Podcast appearances and mentions of Michael Barton

Mentioned in this EpisodeConnect with the Podcast: Facebook: @texaswinepod Instagram: @texaswinepod Email: texaswinepod@gmail.com Visit www.thisistexaswine.com Help the Show: Subscribe to the newsletter. Donate virtual Texas wine or join the podcast membership at the Gold Medal, Silver Medal, or Bronze Medal Level! Leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! Texas Wine In the NewsJames Bickerton for Newsweek: “Texas Wine is Soaring in Popularity”Tom R Capo for Wine Enthusiast: “As Texas Wine Explodes, These Are the 7 Grapes to Watch”Amy Beth Wright for Wine Enthusiast: “Is Local Wood the Key to Terroir? Some American Winemakers Say ‘Yes'”Texas Hill Country Wineries presents Barrels and BitesGarden Fete by Texas Wine Growers and Texas Mariculture Oyster Association in San Antonio on May 10Sage's Vintage Symposium May 20 in Nacogdoches! Register HereDrink North Texas on May 31 in DallasToast of Texas 2025 is on June 8! Visit Wine & Food Foundation for ticket and membership information.Wineries, claim your listing and consider membership at Texas Wine Lover - Signup PageEnter Finger Lakes International Wine CompetitionEnter TWGGA's Lone Star International Wine CompetitionEnter to be considered for the Texas Monthly / Texas Department of Agriculture's 2025 Texas Vintners CupInterview with Remi and Tate Gregory of The Burg Wine Company The Burg Wine Company Demerit and Gold Star Gold Star: Edge of the Lake Vineyard for hosting a Texas Wine Specialist course for North Texas wineries. Cheers to Texas wine education! Special ThanksNeed lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus! Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com! Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don't forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too!Wine & Food FoundationI'm so happy to be part of the community of wine and food lovers at The Wine & Food Foundation! Get more information about upcoming events, wine education classes, and membership options here.

In this podcast interview, John Pinna speaks with Michael Barton, a Muslim revert from Wichita, Kansas who converted to Islam in 2006. Barton discusses his journey from Methodism to Islam, describing how he felt disconnected from his Christian upbringing despite a strong belief in God. He shares how his college anthropology studies and encounters with Muslim students sparked his interest in Islam, particularly when he discovered Islam's connection to biblical prophets and its pure monotheistic concept of God that resonated with his own beliefs. Barton details his gradual immersion in the Muslim community, from his first visit to a mosque to taking his Shahada during Ramadan, through his struggles balancing his new faith with old habits, to eventually becoming a principal at an Islamic school. He now actively shares his faith through TikTok and other social media platforms while reflecting on the challenges of being a Muslim in America's Bible Belt and the importance of presenting Islam with knowledge, nuance, and cultural sensitivity appropriate for the American context. https://linktr.ee/MichaelBarton

Michael Barton - retired Chicago suburb firefighter, fire investigator and paramedic joins us - as he did at the height of Portugal's devastating wildfires, last year - to update and support anyone with concerns about the wildfires currently burning in Los Angeles (as best we can from this distance).On this livestream, we will: Attempt to share the latest informationShare useful information for preparedness & safetyOffer support and comfort to anyone with LA connections and concerns, help each other and anyone in difficulty or needPortugal wildfire guidancePlease stay informed with www.fogos.pt (web or app)Have a plan for yourself, your household and local communityStay SAFE and AWARE until the situation improves Call or message (00 351) 913 590 303 with any useful informationBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-good-morning-portugal-podcast-with-carl-munson--2903992/support.

Send us a Text Message.I met Bret while talking to Michael Barton at HIlmy and really enjoy his story! Bret Perrenoud wanted to create something to leave for his family and finally one day decided to pull the trigger! He also has some great input about Texas Vineyards and wine industry!Airis'ele

CONTENT WARNING: Recent Sonya Lynaye Wilburn-Massey Police Murder + Racially Motivated Murder of Anthony Walker. - In this week's Black World News, Kehinde Andrews makes plain three news items. Firstly the recent unlawful murder of Sonya Massey by the police for no reason; and the need to center Black women killed by the police too (#SAYHERNAME). Secondly, he makes plain that Jamaica (and the Caribbean) is a prison colony. Third, he makes plain that probable presidential nominee Kamala Harris is not the solution to our problems; she's a Black face in a high place (#WhiteHouseNegro). She has no program, no solution, and will not do anything for Black people because the US president by design can't do anything for Black people.  - In this week's Black United Front interview, Kehinde Andrews talks with Dominque Walker, an ex-police officer, about Dominque's far-reaching abolitionist and antiracist work, particularly with the antiracist charity Anthony Walker Foundation. Her work in academic spaces as a lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University and with The Goddess Project, a Black women's group. They talk about Dominque's experiences of racism and sense of safety living and growing up in Liverpool in White-majority and Black & Brown-majority areas.  In 2005, when Dominque was 19, her brother Anthony Walker, 18, from Huyton, Liverpool, was brutally murdered by two White males Paul Taylor and Michael Barton on July 30, 2005. It was a racially motivated axe attack as Anthony walked with his cousin and his White girlfriend across McGoldrick Park in Huyton (a predominantly White area), Liverpool. In response, they, including her mum, Dr Gee Walker, founded the Anthony Walker Foundation to tackle racism, hate crime, and discrimination by providing educational opportunities, providing victim support services, and promoting equity and inclusion for all. They discuss the aftermath and the journey toward justice, which ultimately goes on until the offenders die and the trauma.  - Dominique Walker is a mum from Liverpool born and raised; chair of the antiracist charity Anthony Walker Foundation (20 years in inception); co-founder of the Goddess Project a project that celebrates and centers Black women in Liverpool (with about 100 women involved); lecturer in Criminology and Policing Studies at the School of Justice at Liverpool John Moores University; and a PhD student (dissertation: Abolish Hate Crime Policing). For 11 years she was a hate crime and domestic violence detective with the Merseyside Police Protecting Vulnerable People Sigma Hate Crime Investigations unit. - BLACK WORLD NEWS LINKS Black women-led stream gets 90K viewers, raises $1.5M US for Kamala Harris in a few hourshttps://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/kamala-harris-black-women-zoom-1.7273791 Everything we know about the Sonya Massey shootinghttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/sonia-massey-police-shooting-mental-illness-b2585416.html - #SayHerName Black Women's Stories of Police Violence and Public Silence by Kimberlé Crenshaw and African American Policy Forum, Foreword by Janelle Monáehttps://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1632-sayhername#:~:text=%22Reading%20%23SayHerName%20is%20an%20act,%2C%20a%20family%2C%20a%20community. #SAYHERNAME | AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY FORUM | BLACK WOMEN ARE KILLED BY POLICE TOO   https://www.aapf.org/sayhername International Slavery Museum https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/international-slavery-museum - GUEST + BUF LINKS Anthony Walker: A life that left a legacy https://archive.voice-online.co.uk/article/anthony-walker-life-left-legacy Anthony Walker Foundation Linktreehttps://linktr.ee/awf19872005 Anthony Walker Foundation https://anthonywalkerfoundation.com/ The Goddess Projects  https://www.facebook.com/thegoddessprojects1 Dominique Walker - Staff Profile - Liverpool John Moores UniversitySchool of Justice Studies Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/staff-profiles/faculty-of-arts-professional-and-social-studies/school-of-justice-studies/dominique-walker - THE HARAMBEE ORGANISATION OF BLACK UNITY NEEDS YOU Harambee Organisation of Black Unity (Marcus Garvey Centre + Nicole Andrews Community Library, Birmingham, UK)https://www.blackunity.org.uk/ CAP25 - Convention of Afrikan People - Gambia - May 17-19, 2025 (Everyone's Welcome) On Malcolm X's 100th birthday, the Harambee Organisation of Black Unity is bringing together those in Afrika and the Diaspora who want to fulfill Malcolm's legacy and build a global organization for Black people. This is an open invitation to anyone.https://make-it-plain.org/convention-of-afrikan-people/ BUF - Black United Front Global directory of Black organizations. This will be hosted completely free of charge so if you run a Black organization please email the name, address, website, and contact info to mip@blackunity.org.uk to be listed. - BUF Guest + Orgs Links: (IG) @thegoddessprojects @anthonywalkerfoundation (X) @awf_liverpool + @Thegoddessproj1 (F) thegoddessprojects BUF Guest Email: D.V.Walker@ljmu.ac.uk Podcast team: @makeitplainorg @weylandmck @inhisownterms @farafinmuso Platform: www.make-it-plain.org (Blog) www.youtube.com/@MakeItPlain1964 (YT) - For any help with your audio visit: https://weylandmck.com/ - Make it Plain if the Editorial Wing of the Harambee Organisation of Black Unity

Join us in this enlightening conversation with Michael Barton, a seasoned entrepreneur and executive coach, as we unravel the stages of company maturity and the vital role of leadership in navigating these phases. Michael shares his 25-year journey from a logic-driven consultant to a holistic coach, blending left-brain analytics with right-brain empathy to guide leaders through personal and organizational growth. Discover how to elevate your leadership by stepping off the dance floor and onto the balcony for a strategic view of your business. Whether you're a startup or a mature corporation, this episode offers invaluable insights into aligning your leadership with your company's evolving needs. Meet Michael: Michael Barton is an entrepreneur and executive with over 25 years of experience in growing companies, strategic consulting, raising capital, and building executive teams and boards. Michael is now focused on leadership and organizational development, issues that are common challenges for all companies and are critical for growth and success. He has led multiple companies in the role of CEO or COO. In addition to operational and strategic consulting, Michael is an Executive Coach focused on leadership, team building, business relationships, and organizational development. He has deep proven skills in clarifying and leading complex projects, and clarifying goals to enable teams to achieve exceptional results. Michael writes, speaks publicly, and leads executive workshops on topics including authentic leadership, evolving organizations, fundraising, and relationships. He has a Finance degree from Baylor University and a MBA from the University of Chicago.  Michael holds board seats with for-profit and non-profit organizations. He currently lives in Los Angeles, CA and Mexico City. Michael's Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-barton-284847/ Website: https://www.mbartoncoaching.com/ Do you enjoy our show? One of the easiest ways to help us out is to drop us a 5-star review on your platform of choice! https://www.newlevelwork.com/review For more information, please visit the New Level Work website. https://www.newlevelwork.com/category/podcast © 2019 - 2024 New Level Work

Today,  I'll be chatting with Michael Barton who is a Regional Director at Invest Northern Ireland where he promotes Northern Ireland Trade and Investment opportunities here in Canada. Born in Antrim but reared in Greystones, County Wicklow, Michael and his then partner-now wife moved to Toronto in 2012 and haven't looked back since. Michael speaks about their willingness to seek adventure in Canada as well as the difficulties getting settled in. They are raising their three year old son, Hudson, in the city and Michael speaks very honestly and positively about raising a child in such an urban environment, a typical issue for many an Irish emigrant in Toronto. This is a conversation typical of this podcast, loaded with very real, practical elements about what it means to be an Irish expat in Toronto, from finding work to changing careers to raising a family to maintaining strong bonds with home. I would still encourage people to download the episodes and to share them with friends and family. Downloads are the easiest indicator for me to gauge how many people I am reaching with these conversations so I would really appreciate it.

Have you ever considered the silent battles fought in the hidden crevices of our minds, especially within the realm of love and self-expression? That's precisely where Michael Barton and I venture in our latest heart-to-heart. We dissect the intricacies of love languages, the art of effort in relationships, and how appreciation forms the bedrock of a fulfilling partnership. Together, we strip away the pretense to reveal the importance of authenticity, debunking the societal shaming of men who take pride in their appearance and choose to stand out with confidence and flair.Our discussion doesn't shy away from the heavier stuff, either. We bravely tackle the emotional struggles men face, often suffering in silence under society's harsh spotlight. Michael and I call for a culture that values the emotional lives of all genders, touching on the sometimes toxic impacts of social media on self-worth and mental health. We share personal tales of transforming trolls into triumphs and highlight the necessity for leadership and empathy in navigating both personal growth and the pressures of modern gender dynamics.Lastly, we dress down the topic of fashion and age, calling into question the arbitrary norms that dictate how we should present ourselves as we grow older. The conversation weaves through the historical significance of personal style, and how clothing can be a powerful form of self-expression that defies societal expectations. So join us as we transcend the conventional and encourage listeners to embrace their authentic selves, fostering an understanding that true style is timeless and that personal growth is an ever-evolving process, regardless of age.Connect with Michael Barton HERE!  Click the HERE to choose your path! Click HERE to choose your path! Support the showBook a one-on-one with Rick YeeClick HERE to schedule a free 30-minute consultation if you'd like support to take the right step towards the great life you deserve.⭐Thank you for listening to our podcast! We would greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to give us a 5-star review. Your support helps us reach more listeners and continue to bring you high-quality content. Thank you!For more information on The Warrior's Way program, and upcoming events click here

Join our often host, Reid Miles of Inside the Aspergers Studio podcast with guest Michael Barton. Michael reveals his newfound understanding of the purpose of small talk, helping individuals with Asperger's syndrome navigate social interactions. However, just as Michael begins to find comfort in small talk, a shocking revelation leaves him questioning everything he thought he knew. Will he be able to overcome this unexpected obstacle? Barton shares his struggles with small talk and how he used to see it as meaningless chatter. However, he later discovered that small talk serves as a way to gauge if the other person is interested in having a more in-depth conversation. Recognizing this purpose has helped Barton navigate small talk, even though he admits he still finds it challenging. This episode provides valuable insights into the difficulties individuals with Asperger's face in social interactions and offers tips for improving communication skills.,Reid Miles sits down with Michael Barton, an author and speaker with Asperger's syndrome, to explore the challenges individuals with Asperger's face in communication. Barton shares his personal experiences with small talk and how he used to view it as empty chatter. However, he now understands that small talk serves as a way to test the waters and gauge if the other person is open to deeper conversation.This episode provides a fresh perspective on the purpose of small talk and offers valuable insights for individuals on the spectrum looking to improve their communication skills. Barton's candid discussions about his struggles and newfound understanding make this episode relatable and informative for anyone interested in understanding the communication challenges faced by individuals with Autism.You've got to gradually and slowly expose yourself to new experiences which can be uncomfortable, and then with time you become more comfortable with them. - Michael Bartonhttps://www.michaelbarton.org.uk/

Support the show via my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AspergersStudio In the Aspergers Studio podcast, Michael Barton reveals his newfound understanding of the purpose of small talk, helping individuals with Asperger's syndrome navigate social interactions. However, just as Michael begins to find comfort in small talk, a shocking revelation leaves him questioning everything he thought he knew. Will he be able to overcome this unexpected obstacle? Find out on the Aspergers Studio podcast. Meet Michael Barton, a beacon in the autism community wielding his unique perspective on Asperger's syndrome and its effects on communication. Michael has lived with Asperger's himself and pours his firsthand knowledge into everything he does. His generosity of spirit is evident in every keynote speech, magazine feature, and TV appearance. As an expert speaker, he's carried his message far beyond the borders of his home country, stirring dialogue and nurturing understanding. A TEDx talk? Check. A slot on major television shows? Check. Articles in prominent magazines? Check. Michael Barton is moving mountains and we cannot wait to delve into his insights. In this episode of Inside the Aspergers Studio, host Reid Miles interviews Michael Barton, a writer and speaker with Asperger's syndrome, to discuss the challenges faced by individuals with Asperger's in communication. Barton shares his struggles with small talk and how he used to see it as meaningless chatter. However, he later discovered that small talk serves as a way to gauge if the other person is interested in having a more in-depth conversation. Recognizing this purpose has helped Barton navigate small talk, even though he admits he still finds it challenging. This episode provides valuable insights into the difficulties individuals with Asperger's face in social interactions and offers tips for improving communication skills.,Reid Miles sits down with Michael Barton, an author and speaker with Asperger's syndrome, to explore the challenges individuals with Asperger's face in communication. Barton shares his personal experiences with small talk and how he used to view it as empty chatter. However, he now understands that small talk serves as a way to test the waters and gauge if the other person is open to deeper conversation. This episode provides a fresh perspective on the purpose of small talk and offers valuable insights for individuals on the spectrum looking to improve their communication skills. Barton's candid discussions about his struggles and newfound understanding make this episode relatable and informative for anyone interested in understanding the communication challenges faced by individuals with Asperger's syndrome. You've got to gradually and slowly expose yourself to new experiences which can be uncomfortable, and then with time you become more comfortable with them. - Michael Barton Michaels Links: https://www.michaelbarton.org.uk/ Contact me: https://www.twitter.com/AspergersStudio https://www.facebook.com/InsideTheAspergersStudio https://www.linkedin.com/in/reidmiles/ https://www.instagram.com/InsideTheAspergersStudio https://www.youtube.com/@AspergersStudio https://aspergersstudio.com/

Support the show via my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AspergersStudio In the Aspergers Studio podcast, Michael Barton reveals his newfound understanding of the purpose of small talk, helping individuals with Asperger's syndrome navigate social interactions. However, just as Michael begins to find comfort in small talk, a shocking revelation leaves him questioning everything he thought he knew. Will he be able to overcome this unexpected obstacle? Find out on the Aspergers Studio podcast. Meet Michael Barton, a beacon in the autism community wielding his unique perspective on Asperger's syndrome and its effects on communication. Michael has lived with Asperger's himself and pours his firsthand knowledge into everything he does. His generosity of spirit is evident in every keynote speech, magazine feature, and TV appearance. As an expert speaker, he's carried his message far beyond the borders of his home country, stirring dialogue and nurturing understanding. A TEDx talk? Check. A slot on major television shows? Check. Articles in prominent magazines? Check. Michael Barton is moving mountains and we cannot wait to delve into his insights. In this episode of Inside the Aspergers Studio, host Reid Miles interviews Michael Barton, a writer and speaker with Asperger's syndrome, to discuss the challenges faced by individuals with Asperger's in communication. Barton shares his struggles with small talk and how he used to see it as meaningless chatter. However, he later discovered that small talk serves as a way to gauge if the other person is interested in having a more in-depth conversation. Recognizing this purpose has helped Barton navigate small talk, even though he admits he still finds it challenging. This episode provides valuable insights into the difficulties individuals with Asperger's face in social interactions and offers tips for improving communication skills.,Reid Miles sits down with Michael Barton, an author and speaker with Asperger's syndrome, to explore the challenges individuals with Asperger's face in communication. Barton shares his personal experiences with small talk and how he used to view it as empty chatter. However, he now understands that small talk serves as a way to test the waters and gauge if the other person is open to deeper conversation. This episode provides a fresh perspective on the purpose of small talk and offers valuable insights for individuals on the spectrum looking to improve their communication skills. Barton's candid discussions about his struggles and newfound understanding make this episode relatable and informative for anyone interested in understanding the communication challenges faced by individuals with Asperger's syndrome. You've got to gradually and slowly expose yourself to new experiences which can be uncomfortable, and then with time you become more comfortable with them. - Michael Barton Michaels Links: https://www.michaelbarton.org.uk/ Contact me: https://www.twitter.com/AspergersStudio https://www.facebook.com/InsideTheAspergersStudio https://www.linkedin.com/in/reidmiles/ https://www.instagram.com/InsideTheAspergersStudio https://www.youtube.com/@AspergersStudio https://aspergersstudio.com/

What do you do when you decide you do not want to do Pre-med no more?! Well you become a wine maker! This is what what Michael Barton did. This was a fun episode doing with him. Lots of laughter and joking around, and a very amazing education part as well.Hilmyhttps://txwinelover.com/Texas Wine LoverTexas Wine ClubIf you click on this link, you can get 50% off your first shipment of wine from Txwine.com. Use the promo code weknowtexasvino. They provide the best of the best wine of Texas! Do not miss this opportunity!!

Mentioned in this EpisodeConnect with the Podcast: Facebook: @texaswinepod Instagram: @texaswinepod Email: texaswinepod@gmail.com Visit www.thisistexaswine.com Help the Show: Subscribe to the newsletter. Donate virtual Texas wine! Leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! Sponsors of this Episode Sommly.com Texas Wine In the NewsAmy Beth Wright for SevenFifty Daily: Grape Crush Reports Are Essential for U.S. Wine Industry Growth—Here's Why.Tribute Wine for the late Dr. Pat Brennan: Purchase on Brennan Vineyards' websiteInternational Wine Review: CL Butaud Profile and Wine ReviewsSage's Symposium in Nacogdoches - May 23AgriLife's Central Texas Vines and Wines in Waco at Valley Mills Vineyard - May 23Comparing Cotton and Wine: Texas Farm Bureau Cotton article and Wine America Economic Study for WineInterview with Michael Barton of Hilmy CellarsHilmy CellarsGold StarDr. Russ Kane's Advanced Specialist of Texas Wine course, fellow classmates, and our fearless instructor. DemeritPopular podcast publishes episode featuring great pairings with Mexican and Tex-Mex. No mention of Texas wine. Special ThanksThanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don't forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too!Wine & Food FoundationI'm so happy to be part of the community of wine and food lovers at The Wine & Food Foundation! Get more information about upcoming events, wine education classes, and membership options here.Need lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out my home Cork + Cactus! Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com! 

Jorge Sanchez is a competitive axe and knife thrower from Texas. He's the owner of Texas Made Tool Co. And he recently won 1st in duals at Clash at The Cut in College Station, TX in March 2023 throwing with Michael Barton. Photo credit: Jesse Hummel from Throvv

A century's-long mystery of a teenaged girl's murder begins at an unsuspecting house in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the once lavish capital. But because of the times, lack of evidence, or lack of interest, the case has gone cold. Do you know who the girl in the cellar is?RESOURCESchroniclingamerica.loc.govBeers, Paul B., Michael Barton. City Contented, City Discontented: a History of Modern Harrisburg. Pennsylvania: Midtown Scholar Press. 2011.“PennLive investigation to unlock 106 years of secrets inside the ‘Murder House' of Harrisburg” by John Luciew (October 7, 2021)“ORIGINS OF THE CORONER'S OFFICE” by Stephen BerryMusic by Ashot-Danielyan-Composer, SoundGalleryByDmitryTaras, brolefilmer, Lesfm from PixabaySupport the show

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How many Glaesers are Too Many Glaesers? Rose's brothers continue this month's theme! Stephen Glaeser, professor at University of North Carolin's business school, and Michael Barton, full time dad and part-time full time IT guy, join us as assets to infiltrate 2015's The Man from U.N.C.L.E.  But is this one spy caper we wish would stay undercover or is it espionage excitement? +++++ Donate to our Patreon Email Comparing Notes @ comparingnotes.hello@gmail.com Learn More about our Show Song & Artwork

In this episode, Michael Barton talks about starting businesses as a teenager, discovering axe throwing from a celebrity's tweet, experimenting with different axe designs/specifications, and more. Here's the tweet that started Michael's axe throwing journey: https://twitter.com/lights/status/1107105233593761799

"I'm living the dream at the moment. Working here at Djarragun College is my dream job. I get to work with young Indigenous men and women and see them grow as both students and people. The school is amazing because of the amount of different Indigenous communities represented here." - Aaron DaveyOn this episode of the Time to Listen podcast, we get to sit down and have a good old-fashioned chat with Indigenous AFL legend Aaron Davey.Aaron played 178 games for the Melbourne Demons Football Club, who are the reigning premiers, and he kicked more than 170 goals. He is now the AFL Head Coach as part of the Academies of Excellence program at Djarragun College. He is also the Head Coach of the North Queensland and Cairns City Lions teams, which are both reigning premiers of their respective competitions.But Aaron's primary vocational concerns sit outside of football: he wants to see young Indigenous men and women realise their potential and lead good, healthy lives. He relishes the opportunity of being a role model and mentor to the Indigenous students at Djarragun College.On this episode, Aaron talks about his early life and his journey into the AFL. He explains how he idolised his late father, and adored his mother, and explains their respective roles in inspiring and nurturing his dreams.He then talks about his current role at Djarragun College, and gives his perspective on how to best engage Indigenous students with their education.Thank you for taking the time to listen.----------------------------------------------------------------------Have you listened to Time to Listen episode 6 where we introduce Djarragun College?Find it here: Intertwining Culture, Academics and Vocational Potential - with Allison Halliday and Michael Barton (buzzsprout.com)To find out more about Djarragun College, find them on Facebook @djarraguncollegeOr check out their website: djarragun.qld.edu.auSupport the show (https://capeyorkpartnership.org.au/donate/)

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RICHTIGSTELLUNG: In dieser Folge haben wir nicht den korrekten akademischen Grad von Michael Barton genannt. Er ist kein Professor, sondern wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Leipzig. Die Gewerkschaft Nahrung-Genuss-Gaststätten (NGG) fordert feste Regeln für das Homeoffice. In dieser Folge haben wir uns damit beschäftigt, ob es die braucht oder ob es sie vielleicht auch schon gibt. Dafür haben wir Leipziger:innen gefragt, wie sie das Homeoffice wahrnehmen. Außerdem hat Martin Zeschke von der Universität Leipzig uns erzählt, welche Auswirkungen das Homeoffice auf die Psyche hat. --- Falls ihr nicht genug von uns bekommt, dann hört doch mal in die anderen Folgen von ”Radio für Kopfhörer” rein. Wenn ihr nach mephisto 97.6 sucht, dann findet ihr auch unsere anderen Podcasts. Schaut auch gern auf unserer Webseite radiomephisto.de vorbei und folgt uns bei Instagram und Twitter.

In episode 3 of the PRP, Adam catches up with budding runner and dear friend Carter Babcock who has been preparing for the Chicago Marathon on October 10th, 2021. Carter takes listeners on a deep dive of his methodical training methods and discusses how he is constantly a student of the sport. Even after a few years of tailored experience with running at a competitive level, Carter is learning how to improve himself and tweak his preparation every single day. Guest host Michael Barton, who is relatively new to the running world, shares his zen-like approach to the sport as he discusses why, for now, running is an outlet for him rather than something he is striving to get better at. Carter and Michael both discuss the importance of a supportive community when trying to bag some miles and share stories of how and why they are so inspired to lace up as often as they can. The boys also take a tour into Carter's severe and prevalent addiction to running gear, or "drip" as most would call it. Recorded October 4th @ 8:00 PM EST --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/preracepodcast/support

It all begins with effective education. If a true and positive difference is going to made in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, it is going to be made by the emerging Indigenous generations. This journey begins with the academic, vocational and leadership skills gained in school.With regard to this, the staff at Djarragun College, an Indigenous owned and focused school located in Gordonvale, Queensland, understand acutely how vital the window of schooling is for its students.This week on Time to Listen, we are joined by College Principal Michael Barton, and traditional owner of the land upon which Djarragun College stands, Allison Halliday.Allison and Michael give an introduction to the College, as well as an overview of the wonderful diversity of First Nations culture that exists within the student and staff body.Allison explains the cultural significance of the land, as well as the array of traditional languages groups within the area.Michael takes some time to outline how the school makes every effort to nurture the innate leadership skills and cultural pride held by the students, and how their potential can be realised when such characteristics are cased within a culturally safe environment. Michael also talks about the suite of vocational training opportunities available for the students at the school, and the importance in realising that the respective educational journeys of Indigenous students, and the affinity developed with their school, does not necessarily end upon graduation.Thank you for taking the time to listen.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you would like to find out more about Djarragun College: https://djarragun.qld.edu.auSupport the show (https://capeyorkpartnership.org.au/donate/)

My guest today, Michael Barton has a very personal message to share. You see, Michael is autistic, and he wants everyone to know that the world is a better place because of the unique gifts autistic people possess. While still at a young age he has already published two books and given over 100 talks on autism, Asperger's syndrome and neurodiversity. His talks focus on positive aspects of being autistic, to inspire people and break down the barriers autistic people face. Michael also advises companies on their Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) policies surrounding neurodiversity. Fascinating fact: Michael works as an E-commerce Data Analyst for Autovia, making him one of just 16% of the autistic population in full time employment. I learned a lot about the world from the view of an autistic person. I realized there is much I have to learn still. Have a listen and together lets create a world where everyone's kids can thrive, which includes the world of education.

My guest today, Michael Barton has a very personal message to share. You see, Michael is autistic, and he wants everyone to know that the world is a better place because of the unique gifts autistic people possess. While still at a young age he has already published two books and given over 100 talks on autism, Asperger's syndrome and neurodiversity. His talks focus on positive aspects of being autistic, to inspire people and break down the barriers autistic people face. Michael also advises companies on their Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) policies surrounding neurodiversity. Fascinating fact: Michael works as an E-commerce Data Analyst for Autovia, making him one of just 16% of the autistic population in full time employment. I learned a lot about the world from the view of an autistic person. I realized there is much I have to learn still. Have a listen and together lets create a world where everyone's kids can thrive, which includes the world of education.

Autism is a lifelong, developmental disorder that affects 1 in 54 children according to the CDC. The equates to 1.85% of the population. So we sat down with Michael Barton a speaker on Autism, Asperger's and Neurodiversity. Michael was non-verbal until he was 3 years old and was diagnosed with Autism shortly after entering the regular school system. He is on the high functioning end of the spectrum and is focused on the positive aspects of Autism and giving people hope for the future. We discussed: Gaining Employment as an Autistic PersonMyths around autismWhat was school like? Focusing on what people can't do versus what happens when people's needs are met.  Postiive aspecets of being AutsiticSpecial and Restrictive InterestsMonty Python's Life of Brian The benefits of making adjustments for people with autismStereotypesLinks: Website: https://www.michaelbarton.org.uk/home (https://www.michaelbarton.org.uk/home)Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelBarton22 (@MichaelBarton22)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themichaelbarton/ (@themichaelbarton)Books: It's Raining Cat's And Dogs - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00ENSYZFG?ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_cxEyFb6XGEDT4&tag=kp066-20&linkCode=kpe (https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00ENSYZFG?ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_cxEyFb6XGEDT4&tag=kp066-20&linkCode=kpe)A Different Kettle of Fish - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00J2EA0VE?ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_GMo4DbDDRR6PP&tag=kp066-20&linkCode=kpe (https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00J2EA0VE?ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_GMo4DbDDRR6PP&tag=kp066-20&linkCode=kpe)

Anthony Walker spent the evening of 29 July 2005 at home with his girlfriend, Louise Thompson, babysitting his nephew. Later that night the couple left the house and walked to the bus stop along with Walker's cousin Marcus Binns. There, they encountered Michael Barton ,who threatened to stab Walker and Binns. What happened next, was truly horrifying. 

Have a listen to Episode 6 of Season 2 where we interview Michael Barton - he shares his amazing journey to Islam after he researched many different religions until his heart settled with Islam.  He discusses how he visited the local mosque and got to know Islam and the way of living through actual Muslims. He has been studying comparative religion and is now part of his mosque committee as a strong member helping others on their journey back to Allah. Prepared to be inspired by Michael's journey as he has so much to offer and I look forward to welcoming him back again for another podcast in the near future. In-Sha-Allah Do you have a story you'd like to share on our podcast?email us: info@themuslimexperience.comSame email address for Business Enquiries/Sponsorships.  We're also available on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcasts:  The Muslim Experience

Die Tage werden kürzer, die Luft wird immer kälter. Das bedeutet: der Winter steht vor der Tür. Eine Jahreszeit, in der wir unsere Heizungswärme ganz besonders schätzen. Dabei ist uns meist nicht klar, dass Wohnwärme und Warmwasser sehr viel Energie verbrauchen und damit ein großes Problem für unser Klima darstellen. Nur knapp 14 Prozent dieser Energien sind erneuerbar. Eine wichtige Entwicklung ist darum die sogenannte Wärmewende. Damit gemeint ist der Wandel zu einem nachhaltigeren Energieverbrauch bei der Wohnwärme. Doch kann das überhaupt funktionieren? Um das herauszufinden spricht Sina in unserer neuen Folge mit Ronja, die ihre Masterarbeit über dieses Thema geschrieben hat und nun für euch wichtige Grundlagen erklärt. Außerdem hört ihr Michael Barton, der seinen Doktor in Energietechnik macht. Er setzt bei dem Bau seines neuen Hauses auf erneuerbare Wärme und erzählt von den Herausforderungen und den Vorteilen dieses Projekts. Darüber hinaus beantworten wir die Frage, wie auch Mieter*innen etwas zu dieser Entwicklung beitragen können. Seid gespannt! Mehr zum Thema Wärmewende: https://www.bs.hm.edu/fakultt/competencecentergebudemanagementundbetriebsoptimierung_1/cenergie_zwischenseite_allgem__infos.de.html https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/klima-energie/erneuerbare-energien/erneuerbare-energien-waermegesetz Music from : https://filmmusic.io "Life of Riley", by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Broadcaster John Offord chats to Michael Barton, an autistic keynote speaker aiming to spread the message of autism to everyone. Michael is an experienced speaker on autism, Asperger's syndrome and Neurodiversity, having given over 100 talks to date and been featured around the media from Channel 4, the BBC and the Week Junior to the New Scientist magazine. Michael has also spoken alongside world-renowned speakers such as Wenn Lawson, Luke Jackson and Professor Simon Baron-Cohen. Please see https://www.michaelbarton.org.uk for more details. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/differentminds/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/differentminds/support

Liverpool - EnglandLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. Its population in 2019 was approximately 498,042. This makes Liverpool the tenth-largest English district by population, and the largest in Merseyside and the surrounding region. It lies within the UK's sixth-most populous urban area. Liverpool's metropolitan area is the fifth-largest in the UK with a population of 2.24 million.Liverpool is on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary and historically lay within the ancient hundred of West Derby in North West England's county of Lancashire. It became a borough in 1207 and a city in 1880. In 1889, it became a county borough independent of Lancashire. Its growth as a major port was paralleled by the expansion of the city throughout the Industrial Revolution. Along with general cargo, freight, and raw materials such as coal and cotton, merchants were involved in the slave trade. In the 19th century, Liverpool was a major port of departure for English and Irish emigrants to North America. It was home to both the Cunard and White Star Line, and was the port of registry of the ocean liners RMS Titanic, RMS Lusitania, RMS Queen Mary, and RMS Olympic.This Episode contains the Hometown Murder Cases of:Anthony Delano Walker (21 February 1987 – 30 July 2005) was a Black British student of Jamaican descent who was murdered with an ice axe by Michael Barton (brother of footballer Joey Barton) and Barton's cousin Paul Taylor, in an unprovoked, racially motivated attack on the night of 29 July 2005 in Huyton, Merseyside. Walker was eighteen years old and was in his second year of A-levels. He lived with his parents, Gee Walker and Steve Walker, his two sisters and one brother. The case recently turned into a BBC drama.Rhys Milford Jones (27 September 1995 – 22 August 2007) was murdered in Liverpool at the age of 11 when he was shot in the neck. Sean Mercer, aged 16 at the time of the shooting, went on trial on 2 October 2008, and was found guilty of murder on 16 December. Mercer was sentenced to life imprisonment serving a minimum of 22 years.James Patrick Bulger (16 March 1990 – 12 February 1993) was a 2-year-old boy from Kirkby, Merseyside, England, who was abducted, tortured and killed by two 10-year-old boys, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, on Friday, 12 February 1993. Bulger was led away from the New Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle as his mother had taken her eyes off him momentarily. His mutilated body was found on a railway line 2.5 miles (4 km) away in Walton, Liverpool, two days after his abduction. Thompson and Venables were charged on 20 February 1993 with Bulger's abduction and murder.

Michael works as an eCommerce Data Analyst within the central data team of Dennis Publishing, the largest automotive publisher in the UK. Michael predominantly use SQL, BigQuery, Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to better understand customer behaviour with an aim to optimise website experiences and functionality within all areas of the company. His focus on the award-winning BuyaCar.co.uk and collaborate with a much wider variety of brands. Michael has a strong interest in the automotive market with particular interest in EVs. Michael has excellent presentation skills and is as comfortable in a highly technical environment as presenting to 500+ people as a keynote speaker at high level conferences across the UK and ROI. Michael is also an author and illustrator with two books published and contributed to a number of others. He has given over 100 talks at conferences, workshops, AGMs, schools and colleges about my experiences of being at the high functioning end of the autism spectrum across the UK. Michael focuses on the positive aspects of being autistic, relating these traits to those scientists display, which gives people a more optimistic view of the future. He has educated and inspired thousands of people in the process. Michael is an accomplished semi-professional musician playing with a variety of bands. Michael has a black belt (1st DAN) in Judo and was very involved with the University of Surrey Judo club, from founding it to becoming president. He is a keen rock climber and enjoy both skiing and snowboarding.  https://www.michaelbarton.org.uk/ https://twitter.com/MichaelBarton22 https://www.linkedin.com/in/MichaelBarton22/

The death of George Floyd in the US has created a new momentum to change the conversation around race in the UK. One woman who has been trying to make change happen for the past 15 years is Gee Walker. In 2005, her son Anthony, 18, was ambushed in a park in Liverpool and murdered by two white men, Michael Barton and Paul Taylor. The judge described Anthony’s murder as an “act of racist thuggery of a type poisonous to any civilised society”. In the wake of her son’s death, Gee set up the Anthony Walker Foundation which tackles hate crime and racial equality. She talks about how she and her family have dealt with the news and aftermath of George Floyd's death, and what help is needed to "conquer racism" for good.

Michael is an author and speaker on the topic of Aspergers and Autism. Non verbal until the age of 3 and diagnosed with high functioning autism at the age of 7, Michael has had to learn to adjust and adapt to living with Autism. He is now on a mission to change the world’s perception of autism and inspire through his talks. Michael opens up about overcoming obstacles and his experience of living with Autism. We go deep on topics such as Encouragement from supportive parents Maintaining a positive mindset The stigma surrounding Autism Adjusting and learning to live with Autism Self-development of social skills Support & Guidance needed Dating & social challenges The Media’s portrayal of Autism Routines and daily challenges Navigating relationships You can learn more about and connect with Michael at michaelbarton.org.uk , linkedIn & Twitter Check out Michael’s Books ,It's Raining Cats and Dogs and A Different Kettle of Fish

Neil Cooney, Country Manager/SVP Canada,Enterprise Ireland, and Michael Barton, Regional Director Canada, Invest Northern Ireland shared an update on the Irish and Northern Irish response for business to COVID-19 at a recent Webinar facilitated by ICCCTO

Neil Cooney, Country Manager/SVP Canada,Enterprise Ireland, and Michael Barton, Regional Director Canada, Invest Northern Ireland shared an update on the Irish and Northern Irish response for business to COVID-19 at a recent Webinar facilitated by ICCCTO

EMA Director Michael Barton and Myles Chamblee sat down with Communications Director Ashlee Jones to discuss Calhoun County EMA and their work with the Calhoun County Infectious Disease Task Force during the COVID-19 pandemic.At the time of this recording on April 8th, 2020, Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center (RMC) had only 2-3 hospitalizations from COVID-19. At the time of posting this podcast, the number has grown to 8 according to RMC: https://rmccares.org/coronavirus-information/?fbclid=IwAR2JEsRsDH9-gRRL-bi17fPciW8pezxx5dMovOr7-EIkXVXdj5k4ftYRtVo. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Herzlich Willkommen zum Techniktest-Online-Podcast. „Where it´s all about Tech!“ lautet unser Slogan und der ist auch Programm. Wir von techniktest-online.de beschäftigen uns mit allem rund ums Thema Technik und versorgen euch mit News, Tipps, Anleitungen, Technik-Trends und Testberichten. In unserem Podcast sprechen wir über aktuelle Trends und Entwicklungen aus der Technik-Welt, kommenden Smartphones und weiteren Themen, die euch und uns bewegen. Gemeinsam mit Michael Barton von Techtest.org sprechen wir über verschiedene Themen. Wir stellen uns die Frage, warum die Verkaufszahlen von Smartphones von Jahr zu Jahr zurückgehen. Außerdem erörtern wir, ob es sich lohnt, jedes Jahr ein neues Smartphone zu kaufen. Nebenthemen sind ein paar Leaks von kommenden Geräten und die neue Netztechnik 5G. Besucht auch unsere Website, um Up-to-Date zu bleiben und nichts mehr zu verpassen: https://www.techniktest-online.de/ Wir wünschen euch viel Spaß beim Zuhören!

Jared & Mike’s Unspoken Requests 24-hour Marathon Recording Session is On The Air! For some reason, on November 9th, 2018, Jared and Mike decided to record 24 hours of Unspoken Requests in one long recording session, which will now be broken into 12 new episodes delivered to you one at a time, every two weeks, over the … Continue reading Episode 37 – 24 Hour Marathon Part 11 (Hours 21 & 22) -with guests Jeff Grant (entrepreneur), Nathan Vollmar (accountant), Erin Tobey (musician), Jody Grant (child), Frank and Vera Schweikhardt (father and child), Addison Rogers (ne’er do well), Kim Naeseth (cat owner), Michael Barton (synth builder), and Mary Houlihan (comedian) →

Jared & Mike's Unspoken Requests 24-hour Marathon Recording Session is On The Air! For some reason, on November 9th, 2018, Jared and Mike decided to record 24 hours of Unspoken Requests in one long recording session, which will now be broken into 12 new episodes delivered to you one at a time, every two weeks, over the … Continue reading Episode 37 – 24 Hour Marathon Part 11 (Hours 21 & 22) -with guests Jeff Grant (entrepreneur), Nathan Vollmar (accountant), Erin Tobey (musician), Jody Grant (child), Frank and Vera Schweikhardt (father and child), Addison Rogers (ne’er do well), Kim Naeseth (cat owner), Michael Barton (synth builder), and Mary Houlihan (comedian) →

This is the story of one of the architects of the local radio system we know today.  After a spell up North at the BBC, Michael was invited to contribute to the early ‘closed circuit’ trials in local radio in the early 60s which were to persuade of the merits in the approach. As the stations were rolled out formally, he was appointed to launch Radio Sheffield, in 1967. Michael rose to Controller of BBC local radio, playing a key role through the 70s and 80s as the pattern of local radio was being determined. In his own words, this is the Michael Barton story. Enjoy the whole Conversations series here (https://www.davidlloydradio.com/conversations) . Music byLarry Bryant. (http://www.larrybryant.com/)

Hill Country Vine 3/6/2019 - Hosted by Michael Barton of Horn Winery. Guests are Mike Bilger & Anthony Moore

We've taken the best of our first 25 episodes and found the common traits that these great leaders share. In Volume 2, Rob Jeppsen breaks down episodes with Doug Landis, Cody Lamens, Michael Barton, Dan Cook, Ryan Leavitt, Matt Millen, Jeff Spencer, Sean Murray, Brad Jensen, Kyle Norton, and Haley Katsman. You will be surprised at how closely these leaders' messages align. So enjoy this holiday gift from the Sales Leadership Podcast team.

This week’s guest brings a ton of experience in taking more from the market. Michael Barton of Avery Dennison shares his process for achieving stretch goals, which includes three major tenets. First, he believes it is all about mentality. Everyone must buy in to take more from the market. You must be in high-growth mode, and if you focus everything you do on that goal, you will achieve it. Second, he believes that you must be even-handed with your team. If you are transparent with your dealings, your team will buy in quicker, but your company must show increased support for initiatives. Third, you must deal with facts. You can’t be about emotion. You must see accountability over time to ensure predictability. By following these guidelines, Michael has been able to take what the market gives… and then some.

Dr. Michael Barton is Professor Emeritus of American Studies and Social Science at Penn State Harrisburg, where he was also Director of the Center for Pennsylvania Culture Studies. He received his Ph.D. in American Civilization at the University of Pennsylvania in 1974. Barton is known for his writings, both popular and scholarly, on Harrisburg history. His local histories include Life by the Moving Road: An Illustrated History of Greater Harrisburg (American Historical Press, 2009), now in its third edition; Harrisburg’s Old Eighth Ward (Arcadia, 2002), which became the basis for “The Bloody 8th,” an original musical theater production; To a Harmony with Our Souls: A History of Jazz in Central Pennsylvania (Benchmark, 2005), a team project for which he was editor-in-chief; Citizen Extraordinaire: The Diplomatic Diaries of Vance McCormick in London and Paris, 1917-1919 (Stackpole, 2004), which involved over fifty student co-editors; Steelton, a photographic history co-authored with Prof. Simon Bronner; and Bellevue Park: The First Hundred Years, co-edited with Judge Jeannine Turgeon and other residents of that neighborhood. Most recently he and his students have edited Paul Beers’ writings, published as City Contented, City Discontented: A History of Modern Harrisburg. He has recently co-edited As the Paint Dries: The History of the Art Association of Harrisburg, and Along the Bethel Trail: The Journey of an African American Faith Community—Bethel AME Church of Harrisburg, 1835-2015. The digital local history research of Barton and his students can be seen at and . The latter site, an on-going project, shows selections from the multi-volume diary kept from 1830 to 1865 by Charles Rawn, a Harrisburg defense attorney and anti-slavery activist. While in college, Barton won a prize for his stand-up comedy.

The Institute of Criminology holds an annual international conference on Evidence Based Policing, Chaired by Professor Lawrence Sherman in association with the Society for Evidence Based Policing (SEBP). The 11th conference was held at the Sidgwick site at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 9-11 July 2018. This recording is the presentation of the 2018 Sir Robert Peel Medal to Michael Barton by Professor Lawrence Sherman KNO, and subsequently the Sir Robert Peel Address: Chief Constable Mike Barton QPM, Durham Constabulary. This entry provides an audio source for iTunes.

The Institute of Criminology holds an annual international conference on Evidence Based Policing, Chaired by Professor Lawrence Sherman in association with the Society for Evidence Based Policing (SEBP). The 11th conference was held at the Sidgwick site at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, on 9-11 July 2018. This recording is the presentation of the 2018 Sir Robert Peel Medal to Michael Barton by Professor Lawrence Sherman KNO, and subsequently the Sir Robert Peel Address: Chief Constable Mike Barton QPM, Durham Constabulary.

In this edition of GROcast, our good friend Michael Barton joins us to share his journey to running his marathon and beyond. The pictures below are just some of the sampling that everyone has a story, and usually has to do with more than just running.

Host Lisa Kiefer interviews Oakland based filmmaker Alix Blair about the challenges of making her first feature documentary FARMER VETERAN premiering on local PBS station KQED May 29 through Independent Lens. The film focuses on veteran Alex Sutton, home from three combat tours in Iraq, suffering from PTSD, and forging a new identity as a farmer.TRANSCRIPTSpeaker 1:Method to the madness is next. You're listening to method to the madness, a weekly public affairs show on k a l x Berkeley Celebrating Bay area innovators. I'm your host, Lisa Kiefer, and today I'm speaking with Oakland based documentary filmmaker Alex Blair Speaker 2:[inaudible]. Speaker 1:[00:00:30] Welcome to the program Alex, and actually this film Speaker 3:armor veteran. Can you just give us a brief synopsis of what's this about? Yes, so it is about a one man who comes back from three tours in Iraq and starts a farm in rural North Carolina with his girlfriend Jessica. And then things are not what they seem to be as the film goes on. What drew you to examining a veteran? Let's talk about your [00:01:00] subject. Yes, Alex. Yes. I actually did a farm program at UC Santa Cruz and I met a veteran who had fought in Iraq down there and he had some amazing things to say about the connection between being a soldier and being a farmer. And so when I was in North Carolina and I met this man, that becomes the main character of our film. My mind was primed to be curious about how can your experience in war translate once you become a civilian again and what are, what are ways we can support [00:01:30] our veterans as they transition back into civilian life and my dad went to Vietnam and never, never, never talked about his experience and I think there was a seed in me that was curious. Speaker 3:Did you grow up in North Carolina? No, I grew up in Chicago. Okay. I grew up in Chicago but I moved to North Carolina for a job in documentary work and then being part of the farm community and I worked for a farming nonprofit and that's how I met our main character was through that work and I thought this is so interesting why he's so perfect. Three tours, three tours in Iraq, [00:02:00] Afghanistan is less clear. That is part of the story that kind of unravels in this film is as we are trying to understand his PTSD and what happened to him in Iraq and what it is to come back from combat, we start learning a lot about how the stories we tell ourselves is a part of coping with trauma. It sounds like it's mostly about the mental health issues. Yes. That this 1.2 million veterans in the United States come home and suffer from. Speaker 3:Right? Absolutely. [00:02:30] And that wasn't our intention. We thought we were making a short film about how great farming is for veterans and the more we gain trust and build relationship with the veteran and his wife, the more we kind of dove deep into the worlds of mental health, especially of these most recent wars. Half of all farmers will retire in the next decade and the biggest number of returning veterans are from agricultural areas where most people are unemployed. So it's this perfect juxtaposition of solving [00:03:00] two of our greatest challenges in the United States. And I still believe in that greatly. What I learned is that you cannot take someone who has no background in farming, give them some land, give them some money and expect that they're going to be okay. Like we have to have community support not only for our veterans but for our farmers. I mean farming is one of the hardest jobs that exist. Speaker 3:That's why the USDA, its beginning farmer qualification is 10 years or less. Like you work 10 years at any other job, [00:03:30] you are going to be an expert but you're still a beginner and farming and like all the things you can't control whether you know the seeds, the insects, the, especially if you're doing it organically, like there's so much that you are up against and if you are not being supported either with mentorship or with community support or with classes, it's another kind of battle. I wanted you to talk about Alex A. Little bit. He got injured and what was the outcome of that? He did get injured, um, in [00:04:00] his first tour in Iraq. And I think it's important to say he was diagnosed with PTSD after his first tour and sent back two more times after being diagnosed as [inaudible] we've learned from making the film. Speaker 3:It is really common and I think it's part of having a volunteer military is that if you are short on people you send people back, that may be shouldn't be going back if they have very severe trauma experience. So I mean we dove into that world with Alex of understanding more deeply [00:04:30] like what is the toll our modern experience with war takes on these young men and women and mostly coming from rural areas mostly, you know, enticed to be able to go to college or serve their country or getting out of the women or have employment. Like if we could support our farmers so that it was like they were level of Rockstar, you know, that's what I always say like we exist because they're growing food. Like nothing is more direct connection than that. And yet the stakes are stacked against farmers in so many ways. Speaker 3:Yes. [00:05:00] This guy that you interviewed, this veteran, he had both of his legs blown off and he has titanium legs. Is that correct? You will need to see the movie to find out if that is true or not. Okay. The reason I'm being cagey is I think the film explores a lot of in experience of trauma and especially in experience of PTSD. The stories that we tell ourselves about what happened to us, whether we're a soldier or a rape victim or someone else in some kind of trauma stories are how we [00:05:30] survive and get through. But then there's a certain point where stories we tell ourselves may be causing harm. Also, if you think of a man like our main character who his whole life has wanted to go to serve and being a soldier is the ultimate thing you can be. And being the perfect soldier, like just think of our mainstream media, like we glorify war and snipers and everything from you know, World War II movies to now. Speaker 3:And so if you are removed from that world, you need to understand [00:06:00] like you need a new story of your self identity. And so stories of like the ultimate strangeness or Massive Event I think are ways that you cope. You did a Kickstarter campaign and get this going. Yup. And you had this intention to tell this story. And so midway through you uncovered a completely different story about this man. And I think this is very true of documentary film. You know, of course the difference from fiction film fiction film, you get to control the entire story, start to finish [00:06:30] and documentary. You're dealing with real human lives over a very long time. Like this is the sixth year since this started. We were filming for about two years. Very, very consistently. Humans have messy, complicated, strange lives. And I think any documentary, you never know when you start what it will be at the end. Speaker 3:But in this one specifically, that was startling. And my team, the team I work with is amazing. They started as dear friends, the other director with me as Jeremy Lang, DL Anderson as the producer, Michael Barton, [00:07:00] associate producer and this amazing editor Nina of Manir. We just held a really safe, terrifying, vulnerable space to think about, oh my God, what, what has just happened? This is totally different than we thought we were going to make. How do we go forward honoring that change and also, which I think is so important, communicating it to the people you're making a film about. Speaker 1:If you're just tuning in, you're listening to method to the madness, a weekly public affairs show on k a l x Berkeley Celebrating Bay [00:07:30] area innovators. Today I'm speaking with Alex flair. She's the director of a documentary film called farmer veteran Erin next week on PBS. It examines the challenges veterans face when they returned to civilian life after Iraq and Afghanistan. I mean it is an enormous privilege and burden to be responsible for someone else's story. So how did you, it must have added time and money on, Speaker 3:yes, yes. Documentary filmmaking is not a glamorous high paying. So [00:08:00] did you have to do, we had the amazing privilege and opportunity to be part of Itvs, which is independent television service, which you applied to them through a grant process and they're a branch of PBS. And then they come on as your co-producer if you get it. So did they come on with your previous story? No, they came on after mom learned the surprises. I mean, and we were all Jeremy and DLR dads. I was in Grad school. We were all working other jobs like this. This was in the most purest [00:08:30] form of labor of love. Like we went out in our free time when we could, we borrowed gear, you know, we use very old technology compared to, you know, what is available nowadays. So it was absolutely a shoe string doing it out of the love of it. Speaker 3:And then once we got itvs, which would be the path to getting on independent lens next week on PBS, they, they gave us the money for all our postproduction. Did you start a production company? Actually it's part of the origin story is I had met Alex Sutton, our [00:09:00] main character through my job outreaching to farms around the same time DL was starting a skill share collective because in that part of North Carolina, like Durham Chapel Hill, there are a lot of documentary makers. So DL DL had the idea to basically trade skills and support each other. I showed up with this idea to make a film about a farmer veteran. Jeremy, the other director with me was working in a, a beautiful photography project about veterans soldiers coming home. [00:09:30] So the three of us hooked up and then to make this story and then out of that DL with Michael founded, um, vittles as a production company. Speaker 3:So you don't have to go to school to make a film. It might make some things easier, but you can definitely learn, learn along the way. But it was a challenge and a challenge. They are dear friends and people I care about deeply. But you have multiple creative ideas. I would say at times that was a challenge of, and that comes with great trust and I think patient [00:10:00] work over time that we could make space that we could hear each other's thoughts challenged when we wanted to challenge or suggest other ideas, especially when the huge twist came in the story that was a deeply emotional and vulnerable place to have invested so much time, so much personal money, deep sacrifice of, you know, social connections and friendships to make this film out of nothing. So there were some very, very hard times of really believing [00:10:30] that we were making something that was worth it because it's easy to be discouraged. Speaker 3:You were also on a bunch of festivals and you got a lot of great accolades and awards. I think one of the lessons learned is it's worth your money to get a publicist because we were pretty much, you know, nobody's, none of us had ever worked on feature films before ever. And we were all coming from backgrounds different than filmmaking and only our producer had taken any classes in film making. So this was kind of diving [00:11:00] off the deep end, not knowing what we were getting into, but we had lots of success, especially in the southeast being a film out of the south, out of North Carolina. And I think that might be part of it is, is having that connection to place and issues of veterans and rural areas is, I mean is across our entire country. But in the southeast is definitely, um, it is a very real issue that I think people face and, and lot of lots of military families, again everywhere, but lots of them in the southeast. Speaker 3:What are some [00:11:30] of those groups or people that you met and what are they saying we need to do? We're um, informally partnering with a lot of groups that look at the trauma side of it and also the side of the burden that comes onto caregivers. Like the people that love the veteran that is suffering from trauma and talking about what it is to live with someone with that kind of trauma. So we had recently an Oakland did a screening and we had um, Dr Broder who works with a group called horse sensing in the bay area that [00:12:00] does Aquinas horse therapy with veterans. There's a lot of groups that do animal therapy, fishing therapy, wilderness therapy. There's a group called vet scape that is started by a veteran that is almost like outdoor adventure for veterans and the VA, the few VA's that we've connected with, there's an amazing man named Dr. Cooper at the Arkansas VA in their mental health department who said that this film is like the film for Understanding PTSD and how it affects the [00:12:30] veterans that are trying to integrate back into society. Speaker 3:There's also the farmer veteran coalition and they do everything from having local chapters in, I don't know if it's every state, but also they do a lot of policy work to try to help veterans. Our biggest hope for this film is to ignite a new conversation the same that there's an urban rural divide and we saw that play out in our election. I think there's also a veterans' civilian divide and I mean I think of my [00:13:00] community and I only know one veteran as a friend. I think there's this massive disconnection between who serves in our wars and who doesn't and then what is the responsibility for those of us that don't serve to understand the experience of those coming back and that it's a very nuanced, complicated, messy experience. I think one thing I learned about PTSD and trauma healing is it's not linear like you don't, there is no pill that you can take that it, things might make you feel a little [00:13:30] better, but it's therapy work. Speaker 3:It's group work. It's agriculture work. Like because trauma is so subjective, you have to find the thing that works for that person. And also like our main character's wife, Jessica in the film, she says it might get better. It might not. If it doesn't, you still have to live with that person and, and love them and support them and understand them. It bothers me that so many people with these issues also have access to a lot of guns. Absolutely. That's, that's in the [00:14:00] film. And I think that's another kind of human messy area is that his guns in Iraq was the single thing that kept him safe in many ways. So we shouldn't blame them for then as they need to seek safety, having a relationship with their guns. But again, it's that line of like is it to their benefit to keep having a relationship with the guns. Speaker 3:And that's one reason why I think agriculture life can be of benefit to veterans. What were some of the challenges you encountered besides the fact [00:14:30] that the plot basically changed in making your first film? I mean, I think you touched on it before Lisa, but I think money is a huge, huge challenge. Being newcomers who you know, makes a big difference. So if you don't know people, it can be, it can be tricky to find, you know, find your way into festivals or things like that. Challenges with them. I mean they, they were so open and so brave. I think it's so brave to let someone make a film about you. [00:15:00] I see it as a courageous, deeply compassionate act to, to have your story, hopefully make other lives better. And, and in our conversations with them, that is what they hoped for by laying themselves bare, including their darkness than their hardness is that their story might make it better for other people. Speaker 3:And though a challenge was continuing to communicate along the way, they got sick of us. Of course. I mean you can't, you're basically living with these basically. Yeah, having a camera in their [00:15:30] face. I mean it would be Jeremy and I out there with, you know, saying ignore us and, but like you can't ignore someone that's right there. I think one thing that frustrates me is when filmmakers say they're a fly on the wall, like you're never ever a fly on the wall. You can do things to become more invisible to your, your people in your story. But you're always changing it because you're there with a camera filming. What's happening? Does he come out to your screenings? He is not come out. He has seen the film. So a lot of people asked that like, have they seen the film? What [00:16:00] do they think? Speaker 3:What do they think? I mean they feel exposed. They feels like very personal things that are revealed to audiences but they maintain them and I still talk to them all the time. I talked to his wife very frequently and I don't know if it made things better or worse. And I think that's again like a cross that the filmmaker has to bear in many cases as not really knowing like was it better that we asked them all these very difficult questions that a therapist might ask when we started, we thought it was going to be a very quick short film. So [00:16:30] negotiating like, okay, a year has passed, we still want to be here, we still want to talk. We think the story's changing. We think it's going to be more about you know, your trauma and, and how it affects you. I mean we did our best to be as transparent and communicative all the way as possible, but you know, and also like I see photographs, I hate what I look like. Speaker 3:Like I think that's a very human experience to like think you look one way. And then see a film and you don't look the way, you know you're not Rambo on film and like, cause that came up [00:17:00] a little bit of like discouragement of even just like the physical, like I don't look like a movie star. And we're like well it's not. This is a Hollywood movie. You talk about the cocktail of drugs that he saw and I have read a lot about veterans, who they're given drugs when they're in service and then when they come back that continued to do drugs. And how does your character, Alex feel about having to be on so many drugs? When men and women are in service, they're under the Department of Defense, [00:17:30] the dod. And when they come back they're under the veterans affairs, the VA and the dod and the VA. Speaker 3:What I've read is that they don't always talk to each other. So the treatment that the men and women are getting under the dod while they're in combat, they are with extremely well intentioned doctors doing the best they can to handle the situation at the time. So you say you can't sleep, you're given sleep meds, you're saying you have anxiety, which who wouldn't in combat, you're given anti-anxiety man, you need to stay [00:18:00] awake and you need to stay awake or you need, I mean whatever's going on, they're doing the best they can to treat them and then they come back. And when you take things to just cope with really stressful circumstances, those aren't necessarily the same things you should be taking when you come back. But, and then you don't really have the departments talking to each other that well and again at the VA for as much press as they've gotten, they are extremely dedicated people working at the VA to try to do their best to take care of veterans on not enough resources. Speaker 3:[00:18:30] And the other thing is most medicine that we have as civilians is tested in like data trials and controlled trials. Veterans as a, as a group don't really want to wait around maybe having a placebo. I know a trial they're doing, they're using psychedelics. Yes. And MTMA for veterans to see if it can reduce and it's been really successful. The other thing too, if you think about so much of the brain when it has to do with like depression or not sleeping or anxiety, it's very subjective. So the [00:19:00] pill that might work for Bob does not necessarily cure PTSD in John, you know, for example. So I think that's one of the battles that we have to treat trauma and PTSD is fine. There's no one size fits all. And that's one thing I learned a lot in making this lesson. It's very expensive to have that kind of individual attention. Speaker 3:Absolutely. And individual therapy and diagnosis. Exactly. And I think for myself, like I use the Benadryl example, but [00:19:30] when I take a Benadryl, I don't feel like myself, you know, it alters the way I feel in my body. In our main character here is a man who for years and years has been on a mix of up to 15 different medications. He doesn't know who he is, like who he is without those drugs. He has not met that person in years. And I think what is common in many veterans that are dependent on medication to wake up, to go to sleep, to not freak out to [00:20:00] whatever is the fear of unknowing what would happen if they stopped or were able to wean off. There's such a dependency. You make a good point there about years of this cause you give the example that he joined up at the age of 17 and how old is he now? Speaker 3:I am making the film. We met him at 33 so lots of years to lie on drugs and Afghanistan and Iraq are the longest wars we've ever had in the United States history [00:20:30] with the least serving with the least serving that. Thus the repeated tours. You said you came out of radio and so my background is in college. I got involved in the student radio station and fell in love with it. And where was this? And this was at Brown University and back in the early two thousands late nineties early two thousands and I had a a teacher I loved that suggested I try my hand at radio and I had listened to it like this. American life was early days and I loved that but I [00:21:00] never thought it was something accessible to me. And then once I got the mic in my hands like this world opened up to access people's stories and I love, I love when you are limited to sound only and how you craft a story when all you have is sound. Speaker 3:I love that and I went on to work as a freelancer making radio stories for different shows. I worked for several years at the Center for Documentary Studies in North Carolina at Duke. It's part of Duke University, so I was a student of theirs for [00:21:30] a couple of years and then I worked for them for a couple of years. There was so much like short film starting online and this is about like 2011 2012 I started really getting curious of pairing images with sound. The nonprofit I was working for, I was making some multimedia stories for them. And I think radio directly set me up to do film. Well, I mean you have to learn new equipment of course, and how to use a camera and lighting and speed and all those technical details. But the act of being an empathetic listener, [00:22:00] learning how to ask good interview questions, learning how to be comfortable in silence, like being able to anticipate your story, all those skills that you learn in audio production that translated pretty easily into film. Speaker 3:And if you mess up your sound, your films ruined. Like you have to have good sound in film also. So I think the radio background helped prepare me. You have a great soundtrack on this film. Can you talk about how you went about getting the music and some of the original pieces? [00:22:30] Yes. Um, so for people that don't make documentary films, uh, getting the licensing rights to music that is owned by other people can be extremely, extremely expensive and prohibitive in the film. When you see or hear that music, it actually falls under what is called fair use law. And so because we did not choose that music, it was music that was happening in the scene. Like Flo rider's Lo is a song that the veteran chose to have at his wedding. So we as filmmakers, [00:23:00] we're not making any aesthetic decisions about it. Speaker 3:It just happens in the life of these people and that falls under fair use ruling. Now, if we had taken that song and we had chosen it and kind of played it over a scene, then we would have to pay for it. The song that is basically the theme song of our film Jubilee, this beautiful, beautiful ballad and sung by three incredible singer, Amelia May 8th who is still Vanessa and Vanessa and you use another [00:23:30] woman who they were both in mountain man. Yes. They were both Alexandria, not man. When I saw, how did you get Alice Gerard to get involved in this? Oh man, this is an incredible, incredible singer. I wish I had something to do with it. I didn't. It was our producer. DL Anderson. Yeah. Speaker 4:[inaudible] Speaker 5:so [inaudible], [inaudible] Speaker 4:[00:24:00] [inaudible] swing again to really to really say, hey, [inaudible], Speaker 3:one of his dear friends is this incredible man, Phil Cook, who is an incredible, incredible, [00:24:30] like a, can't say that word enough musician and composer. He composed all the music in our film. Phil is like this sunshine that is connected to all these amazing musicians. He was an a, still is an abandoned Megafaun. Yeah, Speaker 6:which is incredible man. He also has his own group called Phil Cook, Speaker 7:[inaudible], [inaudible], [00:25:00] [inaudible], [inaudible] [inaudible], Speaker 6:[00:25:30] and he's just the kind of person that brings people in RPD, CTL DL, who is raising his head Speaker 3:with Phil Cook's son like they're best friends, and through that connection, Phil I think had the ideas of who would be the good singers for this. An Amelia of Sylvan is Durham based. When she's not touring her amazing music [00:26:00] and jubilee, the rights. It's so, it's such an old song, this Appalachian valid that it had no copyright on it or we were able to have them sing it. What's coming up for you next? I am working on a new documentary feature film that I began a little while ago. I am very, very privileged to have gotten a California humanities grant for it. So big props to the Neh, want to support them to help it stay exist forever. And I'm a a film House resident through the Program SF [00:26:30] film that supports local filmmakers, both documentary and fiction. So I'm working on a story about 89 year old ex republican congressman Pete mccloskey who was a Republican, um, under Nixon's administration and even ran against Nixon for presidency on an anti war ticket. Speaker 3:And he with his wife who is 30 years younger than him, they live on a farm outside of Davis and they are mounting this very don Quixote in quest to find people to run in [00:27:00] 2018 to challenge politicians that are not being supportive of everything. Pete and Helen belief in Pete was a part of all our modern environmental policy. So he was part of the clean air act, the endangered species act. He Co founded Earth Day like that was his baby. Who would think today. I mean, especially like my generation and younger that it was under Republicans during Nixon that so much of our modern environmental policy and civil rights policy happens. So I'm, I'm using this film to explore [00:27:30] like what it is to be getting older and relevance and, and to watch this thing that you built be taken apart and also the power of love. Speaker 3:Like they've been together almost 40 years. Like how the people we love, who love US influence our identity and our passion, our fights. So I ran pretty early production. I'm right now trying to fundraise. So I am doing it through grants right now. I think one challenge and lesson learned with farmer veteran is that we in hindsight did our Kickstarter way too [00:28:00] early, way too early. We should have waited. We should have waited until we had grown a bigger awareness. We had amazing support and we met our goal. I think we even went beyond our goal, but it was mostly like family and friends that loved us. And I think, which of course is amazing, but I think if we had waited we could have maybe had a bigger splash. And so that's one thing I'm taking with this new film is to maybe hold off a little while there aren't incredible films out there that deserve love and money and attention and it's a huge playing [00:28:30] field and the, the pool of funding is so, so tiny. Speaker 3:So it's, it's um, I mean it's such a privilege to tell other people's stories, but to make a living at it is, is, is pretty tricky. When can local people see this film on PBS? So we are so honored to have this film beyond the show independent Lens, which is an Emmy award winning show on PBS Independent Lens. You should double check your local listings, but I believe it's 7:00 PM on Monday. [00:29:00] Memorial Day KQD. Yes. So kqbd Memorial Day, May 29th, pretty sure it's 7:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. And you will also be able to watch it online on KQ eds channel online for, I believe it's two weeks. It'll be streaming there. If anyone has a question they want to ask, please, please. We have a website. Um, it's the title of the film farmer veteran one word farmer, veteran.com. And if you, you can find out all the information there, but if you click on this screening [00:29:30] button, we actually have set it up so that you can bring, you can host your own screening of farmer veteran in your own community. So we have everything set up and laid out to allow you to do that. So if you want have a party in your backyard Speaker 1:or you are a nonprofit and you want to host it for the veterans in your community, you can do that. Farmer veteran.com. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. You've been listening to method to the madness, to a weekly public affairs show on k a l x burglary celebrating bay area innovators. [00:30:00] You can find all of our podcasts on iTunes university. We'll be back next Friday at noon. Speaker 2:[inaudible] Speaker 7:okay. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In segment 1, Ashley speaks with Michael Barton, Director of Development, Epilepsy Foundation of Florida, about the differences between seizures and epilepsy and the need for more funding and support into research to find a cure. In segment 2, Gayle talks with Laurie Hoffman, Executive Director, for the Humane Society of Greater Miami, about their biggest fundraiser of the year, the Walk for the Animals and how desperately they need funding as well as volunteers.

Michael Barton Photography Michael Barton is an international award winning master photographer and Fellow of the American a Society of Photographers, a distinction held by only 116 photographers worldwide. Barton has been a Photographer of the Year from the Professional Photographers of America for 8 consecutive years. In 2012, Barton was the recipient of the PPA Grand Imaging Award, chosen from a pool of over 7000 entries. Being a lifelong student of the humanities, Barton received a Master of Music degree from the University of North Texas in 2000 and has studied music for over 3 decades. Michael Barton has photographed a wide range of subjects and has a prolific collection of works. Barton’s character studies, children’s portraits, still life, street photography and landscapes have been featured in collections throughout the United States and beyond. His growing collection of mixed media pieces and commissions have made an impact on how his audiences views the visual arts. Along his journey, Barton has maintained a strong commitment to teaching and academia. Having taught a diverse range of topics including music, photographic technique, photographic software, color management, workflow and astronomy, Barton is able to approach education from many different angles. Speaking at major conventions, teaching private lessons, consulting and lecturing at the collegiate level has given Barton an edge when it comes to adapting to different learning styles and environments. Barton’s true passion is in connecting with students and mentoring in smaller, personal groups and one on one sessions. Creating a hands-on experience is a unique gift and one that is meant to be shared. Bringing people together while forming personal relationships is at the core of what drives Barton in everything aspect of his teaching.

Joe is home from school. "How was your day Joe?" asks his mum Emma (the producer of the programme). But Joe, and many like him on the autistic spectrum, can't always find the words to summarise their day, or even make sense of the question. Yet later on, they may come round to offering an answer. So what is happening as they struggle to process what is being asked of them? Through sound and interview, Joe and Emma explore where he and others on the autistic spectrum go to in their minds between the question and a possible answer. Emma finds out that part of Joe's resistance to giving an answer may come from the fact that he's exhausted just from the effort of processing the transition between school and home. Whereas so-called "neurotypical" people find it easy to make sense of the different settings and can see them in a wider context, people with autism often focus on every tiny detail and find it difficult to filter information. So a short walk up the path to the house may be crammed with observations of every blade of grass, or a struggle to understand why some things have changed since they left- the window being open for instance when it wasn't before. And the question itself - "How was your day?" Which part of the day? Does Mummy mean "today" or yesterday? Is it the right question to be asking at all? Emma and Joe hear testimony from others on the autistic spectrum, including the writers Wendy Lawson, Michael Barton and the poet Nicole Nicholson. There are also contributions from Professor Simon Baron-Cohen (Director of the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University), clinical psychologist Andrew McDonnell, speech therapist Robert Bell and Delia Barton, Michael's mother. Producer: Emma Kingsley.

Michael Barton, Director of Development The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida an organization that serves as a source of expert opinion to the Epilepsy Foundation on matters relted to the casue, diagnosis and treatment of patients with epilepsy and related disorders"  Michael joins us to discuss the latest programs, research and support for families and announces the Chase Challenge

Special Guests Patrick Stipes of the Kentucky Dept. of Tourism and Michael Barton of the Inn at Grey Gables, Charlevoix