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SummaryIn this episode of the Gird Up Podcast, host Charlie Ungemach speaks with Brian Stecker about his new project, Memento, which aims to recapture and revitalize Christian disciplines, particularly for men. They discuss the importance of accountability, the historical practices of the church, and the balance between justification and discipline in the Christian life. The conversation emphasizes the need for intentionality in spiritual growth and the role of fasting and other disciplines in developing a robust Christian life.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Gird Up Podcast and Guest Introduction01:16 Exploring the On The Line Podcast04:05 Introducing Memento: A Movement for Christian Men09:16 Understanding the Memento Program and Its Structure13:36 Building Accountability and Fraternity in Memento18:21 Defining Spiritual Disciplines and Habits in Memento26:40 Historical Expectations of Biblical Knowledge29:01 The Role of Prayer in Christian Life30:11 Asceticism and Its Misunderstandings32:41 Safeguards Against Legalism33:25 Understanding Piety vs. Pietism38:22 The Importance of Fasting41:42 Practical Aspects of Fasting50:52 Concerns About Shifting Focus from Justification54:07 Recognizing and Addressing Personal Challenges56:41 The Intersection of Science and Faith58:17 Combining Ancient Wisdom with Modern Practices01:00:01 The Importance of Discipline in Christian Life01:03:05 The Role of Faith and Works01:06:14 Understanding Risks in the Christian Journey01:08:39 Addressing Modern Antinomianism01:11:06 The Ongoing Process of Spiritual Growth01:12:02 Memento: A New Approach to DevotionBryan's Links:Memento: https://memento70.com/On the Line Podcast: https://ontheline.net/Lutheran Institute of Theology: https://lutheraninstitute.org/Gird Up Links:https://youtube.com/@girdupministries4911?si=tbCa0SOiluVl8UFxhttps://www.instagram.com/girdup_be_a_man/https://www.girdupministries.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stream/Buy: fanlink.tv/GR396 After a powerful series of releases, Dyno returns to Gain Records with his brand-new two-track project, Memento EP — a journey through dark, emotional, and deeply textured techno soundscapes. The title track “Memento” unfolds with a dark yet refined atmosphere, blending deep electronic tones and immersive rhythms. Its hypnotic energy and peak-time intensity are crafted to ignite the dance floor while maintaining Dyno's signature sense of depth and tension. On the B-side, “Spectrum” explores a more hypnotic and atmospheric dimension. Subtle layers and pulsating basslines build an underground vibe that captures the introspective side of Dyno's sound — deep, evolving, and emotionally charged. With Memento EP, Dyno delivers a bold statement of contemporary techno — sophisticated, powerful, and unmistakably his own. ©️ 2025 Gain Records | Gain Plus www.gainrecords.com #SuperTechno #DreamTechno #WeAreWhatWePlay

Stream/Buy: fanlink.tv/GR396 After a powerful series of releases, Dyno returns to Gain Records with his brand-new two-track project, Memento EP — a journey through dark, emotional, and deeply textured techno soundscapes. The title track “Memento” unfolds with a dark yet refined atmosphere, blending deep electronic tones and immersive rhythms. Its hypnotic energy and peak-time intensity are crafted to ignite the dance floor while maintaining Dyno's signature sense of depth and tension. On the B-side, “Spectrum” explores a more hypnotic and atmospheric dimension. Subtle layers and pulsating basslines build an underground vibe that captures the introspective side of Dyno's sound — deep, evolving, and emotionally charged. With Memento EP, Dyno delivers a bold statement of contemporary techno — sophisticated, powerful, and unmistakably his own. ©️ 2025 Gain Records | Gain Plus www.gainrecords.com #SuperTechno #DreamTechno #WeAreWhatWePlay

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How can you be more relaxed about your writing process? What are some specific ways to take the pressure off your art and help you enjoy the creative journey? With Joanna Penn and Mark Leslie Lefebvre. In the intro, Spotify 2025 audiobook trends; Audible + BookTok; NonFiction Authors Guide to SubStack; OpenAI and Disney agreement on Sora; India AI licensing; Business for Authors January webinars; Mark and Jo over the years Mark Leslie LeFebvre is the author of horror and paranormal fiction, as well as nonfiction books for authors. He's also an editor, professional speaker, and the Director of Business Development at Draft2Digital. Joanna Penn writes non-fiction for authors and is an award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers, dark fantasy, and memoir as J.F. Penn. She's also an award-winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international professional speaker. Mark and Jo co-wrote The Relaxed Author in 2021. You can listen to us talk about the process here. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights, and the full transcript is below. Show Notes Why the ‘relaxed' author Write what you love Write at your own pace Write in a series (if you want to) Schedule time to fill the creative well and for rest and relaxation Improve your writing process — but only if it fits with your lifestyle You can find The Relaxed Author: Take the Pressure Off Your Art and Enjoy the Creative Journey on CreativePennBooks.com as well as on your favorite online store or audiobook platform, or order in your library or bookstore. You can find Mark Leslie Lefebvre and his books and podcast at Stark Reflections.ca Why the ‘relaxed' author? Joanna: The definition of relaxed is “free from tension and anxiety,” from the Latin laxus, meaning loose, and to be honest, I am not a relaxed or laid-back person in the broader sense. Back in my teens, my nickname at school was Highly Stressed. I'm a Type A personality, driven by deadlines and achieving goals. I love to work and I burned out multiple times in my previous career as an IT consultant. If we go away on a trip, I pack the schedule with back-to-back cultural things like museums and art galleries to help my book research. Or we go on adventure holidays with a clear goal, like cycling down the South-West coast of India. I can't even go for a long walk without training for another ultra-marathon! So I am not a relaxed person — but I am a relaxed author. If I wanted to spend most of my time doing something that made me miserable, I would go back to my old day job in consulting. I was paid well and worked fewer hours overall. But I measure my life by what I create, and if I am not working on a creative project, I am not able to truly relax in my downtime. There are always more things I want to learn and write about, always more stories to be told and knowledge to share. I don't want to kill my writing life by over-stressing or burning out as an author. I write what I love and follow my Muse into projects that feel right. I know how to publish and market books well enough to reach readers and make some money. I have many different income streams through my books, podcast and website. Of course, I still have my creative and business challenges as well as mindset issues, just like any writer. That never goes away. But after a decade as a full-time author entrepreneur, I have a mature creative business and I've relaxed into the way I do things. I love to write, but I also want a full and happy, healthy life. I'm still learning and improving as the industry shifts — and I change, too. I still have ambitious creative and financial goals, but I am going about them in a more relaxed way and in this book, I'll share some of my experiences and tips in the hope that you can discover your relaxed path, too. Mark: One of the most fundamental things you can do in your writing life is look at how you want to spend your time. I think back to the concept of: ‘You're often a reflection of the people you spend the most time with.' Therefore, typically, your best friend, or perhaps your partner, is often a person you love spending time with. Because there's something inherently special about spending time with this person who resonates in a meaningful way, and you feel more yourself because you're with them. In many ways, writing, or the path that you are on as a writer, is almost like being on a journey with an invisible partner. You are you. But you are also the writer you. And there's the two of you traveling down the road of life together. And so that same question arises. What kind of writer-self do you want to spend all your time with? Do you want to spend all your time with a partner that is constantly stressed out or constantly trying to reach deadlines based on somebody else's prescription of what success is? Or would you rather spend time with a partner who pauses to take a contemplative look at your own life, your own comfort, your own passion and the things that you are willing to commit to? Someone who allows that all to happen in a way that feels natural and comfortable to you. I'm a fan of the latter, of course, because then you can focus on the things you're passionate about and the things you're hopeful about rather than the things you're fearful about and those that bring anxiety and stress into your life. To me, that's part of being a relaxed author. That underlying acceptance before you start to plan things out. If the writing life is a marathon, not a sprint, then pacing, not rushing, may be the key. We have both seen burnout in the author community. People who have pushed themselves too hard and just couldn't keep up with the impossible pace they set for themselves. At times, indie authors would wear that stress, that anxiety, that rush to produce more and more, as a badge of honor. It's fine to be proud of the hard work that you do. It's fine to be proud of pushing yourself to always do better, and be better. But when you push too far — beyond your limits — you can ultimately do yourself more harm than good. Everyone has their own unique pace—something that they are comfortable with—and one key is to experiment until you find that pace, and you can settle in for the long run. There's no looking over your shoulder at the other writers. There's no panicking about the ones outpacing you. You're in this with yourself. And, of course, with those readers who are anticipating those clearly communicated milestones of your releases. I think that what we both want for authors is to see them reaching those milestones at their own paces, in their own comfort, delighting in the fact their readers are there cheering them on. Because we'll be silently cheering them along as well, knowing that they've set a pace, making relaxed author lifestyle choices, that will benefit them in the long run. “I'm glad you're writing this book. I know I'm not the only author who wants peace, moments of joy, and to enjoy the journey. Indie publishing is a luxury that I remember not having, I don't want to lose my sense of gratitude.” —Anonymous author from our survey Write what you love Joanna: The pandemic has taught us that life really is short. Memento mori — remember, you will die. What is the point of spending precious time writing books you don't want to write? If we only have a limited amount of time and only have a limited number of books that we can write in a lifetime, then we need to choose to write the books that we love. If I wanted a job doing something I don't enjoy, then I would have remained in my stressful old career as an IT consultant — when I certainly wasn't relaxed! Taking that further, if you try to write things you don't love, then you're going to have to read what you don't love as well, which will take more time. I love writing thrillers because that's what I love to read. Back when I was miserable in my day job, I would go to the bookstore at lunchtime and buy thrillers. I would read them on the train to and from work and during the lunch break. Anything for a few minutes of escape. That's the same feeling I try to give my readers now. I know the genre inside and out. If I had to write something else, I would have to read and learn that other genre and spend time doing things I don't love. In fact, I don't even know how you can read things you don't enjoy. I only give books a few pages and if they don't resonate, I stop reading. Life really is too short. You also need to run your own race and travel your own journey. If you try to write in a genre you are not immersed in, you will always be looking sideways at what other authors are doing, and that can cause comparisonitis — when you compare yourself to others, most often in an unfavorable way. Definitely not relaxing! Writing something you love has many intrinsic rewards other than sales. Writing is a career for many of us, but it's a passion first, and you don't want to feel like you've wasted your time on words you don't care about. “Write what you know” is terrible advice for a long-term career as at some point, you will run out of what you know. It should be “write what you want to learn about.” When I want to learn about a topic, I write a book on it because that feeds my curiosity and I love book research, it's how I enjoy spending my time, especially when I travel, which is also part of how I relax. If you write what you love and make it part of your lifestyle, you will be a far more relaxed author. Mark: It's common that writers are drawn into storytelling from some combination of passion, curiosity, and unrelenting interest. We probably read or saw something that inspired us, and we wanted to express those ideas or the resulting perspectives that percolated in our hearts and minds. Or we read something and thought, “Wow, I could do this; but I would have come at it differently or I would approach the situation or subject matter with my own flair.” So, we get into writing with passion and desire for storytelling. And then sometimes along the way, we recognize the critical value of having to become an entrepreneur, to understand the business of writing and publishing. And part of understanding that aspect of being an author is writing to market, and understanding shifts and trends in the industry, and adjusting to those ebbs and flows of the tide. But sometimes, we lose sight of the passion that drew us to writing in the first place. And so, writing the things that you love can be a beacon to keep you on course. I love the concept of “Do something that you love, and you'll never work a day in your life.” And that's true in some regard because I've always felt that way for almost my entire adult life. I've been very lucky. But at the same time, I work extremely hard at what I love. Some days are harder than others, and some things are really difficult, frustrating and challenging; but at the end of the day, I have the feeling of satisfaction that I spent my time doing something I believe in. I've been a bookseller my entire life even though I don't sell books in brick-and-mortar bookstores anymore—that act of physically putting books in people's hands. But to this day, what I do is virtually putting books in people's hands, both as an author and as an industry representative who is passionate about the book business. I was drawn to that world via my passion for writing. And that's what continues to compel me forward. I tried to leave the corporate world to write full time in 2018 but realized there was an intrinsic satisfaction to working in that realm, to embracing and sharing my insights and knowledge from that arena to help other writers. And I couldn't give that up. For me, the whole core, the whole essence of why I get up in the morning has to do with storytelling, creative inspiration, and wanting to inspire and inform other people to be the best that they can be in the business of writing and publishing. And that's what keeps me going when the days are hard. Passion as the inspiration to keep going There are always going to be days that aren't easy. There will be unexpected barriers that hit you as a writer. You'll face that mid-novel slump or realize that you have to scrap an entire scene or even plotline, and feel like going back and re-starting is just too much. You might find the research required to be overwhelming or too difficult. There'll be days when the words don't flow, or the inspiration that initially struck you seems to have abandoned you for greener pastures. Whatever it is, some unexpected frustration can create what can appear to be an insurmountable block. And, when that happens, if it's a project you don't love, you're more likely to let those barriers get in your way and stop you. But if it's a project that you're passionate about, and you're writing what you love, that alone can be what greases the wheels and helps reduce that friction to keep you going. At the end of the day, writing what you love can be a honing, grounding, and centering beacon that allows you to want to wake up in the morning and enjoy the process as much as possible even when the hard work comes along. “For me, relaxation comes from writing what I know and love and trusting the emergent process. As a discovery writer, I experience great joy when the story, characters and dialogue simply emerge in their own time and their own way. It feels wonderful.” — Valerie Andrews “Writing makes me a relaxed author. Just getting lost in a story of my own creation, discovering new places and learning what makes my characters tick is the best way I know of relaxing. Even the tricky parts, when I have no idea where I am going next, have a special kind of charm.” – Imogen Clark Write at your own pace Mark: Writing at your own pace will help you be a more relaxed author because you're not stressing out by trying to keep up with someone else. Of course, we all struggle with comparing ourselves to others. Take a quick look around and you can always find someone who has written more books than you. Nora Roberts, traditionally published author, writes a book a month. Lindsey Buroker, fantasy indie author, writes a book a month of over 100,000 words. If you compare yourself to someone else and you try to write at their pace, that is not going to be your relaxed schedule. On the other hand, if you compare yourself to Donna Tartt, who writes one book every decade, you might feel like some speed-demon crushing that word count and mastering rapid release. Looking at what others are doing could result in you thinking you're really slow or you could think that you're super-fast. What does that kind of comparison actually get you? I remember going to see a talk by Canadian literary author Farley Mowat when I was a young budding writer. I'll never forget one thing he said from that stage: “Any book that takes you less than four years to write is not a real book.” Young teenage Mark was devastated, hurt and disappointed to hear him say that because my favorite author at the time, Piers Anthony, was writing and publishing two to three novels a year. I loved his stuff, and his fantasy and science fiction had been an important inspiration in my writing at that time. (The personal notes I add to the end of my stories and novels came from enjoying his so much). That focus on there being only a single way, a single pace to write, ended up preventing me from enjoying the books I had already been loving because I was doing that comparisonitis Joanna talks about, but as a reader. I took someone else's perspective too much to heart and I let that ruin a good thing that had brought me personal joy and pleasure. It works the same way as a writer. Because we have likely developed a pattern, or a way that works for us that is our own. We all have a pace that we comfortably walk; a way we prefer to drive. A pattern or style of how and when and what we prefer to eat. We all have our own unique comfort food. There are these patterns that we're comfortable with, and potentially because they are natural to us. If you try to force yourself to write at a pace that's not natural to you, things can go south in your writing and your mental health. And I'm not suggesting any particular pace, except for the one that's most natural and comfortable to you. If writing fast is something that you're passionate about, and you're good at it, and it's something you naturally do, why would you stop yourself from doing that? Just like if you're a slow writer and you're trying to write fast: why are you doing that to yourself? There's a common pop song line used by numerous bands over the years that exhorts you to “shake what you got.” I like to think the same thing applies here. And do it with pride and conviction. Because what you got is unique and awesome. Own it, and shake it with pride. You have a way you write and a word count per writing session that works for you. And along with that, you likely know what time you can assign to writing because of other commitments like family time, leisure time, and work (assuming you're not a full-time writer). Simple math can provide you with a way to determine how long it will take to get your first draft written. So, your path and plans are clear. And you simply take the approach that aligns with your writer DNA. Understanding what that pace is for you helps alleviate an incredible amount of stress that you do not need to thrust upon yourself. Because if you're not going to be able to enjoy it while you're doing it, what's the point? Your pace might change project to project While your pace can change over time, your pace can also change project to project. And sometimes the time actually spent writing can be a smaller portion of the larger work involved. I was on a panel at a conference once and someone asked me how long it took to write my non-fiction book of ghost stories, Haunted Hamilton. “About four days,” I responded. And while that's true — I crafted the first draft over four long and exhausting days writing as much as sixteen hours each day — the reality was I had been doing research for months. But the pen didn't actually hit the paper until just a few days before my deadline to turn the book over to my editor. That was for a non-fiction book; but I've found I do similar things with fiction. I noodle over concepts and ideas for months before I actually commit words to the page. The reason this comes to mind is that I think it's important to recognize the way that I write is I first spend a lot of time in my head to understand and chew on things. And then by the time it comes to actually getting the words onto the paper, I've already done much of the pre-writing mentally. It's sometimes not fair when you're comparing yourself to someone else to look at how long they physically spend in front of a keyboard hammering on that word count, because they might have spent a significantly longer amount of a longer time either outlining or conceptualizing the story in their mind or in their heart before they sat down to write. So that's part of the pace, too. Because sometimes, if we only look at the time spent at the ‘writer's desk,' we fool ourselves when we think that we're a slow writer or a fast writer. Joanna: Your pace will change over your career My first novel took 14 months and now I can write a first draft in about six weeks because I have more experience. It's also more relaxing for me to write a book now than it was in the beginning, because I didn't know what I was doing back then. Your pace will change per project I have a non-fiction work in progress, my Shadow Book (working title), which I have started several times. I have about 30,000 words but as I write this, I have backed away from it because I'm (still) not ready. There's a lot more research and thinking I need to do. Similarly, some people take years writing a memoir or a book with such emotional or personal depth that it needs more to bring it to life. Your pace will also shift depending on where you are in the arc of life Perhaps you have young kids right now, or you have a health issue, or you're caring for someone who is ill. Perhaps you have a demanding day job so you have less time to write. Perhaps you really need extended time away from writing, or just a holiday. Or maybe there's a global pandemic and frankly, you're too stressed to write! The key to pacing in a book is variability — and that's true of life, too. Write at the pace that works for you and don't be afraid to change it as you need to over time. “I think the biggest thing for me is reminding myself that I'm in this to write. Sometimes I can get caught up in all the moving pieces of editing and publishing and marketing, but the longer I go without writing, or only writing because I have to get the next thing done instead of for enjoyment, the more stressed and anxious I become. But if I make time to fit in what I truly love, which is the process of writing without putting pressure on myself to meet a deadline, or to be perfect, or to meet somebody else's expectations — that's when I become truly relaxed.” – Ariele Sieling Write in a series (if you want to) Joanna: I have some stand-alone books but most of them are in series, both for non-fiction and for my fiction as J.F. Penn. It's how I like to read and write. As we draft this book, I'm also writing book 12 in my ARKANE series, Tomb of Relics. It's relaxing because I know my characters, I know my world; I know the structure of how an ARKANE story goes. I know what to put in it to please my readers. I have already done the work to set up the series world and the main characters and now all I need is a plot and an antagonist. It's also quicker to write and edit because I've done it before. Of course, you need to put in the work initially so the series comes together, but once you've set that all up, each subsequent book is easier. You can also be more relaxed because you already have an audience who will (hopefully) buy the book because they bought the others. You will know approximately how many sales you'll get on launch and there will be people ready to review. Writing in a non-fiction series is also a really good idea because you know your audience and you can offer them more books, products and services that will help them within a niche. While they might not be sequential, they should be around the same topic, for example, this is part of my Books for Authors series. Financially, it makes sense to have a series as you will earn more revenue per customer as they will (hopefully) buy more than one book. It's also easier and more relaxing to market as you can set one book to free or a limited time discount and drive sales through to other books in the series. Essentially, writing a book in a series makes it easier to fulfill both creative and financial goals. However, if you love to read and write stand-alone books, and some genres suit stand-alones better than series anyway, then, of course, go with what works for you! Mark: I like to equate this to no matter where you travel in the world, if you find a McDonald's you pretty much know what's on the menu and you know what to expect. When you write in a series, it's like returning to hang out with old friends. You know their backstory; you know their history so you can easily fall into a new conversation about something and not have to get caught up on understanding what you have in common. So that's an enormous benefit of relaxing into something like, “Oh, I'm sitting down over coffee, chatting with some old friends. They're telling me a new story about something that happened to them. I know who they are, I know what they're made out of.” And this new plot, this new situation, they may have new goals, they may have new ways they're going to grow as characters, but they're still the same people that we know and love. And that's a huge benefit that I only discovered recently because I'm only right now working on book four in my Canadian Werewolf series. Prior to that, I had three different novels that were all the first book in a series with no book two. And it was stressful for me. Writing anything seemed to take forever. I was causing myself anxiety by jumping around and writing new works as opposed to realizing I could go visit a locale I'm familiar and comfortable with. And I can see new things in the same locale just like sometimes you can see new things and people you know and love already, especially when you introduce something new into the world and you see how they react to it. For me, there's nothing more wonderful than that sort of homecoming. It's like a nostalgic feeling when you do that. I've seen a repeated pattern where writers spend years writing their first book. I started A Canadian Werewolf in New York in 2006 and I did not publish it until ten years later, after finishing it in 2015. (FYI, that wasn't my first novel. I had written three and published one of them prior to that). That first novel can take so long because you're learning. You're learning about your characters, about the craft, about the practice of writing, about the processes that you're testing along the way. And if you are working on your first book and it's taking longer than planned, please don't beat yourself up for that. It's a process. Sometimes that process takes more time. I sometimes wonder if this is related to our perception of time as we age. When you're 10 years old, a day compared to your lifetime is a significant amount of time, and thinking about a year later is considering a time that is one-tenth of your life. When you have a few more decades or more under your belt, that year is a smaller part of the whole. If you're 30, a year is only one-thirtieth of your life. A much smaller piece. Just having written more books, particularly in a series, removes the pressure of that one book to represent all of you as a writer. I had initial anxiety at writing the second book in my Canadian Werewolf series. Book two was more terrifying in some ways than book one because finally, after all this time, I had something good that I didn't want to ruin. Should I leave well enough alone? But I was asked to write a short story to a theme in an anthology, and using my main character from that first novel allowed me to discover I could have fun spending more time with these characters and this world. And I also realized that people wanted to read more about these characters. I didn't just want to write about them, but other people wanted to read about them too. And that makes the process so much easier to keep going with them. So one of the other benefits that helps to relax me as a writer working on a series is I have a better understanding of who my audience is, and who my readers are, and who will want this, and who will appreciate it. So I know what worked, I know what resonated with them, and I know I can give them that next thing. I have discovered that writing in a series is a far more relaxed way of understanding your target audience better. Because it's not just a single shot in the dark, it's a consistent on-going stream. Let me reflect on a bit of a caveat, because I'm not suggesting sticking to only a single series or universe. As writers, we have plenty of ideas and inspirations, and it's okay to embrace some of the other ones that come to us. When I think about the Canadian rock trio, Rush, a band that produced 19 studio albums and toured for 40 years, I acknowledge a very consistent band over the decades. And yet, they weren't the same band that they were when they started playing together, even though it was the same three guys since Neil Peart joined Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. They changed what they wrote about, what they sang about, themes, styles, approaches to making music, all of this. They adapted and changed their style at least a dozen times over the course of their career. No album was exactly like the previous album, and they experimented, and they tried things. But there was a consistency of the audience that went along with them. And as writers, we can potentially have that same thing where we know there are going to be people who will follow us. Think about Stephen King, a writer who has been writing in many different subjects and genres. And yet there's a core group of people who will enjoy everything he writes, and he has that Constant Reader he always keeps in mind. And so, when we write in a series, we're thinking about that constant reader in a more relaxed way because that constant reader, like our characters, like our worlds, like our universes, is like we're just returning to a comfortable, cozy spot where we're just going to hang out with some good friends for a bit. Or, as the contemplative Rush song Time Stand Still expresses, the simple comfort and desire of spending some quality time having a drink with a friend. Schedule time to fill the creative well and for rest and relaxation Mark: What we do as writers is quite cerebral, so we need to give ourselves mental breaks in the same way we need to sleep regularly. Our bodies require sleep. And it's not just physical rest for our bodies to regenerate, it's for our minds to regenerate. We need that to stay sane, to stay alive, to stay healthy. The reality for us as creatives is that we're writing all the time, whether or not we're in front of a keyboard or have a pen in our hand. We're always writing, continually sucking the marrow from the things that are happening around us, even when we're not consciously aware of it. And sometimes when we are more consciously aware of it, that awareness can feel forced. It can feel stressful. When you give yourself the time to just let go, to just relax, wonderful things can happen. And they can come naturally, never feeling that urgent sense of pressure. Downtime, for me, is making space for those magic moments to happen. I was recently listening to Episode 556 of The Creative Penn podcast where Joanna talked about the serendipity of those moments when you're traveling and you're going to a museum and you see something. And you're not consciously there to research for a book, but you see something that just makes a connection for you. And you would not have had that for your writing had you not given yourself the time to just be doing and enjoying something else. And so, whenever I need to resolve an issue or a problem in a project I'm writing, which can cause stress, I will do other things. I will go for a run or walk the dogs, wash the dishes or clean the house. Or I'll put on some music and sing and dance like nobody is watching or listening—and thank goodness for that, because that might cause them needless anxiety. The key is, I will do something different that allows my mind to just let go. And somewhere in the subconscious, usually the answer comes to me. Those non-cerebral activities can be very restorative. Yesterday, my partner Liz and I met her daughter at the park. And while we quietly waited, the two of us wordlessly enjoyed the sights and sounds of people walking by, the river in the background, the wind blowing through the leaves in the trees above us. That moment wasn't a purposeful, “Hey, we're going to chill and relax.” But we found about five minutes of restorative calm in the day. A brief, but powerful ‘Ah' moment. And when I got back to writing this morning, I drew upon some of the imagery from those few minutes. I didn't realize at the time I was experiencing the moment yesterday that I was going to incorporate some of that imagery in today's writing session. And that's the serendipity that just flows very naturally in those scheduled and even unscheduled moments of relaxation. Joanna: I separate this into two aspects because I'm good at one and terrible at the other! I schedule time to fill the creative well as often as possible. This is something that Julia Cameron advises in The Artist's Way, and I find it an essential part of my creative practice. Essentially, you can't create from an empty mind. You have to actively seek out ways to spark ideas. International travel is a huge part of my fiction inspiration, in particular. This has been impossible during the pandemic and has definitely impacted my writing. I also go to exhibitions and art galleries, as well as read books, watch films and documentaries. If I don't fill my creative well, then I feel empty, like I will never have another idea, that perhaps my writing life is over. Some people call that writer's block but I know that feeling now. It just means I haven't filled my creative well and I need to schedule time to do that so I can create again. Consume and produce. That's the balance you need in order to keep the creative well filled and the words flowing. In terms of scheduling time to relax instead of doing book research, I find this difficult because I love to work. My husband says that I'm like a little sports car that goes really, really fast and doesn't stop until it hits a wall. I operate at a high productivity level and then I crash! But the restrictions of the pandemic have helped me learn more about relaxation, after much initial frustration. I have walked in nature and lain in the garden in the hammock and recently, we went to the seaside for the first time in 18 months. I lay on the stones and watched the waves. I was the most relaxed I've been in a long time. I didn't look at my phone. I wasn't listening to a podcast or an audiobook. We weren't talking. We were just being there in nature and relaxing. Authors are always thinking and feeling because everything feeds our work somehow. But we have to have both aspects — active time to fill the creative well and passive time to rest and relax. “I go for lots of walks and hikes in the woods. These help me work out the kinks in my plots, and also to feel more relaxed! (Exercise is an added benefit!)” –T.W. Piperbrook Improve your writing process — but only if it fits with your lifestyle Joanna: A lot of stress can occur in writing if we try to change or improve our process too far beyond our natural way of doing things. For example, trying to be a detailed plotter with a spreadsheet when you're really a discovery writer, or trying to dictate 5,000 words per hour when you find it easier to hand write slowly into a journal. Productivity tips from other writers can really help you tweak your personal process, but only if they work for you — and I say this as someone who has a book on Productivity for Authors! Of course, it's a good idea to improve things, but once you try something, analyze whether it works for you — either with data or just how you feel. If it works, great. Adopt it into your process. If it doesn't work, then discard it. For example, I wrote my first novel in Microsoft Word. When I discovered Scrivener, I changed my process and never looked back because it made my life so much easier. I don't write in order and Scrivener made it easier to move things around. I also discovered that it was easier for me to get into my first draft writing and creating when I was away from the desk I use for business, podcasting, and marketing tasks. I started to write in a local cafe and later on in a co-working space. During the pandemic lockdown, I used specific playlists to create a form of separation as I couldn't physically go somewhere else. Editing is an important part of the writing process but you have to find what works for you, which will also change over time. Some are authors are more relaxed with a messy first draft, then rounds of rewrites while working with multiple editors. Others do one careful draft and then use a proofreader to check the finished book. There are as many ways to write as there are writers. A relaxed author chooses the process that works in the most effective way for them and makes the book the best it can be. Mark: When it comes to process, there are times when you're doing something that feels natural, versus times when you're learning a new skill. Consciously and purposefully learning new skills can be stressful; particularly because it's something we often put so much emphasis or importance upon. But when you adapt on-going learning as a normal part of your life, a natural part of who and what you are, that stress can flow away. I'm always about learning new skills; but over time I've learned how to absorb learning into my everyday processes. I'm a pantser, or discovery writer, or whatever term we can apply that makes us feel better about it. And every time I've tried to stringently outline a book, it has been a stressful experience and I've not been satisfied with the process or the result. Perhaps I satisfied the part of me that thought I wanted to be more like other writers, but I didn't satisfy the creative person in me. I was denying that flow that has worked for me. I did, of course, naturally introduce a few new learnings into my attempts to outline; so I stuck with those elements that worked, and abandoned the elements that weren't working, or were causing me stress. The thought of self-improvement often comes with images of blood, sweat, and tears. It doesn't have to. You don't have to bleed to do this; it can be something that you do at your own pace. You can do it in a way that you're comfortable with so it's causing you no stress, but allowing you to learn and grow and improve. And if it doesn't work but you force yourself to keep doing it because a famous writer or a six-figure author said, “this is the way to do it,” you create pressure. And when you don't do it that way, you can think of yourself as a failure as opposed to thinking of it as, “No, this is just the way that I do things.” When you accept how you do things, if they result in effectively getting things done and feeling good about it at the same time, you have less resistance, you have less friction, you have less tension. Constantly learning, adapting, and evolving is good. But forcing ourselves to try to be or do something that we are not or that doesn't work for us, that causes needless anxiety. “I think a large part of it comes down to reminding myself WHY I write. This can mean looking back at positive reviews, so I can see how much joy others get from my writing, or even just writing something brand new for the sake of exploring an idea. Writing something just for me, rather than for an audience, reminds me how much I enjoy writing, which helps me to unwind a bit and approach my projects with more playfulness.” – Icy Sedgwick You can find The Relaxed Author: Take the Pressure Off Your Art and Enjoy the Creative Journey on CreativePennBooks.com as well as on your favorite online store or audiobook platform, or order in your library or bookstore. The post The Relaxed Author Writing Tips With Joanna Penn and Mark Leslie Lefebvre first appeared on The Creative Penn.

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about Appalachia, how dependence on government support hurts a people, and people lose can their dignity even while leaving poverty. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Thanks to our sponsor, Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills answer listener emails about how to bring those living in sin into the church, how to talk to your family who have fallen away from the faith, and whether recent developments in the Catholic church are movements toward ecumenism. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Thanks to our sponsor, Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Memento OP and Snorlax Legbeard saga: https://www.youtube.com/playli... Welcome to r/LegbeardStories, where the cringe is real and the stories are even realer. Today's saga? Strap in for a wild ride through brain fog, broken memories, and one of the most aggressive legbeards ever documented. This isn't your average neckbeard cringe—this is next-level gaslighting, obsessive stalking, and a survivor story that rivals Memento for sheer mind-bending chaos. Meet TC: a promising lacrosse star turned amnesiac after a brutal on-field accident. While struggling to rebuild his life through occupational therapy, he stumbles into the crosshairs of “AD”—an unhinged, manipulative legbeard with a passion for bright clothing, unsolicited anime fan art, and rewriting reality to fit her own deranged narrative. This is not a drill: she stalks, she gaslights, she tries to rewrite his memories… and she's NOT taking “no” for an answer. What starts as a simple therapy story quickly turns into a psychological thriller, with AD escalating from awkward texts to full-on kidnapping attempts in a Mazda covered with anime bumper stickers. When the main character literally has to write “DON'T TRUST HER” on his hand just to keep his story straight, you know you're in deep internet legend territory. This is the kind of neckbeard story you just can't make up. ------------------------------------------------------------ #LegbeardStories #TrueStory #GaslightingSurvivor #TherapyHorror #NeckbeardSaga Discord: https://discord.gg/Sju7YckUWu Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/daytondo... PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/daytondo... Patreon: http://patreon.com/daytondoes Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/daytond... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReddX... Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ReddX... Amazon link to my mic: https://amzn.to/3lInsRR ReddX merch: https://reddx-shop.fourthwall.... Character art: https://twitter.com/DarkleyDoe... Creepypasta channel: https://www.youtube.com/Dayton... Gaming channel: https://www.youtube.com/dayton... Wifey's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MrsReddX ------------------------------------------------------------ Playlists: Full neckbeard stories: https://www.youtube.com/playli... All neckbeard stories: https://www.youtube.com/playli... All legbeard stories: https://www.youtube.com/playli... RPG Horror Stories: https://www.youtube.com/playli... Weeaboo tales: https://www.youtube.com/playli... ------------------------------------------------------------ Podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/... Also on Castbox, Audible, and iHeartRadio! it's not all doom and gloom. Enter the Bro Squad—Brick, Bro-Bro, Tiny, and Kahuna—who roll up like SEAL Team Six every time AD makes her move. These aren't just gym bros, they're the support system every brain injury survivor wishes they had. Together, they stand between our protagonist and a world that suddenly makes even less sense than before. If you've ever wondered how gaslighting really works, how survivors cope after memory loss, or what happens when a manipulative stalker meets a determined group of friends, this is your must-watch. We'll break down the tactics, the psychology, and the sheer absurdity of it all, all while paying tribute to the Memento vibe—sticky notes, missing memories, and all. We dive deep into the world of therapy horror stories, amnesia recovery, and internet stalker drama. You'll see how online communities like Reddit's r/LegbeardStories become lifelines for people surviving the worst kind of cringe—and why it's so important to talk about male victims, survivor support, and hidden disabilities in our meme-obsessed age. Stick around for the Gubbinses' savage breakdown, where nothing and no one is safe from roast. By the end of this saga, you'll never look at group therapy, lacrosse, or neon leggings the same way again. Want more wild true stories? Check out the full playlist below for the best/worst of r/LegbeardStories and beyond. Subscribe for weekly Reddit drama, deep-dive survivor stories, internet lore, and roast-heavy commentary you won't find anywhere else. Drop your own tales of gaslighting, therapy fails, or neckbeard encounters in the comments below—your story could be next! And don't forget to hit the bell so you never miss a cringe classic. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channe... Discord: https://discord.gg/Sju7YckUWu Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/daytondo... PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/daytondo... Patreon: http://patreon.com/daytondoes Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/daytond... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReddX... Merch: https://reddx-shop.fourthwall....

What makes a movie biblical—even if it's not about the Bible? In this episode, Dr. Dru Johnson explores that question with a curated list of films that reflect deep biblical structures—movies that “get what's going on in Scripture” better than many that explicitly reference the Bible. These aren't Sunday School adaptations—they're gritty, layered, and emotionally raw. Dru walks through Tree of Life (a meditation on Job and Genesis 1), A Serious Man (Job again, but existential and tragic), East of Eden (sibling rivalry and human depravity), Magnolia and The Breakfast Club (portraits of generational sin), American History X (a dark inversion of Proverbs 1–9), and Memento and Coco (explorations of memory against the backdrop of Deuteronomy). Even No Country for Old Men gets a nod for evoking the lawless chaos of Genesis 6. Throughout, Dru challenges listeners to rethink what it means to portray biblical themes—not by surface references, but by engaging with the deep moral, literary, and theological structures that Scripture unveils. If you've ever wondered whether “secular” films can teach us something profoundly biblical, this is your list. We are listener supported. Give to the cause here: https://hebraicthought.org/give For more articles: https://thebiblicalmind.org/ Social Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HebraicThought Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hebraicthought Threads: https://www.threads.net/hebraicthought X: https://www.twitter.com/HebraicThought Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hebraicthought.org Chapters: 00:00 Exploring Biblical Themes in Film 02:47 The Tree of Life and Job's Perspective 06:02 Noah: Misinterpretation of Divine Signs 07:07 East of Eden: Human Depravity and Sibling Rivalry 09:19 Magnolia: Generational Sin and Its Consequences 11:52 No Country For Old Men 13:46 Breakfast Club: The Impact of Parenting 17:13 American History X: The Search for Guidance 20:28 Memory and Identity in Film 23:01 Coco: The Importance of Remembrance

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about disciplining the self, training in righteousness, and studying the Scriptures. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Thanks to our sponsor, Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

En este episodio especial de Marea Nocturna, grabado en el Centre Born durante la Biennal Ciutat i Ciència, exploramos cómo el cine se ha convertido en el mejor laboratorio para pensar la física cuántica. Desde Rash?mon y Corre, Lola, corre hasta Memento, Mulholland Drive o Everything Everywhere All at Once, recorremos relatos que juegan con realidades múltiples, superposiciones, bucles temporales y estructuras ramificadas que parecen salir directamente de un experimento de laboratorio. Analizamos cómo la cuántica ha pasado de la ciencia a la metáfora cultural, infiltrándose en el blockbuster y transformando nuestra forma de imaginar el tiempo, la identidad y el azar. Si te intriga por qué el cine se ha vuelto cada vez más cuántico y cómo estas ideas moldean las historias que consumimos, entra con nosotros en este viaje por los mundos posibles.

Dr Adam Koontz and Col Willie Grills talk about why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Communist influence in America, and understanding history without the filter of modern consensus. Visit our website - A Brief History of Power Sign up for Memento, a Lutheran devotional for men. Thanks to our sponsor, Gnesio Health Dr Adam Koontz - Redeemer Lutheran Church Pr. Willie Grills - Zion Lutheran Church Music thanks to Verny

Memento mori—Latin for “remember that you must die”—may sound grim, but this ancient Stoic reminder is really an invitation to live more deeply by remembering our mortality. Death is not the opposite of life but part of it. When we face our impermanence with honesty and curiosity, fear begins to soften, gratitude deepens, and life itself grows more vivid.

In this week's show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week's cybersecurity news, including: We love some good vulnerability reporting drama, this time FFmpeg's got beef with Google OpenAI announces its Aardvark bug-gobbling system Two US ransomware responders get arrested for… ransomware Memento (nee HackingTeam) CEO says: Sì, those are totally our tools getting snapped in Russia Hackers help freight theft gangs steal shipments to resell A second Jabber Zeus mastermind gets his comeuppance 15 years on This week's episode is sponsored by Nucleus Security, who make a vulnerability information management system. Co-founder Scott Kuffer says that approaches for triaging vulnerabilities have started to fall apart, given there are just. So. Many. And they're all important! This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes vx-underground on X: "Yeah, so pretty much this entire drama thing is FFmpeg are a bunch of nerds…" FFmpeg on X: "@DavidEGrayson It's someone's hobby project of an obscure 1990s decoder…" Halvar Flake on X: "Given the extremely big role ffmpeg has played historically..." thaddeus e. grugq on X: "Current drama: Plucky security researcher Google takes on volunteer open source behemoth FFmpeg." Robert Graham on X: "Current status: There's a conflict between Google…" Introducing Aardvark: OpenAI's agentic security researcher | OpenAI Bugcrowd acquires Mayhem Security to advance AI-powered security testing | CyberScoop Prosecutors allege incident response pros used ALPHV/BlackCat to commit string of ransomware attacks | CyberScoop Former Trenchant Exec Sold Stolen Code to Russian Buyer Even After Learning that Other Code He Sold Was Being "Utilized" by Different Broker in South Korea How an ex-L3Harris Trenchant boss stole and sold cyber exploits to Russia | TechCrunch Operation Zero — A Zero-Day Vulnerability Platform John Scott-Railton on X: "7/ There's a push to scale up America's offensive industry right now…" CEO of spyware maker Memento Labs confirms one of its government customers was caught using its malware | TechCrunch Exploiting Microsoft Teams: Impersonation and Spoofing Vulnerabilities Exposed Microsoft Teams Vulnerabilities Uncovered Cargo theft gets a boost from hackers using remote monitoring tools | The Record from Recorded Future News Remote access, real cargo: cybercriminals targeting trucking and logistics | Proofpoint US Alleged Conti ransomware gang affiliate appears in Tennessee court after Ireland extradition | The Record from Recorded Future News Three suspected developers of Meduza Stealer malware arrested in Russia | The Record from Recorded Future News Alleged Jabber Zeus Coder ‘MrICQ' in U.S. Custody – Krebs on Security Windows Server Update Service exploitation ensnares at least 50 victims | Cybersecurity Dive Post by @paulschnack.bsky.social — Bluesky

Welcome to Nol-vember, where we dedicate the entire month to the mind-bending masterpieces of director Christopher Nolan! We're kicking things off with the early, groundbreaking film that put him on the map: "Memento (2000)."This isn't just a movie; it's a psychological experiment that places the audience directly into the disoriented mind of its protagonist, Leonard Shelby. We dive deep into the film's revolutionary non-linear structure told in two interwoven timelines. This structure forces us to question everything Leonard writes on his Polaroids, tattoos onto his body, and tells himself.Join us as we discuss his tattoos, the Sammy Jankis parallel, and what is his identity without memory. The film's core philosophical question is: If our memory is what makes us who we are, who is Leonard Shelby when his memory resets every few minutes?Prepare for a disorienting, exhilarating analysis of the film that cemented Christopher Nolan's reputation as a master of cinematic structure.This episode VIDEO is live on YouTube AND Spotify!Follow us on Instagram and TikTok to get ep sneak peaks and find out what's coming next. DM us what you want to hear about next or email us at wedrinkandwewatchthingspod@gmail.com.

Religion und Leben auf den Punkt gebracht. Mit Denkanstößen zur Alltagslust und zum Alltagsfrust. Von Daniel Gewand.

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Trick or treat, ya bunch of Halloweenies! It's All Hallow's Eve, the moon is high, and the time has come for the annual Grave Plot Podcast Halloween episode! Put on your costume and grab your pumpkin bucket as we drop in a sweet Real World Horror story featuring mysterious cattle mutilation, plus Horror Business goodies including a future Halloween movie from the maker of Green Room, Minnie Mouse joining the slasher movie fun, and a "reverse-narrative folk horror" film described as "Wicker Man meets Memento." We also examine the status of the Blade reboot and discuss the next project for Millie Bobby Brown. For our film reviews, we let our Grave Diggers over on Patreon pick two movies based on tonight's holiday. They chose the horror-comedy Murder Party as well as the 80s... classic? Hack-O-Lantern. So make sure to check your candy because that Snickers bar may be filled with a brand new Halloween episode of The Grave Plot Podcast!

Σε αυτό το ερώτημα, μεταξύ άλλων, κλήθηκε να απαντήσει ο συγγραφέας και αρθρογράφος, Μίλτος Αντωνιάδης. Ο κ. Αντωνιάδης έχει συγγράψει μια τριλογία μυθιστορημάτων, με τον γενικό τίτλο, «Αιγαίο Ώρα Μηδέν» (Εκδόσεις Memento). Η πλοκή των βιβλίων περιστρέφεται γύρω από έναν υποθετικό πόλεμο μεταξύ Ελλάδας και Τουρκίας το 2029 και το 2030.

Explosions rock a shuttered Myanmar cybercrime hub. The Aisuru botnet shifts from DDoS to residential proxies. Dentsu confirms data theft at Merkle. Boston bans biometrics. Proton restores journalists' email accounts after backlash. Memento labs admits Dante spyware is theirs. Australia accuses Microsoft of improperly forcing users into AI upgrades. CISA warns of active exploitation targeting manufacturing management software. A covert cyberattack during Trump's first term disabled Venezuela's intelligence network. Our guest is Ben Seri, Co-Founder and CTO of Zafran, discussing the trend of AI native attacks. New glasses deliver fashionable paranoia. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today's guest is Ben Seri, Co-Founder and CTO of Zafran, discussing the trend of AI native attacks and how defenders should use AI to defend and remediate. Selected Reading Stragglers from Myanmar scam center raided by army cross into Thailand as buildings are blown up (AP News) Aisuru Botnet Shifts from DDoS to Residential Proxies (Krebs on Security) Advertising giant Dentsu reports data breach at subsidiary Merkle (Bleeping Computer) Boston Police Can No Longer Use Facial Recognition Software (Built in Boston) Proton Mail Suspended Journalist Accounts at Request of Cybersecurity Agency (The Intercept) CEO of spyware maker Memento Labs confirms one of its government customers was caught using its malware (TechCrunch) Australia sues Microsoft for forcing Copilot AI onto Office 365 customers (Pivot to AI) CISA warns of actively exploited flaws in Dassault DELMIA Apriso manufacturing software (Beyond Machines) CIA cyberattacks targeting the Maduro regime didn't satisfy Trump in his first term. Now the US is flexing its military might (CNN Politics) Zenni's Anti-Facial Recognition Glasses are Eyewear for Our Paranoid Age (404 Media) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry's most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to a new episode of The Culture Garden Podcast!

What a big day. Today, we talk with acting legend Stephen Tobolowsky to chat about his career & the upcoming Haul Out the Halloween release. ABOUT STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY:Stephen Tobolowsky is an acclaimed American actor, author, and storyteller whose career spans more than four decades across film, television, and theater. Known for his remarkable versatility and unmistakable presence, Tobolowsky has appeared in more than 200 productions, creating some of pop culture's most memorable characters.He's perhaps best recognized for his iconic turn as Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day, as well as standout roles in Memento, Californication, Glee, The Goldbergs, and One Day at a Time. Beyond acting, Tobolowsky is also a celebrated writer and podcaster, known for his insightful storytelling in The Tobolowsky Files and his acclaimed memoir The Dangerous Animals Club.In recent years, Tobolowsky has brought his trademark warmth and wit to the Hallmark Channel, delighting audiences as the lovable homeowner Ned in the hit Haul Out the Holly series. He reprises the role once again in this weekend's highly anticipated new installment, Haul Out the Halloween. Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with filmmaker Nicola Pittam, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring impact, Avatar analysis, and The Memento influence on her personal growth and cinema's transformative power. Sebastian Toursel also discusses Dead Duck Film Club and the inaugural Dead Duck Cult Film Festival, a day of the New French extreme cinema: Titane, High Life, Revenge & Martyrs Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how and why screenwriter Sebastian Toursel turns her screenplays into novels and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright's movie podcast.   [1:30] Why Dead Duck film club? [6:10] The ups and downs of showing people films. [9:50] Why a festival about the New French Extreme horror cinema movement? [16:40] What is the New French Extreme panel about? Who is on it? [22:30] The vendors at the Dead Duck Cult Film Festival. [25:20] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring impact  [26:00] Sebastian Toursel says as a nineties kid, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is the film where the world just opened up for him. He's watched it every year since he was eight. Avatar analysis [32:20] Sebastian Toursel shares how Avatar was the most mindblowing experience of his life. He went to see it in cinemas six times. Each time with different people, but same cinema.  Rec Influence   [37:40] Sebastian Toursel talks about how Rec is the film where horror became his thing. It is intense and amazing. There's a fantastic scene around a group of people have a conversation on the ground floor and a jump scare where for the very first time he almost peed himself.  Key Take Aways:   - Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. - Learn about how Dead Duck Film Club grew into Dead Duck Cult Film Festival. - What is the New French Extreme horror cinema movement  - Understand cinema's transformative power through The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Avatar (2009), Rec (2007)  - Full show notes and transcript:  About the Guest:   Sebastien Toursel is the founder of the Dead Duck Film Club, Nottingham's home for cult cinema. He screens the weird, the rare, and the unforgettable. His events celebrate global cult films, from Korean thrillers to French horror, all presented with a DIY spirit and a love for the offbeat. He collaborates with local cinemas like The Savoy to bring these unique films to the big screen. Each screening is accompanied by fan-made posters and a community eager to discuss and appreciate the art of cult cinema. https://deadduckfilm.com    Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with filmmaker Matt Harvey, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Mad Max: Fury Road impact, A Clockwork Orange analysis, and The Memento influence on her personal growth and cinema's transformative power. Matt Harvey also discusses the creation of the powerful artwork and making of the album A SINGLE FLOWER Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how and why screenwriter Matt Harvey turns her screenplays into novels and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright's movie podcast.   [1:45] Why should you be thinking about turning your screenplays into novels. [6:50] The music is abstract and cinematic [8:30] How do you know a song is done? [14:30] The artwork joins the narrative of music together. [16:00] Contribution of Godspeed You Black Emperor!'s Sophie Trudeau [18:00] Pulling the artwork together – influences and inspirations [16:30] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Mad Max: Fury Road impact  [17:15] Matt Harvey says Mad Max: Fury Road is the film he judges all other films against. How it encapsulates everything about why you want go to movies. A Clockwork Orange analysis [35:30] Matt Harvey shares how A Clockwork Orange was an important film for him as a young film lover in high school, university era, pretending to be a film buff but still has at least 1000 other films before he could claim to be that. Parasite Influence   [27:43] Matt Harvey talks about how Parasite is a film that stayed in his mind for a long, long time after he left the theatre. Everything is so well crafted. The storytelling is amazing. It gets under your skin. An instant masterpiece. Key Takeaways:   - Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. - Learn about how WE LOST THE SEA create their instrumental post-rock music - Learn about Matt Harvey's influences and inspirations, and the process for coming up with the artwork for the album. - Understand cinema's transformative power through Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Parasite (2019)  - Full show notes and transcript:  About the Guest:   Matt Harvey is a graphic designer and guitarist in the instrumental post-rock band WE LOST THE SEA. We Lost The Sea's website https://www.welostthesea.com Matt Harvey's website http://www.graphicatharsis.com/about-me Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with filmmaker Nicola Pittam, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Dangerous Liaisons impact, Once Were Warriors analysis, and The Memento influence on her personal growth and cinema's transformative power. Nicola Pittam also discusses why you should be turning your unsold screenplays into novels and the benefits of protecting and exploiting your own intellectual property (IP) Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how and why screenwriter Nicola Pittam turns her screenplays into novels and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright's movie podcast.   [1:45] Why should you be thinking about turning your screenplays into novels. [3:40] The process for turning your screenplay into a novel. [14:40] Onemoorer classes on turning your screenplay into a novel and other support services on offer to writers. [16:30] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Dangerous Liaisons impact  [17:15] Nicola Pittam says Dangerous Liaisons is one of her favourite films ever and cannot believe none of the actors won an Oscar. And how the script is one of the cleverest and how it's one of those scripts she wishes she had written it. After watching it several times she began to see how nuanced Michelle Pfieffer's character of Madame de Tourvel really is.  Once Were Warriors analysis [22:28] Nicola Pittam shares how Once Were Warriors is a film that stuck with her for weeks after watching it. How she would sit and think about it, talk about it with friends. It was one of the first films she hunted out the novel to get to know the film even more.  Point Break Influence   [27:43] Nicola Pittam talks about how Point Break's director Kathryn Bigelow became a huge influence on her as a result of this film and how it is the perfect action movie.  Key Takeaways:   - Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. - Learn about how and why you should think about turning your unsold screenplays into a novel. - Writer services and special events/webinars available from onemoorer.com  - Dark Anthem Press open for submissions from 21st September 2025. They are looking for full manuscripts of dark gothic, fantasy, horror, sci-fi and thrillers novels.  - Understand cinema's transformative power through Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Once Were Warriors (1994), Point Break (1991)  - Full show notes and transcript:  About the Guest:   Nicola Pittam, Director of Author Services at One Moorer and the Chief Operating Officer/Acquisitions Agent of both Dark Anthem Press and One Anthem Press, is an award winning author and screenwriter who recently converted her The Rebel Pianist of Majdanek script into a bestselling novel, which was sold to Mardle Books UK. Writer services https://writerservices.onemoorer.com Dark Anthem Press writer submissions -https://darkanthempress.com Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this latest episode of Cast-A-Role, we dive deep into Christopher Nolan's directorial debut Memento (2000), one of the most groundbreaking psychological thrillers of all time. Known for its non-linear storytelling, neo-noir atmosphere, and unforgettable performances from Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Joe Pantoliano, Memento remains a must-watch film for fans of mystery and suspense. We break down the plot of Memento, analyze the film's unique structure, and explore how Nolan uses memory, time, and identity to challenge audiences. Whether you're a first-time viewer or a longtime fan of this cult classic, this spoiler-filled review covers everything from hidden details to fan theories, as well as why Memento is still considered one of the best psychological thrillers of the 21st century. Expect conversations on: The mind-bending timeline and how it affects the story, and did Jim understand ANY of it? Leonard Shelby's fractured memory and unreliable narration. How Memento influenced modern thrillers and Christopher Nolan's career. Symbolism, themes, and behind-the-scenes trivia about the making of Memento. And..........Hotel breakfasts? If you love psychological thrillers, Christopher Nolan movies, or deep-dive film analysis, this episode is for you. Don't forget to subscribe to Cast-A-Role for more movie reviews of films that Jim should have definitely seen by now, including classics, cult favorites, and hidden gems. Also discussed in this weeks episode: Alien Earth Sisu The Guest The Thursday Murder Club  

Tune in as Anna (@banananna024/@formergleek) returns to their guest seat for a breakdown of Memento, the 2000 neo-noir thriller film about a former insurance claims investigator who uses notes, Polaroids, and tattoos to navigate his way through anterograde amnesia and hunt down whoever is responsible for killing his wife and giving him this memory disorder in the first place. The unusual path that this movie takes for its nonlinear storytelling, the war propaganda of Black Hawk Down, doubting the belief that Nolan is a pompous human being, and his inclination towards fridged wives and reunions with children emerge as some of the topics for this episode.Directed by Christopher Nolan, Memento stars Guy Pearce, Joe Pantoliano, Carrie-Anne Moss, Mark Boone Junior, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harriet Sansom Harris, Jorja Fox, Callum Keith Rennie, Thomas Lennon, Larry Holden, Kimberly Campbell, Russ Fega, and Marianne Muellereile.Spoilers start at 39:05Memento Explanation by Christopher Nolan - True Genius - Must WatchMEMENTO - Commentary by Christopher Nolan“Memento Mori” by Jonathan NolanCreate your podcast today! #madeonzencastrHere's how you can learn more about Palestine and IsraelHere's how you can keep up-to-date on this genocideHere's how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected onlineGood Word: • Anna: Riverdale• Arthur: Dissolution by Nicholas Binge Reach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello!Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms!Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscriticFollow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpodFollow Arthur on GoodreadsCheck out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with filmmaker Jonathan Sequeira, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Robocop impact, Crocodile Dundee analysis, and The Memento influence on her personal growth and cinema's transformative power. Jonathan Sequeira also discusses making of the Hard-Ons documentary THE MOST AUSTRALIAN BAND EVER! Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how award winning filmmaker Jonathan Sequeira made the documentary THE MOST AUSTRALIAN BAND EVER! and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright's movie podcast.   [1:30] The making of the Hard-Ons documentary THE MOST AUSTRALIAN BAND EVER!  [13:15] What were the storytelling challenges from balancing the narrative arc of three band members? [17:40] What was a significant discovery that you couldn't have perceived before making the documentary. [22:20] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life Robocop impact  [22:45] Jonathan Sequeira remembers the adverts in the newspapers and thinking Robocop looked like a dumb movie, but after watching it one night after work he fell in love with a B grade film that despite the limited budgets, is actually a smart and intelligent movie. Crocodile Dundee analysis [28:00] Jonathan Sequeira shares memories of how the Australian indie Crocodile Dundee took the world by storm and introduced millions of people to working class Australian culture. How this film was made without any help or support from the Australian arts bodies. How it was about bringing the ordinary Australian to Australia and the world. It's a brilliant film. It's hilarious and is still hilarious.  Purab Aur Pachhim Influence   [33:25] Jonathan Sequeira talks about how Purab Aur Pachhim represents a golden age for Indian cinema. It's hard to pick one, but this one is amazing film because the direction is brilliant. The directors just went for it. It proved you could do anything with a film as long as you stay true to the characters.  Key Takeaways:   - Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. - Learn about how to make a feature length documentary - Learn how the Hard-Ons documentary THE MOST AUSTRALIAN BAND EVER! Was made - Understand cinema's transformative power through Robocop (1987), Crocodile Dundee (1986), Purab Aur Pachhim (1971)  - Full show notes and transcript:  About the Guest:   Jonathan Sequeira is an award winning documentary producer and director. He is known for Descent Into the Maelstrom (2017), Waiting - The Van Duren Story (2018) and The Most Australian Band Ever! (2024). Screening update 25/09/2025 - https://www.livingeyes.co/post/extra-screenings-worldwide-festivals-the-sequel-announced THE MOST AUSTRALIAN BAND EVER! international release is scheduled for early 2026.  A blu-ray and box set is planned for Australia late 2025.HARDER AND HARDER (the sequel to THE MOST AUSTRALIAN BAND EVER!) is in Australian cinemas from November 2025. Get Involved:  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us as we try to remember Chris Nolan's freshmaker Memento! It's not confusion, it's art: a Polaroid un-developing, blood shooting back into a body, and a gun working in reverse like it's got a refund policy. Meanwhile we're just trying to keep our notes straight without accidentally tattooing “don't believe his lies” on ourselves. No white or male goes unscrutinized as we question who to trust and whether a tattoo counts as a “fact”. We also chat Nolan family drama, Chicago accents, sausage debates, Sharpie jokes, and Guy Pearce's abs (sharp enough to slice the editing timeline). It's one of the easiest recommendations Nick will ever make, but also one most likely to send Elise into the fetal position muttering “I'm so confused” while the rest of us pretend we have a system. Tune in and unshoot this masterpiece one scene at a time.  And do yourself a favor, get a "don't give Anthony the Polaroid if you invite him into your home" tattoo now so you don't forget and regret. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209144/

This week, the boys head back to the end to discuss Christopher Nolan's mind-and-time-melding noir, “Memento”. The random year generator spun 2000, previously visited by us to discuss “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Chopper”, so we recap the film events and world news of the year before getting into our featured conversation. Be sure to listen to John's mini-review of the fourth “The Conjuring” film, the final film for our beloved movie Warrens, and Dave's experience seeing “Caught Stealing” at AMC Times Square.  linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page!  Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages.  0:00 Intro; 6:06 John's “The Conjuring: Last Rites” mini-review; 12:21 Dave's “Caught Stealing” mini-review; 16:27 2000 Year in Review; 34:05 Films of 2000: “Memento”; 1:18:35 What You Been Watching; 1:24:26 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Guy Pearce, Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Jorja Fox, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harriet Sansom Harris, Austin Butler, Darren Aronofsky, Matt Smith, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Griffin Dunne, George Abud, Will Brill, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Michael Chaves, James Wan, Mia Tomlinson, Steve Coulter, Ben Hardy. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ 
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Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with screenwriter Isabel Dréan, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore All About Eve impact, The Godfather 2 analysis, and The Memento influence on her personal growth and cinema's transformative power. Isabel Dréan also discusses querying and mentoring, how most writers approach querying the wrong way and why mentorship has made her a better writer. Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about why screenwriter Isabel Dréan most writers approach querying the wrong way and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright's movie podcast.   [1:01] Querying and mentoring, how most screenwriters approach querying the wrong way and why mentorship has made her a better writer [1:09] What are screenwriters getting so wrong with their query emails? [5:00] How do you couch I can help you versus here's a logline, read my script. [6:50] What is your email subject line saying to get people to open it in the first place? [14:28] Summary of how get more success from query emails [19:26] How can mentoring help you become a better writer [23:44] What mentoring services does Isabel offer? [26:20] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life All About Eve impact  [27:02] Isabel Dréan shares how when she first watched All About Eve it was dubbed into French. How, in all her childhood she has never been more enthralled by a movie. At 12 years it made her want to be an actor like Bette Davis.  The Godfather 2 analysis [32:19] Isabel Dréan shares how The Godfather 2 is a film she watched very young. How she was obsessed with the actor and proponent of ‘method acting' Lee Strasberg and how that became her dream to study at the Lee Strasberg Institute – which she did in 1993 – stepping into the footsteps of her heroes from The Godfather Part 2.  Memento Influence   [38:25] Isabel Dréan talks about how Memento is a perfect movie made with very little resources. Not having big stars – at the time - made it feel more real; more raw. She envies the creative relationship Christopher Nolan has with his brother which makes them challenge each other and continues to make them better filmmakers as a result.  Key Takeaways:   - Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. - Learn about how screenwriters can write query emails that get responses - Learn how mentoring can make you a better screenwriter - Understand cinema's transformative power through All About Eve (1950), The Godfather 2 (1977), Memento (2000)  - Full show notes and transcript:  About the Guest:   Isabel Dréan is a screenwriter, director, and producer based in Los Angeles. She started her career in horror and psychological thrillers before pivoting to Christmas movies. The shift to writing holiday movies changed everything, leading to five of her scripts being produced over an 18-month period.  For more information see https://isabeldrean.com and https://21dayscreenplay.com Get Involved:  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast. Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

️ LA MEMORIA SEGÚN ELIZABETH LOFTUS: ¿Qué pasaría si uno de tus recuerdos más vívidos nunca hubiera ocurrido? ¿Y si tu mente hubiese inventado una parte esencial de tu historia? Hoy, en La Teoría de la Mente, exploramos el fascinante y desconcertante mundo de la memoria a través del trabajo revolucionario de Elizabeth Loftus, la psicóloga que desafió la creencia de que los recuerdos son siempre fiables. Todo comenzó con un recuerdo: la sospecha de que una experiencia traumática de su adolescencia podía haber sido fabricada por su mente. A partir de ahí, Loftus dedicó su vida a investigar cómo nuestra memoria puede ser manipulada, modificada o incluso completamente inventada. Descubriremos los famosos experimentos que pusieron en jaque a la psicología tradicional y cuestionaron los sistemas judiciales en todo el mundo. ¿Somos víctimas de nuestra memoria? ¿Pueden las emociones, el lenguaje o incluso la ansiedad moldear lo que recordamos? Analizaremos conceptos como la reconsolidación, el efecto de la información engañosa y los falsos recuerdos implantados. También veremos cómo esta ciencia se ha colado en el cine, en la educación, en el marketing y en la manipulación de la opinión pública. Desde la tragedia personal de Loftus hasta sus experimentos con recuerdos falsos implantados de forma deliberada, pasando por el escándalo de la guardería McMartin o películas como La Caza y Memento, este episodio te hará preguntarte: ¿qué tan real es tu pasado? Además, si eres terapeuta, educador o trabajas en el sistema judicial, este episodio es esencial para comprender cómo evitar errores fatales al interpretar testimonios. La memoria no es una cámara que graba todo con precisión: es un proceso dinámico y vulnerable a la distorsión. Recuerda: no todo lo que recuerdas pasó tal y como crees. Escúchalo ya y descubre cómo se forman, deforman y transforman tus recuerdos. RECURSOS Y ENLACES RECOMENDADOS: Nuestro nuevo libro: www.elmapadelaansiedad.com Nuestra Escuela de Ansiedad: www.escuelaansiedad.com Visita nuestra Web: http://www.amadag.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Asociacion.Agorafobia/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amadag.psico/ ▶️ Youtube Amadag TV: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC22fPGPhEhgiXCM7PGl68rw Palabras clave para SEO: ElizabethLoftus,memoria,psicología,ciencia,cognición,falsosrecuerdos,neurociencia,Loftus,ansiedad,testigos,juicios,testimonio,manipulacióndelamemoria,efectodeinformaciónengañosa,reconsolidación,terapia,psicoterapia,recordar,recuerdosimplantados,marketing,cineymemoria,laTeoríadelaMente,psicologíaforense,sistemajudicial,Memento,LaCaza,trauma,hipnosis,memoriareconstruida Hashtags para difusión: #memoria #psicología #ElizabethLoftus #falsosrecuerdos #LaTeoríaDeLaMente #neurociencia

Du har sikkert hørt påstanden om, at nogle minder gør så ondt, at hjernen helt fortrænger dem. Den idé lever i bedste velgående i populærkulturen. Serien Sharp Objects, Broadchurch og filmen Memento fortæller alle historier om mennesker, der langsomt opdager skjulte traumer fra barndommen. På YouTube og Reddit kan man finde utallige beretninger fra folk, der mener at have genfundet fortrængte minder. Men kan man virkelig glemme traumatiske oplevelser - og senere huske dem igen? Det spørgsmål dykker vi ned i i denne episode, hvor vi undersøger, om hjernen virkelig rummer et hemmeligt kammer, hvor smertefulde barndomsminder gemmer sig. Rejsen efter svar fører os længere, end vi havde troet. Vi starter i 1800-tallet hos psykoanalysens fader Sigmund Freud, men undervejs støder vi også på nationalt massehysteri, en fejde mellem hukommelsesforskere og den såkaldte satanpanik, der lammede USA i 1980'erne og 90'erne. Lyt med og få svar på, hvordan hukommelsen egentlig håndterer traumer - og om den kan narre dig så meget, at din hjerne skjuler begivenheder fra dit eget liv. Medvirkende Charan Ranganath Leder af Dynamic Memory Lab og professor ved Center for Neuroscience and Department of Psychology på University of California, Davis.  Har forsket i hukommelse i over 25 år ved hjælp af billeddannelsesteknikker, computermodeller og undersøgelser af patienter med hukommelsesproblemer. Forfatter til bestselleren ‘Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold On to What Matters'. Redaktion Anne Sophie Thingsted, Nana Elving Hansen, Eva Berg Søndergaard og Benjamin D'Souza Charan Ranganath besøgte København i forbindelse med arrangementet Science and Cocktails Copenhagen.  Brainstorm er støttet af Lundbeckfonden.

Paul and Amy piece together their memories to unravel Memento, the thought provoking thriller that announced the arrival of one of the 21st century's most visionary filmmakers. They dive into some big questions that the film presents: Can we really trust our own memories? How do we shape the way others see us? And what stories do we tell ourselves to make sense of our lives? You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul's Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/  https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul's book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don't forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Okay, where am I? I'm sitting in front of my computer with a Mind Eraser cocktail in my hand. Funny... I don't feel drunk...If this is you, then that means that your memory loop has ended and you need to start from the beginning of the one where Gina and Sonia discuss Sir Christopher Nolan's classic neo noir film, Memento. In this episode they dive deep into the film's backwards timeline, unreliable narrators, Jimmy's failings as a drug dealer.Will Gina and Sonia earn any friend points? Will they even remember this episode once it's finished? You'll have to listen to find out...

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The guys revisit the lessons from last season that they vowed never to forget to establish a strict new set of rules to follow this year, loosely inspired by Christopher Nolan's ‘Memento.' 2:07 An overview of the lessons from last season 4:45 Take great players in great offenses 12:27 Pick the guys you want 19:02 Marie Kondo was right 28:55 Don't trust Kyle Shanahan 34:03 Don't shackle yourself to Sean Payton's whims 43:10 Avoid Aaron Rodgers 46:47 Avoid toxic people and toxic situations 54:23 Take Ja'Marr Chase first 55:35 Don't underestimate Joe Burrow (again) 1:09:30 Emails Sponsored by YahooFantasy #YahooPartner. Play now at yahoofantasy.com/promo. Getaway sales event. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Ronak Nair, Kai Grady, and Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Starlight Thursdays Episode 276 Featuring HNNH. This is a mix for my birthday buddy, Rylee!.  Rye, you are such a delightful friend. I love sending each other music, DJing for hours and hours together, talking about life, or just sitting in silence with you. ♡ happy birthday! -HNNH- Tracklist 1. Gelgit- Konduku 2. Dengue - Jeku 3. Bottom of the field (Priori alt mix) - Priori 4. Haven (Pianeti Sinetici remix)- Sarah Wreath 5. On Sight - Hagan 6. Vulcano Island - Pianeti Sinetici 7. Plot Twist - CCL 8. Sweet spot radio (Nick Leon dub)- Danny Daze & Jonny from Space 9. Rodeo Romeo- Jorg Kuning 10. Aeoui - Breaka 11. Radial - OK EG 12. Most Alive (Jurango version) - t l k 13. Round Echos - DJ Plead & Rroxymore 14. Manic Panic - Roza terenzi 15. Genesis Domain - Sepehr 16. Nebula- Skinner 17. I dont care until i do - Yushh 18. Recoil- Dashiell 19. Palinka Hammer (Gayphextwin remix) - Pepe 20. Movimento- Ash Is 21. Verwandeln - Primitive Needs 22. Secret Desire - Polygonia 23. Siro Silo - Yushh 24. Metaphysical Scribbles- Polygonia 25. Blind Witness - Feral 26. Wildfire (eartheater remix) - Shygirl 27. Memento mori- Ciel 28. Twisted Colours - Polygonia 29. Digital Marginal - RHR 30. Chuggalug- Polito 31. Hazard - Priori 32. Alkaline- kepler 33. Celestial City - DJ Plead & Rroxymore 34. Cupid Doesn't live in Clapham Common - Or:la 35. Flakes Flying upwards- Polygonia 36. Idiom (beat around the bush mix)- Aiden frances 37. Interference - Holly herndon 38. Uncle Legs - Yak 39. Red Herring (attentat remix)- smirk, gadi mizrahi 40. Milky way of glitter feat SOAK- Or:la

So Kevin and Lauren are back, sans Andrew and after a much needed week off. this week they cover Fantastic Four, Trainwreck: Poop Cruise, Locked, Sirens, The Life List, and ASH. Kevin kicks off the show with his mostly spoiler-free review of Fantastic Four: First Steps. It's another solid Superhero movie in a summer where it felt like the genre could be at a tipping point. But, for Kevin at least, this film, Thunderbolts, and Superman have kept hope alive. This one is worth catching in the theaters and is a great entry point into Marvel for anyone, as it has no real ties to anything else right now. Next up, Lauren puts her travel experience to work in reviewing Trainwreck: Poop Cruise. Yes, the name is silly, but this is something that really happened. And wow was it disgusting. All in all, it was a quick entertainning watch, but it certainly left Kevin and Lauren with more questions than answers... Kevin kicks off his first review from his horror thriller week with a review of Locked, starring Anthony Hopkins and Bill Skaarsgard. This is a decent thriller with a SAW-adjacent plot where a man is locked in a car and is left to the whims of a rich man who just feelings like being an a-hole. It's not bad and it's not great, but the leads do a great job, so it's not entirely worth missing if you have Hulu right now. Lauren and Kevin finally find some common ground, as they both watched Sirens on Netflix. This is one of those shows that's not a RomCom, not a drama, and not really a comedy. It sits in the funky grey area where it's an amalgum of those things, but somehow less than. The performances are great and it's a quick watch, so, much like Locked, it's not entirely skippable, but you won't hate yourself for missing it, either. Lauren then moves on to another Netflix film that's not quite a RomCom with The Life List. This one is better than Sirens and has a sweet storyline that keeps it entertaining. When a girls mom passes away, the daughter is sent on a scavenger hunt of sorts for her inheritance. If that doesn't sound fun to you, I promise it's better than it sounds and really is sweet, although it does feel Hallmark-esque.  Finally, Kevin closes out the show with the film ASH, on Shudder. This is a very pretty, very viscreal sci-fi horror(?) flick. The main performers are Aaron Paul and Eiza Gonzalex and they are honestly really great in this. The rest of the film is a bit of a mishmash of good ideas, possibly stolen from Event Horizon and Memento, that don't quite come together. It's kind of great as a visual medium, but it's definitely lacking overall. This isn't one you need to fire up a trial of Shudder for. As always, thank you for watching. If you haven't already, don't forget to Like & Subscribe. We love new viewers! Also, leave us comments and let is know how we are doing and what we can be doing better. Enjoy the episode and have a great week! Facebook: @apncpodcast Twitter: @APNCPodcast Instagram: AllPopNoCulture

This week, Roy Scheider appears as the villain in a thriller that poses the question, "What if MEMENTO happened to the dumbest guy you know?" - plus, Mike D really recommends everybody check out Elia Kazan's PANIC IN THE STREETS!

“Memento Mori” lyrics by Toby Logsdon, performed by Crimson Covenant, copyright 2025 Toby Logsdon The clock keeps turning, the days slip past, We build our kingdoms that never last. The mirror shows lines we can't deny— Dust to dust, we all must die. Memento mori—remember, friend, This life will fade, but it's not the end. Now is the time to bow the knee, To Christ who died so willingly. Memento mori—come and see: His grace alone can set you free. The rich and poor, the bold, the brave, They all lie down in death's grave. But one Man rose, the stone rolled wide— And those in Him will never die. Memento mori—remember, friend, This life will fade, but it's not the end. Now is the time to bow the knee, To Christ who died so willingly. Memento mori—come and see: His grace alone can set you free. So turn, while breath is in your chest, This fleeting life is not your rest. He waits with mercy still in store— But none of us can know the hour. Memento mori—don't delay, The Judge of all is on His way. Run to the cross, where sinners hide, Live now for Christ, the Crucified. Memento mori—this I plead: Remember death… and see your need For Christ, who conquered death indeed.

Join Alex in a celebration of the past six years of CinemaPsych Podcast content and 100 episodes! It's been a journey, with so many films and guests, and so what better way to highlight that time with a clip show! In this double-sized episode, explore some of my favorite moments and discussions, from great films, actors, and directors to awesome psychology content and critical thinking in art. In addition to the past episode clips, Alex describes the new additions to the website, a reimagined resource for this show and the larger aim of film pedagogy in psychology. The film and clips discussed are grouped by broad psychology category. Of course, if you love what you hear in this super-sized episode, you should check out the rest the show! This episode features clips from the following episodes, in order of appearance: Clip from the first show, affectionately numbered Episode 000: An Introduction & a Memento (2000) for the Future A quick defintion of amnesia and how it is used in the film Memento (2000): Episode 039: Do You Remember the Last Time We Talked About This Film? Memento (2000) An introduction to the emotions in Inside Out (2015), with Dr. Molly Metz: Episode 010: I Need to Remember That Jingle Like I Need An HQ Crisis in My Head! Inside Out (2015) with Molly Metz A brief primer on Gestalt problem solving in Cast Away (2000) by Dr. Marc Klippenstine: Episode 002: Is Being Stranded a Problem? Cast Away (2000) with Marc Klippenstine Social influence and jury deliberations, featuring Dr. Jordan Wagge and Jason Spiegelman, in both versions of 12 Angry Men (1957/1997): Episode 038: Men Can Get Really Angry! 12 Angry Men (1957 & 1997) with Jordan Wagge & Jason Spiegelman Along a similar vein, Dr. Olivia Aspiras explains social conformity and relational aggression in Mean Girls (2004): Episode 005: On Podcasts, We Wear Pink—Mean Girls (2004) with Olivia Aspiras Dr. Christina Ragan "rages" on the 10% brain myth depicted in Lucy (2014): Episode 009: One Neuron, You're Alive; Two Make a Pair! Lucy (2014) Rage Watch with Christina Ragan Exploring Oliver Sacks and when real life meets drama with Dr. KatieAnn Skogsberg in At First Sight (1999): Episode 074: Virgil Picked Up His Hammer and Saw, and Hated it — At First Sight (1999) with KatieAnn Skogsberg How classical and operant conditioning are differentiated in A Clockwork Orange (1971) with Dr. Wind Goodfriend: Episode 001: Come Viddy, Me Little Droogies—A Clockwork Orange (1971) with Wind Goodfriend Learning is either baby steps or flooding in What About Bob? (1991) with Dr. Jordan Wagge: Episode 041: If Freud is the Butt of the Jokes, What Does it Mean? What About Bob (1991) with Jordan Wagge Learn a little about the history of chimp language projects with Dr. Karen Brakke and how they were depicted in Project X (1987): Episode 040: Wait, A Chimp Can Fly A Plane?! Project X (1987) with Karen Brakke Get a quick rundown of the developmental stages of each of the Von Trapp children from The Sound of Music (1965) with Dr. Jill Swirsky: Episode 092: Developmental Psychology… In Song Form! The Sound of Music (1965) with Jill Swirsky Learn a little something about Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCBs) in Office Space (1999) with Dr. Ed Hansen: Episode 047: I Wouldn't Say I've Been Missing Work—Office Space (1999) with Ed Hansen Learn the opposite of OCBs with Counterproductive Worplace Behaviors (CWBs) in Clerks (1994) with Nic Baldwin: Episode 059: He Wasn't Even Supposed to Be There Today! Clerks (1994) with Nic Baldwin Explore the history of L-dopa and how experimenting with it changed the lives of so many patients in Awakenings (1990) with Dr. Sara Bagley: Episode 033: With L-Dopa, You Too Can Do the Hokey Pokey (But Only if You're Rigid)—Awakenings (1990) with Sara Bagley Get a great psychological definition of addiction from Dr. Melissa Maffeo as portrayed in Requiem for a Dream (2000): Episode 078: Drugs are Bad, MMKay? Requiem for a Dream (2000) with Melissa Maffeo Sports and stats are a dream made in heaven, at least in Moneyball (2011) and to Dr. Jess Hartnett: Episode 060: Baseball is a Game of Statistics! Moneyball (2011) with Jessica Hartnett Hypothesis testing is the core feature of Groundhog Day (1993), as devised by Dr. Jordan Wagge: Episode 083: Behaviorism and Research Methods on Repeat? Sign Me Up! Groundhog Day (1993) with Jordan Wagge Explore the reasons why satire might be a good avenue for discussing hard topics, like the conversion therapy in But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) with Drs. Molly Metz and Will Ryan: Episode 045: A Juicy 90s Satire of Conversion Therapy—But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) with Molly Metz & Will Ryan Learning about the true definition of "gaslighting," its resurgence into the lexicon, what students think of it now and its origin in Gaslight (1940) with Dr. Wind Goodfriend: Episode 089: You Haven't Listened to this Episode, You're Forgetful — Gaslight (1944) with Wind Goodfriend Explore the rivalry of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, two heavyweight sin early Western psychology, and this rivalry's portrayal in A Dangerous Method (2011) with Dr. Sheila Thomas: Episode 064: Sex, Drugs, and Psychoanalysis? A Dangerous Method (2011) with Sheila Thomas Discover how accurate the depiction of the 1970s was in The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) with Dr. Keli Braitman and the late, great Dr. Jen Simonds: Episode 044: Wait, Zimbardo Didn't Do An Experiment? The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) with Keli Braitman and Jen Simonds In a final bonus segment, Alex shares one of his most favorite moments from the past six years, with a quick introduction to how the music of Star Wars (1977) was intended to make you feel with Dr. Jim Davies and Hollywood composer Joe Kraemer: Episode 068: This Music Makes Me Feel… The Psychology of Star Wars (1977) Music with Jim Davies & Joe Kraemer Please leave your feedback on this post, the main site (cinemapsychpod.swanpsych.com), on Facebook (@CinPsyPod), or Threads/Instagram (@cinemapsych_podcast). We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to check out our Paypal link to contribute to this podcast and keep the lights on! Don't forget to check out our MERCH STORE for some great merch with our logo and other designs! Legal stuff: 1. All film clips are used under Section 107 of Title 17 U.S.C. (fair use; no copyright infringement is intended). 2. Intro and outro music by half.cool ("Gemini"). Used under license. 3. Film reel sound effect by bone666138. Used under license CC-BY 3.0. Episode Transcription Go to this link to read a transcript generated by Whisper AI Large V3 Model. Disclaimer: It is not edited and may contain errors!

Wow, what an honor it was to have Carrie-Anne Moss on the show this week! You of course know Carrie-Anne from her iconic portrayal of Trinity in the Matrix. She also played Natalie in Memento and Jeri Hogarth in Jessica Jones and she's currently starring as Greta Nelso alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in FUBAR. We talk about it in the episode, but Carrie-Anne is one of those actors, like Sigourney Weaver, who has become known for playing strong women. But I love how her strong women always have this layer of vulnerability. I've truly looked up to her for so long and it was amazing to get to know her a bit better! We talk about her film roles and the way she thinks about acting as a trade. We also discuss her experience being a mom to three kids and how that led her into meditation— if you're curious to take one of her guided meditations on Annapurna Living, I recommend checking it out! This was a really fun and meaningful conversation for me and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Be sure to stick around for the Hindsight, where my producer Jeph and I talk about the parallels between my career and Carrie-Anne's and what it's like to be responsible for a fan's queer awakening. Plus, we answer your questions in the Mail Sack! Send me an email thesackhoffshow@gmail.com Produced by Rabbit Grin Productions Mail Sack Song by Nicolas @producer_sniffles Join us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/thesackhoffshow ----------------------------------------------------- Support our Sponsors: The Sackhoff Show is Sponsored by BetterHelp. Our listeners get 10% off their first month at BetterHelp.com/Sackhoff Go to BuyRaycon.com/Sackhoff to get 15% Raycon's best-selling Everyday Earbuds!

Tom Lennon tells us he's not working that hard on the unbelievably large number of projects he never stops working on. From writing movies (including a “HALL OF PRESIDENTS” SciFi comedy) to acting in 100s of shows to playing in a Smiths tribute band Thomas Lennon doesn't stop. And don't try to stop him. Bio:  Thomas Lennon is an actor, producer and New York Times Best Selling author from Oak Park, Illinois. He attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he was a member of the influential sketch comedy group The State. The State's hit television series ran on MTV for three seasons and received an Ace Award nomination for Best Comedy Series.  After his work on The State, he created two more popular series: Viva Variety and Reno 911!, on which he also played Lieutenant Jim Dangle. Lennon has also written numerous feature films, including Night at the Museum, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Reno 911!: Miami, The Pacifier, Balls of Fury and Hell Baby. In addition to writing films, Lennon co-authored, Writing Movies for Fun and Profit, a book about the studio system that Anna Kendrick called, “The Best Book about Hollywood… Hilarious and insanely accurate,” in the New York Times. In 2019, Lennon debuted on the New York's Bestseller List with his children's book Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles. In March of 2020, Lennon released the sequel with Ronan Boyle and the Swamp of Certain Death followed by the third installment of the series, Ronan Boyle: Into the Strange Place in 2022. A DreamWorks Animation feature film of the Ronan Boyle series is currently in development.  As an actor, Lennon has appeared in the films Transformers: Age of Extinction, The Dark Knight Rises, Le Divorce, Heights, Conversations with Other Women, Memento, 17 Again, I Love You, Man, Cedar Rapids, Knight of Cups, Bad Teacher, Harold and Kumar 3D and What to Expect When You're Expecting. His other credits include Netflix's A Futile and Stupid Gesture, Half Magic opposite Heather Graham and Clint Eastwood's The 15:57 to Paris. He can be seen in the Russo Brother's film CHERRY, with Tom Holland. In television he has been seen in How I Met Your Mother, Sean Saves the World, The Odd Couple, Drunk History, The Santa Clarita Diet, Supergirl, Lethal Weapon, and The Twilight Zone.  Lennon also recently produced a musical stage adaptation of the beloved 1980's film TRADING PLACES.  Lennon lives in Los Angeles and Wisconsin with his wife, the actress Jenny Robertson, and their son, Oliver.Aired 7-2-25

When Archer wakes up and doesn't know what the fuck is going on, T'Pol gets to be captain as the Xindi weapon cruises towards Earth. But after Phlox finally finds a cure for Memento disease, T'Pol dodges the caretaker bullet when Archer resets the timeline. What does a Xindi planet-killing weapon never come with? Who gets darker than dark Archer? Why does Ben have bugs in the studio? It's the episode that measures on the enchilada scale.Support the production of The Greatest GenerationGet a thing at podshop.biz!Sign up for our mailing list!Follow The Game of Buttholes: The Will of the Riker - Quantum LeapThe Greatest Generation is produced by Wynde PriddySocial media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill TilleyMusic by Adam Ragusea & Dark MateriaFriends of DeSoto for: Labor | Democracy | JusticeDiscuss the show using the hashtag #GreatestGen and find us on social media:YouTube | Facebook | X | Instagram | TikTok | Mastodon | Bluesky | ThreadsAnd check out these online communities run by FODs: Reddit | USS Hood Discord | Facebook group | Wikia | FriendsOfDeSoto.social

Lionel starts the third hour talking about the importance of the nap. He also talks about how memory keeps you sane, the AI takeover coming sooner than you think and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series within a series on walking simulators, this time with The Stanley Parable. We talk about the multiple paths, the humor, the zany meta of it all, and then turn to our takeaways. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: All of The Stanley Parable Issues covered: preconceptions, focusing on different things, a good capper, a career of meta, goals for different walking simulators, recognizing the player, having the opportunity to ignore the narrator, talking about the broom closet, following directions, some of the Ultra Deluxe, the jump button, the skip button, not making something so new that it's unrecognizable but making it fresh, interactive theater and cinema, always going the opposite direction from the way the designer wants you to go, the structures which bind our lives, constraints generating interesting experiences, extreme focus and constraints, the impact of voice work, playing with constraints, playing against expectations, being in conversation with the player, is subverting expectations a genre mechanic?, recognizable human spaces, communicating through a shared humanity, a comparison with an alien space. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Davey Wreden, William Pugh, Galactic Cafe, Crows Crows Crows, Kevan Brightley, Severance, Firewatch, The Beginner's Guide, UFO 50, Hideo Kojima, Wanderstop, Crows Crows Crows, Gone Home, Dear Esther, Portal, Mousetrap, Agatha Christie, Bandersnatch, Brian Eno, Clue, Memento, Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan, Outer Wilds, BioStats, Adventure, Chris Hecker, Rogue, Rogue Legacy 2, Animal Farm (obliquely), SNES, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia.  Next time: TBA! Twitch Discord DevGameClub@gmail.com

In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius says, “Today I escaped from anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions—not outside.” Today, bestselling author Chris Guillebeau joins Ryan to talk about the overwhelming anxiety that many experience when it comes to modern decision-making, time management, and ambition. They talk about the pressure of choosing the “right” next move, time blindness vs. time anxiety, strategies for managing calendar clutter, how Memento mori can be a tool for finding clarity and purpose, and more. Chris Guillebeau is the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup, Side Hustle, and The Happiness of Pursuit, which have sold over one million copies worldwide. During a lifetime of self-employment that included a four-year commitment as a volunteer executive in West Africa, he visited every country in the world (193 in total) before his thirty-fifth birthday. In his latest book, Time Anxiety: The Illusion of Urgency and a Better Way to Live, Chris offers a bold path for redefining our relationship with the clock.Follow Chris on Instagram @193Countries and on X @chrisguillebeau. Check out his podcast the Side Hustle School and more of his work at chrisguillebeau.com