conversation by following The Lineup with Dave Prodan on Instagram and subscribing to our Youtube channel.  Stay up to date with all things WSL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this show, Chris interviews, Andrew MacGillivray, Director, HomeDepot. Andrew reveals how he went from being lazy and uninspired to the top of the corporate chain at one of the largest organizations in the world.    How did Andrew achieve this amazing personal transformation? In the first segment of the show, you will learn how his Student Works stint helped Andrew find focus and drive.   What are some important values that Andrew learned as an operator at Student Works? Andrew shares some interesting anecdotes which reveal how he honed crucial management skills at Student Works. From marketing to recruiting to support, Andrew's Student Works experience helped him prepare for a successful corporate career.   After Student Works, Andrew shares how he ended up working for one of the largest service providers in United States. Eventually, the business was bought out by Home Depot, a difficult transition for Andrew. Was it difficult for him to behave with grace and dignity in this difficult professional phase of his life?   Next, Andrew gives us a peek into the work culture and values at Home Depot. How has an organization, which started from scratch grown to become a $110 billion behemoth? In this segment, you will learn the importance of building a customer-centric business. You will learn the important values that a business needs to imbibe in order to stand the test of time.   Towards the end, Andrew shares some crucial good habits that help him constantly up-level himself to meet his end goals. We wrap up this excellent show by sharing some crucial attributes that define a “Leader of Tomorrow”.    Tune in for some excellent nuggets! What You Will Discover In This Episode: Why a customer-centric business model is critical for success How can Student Works help you prepare for a successful corporate career? Crucial attributes of top performers How can you become a “Leader of Tomorrow”?   Resources:  Student Works  Chris Thomson LinkedIn

TSC News TV host Fred Richani interviews legendary filmmaker Greg MacGillivray about the 50th anniversary of his beloved surfing documentary Five Summer Stories, pioneering IMAX technology, working under director Stanley Kubrick for The Shining, his late great business partner Jim Freeman, museums embracing his work, and what's next for MacGillivray Freeman Films! For more info: https://macgillivrayfreeman.com/ https://fivesummerstories.com/ ✅Subscribe for more interviews: https://www.youtube.com/TSCGaming

Guy MacGillivray he is a psychologist and social worker in Port Lincoln that discovered he was using sugar to medicate the stress in his life.He decided to change this.He started to reduce his sugar intake and noticed he started to lose weight. He changed his morning routine, thought about 3 things he is grateful for, that included his family, friends and meditative prayer. He decided to start the day in a good direction and noticed what happened when he went back to his old routine. He asks: "Are you a leaver or a finisher?  Can you stop at one scoop of ice-cream or do you finish the tub of ice-cream.Guy is a finisher and the only way he could do this was by completing removing sugar from his diet. He wants everyone to know that you can do this too.He is a father of 3 young boys and has a highly important and admirable career, supporting people living with disability and their families in the Port Lincoln region to overcome barriers and the daily challenges of life. “The main aim is to work with kids, young people and adults living with disability, along with their families and carers, to overcome some of the barriers and challenges they have, including transition to school, or finding housing, or employment issues,” said Guy.“I also support families to work their way through the NDIS and remove some of the barriers that make it difficult for people living with disability to achieve the best possible outcome through their NDIS plan.”Thank you Guy and your team for making a difference in Port Lincoln for our most vulnerable. We are very appreciative. Support the show

On this episode, Tyler had the incredible opportunity to talk to the legendary filmmaker, Greg MacGillivray. Business partner Jim Freeman, MacGillivray produced a series of films from the mid-'60s to the early '70s that set the standard for technical excellence. Their final surf film Five Summer Stories was deemed as one of the greatest surf films of all time. It's an in depth deep dive into the career and life of one of surfing's greatest filmmakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's bonus episode, Peter MacGillivray chats with Jo about his extensive career in the automotive industry and how he has seen the landscape evolve over the years. He talks about his involvement with putting on Industry Day and the importance of the event to the EV community before he dives into his appreciation for the collaborative and entrepreneurial spirit that rings true throughout.-----FOLLOW:InstagramTwitterFacebookWebsiteATTEND ELECTRIFY EXPO:New York (Aug 27-28)Miami (Oct 8-9)Austin (Nov 11-13)PRODUCED BY:Alex Lagos / Lagos Creative

The Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker joins us to discuss his new memoir, the 50th anniversary of his seminal surf film, working with Stanley Kubrick, nearly dying at Sunset while filming Big Wednesday, and the immeasurable dividends paid when you pursue your life's passion. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shaun MacGillivray, President of MacGillivray Freeman Films, was instrumental in creating Brand USA's three IMAX films. He shares his unique understanding of content creation and distribution.

Watch Along on YouTubeBody image is something that most of us will struggle with at some point in our lives, but it doesn't have to be. We can all work towards improving our relationship with food and our bodies, regardless of what causes our struggles.Bethany MacGillivray joins Barb on Therapy Talks to discuss the Mind-Body Connection and how it can be an important part of making peace with our bodies. Barb and Bethany also explore Art Therapy as a tool for managing anxiety and practicing self-compassion.Bethany MacGillivray is a Registered Clinical Counselor and Professional Art Therapist of Soul-body-centered, positive psychology and mindfulness approach, specializing in body image, disordered eating, self-compassion, and empowerment.Find Out More About Bethany:Website: soulflowtherapy.comInstagram: @soulflowtherapyLearn More About Switch Research:https://switchresearch.org/instagram: @switchresearchDisclaimer: Therapy Talks does NOT provide medical services or professional counseling, and it is NOT a substitute for professional medical care.

Entrepreneur and consummate outdoorsman Ben Warner talks to us about his latest venture, Coast Film Festival located in the seaside town of Laguna Beach, CA. Ben has spent most of his life and career in the Action and Outdoor Sports Industries. His background served as a perfect launching pad to create a film festival that celebrates the lives, passions, and human experiences found in the stories and art of both professional and amateur outdoor athletes and enthusiasts. Coast Film Festival is a multi-day film and art festival that showcases filmmakers, artists and social changemakers who focus their work on topics related to the land and sea. Founded in 2019, Coast Film Festival crisscrosses the globe in search of diverse and inspiring films about people and cultures from the worlds of action sports, outdoor adventure, and environmental conservation; those who approach life with an unyielding sense of curiosity about the world around them. CFF donates a portion of the event proceeds to support social causes that support a variety of environmental awareness and activism efforts. About Ben Warner:Founder, Coast Film Festival Ben Warner is an entrepreneur and advocate for outdoor recreation and conservation. Originally from the East Coast, Ben moved to Southern California driven by his passion for surfing, skiing big mountains, mountain biking, and the exploration of wide-open spaces. He has created a life around this ethos. He has founded multiple businesses centered on outdoor and action sports lifestyles through the lens of his personal mantra “protect to enjoy.” In 2019, Ben produced the first Coast Film Festival dedicated to sharing the abundant films and art that showcase the life and stories of this special community of athletes, filmmakers, artists, and conservationists that dedicate their lives to the land and sea.Watch: Website: https://www.coastfilmfestival.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/Coastfilmfest/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/coastfilmfestival//  

Today we're speaking with Fr. William MacGillivray on a topic that has gained renewed attention in recent days – the question of the possibility of a heretical pope. What happens if a pope speaks heresy? This has been a topic of controversy over the course of the pontificate of Pope Francis, and it has only grown following a recent audience given by the Holy Father where he indicated that the Catholic Church includes heretics, apostates, etc.

Today we're joined by Fr. MacGillivray to ask one question: How is it that the Church, which is supposed to be indefectible, can give us a rite of worship, the Novus Ordo Mass, which is, at the least, problematic, if not defective? We won't be able to answer this specifically today, since this question opens up many other questions we need to answer first, namely, how can the Church, through an ecumenical council, promulgate errors? Then we'll begin to look at whether or not the Church can be infallible in its discipline – which is where the Liturgy falls.

We're going to wrap up our discussion on the course of the Second Vatican Council today with Fr. MacGillivray by looking at the fourth and final Session of the Council, which took place in 1965. To do this, we'll hone in 4 of the most important of constitutions that were passed, dealing with Religious Liberty, Divine Revelation, Ecumenism, and more. These documents mark a definitive shift in how the Catholic Church considered these important issues – and makes 1965 perhaps the most momentous year in the recent history of the Catholic Church. If you've seen last episode, you'll be well equipped to identify the ambiguity and the “time bombs” in these documents that would shape the way the Catholic Church looks today.

Today, we'll continue our look at the Second Vatican Council, this time looking at the 2nd and 3rd Sessions, in 1963 and 1964. We'll see how the liberal Rhine Group continued their full-on assault of the preparations for the Council, and how they gained an ally in the newly-elected Pope Paul VI, who cleared the way for even more of their work to go on, unhindered. We'll also take a moment to discover the problem with the Second Vatican Council documents – at first glance, many of them seem quite orthodox. But these documents were both blatantly ambiguous, and also hiding what would become known as Neo-Modernist Time Bombs. We'll see what that all means, and what effect this will have on the Holy Catholic Church

Today, we'll continue our look at the Second Vatican Council, this time looking at the 2nd and 3rd Sessions, in 1963 and 1964. We'll see how the liberal Rhine Group continued their full-on assault of the preparations for the Council, and how they gained an ally in the newly-elected Pope Paul VI, who cleared the way for even more of their work to go on, unhindered. We'll also take a moment to discover the problem with the Second Vatican Council documents – at first glance, many of them seem quite orthodox. But these documents were both blatantly ambiguous, and also hiding what would become known as Neo-Modernist Time Bombs. We'll see what that all means, and what effect this will have on the Holy Catholic Church

Today, we're diving into the Second Vatican Council itself with Father William MacGillivray. This is the first of three episodes on the Council. After having reviewed the preparation for the Council in the last two episodes, today we'll see what happened during the first two sessions, or the first two years of the Council. We'll see how the Neo-Modernists came to the council absolutely prepared – and in effect caused the first session to end with nothing accomplished, and how a group of Council Fathers – the Rhine Group – would go back home after the first session and prepare to reshape the course of the rest of the Council.

Today, we're diving into the Second Vatican Council itself with Father William MacGillivray. This is the first of three episodes on the Council. After having reviewed the preparation for the Council in the last two episodes, today we'll see what happened during the first two sessions, or the first two years of the Council. We'll see how the Neo-Modernists came to the council absolutely prepared – and in effect caused the first session to end with nothing accomplished, and how a group of Council Fathers – the Rhine Group – would go back home after the first session and prepare to reshape the course of the rest of the Council.