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Marcy Sagel is the founder and principal of MSA Interiors, a commercial interior design firm specializing in multifamily housing, student housing, senior living, affordable housing, and other complex commercial projects. With over 30 years of industry experience, Marcy has built a reputation for creating innovative, functional spaces that align with her clients' strategic and financial goals. She also co-founded Designer Bank, an online education platform that teaches design skills, space planning, software, and product knowledge to developers, investors, and aspiring designers.     Make sure to download our free guide, 7 Questions Every Passive Investor Should Ask, here.     Key Takeaways Audit your top ten competitors before making a single design decision Prioritize closet space, in-unit laundry, lighting, and cabinetry in unit renovations Full-size stackable washers and dryers outperform compact units in resident satisfaction Furniture layout planning, including TV placement and door positioning, directly affects rentability Looking high-end and being expensive are not the same thing Cheap materials that fail early cost more over time than durable materials installed once Differentiate from the competition rather than replicate it     Topics What Residents Actually Want in a Unit Walk-in or large closets are now a baseline expectation, not a premium feature In-unit full-size stackable laundry is the preferred standard for most unit types Updated lighting, countertops, and kitchen cabinetry signal value to prospective residents Common Design Mistakes in Multifamily Layouts are not evaluated for furniture placement before construction or renovation TV placement and couch space are often afterthought considerations Excessive interior doors fragment rooms and reduce usable wall space Simple layout adjustments, such as moving a door 12 inches, can unlock meaningfully higher rents How to Stand Out Against the Competition List every competitor, their amenities, finishes, unit quality, and rents before setting a design direction Identify what the market is missing, then build toward that gap Boutique, differentiated spaces lease faster than properties that blend in Marcy cites a university-area project where a speakeasy-style hangout space and boutique design drove strong lease-up against large institutional competitors Looking Premium Without Overspending A $1.50 tile can look high-end with the right design approach Affordable housing projects should look as good as the budget allows, not be deliberately toned down Cheap, low-durability materials often require costly mid-cycle replacements that eliminate any initial savings Work with established vendors who can offer warranties and guarantee product longevity Designer Bank: Design Education for Developers Designer Bank is an online platform offering modules on Revit, rendering, space planning, lighting, flooring, and tile Modules are taught by industry practitioners with deep product knowledge Targeted at developers, investors, and anyone who wants to make better-informed design decisions    

Here's the knot almost every founder hits. Things are working. Money is coming in. And then everyone around you starts chanting the same advice. Niche down. It sounds smart. It feels terrifying. Because the second you try it, it feels like you're about to fire the people funding your life. So I ran the question through The Room. I convened a council session inside Invisible Council AI with cognitive models of four people who have actually built fortunes on this exact decision. Alex Hormozi. Dan Kennedy. Dan Sullivan. Frank Kern. They did not politely agree. They collided. And the collision is where the gold was. Hormozi separated the two decisions everyone blends together. Kennedy reframed a niche as a farm you can dominate, not a smaller crowd to starve in. Sullivan made the call that your current clients are evidence, not your identity. Kern added the filter that changes everything. Pick the client you could win for even if you only got paid after they succeeded. The Third Mind that emerged from all four was simple and sharp. You don't announce a divorce to find a better date. You build a revenue-safe front door for the proven buyer while the old book of business quietly funds the transition. Tighter front door. Same cash register. This one is for any founder sitting on revenue they're scared to risk and a focus they're scared to commit to. Listen all the way through. The open question at the end is the one that decides whether your niche becomes a farm or a trap. What You'll Learn The two separate decisions you're accidentally blending, and why that blend is the source of the fear. Why cash flow is not the thing you protect at all costs. It's the thing that buys you time to get smarter. How to choose your ideal client from evidence instead of preference, using the clients you already have. Why a niche is not a smaller audience. It's a market small enough to dominate and rich enough to matter. The difference between revenue and complexity wearing a fake mustache. How to reposition without sending a single client a dramatic "we've evolved beyond you" announcement. The 90-day narrowing test that turns a scary identity change into a measurable experiment. The exact first move you can run this week with your last 20 clients and a spreadsheet. Chapter Markers (Times are placeholders. Map to your final audio in your host.) 00:00 — The founder's fear: niche down without blowing up revenue 00:00 — Hormozi: the two decisions you keep blending 00:00 — Pick the niche the evidence is pointing at, not the one you like 00:00 — "Your strategy is what you say no to" 00:00 — Kennedy: a niche is a farm, not a smaller crowd 00:00 — The fantasy demographic test 00:00 — Third Mind: the Cash-Flow Airlock 00:00 — Sullivan: your clients are evidence, not your identity 00:00 — The 10x Client Test 00:00 — Third Mind: the Two-Bank Niche Test 00:00 — Kern: pick who you could win for if you got paid last 00:00 — Kennedy vs Kern: ease versus richness 00:00 — Third Mind: the Revenue-Safe Front Door 00:00 — The Council Brief and your first move 00:00 — The open question: farm or elegant trap Lines From The Room (Pulled from the live council session. These are the cognitive models speaking inside Invisible Council AI.) The Hormozi model, on the real lever: "Your strategy is what you say no to. Not what you put in the Google Doc." The Kennedy model, on choosing wrong: "If the answer is no, you don't have an ICP. You have a fantasy demographic." The Sullivan model, on the trap of revenue: "Complexity disguised as cash flow." The Kern model, on the filter that matters: "Don't choose the ICP you can sell. Choose the ICP you can almost guarantee results for." The Third Mind, on the whole move: "You don't announce a divorce to find a better date." The Frameworks Named In This Session The Cash-Flow Airlock — keep serving the messy back room while the new front door only admits the proven buyer inside a conquerable farm. The Two-Bank Niche Test — deposit into the future bank while making zero withdrawals from the current bank. The 10x Client Test — if I had ten times more clients like this one, would the business get simpler, more profitable, and more energizing, or collapse under complexity. The Revenue-Safe Front Door — test the narrow ICP in media the legacy herd doesn't even consume, while the back room keeps proving appreciation to the people paying now. Your Move This Week Take your last 20 clients. Put them in a spreadsheet. Score each one on: Did they get a measurable result How easy were they to sell How profitable were they to serve How easy were they to fulfill Did serving them drain you or energize you Would you take them if you only got paid after they succeeded Would you want ten times more just like them The overlap is your first farm. Then write one sentence. "I help [specific person or company] solve [specific expensive problem] so they can achieve [specific outcome] without [specific pain]." If it doesn't exclude people, it isn't finished. Then point your next 90 days of new marketing at that person only. Back room keeps getting served. Same cash register.

What happens when you reach the summit of everything you were told to want, only to find the view strangely empty? For Ricky Williams, that moment arrived in an NFL locker room, at the height of a career most people spend their lives chasing. He had the fame, the success, the money. And sitting there one ordinary day, a single question surfaced that he could not shake: is this really it? In this thoughtful and disarmingly honest conversation, Heisman Trophy winner and former professional footballer Ricky Williams joins Catherine to trace the journey that began the moment he walked away from the game. Two months after that question landed, he retired and started travelling the world, with no plan beyond a quiet certainty that there had to be more. What he found was not another title, but a calling. Today he is a professional astrologer, teacher and healer, and co-founder of Lila Labs. This episode is for anyone who has ever achieved what they were sure would make them happy and felt something still missing. For anyone who has run faster, worked harder and climbed higher, only to sense a gap between how their life looks on the outside and how it feels on the inside. A Map, Not a Prophecy Ricky is quick to dismantle the idea that astrology is about predicting the future. For him it is something far more practical: a GPS, a navigation system for the moments when we feel lost and cannot work out where we are going. A birth chart, he explains, is not a script that dictates what will happen on a given date. It is closer to epigenetics, a map of potentials that lie dormant until our environment brings them to life. His approach is refreshingly human. He does not call what he does readings; he calls them conversations. He begins not with the chart but with what the person in front of him is actually saying, then holds up a mirror so they can see themselves a little more clearly. The chart, in his words, is a growth document. We never outgrow it, because it describes a trajectory rather than a fixed identity. Made Of, Made For Much of the conversation explores the quiet ache so many high achievers know well: looking successful while feeling disconnected within. Ricky suggests the first step to closing that gap is simple honesty, admitting that something feels off. From there, the chart can reveal which parts of us are struggling to find expression. His most useful idea may be the strongest planet. Rather than fixating on sun signs, he looks first at the planet carrying the most weight in a chart, because it points to what we have to offer the world. For Ricky, that planet is the moon. Once he recognised that his gift was his sensitivity, his caring and his nurturing, he says his life became immeasurably easier. As he puts it, what we are made of has a great deal to do with what we are made for. The Questions That Open Doors Ricky shares two deceptively simple questions he returns to as daily tools. The first is, what else is possible that I have not yet considered? The second is, how does it get any better than this? Both work the same way, by quietening the part of us that braces for the worst and activating curiosity instead. Curiosity, he notes, tunes us into possibilities we would otherwise walk straight past, whether life is going well or falling apart. Key Takeaway Ricky does not believe people are broken. He believes we are all in a developmental process, which means there is always a developmental way forward. Self-knowledge, in his view, is the foundation of that growth. The more clearly we can see what we are made of, the easier it becomes to find ourselves, and once we find ourselves, it becomes far easier to be ourselves. Watch the full conversation on YouTube. Find Out More About Ricky Williams Website: https://www.lilaverse.app Lila app: available on the App Store and Google Play Instagram: @williams YouTube: @lilaastrology

On this day, 2 June 1975, 100 sex workers occupied the church of Saint Nizier, Lyon, refusing to leave unless their convictions for soliciting were rescinded. They were evicted after a week, but a precedent-setting legal judgement cancelled the workers' imminent prison sentences shortly thereafter. Books and more about sex workers and their struggles available here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/all/sex-workersOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

Prayer Moment 1 of 5 in JunePrayer for Understanding that God is Good, Despite Suffering in the World 1. Truth in Suffering: Pray that Buddhists will understand that suffering does not mean God is absent or unkind (John 16:33).2. God's Character: Pray that they will see God as compassionate and present, not distant from pain (Psalm 34:18).3. Hope: Pray that they will find hope in Christ, who brings purpose and redemption through suffering (Romans 8:28). 

On this day, 1 June 1981, just over 700 production workers at the Schlitz Brewing Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, walked out on strike after contract negotiations broke down, when workers were offered far inferior settlements to Miller workers in the same town. Schlitz had been struggling financially since the late 1970s, partly due to a change to the recipe which was made to save money but was deeply unpopular. The workers kept up their walkout until the end of September until bosses retaliated by closing the plant, sacking all employees. The company was then sold.More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8098/schlitz-workers-strikeOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

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On this day, 31 May 1989, CLR James, Trinidadian Marxist and author of The Black Jacobins, the definitive history of the Haitian Revolution, as well as other texts on class, colonialism and cricket, died aged 88 in Brixton, London. As a young man he joined the movement against British colonialism, and later moved to England and became cricket correspondent for the Manchester Guardian, forerunner to the Guardian newspaper.He lived in the US for a time, where alongside Raya Dunayevskaya and Grace Lee Boggs (pictured L-R), he formed the influential Johnson-Forest Tendency. Returning to Britain, he continued to write fiction and non-fiction, including a history of the Ghanaian revolution, until his death at home.We have some of his works available here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/all/c-l-r-jamesOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

On this day, 30 May 1968 in Senegal at 6 PM, unions announced plans for an indefinite general strike to begin at midnight in protest at police brutality against a school and university student uprising. Despite police repression, workers held firm until 12 June when the government caved in and offered a 15% increase in wages.More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10319/senegal-general-strikeOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

On this day, 28 May 1936, 32,000 workers occupied the Renault plant in Paris. 100,000 more workers soon occupied every major engineering factory around the city. Over the following month a strike wave swept the whole country from the factories to non-unionised shops, involving 2 million workers in 12,000 strikes and occupations. To stop the upheaval, employers and the government had to agree wage increases of 7-15%, a 40 hour working week, paid holidays and collective bargaining rights. More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10039/french-popular-front-strike-waveOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

On this day, 29 May 1941, animators for Disney in Los Angeles walked out on strike when 16 union cartoonists were fired for demanding union recognition, including Goofy creator Art Babbitt. Disney workers held a mass meeting the previous day where an assistant to Babbitt put forward a motion to strike, which was approved. On May 29, hundreds of men and women set up picket lines outside Disney studios and set up a protest camp in a field across the road. The majority of cartoonists, including non-union members, respected the strike. Warner Bros cartoonists also marched over to Disney at one point dressed as French revolutionaries from 1789. Union chefs from nearby restaurants also showed solidarity with the strike by cooking for pickets before and after work. One day rumours circulated that hired thugs were going to attack the strikers, so mechanics from Burbank airport armed themselves with wrenches and went to guard the strikers' camp.Walt Disney drove across the picket line every day, and on one occasion got out of his car to try to attack Babbitt. Eventually, after five weeks, the strike was settled by mediators who ruled in favour of the union on every issue, and the workers received pay increases of nearly 50% in many cases. Babbitt also won his job back following a lawsuit. Walt Disney was bitter about his defeat until he died (lol). More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10122/disney-animators'-strikeOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

Acclaimed Forbes writer and host of Booze Newz on WGN Radio, Hudson Lindenberger joins Dane Neal for “On the Map” (in for Dave Plier). Hear as Hudson shares his current adventures with his wife Kim in Portugal and great places to visit while there. Dane and Hudson talk about how Portugal has become a key […]

On this day, 27 May 1935 in Canada, employers at Ballantyne Pier locked out members of the Vancouver and District Waterfront Workers' Association in an attempt to break workers' organisation on the docks. After breaking a previous union, employers had set up the VDWWA as a tame company union, but the attempt to pacify the workers was unsuccessful. Workers responded by going on strike for months, but by December they were defeated. However it did not take long for workers to organise themselves once again and form a new union. More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9941/ballantyne-lockout-beginsOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

Anxiety and the Need to Control: It's time to loosen the grip! Christian women leaders often appear to have it all together. They are admired for their willingness to do it all and keep all things running smoothly. But underneath the facade, there is anxiety and the need to control. Anxiety and control ultimately weigh heavily on overall well-being, as control is not sustainable and can quickly lead to physical, mental, and emotional turmoil. What anxiety and the need to control look like: You: Tell yourself it is just because you care. Check in on the project again — not because you do not trust your team, but because you want it done right. Rearrange the plans your spouse made. Take back the task you delegated because it would be faster to do it yourself. Map out every detail of the trip, the event, the presentation, the week. On the surface, this looks like diligence. It feels like responsibility. However, underneath it is fear — and that fear has a name. It is anxiety. And anxiety, when it goes unaddressed, almost always reaches for control. Anxiety and the Need to Control: What the Research and Science Reveal The Need to Control Is an Anxiety Response, Not a Leadership Style Where the Anxious Need to Control Comes From in Christian Women Leaders What the Need to Control Looks Like in Anxious Leadership Anxiety-driven control is rarely recognized for what it is. Instead, it shows up in behaviors that feel justifiable — even virtuous. And are often rewarded. Micromanaging Inability to Delegate Hyperplanning Indecision The Neuroscience of Anxiety and Control Faith and the Need to Control: Trusting God's Plans Over Your Own How Christian Women Leaders Can Break Free from Anxiety-Driven Control Releasing anxiety-driven control is not about becoming passive or indifferent. Rather, it is about exchanging fear-based management for faith-based leadership. Here is where to start. 1. Distinguish Control from Stewardship 2. Name the Fear Underneath the Control 3. Practice Deliberate Delegation 4. Regulate Your Nervous System Before High-Control Situations 5. Surrender the Outcome Intentionally What Releasing Control Looks Like in the Calm, Confident, Consistent Loop Your Next Step as a Christian Woman Leader This week, notice where your grip is tightest. It might be at work, at home, in a relationship, or in your own plans for the future. Ask yourself honestly: is this control rooted in stewardship — or in fear? You do not have to release everything today. Simply identify one place to loosen your grip. Awareness is always the first step toward freedom. Reflection Questions Where in your leadership or life is anxiety-driven control most active right now? What are you most afraid will happen if you release control in that area? What would it look like to trust God's plans in that specific situation this week? Up next: Episode 05 — Imposter Syndrome and Comparison: The Thief of Your Calling Ready to take action and break through anxiety and the need to control? Schedule a free consultation discovery call with Robyn. Read the full shownotes and access all links.

Building a successful business doesn't have to mean cold outreach or playing by the “conventional” playbook. In this episode we explore how deep, intentional relationships and smart systems—including the power of AI—can turn networking into both a source of purpose and predictable revenue, even while navigating big life shifts like motherhood.Redefining Networking as Relationship Building: Sarah Hubbard shares how moving beyond transactional connections to genuine relationship-building is crucial for sustainable business growth, likening networking to a long game rather than a quick win.The MAP(P) Framework for Strategic Networking: We break down Sarah's four-part approach: Mindset & Intention, Authentic Presence, Precise Messaging, and Purposeful Follow-up, and discuss how each element can be customized to fit your personality, energy, and business goals.The Role of Systems and AI in Scaling Connections: Sarah details how leveraging systems and AI can streamline your networking, cut prep time, and make maintaining relationships manageable, especially when time and energy are limited.Navigating Networking Through Life Transitions: From being a mom to experiencing major pivots and rejections, Sarah talks about vulnerability, intuition, and why aligning your business with your current life season is essential for wellbeing and success.Overcoming Networking Mindset Blocks: We discuss common struggles—like the fear of feeling salesy with friends or getting discouraged by slow results—and offer actionable reframes and practical communication tips to network authentically without burnout.TLDR:Intentional, systematized networking rooted in authentic relationships is not only more sustainable but also a more enjoyable pathway to business growth—especially for those balancing big life transitions like motherhood. By combining a thoughtful framework with tech tools that fit your energy and values, you can build a thriving “intentional network” that works for you.Thank you for listening!If this episode inspired you, please screenshot and share it on social media—be sure to tag @meganswanwellness so we can cheer you on. Your support means the world!Connect with Megan SwanInstagram:http://www.instagram.com/meganswanwellnessLinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-swan-wellnessWebsites: www.meganswanwellness.com + https://altavitahealth.ca/Subscribe to my Substack: ⁠⁠https://meganswan.substack.com/⁠⁠Connect with Sarah HubbardWebsite: https://sarah-hubbard.com/Instagram: @sarahannflannFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarah.hubbard.638116LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-hubbard-flannery/Keywordsmortgage business, strategic relationships, intentional networking, MAP framework, sustainable scaling, entrepreneurship, networking misconceptions, marketing funnel, referral partners, building trust, business growth, relationship building, follow-up strategies, authentic presence, curiosity in networking, mindset and intention, introverts and extroverts, precise messaging, business alignment, systematized networking, CRM for networking, AI for networking, leveraging AI tools, maternity and business, scaling through motherhood, building a team, rejection and resilience, pivoting careers, personal branding, book promotion, business automation

On this day, 26 May 1824, the first recorded factory strike in US history took place when 102 women and girls working at the Slater Mill in Pawtucket picketed their factory. Two days prior, the mill owners in the town had decided to increase working hours by one hour a day for everyone with no additional pay, and cut the pay of power-loom weavers by 25%. The weavers affected were all women and girls aged 15 to 30, whom were previously being paid "extravagant wages for young women," according to the employers. What the owners did not expect, something which had not happened before in the infant textile industry, or indeed any factory in the country: the women organised themselves and went on strike. They were joined by other workers and members of the local community, who blockaded the mills, protested and hurled rocks at the mansions of the owners. One prominent local politician, George F. Jenkes wrote in his journal during the dispute: “I have just returned from one of the moste gloomy assemblage of people I have ever witnessed, from the street from the Pawtucket Bank across the bridge to Josiah Mill's shop is literally filled with Men Women and Children — making a mob of very daring aspect, insulting the managers of cotton mills in every shape — pulling and hauling — screaming and shouting thro the streets.” On the final day of the week-long strike, one of the mills was set ablaze. The day after the fire, the mill owners moved to negotiate with the workers, and they reached a compromise. In the wake of the dispute, other groups of workers began organising themselves, and other strikes would break out across the New England textile industry in the coming years. Learn more about this dispute in our podcast episode 32: https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/08/12/e28-the-pawtucket-mill-strike/Our work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

Prayer Moment 4 of 4 in MayPrayer for Radical Growth1. Overwhelming Presence: Pray that the overwhelming presence of the Holy Spirit will fill each church during prayer (Acts 4:31). 2. Unexplainable Attraction: Pray for unexplainable attraction that draws people to the church (Acts 2:46–47).3. Enveloping Love: Pray for an enveloping atmosphere of love that welcomes new people (Romans 12:9-13).

On this day, 25 May 1901, 27 unions around Argentina gathered and together formed the the revolutionary anarchist union the Federacion Obrera Argentina (later renamed the FORA).It was committed to the methods of workers' organisation and direct action as principal weapons in the struggle against the state.In October, the FOA organised its first general strike, a 24-hour strike in solidarity with striking sugar refinery workers in Rosario, one of whom was killed by police.In 1902, the union organised a general strike of bakery workers to demand the release of two bakery union members who had been arrested by police. The police raided the FOA headquarters, and large numbers of union members were arrested and tortured, eventually breaking the strike. FOA stevedores walked out on strike shortly thereafter.In an attempt to halt a wave of strikes, the government passed the Anti-Alien Act, enabling them to quickly deport “undesirable” migrants - namely, anarchists and union activists. A state of siege was then declared, and most union offices and radical publications were shut down.In spite of the repression, the union continued to grow, and in 1904 it was renamed Federación Obrera Regional Argentina (FORA). The FORA organised multiple other general strikes, and survived repeated raids and attacks by police and right-wing mobs.In the 1920s, faced with mass unemployment, the union launched a campaign for a maximum six-hour working day.A wave of strikes broke out once more in 1929. But shortly thereafter, in 1930, a right wing coup by a general José Félix Uriburu took place. Uriburu's regime declared martial law, and initiated a wave of terror against the anarchist and working-class movements, including the systematic use of torture, and secret executions. This broke both the FORA and the anarchist movement more generally.More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9770/fora-anarchist-union-foundedOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

Awaken begins a new series called "Beyond the Map" where we will explore places in scripture where the Spirit seems to be leading the followers of Jesus outside their categories for understanding God into a more expansive way of thinking and behaving. Pastor Micah starts with Pentecost Sunday and Luke's reworking of old stories in a new context.

On this day, 24 May, 1919, thousands of coalminers in Alberta, Canada walked off the job in a dispute over pay, the cost of living, and conditions. They were organised in the One Big Union: a revolutionary union which planned to organise all workers together and take control of society. 13 mine companies in Drumheller refused to negotiate and hired returning war veterans, arming them with clubs and iron bars and giving them free alcohol to terrorise the workers and beat and torture organisers, while the police turned a blind eye. By August the strike was broken.Learn more about the One Big Union and the Industrial Workers of the World in Canada in episode 52 of our podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e52-the-iww-in-canada/Our work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

On 23 May 2020, thousands of miners at the Tenke Fungurume mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo went on strike.The workers at the majority-Chinese owned firm were demanding the payment of a special allowance of $600 to each of 6000 workers who had been quarantined for two months during the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite being quarantined, the workers had to continue to go to work.After a one-day strike, employers agreed to pay the allowance.More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/12754/tenke-fungurume-miners-strikeOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

Spanners, Trumpets and Jono crank up the crystal ball and get back up to speed for the F1 Canadian Grand Prix in this, the latest episode of Missed Apex Podcast!⭐Missed Apex Tik Tokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@missedapexf1⭐ Spanners https://x.com/SpannersReadyhttps://bsky.app/profile/spannersready.bsky.social⭐ Matt Trumpets https://x.com/mattpt55https://bsky.app/profile/mattpt55.bsky.socialWays To Support Missed Apex:✅ Join our Patreon to gain access to our exclusive Patreon Only Discord Chat + Bonus ContentWe Only Exist Due to Our Patron Support https://www.patreon.com/MissedApex✅ Leave a tip https://missedapexpodcast.com/tipjarOn Tonight's Show:⭐Missed Apex Tik Tokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@missedapexf1⭐ Spanners https://x.com/SpannersReadyhttps://bsky.app/profile/spannersready.bsky.social⭐ Matt Trumpets https://x.com/mattpt55https://bsky.app/profile/mattpt55.bsky.social⭐ Jonathan Simon https://x.com/jonnyess8https://www.tiktok.com/@jonnyess8Give us a shout on WhatsApp! Save +44 79 4747 1840 if you are interested in calling into a show or sending us things you reckonGive Spanners Insta a go!!!https://www.instagram.com/spannersreadyKeep an eye out on Netflix!https://www.instagram.com/netflixpodcasts/Check out Jono's amazing chat with F3 driver James Whartonhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/3n1rXQeZF69ogugTTe2Eq2https://youtu.be/xf8VLcABGNA?si=f-n7xIWXzQq3y3uCShow Jono's tiktok and insta some love!!!https://www.tiktok.com/@jonnyess8https://www.instagram.com/jonnyess8/And his new website!!!https://www.jonathansimon.com.au/Check out Trumpets on the latest NYC Ska Orchestra single Bridge View!!!https://song.link/BRIDGEVIEWCheck out Stuffey's F1 watchalongs!!! Canadian GP Stream!!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbzN3UQq22gStuffey's Channel for all his hijinks!!!https://www.youtube.com/@stuffeyyAnd check out JV Parking if you are planning to drive to the Miami GP!!! The unofficial MAP secret parking for the race for as long as we've been going to Miami!!! https://www.instagram.com/jvparking/https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1dBLTuzkAu/And the Tim Whittington interview!!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBZoh6e02BQhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/45AjrtEz2CiaY3Zg9CjUkW?si=NWAF_4LVSWCZOTBibMGIFAGive the Mark Hughes interview some love!!!https://youtu.be/HwwMvy8Aaf0?si=H4_bS7w8rcM_wewthttps://open.spotify.com/episode/3biSm9P8zzrEpRSG3IG7B6?si=ARk4kBpdRwiMi4R3eLPQXAAnd the Scot Elkins interview!!!!https://youtu.be/T8JCZL7JBm0?si=oQ_qmcToa2KRjzZOhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/65iYBl6dL6Xgquh2ep17aD Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Building a successful business doesn't always mean starting from scratch. Sometimes, the better path is choosing a proven operating model, like a franchise.   Giuseppe Grammatico, founder of GG the Franchise Guide, helps professionals move from employee to business owner through honest self-reflection and strategic franchise selection. He pushes past the usual fast-food stereotypes and guides candidates through a deeper process, one focused on personal motivation, time freedom, risk tolerance, and long-term asset ownership.   His approach helps entrepreneurs choose the right business model early, whether they want to run the business day to day or take a more semi-passive role. Giuseppe also focuses on flexible, low-overhead B2B opportunities that reduce startup risk and create room for sustainable growth. For him, real due diligence means going beyond sales materials and speaking directly with existing operators.   In this episode, Giuseppe breaks down how to define your “why” before looking at business ideas, how to evaluate franchise models without falling for industry assumptions, and how to validate an opportunity before investing. Key Takeaways Define Your Introspective Why. Map out your personal motivations, lifestyle desires, and boundaries before looking at actual business ideas. Systems Over Total Independence. Choosing a proven operational framework minimizes structural startup risks while still granting full asset ownership. Evaluate the Management Blueprint. Decide early whether to operate as a hands-on manager or a semi-passive owner overseeing an established team. Shatter Industry Stereotypes. Business replication models span far beyond traditional fast-food sectors into flexible, low-overhead, and B2B markets. Validate via Peer Networks. Perform ultimate due diligence by interviewing existing operators to cross-reference corporate claims with real-world realities. Prioritize Future Exit Strategies. Build your business with clean data and seamless scalability so it remains profitable and independent of you. Listen to the full conversation here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@risingtidestartups Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rising-tide-startups/id1330525474 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2eq7unl70TRPsBhjLEsNZR Connect with Giuseppe: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giuseppe-grammatico/ Website: https://ggthefranchiseguide.com Closing thought: "Freedom favors the bold. Those bold enough to take action on their goals are the ones who realize the freedom boldness can deliver." Please leave us an honest rating on Spotify, YouTube, or Apple Podcasts. Shoutout to our Great Sponsors: Naviqus Virtual Services - Hassle-free administrative support services that are efficient, affordable, and tailored to your needs. Explore https://naviqus.com now to get your business off to a strong start in 2026! Podbrand Media - Have you ever considered starting your own company or brand podcast? Let Podbrand Media do it for you - podbrandmedia.com!

On this day, 22 May 1992 the Royal Oak Mines company locked out members of the Canadian Association of Smelter and Allied Workers (CASAW) union at its Giant Mine in Yellowknife, Canada. CASAW members had been due to go on strike the following day after rejecting a contract which would tie their pay to fluctuations in the price of gold.Management swiftly escalated tensions by hiring scab replacement workers, which had not been done in a mining dispute in Canada in over 50 years. The company brought scabs in from across Canada, sometimes using helicopters to bring them across picket lines. The company also hired Pinkerton private detectives and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to intimidate strikers.Strikers fought back by throwing rocks at mine buildings, and on one occasion raiding the premises and breaking windows, for which Royal Oak sacked 38 strikers. As time dragged on, a handful of CASAW members began to cross picket lines and return to work themselves.On September 18, a bomb exploded in the mine next to a rail line, killing nine scabs. After a 13 month criminal investigation, it transpired that the bomb was planted by a striking CASAW member, Roger Warren, who confessed to the crime but stated his intention was to scare the scabs and embarrass the company.The Canada Labor Relations Board then ordered an end to the strike and lockout in November 1993, and CASAW members voted overwhelmingly to accept a contract very similar to the one they had previously rejected. 130 of the strikers then returned to work at the mine.Warren was later imprisoned, until being granted April in 2014. Two other strikers were imprisoned for other acts of sabotage at the mine for sentences of 2 1/2 and three years respectively.More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7869/giant-mine-lockoutOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

Things That Freaked Me Out in My 40s (That Were Actually Perimenopause) Can we talk about the symptoms nobody bloody warned us about?Not hot flushes.The weird stuff.The things that send you into a late-night Google spiral convinced you're either:

Send us Fan MailWhether you are early in your business or ready for your first multi six figure launch or seven figure year, paid ads might be the next best step for you!Stacia Sleight is the Co-Founder and CEO of Switch It Up Designs, a 7-figure digital marketing agency, and Fractional CMO to New York Times Best-Selling Authors, TEDx speakers, and industry-leading health and wellness brands. Her team manages over $8 million in paid ad spend annually and has generated over $500 million in revenue for clients — by combining organic strategy with paid ads that actually convert. Stacia launched her first business at 24 with zero formal marketing training and learned everything the hard way. That decade of figuring it out — training under elite media buyers, saying yes to every role in marketing (while staying up until 3 a.m. watching YouTube videos on how to do it), and relentlessly testing what actually works — is what built her agency from the ground up and the instincts she brings to every client today. She also founded Authoritie, an affordable DIY ad platform built for small business owners who can't afford an agency or are overwhelmed by Meta Ads Manager. A true passion project turned company, Authoritie lets anyone run expert-level ads in just four clicks. LINKShttps://authoritie.io - use code ROBYNGOODING for $10 off your first month. IG: https://www.instagram.com/authoritie.io/ Agency: https://switchitupdesigns.comIf you would like to learn more about The Mothered Business Mastermind, click here. Want to download the 15 minute CEO Map? If you only have 15 minutes it will tell you exactly what to work on to move the needle in your business. Click here. Please say hi to me on Instagram @robyn.gooding or take a peek at my website for more info www.robyngooding.comClick here to book your call anytime! If you loved this episode, I'd appreciate if you could leave a review or share on your socials. It truly means the world to me and helps amplify this message for other mothers desiring a supportive business for motherhood.  Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. The content shared reflects my personal experience and professional perspective as a coach.Any stories shared are anonymized or composite examples drawn from real experiences, with identifying details changed to protect privacy.This podcast does not constitute medical, legal, financial, or...

On this day, 21 May 1913, a bomb exploded at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh, Scotland, set by suffragettes. The blast caused no casualties, although some blood was found at the scene, presumably from the perpetrator, but it did crack the masonry of the west tower, damage the floor and break some windows. The Dalkeith Advertiser reported the following day: 'The perpetrators left behind them a ladies' handbag of the kind used for shopping. It contained a few currant biscuits wrapped in paper, a couple of safety pins, and in the grounds were found two pieces of paper. On one of them was written in ink “How beggarly appears argument before defiant deed. Votes for women.”'More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9413/royal-observatory-bombedOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

FREE Self-Scaling Business Workshop: https://getepicsuccess.com/registration-yt WORK With Me: https://getepicsuccess.com/ceo-org   If you've ever: ● Hired someone hoping they would give you time back… only to end up managing more ● Posted a job when you were already desperate and took the best person available that week ● Built beautiful funnels for clients, but treated hiring like an emergency ● Felt like one bad hire cost you months of time, energy, momentum, or revenue   This is why.   In this episode of the Epic Success Podcast / Scaled CEO Show, I'm breaking down how to build an A-Player Hiring Funnel — so the right people are already lined up before you need them.   Because desperate hiring creates dependent teams.   But intentional hiring creates capacity.   Inside This Episode:   ● Why hiring is a funnel, not a fire drill   How most business owners hire from pain — and why that almost guarantees a weaker fit   ● The real cost of a bad hire   Why one A-player can take 10–20 hours off your plate, while one B-player can quietly add more management back onto your calendar   ● How to write an A-player job description   The difference between listing tasks and describing the person, behaviors, values, and ownership patterns you actually want   ● Who this role is for — and who it is NOT for   Why the "not for you" section may be one of the most powerful filters in your entire hiring process   ● The 4-stage A-Player Hiring Funnel   Attract, Filter, Interview, and Bench — so you're not starting from zero every time a role opens   ● How to build your hiring bench before you need it   The simple way to start conversations with future-fit candidates before there's an urgent seat to fill   ● Why hiring impacts your exit value   Because no one pays a premium for a business that only works when you're there   If You're a Business Owner Who:   ● Only thinks about hiring when someone quits or the team is overloaded ● Has made hires that were supposed to give you time back, but created more work instead ● Knows your business depends too much on you being in every decision ● Wants a stronger team, but doesn't want to hire from desperation again ● Needs more capacity to scale without becoming the bottleneck   This episode will show you what's missing.   The Real Shift:   You don't hire when you're desperate.   You build a bench when you're not.   When you treat hiring with the same intentionality you treat client acquisition, you stop settling for whoever is available that week…   and start choosing from people you already believe in.   That's how you build a team that can grow revenue, protect your time, and increase the value of the business without everything depending on you.   Ready to Build This for Real?   Join me live for the Self-Scaling Business Diagnostic, where we:   ● Score your CEO, Team, and Profit systems ● Identify where hiring, ownership, and team capacity are breaking down ● Map what to fix over the next 90 days so your business can scale without you in every fire  

Welcome to part two of my Back on the Map series.In part one, I talked about the biggest mistake I've made in business and what it's cost me.Part 2 is the next layer of that conversation. Because once you get clearer on what you want to be known for, you also have to start changing how you operate—how you build your visibility and authority, how you approach growth, how you structure your business.In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain to talk about what I'm changing behind the scenes, what I'm noticing, and what I think actually matters if you want to become known for something online. Here's What I Cover:1. Why I'm doing way less but building way more intentionally2. Why your niche isn't enough anymore3. The shift from random marketing activities to a visibility ecosystem4. Why you need to sell sooner than you think5. The four buckets your business needsResources and sponsorship:Back on the Map Part 1: Listen to the first episode where I break down my biggest mistakes: //podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-211-back-on-the-map-the-biggest-mistake-ive-made/id1644601845?i=1000758653311Leave a voicemail with your questions: Sophia will answer them in upcoming episodes: https://www.speakpipe.com/MarketingUnfiltered This episode is brought to you by Tiffany Neuman's Authority Positioning Audit:https://audit.brandospro.com/Before You Pitch the Stage, Raise Your Fees, or Launch That Book… Do This!In less than 5 minutes, the Authority Positioning Audit will reveal how your brand and positioning are currently being perceived, where misalignment may be holding you back, and what to refine...so your next-level opportunities (like speaking on that dream stage or landing a book deal) become inevitable.Start your audit here: https://audit.brandospro.com/

S6:E49 Yes, you can charge premium pricing - but only if your customers feel the difference. In this episode, Dr. LL sits down with Vance Morris, founder of Deliver Service Now and former Disney leader, to explore how businesses can design experiences that justify higher prices and build stronger trust. If people don't trust you, they hesitate. If they don't remember you, they don't refer you. If they can't explain why you're different, your value gets misread. Vance breaks down how Disney-inspired systems, origin stories, waiting-period engagement, and small customer journey details can turn ordinary services into memorable experiences. Core Problems Premium pricing without premium cues Customer journey friction Weak differentiation in commoditized markets Business owners undervaluing their own service Lack of systems for consistent customer experience Practical Takeaways Build "tellable" moments into your customer journey Use experience design to create perceived value Communicate price increases clearly and strategically Map the journey from the customer's point of view Systemize the experience so service quality is repeatable Who This Episode Is For Entrepreneurs, service providers, operators, and founders trying to escape commodity pricing. Invisible brands don't make money. But misunderstood value gets underpriced. STEERus helps businesses clarify their signal so customers understand why they are worth choosing. Subscribe, share, and follow Small Business Stories for grounded conversations on entrepreneurship, visibility, trust, and growth. ✅ Subscribe for weekly conversations on entrepreneurship 

On this day, 20 May 1963, 1350 Black workers at the Havelock mine in what is now Eswatini walked out on strike. They were demanding a nearly quadrupling of their minimum pay, as well as the dismissal of several managers, and better housing, sanitation and food. All 150 white workers at the facility scabbed on the strike and kept working.The Swazi King sent a telegram to the workers condemning the strike, but they ignored him. 12 workers were arrested, but the strike continued and other workers also walked out in support of the miners, including workers at the Ubombo sugar estate and the Peak Timber mill.The King then met with strikers personally and ordered them back to work, but again they refused. Eventually, a battalion of British troops was brought in at 3 AM on June 7, who set up roadblocks and surrounded picket lines around the mine. They questioned over 1000 miners individually, after which all except 153 returned to work.British troops then helped local police round up all the remaining strikers who were charged with various crimes including being on strike illegally, and 91 workers convicted.More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/12556/havelock-miners-strikeOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

S6:E49 Yes, you can charge premium pricing - but only if your customers feel the difference. In this episode, Dr. LL sits down with Vance Morris, founder of Deliver Service Now and former Disney leader, to explore how businesses can design experiences that justify higher prices and build stronger trust. If people don't trust you, they hesitate. If they don't remember you, they don't refer you. If they can't explain why you're different, your value gets misread. Vance breaks down how Disney-inspired systems, origin stories, waiting-period engagement, and small customer journey details can turn ordinary services into memorable experiences. Core Problems Premium pricing without premium cues Customer journey friction Weak differentiation in commoditized markets Business owners undervaluing their own service Lack of systems for consistent customer experience Practical Takeaways Build "tellable" moments into your customer journey Use experience design to create perceived value Communicate price increases clearly and strategically Map the journey from the customer's point of view Systemize the experience so service quality is repeatable Who This Episode Is For Entrepreneurs, service providers, operators, and founders trying to escape commodity pricing. Invisible brands don't make money. But misunderstood value gets underpriced. STEERus helps businesses clarify their signal so customers understand why they are worth choosing. Subscribe, share, and follow Small Business Stories for grounded conversations on entrepreneurship, visibility, trust, and growth. ✅ Subscribe for weekly conversations on entrepreneurship 

Developing people should be a constant leadership responsibility, not an occasional HR exercise. The real leverage of leadership comes from building the capability of the team so the leader is not trying to personally carry the entire organisation on their back. Managers often work longer hours, solve every problem themselves, and wonder why they are exhausted. Leaders take a different path. They create direction, build the environment, and develop people so that ten capable team members can each contribute their full strength. In Japan, where HR departments are often administrative, rotational, and compliance-focused, the line leader must take people development seriously. Why is people development a leadership responsibility? People development belongs to the leader because the leader knows the team's work, context, strengths, and future needs best. HR can support training logistics, but it cannot replace the leader's daily responsibility to grow capability. In many Japanese companies, HR is not always staffed by long-term human resources specialists. Managers may rotate through HR from sales, export, audit, operations, or administration. That means HR often focuses on forms, leave records, job rotations, and internal process compliance. The leader must therefore guide the development agenda: what skills are needed, who needs exposure, where succession risk exists, and which people have future leadership potential. This is true in large corporations, SMEs, startups, and multinational Japan offices. Do now: Stop outsourcing people development to HR. Use HR as a partner, but own the development strategy yourself. How does mentoring develop employees more effectively? Mentoring develops people by giving them access to objective advice, broader perspective, and feedback that may be easier to accept from someone outside their reporting line. A mentor can sometimes say what the boss cannot. Mentoring is especially valuable when the mentor is not directly responsible for performance evaluation. In Japan's hierarchical workplace culture, employees may be guarded with their direct boss, particularly if they fear negative assessment. A neutral mentor can help them discuss career goals, blind spots, communication challenges, and leadership aspirations more openly. However, mentoring should not be a vague feel-good programme. Companies need to define outcomes: retention, promotion readiness, engagement, skill growth, cross-functional collaboration, or leadership bench strength. Do now: Create or review your mentoring system. Ask, "How do we measure whether this is actually developing people?" Why are job rotations and lateral assignments powerful in Japan? Job rotations, lateral transfers, temporary assignments, and acting roles develop broader business understanding and stronger internal networks. In Japan, where generalist career paths remain common, these tools can be especially powerful. A person who works only inside one department may become technically competent but organisationally narrow. Moving them temporarily into another division helps them understand different priorities, systems, constraints, and personalities. In Japanese companies, where informal relationships often determine how quickly work gets done across departments, these assignments build practical coordination power. Multinationals, SMEs, and professional services firms can use the same idea through secondments, regional projects, or temporary cross-border assignments. Do now: Identify one person who would benefit from a temporary assignment outside their usual function, then define what they must learn from it. How does cross-training reduce business risk? Cross-training protects the organisation from concentration risk when one key person becomes unavailable. If one employee's sudden departure would cause a disaster, the organisation has a leadership problem, not just a staffing problem. Many small and mid-sized businesses discover this too late. One person knows the accounting process, logistics system, client history, CRM workflow, supplier relationship, or reporting routine. Then that person resigns, becomes ill, transfers, or retires, and the business scrambles. Cross-training creates operational insurance. It does not mean everyone must do every job. It means critical tasks have backup capability, documented processes, and at least one trained substitute. Post-pandemic labour mobility and ageing-workforce pressures make this even more important in Japan. Do now: List your five most critical roles or tasks. For each one, ask, "Who can do this tomorrow if the main person disappears?" How can special projects grow future leaders? Special projects, task forces, and committee assignments give employees first-hand experience of leadership pressure, coordination, and accountability. They reveal both potential and skill gaps. It is easy to criticise the boss until you are the one responsible for deadlines, stakeholders, budgets, internal politics, and final results. Project assignments let future leaders experience this reality without immediately placing them in a permanent management role. They develop planning, communication, conflict resolution, influence, and decision-making. In global firms, this may happen through digital transformation projects, ESG committees, client task forces, or regional initiatives. The key question is whether these assignments are strategic development tools or just stopgap labour solutions. Do now: Turn project assignments into deliberate development opportunities with clear learning goals, feedback, and post-project review. Why is shadowing senior leaders such a strong development technique? Shadowing senior leaders helps emerging talent see the whole organisation, not just their narrow functional role. It exposes them to decision-making complexity, leadership style, trade-offs, and executive pressure. Becoming an assistant to a senior leader, chief of staff, understudy, or section head-in-training can be a powerful development experience. The employee sees how strategy, finance, people issues, clients, compliance, and culture connect. They also observe the good, the bad, and the ugly of leadership behaviour. In Japan, where leadership handovers can be rushed because of rotations, a planned understudy system can strengthen succession planning. The problem is not that the idea is complicated. The problem is that busy leaders forget to organise it. Do now: Choose one promising team member who could shadow a leader, attend selected meetings, or act as understudy for a defined period. Final summary People development is not a luxury item to be handled when the calendar is quiet. It is the leader's leverage strategy. Mentoring, rotation, temporary assignments, cross-training, task forces, special projects, senior leader shadowing, and understudy roles all help build stronger teams and deeper succession pipelines. The real question is not whether these techniques are new. Most leaders already know them. The question is whether they are using them consistently, strategically, and early enough to avoid business disruption. FAQs Is people development the job of HR or the leader? People development is the leader's job, while HR should support the process. HR can organise providers, systems, and budgets, but the leader knows the team's practical development needs. Why is cross-training important? Cross-training reduces business risk by ensuring critical work does not depend on one person. It protects continuity when someone resigns, transfers, becomes ill, or is suddenly unavailable. What is the value of mentoring? Mentoring gives employees objective guidance and a safe place to discuss growth. It works especially well when the mentor is outside the employee's direct reporting line. How do project assignments develop leadership skills? Projects force people to practise coordination, decision-making, communication, and accountability. They show employees what leadership pressure feels like before they take on a formal management role. Quick actions for leaders Map your team's critical skills and backup gaps. Build mentoring into the development system. Use rotations and temporary assignments to broaden experience. Create project roles with clear development goals. Let future leaders shadow senior decision-makers. Author Bio Dr. Greg Story, Ph.D. in Japanese Decision-Making, is President of Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training and Adjunct Professor at Griffith University. He is a two-time winner of the Dale Carnegie "One Carnegie Award" in 2018 and 2021, and recipient of the Griffith University Business School Outstanding Alumnus Award in 2012. As a Dale Carnegie Master Trainer, Greg is certified to deliver globally across leadership, communication, sales, and presentation programmes, including Leadership Training for Results. He has written several books, including three best-sellers: Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery, and Japan Presentations Mastery, along with Japan Leadership Mastery and How to Stop Wasting Money on Training. His works have been translated into Japanese, including Za Eigyō（ザ営業）, Purezen no Tatsujin（プレゼンの達人）, Torēningu de Okane o Muda ni Suru no wa Yamemashō（トレーニングでお金を無駄にするのはやめましょう）, and Gendaiban "Hito o Ugokasu" Rīdā（現代版「人を動かす」リーダー）. Greg also publishes daily business insights on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, and hosts six weekly podcasts. On YouTube, he produces The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show, Japan Business Mastery, and Japan's Top Business Interviews, which are widely followed by executives seeking success strategies in Japan.

Jungian psychoanalyst Murray Stein, Ph.D., joined us from Zürich, Switzerland to discuss his new book, Jung's Map of the Soul: Deeper Explorations, and the return of BTS!

On this day, 19 May 1920, a shootout took place in the town of Matewan, West Virginia between striking miners and the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, who had arrived in town to evict miners' families from their mountain encampment, in what would become known as the infamous Battle of Matewan. What made the situation in Matewan so unique was that the sheriff, Sid Hatfield (pictured, left), supported the miners rather than the coal companies. So the detectives brought along a fake warrant for the arrest of Hatfield, which he refused to respect, and shooting broke out. Seven Baldwin-Felts detectives were killed, including two of the Felts brothers themselves, as were two miners – Bob Mullins, and Tot Tinsley, an unarmed bystander – as well as the mayor Cabell Testermen. Hatfield and 22 other people, mostly miners, were subsequently arrested and put on trial for murder in what was at that time the lengthy murder trial in West Virginia history. But they were all eventually acquitted by a pro-union jury.Having been unable to secure a conviction, Baldwin-Felts agents would later murder Hatfield alongside his deputy, Ed Chambers, on the steps of a nearby courthouse. None of the killers were convicted of any crime. More info in our podcast episodes 57-58 about the WV mine wars: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e57-west-virginia-mine-wars-1902-1922/We have also published a graphic novel about this conflict, and we have other books and merchandise commemorating available in our online store: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/all/west-virginia-mine-warsOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.comCheck out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.comIf you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

Prayer Moment 3 of 4 in MayPrayer for Transformational Prayers1. Transformed Individuals: Pray that Buddhist background believers will grow in the likeness of Christ as they grow in intimacy with Him (2 Corinthians 3:18).2. Transformed Churches: Pray that churches will corporately grow in unity, functioning as healthy representatives of Jesus (Ephesians 4:15-16).3. Transformed Communities & Nations: Pray that people in all walks of life will be so transformed that entire communities and nations will be saved (1 Timothy 2:1-4).

Jess interrupts the Quantum Money Series to explore one of the most contested questions in business and spiritual circles: do you need to grind harder, or is there another way entirely?The answer, it turns out, depends entirely on your state of consciousness.Drawing on David Hawkins' Map of Consciousness, Jess unpacks why "work harder" advice (think Alex Hormozi) is not wrong — it's simply calibrated to a particular frequency. Below 200 on the consciousness scale, effort and push are genuinely what's needed to escape the gravity of survival energy. But above that threshold, the rules change entirely.In higher states of awareness you become more of a witness to reality than a participant in the struggle — and from that vantage point, you stop problem-solving your way to results and start seeing what was always there: opportunity, leverage, precision, ease.This episode covers:Why working hard and working from ease are both correct — just at different levels of consciousnessHow Warren Buffett's partner Charlie Munger embodies high-frequency business (sitting in his study, reading, waiting for the precise moment)Why Neville Goddard's "live from the end" teachings don't work below a certain vibration — and what that means for your manifestation practiceThe concept of frequency hygiene: how the mass consciousness field is constantly pulling your vibration down, and what it looks like to maintain yoursDifferent portals for raising frequency: meditation, somatic and movement practices, sound healing, and the energy of simply doing what you loveWhy chaos, conflict, and scarcity show up as visible signals that your vibration has dropped — and how to read those signsThe geometry of healing and beauty: how coherence restores form, health, and abundanceWhy in high frequency you create from the heart — and people find you, rather than you pursuing them_____________________________________________If this episode landed somewhere deep in you — if you recognised yourself in the oscillation between high frequency and the pull of the mass, between ease and the urge to just push harder — Spiritualised membership is where this work lives.Spiritualised is a monthly membership for women who already hold a deep current within them and are ready to stop managing their frequency and start living from it. This is not about learning more. It's about going further in.Each month you'll go deeper into consciousness, frequency, and the architecture of a life and business built from the inside out — with Jess as your guide.→ Join Spiritualised — email jess@goinward.co.uk for details

Thirty days into Amazon's DD+7 payment policy, and sellers are feeling the pinch. Neil Twa breaks down what this means for your cash flow and how to adapt. Whether you're a mid-level seller pulling in $30,000 a month or just starting out, understanding the mechanics of DD+7 is crucial. Neil shares real-world examples, including a home goods seller navigating this new landscape. The key takeaway? Map your actual float gap today. This episode of The High Voltage Business Builders Podcast dives into three actionable moves to keep your business thriving despite Amazon's changes. Full transparency: DD+7 isn't going anywhere, so adapting now is essential for long-term growth.

South Carolina's redistricting battle turns into an all-out Republican civil war as Trump allies pressure Governor Henry McMaster, Lindsey Graham's machine fights to keep control, and accusations fly over Democrat influence inside GOP primaries. Tara breaks down the backroom deals, the Bush-era donor network, and why this fight could reshape South Carolina politics for years to come. PODCAST SUMMARY South Carolina politics erupted into chaos as Governor Henry McMaster finally called a special legislative session on congressional redistricting after mounting pressure from President Donald Trump's orbit. Tara exposes what she describes as a behind-the-scenes power struggle between Trump-aligned conservatives and the entrenched Lindsey Graham political machine tied to Bush-era Republican donor networks. The episode dives deep into allegations that establishment Republicans in South Carolina have relied on Democrat crossover voting, open primaries, and massive out-of-state donor money to maintain control. Tara argues that the fight over Jim Clyburn's congressional district is only part of a much larger battle for the future of the Republican Party in South Carolina. The discussion also centers on Attorney General candidate David Pascoe, who Tara claims has Democrat ties, along with speculation surrounding a possible Trump endorsement of Pam Evette. Tara details how national Republican operatives, Laura Loomer, Nancy Mace, and Trump insiders are all reportedly involved in high-stakes negotiations over maps, endorsements, and political control. The show closes with warnings that South Carolina could follow the same political transformation seen in states like Colorado if Republican primaries and district strategies remain unchanged. CHAPTERS 00:00 McMaster Forced Into Redistricting Session 03:42 Lindsey Graham's Political Machine Exposed 08:11 Trump Pressures South Carolina Republicans 13:26 Pam Evette, Pascoe & GOP Infighting 18:44 The Bush-Era Donor Network Battle 24:30 Could South Carolina Turn Blue? 29:15 Trump's Map vs Establishment Republicans 34:07 Colorado Comparison & Warning Signs 38:55 What Happens Next in Columbia TAGS South Carolina politics, Henry McMaster, Donald Trump, Lindsey Graham, redistricting, Jim Clyburn, Pam Evette, David Pascoe, GOP civil war, Republican primary, Laura Loomer, Nancy Mace, South Carolina GOP, conservative podcast, political commentary, Trump endorsement, Bush donor network, Karl Rove, open primaries, SC legislature YOUTUBE TITLE OPTIONS Trump vs Lindsey Graham: SC GOP WAR Goes Nuclear McMaster Cornered as Trump Demands New SC Map South Carolina Redistricting Turns Into Total Chaos Tara Exposes The GOP Power Struggle In South Carolina Lindsey Graham's Machine Faces Trump Pressure THUMBNAIL TEXT GOP CIVIL WAR TRUMP VS GRAHAM SC REDISTRICTING CHAOS MCCMASTER UNDER FIRE WHO REALLY RUNS SC? SOCIAL MEDIA POST

In episode 2058, Jack and Miles are joined by actor, comedian, writer, pop culture expert, and host of TV, I Say with Ashley Ray, Ashley Ray, to discuss… The KKK Pop Out Continues…, ALEX MURDERAAAUGH, Ivermectin Sales Are Booming, Thanks To Mel Gibson And The GOP and more! GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans says she agrees that Hakeem Jeffries has “cotton-picking hands” Reporter: "Do you have any more to say after agreeing with racist comments made by a radio host?" Kiggans: "..." Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions Amid Hantavirus Panic, the Ivermectin Super Fans Are Back 'Should work': Texas doc sells horse dewormer for hantavirus despite COVID-19 reprimand Can ivermectin cure hantavirus? Controversial Covid treatment touted for rat disease outbreak More Cancer Patients Are Taking Ivermectin. Mel Gibson and Joe Rogan Might Be Why. Mel Gibson Drops Two Medical Bombshells on the Joe Rogan Podcast Ivermectin is making a post-pandemic comeback, among cancer patients Under Florida bill, controversial drug ivermectin could be sold over the counter Utah bill would allow pharmacies to dispense ivermectin Over-the-counter ivermectin sales proposed in Georgia Oklahoma lawmakers want to make dewormer drug ivermectin available over the counter 11 calls made to Oklahoma Center for Poison and Drug Information regarding Ivermectin Bill making ivermectin an over-the-counter drug signed by Gov. Greg Abbott Ivermectin could become available over the counter in Georgia despite concerns about potential harms River blindness treatment receives Nobel Prize Ivermectin was touted as a cure for COVID, now it’s being tested for cancer. But what can it actually treat? LISTEN: Crash Landing by Mary In The JunkyardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2026-05-14 | UPDATES #202 | Putin used the ceasefire to stockpile. He used the days after his tinpot dictator parade to probe Ukrainian airspace with decoy drones, and last night he struck. We said he would and explained why he would. Putin is a rational psychopath who can't bear to make concessions, or be perceived as in the debt of others, allies and partners, but especially not enemies. He knows that his pathetic so-called victory parade only happened because of concessions made by Ukraine, and that drives him insane. His elites and Z-Patriots understand this too. But lashing out, he is seeking to change the agenda, shift the optics, but he is also sending a message to his ‘elites' – I can still inflict pain, fear and violence. I am still the strongman you believed me to be – I have no moral or political restraints – so don't try anything. ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga's Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equipment, as well as for remote mining. The Vampire UAV, manufactured by Skyfall, has proven itself to be one of the most effective weapons in the Kupiansk direction. Skyfall is one of Ukraine's largest defense tech companies, producing Vampire bomber drones, various modifications of Shrike FPV drones, P1-SUN, Shahed drone interceptors, communication systems, and components.----------PLEASE HELP ME ME TO GROW SILICON CURTAINWe are planning our events for 2026, and to do more and have a greater impact. After achieving more than 12 events in 2025, we will aim to double that! 24 events and interviews on the ground in Ukraine, to push back against weaponized information, toxic propaganda and corrosive disinformation. Please help us make it happen!----------SOURCES: UNITED24 Media — "Russia Launches Record 1,600-Drone and Missile Attack on Ukraine" (14 May 2026) NPR / AP — "Russia hits Kyiv with drones and ballistic missiles, killing 1 and injuring 31" (14 May 2026) Kyiv Post — "Kyiv Under Massive Russian Attack as Missiles and Drones Target Capital" (14 May 2026) Kyiv Independent — "Ukraine war latest: Ukraine targets 3 major Russian energy facilities overnight" (13-14 May 2026)ABC News / AP — "Russia hits Kyiv with drones and ballistic missiles, injuring at least 4" (14 May 2026) Kyiv Post / ISW — "ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Map and Update, May 13, 2026" (13 May 2026) New Geopolitics Research Network — Mykhailo Samus, "Complexity and Layering: How Ukraine's Air Defence Must Operate" (15 November 2025) New Geopolitics Research Network — Mykhailo Samus, "Ukraine's 'Small Air Defense' Revolution — and Why America Should Be Paying Attention" (11 March 2026) CEPA — "Ukraine's Air Defenses — World Class, and Improving" (April 2026) UNITED24 Media — "How Ukraine Started 2026 with Record Anti-Shahed Drone Production and a New Era in Air Defense" (9 January 2026) Defense News — "Novel interceptor drones bend air-defense economics in Ukraine's favor" (5 March 2026) Army Recognition — "Ukraine unveils new Stash air defense system armed with Hellfire missiles during Russian drone attack" (May 2026)Think Tank Journal — "The World War of Drones: How Ukraine Is Redefining Defense Technology" (30 April 2026) ----------

FREE Self-Scaling Business Workshop: https://getepicsuccess.com/registration-yt WORK With Me: https://getepicsuccess.com/ceo-org If you've ever: Had your team perform great when you're in the room… but standards slip when you step away Felt like your company culture depends on your presence instead of your processes Wondered why "good people" still make decisions differently than you would Tried to scale your team, only to feel like you're still the one holding the standard together This is why. In this episode of the Epic Success Podcast / Scaled CEO Show, I'm breaking down the 3-Layer Culture System that helps your team win the same way — whether you're in the room or not. Because culture doesn't scale when it's just a vibe. It scales when your team has clarity, capability, and a culture strong enough to self-correct without you carrying it every day. Inside This Episode: ● Why "good vibes" cultures break as you grow How founder-led standards drift when they aren't turned into clear systems ● The real reason your team lowers the bar when you're gone Why it's usually not a people problem — it's a clarity, capability, and culture problem ● Layer 1: Clarity How to define what winning looks like so your team isn't guessing ● Why values like "integrity" and "do no harm" aren't obvious How to translate company values into plain-language behaviors your team can actually execute ● Layer 2: Capability Why skill without authority creates task doers, not leaders ● How to put the right people in the right seats The difference between leadership tracks and expert/operator tracks ● Layer 3: Culture How to identify the behaviors you reward, tolerate, and eliminate ● How to build a team that self-selects, self-corrects, and self-recruits So your A-players help protect the standard without everything escalating back to you If You're a Business Owner Who: ● Has a team, but still feels like the culture depends on you ● Notices standards slip when you're not present ● Has great people, but too many decisions still come back to you ● Wants your team to own the mission, not just complete tasks ● Knows your business can't scale if you stay the backup brain and culture bearer This episode will show you exactly what's missing. The Real Shift: You don't need a better culture poster. You need a culture system. When your team knows what winning looks like, has the authority to execute, and understands which behaviors are rewarded, tolerated, or eliminated… they stop guessing. They start owning. And your business can finally grow without depending on your presence every day. Ready to Fix This for Real? Join me live for the Self-Scaling Business Diagnostic, where we: ● Score your CEO, Team, and Profit systems ● Identify where culture and ownership are breaking down ● Map your next 67-day sprint to reclaim time and scale

Your letters of recommendation are the ONLY part of your CASPA application where someone other than you gets to vouch for who you are — and most pre-PAs don't realize these can make or break whether you get PA school interview invites.In this episode, we break down the 5 letter writers who will actually get you interviews, the people you should NEVER ask (even though you really want to), and exactly what to do when a letter writer goes silent on you before your submission deadline. Plus — the backup plan every applicant needs to have in place BEFORE they submit CASPA.If you're applying this cycle or next, this is the episode that saves you from a lukewarm letter (or a full CASPA application meltdown).___________________________________Grab our FREE Map to PA School mini-course — it walks you year by year through exactly what to do during freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year of undergrad to set yourself up for a competitive PA school application. From GPA strategy to PCE planning to building the professor and PA relationships that lead to powerhouse LORs — it's all mapped out so you're never guessing.

Spanners and Stuffeyy run roughshod over the latest headlines and tidy up what's left from the Miami GP in this, the latest episode of Missed Apex Podcast!⭐Missed Apex Tik Tokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@missedapexf1⭐ Spanners https://x.com/SpannersReadyhttps://bsky.app/profile/spannersready.bsky.social⭐ Matt Trumpets https://x.com/mattpt55https://bsky.app/profile/mattpt55.bsky.socialWays To Support Missed Apex:✅ Join our Patreon to gain access to our exclusive Patreon Only Discord Chat + Bonus ContentWe Only Exist Due to Our Patron Support https://www.patreon.com/MissedApex✅ Leave a tip https://missedapexpodcast.com/tipjarOn Tonight's Show:⭐Missed Apex Tik Tokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@missedapexf1⭐ Spanners https://x.com/SpannersReadyhttps://bsky.app/profile/spannersready.bsky.social⭐ Stuffeyy https://www.youtube.com/@stuffeyyGive us a shout on WhatsApp! Save +44 79 4747 1840 if you are interested in calling into a show or sending us things you reckonGive Spanners Insta a go!!!https://www.instagram.com/spannersreadyKeep an eye out on Netflix!https://www.instagram.com/netflixpodcasts/Check out Stuffey's F1 watchalongs!!! https://www.youtube.com/@stuffeyyCheck out Trumpets' upcoming NYC Ska Orchestra Shows!!!Fri May 15Lehigh Pennsylvania!!!https://zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu/content/nyc-ska-orchestraCheck out Trumpets on the latest NYC Ska Orchestra single Bridge View!!!https://song.link/BRIDGEVIEWAnd check out JV Parking if you are planning to drive to the Miami GP!!! The unofficial MAP secret parking for the race for as long as we've been going to Miami!!! https://www.instagram.com/jvparking/https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1dBLTuzkAu/And the Tim Whittington interview!!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBZoh6e02BQhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/45AjrtEz2CiaY3Zg9CjUkW?si=NWAF_4LVSWCZOTBibMGIFAGive the Mark Hughes interview some love!!!https://youtu.be/HwwMvy8Aaf0?si=H4_bS7w8rcM_wewthttps://open.spotify.com/episode/3biSm9P8zzrEpRSG3IG7B6?si=ARk4kBpdRwiMi4R3eLPQXAAnd the Scot Elkins interview!!!!https://youtu.be/T8JCZL7JBm0?si=oQ_qmcToa2KRjzZOhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/65iYBl6dL6Xgquh2ep17aD Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Knight's Map is the story of Sir Charles, who undertakes a dangerous journey full of bad advice and wrong turns. Will he trust the map provided by the King? Today, hear R.C. Sproul reading his children's tale about the Bible's reliability. Get the hardcover and ebook editions of The Knight's Map by R.C. Sproul with your donation. You'll also receive a thinline ESV Bible: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Receive the ebook with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Green Bay's Draft Without Pick No. 1 The Detroit Lions Podcast put the NFC North under the microscope. Green Bay navigated the 2026 NFL Draft without a first-round pick. Inside the room, they essentially treated Micah Parsons as that missing top selection. It framed every other choice and every roster bet. That context matters for Detroit Lions fans sizing up the division. Scouting and process took center stage. The conversation cut through recycled big boards and highlighted year-round work. Senior Bowl trips. Shrine practices back when they were in St. Petersburg. Long lists stacked against real tape. Original evaluations, not echoes. That lens set up a blunt look at how Green Bay built its board and why. Micah Parsons and the Ten-Month ACL Clock The timetable was clear. The modern ACL return is a ten-month arc from injury to full snap load. Map that to the NFL calendar and the target becomes around Week Five. Expect a roster stash to start. The assumption is the PUP list to open the season, then a ramp-up to real usage. Expectations were once sky-high. A defensive coach even floated league-leading sack potential before leaving for the Miami job. Reality now lives in checkpoints, not headlines. That timeline shapes how Detroit prepares to block, chip, and slide protections when the calendar turns. It also mirrors a familiar Detroit thread. Brian Branch's earlier injury surfaced as a reference point for working backward from health, not hype. The New PUP Rule and Week Five Targets The NFL tweaked the PUP rules, and it changes the math. Previously, players on PUP could not practice with the team for four weeks. Now the no-practice window is two weeks. After that, teams can designate to return and build a two-week ramp while the player remains on PUP. For a contender, that is roster flexibility. For the Detroit Lions, it is a calendar to monitor across the division. Layer in Green Bay's broader injury picture. Devonte Wyatt is on track. Tucker Craft's timing aligns with the start of training camp, with Week One availability expected. Extension talks are in line for him. Jordan Riley ruptured an Achilles. That points to season-long IR unless there is a settlement. Given the severity, the incentive is to keep him around and let the rehab run its course. What It Means Around the North The Packers' first-round void, the Parsons clock, and the PUP tweak all converge on the same conclusion. September snaps will look different than October snaps. Week Five becomes a circle date. The Detroit Lions will plan protections and personnel with that in mind. The NFL is a timeline league. Health windows decide matchups as much as schemes. Today's recap keeps the calendar front and center for Detroit and the division. #detroitlions #lions #detroitlionspodcast #nflpuplist #packersdraft #micahparsonsacl #brandoncisse #keithabney #jagerburton #danidennis-sutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spanners and Trumpets are joined by Stevens as they talk up their Miami F1 GP experiences and ramble through some reckons in this, the latest episode of Missed Apex Podcast!⭐Missed Apex Tik Tokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@missedapexf1⭐ Spanners https://x.com/SpannersReadyhttps://bsky.app/profile/spannersready.bsky.social⭐ Matt Trumpets https://x.com/mattpt55https://bsky.app/profile/mattpt55.bsky.socialWays To Support Missed Apex:✅ Join our Patreon to gain access to our exclusive Patreon Only Discord Chat + Bonus ContentWe Only Exist Due to Our Patron Support https://www.patreon.com/MissedApex✅ Leave a tip https://missedapexpodcast.com/tipjarOn Tonight's Show:⭐Missed Apex Tik Tokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@missedapexf1⭐ Spanners https://x.com/SpannersReadyhttps://bsky.app/profile/spannersready.bsky.social⭐ Matt Trumpets https://x.com/mattpt55https://bsky.app/profile/mattpt55.bsky.social⭐ Chris Stevens https://www.instagram.com/chrisonracing/https://www.tiktok.com/@chrisonracingGive us a shout on WhatsApp! Save +44 79 4747 1840 if you are interested in calling into a show or sending us things you reckonGive Spanners Insta a go!!!https://www.instagram.com/spannersreadyKeep an eye out on Netflix!https://www.instagram.com/netflixpodcasts/Keep an eye (or ear) out for Stevens on comms!!! Season begins 19/04/2026 on YouTube!!!https://youtube.com/@gtopenseries?si=YNS0AidFc364XX1qCheck out Trumpets' upcoming NYC Ska Orchestra Shows!!!Fri May 8Port Washington Long Island!!!https://www.landmarkonmainstreet.org/event/nyc-ska-orchestra/Fri May 15Lehigh Pennsylvania!!!https://zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu/content/nyc-ska-orchestraCheck out Trumpets on the latest NYC Ska Orchestra single Bridge View!!!https://song.link/BRIDGEVIEWAnd check out JV Parking if you are planning to drive to the Miami GP!!! The unofficial MAP secret parking for the race for as long as we've been going to Miami!!! https://www.instagram.com/jvparking/https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1dBLTuzkAu/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8/16: David Daoud explains the IDF was caught off guard by Hezbollah's innovative use of fiber-optic and FPV drones. Despite these threats, the Israeli public largely favors continuing military operations to secure borders.1905 MAP

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy just went off on the Biden administration and Pete Buttigieg for the shocking collapse of Spirit Airlines. Spirit Airlines officially shut down operations after 34 years, leaving passengers stranded and 17,000 workers without jobs. Duffy made it crystal clear on national TV: “Spirit tried to merge with JetBlue. The Joe Biden-Pete Buttigieg administration and DOJ tanked that deal. Immediately after that, they filed for bankruptcy.” This wasn't just bad luck — it was the predictable result of Biden-era policies that prioritized ideology over American jobs and affordable travel. While the Trump administration tried to step in with support, the damage from the previous four years was already done. We also cover: Senator John Fetterman's approval rating is NOT good. Why are conservatives attacking the LDS Church? NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on moon base.  When will the SAVE America Act be passed? Gavin Newsom is suing Fox News. Republicans and conservatives have been warning about this for years — big government interference always hurts working Americans the most. Drop a