Podcast appearances and mentions of Mike Thomson

We stroll on down to Flamboro Speedway to chat with Mini Stock Champion in 2023 Mike Thomson! We chat about his 2024 season, struggles in the division, being in a music video, running on dirt, Autumn Colours Classic racing, plans for 2025 and a lot more! We loved getting to chat with SNS Racer Mike Thomson and want to thank Epic Racewear & Remax Jack!

How much cardio should I be doing? What's the best type of cardio? I don't like to run, what should I do? What's all this “zone 2” talk? Join Kadi and Lindsay as they discuss all this plus more with the man that'll get your brain thinking and heart pumping, Mr. Mike Thomson.  2:02 “Rudy” moment  3:48 Success in strength and running  9:34 More than a workout 10:50 Where to start 14:47 Think in years 19:34 Form beyond weights  21:23 Cadence 28:27 Zone talk 31:48 Defining HIIT 36:35 Avoiding injuries Follow us on IG! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@twodumbbellblondes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lifewithcoach_lo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kadistine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on YouTube! ⁠@twodumbbellblondes⁠ www.twodumbbellblondes.com Audio Production by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brandon Sass

This week's podcast is with Coastal Carolina S&C Coach Mike Thomson. We spent a few days with Mike assessing Coastal Carolina's pitchers a few weeks back and today we're going to discuss his take on the process, as well as other topics including:Strength training during fall ballExpectations of new recruits in the weight roomConsistency in training... “Don't rush the process” Ready to take your game to the next level? With our holistic and data-driven approach, experienced coaches, and cutting-edge technology, RPP Baseball takes the guesswork out of player development. Twitter https://twitter.com/RPP_Baseball/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/RPP_Baseball/ Call us at 201-308-3363 Email us at rpp@RocklandPeakPerformance.com Website ...

In today's episode, Kortney Harmon sits down with Mike Thomson, partner at Spark Recruiting, to delve into the future of hiring and the role of AI in the recruitment industry. Mike shares his extensive journey into recruiting and the innovative approaches his agency is taking to humanize the hiring process. We'll explore how Spark Recruiting leverages video applications to create meaningful connections between candidates and clients, reducing the time-to-hire and improving submission-to-placement ratios. Mike also discusses the balance between leveraging technology and maintaining authentic human engagement, emphasizing the importance of building trust and returning to the basics that led to initial business success. Stay tuned for an enlightening discussion on navigating the ever-changing employment landscape and cultivating lasting relationships in the face of increasing competition.______________________Follow Mike Thomson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikethomsonrecruiter/For more information on his myInterview software click hereFollow Crelate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/crelate/Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.crelate.com/blog/full-desk-experience

Mike is an elite personal trainer based out of Overland Park, KS within Life Time Fitness specializing in endurance running and athletic training. Mike has ran multiple marathons and triathlons and is an expert on all things running and endurance.

With criminal gangs now controlling most of Haiti's capital and no function government, Mike Thomson explores what caused this spiralling descent to Anarchy in this predominately Christian, Caribbean country, where more than half its eleven million French and Creole speaking people live below the poverty line. Mike looks for answers with help from Haitians, experts and political leaders who've lived through many of their nation's recent social upheavals and natural disasters.Producer: Ed Prendeville BBC Audio in Cardiff

This week join us as we recorded live from Motorama 2024. First up is Mike Thomson, Mike is the 2023 Flamboro Speedway Mini Stock Champion. We talked to him about his 2023 season, running a throwback scheme and what his plans are for 2024.

WE'RE BACK!!!! JoMo Media Promotion Packages. https://www.jomomedia.ca/promotions Jon and Megan are back from hibernation and excited to be back to bring you new episodes of the True North Racing Podcast. On the show this week we were joined by the third member of JoMo Media in Brandon Feeney. We catch up with the gang about what they have been up to since the off season started. We gone off the rails early and often as we were in mid-season form. . This week on the show Jon, Megan and Brandon introduced the 41 drivers we will be working with this summer. We are excited to also vlog with a number of them this summer to bring you into their lives at the track. The 2024 Driver Lineup includes..... #2 Jessica James #03 Gary Hannah #3 Chase Mitchell #7 Ty Cavallin #09 Cory Horne #9 Madisson Tienkamp #12 Roland Goodfellow #13 Sam Meyer #14 Cody Wilds #16 Mike Thomson #18 Robbie Miltimore #19 Will Marche #21 Clayton Reed #22j Joy Morin #22p Miss Penny #23 Connor Maltese #23 Paul Maltese #27 Jacob Sutcliffe #28bt Kris Lawrence #28T Cam Thomson #33 Mike Gilmour #33 Roy Wilkie #37 Rachel Mitchell #40 Mark Allan #41 Corey Halbert #42 Cory Morin #43 Jae Pepin #51 Maddux Pepin #54 Tenli Pepin #55 Ollie Ferguson #59 Kassy Howard #63 Cole Burrows #72 Wyatt Sutcliffe #73 Rick Mitchell #78 Justin Collver #81 CGC Racing #82 CGC Racing #84 Jacob Ross #96 Donovan Price #97 Megan Mitchell #228 Kris Lawrence

In 2007, the Razor Gang terrorised Johannesburg suburbs. Before the gang was apprehended, they would take the life of at least one victim and forever change many more with their violence. (Buy Debbie Thomson's book: https://www.amazon.com/Beloved-Country-Made-Cry-Compassion/dp/0639835449) (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa) (Support the show on PayPal https://www.paypal.me/truecrimesa) Instagram · Pinterest · Facebook · YouTube · Twitter · LinkedIn

In 2007, the Razor Gang terrorised Johannesburg suburbs. Before the gang was apprehended, they would take the life of at least one victim and forever change many more with their violence. (Buy Debbie Thomson's book: https://www.amazon.com/Beloved-Country-Made-Cry-Compassion/dp/0639835449) (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa) (Support the show on PayPal https://www.paypal.me/truecrimesa) Instagram · Pinterest · Facebook · YouTube · Twitter · LinkedIn

Kate Adie introduces BBC correspondents' reports from Sudan, Spain, Tunisia, Italy and Mexico. Sudan's newest civil war has been raging for more than three months - but first-hand images and reports of conflict are not easy to find. Barbara Plett Usher has been working to cover the violence from Nairobi, in Kenya, and reflects on what it's been possible to confirm. In this weekend's snap general election in Spain, current Socialist PM Pedro Sanchez tests his mandate against growing pressure from the right - not just the traditional conservatives of the Partido Popular, but also a range of more firmly nationalist parties. Each major blocs has questioned the other's alliances - whether with smaller parties from the far right, or others from the Basque-nationalist movement. Guy Hedgecoe reports from Madrid. Tunisia may have been the birthplace of the so-called Arab Spring, but these days its democratic credentials seem corroded. President Kais Saied is on an increasingly authoritarian tear, the economy's sputtering and the country's treatment of sub-Saharan African migrants has been growing ever harsher. And as Mike Thomson experienced on a recent trip, the media are still under VERY close supervision. Much of Southern Europe is baking - if not burning - in a searing heatwave. Sofia Bettiza saw how people are adapting to the soaring temperatures on the streets of Palermo, in Sicily - and heard about concerns for Italians' health in this heat. And from Mexico City, an unexpected casualty of gentrification. The BBC's Central America correspondent Will Grant has been trying to keep ahead of a wave of affluent foreigners - especially US citizens - moving in, but recently his young daughters' nursery has been priced out of the neighbourhood.

Tunisia's democracy is being dismantled by a president who claims he's saving it from anarchy. Parliament has been dissolved, scores of judges sacked and opponents jailed. Once Tunisia - the north African country of just 12 million people squeezed between it's much bigger neighbours Libya and Algeria - was a beacon of democracy. It was the first Arab country to overthrow it's dictator Ben Ali in 2011 during what became known as the Arab Spring. Now a new authoritarian leader, Kais Saied, dominates the country. Tunisia faces numerous problems, from soaring prices and shortages of some basic foods - to thousands of migrants – many Tunisians - trying to flee across the Mediterranean to Europe. Mike Thomson meets the sister of an activist who was imprisoned, an aspiring kickboxer who wants to settle abroad, a sub-Saharan migrant who's lost his job and his home and a rapper, whose music helped inspire that 2011 revolution. What future faces Tunisia – democracy or dictatorship? Presenter: Mike Thomson Producer: Bob Howard Mixed by Rod Farquhar Production coordinator: Helena Warwick-Cross Series Editor: Penny Murphy (Image: Tunisians with Tunisian flags protesting against the constitutional referendum. Credit: Mohamed Messara/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

This week's podcast guest is another coach whose name has been dropped on many “My Thoughts Monday's. I'm so fired up to get to chop it up with my good friend and former co-worker Mike Thomson this week. In the 30-minute chat Mike and I get into: 1)     Evaluating players (in this case pitchers), and how looking at their mechanics can improve specificity and drive better training prescription.2)     How they establish variables to look at and use to help drive, not just their training model, but prescription of training means to impact the sporting exercise.3)     The impact of understanding the language used in the sport, and the what the actual4)     Keeping training to help make those who are exceptional at certain things even more exceptional at those things based on evaluations5)     Working through the “continual in season” that we are now seeing in many sports6)     Where looking at the individual vs regressing to a mean can help identify not just what is working for each specific athlete but also what is NOT working.7)     Thought processes that drive his continuous growth and has helped him build this model Mike has had a huge impact the development of our staff and programming for our athlete'.  Make sure you give him a follow-on Twitter @Thomson19Mike and Instagram @mikethomson19 to see what he's building in the training of all the teams he gets to work with. If you enjoyed the talk please feel free share it with a colleague and don't forget to subscribe and give us a 5-star review! It's greatly appreciated. 

We're back with a new episode of the True North Racing Podcast presented by Vision 20 Studios. This week on the program we invited Mike Thomson, driver of the #16 Ford Mustang in the Mini Stock Division at Flamboro Speedway. Before bringing Mike in, Jon and Megan talked about what Megan has been up to the past couple weeks including a Dr. Pepper while Bridesmaids shopping. Jon talked about some Vintage Modifieds news as the #14 of Scott Tonelli got a new power plant in his hot rod for the 2023 season. Rodney Rutherford putting a new body on his #24 machine. As well as TJ Marshall working hard to get his new car ready for opening season. Body work is done and just about ready for paint. It was time to bring the this weeks guest Mike Thomson. We learned about Mike and how he got involved in racing from starting out with his brother racing enduros at Merrittville and Humberstone before taking their talents to Delaware. 2022 marked the first full time season for Mike Thomson behind the wheel of a stock car. Mike competed in all Mini Stock events at Flamboro Speedway securing two wins and finishing second in points. We had a great conversation with Mike and we don't want to spoil too much of it. Have a listen and listen below. Thank you to Mike Thomson for joining us this week. Check out his page by clicking here to see where you can find Mike this summer!

Mike has been in the recruitment agency industry for thirteen years, he launched Spark at the end of 2021 with the goal to change how everyone attracts top talent.  Hiring is uninspiring, generic, faceless, and lacks personality., but not anymore.  https://www.sparkrecruiting.ca/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/shelor-select/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, Stuart gets to indulge in one of his deeper management passions by chatting with Mike Thomson from Spark, a recruitment company that is blazing new trails in its approach to hiring by putting the humans that are involved in the process front-and-center.  Key Moments:Why Position Descriptions are an inadequate recruitment toolSpark TVEmployees come to and stay at organization's not because of the organization but because of the people in that organizationEnough with the stuffy, rigid interviews!Links:Spark RecruitingLinkedInFor additional management resources and information, please visit us at:  https://managementworksmedia.com You can email us at:  managementworks@managementworksmedia.com If you would like to help keep our show running through a donation of your choosing, please visit our Patreon page. As an Amazon affiliate, Management Works earns from qualifying purchases.Support the show

Join Sammy Warrayat and Mike Thomson in today's episode covering recruiting and the interview process.Mike has been working in the recruitment agency space for 15 years, and now has his own recruiting company called Spark that helps revolutionize the broken hiring process. We'll talk all about major pain points in the interview process, and how to improve it, such as:What is the top issue during the recruitment process and why is the hiring process broken?Generic Job PostingsAuthenticity from both the interviewee and interviewerHow to be genuine and yourself in the interviewWho's "side" is the recruiter on and why withholding info from them isn't a smart playNegotiating the chess match of salary talksLearn more about Mike and Spark through his LinkedIn and Youtube!I'm curious to hear your thoughts and how you will implement the tips provided in the episode! Please leave a review, subscribe, and/or comment your thoughts by reaching out via email at financezilla@gmail.com or Instagram @disciplineismyfreedom! If you're interested in financial coaching or corporate success coaching, feel free to reach out via the above platforms to apply or click this link for a FREE 30 min strategy call so we can work together with you to achieve your goals! Check out the YouTube version for the video here!The Coldest Water!  - 10% off using code FINANCEZILLAHabits365 apparel - 15% off using code FINANCEZILLA

When hiring new employees, most companies go with the tried and true method of posting job openings online and waiting for applicants to apply. This approach has worked well for years because it's cheap and fast. But it also means that many qualified candidates miss out on jobs. In order to humanize the recruitment and hiring process, you must first understand why people join organizations. Once you do, you can create a culture where everyone feels valued and appreciated. It makes the recruitment and interviewing process less stressful and more fun for both parties. I invited Mike Thomson to be a guest on Mind The Innovation Leadership Podcast to discuss how to humanize the recruiting and hiring process. Key takeaways: Employees are actually productive when they're working from their homes and companies can still succeed by offering remote workers flexible schedules. Building a business network is a great way to meet like-minded people who may be able to help you achieve success. By connecting with these people, you can gain access to resources, advice, and support that you wouldn't otherwise have. Additionally, having a network of contacts can open doors to new opportunities. The two most important elements that are missing from a job description are how you work and who you're working with. Candidates are demanding more transparency and authenticity from employers. The job landscape is changing. Candidates want more transparency and authenticity from their employers. Candidates are now more open than ever before to disclosing their personal information. This includes things like LinkedIn accounts, online portfolios, and previous job experience. Candidates want to understand what you're looking for from them, why you're interviewing them, and how well they fit into your team. Use this information to ensure you choose an employee who truly fits into your company. Humanizing a Remote Workplace: 3 Ways to Do It Managing remote teams is difficult enough without dealing with a lack of human interaction. However, it doesn't have to stay that way. There are three ways managers can help their employees feel like they're part of a bigger team. 1. Be there for them. You don't need to be physically present to meet people; however, you do need to be physically present if you want to connect with them. You can still use videoconferencing tools such as zoom and skype to keep everyone in sync. Even if you're not physically present at the meeting, you can still communicate with your team using Slack, email, text messaging, etc. 2. Provide feedback. Managers who provide feedback to their employees are able to build trust among their teams. Praise people for doing things well. If someone needs assistance, offer guidance. Don't just sit there waiting for things to go wrong; instead, take proactive measures to avoid them happening in the first place. 3. Make sure everyone feels included. To create a strong, cohesive team you need to ensure that everyone feels valued. Both genders include both males and females. When you talk about your team, be sure to recognize each member individually. Thank them for their hard work. Connecting for Culture and Humanity It seems like every day there's a new story about how technological advances are changing our lives. Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, and automation are becoming increasingly important topics in our society today. As per McKinsey & Co., nearly half of all current jobs could be automated by 2030, which means that there would be plenty of new opportunities for people who want to get into tech. While many people worry about the negative effects of technological progress, there is one area in which technology has improved human lives—and that's at work. As companies seek ways to improve employee satisfaction and retain employees, they're looking at virtual workplaces to help foster feelings of belonging and connection. Virtual workplaces offer a variety of benefits, including increased efficiency, improved employee satisfaction, and better customer service. They also let companies grow fast without having to spend lots of money on building new physical infra­structure. Because they don't require large upfront investments, these strategies can be put into place relatively easily. Why don't more organizations adopt virtual workspaces? There are several reasons why people don't use bots for their business, including concerns about security and privacy. However, these problems are being addressed, and if you approach virtual working correctly then the potential advantages greatly outweigh the risks. What Does It Take To Reframe Work Culture? Redefining "culture" is about redefining the way we see our jobs and the way that we approach our career paths. We often think of our jobs as something that has to be endured until we retire, rather than something we actually enjoy doing. We can reframe our job culture by changing the way we think about our jobs and ourselves at the office. Instead of viewing our jobs as drudgeries, we see them as opportunities for personal development and improvement. We stop feeling guilty for not working and instead enjoy the benefits of having a career that provides us with financial stability. Instead of constantly looking at our lives through the lens of comparison, we learn to appreciate the things we already have instead. We focus less on the bad things we're doing at work and instead celebrate the good things we're doing. We stop seeing our jobs as a burden and instead see them as a source of fulfillment. If you want to hire someone new, making sure that you hire the right person for the position will be easier if you take some time to humanize the hiring process. Understanding their strengths and weakness, personality traits, and career ambitions will help you know where to look when you hire them. Once you've found the right person for the job, you'll also know why they want to work for you. You can reach Mike Thomson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikethomsonrecruiter/ or check out the website: www.sparkrecruiting.ca For more content like this, subscribe to Mind The Innovation on Apple or Spotify, or wherever you like to listen. 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When you need to hire new talent, identifying the best person is hard enough. But finding the right way to market your opportunity takes an extra step. If you believe ... The post Put a ‘Spark' in Your Recruiting Effort | Ep 085 appeared first on Leadership Powered by Common Sense.

Mike Thomson has been in the recruitment agency industry for thirteen years, he launched Spark at the end of 2021 with the goal to change how everyone attracts top talent.  Hiring is uninspiring, generic, faceless, and lacks personality but not anymore.  He is an entrepreneur, matchmaker, sales professional, storyteller, father, athlete and optimistically curious about people.    For more information on Mike, go to his web site https://www.sparkrecruiting.ca/ In this episode, Mike shared his thoughts on the future of recruiting, including:·         To help you make your resume standout, make sure you are describing the impact your work had on the company and keep it simple for the reader.·         Remember that social media sites are used by hiring managers, so you want to be your authentic self but be professional.·         One of his favorite questions for a candidate to ask of hiring manager is, “what did you see in me that made you interested to talk with me?”  Gives you great insight about what is important for the role and the candidate can really play to this area.·         The perfect answer to interview questions is your answer – you must be you and authentic.·         Mike shared why he thinks the recruiting process can be FUN for the candidate.·         His 3 things he tells his clients who are changing jobs to do starting Monday are: Update your LinkedIn page Think about what you liked about your past jobs/bosses – this will give you a map for places to look for your next job Take ownership of your job search – you are unique – this change gives you options for your future. Mike is a great businessman, recruiter, marketer, and career coach – a rare combination that really makes the advice he shares so special and important.  I know you will want to share this with others who will want to jump start their job search and create opportunities for their future.  Enjoy!

In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Mike Thomson about how the recruitment process is broken. Mike wants to change how hiring takes place for everyone, everywhere. He intends to disrupt the recruitment process. Mike believes hiring is more akin to marketing and sales. They uncover and bring out the special thing about the person. He believes that people don't join companies they follow bosses. Listen to the conversation as Mike explains exactly how this disruption will work. Judith's websites:  The Maverick Paradox Magazine - themaverickparadox.com Company Website - maverickparadox.co.uk Judith's LinkedIn profile is here, her Twitter profile (MaverickMastery) is here, Facebook here and Instagram here.

Welcome to Episode #70My guest Mike ThomsonMike is an entrepreneur, matchmaker, sales professional, storyteller, father, and athlete with a natural curiosity about people.He has been in the recruitment agency industry for thirteen years and launched SPARK at the end of 2021 to change how top talent can be attracted. He came to BEHAS to explain how he is on a mission to change the way organizations hire. Let's imagine if companies still marketed products or services exclusively using flyers and coupons through the mail. That's how companies recruit with job descriptions that have not changed their style in decades. Interesting concept? Many of us have been thinking this way for a while, and I am glad Mike is here to share the mission. Let's enjoy! Connect with Mike: www.sparkrecruiting.ca

Chances are, you're hiring. And it's not hard to find candidates. LinkedIn is a worldwide network of professionals, many of whom are #opentowork. You can post your job on Indeed or Zip Recruiter and have a dozen applicants in minutes. But are they the right candidates?  We talk a lot about relationships on this podcast. While the digital age should make connecting easier, our online platforms are so clogged with candidates that when it comes to staffing, we really haven't made much progress. Many companies are still advertising the job to the largest possible audience, desperate to find that “rockstar” candidate who jives with their team and sparkles them with potential.  But candidates are more than their online profiles. And finding more candidates doesn't necessarily mean that you're finding the right ones. In this episode, we hear from Mike Thomson of Spark Recruiting. Mike knows that when we treat hiring like a dig for hidden treasure, we miss out on diverse, teachable, adaptable candidates who may really turn out to be our rockstar team members. That's why Spark Recruiting developed a new method. They amplify your company's story, market the job you're hiring for, and put the hiring manager at the center of the job search – so that you can find the candidate that truly fits.  Find Mike on and at   Like this episode? Share it and write us a review! 

EP 2434 I worked in recruiting for a long time. So has my guest, Mike Thomson. We've never seen a job market quite like this one. That's what our conversation is about today--the changing power dynamics in the job market. Mike's video briefly froze. We just decided to ignore the freeze and move through it. ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves career coaching, as well as executive job search coaching, job coaching, and interview coaching. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 2400 episodes. Are you interested in 1:1 coaching, interview coaching, advice about networking more effectively, how to negotiate your offer or leadership coaching? People hire me to provide No BS career advice whether that is about a job search, hiring better, leadership, management or support with a workplace issue. Schedule a discovery call at my website, www.TheBigGameHunter.us My courses are available on my website, www.TheBigGameHunter.us/courses The courses include ones about Informational Interviews, Interviewing, final interview preparation, salary negotiation mistakes to avoid, the top 10 questions to prepare for on any job interview, and starting a new job. I do a livestream on LinkedIn, YouTube (on the JobSearchTV.com account) and on Facebook (on the Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter page) Tuesdays and Fridays at 1 PM Eastern. You can send your questions about job search, hiring better, management, leadership or to get advice about a workplace issue to me through Messenger on LinkedIn or through chat during the approximately 30 minute show Connect with me on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/thebiggamehunter Classes On Skillshare https://thebiggamehunter.us/Skillshare Freelancing or hiring a freelancer: fiverr.com https://thebiggamehunter.us/fiverr. or Freelancer: https://thebiggamehunter.us/freelance To set up your freelance business correctly: incorporate https://thebiggamehunter.us/incorporate Watch my videos on YouTube at JobSearchTV.com, the Job Search TV app for fireTV or a firestick or Bingenetworks.tv for Apple TV, and 300+ streaming platforms. Thinking of making a career change and need some ideas that fit you. CareerFitter offers a free test and if you want more you can upgrade for the paid version.https://thebiggamehunter.us/Career We grant permission for this post and others to be used on your website as long as a backlink is included and notice is provided that it is provided by Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter as an author or creator.

Inclusivity in the workplace can act as a real stimulant and incentive to increase workplace diversification and providing organizations with a true competitive advantage. According to the Government of Canada, we still have plenty of work to do, when it comes to the full integration and inclusion of individuals with disabilities in the workforce. According to the government's recent study between 36-59% of individuals with disabilities are unemployed. Compared to 68 to 79% of individuals without a disability who are employed. Mike Thomson is a Partner | Recruiter for Spark Recruiting. He's on a mission to change the way organizations hire! “When I embarked on my entrepreneurial journey at the end of 2021 it was driven by a desire to level the playing field for all employers and employees. Far too often in my thirteen years in the recruitment industry I heard empty statements made by organizations that claim their people are their biggest asset only to see those same organizations dedicate far more resources to the acquisition of new customers as opposed to the attraction of top talent. Can you imagine if how we marketed products or services was still exclusively with flyers and coupons in the mail? Yeah....that's recruiting, as most still think job descriptions are awesome! Not us though, Spark is aimed at fixing this problem.. we operate at the intersection of marketing and recruiting with the foundational philosophy that it is more important WHO you are working for then the company you are working at. The future of recruiting is in content, and if I am only competing with job descriptions and generic "here we grow again" claims. I like our chances.” He joined me this week, to tell me more. For more information: https://www.sparkrecruiting.ca/ LinkedIn: @MikeThomson LinkedIn: @SparkRecruiting

Season 2, Episode 43 of The Healthy Kansas City Podcast is here! We're joined in this episode by Mike Thomson. Are you new to lifting weights? Listen up! Are you a lady who's afraid lifting weights will make you big and bulky? Listen up! Are you a runner who keeps getting injured? Listen up! Mike shares his personal story of transformation from D-1 athlete to endurance freak, to unbreakable hybrid athlete with Dr. Tim and Dr. Jess in this week's new episode. We uncover some long-held (and unfounded) fitness fallacies and listen as Jess tries to keep the episode from going too far astray as Tim and Mike geek out on the science and practice of strength training. Make sure to subscribe and if you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a 5-Star Review! SHOW NOTES Follow Mike on Instagram: @fastandfitmike Follow Mike on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.thomson.161 Fast and Fit Coaching Website: https://www.fastandfitcoaching.com/

Great guy, Mike Thomson shares with us what is easier, to predict the weather or politics. He went from being Kansas City's number one weatherman to Kansas State Senator. Mike explains how he did that and the behind the scenes life of being both. When you listen you will quickly feel the genuineness of a great husband, father and human being.

This episode is dedicated to Dr. Mike Thomson and Tristan Roney - two men who blessed the lives of all who knew them. They both passed away the week before this was recorded. Dr. Mike was going to be our guest. Raj Jana was kind enough to step up and step in to talk with us, even as both he and Elia Gourgouris Ph.D. were grieving Tristan's loss. RAJ JANA - Is the CEO and founder of Stay Grounded Media, JavaPress Coffee, and several other businesses. He's a high impact investor on a mission to use capitalism and business as vehicle for doing good. He has a heart the size of TEXAS! Because I and both Raj and Dr. Elia had been impacted by death in the same week, this episode took a different turn than expected. We talked about death a good bit and how we can remain on FIRE (FILLED INTERNALLY WITH RESILIENT ENERGY). If you've been impacted by the death of a loved one or friend in the last while, you won't want to miss this episode. In just over 40 minutes we discuss: - The importance of loving ourselves so we can more fully love others. - How connection with others - being in the moment, helps our resilience - How to get unstuck when we feel stuck in sadness due to loss - How to honor those who've passed by allowing ourselves to feel a full range of emotions, both sadness and joy - The power of living in alignment with who we are And so, so, much more. This episode is filled with wisdom bombs throughout. Take a listen. You'll be glad you did. About Raj Jana Raj Jana is an impact-driven investor, entrepreneur, and media host who's passionate about using capitalism and business as a vehicle to make the world a brighter place. After his mentor died of a heart attack just three months short of retirement, Raj felt compelled to step up and do something meaningful to challenge conventional ways of thinking. Inspired to break the paradigm, Raj founded the Stay Grounded Group® - a holding company that focuses on acquiring and scaling net-positive, impact-driven assets - with a mission to transform conscious capitalism into the default way of doing business. Since launching in 2015, Raj's first portfolio company JavaPresse®, a lifestyle brand in the coffee space, has helped over 350,000 individuals use coffee as a vehicle to achieve more daily fulfillment. Experiencing over 800% growth in the first few years through sound business and social focuses, Raj's work has been endorsed by Daymond John of Shark Tank and featured in Forbes, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, Entrepreneur Magazine, and various other news outlets. Driven by impact, JavaPresse® is an official partner of the Make-A-Wish Foundation - Central and South Texas and has donated over $50,000 to grant wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses. In addition to the Stay Grounded Group, Raj is also the founder of Stay Grounded Media®, a global podcast, education platform, and community focused on helping people realize and leverage the tools they already have to achieve more happiness, success, and fulfillment in daily life. This platform reaches thousands of people in 70+ countries every week and offers a blueprint that inspires people to create the extraordinary lives they want to live. At age 27, Raj was 2019's youngest recipient of the Houston Business Journal's 40 Under 40 Award for his influence on local communities. He also writes about leadership, personal growth, and conscious capitalism in his own column for Inc Magazine, “Stay Grounded in Business.” Connect with Raj LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raj-jana-9028a620/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raj_jana/ Stay Grounded Media https://www.rajjana.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kindness-happiness/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kindness-happiness/support

In partnership with Peter's Yard petersyard.com - Jenny Linford, cheese expert, sings the praises of blue cheeses. Jenny speaks with acclaimed Stilton maker Billy Kevan of Colston Bassett Stilton; three new blue cheese makers, Mike Thomson of Mike's Fancy Cheese, Martin Tkalz of Pevensey Cheese and Rich Hodgson of Isle of Wight Cheese; and Alison Elliott of the Ham & Cheese Company tells her of Gorgonzola's venerable history and author Ned Palmer explores Stilton stories. In partnership with Peter's Yard. Savour the crunch of Peter's Yard sourdough crackers. Available at Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Ocado, Amazon, petersyard.com and specialist food retailers. Visit petersyard.com/shop and enter the code SLICEOFCHEESE at checkout to receive 25% off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Syrian born reporter Lina Sinjab presents a special series from Assignment’s award winning archive on the 10 years of civil war in her country. This week an extraordinary story from 2016, reported by Mike Thomson, about a secret library stored in the basement of a crumbling house in the besieged Syrian town of Darayya. The library was home to thousands of books rescued from bombed-out buildings by local volunteers, who daily braved snipers and shells to fill its shelves. In the town gripped by hunger and death after three years without food aid, Mike Thomson revealed how this literary sanctuary proved a lifeline to a community shattered by war. And now, 10 years on, Mike brings Lina up to date on the fate of some of those volunteers. Produced by Michael Gallagher and additional research and translation by Mariam El Khalaf. (Image: 14 year-old Chief Librarian Amjad in the Secret Library, Credit: Daraya Council Media Team)

Tytuł odcinka zaczerpnęłyśmy z książki Mike’a Thomsona „Biblioteka w oblężonym mieście”. Mówimy o niej nie bez powodu – 8 maja obchodzimy Dzień Bibliotekarza i Bibliotek! W tym odcinku opowiemy Wam więc nie tylko o niezwykłej książce opisującej losy tajnej biblioteki w oblężonym syryjskim mieście, ale także przywołamy własne wspomnienia związane z bibliotekami, przyjrzymy się też raportowi o stanie czytelnictwa w Polsce przygotowanym przez Bibliotekę Narodową właśnie pod kątem bibliotek i tego, jaki mają one udział w życiu czytelników i czytelniczek. Książka, o której rozmawiamy w podkaście, to: Mike Thomson, „Biblioteka w oblężonym mieście. O wojnie w Syrii i odzyskanej nadziei”, tłum. Andrzej Homańczyk, wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego. Link do raportu o stanie czytelnictwa z 2020 roku: https://www.bn.org.pl/raporty-bn/stan-czytelnictwa-w-polsce/stan-czytelnictwa-w-polsce-w-2020-r. Zachęcamy do odwiedzin na naszym profilu na Instagramie: https://www.instagram.com/juz_tlumacze i na Facebooku https://www.facebook.com/juz.tlumacze

On this episode of BEHIND THE NAME TAG we talk with Coach Mike Thomson about his career as a running coach, soccer player and experience as a father of two 6 year-old twin boys. He shares why the brain is his favorite part of the body, many crucial books that have had an impact on how he is a coach and parent and why every coach needs a coach. He also shares why choosing your words wisely can be so important and how he truly manifested a belief in his running career to the minute. Lean in, listen up, this is why it's important to go the extra mile! Want more of Coach Mike? Give him a follow on Instagram @fastandfitmike

Podcast: From Our Own Correspondent Podcast (LS 59 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: The true state of the pandemic in TurkeyPub date: 2020-12-19Turkey has had record numbers of new coronavirus infections recently with around 30,000 positive cases a day. That number has now dropped slightly, and the Health Ministry says restrictions have begun to bear fruit. But how did it get to this, in a country which was initially regarded as doing well in the pandemic? Now the government has been accused of covering up the spread of the virus, and putting lives at risk, as Orla Guerin reports from Istanbul. In Sudan's western region of Darfur, the long-running armed conflict has cost 300,000 lives, and forced two and a half million people to flee their homes. After a peace deal in August, the international peacekeeping force is preparing to pull out this month. Hopes now rest on the new part-civilian, part-military government, which came to power after 30 years of dictatorial rule. But as Mike Thomson found, the dual structure of the new administration can pose challenges on the ground. People in Bethlehem are preparing for an austere Christmas without the income from foreign pilgrims and tourists – but you can still find stories of hope there. Especially at the Milk Grotto – near the Nativity Church – where the Virgin Mary is said to have nursed baby Jesus. It's long been claimed that women who have difficulties conceiving are blessed with children after praying at the grotto, or using bits of soft chalk, or “milk powder”, from its walls, as Yolande Knell reports. New York City was hit worse than many places during the first wave of the pandemic, and Nick Bryant and his wife both caught the virus. So his adopted home is the perfect perch from which to observe, and now reflect on, the extraordinary year that was 2020. Presenter: Kate Adie Producer: Arlene GregoriusThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC Radio 4, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Turkey has had record numbers of new coronavirus infections recently with around 30,000 positive cases a day. That number has now dropped slightly, and the Health Ministry says restrictions have begun to bear fruit. But how did it get to this, in a country which was initially regarded as doing well in the pandemic? Now the government has been accused of covering up the spread of the virus, and putting lives at risk, as Orla Guerin reports from Istanbul. In Sudan’s western region of Darfur, the long-running armed conflict has cost 300,000 lives, and forced two and a half million people to flee their homes. After a peace deal in August, the international peacekeeping force is preparing to pull out this month. Hopes now rest on the new part-civilian, part-military government, which came to power after 30 years of dictatorial rule. But as Mike Thomson found, the dual structure of the new administration can pose challenges on the ground. People in Bethlehem are preparing for an austere Christmas without the income from foreign pilgrims and tourists – but you can still find stories of hope there. Especially at the Milk Grotto – near the Nativity Church – where the Virgin Mary is said to have nursed baby Jesus. It’s long been claimed that women who have difficulties conceiving are blessed with children after praying at the grotto, or using bits of soft chalk, or “milk powder”, from its walls, as Yolande Knell reports. New York City was hit worse than many places during the first wave of the pandemic, and Nick Bryant and his wife both caught the virus. So his adopted home is the perfect perch from which to observe, and now reflect on, the extraordinary year that was 2020. Presenter: Kate Adie Producer: Arlene Gregorius

After 17 years of conflict costing 300,000 lives, a peace agreement offers new hope to Sudan’s troubled Darfur region. It comes as UNAMID, the United Nations and African Union peacekeeping force, prepares to finally pull out at the end of December. But with nearly two million displaced people still living in camps and some armed groups yet to sign the agreement, who will protect civilians if the peace fails? For Assignment, Mike Thomson gains rare access to Darfur to hear the stories of those still living with deep uncertainty. Producer: Bob Howard Editor: Bridget Harney (Image: UN peacekeepers on patrol in Darfur, Sudan. Credit: Bob Howard/BBC)

After 17 years of conflict costing 300,000 lives a peace agreement offers new hope to Sudan’s troubled Darfur region. It comes as UNAMID, the United Nations and African Union peacekeeping force, prepares to finally pull out at the end of this month. But with nearly two million displaced people still living in camps and some armed groups yet to sign the agreement, who will protect civilians if the peace fails? For Crossing Continents, Mike Thomson gains rare access to Darfur to hear the stories of those still living with deep uncertainty. Producer, Bob Howard. Editor, Bridget Harney

Several European countries are imposing strict pre-Christmas lockdowns to try and control the COVID-19 pandemic. We hear from Dresden, and talk to a German epidemiologist and the former health minister of the Czech Republic. Also in the programme: the BBC's Mike Thomson reports from Darfur as international peacekeepers prepare to leave; and we speak to the medical anthropologist Paul Farmer, who has just won the Berggruen Prize for his work at the intersection of public health and human rights. (Picture: Bonn, Germany; Credit: Reuters Wires)

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Mike Thomson was recently appointed officials for Basketball Canada for this coming February. He has been a referee for over 40 years on the local, national and international level. After having retired from being an active official he now spends his time as a mentor and instructor to other officials.   0:00 Introductions 6:00 The Transition from Playing to Officiating 12:47 Fondest Memory 19:06 New World of COVID 26:40 Different Levels of Officiating 35:56 New Mentorship 49:18 COVID Education 56:20 Conclusions The interview featured on this episode of the Love What You Play podcast originally debuted on the For the Love of the Game Summer Virtual Summit 2020. To learn more about our upcoming summits and events with featured speakers, head to http://fortheloveofthegame.ca/events

Join me as I chat to Mike Thomson the creator of the beautiful raw milk stilton style cheese Young Buck. We talk about his origin story, the dreaded B-word and how an emphasis on local both defines and future proofs his business.

Mike has worked in recruitment since 1994, so 26 years at the time of publication of this podcast. Mike helped to build a significant recruitment business as a senior manager and then bought it as part of a Management Buy Out. Today he is global executive recruiter in the Low Carbon Economy. Mike explains how Executive recruitment in the 90's was all about Advertised jobs in the national press. Today the market is all about Executive Search and the hidden job market. Mike, like me, has not advertised a senior role online or anywhere else for over 10 years! Mike also explains how he would look for a role if he was looking for a new role in the current market and how a specialist recruiter can add value to you job search. Mike advocates extensive research into the company's you interview with to develop a competitive advantage and extract all possible marginal gains over your competition.

We spoke with Mike Thomson, a childhood friend of Tyler,  and shared our different ideas on so-called "conspiracy theories". We talk about Hilter not dying in the '40s, Paul McCartney's death, the Illuminati, and the Mandela effect. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cschaffner-tpurdy/support

"It's magical. This is one of the biggest races in the world, the Chicago Marathon." - Mike Thomson, Founder of Fast & Fit Coaching On this episode of the Live Better Show: Marathon Series, Bret, Jason and Mike discuss how to run your best marathon. Listen in to hear Mike's inspiring journey as an athlete and a coach and learn about Fast & Fit Coaching philosophies. If you are running the marathon, or any race, and are looking to perform your best, this episode is for you!

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2GJQVXE The secret library is in the basement of a bombed building in a heavily shelled area of Darayya. Around it, shattered buildings that were once homes and offices lie in crumbling, treacherous piles. A desert of shattered grey concrete festooned with twisted metal and charred wires. Deep beneath this scene of frightening devastation lies the secret library. No signs mark its presence. Locals fear that Syrian government planes will bomb it if they know where it is. While the streets above echo with rifle fire and thunderous shelling the secret world below is a haven of peace and tranquillity. More than 14,000 books are stacked neatly on home-made shelves according to author and subject, and are checked in and out meticulously. Those within read quietly, drinking tea on comfortable sofas and chairs. A small oasis of normality in a country at war with itself. The secret library was the brainchild of a group of former university students whose education was interrupted when war broke out and then was ended altogether by the siege that followed. Teams of young enthusiasts regularly dodge snipers' bullets and barrel bombs to bring the books to the library. Timber for the bookshelves is collected in a similar way. Darayya's secret library is an extraordinary place, but this book is about more than that. It is also the stories of the many people who treasure it and the central role it has in their lives. (p) Orion Publishing Group 2019

Sudan’s doctors on the frontline. When ongoing street protests finally pushed Sudan’s repressive president from power last month, it was the country’s doctors many thanked. Ever since Omar al-Bashir’s successful coup in 1989 they had defied him. Staging strikes, organising demonstrations, and campaigning for human rights, the country’s white-coated men and women opposed all he stood for. In the last few months alone scores of them were jailed, beaten, tortured and some deliberately gunned down. Through the eyes of a murdered medic’s family, Mike Thomson looks at the extraordinary role these unlikely revolutionaries have played in Sudan’s uprising. Produced by Bob Howard (Image:Sudanese doctors protesting in Khartoum. Credit: Mike Thomson/BBC)

The Order of the Solar Temple was a secret society that would go down sharing the pages of history with Jonestown, the Branch Davidians and Heaven’s Gate. But is it fair to compare the groups? When it comes to incidents of mass violence and cults, perhaps it may be unavoidable. Because whether they ended in mass murder-suicide or a different form of violence, in spite of the striking ideological differences between them, there were some similarities – in all of these groups that ended with such undeniable tragedy.Full research sources listed on each episode page at www.ltaspod.com.If you have been personally affected by involvement in a cult, or would like to support those who have been, you can find support or donate to Cult Information and Family Support if you’re in Australia (via www.cifs.org.au), and you can find resources outside of Australia with the International Cultic Studies Association (via www.icsahome.com).If you or someone you know is in crisis or needs support right now, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 in Australia, or find your local crisis centre via the International Association for Suicide Prevention website at www.iasp.info.Links: Violence and New Religious Movements — by James R. Lewis, Oxford University Press, 2011Millennium, Messiahs, and Mayhem: Contemporary Apocalyptic Movements — by Thomas Robbins & Susan J. Palmer, Psychology Press, 1997Pont-Saint-Esprit poisoning: Did the CIA spread LSD? — by Mike Thomson, BBC News, 23 August 2010Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis — AMORC international websiteAncient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis — AMORC Austral-Asia websiteThe Tragedy Of The Solar Temple Cult — by Stephen Dafoe, TemplarHistory.com, 1 April 2010Joseph Di Mambro Biography — Biography.com listing for Joseph Di Mambro, 2 April 2014A Preacher With a Dark Side Led Cultists to Swiss Chalets — by Alan Riding, The New York Times, 9 October 1994Homeopathy — Homeopathy listing on the Victoria State Government's Better Health ChannelThe Order of the Solar Temple: The Temple of Death — by Professor James R Lewis, Ashgate Publishing, 2013Coroner's Report into the deaths at Morin Heights, Cheiry and Salvan — in French, June 1996"Our Terrestrial Journey is Coming to an End": The Last Voyage of the Solar Temple — by Jean-Francois Mayer, Nova Religio, 1999Swiss Say They've Identified Body of Solar Temple Leader — by Alan Riding, The New York Times, 14 October... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

George Weah, former World Footballer of the Year and star of AC Milan, Chelsea and Monaco, was elected president of Liberia in a landslide victory just over a year ago. Having been raised in one of Liberia’s worst slums, many saw him as a man who understood the needs of the poor. But some now doubt that he will deliver on campaign promises to help lift people out of poverty. Mike Thomson, who was granted a rare interview with the President, reports from Monrovia.

046: Client Success Showcase with Susan Robertson and Dr. Mike Thomson   Susan Robertson of Sharpen Innovation, started off driving marketing innovation for Gatorade, Hasbro, Sunbeam, and more. Since becoming a speaker and consultant, she has been invited to consult for large corporations like Georgia Pacific, Pepsico, Clorox, PetCo, Chase, Wells Fargo, and more.  In addition to this, she is also an instructor at Harvard University. For the past 2 1/2 decades, “Dr. Mike,” as he is known around the world, has been described as “The Master of Entertainment, Comedy, Fun, and Learning.” Dr. Mike has presented his unique brand of “Edutainment”, part education and a whole lot of entertainment in many venues across the world. He has spoken to or consulted with virtually every type of business, school, organization, or association worldwide. His talks have now been heard by over 2.5 million (and growing) people worldwide making him a highly sought after speaker. Again, Dr. Mike is pure “Edutainment” with a message, style and energy that is definitely diverse and distinct compared to what is currently available Susan Robertson and Dr. Mike Thomson share their experiences in working with David and how it has affected themselves as well as their business as speakers, experts, and consultants.   In This Episode, You'll Learn…   Their first successes since using David's strategies What was missing prior to working with Do It! Marketing What they learned from working with David Fee difference between before and after working with Do It! Marketing Advice to those on the fence with using David's services   Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode   Sharpen Innovation Website Mike's Website

“If you can’t help each individual on the unit then the unit is going to fail.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by GymAware, the leading tool to measure your athlete’s weight room performance. Learn more about “The Rolls Royce” of bar velocity monitoring here: https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html Mike Thomson joins us to discuss how building the individual drives improvement for the team. Mike shares with us how this idea of improving each athlete to improve the team is more than just about programming and about how you handle each athlete in a multitude of factors. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can find sensational content just like this in The Strength Coach Network. As a member of The Strength Coach Networks, you can access over 200 hours of the highest-level lecture content just like this one for 48 hours for only $1. Follow the link below to sign up and use the code CVASPS at check out to get a 48 hour trial for only $1. Check out The Strength Coach Network Here! https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/cvasps/ #StrengthCoach, #StrengthAndConditioningCoach, #Podcast, #LearningAtLunch, #TheSeminar, #SportsTraining, #PhysicalPreparation, #TheManual, #SportTraining, #SportPerformance, #HumanPerformance, #StrengthTraining, #SpeedTraining, #Training, #Coach, #Performance, #Sport, #HighPerformance, #VBT, #VelocityBasedTraining, #TriphasicTraining, #Plyometrics

One of the things we RVers invariably ask ourselves at some point is, "How long will I be able to keep on doing this?" Well this week, in our interview of the week, we're going to hear from an RVer who says, "As long as you're moving, you're never too old." Plus, a report on 5G, the blazingly fast new mobile Internet network launching this week and what it means to RVers. Plus lots of your questions, RV News and tips and another wonderful off the beaten path report from the Burketts. Show Notes for Episode #Oct. 3, 2018 The RV Podcast: WHAT MIKE AND JENNIFER ARE UP TO THIS WEEK MIKE Can you believe it’s October already! JENNIFER One of my favorite times of the year for the RV Lifestyle. I love fall camping! MIKE We’re headed to California this week and the 66th annual California RV Show at the LA Fairplex in Pomona. Although Hershey calls it’s September show the World’s Largest RV Show and Tampa’s RV Supershow in Florida every January says it is bigger yet, there are many who think the California show is really the biggest. Big it is, too. The show covers over one million square feet of displays and includes a large exhibitor tent featuring countless accessories and aftermarket products to personalize RVs, plus 40 informative seminars on a variety of RV-related subjects. JENNIFER There’s lots of convenient parking and easy access to the show is assured with three entrance gates. There will also be three food courts for hungry show goers, and entertainment for everyone from free Ferris wheel rides, meet and greet celebrities, music and an amazing archer. The show runs from Oct. 5 through 14, 2018 at the Fairplex in Pomona, Gate 9. Show hours are 10AM until 6PM daily. There are supposed to be 1,300 new 2019 models on display and a bunch more 2018s and earlier, so just in terms of space and the sheer number of RVs on site, this show promises to be every bit as big as Hershey, if not more. MIKE We will be doing meet and greets both Saturday and Sunday this coming weekend, October 6th and 7th. You can find us at the Roadtrek Display and the Mike Thomson dealership space there. For those of you in different parts of the country, we will be doing our regular Sunday night Ask Us Anything YouTube live broadcast from the California RV Show at 4PM Pacific, 7PM Eastern this Sunday night. JENNIFER We are really looking forward to attending this show and meeting folks. Adult admission to the show is $15; kids 17 and under are free. There’s lots of RV Parking available. You can save $2 by purchasing tickets online at californiarvshow.org This promises to be a lot of fun, we’ve wanted to get out to California for this show for years. MIKE Something else we are really excited about is the publication of our book, “A Beginner’s Guide to Boondocking.”  We thank you for all those early buyers who have been sending us such kind reviews but it really was a labor of love. We’re asked all the time how do I start out boondocking so we sat down and did a guide, covering everything on managing power use while camping off the grid, to meal prep, handling water needs while boondocking and much more. JENNIFER I think what people will like the most is our suggestions on how to find the perfect boondocking spot, whether just as an overnight stop, or a place to really get away from it all deep in the woods for a few days.  We also address the safety issue and candidly talk about what it’s like to be off the grid, both the challenges and the benefits. MIKE We have special introductory pricing on it that will expire in a couple days, but if you want to learn more about it, go to https://rvlifestyle.com/boondocking JENNIFER We should also give our weekly update on Mike’s Healthy Eating plan. If you heard Episode 208, you’ll remember Mike sharing how all that traveling and eating on the road has caused him to gain much more weight than he wanted. He resolved then to go on a healthy lifestyle plan,

Over the last seven years as many as a million people in Syria lived under siege, 400,000 of them in Eastern Ghouta alone. Some were trapped for more than four years of bombardment, sniping and near starvation. The walls that stopped them fleeing also prevented many of their stories leaking to the outside world. They could not leave and journalists, along with aid workers and human rights groups, could not get in. Over recent years, Mike Thomson has been using internet links and social media to get inside these isolated and often forgotten places. He has garnered compelling and moving interviews with residents in some of the hardest to reach places. We hear from long besieged Daraya, Eastern Ghouta, and IS surrounded Yarmouk to Eastern Aleppo, Madaya, Homs and Raqqa. With great fortitude and bravery many people told Mike their stories as bombs shook the walls around them. The result is extraordinary picture of everyday life in some of the most frightening and devastated places on earth. Yet amid the grim accounts of death, loss and destruction are inspiring examples of resilience, courage and hope. Most of these besieged areas have now been overrun and evacuated, but this programme ensures that what they went through will not be forgotten.

Most people have dreamed of winning the lottery. It's a dream that has become ever more common around the world as jackpots get bigger and lotteries more numerous. But does money really make us happy, and how much does this depend on where we live and how we spend it? To find out the BBC's, Mike Thomson meets lottery winners from around the globe.

In besieged East Aleppo a terrified mother of three makes one last desperate phone call to BBC reporter Mike Thomson. Silence followed. What happened to Om Modar?

  In this episode Mike Thomson shares his journey from athletics to coaching athletes AND non athletes.  We discuss his path to exercise science, athletics, training strategies and a lot more!   Instagram Email fastandfitcoaching.com  Please visit http://bit.ly/fitnesscandorpodcast, click View in iTunes, go to Ratings and Reviews at the top and leave a rating and/or review! That would be helpful for both of us and get our conversation to more people!  

Patriotic clubs in Uganda and gang violence in America. Kate Adie introduces correspondent’s stories from around the world. In America, Lucy Ash visits Long Island – not the opulent and extravagant mansions of The Great Gatsby but the other Long Island. The site of several murders linked to MS-13 - the street gang President Trump has vowed to crush. In Uganda, a teacher stands bolt upright, legs apart, with a rather stern expression. The words ‘Belief’ and ‘Determination’ are emblazoned on the wall. Mike Thomson attends a class in patriotism. Nicola Kelly meets the Yazidi families who fled violence in Iraq, only to find they are not always welcome among the Yazidis of Armenia. We take tea in Malawi as Nick Redmayne visits one of the country’s traditional tea estates trying to reinvent itself in response to changing tastes and falling prices. And in Goa, Paul Moss finds talk of body rebalancing, tantric imitation and a reptilian elite.

Nearly half of all peace agreements fail. What can be done to stop countries from sliding back into civil war? Sri Lanka and Uganda are two countries that have suffered long and brutal civil wars, but have managed, to keep the peace - at least so far. BBC foreign affairs correspondent, Mike Thomson, who has reported from many conflict zones around the world, investigates how well both countries have managed to heal the wounds of war and what their experiences can teach us about winning the peace.

In a podcast recorded before the terrible events of Wednesday afternoon, Helen and Stephen discuss George Osborne's new editorship at the London Evening Standard. The BBC's Mike Thomson joins to tell the story of an escape from the ISIS occupied city of Raqqa. And you ask us: will there be a snap election? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kate Adie introduces correspondents' stories. Today, Mike Thomson speaks to an extraordinary man in Idlib, north-west Syria, as he responds to demands from extremists by broadcasting animal noises on his radio station. Amid an escalation of settlement activity in Israel, Yolande Knell sees one Jewish settlement bulldozed while others are given the green light by the Israeli parliament; James Coomarasamy is reminded of characters from 19th century Russian literature as he visits rural Russia. Olivia Acland partakes in a slightly boozy breakfast in Sierra Leone where palm wine is the drink of choice; and Andy Jones is in Loveland, Colorado, with the silver-haired Valentines' elves as they stamp away to bluegrass music.

Away from the sound of bombs and bullets, in the basement of a crumbling house in the besieged Syrian town of Darayya, is a secret library. It's home to thousands of books rescued from bombed-out buildings by local volunteers, who daily brave snipers and shells to fill it's shelves. In a town gripped by hunger and death after three years without food aid, Mike Thomson reveals how this literary sanctuary is proving a lifeline to a community shattered by war. Produced by Michael Gallagher and translated by Mariam El Khalaf.*Omar, the FSA soldier who was the last voice heard in this programme has been killed in fighting*(Photo: Omar Abu Anas, a Free Syrian Army soldier reads on the front line)

Away from the sound of bombs and bullets, in the basement of a crumbling house in the besieged Syrian town of Darayya, is a secret library. It's home to thousands of books rescued from bombed-out buildings by local volunteers, who daily brave snipers and shells to fill its shelves. In a town gripped by hunger and death after three years without food aid, Mike Thomson reveals how this literary sanctuary is proving a lifeline to a community shattered by war. Produced by Michael Gallagher and additional research and translation by Mariam El Khalaf. *Omar, the FSA soldier pictured above who was the last voice heard in this programme has been killed in fighting.*.

This week, Mike and Adam talk about nothing. Yup, that's right. Nothing of importance to discuss this week at all…………I guess they discuess the death of Simpsons co-creator, Sam Simon; also Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson announcing Zoolander 2; the official cause of death for Wayne Static; and the alleged stabbing of Slipknow guitarist, Mike Thomson.At the end of this non-eventful episode, Mike is impressed by the realism of the newest editions of the Real Dolls and Adam reviews albums from The Wonder Years, Linkin Park, and Blink 182. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theskinnywithmikeandadam/support

Last summer the deaths of four innocent teenagers in Israel, three Jewish and one Israeli Arab, heightened tensions leading to the start of the 2014 Gaza war. Mike Thomson travels to Israel to speak with the friends and family of Naftali Fraenkel, one of the murdered Jewish schoolboys and those of Mohammed Abu Khdeir.

Last summer the deaths of four innocent teenagers in Israel, three Jewish and one Israeli Arab, heightened tensions leading to the start of the 2014 Gaza war. Mike Thomson travels to Israel to speak with the friends and family of Naftali Fraenkel, one of the murdered Jewish schoolboys and those of Mohammed Abu Khdeir.

Every year thousands of young men and women make the treacherous journey from Eritrea to Egypt via Sudan. Many fall victim to unscrupulous people traffickers. Mike Thomson reports.

Are the generals in Egypt really about to relinquish power? Stephen Sackur in Cairo takes a closer look at the Tahrir Square revolution as Egyptians prepare to cast their votes. David Loyn's in Burma where vested interests, the cronies they're sometimes called, look on to see what will happen with the leaders' programme of reforms; Lucy Ash is in the Republic of Dagestan, on the shores of the Caspian Sea, where bomb attacks and shootouts on an almost daily basis make this the most volatile corner of the Russian Federation; Mike Thomson explains why Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, has become a 'closed city' but says it pays to get to know it better and Alastair Leithead's on a whirlwind tour of Colombia - he gets an apology from the president and tells us how gold has become the country's new cocaine.

Mike Thomson worked in national radio, television and newspapers. He presented the Breakfast show on the former Radio 5, worked as a reporter for Sky News and World Service Television and wrote regularly for The Daily Mail, The Independent and The Observer. Mike joined Today in the mid 1990's as a reporter and covered stories across the globe. On June the 7th 2007, Mike was the main guest speaker at a seminar on Congo by Tresor Bukasa, Elvis Katoto and Teesside University law department. This is the first part of his view on the subject "Congo the Untold Truth" recorded and edited by Elvis, interviewed by Tresor.

This week Maria speaks with Catherine Hickem about Teaching your Kids to Think Safe. Next she talks with Dr. Mike Thomson, author of "Strategies for Saving Your Sanity in Parenting. Then, Carole Lewis, author of "Stop It! Quit Sabotaging Yourself and Start Living". And, Gayle Buske the Founder, President, and CEO of Team Double-Click, Inc., where she and her team work with small and home-based businesses to provide virtual office assistance.